Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 167 - 104 Returning Her Kiss_2

Chapter 167: Chapter 104 Returning Her Kiss_2

At the corner,

Lingtong leaned against the wall, let out a gentle breath, took the box in her hand, her eyes regained their sharpness, and she turned to walk in another direction.

Half a minute later, she raised her hand to her forehead and quickly walked back, heading towards yet another direction.

The Battle Girl, equipped with a full set of terrain information and real-time 3D radar, had just taken the wrong path.

Yep, it must be the new mechanical arm’s fault for not being accustomed to it yet.

...

’Ah, Dao Heart is pleased.’

Inside the cargo area of a military truck.

Wang Jixuan sat on a simple seat, looking at the projection screen in front of him, which displayed a simple standby animation without any signal input.

The cargo area was packed with bundles of yarn, leaving only three or four square meters of space in the middle, with two folding chairs placed there.

Wang Jixuan examined the labels on the goods, which were labeled as civilian supplies from Fort No. 76 of the Middle Ages Basin, without indication of their destination.

There was another chair in front of him.

The truck suddenly started, and Daoist Wang’s Spiritual Sense extended. The six heavy trucks, wrapped in thick anti-collision nets and metal sheets, started simultaneously, driving towards the supply exchange gateway of the fortress along the road.

The convoy passed through several gates, exited Fort No. 76, and stopped on the edge road of the logistics center in the outer expansion District D.

Spiritual Sense captured:

A burly figure in a black leather coat and military cap had left a corner where a military off-road vehicle was parked, walking with unhurried steps, seeking out the truck where Wang Jixuan was.

Huh, almost no trace of living Qi?

Wang Jixuan greatly admired this revelation.

The Second Generation Half-human Mecha who had lived until now without being sacrificed were definitely no weaklings. These veteran Half-human Mechas were approaching the level of transformation of Commander Fu Jian.

The electronic lock on the door in the middle of the compartment opened on its own, and the figure stepped in with a healthy stride.

The compartment sank slightly with his entry.

Wang Jixuan looked up, stood, and tried to put on a friendly smile.

The newcomer looked up, revealing a somewhat frightening face under the military cap with the left eye flashing red light from an electronic eye while the right eye and the surrounding native skin served as his last proof of humanity.

That little patch of original skin, with its winding scars in comparison to the mechanical parts, seemed to represent the tug of war between humanity and machinery.

"Wang Zheng? Hello,"

A deep and aged voice sounded as the veteran Half-human Mecha reached out his right hand.

Wang Jixuan firmly grasped the old man’s hand.

His hand was nearly crushed by the other’s grip!

The elderly gentleman sat down across from Wang Jixuan without ceremony, took off his military cap, revealing short grey hair, his mechanical face with a hint of a smile, and said simply,

"I have seen all your information, of course, only those held by the military. The Commander ordered me to stop all other work to protect you for a while, which is an unprecedented situation.

"I have also seen the Crystal Core Weapons you provided, very powerful, capable of overturning the current state of warfare.

"Don’t worry, I have activated an anti-eavesdropping sound wave barrier within a three-meter radius around me, and to others, our conversation will sound like mere buzzing noise.

"Let me introduce myself, my codename is Black Shell – the codenames of the early Half-human Mechas were rather abstract. They usually call me Instructor Hei, but you can call me whatever you like."

Wang Jixuan pondered internally; after all, this was Lingtong’s biological grandfather and deserved more respect.

"Alright!"

The Daoist showed a hearty smile,

"Then I’ll call you Uncle Hei! Just call me by my name."

"Hmm? Uncle Hei! Hahaha! Not bad, not bad, feels just like cursing someone."

Instructor Hei laughed heartily, and two small accessories flew out of his back, projecting a series of beams.

A complete terrain map of the area around Fort No. 76 and a communications command panel appeared before the two of them.

On the terrain map, twelve points were marked.

As Wang Jixuan looked towards any point, a narrow live broadcast frame appeared above that point.

It was the current view seen by each Half-human Mecha.

"Your Lingtong... your good friend, is here,"

Instructor Hei intentionally took a deep breath, his mechanical biomimetic face full of tease, as he pointed at a light blue point.

Wang Jixuan was genuinely surprised, "Twelve Half-human Mechas?"

"Hmm, finally found a chance to teach Thirteenth Institute a lesson, of course, I’m gonna stab them hard in the ass!"

