Greymalkin, outside the Institute.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rust-red figures dropped from the Leviathan one after another, then streaked toward the Institute's defensive line in flashes of scarlet light!
They were the Dusk Legion's standard combat units—Dusk Knights!
"Watch out! These robots are strong!"
Colossus growled, his entire body turning to metal as he met a diving Dusk Knight head-on.
Boom!
With a dull crash, Colossus punched the leading Dusk Knight out of the air and pinned it to the ground!
But before Colossus could attack again, two more Dusk Knights rushed in from either side, thrusting their lances in a flash of cold steel!
Clang!!
Both lances struck Colossus's crossed arms almost simultaneously, unleashing a deafening metallic crash!
The ground beneath Colossus's feet cracked violently!
The Dusk Knights were far stronger than ordinary mechanical soldiers. Under the combined force of both blows, even Colossus was driven backward.
"Get off!"
Colossus roared and violently flung his arms outward!
Terrifying strength erupted, throwing both Dusk Knights off balance. He grabbed one by its lance, swung the entire machine into the air, and slammed it into its companion!
Boom—!
The two rust-red figures collided and tumbled into the distant rubble.
But before Colossus could catch his breath, another barrage of shrill whistles came from overhead.
More than a dozen Dusk Knights dived at once!
"They're not just coming here!"
Bobby, Iceman, had just returned to the Institute after seeing off the transport truck. His whole body turned to ice as he sharply raised both hands.
Bone-chilling cold swept forward. A vast sheet of ice spread wildly across the ground, then surged upward into a massive wall dozens of meters wide!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Dusk Knights crashed into the ice wall one after another.
The machines at the front froze instantly, but mere