202: Chapter 202 This... is true firepower suppression!

Hearing Lin Yuan's nonchalant words, the breathing of everyone in the observation deck grew heavy in unison.

Fancy maneuvers were meaningless in the face of absolute firepower coverage.

This was a creed etched into the very bones of the Xia Kingdom's military industry workers.

The poor use tactical maneuvers; the rich use firepower coverage!

This saying had long since blended into their blood.

At the thought of the Chengying Mecha's insanely sci-fi weapon configurations, and knowing they were about to witness the actual destructive effects of these weapons, the eyes of the countless experts present turned incredibly fervent.

Yang Tongan stared at the steel behemoth standing still in the center of the testing grounds after completing its mobility tests.

He spoke in a deep voice, his tone carrying the iron-blooded ruthlessness of a battlefield veteran.

"You are right."

"The battlefield has never believed in mercy."

"Only absolute, crushing firepower is the universal truth!"

Yang Tongan turned his head and looked directly at Lin Yuan, his eyes filled with undisguised trust and expectation.

"I trust anything built under your leadership."

"Continue with the live-fire tests. Let me see just how sharp the fangs of this behemoth are!"

Lin Yuan met his gaze, smiled calmly, and nodded slightly.

"Thank you for your trust, Elder Yang."

Then, he turned slightly and pointed toward the Chengying Mecha, speaking at a steady pace.

"The Chengying is equipped with three main weapon systems and one set of close-combat alloy blades."

"To give everyone an intuitive feel, today, we will simply test the Rapid-Fire Laser Cannon and the Pulse Particle Accelerator Cannon."

Yang Tongan nodded heavily, his hands behind his back, his eyes locked onto the testing field.

"Clear the testing field."

"Raise targets one through three."

As Lin Yuan's command was issued, a dull mechanical rumbling echoed from the ground of the vast outdoor testing field.

In the distance, three groups of massive objects rose, arranged in a staggered formation.

At the very front was a single layer of homogeneous armor steel plate, 10 millimeters thick, its surface gleaming with a cold grey metallic luster.

This type of steel plate is the standard protection level for mainstream infantry fighting vehicles in various countries.

In the middle position was a set of four stacked thin plates with air gaps between each layer, simulating the protective structure of spaced composite armor.

At the furthest point was a reinforced concrete wall a full three meters thick, its surface covered with a layer of steel mesh.

For fortifications of this specification, even a direct hit from a conventional anti-tank missile would only shatter the surface layer, making it difficult to penetrate completely.

All targets were in place.

The warning lights around the testing field turned from green to red, and a piercing buzzer sounded three short times and one long.

"Targets in position. Testing area cleared."

The monitor's voice came through the communication channel, crisp and decisive.

Lin Yuan nodded, his finger landing on the touchscreen of the control terminal.

"Chengying, unlock weapon systems."

"Rapid-Fire Laser Cannon, online."

The second after the command was sent.

In the center of the testing field, the Chengying Mecha's two thick mechanical arms slowly rose.

"Clack, clack, clack—"

The composite armor on the outer layer of the arms automatically slid to both sides with the movement, revealing the cannon modules embedded deep within the forearm structure.

The two embedded cannon muzzles emitted a dim metallic glow, precisely locking onto the distant group of targets.

At the same time, the pulsation of the Cold Fusion Core in the mecha's chest suddenly accelerated. A ghostly blue light flowed along the energy conduits throughout its body, converging rapidly toward the arms like blood.

"Hum—"

A low-frequency charging sound, so deep it made one's teeth ache, echoed from deep within the mecha's arms.

Inside the observation deck, everyone reflexively held their breath.

Lin Yuan stared at the jumping energy readings on the terminal screen, the corner of his lips curling up ever so slightly.

His finger fell.

"Fire."

Ssh! Ssh! Ssh! Ssh—!

There was no deafening blast of traditional gunpowder weapons. Instead, there was a piercing shriek produced by the extreme compression and instantaneous ionization of air.

