Chapter 843

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Nanyue State, May 79th, 6: 75 AM; Xia Xia, May 79th, 67: 75 AM.

Dark Hell's stronghold on the east side of the city was located in the eastern suburbs of Mang Street City. There were all sorts of people there, and the security there was terrible. It was one of the most chaotic places in Mang Street City.

The Demon Mercenary Group and Dark Hell were fighting fiercely at the stronghold on the east side of the city. The surrounding local forces of Mang Street City pretended not to know anything, turning a blind eye and minding their own business.

The combat power displayed by the Demon Mercenary Group was a little too strong. The local forces that had originally wanted to participate in the battle immediately retreated. After all, they had a rocket launcher and an anti-material sniper rifle. No matter how one looked at it, they didn't look like a small group of hooligans. They looked like a criminal group with an organized background!

In the wee hours of the morning in Mang Street City, the moonlight in the sky was dim. The Steel Aircraft seemed to be invisible in the night sky. However, the powerful Demon Mercenary Group, or rather, the powerful sniper of the Demon Mercenary Group, had actually destroyed two Steel Aircraft in a short period of time!

One of the Steel Aircraft was even protecting the Steel Aircraft that carried the Arrow Type A air-to-surface missile. If the sniper had directly hit the Steel Aircraft that carried the Arrow Type A air-to-surface missile, the consequences would have been even more severe.

"Izur, have you locked on to the sniper's position? Get rid of that sniper immediately! "Shi Lei stared at the screen and the image projected by the projector as he spoke with some displeasure.

"Sir, we haven't locked on to the target at the moment. We can't accurately calculate the target's position!" Izur replied to Shi Lei.

The night environment gave the Demon Mercenary Group protection. The Steel Aircraft's dynamic recognition engine was greatly disrupted. Otherwise, the sniper's position would have been discovered long ago.

"Izur, give me a panoramic map of the battle area on the second projector. I want the location information of all the enemy's infrared thermal detectors scanned!" Shi Lei instructed. Although he had lost two Steel Aircraft, Shi Lei wasn't too angry. The Steel Aircraft were cheap to build, and losing them was far better than losing combat personnel.

“Yes，Sir。 The image of the second projector has been created, and all the enemy's thermal images have been displayed. The enemy's position information is delayed for two seconds, and the infrared thermal detector's scanning data can't be transmitted in real time, "Izur reminded Shi Lei.

Shi Lei could barely accept a two-second delay in the location information. It was not too much of a delay.

If I have my own communication satellite, delays and whatnot are nothing! Shi Lei sighed in his heart. However, the cost of a comprehensive communications satellite was at least one billion USD. Dream Entertainment could not afford it for the time being.

Dream Entertainment had acquired 45% of AMD's shares and spent a total of 6.10 billion USD. Dream Entertainment's financial account had a total of 8.3 billion USD, including the 355 million USD profit from the first round of speculation on AMD's stock. They had spent 6.10 billion USD and had 7.60 billion USD left.

7.60 billion USD sounded like a lot. It was enough to last them ten lifetimes. However, there were other uses for the money. Lijian Province and the location of Xia's Mirui Technology headquarters required a large sum of money. Another billion USD was needed to replace AMD's supply chain debt.

Not only that, Dream Entertainment still owed Rongcheng City three billion USD. Shi Lei personally owed Rongcheng Military District three billion USD. Shi Lei and Dream Entertainment still needed money for many other things.

Therefore, owning a comprehensive communications satellite was just a pipe dream!

Shi Lei looked at the two-second delay on the panoramic map. He quickly analyzed where the sniper from the Devil's Mercenary Group could be. The sniper would not hide in a crowded place as that would interfere with the sniper's aim. Therefore, Shi Lei first checked on the personnel who were alone.

BOOM!

In the sky, another Steel Drone was turned into a ball of fire by the sniper. Izur quickly reported, "Sir, the system has analyzed the sniper's position. He came from the northwest. However, we are unable to determine the specific personnel."

Shi Lei cast his gaze to the northwest and quickly locked on to one of the people. In the two-second delay on the image, Shi Lei pointed at a person and said, "Izur, lock on to this guy!"

The person who was identified by Shi Lei immediately chose to move his position after the Steel Drone exploded. This action exposed him!

"Sir, the target has been locked on. Three Steel Drones have locked on to the target from different directions. They are expected to come into contact with the target in 67 seconds, "Izur reported.

The first projector displayed the night vision image. When the three Steel Drones surrounded the target, Shi Lei found out that the target was the sniper through the night vision image. The sniper rifle on his back exposed his identity.

