Chapter 40: Massacre

At this moment, Chuck, who had been devoured into the giant insect's body, was exerting all his strength to maintain the clarity of his consciousness.

All around were the densely packed pipes and organs inside the giant insect; the writhing flesh walls were covered in viscous secretions, the fishy stench mixed with the scorched smell constantly wafting from the cabin making one want to vomit.

At this moment Chuck felt a sharp pain continuously transmitting from his chest.

When he lowered his head to look, the scene before him made his pupils suddenly contract — his chest had been pierced by a thick steel bar, nailing him firmly to the pilot's seat, unable to move.

With every breath, his chest cavity transmitted tearing agony, as if countless small sawtooth knives were sawing back and forth; his lungs were clogged with fresh blood, and he couldn't even utter a complete syllable.

"Damn it." Chuck clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, blue veins bulging on his forehead.

Suddenly, a violent tremor transmitted over; the entire cockpit was shaking. Chuck realized this was a sign the giant insect was moving its body. It might launch a new round of attack at any time.

Chuck gritted his teeth, trying to prop up his body, but the intense pain from the wound made him unable to move.

Gradually, his consciousness began to disperse, his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier.

Just at this moment, a voice resounded in his mind — it was his father Heka's words before his death.

"Chuck, remember, you are a warrior, a Mecha Hunter, no matter what you encounter, you must face it bravely! You have to do something."

Chuck closed his eyes, a faint smile surfacing on his face. He took a deep breath, abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze determined and sharp.

"Old man, this time, I won't back down again."

He gritted his teeth, exerting all his strength to reach his body forward. With his movement, the steel bar in his chest sank even deeper, fresh blood gushing out along the wound.

The agony almost tore him apart, yet he seemed unable to feel it at all, his gaze always tightly locked on that hidden button.

Then Chuck abruptly raised his right hand, fiercely smashing it toward the control console.

"Bang!" The sound of glass shattering suddenly rang out, the control console shattering in response.

Chuck trembled as he reached out his hand, groping amid this wreckage; soon, his fingertips touched a button hidden in a concealed compartment.

"Go die! Monster!" Chuck fiercely pressed that button; in an instant, all pain vanished, replaced by an unparalleled sense of ease.

At this moment the giant insect's massive body, like a small mountain, was rushing toward Storm Crimson.

The ground trembled under its heavy steps; each landing stirred up huge dust clouds, as if wanting to crush the earth.

The Octopus Monster also followed close behind; countless thick tentacles slapped the ground, whipping up a gale.

But just at the instant the two monsters were about to approach Storm Crimson, a sudden change occurred.

Boom! With an earth-shaking huge sound, the giant insect's massive body instantly swelled up like a giant balloon.

Boom!

With another huge sound, the pressure inside the giant insect reached its limit. Its body, like a small mountain, suddenly exploded, turning into sky-filling blood mist and debris.

Emerald-green blood mixed with severed limbs flew in all directions like green fireworks, drawing eerie arcs in the air.

A massive shockwave suddenly swept the entire battlefield, flinging shattered concrete and wreckage, smashing into the surrounding walls.

The air was permeated with a pungent scorched smell and bloody stench, making one want to vomit; the blood mist spread, blocking everyone's vision.

"What?!" Doctor Herman widened his eyes, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.

General Stark frowned tightly, staring dead at the screen, trying to see the battle situation clearly through the blood mist.

And in this instant, a colossus suddenly lunged toward Storm Crimson from the giant insect's explosion blood mist.

It was the Zhangyu Kaiju! Its massive body at this moment carried sky-soaring hatred, crazily charging at Storm Crimson.

Just at the instant the Octopus Monster's tentacles were about to touch Storm Crimson, a low mechanical roar suddenly resounded across the battlefield; a huge mechanical arm suddenly extended from the blood mist.

That arm, with the force of a thousand jun, fiercely smashed onto the Octopus Monster's right-side head. "Boom!"

Amid the dull impact sound, the Octopus's body violently shook; its head was smashed to one side by this sudden strike, emerald-green blood spurting from its mouthparts.

Simultaneously, two dazzling red lights flashed from within the blood mist.

In an instant, a sky-reaching airflow swept open, instantly flinging away all surrounding dust and blood mist.

Only to see a bright red mecha standing erect amid the ruins, like a war god emitting sharp killing intent.

Uchiha Fugaku stood inside the cockpit; on the screen before him, countless data were scrolling rapidly. He stared at the screen, his gaze gradually becoming profound.

"Chuck, many thanks." Fugaku said in a low voice, his tone carrying a trace of heaviness.

The next moment, he fiercely pushed the control lever; Storm Crimson responded and moved. Three arms raised high, aiming straight at the Zhangyu Kaiju.

The Zhangyu Kaiju, seeing this, let out an angry scream; its massive body collided toward Storm Crimson.

Countless thick tentacles, like whips, lashed toward Storm Crimson; the power was astonishingly great, the air itself emitting sharp whistling sounds under this storm-like offensive.

Storm Crimson quickly crossed its two front arms before itself, forming a solid defensive posture, blocking the Octopus Monster's crazed attack.

"Bang bang bang!" Tentacles continuously whipped against Storm Crimson's arms, emitting deafening impact sounds.

And just as the Octopus Monster's attention was drawn, Storm Crimson suddenly counterattacked. It rapidly extended the third arm behind it, with lightning speed grabbing the Zhangyu Kaiju's head.

Five fingers deeply embedded into its hard exoskeleton, emitting "crack crack" sounds.

The Zhangyu Kaiju let out a pained scream; countless tentacles instantly entwined upward, tightly binding Storm Crimson's arm.

The metal arm emitted "creak creak" sounds under this massive pressure; surface paint began to show cracks, fragments peeling off from within.

Uchiha Fugaku didn't panic in the slightest, eyes fixed on the monster before him, right hand steadily pressing a button on the control lever.

"Thundercloud Array, activate."

Accompanied by a cold electronic voice, the blades on Storm Crimson's other two arms instantly began crazy rotation, speed too fast for the naked eye to capture, emitting sharp wind whistles in the strong airflow.

The next second, it fiercely swung its arms, with lightning speed slashing toward the entwining tentacles.

"Screech!" A sharp breaking-air sound rang out; in a moment, the sawtooth blades, like a meat grinder, fiercely cut into the tentacles entwined on the arm.

Countless severed tentacles scattered like withered vines; emerald-green blood splattered everywhere.

Intense pain made the Octopus Monster emit a miserable shriek; it desperately twisted its body, wanting to break free from Storm Crimson's pincer grip, to pull away distance.

However, the mecha's right hand, like iron pincers, dead-clamped the Octopus Monster's head; five fingers deeply sunk into its flesh; no matter how it exerted force it could not break free.

And the other two arms' sawtooth blades rotated even more crazily.

Amid the "hum hum" mechanical roars, the sawtooth blades continuously cut into the Octopus Monster's body, rolling up pieces of dark green flesh.

The Octopus Monster let out continuous, shrill, piercing screams that echoed across the entire Battlefield.

In the next instant, the Jaeger shifted direction, its three arms exerting force simultaneously, sharp blades cleaving straight down from the top of the Octopus Monster's head.

"Rip—!"

Accompanied by a deafening boom, the Octopus Monster's massive body was forcibly split in two.

Emerald-green Flesh and blood splattered everywhere, innards spilled across the ground, the stench foul and unbearable. Severed limbs still twitched on the ground a few times before finally falling completely still.

(Chapter End)