Twin Cities: Who says scientists can't be conquerors?

Chapter 60 Since you've seen my mecha, how dare you?

"He's really brave. He went down the sinkhole in no time and wasn't afraid of falling."

Aaron looked at Jess's coordinates, paused briefly at the sinkhole, and then quickly headed towards the trench area, unable to help but sigh.

He is currently activating the mech's optical cloaking and flying at low altitude as fast as possible.

Although he still missed Jayce leading his team into the ditch area, Aaron was at least certain that the ordinary people of Zaun would probably not see any law enforcement officers when they woke up.

This is a good result.

His idea was not much different from his desire for the law enforcement officers to leave Zaun under the cover of night.

"Alright, what I need to do now is to 'limitedly' save the lives of you Piltover folks, so that Urgot doesn't actually kill you all."

"It would be best if some people died, so you would realize the danger of Urgot. Then I would use my mech to save some people, so you would know that you can no longer interfere in the internal affairs of Zaun."

"Yes, that would be best."

Aaron muttered to himself for a while in the cockpit.

His original plan was to guide the Piltover people into the trenches, and that's exactly what he intended to do.

The only difference now is that Mel told Aaron that Jess was personally leading the operation.

It's one thing for the Piltover people to lose a few enforcers, but Jayce, the founder of Hextech and a Piltover councilor, can't afford to fall in Urgot's testing grounds.

So the situation is still urgent, but not as critical as it seems.

"Mel said Jess postponed the Progress Day celebrations?"

"Well, now that's the case, Piltover's attention will definitely be focused on Zaun for a while."

"Showing off the mecha at this time is indeed a good choice to make its reputation spread far and wide."

Having relaxed a little, Aaron quickly began to ponder the possible future developments.

He was unaware that the enforcement team had split, and even less aware of what Jess and his supporters had experienced before the sinking gate.

So when he arrived at the sinkhole and saw a bunch of scattered footprints on the road, he was only slightly puzzled:

Aaron subconsciously felt that there shouldn't be so few footprints, but he didn't investigate further.

Following Jess's location, he piloted his mech and quickly entered the sinking gate.

Because he didn't need to climb stairs, he fell extremely fast.

But something rather strange happened—Jes's positioning and movement speed was not much slower than Aaron's, who was piloting the mech, and he had already begun to move rapidly towards the "sinking hook" deep in the trench area.

"What's going on?"

Aaron then sensed that something was wrong.

In the underground area, although the mechs' flight capabilities are limited, the only way to find another means of transportation to keep pace with them is to use the crisscrossing railway tracks in the mine tunnels.

Is it possible for Jayce, the Piltover councilor, to master the use of rails in such a short time?

"Moreover, the route of action is heading straight for 'Sinking Hook,' which is a bit too obvious."

"Either he has a detailed map of the Zaun ditch area, or..."

Aaron gradually developed a sense of foreboding.

He immediately deactivated the mech's optical cloaking and put all firepower systems on standby, instantly switching to combat mode.

A name he shouldn't have ignored before surfaced in his mind—

boom! !

A huge explosion resounded throughout the entire "Sinking Hook," and the echo even enveloped other parts of the trench area, causing many swaying ores to tremble slightly.

A bright fireball suddenly appeared, like a dangerous yet magnificent firework, faithfully fulfilling its duty to "welcome guests".

"Kayuna, it really is you!"

"You're infiltrating the police station, so you'll definitely have a chance to stay by Jess's side. How could I have forgotten about you..."

Aaron squinted and let the sound from the cockpit be transmitted through the output device.

He had already seen what was happening before him clearly—

The scattered law enforcement officers were stripped naked and hung neatly outside what could be called a "manor".

The rusty iron hooks cruelly pierced their shoulders, causing these law enforcement officers, who had already awakened from the neuro-hypnotic toxins, to let out continuous screams that sounded like ghosts howling.

The woman standing directly opposite the mecha, with the open door behind her, was none other than Kayena Verize, who no longer needed to hide her identity!

"I told you our young master Aaron from Zaun is omnipotent. Look, he figured out my identity in just a few hours."

She spoke in a flippant tone, her eyes fixed on Aaron inside the mecha, but she was actually talking to someone else beside her.

That person was none other than Jess, who had just been located and was moving rapidly!

Jess's treatment was significantly better than that of ordinary law enforcement officers.

He was still wearing the protective suit of a law enforcement officer.

His hands and feet were bound with ropes, and the protective mask on his face was also removed, revealing his angry and disheveled face.

Hearing Kayena's affected sigh, Jess was about to spit in disgust.

But then he saw Aaron on the other side.

Although he had never seen the Cheng Ying mech before, Jess quickly realized that Aaron's appearance was definitely great news!

