CIATB Chapter 453 Shattered!
Chapter 453 Shattered!
Zhang Yan abandoned defense.
He performed an operation that triggered alarms across all system protocols, directly shutting down all shield modules of the Chaos Mech.
The cone-shaped focusing shield dissipated.
The last layer of energy membrane on the frontal armor also evaporated.
The 30-meter-tall dark gold mech was exposed without any cover in front of the Void Spear, standing straight and tall in the face of the devastating attack.
The system kept popping up red warnings, and the alarm lights in the cockpit were flashing wildly.
Zhang Yan shut them all down.
"Chaos, full-power turn attack module, White Tiger core, Vermilion Bird core, dual-line full load."
His tone was cold and steady, a stark contrast to his bloodshot eyes.
Structural energy reorganization is taking place inside the mech.
All defensive energy channels completed reverse infusion within two seconds, and the White Tiger's explosive melee energy and the Vermilion Bird's blazing sun power furnace both reached their peak.
The Chaos Mech crossed its arms, and two distinctly different lights shone on its dark gold armor surface.
His left arm was enveloped in the icy blue of the White Tiger, while his right arm burned with the fiery red of the Vermilion Bird.
The two forces intertwined and condensed into a high-speed rotating sphere of light directly in front of the mecha.
Zhang Yan released the control lever and pressed his hands against the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship on his chest.
"Overload protocol, limit lifted."
The system paused for half a second.
This is the first time the system has not displayed any warnings.
The dark shell of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart spewed forth a dazzling dark blue light.
The intense light penetrated the inner walls and outer armor of the cockpit, enveloping the entire mech.
The overload reading had already exceeded 150 percent, and Zhang Yan had no interest in paying attention to the specific readings.
A burning, throbbing pain came from my chest, as if magma was churning inside my lungs.
The spear continued to grind forward.
The silvery-white swirling vortex was larger than the mecha itself, and sparks flew from the scraping of the armor's outer wall.
Once the shield was removed, the energy from the spearhead directly gnawed at the metal shell.
The left wing broke off.
Zhang Yan didn't care at all.
He pushed forward with all his might, and the ball of light, a mixture of ice blue and fiery red, crashed head-on into the spear tip.
The space environment cannot transmit sound waves, and only blinding light remains at the point where the two destructive energies meet.
The opposing forces created a circular shockwave at the point of contact, which instantly spread over a thousand kilometers.
The Chaos Mech was propelled backward by the enormous reaction force, sliding three hundred meters, and the armor on its right arm shattered at the shoulder.
The spears slowed their advance.
Blood trickled from the corner of Zhang Yan's mouth.
This is not enough.
1200 meters underground.
Nie Qingcheng's hand was still pressed against the door, and blood stained half of the sphere.
Her face was deathly pale, her lips were bluish-purple, but her eyes remained stubbornly open.
Guan Xing placed an energy stabilizer from the Guantian Pavilion next to her to maintain her constantly losing body temperature.
"Your heart rate is dropping."
Guan Xing reminded her.
"I know."
Nie Qingcheng's voice was weak and feeble.
"If you keep going, your heart will stop."
"Then let it stop."
Nie Qingcheng gazed at the flowing patterns of light on the surface of the door.
"He hasn't won yet."
Guan Xing stood there, speechless, unable to find any words to dissuade him.
At an altitude of 20,000 kilometers.
Zhang Yan sensed the heartbeat rate through the shared channel.
The beating is getting slower and slower.
Fifty-eight.
Fifty-three.
Forty-nine.
Reason reminded him that once Nie Qingcheng's heart stopped beating and the energy sharing channel broke, he would bear 100% of the impact of the Void Spear alone and would be completely crushed within two seconds.
Instinct, however, drove him to make another decision.
Who cares?
The Chaos Mech's only remaining right arm clenched into a fist.
Zhang Yan poured all the energy of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart into that metal fist without reservation.
The dark cyan light condensed into a tangible substance, layering and wrapping around the mechanical joints, with an energy density exceeding the sensor's reading limit.
He piloted the mecha forward at breakneck speed.
The tattered body burst forth with suicidal acceleration, crashing headlong into the silver-white spear.
He threw a powerful punch with his right arm, aiming straight at the center of the spinning vortex.
In the first second, the metal fist slammed into the spear tip, and icy blue and fiery red afterglows scattered from between the mechanical fingers.
In the second second, the spearhead's rotational speed decreased by forty percent.
In the third second, a crack appeared.
A hair-thick crack appeared on the surface of the silver-white spear, spreading backward along the tip.
Zhang Yan gritted his teeth and swallowed the mouthful of blood.
"broken."
He hissed angrily in a low voice.
The moment the syllable fell, the Heart of Heaven unleashed a peak of energy that surpassed all limits.
The cracks have spread widely.
The Void Spear began to collapse and disintegrate from the point of contact, its silvery-white energy structure shattering into countless particles.
The debris scattered and flew everywhere, turning into thousands of points of light at the edge of Earth's gravitational field, trailing long tails as they fell into the atmosphere.
Looking up from the ground, a spectacular meteor shower is unfolding in the night sky.
Countless silvery-white fragments streaked across the sky, burning intensely due to atmospheric friction, illuminating half the planet's night sky.
Qin Xiao stood in the ground command center, staring at the monitoring screen, when the walkie-talkie slipped from his palm and fell to the floor.
"It's broken."
His lips were trembling.
"The spear is broken."
The last piece of debris in space also merged into the darkness.
The Chaos Mech lost its right arm and left wing, its armor surface was cracked, the Vermilion Bird power reactor was emitting black smoke, and dozens of modules lit up with red fault lights.
The remains still hovered on the track.
Zhang Yan slumped in his seat, panting heavily.
Blood was seeping from the corners of his mouth, his nasal cavity, and even his ears, and the light of the Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship was extremely faint.
He looked down at the Earth.
The beam of light has gone out.
Nie Qingcheng's channel for sharing the damage was automatically severed the moment the Void Spear shattered.
He retrieved her vital signs data.
My heart rate is 36, and it's still beating.
This number is extremely dangerous, but thankfully the heart did not stop.
Zhang Yan closed his eyes to calm himself down, then opened them again.
A line of small text appears in the corner of the system panel.
[Countdown to gate network self-sustaining mode: 10 seconds.]
He stood there, stunned.
The spears are destroyed, and the delay field is operating normally.
The cracks in the Observation Anchor Base did not continue to expand. Nie Qingcheng's load-bearing channel absorbed the excess impact at the last moment, successfully protecting the base.
The countdown continues.
ten seconds.
A roar pierced through the endless darkness from the direction of Proxima Centauri.
The roar ignored the barrier of physical medium and reverberated directly in Zhang Yan's mind.
It contained a mixture of resentment and rage, along with a hint of fear of death.
Zhang Yan ignored him.
He stared at the countdown on the screen.
Nine.