You said mechs were going to fight monsters, but instead you're destroying stars with your bare

Chapter 32 Battle Against the Two-Headed Dragon

【Name: Rhythmic Core】

[Quality: Rare]

[Type: Core Material]

[Effect: Core material containing rhythmic factors, which can be used to produce and synthesize other types of weapon modules]

"We killed more than a dozen mechanical dancers before we got a single piece of material."

Li Zhe played with the material, thinking that the drop rate was incredibly low.

They stored it in the hangar and, without lingering, continued flying towards their destination...

……

Ten minutes later.

Li Zhe arrived at the area marked on the map where the bounty monster was found—

A massive, breathtakingly large circular interchange.

This overpass has multiple layers.

Like the carcass of a giant beast perched atop the city ruins, it is both desolate and magnificent.

Li Zhe activated the detection module and carefully searched for the bounty target within the massive overpass structure.

He quickly identified an unusually powerful energy reaction.

The target is at the very bottom of the overpass, a collapsed open-air subway station!
"This thing... is a bit too big!"

Li Zhe sighed inwardly.

Since the outbreak of the Abyss Crisis, the largest monsters that have descended upon Earth have been only a little over five meters tall.

And Li Zhe's goal this time...

Upon investigation, it was found to be formed by the twisting of two massive tunnel boring machines!

The two tunnel boring machines were strangely fused together by the writhing chunks of flesh.

It mutated into a colossal creature with a diameter of approximately 15 meters and a total length approaching 300 meters—

A two-headed dragon is digging in!
At first glance, it looks like a red tunnel boring machine and a blue tunnel boring machine pieced together.

The two machines are connected at their tails by a thick pipe that resembles a spine.

From the connecting pipes, wriggling chunks of meat spread out like vines.

The chunks of flesh were wrapped around and embedded in the two tunnel boring machines, allowing the behemoths to twist and turn strangely.

The enormous drill bit that was originally used to excavate tunnels has been transformed into a killing weapon that gleams with a terrifyingly cold light!
At this moment, the two-headed dragon monster has cornered the three blue-painted mechs.

The two enormous red and blue drills, like two siege spears, were attacking the energy shield deployed by the mechs at a frenzied frequency!
"Sizzle—sizzle—!"

The energy shield rippled violently under the attack, and it looked like it was about to be pierced by the two-headed dragon...

"Mayday! Mayday! This is Blizzard-II! This is Blizzard-II! Engaging Elite-class monster 'Twin-Headed Boring Dragon'! Requesting assistance! Requesting assistance! Requesting assistance!" (This is Blizzard 2 crew! This is Blizzard 2 crew! Encountering the elite-class monster 'Twin-Headed Boring Dragon'! Requesting emergency support! Requesting emergency support! Requesting emergency support!)

The mech pilot's distress signal, filled with anxiety and despair, rang urgently on the public channel.

Judging from the markings painted on the aircraft, the mech pilots they encountered this time were not allies of the United Government.

Hey, it's actually Old Mi from across the ocean!

Even in this parallel world, the grudges between Huazhou and Laomi are still inextricably intertwined.

In the past, they had both steel and iron, while we only had the will of steel.

Now we have everything, but what about the old Americans in this parallel world...?

It actually cracked open on its own, and the corpse was still warm!
That's enough, respect for the dead is paramount.

In the face of a deep crisis, we are a community with a shared future.

Li Zhe took out the Garfield headgear and put it on his head.

Then, it swooped down from a height of hundreds of meters!

Activate the balanced melee mode module, and your arms transform into two high-frequency battle blades.

A black lightning bolt ripped through the sky, cutting into the battlefield with unparalleled precision!
........................

There are three mech pilots trapped in the corner.

The man in the lead was named Pick Pard.

Pike is a newly recruited Jaeger pilot from Amilia, a state that has now become independent.

At this moment, he was devastated.

Inside the cockpit, the piercing alarm almost tore his eardrums apart.

The communication channel was filled with the teammates' cries of "Dad!" and "Mom!"

The indicator light on the energy shield had turned a deep red, on the verge of breaking.

But now he could only watch helplessly as the enormous double-headed dragon drill drew ever closer to them...

"Fu*k! The intelligence is wrong! This damn thing's combat strength looks far beyond only 1.2!"

Pique pounded on the control panel furiously, letting out a furious roar of resentment.

He had come with his teammates to hunt down this elite monster on the bounty list.

But who would have thought that this digging two-headed dragon was terrifyingly large!
There were originally five of them.

Two teammates were crushed right at the start.

The three survivors deployed a coordinated energy shield in an attempt to struggle.

Their team's armor allows for stacking energy shield effects.

Even if only three people remain, they can withstand attacks from a combat power of 3 without taking any damage.

But this thing's combat power is definitely over 3, let alone 1.2!
Having missed the golden time to escape, they were now driven into a desperate situation.

it's over...

Everything is over...

Just as Pique had given up and was preparing to face death.

He suddenly saw...

A bolt of pitch-black lightning struck down from the sky!
The speed was so fast that he could only catch a blurry afterimage!

