Chapter 407: Shattering Ship-Splitting Blade (9k)

On the western city battlefield, everyone—including the Qin brothers aboard Xuanwu, and Bai Ye and his wife Su Rui aboard Zhuque—never expected that this bizarre bio-armored giant mech would debut not with armor weapons, but with a black hole.

A black hole.

On the battlefield, flames, daylight, and the glow of countless plasma beams were now twisted and sucked into that strange, erupting black hole; debris and dust around it surged like iron filings to a magnet, violently drawn inward, and moments later, a massive trench dozens of meters wide appeared directly on the ground, the gravitational lens unleashing its silent force with a thunderous rush!

The 【Prowler】, which had been spewing acidic fog, had all its black-green smoke instantly swallowed by the black hole, the void slamming directly into its torso—suddenly, multiple long limbs were dragged into a meat grinder and shredded in an instant!

At that moment, the entire monstrous body, vast as a mountain, thrashed wildly, deploying a multidimensional geometric black defense field to resist—but the gravitational lens had already devoured a large portion of its front torso, leaving it unable to fully activate the defense.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At that instant, the 365-meter Gray Mist Emissary charged forward through violent seismic tremors, its right fist clenched, 1, 00 "Thunder Hell" drones spiraling and clinging to its armored knuckles; the moment the gravitational lens vanished, it drove its fist straight into the center of the shredded torso—and as it struck, lightning exploded!

Boom! Zzzt!

A blinding flash of lightning arcs erupted, releasing temperatures of thousands of degrees; high-voltage arcs pierced straight through the 【Prowler】's outer shell, leaving countless crimson, molten holes across its entire body.

The 【Prowler】 was blasted backward by that single punch; the thunderous explosion induced massive paralysis, causing the black defense fields it had just raised to suddenly shatter and vanish.

Seeing this, Bai Ye and Su Rui aboard Zhuque reacted instantly, crouching and leaping, gripping their Zhuque Plasma Diffusion Sword as they shot forward.

"Storm Tactics!"

"Storm Tactics!"

The retreating 【Prowler】, its defense field gone, tried to block Zhuque with two long limbs—but Zhuque moved too fast, spinning midair in a wide arc, its plasma diffusion sword unleashing a high-energy beam that cleanly sliced through its spine!

One punch, one slash—under the coordinated assault of Zhuque and the Gray Mist Emissary, the 【Prowler】's main torso was shattered over half, its rear spine split open by a massive, dozens-of-meters-wide gash.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

On the city wall, the garrison commander's troops and mech pilots seized the opportunity, unleashing a concentrated barrage of heavy artillery precisely onto its body, causing violent explosions; Zhuque and the Gray Mist Emissary withdrew as Lin Xian and Chu Yan watched under a sky filled with artillery fire—the monster was nearly dismembered, its remaining limbs still thrashing wildly.

"Did we kill it?!"

"Not yet!"

Just as Lin Xian, Chu Yan, and Bai Ye's couple thought the thing was about to die, the twisted, writhing giant suddenly erupted from its center with a thick, deep-red viscous mist, like a spore cloud bursting forth.

"Fall back!" Lin Xian and Chu Yan retreated; Zhuque also immediately sensed the anomaly and shot backward into the rubble.

Boom!

Suddenly, a colossal explosion detonated within the 【Prowler】's body, blasting its massive, mountain-like limbs in all directions.

The massive blast shook the earth, hurling Zhuque and the Gray Mist Emissary backward; most of the giant limbs flew toward the city, spraying torrents of acid rain and fog.

"No!"

On the command ship above the western city, rocked by the massive shockwave, Lu Tianye immediately broadcast to all combat units:

"Air defense! Take cover citywide!"

"Flamethrower barrage!"

Inside Zhuque's cockpit, Bai Ye and Su Rui shouted the same warning.

Instantly, countless soldiers atop the wall dissolved in the acid fog; the shockwave cracked open multiple gaps in the wall, and through those openings, a dense tide of bizarre creatures surged in.

Inside the city, Kiki, Jiang Yun, Lu Xingchen, and thousands of other psychics surged into the air to resist the dripping limbs; artillery fire erupted across the city, flames spreading like wildfire.

The giant limbs of the 【Prowler】, carrying immense kinetic energy, smashed through entire streets and buildings.

"Self-destruct?" Lin Xian gasped.

"No!" Chu Yan shouted immediately: "There's another pulse!"

From within the exploded remains of the 【Prowler】's torso, a spine-like appendage suddenly shot out—like a giant serpent—lunging straight for Zhuque's back.

At that moment, a massive deep-blue mech stepped forward from the smoke, charging and smashing aside the spine-serpent about to pierce Zhuque; its bone spikes tore through a large section of Xuanwu's rib armor—the Qin brothers yelled, twisting to grab the spine-serpent with one arm; Zhuque, now freed, spun around and slashed down with its plasma diffusion sword.

