Chapter 415 Phantom Eyes (Five in One)
by SunflowerApril 13th, 4621, old era.
Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, Divine Palace.
Inside a room of over five hundred square meters, with a floor paved with gilded golden bricks, walls engraved with lifelike divine murals, a luxurious gemstone chandelier embedded in the dome, and a golden wooden bed placed in the center.
Van Lo sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes bloodshot, his face contorted with pain and irritability.
Just then, the door slowly opened, and a female worshipper with skin as fair as jade, an exquisite face, a slender waist, ample curves, and long black hair reaching her waist, dressed in a sacred white robe, slowly walked in.
Click!
The door slowly closed.
The female worshipper walked up to Van Lo and spoke with reverence.
“Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor.”
At this, Van Lo slowly raised his head, his eyes returning to normal, and looked calmly at the female worshipper before him, revealing a benevolent smile.
“You know what you need to do, don’t you?”
“Yes, it is my honor to serve Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor.”
The girl said with a fanatical glint in her eyes, then unfastened her robe. The sacred white robe slipped smoothly, falling to the ground, revealing a flawless body filled with infinite temptation.
“Come up!”
Van Lo smiled and extended his hand, gesturing for the girl to come closer.
“Yes.”
The girl respectfully stepped forward.
Van Lo rose and embraced the delicate girl, bringing his face close to her, greedily inhaling her alluring fragrance, thoroughly enjoying the moment.
However, at this moment, Van Lo’s eyes suddenly became even more bloodshot, his blood surging. His entire face twisted abnormally, and the fair neck before him became incredibly tempting.
Click!
Van Lo immediately opened his mouth and bit into the girl’s neck.
“Ugh~”
The girl winced in pain, her face showing agony and terror. Just as she was about to scream, Van Lo directly covered her mouth with his hand, frantically sucking her blood.
In an instant, the girl’s beautiful face and skin turned deathly pale, and her struggling body ceased to move.
After draining the blood, Van Lo slowly released his hand, allowing the girl’s corpse to fall to the ground, taking deep breaths to suppress the agitation in his body.
Thump thump!
Suddenly, a knock sounded at the door.
“Who?”
Van Lo abruptly lifted his head, his eyes instantly turning deep red, and asked irritably.
The subordinate outside the door was startled and replied with some trepidation.
“Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor, an envoy from the Dark Star Empire has arrived.”
“I understand!”
Hearing this, Van Lo suppressed his agitation and said coldly.
Inside the luxurious side hall.
A man in a black robe, wearing a black, faceless metal mask, stood with his back to them. This man was none other than Chief Rogrian of the Dark Star Empire.
At this moment, Van Lo, the Divine Emperor, walked out from within. Upon seeing Rogelian, he immediately spoke with a wide smile.
“Rogelian, long time no see.”
When Rogelian saw Van Lo, the Divine Emperor, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he spoke.
“Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor, I didn’t expect you to have become so youthful after such a long time.”
At this, a subordinate nearby approached, carrying two glasses of red wine.
“Haha, this is all thanks to the blessings of the Divine Lord.”
Van Lo picked up both glasses, taking one and handing it to Rogelian.
“Thank you!”
Rogelian took the wine and clinked glasses with Van Lo.
Van Lo then directly drained his glass, saying with a smile.
“By the way, why did you come this time? Why didn’t your Emperor come?”
Van Lo looked at Rogelian, his eyes narrowing.
“Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor, our Emperor is currently occupied and unable to leave. Therefore, he specifically dispatched me to visit and represent him fully.”
Rogelian replied respectfully.
“Oh, I see. Then, may I ask what important matter brings your esteemed country here for this visit?”
Van Lo did not press further.
“Your Majesty, the Divine Emperor, Dragon String has emerged from his seclusion, and our situation is dire. Neither of us can contend with him alone. The only solution now is for our two nations to unite to resist the Federation.”
“Are you proposing an alliance?”
“Exactly.”
“Anything else?”
“Yes, an alliance alone is not enough. With the Federation’s army pressing down, we must attack simultaneously to have any chance of victory.”
“When?”
“Seven days from now, we will launch a joint attack.”
Rogelian stated the primary purpose of his visit.
He had come specifically to invite the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom to launch an attack on the Federation together.
Hearing this, Van Lo’s eyes flickered, but in the end, he responded with a smile.
“Alright, we will go to war with the Federation in seven days.”
“May we be victorious!”
Rogelian replied with a brilliant smile.
—
Donao Star Sea.
Wind Dome, inside the combat command center.
Rows of Generals stood neatly, with all high-ranking officers of the Fifth Army and Sixth Legion present, as well as Generals from other legions.
Vickers stood in the corner, looking at the many Generals, also puzzled. What was going on?
Just as everyone was discussing, the combat room door was pushed open again.
Swish!
