Chapter 648: 421
(Two chapters combined)
Seven black afterimages merged into one, and as the Shura Long Sword was sheathed,
it seemed as if the air itself shattered like glass.
Crack, crackle.
There were no other sounds; extremely fine red lines appeared on the body of the Strangling Demon Snake, which had yet to react, holding the Big King Snake Spear. One of those red lines diagonally crossed right over its chest.
Then, as the piercing wind blew by, the colossal mecha body, nearly thirty meters tall, disintegrated in an instant.
The myriad yellow Mecha Mirror Images vanished from sight, leaving only the scattering of metal fragments from the air.
The only reflection in their pupils was the black mecha, cloaked in a scarlet waterfall, and in the hands of that mecha… the sheathed long sword!
This!
This?
All those fortunate enough to witness this unparalleled strike lost their voices collectively.
They felt all the pores on their skin and the tops of their heads burst open at that moment, as a piercing chill seeped straight into their very bones.
It was as if they were instantly submerged beneath polar glaciers, experiencing coldness that could almost freeze their thoughts.
What was going on?
That Strangling Demon Snake, which regarded the Galaxy Federation and the Mecha Association with utter disdain, one of the seventy-two Gatepost Knights, Andumari,
who just previously was clamouring to fight Thunderhawk to the death,
now lay fallen before the world in an extreme agony of defeat.
“…Haha, hahaha!” First came a frenzied laugh, then that unrestrained voice roared out from the throat, and finally, the voice was choked with sobs.
Eventually, White Hair laughed heartily and cried uncontrollably to the shocked and perplexed gaze of those around him.
He was laughing and crying at the same time.
Andumari was dead, but Mu Fan, who still owed two lives, could never return.
Seeing and hearing White Hair in this state, the few people beside him could not help but have reddened eyes.
The simple natures of these young people, despite the clear victory, felt not a hint of joy.
Sigh.
The spectators nearby, including the fat man with the small sunglasses, silently shook their heads.
Even a fool could see that the pilot within that Extreme Special Soldier, which had been destroyed by the Strangling Demon Snake, was a close friend of these people.
Otherwise, who would cry to the point of reddening their eyes in such circumstances.
“Condolences.” Finally, the black-clad fat man patted Harry on the shoulder.
…
But what they didn’t know was that Mu Fan, who everyone thought was dead and gone, was now floating in a strange posture within the pilot’s cockpit of the Shura Mecha.
At the same time, Mu Fan’s thoughts were in a delicate and subtle state.
Mu Fan had now completely transformed into a samurai set on decisive victory on the battlefield!
His mind was echoing with that profound meaning of Shura unleashed with a heaven-shaking strike.
In that instant, the pressure the mecha exerted on him was almost enough to cause cardiac arrest in an ordinary person, but Mu Fan endured it, relishing the thrill that skated on the edge of death.
The agitation in his blood still surged like boiling seawater.
With a lifeless gaze, Mu Fan indifferently glanced at the operation light screen ahead.
The energy level had now dropped from 60% to 53%…
From appearance to kill, Shura had only consumed a mere 10% of energy.
Naturally, people were unaware of this, only witnessing the formidable power of the Shura Mecha.
But only Mu Fan himself knew the enormous cost of killing his enemy, how staggeringly high it was!
The continuous slaughter across three planets and the blood of countless alien races and Star Beasts’ Crystal Cores had finally charged the Shura Mecha to 63%.
However, as of now, it was all over…
The boiling crimson in Mu Fan’s eyes began to slowly fade away.
His body had improved so much more after these days of tempering compared to before.
The next thing he had to do was figure out how to retreat under everyone’s watchful eyes.
Perhaps his identity would ultimately be revealed.
He was the holder of the Shura Mecha…
All the enemies under that dual identity would converge to a single point.
Like this, his academy life was probably going to come to an early end.
Rationality returned bit by bit, as if it also indicated that Shura was guiding Mu Fan’s consciousness back to normal, slowly.
“Cloud Burst Bomb! Strong Light Cannon concentration attack.”
A command rang out simultaneously inside the Federation Fleet.
Boom!
Ten huge Cloud Burst Bombs were simultaneously launched from the underside of the ships.
At the same time, over two thousand warships revealed their Strong Light Cannons, with sections of metal barrels extending out.
“You dare!”
Ruan Xiongfei, inside the Thunderhawk, had an extremely complex emotion in his heart the moment he saw the arrogant and invincible Andumari being dismembered.
Andumari was dead, and he should have been excited.
Yet, the event was not brought about by his own hands, Ruan Xiongfei.
The mecha across from him, which killed the Strangling Demon Snake, had nothing to do with this incident; Ruan Xiongfei had become a person who inadvertently enjoyed benefits from another.
This kind of indebtedness was not something he planned to accept.
It was then that the sound from headquarters came through his communicator.
