Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 171: Seeing Ghosts (Second Update)

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Seeing Ghosts (Second Update)

Su Ming scanned the cockpit and had no idea how to arrange everything.

But at that moment, An Ruoxue said with a smile.

"I have a way, watch me."

After speaking, An Ruoxue walked over to Su Ming’s left side, squatted down, and lay across his thighs.

Instantly, Su Ming’s thighs slightly trembled, and his whole body felt like it had been electrocuted, bringing an inexplicable, strange sensation.

Lin Chuyu saw this scene and was also startled.

"Come on over!"

An Ruoxue cheerfully called out to Lin Chuyu.

Lin Chuyu’s expression suddenly became unnatural, but she still walked to Su Ming’s right side, mimicked An Ruoxue, squatted down, and shyly lay on Su Ming’s thighs.

However, once both were in place, Su Ming did not move for a long time.

"Su Ming?"

Lin Chuyu raised her head and called out in confusion.

"Cough, what’s the matter?"

Su Ming snapped back to reality and responded.

"We’re ready, you can close the cockpit now."

Lin Chuyu hurriedly reminded him.

"Okay, let’s go."

Su Ming awkwardly replied and then closed the cockpit, controlling the Iron Guard Mecha as he walked outside while checking its weaponry.

The Iron Guard Mecha was fitted with only two types of weapons, a GD-01 model Beam Rifle with two ammo clips and an Alloy Blade, nothing else. However, the only good thing was that the fuel rod was full.

Soon Su Ming piloted the Iron Guard Mecha out of the building.

Yet the moment he emerged, the scanner immediately displayed several gray dots.

All these gray dots were Iron Guards.

"So many enemies?"

Lin Chuyu was also very surprised, not expecting so many students from other academies to be in the city.

Just then, the scanner showed that the enemies had spotted them too and were moving in their direction.

"The opponents are encircling us, we can’t stay here, we need to hurry. Lie down; it might get bumpy!"

Su Ming decisively made a decision and piloted the Iron Guard Mecha at high speed towards the outskirts of the city, flying close to the ground.

Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue tried to squat still, but the Mecha’s movements were large while dodging buildings, so they could only hold tightly onto Su Ming’s thighs.

Even though they were wearing Exoskeleton Armor, they still felt somewhat unnatural.

However, Su Ming was completely focused on piloting, ignoring everything else.

Lin Chuyu watched Su Ming’s serious demeanor, becoming somewhat dazed for a moment.

Soon Su Ming managed to shake off the pursuers with the Iron Guard Mecha and then accelerated towards the outskirts of the city.

Before long, Su Ming flew the Mecha to the edge of the city and said to the two,

"Just a bit further and we can break out of the city; then we should be safe."

"Okay."

Both Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue nodded in response.

Su Ming then sped up, rushing straight out of Mox City.

However, the moment he burst out, he was taken aback.

Outside the city, on the barren land, stood a Gun Knight and twenty Flame Knights.

He quickly pulled the control stick, forcing the Mecha to stop abruptly.

At that moment, the twenty Flame Knights and the Gun Knight all turned their heads to look towards Su Ming.

"Damn, what’s going on? How did we run into so many Mechas without the scanner showing them?"

Su Ming glanced at the scanner and muttered in surprise.

Even with his superior piloting skills, there was no way he could defeat so many Mechas, not to mention one being a Third Generation Mecha·Gun Knight.

"Su Ming, take a closer look; the Mecha in the middle seems to be carrying a shielding device on its back."

Lin Chuyu whispered to Su Ming.

"No wonder the scanners didn’t detect them."

Su Ming glanced and responded with a wry smile.

At that moment, the leading Gun Knight suddenly emitted a crisp female voice, questioning Su Ming.

"Who are you? Which academy are you from?"

Su Ming was also flustered, knowing he definitely could not reveal that he was from the Imperial Court Academy. He could only claim to be from one of the other two academies.

But he wasn’t sure which academy this group was from, and if he claimed theirs, he would blow his cover.

In the meantime, Lin Chuyu whispered to Su Ming.

"Su Ming, it seems like everybody inside the city is from Bikong Academy; they might be too. Maybe we should say we’re from Amensk College."

At that moment, a girl operating a Flame Knight, who seemed quite impatient, said irritably.

"Speak up, didn’t you hear Ai Yin asking you a question?"

Su Ming’s eyes flickered rapidly as he analyzed and speculated. The squad seemed to have a high proportion of girls, and their Mecha styles were also different from those in the city; they could be from two different groups.

He felt these people were not from Bikong Academy but from Amensk College, so he switched on his communicator and replied.

"I am from Bikong Academy."

"Sister, it’s someone from Bikong Academy."

The Flame Knight, somewhat surprised, relayed to Ai Yin.

"Um, what’s your name?"

Ai Yin followed up.

Su Ming and the others were momentarily stunned—who knows what name to give? Surely they couldn’t just make one up?

"My sister is talking to you. Are you mute?" the impatient Flame Knight asked.

"Uh, I am Cao Ran."

Su Ming responded immediately.

Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue, too, looked at Su Ming with puzzled expressions.

"Lan Yue, let’s go!"

Ai Yin, without another word after hearing the response, turned her Mecha around to lead the team away.

"Phew~"

Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the others leave. It seemed Su Ming had guessed correctly.

However, at that moment, Su Ming suddenly maneuvered his Iron Guard Mecha to follow Ai Yin and her team.

"Su Ming, what are you doing?"

An Ruoxue looked at Su Ming in surprise.

"Follow them. It’s clear they are heading to the Teboken main base city. It would be too hard for us to break in on our own."

Su Ming’s eyes flickered as he explained in a low voice.

He was indeed taking a huge gamble; since these Amensk students hadn’t attacked him, maybe he could follow them.

Lan Yue and her team noticed Su Ming was still following them and spoke over the communication channel.

"Sister, that Cao Ran from Bikong Academy is still following us."

Upon hearing this, Ai Yin turned her Mecha around, lowering her shoulder-mounted Beam Cannon to lock onto Su Ming and warned.

"Stop, do not follow us."

"Heh, just let me follow. I can’t survive on my own out here."

Su Ming, throwing caution to the wind, started to act pitifully.

"That has nothing to do with us; just don’t follow us."

After warning him, Ai Yin turned and continued to lead her team forward.

Su Ming, however, maneuvered his Iron Guard Mecha to keep following them at a distance.

"Big sister, that guy really has thick skin, still following us."

Lan Yue said to Ai Yin.

"I know, just ignore him."

Ai Yin replied impassively.

Soon after, when Su Ming followed Ai Yin’s team over a protruding hill, the view before him made his pupils constrict.

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