Captain, your ship has exploded again.

If life is a drama, then Zhang Xun's greatest wish right now is that the drama be played on a fast-forwarding video player, so that he can press the rewind button.

"Don't flinch! That's a nose, made of flesh, not an alloy steel product!"

At this point, Zhang Xun was swollen like a balloon, which proved that a large amount of energy impurities had accumulated in his head, but the transformation would stop there.

Unit 2's energy comes from the Quintessa Crystal. Even though she had previously connected with Unicron to enhance her own energy, the energy that such a small crystal could provide was nearing its limit.

"Quiet, don't make a sound, let me concentrate, I'm running low on energy."

At this moment, Zhang Xun really wanted to complain to Asuka, but he also understood that he needed to prioritize dealing with the awakened Cosmic Emperor.

Zhang Xun immediately ordered the nanobots in his brain to cut a slit in his eyelids to treat the swelling in his eyes, so that he could see the situation clearly and provide support to Asuka.

It wasn't that he didn't want to help before, but doing so would not only cause a sharp reduction in the number of nanobots in her brain, but would also interfere with Asuka's synchronization rate and cause her wounds to have an adverse reaction due to contact with LCL fluid.

Although LCL liquid simulates the amniotic fluid environment, Zhang Xun's condition is not that of a normal person; with only a head, he cannot be considered a complete person.

As the swelling around Zhang Xun's eyelids subsided, a large amount of energy impurities, mixed with tissue fluid and nanorobots, were released into Asuka's cockpit.

Asuka quickly noticed the decrease in the flexibility of Unit-02 caused by the drop in synchronization rate.

"Zhang Xun, what are you doing?"

At this moment, Asuka looked at Zhang Xun with some anger, because she had almost had her No. 2 unit's head chopped off by him due to her decreased agility.

Zhang Xun blinked his slightly aching eyes and forced the nanobots to open his eyelids.

"This is not the time to talk about this. We don't have much time left. If we don't solve this problem soon, we'll be buried together."

"Same, in the same cave, and buried?"

Asuka, who had been cramming on Chinese civilization, suddenly blushed again for some reason, and even the fingers she was using to pick Zhang Xun's nose tightened a bit.

"Isn't this a bit too early, we..."

"Found it! Asuka attacked the anchor bolt above the enemy's core! What are you doing?! Get your eyes on the target properly, stop staring blankly!"

"What? Oh, right away!"

Asuka, who was lost in her own fantasy, was suddenly snapped out of her reverie by Zhang Xun's shout. She subconsciously looked up at the enemy's core.

“It’s too hard there. I’ve tried before, and even with your divine power, I couldn’t break through it directly.”

The target image displayed in the cockpit is the ceiling above the core that Asuka attacked. The various marks on it prove that Asuka did indeed discover the vulnerability there.

"Nonsense, I'm not blind. Don't just think about interrupting that side. Didn't you see that position was just stuck into a groove and then fixed with glue because of shoddy workmanship? Kick that person out from behind."

As the screen of Unit 2 split into a smaller screen, and as the target was continuously magnified, Asuka noticed the unusual color in the groove.

Most metal adhesives used for permanent connections are structural adhesives. Although the formula is unknown, there are generally a few types. Regardless of the fixing method, as long as metal is glued together, non-metallic materials will inevitably be involved.

The Cosmic Emperor's energy conversion ability is significantly more efficient in converting metallic materials than in other non-metallic materials, which makes the glue there very conspicuous.

It's not that the adhesive isn't strong enough; compared to metal materials with higher density, the adhesive structure becomes the other party's weakness.

Knowing everything, Asuka immediately piloted Unit-02 towards the point of adhesion.

And the Cosmic Emperor was well aware that this was his weakness. He had generously allowed Asuka to attack earlier only because the calculations showed that the opponent could not break through the structural strength. But when the opponent discovered the glue problem, everything changed.

"Damn it! Die! Carbon-based life form, you can't stop me!"

As numerous energy cannons attacked Unit 2, even more smaller tubes were also launched.

Don't be fooled by movies or anime. In confined spaces or against heavily defended units, a straight thrust is the best attack method.

As for heavy weapon hammering?

Don't be silly. With the AT field present, as long as the defense isn't breached, there's no such thing as internal injury, because there's still a long distance between the field and the machine.

