[This is... Electronic Infiltration?!]
Ganfal took half a step back for the first time and muttered hoarsely, "Warning. An unknown electronic infiltrator is present!"
"Electronic Infiltration?!"
Coulson froze, instinctively scanning his surroundings. "Is it Ms. Aurora or Mr. Miles? No... why would they infiltrate you?"
"No, not them... an unfamiliar infiltrator..."
A faint distortion appeared in Ganfal's voice.
"The other party is analyzing my cognitive modules, energy circuits, and ability control structure... Their computational speed is extremely high."
"There are other electronic infiltrators on Earth?"
Coulson's eyes widened, his expression changing sharply.
At that moment, Mack suddenly realized something and shouted.
"Ganfal, watch out!"
The instant his voice rang out, the palace dome exploded!
Massive chunks of rock and metal rained down from above as a dark green pillar of energy tore through the darkness and struck Ganfal squarely in the chest!
"Boom—!"
Ganfal's silver-white figure flew backward like a cannonball, smashing through the stone wall at the far end of the palace and vanishing amid a storm of rubble and dust.
"Enemy attack!"
Coulson and the others swiftly raised their weapons and looked toward the source of the attack.
Above the breach in the dome, a dark green metal suit of armor slowly descended.
The armor was primarily dark gold and deep green. Its outer plating consisted of countless interlocking geometric structures that did not belong to this era. A constantly rotating Time Energy Core was embedded in the center of its chest. Several mechanical tentacles unfurled from its back, their tips connected to energy cannons, Spatial Anchors, and miniature gravity generators.
There was no human head where the armor's head should have been. Instead, it was connected to a holographic projector, within which a gray, twisted face emerged.
"Aurora Knight, Ganfal... that is your official designation,