It didn't want to die, nor did it want to face any risk.
In the highest-security training room within the Mountain of Gods Transition Base, and encased in Duke Mecha crafted from tungsten steel alloy, it could remain completely unharmed in any nuclear explosion of any yield.
After activating the Mecha and connecting to the command channel, Aida Kang didn't just wait for news from Imperial Dukes Qin Kasi and Duoluomoxi. Instead, after hesitating, she crushed the shell of a nuclear fuel cell within the cockpit.
There was no explosion, only a leak of nuclear radiation.
Once it had guessed that Ji Xinghe had gained the power of Qi through nuclear radiation, it had considered using this method to enhance its own Qi. However, having been educated from a young age about the various dangers of nuclear radiation to Apes, it didn't dare to try it lightly.
But now, its second older brother had truly intended to kill it, and it needed to become stronger than before.