Avenge You

"What? Student Luo Yan went into the cockpit?"

Li Bohang blurted out, "How can that be!"

"If he doesn't wear a Combat Suit or put on a helmet—"

"Then he can't connect to the Empathy System, and he can't activate the mecha."

Several students nearby began complaining as well.

"His simulation class was a complete waste of time."

"If he wanted to show off, he could've picked a better way. Isn't this just causing trouble?"

"A savage from the surface. He really doesn't know any better!"

At that moment.

Luo Yan couldn't hear his classmates' complaints.

The instant he saw the giant beast Lili appear, Luo Yan took action.

Without hesitation, he charged straight into the cockpit.

The reason he hadn't chosen to flee—

wasn't because he wanted to show off.

It was because the moment he saw Lili—

he activated the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye and immediately discovered another giant beast.

Si-beast!

That water-buffalo-like giant beast was hiding behind a range of mountains to the northwest, slowly approaching.

It was extremely sinister.

Luo Yan believed that under the pincer attack of two giant beasts—

his chances of survival would be higher if he fought from inside the mecha.

Otherwise—

even if he was lucky enough to escape the area where the two giant beasts charged—

the parasitic swarm behind them would still be deadly.

Luo Yan knew that he was an Innate Resonator.

Back in Huadu, let alone wearing a Combat Suit—

he hadn't even entered a cockpit—

yet he had connected to White Dragon's Empathy System.

So he didn't waste any time.

He went straight to the point.

Now, he sat down in the pilot's seat.

Following the knowledge he had learned in "simulation class"—

he placed both hands on the floating-point sensors.

Then he relaxed his body.

He recalled the state he had been in when he connected to White Dragon.

Luo Yan cleared his mind.

He left not even a trace of distracting thought.

With both body and mind, he sensed the existence of the mecha.

After a moment—

in a daze, he seemed to hear someone laughing.

Then countless scenes flashed before his eyes.

Among them—

several scenes left a deep impression on him.

He saw "himself" dining with his wife and children.

The family of three was inside a tent, and it seemed to be evening outside.

But there were actually two suns in the sky!

Then he saw "himself" fighting a wild boar.

That wild boar seemed very similar to Lili.

He also saw two graves appear before "himself."

One of them belonged to Xiao Xiao, with a wreath placed on top.

Finally—

he saw "himself" leap toward the endless sea of beasts below!

Within those scenes—

Luo Yan felt all kinds of emotions: joy, anger, sorrow, and more.

As for the final scene of him plunging into the sea of beasts—

it stirred an inexplicable, tragic grandeur in his heart.

"Let me..."

"avenge you!"

Luo Yan opened his eyes.

The electronic voice in the cockpit sounded.

Empathy System online.

Neural connection stable.

All restrictions lifted.

Mecha, activate!

Suddenly, light appeared before Luo Yan's eyes.

It turned out that the panoramic viewport had activated.

Though he was inside the cockpit, he could see the scenery all around him.

He saw the ground beneath his feet.

The forest looked like a green carpet.

The towering mountains that had once seemed majestic had now become slopes he could climb with ease.

It was as if—

he had become a giant!

On the ground—

Zeng Shan cried out, "Look, it moved."

"The mecha moved!"

Li Bohang didn't need him to point it out. He had already seen it.

The engines on Black Thunder restarted, and signal lights lit up across its body.

The roar of energy coursing through the machine mingled with the sounds of mechanical operation.

With a hum—

Black Thunder, which had been kneeling on the ground, stood up.

But at that moment, sparks flew from the mecha's left arm.

The damage appeared severe.

Even so—

the fact that Luo Yan had restarted Black Thunder—

was already enough to leave everyone dumbfounded.

"Am I seeing things?"

"That savage activated the mecha?"

"How did he do it?"

"That makes no sense!"

The students who had just been complaining about Luo Yan—

were now all staring in stunned silence.

It was as if they had witnessed a miracle.

Inside the cockpit—

through the holographic display, Luo Yan saw the damage to the mecha's left arm.

It was unusable.

His fingers tapped rapidly across the floating-point sensors as he checked Black Thunder's ammunition reserves—

as well as the status of its weapons.

The results came back quickly.

Black Thunder's Divine Might Rifle had only one magazine left, with twenty-three bullets remaining.

There were three missiles left in the missile launch bay in its chest.

In addition—

Black Thunder wasn't equipped with close-combat weapons such as blades or swords.

Its weapons were its arms and fists, far larger than those of conventional mecha.

Black Thunder's arms were equipped with the Super Torque system, giving the mecha greater explosive power and destructive force.

In addition, its elbows contained a concealed propulsion system.

When necessary, it could raise the force of its strikes to another level.

Finally—

the pilot was presumably more skilled in various fist techniques.

That was why it hadn't been equipped with weapons such as blades or swords.

Inspection complete.

Luo Yan activated the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye and saw the water-buffalo-like Si-beast in the northwest take two steps back.

It was clearly gathering strength, preparing to charge.

At the same time—

Lili had already charged right up to them.

The system calculated that impact would occur in two seconds.

At that moment—

under Luo Yan's control—

Black Thunder suddenly leaped into the air.

It somersaulted midair—

allowing Lili to pass beneath it and crash into empty space.

Almost at the same time—

a thunderous boom came from the northwest.

Li Bohang and the others looked over.

They saw the Si-beast, resembling a mass of black clouds, smash through the mountain.

It burst out—

only to collide directly with Lili.

The two giant beasts slammed into each other with a bang.

The ground shook violently—

knocking Li Bohang and the others to the ground.

On the other side—

Black Thunder had already landed.

After sliding forward for a short distance—

it quickly turned around.

Then the armor on its chest opened, and three missiles shot out in succession, trailing flames.

They flew out of the launch bay—

striking Lili's head and the Si-beast's flank.

Amid the violent explosions, several fireballs rapidly expanded.

In the end, they transformed into waves of flame that swept across the surroundings.

Black Thunder didn't stop attacking there.

The mecha raised the Divine Might Rifle in one hand and fired round after round of bullets designed specifically for giant beasts.

The bullets dragged trails of fire through the air, leaving clear paths as they plunged into the thick smoke and flames.

One student kept shaking his head as he watched.

"Couldn't he wait until the giant beasts came out before firing?"

"Firing wildly like that is only wasting ammunition for nothing."

Inside the cockpit, specks of silver light began to appear around Luo Yan's crimson eyes.

He continued maintaining the Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye.

This allowed him to see directly through the smoke and flames.

With the computer's assistance, he locked onto Lili's head.

In his eyes—

the ring of fiery red radiance around Lili was gradually dimming.

The numbers floating beside it kept decreasing.

It was clear to see.

When the missile struck its head just now, Lili's Vitality Value had plummeted by a large amount.

Now, each bullet dealt it between two and three hundred points of damage.

And Lili's Vitality Value was now below four thousand!