The massive mech only made a few small movements, but its vast body caused waves to crash on the beach! The mech stood upright, staring at Li Yue, who was effortlessly floating in the air, unsure of what to do next.
"Big brother, what should we do now?"
One of the three pilots inside the mech asked the pilot in the middle.
Storm Crimson was different from other mechs. Other mechs required only two pilots to operate successfully. However, Storm Crimson had three arms and needed three pilots to operate together. The Wei brothers were the pilots of Storm Crimson.
They were a rare set of triplets, making their synergy exceptionally high. They had been selected to pilot Storm Crimson since it first entered service. Over the years, they had piloted the mech through nearly ten battles, successfully destroying seven monsters that attacked Hong Kong.
Now, with their extensive combat experience, they still felt helpless when facing this mysterious being with strength comparable to Superman.
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"Boss, should we capture this person and hand him over to General Lin?"
Before the pilot in the middle could respond, another pilot spoke up.
"Wei Hu, are you serious? Do you think we have the strength to capture someone with the power he just displayed? He could probably dismantle this mech with a few moves!"
Hearing Wei Hu's suggestion, the first pilot couldn't help but retort.
"You're the one who's being ridiculous! What do you suggest we do, just stand here? What if he attacks us?"
Wei Hu retorted, unwilling to back down.
"Hmph, at least standing still is better than your suggestion! Capture him? Look at the power difference between us!"
"And if he wanted to attack us, he would have done so already! His actions clearly saved us!"
"Wei Jin, you..."
"Alright, Wei Jin, Wei Hu, stop arguing!"
The pilot in the middle finally interrupted as the two were about to start another argument.
"The headquarters probably already knows what's happening here. Let's wait for their latest instructions and see what they want us to do next."
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"Wei brothers, the headquarters is aware of the situation on the ground! Now, here are General Lin's orders: you are to make friendly contact with the mysterious person and avoid provoking him!"
"During this process, gather as much information as possible about the mysterious person's identity, and if possible, invite him back to the base as a guest!"
As expected, almost immediately after he finished speaking, instructions from the headquarters came through.
"Wei Jin, Wei Hu, you two stay here. I'll go out and meet this mysterious person!"
The pilot in the middle disconnected from the piloting system, ready to engage the mysterious person face-to-face.
"Without orders from headquarters, don't make any rash moves!"
But before leaving, he instructed the other two pilots.
"Understood, big brother!"
"Got it, boss!"
The other two pilots obediently acknowledged his orders.
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Meanwhile, Li Yue was not idle either. Seeing the mech standing motionless before him, he let Little Dumb scan the mech.
At this point, Little Dumb had cracked and understood all the mech's core technologies, except for the neural interaction technology between the pilots.
However, Li Yue didn't mind. Though groundbreaking in his original world, the technologies that Little Dumb had just cracked held little interest for someone familiar with Marvel's high-tech advancements.
In Li Yue's eyes, besides looking imposing, the mech was practically useless. If Tony's nanotech suit was scaled up, it could easily outperform this mech. Even the regular-sized nanotech suit could defeat this giant mech with ease. After all, the Iron Man suit could fly and had comparable firepower, while this mech was sparsely equipped with thermal weapons.
This was directly related to the world setting where mechs had to engage monsters in close combat because the monsters' blood was highly polluting to the environment.
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As Li Yue continued observing the mech, its head suddenly opened, and a pilot in a uniform stepped out.
"Hello, friend. Thank you for your help earlier! May I know your name?"
The pilot greeted Li Yue with a smile and expressed his gratitude.
However, just as he finished speaking, a roar came from behind Li Yue! It was the monster Li Yue had just struck, now recovered and standing on the sea, roaring angrily at him!
"Oh, this monster is tougher than I thought!"
Hearing the monster's roar, Li Yue realised his previous attack hadn't caused significant damage. But he wasn't surprised, as he hadn't used much force.
Considering the monster's size, it made sense that it wasn't severely injured.
"Sorry, I don't have time to talk right now. Let me deal with this monster first!"
Li Yue told the pilot before turning to face the monster again.
"Damn it, this monster!"
Seeing Li Yue flying towards the monster, Wei Xiang cursed inwardly before quickly returning to his pilot position. Even though the mysterious person didn't need his help, he had to be on high alert to prevent accidents.