Chapter 497 Warning Bell

Xiguang Laboratory.

Swarms of nanometal aliens flew in from various entrances, heading towards different experimental buildings.

Inside Experiment Building No. 1, Main Hall.

A woman in a white research coat, with a serious expression and short ear-length hair, walked forward.

“Doctor Vena!”

At this moment, a female assistant rushed over and called out.

“What is it?”

Vena stopped and asked.

“This is the data sheet from the last experiment, please review it.”

The female assistant handed the document in her hand to Vena.

“Mm.”

Vena took the document and began to flip through it.

At this moment, a nanometal alien flew onto Vena’s neck, pierced her skin, and burrowed in.

Vena suddenly felt her neck itch a little, reached up to scratch it, then pulled her hand back and looked, but found nothing.

“What’s wrong, Doctor Vena?”

The female assistant asked curiously.

“Nothing.”

Vena replied coldly.

The nanometal alien that had burrowed into Vena’s body began to absorb metal ions within her, rapidly proliferating and differentiating.

At the same time, a large number of nanometal aliens flew everywhere within the Xiguang Laboratory.

Inside the guard changing room.

Soldiers were putting on their exoskeleton armor while chatting idly.

“Did something happen recently?”

“I don’t know, haven’t heard anything?”

“Then why has the security level been raised, and everyone’s rotation leave has been suspended, no one is allowed to leave Sector S.”

“I’m not sure about that. Forget it, don’t ask around. We just need to do our own jobs well.”

“That’s true.”

At this moment, nanometal aliens flew in one by one.

—

Tianlan Star.

The mosquito-shaped Type VI nanometal alien (Pamier’s clone) emerged from the hazy atmosphere, instantly differentiating into countless nanometer-sized metal aliens. Some flew towards the giant factories standing on the ground, while the rest flew towards Tianlan City.

They entered Tianlan City from various entrances, then flew towards different areas. Among them, hundreds moved towards the central manor-style City Lord’s Mansion.

Tianlan City Lord’s Mansion Gate.

“Captain Manlu, it’s time for the shift change, go get some food!”

A middle-aged man wearing Type II exoskeleton armor walked over and said to the captain guarding the gate.

“Phew, Sari, it’s all yours. Things aren’t peaceful lately, so be extra careful.”

Manlu reached out and patted Sari’s shoulder, giving a special instruction.

“Understood!”

Sari nodded.

At this moment, a nanometal alien landed on Manlu’s shoulder and followed him as he left.

Subsequently, swarms of nanometal aliens entered the City Lord’s Mansion right under their noses, spreading out in all directions.

A metal nanometal alien entered the inner villa of the manor, flying and shuttling through the long corridor.

At this moment, it saw a bald old man in a gray work uniform with a rigid expression, and immediately scanned him.

“Birute, Federal Senior Mechanic.”

This metal nanometal alien then landed on Birute’s shoulder.

Birute walked further inside, holding his ID card and passing through layers of checkpoints, finally entering an inconspicuous room. The entire room was empty, with nothing but cold metal walls and floor.

Birute walked to the center of the room and picked up his ID card to perform identity verification.

Click!

The entire metal floor, like a platform, began to move downwards rapidly, passing through layers of alloy isolation layers.

A few minutes later.

Bang~

The metal lift platform reached the bottom, and the sealed metal doors opened.

Instantly, a giant underground factory spanning thousands of square kilometers came into view, with various production equipment located throughout the factory.

A dense crowd of production personnel were busy with production.

Clang!

At this moment, a Shadow Killer passed by with five Cyan Wing Mechas.

Birute also stepped off the platform and walked into the factory.

The nanometal alien raised its head and looked at the production line in the distance. It then saw a mecha, a hundred meters tall, with a dominant metal head, a humanoid body filled with densely packed parts and circuits, and six pairs of black Light Wings embedded in its back, exuding a chilling aura. It was situated on the construction stand, with numerous engineers operating engineering mechanical arms, performing orderly assembly.

“Suspicious target detected, analyzing.”

“Analysis successful.”

“Target is a Type VI pure mechanical standard mecha (semi-finished product).”

