The Geared Immortal

The snake inside the base Part 2

/*unedited*/

The next day

Shin Jiao was up and decided to up the security of their lodging. He decided to visit the nearby city to buy jewelry and precious stones from a nearby jewelry store. Shin Jiao along with his group traveled for 3 hours before reaching a small jewelry shop.

Shin Jiao bought a few expensive pieces of jewelry especially those with diamonds in it. When the two women saw what he bought, their eyes immediately lit up in excitement as expectations can be seen on their gazes.

Shin Jiao is unaware of this because he was too focused on planning their safety.

While this is happening, a large truck is slowly approaching the borders of the hidden special base. When the large truck stopped, a large figure got off from the passenger seat making the truck shake.

The fat man is Boomer and beside him is the petite woman who protects him, Lotus.

As the two got off from the truck, they look at the wilderness around them and frown.

"This is the right place, right? If that man betrays us, then we are doomed." Boomer complained in annoyance at the forest in front of him.

He hated these kinds of places as he prefers the city where he can party and have a good time with girls. But then, they were instructed to capture four people and kill the rest who stands on their way. So they have no other choice but to follow.

"Hey, Lotus, do you think that our cargo would really cause much damage to that place? I mean… we are going to be safe, right?"

"Shut your wining! Just follow what the commander said." Lotus said in straight Russian.

"Hey, hey, we are in America. You should not speak Russian." Boomer said with a smile.

He really found the woman beside him attractive. If not for her powers, he would have already gotten his hands on her attractive body.

Every time he sees her he would always have this unexplainable reaction on his body. That is the reason why he likes working with her. Plus, Lotus's power is too mysterious. And with her by his side, he is always safe. Except for that time when they were rendered helpless by something. And he wanted to get some answer from that guy named Slick.

"What's taking him so long?" Boomer suddenly grumbled.

"Heh, do you always wine like a baby, Boomer?" a sinister voice suddenly entered their ears which made the two stands on guard.

The figure of Slick slowly emerges from the trees as he casually walks towards the two.

When they saw the figure of Slick and his sinister smile, they immediately displayed an annoyed expression on their faces. The two truly didn't like the guy and his expression, which send shivers down their spine.

"So how many did the little princess sent this time?" Slick asked while licking his lips.

"Around… 500. I don't know about you, but once these things are release it would cause chaos."

"Haha… that is what I like. I want chaos… I want destruction. If this place falls then the rest of the states would be an easy target for us." Slick said with a happy tone.

"My goal is at hand. Hihi… This is making me excited." Slick muttered as he hugs himself while jumping on the ground like a crazed person.

Boomer and Lotus showed a scowl on their faces seeing the psycho in front of them.

…

Meanwhile, Shin Jiao's group has already reached the base after the long day of travel and shopping. They directly went to their quarters and rested except for Shin Jiao.

He is currently crafting some artifacts for the three people who are going to be left in the base.

First, he made them protective gear using diamond combined with metal as its core. With the toughness of the gem, he is sure that it could withstand almost any physical attacks.

Then he also crafted handguns which are like the one he made in the cultivation land. The handgun uses cores to power the bullets which are even able to kill level 2 beasts. But of course, he needs to power charge the core so that it would immediately be used. Since the earth lacks Qi and mana, the replenishing of the Qi and mana in the cores would take time.

For the rest of the night, Shin Jiao made three protective exoskeleton gears, and three handguns with 300 bullets.

The next day, he woke up with the smell of delicious food lingering on his nose. Although he felt exhausted after using a lot of the energy sphere in his dantian in power charging 6 cores and 300 bullets, he was able to regain some of it in his rest, because of the absorbing array in his quarters.

Right now, Susan Tang and Shi Anne Li are already in the small portable kitchen cooking something for breakfast.

After breakfast, Shin Jiao called the Park Jiyong in their room.

"Listen, the three of you will be left here tomorrow. Now I won't be able to take you to where I will go except for Mary, because of the danger in that place. But I created something to protect you in this place. Starting tomorrow, in by no means that you will take this off from your body, understand?" Shin Jiao said sternly.

The three nodded their heads while looking at Shin Jiao who stood and walked towards a table covered with a cloth.

Suddenly, Mary entered the room while panting as she tried to catch her breath.

"Hey, you guys are all here… I was looking for you. Shin, general McGrady wanted to talk to you." She said as she walks towards them.

Suddenly she noticed that something is not right, so she just took a chair and sit next to Shi Anne Li.

Shin Jiao then continues to unveil the cloth on the table.

From where they sit, the group saw some silvery metal. Yesterday, they know that Shin Jiao took some metal from the depot of the base. Upon looking at the objects on the table they showed a confused yet curious expression.

"Jiyong, come here." Shin Jiao said.

