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The mining area of the RDA refining plant had entirely cleared the vegetation clean.
In stark contrast to the hurried greenery surrounding it, it looked exactly like the barren image of a quarry site.
The yellow-brown rock was exposed on the surface.
All kinds of gigantic mining machines roared into life.
Given the sheer size of the mining area, RDA mainly adopted an autonomously reinforced turret system coupled with patrols for defense.
This ensured that the nearest powered armor squad could rush to the aid of any turret that came under attack.
Coupled with aerial firepower support, this approach had always been invincible.
The size of the portal between the two worlds only allowed individual soldiers from the desert side to come through, whether warriors from the Harkonnen Family or those ninjas from the Sand Hidden Village, neither could withstand such intense firepower.
Once removed from the world’s blessing, even the Holzman Shields of the Harkonnen Family could only withstand a certain amount and would be shattered by RDA’s high-energy ammunition.
After using all the mined resources to arm themselves, this group of RDA pioneers also significantly strengthened their combat power.@@@@
Considering the location of the mining area, Tao Yu had not ordered this mining area to disarm, so they maintained their original posture.
However, when the news of their homeland surrendering reached them, the patrolling team here also showed handover errors and laxity.
Suddenly, Sand Hidden Village ninjas waiting nearby seized the opportunity, detonating several autonomous turrets and ripping open a hole.
By the time the slack guards started to respond and the powered armor arrived belatedly, the breach had already been made.
The ninjas’ ability to seize opportunities far exceeded that of these regular soldiers in combat training.
Just one slip-up and they widened the crack dramatically!
Without the support of the autonomous turrets, warriors from the Harkonnen Family and ninjas from the Sand Hidden Village all took the initiative and attacked in this direction.
Although the Harkonnen Family also had firearms, their single-shot firing mode was really no match for RDA’s metal storm.
The reason for their single-shot firing mode was to adjust their shields because they couldn’t fire their own guns while the shields were active.
When they ceased firing, one could often see blue glows flickering on their bodies, blocking bullets.
But since they had left the world’s blessing, the threshold for this protection seemed to have drastically decreased.
Once focus-fired, the force field would quickly turn red, signaling a breach, and the metal storm would tear apart those Harkonnen warriors who had lost their shields.
In contrast, the Sand Hidden Village ninjas were much more cautious and never charged at the frontal firepower.
But every strike was sure to achieve results...
Ratatat~
Boom~
Amidst the dense gunfire, a Sand Hidden Village Chunin found his chance and threw his shuriken, which instantly lodged in a power armor’s joint.
With a clatter, the four-meter-tall power armor kneeled down as its leg was crushed by its own gravity, and hydraulic fluid sprayed out.
"Damn it! Those blasted ninjas!"
The pilot cursed.
Those ninjas were like fleas; apart from autonomous mode, it was hard to catch their trace!
Autonomous turrets might destroy a target with great difficulty, only to find it was a puppet upon closer inspection.
Truly elusive, almost impossible to defend against!
Boom~
The power armor next to it fared worse, having been greeted by an Exploding Tag and immediately paralyzed.
"What the hell, we already surrendered. Should we surrender here too?"
"Exactly, why keep fighting? It’s surrender either way."
"..."
Often, combat is about breaking morale and mindset.
The fall of their base had already brought their morale to a low ebb, and after seizing the opportunity to strike, they sighed when they found they could not hold their ground.
They couldn’t really use the Orbital Weapon, could they?
The total number of humans here was not very large, far less than the number of the Harkonnen Family on Erakos Star.
With a family-loyal army and clansmen, why bother recruiting outsiders?
Kill them all, and all problems are solved.
They all deserve to die!
The RDA soldiers who chose to surrender were also a bit stunned.
The captain who had made the decision urgently spoke up,
"Wait, you can’t do this! How can you mistreat prisoners?!"
Although Earth was already a big problem for the RDA, they still had quite a few measures in place.
They had refrained from slaughtering the Na’vi largely due to the influence of public opinion from Earth.
But obviously, the Harkonnen Family had no Treaty of Versailles.
Upon hearing the captain’s words, Raban merely smiled cruelly,
"I’m just killing you, not mistreating you. Ah ha, take off their masks so they can fully experience death."
Following Raban’s words, the other Harkonnen warriors beside him also let out a deranged laughter.
They seemed to find great pleasure in this behavior.
However, at this moment, the ninja standing beside Raban, wearing the forehead protector of the Sand Hidden Village, frowned and said in slightly broken English,
"Lord Raban, killing them all won’t be favorable for the surrendered ones remaining."
As ninjas, they were accustomed to death; the Sand Hidden Village Ninja did not mind killing.
Having been through ninja battles, they became numb to these things.
But wouldn’t killing an organized group of enemies who surrendered make the remaining enemies choose death over surrender?
"Mr. Masu, your duty is only to assist us. Ninjas do not intervene in matters beyond the mission, isn’t that what you said yourselves?"
Raban looked at Masu with some wariness but still spoke with considerable arrogance.
These ninjas were extremely powerful. Although the Harkonnen Family too had many outstanding warriors, the comparison still fell short.
They had seen other special ability users, and had encounters with the witch sisters of the Sisterhood, but none possessed such power!
However, when put to use, they proved surprisingly effective.
Now, having their living supplies provided by the Harkonnen Family, who firmly controlled their lifelines, they were not worried about any rebellious acts.
Masu glanced at Raban, then silently stepped aside without saying more.
But just then, his Perception suddenly caught a hint of murderous intent, yet before he could give a warning,
A thick fog had already covered everything nearby!
"Hidden Mist Jutsu?! This thick?"
Masu immediately recognized the jutsu and began to alert them,
"Be careful, it’s an enemy ninja!"
As his voice faded, sounds of Dragon’s Chant mixed with screams came from within the fog.
"Retreat! Retreat first! It’s a trap!"
This was the only thing Raban could think of.
Using the surrender of these people as a lure to bring them in, and then arranging for the ninja to attack amidst the chaos.
The enemy’s numbers and methods were unclear.
The fog was too abnormal; he could barely see Masu who was right next to him!
After Masu frowned, he too relied on sound to issue a retreat order.
Once out of the village, the inertia of Chakra made it clear to him that the ninja capable of creating such a dense fog was stronger than himself!
They could join forces to blow away the fog with Wind Escape, but the Chakra consumption was too great. It was unwise to waste it so recklessly without knowing the enemy’s information.
Retreating first was the best solution.
Besides, it was the employer who had suggested it first...
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