Everyone’s gaze turned to see Mo Xiu walking straight in, with Commander Luo Kui and Parekent on his left and right, following behind him.
“Lord Mo Xiu!”
The many Generals immediately stood at attention and saluted Mo Xiu.
Mo Xiu strode to the combat platform under everyone’s gaze.
He scanned the crowd, then raised his hand and clapped!
Clap clap!
At this, soldiers came in, carrying cups filled with strong liquor.
The Generals of the Fifth Army and Sixth Legion present became agitated upon seeing the brought-in liquor, each showing a fanatical expression.
As for Vickers and the Generals from other legions, they were all stunned by this sight.
What was this for?
At this moment, many soldiers brought the wine to Vickers and the others.
Mo Xiu took a cup first, and the Generals followed suit.
Mo Xiu raised his cup and spoke to everyone.
“Everyone present is a high-ranking General of the Federation, so I won’t waste your time. The Dark Star Empire has been bullying us for how many years? Now the time has come! In three days, we will launch a surprise attack on the six Neutral Countries and the Dark Star Empire’s expeditionary army, completely annihilating them. Let’s drink this strong liquor together and go to the battlefield!”
Mo Xiu took the lead, downed the strong liquor in one gulp, and smashed his cup to the ground.
Crack!
The many Generals of the Fifth Army and Sixth Legion, one after another, downed the strong liquor in their cups, smashed their cups to the ground, and shouted fanatically.
“Long live the Federation!”
Vickers and the others twitched their lips as they downed the strong liquor in their hands.
“Very good, everyone go prepare! As for the combat plan, to prevent leaks, I will send it to you in three days.”
Mo Xiu waved his hand decisively, telling everyone to prepare.
“Yes!”
The many Generals turned and left.
Vickers came to his senses and hurried out.
After he left the combat room, he fearfully raised his wristband and began editing a message for Su Ming.
“Su Ming, something’s happened, something big!”
However, the message sent out was like a stone sinking into the sea.
He immediately tried to call Su Ming, but the call wouldn’t connect.
Vickers gritted his teeth and tapped his wristband a few times, and a message popped up.
“Activating remote encrypted communication.”
“Please enter the key for identity verification.”
Vickers immediately entered a complex key.
“Permission recognized.”
Vickers immediately edited the message.
“Legion Commander, the situation is out of control! Mo Xiu is preparing to launch a full-scale war…”
—
Dark Forest.
Wind Motion flew forward like a ghost.
In the central control room.
Timmy, Commander Su Ming, Hai Lan, and others gathered together, with a star map of the entire region displayed before them.
“It should be here.”
Timmy said with great certainty.
“The problem is, we haven’t seen the Red Rock marker left by the Scarlet Country!”
“Let alone Red Rock, there’s nothing else around here, not even a large meteor, let alone asteroids. All there is are those sandy nebulae.”
Rhein and others said in confusion.
This Red Rock is a unique type of rock from the Scarlet Country, of no intrinsic value and not very conspicuous, but precisely because of this, Prince Amis used it as a marker.
“Queen Hai Lan, do you know what’s going on?”
Timmy turned to Queen Hai Lan and asked.
Queen Hai Lan looked up at the starry sky displayed in the optical image and shook her head, replying.
“I don’t know what’s going on either.”
Hearing Queen Hai Lan’s words, Timmy and the others all turned to look at Commander Su Ming.
Commander Su Ming’s expression shifted as he spoke.
“The terrain here must have changed, causing the marker to disappear.”
“Commander Su Ming, what should we do now? The interference around here is quite strong, and Wind Motion’s scanning device is severely limited.”
Timmy asked calmly.
“It’s alright, as long as the General direction is correct. We’ll pilot our Mechas and spread out to search!”
Commander Su Ming decisively settled on a plan.
“Good, when do we start the operation?”
Rhein and the others immediately responded.
“No time to lose, let’s act immediately.”
Commander Su Ming replied without hesitation.
“Lord Su Ming, you must be careful.”
Queen Hai Lan worriedly instructed.
“Mmm.”
Commander Su Ming nodded slightly and led everyone towards the mobile platform.
Not long after.
Wind Motion’s rows of exit hatches opened.
Swish!
Commander Su Ming, piloting the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, was the first to rush out, followed by Rhein and the others.
“Everyone listen up, our mission this time is to search. Once you discover any abnormal situations or encounter monsters, immediately return to Wind Motion to report and request assistance, understand!”
Commander Su Ming instructed everyone.
“Understood!”
Rhein and the others responded.
“Also, don’t fly too far. Because once you fly too far, you will be completely lost in the death nebula and will never find your way back.”
Commander Su Ming then added, as this was the most terrifying part of the Dark Forest.
“Understood!”
“Disperse!”
Commander Su Ming manipulated his Mecha, raising his hand and waving.
Swish swish!