Just before the spine-serpent was severed, its tip split open into a narrow, bony mouth, firing an invisible sonic-wave slash toward the wall—Shhh! Instantly, a diagonal cut hundreds of meters long appeared on the wall; the towering hundred-meter-high fortress began collapsing in massive sections.

Meanwhile, Zhuque's sword severed the spine-serpent; thick black mist spread—only a charred, skeletal remnant of the 【Prowler】 remained, lifeless.

"What order did this thing receive? Even in death, it tried to self-destruct and destroy the wall?!"

Boom! Boom!

A seismic rumble erupted; Zhuque and Xuanwu, both battle-damaged, had just finished the 【Prowler】—when they turned, they saw only smoke where 【Dishong】 had been; the subterranean giant was preparing to burrow again—and this time, toward the city!

"It's going to tunnel into the city!"

"It's definitely because of the Same Tower!"

The Qin brothers shouted in unison.

"Not on your life!!"

Over the comms came Lin Xian's roar.

Lin Xian and Chu Yan drove the Gray Mist Emissary into a furious roar, stomping the ground to shatter it and leaping skyward, then smashing down with a single fist from above!

Boom!

That punch shook heaven and earth, cracking the ground with a fissure hundreds of meters wide; the burrowing 【Dishong】 instantly froze—then Chu Yan's eyes blazed with blinding white light; the superstring reactor's phase halo behind the Gray Mist Emissary roared to life as it stomped one foot forward and punched its fist upward into empty air.

"Apostle: Psychic Storm!"

Klong!

An invisible psychic shockwave surged upward from underground, radiating outward; the rushing tide of bizarre creatures around them collapsed in all directions, their glowing red eyes instantly charred and dead; the underground 【Dishong】, overwhelmed by chaotic noise, erupted violently from the earth.

At that moment, Zhuque and Xuanwu seized the opening—plasma diffusion swords and high-frequency blade chains lunged from left and right!

Qin Yue, Qin Chuan: "Decapitate!"

Bai Ye, Su Rui: "Decapitate!"

Zzzt! Two sweeping arcs of blades cut across—cleaving massive gashes on either side of 【Dishong】's head; Lin Xian and Chu Yan immediately followed up—the Gray Mist Emissary tilted its upper body, retracted its right fist, then activated the six rocket engines mounted on its right elbow.

Whooom! Zzzzz!

The rocket engines ignited, generating high-Mach rings, accelerating the heavy mechanical arm to explosive speed—Zzzt! Zzzt! Zzzt! In an instant, a colossal electric hammer of steel bone formed over the Gray Mist Emissary's fist, glowing red-hot under supersonic acceleration.

Boom!

That punch was apocalyptic—immense, crushing, like a meteor striking earth—smashing the wobbling, half-severed head of 【Dishong】 deep into its own torso; torrents of tissue and plasma erupted like geysers; the subterranean monster that had destroyed multiple human cities was obliterated along with its head.

"Smash it to pieces!"

Seeing this, the Gray Mist Emissary, Zhuque, and Xuanwu hesitated not—they pulled back, then raised their right fists in unison.

"Activate plasma plasma cannon!"

Chit! Chit! Chit! Three high-speed rotating plasma cannons concentrated energy and heat, firing without pause at the shattered neck of 【Dishong】.

Instantly, blinding blue high-temperature plasma exploded; 【Dishong】's blood and surrounding air were completely vaporized—only when the S-class behemoth had been reduced to a ruined mound of flesh did the plasma cluster's roar finally fade.

At that moment, the skyfallen Tianchu, the exploded 【Prowler】, and the pulverized 【Dishong】 — the three S-class life signals finally vanished completely.

"Did we kill them?"

"Wait—what about the Corpse Driver's signal?"

Inside Xuanwu's cockpit, Qin Yue suddenly noticed—the fifth Star Abyss Corpse Driver, which had been slowly moving on radar, had disappeared.

Inside Zhuque's cockpit, Bai Ye spoke cautiously:

"Be careful—we've never faced a Corpse Driver before. We must unite."

Su Rui stared into the darkness; the flood of monstrous creatures surged past the three mechs as if ignoring them—but within that tide were two vast empty zones, slowly moving toward them.

"What is that?!"

Su Rui's warning snapped everyone's focus.

"I remember."

Lin Xian immediately said: "Watch out—that thing can vanish suddenly into darkness. It's not ordinary..."

"Lin Xian!"

Zzzzz!

Before he finished, Chu Yan's shout yanked him back into consciousness—next instant, Lin Xian's pupils widened: within the psychic darkness surrounding him and Chu Yan, a terrifying giant face had appeared directly in their minds—a strange crimson hue rising from the abyss; humanoid in shape, yet up close, it was the face of a cosmic horror.

Four hollow, crimson pits—like "eyes"—stared at Lin Xian and Chu Yan; within them, only profound void, as if leading to cracks in another universe; countless giant, tentacle-like appendages hung suspended like sea anemones...

This horrifying vision appeared before Lin Xian and Chu Yan instantly—both felt a crushing, leaden suffocation press into their minds; the deep darkness erupted again with deafening shrieks!