"Aaron!"

Jess shouted, "She just confessed to me that she's the culprit, Urgot's lackey!"

"Quickly, take her away..."

"Shut up."

Aaron's cold voice interrupted Jess.

As if he hadn't seen Jess at all, he slowly walked the mecha to Kayuna and the other woman, staring intently at the syringe they were playing with in their hands—the syringe needle still had some bright green droplets remaining on it.

"You injected him with a cleansing agent, trying to make me hesitate to act rashly."

Aaron looked down at Kayuna from his high vantage point, the cannon on his shoulder already aimed at the woman's head.

Although it was uttered as a question, the tone was quite certain.

"Wow! Young Master Aaron even knows the name of the purification potion?"

"I'm starting to wonder if there's a traitor among our people too."

Kayuna was clearly somewhat surprised.

However, she seems quite absorbed in this exaggerated performance, praising Aaron in various ways, which effectively conceals her true feelings.

"So don't struggle anymore, young master Aaron."

Kayuna finally revealed her true purpose:

"If you obediently walk out of this metal lump and personally go to Lord Urgot to apologize, I guarantee that not only will Jess be safe and sound, but I will also immediately kneel down in front of you."

"After all... you are the vessel personally chosen by Lord Urgot!"

As she spoke, Kayuna, now revealing her true intentions, seemed to feel completely at ease and began to boast about her various arrangements for the day:

"You might not know this, but when I saw this huge thing on you on the monitor, wiping out the entire Reef Squad in an instant, I was so scared that I almost decided to leave Piltover and hide in the Proving Grounds."

"Heh, if it weren't for Lord Urgot's punishment being so... Anyway, it turns out that not giving up was the right thing to do."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to wait for him," Kayana said, hooking Jess's cheek with her finger. "Congressman Jess really cares about me."

"Not only was I caught, but that's enough to offset the guilt of my mistake today."

"And she's so thoughtful, she even managed to attract the young master Aaron that I've been longing for!"

Kayana was determined that Aaron would not want to see Jayce die in Zaun, so she was now holding Jayce and looked very confident.

While she was speaking, Jess belatedly noticed the syringe in Kayana's hand.

Based on Aaron and Kayuna's conversation, he suddenly realized that Kayuna must have injected him with this stuff while he was unconscious!

"Kayuna, what exactly do you want?! What did you inject me with?! What is this cleansing agent?!"

Jess nervously bombarded him with questions.

Although he had previously appeared righteous and awe-inspiring, he had not actually experienced any bloody or brutal scenes.

Just now, watching his law enforcement officers being impaled one by one on iron hooks under Kayana's orders, Jess was already filled with immense terror.

Now, suddenly realizing that he seems to have been infected with a mysterious drug with unknown effects, he could no longer hold back and completely panicked.

"Yes, and Aaron too!"

"Aaron! Tell me what that cleansing potion is! No, please save me!!"

Jess started yelling again.

He began to tremble uncontrollably, realizing that under the shadow of unknown fear and death, he was far less brave than he had imagined.

This time, however, Aaron didn't even have time to say "shut up."

He ignored Jess and was not fooled by Kayena's pretentious words. Instead, he raised the mecha's right hand high, causing the broad blade that popped out from the mecha's palm to gleam with a cold light.

"I already know you want me to hesitate because of Jess."

Aaron stared coldly at Kayina:

"This plan is not bad, but..."

"Hey! Aaron, calm down! I...I'm a hostage!"

Jess's eyes widened in horror.

He seemed to understand Aaron's meaning—since the enemy wanted him to hesitate before acting, then he might as well hand over the enemy and the hostages together...

brush--!

With Jess's terrified scream, the mech slashed down with a speed that defied human reflexes!

The heads landed simultaneously.

Before Kayana could even wipe the smile off her face, a spurt of bright red blood gushed from her carotid artery, splattering all over Jess.

This made Jess scream even louder.

"Now that you've seen my mech, how dare you try to claim all the credit for yourself instead of sending your entire force out?"

"I told you, your plan is good, but you're a bit too greedy."

Without the slightest hesitation, Aaron stepped forward and stomped on Kayina's round head, finally finishing the sentence he had only uttered halfway.

Then the mech passed Jess, activated all its firepower, and stood ready for battle.

"Jace, everything's alright now. Just take care of yourself."

"Kayenna is dead. I reckon the other monsters and demons in the training grounds will find out soon, and they'll probably... Jess?"

"..."

"Jace?"

Aaron called out twice but received no response, so he looked down to look.

He found Jess, his face flushed red, panting heavily, collapsed on the ground, unable to utter a single word as he tried to reply.

That once rugged and handsome face now only showed lingering panic and an indelible sense of dread regarding Aaron's mecha suit...

fear!