235: Chapter 235 Snatching Food from a Tiger's Mouth

Ruituocuipu led his people, transporting the remaining equipment bit by bit onto the destroyer, waiting for the upgrade time.

Old Li and General Wu began to take inventory of the supplies and firepower installations stored within the city.

The residents along the way all wore expressions of respect upon seeing General Wu.

No one knew that the city had changed hands without anyone realizing it.

...

Chen Fan and the others quickly rushed toward the Holy Gate.

"Brother, can I go with you?" Jiu Jiu held Chen Fan's arm, looking ingratiating.

"No!"

Chen Fan glared at her, "We don't know where we'll be teleported to after entering, and we don't know if you'll be able to teleport back after going through the portal. It's too dangerous."

"Fine, I won't go, no need to be so fierce." Jiu Jiu puffed out her cheeks and huffed.

Chen Fan smiled slightly, "However, I can start a video call so you can see the situation over there."

Upon hearing this, Jiu Jiu's expression relaxed, and she nodded repeatedly.

Soon, the group arrived in front of the Holy Gate again.

"Kuka, before I enter, place a mark on me."

"Yes, my master."

Kuka waved his great blade and said in a deep voice.

"Davian, prepare."

"At your service, my master."

Chen Fan took a deep breath and thrust the gold key into the Holy Gate.

[After opening the Holy Gate, the player will be teleported to a random location. Do you wish to open it?]

"Open!"

Chen Fan shouted in a low voice.

The Mechanical Dragon was slowly enveloped by golden light.

"Brother, be careful." Jiu Jiu clasped her hands together and said worriedly.

"Don't worry, Kuka is here, he can pull me back at any time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuka waved his great blade, "Mark."

A strange feeling rose in his heart. Chen Fan understood that this was the feeling of the mark being successful.

The golden light flashed, and the Mechanical Dragon gradually disappeared from where it was.

A feeling of weightlessness emerged again.

Chen Fan had experienced this feeling many times.

Each time, he felt as if he were falling into an endless abyss. It even felt as if the speed of the fall was gradually increasing.

It was a bit like... jumping off a building?

Chen Fan's eyes suddenly narrowed.

Jumping off a building?

Could it be that this wasn't just a feeling?

But rather... was he actually falling?

Chen Fan forced himself to focus, wanting to break through the shackles of the golden light and explore the outside world.

However, no matter how hard he tried, his field of view remained a vast expanse of gold.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but the speed of the fall gradually slowed down, and the Mechanical Dragon landed on a grassy field.

Chen Fan opened his eyes abruptly and looked around vigilantly.

After discovering there was no threat, he let out a sigh of relief.

"Kuka, how much time has passed?"

Kuka replied instantly: "Three seconds, my master."

"Three seconds?"

Chen Fan frowned.

Is three seconds that long?

No, the timelines must be different.

That period just now was at least half an hour.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to look around.

A huge luminous object was floating in the air.

On the boundless lawn, a few workers were sporadically maintaining it.

"That thing is not the sun."

After staring for a moment, Chen Fan reached a conclusion.

There was no other reason; if it were really the sun, one would be dazzled after looking at it for a second...

"Could it be an artificial sun?"

Suddenly, Chen Fan remembered the headquarters mentioned by 9527 and the others in Steel Radiance City.

There, what was used for lighting was exactly this kind of luminous sphere.

"One minute." Kuka's timing voice rang out.

"Never mind, let's explore first."

Chen Fan looked behind him; the teleportation vortex had dissipated.

After receiving the order, Davian controlled the Mechanical Dragon to ascend into the sky.

A strong air current blew up, startling the workers maintaining the lawn in the distance.

However, after just looking up for a glance, they continued with their work.

Chen Fan frowned, feeling a bit strange.

These workers are way too calm, aren't they?

Such a huge dragon taking off in front of them, aren't they surprised at all?

The Mechanical Dragon flew higher and higher, swiftly sweeping forward.

"Two minutes." Kuka's voice rang out again.

At the Mechanical Dragon's speed of 600 meters per second, it had already flown over 30,000 meters, but the surroundings were still a vast expanse of grass.

"Three minutes."

After another minute, Chen Fan finally saw a hint of a different color.

In the air ahead, a flying machine resembling an airplane, yet also like an airship, appeared.

The Mechanical Dragon's speed gradually slowed down, and it ascended a few thousand meters in altitude.

Suddenly, a low shout rang out:

"Hurry up and get back in formation, soldier! You are the only one missing."

Looking at the aircraft, which looked like an ant from several thousand meters below, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

Without replying, Chen Fan's Mechanical Dragon quietly followed the aircraft.

"Six minutes." Kuka was like a heartless counting machine.

After another three minutes, the Mechanical Dragon and the aircraft finally flew out of the grassy area.

A huge military camp appeared within his field of vision.

Looking at the military camp below, Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat.

On the open space at the edge of the military camp, there were actually hundreds of Mechanical Dragons parked!

Each one was similar in size to the Mechanical Dragon before Chen Fan fused it with the warship.

Seeing the aircraft gradually descending, Chen Fan's expression stirred, and he followed it down.

After all, Kuka could pull him back at any time. Taking this opportunity to get a close-up look was a good thing.

"Eight minutes."

The Mechanical Dragon gradually descended, getting closer and closer to the ground.

At first, while flying in the air, the soldiers in the military camp couldn't tell what was going on.

But with this landing, everyone realized something was wrong.

"Captain, what a huge dragon!"

"No, this is not our Mechanical Dragon!!"

"Alert! There's an intruder!"

Before it even landed, the ground units of the military camp had already pushed out anti-aircraft weapons.

Even several teams of people were already sprinting toward the Mechanical Dragons parked on the ground.

"Nine minutes." Kuka's voice carried a hint of fluctuation.

"No need to rush, wait for my command."

Chen Fan calmed Kuka down, then turned his head and said:

"Davian, dodge the attacks and fly toward the Mechanical Dragons they have parked."

"Yes, my master."

Davian moved his hands constantly, controlling the Mechanical Dragon to start dodging.

The next moment, dense anti-aircraft missiles flew toward the Mechanical Dragon.

"Roar—"

Flame Breath was sprayed out, destroying most of the missiles.

However, there were still some that dodged the Flame Breath and continued to fly toward them.

Davian snorted softly, skillfully controlling the Mechanical Dragon to maneuver in the air, weaving back and forth with the missiles.

At the same time, the Mechanical Dragon's altitude gradually decreased, flying toward the small Mechanical Dragons parked by the enemy.

"Nine and a half minutes!" Kuka's voice came again.

Chen Fan nodded slightly, "Prepare, pull me back in the last second."

"Yes!" Kuka breathed a sigh of relief.

In the air, Davian twisted his hands.

The Mechanical Dragon glided, only twenty meters above the ground, flying over the dense mass of black spots.

"Now!"

"Recruit!"

"Spirit Control!"

"Collect!"

Chen Fan performed the three actions in one go.

In an instant, a small Mechanical Dragon parked in the corner disappeared from where it was.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining a new flying unit: Mechanical Dragon x1.]

"Time's up! Master!"

Kuka roared.

Immediately, the space in front of Chen Fan flashed.

The next moment, the Mechanical Dragon appeared beside the Holy Gate.