American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

"Sen Masako, find a way to attach at least one drone released by Koutoulo onto the Kaiju Eve, either on her body or inside. Then, you and Gipsy Danger should move as far away as possible," Luke Field said to Sen Masako and Raleigh Becket via the PPDC's battle communication platform while his hands danced across the keyboard, almost creating afterimages.

"Understood."

Although she didn't know what Luke Field was planning, Sen Masako's training was to obey orders. Therefore, she wouldn't ask why at this moment, but would execute the command without hesitation.

"How are we supposed to get close?"

Raleigh Becket's scalp tingled within the communication platform. Even after upgrades by Sen Masako and Cai Tiantong, Gipsy Danger was still short on effective methods against the formidable Kaiju Eve. In fact, if Sen Masako hadn't repeatedly held off Kaiju Eve at critical moments, his Gipsy Danger would have been torn to pieces by the three sword-like tails behind Eve and forced to retreat from the battlefield.

Under the threat of Kaiju Eve's three nimble, elusive, and deadly tails, Raleigh Becket wanted to be as far away as possible. Even without those three menacing sword-tails, Kaiju Eve's massive size and frustrating skin defense layer were enough to inspire despair.

Gipsy Danger had tried various attack methods, but not only had they failed to find Kaiju Eve's weakness, but its attacks, whether physical or specially designed warheads for Kaiju, didn't even seem to scratch Eve. Especially the special warheads, which were designed to pierce through Kaiju skin and explode inside, causing maximum damage, couldn't even penetrate Kaiju Eve's skin layer.

Kaiju Eve's hide was thick, very elastic, and extremely resilient. Ordinary physical attacks felt like hitting cotton, while specialized armor-piercing weapons could only dent her skin without breaking through.

So, until now, the only weapon Gipsy Danger had that could harm Kaiju Eve and make her somewhat wary was the thermal chainsword assembled by Sen Masako and upgraded by Luke Field. However, the damage that the thermal chainsword could inflict was hardly a fatal wound against Kaiju Eve, who was nearly two hundred meters tall with incredible defense.

Besides a small portion that he caused, the scattered injuries on Kaiju Eve were all inflicted by Koutoulo, piloted by Sen Masako.

It was simply an energy turret!

Raleigh Becket, thinking of Koutoulo's complex energy attack methods, finally understood what Sen Masako meant when she said, "Koutoulo has six energy cores."

"Leave it to me," Sen Masako gritted her teeth.

...

PPDC Headquarters.

The words in the communication channel were heard by everyone present. Stacker Pentecost turned to Luke Field, who was waiting on the side.

"Dr. Field, does Koutoulo have any secret weapons?" Stacker Pentecost couldn't help but ask. He had already seen in the previous battle that the first Category 5 Kaiju, Kaiju Eve, was the most powerful enemy humanity had ever faced! It had almost no weaknesses, and even its massive size was surprisingly agile in combat.

In the previous twenty minutes of battle, Kaiju Eve displayed amazing speed and reaction. Although Koutoulo, as the only sixth-generation Jaeger, had shown its power in the fight against Kaiju Eve, trying to break through Kaiju Eve's three sword-tails and engage in close-quarters combat was like dancing on the edge of a knife. Any lack of reaction or mistake could directly lead to damage to Koutoulo, or even force it to retire from the battlefield.

Once Koutoulo, the main force against Kaiju Eve, was out of the fight, Stacker Pentecost couldn't imagine how the barely maintained battle situation would collapse in the face of a liberated Kaiju Eve! And if these five main Jaeger outside the base were damaged and retired, the best outcome for his long-awaited final plan would inevitably be an indefinite postponement.

But would the Precursor civilization really give them time to prepare again?

Stacker Pentecost didn't dare to think about it.

"Do you know its full name?" Luke Field didn't answer Stacker Pentecost's question, but pointed to Koutoulo on the virtual projection screen and asked him instead.

Stacker Pentecost was momentarily stunned by the counter-question.

Isn't it called Koutoulo?

Stacker Pentecost and Cai Tiantong, who were listening to their conversation, subconsciously thought.

"Its full name is Koutoulo Manus," Luke Field said.

