An anti tank rifle in her arms and Tellie's experience shooting airplanes while moving. Granted the movement was even more drastic than previously, but unlike the previous time, both Tellie and the Tactical System had data. Besides, what they are hitting now were attack helicopters facing them and unloading their arsenal of missiles and bullets onto them so when compared to their fight against a fighter jet, this was slightly easier.
Not to mention the upgrade cards were no doubt catered to Tellie's use of her rifle. "Higher Parallel Processing, better stability, higher penetration, increased precision and stronger grip" were the upgrade cards used in order to defeat the attack helicopters. With one quick breath, Tellie managed to shoot down not one but two attack helicopters that were within her sights.
With this two kills in the bag after the first, Tellie had officially become the Grey Bear's Squad resident anti air sniper. There was no one in the history of Mechanoids who was able to defeat an attack helicopter and fighter jet in their career as a War Maiden. This allowed the Synthesis AI System Administrators to give a bag of points in Jin's name since it was an achievement never done before.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut Tellie was not stopping there.
A quick exhale and inhale enabled her to continue shooting while telling the Mecha Armour she was riding through a wired connection in her head to evade the latest barrage of attacks. Despite the explosive shockwaves that accompanied the scattered stones and dirt, Tellie pushed her Mecha Armour sideways to the nearest cover and proceeded to bring down two more attack helicopters. All four of them met with the same fate of having their pilots shot in the face.
That's right.
All of them had been aimed brutally at their face. It was not even considered a headshot but more of a face shot. Tellie had pinpointed down the wind direction, the angles and all the possible factors into the shooting to ensure that her bullet would penetrate through the helicopter's bullet resist front glass panel and into the face. She could say the shot was as difficult as hitting the missile but considering the range she had to deal with, it was 'marginally easier' that she was able to pull the feat twice in a single breath.
She figured that if she were to hit them in the chest, there could still be resistance in those pilots, forcing them to sacrifice themselves through a kamikaze attack and cause obstacles to Yinn's and Tellie's movement to evade properly. So, one good shot into the face will force the plane to drop into the valley and the secondary pilot could do nothing but die along with the first. Perhaps with enough training, experience and time, the second pilot could take hold of the attack helicopter but no, they were too close to the edge of the valley.
And to make sure they did not come back, Yinn did a proper follow up with shots of her gatling gun pushing through the falling helicopters. This caused the remaining two attack helicopters to scatter sideways when they saw how the attack caused their fellow comrades to die. However, Tellie did not give them pause as she still managed to shoot and injure the pilots with her anti tank rifle. Considering how the pilot's face went splat with her aim, she had not anticipated the large calibre bullet was also able to not just rip through the glass but also cause half of the pilot's body to dissipate into a bloody mess.
With this battle nearing to its conclusion, the Rocketeer's support for Diamondz had been brought to a halt. They had no idea that Old Fammet had Mechanoids who were capable of destroying their attack helicopter and disrupting the helicarriers. The upper management had posted their regret that they were unable to proceed any further in order to reduce the number of losses on their side.
As if that was not enough, the battle in the skies of Mount Sunn was also coming to an end as Old Fammet could see multiple collisions while the 'rebels' had zero casualties on their side making them to recognise that the Mecha Smith Master had some unique Mechanoids capable of doing miracles.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe only thing that Diamondz CEO could do right now was merely to throw bodies. Now that the commanders could see sending air units would not be the best solution, their immediate next alternative was to keep getting more Mechanoids on the ground.
However, the commanders on the ground were wary of the teleportation bombs that the people in Mount Sunn had been using. There was nothing to counter it and those mass disappearances were without reason. In addition, those who had disappeared could not be contacted again making them worried about whether they were killed instantly or not. Even private messages were denied, making them wonder what kind of special bomb or mine they had used that could perform such a feat.
When Diamondz CEO, Edmond Diamondz found out about this, it was a revelling thought that went through his mind that was both scary and at the same time fascinating. Even if they were making losses, their uppermost echelon who were masterminding this entire operation deduced that the 'best' way to move forward was to actually put more troops in the field.
"There would definitely be a limit to their abilities. Keep throwing bodies" Edmond said to his upper management as he knew that if they were able to get what Old Fammet had in his hands that he had been hiding throughout these years, he would not care to mindlessly throw bodies into this mess.
So even at the behest of the commanders on the frontline to retreat, they were given the orders to move forward as reinforcements would be coming into the fray. They all knew it was a stupid decision from the higher management but some understood that if they were able to get hold of this technology, Diamondz military corporation would not doubt ascend to the top of the companies in this dog eat dog world.
"I never thought this Old Fammet had so many trips under his sleeve. Better to rein him in before the rest noticed." Edmond said he approved another million dollars to be spent on hiring commanders and Mechanoids to go into the battle.
But what he did not now know was that he was literally playing into Jin's hands. For he had gambled a little too big when he created the dungeon instance and could only hope that he would not be in debt once this fiasco ended.