Freedom City, Command Hall.
On the big screen, the fireball formed by the Sacrifice Apostle's self-destruction swallowed half of Mei Ba's body. Then the entire image began to shake, flickering and doubling severely.
Wood closed his eyes, his expression mournful. "Colonel Pruhler..."
He knew that this man had always wanted to take revenge on Michael, to avenge how Michael had indirectly caused the deaths of his wife and children.
But until this moment, he had never acted on it. Instead, he had chosen the most tragic way to end his life.
The Sacrifice Apostle had ultimately sacrificed itself. That self-destruction system was the mech's greatest weapon—and the true origin of its name.
However, the Sacrifice Apostle had passed through several people's hands, yet only Pruhler had dared to sacrifice himself without hesitation.
"Looks like you were the most compatible pilot for the Sacrifice Apostle after all..."
Wood sighed.
By then, the image on the screen had recovered. The fireball over the sea had disappeared, and great clouds of black smoke were billowing upward.
At that moment, a figure burst out of the smoke. It was Mei Ba!
The beast stood ten thousand zhang tall, its body blotting out the sky and sun. One of its arms had been blasted to pieces by the Sacrifice Apostle, leaving behind only a charred, broken bone.
Yet nerves and flesh buds rapidly grew from that charred bone. Then, like someone knitting a sweater, they grew at astonishing speed. In the blink of an eye, Mei Ba's blown-off arm had returned to its original state.
Wood's heart sank. Then a wave of fury surged into his chest, and the commander slammed his fist heavily onto the table.
Mei Ba's condition had rendered Pruhler's sacrifice utterly meaningless. That was what truly enraged Wood.
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