Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 2 Mysterious Inheritance
Barriers made of steel rose quickly, completely sealing off each area.

At the same time, the surrounding buildings began to tilt with a violent vibration.

Sitting in the cockpit of VF-1, He Ming could clearly see the objects on the street that had not yet been affected or were damaged by the battle. During this violent vibration, they broke away from the ground and fell rapidly downwards. .

"Hurry... leave this area quickly!! MACROSS has transformed!"

In the communication channel, the final warning from the Second Defense Force came.

But He Ming's attention was on the other side.

he,
A scream was heard.

It’s the panic of facing death!
It’s even more of a fear when falling into darkness!
Without thinking about it, VF-1, which was still in G form, quickly changed its direction and flew towards the street behind the building under the control of He Ming.

Fortunately, because MACROSS is deforming, the buildings blocking VF-1 only need one leap to fly over from the other side.

The next moment, the screen in front of He Ming locked a target.

Among the messy and rapidly falling tables, chairs, cars, potted plants and other messy objects, a flash of colorful light and shadow flashed past.

And in front of that colorful light and shadow, a pedestrian bridge is clearly visible.

In the blink of an eye, this pedestrian bridge may become the burial place of those colorful lights and shadows! !

In an instant, He Ming knew what he should do.

VF-1 raised his right hand, emptying all the remaining ammunition of the Gatling gun, smashing the pedestrian bridge into pieces in one fell swoop, accelerating with all his strength, passing through the many falling objects, and approaching the bridge in the shortest time. Colorful light and shadow.

The locked icon kept changing, and finally, the true face of the colorful figure appeared in front of He Ming's eyes.

VF-1 waved his right hand to knock away objects falling from above to avoid hitting the figure.

No, to be precise, it was a girl wearing a colorful dress.

He Minggen observed that the girl seemed to have passed out.

The girl must be brought under the protection of VF-1 as soon as possible.

The thermonuclear engine roared continuously, and in conjunction with He Ming's operations, drove VF-1 to shorten the distance quickly and accurately.

Then, He Ming carefully controlled VF-1 to stretch out his left hand towards the girl.

close!

The icon in front of He Ming's eyes slowly moved, guiding He Ming and VF-1 to capture the unconscious girl lightly and accurately.

Suddenly, He Ming, who had not had time to breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly felt a wave of heart palpitations.

"boom!"

VF-1, who clasped his hands in front of his chest and protected the girl in his arms, suddenly turned around and turned his back downwards.

"boom!!"

Then, a terrible impact swept from beneath the dark streets.

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[Confirm survival, open...*&￥%#￥#%]

He Ming, who was almost suffocating, suddenly woke up under a burst of chaotic sounds.

His hands that suddenly fell to the ground felt a biting coldness.

He Ming instinctively retracted his hands, only to see that he was lying on a piece of, no, lying on the vast, seemingly endless sea.

However, the sea under He Ming's feet was not the sea in his memory.

As He Ming stood up, the sea surface beneath his feet slowly rippled, rippling away into the distance.

And among the ripples, He Ming seemed to see a little bit of starlight.

"here is?"

He Ming frowned.

He Ming had never seen such a strange sight in his life.

It seemed that this vast sea surface with ripples and stars that could be seen was not a strange sight that He Ming could see in reality that he was familiar with.

What's more, if you just need to focus your eyes and look, there seems to be some scenes in the starlight that twinkles slightly with the ripples under your feet.

Some have human activities and scenes of life activities.

This is not reality at all! !
A headache hit him, and He Ming had to look away from looking at the strange ocean at his feet.

At the same time, as the pain became clearer, He Ming remembered the previous battle.

"Fight? VF-1? And, that figure?"

The memory of the battle is so clear!
Even now, the feeling of controlling VF-1 to fight with aliens can still make He Ming's blood boil!
Also, he had no idea whether the figure he was supposed to save was alive or dead, or what his name was.

Because the world he is in at the moment is not reality.

At least it wasn't the world where He Ming was born and grew up, let alone the cruel world where He Ming was involved in battle.

"Tick!"

The sound of slight water drops falling quietly sounded.

