At Dr. Stylish's command, the Red Heart immediately jumped back into the rail zone.
It transformed once more, its bullet-shaped cockpit connecting to the main body.
"Eh?"
"Battle mode requires it to connect to the main body?"
'Child Emperor' A Yong was somewhat surprised.
He had assumed the locomotive—the Red Heart that had just walked over to them—would transform directly before everyone.
"I mentioned before that these Evolution Vanguards were created to ensure the passengers' safety."
Dr. Stylish smiled. "If only the locomotive transformed, the people inside might not be properly protected."
Orochimaru, standing nearby, listened intently while watching the Red Heart prepare to transform again.
Although his primary field of research was biochemistry, he was actually quite interested in machinery as well.
Dr. Stylish was the same.
His research level in biochemistry was not inferior in the slightest to his expertise in machinery, energy, technology, and many other fields.
The reason he had chosen the Academy of Sciences was simply because he preferred the latter.
And because, at the time, he had wanted to be closer to Vegapunk so they could exchange ideas more easily.
"So my design philosophy from the beginning was to treat the train as a single whole!"
It was clear that Dr. Stylish was immensely proud of his Evolution Vanguard invention.
Although Vegapunk had offered some assistance, it was still a project primarily led by him.
As he spoke,
the Red Heart's individual cars suddenly began to move violently.
Some rose upright, while others split apart to either side.
At the same time, they interlocked, combined, and transformed through an exquisitely precise sequence of movements.
The constant clacking of rotating machinery rang out as arms, legs, a torso, and a head rapidly took shape before everyone.
Various energy cannons flickering with red light protruded outward