A Guide to Farming in a Mobile City-Chapter 161 : Surgical Strike! (4K)

Chapter 161: Surgical Strike! (4K)
"5？"
Zhang Tao could not help but be somewhat dumbfounded.
From his perspective, this Alliance Master of the Tomorrow Alliance was simply too outrageous, seemingly even possessing long-range sensing abilities.
However, judging from his companions’ reactions, this appeared to be real.
As Yang Zheng ed the Electromagnetic Railgun ready, Li Ye continued to the location of that Mobile City.
He even specifically mentioned the opponent’s next movement trajectory, instructing Yang Zheng to anticipate and fire.
This time, the Peacemaker precisely struck the target, and the enemy Mobile City sank.
"Very good."Li Ye nodded.
With this, the enemy lost its long-range bombardment capability. The Tomorrow Alliance naturally held an advantage in the firefight.
"Yang Zheng, continue loading the Electromagnetic Railgun."
After issuing the order, Li Ye rubbed his chin and soon had a new idea.
"Zhou Xing, Fang Yong, pick out some of the Level 2 Iron Ore you just mined in the Black Fog Sea Region and hand it over to the Peacemaker. Let it replenish as many railgun shells as possible."
"Received, Alliance Master."
"Understood."
Zhou Xing and Fang Yong replied in unison.
Zhang Tao, curious, also asked a question.
Upon accidentally learning that replenishing a single railgun shell required 100 units of Level 2 Iron Ore, he was a bit stunned.
"One shot costs several thousand Crystal Coins... your Alliance is really lavish."
Zhou Xing and Fang Yong quickly carried out Li Ye’s order, selected a batch from the freshly mined Level 2 Iron Ore, and had it transported away by a Black Hawk Helicopter dispatched by Li Ye.
With the Electromagnetic Railgun loaded and ready, Li Ye continued observing the map.
At this moment, the remaining four enemy Mobile Cities were less than 20 nautical miles away from the Tomorrow Alliance.
It would not be long before they appeared in visual range.
"Who should we target with this next Electromagnetic Railgun shot?"he pondered.
If he fired at that Defensive-type City, the opponent had Level 3 City Armor, which might not yield significant results.
As for the other three Assault-type Cities, their configurations were roughly the same.
Li Ye thought for a moment, then selected one of the Assault-type Mobile Cities and ed its position to Yang Zheng.
However, at that moment, the Mobile City suddenly began accelerating in an S-shaped trajectory.
And it wasn’t just that one— the other three Mobile Cities did the same.
"They’ve started Mobile Evasion."Li Ye mused.
The monsters were naturally no fools.
Although the Electromagnetic Railgun was powerful, it required aiming to fire.
Under conditions of maintaining high speed and continuously shifting in S-patterns, it was still very difficult to hit.
The map clearly showed the four Mobile Cities accelerating toward them.
Both sides now appeared in each other’s visual range.
The monster side moved first, launching a series of Smoke Shells to cover their safe advance.
This tactic used to be tricky, but it no longer posed a problem for Li Ye.
From his perspective, the smoke only appeared semi-transparent, and the monsters’ Mobile Cities were still clearly visible.
Through the map, he saw that three Assault-type Mobile Cities deployed external forces such as Speedboats, Jet Planes, Small Submarines, and Light Airships.
The movement trajectories, numbers, and distances of all types of vehicles were clearly visible.
The Defensive-type City was going full throttle, advancing from the left flank.
He picked up the Walkie-talkie and began deployment.
On the Armor Deck, Black Hawk Helicopters and Vanguard Armed Gunship Planes took off in succession.
The First and Second Fleets and the FlightIII-class Destroyer began to move forward.
"Yang Zheng, is your cannon barrage ready?" he asked.
"Ready," Yang Zheng replied. "Where to aim, Alliance Leader?"
Li Ye’s gaze fell on a Mobile City within the smoke.
"Northwest direction, seven nautical miles away."
The Peacemaker immediately opened fire.
With a thunderous roar, countless shells tore through the sky and exploded violently in the smoke.
Li Ye saw the light dot of that Mobile City flicker visibly a few times.
He immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered another round of fire.
It wasn’t the Peacemaker. It needed several minutes to prepare for the next firepower strike.
Taking over the fire was Li Ye’s own Tomorrow.
In fact, the cannon firepower of the Tomorrow was no weaker than the Peacemaker. It had a full complement of four Level 2 Molten Cannons, two Level 2 Frost Cannons, and one Hunter Cannon.
However, the number of Level 1 Cannons and Regular Cannons on the Tomorrow was far fewer than the opponent.
As the Tomorrow opened fire, the sea of smoke erupted in explosions interweaving ice and fire.
Soon, Li Ye saw that the opponent's speed had slowed completely.
