Exploded mechanical spiders lay shattered on the ground, surrounded by fragments of steel.
"Can your armor accelerate?!"
Gwen quickly walked over to Hode, her eyes filled with envy as she admired his battle armor.
Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
She couldn't help but stand on her tiptoes, continuously reaching out to stroke the bright red horn.
"Mm!"
Hode watched her tiptoeing and decided to lower his head, making it more comfortable for her to touch.
"What's the principle behind this?"
Noticing Hode's gesture, Gwen's joy intensified.
This armor was incredibly cool, and the fact that it could be played with like this was astonishing!
And that bright red horn had an amazing feel to it!
She was truly shocked by everything that had happened tonight.
No...
To be more accurate, it had been the whole day.
After all, Mr. Hode she encountered today was quite mysterious.
"Are you done touching?"
Hode slightly turned his head and gently patted Gwen's small head. "We should head out to findKingpin!"
"Yeah, I just think touching it feels great!"
Reluctantly, Gwen withdrew her hand; after all, this thing was just too cool.
Even though it had been bombarded with missiles, its surface was still incredibly smooth.
"I'll let you touch something even bigger in the future!"
Hode smiled mysteriously.
"What? You have other battle armors?"
Gwen's eyes widened in excitement as she looked at Hode.
She really hadn't expected that there were other armors.
...Oh, pure little Gwen!
Hode didn't respond and led the way into the factory.
As soon as they stepped in, a pungent smell hit them.
"Ugh, it stinks! What are they doing in there?!"
Despite wearing a mask, Gwen still covered her nose against the stench.
"It seems they have a lot of transactions going on tonight!"
Hode quickly realized the warehouse's purpose from the smell.
What appeared to be an abandoned factory was actually their storage area.
Judging by the surrounding boxes, it seemed the entire warehouse was filled with their goods.
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud noise echoed from behind them.
Even the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly from the impact.
Turning around, they saw that the damaged warehouse door had been blocked by a thick iron plate!
From the overhead mechanism, it seemed this reinforced plate was specifically made to fend off intruders.
The so-called warehouse door was just for show; the real defense was this iron plate.
Thud thud thud...
At that moment, the dim factory lit up suddenly, with overhead lights being turned on.
"Welcome to my lumber factory!"
Following the voice, they saw a tall, strong figure leisurely walking out from the second-floor corridor, leaning on a cane.
As he emerged, a group of armed men rushed out from various positions, all aiming their weapons at Hode and Gwen.
"Jin Bing!"
The moment Gwen sawKingpin, her voice trembled with suppressed rage.
Hode could feel the tumult of emotions within Gwen.
"You and I really must be fated; I came all the way here and still ran into you!"
Jin Bing smiled and beckoned slightly, and his subordinate immediately handed him a cigar and helped light it.
"I'm here specifically for you!"
Gwen gritted her teeth and shouted.
Little Gwen's hatred...
Hode sensed the deep loathing Gwen felt towardKingpin.
"For me?!"
Jin Bing inhaled deeply from his cigar, his gaze shifting to the red and silver figure, anger filling his eyes. "If it weren't for your friend, you would have been dead by now!"