“Captain Ruan, please cooperate with the military in containment. The Cloud Burst Bombs will be launched in three seconds.”
Hmm?
“The Cloud Burst Bombs are for whom, for the…”
He didn’t need to finish the sentence, as he had already seen the overwhelming lights high in the sky.
An attack as swift as thunder was always a battle style that Ruan Xiongfei admired, but seldom saw in reality.
However, at this moment, he witnessed such a scene, clear as day.
The command from headquarters, in conjunction with Colonel He Gang and his subordinate officers, revealed a work efficiency that commanded admiration.
Large-scale fleet operations, targeting—the unknown Four Demon Gods!
At this point, the Federation finally showed its dangerous fangs!
“MD these bastards, actually thinking of using a bunch of garbage warships to bomb a Demon God Machine? Have their brains filled with water?”
Ruan Xiongfei paid no mind to the message from headquarters; the officer he was conversing with sounded no older than thirty.
Were such decisions from this youngster without any battlefield experience made using his backside?
No matter what, he killed my enemy, I should thank him.
But he also did harm to so many Federation forces, I should see him as an enemy.
So…
Until now, I, Ruan Xiongfei, will not get involved!
The Thunderhawk, surrounded by electric lights in the sky, stood still, watching the lights in the sky shoot out.
This time, Demon God Machine, you walk your path alone.
And so, the young officer who had given the order, expecting to see a fierce battle unfold in the field, stood there, stunned.
“Major Zhang, your mistake was in treating Ruan Xiongfei like an ordinary officer.”
A mocking reply sounded from behind him.
“Who is it!”
The young officer, his face contorted with indignation, spun around to look.
He was a bona fide military academy prodigy!
An elite student from Dingchuan Academy who joined the Blue Capital Star Military Department directly after graduation, excelling in both scores and performance—until today, he, Zhang Chuan, had become the rising star of the department.
But now, he was being mocked.
“Colonel He, please speak cautiously.” Zhang Chuan frowned upon recognizing the newcomer, retorting without changing his expression. As the rising star of headquarters, he had the courage of the inexperienced.
“This decision came from headquarters and me, with no objections, but you issued orders to Ruan Xiongfei as if commanding him. You have to realize that he isn’t even within our Blue Capital Star Military Department’s command sequence!”
Colonel He Gang, with his slightly curly hair, glared furiously. He had long disapproved of this officer who was all talk and no action.
“Colonel He, the situation is already well in hand. Even without Ruan Xiongfei, it doesn’t matter. The synchronized wave firing of 2300 warships is already prepared.”
Zhang Chuan let out a cold laugh, recalling the order bestowed upon him by that personage behind him, and fiercely pressed the red button on the control panel.
Fire!
Numerous lines of light, their temperature climbing to the extreme, shot out violently.
Countless splendors fell from the heaven and earth, the intensity of this attack far surpassing the previous half-real, half-illusionary firing of the Strangling Demon Snake.
Each beam of light here bore the scent of destruction.
Within the Shura Mecha below, Mu Fan’s consciousness was slowly regaining awareness when his brows suddenly furrowed.
The scarlet cloak whirled up in an instant, transforming into a screen of star-like light that enveloped him.
The Shura Mecha, without any movement, was directly enshrouded in the mist of light formed by the cloak.
The surging energy beams baked the air, and large patches of light fell upon that area.
Hisss!
All people saw was the location of the Shura burst into a raging fireball in an instant.
However, the situation wasn’t over yet.
Some of the wave beams directly hit the violently shot Cloud Burst Bombs.
Groups of terrifying fireballs devoured the sound, the air, bursting against the pristine canvas of the sky.
Naturally, it also devoured the Mecha Shura that had just sheathed its sword.
This time, the ten massive Cloud Burst Bombs, coupled with countless Strong Light Wave weapons, finally turned the sky into a Red Lotus Hell.
It was the entire sky ablaze above the Land of Bright Star!
A roller coaster ride, nothing more.
Their hearts thumped up and down like a roller coaster ride, panting heavily, still not recovered from the initial shock when they were thrust into yet bigger excitement.
Federation Fleet, Black Mecha, Strangling Demon Snake, Thunderhawk.
The four sides attacking each other, with the most terrifying Black Mecha becoming the target of all.
“But, but didn’t that mecha just save us? It defeated the yellow mecha from what Gate…”
A beautiful girl spoke in fear, and her boyfriend comforted her, wrapping her in his arms, “Only the Federation is our savior.”
Yes, they are people of the Federation, they have always grown up on the planets of the Federation, and up until now, the only thing they trust is the Fleet from the Galaxy Federation!
As for that black so-called Demon God Machine, no matter how much it does, it’s still an alien!
The Federation must prevail!
The girl and the boy’s eyes shifted simultaneously to the countless fleet groups in the high sky, their spirits stirred.
They were the guardian deities of their peaceful environment.