"So?" Stacker Pentecost frowned, finding Luke Field's cryptic behavior perplexing.

"So, it has two forms. The heavily armored turret type, Koutoulo, and the nimble assassin type, Manus."

As Luke Field spoke, Koutoulo on the virtual projection screen suddenly exploded its armor in front of the shocked eyes of everyone in the base. The previously slightly bloated body became much slimmer and more elegant when it reappeared. Two high-energy ion beam swords appeared as Koutoulo Manus swung its arms, tightly held in the hands of its two mechanical arms.

The machinery that fell off Koutoulo combined in the air to form two Stark Veronica-style cross towers, with four tail nozzles spitting out flames, suspended in mid-air.

"You can transform?" Raleigh Becket was shocked to see this scene. He was considered knowledgeable in the field of Jaeger, but this was the first time he had seen one that could transform.

"Don't be surprised, it's just modular assembly," Luke Field said, shrugging his shoulders as everyone stared at him.

Although Luke Field said it lightly, everyone, whether it was Stacker Pentecost who didn't understand the technology or those who did, like Cai Tiantong, understood that it wouldn't be easy to achieve Luke Field's so-called Koutoulo-like modular assembly. This almost single-handedly opened up a new way of thinking and path for Jaeger manufacturing.

The assassin Manus form brought a super-high speed that even Sen Masako was surprised by. Closely connected to the Jaeger, she could clearly feel that the entire mech seemed to have shed a long-standing burden, light, agile, and fast! Like a liberated wind. The rapid speed at which the assassin Manus form started in an instant surprised even its pilot.

Sen Masako was even afraid to fully drive Manus in this form, because she felt that Manus at full speed even exceeded her mental synchronization control. In layman's terms, her eyes could barely keep up, but her body couldn't.

But that was already enough.

Sen Masako's sudden burst even caught Kaiju Eve off guard, and the price of being caught off guard was that two of the tails behind it were cut off by Manus, who took the opportunity to rush in close, circle around, and wield two plasma beam swords.

Armor broken!

Injured!

This was the greatest injury Kaiju Eve had suffered since the battle began.

It roared in shock and anger, and the only intact sword tail stabbed at Manus like a viper, but although its movements were fast, Manus retreated even faster than its sword tail.

Kaiju Eve, whose attack missed, turned around, and a blazing blue beam spewed out from its huge, blue-glowing mouth in the stunned and disbelieving eyes of everyone. The beam directly hit Manus, who was retreating.

Seeing this scene, Raleigh Becket angrily drove Gipsy Danger to charge, wanting to save Manus from Kaiju Eve's attack, or rather, to save Sen Masako, who was piloting Manus. However, Luke Field's somewhat cold voice rang out in the communication: "Fall back, soldier!"

"Sen Masako is fine, her vital signs are still there," Luke Field added.

Gipsy Danger stopped its forward momentum, inserted the chainsword in its hand into the seabed, and stabilized its body.

At this moment, the dim, rainy sky suddenly lit up, and a huge pillar of light descended from the sky, directly hitting Kaiju Eve, who was angrily spewing beams. Kaiju Eve's huge body was immediately slammed to the ground, and the beam in its mouth slanted upwards as its head was slammed back, drawing a straight line in the sky before disappearing.

Kaiju Eve's unprecedented scream echoed across the battlefield. Its strong limbs struggled to support its huge body, but the huge pillar of light falling vertically from the sky was firmly suppressing it. In the next second, the huge pillar of light split into five, closely arranged together, and rotated to engulf Kaiju Eve in the pillar of light.

Almost everyone watching this battlefield widened their eyes at this dazzling and bright pillar of light. Some people on the island who had just arrived and didn't have time to enter nearby shelters, or those who were kneeling to worship Kaiju outside a temple made of Kaiju heads, seeing this miracle-like scene, clasped their hands together and knelt down directly.

The five rotating pillars of light firmly engulfed Kaiju Eve's figure and screams. On the other side of the battlefield, Leatherback and Otachi saw the miserable state and cries for help of their boss, hurriedly abandoned their opponents, turned their bodies, swung their tails, and ran frantically towards this side.