The afterimage, like a precise scalpel, drew an incredible arc in the air.

then……

"Qiang——!!!"

A crisp, metallic clang rang out! The seemingly indestructible energy pipe connecting the "Tunneling Twin-Headed Dragon" was severed in a single blow by the dark figure!
"Crack—!!"

The two-headed dragon burrowed out a strange roar.

The loss of connection instantly disrupted the coordinated attack.

The two monsters, separated at the ends, were like two headless flies, frantically rolling around in place and spinning their drills.

The massive body, which had been moving fluently, became incredibly slow and choppy.

Judging from its movement pattern, the monster seems to be searching for the attacker.

Meanwhile, the attacker, with his superior mobility, had already risen back into the air.

Pique then realized that it was a...

A flying humanoid creature?!

He didn't pilot any mecha; he could fly in the air simply by relying on the pair of black metallic wings on his back!
The two high-frequency battle blades on his arms, gleaming with a cold light, emitted terrifying energy fluctuations that made Pike's heart tremble.

"Native? The natives of the Steel Empire? What?! They can fly?!"
Pique's brain went blank on the spot.

Before he could recover from the shock...

The "flying native" then engaged in an even more thrilling battle with the two separated monsters!

………………

Using his air superiority, Li Zhe maneuvered at high speed with the monster amidst the massive overpass structure.

This monster was enormous and incredibly strong.

If it weren't for my ability to fly and maneuver to choose the attack direction, it would be really difficult to fight me.

Li Zhe quickly glanced at the monster's information—

[Catalog Number: Tunneling Twin-Headed Dragon (JSDRA-26073)]

[Type: Second Generation Abyss Familiar - Alien Dragon - Mechanical Slime Mutant]

[Combat Power: 1.2~3.7~?]

[Special Ability: Currently the strongest part has a combat power of 3.7, making it an absolute destroyer; its combat power will be further enhanced with fusion and evolution.]

[Note: Even the most powerful superweapons have weaknesses, such as a vent that runs directly through the reactor?]

This big guy looks intimidating, but it turns out he's just a member of the family.

Moreover, they don't feel like the original monsters of the Steel Empire.

When Li Zhe slashed the connecting pipe, he found that its texture was very similar to the parasitic monster he encountered on the plane.

Judging from the monster's combat capabilities, it seems that the main body of the tunnel boring machine has not been truly assimilated.

The numerical values ​​for combat power attributes are based on the monster's main body parts.

Thinking about it this way, some things make sense.

For example, those monsters that can drop gear materials.

The gear components require a combat power of approximately level 2.0 to destroy, while the monsters themselves only have a combat power of a fraction of a percent.

In short, this seemingly enormous monster is actually a paper tiger with a puffy exterior.

Its true form is those vine-like, wriggling tumors.

Only by attacking those areas can you inflict real damage.

If the attack angle is flexible and tricky enough, it can directly strike at the opponent's vital point!

The two-headed dragon's fighting tactics were completely disrupted at this moment.

Its drill bit attacks were futile, hitting the bridge structure every time.

It kicked up clouds of dust and debris, but couldn't even touch the hem of Li Zhe's clothes.

Each time, Li Zhe was able to use the most tricky angles and his battle blade to leave deep wounds on the monster's weak points.

Within minutes, the battle was drawing to a close.

Li Zhe seized an opportunity.

With a rapid dive, it precisely circled behind the red tunneler.

With both blades thrusting out, they pierced the weakest point in its armor—the heat dissipation vent—directly attacking its core!

"boom--!"

With a muffled thud, the monster's core was destroyed, the tumor turned to ashes and vanished, and the massive tunnel boring machine crashed to the ground.

With one side taken care of, the remaining blue Miner was a foregone conclusion.

After another round of playful fighting, Li Zhe seized the opportunity.

A sharp slash also precisely pierced through its other core.

The battle is over.

[Bounty Completed: Elite Monster - Tunneling Two-Headed Dragon Successfully Hunted]

[Reward: Rare Armor Module Blueprint x1, already delivered to the maintenance hangar]

Li Zhe carefully examined the scene...

This intimidating monster seems quite self-aware of its status as a member of the Abyss.

The drop rate for materials is incredibly stingy; I haven't gotten a single thing.

Fortunately, the bounty missions offer rewards, so it wasn't a complete waste of time.

After quickly assessing the situation, Li Zhe did not linger.

Sheathing its blade, it flapped its wings.

It transformed into a black streak of light and disappeared into the horizon.

Pique and his surviving companions stared dumbfounded at the horizon...

Shortly after.

Another post on the mech pilots' internal forum has gone viral, quickly climbing to the top of the trending topics list.

Emergency report! A new type of flying unit has appeared in the Steel Empire—suspected to be humanoid natives! Personally witnessed, its power is unfathomable!
The person who posted the message was none other than Pique, who had narrowly escaped death.

Since then...

"Flying Natives" and "Garfield the Cat".

They are considered two of the most terrifying legends during the early stages of the Steel Empire's Level 0 exploration...

(End of this chapter)