[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory":3,"chapter-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-860":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1242416,1669,"Chapter 860 860: When the Sky Becomes a Frontline","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-860",860,"\u003Cp>Ethan exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first line of defense—held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was only the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back half a pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low-frequency command pulse rippled from the back of his Powered Combat Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horizon began to shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive Sky Fortress slowly rose from the direction of Emerald Castle's main city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fourth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, steel giants broke through the cloud layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their propulsion engines carved glowing trails through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a scattered deployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full-scale strategic formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After extensive upgrades and retrofits, the Sky Fortresses had been completely overhauled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Weapon module count more than doubled\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Core power systems switched to compressed energy reactors\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ultimate Annihilation Cannons now charged in under a minute\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Total number of main Sky Fortresses: fifty\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Auxiliary mini-fortresses: mass-deployed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could now deliver continuous, unbroken firepower across the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true airborne fortress fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan entered the command deck of the lead Sky Fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His armor interface synced instantly with the ship's systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neural link established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapon permissions unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ultimate Annihilation Cannon slowly rotated toward the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden energy gathered at the barrel's mouth—compressing, stabilizing, focusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive golden beam shot skyward, piercing the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer defensive barrier fully disengaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood-red beam from the Doomsday Ark continued its descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two civilization-level energy blasts collided in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resulting shockwave erased the very structure of space in the impact zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Air was torn apart, forming a vacuum collapse field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary of space itself fractured into a momentary \"blank void.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A zone of absolute annihilation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No living being could survive it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emerald Castle's forces had already executed a full tactical withdrawal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Sky Fortresses rose in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All combat units loaded aboard with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was redrawn—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divided by steel fortresses and blazing energy trails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far off in the distance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deck of the Doomsday Ark—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurelkar narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, his gaze wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had the enemy withstood the strike—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had a fully operational fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a second later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression returned to its usual icy calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, it didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many ships they fielded—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how refined their systems—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Doomsday Ark, it was all just a delay of the inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slowly, his cloak unfurling in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each step deliberate, steady, and heavy with purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They chose not to surrender.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice echoed across the fleet through the ship's broadcast system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They chose resistance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They chose to pit numbers and cobbled-together weapons against a true imperial war machine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across his own armada.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your task is simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shatter their delusions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make them understand—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To stand against the Narlost Empire is to choose extinction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire fleet's energy signatures surged at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Battle intent ignited like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill—!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar thundered across the warships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every weapon system on the Doomsday Ark locked into final targeting mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal warship began to advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Doomsday Ark's fleet was about to enter full firing range—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the far side of the sky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dense formation of Sky Fortresses had already completed deployment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stretched across the horizon like a wall of steel, an unbroken barricade standing directly in the Ark's path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan drew in a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy output of his Powered Combat Armor surged to its limit. The glowing lines across his suit lit up—steady, searing, and bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the main Sky Fortress under his control ramped into high-power mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its outer energy shields thickened layer by layer. The cannon arrays along its hull began to pulse with a steady, rising glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the transparent armor of the command deck, his eyes locked onto the sky ahead—torn and scorched by incoming fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Narlost has trespassed on our land again and again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice, amplified through the Sky Fortress's broadcast system, echoed across the entire airspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They'll pay for their greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his words fell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous roar erupted from the entire Emerald Castle fleet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Battle cries surged like a tidal wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky itself seemed to ignite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sides unleashed their full arsenal at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beams of light, particle lances, and energy cannon blasts crisscrossed the airspace in a blinding storm. The atmosphere ionized under the barrage, humming with a sharp, electric whine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions stacked like rolling thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky lost all trace of its original color—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now just a canvas of fire and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the control room, Ethan sat with his fingers clenched tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure from the Doomsday Ark's firepower was far beyond what any single Sky Fortress could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His command ship was at the very front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every impact felt like a sledgehammer slamming into the hull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the dozens of Sky Fortresses around him forming a synchronized defense grid, constantly redistributing the force—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ship would've been torn apart already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure was still building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, the two sides were locked in a fragile stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ethan knew—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That balance was razor-thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even one Sky Fortress suffered structural failure, the entire defense net would start to unravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And reality was already pushing toward that breaking point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled up the real-time status panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several allied Sky Fortresses were already skimming the red line on energy stability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cooling systems were overheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Structural stress was climbing fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they kept holding the line like this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a matter of time before one of them exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Doomsday Ark's output curve still showed plenty of headroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn't even activated its full weapons array yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ship wasn't just a flagship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a true war core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A force that couldn't be matched by numbers alone.\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-05T15:15:51.880Z",1,"novelbin.me","ce32b659458e681efae656b0c04871e1888415372b3a25af776b70442f726203","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-861","mystic-calling-stone-of-glory-chapter-859",1138,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmystic-calling-stone-of-glory-cover.jpg"]