"All combat units, assemble."
"Land in Jianghe City's urban area in 15 minutes."
"Proceed to assist the 4th Shelter."
The order for full mobilization was given.
Lan Yu turned his gaze toward the Chief of Staff, You Hong, standing beside him.
"This is in your hands now."
"I'll lead the troops to provide support."
You Hong looked at Lan Yu, whose expression was laced with determination. After a brief hesitation, he spoke up to dissuade him.
"Sir, there's no need for you to risk your life personally."
"You can command from the rear just as effectively."
Lan Yu shook his head, raising his hand to silence You Hong before he could continue.
"I am also an excellent soldier."
"At a time like this, not putting in my effort would be an insult to all the resources I've used."
"Besides—"
Lan Yu walked over to the corner of the captain's room, approaching a large safe the size of a wardrobe.
He unlocked it, revealing a set of power armor that stood over two meters tall, with a menacing, rugged design.
The cool air slowly dispersed, revealing the mechanical behemoth inside.
"With this power armor, no matter where I am, it's the safest place."
Slipping into the power armor,
Lan Yu closed the front panel, activating all the armor's auxiliary systems.
He then disconnected the power cables behind him.
Stepping out,
The towering two-meter power armor exuded an intimidating aura without needing to show off.
Standing close, You Hong instinctively swallowed, unable to suppress the fear rising within him.
This was not about willpower.
It was simply the instinctive fear that living flesh feels when faced with a steel-killing weapon it cannot resist.
Not daring to persuade further,
You Hong silently stepped aside,
Allowing Lan Yu, clad in the power armor, to walk out of the captain's room on his own.
Outside, on the lower deck,
A large number of soldiers had gathered.
Among them were elite soldiers from the mechanized infantry battalion, wearing exoskeleton armor. There were also troops operating armored vehicles, tanks, command vehicles, and drone swarms, among other technical units.
But the most noticeable were the ten towering figures standing at the very front.
They wore the same power armor as Lan Yu,
Each holding a large, exaggerated heavy machine gun.
They resembled walking human tanks.
This was the core strength of the Snowwind Mercenary Corps.
Across the entire Federation, in every corner of the world,
Power armor warriors like these were incredibly rare.
Lan Yu silently stood at the front of all the soldiers,
Waiting for a while.
After the 15-minute assembly time had passed,
He turned and led the way to the landing craft.
"Everyone prepare."
"Depart."
The final elite force of the Snowwind Mercenary Corps, consisting of the power armor battalion and three mechanized infantry brigades,
Along with over a hundred tanks and unmanned combat vehicles,
Boarded the landing craft and hovercraft.
They made their way to the ruined city of Jianghe,
Forming a long, snake-like line, rapidly advancing toward the 4th Shelter.
Since they didn't attempt to conceal their movements,
The moment they set foot on land,
They were spotted by Su Wu's reconnaissance drones, scattered high in the city.
Upon receiving the information,
Su Wu quickly focused his attention on them.
But after assessing their size,
He made no immediate moves.
He didn't even bother with symbolic artillery harassment,
Simply watching them steadily advance toward the battlefield.
Minutes later,
When this new force officially entered the fray,
The situation on the battlefield instantly shifted.
Including Lan Yu, the eleven power armor-clad warriors
Unrelentingly penetrated the heart of the spider robot army.
They swept through, dividing it into separate sections,
Which were then systematically exterminated by the main forces following behind them.
The technological gap
Was fully laid bare at this moment.
The electromagnetic rifles on the regular spider robots
Were as ineffective against the power armor as a gentle breeze, causing no harm at all.
Slow-moving rockets
Were blown to pieces by machine guns in mid-air before even coming close.
As for the heavy assault spider robots equipped with electromagnetic cannons,
They did pose some threat to the power armor,
But the advanced electronic reconnaissance systems and powerful auxiliary thrusters on the power armor were more than enough to counter this.
Whenever the electromagnetic cannons tried to lock onto a power armor unit,
The armor would instantly detect it,
Then make a quick turn and acceleration.
In doing so, not only would they break the lock,
But they would also retaliate with heavy machine gun fire from their hands.
At this moment,
The brief time needed to switch from attack to movement mode,
Even if it was only half a second,
Was enough for the power armor to inflict substantial damage.
Many of the heavy assault spider robots trying to attack the power armor
Were destroyed in the process.
After a few attempts,
The AI controlling the heavy assault spider robots ceased this futile attack.
Instead, it began redirecting its fire at the tanks and armored vehicles following behind.
This reckless stance
Only bolstered the power armor's momentum and battle record,
Helping them lead the charge and break up the spider robot formations,
Repeatedly using their superior firepower to pick off the isolated spider robots.
Across the entire battlefield,
Thanks to the active engagement of the power armor battalion,
The number of spider robots began to plummet rapidly.
What had once been a hard-earned advantage through brutal close combat
Slowly started to fade away, piece by piece.
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Su Wu watched calmly as the situation on the battlefield began to turn in favor of the Snowwind Mercenary Corps with Lan Yu's reinforcements.
Though the number of spider robots had once surpassed ten thousand,
With time passing, their numbers quickly dropped below five thousand.
The 300 heavy assault spider robots, the backbone of the force,
Were completely wiped out under the focused attention of Lan Yu's power armor battalion.
The situation was perilously close to collapse.
And still, there was no action taken.
It wasn't until a certain point,
When Lan Yu's forces finally joined with the defending units near the 4th Shelter,
That all the enemy forces appeared to be converging together on the tactical map,
Creating a red sea of hostile dots.
Su Wu's eyes flickered.
And in the next moment,
Without warning,
Miniature mechs stationed beneath the vertical launch tubes activated two anti-gravity reconnaissance drones.
As the vertical launch tubes slowly opened,
The drones were deployed into the sky.
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