"Zhang Xun, give me some more divine power!"

Asuka's fighting ability is truly strong, but her fighting style is a complete waste of her potential.

Perhaps it was because the mecha she piloted was too large, or perhaps it was due to her personality, but if Zhang Xun's mobile and armored soldiers (except for Sun Hui) were maximizing their mechanical abilities and their own resources, then the EVA mecha was good at overwhelming people with sheer numbers.

"Remember, you only have three chances to attack. If the second attempt fails, we need to retreat immediately and find another way out."

Asuka gave Zhang Xun a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry, one chance is enough."

"Tch, still pretending at a time like this."

Just as Zhang Xun was complaining, Asuka used the AT field and charged towards the core of the Cosmic Emperor with a vibrating saber.

At the cost of having three holes pierced in her body, Asuka piloted Unit-02 to the core of Unicron. With a quick squat, Unit-02 transformed into a red beam of light and shot towards the massive core in mid-air.

“Stupid carbon-based life forms.”

Suddenly, a large amount of light shot out from the ceiling. In addition to the energy attack, there were also several extremely thin metal wires blocking the way.

Asuka, already at her limit, was unable to withstand all attacks with her AT field. One energy attack successfully pierced through her body and hit the S2 mechanism inside.

As for the thread in mid-air, Asuka successfully cut it at the cost of her weapon blade shattering.

However, due to being hit by the attack, the second unit's orientation changed from upward to downward, and it was hit and fell headfirst.

"Retreat, Asuka!"

"It's not over yet!"

At this moment, the armor plate on the insertion bolt was blown off, and the rocket device on the insertion bolt was immediately activated.

Originally, this was an emergency escape device, designed to ensure that the pilot could successfully escape the machine in any posture, as Zhang Xun did not want his crew members to be trapped and die inside the machine in a confused state.

Therefore, the rocket's thrust is enormous, enough to shatter the S2 mechanism's protective device (red ball), which is less than 70% intact.

Unexpectedly, this life-saving device was used by Asuka, that crazy girl, to assist in attacking the enemy.

As Unit 2 was propelled away by the enormous thrust, its altitude returned to the enemy's core position.

"Hmph, as if no one has a backup plan!"

As soon as the Cosmic Emperor finished speaking, multiple metal spikes shot out from the ceiling, pointing directly at the S2 mechanism's protective device.

In response, Asuka retorted through a megaphone, "Do you really think I can only spray once?"

The flame reappeared at the insertion point, but this time it didn't have the same powerful thrust as before. After all, the main engine only had one solid propellant charge, and this time it activated six attitude adjustment engines, so the altitude only increased slightly.

This struggle did not completely free Unit 2 from danger; its head remained under attack.

Zhang Xun shouted anxiously, "Asuka, dislodge the insertion plug immediately!"

Although Zhang Xun has high authority, Unit 2 is currently in a berserk state, and his authority priority cannot exceed that of Asuka, the pilot.

If Asuka is hit in the head by an attack, she will suffer brain death.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Without waiting for a response, Unit 2 launched a mid-air attack, its leg flashing with divine power as it slammed into the opponent's fixed structure.

The two attacks hit almost simultaneously.

Zhang Xun, with only his head visible, could only watch helplessly as the metal spikes rapidly enlarged on the screen, before a line of blood spurted from Asuka's head.

"Damn it, Asuka!"

Just as Zhang Xun thought Asuka had met with misfortune, Asuka, who had swayed, regained her balance and showed Zhang Xun her pale red teeth.

"Don't worry, I mean what I say."

At this moment, the shattered screen showed the image of Unit 2 kicking its own leg off while simultaneously sending the opponent's connection device flying.

Asuka didn't use Zhang Xun's divine power to protect herself at all. Instead, she focused all her efforts on attacking, sacrificing one of Unit-02's legs to take down the core of Unicron.

Just as the enemy's core was spinning in the air, Asuka released Zhang Xun's hand and said, "Zhang Xun, the rest is up to you. I'm a little tired..."

"MRX2175, activate emergency rescue mode, switch pilots for Unit 2!"

Now it's Zhang Xun's turn to lead Asuka and the enemy's core members on an emergency escape.