Tower Defense: Public Enemy

Chapter 90 Mobile Storm

"Another system maintenance? Does that mean we can raid their base again?"

Lei Chi was overjoyed and immediately pulled up the intrusion logs, wondering whose house he should raid.

"Zhao Zilong! Camp defense index 9609, not bad, he's the one!"

Zhao Zilong is a level 37 expert player, and his secret camp must be exceptionally well-developed, with plenty of valuable items. Stealing from his camp is the most likely way to make a fortune.

Moreover, from the perspective of attracting hatred, stealing from Zhao Zilong's house is the most suitable option.

Lei Chi was no longer in a hurry to challenge the Beast King. He began preparing to raid the enemy's base, collecting over fifty boxes of ink from the Ink Pool, buying some cheap brushes from the trading post, and crafting berets...

Half an hour later, as soon as the system maintenance began, he hastily launched an invasion of Zhao Zilong's secret camp.

"Go for it!"

He fearlessly rushed into the portal, only to freeze in shock at the sight that greeted him.

The War Corridor in front of him was a steel avenue, estimated to be at least twenty meters wide, stretching straight ahead to a steel fortress.

Looking down, the ground was covered with thick steel decks with a fish-scale pattern. The decks were dark silver and smooth.

Looking to the left and right, both sides of the [War Corridor] are lined with steel turrets.

Those gun emplacements were more than a meter higher than the War Corridor, and were also dark silver in color, with a distinct metallic luster.

On the turrets, there are machine gun turrets, flywheel turrets, moonblade turrets, clockwork knights, silver-winged guardians, mechanical angels, and so on.

The defensive towers varied in height and shape, arranged haphazardly and asymmetrically. Among them, the [Mechanical Angel] was a fourth-tier mechanical tower. Like a Transformer, it was an angel-shaped robot that hovered on the turret with an elegant posture. Its wings were made of bright, sharp blades, and it had cannons mounted on its shoulders, making it look very magnificent.

Lei Chi can only see part of its information; its attack power is as high as 3020, and its range is 100 meters.

There are two of these "Mechanical Angels" in total, separated by more than a hundred meters!

Of course, these mechanical towers are currently stationary.

"Is this what a high-level mechanical tower player does? The defensive towers are arranged so haphazardly, like they've been chewed by a dog, there's absolutely no aesthetic appeal. Don't they know how to align them? Don't they know how to place them symmetrically? Don't they know how to arrange them from smallest to largest?"

Lei Chi found it unbearable to watch, and his terminal diagnoses suddenly flared up on the spot. He took out ink and a brush and quickly wrote, drew circles, crossed out, drew arrows, and wrote annotations on the cannon platform, just like grading homework.

"dismantle!"

"This tower has been moved back 30 meters!"

"Could we arrange the machine gun turrets symmetrically?"

"The defense towers are scattered haphazardly, one-star review!"

Lei Chi finally stopped after using up all the ink in the five bamboo tubes, by which time he had already approached the camp square.

Zhao Zilong's [War Corridor] is nearly a kilometer long, and the camp behind it is also paved with steel plates. Buildings such as the gold mine, war hall, and gem hall are like shipping containers. There is a huge mechanical clock tower at the back of the camp, and the entire camp is filled with the style of a futuristic mechanical fortress.

After entering the camp square, there were only ten minutes to plunder. Lei Chi carefully observed the scene in the camp ahead, thinking about how to loot it later.

Suddenly, he noticed a circular platform near the gold mine, and on the platform stood a mechanical warhorse!

"Isn't that Zhao Zilong's mechanical undead warhorse?"

Lei Chi's heart stirred; he had a target. That mechanical warhorse looked really cool, a hundred times better than the Beast brand bicycle, and it was very likely an even more advanced prop than the war dragon boat.

I'll just grab it!

Lei Chi made up his mind and headed straight for the mechanical warhorse. When he got close to it, he saw the warhorse's attribute information.

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Name: Mobile Storm

Version: Black Knight

Type: Special Mount

Provides a health bonus of 10000.

0-100 km/h acceleration: 2 seconds

Top speed: 440 kilometers per hour (actual speed depends on player level)

Note 1: The Motor Storm is an intelligent mechanical mount with unlimited power. After riding it, players can effectively resist various restrictive effects such as slowing down, knockback, and knock-up.

Note 2: The maximum speed of the Motorstorm is (riding player level × 10) kilometers per hour, but it will not exceed 440 kilometers per hour.

Note 3: The Black Knight version of the Motorstorm provides the "Black Knight" riding effect. When riding forward, activating the effect will cause up to four black phantoms to follow behind.

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"This horse is amazing, it's mine!"

Without saying a word, Lei Chi immediately jumped onto the horse, only to find that the Motor Storm was completely stationary.

"It doesn't work during system maintenance? That doesn't make sense. You can ride a bicycle and row a warship. Is there a hidden power button?"

Lei Chi immediately dismounted and examined the horse. The Motor Storm was equipped with a complete set of riding gear, including a saddle, reins, and whip, but it lacked a power button or other such items. However, Lei Chi quickly discovered that although the warhorse could not be ridden, it could be led. By pulling on its reins and giving it a slight tug, it would follow along.

"If we want to bring this Motorstorm home, we need to go back the way we came and get it out of Zhao Zilong's secret camp within ten minutes. If we lead it, we can be faster and still make it in time."

Just as Lei Chi was about to lead his horse away, he suddenly noticed a metal ball, resembling a bowling ball, floating next to the warhorse.

You can see the attribute information of the Thunder Pool.

[Oman: Metallic Lifeform, LV37, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ]

"What is this? A metallic life form? Damn it, we've kidnapped it!"

Lei Chi approached the metal sphere and, without even having time to examine it closely, immediately hugged it to his arms.

The metal sphere wasn't heavy, and Lei Chi discovered that it was actually soft, as elastic as a balloon, but it couldn't be put into the storage backpack.

Lei Chi then quickly left behind evidence of his crimes.

He dropped a green beret, and considering the limited time, decided not to leave any words. Then, holding the metal sphere in his right hand and pulling the Motorstorm with his left, he quickly ran towards the [Time-Space Wormhole].

One man and one horse, running happily.

Before the plundering period ended, Lei Chi successfully entered the [Time-Space Wormhole]. However, upon returning to his own camp, he received a system notification.

"Ding, dear player, during system maintenance, an error has been detected in your game data..."

"Ding! During system maintenance, your actions should not cause losses to other players. Mobile Storm (Black Knight Edition) and Metal Lifeform Aman will be returned to their original locations!"

"What?" Lei Chi was immediately annoyed upon hearing the system notification and roared, "I stole it with my own skills! Why should I give it back! You treacherous system, come out here! I can't log off, is this all the fun you have? And you're taking it away from me? Don't you have a conscience?"

"Ding! Compensation plan generated. You will receive a Carnival Edition of the Mobile Storm series and a female Mechanical Lifeform, a similar to the Mechanical Lifeform Aman. Enjoy the game!"

At that moment, the metal sphere Lei Chi was holding suddenly turned porcelain white, and the mechanical warhorse he was leading also turned silver white.

Lei Chi was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed, exclaiming, "System God, you're awesome!"