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With no​​‍⁠‌‌​⁠‍‌‍‌‍‍⁠​‍​​⁠⁠‍‍‌ more words exchanged, the two instantly engaged in a fierce battle. Their movements were so fast they surpassed the limits of human sight; the onlookers could only hear the continuous “bang bang bang” sounds of air bursting, unable to clearly see their actions.

Though Huo Xianfeng had the upper hand, the elder was slippery like an eel, making it difficult to land a fatal blow within a minute or two.

Ever since his overexertion-induced coma on Winter Day Planet, Huo Xianfeng had been consciously controlling his output during intense fights. After his left eye became Zerg-like, his combat power increased exponentially, but at a high energy cost.

In gaming terms, his mana pool was large, but he often ran low on mana. Using his ultimate was impressive but it couldn’t be done frequently, so he relied on basic attacks whenever possible.

Most of the time, basic attacks were sufficient.

Thus, even when he went all out, he kept his output just slightly higher than the necessary to accurately suppress his opponent.

But this elder was peculiar. Since activating his Holy Stigmata, his strength had been doubling continuously—his speed and power kept increasing without stopping.

Huo Xianfeng originally wanted to save his strength, but now it seemed it wasn’t possible. His expression grew solemn and he found something strange.

The elder’s Holy Stigmata differed from the others’.

Typical bishops had dark gold Holy Stigmata covering their face to mid-body, while Cecilia and Leinster’s were brighter gold, with a broader range, faster healing, and greater boosts to strength and speed.

However, the elder’s peculiar Holy Stigmatas were a bright crimson, like molten gold, flowing freely on his skin.

Their battle’s residual force and shockwaves radiated throughout the space, causing nearby objects and walls to crumble.

In just a few seconds, the box containing the Forbidden Abyss’ core was being contested in mid-air, never touching the ground. The box, made from the hardest Lingsteel, had been twisted and deformed in their bare-handed struggle, almost on the verge of breaking.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!!!

At this moment, a series of loud explosions echoed within the starship, each one louder and faster than the last.

The commotion was immense—

The mecha units on guard outside could no longer ignore the disturbances inside. They started sending people to check and also sent communication inquiries, their tone cautious to the extreme.

Even though they surrounded the starship, no one dared to enter and inspect because each person inside was an influential figure. With Elder Mandala present, no one believed anything significant would happen and the elder hated being disturbed.

However, the starship not only remained unresponsive but also began to take off.

Jiang Ci sat in the starship’s cockpit with a medical device beside him, extracting pheromones from Huo Xianfeng’s blood and injecting them into his body after special processing.

He didn’t understand the principles behind this mechanism, which was developed by He Zhun, but it was meant to delay his heat.

Bai Ze shook his head in dismay.

Poor A-Ci, When there was no alpha before, he had to take inhibitors. Now that there is one, he has to inject this kind of thing.

Jiang Ci had no complaints; it was slightly better than before, like giving a thirsty person a bit of water— Although it was only a little bit, it was better than dying of thirst.

Fortunately, piloting a starship was much simpler than operating a mecha; just set the course and there shouldn’t be any major issues. This was assuming Huo Xianfeng hadn’t caused enough commotion to alert those surrounding them.

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Huo Xianfeng raised his hand to block. Though he blocked Mandala’s hand, the next second, the crimson Holy Stigmata shot from the elder’s skin, extending like a sharp military spike aiming straight for Huo Xianfeng’s eye.

Pfft—

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“Wh-what…?” Mandala’s pupils dilated in shock, instantly realizing that the momentary flaw was deliberate.

—This guy actually did it on purpose?!!

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—That was the light emitted when a mecha transforms.

Boom!!!

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This scene looked absurd and exaggerated—the mecha’s upper body alone was nearly the size of the starship itself. Its lower half seemed to struggle to complete the transformation, roaring and thrashing as it crawled out.

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“Yes, it’s Elder Mandala’s Greedy Wolf!!!”

