Explosive Flame Cross

As the sortie ceiling lit up again, Zeng Shan whispered, "The surface reinforcements have departed."

"But even using the backup ceiling track, it takes 35 seconds to reach the surface from the underground city."

"I wonder if the Mechas up there can hold out until the reinforcements arrive."

Luo Yan closed his eyes slightly and looked at the screen.

At this moment.

On the carriage screen, three Mechas, led by 'Blazing Flame', were actively attacking the Taotiee.

The plan was to eliminate the Taotiee before the second Giant Beast fully manifested in the real world.

However, the Taotiee was quite cunning.

The Giant Beast, with its sheep-like face and human body, kept its distance, using all fours to lower its profile and darting around, using the trees in the forest for cover.

Its speed was incredible; basically, the bullets from the three Mechas could only chase its tail, blasting the trees along the way into smithereens, but failing to hit the Taotiee.

'Blazing Flame' immediately signaled, changing tactics.

The three Mechas separated.

Two Xuanji Mechas flanked on either side, firing capture nets as they approached the Taotiee.

The capture nets were made of cables with high-voltage electricity attached. When they captured a Giant Beast, the high-voltage current on the nets would cause a strong shock to the Giant Beast's nerves.

This could cause temporary paralysis.

The capture nets were cast towards the Taotiee, but the Taotiee always managed to dodge them in advance.

However.

The capture nets from the two Xuanji Mechas were not fired randomly. With the aid of computer calculations, even if they didn't catch the Taotie, they would force it towards 'Blazing Flame'.

At this point, 'Blazing Flame' had put away its rifle and reached behind it instead.

The armor on its back unfolded, and mechanical arms extended from within, delivering two long swords.

'Blazing Flame' grasped the two long swords, crossed them, and swung, sparks flying from the blades.

BOOM!

Flames erupted from the base of the swords, engulfing the blades and rapidly turning them red-hot.

Inside the carriage.

Zeng Shan exclaimed excitedly, "It's the 'Fire God Blade'! These twin swords are 'Heavy Grade Weapons'. The flames they spew have an adhesive property, capable of inflicting continuous damage on Giant Beasts."

"The blades, forged from special materials, are heat-resistant. Instead of melting under the heat of the flames, they become even sharper, capable of slicing through iron as if it were mud!"

At this moment.

On the screen.

The Taotiee had been forced by the capture nets to a position not far from 'Blazing Flame'.

The Mecha, designed like an ancient warrior, engaged all its engine power and suddenly stepped forward.

The ground instantly cracked under the Mecha's tread, the earth buckled, and trees toppled.

'Blazing Flame' instantly closed in on the Taotiee, wielding its twin swords like the wind, igniting flames and hacking at the Taotiee.

After blocking four or five blows with its arms covering its head, the Taotiee suddenly opened its mouth and inhaled. The flames from 'Blazing Flame's' twin swords twisted and deflected.

They were sucked into the Taotiee's mouth as two streams of flame.

Instantly, the flames on the 'Fire God Blade' extinguished, leaving only wisps of smoke.

Before its mouth had closed, the Taotiee immediately returned the flames it had just swallowed, spewing a scorching torrent of fire that washed over 'Blazing Flame's' head.

'Blazing Flame' immediately retreated, creating distance to prevent its head armor from being burned and allowing flames to enter the control room.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Taotiee turned and charged towards a Xuanji Mecha.

That Xuanji Mecha immediately raised its rifle and opened fire.

BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Amidst the intense gunfire, the Taotiee sped forward, moving in a serpentine pattern close to the ground, finally lunging at the Mecha's knee and attempting to bite it.

It intended to destroy the Mecha's joint, rendering it immobile.

But as its mouth closed, a RUMBLE sounded from within. The Taotiee's head seemed to suffer an impact, jerking outwards. It spat out a mouthful of blood and two broken fangs.

Looking at the Xuanji Mecha, the armor on its knee had opened, and a pile-driver-like weapon was retracting from within.

This weapon was designed to counter the Giant Beasts biting the knee joint. It could powerfully strike the Giant Beast's mouth at high speed. Its true name had been forgotten.

People were more accustomed to calling it the 'Battering Ram'.

After being repelled by the 'Battering Ram', the Taotiee hadn't even recovered when 'Blazing Flame' caught up from behind.

The 'Fire God Blade' once again spewed flames, its red-glowing edges emitting intense heat.

As the Taotiee half-turned.

'Blazing Flame' swung its twin swords in a cross-slash.

One horizontal sweep, across the Taotiee's waist, the high-temperature blade easily cut skin, flesh, and bone!

Another vertical slash, from head to bottom, along the body's midline, bursting out from the Taotiee's crotch!

One horizontal, one vertical.

Forming a cross.

This was Liang Jian's combat skill.

'Explosive Flame Cross'!

When 'Blazing Flame' slid out a hundred meters and stopped.

Behind it, the Taotiee's body bloomed into an orange-red cross, then its body exploded.

Inside the carriage.

Seeing this, the passengers cheered.

But just then.

Luo Yan saw that the high-level Giant Beast had fully manifested in reality, falling to the ground like a meteor.

It kicked up a pillar of smoke, sending countless trees flying into the air, only to fall back down.

At this moment.

There were 5 seconds left until the reinforcements arrived.

Whoosh!

The wind picked up.

As the wind rose, it became a gale, kicking up sand and stones.

Countless trees were uprooted and flung in all directions.

In the fierce wind, a massive figure charged into the sky.

On the screens in the carriage, the camera quickly zoomed towards the sky.

In mid-air, a Giant Bird was flying. The creature was generally owl-like, with a human-like face.

Its face looked like that of a middle-aged man, with deep nasolabial folds.

It had four eyes, and even ears!

Its body was covered in black feathers, but the tips of the feathers gradually turned vermilion.

Each of its two wings also had a distinct black and white eye, and these two eyes scanned left and right, looking extremely eerie.

As soon as this strange bird appeared, the moisture in the air rapidly disappeared. It then flapped its wings and swooped down.

As it flew past, a pale red powder sprinkled down from the tips of its feathers.

This powder ignited as it fell.

Thus, wherever the strange bird flew, layers of fire waves followed.

The fire waves surged through the forest, rushing towards the three Mechas.

'Blazing Flame' immediately plunged both its blades into the ground and crouched down, minimizing its target area.

Then, it raised and clasped its arms together, its arm armor continuously opening and expanding, quickly assembling an orange-red shield.

The other two Xuanji Mechas also removed the shields from their backs and set them up in front of their Mechas.

The fire waves surged forward, washing over the three Mechas.

From the carriage screens, the three Mechas looked as if they were in an orange-red tide, about to be swept away at any moment.

The onslaught of the fire waves left the three Mechas struggling to fend for themselves.

And at this time.

The reinforcements finally arrived.

Three deployment pods rose from the ground, the pressure locks on their doors turning, venting the gas inside.

But at this moment, the strange bird slammed into the first deployment pod on the left!