The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1206

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A few minutes earlier…

Inside the large storage where Mechas are lined, two people are walking side by side with some people assisting them on the side.

They both are wearing dark gray jumpsuits that are not inlined with the current era.

These two people are Yao Mai Lin and Rong Yulong. The two have looks of excitement and nervousness in their eyes as they approach the Mecha they chose.

They did not have to choose any of the Mechas as the Mechas have the same design, so the two just walk to the nearest ones.

"Are you two ready?" a man who looks like a smithing master asked the two.

With a nod of their heads, the two replied.

"Yes, sir!"

"Alright, go and show what our new units can do! Make us proud!" shouted the man with a wide grin on his face.

This guy is the leader of the smithing masters who lead the group in the assembly and checkup of the units.

So basically he considered these Mechas as his charge and responsibility. And he is a bit proud of the tweaking that he and his group have done to maximize Mecha's functionality.

Yao Mai Lin and Rong Yulong cupped their hands and nodded to each other.

"Good Luck, senior brother…"

"Good Luck, junior sister…"

The two said as they both hopped on the Mecha of their choosing.

"Stating core… Checking core temperature… Okay…" Yao Mailin said after she puts on her helmet.

"Checking… arms and legs functionality… Okay…"

"Starting imaging crystals… crystal feed received…" she said as she could now see what is outside using the four crystal screen in front of her.

These four crystal screens are what she could see on her left, right, front, and back.

"Everything is ready… Loading weapon!" she said as she gripped the left and right arm control while positioning her arms on her side.

As she activates it, she could feel the arms moving as she moves. Upon feeling this, Yao Mai Lin could not help but feel happy.

In the cockpit, although she has a full range of movement on her torso, she has less control of the legs since she is sitting.

She can choose, between walking, jumping, crouching, kicking, and standing up using the control on her fingers. She has been trained and has practiced these commands by heart and is confident to be able to do it with ease.

As she grabs the Compressed air weapon on the stand, she tries to feel it with her hands and smile as she found the most comfortable position in holding it.

Then she began taking and loading the ammunitions from the side.

"Weapon and ammunition loading completed… Mecha system operational…" she said as her eyes landed on the protruding short blades on the side of her Mecha shoulders.

After the two of them finished checking and arming their Mechas, they began to control its movement one step after another.

"Whoa!!! Go! Go! Go!" shouted the people inside the storage facility.

The cheering of the crowd made Yao Mai Lin smile happily and proudly.

Her Mecha was the first one to exit the storage which is directly connected to a pathway outside the 5th fortress. On her way out of the tunnel, she began to make her Mecha run. The movement inside the Mecha is like a roller coaster ride.

She now understood why they have the training where they are strapped on a seat and then thrown all over the place.

It is to train them for the Mecha movement.

The ups and downs alone could already make a normal person's stomach feel weird. So the need for them to be able to adapt to such a movement is really necessary.

And since she aced such movement training, this is not a problem for her anymore. Instead, she became happy.

"Yeah!!! Let's go!" she shouted.

Those on the other side, who heard her voice on the radio, suddenly froze as they did not expect to hear her cheering tone.

"Yeah! Let's go!" Rong Yulong also shouted in excitement.

As the two Mechas run outside the place where there is a stage, they immediately noticed a large group of people ready to watch them for the test.

The two then stopped in the middle of the field and then exited their Mechas.

"Ladies and gentlemen… today we are going to present to you the weapon of tomorrow. The machines have revolutionized our way of battling and have made our enemy cower in fear. Today we present unto you, the standard military Mecha, the OMM 01…" said an officer who acts as the emcee presented and then talks about some stuff which almost bored the audience.

Soon, after he finished speaking, he now presented the two new Mechas and their pilots to the crowd. He tried to explain the qualification of the two test pilots which awed the crowd after hearing it. Then after that, he moves to proceed with the start of the test.

"They would first demonstrate range battling ability!" he shouted.

Yao Mai Lin and Rong Yulong quickly hop on to their Mechas. And since they have already readied everything, the Mecha easily started and in a matter of ten seconds, it is already able to move.

The runemasters in the area have already put up the protective barrier to prevent anything from hitting the onlookers.

Since the ammunition used in this exercise is only paintballs, the barrier array is enough to prevent any injuries.

As soon as the two Mechas are in the position in the field, in which they are both apart by about 500 meters, a loud whistle sounded which means the start of the test.

The two quickly showed the reason why they were chosen as test pilots.

Yao Mai Lin suddenly made her Mecha duck down on the ground and positioned herself in a sniping position.

Meanwhile, Rong Yulong quickly runs towards Yao Mai Lin's Mecha.

Ptaff!!! Ptaff!!! Ptaff!!!

She began shooting at the advancing Mecha sending one paintball after another flying toward her opponent.

But then she missed her target.

Meanwhile, Rong Yulong also began to fire one shot after another.

Seeing the incoming paintball bullets, Yao Mai Lin made her Mecha roll sideways on the ground.

From where she was lying several paintballs landed on the ground.

"Wow! Look at them move! It's like they are not made of metal at all… They move like normal humans in huge armors…"

"Damn look at that maneuverability!"

"I don't think I can fight something like that… I would surely die even with my Ki active."

"This is truly an eye-opener. I guess, the reason why the enemy forces retreated is because of those things, right?"

The people watching the exchange between the two fast Mechas chatted loudly while exclaiming.

"General, these new units are more agile than the original units… this is amazing. Did… Did that young man really create them?" asked an officer while watching the battle.

And the old general of the 5th fortress showed a faint smile on his face. He nodded calmly and with composure, but his trembling hands prevent him from hiding his true emotion.

How could he not feel excited? As someone in the 16th level, he could tell that these Mechas driven by mere 5th and 6th level Ki fighters have the strength that could surely rival a 10th level Ki fighter.

He could already imagine what would happen if they have hundreds or even thousands of these within their borders. He knew that the kingdom would surely be well protected for many years to come.

Soon the battle stopped with Yao Mai Lin's Mecha taking one this from her shoulder, and Rong Yulong three hits on its body.

Well, it is inevitable since Yao Mai Lin is in a sniping position from the start.

"Next test! Close combat!" shouted the officer on the platform.

When the people heard this, they all cheered.

Using those long-range weapons is cool and all, but they are too lethal in real life that it would diminish the fun in battles.

However, using weapons is another story. This is where their true skills would be tested.

The two discarded their rifles on the ground and takes out the two short knives on their shoulders.

Rong Yulong positioned himself in a lower stance while holding both of the knives in front of him in a fighting stance.

Meanwhile, Yao Mai Lin stood straight up like a pole and gracefully looks at her opponent.

When the people saw this, they could not help but gawk at their fighting position.

Even the other cadets who have come to watch the test are showing disbelief in their eyes. How could they not when the control for the legs of the Mecha is two pedals which are attached to the feet. They can only press it forward or drag it back.

Those positions alone of the Mechas in front of them, show that the two test pilots have thoroughly familiarized themselves with the Mecha controls.

This time, they now truly knew why the two were chosen as the test pilots and not them.