Colonial Suit

The Tuck Great Canyon was long and deep. Dark clouds filled the sky, and gusts of wind carrying sand and gravel swept through the canyon, assailing all existing life. Looking down from above, a motorcycle appeared as small as an ant, traversing the canyon, dragging a long trail of dust behind it.

“You almost killed me,” Blood瞳 complained unhappily, lying in the extended carriage of the motorcycle.

“Wasn’t killed yet, right?” Robbie replied with a grin, looking completely unconcerned. “Look, if I didn’t create such a good environment, how could you have discovered your ability? Bullet time, what a rare exclusive ability. You’re simply a born cosmic mercenary!”

“That doesn’t change the fact that you almost killed me,” Blood瞳 frowned, injecting a green needle into his body. This was Robbie’s compensation after the last incident, to replenish lost stamina and relieve muscle strain.

“Ha, don’t take it too seriously,” Robbie laughed heartily. “You have to trust my skills. Those three shots wouldn’t have hit you even if you hadn’t dodged them. Of course, it’s even better that you could dodge them yourself. Now you should understand how powerful bullet time is, right?”

“It’s alright. It’s just that it drains my spirit too much. With my current ability, I can only use it once a day at most,” Blood瞳 shrank into his sleeping bag. The canyon winds were cold, and he needed to keep warm.

“Being able to use it once is good enough,” Robbie smiled, maneuvering the motorcycle to avoid several rocks. “Its effect isn’t to stop time, but to instantly accelerate your sensory nerves. Making you feel like the world has slowed down or even stopped. You can see the bullets flying towards you clearly, you can see the almost frozen lightning, you should know how rare this is. This means that in battle, you can secretly press pause at any time, while your opponent is still in the dark.”

“But it can’t make my body keep up with the speed.”

“That’s just because your ability isn’t strong enough yet. As your ability increases, the range of bullet time acceleration won’t just include your sensory nerves, but also your reflexes and muscle fibers. You should know what that represents.”

“I see,” Blood瞳 raised his right arm and looked at it, the bandage wrapped around it was still seeping blood. “But that doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay compensation. My body was overloaded to dodge your bullets.”

“Sigh, you really hold a grudge,” Robbie nodded helplessly. “Okay, I’ll give you a promise, after this mission is over, if I successfully pass the probationary mercenary assessment, I’ll give you generous compensation. Trust me, this compensation will be beyond your imagination.”

“Another empty promise. That thing is from the old era, there are no more checks now,” Blood瞳 muttered unhappily, then shrank into his sleeping bag. “I’m resting. I hope you’ve arrived at the destination when I open my eyes. According to mercenary rules, the wounded have the right to preferential treatment.”

“Oh, sleep, sleep. Damn mercenary rules. Why did I tell you all this!” Robbie replied through gritted teeth, then increased his speed. The motorcycle jolted even more violently. But Blood瞳 seemed oblivious and quickly fell asleep.

“Damn it, damn it! What kind of dependent is this? Why do I feel like I’m the dependent?” Robbie sighed to the sky, feeling like he was in agony.

The following days were both tense and boring. It was tense because they faced attacks from high-level mutated beasts almost every day. These mutated beasts in the depths of the canyon were completely different from those in the periphery. Not only did they possess strange and bizarre abilities, but they were also very cunning. They knew how to attack in groups, and they knew how to scout and conduct guerrilla warfare, harassing the two of them to no end. It was boring because Blood瞳 basically didn’t have anything to do in these battles.

As revenge, he always dutifully played the role of a wounded person. Unless he was threatened, he would never take action. So nine out of ten mutated beasts along the way were killed by Robbie. It also showed Blood瞳 the combat power that a probationary mercenary should have.

Robbie’s fighting style was gunmanship.

Unlike what Blood瞳 had seen, his gunmanship wasn’t limited to two Broken Butterflies. In fact, he was good at using all kinds of firearms, whether pistols or rifles, or even heavy sniper rifles. Without exception, he played with them like butterflies fluttering through flowers. His fingers were very nimble, and he could assemble a pile of parts into a gun in less than a second. He could also instantly take out the guns hidden on his body beyond Blood瞳’s vision. Unless he used bullet time, Blood瞳 simply couldn’t know where he took these guns out from.

Moreover, he used so many types of firearms. At least Blood瞳 saw at least twenty kinds of long and short guns along the way. Only ghosts knew where he had hidden these guns. And the power of these guns in Robbie’s hands made Blood瞳 also look sideways. He had never seen a mutated beast killed with a single bullet. But this was the most normal thing on Robbie.

