As the ten mechs, suspected to be modified F-35 fighter jets, broke through the battlefield at twice the speed of sound and deployed ten mechs, not only the numerous military fans watching the video from Great Xia were stunned.
Even the commanders of the Western Alliance and US military vehicles, and the operators of unmanned/manned military robots, who were encircling the last dozen or so soldiers of the Polar Bear Nation, were dumbfounded.
What the hell was this?
How did ten mechs suddenly appear?
They had never heard of any country that had researched and manufactured such humanoid biomechanical mechs!
Based on the principle of caution.
After the dozens of military robots and combat vehicles surrounding the last remaining squad of Polar Bear Nation soldiers, numbering just over ten, requested instructions from the rear command.
The most intense scene of this military exercise unfolded.
From miles behind the Western Alliance and US exercise troops, numerous artillery pieces and rocket launchers opened fire simultaneously.
Rumble.
Instantly.
The entire video screen turned into a sea of fire.
Countless missiles turned the video into an ocean of flames with continuous explosions.
However.
Despite the shaking screen and the soldier filming gasping for breath, the image never disappeared.
In other words.
In this intense bombardment, capable of leveling an entire mountain.
Not only was this soldier not affected by even a single stray bullet or shrapnel, but even the recording equipment remained intact.
As the first round of artillery and missile volleys subsided.
The camera footage gradually cleared.
Everyone was astonished to discover.
The ten mechs, standing in front of the Polar Bear Nation squad, were still upright.
However, under such terrifying artillery fire.
The mechs' surfaces already showed signs of damage.
"My goodness."
"The defense of these mechs is too amazing."
"The power of this round of artillery could have pulverized even a ten-thousand-ton large destroyer. These ten mechs actually withstood it!"
"Who else dares to pat their chest and guarantee that these are the products of a toy company like Huarong Industrial?"
Soon.
An even more outrageous scene shocked everyone again.
Following the indiscriminate carpet bombing of the artillery and missile volleys.
All the multi-national military vehicles and military robots that had surrounded the squad charged forward.
Their targets were extremely clear.
To topple these already damaged ten mechs, and to capture, or even annihilate, the last remaining Polar Bear Nation military squad on the battlefield.
According to the rules of the multinational military exercise.
As long as a country's forces are completely annihilated on the battlefield, that country is deemed to have failed the exercise and loses its qualification to compete for Arctic mineral resources.
Similarly.
If, in this battle.
Even if one person from that country remains and is seriously wounded and retreats to the rear base camp, that country retains the qualification to reinforce its troops and participate in the exercise.
Looking at the ten mechs blocking their path, continuously withstanding the assault of various high-speed missiles and gunfire.
The leading Polar Bear Nation soldier, who appeared to be an officer, did not hesitate. With a series of guttural shouts, he led the remaining dozen or so soldiers, stepping on the thick snow, and retreated towards the nearby withered forest.
As long as they could retreat into the withered forest.
They had a high probability of escaping the encirclement by the multinational forces targeting the Polar Bear Nation.
And they would have a chance to regroup and re-enter the exercise.
But.
Their only reliance at this moment was.
Those ten unmanned mechs that had entered the battlefield.
They could only gamble.
They gambled that these ten mechs would hold off the dozens of multinational armored vehicles and military robots for them.
They gambled that these ten mechs would withstand all the bullets and missiles fired at them, allowing them to retreat safely into the forest.
They gambled that these mechs truly possessed formidable combat power.
However, these dozen or so Polar Bear Nation soldiers had already prepared for the worst-case scenario.
Even if these ten mechs were incredibly powerful and could barely hold back the multinational mechanized forces, and could block most of the bullets and shells flying towards them.
One must remember.
This kind of "joint military exercise" that takes place every few years allows for 5% to 10% personnel casualties.
Seeing that they could not capture the entire remnant Polar Bear Nation military squad alive.
The multinational military forces, who were playing dirty tricks and uniting to target the Polar Bear Nation, would certainly choose to shoot them from a distance.
To win, they would resort to any means necessary.
But.
Today was destined to be a day of frequent miracles.
Through the camera footage of the soldier who was retreating while continuously observing the battle behind him, it was clear.
The ten mechs were doing their utmost to obstruct the multinational military forces.
What made these soldiers, and the audience watching the video, unable to understand was—
Why were mechs with such powerful defense not equipped with weapons?
Even a large-caliber machine gun would suffice!
In the video footage.
The ten large mechs, completely devoid of offensive capabilities, were relying solely on their composite bodies to withstand enemy artillery fire, and were using their bare hands to smash enemy vehicles and military robots.
Rumble.
Bang, bang, bang.
As the continuous sounds echoed.
The ten mechs were being constantly damaged.
At the same time, before each mech completely lost its mobility, it would take down at least five enemy military robots or vehicles.
And when a mech was completely disabled and lost its ability to move.
That mech would activate its self-destruct sequence.
Simultaneously exploding into unrepairable metal fragments with enemy targets within a certain range.
As the Polar Bear Nation squad completely retreated into the withered forest.
The last mech also detonated itself.
And the results achieved by this mech squad exceeded everyone's imagination.
Ten mechs, without any military offensive capabilities, not only blocked all the firepower directed at the Polar Bear Nation squad but also, in a full self-detonation, took down all enemy vehicles and military robot targets.
At the end of the video.
Another volley of artillery and rocket fire from miles away.
As the last mech was consumed by the sea of flames, the Great Xia audience, who were utterly shocked, once again sent a flurry of bullet comments.
"Holy crap, these ten mechs are too awesome. The enemy vehicles and military robots they took down are probably worth over 3 billion USD in total."
"I just don't understand, why weren't these ten mechs equipped with weapons? Even a few machine guns would have been fine. It's a waste of such powerful defense and extremely agile mobility!"
"Is there a possibility that these are actually mech toys produced by our Great Xia's Huarong Industrial? Without the permission of the production company, they can't obtain the core, highest-level operational authority, so the Polar Bear Nation couldn't equip these mechs with war weapons?"
"I don't know how much these mechs cost in total... However, the plan to play dirty tricks and jointly eliminate the Polar Bear Nation forces in order to eliminate them in one go has failed this time... And, judging from the video, the total value of war preparedness lost by these Western countries, which tried to be clever and ended up losing, is likely no less than 3 billion USD!"