At that critical moment, just as Crimson Typhoon's massive frame was about to crash down.
Ian, who had been sitting cross-legged for a long time, stood up and casually raised his wrist.
The hundred-meter Titan, crowned with the Taoist temple, moved accordingly. Its massive power systems hummed, cannon ports retracted, and a colossal steel hand reached steadily upward, steel claws spreading wide.
Boom!
The falling Crimson Typhoon slammed into the Titan's palm. With a slight inward retraction of its mechanical arm, the Titan absorbed the impact of several thousand tons.
The Titan then slowly lowered its arm, placing the damaged Crimson Typhoon safely on the ground far from the center of the battlefield.
Inside the cockpit of Crimson Typhoon, the triplet pilots stared at each other in shock.
"Are we okay?" the pilot on the left stared at the screen in disbelief.
"Someone caught us..." The main pilot in the center spoke with a trembling voice, "Look... look outside!"
"This is impossible!" The pilot on the right croaked, "What on earth is that?"
In an instant, all three brothers observed the Emperor-class Titan simultaneously.
They shouted in unison, "How is this possible? How can there be a Jaeger this big!"
At the Hong Kong PPDC Command Center, there was a deathly silence.
"Can anyone tell me what that is? Is it something one of our branches built in secret?" The commander slammed the table and stood up.
"Sir, there are no records indicating..." a technician stuttered in response.
"Sir, that thing is at least a hundred meters tall!" another analyst interrupted, "Our systems can't even penetrate its surface plating to scan the interior!"
"And?"
"And, sir, the technology in this thing is far beyond anything we currently possess!"
In the global livestream rooms, after observing the Taoist temple 'standing up,' the bullet chat disappeared for a split second before exploding with frantic intensity.
"Holy crap! What is that thing?!"
"Did the Taoist temple turn into a spirit?!"
"Crimson Typhoon looks like a toy in its hands!"
"Why is there a pointy Taoist temple on its head? Is that its weapon?"
"Which country's secret weapon is this? The Beacon Country? Or ours?"
"Impossible! The PPDC database has never announced a Jaeger of this model!"
"Could it be a secret project?"
"No way. Something that big—its own weight alone would crush its joints!"
"And it just caught Crimson Typhoon with one hand!"
"But it's standing right there. If it exists, it must be possible!"
The Titan turned its gaze toward the two nearby Kaiju. The high-energy reactor inside its body let out a low roar as the power systems charged rapidly.
Boom!
In an instant, the Titan displayed an agility that defied its size. It crouched down abruptly, causing the ground to instantly crack and sink.
Immediately after, the massive body launched upward! The resulting shockwave expanded, shattering the glass curtain walls of surrounding skyscrapers instantly!
Leatherback seemed to sense the danger. Its back plating snapped shut into a defensive stance, pulling its head directly into its armor.
The Titan rotated in mid-air, its right-arm Chainsword swinging upward. Then, using the momentum of its descent, the Chainsword engine erupted with a deafening roar! The serrated teeth spun at high speed, heat forming an orange-red halo on the surface of the blade as flames vented from the exhaust ports.
Squelch—!!!
The Chainsword fell from the sky, its blade trailing an orange rainbow of light! Leatherback's back plating was split open in an instant. The Chainsword cut in from the shoulder blade, slicing the monster in half from shoulder to waist!
Even the powerful shell it took pride in shattered instantly.
Blue monster blood erupted outward, only to be captured and decomposed by an invisible energy field, vanishing into thin air.
At the Eagle Country Combat Command Center, the generals stood dumbfounded.
"What kind of technology is this?" an Air Force general muttered.
"No one on this planet could design a Jaeger like this," the engineering consultant shook his head, "Materials science doesn't allow for it."
"But it's right there!" the Intelligence Director roared, "Search! Search every corner of the globe! We need this technology!"
"Roar!!!" The other monster, Otachi, flew into a frenzy. It accelerated toward the Titan, its massive tail whipping toward the Titan's waist like a meteor!
The Titan's left-arm cannon port retracted to reveal a steel claw, which then clenched into a fist and smashed hard against the hammer-head of the tail!
Bang!!!
A massive shockwave rippled out, pushing the surrounding seawater back in a wide circle!
Otachi's tail snapped instantly, the hammer-tip flying off before shattering in mid-air. Yet, not even the paint on the Titan's fist was scratched.
The Titan's power system surged to higher output, stepping through the sea surface and seabed alike as its massive frame charged through the waves toward Otachi!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three heavy punches struck Otachi's head, chest, and abdomen with rapid precision. With every punch, kinetic release devices flared, pouring the impact force deep into the monster's body.
The steel fist, a size larger than Otachi's own head, sent the creature reeling backward. Its skull caved in, eyeballs burst, abdominal armor shattered, and blue blood sprayed wildly.
It fell to the ground, unable to rise again.
The Titan's left-arm cannon port redeployed, the thick barrel slowly charging with energy. The Titan stepped forward, brutally shoving the entire cannon muzzle deep into Otachi's mouth!
"My god! What is he doing?" a female officer at the PPDC Command Center cried out.
"Is he crazy? At such close range..." Before the weapons expert could finish his sentence.
The energy storage module on the Titan's arm glowed with a dangerous red light as energy flooded the cannon!
BOOM—!!!!!!
In a blinding white light, Otachi's head and upper body were instantly vaporized. The remains crashed to the ground and were immediately decomposed by the Transmutation Tablet into EMC values.
Inside the cockpit of Crimson Typhoon, the triplets felt a suffocating pressure.
"God, this is a real war machine..." the pilot on the right whispered.
"Our Jaeger is like a toy in front of it," the main pilot gripped the control levers tight, "Everything we took pride in..."
"Look!" The pilot on the left suddenly pointed at the screen, "Leatherback is still alive!"
Inside the remains of the halved Leatherback, blue bio-electricity jumped frantically! The glands beneath its back plating swelled to their limit and then burst!
All the remaining energy in its body erupted at once, sending an invisible EMP shockwave expanding in all directions!
Snap! Crackle! Pop!
All surrounding lights went out! The screens of the livestream equipment turned to static!
The giant Jaegers nearby shut down instantly, their internal electrical components failing one by one as sparks erupted from their surfaces.
The livestreaming helicopters panicked for a moment before wobbling and flying off to the side.
Inside the PPDC Command Center, alarms blared through the hall! The main screen went black, leaving only the emergency lights on.
"Report! Strong EMP shock detected!"
"All external sensors lost!"
"Main system offline! Switching to backup!"
"Crimson Typhoon! What is the status of Crimson Typhoon?"
Amidst the chaos, the technical director's face was pale: "Jaegers cannot resist an EMP of this magnitude. Even that mysterious giant Jaeger is probably..."