At this time, Dragon Lan, with her hands behind her back, led a group of subordinates on a patrol from a distance. She said to her subordinates with an expressionless face.

“No matter what method you use, the production progress must not fall behind. I only want results!”

“Understood.”

Subordinates wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

At this moment, the nanometal alien on Birute’s shoulder raised its head and looked at Dragon Lan.

“Identity matched successfully. Target is Tianlan City · City Lord Dragon Lan!”

The nanometal alien flapped its wings and flew towards Dragon Lan, who was walking over.

—

At night.

Starlight City · City Lord’s Mansion Office.

Gakels sat at his desk, reviewing and processing documents.

Thump thump~

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded.

“Come in!”

Gakels did not look up, speaking calmly.

Cloud Soft then pushed open the door and walked in, respectfully saying to Gakels.

“Lord Gakels, Lord Long Shadow and General Xinlade are here to visit.”

“Why are they here?”

Hearing Cloud Soft’s words, Gakels put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his head, and said with a slight headache.

“I’m not too sure. Should I find an excuse to decline?”

Cloud Soft asked softly.

“Forget it, we can’t avoid them.”

Gakels then stood up and left the office.

Not long after, Gakels led Cloud Soft to the hall and saw Long Shadow and Sinrad sitting on the guest chairs.

“Lord Long Shadow, General Xinlade! What brings you two here? You didn’t even inform me in advance so I could prepare dinner to entertain you.”

“Oh, Lord Gakels, you’re being a bit too formal. We’re all on the same side, there’s no need for that.”

Long Shadow said with a smile.

“Lord Gakels, you’re too kind.”

Sinrad also spoke with a flattered expression.

“Alright, then I won’t be polite. I wonder if there’s something you two need to discuss with me, coming so late?”

Gakels walked to the main seat and sat down, asking with a smile.

“Lord Gakels, actually, we were just passing by the City Lord’s Mansion and thought we’d come in and sit with you for a bit. Of course, besides that, there’s also a small matter we’d like to discuss with you.”

Long Shadow said tactfully.

“Lord Long Shadow, please speak your mind.”

Gakels’s eyes flickered slightly as he replied with a chuckle.

“Actually, it’s nothing much. It’s still about the matter of the Great General. Isn’t General Su Ming missing for a long time now? There’s still no news of him. The selection for Great General can’t be delayed indefinitely, can it? Shouldn’t it be brought up for consideration?”

Long Shadow said with a smile.

At this moment, General Xinlade also respectfully said to Gakels.

“Lord Gakels, please give us your support.”

After hearing their words, Gakels’s heart stirred. As expected, they were determined to get the position of Great General.

However, it was also normal. Originally, Sinrad was about to be promoted, but Su Ming intervened, causing his delay.

Now that Su Ming was neither alive nor dead, they naturally wanted to finalize the promotion.

If it were under normal circumstances, they might actually succeed, but the situation was different now.

“Alas, what you said is indeed correct, but the promotion of a Great General is no small matter. It’s not something I alone can decide. We still have to wait for City Lord Faraon, City Lord Alicia, and Lord Long Bai to return before a final decision can be made.”

Gakels deliberately put on a very troubled expression and sighed.

After listening to Gakels’s words, General Xinlade’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart sank to the bottom, and a trace of imperceptible anger flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Long Shadow also said with a smile.

“Lord Gakels, is it really necessary to be so troublesome? Everyone has witnessed Sinrad’s resume and military achievements. All the hard requirements are met, he’s just one step away.”

“Oh, Lord Long Shadow, you’re right, but there’s nothing I can do. The necessary procedures still need to be followed. But don’t worry, General Xinlade’s situation is very clear. If he’s not promoted to Great General this time, it will be the next promotion. He will become a Great General sooner or later. There’s no need to rush, he’s still so young.”

Gakels replied very smoothly.

Long Shadow saw Gakels playing evasive games with him, and a cold sneer appeared in his heart, but he wasn’t angry. He hadn’t expected this old man to give in anyway. His purpose for coming this time wasn’t this, so he said disappointedly.

“Alas~ Alright, then this matter will be put aside for now. I still have something I’d like to discuss with Lord Gakels.”

“Speak!”

Gakels replied, his eyelids twitching.

