And so, Li Wei and his companions destroyed the evil giant head, thwarted the Disaster Cultists' plot, and successfully returned to-wait, they hadn't made it back yet!
"Quick, quick, quick! Speed up!"
Back inside the carriage, Li Wei was drenched in sweat. After finishing off the giant head, he had piloted the Dragon Mecha at top speed to pick up the members of the Firepower Squad and Squad B, bringing them back to the Armored Train parked at the entrance.
Normally, with the giant head dead, everyone should have been happily preparing to divide the loot from the boss fight. What Li Wei hadn't expected was that, shortly after he returned to the Armored Train, the ground began shaking nonstop. At the same time, peals of thunder sounded outside, and even black lightning flickered in and out of sight.
The sight left Li Wei numb-he had seen what it looked like when Third Haven's barrier collapsed, and what was happening here was almost identical to the moments before that collapse!
Was that giant head actually the core powering the entire Underground Sanctuary's barrier? Without it, was the barrier going to collapse?
We're screwed!
The entire underground region was shaking nonstop. Worse still, when the Armored Train tried to retrace its route, they discovered that the passage back had completely collapsed. Although the Armored Train had a drill prepared for situations like this, the entire Underground World was trembling. At this rate, the whole train might be buried before they managed to drill through!
Li Wei therefore decided to abandon the main cannon, the Laboratory Carriage, and the other dead weight, keeping only the Command Carriage, Supply Carriage, and Passenger Carriage. The Armored Train lowered its previously unused enormous tires, transforming into a gigantic transport vehicle, and charged straight down a