Ling Cage: Enhanced Nanosteel Suit at the Start

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The dark light struck the king-level creature precisely in the chest, instantly shattering the dark purple crystals on its body and spraying out a huge gash.

It let out a painful and angry roar, its charge momentarily halted, but it did not fall; the vitality of a monarch-level being far exceeded expectations.

Even a super-powerful electromagnetic cannon can only severely injure, not kill.

"Sengge, Vanti, anyone who's willing to fight, come with me. Shadow Soldiers, provide cover fire."

A fierce glint flashed in Charles's eyes, and the azure particle stream behind the Abyss Armor suddenly erupted. He was like a dark red meteor, the first to break through the energy barrier and rush straight towards the injured monarch-level beast.

"Stop being arrogant. Don't think you're the only one who dares to fight."

Seng snorted coldly, and the Arbiter mech strode heavily towards the edge of the platform like a heavy tank. The huge Arbiter's hammer, with immense force, then soared into the sky, smashing an approaching bone-winged dragon, breaking its bones and causing it to fall to the ground.

Vatican's Arbiter mech activated its camouflage effect and vanished into thin air to catch up with Charles.

Of course, in the next moment, Vanti was ambushed. The Sky-Splitting Locust Queen seemed to have a special ability to sense her, but fortunately she reacted in time and blocked the attack.

This meant that Vatican was tied up and unable to support Charles.

With no time to think, Vatican could only try to stall for time.

With a flash, Vanti appeared on the side of the Sky-Splitting Locust in the next second, and the Judgment Chains that shot out from his shoulder wrapped around one of the locust's bladed legs like a venomous snake.

The powerful mental damage then spread along the chains, causing the locust queen to let out a sharp screech, but she quickly broke free, after all, the difference in size and strength was undeniable.

Chapter 269 The Lighthouse is in imminent danger

More than 300 Shadow Soldiers also opened fire, with dense laser beams shooting into the air like red raindrops, and palm cannons blasting out energy balls from time to time, blasting the low-altitude attacking flying Devourer into pieces.

Some agile soldiers even activated their jet engines to engage in close-quarters aerial combat, wielding their electromagnetic laser swords and engaging in fierce hand-to-hand battles with the Devouring Beasts.

Charles and the Crystal Eagle King-class chased each other. The Abyss Armor granted him great strength and speed, allowing him to nimbly dodge the Disintegration Beam. The dark red particle blades on his fists continued to widen the wound on the King-class's injured chest.

Seng used his massive shield and warhammer to fend off attacks from all sides, creating opportunities for Charles.

The battle reached its climax.

The lighthouse's defensive weapons were unleashing a barrage of fire, the Shadow Soldiers were fighting a bloody battle, and Charles and his two companions were locked in a desperate struggle with the Monarch-class.

As more and more Devouring Beasts were shot down, so too were the Shadow Soldiers' nanotech armors damaged and injured, as the nanotech repair system couldn't keep up with the damage.

Just as Charles finally found an opportunity to unleash a full-force attack, shattering the jaw of the eagle-shaped monarch-class creature and destroying its core, a soul-chilling pressure descended from the sky.

From within the clouds, several enormous, despair-inducing bodies slowly emerged.

These creatures resemble bone dragons from Western mythology, but are more elongated and ferocious, with a wingspan of nearly three hundred meters. Their skeletons gleam with a dark, metallic sheen that seems to devour light.

Two eerie orange flames burned in their eye sockets, and just looking at them was enough to send chills down your spine.

Emperor-class, Shadow Skeleton Dragon.

“Can we handle it?”

Fanti deactivated her invisibility, withdrew from the battle, and appeared beside Forestgrid with a hint of despair in her voice.

The Shadow Skeleton Dragon seemed to disdain ordinary attacks. It opened its massive jaws, and a chilling dark energy gathered deep within its throat.

"Oh no, it's going to attack the lighthouse."

Senger sensed something was wrong and raised the Guardian Barrier to its maximum for a full-scale defense.

"Concentrate all energy on the barrier, electromagnetic gun at maximum power, aim at its head!" Jing Nan roared the order from the combat command center.

Seng draws fire, and the high-powered electromagnetic cannon finishes charging...

"boom!"

The high-powered electromagnetic cannon once again emitted a thick beam of dark light, shooting directly at the head of the demon's head.

But the dragon merely tilted its head slightly, using its shadowy, metallic horn to take the blow head-on.

The violent collision erupted with dazzling sparks and shockwaves. The dragon's head was only knocked back slightly, and although a crack appeared on its horns, it was far from being seriously injured.

No, to be precise, the ultra-high-power electromagnetic gun can only lightly damage an Emperor-class ship, and cannot even cause serious injury.

At the same time, the dragon unleashed its full power with a torrent of shadowy breath, a torrent of liquid shadow that distorted and swallowed even the light in its path.

"Spiderweb Energy Barrier, activate overload operation." The technician in the command center, drenched in sweat, pressed the button.

The double-layered barrier shone brightly, and the first layer, a highly resilient deflection barrier, shattered like glass the moment it came into contact with the shadow's breath.

The second layer of high-resistance energy barrier fluctuated violently, frantically absorbing shadow energy. Its color rapidly changed from light blue to pitch black, and it was on the verge of overload and could no longer withstand it.

"withstand!"

At the critical moment, Sengge leaped forward to block, pushing the mech's power to its limit. The deeply rooted system firmly adhered to the deck, and he raised the giant shield to share the pressure of the barrier.

"A spiritual thorn!"

Fanti converted a portion of her life essence into mental attacks, sending invisible spikes towards several demonic dragons. However, this only blocked their attacks, and she was instead ambushed from behind by a king-level dragon.