“It’s about the Dark Star’s tax report for this year. Can it be appropriately reduced? Here are the documents I prepared, please take a look.”

Long Shadow took out a stack of documents and handed them to Gakels.

“Let me see.”

Gakels took the documents and carefully flipped through them.

Long Shadow and Sinrad also sat patiently, drinking tea.

—

Xiguang Laboratory.

A creaking sound of footsteps echoed in the cold corridor.

Doctor Vena, holding some injections, arrived at the entrance of the special isolation zone.

Two soldiers in Type II exoskeleton armor stood guard there.

“Doctor Vena, please stop. No one is allowed near here.”

Anva Guard said sternly.

“I am here to deliver medicine by Lord Blacks’s order.”

Vena said to Anva.

Anva, hearing Vena’s words, immediately rebuked her sharply.

“Bold! Lord Blacks specifically instructed that no one is allowed to enter before he wakes up. How could he let you deliver medicine inside? What exactly are you trying to do?”

At this moment, the nearby Zadi Guard suddenly pulled out his beam gun and pulled the trigger at Anva’s head.

Whoosh!

Anva’s head was instantly pierced, and his entire body fell to the ground with a thud, his face maintaining the shocked expression he had in life.

Vena and Zadi looked at each other, and the two walked to the isolation room.

At this time, in the monitoring room, among the many displayed monitoring screens, the monitoring image of the isolation area was completely normal, without any changes. In the image, Anva Guard and Zadi Guard were still standing there.

Soon, Vena and Zadi arrived in front of the isolation door.

Click!

The tightly closed isolation door suddenly opened automatically.

Zadi and Vena walked into the isolation room and saw Su Ming lying on the ground, his entire body covered in black substance. They performed a comprehensive scan of him.

“Dangerous individual, undergoing genetic evolution!”

“Eliminate!”

Zadi immediately raised the beam gun in his hand, aiming at the unconscious Su Ming.

Whoosh!

At this moment, a beam of light instantly shot out, hitting the beam gun in Zadi’s hand, knocking the entire gun to the ground.

Zadi and Vena both turned their heads to look.

They saw Aris leaning against the metal wall, holding a beam gun, looking coldly at the two and speaking.

“How audacious! Who ordered you to do this?”

Neither Zadi nor Vena answered Aris’s words; they were like mutes.

“Not going to talk, huh? I don’t have time or patience to waste on you.”

Aris directly pulled the trigger of the beam gun.

Whoosh!

A beam of light hit Vena’s head directly, piercing a huge hole through it.

Vena fell straight to the ground with a thud.

“Are you going to talk?”

After shooting Vena, Aris turned to Zadi and asked coldly.

However, before Aris could wait for Zadi to speak, the dead Vena crawled up from the ground, and the damaged hole in her head repaired itself at a visible speed.

“So, it’s not human.”

When Aris saw this, his expression immediately darkened. He then activated his Generation IV Colonial Armor to cover his entire body, dropped the beam gun in his hand, and drew a light sword from his waist, activating it.

Vina and Zadi also grinned, revealing their sharp metal fangs, and let out low growls.

Their bodies instantly metalized, followed by their hands transforming into sharp metal claws, and their entire bodies growing metal spikes, turning them into monstrous metal aberrations.

The next second, Vina charged towards Aris at an extremely fast speed, tearing at his head with a claw.

Aris tilted his head to dodge the attack, swung the light sword in his hand, and sharply sliced off Vina’s right arm.

At this moment, Zadi leaped over and pounced towards Aris.

Aris swiftly dodged, and Zadi pounced into empty space.

Vina seized the opportunity to charge over, opening her gaping maw to bite Aris.

“Seeking death!”

Aris raised the light sword in his hand, directly piercing Vina’s mouth, then fiercely chopped downwards, slicing her in half.

At this moment, Zadi ferociously rushed towards Aris, sweeping with his sharp claws.

Aris immediately dodged sideways.

Screech~

Aris’s Colonial Armor was scratched with claw marks, and his expression instantly turned cold. He swept back with a sword!

Crack!

Zadi was immediately cut in half at the waist, falling to the ground.

Then Aris rotated the light sword, adjusting it to a diffused mode, and vaporized him.

