135: The Shadowscale Clan has invaded!

The next morning, on the West Coast of Europe.

The sea level had just been tinged with a faint white, when the calm sky suddenly tore like a fragile piece of silk.

A darkcrack expanded silently, from which emerged a gigantic, strange bird, translucent all over.

As the giant bird flapped its wings, it stirred the surrounding clouds.

On the bird's back, dozens of figures wearing robes adorned with star and ocean patterns stood.

The leader was a woman, about thirty years old, graceful and charming.

It was Lan Xin, the appraiser of the Star Sea Merchant Guild.

She overlooked the gradually clearer outline of the land below, her dark brows furrowing slightly.

"Is this the blue star?"

Her voice carried a trace of imperceptible disappointment, "The primordial energy concentration is so barren?!"

Beside her, an adjutant with his arms crossed curled his lips, his face full of disdain:

"Hmph, for a race born in such an environment, an individual's strength breaking through Tier 20 would be the absolute peak. Now that they're targeted by those hyenas from the Shadow Scale Clan, I'm afraid it won't be long before this plane becomes a dead and silent graveyard."

"Execute the mission, less nonsense."

Lan Xin interrupted in a deep voice, "Our mission is to assess the asset value and threat level of the blue star, not to give reviews."

"Boss, does the threat level even need to be assessed?"

A subordinate behind her interjected with a laugh, "It's definitely D-tier, a sure thing!"

"Hahaha, if the lowest rating wasn't D-, I doubt they'd even qualify for that!"

"It's just a low-level civilization, what's there to explore in detail?"

A burst of relaxed laughter erupted on the bird's back, filled with the inherent contempt of higher civilizations for lower planes.

However,

As the giant bird continued to fly forward, crossing the coastline, the scene below brought all laughter to an abrupt halt.

An endless, magnificent continuous defense line constructed of steel abruptly entered their sight!

Tens of thousands of giant mechas, painted with the European Alliance emblem and over eighty meters tall, stood like a metal forest on the coastline.

Between the mechas were dense automatic turrets, laser emission towers, and mobile fortresses like hills.

The sunlight shone on the cold metal shells, reflecting a chilling glow.

"A defense line?! They actually constructed a defense line of this scale in advance?!"

Lan Xin's eyes narrowed slightly, her face showing deep surprise and doubt, "How could they predict the Shadow Scale Clan's attack today? Something's not right... these blue star human race, seem to be not so simple!"

Her adjutant behind her, after the initial surprise, quickly resumed his nonchalant expression,

And sneered:

"Boss, you think too highly of them. Maybe it's just a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, a lucky coincidence. And what if they have these mechas?"

He pointed at the seemingly massive steel army below,

"The craftsmanship is crude, the energy reaction is weak, and the individual combat power assessment will definitely not exceed Tier 50. A defense line built up by sheer numbers, at best, will raise the rating from D- to C-tier."

"Even if the Shadow Scale Clan is a minor faction, it's still an A-tier power. Crushing this kind of low-level defense is no different from stepping on an ant."

...European Alliance, Central Strategic Command Hall

On the massive holographic sandbox, the real-time dynamics of the West Coast defense line were clearly projected.

Bennett, the supreme leader of the European Alliance, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the dense light dots representing one hundred thousand titan mechas on the sandbox.

An officer with the rank of lieutenant general quickly walked behind him,

Respectfully reporting: "Your Excellency Bennett, according to the information previously transmitted by Divine Summer, today is the predicted day of the Shadow Scale Clan's invasion."

At this point,

The lieutenant general's face could not hide a trace of worry,

"Your Excellency, the strength of the Shadow Scale Clan is probably far beyond that of the previous Sea God Cult. Are we... really not considering accepting Divine Summer's joint defense proposal?"

"Requesting Divine Summer's help?"

"That means accepting Divine Summer's leadership!"

Bennett chuckled, turned around, and waved his arm, pointing to the steel torrent on the holographic sandbox,

His voice filled with pride,

"Look! Look at the strength of our own Europe!"

He approached the sandbox,

Tapping his finger on each mecha light dot:

"One hundred thousand Titans! Each one possesses combat power comparable to a Tier 50 expert! And this is just the beginning! Our production lines in the rear are sending new steel warriors to the battlefield at a rate of tens of thousands per day! Endless!"

"With such a steel torrent, why do we need the help of the Divine Summer people!"

In this grand era of Spiritual Energy Revival, the European Alliance also seized the opportunity.

Deep in the Greenland Ice Sheet, they discovered a vibranium ore vein with astonishing reserves,

And near the ore vein, they unearthed the ruins of the ancient civilization "Atlantis," successfully deciphering and replicating its "titan mecha" production line technology.

These eighty-meter-tall steel giants, though simplified in technology with only core critical components using vibranium, resulted in their individual performance limit being locked at Tier 50, far inferior to the menshen mecha meticulously forged by Divine Summer,

But their greatest advantage was their low cost and ability to be mass-produced!

It was precisely with this rapidly expanding steel army that the European high-level officials, led by Bennett, were bursting with confidence,

They resolutely rejected Divine Summer's proposed "global integrated defense" strategy,

And enthusiastically declared to the world—"The era of Europe has arrived!"

Hearing Bennett mention the mecha torrent, the lieutenant general's nervous expression eased slightly.

Indeed, titan mechas might not be as good as menshen mecha in one-on-one combat, but their advantage lay in numbers, in their desperate replenishment speed.

As long as the front line could withstand the enemy's initial and fiercest assault,

The factories in the rear, running at full capacity, could use an ocean of steel to completely drown any invading enemy...European defense front line, command headquarters.

"Hahaha, Your Excellency Bennett, rest assured. 100,000 titan mechas, 10 million soldiers, are all guarding the defense line without batting an eye, ensuring not even a fly can pass through,"

"We will also let those Divine Summer people see that on the blue star, not only are they, the Divine Summer people, powerful, and not only is the Kraken powerful, but we Europeans can also stand on our own!!!"

Lucas, the Commander-in-Chief of the European Allied Forces, hung up the phone with a laugh.

Then,

He took a deep puff from the cigar in his hand, looking at the sea-sky horizon ahead,

His brows slightly furrowed,

"It's already this time, and there's no movement at all. Is the Kraken's prophecy inaccurate?!"

"Haha, General, if you ask me, those Shadow Scale Clan probably saw our steel torrent and were so scared they ran away." The adjutant next to him echoed with a smile.

"Hahaha, exactly, we have 100,000 mechas! Can Divine Summer's mecha army even reach 1,000 now?!"

However,

Lucas had just harshly stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray, the trace of mocking smile still frozen on his face.

The next second,

Piercing explosions, like continuous muffled thunder, erupted from the front line positions!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In the distance,

One after another, titan mechas, like steel giants, suddenly burst into fiery explosions in their chests or joints, their heavy armor torn from within, fragments mixing with parts scattering everywhere.