*Bang!*
A roundhouse kick sent a Titan stumbling back several steps. Siegfried slightly raised his right hand, and two crimson beams of light instantly shot out from the muzzles, accurately hitting the Titan's joints and disabling it.
Before the white-haired man could even check his handiwork, he hastily rolled to the side, narrowly dodging several bullets fired from different directions.
Large-caliber brass bullets whizzed past with a sharp shriek, leaving clear craters in the ground that traced the enemy's path of evasion.
*Whew...*
Taking cover behind a mech, Siegfried let out a long breath. He scanned the relentlessly advancing mech forces, feeling a sense of trouble.
If he were to fully unleash the Judgment of Shamash, these mechs would naturally pose no problem, but the pilots inside the Titans would certainly not survive. As a Kaslana, he could not convince himself to use the power of a Divine Key against ordinary people.
But if he continued to only disable the mechs' mobility as he had been doing, the clearing speed was too slow; he couldn't possibly stop all the Titans. What's more, he had to dodge and defend against the Titans' counterattacks, which further slowed down his progress.
And those disabled Titans, after a brief adjustment, could quickly recover and rejoin the advance on Singapore.
With a soft sigh, Siegfried swung his elbow, knocking the Titan he was using as temporary cover off balance, then fired two shots to temporarily deal with it.
For now, he could only fight a retreating battle, delaying for as long as possible. He hoped that after realizing the situation was untenable, Welt and the others could persuade Cocolia to abandon the operation.
Looking at the city skyline faintly appearing in the distance, Siegfried grew anxious. If it really came down to the last resort, he would have no choice but to use the power of the Divine Key.
Compared to the people of an entire city, he would rather sacrifice this mech unit!
Having secretly made up his mind, Siegfried's heart suddenly stirred, and he looked up abruptly.
A stream of silver light was flying from the direction of the city, crashing down onto the battlefield like a meteor.
BOOM!!!
With a heart-stopping roar, the earth trembled violently, and a furious gust of wind swept across the area.
As the dust gradually settled, Siegfried finally got a clear look at the silver-armored figure in the large crater, and at the exceptionally young face.
*Swoosh—*
Seeing Ming Yu flash to his side, a trace of surprise flickered in Siegfried's eyes, but he still said in a calm tone, "Forty-two minutes. You're eighteen minutes earlier than we agreed."
"Did you want to let these things into the city?"
Glancing at the layers of Titans, Ming Yu's tone was filled with undisguised displeasure. In less than half an hour, the Titans would be able to breach the city limits, and the battle would inevitably affect a large number of innocent people.
The Singaporean army was indeed unreliable. Even though they fought with all their might, they still couldn't make up for the huge gap in combat power. But Ming Yu hadn't been counting on them anyway, which was why he had asked Siegfried for help.
With Siegfried's abilities, he didn't think these mechs would pose a problem, but seeing the extremely long battle line, he immediately understood the Kaslana's thinking.
What boring mercy!
Cursing inwardly, Ming Yu couldn't help but glare at the smirking white-haired man beside him. Although he had taken advantage of the man's kindness to persuade him to act, he was now finding this quality a headache.
He had originally thought he could just come and clean up the mess, but it turned out Siegfried was still dragging out the opening moves here!
So annoying (′?∧′?)╯
Faced with Ming Yu's dissatisfaction, Siegfried could only offer an awkward smile, not knowing how to respond.
After all, this could be considered his failure. If these mechs were to enter the city, the casualties would be truly countless.
Although killing civilians would severely damage Anti-Entropy's image, would Cocolia care?
He didn't dare to stake the safety of an entire city on a madwoman, to gamble on that Mother Fox's conscience.
Meanwhile, after a brief moment of shock, the Titans realized that the newly arrived Ming Yu was an enemy and began to lay down covering fire on their position.
While dodging the Titans' concentrated fire, Siegfried asked Ming Yu, "What's your plan?"
From the appearance of the Lunar Abyss armor, Siegfried could sense its power. But he still had doubts about how much of the equipment's power Ming Yu could actually wield.
He had never heard of a character like Ming Yu before. In fact, it was only in the last few months that Ming Yu's name had gradually begun to spread.
Compared to those experts who had long since made a name for themselves, Ming Yu had become famous too recently. Siegfried didn't believe that such a fledgling Ming Yu could be that strong.
Raising his sword to deflect a shell, a flicker of hesitation crossed Ming Yu's eyes. But he had long anticipated this situation, so he quickly composed himself and said coldly to Siegfried, "I need ten seconds!"
Looking at the barrage of bullets and shells that filled his entire vision, and then at the cold expression on Ming Yu's face, Siegfried began to ponder. In the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright!"
As he agreed to Ming Yu's request, Siegfried's right hand, holding the gun, swiped at his waist. The other Judgment of Shamash pistol sensed its user's intent, and its form instantly changed.
A dazzling red light flashed. The pair of guns fitted together, and a greatsword wreathed in flames appeared in Siegfried's hand.
"Shamash—Unsheathed!"
With a great shout, Siegfried swung the greatsword forward, unleashing a sea of fire.
Glancing at Siegfried's move and feeling the scorching heat from the flames, Ming Yu's brow twitched.
Although the sword strike was impressive, its power was... However, as long as it could create the result he wanted, Ming Yu didn't care if Siegfried was slacking off.
Moreover, this also demonstrated Siegfried's control over this Key of Destruction. He was already able to control the Divine Key's output to some extent, rather than simply acting as a "Shamash-launcher."
The sea of flames formed a solid barrier, blocking the Titans' attacks. To use the destructive Judgment of Shamash in such a way, Siegfried had indeed spent a lot of effort on this Divine Key over the years.
His left hand suddenly made a grasping motion in the air, and a silver greatsword appeared in his hand. The Lunar Abyss armor on his body vanished abruptly.
"What are you doing?"
Watching Ming Yu's actions, Siegfried's face showed confusion. A horde of Titans was waiting to tear them to pieces, and Ming Yu chose to disarm himself at this moment.
Ignoring Siegfried's confusion, Ming Yu quickly opened his communicator and said urgently, "Soul-Etching Armor, request to equip!"
"Beep! Request approved. Soul-Etching Armor, preparing to equip."
The next second, a pleasant female voice sounded.
At the same time, the Jizo Mitama in Ming Yu's hand glowed with a brilliant red light, sending its location information to the Far East Branch. After receiving the corresponding coordinates, the Far East Branch's combat system responded swiftly, beginning the armor's teleportation.
A red radiance instantly covered Ming Yu's body. When the light faded, a suit of dark red armor was already on him—it was undoubtedly the Soul-Etching Armor!
"Mr. Siegfried, have you heard of the Key of Corruption?"
His blood-red eyes slowly turned. Ming Yu revealed a cruel smile and spoke to Siegfried. The black longsword held high in his hand now seemed even darker and more profound, dimming even the light within the barrier of flames.