Chapter 663: Mossa's Counterattack, Mechanical Viper Combat Mode

"Hissss"

Eight rockets arced through the air, streaking toward Yu Yuan.

Seeing them, a flash of delight crossed Yu Yuan's eyes.

"Perfect timing!"

Before Yu Yuan could even speak, Mie Mie seemed to know exactly what he was thinking.

It slowed its pace.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend behind them rapidly closed the distance.

Just as the rockets converged on Yu Yuan from all directions.

Yu Yuan vanished from his spot, blinking several times as he caught up to the tail end of the Mossa train.

Hisss—

BOOM BOOM BOOM—

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend that had been relentlessly pursuing Yu Yuan got the short end of the stick.

The eight rockets lost their target and could only continue on their inertial trajectory.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend naturally became the biggest casualty.

Its enraged roar thundered across the Green Forest Icefield.

The eight rockets dealt limited damage to it, but Mossa's attack wasn't just about the explosions.

Flames ignited across the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend's body.

Though they were quickly extinguished by the extreme cold and blowing snow.

They still succeeded in drawing the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend's attention.

Especially when it spotted the one who had disturbed its slumber, now standing triumphantly atop the train, flashing it a mocking grin.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend turned its full fury on both the train and that damned bastard, going into a full rampage.

Watching the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend spiral into madness, Yu Yuan knew it was time to leave.

"Squeak!"

The entrance to the Shadow Dimension materialized behind him.

Yu Yuan took a step back and slipped into the Shadow Dimension.

Looking at the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend now right on his heels, Yu Yuan raised his hand and slashed diagonally with two fingers.

"Big fella, have a blast out here! Toys like this aren't easy to come by."

With that, the Shadow Dimension entrance sealed shut, and his figure disappeared.

Yu Yuan's disappearance, combined with his taunt, thoroughly enraged the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend.

In its eyes, that snake-like damn thing on the train was clearly an accomplice of Yu Yuan's.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend's target shifted completely.

[WARNING! Arcane Energy Mechanical Armor under intense impact. Impact intensity: Silver-tier]

Mossa stared at the warning flashing across the Virtual Light Screen, her face turning ashen.

"There's actually a Silver-tier elemental creature here too. What rotten luck!"

Among the Civilization Ladder, pure elemental creatures were extremely rare and uncommon.

"Right! I should've thought of this sooner. This world's temperature is this low, which is already extraordinarily rare across the entire Civilization Ladder. To an ice elemental creature, this place is practically paradise."

Ice elemental creatures could dramatically boost their combat power and recovery in extreme cold environments, making them an endless headache for Mossa.

"Damn Yu Yuan."

After cursing him inwardly once more.

Mossa immediately relayed the situation to Ladiz, requesting reinforcements.

She concealed the fact that she had pursued Yu Yuan alone, claiming only that she had been spotted by him while approaching the city and was now being chased by a Silver-tier ice elemental creature.

Far away in the Northern Wilderness, Ladiz received Mossa's distress call and was equally surprised that an ice elemental creature existed here.

[Ladiz's Shelter: I've already scouted traces of the city and I'm rushing over at full speed. Head northeast of the city, we'll rendezvous there.]

[Mossa train: Got it!]

Mossa breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But the very next moment.

RUMBLE—

The train violently shuddered, its body lurching off course.

An ice storm arrived right on schedule, swallowing the train in a raging blizzard.

Ice spikes, ice crystals, and chunks of ice battered the Mossa train relentlessly under the storm's fury.

They pounded against the Arcane Energy Mechanical Armor, compromising the train's stability.

Groaning sounds of "creak, creak" filled the air.

Outside the cabin window, seven or eight thigh-thick Icicle Shards hurtled toward the front of the train with the ice storm.

THUD THUD THUD—

The icicles slammed into the window surface and shattered on impact.

Though they didn't damage the window itself, the flowing light enveloping the train's hull flickered noticeably.

