Four Demon Gods!

(A 3400-word chapter is presented. Congratulations to the Newly Advanced Helmsman, "Alien Tribe Chieftain")

The seven phantoms merged into one in an instant.

Click!

The Blood Hell Blade was slowly sheathed.

This machine, less than ten meters tall, stood silently before this apocalyptic slaughterhouse.

Looking at the UFO Beast with its clean, flat cuts, like slices of bread.

The Chief of General Armament Department of the military was covered in cold sweat.

They have already expended the entire strength of an armored division on this UFO Beast!

But it was a completely pointless suicide mission; the most powerful warships couldn't even get close before being destroyed.

The First Fleet of Zicui Star suffered 27% damage, and the Second Fleet suffered 41% damage...

These numbers are alarming.

This represents a loss of hundreds of billions, even trillions of Star Coin.

But none of them could cause the slightest damage to the monster.

But now!

What did he see?

Is this supposed to be sliced bread?

The SS-class ferocious beast appeared before them as a gigantic slice of bacon...

It sounds ridiculous, but it's not so ridiculous when you see that it covers thousands of square meters.

Even the black blood didn't flow out; it was completely sealed off by the high temperature.

The root of all this lies in that broken mech.

This was completely beyond his current level of mecha knowledge, so he turned to the Vice Minister next to him for help. This was a true graduate of the materials department of the Pulan Military Academy.

However, the Vice Minister didn't even glance at him, instead focusing intently on replaying the scene on the small projection screen in front of him.

The image was frozen on the black mecha's silhouette, which was beginning to blur.

Zoom in, zoom in.

The Vice Minister gasped when he noticed one of the details.

"Large Molecular Level Phantom Generator?!"

What?

The other senior executives turned around and looked at the Vice Minister of the General Armament Department with confusion.

Taking a deep breath, he said, "Commander, satellite surveillance footage has faithfully recorded this scene. You can look here."

"The blood-red flame indicates that this engine's energy source is unconventional. Because when it reaches 40 times the speed of sound, it can propel a mecha weighing several tons. No engine in the Federation's current fleet can achieve this level."

"Secondly, at the moment this mech splits into seven... take a look at the other six mechs that we believe to be phantoms. Please pay attention to the length of the beams shooting out from the flames on their backs. Remember, this applies to each and every one of them."

The Chief of General Armament Department looked over curiously, and then, as time passed, he gasped, pointing tremblingly at the screen and saying, "The lengths are different!"

"Yes, and the diameters of their energy trails are completely different!! But they're all striking the same pose..."

"This means that the mech was seven separate entities just a moment ago!"

"How is that possible?!" This time, all the senior executives said in unison.

The Vice Minister, seeing all the military leaders staring at him at once for the first time, composed himself and continued, "In other words, it's actually one machine... because the one with the brightest light is the main body, while the other six can be seen as physical phantoms. Five years ago, when I accompanied Professor Lyon from the Pulan Military Academy to visit the Gador Empire University, I listened to a lecture by the head of their mecha laboratory. In his research, he mentioned a method that could utilize molecular-level resonance to perform short-term cellular division using a material extremely rare in the universe— Z-Matter."

"Professor Lyon said that there is currently only a small piece of this Z-Matter known to be in the core laboratory of the Dawn Academy, where it was successfully split into two phantom entities of mecha models."

"Although it was only for a brief moment, the instrument that was created was called by them... Molecular-level Phantom Generator."

The Chief of General Armament Department' mouth was a little dry. "So this mech means?"

"This means that this is definitely not a mecha belonging to the Federation!" the Vice Minister said decisively.

On the Zicui Star, the Layilai Clan and another unknown force appeared simultaneously within a single day.

It seems that this group of people will all be returning to the headquarters on the Capital Star to report on their work.

Mu Fan is in a very bad state right now.

As Shura landed heavily, the uncontrollable, raging energy in his hand slashed out, and blood was already dripping from his nose and down his chin.

From an angle he couldn't see, the blood dripped onto the floor and vanished without a trace, as if quickly absorbed.

Under the Under the Starry Sky... the number one killing god.

These eight words could not possibly be what I just said; there are still too many mysteries surrounding this mecha.

Shura's consciousness was only transmitting and synchronizing some combat information, and nothing else was mentioned at all.

"Energy detected. Remaining energy: 0.1%. Requesting temporary upgrade of control over the host body."

Shura's consciousness once again made a request to Mu Fan.

"Allow."

As soon as he finished speaking, a direction popped into Mu Fan's mind.

In the West, there is a vibrant, sweet, and alluring atmosphere.

Despite being nearly a hundred kilometers away, Shura accurately detected this trace of energy, and his eyes blazed with red light.

Mu Fan watched as Shura moved swiftly forward without making a single unnecessary movement.

When the crimson cloak is parallel to the ground, energy surges on the back.

A red sonic boom reappears, and the mech slices through the sky!

Countless people were left staring blankly at the endless ruins shown on the live stream.

It wasn't until the ghostly mech took off and left that these people realized what had happened.

That arrogant monster was instantly and brutally killed by a miraculous mech!

"Ah!! Long live the Federation!"

"Federation Glory!!"

"Federation Glory!!"

