83: law of cause and effect

"Brother Mo, you're using the Italian Cannon now!"

"Although this mech is ugly, it looks incredibly powerful."

"Sir, do we still need assistance?"

A sharp light flashed in Xi's eyes. As the Corps' General Commander, he naturally understood all the data regarding the Hai Star Fleet and the combat capabilities of every operational unit in the Blue Star Faction.

"Is this the Xuanwu?"

Xi grew slightly confused. The mech body was similar to the [Xuanwu], but what was that giant spherical object mounted on its tortoise shell back?

Just then, a system pop-up appeared in Xi's cockpit.

He clicked it open and saw the detailed parameters for the [Xuanwu · Modified].

Being able to block two Positron Cannons meant it could draw the Hai Star Destroyer's firepower three times.

Although he didn't quite understand, he still temporarily modified the planned operational strategy.

Ten elite squads joined Jiang Mo's escort formation.

The [Xuanwu · Modified] had no weapon systems. Although its defense was powerful, it definitely wouldn't be able to withstand continuous strong firepower strikes.

Dungeon Battle, final ten seconds of the countdown.

Ten thousand meters away from the Dragon Country Corps.

He Ming opened the squad voice channel.

"Keep up."

The three mechs silently followed closely behind the main corps.

He Ming's curiosity was completely piqued. He wanted to witness firsthand how Shui Meng and Jiang Mo managed to trigger supernatural phenomena.

The strongest strike from the Hai Star Destroyer—the Positron Cannon—blasted toward the Blue Star Faction without warning!

The three motherships of the Blue Star Faction moved preemptively, sailing at extreme speed to the very front of all the players.

The spherical arrays on the hull emitted a faint light, and distorted beams converged to form a wavy, pale blue protective layer.

The moment the Positron Cannon hit the protective layer, it was like light shining on a mirror, causing refraction.

After one wave of strikes, the Blue Star Faction was completely unharmed, but it was not without cost; main cannon attacks of this magnitude could only be withstood for three more rounds at most.

The World Channel erupted.

"[This version update is seriously ramping up the difficulty!]"

"[Yeah, Blue Star is finally rising up!]"

"[Don't celebrate too early. Did you forget the result of the last version update? If the Blue Star Faction is strengthened, the Hai Star side is probably monstrous beyond measure.]"

... Having avoided the first wave of large-scale casualties, the player groups, like a swarm of bloodthirsty sharks, rushed forward in small groups of two and three.

Because the Blue Star Faction suffered minimal losses in the first strike, the Hai Star Faction's initial offensive—a massive swarm of drones—did not cause much hindrance.

At this moment, a warning notification appeared in the cockpits of all players.

"[Wide-Area Scattering Positron Split Cannon High Energy Warning]"

Xi: "Jiang Mo, move to the designated position at full speed."

Jiang Mo received the order, subconsciously selected the specified path, and advanced at full speed.

Behind him, the fighter formation of ten elite squads, totaling a hundred people, was instantly left far behind.

"This tortoise shell is so fast!"

"Attention, attention! Maintain distance for now. Once Jiang Mo withstands this wave, continue the escort mission."

In the extreme distance of deep space, a beam of light shot directly toward the location of the [Xuanwu · Modified].

The Wide-Area Scattering Positron Split Cannon split apart when it was still ten thousand meters away from the [Xuanwu · Modified], turning into hundreds of red and white beams. Almost immediately, these hundreds of beams further split into tens of thousands of beams, shooting toward the mass of players rushing in this direction.

Nearly a thousand of those beams were drawn toward the [Xuanwu · Modified], twisting their trajectory and shooting toward it rapidly.

Amidst the silent bombardment... the spherical instrument on the massive tortoise shell emitted distorted light waves, completely enveloping the [Xuanwu · Modified].

A miraculous scene unfolded!

The red and white beams were continuously reflected, and in the process, they indirectly interfered with the Positron splitting beams in the surrounding large area.

The Positron splitting beams, which possessed automatic targeting capabilities, continuously shot toward the [Xuanwu · Modified], thereby affecting an even larger area.

Only after this wave of strikes passed did Jiang Mo open his eyes.

He couldn't open his eyes when the attack arrived because it was too dazzling; all the mech's operations were automatically handled by Baize.

Even though the [Xuanwu · Modified] blocked the majority of the attack, the strongest strike from the Hai Star Destroyer [Judgment] still resulted in nearly twenty thousand players logging off.

Inside the [Kunpeng] cockpit.

He Ming repeatedly watched the entire process of the [Xuanwu · Modified] being engulfed by the Positron Split Cannon.

He wasn't trying to analyze the defense mechanism of the [Xuanwu · Modified]; rather, he wanted to carefully study what was happening with Jiang Mo's physically impossible taunt-like ability.

Facts proved that science could no longer explain the current situation.

"jarvis, switch to Shui Meng's third-person perspective."

"Yes, sir."

The main screen in the cockpit switched, showing the front line of the Dragon Country Corps, where Shui Meng's black mech stood atop two specially modified mechs that had been spliced together, resembling a transport aircraft.

In front of her was empty space; not a single Hai Star mech could be seen.

Far behind her, the Dragon Country Corps had formed a long snake formation, with ten columns of aerospace fighters advancing in an orderly manner.

He Ming's brows gradually furrowed. This was yet another incomprehensible sight.

Even if their attention was drawn to the main battlefield, there was absolutely no way they wouldn't notice a corps of twenty thousand people approaching via flanking maneuvers.

"jarvis, check if the Hai Star Fleet's radar system is malfunctioning."

"Sir, there are no abnormalities."

"No abnormalities—that is the biggest abnormality..."

"Sir, there are five minutes of travel remaining before contact with the Hai Star Fleet."

He Ming nodded slightly, starlight gleaming in his eyes.

His sight quickly moved forward. The silhouettes of the Hai Star Fleet, numbering over a hundred ships, were majestically sailing toward the moon's location.

At the center were three abnormally massive Hai Star Motherships—the [adjudicator], the [Adjudicator], and the [Destroyer].

The Blue Star Faction's motherships looked like model toys in front of these three behemoths.

Even their ordinary frigates looked significantly larger than the Blue Star motherships.

"Have we been discovered?"

In his line of sight, ten giant hangar doors slowly opened on the right flank of adjudicator, pouring out a massive number of Hai Star mechs and a mind-numbing swarm of drones, too numerous to count with the naked eye.

"jarvis, share this intelligence with the Dragon Country Corps."

"Yes, sir."

At the front line of the Dragon Country Corps.

Xi received a system prompt. The screen showed that the Hai Star Fleet had commenced operations.

"Commander Qin, Commander Fang, they have discovered us."

Qin Weiguo gripped the control stick tightly, battle intent surging in his eyes.

"These old bones of mine still can't handle the things young people play with."

Fang Wanli: "Old Qin, times have changed."