Chapter 710: Invasion

In a deep alley, a mecha with a brutal sense of beauty shot out a terrifying ray.

Its streamlined body, simple and efficient, made it easy for anyone to see that this was a terrifying killing machine.

Li Qi seemed to be scared silly, remaining motionless in place.

This was a terrorist attack! And it was specifically targeting these Patrol Officers!

Mo Long immediately raised his hand, and a stream of mist gushed from his palm. The ray entered the mist, was dispelled and refracted, transforming into a harmless glow.

But the next instant—

“Zing!” An energy-composed light blade popped out! A blur flashed across the sky, directly piercing Mo Long's shield.

Sizzling sounds of burning came, and the light blade, designed for close combat, instantly pierced the shield! It melted the equipment body beneath, causing several modules to go offline.

But Mo Long reacted immediately. He immediately increased output. His opponent had just torn a small opening when a powerful repulsive force flung them away. Even with military-grade engines, the immense force compelled the opponent's mecha to retreat voluntarily, then adjust its balance in mid-air.

Li Qi's mecha also moved at this moment, launching two net ropes with a whoosh. These were non-lethal weapons used by Patrol Officers to subdue criminals.

However, the opponent immediately used the repulsive force from Mo Long's previous push to execute a spinning leap in mid-air, twisting 360 degrees, drawing a graceful arc in the sky. With two quick slashes of the light blade in their hand, they severed the net ropes, landed on the ground, and once again charged, swiftly rushing behind Mo Long, attempting to directly cleave him!

However, Mo Long, who had already reacted, instantly extended another light blade from his hand with a 'tseng' sound. While parrying the opponent's attack, he sent a message to Li Qi: “You can't fight, run!”

“I'll call for support,” Li Qi immediately replied, then promptly retreated.

He had no intention of interfering in the internal struggles of this world, including crime. Anyway, the Advancement Alliance was capable of handling these matters themselves. He was merely observing and integrating into the rhythm of life here.

Fighting was out of the question; there was no need.

Meanwhile, Mo Long was fully focused on processing the information reported by the combat System, making optimal decisions.

“Increase altitude by 0.7 meters, evade enemy direct fire, estimated arrival time 0.04 seconds.”

“Two missiles, evade 0.1 meters to the oblique left at fifteen degrees, hand pulse activated.”

“Retreat two steps, dense bombardment array, suppressive fire.”

“Equip weapon components, turn off energy pulse and buoyancy devices to reduce energy consumption, supply energy to the light blade.”

One piece of information after another, countless chaotic but concise intelligence, entered his brain directly through the internal devices in his neural circuits, perfectly following the internal artificial logic circuits for combat analysis step by step.

This mecha was initially designed for combat personnel who were essentially unranked. With the enhancement of the internal devices, which Li Qi referred to as Spiritual Artifacts, they could truly achieve the combat power of a seventh-rank, though it was only an ordinary seventh-rank.

Almost instantaneously, over a thousand exchanges had already taken place, but both sides were very restrained. The damage was enough to destroy the mechas and kill the opponents, but it did not damage the street beyond twenty meters.

The battle continued, and Li Qi had already called for support and was trying to leave.

As Mo Long said, it was better for him to run now, otherwise, he would hinder Mo Long's performance.

Because Li Qi knew that compared to his opponent, Mo Long was clearly stronger. Although their equipment was not too different, and the opponent's equipment was even more advanced than Mo Long's.

However, Mo Long's combat proficiency was significantly higher. This young man was a Genius. Although he was just a Patrol Officer and usually seemed unremarkable, like an easily bullied good-natured person, when he became serious, others would realize—

This was a Patrol Officer with explosive combat power, who could even reverse the tide of battle with inferior equipment when facing the elites of a terrorist attack!

But at this moment, Li Qi frowned slightly.

He hadn't activated his True Knowledge Dao Resonance, but even with his own perception, he sensed it.

More than one.

He released his perception.

Indeed, this was not an isolated incident. In other places, in almost every district, Patrol Officers were under attack.

Interesting. A rebellion?

It didn't seem like it; it was more like... an invasion?

