Divine Soldier Descends from the Heavens

Xing Tian pulled his great axe from the writhing tentacles, and only one minute had passed since Lava and Yuan Zhen's communication.

"Mary!"

Only then did Lava realize that the white angel, having lost its propulsion system, was left with only half its body!

Lava, ignoring everything, charged his mech towards the fallen white angel and flipped over its half-destroyed remains!

Bang!

Lava tore open the white angel's armor, forced open the cockpit, and cradled Mary, who was slumped over the controls.

"Wake up! Mary!"

Mary, covered in blood, didn't respond to Lava's shouts. She lay in the mech's cold palm like a broken puppet, lifeless.

"Damn it!" Lava cursed, controlling his mech to open his own cockpit door and usher Mary inside.

[System has switched to auto-pilot mode. Current tactical inclination: Full Evasion.]

The moment Mary was placed in the cockpit, Lava jumped from the controls and carried the dying Mary into the only escape pod.

[Target vital signs detected as weak. Initiating emergency first aid.]

Looking at Mary's pale face, Lava couldn't help but clench his fists.

Just as Lava was about to return to the controls, a whistling airflow struck from above his mech!

In a moment of crisis, Lava activated the magnetic adsorption system on his combat suit, firmly securing his feet to the alloy floor of the cockpit!

Thump!

A deafening explosion erupted beside Lava's mech. The violent movement nearly flung Lava's body towards the metal wall!

As soon as the shaking inside the cabin ended, Lava immediately disengaged the magnetic adsorption, dashed back to the controls in two strides, and re-secured himself to the motion synchronization device.

"Aaaahhhhhh!"

Four Vulcan cannons unleashed their remaining ammunition without reservation. The scorching muzzles and bright flames illuminated the mech's battle-scarred exterior.

Golden muzzle flashes pierced the tentacles that hadn't yet retracted, and dense, honeycomb-like bullet holes instantly erupted in gouts of green blood mist!

At this moment, Lava felt as if he had returned to the first time he picked up a gun.

Back then, his hometown was ravaged by war, and homeless refugees could die anywhere, any day.

War, famine, plague... Lives as fragile as paper were constantly threatened by death.

Only when Lava had lost almost everything did he finally decide to fight back.

He still remembered the voice that echoed in his mind the first time he pulled the trigger.

He would never let anyone take away what he cherished again!

[Power limit unlocked.]

Six missile launch ports simultaneously fired a volley!

The next second, a string of dazzling explosions erupted on the tattered tentacles!

However, before the black smoke could dissipate, a second wave of missiles struck the thrashing tentacles once more!

"Roar!"

Finally, the scorched tentacles exploded completely in the air, and shattered flesh and nauseating slime rained down into the sea!

[Remaining ammunition: 0]

The muzzles, deformed by the high temperature, slowly stopped rotating. Metal shell casings still clinked and rolled across the floor.

Lava gasped for air in the cockpit, the fury still burning in his eyes.

The tentacles, emitting the smell of burnt flesh and sparks, finally stopped twitching.

But he hadn't finished them all!

"Xing Tian, we'll draw the tentacles away for you, you find an opportunity to attack!" Without waiting for Xing Tian's reply, Lava issued orders on the comm channel, "All units, scatter! Engage in guerrilla tactics, attract the tentacles' attention to the maximum!"

At Lava's command, the remaining six mechs immediately turned and spread out to both sides, forming a gap around Xing Tian!

They continuously harassed with long-range fire while keeping their positions closer to the monster than Xing Tian!

As expected, the number of tentacles targeting Xing Tian had decreased to three!

Relying on the mobility devices on his body, Xing Tian easily dodged all attacks and leaped into the air again, chopping another tentacle to the ground!

"Roar!"

A near-maniacal roar echoed along the entire coast!

But at this moment, everyone's energy radar issued a new alarm!

Boom!

Yu Xiao turned his gaze towards the wormhole from which the loud noise came and saw four more tentacles drilling out.

Simultaneously, the color of all the tentacles changed from brown to red!

Lava watched helplessly as the not-yet-fully-extended tentacles curled in mid-air, launching their second attack at an even faster speed!

"No!!"

One white angel and another heavy mecha failed to react to the sudden attack, instantly smashed into scattered scrap metal!

The tentacles' attacks became more ferocious, and their numbers were also replenished.

This meant each mecha could potentially face more than two consecutive slams!

"You guys fall back!"

Just as Yu Xiao roared these words, Xing Tian had already raised his great axe and charged towards the far sea area.

Only by doing this would these mechs not sacrifice themselves in vain for him.

As expected, all the frenzied tentacles turned towards the charging Xing Tian at this moment and slammed down fiercely!

Thump thump thump!

One tentacle after another continuously slammed down on the high-speed moving Xing Tian. The surging giant waves hadn't even fully risen before they were smashed into spray by the colossal tentacles descending from the sky, falling into the sea!

The blood-red turbines in Xing Tian's chest power core spun rapidly, and the ten rocket thrusters hadn't been extinguished for a single second!

The black figure continuously dodged and weaved on the sea surface, the shockwaves and water ripples constantly battering Xing Tian's body!

But just as Xing Tian swung his great axe, intending to chop off a tentacle, something unexpected happened.

Several thick tentacles intertwined, twisting into a fist hundreds of meters large!

Bang!

With a deafening roar that echoed through the heavens, Xing Tian's mecha crashed towards the coast like a meteor!

At the same time, the twisted tentacles instantly disintegrated, and each tentacle suffered damage from the counterattack of the black armor!

[Warning, 40% of overall armor damaged!]

Xing Tian, almost embedded in a deep pit, clung to the rocks by his side, struggling to stand up.

Even with Yu Xiao activating [Harden], he couldn't completely withstand that blow!

Xing Tian's mechanical wings on his back were completely shattered, and the rocket thrusters at his abdomen and elbow joints were all scrapped.

More than half of the black armor covering the mecha's surface was gone, but new black scales were growing from the mechanical bones at a visible speed!

The black armor fed on the energy produced by the mecha. To reconstruct its defenses, Xing Tian had diverted half of his power to accelerate the growth of the black armor!

He didn't know if he could withstand a second attack without his mobility devices.

But if he didn't stand up, those who died for him would have died in vain!

Xing Tian exerted all his strength to pull his mecha out of the deep pit, but the power core operating at only half capacity made it difficult even to stand.

Plop!

Xing Tian knelt on one leg before his great axe.

He could hear the maddening roars and cheers in the distance, and he could feel the expectation and despair in the hearts of the exhausted warriors behind him.

The battle axe was within reach, but Xing Tian couldn't grasp it no matter how hard he tried.

"...Calling... us..."

"Request... in progress..."

In a daze, Yu Xiao suddenly heard several garbled conversations.

Immediately after, these conversations became clearer and clearer, with more and more speakers.

"Red Fortress Legion has arrived at the target area, commencing deployment!"

"Azure Sea Dragon Chant Legion has arrived at the target area, deploying combat units!"

"Golden Rainforest Legion has arrived at the target area, selecting landing zone!"

Yu Xiao heard that familiar girlish voice.

"Mystic Black Sky Legion has arrived at the target area, Xing Tian, we're here!"

[Detected multiple friendly large aerial units, confirming legion information: Red Fortress, Azure Sea Dragon Chant, Golden Rainforest, Mystic Black Sky]

Boom boom boom!

Countless sonic booms sounded in the sky before dawn.

[Friendly mechs approaching]