Ling Cage: Enhanced Nanosteel Suit at the Start

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He then activated the teleportation beacon in the most crucial secret chamber of the flagship.

Suddenly, intense spatial ripples spread out, and a stable, deep blue vortex portal unfolded before him.

As Chen Yuan stepped inside, a familiar sense of spatial distortion washed over him.

The next moment, he appeared in Dragonbone Village on Earth.

The air was filled with a familiar smell, a mixture of decay and life, but there seemed to be a more unsettling restlessness mixed in with it.

Chen Yuan pushed open the door and found that the village was even more heavily guarded than when he left. The patrolling soldiers had sharp eyes and faintly emitted energy fluctuations.

Without alerting anyone, he slightly expanded his mental energy and quickly located Bai Yuekui's position on the village's watchtower.

Chen Yuan flashed and appeared at the top of the tower like a ghost.

Bai Yuekui gazed at the dangerous, densely populated ecological area in the distance, his brows furrowed slightly.

"I'm back." Chen Yuan's voice broke the silence.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuekui's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and he slowly turned around.

When she saw Chen Yuan, who was unharmed but whose aura was becoming increasingly unfathomable, a hint of relief flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a deeper solemnity.

"Two months and seven days."

Her voice was cold, yet she accurately stated the time Chen Yuan left: "If you hadn't texted me, I would have really thought you were dead."

Chen Yuan walked to her side and looked into the distance with her. He briefly recounted his trip to the moon: "I went to the moon, or rather, I went there by accident. The moon is not a pure land; there is also struggle there. On the moon, I unified a force called Star Pirates and integrated their power and technology. However, the other force, the Moon Palace, is more troublesome."

Bai Yuekui listened quietly without interrupting until Chen Yuan finished speaking. Then she spoke softly, dropping a bombshell: "The matter of the moon can be put aside for now. In the two months you were gone, the evolution of the Mana ecosystem accelerated."

She brought up the information screen and pointed to several huge, slowly rotating star vortexes on the screen, resembling the eyes of a colorful typhoon:

“These newly emerged super-large star vortexes are troublesome. We observed that they can release many monarch-level Devouring Beasts. We went to try to destroy them, but failed. There are a large number of active vines around them, as well as a scarlet barrier and hundreds of thousands of Devouring Beasts guarding them. We don’t have enough manpower.”

"King-level?"

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed. In his understanding, the level of the Devouring Beasts in the past was already quite high. The fact that King-level beasts could appear in large numbers was definitely bad news.

"Ah."

Bai Yuekui nodded, his tone heavy, "A week ago, the last large-scale ability user base on the Eastern Continent was reduced to ruins overnight by a beast tide led by dozens of king-level Devouring Beasts."

Chen Yuan's heart sank. The crisis on Earth was far more severe than he had imagined.

It's likely that there aren't many humans left on Earth today.

"However, it's not all bad news."

Bai Yuekui changed the subject, looking at the warriors training in the village, "Perhaps it's the stimulation of the Mana ecosystem, or perhaps it's the pressure of survival, but in the past two months, more and more people have awakened their abilities, and at a faster pace. Seven more awakened individuals have appeared in the village, with different abilities, ranging from elemental manipulation to telepathy."

"and……"

She paused, a complex look flashing in her eyes. "Mark and the others seem to be awakening their abilities one after another. Mark himself seems to have awakened a very powerful ability related to the life essence, a form change ability. Now, the remaining survivors on Earth are desperately trying to become stronger in order to... survive in this increasingly harsh environment."

Chen Yuan remained silent for a moment, pondering how to reorganize these forces.

Pressure and opportunity coexist; the mana ecosystem is devouring the earth, but this behavior is also forcing humanity to evolve.

Chapter 237 Mark and others' abilities

"However, we are not without the ability to fight."

Chen Yuan's eyes sharpened. "The technology of the Moon Palace, the resources of the space pirates, plus the awakening power of Earth's survivors and their experience in fighting the Mana ecosystem... We need to integrate all of this."

