Jeram gave a wry smile and said, "How could anyone have a mech at this stage? I was just chosen as a pilot for a hidden mission. Normally, I don't even get close to a mech. I can only pilot one to defend against enemies when an attack alert sounds, and..."
Jeram glanced in the direction of the native pilot, then curled his lip.
"That mech requires a two-person crew, and the drive system is directly connected to the pilot's neurons. It needs synchronized dual control, so if he doesn't cooperate, I can't do anything, not even make that mech do a little dance."
Bai Ye nodded, understanding how outrageous the situation was. While surprised, he had indeed guessed there would be such limitations.
Firstly, there was Jeram himself. This guy wasn't exactly a pushover; he had a bad temper. Why was he so polite to Bai Ye?
It was because Bai Ye had defeated the Abyssal Horror, proving his strength. Jeram had a mech and wasn't afraid, but if he couldn't use it to attack Bai Ye...
Jeram naturally felt it was better to be well-behaved. The person in front of him was clearly a formidable individual.
Secondly, there was the value of the mech itself. As mentioned earlier, by slaughtering safe zones or acting recklessly in forbidden areas, one could accumulate Divine Stones in a short period.
Bai Ye also possessed such capabilities. He could rampage through most forbidden areas and many not-so-strong safe zones.
The reason Bai Ye didn't do so wasn't due to kindness or mercy. It was because it would be useless. Even if he accumulated enough Divine Stones, his strength wouldn't be enough to enter the central region, let alone reach the Divine Tower.
The central region was unimaginably dangerous. However, with a mech, while he might still not reach the Divine Tower, he could at least survive there.
And the items produced in the central region were incomparable to those from other areas.
In fact, over 70% of super-quality items originated from the central region.
If Jeram truly had a mech, why would he be struggling in this dilapidated place? Wouldn't it be better to be a wanderer in the central region?
"Let's go!" Jeram said. "Let's find a quiet place, and I'll help you look at the sea chart."
Bai Ye nodded, and as they walked and chatted, Bai Ye learned about the general situation of the area from Jeram.
Kaiju was the collective term for those sea beasts.
A long time ago, a breakthrough point to a parallel universe appeared at the bottom of the deep ocean, and then a colossal sea beast emerged.
Caught completely off guard, the sea beast, later named the Invader, attacked a large number of coastal cities. Most human weaponry was ineffective.
Ultimately, nuclear weapons, the ultimate weapon, had to be deployed. Although the Invader was killed, an area of a hundred miles became desolate.
Humans thought the incident was over, but they didn't expect it was just the beginning.
In the following years, sea beasts continuously appeared, landing from the ocean one after another, attacking human cities and ushering in an era of apocalypse.
Finally, to fight the monsters, humanity began building their own monsters, the so-called Mech Hunters, which were operated by synchronized neural connections between two brains.
With the Mech Hunters, humanity finally achieved victories against the monster hordes. Although the coastal cities in the current region had become ruins, at least the inland cities were saved.
After listening, Bai Ye drew two conclusions.
First, this was a high-end region, but its overall technological level was lagging. Judging from Jeram's description, although there were mechs, and they were giant mechs, the equipped technological strength wasn't outstanding.
Second, the sea beasts came from the depths of the ocean, which might be the key to triggering his hidden mission, "Wrath of the Sea's Scales."
As the King of the Seas, he naturally wouldn't allow these heretics to run rampant in the ocean. This was also why the hidden mission appeared only after entering this region; there were no such challenging heretics in the previous waters.
"I took on a hidden mission and became a Mech Hunter pilot," Jeram said. "But that's all there is to it. The equipment doesn't belong to me."
As Jeram spoke, he flipped through the sea chart and took out a pen to draw.
"This is the sea chart of this area, and we are currently at this position. Comparing it with your sea chart..." Jeram outlined a route and said, "You need to set sail north. You don't need to follow the original route. After passing through this area, turn east, and you can reach the sea area you originally intended to go to."
Bai Ye nodded and said, "Can you find me a compass?"
After all, this was a futuristic technological region, quite advanced. Surely the compasses here would be better, right?
Jeram nodded. "Yes."
How could he say no? What if Bai Ye decided to harvest him like a Divine Stone fragment later?
Jeram said, "I'll go find one for you."
Wuwuwu, wuwuwu, wuwuwu...
As Jeram was speaking, suddenly, a piercing alarm sound blared and echoed in the sky.
Jeram froze, then said, "Damn it."
Jeram got up and ran to the side.
They were currently on the construction scaffolding of the defensive wall. After running past the area obscured by the wall, they looked into the distance and saw large patches of white waves surging on the sea surface, vaguely revealing the colossal silhouettes of sea beasts.
At this moment, the communicator in Jeram's hand rang, and a female voice said, "Prepare to sortie, Class Three Sea Beast, Sicklehead, is attacking!"
"I know."
Jeram replied, then turned off the communicator.
"Sorry," Jeram said, spreading his hands towards Bai Ye. "I have to go to work first, and then I'll help you."
Bai Ye said, "Why bother? You just need the corpse, right?"
Jeram was stunned for a moment. "Yes."
Bai Ye said, "Have a cup of coffee and wait. Consider it my repayment for the sea chart."
*Zzzt!*
Azure currents surged through Bai Ye's body, and then, Bai Ye vanished without a trace.
Still owe a favor...
Who couldn't say a few nice words?
Bai Ye's main objective was his hidden mission. He was now short of one sea beast to complete this stage of the hidden mission, and here one was, delivered right to his doorstep.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Ye arrived directly at sea.
Bai Ye extended his hand and grasped the air. A golden halberd appeared in his hand, and he swept it horizontally downwards.
The seawater beneath Bai Ye's feet immediately churned and rose, lifting him up.
At the same time...
On the sea surface ahead, a massive water bulge also surged upwards.
The attacking sea beast gradually revealed its body.
It was about a hundred meters tall, with shell-like armor on its back, and glowing yellow arteries all over its body. Its head was the most terrifying, resembling a shark's head, with a blade-like shape on its forehead, like a battle axe.