The many Mechas scattered like a swarm of bees, flying in all directions.
Commander Su Ming also controlled the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, and flew into the distance.
Several hours later.
Commander Su Ming, controlling the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, stopped and turned to look at the surrounding starry sky.
Patches of flowing black nebula came into view, but nothing else was seen.
Commander Su Ming frowned slightly and reached into his pocket, pulling out Little Gray.
Little Gray was sound asleep.
“Little Gray!”
Commander Su Ming called out to Little Gray.
However, Little Gray still showed no reaction, so he immediately grabbed Little Gray and shook it.
Little Gray groggily opened its eyes, looking blankly at Commander Su Ming.
Commander Su Ming said with a smile.
“Little Gray, it’s time to work. Can you help me find the Red Rock? You’ve seen it before.”
“Squeak squeak!”
Little Gray obediently nodded.
Commander Su Ming then opened the cockpit, and Little Gray’s entire body glowed with blue light as it flew out.
It flew for a while in the vast starry sky, then kept turning its head and looking around, revealing a hint of confusion.
Commander Su Ming looked at the motionless Little Gray, feeling a bit uneasy, sensing that it was acting somewhat unusually.
Normally, when he asked it to find something, it would quickly know the direction.
However, fortunately, Little Gray moved at this moment, flying forward.
Commander Su Ming immediately controlled his Mecha to follow.
As he followed Little Gray, he hadn’t flown far when Little Gray stopped, then turned and flew back.
Commander Su Ming patiently followed Little Gray.
More than ten hours later.
Little Gray flew back and forth across the starry sky, and Commander Su Ming, who was following behind, kept twitching the corner of his mouth.
He hadn’t expected this treasure to be so difficult to find, so much so that even Little Gray couldn’t find it.
“Phew!”
Commander Su Ming let out a soft breath, checked the time, and then controlled his Mecha to fly in front of Little Gray, then opened the cockpit.
Little Gray saw this and flew back.
“Squeak squeak.”
Little Gray squeaked at Commander Su Ming, feeling a bit guilty.
“It’s alright, we’ll search slowly. Let’s go back and rest first, and see how everyone else is doing.”
Commander Su Ming stroked Little Gray’s head, comforting it.
“Squeak squeak.”
Little Gray nodded.
Commander Su Ming then controlled his Mecha to return.
Not long after, Commander Su Ming returned his Mecha to Wind Motion.
When he parked his Mecha in its bay and opened the cockpit to jump out.
Rhein, Hai Lan, and the others all swarmed around him.
“Boss, you’re back. How was it? Did you find it?”
They asked expectantly.
“No, did you find anything?”
Commander Su Ming shook his head and replied.
“No, we searched the nearby starry sky, but let alone any planets, we didn’t even see a single meteor.”
Rhein reported with a sigh.
Hearing this, Commander Su Ming’s brows furrowed even tighter.
At this moment, Zhang Yi hesitated and asked.
“Queen Hai Lan, is there really a treasure here? You didn’t lie to us, did you?”
Hearing this, everyone looked up at Queen Hai Lan.
Although Zhang Yi’s words weren’t pleasant, it wasn’t impossible.
Queen Hai Lan shook her head and replied with certainty.
“I absolutely did not deceive any of you.”
“Madam Hai Lan, you don’t need to explain. I trust you! Everyone, let’s not waste energy on internal strife. The treasure definitely exists. Since we haven’t found it, it’s highly likely there’s a problem with one of the steps. What we need to do now is to find the treasure by all means possible.”
Su Ming interrupted Queen Hai Lan and said to everyone.
“Alright!”
Rhine and the others responded in unison.
“From now on, all search personnel will be divided into two groups, and we will search in shifts.”
Su Ming gave the order to everyone.
“Understood!”
Rhine and the others immediately responded.
Two days later.
Su Ming controlled the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, and searched the starry sky with Xiao Hui.
However, the situation was still very bleak. Xiao Hui seemed lost, flying around constantly.
Su Ming sighed helplessly, controlled the Mecha to fly over, and retrieved Xiao Hui.
Xiao Hui lowered his head and didn’t even bark.
“It’s alright.”
Su Ming comforted him, then controlled the Mecha to fly back, preparing to return for the shift change.
At this time, on the other side of the starry sky, Deng Yu was controlling the Third Generation Mecha, Azure Wing, on his way back. After he flew through a black nebula.
A slight ripple appeared on the surface of that black nebula, and a droplet-shaped Ling械, Phantasm Eye, embedded with a blue metal kindling and with metal cicada wings, emerged, locking onto the Azure Wing Mecha immediately.
“Hostile target detected.”
“Data analysis matching in progress.”
“Target Mecha is Federation’s Third Generation Mecha, Azure Wing.”
The next second, ripples spread across Ling械, Phantasm Eye’s entire body, and it re-entered stealth mode, silently following.
