(The previous chapter forgot the setting that all bards were women. It has been corrected; my apologies.)
Unlike the super-giant war armor Oglala Crazy Horse they had encountered before, Iron Glory was not some bizarre centaur-like construct, but an ordinary humanoid suit of armor.
Its proportions were sleeker and it looked more agile. Beyond the industrial, mech-punk aesthetic of violent beauty, it also possessed a certain light artistic grace.
The reason was likely that Iron Glory was a later model than Oglala Crazy Horse, with more mature and refined manufacturing techniques.
From the seabed, Iron Glory looked like a towering steel giant reaching into the clouds, like a valiant knight from the myths of giants.
But this knight had been dead for far too long. Marine life covered its surface, swaying in the seawater and adding a touch of tragic beauty.
Most of Iron Glory's weapons were built in. The only exposed weapons appeared to be the two energy cannons on its chest and a longsword hanging at its waist.
This longsword was clearly an energy weapon as well, capable of splitting heaven and earth.
Unlike Oglala Crazy Horse, which had been covered in wounds and gashes, Iron Glory's surface did not bear many openings. Even signs of explosions were not particularly obvious.
There were only some small cuts on its surface, along with several cracks in its chest.
After observing it from the outside for quite some time, Shen Feng swam into Iron Glory through the cracks in its chest.
Beyond them was the control cabin for the chest fusion engine.
But the entire control cabin had been flooded with seawater, and its various components had clearly all failed.
A massive penetrating wound could be seen slicing directly into the front of the engine control cabin before passing