Especially Leatherback, while running, the carapace on its head opened, revealing the luminous organs protected under the carapace. Layers of blue energy flowed along the blood vessels of its body towards the luminous organs of its head, and a huge ball of energy was brewing, but just as it was about to explode, a flying thermal axe accurately cut into Leatherback's brain luminous organs.

The huge energy brewing in the luminous organs didn't have time to completely erupt before it was directly detonated inside Leatherback's body.

From a distance, one could see a giant beast running like a gorilla, suddenly a blue light exploded from its brain, and its massive body rushing forward rolled out uncontrollably, smashing out patches of sea waves.

Cherno Alpha, who threw the fatal axe, pushed aside the seawater, walked to Leatherback, who was convulsing and about to die, leaned over, pulled out the thermal axe from its head, and added another axe casually. Watching Leatherback breathe its last.

The crazy weakening of the boss's vital signs, and the death of Leatherback, a good partner as a shield, made Otachi, who was also intelligent, feel extremely dangerous. Especially after looking around, it had been blocked by two Jaeger in front of it to rescue the boss, and there was also an axe-wielding macho who had just killed its partner Leatherback behind it, staring at it. For a time, it felt a little numb.

The heart-stirring pillar of light lasted for about ten seconds before disappearing into the sky.

The battlefield became dark again, with only the lights turned on by the various Jaeger and the light sources released by Koutoulo before the war.

However, the towering pillar of light that only existed in this world for a short ten seconds had been deeply imprinted in the hearts of everyone who saw it and could never be forgotten. Even the officials who had been watching the battlefield and the movement of satellites in the sky since the authorization fell into silence. But the soldiers watching together on the side had terribly bright eyes.

Kaiju Eve, who had suffered ten seconds of tragic ravaging by satellite rays, no longer had the previous strength and arrogance. Although it was not dead, it was as if it had been hit by a boulder all over its body, and it could not even stand up with difficulty. The entire huge body was slightly reddish, with a smell of cooked meat wafting around.

Being able to withstand satellite rays, a great weapon comparable to humanity's ultimate weapon, without dying, was worthy of its full armor and amazing vitality.

"It's a pity it's not an ion cannon," Luke Field said with some regret, looking at his masterpiece.

"Was that a laser weapon?" Stacker Pentecost looked blankly at the disappearing pillar of light. He was also amazed by this domineering and magnificent attack weapon.

"That's a particle beam weapon, BOSS. Laser weapons don't have such great destructive power, and besides, too many factors can affect its power," Cai Tiantong murmured from the side.

"What about the ion cannon?" Stacker Pentecost clenched his fists. He even had the urge to take this great weapon and fire it at the Precursors' world.

"An ion cannon is a type of particle weapon, but it has greater destructive power than other particle beam weapons. If it had really been an ion cannon just now, I don't know if this planet would be finished, but we might have been finished together with those Kaiju," Cai Tiantong said with some fear.

On the battlefield.

The two cross towers split from Koutoulo turned into locks, binding the dying Kaiju Eve to the seabed. Sen Masako drove Manus to it and completely ended its life with a plasma beam sword.

On the other side, Otachi, surrounded by three Jaeger machos, also failed to defy fate and died under Cherno Alpha's axe along with its partner Leatherback.

Double kill!

The crisis was completely resolved.

"I thought you were dead," Raleigh Becket said to Sen Masako in the communication channel, looking at Manus.

"The Manus form has an energy shield module," Sen Masako simply explained in the communication channel. Although this form looks fragile, it is still very protective. It just consumes a lot of energy and is not suitable for prolonged battles.

...

Inside the PPDC base.

Stacker Pentecost breathed a sigh of relief, "Let them come back and carry out maintenance and repairs as soon as possible! Dr. Field, how long will your work take?" Stacker looked at Luke Field sitting aside.

"One day is enough. I've already created the coating, and the spraying work can be completed quickly. If you're still worried, you can also make use of these three Kaiju corpses," Luke Fild replied. The dimensional energy that allowed him to stay here was also nearing its limit. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be returning soon.

"Two days, two days at the latest! Execute the final plan," Stacker Pentecost said, issuing the order.