The crowd excitedly pumped their fists and shouted, the sound gradually spreading from a small gust to a huge wave, starting from the edge of A District, spreading to areas B, C District, and D District, and even reaching District 2 and 3 that were watching... Countless people shouted the same sentence in unison at this exciting moment!

It represents the joy and excitement of everyone who survived the ordeal!

Many people covered their faces and burst into tears, going from hell to heaven in an instant.

In District 17, thousands of kilometers away, people were only watching the devastation in the core city through live streams, and many even gloated.

That place was a gathering place for nobles.

This sudden outbreak of Beast Tide will probably be a fatal blow to them, but the two highlights of the whole event, those two terrifying and powerful mechs, are etched in everyone's hearts.

The buzz surrounding the Great Lightning Owl, which had already disappeared into the Primeval Forest, hadn't died down when the Asura Mecha, which suddenly descended from the sky and slew the strongest monster with an incredibly exaggerated and terrifying posture, became the focus of heated discussion.

Because this mech is incredibly ruthless in every move, and leaves without a second thought after a single, decisive blow, it has captivated countless passionate young people.

In the busiest commercial street in District 17, inside a café where countless people were watching a large screen, a young man of average build and unremarkable appearance pushed his way through the crowd.

"Xiao Wei, aren't you going to keep watching? I never expected to see such amazing sights while traveling on Zicui Star." A young man wearing sunglasses excitedly shouted to the other young man.

As fellow Interstellar Traveler, it was rare to find someone with such a broad perspective and eloquent speech. The young man had been impressed by Ren Xiaowei's extensive knowledge since they met just two days prior.

Seeing this temporary companion suddenly leave, they immediately tried to persuade him to stay.

The unassuming young man smiled slightly, made a gesture as if he were calling a Sky Communicator, and walked out of the coffee shop.

Seeing that the streets were still bustling as usual, the young man named Ren Xiaowei took out his Sky Communicator and sent out a simple message to report that he was safe.

"This is Xiao Wei. We just encountered danger on Zicui Star, but thankfully we're all safe."

The message was simple and ordinary, sent to a planet two light-years away.

However, after being relayed by several satellites, the message formed a strange signal along the photonic network, crossed the space base station, and left the territory of the Federation.

This message, after finally entering a mysterious network with twenty 512-bit encryption, was instantly broken down into a single piece of text:

"Empire Hawk Eye, codename: V, east of A District, City No. 1, Zicui Star, Fourth Administrative Region of the Federation, confirmed the Marshal's target and discovered one of the Four Demon Gods mechs that disappeared seventeen years ago— Death God Asura."

When the unassuming man pushed up his non-prescription Glasses, his eyes, which had only briefly gleamed with intelligence, returned to their simple and honest appearance.

Someone patted him hard on the shoulder.

"Hurry back! The live stream says the military is about to launch a counterattack, it's so exciting! This is something I can brag about for the rest of my life! Come on, let's watch together. I want to talk to people about that mech that wielded the sword to slay that big black ball, it was absolutely awesome!! I have to call PO Battle Network and strongly request to add that mech to the team."

A bright smile spread across his slightly chubby face. Ren Xiaowei nodded and followed the young man back to the coffee shop.

The moment he stepped through the door, a smile appeared on his lips that went unnoticed by anyone.

His mission is complete, isn't it?

The rest of the time is for enjoyment.

After ordering two cups of Star Azure Coffee, Ren Xiaowei once again regained her knowledgeable and witty demeanor.

"You can't judge a book by its cover," the young man opposite thought, giving a thumbs-up once again.

After the Asura Mecha broke through the sky, the live broadcast switched to footage of a large military fleet launching an attack.

The incident sparked a global outcry, but what they didn't know was that the military's primary concern was not wanting the limelight to be stolen by a mysterious mech, and secondly, and embarrassingly, they were unwilling to admit that they couldn't obtain any information about the mech.

Near-geostationary satellites are unable to effectively detect this mech, which has already exceeded 30 times the speed of sound and also possesses stealth capabilities.

What's most infuriating is, who purchased this communication equipment?

It's malfunctioning again!?

Alexei was so angry he almost threw a glass of water right in the face of the Minister of General Armaments.

The moment the mech burst out of the frame, he was about to order a switch in monitoring when he was so enraged by the standing communications soldier that he lost his mind.

"Commander, the monitoring equipment... seems to be experiencing an electronic malfunction; the feed is interrupted."

How much money did you embezzle?

Alexei looked at the Chief of General Armament Department with the same disdain as if he were looking at a dead man, unaware that a self-proclaimed greatest intelligent being was secretly plotting against him on the network.

"Switch me to the Great Lightning Owl's communication channel!"

Alexei put on his private communicator.

"Regimental Commander Ruan, this is Alexei. The military has cleared out the external monsters. Now there is only one Great King Land Squid, which is no longer a threat. Please tell me what you need from the military."

"Tsk... it seems we don't need to provide it anymore. I guess the military headquarters of the Capital Star will be here soon. Can anyone tell me why there is an Ancient God Worship Altar in the core area of your Zicui Star?" The words of the Baldy Ruan were filled with an indescribable admiration.

Upon hearing these words, Alexei clutched his heart and swayed.

"Impossible!!! Ancient God Worship Altar!?"

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