Ling Cage: Enhanced Nanosteel Suit at the Start

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Vatican added, "My power targets mental energy; it can be released or interfered with."

Seng thought for a moment and said, "I feel that as long as I stand on the ground, I have inexhaustible strength and no one can move me."

Charles spoke last: "Those who approach the abyss crave the essence of life. What I can give back is ultimately only a part of it. My abilities were awakened in battle."

Chen Yuan listened quietly, verifying each person's description with the details he had observed during the battle.

He nodded, his expression turning serious: "Very good. Each of you has immense potential and represents another possibility for human evolution."

At this point, Chen Yuan's tone suddenly turned serious: "However, we must be soberly aware that the crisis is far from over, and may have only just begun."

"The Mana ecosystem is evolving at an accelerated pace. The appearance of the Monarch-level Devourer is, I am certain, just the beginning. Based on lunar observation data and Dragon Core's extrapolations, Emperor-level Devourer or even more incomprehensible beings may appear in the future. They may possess biotechnological power comparable to or even surpassing all of our current technologies, or the ability to distort the rules of physics."

Chen Yuan's gaze swept over every face before him. "We are standing in the cracks between a huge threat. Earth's mana ecosystem is corrupted from within. We will verify these facts one by one."

"Therefore, the defense of the Lighthouse needs to be continuously upgraded, the computing power of Loongson needs to be further improved, we need more allies, and we can leave a way out on the moon."

"Don't worry, City Lord, we are getting stronger too!"

Mo Cheng said solemnly, "We should be humanity's last hope. Even if we can't hold on, we must hold on and try our best to become stronger and survive."

Chen Yuan nodded, dealt with some matters, and then dismissed everyone.

With Bai Yuekui and others in Dragon Bone Village, and Mark and his group in Lighthouse, self-preservation is naturally not a problem.

However, the Hisakawa base has very few ability users and lacks top-tier strength, so it may not be able to hold out.

With that in mind, Chen Yuan didn't linger at the lighthouse for long and immediately set off for the Jiuchuan base.

Chen Yuan's nano-core battle suit shimmered slightly, and he transformed into a faint blue meteor, almost invisible to the naked eye, as he hurtled through the air towards Jiuchuan City.

The speed continued to increase, the sound barrier was easily broken, and the air blast left a long white trail behind.

The wasteland below swept backward at an astonishing speed, blurring the shattered cities, the twisted Mana flowers, and the wandering Devouring Beasts.

However, this sky, dominated by the mana ecosystem, has never been a smooth road.

Just as Chen Yuan was flying over an area that was once a bustling metropolis but is now nothing but ruins, a sudden change occurred.

"Wow!!!"

Sharp, piercing screechs rang out from all directions.

Dozens of huge black shadows suddenly emerged from the shadows of the skyscraper ruins.

They possessed fleshy, leathery wings, streamlined skeletons, and shimmering, eerie blue bioluminescent patterns beneath their wing membranes—the very same winged beasts that had previously besieged the lighthouse.

Clearly, the airflow and noise generated by Chen Yuan's high-speed flight attracted these aerial predators.

Like sharks that have smelled blood, they surrounded the prey from all directions, trying to tear it apart.

The lead winged beast took the initiative, opening its ferocious mouth full of vocal cavities, and unleashed an invisible but powerful high-frequency destructive sound wave, capable of shattering metal, like a heavy hammer towards Chen Yuan.

Faced with an attack that would give even ordinary awakened beings a headache, Chen Yuan did not slow down at all.

Chapter 240 Over a Hundred Monarch-Level Heads

The core nanosuit has shockproof and anti-vibration features, rendering its sonic attacks ineffective against it.

Chen Yuan did not slow down and charged straight at the winged beast, piercing through it.

At the same time, his right hand changed. Nanoparticles rapidly gathered and deformed like living things, and in the blink of an eye, they condensed into a molecular cleavage sword burning with dark red energy flames.

At this moment, the winged beasts on both sides and behind were also closing in. Their sharp blades and wing bones gleamed with a cold light, and with a shrill whistling sound that tore through the air, they swiftly slashed towards Chen Yuan's vital points.

Chen Yuan didn't even turn around.

Shadow Stealth activated. The figure blurred in an instant, as if merging into the light, leaving several cuts in empty space.

The next moment, his true form appeared on the flank of the beast horde.

"Too slow."

Accompanied by cold words, he casually swung the molecular cleavage sword in his hand.

A beautiful, dark red arc swept across the void.

"Hey!"

A winged beast that had flapped its wings and turned was silently cleaved in two, along with its tough leathery wings and sturdy, streamlined skeleton.

The cut surface was as smooth as a mirror, and there was not even any blood spurting out, because the tissue at the wound site had been instantly annihilated by the molecular-level pyrolysis energy.

This scene thoroughly enraged the remaining Ghostwing Beasts, who unleashed even more frenzied roars, along with more high-frequency sound waves and diving physical cuts, pouring down on Chen Yuan like a storm.

Chen Yuan's figure became illusory once again.

Space teleportation!

His figure flickered through the gaps in the dense attacks, and with each appearance, the molecular cleavage sword in his hand would slice open the bodies of the ghostly beasts.

Whether it's the thick bone armor or the spiritual seeds that gather energy, they are all too fragile to withstand the Molecular Disintegration Sword.

A ghostly beast swooped down vertically from above, delivering a fatal blow to Chen Yuan with its blade-like wing bones.