He looked at Bai Yuekui: "I will use the space teleportation beacon to establish a stable connection between Earth and the Moon. The Moon's resources and technology can support Earth, and Earth's experience in fighting the King-level Devouring Beasts and the unique abilities of the Awakened Ones may very well become the key to dealing with the Moon Palace."

"Dragon Bone Village should become the first fulcrum connecting the Earth and the Moon."

Bai Yuekui looked at Chen Yuan and saw a grander blueprint in his eyes.

She knew that this man's return not only brought news from the moon, but could also lead the fate of all Earth's survivors in a completely new and unknown direction.

"Since you are all right here, I'll go back to the lighthouse to check on you."

After bidding farewell to Bai Yuekui, Chen Yuan left Dragon Bone Village and flew to the Lighthouse.

at the same time……

lighthouse.

"Warning, warning! A large-scale high-energy life essence reaction has been detected approaching, numbering over five thousand, identified as a horde of ghost-winged beasts, mixed with dozens of king-level signals."

The cold, electronic sound of Loongson echoed in the central command room of the lighthouse, and the scarlet dots on the holographic star map resembled a wave of death.

Jingnan stood in front of the command platform, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Activate all defense systems, high alert! Tell the Shadow Squad to prepare for battle!"

As the alarm sounded, the lighthouse's defense system was fully activated.

The spiderweb energy barrier unfolded first, its light blue and milky white double-layered shield firmly enveloping the lighthouse.

120 twin-mounted automatic plasma rapid-fire turrets emerged from all angles, instantly forming a dense firepower network covering an airspace of 500 meters.

The four heavy laser emitters at the top of the lighthouse began to charge, emitting a chilling energy fluctuation.

The missile launchers of the thunderstorm interception system were activated, and the acoustic jammers lit up their standby indicator lights at each node of the lighthouse.

The attack of the Devouring Beasts was like hitting an invisible wall. The first wave of Ghost Winged Beasts was instantly transformed into dazzling fireballs in the plasma storm.

The number of winged beasts was vast, wave after wave, their mouths emitting piercing, high-frequency destructive howls that struck the energy barrier like continuous heavy hammers, creating ripples.

The real threat came from behind, from dozens of king-level ghost-winged beasts with wingspans exceeding thirty meters and covered in eerie blue patterns.

They hovered in the distance, their chests throbbing, and their mouths gathered eerie blue energy waves powerful enough to distort light.

"Warning: Aggregated energy detected from a monarch-level unit. All defense systems, maximize output."

Loongson promptly issued a warning, and Jingnan responded calmly.

Just as those king-like breaths were about to erupt, the hatch at the bottom of the lighthouse suddenly opened.

"Shadow Squad, launch!"

Five streaks of light, like stars piercing the night sky, stormed into the battlefield.

Subsequently, Fanti and Sengge activated their mechs and flew out of the lighthouse.

Mark's mech's thrusters activated at full power, and he charged straight at a King-class Spectral Beast that was charging up its energy.

The high-frequency particle oscillating knife, held in both hands, emits a piercing buzzing sound from the electromagnetic suppression field covering the saw blade.

"Life in harmony, the wrath of the king!"

An invisible pressure spread out from Mark, causing the ordinary winged beasts that were rushing around to freeze instantly, resulting in obvious chaos.

He seized the opportunity, his twin blades crossing over each other, slashing fiercely at the neck of the King-level Spectral Beast like scissors.

Mark's ability came about during the two months Chen Yuan was missing. While fighting on the ground, his mask was damaged, and he accidentally inhaled a large amount of scarlet pigment, causing his body to mutate and awakening his ability by chance.

Apart from Mark, everyone else's physical abilities have reached their limit, so naturally, their learning abilities will follow.

Mark's ability is called Life Synchronization.

