Chapter 1 The Latest Chapter

At this moment, on the intensely fought battlefield, Xia Weiya, piloting the Future Envoy, was locked in a fierce battle with a VI-type, General-class Heterogeneous · Bone-Eater · Negative God Cell Infected.

Xia Weiya skillfully maneuvered her mech, evading the sharp claws and snapping jaws at high speed.

Her eyes were remarkably calm as she wielded her spear, repeatedly slamming it against the same spot on the Bone-Eater.

The surface of the Bone-Eater’s massive body was covered in extremely tough bone, which quickly succumbed to the heavy blows and shattered, revealing the scarlet soft tissue beneath.

Unfortunately, the Negative God Cell-infected Bone-Eater felt no pain and showed no fear of death. It roared, and countless spikes shot out from its body.

Xia Weiya's nerves tensed, and she dodged the attack with a Lightspeed Flicker, creating some distance.

She gazed at the Bone-Eater, a monstrous beast thousands of meters tall, with an ape-like body, bony wings on its back, and Negative God Cells bulging all over its body. Her expression grew even more solemn.

Although the monster before her had lost its mind and possessed little intelligence, posing no significant threat to her, the Negative God Cells granted it terrifying vitality. She didn’t know how long it would take to wear it down.

Meanwhile, frantic voices echoed through the communication channel.

“K39 defense zone, V-type Hero-class Kijuu (large creature) detected! Requesting mobile unit support for interception!”

“M21 defense zone, V-type Fortress-class Zerg Nest detected! Requesting fire support!”

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Listening to the real-time exchanges on the public communication channel, Xia Weiya’s expression grew graver. The situation was terrible.

Just then, a notification popped up in front of her.

“Receiving communication request from Black and White Limit Fortress.”

Xia Weiya raised an eyebrow. While continuing to fight, she connected the call.

“What is it?”

“Lady Xia Weiya, our defense zone has detected a VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast · Negative God Cell Infected. Please help us restrain it and draw its attention so we can counterattack.”

“What did you say? Another one?”

Xia Weiya’s lips twitched. They hadn't even taken down the two they already had.

“Yes.”

“Damn it, I understand.”

After replying, Xia Weiya hung up the call and issued orders to the officers assisting her.

“You hold off this Bone-Eater. I’m going to support the Black and White Limit Fortress.”

“Yes!”

The surrounding Pseudo-V generation pure mechanical mechs · Shadow Mechs also braced themselves and agreed.

Xia Weiya turned and piloted the Future Envoy towards the VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast in the distance.

Similar shifts were playing out across the battlefield.

With the increasing number of high-level monsters appearing, the Star Ring City’s elite forces were struggling to cope and were becoming somewhat overwhelmed. A major reason for this situation was the loss of over half of the Royal Order’s Twelve Knights; too many experts had been lost in previous battles.

Inside the Star Ring City command center,

Icarus sat elegantly on her throne, her cold eyes surveying the entire battlefield.

Qing Gui (Blue Devil), standing beside her, continued to report.

“A third VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast has been detected in the direction of the Black and White Limit Fortress.”

“Two additional VI-type Negative God Cell Infected monsters have been detected in the Magic Cube Fortress defense zone. Requesting solo support.”

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“Colonel Habick KIA.”

“Lieutenant Colonel Zhou Lu KIA.”

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Icarus watched as the portraits of individual soldiers turned gray, her eyes growing colder.

At that moment, real-time images appeared, showing Royal Order Knight · Ailu and numerous generals being suppressed by high-level monsters.

Xia Weiya, who was trying to restrain the VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast, was also in dire straits.

The Combined Beast unleashed a barrage of light beam attacks on Xia Weiya, who was tossed about like a small boat in a storm, in danger of capsizing at any moment.

The entire battlefield situation was becoming increasingly precarious.

Suddenly, the entire Star Ring City shuddered violently.

The operator reported with extreme urgency.

