240: The gate to the broken world collapsed.

"Oh no!" Xia Mulin was shocked. He realized instantly that their home must have been raided.

Without the energy to power it, the Traction Gate quickly failed. If they didn't think of a way, once the realm-breaking gate in the sky closed, all these Lapu People would be stranded here.

【Ding! Host detected in grave danger!】

【The System is urgently activating a temporary function: Energy Node Maintenance Function!】

【Note: This function only provides reverse maintenance; it can only be used to return!】

【Note: Armed Equipment above Rank 3 cannot pass through.】

In his hesitation, this voice sounded like music to his ears, making Xia Mulin feel as if he had been granted an amnesty.

That's right, I have the System!

Great, now that the System has stepped in, there is hope for returning to the Lapu Galaxy Empire.

Without delay, Xia Mulin hurriedly sent a message to Duan Qihe, explaining the stakes.

【Colonel Duan, stop fighting! The Traction Gate is about to close completely, and we won't be able to go back!】

【second lieutenant Xia, what should we do!】

【I obtained something that can maintain the function of the Traction Gate for a very short time, but it can only be used to leave in reverse, and Armed Equipment above Rank 3 cannot pass through.】

【Let's run quickly. The Traction Gate is destroyed; escaping back now won't be considered disobeying the Empire's orders!】

Duan Qihe nodded, exerted his power to suddenly repel the enemy in front of him, and immediately issued an order to his team members to stop fighting and return to the Mechanical City at once.

【Beep! Order issued! All Lapu People with an energy rank below 3 without Armed Equipment should find a vehicle with Armed Equipment below Rank 3 nearby!】

【Beep! All Lapu People must send their coordinates to Colonel Duan Qihe!】

Soon, all surviving Lapu People boarded vehicles and sent out their coordinates.

On Xia Mulin's side, he didn't hesitate to activate the System's Energy Node Maintenance Function.

As a mysterious ripple emerged, Li Jinian began working. Under his control, a constant stream of Dao rhythm was generated and poured in.

Under the influence of this Dao rhythm, the Traction Gate was temporarily stabilized.

What followed was a Race against time. While withstanding the pressure from Baili Yuanlong, Duan Qihe activated his own energy to instantly teleport all the Lapu People to the front of the Traction Gate.

The result of multitasking was naturally that he was constantly hit by the enemy, causing heavy damage to his Armed Equipment mecha.

Rumble, rumble. Every time he was hit by the opponent, many electronic parts were knocked off the Armed Equipment mecha.

Fortunately, the vast majority of the Lapu People had already been successfully evacuated.

【Beep, beep, beep, warning! Warning!】

【Warning, Phantom Knight Roaring Tita damage at 64%】

【Warning, Mechanical Spider deployment at 89%】

【Warning, energy loss at 78%】

"Captain!" A member of the Combat Squad drove her battle-damaged Armed Equipment mecha over.

Although she had lost quite a bit of energy in the battle against the local creatures, and her Armed Equipment mecha was nearly half-wrecked, she still wanted to fly into the high heavens to assist in the battle.

"Liviat, why are you here! Didn't I tell you all to abandon your Armed Equipment and enter the Traction Gate?"

"I am activating the near-ground jump immediately to send you away!"

"This is an order! You must execute it!"

Lapu People with an energy rank of 3 or higher could survive in space for a short time, so Duan Qihe did not hesitate and teleported her away immediately.

"But Captain, what about you!?" The teleportation energy lit up around her, and Liviat asked urgently.

"Me?" "As the Captain and the Commander-in-Chief of this operation, I am, of course, here to escort you!"

Before he finished speaking, Duan Qihe resolutely maneuvered his somewhat dilapidated Armed Equipment mecha to once again face Baili Yuanlong, who was launching a new round of fierce attacks.

The moment the two sides collided, a powerful wave instantly swept across the sky.

Inside the combat cockpit, Duan Qihe felt his heartbeat accelerate with the progress of the battle, and blood surged from his throat.

The Phantom Knight Roaring Tita was actually knocked back hard. Although Baili Yuanlong on the other side had minor injuries, he remained quite steady.

The latter had, of course, noticed the signs of retreat from these Outer Realm Heavenly Demons. If it weren't for Duan Qihe's containment, how could they have evacuated so smoothly?

Duan Qihe not only had to fight the opponent but also had to evacuate all the Lapu People, including the entire Combat Squad. In this process, the energy he consumed was immense.

In short, he understood that he certainly wouldn't be able to leave. Even if he wanted to run, the enemy on the other side would never let him leave as he wished.

