Vanguard Descent
[Crescent Moon] The Aoneng is activated instantly, Turing Hexadecimal is immediately reduced to a two-dimensional space.
As a high-risk Sequence Aura, the most dangerous aspect of [Crescent Moon] lies in its absolute crushing of the weak. Anyone not of the same level is simply no match for [Crescent Moon]. Lower-level individuals are powerless to resist [Crescent Moon], and will ultimately only be captured and sealed away.
The problem with the waning moon is also obvious.
With a low level of development, [Crescent Moon] lacks direct lethality. When facing strong opponents of the same level, it can only be flexible but lacks aggression, just like Crescent Moon.
"In this way, both councilors were eliminated first, which will have an impact on the descent of the [Machine World Society]..."
Even with the advantage of striking first, Li Aoz's situation is not easy.
The instant Li Aoz's attack succeeded, Zeta-rank Quantum Machine Councilor Coulomb·Torque suddenly activated.
Its body instantly quantized, leaping into the surrounding space. Here, the laws of spacetime had been rewritten, and its body possessed both particle and wave properties, freely jumping and colliding before bursting apart, leaving a series of oscillating trajectories. In such a realm, spacetime was merely a discrete, energy-containing non-physical entity, and Li Aoz's freezing technique was ineffective here.
Li Aoz activated [Eye of Truth] immediately—however, this action resulted in 'observation,' altering the spacetime in which Coulomb Torque resided.
When he saw the Coulomb Torque information panel, the information had been corrupted and new data had been generated.
Ultimately, only a meaningless mass of information remained on the panel observed by Li Aoz.
[Tsk—I haven't even studied "Quantum Spacetime Studies" yet, and I haven't explored gravity or the waning moon...]
With that thought in mind, Li Aoz didn't hesitate with his hands, instantly sweeping across with gravity, trying to catch the other person's figure.
Unlike the waning moon, which directly transcends dimensions, gravity can transcend space and time—knowledge that Li Aoz taught him in his basic education.
Gravity certainly exists in the Quantum Realm, but knowledge of quantum gravity and Quantum Spacetime is considered advanced professional knowledge in "Star Abyss," Li Aoz has neither encountered nor had the ability to learn.
Therefore, Li Aoz decided to rely on his extensive gaming experience to solve the problem.
Gravity Wave swept across all dimensions of space and time, radiating outwards in ripples.
"—Hmph, using gravity for a saturation attack? What a laughable blunder! What effect can such brute force, devoid of any precision, possibly have?"
Coulomb Torque immediately detected Li Aoz's attack, but the inaccurate gravitational pressure caused it little damage, only making spacetime more disordered.
Li Aoz entered combat mode, and with [Eye of Truth] unable to track his opponent, he decisively employed a new tactic:
Waning Moon·Dimensional Barrier!
He spread his hands outwards and tore them apart, creating an insurmountable invisible wall on the ground. In an instant, all the firepower was blocked by the barrier.
"Go ahead and run," Li Aoz said calmly. "Let's see how long you can keep running."
'What's this guy trying to do?'
The Coulomb Torque sensor sensed something, the emotion module output indicated unease, and the Data Network rapidly began analysis.
'Oh no—the parliament!'
Li Aoz hooked his finger.
Time resumed its flow.
The Dimensional Barrier tilted and collapsed, instantly flattening countless Department of Machinery in two-dimensional space. Deprived of firepower, the rapidly falling celestial body overhead plummeted even more recklessly towards the ground! 'No!'
Coulomb Torque quickly leaped out of the Quantum Realm, its body rapidly unfolding, vortexes erupting from its back, bursting forth with terrifying speed, to intercept the falling meteorite overhead.
However, even if it reacts incredibly fast, it still can't outrun gravity.
Li Aoz tore through the Space-time Ripple, instantly teleporting to Coulomb Torque's front. Just as the opponent reached out his hand towards the scorching meteorite, Li Aoz suddenly stepped out from the gap and unceremoniously kicked him in the face!
Boom! Coulomb Torque was immediately kicked away. At the critical moment, it raised its arms and flipped its wrists to reveal the launch trajectory. The next moment, it launched two dazzling rockets that plunged deep into the side of the meteorite. The top drill rotated and the thrusters spewed out flames, deflecting the meteorite's trajectory.
This is the limit it can achieve in the spacetime controlled by Li Aoz, relying on the attributes of the Zeta-rank.
But before Coulomb Torque could even catch his breath, Li Aoz's voice suddenly came through the headphones again:
Where are you looking?!
Quantumization! Watt's electronic pupils instantly contracted, his Department of Machinery rapidly compressed, and he fell into the Quantum Realm in an instant.
Whoosh! The fierce blade sliced through empty air, and Li Aoz clicked his tongue in disapproval.
[Lacking the experience gained from the Epsilon-rank, my stats are still significantly lower than those of the Zeta-rank.]
