Chapter 378
Chapter 378 The Countess’s Boyfriend
Zhang Zhen mentioned that the bunker was outside the city, about ten kilometers away.
Why so far? Mainly because this thing was just built not long ago—there wasn’t any spare space nearby, and tearing down the houses of the local residents would be too tyrannical.
After all, before the Cataclysm struck, no one could have imagined that a monster from a game could impact the world. Even if the bunker had been built, it was originally intended to serve as a temporary shelter, so location considerations weren’t really taken into account.
As the saying goes, nobody expected danger to strike so swiftly and violently, leaving no time for a reaction. Evacuating to the bunker was merely a hasty decision made under pressure. Since the villa area was attacked suddenly, the only thing Zhang Zhen and the others could manage was to notify people in the Dark Zone and inform the Ability Bureau; the rest was just about resistance, hence they had no idea of the chaos outside now.
Before this, many invasion incidents around the world had gradually made people accustomed to this new type of disaster, yet until now, nothing had ever happened on such a large scale that encompassed an entire city, leaving people unsure how to respond.
Most importantly, they had to hurry and rescue people.
Zhang Zhen now realized the severity of the situation and immediately said, “They just left not long ago! We can still catch up if we hurry!”
At this moment, Ling Mo had also taken care of all the demons outside, piloting his mecha over the fire wall to stand beside the group, and then opened the cockpit, asking, “What’s going on here?”
“My parents were taken to the bunker. We should still be able to catch up if we go now,” Xia Xinyan looked at Zhang Zhen, “Lead the way.”
Ling Mo thought for two seconds, then suddenly jumped down from the mecha to meet the group, snapping his fingers. A set of battle armor suddenly appeared on Zhang Zhen and the others, startling them. Once they realized what it was, they wore expressions of delight.
Who doesn’t know about the high-tech battle armor from the Chicks? Especially those viral videos online showing Chicks members battling in the armor, it was just like an Iron Man legion, making countless people green with envy.
While a similar set of battle armor in the game could be purchased if one worked hard enough, it was like a guy with three million in savings going to gawk at a three-million-dollar Lamborghini—affordable but unnecessary.
But even if they were reluctant to buy it, that didn’t stop them from liking and yearning for it, right?
So, experiencing this battle armor all of a sudden left Zhang Zhen and his group excited: “Thanks, Ling bro!”
“Don’t mention it,” Ling Mo waved his hand, “Just lead the way, the battle armor has propulsion acceleration to help you move faster.”
With that, he turned to Xia Xinyan: “Xinyan, shall we board the mecha?”
Xia Xinyan paused for a second and nodded.
Then the two boarded the mecha, closing the cockpit in the familiar stance while Zhang Zhen and the others watched.
Xia Xinyan, wrapped in Ling Mo’s arms, appeared a bit uncomfortable: “Mo Mo… next time, can you make the cockpit a little bigger?”
“Hmm?” Ling Mo took over the control as they set off with Zhang Zhen and the others and nodded, “But expanding the internal space of the mecha would compress the protective layer, inevitably reducing our defense capability… I could increase the mecha’s size as a compromise, but that would decrease mobility.”
“…Forget it, this is fine.” Xia Xinyan gave up.
She thought to herself that it might be due to her being a bit shy; if she were a little bolder, maybe there wouldn’t be so many quirks.
Tsk… Anyway, she and Ling Mo were already seen as a couple by outsiders, so hugging and cuddling wouldn’t seem like a big deal if anyone saw.
She silently turned to check the situation outside.
With the help of the battle armor, Zhang Zhen and the others moved quickly. Ling Mo’s mecha followed behind without any pressure, but this scene did look quite strange in the city.
But right now, no one was paying attention.
To get to the bunker from the villa area, they had to pass through the Old Town. Once they entered Old Town, their speed began to slow down.
Because there were too many demons here. A bunch of demons had started demolishing everything in sight—basically, everything existent had to be smashed clean. The best news was that it was nighttime now, and most people had already returned home, hiding safely inside, which provided some assurance.
After all, compared to those hard-to-demolish big houses, the cars parked everywhere were much easier targets. This place had essentially turned into a hell on earth, a paradise for demons.
Thus, upon catching sight of Zhang Zhen and the others suddenly appearing, alongside the enormous mecha behind them, all the demons’ attention was drawn over, and they began to converge.
Through the communicator, Zhang Zhen’s tense voice rang out: “Miss! What do we do?!”
“Don’t mind them,” Ling Mo opened the missile launchers on the sides of the mecha, “Just lead the way, leave the rest to me.”
“…Alright.” Although hesitant, Zhang Zhen eventually agreed.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Ling Mo locked onto all the demons within sight, launching all the missiles.
The missiles were the same ones used in the valley before, and he wasn’t expecting to kill the demons, just to disrupt their attacks and draw their aggro instead.
A multitude of missiles whizzed past Zhang Zhen and the others, striking those demons, causing them to wail while also startling Zhang Zhen and the others.
Ling Mo never slowed down; seeing that this attack was effective, he drew the double blades from the back of the mecha to meet the disoriented demons blasted by the missiles, calmly saying, “Rest assured, I won’t hurt you.”
“…Thank you, Ling bro.” Zhang Zhen’s voice trembled slightly.
Xia Xinyan snuggled into his arms for a bit, unable to help but remark: “You don’t need to be this aggressive.”
“I’m not being aggressive,” Ling Mo smiled lightly, “I won’t do things I’m not sure about. Xinyan, don’t you believe in me?”
Xia Xinyan pouted: “I believe, of course I believe.”
Ling Mo simply smiled, not saying anything further.
Things he wasn’t sure about, huh…
While he thought about that, the sharpness of his attacks didn’t wane at all. Each demon charging at him went down in one swift slash, leaving Zhang Zhen and the others feeling even more admiration for Ling Mo.
Such a strong man, truly worthy of being the Countess’s boyfriend.
With such a big shot with them, what was there to be afraid of…
Suddenly, Zhang Zhen crashed to the ground.
The few underlings following behind hadn’t reacted yet, and their battle armor’s propulsion function also failed at that moment, causing them to tumble down just like Zhang Zhen.
