Timely Rescue

Two Black Iron Beasts strolled unhurriedly to a spot not far behind Blaze. Silently, they raised their claws, cannon barrels extending from within them.

Seeing this, the Black Iron Beast squad leader smiled smugly and sinisterly. "Heh heh, Blaze, you're finished."

After saying that, the Black Iron Beast squad leader tightened his grip, determined to hold Blaze more securely and prevent him from dodging the shells coming from behind.

Blaze was equally anxious. Although he was one level higher than this Black Iron Beast squad leader, he truly had no way to break free from the fellow's entanglement in such a short time.

"Could today really be the end of me, Blaze?" Blaze said despairingly.

Just as the situation became extremely dire, a blue figure flashed through the encirclement of Black Iron Beasts at incredible speed and appeared on the battlefield.

"Ganging up on one opponent? What kind of heroic skill is that? Let me have a match with you instead."

Everyone present soon saw the blue figure clearly. It was a blue police car, which swiftly closed in on the two Black Iron Beasts behind Blaze.

The two Black Iron Beasts exchanged glances and both decided to take out this troublesome intruder first.

The blue police car immediately transformed into a robot. That was right—it was Vanguard, who had rushed over in a hurry.

Earlier, Moon Temple's scouts had discovered a large number of Fierce Beast Clan members surrounding a red Motorcycle Warrior nearby.

Once Vanguard learned of the situation, he hurried over. Of course, his main reason for coming was to fight; saving someone was only secondary.

Xiao Zhen had not paid much attention at first, but the instant he saw the Motorcycle Warrior on the battlefield, he could no longer remain calm. He had originally thought it was just some insignificant extra, but it turned out to be Blaze.

Blaze was one of the Motorcycle Clan's important generals in the later stages. If he died like this, it would be an enormous loss for the Motorcycle Clan.

If Blaze died, who would join Vanguard in using the Combined Ultimate Technique? Wouldn't Tiger King lose his nemesis? Dealing with him then would probably take far more effort.

Xiao Zhen was currently inhabiting Vanguard's body, but he did not control Vanguard. This was a critical moment, and no one knew how many more Black Iron Beasts might be lurking nearby.

They had to end this quickly. If the fight dragged on and drew Golden Iron Beast over, then... heh heh.

With Mecha King's boost, Vanguard was not only unaffected by Xiao Zhen's presence, but he even felt that his combat power had increased. This was actually one of Mecha King's abilities.

As long as Mecha King inhabited a Motorcycle Warrior's body, he could raise that warrior's combat power to a certain degree, though the increase was limited.

Vanguard looked at the two Black Iron Beasts before him and taunted them disdainfully. "You two, hurry up and come die."

The two Black Iron Beasts instantly flew into a rage. They were both Level Three, and their combat power was considered fairly strong among the Black Iron Beast army.

Especially during this period, the two of them had taken out countless Motorcycle Clan warriors, and their combat power had risen as well. Yet this guy actually dared look down on them so much. He simply didn't know his place.

The two Black Iron Beasts immediately swung their claws and leaped toward Vanguard.

Vanguard did not take either of them seriously and charged straight at them.

After a single exchange, Vanguard passed between the two Black Iron Beasts, his hands still frozen in the stance of having swung his twin halberds.

Then, the two Black Iron Beasts began to sway. Before long, they collapsed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Soon, two streams of blue energy flew from the fallen Black Iron Beasts and entered Vanguard's body, becoming his level-up energy.

The Black Iron Beast squad leader, who was still locked in a struggle with Blaze, was horrified to see his two subordinates taken out so easily. Panic crept into him.

Blaze also spotted this excellent opportunity. With a powerful shake of both arms, he broke free from the Black Iron Beast squad leader's claws and forced him back two steps.

Then, seizing the moment, Blaze hurriedly drove a heavy punch into the Black Iron Beast squad leader's sharp head.

Blaze had used nearly all his strength in that punch, venting his fury at the fellow's dishonorable move of having his subordinates ambush him.

The Black Iron Beast squad leader was sent flying by the punch. He then crashed heavily to the ground and rolled several times.

After suffering such a devastating blow, the Black Iron Beast squad leader tried to crawl back up, but his limbs went limp and he died on the spot.

Having just unleashed his full strength, Blaze began venting heavily. Calling it panting did not seem quite right—after all, he was a robot. It should probably be called exhaust venting.

A stream of blue energy also flew from the dead Black Iron Beast squad leader and entered Blaze's body. This level-up energy directly raised him to Level Six, an unexpected gain.

"Hey, are you okay?" Vanguard walked over from not far away and asked with concern.

For some reason, the moment Vanguard first saw Blaze, he had felt something strange, as if they were fated partners.

Blaze naturally had a favorable impression of Vanguard, who had come to save him. He said apologetically:

"Thank you. I'm fine, but I might drag you down today."

After speaking, Blaze glanced at the Black Iron Beasts gathering around them. With nearly two hundred Black Iron Beasts, he did not have much confidence in breaking out of the encirclement.

Vanguard also looked at the Black Iron Beasts around them and said seriously, "Yeah, we've got trouble. There are quite a few of them. Brother, are you still good? Can you keep fighting?"

Blaze looked rather battered at the moment, but because he had just leveled up, his spirits were actually quite good.

"Don't worry. Taking out a few more Black Iron Beasts shouldn't be a problem," Blaze said.

Vanguard laughed. "Heh heh, you're pretty interesting. I've decided we're friends from today on. My name is Vanguard, from Moon Temple. What's your name?"

Only after surveying the surroundings did Blaze reply calmly, "My name is Blaze. I'm from the City of Time. Nice to meet you."

Vanguard seemed to have heard something strange. He turned to look at Blaze and asked again, "What did you just say your name was? Can you say that again?"

Blaze found this somewhat odd. Had he not spoken clearly just now? But this man had come to help him and was now trapped in danger alongside him because of him, so Blaze repeated himself.

"My name is Blaze, from the City of Time."

This time, Vanguard was certain. So the person beside him was Blaze, the one who could use the Combined Ultimate Technique with him. What a coincidence.

The only problem was that this Blaze was far too weak. Vanguard estimated that Blaze might not even be able to defeat Moon Temple's Purple Guard Warriors. His level was a little too low.

Vanguard clearly remembered that his master had previously tasked him with going to the City of Time to find Blaze so they could deal with Tiger King together.

Vanguard hurriedly asked Xiao Zhen inside him, "Hey, Xiao Zhen, is this guy really Blaze? He seems kind of weak."

Xiao Zhen said speechlessly, "Isn't it because he hasn't grown yet? Give him some time, and maybe he'll even surpass you.

Besides, who is powerful the moment they're born? Could you use Sky-Shaking Wave Kill right after you came off the assembly line?"

Vanguard thought about it carefully and found that Xiao Zhen's words did make sense. He had also trained for a long time and taken out many Fierce Beast Clan members before reaching his current level.

However, Vanguard did not believe Xiao Zhen's claim that Blaze would surpass him in the future at all. That was simply his confidence.