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Amid the chaos and frantic speculations, Greedy Wolf ripped through half of the starship and finally emerged. In the next second, Mandala’s hoarse roar pierced the sky—

“Everyone, immediately surround the starship!”

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In the midst of the panic and urgent responses, no one noticed two twisted and deformed boxes, along with numerous debris fragments, falling from the large hole in the starship.

Jiang Ci was dizzy from the intense jolt just now, but in the next second, he heard Bai Ze shout—

“A-Ci! He jumped!!!”

Jiang Ci turned sharply, only to see the young man’s figure missing from the large broken hole in the starship. He quickly activated the external search screen and soon found that familiar figure. Amid the rain of falling debris, the young man rapidly plummeted from the sky, his robes billowing upwards in the wind like a fierce eagle diving through the storm.

Huo Xianfeng used a grappling hook to grab the deformed box, swiftly pulling it back and tearing it open with one hand. In the next moment, his dark phoenix eyes reflected a beautiful dark silver metal sphere—

The core was inside. The other box should contain the wreckage. Unlike the dull metal sphere he saw earlier, the repaired core was now smooth and intricate, with strange black patterns etched on its dark silver surface, brimming with boundless energy. Huo Xianfeng grabbed the Forbidden Abyss’ Core, and the blood from his wound instantly stained the dark silver metal sphere bright red.

At that moment, a scorching heat surged behind the young man.

“Huo Xianfeng—!!!”

He seemed to hear Jiang Ci’s almost broken cry calling out to him. He turned abruptly, but in that instant, Huo Xianfeng couldn’t see anything because a blinding flash of lightning capable of engulfing the world was heading straight for him.

If it were any other human, they would have been blinded the moment they turned around.

From Jiang Ci’s third-person perspective, the SS mecha Greedy Wolf emitted a chilling roar, raising a massive black halberd engulfed in thousands of bolts of lightning, thrusting it fiercely toward the falling young man. The halberd was the exclusive weapon of the Forbidden Abyss, rated at SSS. Just like Wan Jiang’s heavy sword or Bai Ze’s silver spear, its power was among the strongest of all mecha weapons.

Time seemed to slow down infinitely at that moment. The difference in size between the two was almost exaggerated to thousands of times, resembling a mythological scene of a greedy, invincible evil god facing a mortal king attempting to slay it. The terrifying energy waves surged in all directions, making the starship and the surrounding mecha units sway like boats in a storm.

He will die! 

Being hit head-on by such a terrifying attack with a bare body would surely be fatal!!!

Jiang Ci’s pupils dilated to the extreme, and the only thought left in his mind was this. Amidst the nearly world-destroying attack, while everyone instinctively retreated in a frenzy to avoid it, Jiang Ci suddenly leaped off the starship.

“Bai Ze—!!!”

The silver pendant immediately flew out, following its master. Suddenly, in mid-air, it staggered, and the bound Xiao X suddenly broke free and disappeared in an instant.

No, it didn’t disappear; it surpassed Bai Ze’s fastest speed and even the thunderous light of the descending halberd!

In that moment, amidst the lightning capable of swallowing the entire world, no one noticed that the Forbidden Abyss’ core completely absorbed the blood on its surface and swiftly collided with the incoming silver bracelet.

[Central program chain loaded.]

[SSS-class mecha Forbidden Abyss, restart successful.]

Jiang Ci’s eyes widened. What was happening before him seemed to suddenly pull him back to the past on Earth—

A giant monster emerged from the ground, gently folding its bone wings to save that mysterious black-haired young man. Now, almost the same thing was happening.

But this time, it wasn’t the Zerg general Ossa appearing but the world’s only SSS-class mecha.

In the blinding light that could devour the world, a black mechanical hand broke through the sky and grabbed the thrusting halberd with a “bang“!

The deadliest weapon in the world was instantly frozen in mid-air, trembling slightly, but no matter what…

—it could not advance even an inch!