An unfamiliar ripple came from a distance and passed by He Ming's feet.

He Ming raised his head subconsciously, but was surprised to find a figure shrouded in golden light standing not far away.

A slight sound passed by He Ming's ears like a breeze.

"Who are you?!"

He Ming asked instinctively.

The figure shrouded in golden light looked at He Ming quietly, raised his right hand and pointed in another direction.

He Ming's eyes followed closely.

The next second, He Ming's pupils shrank suddenly, and his soul seemed to be shocked by something huge and indescribable, and fell into a brief pause.

huge,

tall,

Huge and other words used to describe the size of objects kept passing through He Ming's mind.

In the end, it returned to nothingness.

He couldn't find any suitable words to describe the scene he witnessed.

The towering tree, where countless stars converge, stands quietly in front.

Its roots extend downward,

It extended downward toward the depths of the sea glittering with countless stars at He Ming's feet, as if to completely penetrate the sea.

Through the twinkling starlight, He Ming saw a vast and developed root system that was completely beyond his imagination, almost completely occupying the sea below He Ming's feet.

"This, this is?!"

Such a shocking sight made He Ming lose the ability to think.

This almost subverted He Ming's understanding of the world.

Similar to the huge root system entrenched under the sea surface, the branches growing upward, toward the unknown chaos, may have twinkling stars, or may have dim, almost extinguished sparks.

At first glance, it looks like a rich scene full of fruits.

"Tree? A towering tree growing on the sea?!"

He Ming turned around and looked at the golden figure, only to find that there was no longer any figure there.

All that remains is a sigh and a call. "Let's set off! Young successor!"

"wait wait wait!"

He Ming subconsciously took steps, but unexpectedly a feeling of weightlessness followed, dragging He Ming, who was caught off guard, into the sea.

The blue, starry water covered He Ming's head, and heavy pressure surged toward He Ming from all directions.

Before the darkness struck, He Ming could only see the scene of the root system entrenched under the sea slowly becoming active, and countless unknown memories flooding into his mind.

I don't know how much time has passed. He Ming, who was in the darkness, didn't know the time or the situation in the outside world. He only remembered the moment when the heavy pressure almost crushed his existence. An unknown force quietly grew up to protect He Ming. Ming spent that moment of life and death.

Inadvertently, in the boundless darkness, a faintly glowing point of light appeared silently, attracting He Ming's gaze.

The thinking that had become sluggish due to the invasion of darkness gradually became smoother.

The warmth flowing on the face accelerated the process.

【Dynamic event update!Please ensure Lin Mingmei’s survival!Note: The target character is now injured and bleeding. 】

The floating and cold voice completely woke He Ming up like thunder on the ground.

Instinctively, he raised his hand to touch the warmth on his face.

When it enters the eyes, it is a dazzling bright red.

Several blood beads followed closely, slowly drifting into He Ming's field of vision.

"Boom..."

When the vibrating roar came from the depths, He Ming also saw the figure floating in the air, mixed in the debris.

"is her?!"

In an instant, He Ming understood the identity of that figure.

She is the one she saved.

At the same time, it was also the person the mysterious voice spoke of, Lin Mingmei.

With almost no hesitation, He Ming reached out to open the safety buckle, raised his hands, and forcefully opened the broken cockpit cover. With a tap of his foot, he flew out of the cockpit and quickly approached the girl. Lin Akemi.

Strange to say.

The environment He Ming is in now should be in a microgravity or even zero gravity environment.

But He Ming, who had never received professional training, was able to move around in this microgravity environment like a fish in water.

Could it be that the changes brought about by that mysterious voice allowed He Ming to master the skills of moving in a gravity-free environment in the blink of an eye?
However, at the moment, this is just a digression.

Gently pushing away the debris surrounding Lin Mingmei, He Ming's expression suddenly became solemn.

Although the upper part of the girl's colored skirt was somewhat damaged, overall it was in good condition.

The problem is the lower part. The dazzling bright red has dyed nearly half of the skirt. The blood beads seeping from the bottom of the skirt are constantly filling up, until they get rid of the shackles of the skirt and float into the distance.