Lin Xian and Chu Yan understood at once.

It had linked to the Gray Mist—it was staring at humanity!

An unparalleled terror and deathly aura flooded Lin Xian's skull; inside the Gray Mist Emissary's main cabin, Lin Xian, eyes closed in his survival pod, twitched violently as his neural activity spiked—his vital signs went haywire.

【WARNING: Gray Mist neural inhibition rate decreased, activity level rose to 76%, exosuit synchronization efficiency dropped to 96. %】

"Lin Xian! Lin Xian!!"

Chu Yan's voice rang from afar into Lin Xian's eardrums—he snapped back to reality, their perspective returning to the Gray Mist Emissary—suddenly, four crimson lights blazed like death's gaze high above; wind and lightning crackled violently; a humanoid silhouette taller than the Gray Mist Emissary emerged from the dark earth.

"Watch out!"

Lin Xian reacted instantly—his superstring reactor's phase halo roared, forming a massive AT force field ahead.

Next instant, the four crimson eyes fired four laser beams, each meters in diameter—piercing Lin Xian's AT shield instantly.

The moment the dark-red beams pierced the shield, four horrifying, bloody holes appeared on the Gray Mist Emissary's abdomen.

"Ahh!"

Seeing this, Lin Xian roared, shoving both hands forward—space warped, a spiral gravitational lens forming, deflecting all four laser beams sideways across the ground, annihilating countless bizarre creatures; then the lens intensified, controlling refraction—the beams reversed and slammed back at the Corpse Driver!

Boom!

The lasers converged, light flared—everyone saw the giant silhouette, its body wreathed in crimson mist, its twisted black-mirror geometric field flickering like ripples; the reflected beams struck it, exploding in crimson heat—but inflicted no damage.

Boom!

Boom! Boom!

The second use of the gravitational lens crushed Lin Xian and Chu Yan with immense pressure; the Gray Mist Emissary staggered back two steps, its abdominal holes still glowing red-hot from melted composite armor.

【WARNING: Gray Mist neural inhibition rate decreased, activity level rose to 78%, exosuit synchronization efficiency dropped to 95. %】

Next instant, the Corpse Driver finally revealed its true form—a humanoid cosmic demon, its grotesque appearance beyond description.

At the same time, two large strange entities suddenly surged out from either side—a grotesque spider with monstrous legs and a deep-sea worm emerging from the ground—crashing toward Xuanwu-Hao and Zhuniao-Hao.

"Defend!"

Xuanwu-Hao deployed its chain-sword to block, but was blasted away by the deep-sea worm's impact; Zhuniao-Hao had its shoulder armor pierced by a claw, sparks flying as it retreated—Bai Ye and Su Rui shouted in unison, firing multiple thermite rounds to create a thermal barrier, then leapt sideways to evade the grotesque spider's pincer jaws!

"Fire suppression!"

The garrison troops and Taitiewei soldiers on the wall stared in stunned horror—Lu Tianye immediately ordered: the fleet and concentrated artillery weapons must unleash full firepower to buy time for the three mechs!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Under the torrent of artillery fire, the grotesque spider and deep-sea worm suffered heavy damage and swiftly retreated into darkness and the ground.

Yet the corpse-controller kept advancing, raising its long arms—suddenly, an invisible force surged forth; from the flood of grotesques driven toward it, beneath the ruins, the earth trembled violently, countless eyeballs floating upward, dragging the corpses across the battlefield to coalesce into towering, floating humanoid forms.

From the black sky, two floating aerial organisms descended—unknown whether A-rank or Special-class.

From the shadows of buildings and streets within the city, countless strange creatures rained down from the storm onto rooftops.

Meanwhile, on the front lines, the Wuxian-Hao convoy spotted countless crawling creatures appearing inside and outside the wall—dense as ants, surging toward the tentacle limbs of the celestial appendage that had fallen from the sky and the elongated limbs of the 【Wanderer】 blown into the city, dragging these carcasses relentlessly toward the ruins in the west, where the celestial appendage had struck, beginning to stitch them together.

This sudden, violent assault shattered the defensive rhythm and firing coordination of the city's survivor convoys; massive strange entities breached walls at multiple points—hundreds of millions of strange creatures surged into the city through the western and southern defenses, while hundreds of thousands of reinforcements poured in from the east and north—the city and countryside erupted into chaotic warfare, flames igniting across every district of Shuguang City.

"What is this?!"

"Damn it!"

Zhuniao-Hao and Xuanwu-Hao

"It's commanding the strange creatures to attack!!"

Lin Xian roared over the comms: "These monsters' target is the City Ring—stop them!!"

At that moment, in the Double Star Tower command hall, Ye Lan's face was grim—he immediately ordered:

"Evacuate civilians to the inner city immediately. Notify Hu Jiang and Xu Zhenyue—divide the northern and southern battlefields, fall back to Wall #2 to minimize casualties!"

"All fleets return to defend. Request assistance from Jingjing City. After splitting the battlefield, initiate concentrated artillery barrages across the urban zones!"