Kunlun Capital, beyond the boundary of the Acropolis.
A spark flashed across the sky, and something came plummeting diagonally toward the ground, crashing down with a tremendous boom... Dozens of figures swiftly descended right after it.
At the bottom of a huge crater, a thick suit of armor was steaming from the intense heat... Then, a man in a tight silver suit hurriedly opened the armor and crawled out.
Soon, the dozens of descending figures reached the man who had escaped.
"Are you hurt?"
"Reporting to the captain, I'm fine! But my Dragon Rider is unusable! I'm sorry!"
The captain sighed helplessly and glanced back at his team... Most of the armor-mounted thrusters were already badly damaged... It was no wonder. They had set out from Huoyun City and chased at maximum power the whole way. Even the Dragon Rider Armor could not withstand it.
Dark clouds filled the sky ahead, creating a vague sense of unease.
The captain switched on the communicator. "Report. The target has entered the Kunlun Capital Acropolis area. According to our previous orders, the special forces team has failed to intercept it. Await further orders on-site!"
"...Understood. Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Make repairs on-site, then return."
"Understood!"
The captain gestured for the team members to rest where they were for twenty minutes... Just then, the radar inside his armor suddenly began sounding an alarm.
On the screen, a gigantic object was rapidly entering the radar interface.
"What's that?"
one of the team members cried out.
A huge object burst from the clouds high above, scattering the flowing clouds like water over its enormous spherical body... Everyone in the special forces team held their breath. The instant they saw the colossal object, the first thing that came to mind was the Steel Fortress