In the vast, boundless sea that was once the North American Central Plains, a massive, pure-black Super Giant War Armor stood majestically.
The Super Giant War Armor’s shoulders and head rose above the sea’s surface. For centuries, the surrounding area had been occupied by all sorts of floating islands and seaborne debris, home to tens of thousands of people.
This was one of the Holy Corpse Markets under the jurisdiction of the Western Council: the Floyd Market.
A legend about this Super Giant War Armor had long circulated among the human survivors living here.
According to legend, the person this pure-black Super Giant War Armor was based on was a great figure from the history of the ancient powerhouse, Eagle Country. She was a black, female, Muslim homosexual with one-quarter Indian blood who had adopted three Vietnamese children and made tremendous contributions to the social equality movement in Eagle Country at the time.
Because of this, during the war against the World Beast, Suffocating Freud was a huge star, far more popular than the Golden Mad King.
Unfortunately, in a later battle, the neck of the Super Giant War Armor Suffocating Freud was entangled by the World Beast’s tentacles, which ultimately damaged the cockpit’s oxygen supply system. The pilot suffocated to death.
But today, this dilapidated War Armor, which had slumbered for hundreds of years, suddenly began to hum. Its once-broken searchlights flared to life beneath the waves, shooting out blinding beams of light!
The entire Floyd Market trembled. The people living here, who had just been celebrating the Savior’s return, were all stunned, unsure of what was happening.
But their hearts were also filled with boundless anticipation and joy. After all, the legendary Holy Corpse was about to be resurrected!
Then, a gentle yet majestic male voice emanated from the Super Giant War Armor, Suffocating Freud:
"I am Shen, Commander of the Salvation Army. Comrades, we will fight the World Beast together! I need one thousand fearless warriors to help me pilot Suffocating Freud and follow me to the World Beast’s lair for a final, decisive battle!"
The crowd was stunned for a moment, then erupted in fanatical cheers. They swarmed to the high ground of the Holy Corpse Market, shouting out their names to volunteer.
No one held back. Everyone wanted this honor—the chance to become a Saint Armor Pilot and fight alongside the Savior!
Even if it meant dying in battle, it would all be worth it!
This was the ultimate glory!
A robust white man in a tattered police uniform shouted:
"Respected Savior, I am De Jowan, the Hunting Captain of the Floyd Market! I beg you to give me this chance! I will work with our Minstrel to select the most suitable candidates for you!"
The Commander’s voice came from within the Super Giant War Armor again:
"Very well. Begin."
Soon, with the cooperation of a middle-aged female Minstrel and the Hunting Captain, the one thousand most suitable candidates were chosen. A passageway opened in the head of Suffocating Freud, and the chosen ones walked inside.
After this was done, Suffocating Freud waved its arm, forming a staircase that allowed the human survivors living on the War Armor to move to the surrounding floating islands. Once everyone was settled, it rose and headed northwest.
Watching the black Super Giant War Armor depart, those left behind were filled with a mix of reluctance, envy, and joy.
Although they hadn’t been chosen, the thought of the counterattack that human civilization was about to launch was still a source of great comfort.
A similar scene unfolded in the Glory Market, which had been built upon Steel Glory. However, the Super Giant War Armor Steel Glory didn’t head north directly, but instead traveled to the Cordillera Main Island of the Cordillera Islands.
"Witch Tower, the final battle has come. March with me." Shen Feng’s voice came from within Steel Glory, echoing across the entire Cordillera Main Island.
At the same time, Steel Glory, now repaired by the Nanomechanical Cluster, extended an arm and placed its finger in front of Witch Tower, ready to welcome her into the cockpit.
After hearing the broadcast, the people of Cordillera Main Island had already been on a war footing, awaiting the Savior’s call. Now, the island erupted in a frenzy.
Witch Tower’s eyes shone with joy. She nodded vigorously and, along with a group of Minstrels, stepped onto Steel Glory’s finger and entered the cockpit.
’Her wait had not been in vain. The epics and civilization passed down through generations had not been in vain. Human civilization was about to greet a new dawn!’
’As for failure?’
’Even if it meant annihilation for all, it was better than clinging to a wretched existence, living humbly like cockroaches!’
Similar scenes played out across the world. The resurrection of the Super Giant War Armors within the survivors’ sight caused a massive stir.
From the Eastern Hidden Island to the western Cordillera Islands, from the southern Australian Floating Island to the northern New Siberian Islands and the Icefield Belt, one damaged Super Giant War Armor after another awoke from its slumber. They spread the Savior’s declaration, recruited brave and fearless warriors, and gathered toward the northern Pacific Ocean.
Red Reaper, Unmoving Bright King, Liberator, Chiyou, Great Saint, Celestial Killing Star, Steel Glory, Oglala Mad Horse, Bloody Kraken, Suffocating Freud, Golden Mad King, Dark Hanuman, Arctic Bear, Desert Giant Lizard, Spirit of the Witch Ancestors, Golden Dream, William the Conqueror, and so on—a total of thirty Super Giant War Armors converged from all corners of the world, heading for the former northern region of the Pacific Ocean.
