Tiger King Arrives

Seeing everyone around him laughing at him, Xiao Zhen smiled confidently and shouted:

"Motorcycle Warriors, transform!"

Vanguard, who had been laughing loudly, involuntarily reverted to his car form. To his horror, he discovered that he could not control his own body.

Vanguard asked in panic, "What's going on? Why can't I control my body? Kid, did you do this?"

Everyone in the hall turned their attention to Xiao Zhen. Some of the more agitated robots were already preparing to make a move.

After all, Vanguard was Moon Temple's greatest general. The fact that this child could subdue him so easily proved that he was anything but ordinary.

At that tense moment, the Moon Temple City Lord stepped forward. Looking at the small Xiao Zhen before him, he was the first to kneel on one knee and speak respectfully:

"Moon Temple City Lord pays respects to the Mecha King."

Xiao Zhen was somewhat surprised. He had originally planned to give the City Lord a transformation treatment too, but he had not expected him to be so cooperative.

Seeing their City Lord pay his respects, everyone in the hall could only helplessly kneel on one knee before the seemingly weak Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen waved a hand and said loudly, "There's no need for such a grand salute. Everyone, get up!"

After speaking, Xiao Zhen also released his control over Vanguard.

Vanguard returned to his robot form and stared blankly at the little guy before him, whom he could crush with one foot. This was actually the legendary Mecha King.

In Vanguard's imagination, the Mecha King was someone who led the Motorcycle Clan in great battles against the Fierce Beast Clan, surely a powerful warrior.

But reality slapped Vanguard hard across the face. If anyone had told him before that the Mecha King was a child, he would have slapped them right away.

Vanguard looked at Xiao Zhen before him and asked doubtfully, "You... are really the Mecha King?"

Xiao Zhen puffed out his chest and said boldly, "The genuine article. Don't I look like it?"

"Uh..." Vanguard fell into deep thought. He truly could not bring himself to speak his mind. He was afraid that if he did, this Mecha King who had appeared out of nowhere would control him again. The feeling of being unable to control his own body was really frustrating.

Just as the scene fell quiet, the City Lord spoke first.

"Great Mecha King, may I ask if you have any way to resolve this crisis for us?"

Xiao Zhen had already thought of a plan. Moon Temple had almost no defenses at all. Although, based on what he had observed with his scanner during this time, Moon Temple's combat strength was quite decent.

But at the thought of Tiger King's army arriving, Xiao Zhen's heart trembled with fear.

As the saying went, of the thirty-six stratagems, retreat was the best. They should first withdraw to the City of Time. At least it had tall city walls, far better than Moon Temple, which did not even have a wall and was completely exposed.

The reason for going to the City of Time rather than Energy City was that the City of Time was closer. At the speed of these vehicles, they should be able to get there in less than half a day.

"Ah!!!" A scream suddenly rang out from outside. It seemed something had happened.

The Moon Temple City Lord glanced at Xiao Zhen, as though waiting for his decision.

Xiao Zhen was a little frightened as well. Could Tiger King have arrived already? That was far too fast. Couldn't he at least give them some time to run away together?

Xiao Zhen said gravely, "Let's go take a look!"

At Moon Temple's entrance, two Moon Temple warriors were directly hacked to death by two Black Panther Beasts wielding large blades.

The moment Vanguard saw this, anger rose within him. These guys had actually come to cause trouble in his home. He shouted:

"Bold vermin, don't get cocky!"

Vanguard immediately charged forward and took down the two Black Panther Beasts that had just killed the Moon Temple warriors.

Blue energy scattered from the bodies of the two slain Black Panther Beasts, then entered Vanguard's body and became experience for his upgrade.

"Not bad, not bad. You must be Moon Temple's greatest general, Vanguard, right?" A yellow robot applauded as he praised him.

Standing beside that yellow robot was the Blue Leopard Beast who had exchanged blows with Vanguard before. The yellow robot's identity was obvious—he was Tiger King, one of the Fierce Beast Clan's three great war kings.

The moment Xiao Zhen saw Tiger King, his heart turned ice-cold. Was the story about to repeat itself? Could Moon Temple truly not escape its fate of destruction?

Once Moon Temple was destroyed, his life might be in danger too. Perhaps the best outcome would be for Vanguard to take him and run.

When Vanguard saw the newcomer, he guessed his identity. He wanted to mock him a little, then use his ultimate move to teach Tiger King a proper lesson.

Xiao Zhen looked at the City Lord beside him and said anxiously, "City Lord, call Vanguard back quickly. He's definitely no match for Tiger King. You can't let him throw his life away like this."

Vanguard was an important fighting force. If he were crippled or even killed by Tiger King like in the original story, the situation would become even more unfavorable.

Vanguard was the City Lord's disciple, so naturally the City Lord would not watch him throw his life away. He immediately ordered, "Vanguard, come back at once."

Vanguard looked at Tiger King, then at his master behind him. After weighing things up, he decided to return to his master's side. But before leaving, he did not forget to leave behind a threat.

"Tiger King, just you wait. I'll be back soon to take your miserable life."

Faced with Vanguard's contempt and mockery, Tiger King did not get angry. Instead, he said leisurely, "Fine. I'll wait."

Vanguard returned to the City Lord's side and said with some dissatisfaction, "Master, why did you call me back? I was just about to fight Tiger King for three hundred rounds."

Before the City Lord could speak, Xiao Zhen spoke first.

"Vanguard, you're talking far too big. Do you know what level Tiger King is? Going head-on against him is just courting death."

Vanguard said dismissively, "My Mecha King, is Tiger King really as formidable as you say? I'm Moon Temple's greatest general, after all. You're underestimating me too much."

Xiao Zhen said firmly, "Vanguard, now is not the time for you to act recklessly. This concerns Moon Temple's very fate. Tiger King's strength is not something you can contend with. Forget three hundred rounds—you might be killed within just a few exchanges. For victory, you must follow my command now."

"You..." Vanguard wanted to argue, but he did not know what to say. After all, this brat might really be the Mecha King, and he had that strange ability to control him.

"That's enough, Vanguard. Everything must be arranged by the Mecha King." The Moon Temple City Lord also spoke up. After all, he had already regarded Xiao Zhen as his last hope.

Seeing the City Lord looking at him as well, Xiao Zhen did not stand on ceremony and prepared to state his plan. However, he asked a question first.

"City Lord, if you faced Tiger King, how long could you hold out?"

The Moon Temple City Lord thought for a while before answering uncertainly, "Half an hour... perhaps that would not be a problem."

Vanguard was somewhat shocked. He knew his master's strength well, yet he had just learned that his master could only hold out against Tiger King for half an hour.

Half an hour might be enough. Xiao Zhen thought for a moment before continuing, "My plan is actually very simple. The City Lord will hold Tiger King back, while Vanguard leads everyone else to eliminate the hundreds of Black Panther Beasts Tiger King brought with him.

After all the Black Panther Beasts are dealt with, we'll gather everyone's strength and surround Tiger King together."

Vanguard and the City Lord considered it and found that the plan might truly be feasible. Although there would probably be many casualties, that was unavoidable. This was war, after all.