Bearfolk King

The Bearfolk Clan's stronghold floated in the dark-red void like a rusted iron ball.

The dark-gray armor plating covering the fortress gleamed with a cold, hard sheen beneath the starlight. Energy patterns pulsed slowly across its surface like veins.

Dozens of defensive platforms surrounded the fortress, each one's energy cannons kept in a preheating state, dark-red light glowing deep within their muzzles.

After departing from the flagship, Xu Wuyi and Xiao Chuyun followed the route Zhu Nanxing had mapped out and circled around to the rear of the stronghold.

The defensive platforms here were relatively sparse, with a blind zone roughly three hundred meters wide between the firing arcs of two main cannons.

The two of them passed through that blind zone without a sound.

Xiao Chuyun flew ahead, pale golden radiance spilling from her body and illuminating a small patch of the surrounding void.

Her sword and shield were already in hand. The thick-backed saber hung diagonally at her waist, while the round shield guarded her front.

Her breathing was steady, and so was her heartbeat, but Xu Wuyi could sense the Rule of Life within her operating at high speed, like a bowstring drawn taut.

The two pressed themselves against the fortress's outer wall. Xu Wuyi reached out and placed a hand against the dark-gray armor. It was thick, and an energy barrier flowed over its surface. It felt like pressing against an electrified iron plate.

"This armor is reinforced with energy. Breaking it by force will trigger the alarm," Xiao Chuyun said in a low voice.

Xu Wuyi did not answer. His right hand remained against the armor as the power of Order surged from his palm, transforming into countless infinitesimal threads that slipped into the armor's internal energy circuits.

Those energy circuits interwove within the armor