Surging Undercurrents

Xiao Zhen's strange behavior quickly caught Tornado's attention. He asked in surprise, "Xiao Zhen, what are you looking for?"

"There should have been one more person here, but she's gone now!" Xiao Zhen said gravely.

"Xiao Zhen, who could be so important? Is it someone you know?" At that moment, Lightning City Lord also walked over and asked curiously.

Everyone's attention was now focused on the Energy Amethysts around them. They were all extremely excited, and even Lightning City Lord was no exception.

Xiao Zhen shook his head and said solemnly, "I don't know her, but she's a very crucial person."

"Oh? Who is she?" Tornado asked in surprise. It was the first time he had seen Xiao Zhen so serious. This was clearly no small matter.

Xiao Zhen let out a long breath, raised his head, and said calmly, "She should be the Mecha King of the Fierce Beast Clan. Her name is Jingjing."

"Ah! The Mecha King of the Fierce Beast Clan? How could she be here? Xiao Zhen, could you be mistaken?" Tornado said in shock.

Xiao Zhen looked around again, as if he had spotted something. He took a few steps forward and picked up a battered little red booklet from the ground.

The words "Guangzhou Student ID" were written on it. After Xiao Zhen opened the booklet, he discovered that it was a student ID from a school called Blue Arc Primary School. The photo had been burned beyond recognition, and all he could make out was that the person seemed to have blond hair. The name, class, and other details had also been burned away.

Based on the blond hair, Xiao Zhen concluded that it was most likely that little girl from the animation. He just did not know where she was now.

That little girl's greatest threat was that, like him, she possessed the ability to control others. The difference was that Xiao Zhen controlled the Motorcycle Clan, while she controlled the Fierce Beast Clan.

The Fierce Beast Clan was currently fragmented and burdened with plenty of grudges. But if that little girl appeared and used her control ability, she might be able to forcibly unite the entire Fierce Beast Clan. If that happened, they would be even harder to fight.

"All personnel, listen up! Immediately search the surrounding area for any trace of a human girl like me!" Xiao Zhen ordered loudly.

Hearing this strange command, everyone was somewhat at a loss. Other than them, could there really be anyone else around here? Still, this was an order from the Mecha King, so they had to carry it out.

While the Motorcycle Clan warriors obeyed their Mecha King's command and searched for the little girl whose whereabouts were unknown—

Near the City of the Undead on the other side, a strange light flashed, and an eleven-year-old girl dressed in pink, wearing headphones, suddenly appeared there.

"Ow! Why did I suddenly end up here? What kind of creepy place is this? It looks so gloomy!" Jingjing rubbed her aching backside and said helplessly.

Jingjing clearly remembered appearing in Fire Dragon Valley in the Mecha King game before. A voice had told her that she could only return home after collecting all the City Defense Tokens. So why had she suddenly appeared here?

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into the territory of our City of the Undead!" A voice suddenly called out from the sky.

Jingjing looked up and saw two huge blue figures in the air. They had bat-like wings on their backs, wolf-like heads, claw-like hands, strange cannon muzzles mounted on their backs, and bodies entirely forged from steel—strange robots.

"Ice Wolf Beasts!" Jingjing cried out. It was her first time seeing the robots from the game. Although she had learned from that mysterious voice that she had entered the game world of Mecha King, seeing it with her own eyes was an entirely different experience.

"Hey, little girl, we're talking to you! Answer us now, or we'll kill you!" another flying Ice Wolf Beast said impatiently.

After reassuring herself for a while, Jingjing calmed down considerably. She said confidently, "Who am I? I'm your Mecha King. Obey my orders!"

Jingjing was clearly more adept than Xiao Zhen at using the Mecha King's abilities. The moment she appeared, she directly took control of the two Ice Wolf Beasts and had them obediently take her to see Tyrannosaurus God.

After failing to find anything, Xiao Zhen and the others could only return early.

Lightning City Lord had originally planned to summon more people to gather the crystals, but Xiao Zhen helped him out. He directly absorbed all the energy from the Energy Amethysts into his body, having finally found the switch with great difficulty.

Seeing Xiao Zhen store away the energy, no one said anything. Someone had to safeguard those Energy Amethysts, after all. Besides, he was the Mecha King.

On the way back, Xiao Zhen opened the system. He wanted to ask where Jingjing had gone. Although the system's intelligence was rather limited, it would still answer his questions.

"System, I want to know where Jingjing, the Mecha King of the Fierce Beast Clan, is now!"

Ding! System query in progress...

Ding! According to the system query, to ensure fairness in the game, if the Fierce Beast Clan opens Fire Dragon Valley, they will receive one Mecha King. If the Motorcycle Clan opens Fire Dragon Valley, the Mecha King of the Fierce Beast Clan will be randomly teleported into Fierce Beast Clan territory.

Xiao Zhen slapped his forehead and thought irritably, What a waste of excitement. I thought opening Fire Dragon Valley would let me gain the Fierce Beast Clan's Mecha King, then easily crush them. This damned game fairness.

Now, Xiao Zhen could only hope that Jingjing had not yet met up with the Fierce Beast Clan, giving him plenty of time to complete his war preparations against them.

Although Xiao Zhen was worried, the other warriors were in high spirits. With the large amount of Energy Amethysts from Fire Dragon Valley, they had one more chance of defeating the Fierce Beast Clan.

Soon, the entire Energy City sprang into action. Large numbers of warriors were sent out to notify the other Motorcycle Clan warriors that they would soon launch a counterattack against the Fierce Beast Clan.

Tiger King, who was preparing to attack Energy City again, somehow learned that Energy City had already obtained the Energy Amethysts from Fire Dragon Valley.

"Damn it! They actually obtained the Energy Amethysts from Fire Dragon Valley. How are we supposed to fight them from now on?" Tiger King said angrily.

Green Panther Beast clenched his fists and cursed loudly, "It's all that idiot Tyrannosaurus God's fault! I heard he was the one who let the Motorcycle Clan find Fire Dragon Valley."

"Then, Marshal, are we still attacking Energy City?" Blue Poison Beast asked quietly from the side.

"Attack what? They've obtained the Energy Amethysts from Fire Dragon Valley, and their troops' combat strength has greatly increased. Withdraw immediately! We're returning to Thunder Hall." Tiger King said irritably.

The news that Energy City had obtained a massive amount of Energy Amethysts spread through the entire Mecha Beast World like wildfire.

On the other side, in the City of the Undead, Tyrannosaurus God and all his subordinates were kneeling on one knee before a little girl.

"Mecha King, the Motorcycle Clan has now obtained the Energy Amethysts within Fire Dragon Valley. I'm afraid the situation is unfavorable for us," Tyrannosaurus God asked worriedly.

"No need to worry. Even if they possess a large amount of Energy Amethysts, they are absolutely no match for me! No one understands this game better than I do. I am the strongest player." Jingjing, seated in the place of honor, waved her little fist and said confidently.

"Tyrannosaurus God, how much do you know about that Mecha King of the Motorcycle Clan?" Jingjing asked curiously.

Tyrannosaurus God began explaining, starting with when he had first spotted Xiao Zhen while watching Energy City, and then describing Xiao Zhen's later actions.

Jingjing kept nodding. As the saying went, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Only by understanding her opponent could she improve her chances of victory.

Xiao Zhen, who was sleeping soundly in Energy City, had no idea that Jingjing, whom he had been so concerned about, had already begun making a series of plans against him.