Several hours later.
Ling械, Phantasm Eye followed Deng Yu to the hiding place of the Wind Movement.
Deng Yu flew directly towards the Wind Movement’s entrance, and many Mechas were also returning, while numerous Mechas were flying out from the exit.
Ling械, Phantasm Eye stopped at a distance and comprehensively scanned the Wind Movement.
A red warning box popped up on the virtual interface.
“Warning: XSA-01 Type, Mechanical Octopus scanned.”
“Warning: Target is a bionic technology product of the Mechanical Race.”
“Warning: Security protocol XICS-6211 triggered.”
“Warning: Standard Level 4 battleship scanned!”
“Prompt: Danger report generated.”
“Prompt: Information being fed back to Vanguard Mechanical Fortress, Black Stone.”
“Prompt: Breakpoint information sent successfully.”
After Ling械, Phantasm Eye sent the reconnaissance information, it did not leave immediately but continued to observe from its position.
It watched the many Mechas constantly entering and exiting the ship, and was also very confused, unable to understand what humans were doing.
However, after Ling械, Phantasm Eye observed for a period, it locked onto the many Mechanical Octopuses covering the hull of the Wind Movement. The metal kindling instantly erupted, beginning to invade.
“Firewall cracking in progress.”
“Data parsing in progress.”
Ling械, Phantasm Eye prepared to silently take down the Mechanical Octopuses and then invade the ship.
Just then, a red prompt suddenly popped up.
“Data anomaly.”
Sizzle~
In an instant, all the Mechanical Octopuses attached to the hull of the Wind Movement turned red in their eyes and detached from the ship.
Inside the Wind Movement’s central control room.
A piercing alarm suddenly sounded, and red warning boxes popped up one by one.
“Warning: Mechanical Octopus number 01 disconnected.”
“Warning: Mechanical Octopus number 02 disconnected.”
Li Menghan and the others immediately screamed at Timmy in horror.
“General Timmy, the Mechanical Octopuses are out of control!”
“How is that possible?”
Timmy was also startled by the sudden change.
Just then, the Mechanical Octopuses that had detached from the Wind Movement suddenly flashed with red lightning arcs all over their bodies, exploding one by one.
Boom!
Countless fireworks rose.
At this moment, Su Ming, controlling the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, returned and happened to witness this scene, completely stunned.
Lines of red prompts popped up on Ling械, Phantasm Eye’s virtual screen.
“Warning: Counter-control failed.”
“Prompt: Exposure risk increasing, temporary retreat!”
Ling械, Phantasm Eye immediately turned and flew away.
Inside the central control room.
Li Menghan and the others looked at Timmy in panic.
“General Timmy, what’s going on? All the Mechanical Octopuses self-destructed.”
Timmy immediately reacted and gave orders.
“It’s the Mechanical Race. There must be Mechanical Race members nearby. Immediately sound the battle alarm!”
“Yes!”
Li Menghan and the others immediately responded.
At this moment, Su Ming’s communication directly cut in.
“Timmy, what happened?”
“We’ve been targeted by the Mechanical Race. The Mechanical Octopuses were counter-controlled.”
“Then why did they all self-destruct?”
“It should be that the counter-control backdoor was triggered, causing them to self-destruct.”
Timmy explained to Su Ming.
Su Ming’s face turned extremely dark after hearing this. This was truly over!
Such a large batch of Mechanical Octopuses were all gone. How was he going to explain this to Vickers? One must know, these Mechanical Octopuses were borrowed.
However, now was not the time to feel distressed. He immediately said to Timmy.
“Quick, notify everyone to return to the Wind Movement. It’s no longer safe here. We need to transfer immediately!”
“Alright!”
Timmy immediately responded.
The Mechanical Race is different from other alien races. When they discover enemies stronger than themselves, they usually upload information and gather large forces.
After a long while, once the last Iron Guard returned, the Wind Movement immediately set sail at full speed.
At this moment, Su Ming walked into the central control room.
“Commander Su Ming.”
Timmy and the others greeted him.
“Hmm, what’s the situation now?”
Su Ming asked with a serious expression.
“So far, no traces of the Mechanical Race have been scanned. Their stealth ability should exceed the Wind Movement’s scanning device. However, it’s also possible they have retreated, as after the counter-control failed, they were exposed and should have withdrawn.”
Timmy said to Su Ming.
“Hmm, I understand.”
Su Ming felt that Timmy’s words made a lot of sense.
“Boss, what should we do next?”
“We still haven’t found the treasure!”
“That’s right, and with the Mechanical Race appearing here, could the treasure have already been taken by them?”
Rhine and the others asked worriedly.
Su Ming’s expression changed for a moment, then he spoke.
“It’s not impossible. Let me think.”
Everyone quieted down, looking at Su Ming, waiting for his decision.