Urgent situation!
He Ming gently hugged the girl's frail body, then turned around and kicked off the larger debris next to him, and quickly flew towards the VF-1 wreckage below.

【Dynamic event update!The target person, Lin Mingmei, is in critical condition. Please treat her immediately!And then established corresponding shelters to provide Lin Mingmei with a safe environment!The death of a character will greatly affect the future, leading to the total destruction of MACROSS and the death of all humans, including you! ! 】

The mysterious voice once again reminded He Ming of the importance of Lin Mingmei to him and to this space battleship.

In fact, even if the mysterious voice didn't say anything, He Ming would do everything possible to save Lin Mingmei.

After successfully finding the emergency supplies box under the cockpit of VF-1, He Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, Lin Mingmei's injury should be able to receive preliminary treatment.

After finding a slightly flat location that met the basic treatment conditions, He Ming began to treat Lin Mingmei.

The treatment process went very smoothly.

It went so smoothly that He Ming felt a little incredible.

Maybe, it's because of the mysterious voice?

Or is it the heir mentioned by the golden figure seen in the dream?
That mysterious ocean of stars,

And, the towering giant tree rooted in the ocean of stars and extending countless branches towards chaos.

There were too many mysteries before He Ming's eyes, so He Ming could never see clearly the truth behind these mysteries.

Especially now, in the cosmic battlefield where mankind is in desperate situation, the only thing that can be done is to join in this battle?

After dexterously tying the bandage with both hands, He Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He raised his eyes and glanced past the bandaged Jieying, and finally landed on Lin Mingmei's pale little face, He Ming suddenly felt something was wrong.

Shortness of breath, flushed face.

He Ming's expression changed, he reached out and touched it, feeling bad.

Misfortunes do not come singly!

It turned out to be infection and fever, which is the last thing you want to see after being injured and bleeding.

Medicines can be found in the emergency supplies box, but drinking water...

After looking around, Lin Mingmei put on the cooling patch that came with the emergency kit, took out a flashlight and some glow sticks, and turned around to leave.

"Sorry! Please wait for me here. I'll be right back."

Even though He Ming was not very clear about the situation in the outside world, judging from the surrounding situation and his encounter with Lin Mingmei, this was probably the isolation area formed after MACROSS deformed.

In other words, this is an island space in a sense.

Moreover, it is still an isolated island space in space.

Fortunately, in this space, there should still be a lot of materials that fell here in the previous battle.

As long as these supplies are found, the next thing should be easy to handle.

He Ming's figure kept moving back and forth among the walls and debris.

Every time he passed a corner or a place with a lot of debris, He Ming would leave a glowing light stick as a sign for his return.

After repeated searches, He Ming returned to the wreckage of VF-1 with enough drinking water and food, and fed Lin Mingmei medicine.

Seeing Lin Mingmei's condition gradually getting better, He Ming was able to let go of the heavy stone in his heart.

No matter what, the ship and even his own future would not be destroyed because of Lin Mingmei's injury.

While He Ming was taking care of Lin Mingmei, the Second Defense Team submitted a report about unknown reinforcements.

After multiple confirmations, investigators finally targeted Seryev, who was injured and hospitalized, and was the original owner of the VF-1 driven by He Ming.

Facing the investigators' questioning, Seryev, who was lying on the hospital bed, took everything into consideration.

It was obvious that when this guy was discovered, he was seriously injured and in a coma.

Looking at the old man who drove the investigators away, closed his eyes, and showed an attitude of ignoring everyone, Skeleton Team Roy Falk shook his head helplessly, turned around and walked out of the ward.

"Captain. What's the situation with Captain Seryev?"

The three people waiting outside the hospital bed were Roy Falk's players, Ichijo Teru, Mark Genas, and Kakizaki Hayao.

"The situation is okay."

In fact, even if they cannot get more information from Seryev, investigators have already locked in a general scope.

"Next, we are responsible for the west side area. It is very likely that the mysterious pilot supporting the Second Defense Force is there."

Roy Falk's face straightened.

"Remember! No matter what the truth is, you must not do any reckless behavior towards the pilot until the investigation is clear."

(End of this chapter)