Chapter 394 I'm Not a Coward!
Captain Zhou Xun's palms were already soaked with sweat, and he dared not even breathe loudly, silently praying that the Stealth ability would continue to work its magic and protect them from being discovered.
Fortunately, that miraculous Stealth ability did not fail at this critical moment.
After a brief yet agonizingly long stare, the Plesiosaur Monster seemed not to have detected anything definite and finally turned its head elsewhere.
This allowed the soldiers to breathe a slight sigh of relief, though deep down, they knew that danger still followed them like a shadow.
Meanwhile, the battle involving the Space Mecha on the other side was in full swing.
Dazzling energy beams crisscrossed in the dark sky like sharp blades cutting through the night, illuminating the sky in a kaleidoscope of colors.
Most of the Octopus Monsters were drawn by the powerful firepower of the Space Mecha, roaring in anger; the sound echoed between heaven and earth like thunder, making one's eardrums ache.
They launched attacks frantically, their massive bodies twisting in the air as they tried to break through the Space Mecha's defensive line, each attack carrying earth-shattering power.
It was precisely because of this that the mecha squad was able to find a sliver of opportunity on this dangerous battlefield to get so close to the monsters.
However, the soldiers knew well that they must not advance any further at this moment.
The monsters were already alert; even the slightest movement could instantly trigger their furious rampage.
At this moment, a hint of hesitation flashed through the soldiers' hearts, but between life and mission, the scales tipped toward the latter without hesitation.
Compared to their own safety, they were more worried that the mission to obtain samples would fall short of success.
Far away in the Command Center, the high-ranking officials of the Dragon Kingdom witnessed this thrilling scene and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for these heroic soldiers.
They knew well that the difficulty of this mission was far from ordinary, and its danger coefficient was enough to make anyone shrink back.
One high-ranking official frowned, his face full of conflict, and said worriedly: "We are just a little bit away from getting close to the monster and obtaining the sample, but if we rashly approach now, it would be too dangerous."
Elder Zhao also looked grim, his eyes revealing deep worry, and he said in a low voice: "If we can't get any closer to the monster, doesn't that mean we can't continue to obtain the sample? What should we do?"
Just as everyone was lost in thought and worry, Su Chen spoke calmly: "This distance is sufficient!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised.
There was clearly still a considerable distance from the monster, so how could they conduct sample collection?
Seeing this, Su Chen explained unhurriedly: "Before they set out on the mission, I prepared a robot specifically for sample collection. At the current distance, we can fully rely on the robot to complete the sampling work."
Upon hearing this, Elder Zhao couldn't help but praise Su Chen's foresight: "You really are thoughtful! This way, the soldiers' safety is better guaranteed, and there is a greater hope for obtaining the samples."
As they spoke, on the screen, Captain Zhou Xun carefully brought the backpack behind him to his chest, slowly opened it, and took out a robot that looked like a puppy.
As soon as the robot appeared, its figure suddenly became blurred; it was a high-tech product equipped with powerful mimetic camouflage capabilities.
Captain Zhou Xun gently placed the robot on the ground, and it ran toward the monster cautiously, just like a nimble, real puppy.
During this process, its movements were extremely stealthy and did not attract the slightest attention from the monster. Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the tense strings in their hearts loosened slightly.
By the time it successfully ran to the monster's side, no monster had yet detected its presence.
It quickly entered work mode; its head instantly transformed into a slightly larger syringe, and after aiming precisely at the monster, it plunged it in without hesitation.
Everyone watched nervously, clearly seeing a stream of tissue fluid rapidly flowing into the syringe. Seeing this, they excitedly clenched their fists and cheered inwardly: "It worked!"
But just at this critical moment when victory was in sight, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
The monster seemed to be provoked by an invisible force and suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar!
This roar was like a heavy hammer, slamming hard against everyone's hearts.
The Plesiosaur Monster, which had originally been slumped on the ground, suddenly stood up. Its massive body stirred up countless blood vessel-like substances from the ground, which danced wildly in the air—a truly terrifying scene.
The monster then violently shook its body, flinging the camouflage robot away like an insignificant pebble. Clearly, the monster had detected the anomaly, and a terrifying rampage was about to break out.
Many Octopus Monsters also abandoned their attacks on the Space Mecha and turned to surge toward this side.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Kingdom Command Center immediately issued an emergency order to the mecha squad: "The sample has been successfully obtained; hurry back with the camouflage robot!"
Upon receiving the order, the mecha squad dashed toward the camouflage robot without hesitation.
At this moment, the Plesiosaur Monster had also discovered the anomaly here, and a dozen Octopus Monsters arrived at this spot with lightning speed.
Although the camouflage robot was motionless and its mimetic capability had been pushed to the limit, logically, it shouldn't have been discovered by other creatures except for the Individual Mechas that shared its location information. But unexpectedly, it was still detected by the monsters.
Elder Qin saw this scene, his heart full of confusion. Seeing this, Su Chen immediately explained: "It must be that the robot's energy fluctuations were detected by the monsters. Although our Stealth ability can deceive a creature's vision, a machine is a machine after all. As long as there are energy fluctuations, it is very easy to be discovered by monsters with special sensory abilities."
Elder Zhao asked, somewhat puzzled: "Then why wasn't it discovered before?"
Su Chen sighed helplessly and said: "Perhaps it's not that the monsters didn't discover it, but that with the combat power of the Individual Mecha, in the monsters' eyes, it couldn't pose any substantial harm to them. Therefore, the monsters didn't pay any attention to it before."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. They finally realized that the enemy they were facing was far smarter and more powerful than they had imagined.
At this moment, Elder Qin was the first to react and immediately shouted: "Tell the soldiers to run! They have been exposed! Run!"
Elder Qin's order was quickly transmitted to every soldier's ear via the communicator, and the soldiers immediately took action.
However, they did not choose to escape alone; instead, they rushed toward the position of the camouflage robot without hesitation. They had only one firm belief in their hearts: they must leave with the sample.
Because they knew that the robot obtaining the sample had now become the primary target of the monsters' attacks. Once the sample was lost, all previous efforts would be in vain.
Sure enough, several deadly laser beams instantly blasted out from the monsters' eyes.
One of the laser beams was aimed directly at the camouflage robot.
"Hum!" The robot emitted a sharp buzzing sound, as if it were crying out in fear. It held its head in a remarkably human-like manner, trying to dodge the laser attack.
Surprisingly, the deadly laser did not actually strike. At that moment, the robot raised its head and saw a mecha supporting itself above it like a steel fortress, looking down at it with concern!
It was Xu Niu!
He used his mecha to withstand that fatal laser beam, successfully protecting the sample.
Xu Niu used his last ounce of strength to grab the camouflage robot and threw it with all his might to his teammates in the distance: "Catch it!"
After saying this, his body fell heavily to the ground.
The mecha helmet slowly opened, revealing a young face with blood flowing from the corner of the mouth.
His lips trembled slightly, and with his last breath, he whispered: "Tell my mother, I am no coward!"