Mu Fan caught sight of the brown mecha in the sky, which had just revealed its full body. Its muzzle appeared to be aimed at his area.
Cold steel, cold firearms, killing intent everywhere.
Yet he remained unmoved.
Because the spiral hatch before him had finally opened like a blooming flower.
His body swayed lightly, and his arms released their hold.
Mu Fan plunged into the pitch-black hatchway.
Amid the sound of pressure equalizing, the red giant over twenty-five meters tall seemed to come alive.
"Unit aj07 has arrived above the explosion site."
"Unit aj12 has arrived above the explosion site."
"Unit aj16..."
With the thunderous roar of their rear engines, three Star Capital Guard mechas hovered above the hollow Ancient Castle.
Their fifteen-meter-tall frames had missile arrays mounted on both shoulders, standing out sharply against their brown armor.
Behind each of them, two floating cannons hung silently in midair.
Winged Barnard autonomous floating cannons were the standard support units of Star Capital Guard mechas. Their twin 92mm Gauss barrels were equipped with advanced self-locking systems, allowing spherical three-dimensional strikes from unexpected angles.
High-explosive rounds, armor-shredding rounds, and armor-piercing rounds—the three standard ammunition types were enough to inflict devastating damage on countless armored targets.
At the same time, these Star Capital Guard mechas came standard with Adafu Pulse Rifles. High-pressure pulses exceeding 2,500 degrees were enough to melt through most armor.
Their highly mobile main bodies and high-precision floating cannons both bore the traits of space-type mechas, making them the standard armed force of the Barnard Star System.
"07, have you spotted the target?" a companion asked through the crackling comm channel.
"I've found him. He seems to be hovering in front of the chest of a massive red mecha. Can't rule out the possibility that he intends to