69novels Chapter 685 The One Ring You Can't Help But Taste
Chapter 685 The One Ring You Can't Help But Taste
The Super Ultimate Four Seasons Machine God, with a sword in his right hand and a shield in his left, stands like a god of war, clad in sky-blue steel armor.
It stared at the octopus monster whose body was stained with the deep blue magic of the Hellcat, its magic power erupting to shake off the broken tentacles, and it straightened its posture, ready to deal with any possible attack from its opponent.
"You've learned your lesson, haven't you? You're not attacking this time?" Hellcat said with a laugh from afar.
Hyacinth stood in the cockpit, operating the giant mecha alongside Qiu Gui and the others. Qiu Gui handed over all control of the mecha for close combat to Hyacinth and Dong Qing, with Hyacinth taking the lead.
After all, the mech's current weapons are a greatsword and a shield—one of Hyacinth's signature weapons. Even the heavy armor covering the mech is quite similar to Hyacinth's state in Star Shadow. It's perfect for Hyacinth, who is most familiar with this setup, to control it.
Faced with Hellcat's taunts and provocations, Hyacinth didn't rush forward to fight the octopus monster. Instead, she cautiously raised her shield, braced her greatsword, and adopted a defensive and counter-attack stance.
Now that Hellcat has appeared, the controller behind this monster is obvious: Kokoro Shingetsu. She controls Monster 21, this giant octopus, through some unknown method, and may even have already taken control of the Domain Monster hidden behind the monster.
This is definitely not a good sign... Hyacinths have the absolute right to say about this.
If there's anyone in the world who knows the strange creatures summoned by Heart Moon Fox best, then without a doubt, besides the fox girl herself, it's only the members of the Hyacinth Squad.
"...Why don't we go up and test its strength? I think the mechs are quite powerful right now," Xia Jin said from the side.
"No, please don't! Right now, we can only use long-range firepower to force that octopus monster to respond. A rash attack would be extremely dangerous."
Hyacinth shook its head repeatedly.
"We could have charged in and fought the monster when it wasn't under Kokoro's control, but now that Hellcat has taken control, we'll definitely fall into her trap if we charge in, which will be very dangerous."
"Is that so...?"
Qiu Gui rubbed her chin and muttered to herself. After that dangerous experience, she had a better understanding of what the hyacinth had said.
She even seems to understand the saying circulating in the magical girl community: "Kokoro isn't scary; you can chat and laugh with her. But if she and her companions actually smile at you, you'd better run as fast as you can."
"Hehehe, if they don't attack soon, I'll have to take the initiative." Hellcat's laughter continued.
Suddenly, the octopus monster's tentacles shot forward swiftly, covering almost all the space in front of the mech in the blink of an eye.
Hyacinth, however, advanced instead of retreating, and simultaneously addressed Iris in the gun emplacement from the cockpit:
"Iris, sweep the left side, leave the right side to me." "Okay."
A concise, single-word reply indicated understanding, and the magic cannons on the mech immediately turned their muzzles, striking off the thickest tentacles on the left side in mid-air with several precise shots.
The remaining tentacles were broken off by the edge of the shield, unable to break through the thick and sturdy shield. Without the support of the strong tentacles, they could not even budge it. They could only try to restrain the large shield with their numbers.
At the same time, the mech's right hand swung its greatsword with a powerful sweeping strike, severing countless tendrils and sending up a flurry of magical particles, creating a spectacular scene.
In an instant, the magic cannon and greatsword were used in both directions, and the mechs maintained their distance from the monster while continuously outputting firepower and melee attacks. The regeneration speed of the tentacles was suppressed by this output, and the battle line began to gradually advance towards the octopus monster's main body.
The live stream chat was flooded with comments like "Go, Shiki-Gishin!" and the cheers of Tennan-sei and his friends could be heard from the screening room.
At this moment, people's hopes and courage seemed to converge on the Super Ultimate Shiki Machine God. This ultimate combined mecha fought its way through all obstacles, and after parrying and defending against three attacks from the monster's magic energy blasts, it finally severed all its arms and legs and charged into the monster's presence.
"Take this! This is our combined attack!!"
Hyacinth shouted loudly, and the mecha raised its greatsword high, delivering a heavy slash that left a terrible, vertical wound on the monster's body, from which burst forth a dazzling magical light.
Struck in its main body, the monster let out a painful, sharp roar, its tentacles flailing wildly. Magic bullets were fired haphazardly around it, most of which were blocked by the thick shield on the mech's left hand. Only a few stray missiles landed on the mech, but they could not penetrate its thick, sky-blue armor.
"Not bad, worthy of praise."
Seeing the mech rush towards the octopus monster and begin its attack on the monster's body, Hellcat couldn't help but reach out from under its wide robe, clapping and saying something.
