Chance Encounter with Powerhouse

After saying their farewells, Xiao Zhen and Tornado bid everyone goodbye and hurried out of the city.

Once they reached an open area, Tornado transformed directly into helicopter mode. He was an armed helicopter equipped with machine guns and missiles.

With a nervous heart, Xiao Zhen climbed into Tornado's cockpit. Everything still felt especially novel to him.

"Mecha King, are you ready? I'm taking off," Tornado asked.

Xiao Zhen quickly made an OK gesture, fastened his seat belt, and said with relief, "Ready. Let's take off!"

Once he heard Xiao Zhen was ready, Tornado's rotors began spinning violently. Through the window, Xiao Zhen watched the helicopter slowly rise into the air, his eyes widening.

Seeing his expression, Tornado teased, "Mecha King, don't tell me you've never flown before!"

Xiao Zhen said awkwardly, "I really haven't. This is my first time on a plane, so I'm a little nervous."

As Tornado began flying, the two started chatting. Tornado was surprised to discover that the Mecha King before him had completely lost the imposing air he had displayed in the hall and instead seemed more like an ordinary person.

Xiao Zhen said, "Tornado, you don't have to call me Mecha King either. Just call me Xiao Zhen. Of course, you can also call me Xiao Zhen, like Blaze and the others do."

While chatting with Tornado, Xiao Zhen admired the scenery outside. He had never had the chance to fly in his previous life, though his father had taken him flying through the sky when he was at home.

As Tornado flew past the outskirts of Energy City, Xiao Zhen seemed to spot a robot smashing rocks.

A robot smashing rocks was nothing strange to Xiao Zhen. After all, this world was full of robots. Still, why did that robot look so familiar?

Xiao Zhen hurriedly called out, "Tornado, please stop the helicopter for a moment."

"What is it, Xiao Zhen? Did you find something?" Tornado stopped in midair and asked curiously.

Through the tightly shut window, Xiao Zhen looked at the yellow and black robots below and asked Tornado, "Tornado, are those two robots from Energy City too?"

"Oh, you mean those two brothers? It seems they came here with Moon Temple. What? You don't know them?" Tornado explained.

Tornado was somewhat puzzled as well. As far as he knew, when Xiao Zhen had first appeared, he had been with Moon Temple. By all logic, he should have known those two robots.

Xiao Zhen shook his head and explained, "I've never met those two robots. You can tell from their appearance that they aren't from Moon Temple. Let's go down and take a look. I want to know whether they're people I know."

Tornado did not mind. They were not in a hurry anyway. Blizzard City was standing right there; it was not going anywhere.

"Mount Tai Meteorite Crash!" Powerhouse gathered all his strength and unleashed his ultimate move at a boulder larger than himself.

The moment Powerhouse used his ultimate move, the enormous boulder was smashed into fragments.

"Awesome! Big brother, you're incredible!" his younger brother exclaimed excitedly from the side.

"Not bad, truly not bad. Your speed is a little slow, but the power of your ultimate move is far greater than that of robots at the same level."

Hearing an unfamiliar person praise him, Powerhouse quickly turned around to look. He found a helicopter hovering there, with a child climbing down from inside. That child must have been the one who had praised him.

Powerhouse said modestly, "Thank you for the compliment. May I ask who you are?"

Xiao Zhen curled his lips and said proudly, "The one behind me is Tornado, disciple of Energy City's City Lord. As for me, my background is much more impressive. My name is Xiao Zhen, and I am the Mecha King of the Motorcycle Clan."

"What? The Mecha King? Kid, you can't just say something like that!" Before Powerhouse could speak, his younger brother shouted first.

Xiao Zhen slapped his forehead and said helplessly, "Why does everyone keep doubting that I'm the Mecha King? Can't people have a little more faith?"

"Haha, Xiao Zhen, you can't blame them. After all, you really don't look much like the legendary Mecha King," Tornado said with a laugh. Then he turned to the Powerhouse brothers. "Don't doubt him. He really is the Mecha King of our Motorcycle Clan. Energy City can vouch for that."

