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The chat made it worse. Max gritted his teeth as he got embarrassed. Thankfully, no one could see inside the cockpit, so he was safe from teasing.

"Cough, that was intentional."

— Yeah, we believe you

— Intentional, huh? Let's leave it at that.

— We totally don't doubt you.

"Great. As expected from my viewers. You guys are understanding." Max chuckled after reading the chat.

Standing up, Max observed his enemy once again. It observed him from a distance and didn't try to get closer, as if it had no other way to attack aside from the cannon from its back.

And based on the fact it didn't attack…

"Is there a time interval between attacks?" He asked quietly as he observed his enemy back. Based on what happened, there must be a time interval.

That time interval was…

"Oh? Is it attacking again? So it's around 5 seconds!"

Max controlled Mech-42 to jump out of the way again. This time, he took the thruster into account and didn't lose his balance like before.

Boom!

The red beam hit the ground and exploded. Dust was kicked into the air. And from that dust, Mech-42 appeared and rushed toward the enemy robot without hesitation. Max shot the rifles. Three beams flew toward the enemy and hit its two legs.

Bam bam!

Parts that were hit exploded into pieces. The black robot lost balance and fell to the ground.

At that time, Max had reached where the enemy was by utilizing the thruster to his advantage. He got the hang of it now.

Standing in front of the robot, he identified its weak point from the scan. It showed the part under the cannon was the most vulnerable.

"Buh bye, robot."

Zuu!

The last shot was set for the beam to only have a penetration power and not an explosion. It created a hole in the enemy robot and rendered it down. With the core operation destroyed, it couldn't move anymore and became a metal junk.

However…

[Well done, officer. Objective complete. Begin collecting information.]

The main part of the robot was intact, and Eva scanned it using Mech-42.

"Fuu, that was good." Max released his hands from the lever and created a second camera for his livestream inside the cockpit. "Robot fight is exciting, huh? When will I be able to fly? I can't help but look forward to it."

— No spoiler, but mid of the story

— Flying in a robot surely is fun. You will like it.

— Kekw, you got addicted to a robot.

— I wonder if you can use parkour in a robot too.

"I wonder about that too." Max shrugged his shoulders and looked forward. "Oh, the scan is complete. I will change the camera again."

With that, the screen changed to show the perspective outside the robot.

[Scan complete, information gathered. Calculating next move.]

[Combat mode stays activated until the safe zone.]

[Mech-42 maintenance is a necessary key for the officer's survival. Prioritizing search for human settlement.]

[Data confirmed. New objective created.]

[Objective: Move toward a nearby human shelter.]

After the row of notifications from Eva ended, Max could see a blue arrow pointing toward a certain direction opposite the sea. 5 KM was written beneath the arrow, showing the next target wasn't that far from him.

"I guess I need to go that way," Max said as he looked at the direction the arrow pointed at.

Mech-42 still held the rifle as he moved. Being in combat mode meant the assist thruster was still activated. It increased his speed slightly. Based on the distance covered in a few seconds, Max guessed the robot ran around 60 KM/H.

Reaching 5 KM with such speed would usually take 5 to 6 minutes. However… This was a game. There was something called a skip scene.

After running for around 10 seconds toward the arrow, he found himself standing on a cliff. The indicator below the arrow also showed 300 meters. In short… He skipped all the distance without running for a long time.

"Well, that's convenient for me."

— This game understands that travel takes time and is boring. Don't worry about it! Just think you're jumping through a wormhole.

— Free teleportation as long as you move toward the direction the arrow pointed at you for more than 10 seconds.

— Nooo! The running robot is skipped!

— Before being able to fly, this skip feature is pretty convenient. Of course, it will still be convenient until the end of the game.

— Tsk, I want to see Breeze running in a robot. Why is it skipped? Bad game!

As usual, the chat was divided into two, but Max supported the one who loved the skip feature right now. He just wanted to enjoy the story and the fight. He didn't need to run for 5 minutes straight in a robot because that would be boring.

"Now then, where is the settlement?"

Only dense forest could be seen from above the cliff. There was nothing that resembled a human settlement or a house.

However, the arrow pointed at that area, so it wouldn't be wrong. The problem now was how to go down the cliff.

"That's a foolish question," Max smirked as he moved Mech-42's hands and feet. He got used to controlling it now. "There is no wall I can't climb. And there is no cliff I can't handle!"

— Oooh!

— How cool! How cringe! I like it!

— Cringe Breeze. But his words aren't wrong

— Parkour in a robot? COOL + Cool = MARVELOUS!

— But can you do it?"

"Heh, as I said before. There is nothing I can't do." Max smirked and looked around. He wanted to find the perfect spot to descend while wondering about something.

'The game must've prepared the path for the player to reach the settlement safely. From the look of it, it is located to the side, a bit away from this place. The path leading down should be right there, but…'

Finding a slightly slanted area, he proceeded toward that place while humming and put the rifle to his back.

'That won't be fun and interesting. I wonder how far I can push this robot.'

Based on what he knew, this robot surely could break. With that in mind, he jumped down the cliff.

"Yahoo!" He shouted excitedly as he let the gravity pull him down.

— Crazy

— This motherlicker just jumped!

— What the?! Is he going to suicide? I thought he would parkour his way down!

— Look, he's close to the wall and used the thruster to slow his fall

— His hand reached the wall!

Just like the chat said, Max utilized the mini thruster to move midair. He managed to grab a solid wall and used it to slow down.

[Arm is damaged. Performance decreased by 2%]

The notification told him what he wanted to know. So that was how it was? The damage would affect the robot's performance.

"That's harsh… 2% just from this?" He raised his voice in a questioning tone. "But well, better than being brittle, I guess. It can handle harsh movement well!"

Saying so, he jumped down again and went down slowly by stepping on rocks that jutted out of the wall. Some of them crumble, unable to bear the robot's weight. But overall, the plan worked, and he reached the ground safely, with only 2% damage in performance.

"I see, so that's the damage it can handle. Good to know." Max nodded in understanding, and Mech-42 imitated his movement.

— Only 2% damage from that extensive movement?

— So this robot actually can handle damage?! Why is he so brittle when I use it, then?

— I jumped down this cliff and died. It's not fair!

— Didn't you guys see him use the thruster to slow his fall and control his movement in midair? It's just a skill issue!

— Yeah, those who are dead are just noobs! Including me!

— Me too…

Ignoring the chat with a laugh, Max began to walk again. Now, the settlement was only 152 meters from him. It was close.

Still… Max forgot about one thing. This game world was where humanity fought against robots. So when he entered the 150 meter range from the settlement…

Beep beep beep!

"Robot detected! ENEMIES FOUND US!"

"Defensive! Defensive!"
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"Let's fucking destroy this junk of metal!"

Many turrets sprung out from the trees and grounds, all with red lasers pointing at Mech-42. At the same time, the alarm blared loudly. Many voices echoed, followed by the appearance of humans holding what seemed like rocket launchers on their shoulders.

[Hostile detected. Officer, prepare for combat!]

Everyone was ready for combat except for the intruder inside the robot's cockpit.

"Shit. Did I mess up?"

— Yes, you did

— Congratulations, you have made humanity your enemy!

— Your reaction is so cute, I want to kiss you

— No way this happens… Right?

— Yes way, this do happen