Chapter 280: Seeking Help (For the Dawn Lord Podor's Alliance)
Chapter 280: Seeking Help (For the Dawn Lord Podor's Alliance)
Dark Dragon Star.
Wormhole.
Against the vast backdrop of the cosmic starry sky, numerous spaceships, like ants, entered and exited the elliptical light hole.
Among them, a blue spaceship blended in without attracting any attention.
Fang Xing sat on the sofa, communicating with Nie Ying:
"Yes... Mentor, thanks to the obelisk of the Nine Swords Academy, and a bit of luck, I successfully broke through the Great Vajra Body..."
With the excuse of the obelisk, his breakthrough beyond limits and achievement of the Great Vajra Body seemed less abrupt.
"Regarding the mech... The Nine Swords Academy has already designed the overall blueprint..."
After Fang Xing finished his report, the projection of Nie Ying sitting opposite him had an expression of disbelief: "You kid... You're really lucky. Many companies are working on inhibitors... Out of all the laboratories, only you succeeded."
"Hehe, it's all luck... The environment on White Bird Star is good, suitable for cultivating new breeds."
Fang Xing rubbed his head: "So, I plan to stay on White Bird Star and establish a new inhibitor factory, saving up for mech construction..."
Nie Ying's expression became even more incredulous: "Back in the day, I signed a contract selling my soul for several hundred years to earn the privilege of a custom mech. Never mind, never mind, your success now is a good thing. How's your Martial Will Secret Runes cultivation going?"
In Fang Xing's sea of consciousness, his Martial Will stirred, sketching a pattern in mid-air.
Unfortunately, the lines were blurry, making it hard to discern if it was a human or beast shape.
"You've entered the Beast Pattern as well?"
Nie Ying widened his eyes: "Not bad, not bad... Even Wei Sheng Tong at his peak only achieved a complete Star Map... That kid had mediocre talent and wasn't very upright. No wonder he's not as good as you. For us martial practitioners, the key to success lies in a sincere and honest heart."
He offered a few more pointers on cultivating the Martial Will Secret Runes before ending the communication.
The projection on the sofa across from Fang Xing instantly disappeared.
'Me... Sincerity and honesty?'
Fang Xing touched his face: "Forget it, I'm on the Immortal Martial Path, different from traditional martial arts..."
He sighed, picked up a thick dictionary-like book, and began reading carefully.
This was a book on mech construction, personally designed by Han Chunfeng. If printed in its entirety, it could probably fill several buildings.
What he held in his hand was just the table of contents...
"Fortunately, I have a photographic memory... But it's still a bit challenging to finish reading it. I'll take it slow."
Fang Xing immersed himself in his studies.
Time passed, and suddenly!
An urgent communication came through.
"Hmm?"
Fang Xing raised his eyes and saw Xiao Lan looking anxious: "Master... A federal emergency rescue signal has been detected!"
He quickly scanned the message: "A Secret Realm has descended?! The suspected appearance of a Demon Progeny! No wonder they need help!"
"Wait, what are the defense forces in the Numerical Void doing? How did they let a Demon Progeny slip through?"
The defense of the Numerical Void was like a fishing net.
The larger the fish, the harder it was to break through.
Especially in the past few decades, after the Federation's technology had taken another leap, even ordinary servant-level events had become rare.
It was only about a decade ago, when the Creator Bishop's faction caused trouble, that there was a peak in such incidents.
But after Fang Xing secretly sold a wave of Demon God believers, things quickly calmed down again.
Now, encountering the major event of a Demon Progeny's arrival was indeed a surprise for Fang Xing.
"Hmm... I'm still a nominal Federal Security Advisor."
After some thought, he gave an order: "Xiao Lan, connect to the combat channel!"
Soon, a virtual combat room was projected.
In the center of the combat room was a space image. In the vast universe, there was a massive transport ship.
A woman in military uniform, with a capable appearance, spoke up: "This Secret Realm descent occurred on the 'Devius 19012' transport ship. The current coordinates of the ship are..."
Fang Xing listened and suddenly understood: "No wonder the luck is so bad..."
Attacks by Demons from the Numerical Void usually occurred on planets, where the life magnetic field was the most concentrated.
Because the Demon's kin loved slaughter and devouring life, it promoted their evolution.
If they were released into the universe, what kind of destructive power could they have? It would be easy for the federal fleet to 'watch' them.
