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Faster-than-light engine: Pre-installed, requires upgrade to cosmic level, and reserves an interface for future interstellar travel.
[Exchange Requirement]: 36 million Survival Points.
After reviewing the detailed data, Chen Yuan did not hesitate at all and immediately chose to redeem it.
[Ding! 36000000 Survival Points consumed, successfully redeemed the Hope, a planetary-class spaceship and its associated equipment. Remaining Survival Points: 34853600.]
[Ding, the warship and escort ships have been deployed to the preset coordinates, in the safe airspace outside Hidden Mountain Pure Land. Please designate the core AI for docking control.]
"Chen Xin!" Chen Yuan murmured to himself.
"Understood, brother."
Chen Xin's virtual image instantly appeared on Chen Yuan's nano-mask HUD, and data streams rapidly appeared in her eyes: "Establishing a quantum link with the Hope main control system... Link successful, authorization confirmed, Chen Xin, officially taking over the planetary-level space battleship and its escort fleet."
Almost at the same moment Chen Xin completed the connection, the clouds above Hidden Mountain Pure Land were violently torn apart by an invisible force, and there was an instant feeling of seeing the sky through the clouds overhead.
A massive, sky-covering shadow slowly descended in height.
The streamlined bow gleamed with a cold, icy light, while the engine arrays on both sides, resembling giant wings, emitted a deep hum. The ship's hull was covered with numerous gun turrets and missile silos, exuding an invisible, suffocating sense of oppression.
Around it, six smaller but equally menacing Guardian-class warships stood like loyal guards, protecting the main body.
"Then...what is that?"
On the ground, whether it was the people of Hidden Mountain Pure Land or the members of the Shadow Squad, they all looked up, speechless with awe at this sudden miracle or the super technological creation.
Even Mark and the others, who had seen many of Chen Yuan's methods, were impressed by the scale of this main warship.
Fortunately, Chen Yuan always manages to come up with some strange and unusual things. Mark and the others are very receptive to these ideas; they can't help it if they don't accept them, since they can't understand them anyway.
"..."
"Everyone..."
Chen Yuanqiang took a deep breath and his voice amplified through his battle suit, "Hidden Mountain Pure Land citizens, proceed in an orderly fashion and quickly board the landing platform ahead. Shadow Squad, follow me to build a defensive line and cover the boarding."
"Yes!"
Hope was within reach, and the instinct for survival overcame fear.
Under the organization of Master Jinghui and his disciples, the people began to desperately rush toward the huge landing platform unfolding at the bottom of the warship.
"The beast tide is rising again!"
Feixue's calm voice rang out on the communication channel.
In the distance, the Devouring Beasts, briefly stunned by the arrival of the warships, surged forward again like a flood bursting its banks, driven by the Crimson Essence.
"Chen Xin, assist in the battle," Chen Yuan roared.
"Understood, the close-range laser matrix system is activating..."
In an instant, thousands of laser emitters on the surface of the Hope's main hull lit up simultaneously, like twinkling stars, creating a truly awe-inspiring scene.
"Shhhhhhh!"
Countless beams of blazing white high-energy laser light poured down like a torrential downpour, sweeping towards the oncoming beast tide.
Wherever the laser passed, low-level Devouring Beasts such as Snake Dogs and Earth Roars instantly vaporized and evaporated like burning paper, turning to ashes.
Dense laser beams intertwined in the air to form a deadly net, forcefully containing the surging tide of Devouring Beasts hundreds of meters away from the landing platform, creating an absolute death barrier made of lasers.
"My Buddha..."
Master Jinghui looked at this scene, which was comparable to divine punishment, and murmured to himself, his determination to follow Chen Yuan becoming even stronger.
With such a powerful backer, and he's not senile, he'll definitely stick close to him.
The Shadow Squad moved swiftly to the edge of the landing platform, clearing out any stragglers that managed to break through the laser net, and using all their firepower to suppress the Earth Roars and Spike Eels attempting ranged attacks from afar.
Mark fired his Annihilation Shoulder Cannon in rapid succession, blasting away the large individuals that were rushing towards him.
On the other side, Ran Bing's ice crystal shield deployed a force field, directly blocking stray bullets and energy impacts, and then fired freezing bullets to freeze approaching enemies.
With all his might, Mo Cheng transformed into an orange lightning bolt, switching between the forms of his dual pistols to eliminate key targets.
When Feixue fires her sniper cannon, the core of one of the charging elite Devouring Beasts will inevitably be pierced, and even if it doesn't die, it will be severely injured.
Erica stood still and fired, energy bullets raining down like they were free.
The boarding process was tense but orderly. People helped the elderly and children and ran quickly, but there was no crowding.
Chen Yuan stood at the very front of the landing platform like a gate, working alongside the Shadow Squad behind him to block any potential threats.
As the last civilian staggered into the warship and the landing platform began to slowly retract, Chen Yuan covered Mark, Ran Bing, and the others, and was the last to retreat into the ship.
Chapter 268 The Teetering Lighthouse
With the heavy alloy gate slamming shut, the roars and chaos from the outside world were completely shut out, and everyone was temporarily safe.
Inside the ship is a spacious area filled with futuristic technology, with soft lighting and a fresh air circulation system.
The terrified people sat or lay down, their faces filled with bewilderment at surviving the ordeal and unease about the future.
Chen Yuan leaned against the cold cabin wall and finally relaxed completely. The intense fatigue almost overwhelmed him, but he knew he couldn't sleep now. Why sleep? Get up and have some fun.