“Hit by a VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast! Energy shield strength decreased by sixteen percent!”

*Pa*~

Icarus slammed her hand on the armrest and stood up.

Seeing Icarus rise, everyone quickly said, “Lady Icarus, please calm down. We’ll speed up our efforts to take down that Combined Beast.”

“No need. Maintain the situation. I’ll handle it myself.”

After speaking, Icarus headed straight outside, leaving everyone staring at each other in bewilderment.

.......

A few minutes later, a terrifying purple-gold beam shot out and flew directly towards the VI-type General-class · Bone-Eater, which was wreaking havoc.

The Bone-Eater swung its sharp claws, easily tearing apart a Shadow Mech.

Ignoring the dense barrage of fire, it opened its mouth and unleashed a scarlet beam, sweeping across the area.

Entire squads of mechs were wiped out.

Frantic voices echoed through the public channel.

“No, we can’t hold out.”

“We have to hold out, even if we can’t! Lady Xia Weiya has gone to restrain the Combined Beast. We can only rely on ourselves now.”

“Brothers, for the Star Ring City, we must hold on, even if it means death!”

“Yes!”

......

Tragic voices echoed through the public channel as Shadow and Night Guard mechs fearlessly charged forward.

But the reality was cruel; one by one, the mechs attempting to block the Bone-Eater were destroyed.

Just as everyone was despairing, a purple-gold beam came hurtling towards them.

The VI-type General-class · Bone-Eater turned its head and instantly deployed an AT-Field barrier.

The purple beam pierced through the barrier and struck the Bone-Eater’s chest, passing straight through and reappearing behind it.

The next moment, the huge, ferocious VI-type General-class · Bone-Eater cracked all over, and with a wail, it plunged towards the ground.

That purple light was none other than Icarus, piloting the VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Progenitor Worm · Haludis.

Seeing the mech appear, the surviving officers shouted with excitement.

“Lady Icarus!”

“Lady Icarus has joined the battle!”

“There’s hope for us!”

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After dealing with the VI-type Bone-Eater, Icarus transformed into a terrifying streak of light and sped away.

Meanwhile, Xia Weiya, piloting the Future Envoy, was struggling to evade a barrage of bloody tentacles, while streams of light bombarded the surface of its force field, trying to draw its attention as much as possible.

She continuously urged Commander Nan Qi in the communication channel.

“Hurry up with the fire support!”

“The main cannon is still charging. It’s not that fast! Hold on a little longer!”

Nan Qi replied, his voice hoarse with urgency.

“Damn it!”

Xia Weiya could only grit her teeth and try to hold on. She felt like she was going crazy. To ensure the restraining effect, she couldn't stray too far from the monster.

Just then, countless boils on the body of the VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast suddenly swelled up.

Seeing this, Xia Weiya’s heart clenched. She instinctively felt extreme danger and desperately tried to create distance.

But it was too late. The next moment, the boils burst open one by one, and countless disgusting bloody mists spread out like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

Instantly, the numerous monsters gathered around that came into contact with the bloody mist had their eyes turned even more red as their biological reactions skyrocketed.

They went berserk and attacked Xia Weiya, while the Future Envoy was also enveloped in the bloody mist, turning its vision scarlet.

Red alert boxes popped up one after another.

“Warning, the mech’s surface is being contaminated and corroded.”

......

At this point, Xia Weiya couldn't care less about the alerts. She desperately controlled the mech, relying on her combat instincts to wield her spear and destroy the berserk monsters closing in.

At the same time, she maneuvered the mech backward, trying to escape the area of the bloody mist.

Just then, a red tentacle silently extended from the bloody mist and wrapped around the Future Envoy’s foot.

“Crap!”

Xia Weiya’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately swung her spear to sever the binding tentacle.

But it was too late. The next moment, a blanket of bloody tentacles surged toward Xia Weiya.

*Ka!*

In an instant, all the bloody tentacles were severed.

The VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Haludis, a powerful figure, materialized in front of Xia Weiya.

“Lady Icarus!”

Xia Weiya said in a daze.

Icarus did not respond to Xia Weiya. She simply piloted the VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Haludis straight toward the Combined Beast, and the bloody mist dispersed wherever it passed. As it approached, Icarus raised the Godslayer Spear in her hand and slammed it against the VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast’s force field, unleashing a terrifying shockwave.

The entire force field instantly shattered.

Xia Weiya was stunned by the sight.

“So strong!”

The VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast · Negative God Cell Infected seemed to sense danger and abruptly turned its massive body to face Icarus. Countless boils writhed rapidly across its body, and countless polluted blood streaks appeared on its surface before cracking open to reveal a bottomless maw.

The entire red maw crackled with lightning.

*Buzz*!

A beam of destructive dark red light shot out towards Icarus.

“Lady Icarus, be careful!”

Xia Weiya shouted anxiously.

The VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Haludis twisted its body and disappeared, dodging the devastating attack.

The next moment, the VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Haludis appeared in front of the Combined Beast’s face, almost touching it.

Countless monsters inside the VI-type Planet-class Fortress · Combined Beast’s body wailed and roared as its head split open into a mouth as vast as an abyss, and bit down directly on the VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Haludis.

At that moment, Icarus piloted the VI generation Star Lord-class Biological Mech · Haludis and transformed into a purple-gold beam, plunging into its mouth.

Xia Weiya’s heart leaped into her throat as she watched, barely daring to breathe.

Seconds later, a purple beam shot straight through the VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast’s body, leaving a horrifying hole.

The Combined Beast let out a pained wail.

Icarus turned the mech to face the Combined Beast, raised the golden spear in her hand, and unleashed a dazzling light of annihilation that enveloped the mech.

Rings of light swept towards the Combined Beast, obliterating large portions of its body.

The VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast let out a sorrowful scream.

Icarus’s eyes flashed with a cold glint as the mech turned into a world-destroying beam and pierced through the Combined Beast once more.

The enormous Combined Beast exploded, scattering countless pieces of flesh.

Watching this scene, Xia Weiya's pale face was filled with excitement. This powerful monster was like paper in front of Lady Icarus.

After dealing with the Combined Beast, Icarus charged toward other areas of the battlefield, mowing down the high-level monsters like she was slicing vegetables.

The entire battlefield situation instantly reversed 180 degrees.

Buserlei, Leot, Klyshia, and others from the Immortal Empire, who were guarding the T1 defense zone, were stunned as they watched Icarus wreaking havoc.

The Federal and other national forces were also greatly encouraged.

The entire public communication channel was filled with soldiers roaring with high morale.

“Brothers, follow Lady Icarus and kill!”

“Kill! Victory is ours!”

.......

All of Star Ring City’s forces launched a powerful counterattack.

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On the other side, the Narshen, led by Kavisar, was fleeing like a stray dog.

Behind it trailed an endless swarm of monsters, with a VI-type Fortress-class · Combined Beast · Negative God Cell Infected bringing up the rear.

Inside the command center, Kavisar sat in the commander’s chair, his face exceptionally gloomy.

Bai Li (White Lily) kept reporting the situation.

“Pope, the situation is getting worse and worse. There are monsters everywhere, and our people are suffering heavy casualties. And there’s a VI-type Combined Beast chasing us. At this rate, we’ll all be finished sooner or later.”

Kavisar’s eyes flickered as he listened to Bai Li’s report. Then, he spoke.

“Then accelerate our escape.”

“But if we do that, half of our ships won’t be able to keep up,” Bai Li cautioned, slightly stunned.

“I don’t want to do this either. I’m very sad, but there’s really no choice. I believe they wouldn’t want to burden us either, right?” Kavisar turned to Bai Li and gave her a radiant smile.

“Yes, sir,” Bai Li replied quickly.

The Narshen then increased its engine power and accelerated forward.

