When Rosen came to his senses, Shandong had already stepped forward and engaged the "Lizard" in a fierce battle.
After enduring a full barrage, the "Lizard" was covered in wounds. But none of them had damaged its core; aside from moving slightly slower, it was still handling the fight with ease.
Shandong, whose right hand had yet to be repaired, was clearly at a disadvantage. He could only swing his left fist at the "Lizard's" head, but the creature nimbly dodged and raised its tail, lashing it toward Shandong's head.
At that moment, Rosen's heart clenched again.
He had assumed Shandong would win easily, but he suddenly realized that Shandong's right hand had not been fully repaired. He was already at the end of his strength.
This is bad... Rosen frowned, unable to stop the regret rising within him. Shandong's injured right hand had been his doing.
Shandong was clearly badly hurt after being struck in the head by the monster's tail. He dropped to one knee.
Seizing the chance, the "Lizard" pressed forward. It raised its forelimbs against Shandong's shoulders and violently shoved the crimson figure away. Every small building in their path crumbled into rubble.
Boom!
At last, they slammed into the western wall of the Shatterdome—less than fifty meters to Rosen and Sun Zheng Tang's right.
The "Lizard" and Shandong were right before them, their enormous bodies filling every inch of the two men's vision!
The "Lizard" tried to attack Shandong's cockpit, while Shandong fought back fiercely, his left hand clamped tightly around its jaws. Every movement they made sent dust flying and shattered stones spraying everywhere!
Sun Zheng Tang had no time to marvel anymore. He raised his automatic rifle with a roar and began firing wildly at the "Lizard's" head!
"You bastard!" Sun Zheng Tang shouted as he fired. "Rosen, run first! Run!!"
The bullets struck the "Lizard's" skin, scattering bursts of sparks, but did nothing.
Yet as Sun Zheng Tang fired with all his might, he realized that Rosen was standing there without moving—
Rosen was staring intently at the battling giants, the flame in his eyes burning ever more fiercely.
"You brat, why aren't you running?! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Sun Zheng Tang roared.
"We won't die. At least, not today." Rosen spoke. "We're standing on Hero's Proof, aren't we? I can already feel him. He's answering my call."
As the two spoke, the "Lizard" raised its tail high and thrust it violently at Shandong. Shandong immediately seized it with his left hand, but the "Lizard's" tongue took the opportunity to coil around Shandong's left hand—if Shandong lost the use of that hand as well, this Mark 8 Jaeger would become nothing but scrap metal!
"Lin Yin." Rosen spoke, red light flickering in his eyes. "Now, I'll help you."
Bang!!
The moment Rosen finished speaking, the outer wall of the Shatterdome to his right suddenly collapsed with a deafening crash. Dust and smoke billowed through the air, and some kind of roar sounded from the breach. Along with it came a bright point of red light.
That heart-pounding, piercing sound awakened Sun Zheng Tang's memories. He knew it all too well—the sound of an engine starting was every Jaeger warrior's unmistakable signature. Sun Zheng Tang immediately looked in that direction!
Then—a giant silver-white hand reached out from the smoke and dust!
Whoosh!
A streak of silver flashed before their eyes, and the "Lizard's" tongue was severed instantly! The monster immediately let out a heart-wrenching scream of agony!
Then the silver-white figure emerged fully before them. He grabbed the "Lizard" and pulled it away from Shandong, and the two crashed through a high-rise building, leaving a gaping hole behind them. But the scene lasted only an instant. This skyscraper—
its lower half hollowed out—collapsed with a thunderous crash, completely obscuring the two giants.
"This is..." Sun Zheng Tang stood utterly stunned until Rosen called him back to his senses.
"Senior." Rosen said calmly, "the battle isn't over yet."
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