47: Chapter 47: A Bloody Journey to Find Father Across the Snowy Mountains, Skeleton Mechs Pierce the Sky!

Su Che stared at the four words on his phone screen, and his mind went "buzz" before turning completely blank.

"Che'er, save me!"

The veins on his hand holding the phone bulged.

In the next second, he transformed into a whirlwind and rushed back into the studio.

Without the slightest hesitation, he dialed Captain Li Jun's encrypted number directly.

"Captain Li Jun!"

Su Che's voice was as cold as the ice and snow outside the window.

"I need military support!"

On the other end of the line, Captain Li Jun was stunned for a moment; this kid really didn't stand on ceremony.

"Engineer Su, what kind of support?"

"Just like when we pursued Ma Wenju last time, I need the highest authorization for the supercomputer, and full access to space-based and air-based systems!"

"My father is in trouble!"

Captain Li Jun gasped on the other end.

"Alright! I'll handle it immediately!"

Su Che hung up the phone and slammed his phone into the military supercomputer terminal using a data cable.

He didn't even have time to sit down; he just stood there, his hands moving across the keyboard like a blur.

A massive stream of data cascaded down the screen like a waterfall again.

Quantum information screening program, initiated!

He had to find that unique quantum imprint left behind by his father's phone during its last transmission!

In less than five minutes.

"Found it!"

On the screen, a red dot was flickering violently in an uninhabited area deep within the Xuefeng Mountains.

He immediately took a screenshot of the coordinates and sent them to Captain Li Jun and Qin Lan, while simultaneously calling Qin Lan.

"Qin Lan, my father is in trouble!"

"I've sent you the coordinates, send people to search immediately!"

On the other end of the line, Qin Lan's voice instantly became grave.

"Our people are setting off immediately!"

But it wasn't long before Qin Lan called back, her voice filled with helplessness.

"Su Che, it's not possible."

"The snow is too heavy, and that area is deep in the mountains; helicopters can't land there at all."

"Our joint search team with the military tried to enter on foot, but the snow is almost waist-deep and visibility is less than five meters; going in there is just asking for death."

"All tracks have been completely covered by the heavy snow; the difficulty of the search is at a hellish level!"

Su Che's heart sank inch by inch.

He grabbed the military overcoat hanging on the wall and turned to rush out.

He had to go! He would go himself!

A cold hand grabbed his arm tightly.

It was Lin Waner.

She had been standing at the door for who knows how long. "Su Che, calm down!"

"Let go!" Su Che's eyes were bloodshot.

"If you go out now, you're just going to your death!"

Lin Waner used all her strength to hold onto his arm tightly, so anxious she wanted to cry.

"What about Uncle?!"

These words were like a basin of ice water poured over his head.

The rush of blood that had surged to Su Che's head instantly froze.

That's right.

If he went out now, besides throwing away his own life, what else could he do?

Rely on his flesh and blood to fight against this blizzard that swallowed everything?

He turned around slowly.

His gaze fell on the center of the studio, on that cold steel creation that only had its leg skeleton completed.

The madness and panic in his eyes faded away bit by bit.

Replaced by a nearly terrifying, cold calmness.

He shook off Lin Waner's hand and strode to the pile of parts.

"The cockpit, I don't need it."

"The outer armor, I don't need it."

"Auxiliary and protection systems, I'm abandoning them all."

He spoke as if to Lin Waner, and also as if issuing an order to himself.

"I just need it to be able to walk, to move, and to bring him back!"

Before the words had even faded.

"Zzzzt—!"

The blinding arc light of the welding torch once again illuminated his bloodshot yet incredibly resolute face.

The laser cutter emitted a piercing shriek, crudely slicing through thick alloy plates.

Wrenches flew as he forcefully assembled hydraulic drive shafts into place in a nearly savage manner.

Those complex structures originally designed for aesthetics and comfort were mercilessly discarded by him.

All resources, all time, were concentrated on the three core functions.

Power! Mobility! Grabbing!

Lin Waner and a few villagers who had heard the news stood blankly at the door, watching the young man who appeared as if possessed by madness.

Watching him, amidst sparks and electric light, breathe life into a pile of cold steel bit by bit.

One hour. Another hour.

Two hours had passed since receiving that distress text message.

"Hum—Boom—!"

Amidst a rough roar that sounded like it might fall apart at any moment.

A "beggar-version" mecha, consisting only of a skeleton, with wires completely exposed, and a simple iron stool for a pilot seat, swayed as it slowly stood up from the ground.

It had no outer shell, resembling a skinned steel beast, filled with a ferocious and primal sense of power.

Su Che leaped up and jumped onto that simple pilot seat.

He turned his head and glanced at the girl at the door, whose eyes were red-rimmed, biting her lip to keep from crying out.

He nodded heavily.

Immediately, he pulled the control lever.

"Initiate, snow walking mode!"

The mecha's two thick metal legs instantly split and transformed into an eight-legged, multi-jointed form similar to an insect.

"Click, click..."

The eight limbs stepped steadily into the knee-deep snow, supporting the massive body, step by step, as it walked out of the studio.

Under the worried, shocked, and incredulous gazes of Lin Waner and all the villagers.

This ferocious steel monster resolutely stepped into the vast, endless wind and snow.

Heading toward the direction where his father's phone signal had last disappeared, it broke through the snow!

...

Tonghui County guesthouse.

John was staring at the laptop in front of him.

On the screen was the real-time thermal imaging feed transmitted back by the "Eagle Eye No. 3" satellite.

On a cold, deep-blue snowfield, a huge, irregular, orange-red high-heat source suddenly appeared.

It was moving at a high speed that completely defied physical common sense through the mountainous terrain that had been completely locked down by heavy snow!

John immediately zoomed in on the image.

A moment later, he grabbed the satellite phone on the table and roared into it in a low voice.

"Found it!"

"Their 'big guy' is moving!"

"It's not a weapon; it's some kind of... all-terrain engineering vehicle!"

...

The wind and snow rushed into his face, cutting like knives.

The "beggar-version" mecha's pilot seat had no covering, and Su Che could only rely on his military overcoat and sheer willpower to endure it.

He stared with full concentration at the vast white world ahead, his hands gripping the control lever tightly.

Just then, the phone fixed to the simple console screen suddenly lit up.

It was a new message. Sender: Jiang Yingxue.

"Beware of the International Investigation Team, someone wants to kill you!"