So, he added two Black Shark Torpedoes.
"Got it."
Watching the light dot disappear from the screen, he slowly nodded.
"Fang Yong, accelerate in the direction I indicate."
As the vehicles deployed by the enemy emerged from the smoke, what greeted them was the meticulously arranged firepower strike by Li Ye.
The FlightIII-class Destroyer had been waiting for a long time.
From the vertical launch unit at the front of its armor deck, flames burst forth instantly, and multiple SM-2 surface-to-air missiles roared skyward, their solid rocket engines carving blinding trails in the sky.
In the midsection of the hull, the lid of the armored launch box slowly opened, revealing the menacing warhead of a Tomahawk cruise missile.
Behind the bridge, the M61A1 “Vulcan” Autocannon started up in an instant. Its six 20mm barrels spun wildly, spraying out a devastating barrage at an astonishing rate of fire.
Moreover, deployed on its armor deck were the DB-2 Bullfrog Anti-Air Vehicles and Storm Infantry Vehicles, which were also now pouring out intense anti-air fire.
At the same time, the Vanguard Armed Gunship roared past.
From both wings, the BK-27X Rotary Heavy Autocannons opened fire first, their ammunition belts resembling crimson whips as they swept across the enemy speedboats like a torrential downpour.
Next came the Heavy Howitzer, Rocket Launch Pods, and Rattler Missiles.
Soon, as the gunship swept over a section of the sea, its bomb bay opened and rained down a large number of MK6 Depth Charges.
That was precisely the location of the enemy’s small submarines as ed by Li Ye.
Since the map also showed the diving depth of the enemy submarines, it was very convenient to set the depth of the depth charges.
Beneath the dark seawater, the charges fell precisely near the enemy. The red fuses emitted several flashes.
In the next second, spherical explosions erupted one after another, shockwaves spreading outward, and massive columns of water rose.
These small submarines were already weak in defense, inferior to standard submarines.
Their shells were torn like metal cans, the hulls twisted into scrap, numerous compartments crumpled under pressure, and the screech of twisted metal rang out.
Combined with the firepower from the small submarines of the First and Second Fleets and the Silver Messenger, within mere minutes, the enemy’s deployed naval and aerial forces were completely wiped out.
The situation on the monsters' side instantly turned extremely dire.
They had already lost this forward barrier.
Meanwhile, the human fleets and aerial units faced no further obstacles and launched a direct assault on their Mobile Cities.
Li Ye couldn’t help but rub his hands in excitement.
Using map hacks to fight naval battles was simply exhilarating.
Coupled with the innate strength of the Tomorrow Alliance, they utterly suppressed the enemy without a chance to fight back, like lambs awaiting slaughter.
Feeling amazed, he looked toward the frontline.
"Next, it’s your show, Fang Yong."
The Iron Whale had already moved to the forefront, accelerating continuously and activating the Titan’s Grip Gravity Device in the direction indicated by Li Ye.
And 700 meters ahead of it was an enemy Assault-type Mobile City.
The other side had clearly sensed the danger and was attempting to turn and flee.
However, the steadily accelerating Iron Whale and the Titan’s Grip Gravity Device had already locked onto it.
The speed of that Mobile City gradually slowed, and as the distance shortened, it was subtly drawn toward it.
The monsters on its armor deck tried to open fire, but the ridiculous part was—the cannons and heavy machine guns they tried to operate, even the guns in their hands, were all pulled away by the Titan’s Grip Gravity Device.
There was no denying it—this Level 3 Item was perfectly tailored for Defensive-type Mobile Cities.
It could attract all kinds of vehicles within its range, restrict the movement of enemy Mobile Cities, and even disarm their heavy machine guns and cannons at close range, reducing damage to the Defensive-type City.
Seconds later, the Iron Whale rammed into it violently.
The instant the two cities collided, the entire sea area trembled.
As a Defensive-type City, the Iron Whale had thick City Armor and powerful engines, essentially a giant shell on its own.
That monster Mobile City was twisted and crushed like a suddenly squeezed can, collapsing instantly.
Its upper, middle, and lower structures caved in layer by layer like a flattened tin can, its armor plating flipped like waves, countless steam pipelines twisted and ruptured, erupting with thick white vapor.
The steel keel structure supporting the entire city completely warped and deformed, shrieking like a banshee. Moments later, they all collapsed and shattered, crashing down to the lower decks.
Seeing this, Li Ye couldn’t help but clench his fist in excitement.
Yes! So satisfying!
This was his first time witnessing a collision involving a Defensive-type Mobile City, and it happened during a city battle at sea.
The Iron Whale had only suffered minor external damage, while the opposing city was completely scrapped.
With the concentrated fire from the Vanguard Armed Gunship and the FlightIII-class Destroyer, the remaining Assault-type Mobile City was also sunk.
