Above The Sky
Chapter 908 - 908 68 The End of the Old Era

908: Chapter 68 The End of the Old Era…

(5800) 908: Chapter 68 The End of the Old Era…

(5800) White lightning struck down from the Summit of the Holy Mountain, shattering the Constructed Knights’ shields.

This inconceivable energy instantly evaporated the outer armor of these colossal constructs, turning it into a cloud of golden-red metallic gas that exploded outward, leaving their internal metal pipes and various mechanical structures exposed and rapidly blackened by the magnetic storm.

But the Constructed Knights were incredibly sturdy, as their three conjoined Red Crystal Spheres emitted an unfathomable amount of Spirit Energy.

The powerful Spirit Energy Shields were remarkably holding back the Ultra Giant Magnetic Storm Coil’s devastating lightning, protecting all their major structures.

However, their bases meant for movement were not as resilient—the ground melted and evaporated under the force of the magnetic storm, and so did their mechanical legs.

The legs of the three Constructed Knights were melding into the molten lava of the land, rendered immobile.

[Ambushed]

The lead Construct uttered calmly.

In truth, even if they desired to act foolishly, it would be difficult; a Mechanized Mentality might erase emotions but also leads one to think in the most rational way, undisturbed by the issues that plague machines: [To this end, we have no choice but to self-destruct.]

[Agree][Agree]

The other two Constructed Knights didn’t hesitate.

The technology of the Constructed Knight itself was not an absolute secret; both The Empire and Gantreignum possessed the capacity to build such Giant Combat Units.

But the ‘Spirit Machine’ capable of harboring souls for an extended period, namely the ‘Red Crystal Body’ that acts as the core of the Constructed Knights, was a unique technology of Fiery Flame Land.

It was also the main reason why Fiery Flame Land could maintain a large force of Constructed Knights for a long time.

Even in death, they must not allow this technology to be leaked.

Without the slightest hesitation, once the three Constructed Knights agreed to self-destruct, their bodies immediately began showing signs of unstable energy as the crystals shone with a fiercely red light.

They were about to annihilate themselves.

But at that moment.

A trail of ice blue suddenly lit up from the Summit of the Holy Mountain, and then carved a radiant trajectory through the night sky, speeding towards the self-destructing Constructed Knights at an extremely fast velocity.

What was that?

Even on the brink of death, the Constructed Knights couldn’t help but think this.

It wasn’t a negative emotion, but a pure sense of bafflement.

Meanwhile, Ian, retracting his ice-forged Fairy Wings behind him, further accelerated his body—as silver glimmers shone in his eyes.

He had seen the constantly fluctuating and surging golden-red glow on the surface of the Constructed Knights; beside the Core Chip, a countdown of just 12 seconds was rolling down relentlessly.

Behind the boy, Elder Mantle stood agape, reaching out as if trying to grasp Ian, but inevitably failing.

This wasn’t a delay in reaction due to being at the Third Energy Level, but rather Ian’s actions were too astonishing.

Why rush towards the enemy when they were clearly about to self-destruct?

The answer is simple.

“Really going to self-destruct?

Wait!

Let me freeload the technology before you die!”

Ian wasn’t tense at all in his heart.

Everything was under control, everything within the plan.

The countdown in his field of vision slowly reversed, and in the blink of an eye, he shot through the sky, breaking the distance between mountains with supersonic speed.

The lightning storm tearing through the firmament served as a backdrop to his flight, two intertwining trails of cold air in the darkness glowing faintly, leaving behind a sprinkle of frost.

In that instant, even a Constructed Knight, fated to embrace death, subconsciously leaned forward, stretching out an arm in an attempt to catch this dazzling, shooting star.

But the star didn’t slow down at all; it even accelerated directly towards the giant palm of the Constructed Knight, then at the moment it barely touched the palm’s armor, sharply veered away.

The frosty Fae traced a beautiful, graceful arc, slipping through the gaps between the Constructed Giant’s fingers.

Like a butterfly flitting past a child’s fingertips.

Boom—the Construct’s palm clapped shut, emitting a thunderous roar, while Ian had already turned and flown away.

The countdown entered the final three seconds, with the Constructed Knight behind him proceeding to the final stage of Furnace Core contraction.

The arm that had tried to capture the butterfly paused briefly before melting into molten iron amidst the surge of intense heat radiation rising from behind.

Crack—a crisp and clear sound as three Spirit Machine Crystals simultaneously shattered, like three small suns bursting into existence.

In front of the pitch-black Qiang Steel Sacred Mountain, three exceptionally bright spots instantly illuminated the surrounding regions.

An extreme explosion of light and heat erupted, even dispersing the mushroom cloud formed by the Giant Magnetic Storm Coil’s attack.

Huge rocks rolled outward like tumbleweeds in the wind, countless trees were uprooted and swept up by the air current, then ignited midair by the scorching atmosphere, becoming torches blazing in the sky.

If it weren’t for Elder Mantle having arranged everyone into shelters within the mountains early on, the Abode Tribe might have been declared extinct—but even so, the region that was once home to the Abode Tribe had almost been completely destroyed, with numerous buildings being blown away like fragile cookies under the violent shockwave and blast.

And Ian faced away from it all, his trajectory describing an S-curve through the magnificent and spectacular explosion before returning to the summit of the Qiang Steel Sacred Mountain.

Boom, boom—the Holy Mountain also shook; the Furnace Core inside the Constructed Knight’s body clearly used the same Ether Furnace Core as the Aether Armament.

It’s no wonder it possessed a might comparable to tactical nuclear weapons…

In fact, aside from lacking radiation and instantaneous lethal effects, the destructive power that any one Constructed Knight could unleash exceeds that of a tactical nuclear weapon.