Charles charged madly towards the dragons, activating all the weapon systems of the Abyss Armor: life-source tentacles, dark red particle fist blades, neural pulse cannons...

They relentlessly bombarded the bodies of several demonic dragons, scattering bone fragments and energy sparks the size of tiles, attacking desperately.

But the Emperor-level defense is terrifying.

With defenses comparable to a seventh-tier unit, their attacks could only cause negligible damage.

"Click..."

"Oh!"

Before long, the lighthouse's energy barrier finally gave way and shattered.

The residual energy of Shadow Breath clung to the lighthouse like a leech, instantly eroding its outer structure. Several plasma turrets and a heavy laser emitter melted and exploded under the erosion of the energy.

The shockwave from the explosion sent the nearest dozens of Shadow Soldiers, along with their mechs, flying through the air.

The Shadow Skeleton Dragon let out a triumphant roar, its massive bone wings flapping rapidly as it swooped down, ready to utterly destroy the lighthouse.

Charles, Sengge, Vanti, and the remaining Shadow Soldiers stared at the several figures that blotted out the sky, their eyes filled with despair and resolve.

They had tried everything, but still couldn't hold the line.

The lighthouse is in imminent danger!

Charles gripped his blade tightly, a bitter look appearing on his face beneath his armor, but it was quickly replaced by determination: "Prepare...to fight to the death!!"

Just then, in the distance, the clouds were forcibly parted by an even more powerful and majestic force, and a huge silver figure, beyond everyone's imagination, was tearing through the sky and rushing toward the lighthouse with an air of supreme dominance.

That was the planetary-level space battleship that carried our ultimate hope—the Hope!

This means that the battle is about to undergo a dramatic reversal.

In the distance, the horizon, stained dark red by scarlet pigment, suddenly twisted and tore apart.

The ship, stretching five kilometers in length, resembles a metallic mountain range stretching between heaven and earth from afar, its shadow instantly covering the entire lighthouse.

The ship's hull is covered with a dense array of gun turrets, missile silos, and sensor arrays, resembling patterns on divine armor, shimmering with a cold and deadly luster.

Compared to it, the previously enormous and ferocious Shadow Skeleton Dragon now resembled a mudfish challenging a mountain.

"Then...what is that?"

A shadow soldier cried out in alarm, almost dropping his laser gun.

"It's the city lord, it's the Shadow Lord, he's back."

Another soldier pointed at Chen Yuan, who was standing at the bow of the Hope ship, and said excitedly.

Charles gazed up at the miraculous warship, his body beneath the Abyss Warrior's armor trembling slightly—not from fear, but from utter awe. He murmured to himself, "Chen Yuan... what kind of miracle... did you bring..."

Through the enormous panoramic window to the starry sea, Chen Yuan coldly watched the shadowy skeletal dragons preparing to deliver the final blow to the lighthouse.

"Chen Xin, lock onto all high-threat targets, especially those at the Emperor level."

"Received, brother."

Chen Xin's virtual figure was solid, with stars swirling in her eyes, cold and efficient.

"Genesis Main Cannon, Launch Arrays One through Four, charging initiated. Target: Shadow Skeleton Dragon, and all Monarch-level energy signals within a ten-kilometer radius."

The Hope's bow, resembling a mountain range, slowly slid open its four massive armor plates, revealing the deep, star-like muzzles of its giant cannons.

An indescribable energy began to gather within it, emitting a low, chilling hum. The surrounding air began to ionize due to this terrifying energy, emitting fragments of black light.

Chapter 270 Annihilation of Emperor-Level Figures

The shadowy skeletal dragons seemed to sense a deadly threat as well. They abandoned their attack on the lighthouse, but instead let out a roar that was a mixture of vigilance and rage. They turned around and unleashed the shadowy breath that had gathered in their throats at the Hope.

However, it was too late.

"Launch." Chen Xin's voice was calm and even, as if announcing a physical law.

Four streams of hyperfocused high-energy particles, whose colors defy description, burst forth from the bow of the Hope.

It was not a simple beam of light, but a highly compressed, almost materialized torrent of energy that left tiny cracks in space wherever it passed.

The next moment, a deafening explosion rang out.

The first stream of particles met head-on with the shadow breath spewed by the Shadow Skeleton Dragon.

The dark torrent, powerful enough to erode the energy barrier, vanished silently upon contact with the particle stream, like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

The second and third streams of particles struck the massive bodies of the demonic dragons almost simultaneously.

The moment the particle stream touched it, the dragon's shadowy, metallic bones vaporized instantly, like ice thrown into a steel furnace.

A terrifying cavity, over twenty meters in diameter, pierced directly from their chests to their backs, its edges exhibiting a glassy appearance, as if melted by extreme heat.

The orange-yellow flames in the dragon's eye sockets flickered, then suddenly went out like a candle flickering in the wind.

The broken skeleton, devoid of all life force, froze in mid-air for a moment before crashing down like a shattered mountain, turning into fragments burning with dark red embers.

The fourth stream of particles swept across the sky like the scythe of death.

Those king-level Devouring Beasts that were previously baring their fangs and fighting fiercely with the Lighthouse Guardians, such as the Sky-Splitting Locust Queen, the Void Jellyfish King, and several other powerful individuals that had just appeared.

The pencil marks were erased the instant the particle stream grazed the edge; a part of his body vanished instantly, without even a chance to struggle, and he followed in the footsteps of the demon dragon.

"Close-range laser matrix, full-power sweep mode activated, meteor fire rain missile array to conduct a comprehensive strike on the remaining beast tide."

On the surface of the Hope, thousands of laser emitters lit up again, but this time they did not form an interception net, but rather a moving laser sweep.