#617Chapter 617: Metal Slug's Glorious MomentAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 617: The Glorious Moment of Metal Slug
The first time Cheng Tian played Metal Slug 3, he transformed into a coin-inserting hero by saving up his pocket money. When he finally faced Fake Morden, he was incredibly disappointed.
Because the BOSS battle against Fake Morden and the massive helicopter bomber, the Hairbuster Riberts, was identical to the final BOSS in Metal Slug 1.
However, only after defeating Fake Morden did Cheng Tian realize that everything had just begun.
The final stage of Metal Slug 3 was equivalent to three stages in one. Any playthrough video would show that almost half of the video's duration was spent on this final stage.
From the early horizontal-scrolling aerial shooting, to the action-shooting of the Fake Morden BOSS battle, then to the vertical-scrolling space shooting after going into space, and finally returning to traditional action-shooting.
The final stage of Metal Slug 3 was the pinnacle of the entire game series.
Regardless of their initial intentions, when Morden and the Peregrine/Sparrow Squad members were captured, the two factions, who were previously fighting to the death, immediately put aside their animosity. They all boarded single-person rockets and soared into the sky, heading towards the Martian mothership. That spectacular scene of a myriad of arrows firing at once was deeply etched into Cheng Tian's heart, making him feel a strong surge of excitement.
And at this moment, Cheng Tian, who was experiencing a strong pushback, had already become one of those myriad of arrows.
The Morden Army, or rather, the Earth side during the Metal Slug 3 era, had not yet unlocked the relevant skill tree for space warfare in terms of technology. Therefore, these numerous Level 5 carrier rockets were only responsible for sending soldiers and supplies into outer space. As for how to bring them back… that was completely outside the Morden Army's consideration!
It could be said that the Morden Army, with a mindset of certain death and losing everything, had committed all available soldiers and supplies, hoping for a slim possibility of rescuing their general.
Even Sergeant Allen, the bald man who seemed reckless but was actually brave and wise, had an even clearer understanding of the Morden Army soldiers' role—
Cannon fodder! Every single one of them was cannon fodder!
And their mission was to provide cover, even at the cost of their lives, for the true elites, namely the Government Army and their own special squads, to rush into the Martian mothership.
The Morden Army's carrier rockets were five-segmented. At the very top of the rocket, there was a reserved area large enough to store two "single-person breach rockets" or an equivalent volume of supplies. Cheng Tian and Irene were on the same rocket.
Perhaps it was the influence of Beast King Bro's saying, "Take a gamble, a bicycle turns into a motorcycle," or perhaps it was the rebellious effect of Cheng Tian's phrase, "Giving up is also a kind of courage." Uncle Xue and Little P, who should have chosen to retreat gracefully and stay safely on the surface, were now experiencing the process of gradually shifting from pushback to escaping the shackles of gravity.
As for Smart Head, who, armor and all, was nearly four meters tall, he had a custom-made large single-person breach rocket and the entire space of a Level 5 carrier rocket all to himself.
This was clearly the arrangement of the spatial rules for him.
Of course, with Smart Head's piloting ability, the possibility of him truly preserving this single-person rocket was very low. Its purpose was merely to shield Smart Head from more shots.
Everyone, including Cheng Tian, was equipped with corresponding single-person space combat suits in addition to their single-person rockets. They were very simple, very desperate, but usable with the dungeon modifier's buff.
The Level 5 carrier rockets began to separate section by section, from one to four, and finally, the rocket head at the very top split directly into two, revealing its contents.
Cheng Tian and Irene's rocket also successfully separated from the last section below at the final moment. Blue and white high-temperature exhaust flames erupted from beneath the single-person breach rocket, finally breaking free from Earth's gravitational pull.
[Morden Army Single-Person Breach Rocket: Purple Rare / Lv-, Space Rocket, Combat Vehicle, Single-Person Vehicle. Driving Requirements: None. Temporarily modified by Morden Army maintenance engineers to greatly reduce driving conditions to allow more ordinary soldiers to pilot, but this also indirectly reduced the vehicle's maximum strength. Durability 200 / 200 * 5.
A single-person combat vehicle specialized for space combat, and also a space missile capable of breaking through obstacles. It is a special missile specifically designed for "boarding actions," with almost no protective measures. It embodies the belief of no turning back once the arrow is fired, with only two possibilities: successful boarding or perishing midway. There is no third option; merely choosing to pilot it requires considerable resolve.
12.6mm Semi-Automatic Vulcan Cannon — The only attack method installed on the rocket's top, damage 45-55, ammo 600 / 600.
Unguided Missile Launcher — Missile launchers installed on both sides of the vehicle, damage 220-270, ammo 10 / 10.
LV Mech Firepower Module — Added a special firepower module derived from a stolen Government Army LV mech prototype, allowing the single-person breach rocket to automatically adapt to all Government Army special ammunition and apply it to the vehicle. Upon picking up and adding Government Army special ammunition, the weapon pods on both sides of the rocket will also unlock.]
[Additional Comment: A highly targeted special vehicle that began development two years ago. It is very likely a project pushed by a certain research department within the Morden Army that already had concerns about the Martian forces.]
All the surrounding rockets carrying Morden Army soldiers and other players performed the same separation operation as these two.
But at this very moment, countless green laser barrages descended from the sky, engulfing a large number of Morden Army single-person rockets on the battlefield—
That was a combined laser strike from the Martian mothership's small spacecraft!
Some single-person rockets, clearly lacking in piloting skills, were hit on the spot, either veering off course with fragments or directly disintegrating in mid-air. But no matter the situation, it basically meant they were dead.
Cheng Tian and Irene were naturally within the range of these laser strikes, but they almost grazed past them, using the smallest movements to evade the laser attacks from above.
Irene naturally did not possess this operating skill; it was all thanks to Cheng's tank matrix performing real-time remote micro-control without delay.
In a sense, Irene's life and fate were entirely entrusted to Cheng Tian's hands.
Wind Elemental Spiritification could be used freely on Earth, but it wasn't as effective in space.
It was precisely because he had already foreseen the inevitable space combat scenario that Cheng Tian was not in a hurry to summon Bazett and Wutan. Black-skinned Mina was also in standby mode.
"Be ready to apply Windwalk BUFF at any time!"
"Smart Head! Uncle Xue! Little P! All of you, converge on me!"
"Delta formation!"
Cheng Tian continuously issued commands through the communicator, then the Tai Chi True Eye on his forehead immediately opened wide and began to rotate at a steady speed.
His mental power also effortlessly passed through the vehicle's obstruction, filling and enveloping the rapidly changing cosmic battlefield.
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