Park Jiyong stood up feeling a bit excited as he walks towards Shin Jiao. Shin Jiao made him turn around and lifted one of the exoskeleton gears on the table. Suddenly, a light scanned Park Jiyong's body from behind. After the scan, the exoskeleton automatically sticks to Park Jiyong's back and wrapped itself around him.

"What…" he said as he was startled.

"Calm down…" Shin Jiao said while grabbing Park Jiyong's shoulder.

It didn't take long until a futuristic silver exoskeleton gear has already wrapped itself on his body protecting his spine, chest, and added support for his arms and legs.

"This… this is cool… I feel like I'm a bit stronger and a little faster…" Park Jiyong muttered.

Suddenly his eyes lit up as he suddenly ran towards the door.

Although he didn't move that fast, he reached the door in just one stride.

"This is awesome!" he cried.

"But you have to wear that thing under your clothes. Remember first thing tomorrow morning, okay?" Shin Jiao reminded.

Then he took a handgun and presented it to the three and how to use them.

For half of the day, the three practiced in the firing range how to shot a real gun with the soldiers while Shin Jiao and Mary went to a meeting with General McGrady.

Mary asked a lot of questions about the gears and the gun that Shin Jiao made for the three. Although she is not saying it, Shin Jiao knew that Mary wanted to have one, but she didn't want to say it because of her pride.

In the meeting, they talked about what they will do tomorrow for the mission to close the portal. He introduces Shin Jiao to the team which would be assisting the scientist.

When the team saw that Shin Jiao was just a young man, they all threw a doubtful gaze on him.

"General, I don't want to be pretentious and all, but are you sure that we can trust this… man?" a soldier with big muscles asked.

"Che, if you can beat me, then you can talk all you want. But if you cannot, then shut up!" shouted Mary with anger clearly written on her face.

The navy seal and Special Forces were a bit taken aback by the ferocity of Mary. They didn't expect that such a beauty would challenge them in a fight.

"Hehe… young girl, I don't fight women. So thanks for the challenge, Hehe… But of course, there's another fight where I won't hesitate to face you… 1 on 1. Hehe…" the large soldier said with a grin.

Though Shin Jiao knew that the man is just joking, he still could not help but frown. This is even true for Mary who now showed an annoyed and angry expression on her face.

"Shameless…" she growled as a fireball suddenly appears on her palm.

When the soldiers saw this, they were all taken aback. They did not expect that a beautiful mutant is among them.

"A mutant!?" the big man said.

"Che, Fools… I'm not a mutant… I'm a mage. If you spew some bullshit again, I will roast you to dust." She threatened.

"Alright, that's enough. We are one force here, so I need you all to work together. Mr. Jiao is the man in charge. He would be the one to close the portal. If he leaves, you leave, no questions asked. Or else you will die out there." General McGrady said.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, you are going to enter the most dangerous environment known to man. So I want all of you to be on your toes." He added.

"Sir, yes, sir!" shouted the soldiers.

After the short discussion and debriefing of the time of their departure, everyone was dismissed.

Meanwhile, Slick who is listening in the shadows showed a big grin on his face.

"Tomorrow is the right time to strike. The other group will ambush the group going to the portal in Nevada, while we destroy this base. Hehe… as easy as pie." He muttered with a sinister smile.

That night the two women didn't leave Shin Jiao's quarters as they spend the whole night in passion. They wanted to go with him, but Shin Jiao told them to stay. It would be safer for them to stay in the base.

...

The following day, it was the day of the mission

Shin Jiao assisted the two to put on their exoskeleton gears and gave them two special visors.

"You can use this to detect Qi or mana signatures. You can also use this as an x-ray device or infrared. Remember, to be careful at all times, okay?" Shin Jiao instructed after giving the two a warm hug and long kisses.

He didn't know why, but a strange feeling of danger is enveloping his heart right at this moment as the time for their mission drew near.

Boarding one of the three V05-Banshee aircraft, Shin Jiao bade farewell to the two women, who had tears on their eyes. They knew the danger of Shin Jiao's mission, so they felt unwell sending him there.

However, what could they do? It's either Shin Jiao made a move or the danger of earth being invaded by the strange creatures would happen.

After an hour...

While the aircraft flew to their destination, Shin Jiao suddenly felt an ominous feeling. He immediately took out a piece of cloth with runes on it and hugs Mary who is sitting beside him.

Boom!!!

A loud explosion shook the aircraft, but to the surprise of the people inside, nothing happened.

"What the heck was that?!" shouted one of the soldiers.

Even the pilot showed a confused expression on his face. He clearly heard the explosion and the ship shaking, but then everything ends up fine.

On the ground, a few disgruntled faces are looking at the aircraft flying above them.

"What happened? Why didn't the engine explode? Is the bomb a dud?" shouted a large man to his teammates who just look at him with their mouth agape.