Brother Li stepped forward at this moment, coughed, and somewhat awkwardly explained to the others:
"This is Elder Chen, the chief scientist of the Capital Main Base. He specializes in mech manufacturing and new materials projects."
After a pause, Brother Li added:
"The idea of using war to sustain war—gathering materials locally and using monster corpse exoskeletons to reinforce mech armor—was first proposed by Elder Chen."
So that was his status. No wonder Elder Chen could directly join the conversation and speak on the main base commanders' communication channel without being immediately arrested.
Upon hearing Brother Li's explanation, Elder Chen laughed happily.
"Good, good, good. Little Li, you usually piss me off plenty, but you spoke up for me at a time like this. Not bad. I promise I won't scold you in front of your wife anymore."
Brother Li gave two awkward laughs and did not thank him.
Elder Chen then returned to his previous manner and said urgently:
"Can we get Shangang's corpse? We have to get it!"
"I've already gone over the analysis images of Shangang's corpse bit by bit with a magnifying glass—it's covered in treasures!"
"This Shangang is different from that previous Shangang whose whole body was venom. That Venom Steel Mountain was just a can of poison. Even burying her on the spot would have been risky because of venom leakage!"
"But this one—this one contains massive amounts of exoskeleton and endoskeleton material, and all of it is incredibly tough. The fact that none of your current mech weapons could pierce his bone plates is proof enough!"
Elder Chen explained loudly, with immense pride:
"Do you know what that means? It means a new revolution, a new breakthrough!"
"Ordinary people can't do anything with this pile of bones because they're useless. But I'm different. I can do it!"
Like a child, Elder Chen proudly declared that he could accomplish what others could not.
Commander Lan finally spoke up at this point:
"Ahem, that's more or less the situation."
"Do you think we can bring Shangang's corpse back?"
This time, even the Zhou Brothers fell silent.
Brother Li glanced in the direction of Shangang's corpse and also fell silent.
Scylla was still intently cleaning Shangang's corpse, looking quite pleased with herself.
That was the task the Beast King had given her before leaving, so Scylla was working extremely hard and taking it very seriously.
Even humans could see how diligent Scylla was. It was obvious that she had no intention of slacking off; she worked harder than a production team's donkey.
Watching her like this, Shangang's corpse seemed like a treasure in Scylla's hands as she scrubbed it with all her might.
Trying to snatch food from the jaws of a Titan Beast... was more than a thousand times harder than snatching food from a tiger's mouth.
Scylla's six incomparably sharp spider legs stabbed into the beach, each strike leaving behind a deep pit.
No one doubted that angering her would be tantamount to throwing away their lives.
"Titan Beasts are neutral toward humanity. For the most part, both sides leave each other alone."
"But after being provoked by humans, Titan Beasts will show their anger."
"Many years ago, when Yamata first appeared at Mount Fuji, he easily strangled a monster. But humans also mistook him for a monster and attacked him."
"Yamata showed no mercy. He directly eliminated every living thing that attacked him, then returned to Mount Fuji and slept there until the Beast King awakened him."
Among them, Koizumi Junko, who had always remained silent, used Yamata's example to warn everyone.
As the ace pilot, Brother Li had vaguely become their leader at this point.
Seeing this, he replied to Commander Lan with a bitter smile:
"Commander Lan, if it were a monster, we'd definitely charge in without hesitation."
"But Scylla is an ally... Becoming enemies with an ally over some accident—and then getting killed by that ally if we aren't careful—would be an even worse nightmare."
Scylla was no pushover.
The blade-like spider legs she had driven into Shangang's body, as well as the freezing breath that could immobilize Shangang for a moment, proved that although this Titan Beast looked frail, she was actually an extremely terrifying weapon of slaughter.
If the mechs had not ultimately been destroyed by Shangang, but instead ended up damaged by Scylla—
That would truly be a tragic, helpless, and utterly miserable outcome.
After hearing this, Luo Bing thought for a while before asking:
"Elder Chen, if we can acquire Shangang's corpse, what can you make from it? What can it bring to the mechs?"
Brother Li's words had left Elder Chen somewhat dispirited. He slowly said:
"Stronger outer armor. Once the cumbersome and unnecessary mechanical armor components are removed, the armor's mobility can also be improved. As for mech power, I have no ideas for now."
"But weapons can undergo a revolutionary transformation. At the very least, the situation where one stab couldn't pierce through before won't happen again."
Good lord. Aside from the two major aspects of energy and strength—
Mobility, speed, lightness, outer armor, and, most crucially, weapons could all be upgraded.
After all these years of shivering in anger and cold, were mechs finally going to rise?
Luo Bing thought for a moment and made a suggestion:
"Elder Chen, don't be discouraged."
