Youmugu Base.
"I never expected that in just a few months, this team would have grown to such a level."
Xu Tao stood before the Command Center's main screen, arms folded as he watched the 'Heavenly Fire Squad' intercept the beast horde.
Wang Chong, commander of the base's Mecha Legion, nodded. "Do you remember when they first arrived? Aside from Captain Luo Yan, the others were still very inexperienced when working together to fight an Overlord."
"But now, not only have they slain Overlords, every one of them has made significant progress."
"They're already powerful enough to stand on their own."
Xu Tao smiled. "That's why every new dragon-rider team needs to be stationed at the Desperate Battlefield for a period of time first."
"The Desperate Battlefield is a whetstone. The longer they're stationed here, the sharper their blades become."
"By the time they leave, they'll be capable of handling many different assignments."
Wang Chong looked at the screen. "Still, the appearance of these giant beasts is too coincidental. The fact that they were parasitized by Dijiang means invading the trial zone was Dijiang's intention."
"Why would Dijiang do this?"
"Supervisor Xu, I can't shake the feeling that the giant beasts are acting strangely. We'd better be careful."
Xu Tao nodded in agreement. "I feel the same way."
"Coincidences themselves often mean there's an unseen conspiracy lurking behind them."
The moment he finished speaking.
An alarm sounded in the Command Center.
Xu Tao and Wang Chong both paled.
Then an electronic synthesized voice rang out.
"Alert! Alert!"
"Detected an Overlord Giant Beast's Spectrum Signal."
"Matching with the archive database."
"..."
"Match complete. Confirmed giant beast: Pao Xiao!"
In the blink of an eye.
Some textual information appeared on the main screen.
``` Code name: Suan Yu
Level: Overlord Level 4.