Steel steam and flame

In the ears are the familiar sounds of the kinetic armor's joints moving, and an unusually standard electronic synthesized sound, reporting to each kinetic armor member the status of their respective armor. The scenery on both sides was flowing, and Sawyer turned his head regularly to observe the surrounding situation. Because of its size, his kinetic armor is close to three and a half meters tall, and its horizontal expansion is about three times that of the ordinary model, like an armored vehicle walking upright.

The communicator was connected unilaterally at this time, from the dragon knight Foster in the middle. He did not dare to lower his height too much as he had never seen the signal flare. Through the dragon's perception, he did know that there were two people standing in a confrontation in the forest where a large amount of smoke filled the air. There was no fierce battle, which made it difficult for Foster to judge the situation below. But he was sure that one of them was No. 0, and the other one's aura was similar to No. 0. Basically, he could be assumed to be the target Cassia.

When Foster reached the extreme height, he received a feedback from Zero's explosive breath through dragon perception. At that time, Zero noticed him in mid-air.

What was left was Foster's real-time description of the situation. Sawyer, who had received no other useful information, suddenly wondered whether this was a deliberate move by the enemy in order to induce them to gather together. And Mr. Zero was aware of the target's purpose, so he didn't launch a signal flare himself to notify the teams on both sides to gather? When I thought of this, my doubts immediately expanded. Sawyer was thinking about various possibilities. He wanted to climb an old tree to see what the smoke looked like. He began to contact the members of the Holy Guard, and when he wanted to inform him of this doubt, the communication was passively connected again.

This time it was from the other side, the one led by Jeremy and Komishur. The person who spoke was Komishur. With a few simple words, Sawyer knew that they had the same doubts. As a countermeasure, Mishuer and others chose to take half of the team and rush to the middle location where No. 0 was, while the remaining half followed at a slower pace so that they could move more quickly after confirming that something had indeed happened in the middle. Timely support.

In response, Sawyer briefly explained the situation on his side.

"The smoke was most likely caused by Cassia." Sawyer said his analysis.

"The purpose is to attract us to come together." Kemishur continued, "Even without this smoke, I think after a certain period of time, Mr. Zero will use some means to bring us closer. But the current situation may allow us to Get more support time and be fully prepared. Because Mr. Zero and Cassia should be confronting each other at this moment, and no one will make one more move, each waiting for the opportunity they think."

"I'm here to contact Tornos." Komishur said before the contact was cut off, "Captain Sawyer, the speed of your kinetic armor is indeed several levels faster than ours, but we must also make decisions based on the actual situation from the Dragon Knight. Adjust. If we and Tornos can't keep up with your speed, the worst result is that you will lead the kinetic armor team and face the target Cassia with Mr. Zero. I think you don't want this to happen in your heart. In addition, we said that we were supporting Mr. Zero, but in fact, apart from a few of us, the main combat force was the experimental subjects in the team. They are the main force fighting Cassia. I hope Captain Sawyer understands these situations. "

"Of course, the specific decision will have to wait for the information observed by the dragon knight."

The speed slowed down unconsciously after that. With the speed and endurance of kinetic energy armor, a distance of about 40 kilometers can only take about fifteen or six minutes in a forest environment. Sawyer, who originally wanted to rush over immediately, immediately became confused after hearing what Komishur said.

Because there is nothing wrong with what Mishuer said, it is exactly what they should consider now.

"Captain?" The two vice-captains caught up with Sawyer who was running at the front of the team. They simply thought that Sawyer had sensed something was wrong ahead of him, so they slowed down to gain more reaction time.

"Just follow me." Sawyer did not explain. It's not something he's willing to say, and it's something that hurts morale. This worry creates a lot of worry and is contagious. Many times, in high-intensity battles, a little worry can cause flaws in oneself. So, just know this kind of thing yourself.

The two vice-captains did not ask any questions and retreated to the left and right flanks of the team again. Sawyer later made adjustments, so the team spread out even further, with the distance between each person reduced to about thirty meters.

Ten minutes after setting off, Sawyer made a simple calculation and found that the team had only traveled about 20 kilometers. On plain terrain or on built roads, ordinary kinetic armor can run at speeds exceeding two hundred kilometers per hour. For Sawyer and the others, with full power and their own strength, the data can be increased by another 20%. The current speed is definitely not the limit for them.

Time passed for about five minutes again, and the distance traveled was close to thirty kilometers. During the entire march, Mishuer and Dragon Knight Foster contacted him several times. One was about the situation of the team on the other side, and the other was the information that the Dragon Knight observed in mid-air.

During this period of time, the dragon knight Hanoi, who had been between Sawyer and Tornos, also frequently explained the situation of their forest to Sawyer. He seemed quiet and did not observe the enemy team ambushing him.

On the other side, gray smoke continued to rise, and now it was gathering in a large area. Through the smoke range, it can be determined that the fire inside the forest has also spread to nearly two thousand meters. Due to the fact that this place is deep in the forest, all you can see are ancient trees. What can be burned are the dead leaves on the ground and the thick, dry bark of the ancient trees. But for living ancient trees to burn without other fuels as initial guidance, it is impossible to cause a considerable forest fire.

There was still no movement below. Within ten minutes, the two people whom Foster had locked onto using his dragon senses almost remained in their original positions. The distance between them remained almost unchanged, except that their positions moved sideways probably due to the spread of the fire. More than a thousand meters away.

Sawyer couldn't analyze the situation in the middle. Since it was basically determined that Mr. Zero was confronting Cassia, why didn't Mr. Zero give any feedback? Even if it's just a little bit, it would at least save them from baseless speculation.

Foster also mentioned that he had never seen a flare explode in mid-air. Another important piece of information is that after the smoke appears, Zero's communicator can no longer be connected. It is unknown whether it has been physically destroyed.

Information was exchanged more frequently as the teams on the left and right continued to approach the middle.

At this time, Sawyer glanced at the sky behind him. On the other side separated by the tree canopy, the dragon knight Heinoui was only a few kilometers away from them. Thinking of the dragon knight's support speed, Sawyer felt somewhat at ease.

The team moved on, but not for more than a minute. Sawyer knew that the team had traveled less than two thousand meters. At this moment, his communication suddenly exploded.

"Both of them are moving! Very fast, heading to the left, Captain Sawyer's place!" Foster looked a little excited.

"Sawya, how far have you advanced at this moment?" followed by Mishuer's question.

"Captain Sawyer, retreat immediately. We have contacted Captain Sasir, and Miss Hainoi will immediately land on the ground to support you! Please wait for Tornos to arrive with the experimental subjects, and then go to support Zero together. Sir!" Jeremy reminded him immediately, and after receiving Sawyer's answer, Mishuer answered the question the next moment.

"A radius of five to eight thousand meters, this is the detection range that Cassia can use sound waves to conduct!" Mishuer whispered, full of solemnity in his joy, "Captain Sawyer, retreat immediately! Miss Hainoi It will fall to the ground in about a minute and cut off the rear for you!"