Xiao Ran piloted the Dawn Tactical Armor straight toward the Ironclad Dragon base, destroying every enemy he encountered with overwhelming attacks along the way. He tore a vicious opening in Ironclad Dragon's lines and arrived above their base without meeting any resistance.
It was an enormous steel fortress, guarded by countless defensive measures and innumerable Ironclad Dragon units. When Xiao Ran arrived, he saw countless robots standing before the fortress, with countless turrets trained on him.
"Lord Xiao Ran, those three units at the rear are the Eight Trigrams Machines. One of the seven Eight Trigrams Machines was piloted by me. The other three should have been deployed elsewhere, though they may also be lying in ambush. Please be careful, Lord Xiao Ran."
Nai Pa's emotionally conflicted voice suddenly came over the comms. Xiao Ran saw Nai Pa's equally conflicted expression on the communications screen, nodded slightly, and said after a moment of thought, "Will you be in danger if you go in alone?"
Nai Pa gave a bitter laugh. "Heh, I don't know. After all, Ironclad Dragon probably sees me as a traitor now, doesn't it?"
"Then I'll give you some safety." As Xiao Ran spoke, the glow in his eyes beneath the mask flashed even more intensely. The Flying Eagle and the Dawn Tactical Armor shot straight into the clouds under his control. Dawn's movement immediately provoked Ironclad Dragon's robots, and they raised their weapons, unleashing a dense barrage of varied attacks toward Dawn, the Giant Whale, and the Flying Eagle.
At the same time, the fortress's defensive turrets and Missile Pods began firing in unison at the three machines. In an instant, the skies above the Ironclad Dragon fortress were completely blanketed by gunfire. Yet it was not Xiao Ran's firepower covering Ironclad Dragon—it was Ironclad Dragon's