A part you simply had to appreciate

The Super-Ultimate Four Seasons Machine God stood like a god of war, a sword in its right hand and a shield in its left, its entire body clad in sky-blue steel armor.

It watched the Octopus Monster, now dyed all over with Hellcat's deep-blue magic. A burst of magic from its body shook off the severed tentacles, and it settled into position, ready for any attack its opponent might launch.

"Learned your lesson, have you? Not charging straight in this time?" Hellcat said with a laugh from afar.

Hyacinth stood in the cockpit, controlling the enormous mech alongside Qiu Gui and the others. Qiu Gui had handed all control over the mech's close combat to Hyacinth and Dongqing, with Hyacinth taking the lead.

After all, the mech currently wielded a greatsword and a sturdy shield—one of Hyacinth's signature loadouts. Even its heavy armor was much like what Hyacinth wore as Shadow of the Stars. Who better to control it than the person most familiar with that setup?

Faced with Hellcat's mocking provocation, Hyacinth did not rush forward to fight the Octopus Monster. Instead, she cautiously raised the shield and readied the greatsword, adopting a defensive stance for a counterattack.

With Hellcat's appearance, the mastermind controlling the monster was obvious: Heartmoon Fox. She had somehow taken control of the giant octopus, Monster No. 21, and might even have brought the Domain Freak hiding behind it under her control.

This was absolutely not a good sign... and Hyacinth had every right to say so.

If anyone in the world knew the freaks Heartmoon Fox summoned best, it was undoubtedly the members of the Hyacinth Squad, aside from the fox girl herself.

"...Shouldn't we go test its strength? I think our mech's pretty powerful right now," Xia Jin said from beside her.

"No,