Instructor Hei explained with interest:

"Should be fifteen mechas, including me, but I’m in charge of skimming the formation. Once an S-level or above Spiritual Ability User appears, me and the other two Second Generation Armors hidden nearby will take action."

"If it’s just an S-level, us three old bones won’t make a move. Each time we fight, we’re one step closer to self-collapse."

"You don’t have to worry too much about Lingtong either. With your - don’t get me wrong, I mean your Spiritual Energy nourishing her - her physical condition has been greatly enhanced. After discussing, we’ve equipped her with medium-load mechanical arms. She’s been outstanding among the new generation half-human mechas, but her combat power still falls a bit short compared to the previous generations."

"So, she won’t be the main force today, just responsible for an ambush on one side."

Wang Jixuan: ...

Instructor Hei’s mechanical fingers on his right hand tapped lightly in the air; he was operating an interface that Wang Jixuan couldn’t see.

The convoy set off again, quickly arriving at an underground tunnel.

"This place is relatively safe, and not too far from Fortress 76."

Instructor Hei explained to himself as he rummaged through the bag he was carrying on the side, and took out a form and a pen.

"You come do some work too. This battle is also an assessment for the new generation of half-human mechas. There are six new half-human mechas, and later I won’t have time to score them, you do it for them."

"Sure, no problem."

Wang Jixuan, quite intrigued, took the form and looked it over carefully.

Lingtong mentioned that this instructor had a bad temper, didn’t she?

How come he seems to have a pretty good nature, and not the least bit fierce?

’Is it because I’m not his student?’

Up ahead faint engine sounds could be heard, and the Instructor Hei’s chest opened up a small... refrigerator.

Yes, a refrigerator.

Instructor Hei took out a can of cold beer and handed it to Wang Jixuan, smiling, "My core pile has a cooling system nearby, this is called the multipurpose use of energy, have a drink."

"Thanks," Daoist Wang took the beer and inspected it closely, and to his surprise, it wasn’t a synthetic industrial product, but brewed from barley.

In the fortress, this was a rare commodity.

Wang Jixuan popped the can open and took a big gulp, his eyes immediately brightened.

Instructor Hei watched eagerly, then pursed his lips and sighed, "I’ve got a top-tier Destruction Cannon for a mouth and no tongue - can’t taste a thing, it’s really frustrating."

Wang Jixuan asked, "Want me to describe the taste for you?"

"Are you the f*cking Devil?"

Instructor Hei glared and cursed:

"It says in your file, you love to prank people. That little punk got his hands shot off by a sniper rifle, you rotten guy, but you left him methods to exercise his finger muscles!"

"Uh, it was just a little payback."

Wang Jixuan shrugged:

"Who told him to always bully people?"

"So," Instructor Hei squinted and smiled, "you really saw the twinkling stars while attempting suicide and connected to an extraterrestrial civilization?"

"Yes."

Daoist Wang said firmly, then laughed and added,

"It seems the Commander sent you, senior, to protect me but also with the additional task of digging up my background?"

Instructor Hei tsked: "Senior, that’s a nice title, pity the young ones hardly use it anymore... I get along quite well with you. In the report later, I’ll put in a good word for you, something like a ’good kid’."

"An objective and fair evaluation will do."

Wang Jixuan tilted his head back for another big gulp of icy beer, feeling totally refreshed.

Suddenly a red dot appeared on the topographic map, to the northwest.

"Here they come," Instructor Hei raised his eyebrow, "P231 stealth transport plane, coming from the border of Combined Combat Zone D3, with six Spiritual Ability Users aboard, three A’s, two B’s, one C. Can’t rule out one of the A’s being a hidden S."

Wang Jixuan asked, "Aren’t you commanding, senior?"

"Command? Why would I need to command such a small scene? I won’t even notify them, gotta let them discover it on their own.

"Half-human mechas need to do more than just fight. When they pilot a real Horror Mecha or a Secondary Horror Mecha, they must observe the entire battlefield; commanding ability is essential."

Instructor Hei tsked again:

"We two are the judges, scoring them. Tonight’s commander, let’s see who it is... Wow, Deep Sea, a fine lad. Let’s stealthily listen to their chatter in the channel. Don’t look at them; when they’re official, they all seem so sharp, but they often tell raunchy jokes when they talk in private."

Instructor Hei’s fingers tapped on thin air a few times, and the half-human mechas’ chatter reached Wang Jixuan’s ears.