After seeing the dolls and the gunships in the sky retreat to a distance of 500 meters from the lakeshore, the mutant in the center of the lake finally reacted.
Its countless tentacles pierced the ground along the lakeshore, dragging its massive body toward the shore!
"Hey! This guy actually dares to come this far! Quick! AR15! Give it a good whack!"
Seeing the massive mutant struggling to move toward the shore, Simonov turned back and shouted to AR15, who had just jumped up from the stern hatch.
But turning around wouldn't have been better; Simonov was immediately stunned by AR15's current appearance.
"Whoa! Have you turned into a mutant?!"
Looking at AR15's now jet-black face and the cracked, black silicified material covering her arms, Simonov nearly snapped the control lever in her hand.
"Why bring that up!" Hearing Simonov's words, AR15 immediately rolled her eyes, the whites of her eyes glaringly obvious against her dark face.
"Ahem, anyway, as quickly as possible… that big guy isn't slow…" Simonov, having finished rolling her eyes, awkwardly turned back and maneuvered the gunship to a position suitable for firing.
However, she had no idea what would happen if she put AR15, this fake "infected," into the gunship's quarantine compartment…
Of course, there was no reaction yet, and nothing could be seen. AR15 immediately jumped into the gunner's seat, controlling the two tank cannons below the gunship, pointing them at the mutant crawling toward the shore.
Just as she was about to press the firing pedal, AR15 frowned.
The mutant had stopped moving on the lakeshore.
Although it was still waving its tentacles, it clearly had no intention of rushing out of the lake.
"This? Has this guy chickened out?" Executioner had already prepared her breaching axe and was waiting for the mutant to emerge from the lake so she could unleash her power, so she was completely flustered at this sight.
"Probably. Looks like this mutant is quite clever. I always thought these mutants were brainless." AK47 couldn't help but click her tongue. She had originally thought she could lure the guy out, kill it, complete the mission, and go back for the money.
Who would have thought it would end up in this awkward situation…
Renault also scratched his head in exasperation. He glanced back at the gunship in the sky, then at the mutant standing still, not intending to move, and even wriggling backward.
This guy…
"Simonov, fly a little closer, but remember not to get caught."
The mutant's change in action occurred roughly when Simonov maneuvered the gunship away from the creature's attack range.
At this moment, the one in the lead was Executioner. She had just seen the mutant approaching and immediately jogged forward a couple of steps, eager to be the first to charge.
Who would have thought that this mutant didn't seem very interested in these power-armored T-dolls? Its attack just now was probably just a side effect.
This guy's real purpose was probably AR15 and the gunship in the sky. It's engines...
Well, this was probably unexpected, yet also predictable...
"Seriously, another dangerous mission. I hope this thing doesn't spew out supersonic bone spikes like a hydralisk!"
"Supersonic... supersonic is a bit too exaggerated, isn't it? How can a living being have that kind of firepower..." AR15, now in the machine gun control position, spoke with some suspicion upon hearing Simonov's words.
Switching to the machine gun was mainly to shoot down any tentacles that might stab at the gunship.
"Why not? It can hit us even when I'm thousands of meters in the air! If it's not supersonic, I'll jump off this ship right now! But it's also possible that the Commander's memory is faulty, although that possibility is very small."
As she spoke, Simonov immediately steered the gunship toward the mutant!
Jdging from her posture, she wasn't going to lure it in! She was clearly trying to take the mutant down with her!
"Hey! Simonov! Take it easy!"
"Don't worry! I'm the ace pilot of the house! Ace!"
Simonov shouted excitedly, and the gunship sped up to full speed! It charged straight at the mutant!
Seemingly caught off guard by Simonov's suicidal move, the mutant didn't even have time to react until the gunship was right above its head. Then it roared and unleashed a barrage of tentacles that lunged at the gunship!
"Ouch!" AR15, sitting in the gunner's seat, was caught off guard and crashed headfirst into the control panel!
Fortunately, the control panel was sturdy and didn't break, but a large portion of the silicified crystalline shell on AR15's face was knocked off, revealing the metallic skeleton of her doll form.
The giant mutant, hot on its heels, faced with the gunship so close at hand, almost without hesitation burst out of the lake!
A massive body, writhing like some kind of mollusc, was pulled from the water!
Amidst AR15's screams, Simonov maneuvered the gunship erratically through the air, managing to prevent the tentacles from touching any part of the ship!
"Well done! Simonov! Now it's our turn!"
Watching the mutant use its momentum, coupled with Simonov's bait, to surge hundreds of meters onto the shore, Executioner immediately charged forward, wielding her breaching axe!
"Hehe! Mission accomplished!" Dodging the last few tentacles, Simonov gave a triumphant thumbs-up behind her.
"Tsk! You bastard! Why didn't you warn me when you knew we were going to be bait?!" AR15 scrambled to her feet, somewhat disheveledly ripping off the last piece of silica from her face and throwing it away before returning to her gunner's seat.
"Huh? No way? Are there still people not wearing seatbelts these days? No way, no way!"
Hearing Simonov's mocking tone, AR15 angrily picked up a piece of siliconized debris from the ground and threw it at Simonov's head!
"Ouch! Ouch! Oh? It doesn't hurt! It doesn't hurt at all!"
Looking at Simonov's reaction, AR15 rolled her eyes again, speechless. This girl's jumping around again!
However, even AR15 had to admit that this girl's piloting skills... were actually quite impressive...
Meanwhile, the mutant below seemed to realize it had been tricked, unleashing a deafening roar that stunned the hearing modules of the dolls, and even the roar could be heard from the spaceship high in the sky.