Although both Vina and Zadi had mutated and could self-repair, if the area of injury was too large, they would still lose their vitality.

“Hmph!”

Aris looked at the charred corpses and let out a cold snort.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came.

Aris looked up and saw a group of soldiers rushing in, then he spoke coldly.

“You’re not needed. All of you, retreat.”

However, none of these soldiers moved. Instead, they all stared at Aris with hostile eyes.

“Damn it!”

Aris’s face immediately darkened. It was clear these people were not obeying orders. They were not his own; they had all been possessed.

Fortunately, at this moment, Martha and the other person also arrived. They were also startled when they saw this scene.

“What’s happening?”

“These people are all hosts. Kill them all!”

Aris charged forward without any hesitation.

Martha and the other person activated their Colonial Armor without hesitation, drew the light swords from their waists, and charged forward.

At this moment, the soldiers who had entered exploded, transforming into monstrous metal aberrations.

The two sides began to fight.

Outside Starlight City.

The empty sky suddenly rippled, and V-Type Hero Class · Saber Dragon · Hamikas and V-Type Hero Class · Watcher · Mefas emerged.

They looked down at Starlight City in front of them.

“Hamikas, are we the only two responsible for attacking Starlight City?”

Mefas asked with a sharp mechanical synthesis sound.

“That’s right, our target is the City Lord’s Mansion.”

“What a joke! This is Starlight City, the human base camp. Aren’t we just seeking death with only two of us?”

“Don’t worry, Golden Giant God · Kemo Vanu will also participate in the battle.”

Hamikas replied in a low voice.

“Lord Kemo Vanu is also participating? Then there’s no big problem, but when do we make our move?”

Mefas replied excitedly.

“Wait for Deputy Patriarch Pamier’s order.”

Hamikas replied in a low voice.

—

Inside Starlight City · City Lord’s Mansion.

One by one, nano-metal aberrations, flapping their thin metal wings, flew into the hall, where they saw Gakels and Long Shadow discussing official matters.

They locked onto Gakels, instantly identifying him.

However, they did not immediately approach. Instead, they first locked onto Cloud Soft, and then a nano-metal aberration flew to the back of Cloud Soft’s neck, then pierced her skin and burrowed in.

Cloud Soft suddenly felt a little itchy on the back of her neck, so she reached out and scratched it. At this moment, the nano-metal aberration that had just burrowed in was about to differentiate when it was swallowed and dissolved by the immune cells in her blood.

A prompt popped up in the eyes of the other nano-metal aberrations.

“Target is Type III geneticist, parasitism failed!”

These nano-metal aberrations then gave up on parasitism and flew to the side, entering through the right door of the hall.

They searched for suspicious areas and targets within the vast City Lord’s Mansion.

At this moment, a young man with a slanted fringe, an ordinary appearance, and wearing a black work uniform, walked out from the back kitchen carrying a wooden food basket and headed towards an inconspicuous building behind the City Lord’s Mansion.

A nano-metal aberration locked onto the young man and performed identity recognition.

“Gamil, Identity: Grandson of City Lord Gakels.”

The nano-metal aberration then silently flew over and landed on Gamil’s head.

Gamil cautiously looked around, then entered the inconspicuous building, walking down the long corridor.

The entire corridor was quiet, with no one in sight. The walls were covered in dust, as if this area had not been cleaned for a long time.

Soon, Gamil walked to the door of a storage room, skillfully opened the door, and walked in.

Inside the storage room, various messy items were piled up.

Gamil walked to the innermost metal wall of the storage room and pressed it a few times with his hand.

Click!

The metal wall automatically split open, revealing a special lift.

Gamil walked into the lift, and as the metal wall closed, the lift quickly descended.

Thump~

A few minutes later, the lift reached the bottom, and the closed door opened.

A cold, long metal passage came into view.

Every fifty meters along the passage, there was a silver metal gate.

In front of each gate stood two soldiers wearing black Generation III exoskeleton armor.

Gamil walked in, carrying the food basket. The guarding soldiers along the way saw him and manually opened the separating gates.

Finally, Gamil passed through the passage and arrived in front of a closed black metal door.