This is a complete difference in attributes. Despite having the means to fight back, that Machine World Councilor, who is equivalent to the Zeta-rank, was still able to escape.
Thus, his plan to launch a surprise attack and destroy the Machine World Council in one fell swoop failed.
"Lioz... that guy is a senator, you're no match for him."
Jannia said uneasily:
"The social atmosphere here is too strong, and the Source Matter is almost solidified and overflowing. In such an environment, the opponent has all the advantages, and we cannot fight against an entire legion."
"No."
Li Aoz's longsword pierced the ground as he stood atop the mountains, a meteorite falling from the sky behind him, carrying a scorching, dazzling light, and crashing straight into the Machine World Council's factory facilities.
Rumble...
The earth trembled violently, and the powerful shockwave created a terrifying sound that shattered eardrums in a short moment. It was as if the glow of hundreds of atomic bombs exploded in the dark night sky, and the distant ocean roared. Even in the universe millions of kilometers away, the echo of the explosion reverberated.
"It is our powerful and elite army that is fighting against the cancer cells in the aircraft industry!"
Meteorite fragments, laden with scorching flames, scattered and fell in all directions. The brutal power of the natural disaster brought unprecedented devastation to the Social Citizen working and preparing on the ground. Factories were crushed and destroyed one after another, and the Echo Power mixed in with the shock wave repeatedly spread. For such a large complex of buildings, this was undoubtedly an extremely deadly force.
The citizens of the machine world rose from the ruins. As machines, they had no fear. Their consciousness was stored in the Machine World Council. Under absolute command, they quickly rallied, forming large, dense formations, orderly repairing factory sequences, mobilizing troops, and saving each other.
However, this undeserved disaster was merely the opening ceremony.
When the meteorite exploded completely, it filled the earth with a pungent smell of sulfur, and the intense heat radiated outwards, scorching and distorting the steel-like earth.
Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~ [Mash Gergang needs me, I contribute my achievements to the machine world, no salary is no big deal, labor is a good life, buzz buzz buzz...] A machine world miner is working hard with his hammer, and the synthesized little tune that his logic program wrote and directed keeps playing in his mind.
As an ordinary citizen, it naturally has an inescapable duty to respond to the impending disaster. It is working hard to salvage valuable production materials from the ruins, continuing to prepare for the safety of the council and the arrival of the Mash Gergang entity.
However, while this citizen of the machine was engrossed in its work, its visual sensors captured something different from alloys and polymers—flesh and blood.
Tick-tock...
A viscous, moist, scarlet liquid slowly flowed and spread from underfoot.
Buzz.
The miners in the machine world looked up, tracing the source of the spreading sea of blood. Their monitors slowly rotated, sweeping over the remaining raging fires on the ground, ignoring the aircraft busy transporting supplies, and moving towards the meteorite impact site—
Snap! A powerful, armored arm pressed down on its monitoring probe, and the blood pressure pump immediately activated, instantly crushing the mining machine.
breathe...
A muffled breathing sound arose, and the tall, terrifying figure broke free of concealment, revealing itself in awe, shrouded in flames.
laugh...
The two-and-a-half-meter-tall Implant Equipment Vanguard's shoulder blades revealed gaps, which then sprayed out fire extinguishing agent, slowly extinguishing the flames on its body and revealing a biomass carapace and red and black crystal inlays. Its controller tilted its head, and the visor opened, revealing the surprised face of the [Tabletop Game Club] guild Guild Leader, Dragon Land City: "Wow—this thing is a total stomp on these Beta-rank robots."
As he spoke, he manipulated the bio-suit to expel crimson-red coolant. The built-in [Bloodline] Aoneng provided a full 300 points of [Strength] attribute, and the power output of the motor even surpassed that of an aircraft carrier.
Not only that.
Soon, a large number of combat machines noticed the killing taking place. They reacted very quickly, sending out a large number of autonomous mechs in a second. These killing machines, which resembled wolfhounds, had an absurd range and automatic target-locking ability. Dragon Land City had only shown its face slightly before it was bombarded by lasers and wandering explosives.
The relentless bombardment rained down on Dragon Land City, but his information panel only displayed pitiful numbers: -1, -4, -19 (critical hit)...
"Wow, that's some serious firepower..."
Although the actual damage was far less than a scratch, the obstruction of vision and kinetic energy from the bombardment could not be eliminated. The armor was not very resilient and was quickly suppressed by the artillery fire, unable to advance.
"Let me see... Wow, so many skills! Bio-Plasma Cannon, chemical flamethrower, hormonal communication, armor-piercing nail... It's so complicated! Let's try this one!"
Dragon Land City casually raised his hand.
[Built-in Aoneng - Crescent Moon: Dimensional Bombardment] His palm split open like a blooming flower, revealing a clear blue glow within.
The power of the crescent moon distorted and eliminated the space in front of his palm, then emitted a dazzling ring outwards.