Ebony's counterattack

The darkness that re-emerged in the images did not remain within the original defensive perimeter.

Following several regular lines still connected to the depths of the homeland, they bypassed the damaged starry sky and began to extend towards both sides of that resource distribution area.

Ebony stood in the darkness further inside, slowly raising the longsword in his hand.

A crack on the sword has been filled in.

His chest and abdominal wounds, however, have not yet fully healed.

The destructive power left behind by Locke is far more difficult to erase than ordinary Rule Trauma. Coupled with the previous fierce battles, Ebony could only suppress the flames that were still eroding it.

But he couldn't wait any longer.

The area that was taken away contained more than just the resources that had already been transported away.

Several sea routes leading from the outer perimeter to the inner defenses all pass through the vicinity. The longer the Mechanical Civilization lingers there, the easier it will be for them to continue their advance inwards.

The newly deployed surveillance forces of Skynet have even approached one of the local strongholds he originally intended to retain.

Ebony thrust the longsword of rules forward.

Large swaths of Dark Sword patterns, yet to be revealed, lit up one after another from the depths of the starry sky!

This time, instead of having the sword patterns directly attack the mechanical facilities in front, he first reconnected the previously severed local links to the central government.

As long as this place can still receive a response from the Mother Time-Space, it is not completely out of his control.

On the other side, the Rule True Body of the Dark Nether Death God also reappeared.

He glanced at the silver-gray protective barrier unfolding in the distance, but did not rush straight into it.

A vast Death Shadow first swept across the direction in which the Mechanical Civilization's observational power was most concentrated.

The several light screens that had previously illuminated the battlefield quite clearly began to dim one after another.

The Duolie sandstorms advance forward from the outside of the shadows.

"I'll retrieve those local contacts," Ebony said in a deep voice.

Duolie nodded, and the sandstorm suddenly parted to both sides, making way for Ebony to have a path that had not yet been covered by the Death Origin.

As Ebony moved forward along the path, he quickly noticed that Duolie hadn't brought all the sandstorms down at once.

The most substantial portion of the power still surrounded the opponent. What truly reached the forefront were only a few pillars of primordial wind that constantly changed direction.

The Dark Nether Death God also failed to overcome the shadow it had unleashed.

The Mechanical Civilization's observations were affected, but those shadows remained a considerable distance from the Destruction Black Lotus.

Ebony did not require the two to charge forward alongside him.

He pointed one of the wind pillars further outward, and then used the Death Shadow to block another route that could approach him.

As long as Locke doesn't interrupt him, he has a chance to reawaken those native nodes.

The Darkness Long Sword then slashed forward!

At the front and rear, the chest armor of the God of Machines finally closed up again.

There were still some minor injuries on his waist and abdomen that hadn't been fully treated. Saine first covered the area with several layers of spare structure, then manipulated the Rule True Body and left the Maintenance Area.

Bing Xin did not follow him into the center of the battle Lord of Dimension.

The power of the Water Mirror Civilization she brought still needs to be settled afterward, and White Lotus also remained in the recovery area.

This level of warfare is something that Saine and his team can handle.

When the God of Machines reappeared on the front lines, a dim starry sky suddenly unfolded from the center to both sides.

The hand hidden within the Dark Nether Death God pressed directly against Saine's chest.

Almost simultaneously, a bright yellow halo descended from behind.

The World-Devouring Emperor Monarch did not compete with Ebony for the front position; he still focused most of his attention on the God of Machines.

Saine was not surprised by this.

The colossal God of Machines did not stop; it slumped forward with its left shoulder, directly smashing through the oncoming source of death.

The newly added shoulder armor lit up one after another, a large expanse of silver-gray light flowing along the arm and converging towards the fist.

Boom!

The hand that the Dark Nether Death God was smashed open head-on.

But the several scattered, regular fingers did not immediately recede; instead, they transformed back into shadows and climbed toward the side of the God of Machines.