The other ships following it hastily accelerated to keep up, but the 5th-level and lower battleships simply weren’t fast enough.

They were quickly left behind, and the trailing monsters surrounded them, attacking them greedily.

Cries for help echoed through the communication channel.

“Pope, wait! Save us!”

“Pope, wait for us!”

......

However, Kavisar acted as if he didn’t hear anything. Sacrificing a limb to save the body was the most basic of tactics.

Standing in the corner, Enoch and the others had increasingly stiff expressions and growing unease in their hearts.

They had been looking for an opportunity to escape Kavisar, but there was never a chance. If they kept following this madman, something bad would happen sooner or later.

Lulawi moved his lips slightly and said, “Lord Enoch, what should we do now?”

Xiao Jie (Sean Jay) added, “If we keep going like this, we’ll all be played to death.”

Enoch narrowed his eyes and whispered, “Don’t worry. I have a plan. You’ll find out later.”

“Okay.”

Xiao Jie and the others exchanged glances and nodded.

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Inside the Zero Star Region,

Su Mo and the others stared at the crippled mechs and fortresses, speechless for a long time.

Everything had changed so suddenly that it felt unreal.

The guardians who had been fighting desperately just moments ago had all followed their king.

Perhaps this was faith, and the tragedy of an era coming to an end.

“Lamentable, tearful, regrettable, commendable...”

Just then, the old man’s hoarse voice echoed through the public communication channel.

“Clean up the battlefield. Recover all the mechs to the Scourge of Calamity.”

“Yes!”

Everyone present responded.

Kolett volunteered and asked, “Sir, should I lead a team to scout the fortress in advance, just in case there are any problems?”

“Sir, we can scout ahead too,” Attick and the others added.

“Tch, you were all running away during the battle, but you’re quick to fight for the benefits,” Katuer sneered.

“We never ran away. It’s just that the enemies were too strong, and we had no choice but to adopt a restraining strategy. Unlike you, who blindly charged in knowing you couldn’t win and got knocked down in a few hits,” Kolett retorted, twisting the knife while he was at it.

“You!”

Katuer was infuriated.

“Enough. After recovering the mechs, return to the Scourge of Calamity and await my orders. Until then, no one is allowed to approach or enter the fortress without permission,” the old man said.

“Yes.”

Everyone fell silent for a moment, then responded.

Su Mo was somewhat surprised by the old man’s orders. He had thought the old man would be eager to enter the fortress, but he had restrained himself.

This wasn’t a bad thing, though. At least they could rest and catch their breath.

Thinking this, Su Mo temporarily put those thoughts aside and asked Xiao Shi.

“Xiao Shi, are you alright?”

“I’m fine. The final attack didn’t damage my core. Instead of me, you should be more concerned about your own body. What’s going on with your body? Why did you deify?”

“I don’t know. It just happened,” Su Mo said with a wry smile.

“Are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

“Now that you mention it, I don’t seem to be feeling unwell anywhere. In fact, I feel even better than before. Normally, after such strenuous combat, the negative energy pollution on my body should be even worse.”

“Let’s go back to the ship and ask the old man,” Xiao Shi said to Su Mo, unable to figure out what was going on.

“Alright,” Su Mo replied.

Before long, Su Mo piloted the battered VI generation biological mech back to the Scourge of Calamity’s hangar.

As soon as Su Mo jumped out of the cockpit, he saw Anasen carefully transferring the paralyzed old man from the cockpit of the Mad Eye Rein Hawk to a specially made wheelchair.

He immediately walked over to the old man.

At this moment, Kolett and the others, who had returned, also gathered around the old man.

“Sir, are you alright?” everyone asked with concern.

Although the old man looked like a candle in the wind, he forced himself to reply, “I’m fine. Not dead yet.”

Hearing the old man’s words, everyone’s expressions subtly changed, but they quickly returned to normal.

Seeing so many people present, Su Mo didn’t want to ask the old man directly.