On the ground in front of the black metal door sat an old man wearing a loose black robe, with a thin, shriveled body where skin almost clung to bone, a face covered in black age spots, deep-set eyes, and white hair. He was bowing his head, holding a pitch-black treasured sword, unmoving.

At this moment, the nano-metal aberration immediately locked onto the old man and performed an identity scan.

“Identifying!”

“Identification successful. Target is Federal First General · Cabuno Fa.”

At this moment, Gamil walked in front of Cabuno Fa and kept calling out.

“Lord Cabuno Fa, it’s time to eat!”

However, Cabuno Fa remained motionless with his head down, as if he had stopped breathing.

Gamil’s face immediately showed an extremely uneasy expression. He didn’t know whether Cabuno Fa was asleep or dead. So he tremblingly extended his index finger towards Cabuno Fa’s nose, preparing to check if he was breathing.

At this moment, the nano-metal aberration also spread its thin metal wings and flew up, preparing to detach from Gamil and fly towards the black door.

Suddenly, Cabuno Fa raised his head and opened his eyes. He drew a pitch-black long sword as fast as lightning, swept it across Gamil’s head, and then closed it.

Gamil immediately retreated in terror.

Crack!

Cabuno Fa extended his shriveled palm, as if catching something.

At this moment, Gamil was also scared stiff, and he said to Cabuno Fa with a terrified expression.

“I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to, I was just worried something happened to you, I didn’t mean to offend you.”

“Ah, don’t be nervous. I didn’t cut you, but an uninvited guest. Something got in.”

Cabuno Fa sighed.

Gamil heard Cabuno Fa’s words and fearfully turned his head to look around.

“Don’t look, it’s in my palm.”

Cabuno Fa said to Gamil.

“There’s nothing there?”

Gamil heard Cabuno Fa’s words and quickly looked down at his palm, but there was nothing on it.

“Oh, your eyesight, young people, how can it be so bad, even worse than this old man’s? Use this to see.”

Cabuno Fa took out a mechanical monocular from his pocket and handed it to Gamil.

Gamil took the monocular and carefully looked at Cabuno Fa’s palm. He immediately saw a metal mosquito cut in half, and his eyes instantly widened. He spoke with extreme shock.

“What is this?”

“What else could it be? Of course, it’s the enemy. I knew they would come sooner or later, but I didn’t expect them to come so early.”

Cabuno Fa sighed.

“Lord Cabuno Fa, what do we do now?”

Gamil asked in great panic.

“Don’t be afraid.”

Cabuno Fa slowly stood up and was about to pull a rope nearby.

Click!

With a crisp sound, Cabuno Fa immediately knelt down, crying out in pain.

“Ouch, my leg!”

“Lord Cabuno Fa, are you alright?”

“Quick, quick, help me up. I sat too long, my leg’s numb.”

“Okay.”

Gamil quickly reached out to help Cabuno Fa up.

Then, with Gamil’s support, Cabuno Fa reached out and grabbed the inconspicuous rope, pulling it with force.

Creak~

The hidden mechanical gears beneath the entire City Lord’s Mansion immediately began to turn.

Immediately after, an ancient and muffled bell rang throughout Starlight City.

Dong~

Starlight City · City Lord’s Mansion Hall.

Gakels was discussing tax issues with Long Shadow when they suddenly heard the ringing bell.

Their hearts trembled, and they both stood up from their chairs at the same time.

“The bell has rung! Cloud Soft, quickly notify the entire city to enter a state of war.”

Gakels turned his head and shouted at Cloud Soft.

“Yes!”

Cloud Soft immediately ran out, raising her wristband to send a message.

“Lord Gakels, don’t be anxious yet. We haven’t received any warning, could it be a false alarm?”

Long Shadow suppressed the unease in his heart and said to Gakels.

At this moment, he was also very nervous. Kloss and those idiots from the Mechanical Clan were actually discovered, causing the bell to be rung.

“Impossible!”

Gakels said with a livid face.

General Xinlade quickly spoke.

“Lord Gakels, I also think the probability of a false alarm is very small. The enemy has most likely already attacked. The top priority now is to ensure your safety. You must not leave the City Lord’s Mansion.”

“I understand.”

Gakels gritted his teeth and replied.

