The pilot of that mecha was a young man named Lu Hao, as Hanna remembered. He had just graduated from the Academy and, driven by youthful passion, joined the Tiangang Dragon Riders.
His talent was actually quite ordinary, but he trained harder and worked more diligently than the other team members. The others jokingly called him a "desperate warrior."
Recently, he had been striving to break through to the Profound Comprehension Realm, and he had put in tremendous effort for it.
Hanna had high hopes for him. She believed it would not be long before he became a Profound Comprehension cultivator.
But now, his avatar had turned gray, and all signs of life had vanished.
There had been no farewell, no struggle. He had not even had time to fight back.
Someone who had worked so hard had been killed by a single swipe of the Nightmare Giant Beast's claw, without the slightest warning.
That had been a life.
He should not have died so cheaply!
"Everyone, scatter!"
Hanna shouted. Mystic Patterns appeared on the mecha Flying Firefly, and cyan flames streamed across it as it charged at Long Zhi without hesitation.
The longsword Blazing Flame swept out with a biting sword radiance.
Several of Long Zhi's heads turned toward Flying Firefly. Then the fox head's lips curled upward, revealing a sly smile.
It sprang up where it stood and rapidly retreated, leaping out of the sword radiance's range in an instant.
When it landed, both feet stamped into the ground, causing the earth to cave in, the trees to rise and fall, and the vehicles to bounce into the air.
After sliding several hundred meters, Long Zhi came to a stop.
Then all nine heads let out a long howl together.
"Long Zhi's energy readings are rising rapidly!"
"Monitoring