At present, only the Defensive-type City equipped with Level 3 City Armor remained.
Immediately after, the First and Second Fleets opened concentrated fire on its hull, propeller, and propulsion system, attempting to cripple its mobility.
However, the enemy city’s configuration was exceptionally sturdy—it withstood the assault head-on.
Even after being bombarded by the Tomorrow's Frost Cannon and Hunter Cannon, it still retained most of its mobility and accelerated toward Li Ye and his group.
Seeing this, Li Ye had no choice but to pick up the walkie-talkie.
"Use the Electromagnetic Railgun, Yang Zheng."
Due to the freezing effect from the Frost Cannon, a single shot from the Electromagnetic Railgun pierced the enemy's City Armor, plunging it into a chain of explosions.
Then the Tomorrow, the Peacemaker, and the Silver Messenger—all three Mobile Cities—opened fire, completely annihilating it.
"This battle was way too easy," Li Ye thought.
With the advantage of precise intelligence and overwhelming firepower support, the Tomorrow Alliance wiped out the enemy effortlessly.
Next came the stage of collecting loot.
Each person took one Monster Mobile City to salvage individually.
The Naga Mobile City assigned to Li Ye had yet to sink, saving him a lot of trouble.
【23,874 Crystal Coins.】
【2,256 units of Level 2 Iron Ore, 1,994 units of Level 2 Coal, 1,241 units of Level 2 Wood, 812 units of Level 2 Fuel, 761 units of Level 2 Gunpowder.】
【431 units of various Level 2 Rare Ores, 531 units of Copper Ore, 321 units of Silver Ore, 82 units of Gold Ore】
Li Ye finally understood why some people were willing to become Predatory Cities—once successful, the loot was enormous!
Not only that, he also visited the opponent’s Production Workshop.
As a Mobile City of the Naga Civilization, the production projects in the Production Workshop were organized into systems.
Naga Jet Planes, Naga Speedboats, Naga Helicopters—
As Li Ye looked through them, he couldn’t help but shake his head.
In fact, the Tomorrow was already nearing the bottleneck of Level 2, and these Level 2 Production Items were no longer appealing.
The only marginally useful ones were the Jet Planes and Airships.
With a mindset of taking whatever he could, he decided to pack up all the Level 2 Production Items and take them with him.
Then, with some interest, he began selecting Level 1 Items and Ordinary-grade Items.
Perfumed Water, White Bread, Deep-sea Beer, Level 1 Television, Level 1 Small Electric Fan...
After finishing his selections, Li Ye returned to the Tomorrow.
Zhou Xing and the others had also gained substantial harvests.
The five Mobile Cities regrouped and set sail toward the southeast.
Li Ye continued observing the map.
The situation in the Taranis Ocean remained grim—the monster side was still actively hunting down human Mobile Cities.
In their encirclement and annihilation campaigns, several Mobile Cities had already fallen.
Among them, three Level 2 Mobile Cities caught Li Ye’s attention.
One was a Defensive-type City equipped with a Level 3 Power Engine.
Another was an Assault-type City equipped with a Level 3 Submarine.
The last was a Fire-support Mobile City equipped with a Level 3 Cannon.
Relying on their respective Level 3 Items, they had narrowly escaped pursuit by the monsters and now hung over the ocean like lonely stars.
Considering their current positions were all within 100 nautical miles of the Tomorrow Alliance, Li Ye quickly came up with a plan.
He dispatched three Swordfish Mini Submarines, one to each of them, for communication.
The Swordfish Mini Submarine was small, fast, and quiet—perfect for acting as a messenger across the ocean.
The Tomorrow Alliance continued forward.
Several hours later, the Lords of the three Mobile Cities joined the K1 City Communication Channel using the invitation codes shared by the submarine pilots.
They were facing the same dilemma that the Silver Messenger once did.
To risk a lone return to the Western Wasteland Continent, or to journey with the Tomorrow Alliance, crossing the ocean to reach the new continent and continue developing.
In the end, all three Lords chose to temporarily join the Tomorrow Alliance.
After a brief exchange, Li Ye learned that the Assault-type City was named "Lone Sail," the Fire-support Mobile City was "Annihilator," and the Defensive-type City was "Warhammer."
He checked on the Level 3 Submarine owned by the Lone Sail via the map.
"German Type 206 Submarine? That name sounds familiar."
Thinking carefully, wasn’t that the one sold previously at the Western Wasteland Continent City Auction House?
Li Ye was slightly surprised. He hadn’t expected to encounter that buyer here in the Taranis Ocean.
By now, the ocean was filled with Monster Mobile Cities, along with submarines and flying vehicles serving as patrol scouts.
Li Ye had to use the map to plan specific routes for the three Mobile Cities so they could rendezvous with his side.