"No! Captain!!!" Liviat wanted to say something more, but she had already been teleported out of the Armed Equipment mecha by Duan Qihe's near-ground jump and sent to the side of the Traction Gate.

With a 'pop' sound, she was teleported away by the Traction Gate.

"Oh, right, there is also you, second lieutenant Xia." On the ground, energy suddenly surged around Xia Mulin, causing his figure to gradually fade.

As Xia Mulin was about to be teleported away, he heard Duan Qihe's words, which sounded like a last will and testament, in his ear.

"second lieutenant Xia, goodbye."

The next moment, Xia Mulin's figure was teleported away.

After all the other Lapu People had entered the Traction Gate, the Traction Gate gradually closed.

"Come on, local creature, let us have a fight to the death!" After saying this, Duan Qihe maneuvered the Armed Equipment mecha to attack fiercely. When the great battle concluded, even more mechanical wreckage drifted down from the sky.

Boom!!! It was as if the heaven and earth had shattered. A silent, compassionate aura covered everything, making the entire Donglin Prefecture tremble—it was even more exaggerated than when the Nascent Soul Cultivator fell half a month ago.

Baili Yuanlong held his long sword and launched the final attack.

At that moment, the massive Armed Equipment mecha exploded inch by inch, turning into countless fragments that scattered across the sky.

Boom, boom, boom. The sound of explosions spread continuously within the mecha, and warning sounds and red lights echoed and flashed inside the combat cockpit.

Duan Qihe did not resist anymore. He had no energy left and could only stay calmly in the combat cockpit, waiting for death to arrive.

"For... the Emperor." Finally, the Armed Equipment mecha exploded completely, turning into a massive firework.

Rumble, rumble!!!!! An Outer Realm Heavenly Demon at the half-step Soul Transformation level had fallen!

Baili Yuanlong pinched a magic seal, sucked a strange crystal from the fragments flying all over the sky, and then left the battlefield.

He had also sustained non-trivial injuries and needed to recover as soon as possible.

...Not long after, in the Mechanical City. Qin Dong, who had just obtained 400,000 top-up points, met Zhang Yizhi.

Although they hadn't seen each other for many years, Qin Dong recognized him at a glance, simply because the other's temperament was truly unchangeable.

"Brother Qin!" "Brother Yizhi!" "Brother Qin!" "Brother Yizhi!"

As the saying goes, when fellow countrymen meet, their eyes fill with tears.

Qin Dong was indeed a Transmigration traveler, but he was also a member of Huangxuan City. Strictly speaking, he was a Fellow Countryman of Zhang Yizhi.

And with the contract in hand, they were not only Fellow Countrymen but also brothers from different mothers!

However, before they could catch up any further, another wave of people arrived at the Mechanical City.

But they were not there to "decapitate" Zhang Yizhi anymore; they had rushed over to see what kind of sacred person had secretly destroyed the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons' realm-breaking gate.

You have to know, this was a world-shaking achievement! Perhaps in the future, their names would be written in the history of Donglin Prefecture.

Bai Mengdie took the lead and soon discovered the only two people in the Mechanical City.

"Hurry over there, the person who destroyed the Outer Realm Heavenly Demons' realm-breaking gate is right there!"

In an instant, a crowd of people, including Elders and Disciples from various Sects, arrived.

Densely packed, there were at least a hundred Cultivators.

When they looked closely, they immediately discovered this scene:

In the dilapidated Heavenly Demon lair, the corpses of various "elite" Outer Realm Heavenly Demons were scattered everywhere. The lingering aura of every dead Outer Realm Heavenly Demon was at least at the Golden Core Level.

The two people in front of them: one was Zhang Yizhi, covered in blood, with chaotic breath, tattered clothes, and a disheveled appearance.

The other was Qin Dong, whose clothes were clean and tidy, with a joyful smile on his face.

Seeing such a scene, even a fool would know who had contributed the most!

"You destroyed the realm-breaking gate!"

Swish, swish, swish. Immediately, countless people around cast their gazes onto Zhang Yizhi—there was shock, admiration, and fear.

However, acting with a rigorous attitude, Bai Mengdie still took out the demon slaying ranking.

But when she opened it to look, she discovered that the name "Zhang Yizhi" had somehow already hung at the top of the list!

Top of the list: Zhang Yizhi, killed 19 Foundation Establishment level Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, 43 Golden Core Level Outer Realm Heavenly Demons!

"First place on the demon slaying ranking! You actually really destroyed the realm-breaking gate!!!"

Bai Mengdie screamed out in an instant...