At this time, the Godslayer Mech, the Apostles of God, and other mechs were being collected.

The old man said hoarsely to Anasen, “Take me to see that Godslayer Mech.”

“Yes!” Anasen pushed the old man towards the Godslayer.

Su Mo and the others followed, and soon everyone arrived in front of the Godslayer Mech.

Everyone stared at the battle-scarred mech, their eyes filled with deep longing.

They had a deep understanding of how powerful this mech was.

The old man looked at the mech and said hoarsely, “Have the mechanics inspect it.”

“Yes!” Anasen replied immediately.

Soon, several high-level mechanics climbed up and began to systematically inspect the Godslayer Mech.

Seeing this, Kolett narrowed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.

Before long, the mechanics came down, looking extremely nervous, and spoke hesitantly.

“Sir.”

“What is it?” the old man asked hoarsely.

“This mech can’t be used,” the mechanics replied, steeling themselves.

“Bullshit! How can it not be used? This mech may be heavily damaged, but it shouldn’t be unusable. Take a closer look,” Katuer said angrily.

“Lord Katuer, please let us explain. We’re not saying that the mech is broken, but that we can’t use it. This mech wasn’t built with a cockpit suitable for humans. There’s only a very small control center, barely big enough to fit a baby,” the lead mechanic explained quickly.

“What are you saying? No cockpit?” Su Mo and the others were also shocked.

Katuer and the others immediately rushed to the other mechs. They inspected the surviving Apostles of God and God Guards · Modified.

They returned with dark faces.

Seeing their expressions, Su Mo immediately understood.

The old man coughed and asked hoarsely, “Can it be modified?”

“Yes, sir. With our technology, it’s not a problem, but it will require enough time and resources, since these mechs are very advanced,” the mechanics replied quickly.

“Store them all in Storage Vault 1 and modify them later,” the old man ordered hoarsely.

“Yes!” everyone responded.

Hearing this result, Kolett’s lips curled into an imperceptible smile.

“Sir, what do we do next?” Attick asked quickly.

Katuer and the others also focused their attention on the old man.

The old man was silent for several seconds before saying hoarsely, “Everyone, gather your men. In one hour, the Scourge of Calamity will dock with the VI-type Fortress · God’s Forbidden Zone. You will follow me to take control of the fortress.”

“Yes!”

Hearing the old man’s orders, Attick and the others revealed expressions of excitement. After so much effort, it was finally time to reap the rewards.

They went to gather their men.

Soon, only Su Mo remained.

“Master…”

Su Mo began, but the old man interrupted him.

“We’ll talk later. You go gather your men too,” the old man said hoarsely.

“Okay.”

Seeing what the old man said, Su Mo didn’t say anything more.

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One hour later, the Ancient Legendary-class Star Destroyer · Scourge of Calamity approached the VI-type Planet-class Fortress · God’s Forbidden Zone. Its boarding entrance lined up with a damaged breach in the fortress.

The old man and the others entered the interior of God’s Forbidden Zone through the breach. The inside was unusually quiet.

Aside from the emergency lights, it was clear that all other equipment seemed to have stopped functioning.

“Sir, this fortress seems to have stopped running. We estimate we’ll have to go to the control room first, but it might be a bit of a hassle. The bulkheads here should all be closed,” Anasen said respectfully.

“Leave that to us,” Katuer and the others volunteered.

“No need. Su Mo,” the old man said hoarsely.

“Here!” Su Mo replied immediately.

“Have your optical brain (referring to Xiao Shi) follow the cut lines in the walls and penetrate into the fortress to gain control of the fortress,” the old man said without hesitation.

“Yes!”

Su Mo paused slightly, then replied.

The next moment, Xiao Shi detached from Su Mo’s body and floated towards the damaged wall.

Seeing the Creator · Devourer, Kolett’s eyes flashed with envy. He knew that he was supposed to be the next controller of this optical brain.