Chen Yuan simply raised his head slightly, and nanoparticles surged in his left arm, instantly transforming into a grotesque shoulder-mounted pulse energy cannon.

"Taste this."

Without charging up, a condensed dark red energy beam shot out instantly, striking first and piercing through the chest cavity of the Ghost Wing Beast, destroying its core spirit seed along with most of its body.

The other winged beast cunningly circled around to a blind spot, puffing out its chest in preparation for launching an energy missile.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Chen Yuan flicked his right hand with the Molecular Decomposition Sword, and a dark red laser wave flew out from the sword, passing by at an even faster speed, and in the blink of an eye, he cut off the nascent energy breath of the Ghost Winged Beast along with its head.

The battle, or rather, the one-sided slaughter, lasted for less than a minute before it ended.

Hundreds of ferocious winged beasts have now all turned into floating wreckage, helplessly falling towards the shattered city below.

Chen Yuan hovered in mid-air, his nanosuit spotless, without even a trace of battle left behind.

He flicked away non-existent stains from the molecular lysis sword, and the nanoparticles flowed, causing the sword to decompose again and integrate into his battle suit.

"It seems the road to Hisakawa City needs to be cleared again."

He muttered to himself, his gaze once again fixed on the distant horizon, where the outline of Hisakawa City was faintly visible amidst the pervasive ecological dust.

Employing a ghostly blue tail of flame, Chen Yuan's figure transformed into a shooting star once more, soaring through the air at an even greater speed.

For him, this was just a minor incident during his journey.

……

At this moment.

Outside the Hisakawa base, the once barren horizon has been submerged by a writhing "living tide" that emits a thick, scarlet mist.

The beast tide, comprised of hundreds of thousands of Devouring Beasts of various shapes and sizes, unleashed a deafening roar; the sheer sound was enough to make the earth tremble.

Amidst this tide of death, the hundreds of massive, mountain-like figures were particularly suffocating... King-level Devouring Beasts.

These monarch-level beings come in various forms and exude a terrifying aura far exceeding that of ordinary individuals.

There is a creature that resembles a hybrid of an elephant and a beetle, covered in thick bone plates comparable to the armor of a warship. Its long trunk can spray high-pressure acid, and its giant feet can cause local earthquakes when they stomp. Its strength is at the mid-stage of the fifth rank.

There was a creature resembling an enlarged moth, with wingspans that blotted out the sky. Its scales could corrode the energy barrier of the Jiuchuan base, and the infrasound it emitted could directly attack the nervous system. Its strength was at the early stage of the fifth rank.

On the other end, the main body is a huge plant-like tumor, extending countless tentacles covered with suckers, which can directly extract life essence and release a mental pollution aura, with strength at the late stage of the fifth rank.

There was also a creature resembling an upright giant lizard, with energy organs on its back resembling volcanoes, capable of continuously spewing ultra-high-temperature plasma breath, its strength reaching the peak of the fifth rank.

I won't go into detail about them one by one.

"Report: 90% of the external sensors have been destroyed, and the strength of the defensive energy barrier has dropped to 45%."

"The armored belt of B-13 was breached, and the automatic turrets suffered heavy losses."

"Our robot army... was completely wiped out."

Inside the command center, alarms and casualty reports blared like a death knell.

On the holographic screen, the blue area representing the base's defenses is being rapidly eroded by crimson.

Commander Lin Zhenguo clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white, and his resolute face was etched with solemnity.

"Commander, Lighthouse and Dragonbone Village say reinforcements will arrive soon, but we probably won't be able to hold out for long."

The adjutant's voice carried a hint of despair.

"No matter what, we must hold out until reinforcements arrive."

Dr. Elena stared at the monarch-level being on the screen, hundreds of meters tall, continuously burning the main barrier with plasma breath, her voice hoarse.

Commander Lin took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination: "Activate all backup energy, deploy all weapon systems, and tell all soldiers who can still fight, including you and me, to prepare to enter the passage for a final ground standoff. For humanity, we will fight to the death."

"Fight to the death and never retreat!"

Inside the command center, everyone roared with red eyes, and a tragic atmosphere permeated the air.

All defensive weapons at the Hisakawa base were activated, rapidly consuming energy.

The Iron Rain Array fired under overload, the plasma cannons glowing red-hot, vaporizing the attacking snake-dogs and salamanders in droves.

At the outer entrance, the defense mechanism fired nano-armor-piercing projectiles, successfully tearing the wings of a monarch-level creature, causing it to fall with a mournful cry, but failing to kill it.

The jammers were operating at full power, throwing the vanguard of the beast horde into chaos, causing them to trample each other.

But all of this seems so powerless in the face of absolute quantitative and qualitative advantages.

"boom!!!"

With a deafening roar and a blinding flash of energy, the outermost main energy barrier of the base shattered completely like broken glass under the combined attack of dozens of monarch-level creatures.

Countless Devouring Beasts surged towards the base's exposed alloy armor gate like a flood bursting its banks.

The soldiers, relying on makeshift fortifications, put up a futile resistance with energy rifles. Explosions and screams filled the air, and casualties occurred.

"It's over..."

A young researcher collapsed to the ground as he watched the base entrance on the screen being engulfed by the beast horde.

Just when despair was at its peak.

A cold voice, seemingly coming from the heavens, clearly drowned out all the noise on the battlefield.

"Nano Core, Exploding Spear!"