Chapter 156 Collision

A hideous beam of light sliced through the sky above the sea and crashed heavily onto the boundary tower barrier outside the bronze palace.

The air twisted, and the transparent barrier trembled violently, the point of impact caving inward.

But… it ultimately blocked the laser cannon attack from the Wall of Burning Steel.

The bronze palace had begun accelerating from a distance of 20 kilometers. Now, it had reached its peak velocity and could strike Berserkwind Island in a matter of seconds.

Among the six miracle buildings, the bronze palace wasn't particularly large, ranking only as medium in size.

If categorized by size, from largest to smallest, they would be the Ocean Apostle's Continental Ark, the Earth Apostle's Triangular Tower, the Night Apostle's Giant City, the Gale Apostle's Babel Tower, the Bronze Palace, and finally the Sky Apostle's Sky Castle.

The bronze palace was only the second smallest of the six miracle buildings, its overall size significantly smaller than Berserkwind Island, accounting for less than one percent of the island's total area.

However, even at this size, its immense velocity generated a terrifying amount of potential energy!

Like certain meteorites or asteroids, whose size pales in comparison to that of Blue Star, the velocity at which they travel can generate an impact force capable of severely damaging Blue Star, easily wiping out all life on it!

While the bronze palace's velocity wasn't as high as that of asteroids in a vacuum, it was still around 2.3 times the speed of sound.

The size of the bronze palace, combined with this velocity, meant that a direct collision with Berserkwind Island... while it wouldn't instantly cause the island to disintegrate, the terrifying impact force could collapse many of the island's buildings and trigger a devastating earthquake!

Thanks to the Trailblazer Legion's early warning, Berserkwind Island's logistical personnel had long since boarded aircraft and ascended into the sky.

These non-combatants, the families of the Trailblazer Legion, couldn't withstand such a terrifying shockwave. Remaining on the ground would mean instant death.

The bronze palace surged forward, sweeping up the sea waves with irresistible force.

It drew ever closer to Berserkwind Island.

The Wall of Burning Steel's beams had already fired three times in succession, the protective barrier outside the bronze palace teetering precariously, on the verge of shattering.

*Zheng!*

When the bronze palace reached a position two kilometers outside Berserkwind Island, with the final shot from the Wall of Burning Steel, beams of light bombarded the bronze palace. Simultaneously, a large number of mecha warriors on Berserkwind Island surged out like cannonballs.

They spread their arms, their propulsion engines roaring as they lunged towards the bronze palace, easily bypassing the boundary tower barrier that could block all optical weaponry, making direct contact with the hull of the bronze palace!

*Pa!*

*Pa!*

The mecha warriors pushed with their arms, pressing their entire bodies firmly against the bronze palace's hull, the energy output bars on their chests reaching their peak in an instant!

Fifty mecha warriors were using this method to reduce the speed of the bronze palace, weakening its impact force!

The mecha warriors, standing at a height of 50 meters, resembled giants with immense strength, the kings of single-unit combat on Berserkwind Island.

Yet, in the face of the bronze palace, the mecha warriors still seemed somewhat frail.

The propulsion engines on their lower backs roared, providing them with tremendous forward thrust, but still failing to completely negate the bronze palace's forward momentum.

*Boom, boom, boom!*

The propulsion engines on the lower backs of several mecha warriors exploded directly, having been pushed beyond their limits, unable to withstand such intense operation.

Those mecha warriors whose propulsion engines had exploded instantly entered a state of detonation, engulfed in raging flames, detonating the energy crystals in their chests at the peak of their performance.

*Dong!*

A terrifying explosion erupted around the outer perimeter of the bronze palace, the massive shockwave unleashing itself entirely on the hull of the bronze palace.

Then came the second explosion, the third…

All the way to the seventh.

Seven mecha warriors used such an extreme method of self-destruction to create a terrifying counter-force, forcibly offsetting one-third of the bronze palace's speed!

But this was the limit.

The bronze palace hurtled forward with a howl, carrying with it a towering wave nearly a hundred meters high!

Before the eyes of everyone on Berserkwind Island, it collided violently with the northernmost part of the island!

Words could not describe the scene…

It was as if Pangu roared when splitting the heavens and earth. Immediately afterwards, the entire land shook violently, and raging waves crashed onto the island!

The point of impact on the island crumbled instantly, the bronze palace acting like an icebreaker, completely crushing the edge of Berserkwind Island!

Boulders the size of trucks flew through the air, and countless huge, hideous cracks spread wildly from the point of impact towards the interior of the island!

The terrifying shockwave made everyone near the point of impact feel as if they had been struck by lightning, their minds blank.

Some, more severely affected, suffered ruptured internal organs and broken bones on the spot, coughing up blood!

*Pa, pa, pa!*

Inside Berserkwind Island, the tall buildings swayed madly, and glass began to shatter!

