An explosion rang out beside his ears, and a Purple-Grade Mecha that had just arrived from the Mingdu Mecha Master Association lost control and toppled to the ground.
Only when the crash of the falling mecha rang out did an officer of the Federation Central Guard Bureau, hiding around a nearby street corner, poke his head out slightly to check on it.
The joint connecting the mecha to its legs had been punched clean through, completely crippling its power system.
The Federation Central Guard Bureau officer stared blankly at the sight.
He had never imagined that something like this would happen at Mingdu's Spirit Pagoda, or that a Purple-Grade Mecha would seem so fragile at a time like this.
But the enemy's last shot had not pierced the Purple-Grade Mecha's cockpit. Although the pilot had suffered a considerable impact, he had not passed out.
The Purple-Grade Mecha's pilot opened the cockpit hatch. Because the mecha had fallen over, it would only open a little, but he managed to crawl out through the gap.
Then, using the other wrecked mecha ahead of him as cover, he hurriedly crawled toward the corner.
Seeing this, the officer leaned forward, quickly reached out, and pulled him over.
Only once he saw that he was clear of the intersection did the pilot slump to the ground and let out a relieved breath. Then, noticing that the man who had pulled him over was a Federation Central Guard Bureau officer, he hurriedly thanked him.
The officer merely nodded, while another person beside him said, "They can punch through even a Purple-Grade Mecha with one shot. There's no forcing our way through..."
Hearing this, the pilot looked over and discovered that the speaker was a Federation Investigator. He asked in some confusion, "Why have you come here