Soon, Su Ming made a decision and said to everyone.
“Everyone, don’t be nervous. The terrain here interferes with us greatly, and it’s also not friendly to the Mechanical Race. If we can’t find it, they might not be able to either. However, we can’t just sit here and wait. They are in the dark, and we are in the open, which is a great disadvantage. We must find the enemy now.”
“That makes sense. So, we’ll search with you?”
Rhine and the others said.
“No need. It’s more convenient for me to go alone, and it’s less likely to be ambushed.”
Su Ming said to Rhine and the others.
“Then, Boss, be careful.”
Rhine and the others clearly understood that Su Ming was right.
“Hmm, find a place to hide the Wind Movement and wait for me to return.”
After Su Ming finished speaking, he turned and left.
Shortly after, Su Ming, controlling the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, activated stealth mode and silently detached from the Wind Movement, flying towards the distant starry sky.
Su Ming was very cautious. He maximized the power of his scanning device and activated the optical imaging device, continuously observing various areas of the starry sky.
Ten hours passed in a blink of an eye, and Su Ming was starting to feel sleepy.
He hadn’t seen any trace of the Mechanical Race yet.
Just then, a metal insect, with thin metal wings and an insect-shaped body, flew out from a black nebula.
A small red dot immediately appeared on the scanning device screen, and a red warning box popped up.
“Warning Scan: Type III Elite Class, Mechanical Flying Insect.”
Upon seeing it, Su Ming’s eyes lit up, and he immediately controlled the Mecha to fly over, approaching little by little.
He wanted to test whether the opponent could detect him.
1000 kilometers!
500 kilometers!
500 meters!
Su Ming then controlled the Mecha to stop and carefully observed the Mechanical Flying Insect. The opponent showed no reaction at all, indicating it couldn’t detect him.
He immediately felt relieved and followed this Mechanical Flying Insect, flying back and forth in the starry sky.
Time passed bit by bit.
Seven hours later, this Mechanical Flying Insect stopped circling and flew in a straight line in one direction.
Su Ming immediately judged that this Mechanical Flying Insect was returning. By following it, he should be able to find their base camp.
He decisively controlled the Mecha to follow it closely.
Whoosh!
The two, one in front and one behind, passed through patches of grim black nebulae.
As time passed, Su Ming’s scanning device successively scanned several Mechanical Flying Insects, all of which were flying in one direction.
Su Ming’s nerves immediately tensed up, and he became extremely cautious.
At this moment, the Shadow Lord entered a black nebula, and a large red dot immediately popped up on the scanning device.
“Warning: Mechanical Race Vanguard Fortress, Black Stone, scanned.”
Su Ming immediately looked towards the distant starry sky.
He saw a cube-shaped fortress, a hundred kilometers long and wide, constructed from special black living metal, appearing in his vision.
Su Ming immediately controlled the Mecha to stop and observed the Black Stone Fortress from a distance.
Inside the Black Stone Fortress’s central control room.
A humanoid figure, tall and thin, entirely composed of strange gray metal, with a face like a metal mask, eyes emitting a cold blue glow, a third mechanical arm on its left shoulder, and a dark blue metal kindling embedded in its chest—the Mechanical Being, Sato—stood in front of the virtual projection screen.
At this moment, the virtual projection screen displayed images of the Mechanical Octopuses self-destructing.
Lines of analytical data code continuously scrolled and generated.
“I didn’t expect humans to master our race’s technology so quickly. This is a very dangerous signal.”
Sato muttered to himself, emitting a rough, synthetic mechanical sound.
Just then, a prompt suddenly popped up.
“Prompt: Optical device detected localized light source brightness anomaly.”
Sato turned his head and glanced at the prompt.
Whoosh!
An image frame popped up, displaying a pitch-black starry sky.
However, this starry sky did not appear to have any anomalies, and the scanning device did not capture any enemies.
At this moment, the scanning device began to repeatedly scan that area, and the displayed image continuously refreshed.
Once, twice, thrice…
At the seventy-sixth refresh, the outline of the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, suddenly appeared.
A piercing alarm immediately sounded.
“Warning: Pseudo V-generation Mecha scanned.”
“Matching database in progress.”
“Match failed, target???”
At this moment, Ling械, Phantasm Eye flew to Sato’s side and communicated with him.
“Should the Vanguard Fortress, Black Stone, be immediately activated into attack mode to launch an assault?”
“No need. I’ll deal with it myself. The Black Stone Fortress is yours.”
Sato emitted a rough, synthetic voice.
“Yes.”
Ling械, Phantasm Eye immediately replied.
Crack!
The metal ground beneath Sato’s feet immediately cracked open, and he floated downwards.
And in the hangar below the central control room, a humanoid black puppet Mecha was situated.