Powerhouse asked stiffly, "Since you are the Mecha King, may I ask what business you have with us?"

Here came the crucial part. Xiao Zhen's mind raced as he considered how to recruit this honest fellow before him.

Xiao Zhen asked, "Powerhouse, I want to know how you came to be in Energy City."

"Oh, that? We..." Powerhouse then began explaining their experiences.

As Xiao Zhen listened, the corner of his mouth twitched. It turned out that the two brothers had encountered Moon Temple's retreating main force halfway there and simply followed them along.

Thinking about it, that made sense. Once they learned that Moon Temple was about to face a massive army of Black Panther Beasts, along with the notoriously fearsome Tiger King, who would still dare to go to Moon Temple? That would be asking for death.

Xiao Zhen felt somewhat helpless. If he had known the two brothers were in Energy City, he would not have gone to Moon Temple to take a look. If he had accidentally run into Tiger King and the army he brought...

In the end, there would have only been three possible outcomes. First, Tiger King would be killed by Blaze and Vanguard's Combined Ultimate Technique, yielding a large amount of experience.

Second, they would be beaten to death by the Black Panther Beast army Tiger King had brought.

Third, they would flee in a hurry without fighting them.

Xiao Zhen looked at Powerhouse before finally saying, "Powerhouse, do you want to learn an even more powerful skill?"

Powerhouse asked curiously, "What skill?"

Xiao Zhen explained, "It is a Combined Ultimate Technique. As long as you go to Holy Rider Forest and find a Motorcycle Warrior named Shockwave, the two of you can practice it."

Powerhouse shook his head and refused. "Sorry, Mecha King, but I don't like fighting and killing. The reason I train like this is only because I want to protect my younger brother."

Only then did Xiao Zhen activate his scouting goggles and say calmly, "Powerhouse, you want to protect your younger brother, but your level is too low right now."

According to Xiao Zhen's scan, Powerhouse was only level seven. Compared with Blaze and Vanguard now, that was truly rather low.

His younger brother's level was even lower—only level one. With strength like that, he had actually dared to leave home. He truly did not fear death. No wonder he had been captured so easily, and no wonder he had become a hostage so effortlessly in the animation.

Powerhouse said helplessly, "I know my strength is somewhat lacking too, so after things settle down for a while, I plan to take my younger brother home."

Xiao Zhen was at a loss. He had not expected Powerhouse to love peace so much. It seemed he would need some special methods to make him obediently seek out Shockwave and practice the Combined Ultimate Technique.

Xiao Zhen said meaningfully, "Powerhouse, as a warrior of the Motorcycle Clan, shouldn't you obey the Mecha King's orders?"

Powerhouse nodded involuntarily and said seriously, "Our family has an ancestral rule: when the Mecha King descends, we must obey the Mecha King's arrangements."

Xiao Zhen smiled faintly. An ancestral rule was good. He continued, "Then that's good, Powerhouse! With the Mecha King here, I have an order for you."

Powerhouse did not know what to do and could only foolishly say, "Powerhouse awaits your command!"

Xiao Zhen nodded happily. Though this Powerhouse was somewhat overly compassionate, it was enough as long as he was obedient.

Xiao Zhen said solemnly, "In my capacity as the Mecha King, I order you to immediately find Blaze and Vanguard. Have the two of them take you to Holy Rider Forest to find Shockwave and bring him to Energy City. Any problems?"

Powerhouse scratched his head with his shovel-like hand and thought about it. Since he was not being told to take anyone's life, he was quite willing to carry out the Mecha King's order.

"No problem. Powerhouse will definitely complete the Mecha King's order," Powerhouse agreed readily.

Afterward, Xiao Zhen gave Powerhouse a few more instructions, telling him that he had to bring Blaze and Vanguard along. Only then did he set off with Tornado toward Blizzard City.