Unable to Match

On the screen, a patch of forest by the shore of the Great Lakes region began to shake, then slid backward, revealing multiple launch bays.

A moment later, three elevator pods, magnified countless times, rose from the launch bays and were firmly locked by the fixing devices to prevent the cabins from detaching.

After the cabins appeared on the ground, airflow was expelled from the vents on both sides, the pressure locks on the cabin doors rotated, and the cabin doors opened.

Inside the cabin doors, through the screen, Luo Yan saw faint lights flickering in the darkness within.

The mecha engines roared with a soul-shaking rumble, like the powerful heartbeat of a giant.

Those faint lights eventually converged into streaks of patterns, piercing the darkness.

Finally, three mechas emerged from their respective launch pods.

With their heavy steps, each landing sent up a cloud of dust.

The countless trees in the nearby forest shook even more violently.

Leading these three mechas was a crimson one, piloted by Liang Jian, named 'Blazing Flame'.

'Blazing Flame' resembled an ancient warrior, with energy conduits embedded on its armor emitting an orange glow, looking like flickering flames from afar.

The three mechas formed a triangular formation, facing the Giant Beast that was unfolding in three dimensions in the Jambu Realm Space in the distance, ready for battle.

At the same time, along the shore of the Great Lakes, tanks and armored vehicles appeared from nowhere.

They lined up along the shoreline, pointing their cannons, missiles, and anti-aircraft guns towards the Giant Beast.

Finally, the Giant Beast, having completed its three-dimensional unfolding, crashed into the forest not far from the Great Lake like a meteor.

The ground shook violently after its impact.

The shockwave caused the surrounding trees to bend outward like wild grass in a strong wind.

A gust of wind blew.

It whistled past the three mechas, including 'Blazing Flame', and through the numerous tanks and armored vehicles, stirring up waves on the lake.

Dust and smoke billowed into the sky.

In the thick smoke, under the sunlight, a slender figure stood up.

And let out a cry like that of a newborn infant!

The chilling sound made everyone's scalp tingle. Just then, the slender figure in the smoke charged out.

On the screen in the train carriage, a goat's head suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

Four small eyeballs grew on the goat's head, each radiating intense malice.

Its body, with four limbs and a torso like a human's, had skin that was dark blue, with a thick, wrinkled surface.

Now, it was running like a human, causing the people in the carriage to gasp in amazement.

BOOM!

The screen showed the ear-splitting sound of cannons firing.

The first to attack were not the mechas, but the many tanks and armored vehicles deployed along the lakeshore.

They had already locked onto the Taotie.

Instantly, countless shells, missiles, and bullets were fired, causing fireballs to erupt on the Taotie's body and in the surrounding space.

After the first round of saturation bombing, the forest was filled with dust, trees were toppled, and large patches of ground were gouged out.

No one knew the Taotie's current condition.

Suddenly, several armored vehicles on the distant lakeshore were inexplicably thrown into the air, spewing sparks before rapidly disintegrating.

RUMBLE!

Those vehicles immediately exploded, and burning debris and human bodies rained down from the sky, scattering across the lakeshore.

Seeing this, everyone in the carriage cried out in alarm.

Luo Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Clearly, the Taotie had used its 'Invisibility' ability.

If it couldn't be detected, the ground forces would be in grave danger.

At this moment, the three mechas finally moved.

They strode towards the direction where the vehicles had exploded.

The convoy on the lakeshore hastily retreated.

As they ran, the three mechas continuously launched missiles.

These missiles flew straight into the air, detonated, and then scattered clouds of blue smoke.

The blue smoke did not rise but instead descended, quickly enveloping the area along the lakeshore.

In the carriage, Zeng Shan said softly, "Those are 'Manifestation Bullets'. They release 'Manifestation Agent', which is that blue-black smoke."

"Invisibility doesn't mean incorporeality. Once covered by the manifestation agent, the Giant Beast will turn blue-black for a short period, rendering it completely visible!"

This was the benefit of knowing your enemy's intelligence.

Knowing the Giant Beast's abilities allows for the development of weapons to counter it.

At this moment.

On the screen.

Amidst a cloud of dark green smoke, a tall, slender, dark green figure emerged.

Although the Taotie had concealed its form, it couldn't hide the paint that had splattered onto it.

As soon as it was exposed, the Mecha 'Blazing Flame' and two others raised their rifles.

Bang bang bang bang!

Amidst the loud, penetrating gunshots, streams of fire chased and fiercely bombarded the Taotie. The Taotie was blasted, its body constantly swaying, and streams of blood shot out.

"Armor-piercing rounds," Luo Yan whispered. The armor-piercing rounds used for Giant Beasts could penetrate even heavily armored ones, let alone the Taotie, which only had thick, tough skin resistant to impact.

However, the Taotie quickly counterattacked, opening its mouth.

With a powerful inhale, the streams of fire flying towards it twisted and were all projected into the Giant Beast's mouth.

Gluttony!

This was another ability of the Taotie.

After swallowing the enemy's attacks, it could temporarily store them and return them to the opponent when the opportunity arose.

It was a rather troublesome ability.

'Blazing Flame' made a decisive move, raising its arm to stop the other Mechas from feeding the Taotie more ammunition.

They were about to organize a second wave of attack.

Suddenly, the broadcast sounded again.

"Attention! Attention!"

"A second Giant Beast is about to be deployed!"

A commotion erupted in the carriage.

They watched as, from the dark rift high in the sky, another shadow began to seep through, entering reality.

It transformed from a flat plane into a three-dimensional form, like a ripe fruit about to fall from a branch.

"Detected red spectrum, matching with the archive!"

"...Match failed! Match failed!"

"No corresponding data in the archive!"

"This is a Giant Beast that has never appeared in the archive!"

Hearing that the second Giant Beast's identity was unknown, Zeng Shan gasped.

"Even the archive shared by the 'Giant Beast Strategy Department' couldn't find matching data."

"It seems this second Giant Beast has never appeared before."

"But one thing is certain, the red spectrum represents the upper tier!"

"This is an upper-tier Giant Beast!"

The Instructor had mentioned in the Giant Beast General Knowledge Class that Giant Beasts of different tiers had distinct energy spectrums.

Lower tiers were blue, middle tiers were orange, and upper tiers were red.

However...

Luo Yan glanced at him. "What is the 'Giant Beast Strategy Department'?"

Zeng Shan looked up and explained, "It's a global organization dedicated to collecting data on Giant Beasts, established with the aim of expelling them, reclaiming the surface, and closing the Jambu Realm Space."

"They've gathered a lot of data on Giant Beasts and created an archive, which they share with all underground cities."

"If the archive can't find a match, it means this second Giant Beast has never appeared before."

"In that case, we're in for trouble."

"It's difficult to kill a Giant Beast that has never appeared before in a short amount of time."

Meanwhile.

In the dark underground city.

The lights in the sortie tunnel flickered back on.