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Chapter 281 Bitter Battle!

Beta's body opened directly from the center, and in just one instant, Beta transformed from that seemingly harmless cube into a giant!

Beta completed her transformation and slammed her hand on the ground, causing the entire area to tremble violently. Thick smoke billowed out, and everyone could only vaguely make out a shadow resembling a giant.

"A human...a human form!?" I was so surprised.

"Is there really such a thing!?" Goro was also shocked.

Beta slowly stood up, looking at the two large ecofortresses not far ahead, or more precisely, the fuel transmission pipeline between the two ecofortresses!

"Gutenberg-class!" Seventh Sister was also shocked.

"This is troublesome." Hachi knew that the dragon in front of him was not so easy to deal with.

Beta slowly made her way towards the fuel transfer pipeline. Zero-90, leading Squadron 26, gave chase, roaring, "How can we let you advance any further! All units, coordinate your operation once more!"

Two mechs fired ropes that struck Beta's hand precisely, but Beta simply raised his hand, and both mechs were flung away. With a forceful swing of his other hand, he sent the other three mechs flying as well.

"Oh no, reverse the entire aircraft!" 090 said.

The current situation is far beyond what they can handle alone. Even with the combined efforts of Squad Thirteen—no, even if Squad Thirteen were to attack together—they might not be able to defeat Beta. The only solution is… Strelitzia!

……

Jing Chen looked at the Beta below, who had already transformed, and smiled. "I really couldn't tell. Such a small cube could turn into this pathetic thing."

The mysterious man nodded. "Hmm, I actually think the previous little cube looked better. Why couldn't you figure it out and end up with this pathetic mess?"

"You think so too, right? But even though he's a bit ugly, his strength has increased several levels." Jing Chen smiled, then said seriously.

"Yes, that's true. But if I were to intervene, he would just be a toy," the mysterious man said.

"Forget it, do you really want to expose your existence in front of so many people? Going to the upper levels was already risky enough, what else do you want to do now?" Jing Chen asked.

"It's no big deal. They can't possibly kill me, can they?" the mysterious man said nonchalantly.

"You...you..." Jing Chen shook his head helplessly.

"Are you really going to drive the Bird of Paradise?" the mysterious man asked.

"Well, it's a deal. As you know, I'll naturally do my best in any deal," Jing Chen said.

The mysterious man nodded and remained silent, gazing at the battlefield ahead. Jing Chen also tacitly kept quiet, but his attention was focused on the Strelitzia.

"Has it reached its limit?"

……

Just as Zero-Nine-Zero stood up in his mech, Beta suddenly appeared in front of him. Zero-Nine-Zero pulled the control stick, but the mech didn't budge, and at the same time, the fuel depletion alarm went off.

"Out of fuel!?" Zero Ninety exclaimed in horror, watching helplessly as Beta's foot slowly stepped down...

In the dust, all anyone could see was Zero-90's mech disappearing into the ashes...

Ling Jiuling tried to open his eyes, but he realized he wasn't dead. Looking up, he saw Qingxiang!

It turned out that just as Zero Nine's mech was about to be crushed, Qing Xiang rushed over and rescued them.

Qingxiang carried Lingjiu and the others, leading them quickly away from the battlefield.

"Stop spacing out!" Kuangmu shouted.

After placing Lingjiu and the others in a safe location, Qingxiang turned and returned to the battlefield. Before leaving, she glanced at them and said, "Consider it as you owing me this once."

"I'm sorry..." 090 said apologetically.

In this short time, Beta had already approached the fuel delivery pipeline, and Qingxiang had returned to the battlefield. Everyone in Unit 26 knew that Unit 13 was about to take over.

"All aircraft of the 26th Squadron are to withdraw. The 13th Squadron will handle the Gutenberg-class Klaxosaurs!"

Following Hachi's words, the four mechs—Delphinus, Celosia, Finch, and Crane Orchid—moved alongside Beta beneath his feet. All four mechs combined were smaller than a single toe of Beta's.

"They called us to deal with it, but how are we supposed to stop something that's so big?" he wondered.

"Simply stopping it is meaningless. If we don't break it down, this wall will be broken and that's the end of it," Man said.

"Fighting alongside Strelitzia might just turn things around!" Tai said.

"Well, that's the only way," Mirai said.

Indeed, all four of their mechs combined wouldn't even be enough for Strelitzia to warm up. It was utterly impossible for the four of them to single-handedly defeat such a massive Klaxosaur. The only possibility of defeating this Klaxosaur was to fight alongside Strelitzia. As the only mech capable of solo combat, Strelitzia's strength was self-evident.

"Do whatever you want, let them see what our Thirteenth Division is capable of!" said Mu.

Inside the Bird of Paradise cockpit, Zero, panting, replied, "Understood, leave it to me!"

It's clear from Zero's clothes that there are bulging veins on his left shoulder, indicating that Zero's body has reached its limit...

"Wait, the bird of paradise is over there, don't move!" Ichigo said.

"Huh?" He stared in disbelief.

"We alone can't defeat that one!" Tai said.

"Ichigo, do you have any plans?" Ikuno asked.

"Strelitzia repens will deliver the final blow," Ichigo said.

"We don't have the resources to hold back anymore!" said Mimu.

"Calm down and look closely. The only thing that can defeat the core of that roaring dragon is the Strelitzia's gun!" Goro explained.

Hearing Goro explain on her behalf, Ichigo was somewhat stunned. Goro continued, "So, we'll create the gap so that the Strelitzia can pierce through with a single shot! Is that right, Ichigo?"

"Hmm... Hmm!" Ichigo was a little confused by Goro's words, but after she came to her senses, she realized that Goro was trying to help her out of a tight spot.

"Let it see our spirit!" Goro said.

"Oh... Oh! In that case, leave it to me!" said Miku.

"Zero, did you hear that? The final blow is up to you!" Goro said to Zero.

"Got it!" No response.

……

The mysterious figure, who was closely observing the battlefield, couldn't help but smile. "They seem to know quite a bit about Strelitzia."

"No, it's not about understanding. They just want to reduce Zero's burden. Zero's body has already reached its limit, and it's already very difficult for Strelitzia to maintain this state," Jing Chen said.

No one knows Zero's physical condition better than Jing Chen. Even Zero himself doesn't know that his body has reached its limit. The only reason he has been able to hold on until now is through sheer willpower, an indomitable will.

"Hmph, no matter what, you're still the same, never giving up, Zero..." Jing Chen's voice slowly drifted out...

(End of this chapter)