"I am the commander of this operation - Martial Saint Zhou Yehua!"
A projection of a middle-aged man in black combat attire appeared. His features were upright, and his expression was solemn: "What cargo is being transported on this ship?"
As the words were spoken, a hush fell over the operations room.
Finally, a plump business executive spoke up, "It's true. The transport ship is carrying immigrants... around 340,000 of them... and all the paperwork is in order."
"A transport ship from the Aureus Group?"
Zhou Yehua's eyes flashed with determination, "The Federal Fleet will arrive within three cosmic hours... I'm piloting the Swarm Mechanique Armor, the 'Eight-Armed Dragon Beast', and it's already on its way. All support will concentrate at this coordinate point, and once I arrive, our objective is to contain that Demon Progeny, until the Federal Fleet gets here."
Soon, tasks were assigned swiftly.
Fang Xing saw his flight route, calculated by the Omniscient Brain, which was the most efficient and effortless path given his spaceship's capabilities.
It was ensured that upon arrival at the destination, everyone else would arrive simultaneously, and they had already been divided into groups with assigned leaders.
These highly skilled Federal Professionals, when assembled, formed an elite space army.
"The Demon Progeny... possibly from the Entropy Lord?"
"It's that Domain Foreign Demon who loves creating chaos? I thought it was the Creation Bishop's faction causing trouble again..."
Fang Xing fell into deep thought.
Among the Demon Vassals, the Upper Rank Vassals could rival Seventh Realm Professionals.
But the Demon Progeny was a different story.
They, as a group, possessed at least Eight Realm combat power, and some even reached the Ninth Realm!
The most exceptional among them could even rival Tenth Realm Professionals, entering the realm of Lower Dominators.
Of course, such powerful Demon Progeny were extremely rare, possibly even scarcer than Domain Foreign Demons.
Even Upper Dominators, to give birth to such powerful offspring, would have to pay a tremendous price, sometimes even splitting their own 'Authority'.
'Since ten years ago, after the capture of the Red Heart, the Federation should have gained more understanding of Demons... they shouldn't be targeting the Dream Gods.'
'As long as the Creator doesn't awaken, everything else is manageable, and the Blue Star Federation is capable of handling it...'
'After all, the Federation has taken down several Domain Foreign Demons before...'
Fang Xing exhaled deeply, and behind him, a pair of golden angelic wings appeared.
"Master... 1 minute and 12 seconds until we reach the designated location!" Xiao Lan's voice echoed.
"I'll go directly, and you switch to free cruise mode, be careful not to get caught in the crossfire," Fang Xing commanded, his entire body covered in golden armor.
This was his personal spaceship, and if it were destroyed, it would be a huge loss.
Whoosh! Fang Xing's true form was a space lifeform, capable of surviving in space with ease. With the 'Sun God's Wings', he was like a deity in the vastness of space.
But that wasn't all!
In his sea of consciousness, the 'Beast Image' took shape, and the solidified Martial Will merged with every part of the armor, causing intricate and mysterious patterns to appear on the surface of his golden mech.
The 'Sun God's Wings', a Seventh Realm mech, had its potential almost fully unlocked by Fang Xing, and he controlled it with meticulous precision. Soon, he arrived at a meteor belt and saw an awe-inspiring Eight-Armed Dragon Beast.
"Swarm Mechanique Armor - Eight-Armed Dragon Beast!"
Fang Xing felt the oppressive aura emanating from the colossal mech and exhaled.
The 'Sun God's Wings' was a masterpiece among Seventh Realm mechs.
But the 'Eight-Armed Dragon Beast' was undoubtedly a Ninth Realm mech.
Controlled by a Martial Saint and eight Vajra Realm experts, it could unleash Martial Deity power!
"In theory, this level of power should be enough to handle a typical Demon Progeny, but it's not a sure bet."
Fang Xing landed on a massive meteor and saw over a dozen people who had arrived together.
Among them, the weakest were Sixth Realm Professionals.
Of course, there was no Martial Saint.
Thus, his Great Vajra Body strength was recognized by the Omniscient Brain, assigning him as the squad leader.
Just then, a burst of red light flashed from the huge dragon eyes of the Eight-Armed Dragon Beast.
In the blink of an eye, everyone found themselves in a plaza, presumably inside the mech.