The entire Mecha was forty-five meters tall, with a metalized monster head, two tightly closed eyes, demon-like claws gripping two Super Particle Light Blades, and a black hieroglyphic symbol engraved on its chest, exuding a suffocating oppressive aura.
At this moment, the cockpit automatically split open, and Sato floated directly inside, sitting in the driver’s seat.
Crack!
Instantly, countless circuits extended out, piercing Sato’s head and body.
The metal kindling within Sato’s body immediately ignited.
Sizzle!
The ferocious eyes of the entire puppet Mecha instantly lit up.
Whoosh!
Sato controlled his body, suddenly erupting and charging out towards the exit.
In the starry sky.
Su Ming gazed at the Black Stone Fortress, his expression growing more solemn.
From its appearance alone, it was impossible to tell the fortress’s strength, but he dared not rashly go up and test it.
Just as Su Ming was indecisive.
Suddenly, gaps opened in the Black Stone Fortress, and Sato instantly rushed out, followed by swarms of Mechanical Flying Insects.
Immediately, Su Ming’s scanning device emitted a piercing alarm.
“Warning: Mechanical Race V-type Leader Class, Sato, scanned.”
“Not good, I’ve been exposed!”
Su Ming’s heart tightened abruptly, and he immediately reacted, controlling the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, to turn and flee.
At this moment, Sato immediately pursued Su Ming at full speed.
At this time, warning messages popped up in Su Ming’s eyes one by one.
“Warning: Target puppet Mecha body, original form is Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s High-tier Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Wind Prayer.”
When Su Ming saw the prompt message, his heart immediately sank to the bottom.
The original form was on the same level as his own Mecha, plus the Mechanical Race’s modifications and enhancements, fighting it would definitely be tough.
Thinking of this, Su Ming immediately went full power, turning into a stream of light and escaping.
“Ignorant!”
Sato looked at Su Ming, emitting a hoarse, synthetic voice, then burst with power, transforming into a stream of light and chasing after him.
Two streams of light chased each other in the starry sky, instantly leaving the swarms of Mechanical Flying Insects behind.
At this moment, as Su Ming fled, he watched the red dot displayed on the scanning device, and the distance between them continuously closed.
Sato instantly opened his mouth, accumulating a violent power.
Zzz!
A red energy beam filled with violent power accurately struck Su Ming.
Su Ming maneuvered the Shadow Lord to dodge.
Swish!
The red energy beam almost brushed past the Shadow Lord, streaking towards the distant star-filled sky.
At this moment, Sato’s eyes lit up, and he disappeared with a Light Speed Flash.
Su Ming immediately felt extreme danger, his pupils suddenly constricted, the entire world seemed to freeze, and he instantly captured Sato’s trace; the opponent was already close.
The next second, Sato appeared to Su Ming’s left, fiercely swinging a Super Particle Light Blade downwards.
Su Ming immediately twisted his mecha body and raised the scarlet long spear in his hand to block.
Clang!
The two weapons collided, and particles splattered.
A huge force acted upon the Shadow Lord, causing the entire mecha to involuntarily retreat.
At this moment, Sato’s eyes displayed one hundred and eighty attack calculations, and he immediately selected the optimal attack method.
“Vibration Slash!”
He fiercely charged towards the retreating Su Ming, swinging two Super Particle Light Blades at an extremely tricky angle towards Su Ming.
Su Ming was also quick, raising his scarlet long spear again, preparing to parry the opponent’s light blades.
Boom!
Suddenly, a huge vibrating force acted on Su Ming’s arm, and the weapon in his hand almost slipped.
Su Ming’s expression changed slightly, his mental power instantly erupted, and he disappeared into thin air with a Light Speed Flash.
Sato immediately turned his head to scan the surroundings, and analyses popped out from his eyes.
“Left probability 31%! Right probability 42%!”
He immediately adjusted his body to turn right.
As a result, Su Ming appeared on the left, thrusting a spear fiercely towards Sato.
At this moment, Sato turned his head to look at Su Ming, and his eyes instantly lit up.
The energy barrier instantly expanded!
Clang!
The scarlet long spear pierced the energy barrier, causing the entire barrier to twist to some extent.
At this moment, Sato released dozens of circular metal floating cannons from his entire body.
Upon seeing this, Su Ming’s expression immediately changed slightly!
Swish, swish!
These circular metal floating cannons shot dense beams of light at Su Ming.
Su Ming immediately activated the GN Field Barrier.
Sizzle, sizzle~
Light beam particles continuously splattered, and the strength of the entire GN Field Barrier rapidly decreased.
At this moment, Sato attacked Su Ming head-on, swinging two Super Particle Light Blades, striking Su Ming one after another.
Su Ming continuously blocked with his long spear.
And those floating cannons continued to shoot beams of light at Su Ming.
Bang!
The GN Field Barrier instantly shattered, and the entire Shadow Lord paused slightly.
Sato decisively seized the opportunity and mercilessly slashed.