On the bustling streets, whether it was passersby or shop owners greeting customers, everyone was stunned after hearing the ancient bell.

“I didn’t mishear, did I?”

“The warning bell has rung?”

“What is the warning bell?”

“It’s the alarm bell!”

“Ah? But I didn’t hear any alarm sound!”

“Is it broken from disrepair over the years?”

Inside Su Family Castle · Office.

Su Mulong stood by the window with his hands behind his back, saying to Su Feng.

“Is there any news of Su Ming?”

“No, there are wars everywhere outside now, plus the invasion of the Mechanical Clan, information transmission has almost been cut off. And Su Ming has been missing for so long, he’s probably in a bad way.”

Su Feng shook his head and replied.

“Damn it!”

Su Mulong cursed irritably.

“Sigh, Father, do we still have to hide this from Zhentian and the others? They still think Su Ming is recovering from his injuries.”

Su Feng asked with a hesitant expression.

“We’ll see, I haven’t decided yet.”

Su Mulong’s face showed an extremely complicated expression.

At this moment, the ancient, muffled bell rang, and Su Feng’s face showed an extremely shocked expression.

“Father, the bell has rung!”

“Not good! Immediately order all combat personnel of the family to enter combat status, and everyone else to hide in the underground shelter!”

Su Mulong shouted with a drastic change in expression.

Instantly, the entire Starlight City boiled over. The ordinary civilian residential areas were fine, many people held some doubts about the bell, but all the nobles and giant families exploded.

In the dark starry sky.

Inside the Void Eye Fortress Central Control Room.

Pamier stood on the circular metal platform, with countless grid virtual images appearing around him.

These grid images display various regional perspectives; upon closer inspection, one can see the isolated zone of Xiguang Laboratory, where Aris and others are fighting the possessed soldiers, and also the situation inside the City Lord’s Mansion.

However, in front of Vice-Chief Pamier, an image is frozen.

In the image, Cabuno Fa slashes and kills a nanometal alien, and the black metal gate behind him is one of the areas he intends to explore.

Pamier stared at the black metal gate, then issued an order.

“Attack!”

Outside the Third Planet.

The vast expanse of the starry sky rippled.

At the center of the fluctuation, a distorted white dot then appeared.

The entire starry sky formed a strange vortex.

Inside the command room of the Star Destroyer · Rainbow Light.

A piercing alarm suddenly sounded, and red alert boxes popped up one after another.

“Warning: Large-scale abnormal spatial fluctuations detected!”

“Warning: Large-scale warp channel detected!”

At this moment, Jialike shouted in terror.

“General Jenon, enemy attack!”

“Quickly sound the combat alarm, activate all defensive weapons, and prepare for battle!”

General Jenon suddenly stood up from the command chair.

At this time, the optical imaging device displayed the captured images.

A large warp channel opened in the distorted vortex of the distant starry sky.

Whoosh!

In an instant, mechanical insects, Mechanical Octopuses, puppet mechas, and other mechanical weapons poured out like a tide, a scene of immense shock.

“It’s the Mechanical Clan! They actually jumped directly to the Third Planet? Are they crazy?”

Jialike was dumbfounded.

One must know that when the Mechanical Clan invaded the Federation back then, they first broke through the Black Flame Star Defense Line, then took down Di Yan Star, and then used Di Yan Star as a springboard to attack the Third Planet.

This time, they chose to directly attack the Third Planet; they were simply insane.

As long as the Third Planet held out for a period, defense forces from various regions would reinforce them, and then they would be turtles in a jar; no matter how many came, they would basically all die.

“Don’t be careless! Everyone, give your all in battle! Absolutely no monster is allowed to enter the Third Planet from our defense line, or you will be court-martialed!”

Jenon roared at Gakels and the others.

“Yes!”

Jialike’s heart trembled violently; if these monsters were allowed to break into the Third Planet, it would be a disaster, and they couldn’t even imagine that scenario.

Outside the Starlight City sky.

Hamikas received Pamier’s order immediately and spoke.

“Do it!”

“Understood!”

Mefas responded immediately.

Blade Dragon first revealed his true form, a dragon-shaped creature fifty meters tall, with a wingspan of a hundred meters; on its Tyrannosaurus head, two crimson eyes revealed a ferocious gaze.