Not far from them, a fat man’s face flushed red with anger when he heard this, ready to curse back, but he was held back by White Hair next to him.
“I believe among these spectators, among the people from the Hinchlo Alliance, there must be those who have heard of its illustrious reputation. What is a Demon God? It’s certainly not self-proclaimed… Stupid Federation Fleet!”
Yin Shuai held back the fat man without looking at him, speaking softly.
His voice carried hatred, despising the Federation Fleet that attacked Shura unmercifully.
He didn’t possess their so-called ridiculous sense of belonging.
The fat man quieted down when he heard this, his eyes fixed intently on the sky.
This was the invincible mecha that had saved his life twice!
And this time, to avenge his best friend, his brother, Harry hoped it wouldn’t be destroyed.
Aboard the Sky Mother Ship, countless gazes filled with profound meanings simultaneously watched the raging smoke clouds.
Is it dead?
Has everything finally come to an end?
The resounding boom only reached their ears after several seconds, and until then, no one saw any anomaly appear within that massive red smoke cloud.
“Hahaha, Colonel He, did you see that? All style and no substance. Without Thunderhawk, I can still bring it down! From now on, our Fleet will be the true Demon Hunting Fleet!”
Zhang Chuan looked at He Gang’s face, dark as the bottom of a pot, not sparing any effort in his mockery.
He would never fear officers below the rank of general outside the headquarters!
His talent, he himself is the firmest confidence he has.
Just then, as the terrible black and crimson smoke cloud finally dissipated, Zhang Chuan turned to look at He Gang and didn’t notice the image that was slowly surfacing on the screen.
“Major Zhang, open your damn eyes and look for yourself.”
He Gang, who had been ignoring Zhang Chuan, suddenly glared with a fierce and ruthless intensity, cursing mercilessly.
What do you think you are, Zhang Chuan, to talk to me like that?
Open your eyes wide and look behind you, look at that cluster of red glow!
Zhang Chuan turned back in shock, just in time to see the shadow of red stardust left behind as the smoke cleared…
Inside the Shura cockpit, the energy indicator on the screen had dropped to 49.7%…
The cloak made from an unknown material entered the Void Shadow State, allowing Shura to momentarily create an effect similar to energy immunity in energy consumption mode.
Except for the high temperature that filled the cockpit…
But Mu Fan, who was gradually regaining consciousness, was abruptly interrupted, and that extreme heat not only interrupted but directly caused his newly subdued blood to boil.
Roar!
A roar unlike any human sound came from the chest and throat of the young man.
“Shura factor showing disorder!”
This message just flashed across the screen.
Consciousness was once again engulfed by seas of blood and flames.
His tightly closed eyes opened once more, but this time they were an extremely seductive blood-red!
“Ahh! Die, die, die!”
A husky and terrifying voice of slaughter roared from Mu Fan’s mouth.
At this moment, Mu Fan lost all rationality, and his mind transmitted only one signal—
Slay… all hatred!
“Kill!”
The red cloak instantly snapped back to its original shape as the stardust dispersed.
A mottled black silhouette stood ferociously, its flaming eyes staring straight up into the sky.
The four engines roared into action!
At that moment, the trajectory of black and red meteors flew towards the sky accompanied by a chilling and crazed cry of “kill.”
Countless jaws dropped in shock; Zhang Chuan was so startled he fell to the ground.
That strike… was ineffective.
The energy attack from the assembled fleet of two thousand ships… had no effect whatsoever!?
At this moment, Colonel He rushed over to Zhang Chuan, snatching the communicator he was gripping tightly.
“Ruan Xiongfei, how much longer are you planning to watch? Are you waiting to see your comrades, your peers, get slaughtered by that black mecha? Are you still the pride of those innumerable soldiers who died for the Federation!?”
Colonel He’s angry voice came through the Thunderhawk communicator.
When he heard the words “your peers,” Ruan Xiongfei’s eyebrows twitched, and when he heard of the countless fallen Federation soldiers again, he roared:
“I never wanted to be any ‘pride,’ but since you mentioned ‘my peers,’ it’s my fault, Ruan Xiongfei…”
His tone carried deep reminiscence, of those comrades who had fought alongside him in the infantry regiment, only to fall one after another.
I’ve avenged my disciple.
You’re alive yet you continue to kill my comrades, I cannot accept that, Ruan Xiongfei.
In the sky, the Thunderhawk’s flamboyant purple-blue scarf finally paused as its massive head raised to look at the figure turning into a trail of blood-red lightning.
Surrounding it, electricity became wildly rampant; rings of lightning started to converge around its fist.
The plasma generators on all four limbs emitted brilliant blue light, and after the mecha took a few steps in the void, its massive wings spread open, propelling it upwards with immense force.
“Your opponent is me!”
Countless afterimages accompanied the fierce punches as it sprinted.
One by one, the galloping spherical lightnings crossed the air, aiming to intercept the furiously charging Shura mecha.