Chapter 687 51: Assault (Part 2)
Chapter 687 51: Assault (Part 2)
All are Star Thief ships with broken "Invisible Disguise."And at this very moment... the battle erupted.
"Buzz——"
The terrifying sound of air tremors could be clearly felt even across the ship.
A thick energy beam shot from a ship, fiercely towards the valley below.
Accompanied by a loud "boom," a huge hemispherical blue Energy Protection Shield appeared in the sky over the silent valley.
The energy beam hit the shield, creating ripples, and was then completely blocked.
However, this was just the beginning.
After the first energy beam fell, the second, third, fourth....
Hundreds of energy beams fell like rain towards the valley, and for a moment, the massive hemispherical energy shield was continuously shaken, and the leaking energy aftermath triggered waves around the valley, tearing the vegetation on the ground to shreds like paper layers.....
Everywhere one looked, there were ships spewing crazy fire tongues and all kinds of dazzling lights.
This was Lu Yuan's first time witnessing such a large-scale aerial battle.
He silently calculated in his heart the role personal combat effectiveness could play in this level of battle.
Finally, he concluded that even when he was at the peak of Star Spirit ten-tier strength, surviving such a siege by so many combat ships wouldn't be easy.
Under the starship cannons, personal bravery was greatly diminished.
If one only cultivated Star Martial, they would have no effect in such a battle situation.
However, mecha was different.
Even though Lu Yuan didn't know much about high-level mecha capabilities, he understood that in small-scale group battles, high-level mecha indeed had the power to determine victory.
"The importance of Mechanical Soldiers becomes increasingly apparent.
Without the protection of Mechanical Soldiers, even if one has enough realm, they almost don't qualify to participate in top-level battles..."
Lu Yuan stared at the battle group ahead, his eyes flickering.
The ship he was on was also firing, controlled by several Star Thieves with generally low strength and spiritual power only around level two or three.
Now, each one looked as if they were drugged, their eyes bloodshot, with an excited expression as they frantically operated the firing platform.
Under the bombardment of hundreds of Star Thief ships, the energy shield outside the valley only lasted a minute or so before it declared defeat.
Under scattered energy beams, the leading combat ships swooped down like falcons, and humanoid figures shot from beneath the ships, ready for the next phase of the boarding battle — the Star Thief mechas.
It was time for Lu Yuan and his group to act too.
"Move."
As Sea Wolf's brother, one of the few seventh-level Mechanicians in the Sea Wolf Star Thief Group, "Alfanzo," Lu Yuan was the highest authority on this ship. Coldly issuing a command, Lu Yuan took the lead, quickly arriving at the mecha exit of the ship, quietly unfolding the Mechanical Body as the hold slowly opened.
"Crack crack——"
Sounds similar to the extension and rotation of alloy mechanisms emerged from Lu Yuan's body, his originally slender figure rapidly expanding under a strong light, instantly growing to eight meters.
Strong, sleek alloy legs, a broad, powerful chest, a solid back gleaming with a dark sheen.....
This time, the Mechanical Body Lu Yuan displayed resembled a mechanical giant wolf standing upright.
This was the form of Alfanzo's mecha, a mid-upper tier melee explosive-type mecha in the seventh level — Blood Night Butcher!
Lu Yuan led six or seven fifth-level Star Thieves with mecha from the ship, heading towards the nearby valley.
He wasn't fast, and many Star Thieves had already rushed to the valley, from afar resembling a swarm of attacking bees.
Lu Yuan, neither hurried nor slow, was advancing towards the valley with the mech group while checking his personal terminal.
The terminal had accumulated several messages.
Lu Yuan glanced at them, mostly "Red Beard" asking if he had "successfully poisoned."
There was also one from Sea Wolf.
Only two short words on it — "Be careful."
"Sea Wolf really cares for this brother Alfanzo..."
"With Alfanzo's aptitude, under normal circumstances, he'd struggle even to reach level five, yet Sea Wolf forcibly boosted him to level seven with resources."
"Even so, this guy wasn't satisfied, conspiring with outsiders to kill his own brother and take his place... truly a useless and ungrateful wolf..."