"Izur, kill him quickly!" Shi Lei ordered without hesitation.

The Demon Mercenary Group's sniper also reacted very quickly. When he saw the Steel Drone flying toward him, he did not hesitate to take out the sniper rifle on his back. Without aiming too much, he fired at the Steel Drone in front of him.

The 5.0-inch caliber sniper rifle was very powerful. It was usually used to deal with light armored tanks, so it was named the anti-material sniper rifle.

The Steel Drone was hit by the 5.0-inch caliber sniper rifle bullet on its side. The powerful inertia caused the Steel Drone to lose control and finally fall from the sky. When Izur could not control the Steel Drone's flight trajectory, he immediately set it to self-destruct.

When the Steel Drone was about to crash, the internal battery and highly concentrated plastic bomb exploded, blowing the Steel Drone into pieces that had no research value. At the same time, the flying metal fragments unfortunately hit the sniper's cheek, leaving a bloody mark. It made the sniper look somewhat ferocious.

The other two Steel Drones successfully approached the sniper. The unique sound of MP2 submachine guns rang out. Although the sniper dodged tenaciously, the one controlling the Steel Drone was Izur, the advanced pseudo-artificial intelligence system Izur. Izur did not miss at all. The two Steel Drones cooperated well and hit the sniper, causing him to fall in the dark night.

Without the powerful sniper's cover, Izur controlled the Steel Drone to quickly reap the lives of the Demon Mercenary Group's ordinary combat team members. The combat strength of the main combat team members was too strong. Moreover, the darkness of the night provided them with protection. Izur could not find and attack them for a while.

"Sir, the infrared thermal detector has found the enemies outside. They are retreating. Should we stop them?" The Steel Drone was not only equipped with night vision but also infrared thermal detector.

The infrared thermal detector was the best detection method to find humans with thermal radiation in the dark.

"Izur, don't let any of the enemies go. Stop them all. I want to annihilate them all!" Shi Lei said coldly. The Demon Mercenary Group belonged to the Angel Council. Eliminating the Demon Mercenary Group's power was cutting off the Angel Council's claws and teeth.

"Yes, sir!" Izur quickly carried out Shi Lei's order. Three Steel Drones chased after them from the sky. However, just as the three Steel Drones chased after them, there were people retreating in other directions.

Moreover, the three Steel Drones that chased after them were attacked by powerful attacks. If it were not for the Steel Drones' thick skin and high HP, they would have been killed instantly.

"Izur, retreat back!" Shi Lei looked at the infrared thermal detector's image of the entire battlefield. The Demon Mercenary Corps had broken through the encirclement. Six of the Demon Mercenary Corps' members had left in six different directions. Most of the remaining members had followed these six corners. It seemed that these six corners were the Demon Mercenary Corps' six main combat teams.

"Sir, with our strength, we can at least eliminate three escaping teams. Should we pursue them?" Izur reminded and asked.

Shi Lei shook his head. "Give up the pursuit!"

"Understood, sir. Should all the Steel Drones return to the base?" Izur asked again and reminded, "Sir, three Steel Drones have been damaged. There are forty-two remaining Steel Drones. Two of them have suffered moderate damage and need to be replaced and repaired."

"Izur, control the Steel Drones and return to the base! Also order Ye Feng to repair the parts that need to be replaced! "Shi Lei ordered.

"Yes, sir!" Izur loyally carried out Shi Lei's order without any doubt or hesitation. If it were a real human, Shi Lei's order not to pursue just now might have been questioned.

In fact, it was not without reason that Shi Lei did not pursue the escaping members of the Demon Mercenary Group. The Steel Drones tracking the members of the Demon Mercenary Group would not have much practical significance.

In the dark, it was quite unrealistic to rely on the Steel Drones to eliminate the main combat teams of the Demon Mercenary Group. As long as the main combat teams of the Demon Mercenary Group hid in the woods and took advantage of the narrowness of the woods, they could block the Steel Drones and attack them. It was very likely that they could destroy the Steel Drones.

Shi Lei was not afraid of damaging the Steel Drones. He was afraid that if too many of the Steel Drones were damaged, it would be too troublesome to clean up the evidence and leave behind some subtle clues.

They had already lost three Steel Fleets. All of them had turned into fragments and were scattered randomly around the stronghold in the east of the city. These were all evidence of the existence of the Steel Fleets. It was already quite troublesome to clean them up without missing a single one.

Moreover, Shi Lei still had a plan in mind. He needed the Demon Mercenary Group to participate in the performance and complete his final show in Nanyue State. How could he easily get rid of the Demon Mercenary Group?

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