Three Mecha Squads, along with Liu Zheng, had a total of sixteen mechas ready for battle.
Most of them were Intermediate Mecha. Only the three squad leaders piloted Advanced Mecha, while the Divine Guard-class was exclusive to Liu Zheng, a major general.
This was also the standard configuration of a Mecha Legion. It wasn't that they didn't want to possess large numbers of Divine Guards or Divine Generals, but that they couldn't afford the cost of those mechas.
After all, a legion had many aspects to consider. Besides, the situations Undercity Legions had to deal with were usually not that severe.
Their primary duties were protecting the Undercity and maintaining the safety of the surrounding areas.
Normally, there wouldn't be large numbers of Giant Beasts nesting around an Undercity. Upper-tier Giant Beasts were rare, let alone Overlord Giant Beasts.
Therefore, a legion didn't need too many high-performance, high-level mechas. Instead, because of the need for numbers, low- and mid-level mechas formed the main force of a legion.
At that moment, several heavy mechas moved to the front and set up their shields. Of course, they weren't purely defensive. After all, the small hand cannons these mechas held in their other hands were no mere decorations.
The remaining Intermediate Mecha spread out around them according to their usual training. Some stood while others crouched, all locking onto the ventilation ducts ahead and striving to establish overwhelming Suppression Fire.
The three Advanced Mecha and Liu Zheng's Divine Guard-class mecha stayed at the very rear of the defensive line. They were the final support and the last line of insurance.
At that moment, within the Giant Beast Radar of every mecha, the Spectrum Signal was rapidly approaching.
The next second—
With a bang, the huge fan of a ventilation duct high above the