The mechs' offensive was briefly delayed by the monster's counterattack, but a second wave of attacks followed immediately, with even more destructive moves being unleashed on the monster's main body—
With a horizontal slash of the greatsword, followed by a powerful blow from the shield, and close-range firing from the beam cannon beneath the shield, severe wounds began to appear all over the monster's body, wounds that its regenerative abilities could not cover.
The magic power overflowing from the wound was also being lost in large quantities, and the monster's resistance gradually weakened, with only a few tentacles still maintaining a counterattack.
"Now!"
Noticing that the monster's movements had become sluggish, Qiu Gui shouted loudly.
The accumulating injuries created a deep, continuous wound on the monster's body, through which the surging, beating heart core inside the monster could be seen directly.
Hyacinth naturally did not miss this opportunity for a fatal blow—she gripped the greatsword in both hands with a thrusting motion, using all the strength of the mecha to stab the blade straight into the depths of the still-beating heart.
The monster's roar abruptly ceased, and all resistance and counterattacks stopped instantly as its core was pierced. The octopus monster's body then rapidly expanded, transforming into countless magical particles that scattered in a massive explosion.
Silence followed by cheers and raised arms.
"We did it!" "We defeated the monster!" "We finally took it down!"
The girls' enthusiastic cheers echoed in the mecha cockpit.
Chunlan hugged Xiajin and wept with joy. Dongqing and Fengxinzi held hands and cheered. Qiugui also turned around with a happy smile, wanting to celebrate with Iris, but was stopped by the still solemn look on the latter's face.
"Irises? Didn't we win? How come..."
"...I think things might not be that simple. Look over there."
After speaking, Iris took over the cockpit screen, and even Bai Lingyue and Tianxin, who had just climbed into the mecha cockpit to celebrate with everyone, looked at it along with Iris as she controlled the mecha's camera.
The monster exploded and dissipated, but the Hellcat standing on the roof remained.
Her smile widened, and several other figures, similarly draped in heavy robes and concealing their bodies, appeared in the shadows around her.
The pink bunny girl appeared with a crescent-shaped smile, the gray wolf girl calmly stepped forward from the shadows, followed by Alice and Jack walking side by side.
Everyone was stunned by this scene, and the excitement of finally defeating the monster seemed to vanish in an instant.
"Pat-pat, pat-pat, pat-pat."
"Well done, Miss Qiugui."
The loud applause and clear voices made the girls inside the mecha feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They all stopped celebrating and returned to their respective piloting positions. Hyacinth hurriedly controlled her mecha to take several steps back, looking at the golden figure with a fluffy tail walking out of the darkness with great shock.
"Heart Moon Fox!" Hyacinth cried out, "What are you trying to do? Your monster has already been completely destroyed by us!"
"Of course I know you defeated Monster 21, it's a truly moving feat," Kokoro grinned. "But you should also know that I, Kokoro, always have to prepare some unique and unusual things for everyone, that's what makes it 'fun'...!"
Having said that, Xin Yuehu reached out and grabbed the long robe she was wearing, a wide smile spreading across her face as she spoke:
"Kitties, bunnies, dogs, and Alice and Jack!"
"Let Qiu Gui and the others see what a real 'combination mecha' is like!!"
With a forceful tug, Fox and her companions simultaneously lifted the heavy robes they wore, tossing the fabric into the air where it transformed into a dazzling display of magical power.
Immediately afterwards, the villains simultaneously raised their right hands and shouted in unison the line that left Qiu Gui and the others speechless with shock—
"Come on! Now!"
"Machine God Combination!!"
The roar of engines echoed through the sky.
Several vehicles, lifted by magic, arrived at the battlefield from who-knows-where and transformed and connected in mid-air.
Hellcat forms the right arm, Cheshire Rabbit forms the left arm, Fenrir forms the torso, and Alice and Jack form the legs and feet.
The six villains transformed into a stream of magical light and merged into the giant mecha that was combining and transforming in mid-air. After the head, composed of the Heart Moon Fox, was completed, it plummeted straight into the battlefield from the sky!
"Crack!!" "Rumble!!!"
The shockwave was so powerful that the Super Ultimate Four Seasons Machine God had to raise its shield to block the impact. Debris and rubble clattered against the mecha's armor, awakening the deep-seated unease in the hearts of everyone in the cockpit.
As the dust settled, to the rousing battle background music, the second combined mech appeared in the mental world:
His right hand is clad in a round shield gauntlet, his left hand holds a warhammer, and his chest features a terrifying main cannon. The villains' iconic symbols are painted and pasted all around the main cannon.
"This is the surprise gift I, Fox, have prepared for everyone."
"Go! [Ultimate Fox Mecha God]!"