Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

"No, don't get the wrong idea."

Gu Yuena, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but speak up to defend Lu Jun. Although her tone was calm, it was full of protectiveness.

"Before he came to the Eastern Continent, he spent several days and nights forging the four-word battle armor, which greatly depleted his mental and soul power, hence his exhaustion."

"Oh, I see... I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

After hearing this, Wu Siduo readily admitted her mistake, showing her straightforward personality.

To ease the slightly awkward atmosphere, Lu Jun took the initiative to change the subject and asked about the Wu Siduo family.

However, this topic seemed to touch a raw nerve, and her expression instantly darkened, her eyes revealing complex and indescribable emotions.

“Why even mention the family… it’s long gone.” Wu Siduo’s voice lowered, with a barely perceptible tremor. “My mother… later joined the anti-Federal Green Skull organization. And my father, when I was very young, was… murdered by the Federal Government. Our family was torn apart long ago, and I don’t want to say anything more.”

Sitting to Lu Jun's right, Gu Yuena couldn't help but facepalm inwardly, lamenting how Lu Jun's emotional intelligence had suddenly plummeted. He always seemed to be bringing up sensitive topics and deliberately touching on other people's sore spots.

But at that moment, Lu Jun looked calmly at Wu Siduo and asked seriously:
"Wu Siduo, do you want to avenge your parents?"

The question was so abrupt and direct that Wu Siduo suddenly looked up, her expression becoming extremely strange, even somewhat absurd, as she looked at him.

"Revenge? How do you take revenge? By seeking revenge against the Federation?"

Her voice suddenly rose, carrying a hint of suppressed excitement and mockery.

“The Federation killed my parents, and I am still working for the Federation just to survive, to avoid being held accountable.”

As she finished speaking, her eyes reddened slightly, clearly indicating that this past event was the deepest thorn in her heart.

Lu Jun slowly shook his head, retorting decisively:

"No, you're wrong. It wasn't the Federation that killed your parents, or rather, it wasn't the Federation's will as you imagine. The real mastermind was the Green Skull organization."

"What do you know?!"

Wu Siduo's emotions were instantly ignited. She turned to face Lu Jun, her beautiful eyes wide open, sparking with anger and pain.

"You weren't even there! You're not from the Eastern Continent, so you don't know anything! You're just the continent's number one genius, nurtured with endless resources from the Federation and the Spirit Pagoda, so of course you'll only speak on the Federation's side!"

Her voice was sharp with emotion, and her chest heaved violently. Clearly, the pain this deliberately buried past brought her was far beyond what most people could imagine.

Seeing that Wu Siduo was losing control of her emotions, Lu Jun remained silent and did not immediately offer any further explanation.

Some truths are simply unbearable when you're emotionally charged.

Just as Wu Siduo's emotions were at their most intense, almost overflowing the carriage, Lu Jun suddenly raised his right hand, extended his index finger, and gently touched Wu Siduo's smooth forehead with an extreme chill.

A cool, yet not bitingly cold, aura rippled out like water, instantly enveloping Wu Siduo's entire body.

Her delicate body trembled slightly involuntarily. The strange, icy sensation seemed to act directly on her soul, forcibly cooling and calming down the intense emotions that were about to burn away her reason.

Her violently heaving chest gradually calmed down, and the anger in her eyes was replaced by a complex expression that was both bewildered and clear. "There are other hidden stories behind your parents' matter, and they involve many people. I can't explain them to you clearly in a short time."

Lu Jun withdrew his finger, his voice calm yet carrying a convincing power.

He was about to say something more when his brows furrowed suddenly, and an anomaly appeared within the range of his powerful mental perception.

He suddenly turned his head, his gaze sharp as lightning, piercing through the specially designed window of the Soul Guidance Chariot and looking towards the distant horizon.

In the distance, a dense cluster of black dots appeared in the sky, moving at an alarming speed toward their location.

Lu Jun's eyes narrowed slightly, his mental energy focused instantly, and his vision suddenly zoomed in—there were rows of strangely shaped mechs.

These mechs are completely different from the mainstream humanoid mechs in Douluo Continent. They take on the forms of various ferocious beasts, some like tigers, some like cheetahs, and some like birds, full of wildness and aggression.

Even more striking is the chilling mark painted on the chest of each mech—a skull with two clusters of eerie green flames burning in its eye sockets.

The Green Skull organization!
Almost at the same moment Lu Jun spotted the enemy, the officer in the vehicle ahead, his voice filled with urgency, roared through the communicator inside both the tank ahead and their own vehicle:

"Enemy attack! All personnel on high alert! It's the Green Skull mech squadron!"

The soldiers responsible for driving and operating the soul-guided weapons reacted extremely quickly, entering combat readiness almost the instant the alarm sounded.

The officer in the passenger seat sprang up from his seat and his hands flew across the control panel.

The two automated soul-guided machine guns on the roof of the vehicle instantly emitted a charging hum, their thick barrels rotating flexibly to lock onto the approaching mechs in the distance. The next second, blinding soul-guided beams shot out like a torrential downpour.

Meanwhile, the hundreds of green skull mechs in the distance had already launched their first wave of attacks.

Countless soul-guided shells, trailing fiery tails, swept across the area where the two soul-guided vehicles were located, like a swarm of bees.

“Boom boom boom boom—!”

Deafening explosions rang out one after another, and the intense flames and shockwaves instantly engulfed the convoy, shattering the windows of buildings on both sides of the street.

However, the Soul Guidance Vehicle at the center of the explosion, despite its powerful level eight or higher combined defensive shield fluctuating violently, withstood the first round of saturation attacks. Although the vehicle shook violently, its main structure remained intact.

This young team is the embodiment of the future hope of the Douluo Continent.

The purpose of the Green Skull organization's deployment of such a large mecha fleet is obvious—to nip the next generation of geniuses in the bud on the Douluo Continent!
"Automated Soul-Guided Machine Gun Beam, full firepower! Covert attack, leave no target unchecked!"

The officer inside the tank roared, his voice carried through the internal communication system to everyone's ears.

On the roof of the vehicle, the two automated machine gun beams, whose power was comparable to that of an eighth-level soul guide device, truly demonstrated their terrifying destructive power.

Four thick energy rays, like the scythe of death, intertwined in the air to form a dense net of destruction, unleashing a frenzied barrage from all directions.

Wherever the rays passed, the air was ionized, producing crackling and popping sounds. (End of Chapter)