Because although the city Li Qi was in was a large city, it was far from being a capital or an economic center. Therefore, a rebellion should not involve these areas.

Li Qi pondered these thoughts, and at the same time, he observed the battle of the four seventh-ranks.

This was very clumsy. Compared to the seventh-ranks in the world, they seemed very inferior in every aspect. Their combat relied heavily on the automatic reaction mechanisms of their equipment; they themselves were merely making decisions.

For example, when a person controls a drone with a remote control, the balance during flight, the control of airflow, stability, and so on, are all automatically handled and calculated by the flight control program. The person using the remote control merely issues decisions and commands.

Although such commands and decisions can greatly influence combat power—after all, a good pilot is far stronger than an ordinary person—a pilot is not an airplane after all.

If ordinary cultivators refined themselves into airplanes through various methods, then the Advancement Alliance's approach was to first build the airplane and then operate it themselves.

This made Li Qi suddenly realize something—

It had been half a year, but his concept of time hadn't changed at all. Was it essentially because he was still observing this world from his own perspective? He was accustomed to the perspective of an airplane, which is why he detached from the perspective of a Mortal, thus creating this sense of detachment.

The mundane days and his current power hindered him from being a pilot; after all, he was currently an airplane.

Then…

Li Qi's cultivation within him was suddenly sealed, and his perception also decreased.

Then, after so many years, why not be a Mortal again, and experience the feeling of being a pilot? Perhaps this could correct his concept of time?

Wait, so many Great Powers chose to seal their cultivation and descend to experience the Mortal world, could it be for this?

Current thoughts merged with past Knowledge, and Li Qi felt... this seemed, feasible?

But while he was lost in thought, the next moment, with a rumble, two mechas crashed through the doors of the low-rise hotel next door, sending debris flying. Amidst the whistling of a pile of rubble, they drifted sideways, blocking Li Qi's path.

Mo Long's pupils contracted when he saw this, and he became frantic. He forcefully kicked away his opponent and rushed towards Li Qi!

Li Qi, that dazed fool, usually would stand still in the middle of the road and almost get hit by cars. Now that he was being ambushed, he definitely wouldn't be able to hold on.

They had been friends for over half a year, and Mo Long would absolutely not stand by and do nothing.

“Get out of my way!” Mo Long furiously overloaded his mecha. This would cause immense pressure on his neural circuits, possibly even burning some nerves with rapidly loaded currents, causing physical trauma to his entire brain. But this clearly greatly improved information processing speed.

In that instant, he rushed to Li Qi's front, his light blade flashing, instantly clearing a path for Li Qi!

“Run!” He didn't use information transmission, but directly shouted it out!

At this moment, sound was much more effective.

Li Qi, who had been dazed by his thoughts, suddenly came back to his senses. Without hesitation, he charged out.

If someone familiar were watching, they would notice that at this moment, Li Qi's cultivation was only ninth-rank.

His excess cultivation had been sealed by him. He was now in a self-locked cultivation state, which would only unlock when he himself wished it.

Before that, he was now an ordinary Mortal.

As Li Qi ran, the assassin who had just been repelled by Mo Long regained balance and charged towards Mo Long again!

Three-pronged attack, and at the same time, Mo Long was suffering from the backlash of his previous overload. Many of his components had exploded due to the overload, and the cooling System continuously ejected hot liquid. The coolant was largely evaporated, but it still couldn't restore power to normal.

The odds were stacked against him.

However, at this moment, Li Qi's mecha suddenly detached from his body.

Li Qi himself flew out of the mecha, while his mecha, taking two steps at a time, rushed towards the crowd.

Then, Li Qi's mecha also began to overload, and at the same time, its energy core began to glow.

The power of Great Sun True Fire was brewing!

The three assassins immediately retreated!

If a Patrol Security Mecha self-destructed, this district would likely be unsalvageable. Such power in an ordinary world would even be enough to shatter a continent, but here, with the Heavenly Dao suppression of a fifth-rank world, plus the district's own anti-explosion and anti-terrorism mechanisms, the damage range could basically be compressed to within one li.

Which is the size of one district.

