205: Chapter 205: Bearing the Shadow, Guarding the Heavenly Gate, Sweeping Away Demons and Monsters!

Networked swarm combat units?

This concept isn't actually new in modern military theory.

But when this concept is applied to a steel behemoth with infinite energy that can shatter a 3.5-meter-thick permanent fortification with a single shot...

The implications change completely.

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Lin Yuan continued in a leisurely tone.

"Inside the Chengying, it is equipped with a top-tier Swarm AI Master Control System and a Multi-modal Battlefield Perception Array."

"This means that all mechs deployed to the battlefield can seamlessly connect to the same Quantum-Encrypted Tactical Data Link, achieving real-time sharing of the entire battlefield situation!"

"There's no need for them to fight individual battles or for complex voice communication."

"The master control hub handles fire control scheduling uniformly, integrating every mech's Pulse Particle Accelerator Cannon, Rapid-Fire Laser Cannon, and Missile Array into a single fire-control network."

"The system automatically assigns targets, achieving saturated directed-energy coverage with no blind spots and zero wasted fire!"

Lin Yuan's voice echoed through the observation deck.

"This is the ultimate form of the Chengying."

"In this system, each mech is just a node in the swarm."

"As long as one mech's radar captures an enemy target, the entire swarm network will synchronize that coordinate within 0.01 seconds."

"The master control hub will complete fire allocation based on the target's threat level, armor thickness, and movement trajectory."

"Who uses the Rapid-Fire Laser Cannon to break defenses, who uses the Pulse Particle Accelerator Cannon to finish them off, and who is responsible for intercepting enemy counterfire—everything is calculated and assigned directly by the master control hub."

"If a thousand enemy targets enter range, the system will precisely deploy a thousand rounds of firepower."

"Not one round more, not one round less, and with no downtime."

Lin Yuan turned his head slightly, his deep eyes scanning the room.

"This is how true battlefield dominance is formed!"

Lin Yuan's words fell.

The observation deck fell into a deathly silence.

Shen Changhe stared fixedly at the steel behemoth on the testing grounds, its chest glowing with a faint blue light, his eyes wide.

His brain was racing; the image Lin Yuan painted was like a heavy hammer smashing his decades of tactical knowledge to pieces.

"So that's why we had to build eight hundred mechs from the start..."

His whole body trembled violently, his lips quivered, and he muttered to himself in a daze.

"Eight hundred..."

"One mech is already incredible; how terrifying would the scene of eight hundred mechs linked together be?"

Shen Changhe's whisper spread through the observation deck.

In everyone's minds, they uncontrollably filled in that brutal and desperate picture—

Eight hundred steel behemoths with infinite energy, lined up in a neat battle line, sweeping across the battlefield.

In the sky, quantum-encrypted data links wove an invisible web.

On the ground, beams from lasers and particle cannons tore through the air, weaving a net of death with no blind spots.

Under the coverage of this Skynet, the enemy's armored clusters, infantry positions, and air defense facilities would have no room to struggle, physically erased in extreme heat until nothing remained.

"Huff... huff..."

Everyone's faces were flushed, the veins on their necks bulging, their hearts surging with extreme excitement.

Several young researchers gritted their teeth, their eyes red and hands clenched tightly, trying to vent the exploding fervor in their chests.

Yang Tongan stood at the very front.

He was also deeply shocked by this grand, almost brutal concept of warfare.

Having spent his life in the military, he had lived through the difficult years when Xia Country's firepower was extremely lacking, and they could only use human lives to compensate for their equipment disadvantage.

At that time, Xia Country suffered from a severe 'Firepower Deficiency Phobia.'

But what about now?

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of air smelling of metallic coolant, his eyes unexpectedly moistening.

The motherland is finally going to stand up completely!

When he opened his eyes again, the sharpness in Yang Tongan's gaze had turned into an all-consuming, matchless edge.

He turned his head and looked at Shen Changhe.

"Old Shen!"

"Here!"

Called by Yang Tongan, Shen Changhe snapped out of his shock. He clicked his heels together, stood ramrod straight, and let out a deafening roar.

"I'm asking you."

Yang Tongan stared at him, his tone urgent and majestic, carrying an unquestionable pressure.

"When exactly can all the mechs be fully assembled?!"

Facing the inquiry, Shen Changhe did not hesitate for a second.

Straining his already hoarse voice, he reported loudly with all his might.

"Reporting to Elder Yang!"

"According to the current assembly line speed of the Final Assembly Workshop, by noon the day after tomorrow at the latest, the eight hundred Chengying Heavy Mechs, including Academician Lin's individual mecha..."

"...will all have completed final assembly and rolled off the line!"

Hearing this decisive timeline, Yang Tongan nodded heavily, a look of extreme satisfaction appearing on his face.

At the same time, Lin Yuan also turned around and looked at Yang Tongan.

"Elder Yang."

"Since the mechs are basically ready, I see that those people The Other Side of the Ocean have been sitting on pins and needles since yesterday's Controlled Nuclear Fusion news came out."

"According to their past behavior, once they feel their hegemony is under fatal threat, they will inevitably pull various stunts in the shadows or even provoke friction at the border to test our bottom line."

Lin Yuan chuckled, his tone suddenly dropping.

"Instead of waiting for them to play tricks in secret and drag the rhythm into the quagmire they're good at..."

"...why don't we take the initiative, flip the table directly, and intimidate them?"

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, his tone resolute.

"The south heaven gate project—it's time to officially bring it to the table!"

Hearing this, Yang Tongan gave Lin Yuan a deep look.

Their eyes met.

Yang Tongan knew full well.

Lin Yuan needed massive global attention; he needed people all over the world to see and believe for it to transform into substantial power.

Now, the stage was set, and the props were in place.

All that was left was to pull back the curtain.

Moreover, Xia Country had been dormant for so many years, swallowing its pride for so long.

Now that the sharp sword had been forged and its edge was fully revealed, it was time for the whole world to reacquaint itself with this great Eastern power!

Yang Tongan didn't hesitate for a moment and nodded decisively in agreement.

With his hands behind his back and his spine as straight as a pine tree, his entire being exuded the confidence of a great power looking down upon the world.

"Good!"

"Since we're going to show our sword, let's show it completely!"

"Let them see exactly what the new era belonging to Xia Country looks like!"

...

That afternoon.

Netizens across the web were still immersed in the ecstatic aftermath of the news that 'Controlled Nuclear Fusion would be connected to the grid within a month,' and major forums were still frantically discussing the beautiful life ahead after electricity prices drop.

Without any warning.

The highest-level official media account of the Xia Country military simultaneously updated a video post across all major mainstream platforms.

This post had no fancy pre-heating or any long-winded explanations.

Its title, like a blunt and brutal heavy hammer, smashed directly into the very center of the global internet—

“Chengying Guards the south heaven gate, Sweeping Away All Evil Spirits!”