[WARNING! Defense energy consumption increased. Car 25 integrity reduced to 97.2%. Car 27 integrity reduced to 96.4%...]

[WARNING! Defense energy...]

Warning messages about increased energy consumption and reduced carriage integrity flashed endlessly.

"Leader, that big thing in the back is attacking our rear carriages..."

Luo Xiaohei's voice crackled through the comms.

BANG—

Another tremor shook the train, and once again, the warning indicated the rear carriages were under attack.

Mossa gritted her teeth.

The rear carriages housed her crucial heavy firepower. If they were destroyed, the loss would be too great.

And judging by the look of that spider, it clearly intended to fight to the death.

"Since you stupid thing are begging for death, then die!"

Mossa made her decision quickly.

If she kept taking hits passively like this, her losses would only grow.

The reason she had avoided battle earlier was because she wanted to conserve her resources for the fight against Yu Yuan, not waste them on meaningless skirmishes.

But clearly, that was no longer possible.

So what if it was an elemental creature? So what if it was Silver-tier? She refused to believe she couldn't take it down with everything she had.

"Xiaohei, notify everyone to man their battle stations. Prepare for combat."

"On it!"

As the order was issued.

"Activate Mechanical Viper Combat Mode."

[Mechanical Viper Combat Mode activated. Firepower system fully online!]

In an instant, the Mossa train transformed.

The basketball-sized red crystal embedded at the center of the train's nose suddenly blazed with light.

A crimson barrier spread outward from the crystal, enveloping the entire train.

All the scale-like mechanical armor plating across the train's body burst open, revealing heavy machine guns hidden beneath.

A uniform set of Excellent-tier weapons, firing 12.7mm armor-piercing explosive rounds.

Rows of blades, a full meter long, slid out from both sides of the carriages, rapidly slicing back and forth.

The roofs of all eight carriages automatically opened, raising the Mechanical Cannons that had previously attacked Yu Yuan.

All of them began charging.

In just three seconds, eight massive blue beams erupted from the muzzles, slamming into the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend's colossal body.

The powerful energy beams blasted four deep craters into the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, with one beam shearing off one of its spider legs entirely.

Suddenly struck with such heavy damage, combined with the severed leg, the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend lost its balance and was knocked flat on its back.

Mossa, now fully committed to killing, knew perfectly well that this level of damage meant nothing to a Silver-tier ice elemental creature.

And indeed, that proved to be the case.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend lay on the ground, the ice storm swirling around it as the craters carved by the cannons rapidly regenerated, and the severed leg quickly regrew.

The Mossa train, meanwhile, seized this opportunity to begin turning around.

The train in Mechanical Viper Combat Mode.

Was like a true viper. The once-rigid train completed its directional turn with a flexibility that defied mechanical principles.

Like a viper coiling its body to strike back at its prey.

It circled the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, whose wounds had mostly healed, at high speed.

The blades carved into the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend again and again, leaving a trail of gashes.

Two more spider legs were sliced clean off.

RAT-TAT-TAT—

The heavy machine guns beneath the mechanical armor spat streams of fire.

Armor-piercing explosive rounds turned into a hailstorm of lead, washing over the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend like sheets of rain.

The Mechanical Cannons pounded the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend in relentless succession.

The Mossa train had become a viper, constantly circling its prey.

All firepower unleashed.

Hisss—

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend fought back, but its attacks crashed against the crimson barrier around the train's hull, utterly failing to breach the defense.

"Just like that, just like that..."

Warning messages kept ringing in Mossa's ears: "Train under attack, shield energy consumption accelerated."

She paid them no mind, her eyes locked on the screen.

"Elemental core... where's the elemental core? Come out... come out..."

Suddenly, Mossa's eyes brightened.

She rewound the footage, finally freezing on a single frame.

In the image, the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend's chest had been blasted open into a deep crater by the Mechanical Cannons.

Deep within that crater, a faint blue light glimmered.

A relieved smile spread across Mossa's face.

"Elemental core, found it. So that's where you were hiding..."