Su Ming hastily retreated to dodge, but he didn’t completely avoid it.
Rip!
His chest was cut.
At this moment, all those floating cannons locked onto Su Ming, frantically accumulating energy.
Seeing this, Su Ming decisively opened the launch port, ejected a Wind Aoi, and then disappeared with a Light Speed Flash.
Boom!
A dazzling sun rose, directly engulfing Sato and all those floating cannons.
The next second, Su Ming appeared in the distant star-filled sky.
Su Ming didn’t hesitate for a moment, decisively controlling his mecha to turn and flee.
At this moment, Sato rushed out of the explosion, transforming into a stream of light, heading straight for the fleeing Su Ming.
The distance between them rapidly shortened.
Su Ming sensed danger and decisively turned to raise the long spear in his hand to block!
Clang!
The two collided again.
Sato suppressed Su Ming, pushing him forward, directly crashing into a nebula composed of black dust.
Instantly, both entered a large asteroid field.
Su Ming was also stunned when he saw the surrounding asteroids.
“Squeak, squeak!”
Little Ash immediately cried out excitedly.
Su Ming immediately reacted, showing a look of ecstasy, and decisively activated overclocking mode.
On the virtual operation interface, a series of prompts immediately popped up.
“Overclocking mode activated!”
“Power output increased by 40%!”
The entire Shadow Lord’s power output instantly reached its peak, and its eyes turned crimson.
The mecha, which had been suppressed and continuously retreating, immediately stabilized.
Su Ming thrust his spear forcefully, sweeping Sato away.
Boom!
Sato directly smashed through one asteroid after another.
However, he quickly stabilized his body and did not suffer much damage from it.
Su Ming gazed at Sato, his expression becoming more and more solemn; this guy was truly not easy to deal with.
But at this moment, a strong killing intent appeared in Su Ming’s eyes; he had no time to waste with it here.
Su Ming controlled the Shadow Lord, transforming into a black stream of light, attacking Sato with a destructive aura.
“Light Assault!”
Sato also went all out, meeting Su Ming without showing weakness.
The moment the two intersected.
Sato instantly activated the metal kindling, and the entire puppet mecha’s body lit up with twisted patterns, erupting with dazzling light, its power instantly surging, and he swung the Super Particle Light Blade with full force, savagely slashing towards Su Ming’s cockpit.
Su Ming didn’t dodge, thrusting his spear forcefully towards Sato’s chest, as if intending to perish together.
Seeing this, Sato immediately twisted his body to avoid the vital point, and his attack also went awry.
At this moment, Su Ming decisively activated the energy barrier.
Instantly, the two passed each other, stopping at the same time.
Crack!
Sato’s left arm joint instantly broke directly.
However, Sato immediately unleashed his power, and metal tentacles extended from the broken gap in his left shoulder, attempting to repair it.
Just as it was about to connect,
Boom~
A positive ion beam struck, precisely hitting Sato’s left arm, and exploding.
The entire left arm exploded and flew away.
Sato immediately raised his head and stared at Su Ming.
At this moment, Su Ming controlled the Shadow Lord to unleash its power, charging towards Sato again with full force.
Seeing the situation reverse, Sato decisively controlled his mecha to turn and flee.
“No way you’re running.”
Su Ming glanced at the remaining time for overclocking, then went all out to chase after him.
The two, one in front and one behind, flew out of the black nebula composed of dust.
Su Ming continuously accelerated his pursuit, closing the distance little by little, and it looked like he was about to catch up.
At this moment, a black warning box suddenly popped up.
“Warning: High-intensity energy attack detected.”
Su Ming’s expression drastically changed, and he looked up at the distant star-filled sky.
He saw that the vanguard-class fortress, Blackstone, deformed its cube-like body, its center sinking like a vortex, revealing a void, and shooting a red light pillar filled with destructive power towards Su Ming.
“Light Speed Flash!”
Su Ming’s mental power erupted again, controlling his mecha to disappear.
Swish!
The red light pillar obliquely covered the entire area.
The next second, Su Ming controlled the Shadow Lord to appear in the distance, looking up at the Blackstone fortress.
He saw Sato fly to the fortress that was coming to meet him, turn to look at Su Ming, and a red light flashed in his eyes.
The Blackstone fortress immediately opened countless honeycomb-shaped exit points all over its body, and hundreds of thousands of dense Mechanical Flying Insects swarmed out, sweeping past Sato and charging towards Su Ming.
Su Ming’s expression drastically changed, and he decisively controlled his mecha to turn and run.
Inside the central control room of the Wind Movement.
Hai Lan looked at the time on her wristband, asking very uneasily,
“Commander Su Ming, why isn’t he back yet? Is he alright?”
“Don’t worry, the boss will definitely be fine. He’s probably delayed by something.”
