When a tremendous disturbance erupted on the other side of the sea, the dying Mechanical Kraken finally reacted.
This time, it was no longer being threatened and forced to work. Instead, it faced the threat of death.
It immediately swung its few remaining tentacles and, with the help of its still-functioning thrusters, barely managed to shift to one side.
The next instant, it was caught in the terrifying impact.
Like an insignificant patch of duckweed on the sea, it was flung straight into the sky, soaring high.
By the time it fell back down, the Mechanical Kraken had become a loose collection of parts scattered everywhere. It even brought a brief rain of components down on the surrounding waters, mixed with great quantities of spilled black machine oil.
Several minutes later.
Only then did the Iron Brotherhood members who had evacuated in a hurry return with the Long-Legged.
The waves raised by the impact had pushed them far away. Fortunately, there had been no casualties, apart from a certain Mechanical Kraken that did not count as a person.
By now, the Kraken had almost completely fallen apart. Only half its head remained relatively intact, floating up and down on the sea, barely alive.
Its last emergency activation and slight shift in position had preserved its life through the impact.
But now, apart from floating on the sea, it could do almost nothing. It could practically be considered completely paralyzed.
Moreover, vast patches of oil had contaminated the surrounding waters, making them look like boiling, filthy blood, with countless broken mechanical parts cooking inside. Because of the boiling water, many had not sunk.
"Hurry up and salvage the supplies!"
Zhang Zhi had undone his transformation and was flying in the air using the conical, rocket-shaped thruster on his back, directing the