Saine reached down with his right hand and grabbed two strands of hair in his palm.

The Ashen Extinction Flame suddenly ignited!

The shadow in front of the Dark Nether Death God swayed slightly.

He immediately retracted the part of the connection that was not yet completely severed, while his other hand sent the heavier Death Origin toward the head of the God of Machines.

The Myriad-Origin Heaven-Devouring Ring also completed its closure at this time.

The Destruction Black Wing behind Saine suddenly flapped, and the sea of gray-hot fire surrounding the God of Machines pressed down simultaneously against the two forces above.

A vast expanse of starry sky cracked outwards from the point of clash between the two sides.

As Saine confronted the two enemies, Locke had already risen from the Destruction Black Lotus.

The sword patterns that the Ebony had just begun to extend forward were immediately cut off by the spearhead.

The Destruction Flames surged in through the broken openings, forcing Ebony to divert a portion of its essence, which had not yet been sent to the front lines, to resist the attack.

"Stop him!" Ebony shouted in a deep voice.

The Myriad Phenomena Balance Disk rises from the side, while the God Slaying Spear, which will continue its advance, blocks the outer edge of the plate.

The Duolie sandstorm then struck the Black Lotus.

The three experts had become much more skilled at coordinating with each other than when they first met.

But Locke's shot still slowed Ebony's movement to retract its connection to the homeland by a moment.

Above that resource area, several existing defensive structures that had not yet been removed finally responded.

Ebony's expression brightened.

But the next moment, the Dark Origin he had just drawn away was blocked by the silvery-gray light surging from inside the facility.

The Mechanical Civilization did not completely demolish and rebuild this place, but it has completed the initial renovation of the parts that can still be used.

Ebony can rekindle the existing markings, but it couldn't directly bring those facilities back into its possession.

This made his face darken even more.

The battle ahead intensified at this point.

Instead of continuing to advance towards the center of the resource area, Locke moved the Destruction Black Lotus to the side a short distance.

The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord did not immediately take back the balance.

Within the darkness torn open by the God-Crowning Spear, a portion of the native essence was still being lost. Silver-gray patterns spread along the crack, pressing them back into the Ebony where they could be received.

Duolie didn't linger at those locations; he had already caught up with Locke.

He wanted to maintain some control over the Destruction Black Lotus, but he was unwilling to compensate for the damage done to the entire starry sky by Wu Wei.

The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord pressed down the last crack before lifting the balance again. The two men's forward paces briefly diverged slightly.

Duolie immediately adjusted the direction of the sandstorm.

A dark storm swept around Lotus Shadow, attempting to seal off Locke approaching starry sky. But the God Slaying Spear suddenly flicked outward, sending large swathes of Origin Sand Grains hurled into the darkness further away.

Just as Duolie was about to press down again, he saw that from the other side of the starry sky, the Ashen Flame was approaching.

The God of Machines has also changed positions!

The Dark Nether Death God and the World-Devouring Emperor Monarch did not stop their attack, but Saine was willing to bear some of the impact and continued to move towards Locke's location.

The two originally separate areas of confrontation began to draw closer and closer.

The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord was the first to realize their plan.

"Ebony, tighten the defenses at your rear," he said immediately.

Ebony did not immediately withdraw all the force pushing forward.

That area, which had just begun to respond, was on the verge of regaining some control. Letting go now would mean all the previous investment was wasted.

But looking in the direction where Locke and Saine were approaching, Ebony's expression quickly changed.

Deeper still, a Dark Sword stretching across the starry sky is slowly rising above the native pivot.

That place connects to the inner defenses and continuously provides him with the source.

When Locke raised the God Slaying Spear, the tip of the spear was no longer pointing at the area that Ebony had just been preparing to reclaim.

A Communication Mark from Saine flashed briefly next to the Destruction Black Lotus.

Locke watched, and the fire in Destruction Eyes suddenly intensified.