“That’s right, he alone once turned the Imperial Army upside down. Even if he’s facing the Mechanical Race now, it’s not a big problem. If he really can’t win, he can still run away.”
Rhine and others had great confidence in Su Ming.
At this moment, a prompt popped up on the operation screen.
“Prompt: Received Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord’s boarding request!”
“General, Commander Su Ming is back.”
Li Menghan immediately reported.
“Quick, open the entrance.”
Timmy immediately gave the order.
Rhine and others were overjoyed upon hearing this, saying,
“Boss, he’s finally back.”
A short while later.
The central control room door opened, and Su Ming walked in with a serious expression.
“Boss.”
Rhine and others immediately came forward to greet him.
“Hmm, everyone come over, we’re having a combat meeting.”
Su Ming replied with a serious expression.
“Alright!”
Rhine and others immediately responded.
Su Ming and the others all walked to the small conference table in the corner of the central control room.
“Commander Su Ming, what’s the situation now?”
Timmy asked with a solemn expression.
“The situation is not very optimistic. I found the Mechanical Race’s lair here. They have quite a few troops, and their main fortress is also very strong! And the worst part is, I found a suspicious area, and the treasure might be in there, but that area is too close to the Mechanical Race’s fortress.”
Su Ming said with great difficulty.
“Then what should we do?”
Rhine and others looked at Su Ming very nervously.
Su Ming’s expression changed for a moment, then he said to everyone,
“To explore that area, we must annihilate this Mechanical Race force.”
“Can we beat them?”
“They have a lot of troops, but we still have some nuclear mines, which can clear the field. We should still have some confidence in eliminating them! And doing so also has an advantage: if the treasure falls into the hands of the Mechanical Race, we can still take it back.”
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go for them!”
Rhine and others replied without any fear.
“Wait, currently my information is limited, and I’m not sure if there are other Mechanical Race forces nearby. Therefore, when we go for them, we must be fast, otherwise, unforeseen circumstances may arise.”
“Understood.”
“Then without further ado, immediately fill my mecha with nuclear mines, and we’ll depart right away.”
Su Ming gave the order with a serious expression.
“Yes!”
Timmy and the others immediately responded.
Several hours later, Su Ming led Rhine and others and the Wind Movement directly into the star-filled sky where the Blackstone fortress was entrenched.
But when he looked, the entire star-filled sky was empty, with nothing there.
“Boss, is this the place?”
“Why isn’t there even a ghost?”
Rhine and others asked in the public communication channel with great confusion.
“They must have run away!”
Su Ming said after a moment of contemplation.
“That’s great.”
Rhine and others said excitedly.
“Let’s go, let’s hurry and dig for the treasure, lest we delay too long and complications arise.”
Su Ming immediately gave the order to Rhine and others.
Although the Mechanical Race had retreated, there was no guarantee when they would make a comeback.
“Yes!”
Rhine and others immediately responded.
Su Ming turned and led everyone towards the nebula composed of black dust.
Soon, they passed through the thick nebula and arrived at a large asteroid field.
Rhine and others maneuvered their mechas to fly out one after another.
“Spread out and search!”
Su Ming gave the order.
“Yes!”
Rhine and others immediately responded.
At this moment, Little Ash squeaked at Su Ming. Seeing this, Su Ming opened the cockpit and said,
“Go, Little Ash.”
Little Ash flew out happily.
Su Ming controlled his mecha to follow Little Ash.
Little Ash led Su Ming deeper, and soon it flew to a floating red rock, excitedly squeaking.
Su Ming glanced at it; it was indeed red rock, so this was the place.
He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and signaled Little Ash to find the planet.
Little Ash then continued to fly forward.
Su Ming and Little Ash passed through clusters of asteroids.
Several hours later, several bare, inconspicuous planets in the distant star-filled sky came into view.
The surfaces of these planets were riddled with holes, like a piece of cheese.
Little Ash flew to the surface of one of the planets, and facing a protruding red rock, it continuously emitted special chirping sounds.
Su Ming immediately opened the communication channel and notified everyone,
“Everyone, I found it, everyone come over immediately!”
“Really!”
“On our way!”
Rhine and others replied excitedly.
A moment later, the Wind Movement and Rhine and others all gathered.
Everyone looked at the riddled planet in front of them and were also stunned, asking in confusion,
“How did these planets become like this?”
“If I’m not mistaken, this should have been done by Prince Amis. But he hid the item in a place he had dug before, to cover his tracks.”
Su Ming glanced at it, saying in a deep voice.
This Prince Amis was also not a simple character; his thoughts were so meticulous.
“So that’s how it is!”
“Alright, enough about that. Everyone follow me up and search. Be careful when searching.”
Su Ming said to everyone.
“Understood!”
Rhine and others said excitedly.
“Alright, disperse!”
Su Ming waved his hand, and everyone scattered towards the planet.
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