It can deeply connect with and briefly control the life essence flow of the Mana ecosystem, and when its full power is unleashed, it can transform into a humanoid monarch-level being for a short period of time.

Manifestation of ability, the King's Aura: Releases powerful fluctuations of life essence, exerting a coercive influence and domination on low- to mid-level Devouring Beasts, causing them to fall into fear or temporarily rebel, thus disrupting the beast tide.

Source Essence Absorption: Mark can absorb life essence from the remains of slain Devouring Beasts, or even from the active Mana ecosystem within a certain range, to replenish and strengthen himself.

Form Transformation: Under extreme conditions, an excess of source matter can be guided to cause the End Watcher mech to undergo temporary local transformation, such as the arm transforming into a giant claw, with attack and defense power soaring, but it will continuously consume mental energy and has the risk of losing control.

Synergy with the mech: Ability and mech nano-repair are perfectly combined, like a ground-shattering shockwave.

The kingly aura combined with the giant sword form's group attack can efficiently clear the field, and the source energy absorption greatly enhances the mech's continuous combat and survivability.

……

Ran Bing's mech hovered steadily to one side of the lighthouse, its weapon, the Ice Crystal Cannon Shield, instantly expanding to its maximum size. The massive energy field shield provided crucial protection for the turrets on the flanks.

"Eternal Ice Coffin, Absolute Protection!"

A cold field unfolded, and all sonic attacks that passed through it were significantly weakened.

The floating cannons on her shoulders switched to sniper mode, and four cold rays precisely targeted and intercepted the energy breath that approached the barrier.

Ran Bing's ability: Eternal Ice Coffin.

The essence of the ability is to transform the essence of life into extremely cold power, leaning towards a defensive system based on rules.

The ability manifests in the Ice Coffin Seal: It can create small, eternal ice coffins. Instead of physically freezing the target, it almost completely stops the target's time, energy activity, and even regenerative abilities. This can be used to seal powerful elite Devouring Beasts or protect dying teammates, buying them time to be treated.

Absolute Guardian Domain: Creates a domain centered on the user, greatly reducing the energy and physical impacts received by all friendly units within the domain, and also providing a Mental Chill Soothing effect, increasing teammates' resistance to mental attacks.

Synergy with the Mech: The ability complements the Frost Oath Guardian's Ice Crystal Cannon Shield and Floating Cannon Barrier, elevating the Mech's tactical defense to a conceptual level.

The combination of the ice coffin seal and the mech's freezing bullets can instantly disable high-threat targets.

……

Sengge's massive mech landed beside Ran Bing like a mountain, establishing a deep connection with the lighthouse structure beneath his feet.

He activated gravity anchoring, greatly increasing his own mass and stability. The giant composite shield slammed heavily onto the platform, seemingly becoming one with the lighthouse, and was almost immune to most attacks from the front.

"With Lord Chen Yuan absent, we will guard the lighthouse."

Senger simultaneously activated Power Absorption, continuously drawing energy from the Lighthouse's ley lines to quickly restore his physical strength and mech durability.

Seng's ability: Earth Barrier.

The essence of the ability: to establish a deep connection with the earth beneath one's feet and obtain near-infinite defensive power.

Ability manifestation and power absorption: When standing on the ground, it can continuously draw energy from the earth's veins to quickly restore its physical strength and mech durability, and slightly increase its power.

Gravity anchoring: greatly increases its own mass and stability, as if it were integrated with the earth, making it almost immune to most attacks.

Earth Resonance: This ability directs power underground, causing small-scale ground fissures or creating protruding rock pillars to hinder enemy advances, alter terrain, or launch regional shockwave attacks.

Synergy with Mechs: This ability makes the Arbiter a truly unshakeable fortress.

With the combination of power absorption and gravity anchoring, the mech's defensive mode maximizes its own defensive capabilities.

The earth's resonance combined with the shockwaves of the Judgment Hammer creates unparalleled control over the field.