Its silver metal body was covered with rows of razor-thin blades, its five-fingered dragon claws on both sides shimmered with a silver halo, and its tail had a hundred-meter-long chain-like needle tail, exuding a terrifying aura throughout its body.

Mefas also followed suit and revealed his true form: a hundred-meter-tall, hideous metal monster head, its body covered with white metal spikes, exuding an unusual metallic luster throughout, with sharp claws, three pairs of white metal wings on its back, and a hundred-meter-long conical metal tail, a monster emanating a terrifying aura.

Both simultaneously opened their mouths, accumulating powerful energy, and blasted towards the Starlight City.

At this moment, at the center of the Starlight City, the umbrella-shaped device standing upright and reaching the sky erupted with dazzling light, and an invisible energy barrier immediately appeared.

Boom!

Two beams of light directly hit the energy barrier, and a dazzling sun instantly rose.

The citizens inside the Starlight City were completely stunned by this sight; at this moment, they finally reacted and shouted in terror.

“Enemy attack!”

“Run!”

At this moment, patrol soldiers shouted.

“Don’t panic! Head to the underground shelters in various areas!”

The dense crowd of citizens, all terrified, rushed towards nearby underground shelter strongholds.

Immediately after, important buildings in many areas of the Starlight City activated their sinking devices, and buildings began to sink one after another.

For a time, the entire city was in chaos.

At this moment, Hamikas and Mefas looked at the energy barrier supporting the Starlight City.

The entire barrier withstood their full-power attack, only rippling slightly, with no signs of breaking.

“As expected of the Starlight City, how can such a solid defensive barrier be destroyed?”

Mefas also felt incredibly difficult.

However, at this moment, the Starlight City Umbrella device suddenly shut down on its own, the energy barrier instantly disappeared, and a large number of fixed defensive weapons were paralyzed.

Immediately after, riots broke out in various areas of the Starlight City.

Many parasitic officers rebelled, controlling mechas to attack their teammates without warning.

Rumble~

For a time, the entire Starlight City was ablaze.

“Great, Lord Pamier has made his move, let’s go!”

Hamikas flapped his wings, rushing towards the City Lord’s Mansion at extreme speed.

Mefas also followed without hesitation.

“Stop them!”

At this moment, the Iron Guards and Azure Wing Mechas outside discovered them and rushed up frantically to block them.

Crack!

Blade Dragon · Hamikas swept past them like a silver light.

Mechas, like paper, were neatly cut in half.

Rumble~

A series of fireworks exploded.

Just as it seemed no one could stop them, at that moment, Captain Hecacus, piloting the V Generation Mecha · Black Blazing Apostle (Top Configuration), struck like a black stream of light.

Bang!

The three collided in mid-air.

A terrifying force swept across the area.

Hamikas and Mefas both retreated simultaneously, raising their heads to look at Hecacus.

“Damn it, with me here, you two won’t get past.”

Hecacus looked at Hamikas and the other, his face extremely grim as he spoke.

These two guys in front of him were top heroes of the Mechanical Clan; each of them was incredibly powerful.

“Mefas, Hecacus is yours, I’m going to the City Lord’s Mansion!”

Blade Dragon · Hamikas instructed Mefas.

“You’re not kidding, are you? I can’t beat Hecacus by myself!”

Mefas replied angrily.

Although they hadn’t fought for many years, they knew each other well and knew whether they could win.

“I’m doing this for your own good; the one in the City Lord’s Mansion is even stronger, you’ll have even less of a chance against him.”

Hamikas said in a low voice to Mefas.

“Alright!”

Mefas had no other choice; he could only brace himself and charge towards Captain Hecacus, accumulating a violent energy beam and blasting it over.

“Seeking death!”

Hecacus maneuvered his mecha to dodge, then rushed forward and swung his terrifying mechanical giant hammer horizontally at Mefas.

Mefas’s crimson electronic eyes lit up, instantly deploying a Klein Field barrier.

Bang!

The huge mechanical giant hammer smashed onto the Klein Field barrier.

The honeycomb-shaped barrier twisted violently, almost shattering.