This wasn’t just the power of the firearms, but more from his gunmanship. Not only accurate, but also the terrible gunmanship that could directly hit the enemy’s weak points.

Of course, as a temporary dependent, Blood瞳 also gradually showed Robbie his amazing close combat ability.

He only took action in a few battles. For secrecy, Blood瞳 didn’t use the newly obtained foot “armor,” but only used the initial hand (that is, the gauntlet). But even so, he still made Robbie’s jaw drop. The power to tear apart the mutated beast’s scales with his bare hands, the fast speed, and the keen combat instinct. Robbie, who had long been optimistic about him, raised him to another level. Although Blood瞳’s impact resistance was limited compared to a warrior in full armor, the speed and reaction he possessed made up for this well. When Blood瞳 attacked with all his strength, even Robbie frowned a little.

And in the fifth battle, Robbie was even startled by Blood瞳. Blood瞳 finally used the beam blade on his elbow in a desperate situation. That sudden burst of blade light was like the moon and illusory. It shocked Robbie all at once. He personally saw Blood瞳 use such a brilliant light blade to slash down from a height of ten meters from a mutated Tyrannosaurus Rex, cutting the opponent alive with the central axis as the center. The hard scales of the mutated Tyrannosaurus Rex were as fragile as paper in front of this blade light.

“What kind of weapon is that?” After the battle, Robbie didn’t forget to ask this question.

“I thought you wouldn’t ask,” Blood瞳 still shrank in his sleeping bag, answering weakly.

“Just curious,” Robbie shrugged. “Cosmic mercenaries have much more powerful weapons than this. I’m just curious that this kind of good weapon can be seen in this backward and ignorant world. Energy light blade. It should be something that has been lost from a world above level five.”

“Maybe,” Blood瞳 didn’t continue this topic. He didn’t want too many of his secrets to be exposed. Fortunately, Robbie also realized that his question wasn’t very appropriate, because according to mercenary rules, cosmic mercenaries have the right to keep their equipment secret.

After traveling for three full days, the two had now penetrated deep into the canyon. This depth was already very dangerous. Although the two still maintained a strong driving force, everyone knew that if they continued at this speed, the two would be torn to pieces by the swarming high-level mutated beasts in two days at most.

When camping at night, Robbie finally told the contents of this mission.

“We will arrive at the destination tomorrow. A cave in the middle of the Tuck Canyon. I have a map of there. The content of this mission is a cub of a Starry Sky Beast in the cave. This is its information.” Robbie handed Blood瞳 an electronic tactical board while slowly tasting dinner.

Blood瞳 took the tactical board and pressed it lightly. A light curtain immediately rose, showing an image and data of a monster.

Robbie began to explain. “Starry Sky Beasts are a rare creature in the universe. They live by devouring the stray energy of the universe. This is not threatening. But when they produce cubs, it is different. The growth of Starry Sky Beasts requires a lot of energy and minerals. So they usually produce cubs on some planets. The cubs will continue to drill into the interior of the planet during the growth process, absorbing heat from the earth's core and devouring minerals. The growth time of a cub is two hundred to one thousand years. In this process, it will continue to invade the parasitic planet. Finally reach the star core. By that time……”

“The planet will be destroyed.” Blood瞳 closed the tactical board. Answered faintly.

“That’s right. The volume of an adult beast is about one-third of the parasitic star. You can imagine how huge the energy and minerals it needs. But fortunately, its cubs do not have any attack power.” Robbie smiled slightly and opened another tactical board.

“This is our main enemy. A kind of metal worm. It lives by devouring the excrement of beasts. It can be regarded as its parasite and guardian. It is not large in size but numerous in number. We don’t need to kill them all. It’s enough to grab the beast cubs under their interference. The newborn beast cubs are small in size, but have extremely high ornamental value. This is why the cosmic mercenaries give this mission.”

Blood瞳 glanced at the data of the metal worm and found that the attack methods of this life form were very simple, only two types: impact and acid spray. But the power is amazing. Its impact force can reach more than three tons. If you are hit by such a monster, you can only be smashed to pieces all the way. Although the acid spray is less powerful, it covers a wide area. It’s hard to get away if you get infected.

“Not easy to deal with. But you can try.” Blood瞳 finished reading the tactical board, raised his head and said. “Give me the map to study, shall we leave tomorrow?”

“Yes, leave tomorrow. So enjoy this peaceful night. If we don’t complete the mission tomorrow night, we won’t come out alive. Night is the time for beasts to move, even if they are no longer cubs, they can easily kill us.” Robbie smiled gently and drew a cross on his chest.

“May the Lord have mercy on our two lost lambs… Amen.”