Translator: CinderTL
"Fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The commander on the warship spoke coldly, and the mechanical legion and floating turrets, like celestial warriors, unleashed a barrage of fire.
Blazing red energy beams blanketed the sky, tearing through the cloud layer and darkening the heavens.
The black-clad figure was instantly engulfed, and everyone at Pangu Technology and in the city below watched with rapt attention.
"He's dead... he must be dead, right?"
Buzz!
Before the words could fully escape their lips, the air trembled.
Standing atop the High Wall, Chen Feng endured the relentless energy beams from all directions and took a step forward.
Thump!
The void shuddered, and the cloud layer shattered.
He strode through the sky, each step leaving a trail of blue Thunder Light that lingered in the air.
The scorching energy before him steadily retreated, as if pushed back inch by inch by an impenetrable wall.
"This..."
The female assistant on the roof of the Pangu Technology building trembled, and even Manager Lake's expression shifted slightly.
As for the crew aboard the main fleet's warship, their pupils contracted, their view far clearer than anyone else's.
An invisible Golden Qi had risen around Chen Feng, extending a foot from his body and enveloping him completely.
Meanwhile, Glazed Crystal spread inch by inch, forming a shimmering armor that shielded him like a radiant carapace.
The iconic scene drew immediate attention as Chen Feng's unrestrained Life Energy Field surged skyward.
"It's him!" an elite commander suddenly realized, recalling the man the legion had been hunting recently.
The intelligent deep web instantly accessed its database, displaying Chen Feng's photos and precise data analysis from his previous Warship destruction on the central control room's floating light screen.
Boom!!
Before they could fully react, Chen Feng unleashed a devastating aerial punch.
A Scarlet Gold flame pillar erupted through the sky, spanning hundreds of meters and obliterating everything in its path.
Mechanical legion units and floating turrets exploded in succession, their fiery detonations spreading like wildfire. Fragments and debris rained down in a continuous barrage.
The deafening explosions turned the elite commanders' faces pale. The floating displays of Chen Feng's formidable combat records and his S-Rank threat level sent a chill down their spines.
How could Pangu Technology have provoked such a man?
Why would he dare infiltrate the main city circle?
As these questions raced through their minds, a deep, calm voice cut through the chaos.
"The deep web has already alerted the legion!"
"This isn't the wilderness—it's the main city circle! Spatial teleportation is far faster here than in the wilderness!"
Major General Menghe, clad in his military greatcoat, spoke in a deep, solemn voice, his expression grave.
His calm tone reassured the crowd, giving them a sense of direction. Their eyes lit up as they grasped the key point:
The enemy had escaped the warship blockade in the wilderness because the spatial teleportation devices there were incomplete.
But this was Cloud City.
Immediately, all eyes turned to the smart light screen, which displayed real-time data and analytical projections.
"One minute and forty seconds!"
The crowd's expressions sharpened with renewed determination.
If they could hold out for just one minute and forty seconds, reinforcements from the legion's warships would arrive.
"I'll distract him!"
"Everyone, activate maximum combat readiness immediately!" Major General Menghe barked, striding toward the hatch.
A flicker of fervor flashed in his eyes. He knew this crisis was also an opportunity.
This unparalleled menace had already alerted the highest echelons of the council and the legion. If they could stall him until the main fleet arrived, it would be a monumental achievement.
Click! Hiss!
The warship's hatch hissed open. Major General Menghe, resplendent in his General Star uniform, stepped out, liquid metal rapidly coalescing beneath his feet.
Buzz!
The Force Field flickered and dissipated.
In an instant, he stood high in the sky.
Chest armor, arm guards, and a helmet—black-gold metallic Mecha components materialized around him.
Several streaks of light shot from within the warship, transforming into a black-gold metallic warblade and twin wing-like floating turrets.
"Oh?"
Sensing something, Chen Feng, who had just annihilated the mechanical legion and aircraft with a single punch, tilted his head slightly.
Burning wreckage rained down like fiery rain, sending panic through the city below.
Enveloped in blazing flames, he resembled a demonic god, his back turned to the sky and the inferno of explosions.
"Flamebringer, surrender now!" Major General Menghe roared, charging forward without hesitation.
Afterburners roared to life, creating sonic booms that shattered the air into expanding white shockwaves.
Seeing this, Chen Feng raised an eyebrow, though not because of the Major General's Envoy Rank-level speed.
"Flamebringer?"
A new nickname, perhaps?
The thought flashed through his mind as Major General Menghe closed the distance.
Boom!!
The air vibrated, and a circular shockwave erupted.
The energy systems instantly surged to maximum power, and the metallic warblade vanished in a flash.
But.
Clang!!
Chen Feng blocked with his left arm, intercepting the black-gold blade perfectly.
Sparks flew as the Golden Qi was forcibly cleaved apart, yet the Glazed Crystal within remained unscathed.
Major General Menghe's pupils contracted as he attempted to shift his attack. Behind him, the floating turret completed its energy charge and prepared to unleash a beam of concentrated energy.
But.
Boom!!
Chen Feng twisted his body and unleashed a devastating punch, his right fist slamming into Menghe's chest like a cannon blast.
A white shockwave erupted, scattering the surrounding flames.
Yet, a honeycomb-like ion shield materialized instantly, accompanied by a silent force field that thickened the air, absorbing much of the impact.
"Close call..."
Major General Menghe exhaled in relief, grateful for the Mecha's robust defensive systems.
The floating turret seized the opportunity to fire its energy beam, but an unexpected scene unfolded.
