Ultimately, due to a failure to synchronize the two vessels and problems with the Strelitzia, the experiment was aborted.

For Fang Zheng, this was not a big deal, but for others, it was very surprising.

"X, your synchronization start experiment failed?"

“That’s it in a nutshell.”

"Huh? How come? Didn't you successfully synchronize with all of us before?"

Xin asked curiously, and Mirai next to him nodded.

"So, as the rumors say, that partner killer isn't human at all, right?"

"Yeah, about the same."

"Eh? Are you really not a human?"

The future was just a casual remark, but when Fang Zheng nodded, she became curious.

"So, she has horns and fangs, just like the rumors say?"

"That's true, but that's not the point. In fact, after conducting the startup experiment, I can understand why people who work with her don't live long."

"Hey? Why why?"

Hearing this, the children all gathered around curiously.

"To put it simply, her mental traits are too wild. If I had to use a metaphor, she's like a snake."

"snake???"

"That's right."

Fang Zheng nodded.

"Do you know how pythons hunt?"

“…”

The children looked at each other and shook their heads.

"The python will wrap its prey around it, like this... it will lock it up, and then squeeze it tightly... until it dies. After that, the python will open its mouth and swallow the prey into its stomach. It's like this when you connect with her. It's not that the other party cooperates with you. On the contrary, you can feel your spirit being entangled by the python like the prey, and no matter how you struggle, you can't break free."

“Woo…”

Hearing this, the boys' faces turned pale.

"Is this so scary?"

"It may have something to do with her bloodline. Her spirit is extremely wild and difficult to tame. I have tried, but unfortunately... her body can't withstand the confrontation between us, so she lay down first."

By the way, 02 herself did not have any hostile feelings towards the other party because of this. Perhaps she was just curious about how someone could resist her spiritual power. Although 02 herself was eager to fight again, unfortunately, the Strelitzia itself did not allow them to try again.

Afterwards, in order to debug the Strelitzia, the machine was sealed. Although 02 was very unhappy, he had no choice but to accept the order.

However, the children did not dwell on this matter for too long, because they soon received orders to begin their first actual combat.

"This mission is at the deepest part of the LEVEL 8 excavation site in the suburbs. The opponent is a Conrad-class dragon, which is smaller than Franks. According to intelligence, the dragons should have been attracted by the magma energy and appeared here. Because the automatic defense system cannot act, Franks needs to attack."

Standing in front of the children were two young men and women who looked to be in their twenties. They were also responsible for serving as the commanders and caregivers of Team 13.

"I'll leave the on-site command to Mei and Goro. Then, everyone should prepare to board."

Soon, four Franks mechas started up and set off for the excavation site.

Magma energy is a clean energy used by human civilization in this plate. It is located deep underground, so it is necessary to open a pipeline like oil, and then connect it to the crust to extract the magma energy. The dragons will also be attracted by the magma energy and appear here to attack.

Soon, the four machines arrived at the deepest part of the excavation site and then attacked the place where the dragon was found.

"I can't wait! See how awesome I am!!"

"Well, I must try my best this time!!"

Perhaps because they were inspired by Fang Zheng's quick and swift killing of the Moho-class dragon, the male pilots seemed very excited this time. Obviously, they also wanted to kill the enemy as quickly, neatly and handsomely as Fang Zheng.

"Wait, calm down, don't be impulsive!"

Mei, as the on-site commander, naturally felt the excitement and impetuousness of her companions, and immediately began to advise them.

"The underground passage... this is really not a good battlefield."

Fang Zheng, who was in charge of the rear guard, looked around vigilantly while muttering to himself. Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Yu Nai asked in confusion.

“Is there something wrong with the underground passage?”

"The field of vision is narrow and the attack range is limited. If Jiao Long has the ability to dig a pit, then there is a danger of us being surrounded and ambushed."

Having said this, Fang Zheng glanced around.

"And everyone was so excited that I was worried they would make mistakes."

“Do you need a reminder?”

"That's true."

Fang Zheng shrugged and then turned on the communication.

"Hey, I say, it's okay for you to be excited, but you also have to be careful and don't let your guard down too much."

"Okay, we get it."

As expected, although everyone responded verbally, they didn't seem to care in their hearts. Instead, Mei connected the channel with some uneasiness and asked Fang Zheng, and Fang Zheng repeated to Mei what he had said to Yunai before. As expected, after listening to Fang Zheng's description, Mei immediately became nervous.

"Is there any way to deal with it?"

"The best way is to not go in...Okay, just kidding. I'll be in charge of the rear guard. If there's anything unusual, I'll let you know immediately."

"I'll leave it to you."