*Boom, boom, boom!*

Like an ancient wild bull, the bronze palace was virtually indestructible after colliding with the edge of Berserkwind Island. The island body continued to shatter before it until, after ten seconds, its forward momentum was completely exhausted and it came to a halt!

Dust filled the sky, and turbulent seawater surged madly towards the interior of the Wall of Burning Steel.

When designing the defenses of Berserkwind Island, Li Tianran didn't directly set up fortifications along the island's outermost edge. Even the Wall of Burning Steel was positioned on the "middle and outer perimeter" of Berserkwind Island. Outside the Wall of Burning Steel, between it and the sea, Li Tianran had deliberately left a flat land area of nearly five kilometers.

Initially, this flat land area was intended as a land battlefield, a buffer zone to guard against the impact of sea beasts.

And as it turned out, Li Tianran's decision was correct.

During the many invasions Berserkwind Island had suffered, the sea beasts first landed on this flat, exposed area, making them easy targets for the Wall of Burning Steel and the turrets mounted on it.

With nowhere to hide and unable to retreat underwater like they could in the ocean, the sea beasts had no choice but to charge towards the Wall of Burning Steel while taking heavy fire.

By the time they reached the foot of the Wall of Burning Steel, they had already suffered heavy casualties.

And today, the five-kilometer flat land buffer zone that Li Tianran had deliberately preserved played its role once again, absorbing almost all of the bronze palace's impact force.

Those terrifying cracks, the sky-high waves, and the dust were all blocked outside the Wall of Burning Steel by this buffer zone!

Apart from the invisible shockwave, almost no force could penetrate the interior of Berserkwind Island.

Inside the command center, Chen Yu, who was desperately clinging to the satellite monitor to avoid falling, stared intently at the bronze palace that had reached the foot of the Wall of Burning Steel. She had almost been knocked unconscious by the terrifying shock earlier, but at the last moment before fainting, she bit the tip of her tongue hard.

The sharp pain cleared her mind.

Now that the terrifying tremors had subsided, she suppressed her nausea and quickly issued combat orders.

…

At the point of impact, a massive trench, four or five kilometers long, appeared behind the bronze palace.

No, "trench" wasn't an accurate description. The width and depth of this impact scar were almost equivalent to those of a large river!

At this moment, surging seawater rushed madly along this impact scar and onto Berserkwind Island.

The bronze palace was now positioned with its base less than fifty meters from the Wall of Burning Steel, and its sloping upper part was almost parallel to the Wall of Burning Steel.

If Li Tianran had moved the position of the Wall of Burning Steel forward slightly when designing the defense plan, or if fewer mecha warriors had rushed out to offset some of the bronze palace's impact force, the bronze palace would have already collided violently with the Wall of Burning Steel.

The Wall of Burning Steel possessed extremely strong offensive power, but Li Tianran had never tested its defensive capabilities…

However, based on the terrifying impact force displayed by the bronze palace, Chen Yu speculated that even if the Wall of Burning Steel could withstand it, it would suffer serious damage.

*Ka-cha!*

*Ka-cha!*

Streaks of cyan lightning flashed around the outside of the bronze palace, which stood there silently, motionless.

Mecha warriors rose up, surrounding it on all sides.

Giant spears were held aloft, their sharp blades gleaming, waiting to strike the subordinate-sequence followers the moment they emerged from the bronze palace.

…

At the same time, Han Han, riding on Little Black's head and galloping towards the farm castle, also felt the terrifying impact force. The ground shook wildly, and Little Black tried its best to keep its body steady, its speed undiminished.

Han Han turned her head and looked in the direction from which the tremors originated.

She saw the outline of the bronze palace.

She saw a large number of mecha warriors rising into the air.

She saw that a war was about to break out.

"Aowu…" Little Black suddenly yelped in pain as Han Han squeezed its ear forcefully, causing it to stop in its tracks.

Han Han stood up from its head and looked in the direction where the war was about to break out, seemingly eager to join.

Seeing this, the fur on Little Black's neck stood on end in fright.

It had finally managed to lure Han Han here. If she were to return to the battlefield, all its efforts would have been in vain!

"Wuwu…" Thinking of this, Little Black wagged its tail desperately, making urging noises in its throat.

Han Han stood there, watching silently for more than ten seconds. Finally, she turned around again, grabbed Little Black's ears, and sat down in a more comfortable position.

Little Black grinned excitedly and sped away as fast as it could.

Ahead, the farm castle had already appeared in its sights.

…

On the edge of Berserkwind Island.

The bronze palace began to shake.

The Wall of Burning Steel unleashed its final strike with a thunderous roar, and a dazzling beam of light fell, completely shattering the fragile protective shield outside the bronze palace.

The blinding light dissipated.

Suddenly, a jet-black figure rushed out of the bronze palace!

Followed by a second, a third…

In the blink of an eye, thousands of Star Apostle followers had appeared above the walls of the Wall of Burning Steel!