Mefas was also startled, but he couldn’t afford to worry about that much now; he could only swing his tail at Hecacus.

Hecacus dodged with a Light Speed ​​Flash.

Blade Dragon · Hamikas decisively seized the opportunity, outflanking and breaking through from the side to directly attack the City Lord’s Mansion.

However, at this moment, a swarm of mechas rushed towards Hamikas.

Although these mechas did not include V Generation Mechas, there were several Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Royal Thunder God, Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Phantom Watcher, Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Blaster, and other advanced mechas among them.

They fired beams of light at Hamikas.

Hamikas didn’t dare to take the hits head-on; he could only skillfully evade and dodge, and then he was surrounded.

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion.

Cloud Soft rushed in and reported to Gakels.

“Lord Gakels, the Starlight City is under a full-scale attack by the Mechanical Clan; fighting has broken out everywhere, and the situation is extremely critical.”

“These bastards!”

Gakels cursed angrily.

Boom!

Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded outside the hall.

“What’s going on? Did the enemy break in so quickly?”

Gakels was also startled.

At this moment, a guard captain rushed in, reporting to Gakels with extreme urgency.

“This is bad, Lord City Lord, many of the City Lord’s Mansion guards have mutated.”

“What did you say?”

Upon hearing this, Gakels felt a sharp pain in his chest.

Long Shadow, hearing this, his eyes darted around, and he quickly said to Gakels.

“Lord Gakels, it’s not safe here; we should quickly hide in the City Lord’s Mansion’s underground shelter.”

“Lord Long Shadow is right; the most important thing now is to ensure our own safety. Although we also want to help fight, our mechas are not with us.”

General Xinlade followed up, persuading him.

In fact, they just wanted to follow Gakels down to the City Lord’s Mansion’s shelter and take the opportunity to investigate the situation below.

“Alright, follow me!”

Gakels’s expression changed; there was no better solution now, so he could only do this.

Long Shadow and Sinrad’s hearts instantly filled with joy, and they immediately followed Gakels out of the hall.

— —

X-Zone · Xiguang Laboratory Mechanical Department.

In the vast underground base, explosions echoed everywhere, and guard mechas were fighting fiercely.

The public communication channel constantly buzzed with chaotic roars.

“Ayi, you’re crazy!”

“Stop him!”

“Ah!”

The metal partition doors of the entire mechanical base dropped without warning, segmenting off areas one by one.

At this moment, in a long corridor.

Kloss calmly led a group of fanatical mechanical cultists inside.

At the same time, a cloaked Pamier clone followed beside him, its electronic eyes constantly flashing with an unusual red light.

Click!

As they walked to the metal partition door of the passage, the entire partition automatically rose.

A blood-soaked soldier turned his head to look at Kloss and the others, raising his beam gun and shouting.

“Stop, who are you!”

Kloss ignored the soldier and continued to walk forward.

One of his subordinates rushed forward, as fast as a blur.

Crack!

The soldier’s head immediately flew off, heavily hitting the ground.

Kloss and the others continued to walk unimpeded.

Soon they arrived at a giant hangar, where ten V Generation Standard Mecha – Shadow of Corrosion were neatly parked, an impressive sight.

“Wow, so many V Generation Mechas!”

Kloss’s subordinates all made fanatical noises.

However, Kloss’s gaze did not fall on these ten V Generation Standard Mecha – Shadow of Corrosion; instead, it landed on the central berth.

On the central berth, a heavily damaged mecha was placed.

This mecha belonged to no one else but Su Ming’s V-Type Hero Class · Saber Dragon · Hamikas.

“Which one do you want to control?”

Vice-Chief Pamier asked Kloss in a deep voice.

“That one!”

Kloss pointed to Blade Dragon · Hamikas without hesitation.

“Good!”

Pamier then walked to the heavily damaged Blade Dragon · Hamikas, his head split open, and a black metal ball floated out, directly merging into its chest, then activating its own power.

Immediately, the metal of the originally heavily damaged Blade Dragon · Hamikas mecha seemed to come alive, rapidly repairing the damaged areas.

In the blink of an eye, a brand new Blade Dragon · Hamikas, exuding terrifying power fluctuations, slowly appeared.