Seated in the cockpit of the advancing Golden Mad King, Shen Feng looked into the distance and could already see the silhouette of a military-green Super Giant War Armor. It was the Liberator Armor from the former Eastern Continent, and it too carried over a thousand human warriors.
Due to its proximity, the Liberator was the first other War Armor to appear before Shen Feng.
This was not a humanoid armor, but a Super Giant War Armor with six enormous wheeled legs. Its upper body was a dense array of cannons and missile pods, along with a dozen thick mechanical arms—a veritable mobile arsenal.
Feeling the immense power of the Super Giant War Armor and its powerful internal arsenal, Shen Feng couldn’t help but nod slightly.
’The complete Nanomechanical Cluster is powerful, but its own structural integrity after connecting is slightly insufficient. Only by using these Super Giant War Armors as platforms can it unleash its full might.’
’Otherwise, if I truly assimilated half of Earth into the Nanomechanical Cluster, even if I defeated the World Beast in the end, I would be left with a broken world, and humanity would not be able to continue.’
He had already activated the video communication system and begun speaking with the pilots inside the Liberator.
Seeing the Savior’s true face, the pilots’ blood boiled with excitement. They wished they could die for the Savior that very instant.
The sea surged with the advance of the Super Giant War Armors. Before long, the second to arrive appeared: the Red Reaper from the Eastern Hidden Island.
It was followed by Dark Hanuman from the southwest, and William the Conqueror and Arctic Bear from the northwest.
One by one, the War Armors appeared, hailing Shen Feng from a great distance. Some pilots were so emotional they became incoherent, not knowing what to say.
Soon, the Super Giant War Armors that had traveled from the west, like Steel Glory and Suffocating Freud, also appeared.
In the holographic image, Witch Tower was dancing with joy, as excited as a child.
In every image that appeared before Shen Feng, all the people who had come to fight were ecstatic, as if they weren’t heading into a life-or-death battle, but a long-awaited joyous ball.
Not far ahead lay the source of all tragedy: the wormhole that led directly to the Shield UY Star Realm.
In other words, their stage.
What puzzled everyone, however, was that from the time the Super Giant War Armors began to gather until now, they hadn’t encountered a single attack from the World Beast.
’What’s going on? Could it be that the World Beasts are scared now that they see so many War Armors gathered together?’
’Have they all gone into hiding?’
Just then, a patch of sea began to boil, and a half-finished Super Giant War Armor suddenly burst forth.
Then, a silver tide swept over the War Armor, and soon, a completely new-looking War Armor appeared before everyone.
It had the appearance of an ancient Eastern general, with thick armor, a slender battle blade, and a longbow main cannon on its back. On its arm was a large character for "Zero."
Zero Armor!
The Super Giant War Armor that belonged to the Savior in the ancient war!
Originally, Zero Armor was supposed to be lying in the Shield UY Star Realm, carrying the body of the Water World Shen Feng.
This Zero Armor before them, however, was one that Shen Feng had created by finding the wreckage of a ninety-percent-complete Super Giant War Armor in some factory and transforming it with the Nanomechanical Cluster.
’If you’re going to play a part, play it to the hilt. Since I am the Savior, I naturally have to pilot the legendary Zero Armor.’
Shen Feng smiled slightly and said, "My armor has arrived... Number Two, the Golden Mad King is yours."
As he spoke, a tunnel made of the Nanomechanical Cluster extended from the cockpit of the Golden Mad King, connecting to the cockpit of Zero Armor.
Shen Feng stepped into it and was whisked into Zero Armor with lightning speed.
Control of the Golden Mad King was then transferred to Jingwei No. 2.
"Xiaofeng, I’ve already left control backups in the other War Armors, ready to connect to the intelligent support system at any time. Should we switch to manual piloting now? By the way, your human-brain computer project is quite impressive. You got the idea from Yamaguchi Sora, didn’t you?"
Jingwei’s voice came through, sounding somewhat surprised.
Just as Shen Feng was about to reply, the sea before him suddenly became translucent. A giant sphere of light seemed to appear below, and then massive arcs of electricity erupted on the surface, like countless silver serpents dancing wildly in all directions!
It was an ultra-powerful electromagnetic pulse, hundreds of times stronger than before!
In an instant, all the Super Giant War Armors that had been remotely controlled via satellite communications lost their connection!
"Now! Switch everything to manual control!" Shen Feng ordered.
At the same time, in the cockpits of the dozens of Super Giant War Armors present, metal cables composed of the Nanomechanical Cluster extended from the bulkheads, forming themselves into helmets and bio-pods that enveloped the human warriors inside.
The human warriors felt their vision go dark, their consciousness already entering the War Armors’ control systems via a brain-computer interface.
Then, Jingwei’s voice rang in their ears:
"This is the intelligent piloting assistance system. I will now assist you in fighting alongside the Savior!"