Accompanying the slight horizontal sweep of the Chengying Mecha's arms, short and extremely dazzling pale cyan beams of light frantically spewed from the two embedded cannon muzzles!

Three thousand rounds per minute!

With the support of high-frequency rapid fire, it was no longer a single beam of light, but a volley of light as dense as a torrential downpour.

The pale cyan spots of light dragged scorching afterimages through the air, weaving into an airtight, suffocating web of death that pounced fiercely toward the distant targets.

The 10mm homogeneous armor steel plate at the very front bore the brunt of it.

Under the baptism of this high-energy light net, the cold grey steel plate didn't even last half a second.

Its surface first glowed with a blinding dark red, and then it was crudely burned through!

High-temperature molten iron dripped frantically from the edges of the cuts, as effortless as a hot knife through butter.

Immediately after, the beams continued to push forward, striking the middle group of four stacked spaced thin plates.

The rapid-fire cannon did not stop; the outpouring of firepower continued.

One layer.

Two layers.

Three layers.

The speed at which the light beams burned through each layer of armor plate varied, but the result was the same—penetrated.

Under the continuous baptism of the dense light beams, the fourth layer of thin plate was directly torn in two. Fragments flew, and the cross-sections left by the high-temperature cutting glowed with orange-red residual heat.

Finally, the beams advanced to the three-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall at the very back.

This time, the rapid-fire cannon failed to pass straight through.

But it achieved something else.

The dense pale cyan beams melted a large charred area on the front of the concrete wall. The steel mesh on the surface twisted and deformed under the high temperature, and parts of the concrete cracked and peeled off, exploding into a large cloud of pungent white smoke and dust that filled the back of the range.

Behind the blast-proof glass.

Dead silence.

*Gulp.*

Someone swallowed hard, the sound exceptionally loud in the observation deck where a pin drop could be heard.

Shen Changhe gritted his teeth so hard his jaw muscles bulged. His knuckles turned white from the force of his grip, and his eyes were wide enough to pop out of their sockets. A nearly uncontrollable heat surged in his chest.

"This..."

His Adam's apple bobbed twice, his voice raspy to the extreme.

"If this encountered an enemy's light infantry fighting vehicle phalanx, one round of sweeping fire would directly evaporate both the people and the vehicles..."

An old expert beside him clenched his fists, his voice trembling.

"Not just fighting vehicles! Infantry clusters, exposed radar equipment, light bunkers... everything is within the coverage range!"

"This is a mass-sweeping weapon! Combined with the mecha's mobility..."

"This... is true firepower suppression!"

Inside the observation deck, dozens of military industry elites erupted with long-suppressed fanaticism. Voices rose one after another, and their blood pressure visibly soared.

Lin Yuan did not join in the excitement.

He stood before the terminal, glancing at the damage data on the screen. Holding the control terminal, his expression remained calm.

He waited for everyone's feverish enthusiasm to subside slightly before speaking at a leisurely pace.

"The power of the Rapid-Fire Laser Cannon is indeed acceptable."

"But as you all have seen."

He tilted his chin, gesturing toward the distant concrete wall that was still smoking but remained standing.

"Facing ultra-thick heavy armor, it can burn and suppress, but the penetration effect is limited."

"Its positioning is primarily for continuous attrition, sweeping away fodder, and suppressing enemy movement."

"If it faces the ultra-thick composite heavy armor of modern main battle tanks or permanent underground fortifications, its thermal burn-through effect will be greatly diminished, making it difficult to achieve a lethal blow."

Hearing this, the fanaticism on everyone's faces suddenly froze, and their brains collectively buzzed.

Sweeping away fodder?

Suppressing movement?

This is a weapon that fires three thousand rounds a minute and can evaporate infantry fighting vehicles!

Taking in their expressions of existential crisis and dumbfounded shock, a slight smile flashed in the depths of Lin Yuan's eyes.

His tone shifted, suddenly deepening with a chilling aura of slaughter.

"And in such moments, the core weapon of the Chengying Mecha is required..."

"The Pulse Particle Accelerator Cannon!"