"Shangang looks so ugly. What interest could Scylla possibly have in a corpse?"
"I think she'll leave after cleaning up the contamination. Then we can quietly take Shangang's corpse back."
Elder Chen reluctantly lifted his spirits.
"May your words come true, young man."
Apparently, Elder Chen did not think Luo Bing's proposal was very feasible.
Scylla clearly intended to build a nest in Malaya.
Leave? Who knew how many years that would take?
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Do You Know Other Titan Beasts? 5
Do You Know Other Titan Beasts? (5)
Wait and see—that was Luo Bing's suggestion.
On the premise that they could not provoke Scylla, everyone could only watch the busy Scylla from afar, not daring to approach and disturb her.
Out at sea, the crew members who had previously abandoned ship to escape were landing on the beach one after another.
From the very beginning, Shangang had targeted the Pipi Shrimp, then set his sights on Scylla and the three mechs.
He had never cared about these tiny specks from start to finish.
Therefore, aside from those truly unfortunate people who had gotten lost and died amid the ocean waves, most of them had fortunately made it ashore.
Everyone who was safe gathered at another part of the beach to settle down temporarily.
They also put some distance between themselves and Scylla, the Titan Beast.
Grief and separation diluted the joy of this great victory.
Before the other aircraft carriers arrived, they could only remain in Malaya for the time being.
Transport ships could take them back home, but they could not carry the three mechs. Aircraft carrier transport was therefore essential.
Only after everything had settled did the Philippines finally send reinforcements.
No one had a pleasant expression for these people who had done nothing and were now coming to reap the benefits.
After a few perfunctory exchanges, they sent the latter off to talk with the bigwigs at the domestic bases.
Although the pilots were in charge on site, they had just fought a battle, and resting was more important now.
They would leave all these trivial matters to the commanders for discussion and negotiation.
Afterward, Luo Bing learned that Commander Lan intended to establish two small observation stations in Malaya and the Philippines.
The kind that would not deploy any mechs, only a few helicopters and a small number of guards.
Their greatest purpose was probably not to communicate with the Philippines, but to observe Scylla from nearby.
Her intention to build a nest in the area was already obvious. It would make little sense not to choose a place close enough to keep watch on her.
The Philippine leadership then said they could arrange temporary accommodations for the reinforcements who had come from afar to rest and recuperate.
Brother Li refused.
With the three mechs as the center, everyone had already built a temporary camp using the supplies they had brought.
The tents might not have been comfortable for sleeping, but the mechs were right beside them, and they could hear Titan Beast Scylla's sounds in the distance. That was far better than any temporary base the Philippines could provide.
In the end, the Philippine side could only withdraw helplessly.
Brother Li had been through a lot, but no matter how mild-tempered he was, he could not treat these people kindly now.
They had brought three mechs all the way from home to support them, risking their lives to help them fight monsters.
In the end, one mech had been destroyed, the Pipi Shrimp had been damaged, and their losses were no small matter.
The allies who had come to support you had suffered massive losses, while you hid indoors and eagerly watched the entire show. You contributed nothing and lost nothing.
Truly... shameless.
Brother Li was a civilized man. There was no way he could suddenly start spouting curses and deliver a Zuan-style rap.
That evening, several of them held a small celebration banquet in a large tent.
Brother Li did not drink. As he drank orange juice, he voiced his dissatisfaction:
"We have a grudge against Shangang, and we can't just stand by and watch Shangang slaughter millions of innocent lives!"
"We came prepared to face death, but these allies treated us like this... It's chilling."
The Zhou Brothers chimed in from the side:
"Every one of those people only thinks about their own little interests. When it comes time to actually do something, they aren't even as reliable as Titan Beasts!"
Luo Bing finally raised his juice and said softly:
"Forget those bastards. As long as our consciences are clear, that's enough."
The Malaya National Destruction War had ended with Malaya lost.
This time, Shangang had attacked again, and watching helplessly as he eroded the Philippines' land was also something he could not accept.
Luo Bing then said goodbye to the others on the excuse that he still had a slight headache. He turned and left, returning to his tent to sleep.
The mobility of Titan Beasts was beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
In modern terms, they were grind machines.
Once they set their minds on something, they could keep at it for dozens of hours without issue.
Scylla was a grind machine among grind machines. You would have to add "Saint" before it to properly convey just how absurdly tireless she was.
After the Beast King left, she had been working nonstop.
After cleaning up Shangang's corpse, she began cleaning the surrounding area and continuously expanded the range.
These areas, which had only suffered initial contamination, were far easier to clean than a monster corpse.
Often, just a small mouthful of specially treated seawater could clean a large area.
Just as the tireless Scylla worked with all her strength, faint ripples appeared on the distant sea surface.
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