The Core Appeal of Robot Works
"It's all over! It's all over!"
The piercing air raid sirens blared at dawn, catching the residents of the capital of the Bailin Country completely off guard.
As the heart of the empire, Naxi City is almost devoid of any major upheavals, except for the quadrennial God Selection Arena, and no lawbreakers would dare to cause trouble here.
But the piercing alarm sounded genuine, waking everyone from office workers who had already washed up and were ready for work to bosses who were still fast asleep.
It is unknown who first discovered it, but soon, all the residents of Naxi City, and even the entire Bailin and the world, saw the four machines located in the sky.
The smallest of the three is the Black Demonic Dragon that previously appeared in Pulu City, while the other three have completely different design concepts.
The largest one is nearly twenty meters tall and has a Silver Ash metallic sheen. It is not humanoid, but rather has a structure that is half dragon and half airplane, giving it a majestic and technologically advanced feel.
The slightly smaller 18-meter class has softer lines, and its wings don't seem to be solid, but rather seem to be made entirely of purple flames. Its paint job, which shimmers with starlight, gives it a feel of the Budali series.
The last machine was about fifteen meters tall, but it didn't have the overflowing majesty of the other three. Instead, it exuded an incredibly terrifying malice.
This machine seemed to be made entirely of bones and souls, with hideous and painful faces appearing and disappearing on its armor. Just one glance was enough to hear the wails from hell. Against the backdrop of the Huanglong Unit emitting black light, it was just like a demon from hell.
Although the other three mechs were appearing for the first time, and the official authorities of various countries did not even have code names for them, at the moment they appeared on screen together with the Head of Huang Long, all viewers who had some "understanding" of the Heavenly Court system realized that the other three were probably the leaders of the other three mech systems.
In other words, it is very likely that the four strongest pilots from the Heavenly Court have appeared simultaneously in the capital of the Bailin Country.
In an instant, all Four Extremes began to boil over. Bailin Country was mobilizing its manpower, while the other three poles were more concerned with whether Bailin Country had secretly obtained something very important.
Otherwise, why would the Heavenly Court only send mid-to-lower-level combatants to them, but first send the Head of Huang Long to the Bailin Country, and then directly send all four of its top combatants?
The Four Extremes states and some restless small countries almost simultaneously increased the number of spies they sent to Bailin Country, because they were convinced that even if these four pilots could defeat all the strongmen of Bailin Country, or even destroy the capital, they would still not get what they wanted.
They all have records, so how could Bailin Country not have one?
At this moment, as the world was in shock and the audience was in a frenzy, the Silver Ash machine in the sky suddenly launched sixteen compartments. These compartments quickly dispersed, both to avoid the anti-aircraft gun attacks of Naxi City and to establish a gravity communication system.
Then, in the next moment, a voice, unlike the previous flamboyant Head of Huang Long, but rather calm to the point of being cold, spread from those compartments—
"I am the leader of Dragon Star, Brilliant Dragon Star!"
"I am the leader of the Illusion Dragons, the Nether Phantom Dragon!"
"I am the leader of the Dragon Souls, the Bone Dragon Soul!"
"I am the Head of Huang Long, the Magic Huang Long!"
Three voices followed in succession. Although they all spoke through the Gravity Clamp Cabin, everyone could easily distinguish their respective identities.
However, after only a brief pause, the four voices—cold and indifferent, calm and serious, elegant and lively, and arrogant and unruly—almost merged into one, saying simultaneously:
"Notice to the Bailin Country: Based on the Heavenly Court's assessment, it has been determined that ordinary Armed Intervention cannot stop your war activities. Therefore, a trial is hereby initiated to destroy the Bailin Country's war potential!"
Almost as soon as the words were spoken, hundreds of mechs from different series appeared in major cities of the Bailin Country, launching an attack on the arsenal and armory.
Meanwhile, the four mechs located in Naxi City transformed into four streaks of light and launched attacks on the research institutes, factories, and warehouses that had already been marked.
This blatant act almost instantly ignited the entire Bailin Country. All sorts of mechs began to take to the skies. With the idea that even if they were destroyed in battle, it couldn't end without firing a single shot, the Bailin Country's war potential was completely unleashed.
Feng Xue, who was simultaneously controlling four mechs, remained unmoved. She launched different attacks based on the characteristics of each mech. The reason she chose Bailin Country as her target was not only because God Selection Arena a year later, but more importantly, because the local people were fierce enough and their physical combat style was comprehensive enough. This way, the fight would be eye-catching enough, and she wouldn't be wiped out before even passing the first stage.
The essence of robot warfare lies in highly mobile combat. The scenes of those angular mechs clashing in various high-speed maneuvers have a cold, gritty quality that biological combat lacks.
Therefore, while the Magic Huang Long had already made its appearance, and the Bone Dragon Soul and Nether Phantom Dragon, which mainly use magic in combat, Feng Xue's focus at this time was on the Brilliant Dragon Star, which was built with the core concept of the Ideal Country technology.
The jet-powered variable-speed dragon wings emitted a dazzling glow, and the streamlined fuselage constantly evaded all kinds of air-to-air weapons with a variety of terrifying high-altitude maneuvers.
As the Live Broadcast Room camera focused on her, Feng Xue suddenly pulled the Joystick. With the three buttons pressed simultaneously, the high-speed flying Silver Ash dragon suddenly stopped, its wings spread, and its head folded, transforming into a humanoid form as if it were a combination of a dragon and an airplane.
The highly technologically advanced firearm pointed diagonally, and the live ammunition that had almost blocked all escape routes suddenly exploded. The machine immediately transformed again and emerged from the shattered bullet hole. It didn't even give the surrounding enemies a chance to fire again, and easily detonated dozens of machines one by one.
If high-speed maneuverability full of mechanical texture is the romance of mecha warfare, then transformation is the culmination of this romance. The scene of mechanical components changing and combining at high speed under a highly aesthetic order is enough to drive any mecha lover crazy on the spot.
This dreamlike romance now finds itself in the villain's position, skillfully dodging all attacks while sniping enemies one by one. Although it lacks the brutal beauty of the Magic Huang Long's punches, its aesthetic rooted in the essence of mecha warfare instantly takes center stage on the battlefield.
The Bailin Country's mechs fell like trash tilted down from the Garbage Day of the Infinite City. The four mechs faced enemies a hundred or a thousand times their size, yet they managed to mow them down with an effortless, carefree style.
A large amount of [consciousness] gathered again, but Feng Xue, who was piloting the mecha, was not very satisfied, because what he wanted had not appeared.
"Why aren't they showing it? Is this all the so-called strength of the Four Extremes powers in this world is?"
Simultaneously piloting four mechs, Feng Xue's brows furrowed even more deeply. He had initially thought Bailin Country would at least have some trump cards, but now it seemed...
"Boom!"
Just as Feng Xue was pondering, a strong yet unexpectedly familiar pressure descended from the sky. It was the aura of the Supernatural Tale Fire, but it was not any Martial God.
This unexpected visitor was actually a Giant God made entirely of machinery!