"Hello, we are the pilots of the ’Tango Wolf’ Hunter mecha, my name is Chengtaro, and this is my brother Jiro."


    The two men, both sporting mustaches, finally descended from the mecha.


    What Hozuki Gengetsu could see, they could confirm as well.


    These ninjas could breach monsters’ defenses, and likewise, given the chance, they probably could attack the weak points of the mecha’s joints.


    However, their side didn’t have many effective countermeasures.


    After all, these mechas were not designed for combat with humans, their primary targets being the tough-skinned monsters.


    Gauging that the previous cooperation had been quite smooth, and there seemed to be no conflict between them, they eventually chose to come out to understand the situation on this side.


    "Nice to meet you, I am Hozuki Gengetsu, the Mizukage of Hidden Mist Village, um, it’s a bit complicated to explain right now..."


    Hozuki Gengetsu seemed to be trying to organize his words.


    "It’s not that complicated, we are likely from worlds captured by shards of the Abyss..."


    Chengtaro said with a smile, seemingly wanting to clarify a bit.


    "Eh? You know about the Abyss?"


    Tao Yu was somewhat surprised—were there Pioneers from this direction? Or was there some other reason?


    "Uh, so you already know about it, huh? Have you also met Reincarnators?"


    They asked with some curiosity.


    "Reincarnators?"


    Hozuki Gengetsu thought there might be a mistake in designation—they should be Pioneers, but Tao Yu also spoke up,


    "We are somewhat different from Reincarnators, at present we have only heard of them through other companions, not sure how you encountered them? Nor do we know what situation your world is in now? Or how did you get here..."


    With Tao Yu’s query, the two parties began to gradually exchange information...


    ...


    "I see, you chased after this monster to come near here? A mecha that can be driven on water, huh."


    Tao Yu looked at the Tango Wolf with some surprise; he hadn’t expected the mecha to be an amphibious model.


    "Correct, our world was invaded by monsters, and Hunter mechas were the method we found to respond. Later, a group of people who called themselves Reincarnators visited our world. Each of them possessed some strange abilities, and in the end, they assisted us in closing a rift deep in the ocean..."


    Chengtaro began to understand that Tao Yu’s side was not working with the Reincarnators, but their situations seemed to be somewhat similar.


    "Are you saying that after completing the task, the Reincarnators left and haven’t come back?"


    "The location?"


    Tao Yu inquired curiously.


    "No discovery yet because we haven’t built a large number of detection platforms here. This place is supposed to be an ocean world covered by floods, overall similar to ours. But it was an unexpected encounter with you guys this time."


    "So your propulsion system is nuclear-powered, then?"


    Tao Yu looked up at the mecha.


    "Yes, the delay in the chain reaction allows us to directly insert weapon-grade nuclear fuel, which is actually good for the nuclear battery."


    "The Abyss is our common enemy, and indeed we need to work together to overcome it," Hozuki Gengetsu said righteously at that moment.


    But inwardly, he was furiously complaining.


    Why does his world not have any world barriers?


    In the beginning, he thought it was a good thing because they obtained Marley.


    But now, it seemed that in an Abyssal environment, having world barriers was exceptionally important.


    Who knows what on earth is going on with the neighbors!


    Could such enormous monsters like Temor really be coming out of the sea?


    The Land of Water’s advantage of being surrounded by sea suddenly became a major disadvantage.


    What used to be natural fortifications turned into environments where monsters could emerge at any time, putting them at a disadvantage all of a sudden.


    Compared to that, Tao Yu’s world seemed to have the option to attack or defend for the time being.


    "Let me check the specific information about this monster’s drops. No objections, right?"


    Tao Yu pointed at the monster’s horn lying nearby while also looking at the mecha.


    In fact, he had also felt the presence of Yuan Force on the mecha, which was a mechanical item infused with Yuan Force.


    There must be many parts inside that were illogical black technologies.


    Otherwise, it wouldn’t be possible for them to leave their world and still defy the laws of physics.


    "No problem."


    In another’s territory, the Tao brothers didn’t dare to raise any issues and knew how to act according to the circumstances.


    For them, the monster’s drops were useless, so it was better to agree generously.


    A wise man submits to circumstances...