Chapter 591: Return IV (1/2)

Chapter 591: Return IV

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The mech was well preserved. Aside from the damages it received, the other parts did not look like they had aged much. Of the Three Aristocratic Families, Ye Chong was most familiar with mechs from the Ye Family. He had piloted many of the Ye Family's mechs. With the exception of Ye Yin's mech, he had used even a Mandate class mech, Moon King. Most of the Ye Family's disciples could not hope to compare with him.

This mech, however, did not look like a familiar model. Ye Chong could, of course, ascertain that it was no ordinary mech. From the thick layer of dust and soil covering it, he knew that the mech had been here for a very long time. Thus, this mech must be a very old model of the Ye Family. It was only natural that he had not seen it before.

The pilot cabin was heavily damaged, so it was easy to open the hatch and enter. Of course, only someone crazily strong like Ye Chong could lift the damaged pilot cabin hatch up easily with his bare hands.

Ye Chong and Rui Bing entered the pilot cabin while Sha Ya waited outside. It was a tight fit for both Ye Chong and Rui Bing inside the pilot cabin.

The controls inside the mech's pilot cabin were arranged very differently compared to modern day mechs. This was further proof of the mech's age. On the pilot seat was a pile of skeletons, probably the pilot's. Ye Chong and Rui Bing carefully avoided the skeletons, but Ye Chong could not help but notice that there were many broken bones in the pile. The mech pilot must have suffered grave injuries before death.

Ye Chong's attention finally went to the control console, which was completely intact. Usually, the control console would have a memory chip that automatically recorded all information on the mech, including holographic recording. By inspecting the contents of this chip, one could know all about the mech.

Mechs from the Three Aristocratic Families were guarded with proprietary technology. Only a person of the Ye Family's bloodline could access a mech of the Ye Family. Ye Chong had seen how it worked with Moon King. He did not know why he had Ye Family blood, but Ye Luo's test suggested that he did.

The second time was easier. Ye Chong took out his dagger and made a small cut on his finger. He pressed a drop of blood onto the control console. Rui Bing watched Ye Chong quietly, feeling sorry for him.

”Identity authentication is successful. Access granted.” A bionic voice suddenly spoke up, surprising them both.

Ye Chong was not surprised by the fact that he was granted access, but he was surprised by the mech's energy cell capacity. After so many years, the mech still had power! Since when was energy cell technology so advanced? He found it odd, but kept his curiosity contained while he began to look through contents of the mech's memory chip.

Zip! Suddenly, the holographic screen lit up.

”Shang, prepare for battle!” The first words that came from the video on the holographic screen caught Ye Chong completely off guard. Shang. He did know if this ”Shang” was the same one as his friend. ”Perhaps they share the same name,” Ye Chong thought to himself. The man who said those words sounded cautious.

Ye Chong continued watching the video.

”Wah, what's that monster, it's so ugly!”

That comment hit Ye Chong like a lightning bolt. His body froze as he stared at the holographic screen.

Shang! That was definitely Shang's voice! Ye Chong could not believe his ears. How was Shang related to this mech? He thought of Mu and Shang's mysterious past and how he lost his memories. All of that remained a mystery so far. Shang had said that Mu's consciousness had emerged after his. Before Mu was born, Shang was the only consciousness in his body.

Could it be … This was his chance to know about Shang's origins. Ye Chong's heart raced.

”Haha!” The man laughed easily. ”Shang, as usual, I'm the striker, you're the defense! I'm doing all the heavy lifting here, so you better to look after my wife and son, Shang!”

”Stop blabbering! Lil' Luo Luo, can't you just get to it already?” Shang sounded lazy and insolent.

”Wife, watch how your husband kill this monster! Son, don't you dare pee in your mother's lap.” The man sounded proud of himself.

A woman hidden from view laughed softly.

Suddenly, a creature appeared on the holographic screen. A red-tailed beast! Ye Chong's gaze focused on the animal. He hit the pause button to freeze the video.

One, two, three … Ye Chong counted to himself … There were eight fingers! Ye Chong's heart skipped a beat. Eight fingers. He had only seen one eight-fingered red-tailed beast, and that was the most powerful one he had ever encountered. Could this red-tailed beast be the same one that he saw?