Soon, the four planes arrived at the target location, and then they also found the trace of the man called Long.

The moment they saw the dragon, everyone relaxed.

"What? This is surprisingly small."

Seeing the dragon lying on the fuel tank to absorb energy, Wei Li breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she said, the dragon in front of her was blue all over, and personally felt like a football with a tail - in fact, compared to the size of the Franks mecha, it was only the size of a football.

"Very good……"

Even Xin was relieved. Only Mei still remembered Fang Zheng's warning and spoke.

"Don't be careless, follow the battle plan, go!!"

As soon as the words fell, the Delphinium took the lead and rushed towards the football dragon, piercing its body with the long sword in its hand and pulling it off the fuel tank. The dragon that was attacked also quickly deformed, and spider-like legs emerged from its round body. However, before it landed, the Goldfinch raised the gun in its hand, pressed it against the dragon's body, and lifted it high.

At the same time, the Qingshuang jumped up.

“I succeeded!!”

The next moment, the grappling hook in Qingshuang's hand pierced into Jiaolong's body, knocking him to the ground.

“Well done!!”

Seeing this scene, the pilot of the Goldfinch shouted loudly, and the Acerola also posed proudly.

"Did you see that? This is my strength!"

"Don't be careless! Destroy the core quickly!"

"I know!"

Hearing this, the driver of the Qingshuang, Chunzhi, grumbled reluctantly, but still turned around and looked at Jiaolong who had been knocked to the ground in front of him.

"Even though it's called a dragon, it's not a big deal..."

However, before he could finish his words, the dragon that was struggling on the ground suddenly screamed, jumped up, pounced on the head of the Qingshuang and bit it tightly!

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!!!!”

The pistil is the nerve center connected to the Franks mecha, so when the mecha is attacked, the pistil driver will naturally feel the same pain. At this moment, the future screamed and fell backwards.

"future!!"

Seeing their companions being attacked, everyone screamed in surprise. However, at this moment, there was a sudden flash of sword light, and a big sword suddenly chopped out, cutting the dragon in front of them directly into two halves. The next moment, the dragon screamed and turned into blue blood, decomposing and dissipating.

"Future, are you okay?"

After making sure the enemy was knocked down, Mei heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the Qingshuang No. 1 lying on the ground. However, at this moment, suddenly, a black shadow fell from above. Everyone was shocked. They turned around and found that it was another football called Long.

"There's another one?!"

Seeing this scene, Goro, the pilot of the Delphinium, also screamed, but soon he found that he was too naive.

"There's more than one, huh?"

Fang Zheng turned on the flashlight and pointed it up in the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a circular hole above the fuel storage tank. At that moment, football-shaped dragons fell out of it, just like bubble gum pouring out of the outlet of an opened candy jar.

"One piece, two pieces, three pieces, four pieces, five pieces, six pieces, seven pieces, eight pieces, nine pieces, ten pieces, eleven pieces, they all flew into the bushes and disappeared..."

Fang Zheng became too lazy to count after counting for a while.

Because I can’t count them all.

"Get out of here!"

At this time, the Delphinium also hurriedly helped up the Amaranthus and issued a retreat order.

"The Chlorophytum is responsible for covering the rear!"

"I understand, but you should be careful too."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng glanced at the map.

"Since there are so many Howling Dragons here, it means that other channels may also be filled with Howling Dragons. Even if we leave here and return to the central channel now, we may not be able to escape. We may be completely blocked by the Howling Dragons rushing in from other channels."

After hearing Fang Zheng's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and immediately recalled how they came down. Indeed, just as Fang Zheng said, the central pipeline is connected in all directions. If there is a dragon in other pipelines, then they can run out...

"So, what do we do now?"

Mei was at a loss as to what to do now.

"In short, leave here first. I will kill these dragons in the underground cave. You return to the central pipeline immediately. If there are no dragons over there, leave immediately. If there are, return and join me immediately. Do you understand?"

"But……"

"We don't have any extra time to waste here."

"OK."

After hearing what Fang Zheng said, Mei also made a decision.

"Take action now."

Soon, the group left the snow storage area occupied by the dragon and quickly retreated. Fang Zheng stopped when passing through the underground hollow area, and drew out his sword to block the entrance of the passage.

“…I’ll leave it to you.”

Looking at the Chlorophytum silently blocking the entrance of the passage, Mei whispered to herself, then supported the Amaranthus and continued to rush forward.

"alright."

Watching everyone leave, Fang Zheng manipulated the Chlorophytum to draw out the greatsword, got into position, and looked at the dozens or even hundreds of dragons pouring out of the pipes in front of him, with a slight curl of his lips.

"Let me show you who is the real Dynasty Warriors!!"