Zhou Yehua, clad in black combat attire, stood with a commanding presence, "In three minutes, we engage... I'll restrain that Demon Progeny, and your task is to infiltrate the transport ship, rescue important individuals, and also... evacuate the ship."
Upon hearing this, the Professionals in the room frowned.
From within a black humanoid mech, a coarse voice spoke, "When a Demon Progeny descends, they invariably sacrifice tens of thousands of lives... Are there still living people on that transport ship?"
"There is. Inside that transport ship, there is the Federation's highest-level life support cabin. Even against extradimensional Demon Gods, it can sustain a person for more than half an hour..."
A secretary, dressed like a female white-collar worker, spoke up and transmitted maps into everyone's brains.
Fang Xing glanced at it and saw that it was a diagram of a ship's design, with its internal structure clearly visible.
"Hmph... There must be an important person trapped on that ship. I wonder which conglomerate's young mistress it is."
A slightly mocking voice was heard.
"Alright, we'll move in 30 seconds."
Zhou Yehua didn't say much and gave the order directly.
...
Beyond the cosmic starry sky.
Fang Xing was enveloped in a golden mech, even wearing a golden mask over his face.
Behind him, several professionals remained silent, all gazing at a distant spaceship that had lost power and was floating in space.
"Countdown... 3, 2, 1!"
Roar!
At the moment the countdown reached zero, an unimaginably massive dragon beast mech appeared.
Each of its arms could grasp a planet, and that once-mighty spaceship was like a speck of dust to it.
The next moment, the eight-armed dragon beast shrunk in size, still enormous but now comparable to the spaceship.
It extended its eight arms, firmly grasping the spaceship.
"Wah!"
The next moment, a baby's cry echoed from within the spaceship.
From the ship's deck, through the windows, and even from the gaps in the steel, countless black liquids seeped out.
They were as viscous as oil, yet carried a sense of chaos that was difficult to describe.
"The strength of the Demon God's offspring lies not only in their power but also in their ability to alter the environment and even influence the rules..."
"The Entropy Lord's Demon God offspring will plunge everything around them into chaos..."
Zhou Yehua's voice continued, "Our luck isn't too bad... This Demon God offspring is around the Ninth Stage, not the most difficult batch to deal with."
"Later, I'll pull that chaos offspring into the numerical void and try to eliminate its influence. You all break into the ship and prepare for the rescue."
"Be careful, there's a high probability that the spaceship has already given birth to a large number of servants and vassal-level demonic creatures!"
...
Before Fang Xing could finish speaking, he saw the eight arms of the giant dragon beast penetrate directly into the spaceship.
The thick deck of the ship was easily torn apart by the dragon beast's eight arms, like paper.
"Wah!"
The baby's cry became piercingly sharp.
Within the cries, there was also a powerful mental pollution, causing the Sixth Stage professionals to stir.
"Be aware... We might be facing the Demon God offspring's main body. Remember to use mental protection and mind potions."
Fang Xing gave the order in a deep voice.
Not every professional was like him, capable of condensing a Vajra Relic or a Great Sun Relic at a low stage.
Not every Blue Star professional followed the Vajra path.
However, the Federation had long developed countermeasures for such situations.
The most convenient method was to use mechs equipped with mental protection modules.
Other professionals could also use special potions and other methods.
"Wah!"
Just after Fang Xing's reminder, the baby's cry became even more shrill.
Countless black liquids, as viscous as oil, seeped out of the spaceship, trying to completely envelop the eight-armed dragon beast's arms.
Then, in the midst of the black liquid that resembled an ocean or lake, a chaos offspring suddenly appeared.
It seemed to be composed of countless black lines, with no fixed form, and even its body and organs exhibited a chaotic and contradictory trend.
Chaos, disorder...
It could drive ordinary professionals insane with just a glance.
The eight-armed dragon beast mech allowed its body to be drenched in the black liquid, and its arms seized the chaos offspring.
Then, both massive figures vanished simultaneously.
"It's our turn!"
Fang Xing took a deep breath and flew towards the spaceship, which still had remnants of the black liquid.
He extended his right hand, and a phoenix-like light wing flashed by, tearing open a large hole in the ship's deck.
Then, he charged in, looking incredibly valiant.
This scene surprised the professionals following Fang Xing: 'You're just a temporary captain, why are you risking your life like this?'
Headache, tomorrow's update postponed.
(End of Chapter)
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