Preparations for the Assault

"The firepower is just too fierce. I'm even less willing to let you go in now. It's a dam—if even one explosion destabilizes the structure, it could cause the dam to collapse. There may be no human settlements downstream, but plenty of creatures live there. They wouldn't survive a flood."

After hearing that, Bonnie nodded in agreement without caring what Bullhead thought.

Seeing that, Boar knew his persuasion had worked. Rather than bringing up nonexistent human villages or towns, directly mentioning the creatures in this area had indeed worked on these two Eternals.

To them, all life was equal. The absence of humans did not mean they could allow the dam to collapse and endanger other living creatures.

Bullhead Mech, which had eagerly carried a rocket launcher outside, now looked thoroughly disappointed. "Fine. I'll stand guard outside."

With a flick of its hands, the launchers were retracted by mechanical arms into position on the mech's back.

Skyhawk Mecha, the only one who had not yet been assigned a task, stared at them with its huge, round eyes.

Skyhawk Mecha was also a fully enclosed mech. Since it primarily used Isu Technology, it was a size smaller than Bullhead and Bonnie.

Its head was modeled after the Egyptian god Horus, shaped like a falcon's head. Its design leaned toward realism rather than Bullhead's somewhat cartoonish style.

Thus, being stared at by Skyhawk Mecha felt like being watched by a hawk. Combined with its overly realistic style, it amplified the uncanny valley effect enough to make one's scalp prickle.

Boar Mech forced itself to speak. "Skyhawk, come into the dam base with me and follow behind me. We'll operate openly and covertly. As long as I don't make a mistake, don't show yourself. Also, collect Isu Technology combat data from a third-party