"Still trying that trick?"
Chen Feng smirked coldly. The special energy, renowned for its destructive power, failed to make him budge an inch.
The Glazed Crystal stubbornly withstood the full force of the impact, sending a chill down Major General Menghe's spine.
His expression shifted slightly as the intelligence took over combat control.
Hidden light screens materialized before his eyes, and he hurriedly glanced down.
The massive fist, which had been pressing against the ion shield, suddenly trembled violently before erupting in a highly compressed, skyward-shooting flame.
Boom!!!
The overwhelming shockwave obliterated everything in its path, forcibly tearing apart the silent force field that had been turning the surrounding air into a swamp-like stillness.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
A series of crisp, shattering sounds reverberated as cracks spread across the energy-saturated ion shield, causing it to shatter completely.
"This—!"
Major General Menghe's pupils constricted to pinpricks, his disbelief palpable.
The enemy hadn't even used the giant phantom's signature move, yet they had still breached his defense system?
As confusion mounted, warning alerts about the Mecha's damage flashed across the light screens in rapid succession.
He desperately tried to struggle, evade, and create distance.
But.
Clang!
The massive hand, moving with effortless precision, reached out and seized the black-gold Mecha's head in a single swift motion.
As their eyes locked, white steam billowed from Chen Feng's body, as if volcanic magma surged within him.
"It seems this technique comes at a cost for you too," Major General Menghe forced himself to remain calm, speaking through his communicator.
Reinforcements were only a minute away, the intelligence controlling the mecha was accumulating energy, and the warship's main cannon was charging for a strike.
In other words, stalling was crucial; every second mattered.
But then, Chen Feng suddenly said coldly, "Enough to kill you."
Major General Menghe froze, then noticed the mecha's alarms blaring frantically, displaying a barrage of warnings.
Warning: Mecha damage rate 32%!
Warning: Mecha damage rate 33%!
Warning: Mecha damage rate 34%!
...
The mecha was deteriorating every second, a phenomenon Menghe couldn't comprehend.
Yet no matter how the intelligence analyzed the situation, it couldn't pinpoint the cause. It was as if some invisible force was draining the mecha's life.
"I can't stall any longer!"
A chill ran through him. Abandoning his pretense of weakness, he urged the controlling intelligence to unleash its full power and break free from its restraints.
But before he could react—
Boom!!
A fist slammed into his chest, Chen Feng's cold gaze burning into his eyes.
The violent tremors pierced through the defense systems, draining the pilot's face of color and causing blood to trickle from the corner of his mouth.
The deep web intelligence controlling the mecha also detected the anomaly, struggling frantically, but the thick, massive hand maintained its iron grip on the mecha's head.
Energy blasts and the combined beams from the floating turrets—all resistance was forcibly blocked by Chen Feng, yet hairline cracks continued to spread across the mecha's surface.
"This is bad!"
The elite commanders of the main warship sensed the impending crisis. The mecha's data status was clearly visible within the ship.
Abandoning all pretense of charging the main cannon or stalling for time, the deep web intelligence seized maximum control of the warship's systems, preparing to unleash a full-power blast from the laser cannon.
But then...
Boom!!
The ion light shield, over a hundred meters in diameter, shuddered violently, its blue honeycomb pattern flickering erratically.
The crew's hearts sank as they frantically adjusted the light screen.
The small escort ships flanking the warship had vanished in fiery explosions, scattering burning debris across the sky.
A platinum-gold giant, its size rivaling the warship's, with a wingspan stretching hundreds of meters, blotted out the sun as it pierced through the cloud layer and materialized before the warship.
The rhombus crystal atop its massive crown glowed with unnatural brilliance. Through the light shield and the warship's reinforced glass, the giant's stone-like eyes locked gazes with every soul within the vessel.
Awe-inspiring and solemn.
Everyone felt as if a colossal mountain had materialized before them.
An inexplicable sense of oppression weighed heavily on their hearts. Then, the Platinum Giant flapped its wings, its mountain-like arms sweeping forward in a massive embrace.
"Get out of the way!" someone shouted in panic, but how could the warship possibly evade such a massive force?
Boom!!
The giant's gray-white, mountain-like arms clamped down on the warship's ion light shield. With a surge of power, the giant hoisted the warship skyward, soaring straight into the heavens.
The scene left everyone stunned. At Pangu Technology, the female assistant's face had gone pale, and even the seasoned Manager Lake's legs trembled, nearly causing him to collapse.
What was he witnessing?
A main fleet, utterly outmatched?
At the same moment,
Watching the giant carry the warship skyward, even enduring the relentless barrage from its main cannon's laser cannons, the warship remained trapped, unable to break free or retaliate.
Major General Menghe's face drained of color, his confidence shattered.
50 seconds! 49 seconds! 48 seconds!
Mecha destruction rate: 71%, 72%, 73%
The countdown for the reinforcement fleet flashed before his eyes, but the mecha destruction rate continued to climb relentlessly.
"Why?"
He couldn't believe it, feeling despair for the first time in ages.
Ever since becoming the custodian of a domain-class mecha, he had long forgotten such emotions.
The thought flashed through his mind, and fear surged within him.
He opened his mouth, suddenly regretting his decision to come to Cloud City for supplies.
"Let me go."
"I have vast wealth. Just..."
Boom!!
The mecha shattered, unable to withstand the strain any longer.
All the Metal Essence transformed into nutrients, and the tattered military coat and flesh mixed together, spraying into the sky like drifting cotton.
(End of the Chapter)
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