Ethan's head snapped up.
And the next second, he saw it.
A colossal mechanoid was rising slowly from deep within the fleet. It was bigger than an ordinary warship, its entire body wrapped in metal plating, exposed mechanical structures flashing with cold light as it climbed.
What made Ethan's skin crawl was its weapons array.
Where its eyes should've been, two massive ultimate annihilation cannons were mounted like a predator's gaze. And its shoulders, back, chest, and arms were packed with dense banks of energy weapons—layer after layer of barrels and emitters.
If all of that lit up at once—
It wouldn't be a battle. It would be a massacre.
Ethan's expression hardened.
The most dangerous enemy wasn't always the strongest individual. It was something built for large-scale killing. If that thing entered the fight, Emerald Castle's forces wouldn't be able to withstand it.
He didn't hesitate.
Ethan vanished.
A heartbeat later, he was right in front of the mechanoid.
