The Descent

Also on this night.

At a Surface Base 170 kilometers away from the once Forbidden Land ' Misty Canyon ', this night was just like countless other nights.

After sunset, the base became dark, the Power Plant operated at low power, and the other factories on the base ceased production.

Firstly, to avoid excessive power consumption, and secondly, to prevent the lights and sounds from attracting giant beasts.

The residents of the base went to bed early; in this era without nightlife, being able to rest at sunset is a kind of happiness.

However, there are some people who, even as night falls, cannot end their busy day in the warmth of their beds.

Qi Yuan was one of them.

But he was happier than others because he was Mech Master. Although he had to work night shifts, at least he didn't have to be exposed to the howling wind outdoors. Instead, he could stay in his warm duty room and even flip through Playboy magazine.

"Tsk, this one's not bad, just a little small in the chest."

"I like this one, long legs and a big butt."

Drooling over the magazine, Qi Yuan grabbed a can of beer, gulped down a few mouthfuls, then picked up a handful of peanuts, popped them into his mouth, and happily munched on them.

Outside the duty room, two soldiers pulled their military overcoats tighter, looking at Qi Yuan with envy.

"I wish I could have my own duty room like Mr. Qi someday, where I could drink and eat some peanuts."

One soldier wore the word 'envy' on his face.

Another soldier tugged at his companion's sleeve. "Let's go, stop being envious. It's our fault for not knowing how to pilot mechs."

They jumped onto a Base Vehicle and started driving along the predetermined route.

"Have you heard? Misty Canyon has disappeared."

"I know, it seems there was a major battle there, and as a result, many people lost their jobs."

"Yes, the Forbidden Land is gone, and many people are out of work. I think we'll be unemployed soon too."

"That's possible. Although our base isn't as large as the Dragon Spring Base, it's not far from the Forbidden Land. Even if we can't get the meat, we can still have some soup."

"Now that the Forbidden Land is gone, I think our base is doomed sooner or later."

As the two were talking, a sudden gust of wind blew one of the soldiers' hats away.

The soldier looked up and saw his hat flying into the air in the wind and snow. The air was pitch black, and it seemed that even the moonlight had disappeared.

Just then, an eyeball emerged from the darkness, gazing directly at the soldier across the distance.

In the duty room, Qi Yuan put down the magazine and was about to get up to go to the restroom when he heard a scream from outside.

He paused for a moment, then rushed out of the duty room and ran towards his mech.

While running, he called out through the base's radio communication system, "This is Mech Master Qi Yuan. What's the situation? Please report, please report."

A response came quickly over the radio. "Pilot Qi Yuan, a giant beast! A giant..."

The communication was suddenly interrupted, and a piercing noise from the earphones made Qi Yuan immediately take them off.

He entered the driver's seat, put on the helmet, connected the neural wires, and achieved empathy.

Inside the mech's hangar, the engines and Energy Core glowed, followed by the mech's lights illuminating the scene outside the panoramic view.

Qi Yuan strode out of the warehouse in his mech and saw a giant beast wreaking havoc in the base.

That giant beast... its shape resembled an insect, with a large head and a small tail, like a ship's anchor.

However, it was smaller than the other giant beasts and didn't seem too difficult to deal with.

At this moment, the soldiers in the base are desperately trying to stop the behemoth, but to little avail. One soldier in a vehicle was even swallowed whole by the behemoth, along with the vehicle itself.

"Let me handle this!"

Qi Yuan shouted, and his mech rushed out, shaking the base and waking countless people from their dreams.

The mech raised its rifle and fired at the smaller insectoid beast. The intense firepower quickly tore the insect's skin apart.

Finally, Qi Yuan tore the insect in half at the waist.

"Tsk, too easy."

Qi Yuan glanced outside the panoramic window at the colossal beast whose head resembled an anchor, then scanned the Giant Beast Radar.

"Strange, why are there no matches?"

Just then, the cockpit suddenly shook violently. Another Giant Insect like this swept through the air and crashed into the mecha, causing Qi Yuan to fall flat on his back.

Looking out through the panoramic window, Qi Yuan saw another Anchor Worm floating and gliding overhead.

After the insect passed by, he suddenly saw something peeking out from the clouds in the night sky shrouded in thick clouds.

It was a Wing Fin, so huge it was unimaginable. It filled Qi Yuan Qi Yuan's field of vision, leaving him unable to see anything else except for that Wing Fin.

An indescribable, intense sense of danger made Qi Yuan's hair stand on end.

Before he could even process what was happening, his body had already begun to move.

The mech rolled over and got up, then, to the soldiers' astonishment, Qi Yuan piloted it in a desperate escape. In the blink of an eye, the mech had already rushed out of the base and headed into the endless night.

A voice roared from the driver's cab and the base command center.

"Qi Yuan, where are you going?"

"Qi Yuan, come back here!"

"Damn it, Qi Yuan, are you trying to defect?"

"Huh, what's that..."

"Oh my god..."

"Ah! Help!"

Suddenly, static filled the communication channel, and then the signal disappeared.

At that moment, Qi Yuan, who was in the driver's seat, felt a violent tremor behind him, followed by flying sand and stones outside the panoramic window.

The computer on the command console kept issuing alarms, reminding the pilot that the mech was being subjected to a severe impact.

Qi Yuan had no choice but to make the mecha crouch down, lower its center of gravity, and after withstanding the impact, he looked back and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

The base has disappeared.

They disappeared into clusters of brilliant flames rising upwards, and within the flames, the Anchor Worm, resembling smaller versions of giant beasts, darted about.

Above, a Wing Fin was gradually retracting into the thick clouds.

Then a strong wind blew away the clouds and mist in the sky, and the moon came out. Tonight's moon, for some reason, had a yellowish glow and stripes around it.

Suddenly, Qi Yuan gasped.

That's not the moon at all.

It's an eyeball!

at the same time.

In Changping City, at the ground monitoring department of the Mecha Legion.

It was late at night, and a monitoring operator was dozing off when his computer suddenly alarmed, startling him.

He jumped up and saw a line of information flashing wildly on the computer screen.

The monitor put on his thick glasses, glanced at the screen, and then gasped.

"OMG."

"This Spectrum Signal."

"Is this a behemoth of the Overlord Level?"

But at that moment, the signal on the screen suddenly disappeared.

The monitor paused for a moment, then practically collapsed onto the workbench, frantically typing on the keyboard.

Using his authority, he accessed some ground monitoring equipment and repeatedly scanned the area where the Spectrum Signal had just appeared.

But no matter how many times he scanned, he didn't get any clues.

It was as if it was just a computer malfunction?