The No. 2 machine's feet were stuck in the canal. The pilot of the "Hussar" was worried that attacking with a firearm would release the No. 2 machine, so he drew his thermal sword and walked towards the No. 2 machine. Seeing the enemy gradually approaching, Lin Ao placed his gun on the building next to the canal and shot at the enemy. However, he did not miss a single shot. Instead, the enemy accelerated and killed him.
"Tot, what should I do!?" Lin Ao asked the AI for help.
"Destroy the canal."
Lin Ao used a gun to attack the river, but laser weapons were different from live ammunition weapons. The laser bullets only burned a few holes in the river and did not destroy the overall structure.
"Idiot, you should use a laser sword!" The AI was also anxious.
At this time, the Hussars had already arrived, and the No. 2 machine opened its mouth and released a bright light, which stunned the enemy. Lin Ao used this time to use the laser knife to cut the canal, and then he was able to escape. He wanted to take advantage of the enemy's dizziness to attack, but the enemy escaped the attack by subconsciously avoiding it.
"Go to the shield and use the poleaxe on him!"
At the reminder of the AI, Lin Ao sped up and ran to the shield he had just discarded, and took out the long-handled laser ax hidden inside the shield. Because of the fierce battle just now, almost all nearby buildings were razed to the ground, leaving room for pole weapons to be used.
Lin Ao adjusted his breathing, and there was no need for the enemy to rush over. Both of them were holding guns and melee weapons at the same time, facing each other a hundred meters apart, and each guessed the direction in which the other would attack.
A few minutes later, the driver of the "Wing Cavalry" lost his composure. His target, the Osiris, had moved to the west of Venice, far away from the confrontation between the two.
The enemy took a detour and attacked Lin Ao's gun side. He moved in an arc while shooting. Lin Ao used Qin Shihuang's wisdom and circled the erected shield with the enemy, allowing the shield to absorb all the attacks. Seeing that the attack was ineffective, the enemy pretended to approach with a knife. When he was about to enter the attack range of the No. 2 Tomahawk, he braked suddenly and began to retreat, while raising his gun and shooting.
However, Lin Ao failed. The length of the stored laser tomahawk was only one-third of its original length. When he took it out just now, Lin Ao kept it in the "hatched axe" state. The enemy's clever trick played into Lin Ao's hands. Although the No. 2 machine took a bullet from the front, only the front chest armor was slightly broken. Lin Ao released the length of the tomahawk while swinging it.
The giant crocodile will curl up and wait for its prey to appear. The giant ax now stretched out is like a giant python that has discovered its prey and pounces on it fiercely. The "Winged Cavalry" had no way to retreat and was split in half by an axe.
He finally defeated this guy, but Lin Ao couldn't relax yet. There were other enemies outside the city.
"Is the energy reserve still enough?" he asked the AI.
"Less than 5%." AI replied.
"...Is it too much to rush on the road? No matter, I will go to support the west side first!"
Unit 2 put the tomahawk on his shoulder and ran towards the northwest defense line.
At this time, the northwest defense line was filled with smoke, and the four Yingyang types changed their tactics and spread out to advance into the city. As a result, Bart and Miao Haosi, who did not have the advantage in numbers, could only block the enemy in an awkward manner, and their bodies were already scarred. In order to cover them, Anton's laser sniper rifle ran out of bullets and had to be replaced with a live-ammunition sniper rifle. He also had to use a flying device to move back and forth between different sniping points.
After several advances and retreats, two Ying Yang Types have broken through the defense line. Anton activated the flying device and chased after him. Doing so would expose his position, but there was no other way.
After the two Yingyangs entered the city, they separated left and right in a tacit understanding, not giving Anton a chance to catch them all. Anton clicked his tongue and could only choose one to chase.
But if you are in the open and the enemy is in the dark, it means that you are the one being hunted. The enemy took advantage of the blind spot in the field of vision caused by the building to shoot the "Hundred Steps" in the air, forcing Anton to land on the roof of a building. Unexpectedly, as soon as he settled down, the building was blown to pieces. "Baibu" took off in an emergency, but the enemy from the other side destroyed the flying device. He almost rolled and fell to the ground.
Yingyang Shi, who had just separated for action, came back and aimed his gun at Baibu.
Fortunately, Lin Ao arrived. He shot out the enemy's gun-holding arm with one shot, and split it open with an ax when the enemy turned around.
"Sergeant Anton, are you okay?" Lin Ao asked with concern.
Anton couldn't care less about himself. He pointed to the northwest and said:
"Hurry up and support Bart and Miao Haosi!"
As soon as they finished speaking, they received instructions from Captain Shepard: "There is no need to fight anymore, the enemy has retreated."
Lin Ao couldn't believe it: "Retreat? At this time?"
Seeing that the enemy began to retreat, Captain Shepard breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and announced to the entire Venice: "We defeated HER's attack, and we won!"
The crew of the Osiris began to cheer, and Lin Ao asked Anton worriedly: "Are we going to declare victory now? The retreating enemies are more than we have destroyed. What if they come back tomorrow?"
Anton did not answer Lin Ao immediately. He opened the cockpit and jumped onto the streets of Venice. He took a deep breath of the turbid air and said to Lin Ao: "The enemy's attack plan was foiled by us. Of course it is considered a victory."
"But…"
"But the enemy will come back?"
"Um…"
Anton kicked away the stone on the side of the road and said with relief: "At least not now. War is like this sometimes. No one knows who will have the last laugh, but every victory is worth fighting for."
"But we won't stay here long, right? If HER comes back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to occupy this place, what will today's victory mean?" Lin Ao said thoughtfully.
Anton couldn't answer Lin Ao, he also wanted to stay and protect this place. However, the Osiris still has to send the deputy speakers to Corin. The future fate of Venice cannot be determined by the Osiris alone.
Although Captain Shepard declared victory, he was not very happy in his heart. It was just that the Osiris needed a victory so much now. He opened the report that had just been handed to him by Chief of Staff Dan Quayle who had ended the confinement. It contained information about the enemy commander in this battle.
"Major Taglis...his commanding ability is so outstanding at such a young age."
Danquil whispered: "While Taglis was commanding his men to attack Venice, his battleships were cooperating with the HER troops in other areas."
"You mean I just defeated his remote command? HER has really trained a lot of outstanding soldiers. I can't stand it anymore..."
A few hours later, the morning light shines on the street again. The river shimmered, seabirds circled the harbor again, and a new day began.
After leaving the air-raid shelters, the citizens returned to their homes. Some were thankful to have escaped, some stood in a daze beside the ruins, and others had already begun to rebuild the city. After all, no matter when the invaders come back, life has to go on. People have rebuilt their homes on the sunken ruins, and no matter how great the suffering, Venice will still exist.