Lu Yuan shook his head, ignoring "Red Beard's" side, and directly connected to Sonice's signal.
Communication connected, Lu Yuan spoke directly without any nonsense.
"Location."
Sonice quickly sent the specific location sharing.
Lu Yuan locked onto Sonice's magenta mecha figure, his eyes flickered slightly, and said: "You go ahead.. I'll follow you."
After speaking, he directly cut off the communication.
As the implanted [Seed of Misfortune], Sonice had no reason to refuse Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan and Sonice kept a distance of about two kilometers, positioning themselves in the mid-to-front part of all the Star Thief mechas, gradually entering the valley.
The space inside the valley was larger than Lu Yuan had imagined.
Upon entering the valley, a huge cave entrance opened up to everyone.
The entrance showed signs of infrastructure transformation, with dozens of yellow gemstone-colored mechas at the doorway facing the continuously surging Star Thief mechas with frenzied shooting, complemented by numerous defensive turrets nearby.
For a time, the fierce firepower almost suffocated the Star Thieves,
Lu Yuan witnessed a seventh-level, and two sixth-level Star Thief mechas rushing into the enemy's fire coverage range.
The energy protection field on the surface of the mechas supported for just a few seconds before being mercilessly ripped apart, followed by a sudden explosion in the intertwined energy fire net, turning into several groups of flame-engulfed char.
"Damn! That brainless White-haired Ghost! Actually got killed just like that...."
Ranting and swearing voices came from the terminal.
Before the attack operation started, a special chat channel was set up for mechanicians above level seven on the Star Thief side, facilitating communication and allowing Sea Wolf to directly issue orders to those at level seven. The voices coming through now were from other level seven Star Thieves.
Lu Yuan listened casually.
The Star Thief side was aggressive, but as the actual controller of Lilva Star, the power of the Lord of Gems' side should not be underestimated, especially since the Lord of Gems already knew the ancient ruins' location had been discovered by the Star Thieves, and had prepared in advance.
Guess....
The Star Thieves would have to lose a wave of people to tear through this line of defense.
But losing a level-seven mecha in the first encounter just showed that guy was stupid.
The seventh-level Star Thief nicknamed White-haired Ghost died at the first line of defense, causing the remaining Star Thieves to become more cautious, with no other level-seven rushing forward recklessly.
Both sides engaged in a long-range firefight.
The Star Thieves dispatched large numbers of battle mechanical bodies, fearlessly charging at each defensive turret, attempting to forcibly tear through the defense line by self-destructing.
In terms of combat, the Star Thieves, who have long danced on the knife's edge, were evidently more professional than the Lord of Gems' guards.
With self-destructing mechanical bodies joining the battlefield, coupled with the assistance of numerous mid-to-high-level Star Thief mechas, the first line of defense within the valley gradually showed signs of collapsing.
One after another, guardian mechas were hit and damaged.
At a certain moment...
"Buzz——"
A surge of powerful eighth-level consciousness swept across the battlefield like a tsunami hurricane, a terrifying red energy light sweeping across like a giant axe....
"Boom!"
Amid the blinding firelight, the defense line within the valley completely collapsed.
A black mecha, standing at fifteen meters tall like a Demon God, descended onto the field, the blood-colored wolf head emblem lying dormant on the body, bringing overwhelming ferocious and domineering might.
Lu Yuan's eyes were slightly dazed.
Sea Wolf.
Sea Wolf made a move.
The terminal channel erupted with cheers and laughter.
Mechas charged out like hungry wolves, following Sea Wolf's black mecha, advancing towards the depths of the valley.
"Sea Wolf... entered the fray so quickly?"
Lu Yuan frowned slightly.
This was just the break of the first line of defense; the true main defense force of the Lord of Gems' side hadn't even been seen, yet Sea Wolf intervened.
He felt this move was somewhat reckless, not quite fitting Sea Wolf's usual style.
"Could it be that Sea Wolf has inside help, confident enough to push all the way to the core of the ruins?"
Lu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly; he pondered for a moment, then moved expressionlessly to follow.
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