The rampant bright blue torrent directly struck a bottomless pit in the Land of Bright Star, yet there was still some un-dischargeable energy spreading around.
The scene of the mountain's collapse was merely the overflowing shockwave.
That purple-red figure, surrounded by a red glow like star mist, seemed as if it could be blown away by a mere gust of wind, but under this terrifying shockwave, there was not the slightest sign of dispersal.
The countdown continued in Mu Fan's ear, steady and unhurried, four seconds left, so even though Mu Fan's body was already close to the brink of collapse, he remained clear-headed.
He clearly saw the stunning scene of the Heavenly Martial Machine God withstanding the fortress's Star Annihilation Cannon in mid-air, and also clearly saw the terrifying power of that residual energy.
And he most directly felt the terrifying fluctuations through physical contact.
However, although the terrifying shockwave was extremely powerful, its impact on Shura was extremely limited.
Apart from the vibrations the mecha couldn't filter out, apart from the energy gauge stabilizing at 19.6%, Mu Fan did not suffer a heavy blow from this energy.
[Void Shadow State: Possesses near immunity to remote energy attacks below one hundred thousand energy level, can significantly reduce the effects of energy attacks above one hundred thousand energy level.]
When the data shared by Shura surfaced in his mind, Mu Fan felt relieved.
If it wasn't for Black's reminder, if he were within the core range of the fortress's Star Annihilation Cannon, even Shura might not have been able to withstand that terrifying attack.
Countless broken stones passed through the red light mist, striking the outer shell of Shura, producing popping sounds.
Mu Fan already felt his body's breath drastically declining, a sign that his body was about to reach its limit.
Countdown: 3 seconds...
In these three seconds, Mu Fan had to make the final arrangements with the clear-thinking part of his brain.
His identity concealment, Shura's identity concealment, Shura Mecha's evacuation...
No one knew the dramatic changes occurring in the young man's mind at this moment.
But once witnessing that endless peak power, feeling the blood-thicker-than-water memories, Mu Fan's vision had silently changed at this moment.
It was a chemical reaction mixed with countless factors, filled with uncertainty and endless unknowns.
Three seconds of pondering had already passed in one second…
The terrifying shockwave overhead continued to rage.
Mu Fan's gaze suddenly looked ahead, more than thirty kilometers away, a long spear intersecting ice blue and flame red quietly stood.
That was Flame Rain Frost Blue!
Not far from that long spear, there lay scattered remains of a mecha and a round, cracked cockpit.
"Shura, disable the shield, sync data with Black in my smartwatch!"
The first command was issued.
"Understood."
Mu Fan's eyes sparkled this moment like flames under the night sky.
No one could know that the young man, whom everyone thought would die, was about to perform an astonishing visual deception right under everyone's noses!
"Place me in the Extreme Special Soldier's cockpit, and then break out."
"Understood."
Shura was now like the most loyal samurai, calmly listening to his master's arrangements.
Another second passed, Mu Fan's heartbeat drastically slowed, his breath became extremely faint, yet his voice at this moment was like a flame of hope swaying in the wind, never extinguished!
"Black, Shadow Fleet to assist Shura... return to Planet 131, until I wake up, everything... I leave to you."
"Okay." This time it was Black's calm response, simple but immensely formal.
Just as this voice appeared, invisible radio waves transmitted in an extremely covert manner to the high skies and further beyond.
Outside the atmosphere of Blue Capital Star, among that densely packed asteroid belt littered with meteoroids, a shadow...
suddenly surfaced!
"Countdown: 0."
With a buzz, the metal tube continuously injected with energy instantly shrank from its expanded state.
The brilliance in the young man's eyes disappeared, agonizing pain surged through his body, and the endless fatigue in his cells also all surfaced, a deep weariness flooded into his brain.
Mu Fan simply couldn't resist the overwhelming drowsiness.
He wouldn't die, he would just fall into a deep sleep, and upon awakening, he would undergo the most important transformation of his life.
From body to soul!
The purple aura that surrounded the Shura Mecha instantly vanished, and the Second Tier Hell Ghost mode disengaged the moment Mu Fan closed his eyes.
Reverting to that dilapidated exterior, the Shura Mecha's red eyes lit up, gazing into the distance.
"Switch to autonomous mode."
As the shockwave's energy began to wane, the purple-red figure lying on the ground suddenly sprang up.
The ongoing blast and trembling of the earth continued, the small circle of shockwave exploded in the dust and fog, utterly unnoticed by anyone.
Even the most sophisticated radar of the Federation and the Interstellar Mecha Association couldn't detect the scarlet cloak billowing high beneath the layers of smoke, amidst the raging shockwaves!
At twenty times the speed of sound, thirty kilometers took merely five seconds.
A black figure suddenly appeared outside the damaged cockpit of the Extreme Special Soldier.
Shura Mecha stared at the cockpit it had sliced open as a docking bay suddenly popped out of its chest.
Mu Fan, with eyes tightly shut and covered in blood, lay inside.
The metal palm carefully lifted Mu Fan out, then placed him back inside the cockpit.
Mu Fan knew that Shura Mecha's autonomous consciousness exceeded his imagination, which was why he took the gamble at the last moment.
This final arrangement by the Shura Mecha would be a critical juncture in this astounding deception.
The bond of blood let Mu Fan place his bets entirely on this mecha.
Everyone, including Mu Fan himself, was unaware that a red aura suddenly appeared in the hand of the Shura Mecha, followed by continuous bullets.
Bang bang bang bang!
A series of sharp, rapid metallic hitting sounds rang out.
Those flashes of red light rebounded back into the hands of the Shura Mecha.
The previously sliced cockpit now appeared mottled, as if it had withstood countless strikes, cracking open.
However, Mu Fan inside wasn't affected at all.
Feeling that the shockwaves behind him had finally dissipated, the Shura Mecha, kneeling on the ground, quietly rotated the damaged cockpit before lifting its palms away.
Then, it slowly stood up, the red eyes looking up into the sky.
"There are three layers of defense in the Federation that need to be breached. You need to break through the stratosphere. As for the Silver Blue Fleet, don't worry about them. Leave them to me."
The voice of "Black" surprisingly emerged from the unmanned cockpit of the Shura Mecha.
"Understood."
With Mu Fan not there, Shura Mecha was sparing with its words.
...
Nearby, in midair, the Thunderhawk suddenly retreated far away.
A blazing figure following closely behind also appeared.
The two mechas no longer clashed, instead both looking back.
The True Red Equipment Mecha's back occasionally emitted flames.
"To think you resolved it so quickly, I truly underestimated you..."
Ke Qingshan squinted his eyes, his gaze locked on the Hidden Land Battleship that staggered across the sky, brushing past a torrent of blue energy.
This time, what surprised him the most was the Hidden Land Battleship which remained tepid from beginning to end.
"Colonel Qi Longxiang...perhaps you will become the faith of the Federation military, but those mediocre fools...can they really accommodate you? Hehe, hehehe..."
A sneering laugh emerged from the cockpit, until now, the chaotic scene at the Land of Bright Star was finally about to calm down.
"So, now it's time for me to leave."