Destructive Strike

--June 18, 2043, 4:00 AM--

'Luoyang' and 'Helan' dared not delay. They immediately leaped onto the Pacific surface and strode forward—three Jaegers and a Kaiju began to wrestle, the giants in their fierce battle nearly destroying the entire Sea-Crossing Tunnel 1. The sound of metal colliding with flesh echoed throughout Victoria Harbour.

Although the three Jaegers held an absolute numerical advantage, when it came to individual combat power, 'Gecko' was undoubtedly the most formidable!

The sky-blue Tianshan had just climbed up from the ruins when 'Gecko' roared and slammed him back into the sea. This time, 'Gecko's' long tongue shot straight for Tianshan's face. Su Luoxia desperately dodged to the left, and the Kaiju's tongue missed, brushing past Tianshan.

Luoyang, at the rear, was about to rescue Tianshan when 'Gecko' quickly retracted its head, lowered its body, and swept its forelimbs across the sea surface—Luoyang was knocked down!

Luoyang retreated a full seven steps, kicking up a massive wave. He then crashed directly into the vicinity of Sea-Crossing Gate 2. The wall there immediately caved in like cheese, and Luoyang collapsed to the ground like a drunkard.

"Luoyang is heavily damaged!" a staff member's voice crackled over the communicator. "System is in chaos, mecha has lost balance!!"

A Generation 7 light Jaeger was almost taken out by a single move from 'Gecko'?!

Everyone in the command center gasped.

In the arena, only Helan remained unharmed. Everything had happened so fast that it was only now Helan had the chance to re-engage 'Gecko'.

"Dragon Over the River!"

Helan's pilot, Zhou Tianhao, gave the command. He pushed his right arm forward, and the Jaeger's arm mimicked the action—Helan's right hand—

The massive 'Earth Destroyer' drill immediately reached maximum power, emitting a terrifying roar as it advanced! Although Helan's right arm design was the simplest among its brethren, its destructive power was undeniable!

The strong airflow generated by the drill even affected the sea surface, causing a large amount of water vapor to churn upwards. But in the next instant, that water vapor was evaporated by the heat generated from the drill grinding against the air, disappearing without a trace!

'Earth Destroyer' slammed fiercely into 'Gecko', its spiral pattern easily piercing scales and skin. The blue muscle beneath immediately coiled under the immense force—blue blood sprayed nearly 400 meters high. Only then did the humans understand what true gushing blood meant!

This time, 'Gecko' could no longer ignore Helan's attack. It released the fallen Tianshan and retreated with a roar.

Helan's fighting spirit surged. He quickly pressed his advantage, thrusting the drill repeatedly. 'Gecko', unable to dodge, was hit multiple times!

As they exchanged blows, 'Gecko' let out a mournful cry and plunged to the bottom of the Pacific!

"Beautiful!" The scene was incredibly inspiring. The command center, which had been holding its breath, erupted in cheers!

However, in the arena, Jiang Tianzheng, Lin Yin, and Newt still wore grim expressions.

"Don't let your guard down!" Jiang Tianzheng urgently warned Zhou Tianhao. "'Gecko' has some kind of optical cloaking ability! Quickly check the Kaiju's position!"

Hearing this, Zhou Tianhao quickly rushed to where 'Gecko' had fallen. But apart from a layer of faintly glowing blue blood floating on the sea surface, there was no sign of 'Gecko' anywhere!

"It's gone!!" Zhou Tianhao's heart lurched!

Just then, a message came from Tianshan, equipped with the 'bio-detector'—

"Command Center!" Su Luoxia lay on the motion platform, his entire body aching. He shouted in pain, "It's heading for you! 'Gecko' is coming for you!!"

Helan quickly strode towards the Shatterdome base.

The other Jaegers had also finished their startup procedures. Zhou Tianhao thought, as soon as his brothers arrived, no matter how brave and invincible 'Gecko' was, it would surely fall beneath the Jaegers!

However, after only a few steps, Zhou Tianhao's attention was immediately captivated by an unbelievable sight—

The 'Fang Tian' that had fallen on the ruins of Tunnel 1...

It actually moved.

It wobbled and floated up, suspended in mid-air.

"This is..."

Zhou Tianhao was stunned for a full second at the scene.

Oh, I get it. Zhou Tianhao thought. The cloaked 'Gecko' used its tail to hook...

"Watch out!" Su Luoxia's furious roar came through the communicator again. "It changed direction—"

BANG!!

Just as Zhou Tianhao was lost in thought, a massive wave, seemingly from nowhere, slammed into Helan's chest. The entire Jaeger staggered. Before it could regain its balance, the top of the cockpit suddenly caved in!

Accompanied by a corrosive sound, a two-meter-square hole suddenly opened in Helan's head. Circuits inside the cockpit snapped, and sparks flew.

Then Helan's left and right sides were continuously attacked, causing the Jaeger to sway back and forth. Without even needing the 'bio-detector', Zhou Tianhao could seemingly see through the breach as the completely transparent 'Gecko' launched wave after wave of relentless attacks at him!

Zhou Tianhao gathered all his strength and swung 'Earth Destroyer' forward—this strike immediately exploded a large bloom of blue blood in the air. However, 'Gecko' also seemed determined to go all out—a long blue tongue shot out from the void, directly entangling Helan's right arm. Zhou Tianhao couldn't break free for a moment, and then he felt an irresistible, immense force appear before him. Helan stumbled back several steps and was violently slammed against the harbor's edge! The massive impact caused all of Helan's systems to momentarily shut down.

Zhou Tianhao felt like an elephant was standing on his chest, unable to breathe, his body convulsing. Then—he saw the 'Fang Tian' that had been suspended suddenly rise.

It finally stopped vertically above Helan.

The first rays of dawn shone directly onto the spikes of 'Fang Tian', illuminating the area below.

"Ugh..." Zhou Tianhao was stunned.

He had no time to react, no ability to resist.

The magnetic storm halberd, originally meant for fighting Kaiju, now drove straight in—it easily pierced the Jaeger's chest armor, passed through the transmission system, and then plunged deep into the ground behind Helan.

This blow completely destroyed Helan's power system, and a series of malfunction alarms blared in the cockpit.

"Damn it..."

Zhou Tianhao felt as if he were nailed to the motion platform. Blood trickled from his seven orifices, his face etched with rage and unwillingness.

As the engine sound gradually weakened, Helan could no longer move.

Helan was eliminated, and both Luoyang and Tianshan were in a stagnant state—there was no worse situation than this.

The 'Gecko', having scored 3 points, abandoned Helan and slowly approached the Shatterdome.

No one could see its shadow; Jiang Tianzheng could only hear the Kaiju's footsteps and see the massive footprints it left on the ground.

It was a Generation 8 Kaiju. Cold sweat streamed down Jiang Tianzheng's face. He thought—

Now, it's getting closer and closer to us.