Chen Xin's virtual figure quietly appeared beside him and reported softly, "Brother, all personnel have safely boarded the ship. The Hope's energy shield is fully activated, the escort ships are in alert formation, course set, return to the Lighthouse Base."
Chen Yuan nodded, but his guard remained high; this crisis was far more serious than that.
The Hope warship adjusted its course, its main engines spewing out brilliant purple exhaust plumes, propelling the metallic city slowly forward toward the lighthouse.
The six escort ships, like swimming sharks, guarded the flanks.
Below the warship, the abandoned Hidden Mountain Pure Land gradually shrank, eventually being swallowed up by the endless beast tide and the crimson mist.
……
Now, let's turn to the lighthouse.
Inside the central command center, Charles, who never leaves his Abyssbreaker armor, stands in front of a huge panoramic screen, his brow furrowed.
Sengge and Fanti also looked solemn.
"Radar detected a large number of high-speed flying targets at a distance of 100 kilometers. The number of targets exceeded 50,000. The energy reaction was mixed, confirming the presence of high-energy individuals."
A technical analyst's voice trembled slightly.
"Activate Level 1 combat readiness. We must hold the city until the city lord returns."
Charles's voice came through the visor of his armor, carrying a metallic resonance, calm and resolute: "All defense systems online, Shadow Soldiers in position, allow the people to enter the shelters."
At this point, Jingnan and the others did not accuse the other party of overstepping their authority. Whenever Chen Yuan left the lighthouse, Charles would have a sour face and act as if he were the most important person in the world.
"Drip... drip... drip..."
The piercing alarm blared throughout the entire lighthouse.
Guided by staff, residents hurried but orderly made their way to the designated reinforced shelter.
At the same time, more than 300 shadow soldiers, their bodies covered in silver nanotech armor, surged toward the various defensive nodes one after another.
The energy cores of the laser guns in their hands lit up, the vector jets on their backs emitted a slight hum, and the palm cannons in their other hands were pointed at the sky.
The distant black dot rapidly expanded, transforming into a "cloud of death" that blotted out the sky—thousands of flying Devouring Beasts.
The extremely fast, bat-like, sonic-wave-attacking Ghostwing Beasts, and the enormous, jellyfish-like Void Jellyfish that sprays corrosive spores.
There are bone-winged dragons covered in thick bone armor, as fierce as pterosaurs, and there are also some new types of individuals that have never been seen before, with twisted shapes and an ominous aura.
"coming!"
Seng's deep voice rang out in the communication channel. His Arbiter mech stood like a mountain blocking a main passage, its massive composite shield slamming heavily onto the ground. His eyes narrowed slightly.
High Priest of Shadows, Egard: Oh dear, it's too dangerous outside. I need to find a safe place to hide right away.
"..."
When the beast tide entered a 50-kilometer radius around the lighthouse, the intelligent defense system left behind by Chen Xin was the first to launch an attack.
"Close-in defense laser matrix, activate." The cold, electronic voice echoed in the command room.
In an instant, the automatic plasma rapid-fire turrets surrounding the lighthouse spewed out dense blue plasma barrages.
Like the most dazzling fireworks of a festival, yet carrying a deadly intent.
The vanguard of the winged beasts was torn apart instantly, like they had run into an invisible meat grinder, turning into a rain of blood and charred, rotten pieces of flesh.
At the same time, the four heavy laser emitters on top emitted a deep charging sound, and then four thick, incandescent white beams, like divine spears, traversed tens of kilometers and accurately hit the rear of the beast tide, targeting the several exceptionally large monarch-level bone-winged dragons.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The bone-winged dragon that was hit let out a shrill cry. Its hard bone armor melted under the impact of the extremely high energy, and was instantly pierced through, its core inside its body was directly shattered.
The Shadow Soldiers couldn't help but cheer.
But the beast tide was too large, and they seemed to be under some unified command, beginning to disperse and maneuver, launching attacks from different heights and directions in a cunning manner.
"Thunderstorm interception system, launch."
The multi-launcher miniature interceptor missile pod in the center of the lighthouse opened, and countless small missiles, trailing plumes of flame, roared out, drawing countless deadly arcs in the air, and crashing into the Void Jellyfish that were launching saturated spore attacks from a distance.
A series of fireballs exploded in mid-air.
The sonic jammer was running at full power, and invisible sonic waves and EMP pulses spread out. Some of the Devouring Beasts, which relied on biological sonar for positioning, suddenly crashed around like headless flies, disrupting the flight formation of part of the beast horde.
Just then, three king-level Devouring Beasts, each the size of a small aircraft, quickly broke through the fire net.
Its entire body is covered in dark purple crystals and it can emit disintegrating beams, similar to the king-class eagle.
At the other end is the Sky-Splitting Locust Queen, which resembles a giant locust, has mouthparts capable of tearing through alloys, and moves at incredible speeds.
There are also a few void jellyfish that can distort light to launch sneak attacks...
"Lock on the monarch-level target, prepare the electromagnetic cannon!" Jing Nan ordered, now having the authority to activate the ultra-high-power electromagnetic cannon.
The voice and image recognition was completed, and permissions were granted. At the bottom of the lighthouse, a reinforced, high-powered electromagnetic railgun with an astonishing caliber began to charge, and the massive capacitor bank emitted a thunderous hum.
After charging is complete.
"boom--!!"
A streak of dark light, almost invisible to the naked eye, tore through the air and hurtled toward the eagle-like monarch-class creature at dozens of times the speed of sound.
"Pfft!"