"Do we have an energy weapon powerful enough to collapse the wormhole?" Lava's first thought was nuclear weapons.
"We do, but not a nuclear bomb. If we use one, the shock wave and heat will tear us apart before the wormhole collapses." Yuan Zhen had already guessed what Lava was thinking. "A better option is a space-based laser weapon, but locking onto the target and warming up the weapon will take time."
"We need to hold out until then." Lava immediately understood what Yuan Zhen meant.
"You've probably realized that these tentacles are only a tiny part of some monster." Yuan Zhen's eyes never left the digital model, which was still expanding. "The wormhole is still growing. If we don't stop it, the monster will crawl all the way through in ten minutes. If that happens, it won't matter whether we use a nuclear bomb or a space-based weapon. The outcome will be the same."
"I can't even imagine what it would look like if half a continent were blasted into the sky..." As Lava said this, every hair on his body stood on end.
"Before we got on this call, I'd already activated the 'Qiankun' laser satellite array. The rest is up to you."
"That's just like you. You always do the thing first and tell everyone afterward..." Lava looked up toward where the Truth was positioned.
The legion-class transport ship hovered high above, like a star hanging in the sky.
"Understood!" Lava finally ended the call.
In the distant sea, more than a dozen thrashing tentacles continued reaching toward the sky, as if they meant to pluck the moon from it.
But in the next instant, they all stopped moving at once.
"Prepare for battle!"
By the time Lava shouted, nearly half the tentacles were already slamming toward them!
Rumble!
One tentacle after another crashed down, leaving deep, terrifying scars along the shore!
"Open fire!!!"
Though that first wave of attacks had already cost Lava two teammates, he still gave the order to attack without hesitation!
In an instant, a dense hail of bullets streaked toward the writhing tentacles from every direction!
"Roar!!" Countless mouths on the tentacles let out another bone-chilling bellow!
Green blood mist burst across their skin. Every second, hundreds or even thousands of bullets pierced their writhing flesh!
Yu Xiao could hardly believe what he was seeing.
With the heavy outer armor replaced by black armor, Xingtian's weight had dropped to fifteen thousand tons.
As long as he moved horizontally at full speed before the tentacles finished lifting, he could just barely escape their direct strike zone!
However, the shock waves caused by their blows would still affect Xingtian's movements. The violent gusts and surging waves could throw him off balance just as easily.
Faced with such an overwhelming disparity in strength, Lava and his team still chose to attack!
"Xingtian! We have a way to destroy the wormhole!" Lava shouted over the public channel, the four machine guns on his arms still spinning at full speed. "If you're willing to keep fighting, we can help you!"
Lava could tell that although Xingtian currently had no means of long-range attack, he was by far the strongest of all third-generation mechs in terms of combat ability!
As long as they could create an opening for Xingtian to attack, his giant axe would wreak devastating damage on the tentacles!
"Okay!"
Rumble!
Xingtian had barely answered when the howling tentacles slammed toward them again!
After the first attack, all the mechs should have been able to dodge the tentacles.
But this time, three more tentacles joined the attack.
The three heavy mechs at the edge had only just managed to dodge the previous strike when they spotted another tentacle waiting above them!
One mech failed to react in time and was smashed to pieces.
The other two had kept moving without stopping and were lucky enough to evade the second strike!
But the impact damaged both mechs, leaving them unable to mount an effective attack on the tentacles.
The tentacles launched another wave of attacks after only ten seconds!
Sweat covered Lava's forehead, and his brows had knitted into a tight frown.
His team had dwindled from thirteen members to only eight!
"No, at this rate Xingtian won't have time to attack, and the rest of us will be wiped out!" Lava was frantic with worry, but he couldn't think of a solution.
"Captain, let me do it."
Mary's voice came over the comms.
Lava's pupils suddenly shrank!
Before Lava could answer, the White Angel piloted by Mary had already begun to transform.
More than a dozen small components compressed together in layers, then detached from the White Angel and flew straight toward Xingtian!
Thud, thud, thud!
One by one, the components, each equipped with a miniature rocket thruster, attached themselves to Xingtian from head to toe, front to back.
Rocket thrusters were fitted to all of Xingtian's joints. Streamlined flight stabilizers were added to the armor on both sides of his abdomen, waist, and shoulders, while two mechanical wings appeared on his back to balance the mech's movement!
It was the White Angel's unique portable mobility enhancement kit!
And Mary had given the kit to Xingtian.
Rumble!
Before Yu Xiao could get used to the new equipment, the tentacles launched their third attack!
But a mech spirit didn't need to adjust to new equipment.
The power output of Xingtian's reactor suddenly surged, and it blazed red!
All ten fuel nozzles erupted with dazzling flames at once, propelling Xingtian's heavy frame sideways!
The giant tentacle hadn't even hit the ground before Xingtian had escaped its strike zone!
The move seemed to enrage the monster. The four remaining tentacles that had yet to pick a target also swung toward the speeding Xingtian!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The twisted tentacles howled as they furiously pounded the shore, carving out several trenches!
Even the last tentacle, which churned up a towering wave dozens of meters high, couldn't hit Xingtian as long as he kept moving!
"Now!"
Having dodged every strike, Xingtian drove his feet into the ground and aimed all his thrusters downward, launching himself into the air as he raised his black giant axe!
The stench of seawater splattered across Xingtian's imposing armor. His blood-red reactor looked like a heart about to burst from his chest!
Xingtian swung the giant axe down!
Splurt!
Brownish-green beast blood erupted like a volcano, engulfing Xingtian's massive frame, but the razor-sharp blade kept cutting downward!
Screams, roars, wails—countless deafening sounds echoed in Yu Xiao's ears!
Thud!
A hundred-meter-long tentacle crashed onto the shore like a collapsing mountain!
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