This self-destruction was clearly irreversible, and the Great Sun True Fire within the engine had leaked out.

The three assassins immediately flashed away. A distance of one li was only an instant for a seventh-rank. This was also why self-destruction rarely worked; it usually required first controlling the opponent, then self-destructing to be effective.

However, the other ordinary people in this district, including Li Qi and Mo Long, would probably not be spared.

“Don't! What are you doing!?” Mo Long's eyes widened, and he immediately transmitted a message!

Was Li Qi crazy!? What was he doing?

He would rather die than let an entire district of people perish with him!

Mo Long's eyes were bloodshot, wishing he could kick Li Qi out—

But at this moment, the Great Sun True Fire in Li Qi's mecha suddenly withered.

It stalled.

Both the engine and energy completely shut down.

Li Qi landed on the ground, immediately turned around, and rushed towards Mo Long.

His hand speed was incredibly fast. With two quick clicks, he removed all the overloaded equipment from Mo Long's body, then installed the intact equipment from his own mecha.

This entire process was extremely skilled; perhaps only the most top-tier repair technicians could accomplish it?

In less than half a second, Mo Long's mecha damage was repaired, and furthermore, he even had two engines attached. Li Qi had also optimized the energy circuit during the assembly process, preventing it from causing too much damage to the nervous System. In other words, he could now enter constant overload mode without bearing excessive overload pressure.

Li Qi had sealed his cultivation, but he hadn't sealed his intelligence. Since he said he would do it, he would do it seriously.

“We'll talk about healing later. Using this setup is constant overload; there's still some damage, but at least it can help you fight this battle,” Li Qi said. “Go for it, they're coming back.”

Mo Long was still in shock, but the next moment he found that his damage had been repaired, yet his nerves were still twitching and aching faintly.

After all, the previous overload had indeed burned off some of his nerve endings, causing some of his limbs to twitch uncontrollably.

But... he could still do it.

The mecha, temporarily modified by Li Qi, was completely sufficient for this battle!

The three assassin mechas that had left earlier had already charged back.

They were secretly astonished.

How was that possible!

Could the self-destruct sequence be terminated? Or had they been deceived?

Why were these two Patrol Officers so difficult to deal with?

Clearly, other areas had been mostly dealt with...

However, never mind that for now.

First, deal with all the Patrol Officers!

Three assassin mechas charged at Mo Long, and Mo Long met them, fighting one against three, but... he actually had a slight advantage.

Li Qi quietly retreated to the other side.

At this moment, he was not qualified to participate in such a battle; he would truly be affected.

If he said he would do it seriously, but died in a few seconds and was forced to revive himself, that would be too embarrassing.

The battle continued, and Li Qi sent a message to Shen Shuibi at this time.

“Take care of yourself. Don't contact me during this time. I have a premonition that I might find a way to restore my sense of time this time.” Li Qi finished speaking, then directly cut off contact with Shen Shuibi, so that the rabbit should know what he meant.

At the same time, Li Qi looked up at the sky.

Above, there was a gigantic spaceship, truly massive, possibly a world-class giant ship, its rank was... fifth-rank.

This was a fifth-rank world-class spaceship. Its huge, wide portholes clung to the world barrier, like a giant whale with hundreds of thousands of eyes looking down from the sky.

The center of the sky seemed to be some giant canyons, visible even from a million li away. To the west of these giant valleys were four colossal volcano-like muzzles, black giant mountain bodies, silent like the peaks on the moon on the surface of the earth, only wondering what they would look like when these cannons focused their power?

At the far end of the sky, Li Qi saw massive smoke, shrouded in thick fog, with small worlds connected in strings, like grapes. These grapes extended into space, so beautiful.

Of course, there were no signs of life either; no herds of cattle crossing plains, no green of crops, because all of this was man-made. This was not a world, but a ship as massive as a world.

From above, countless small ships, hundreds of meters long, plummeted, breaking through the world barrier and rushing down.

One could see these small ships rapidly dispersing to various parts of the entire world.

This was an extraterrestrial war between two civilizations!

And Li Qi had stumbled upon it!