Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 607 - 223. The Military Governor and the Fairy

Chapter 607: 223. The Military Governor and the Fairy

The plan failed, and three councilors began to fall into dispute.

Sofia Malin’s arrival caused Leoz’s surprise attack squad to move into the shadows. On the surface, the Heroic Spirit Legion brought by the Fairy of the Lake was already enough to intercept the citizens of the Mechanical World, and Sofia Malin herself also possessed formidable martial force.

If the three councilors merged now, even to face Sofia Malin—what about Leoz in the shadows?

If they continued to chase down Leoz’s whereabouts, Sofia Malin would flatten them.

Moreover, there were those Growth-armored Vanguards that couldn’t be killed... They were also hidden strategies.

"We must admit, Leoz has played us with a very despicable tactic,"

Turing Radix murmured:

"Leoz’s methods are extremely crude and despicable, but no matter what his backup plan is, Mashigang’s descent is inevitable, and no one can stop it. I suggest we divide our forces, steadfastly defend the Mechanicus Council, and use attrition to weaken the opponent’s strength in waves."

"I disagree! Dividing forces is a major tactical error, we should firmly hold the central plaza and combine our strength to annihilate the attackers."

"And then let ourselves be wiped out in one fell swoop, completely ruining the chance of the descent? Our goal should be to buy time."

"If we continue to fight like this, we will only die a slow death."

"The ones who will die a slow death are them, we won’t have any problems."

The situation gradually reversed, and Coulomb Torque rapidly mobilized before heading out to battle again.

"Die!"

The engines of Coulomb Torque roared wildly, its thrusters ejected scorching flame streams, coordinating with the mechanical troops to launch offensive maneuvers from multiple domains.

The sky—massive swarms of machines bombarded the ground relentlessly, leaving the land constantly submerged in the azure light of plasma, looking from afar like a glowing ocean.

There, Sofia Malin stood, her eyelids drooping, wandering through the glowing sea.

The ground—Autonomous Mech-Soldiers fired precision-guided smart munitions nonstop, and even a large number of quadruped robots rushed forward, clinging to the enemy and self-destructing.

Sofia Malin, in her flowing white dress, looked tranquil, and it wasn’t even clear whether she was in a sober state or not.

The Quantum Domain—Coulomb Torque launched repeated surprise attacks, instantly traversing to the enemy’s front on a microscopic scale, rivaling even the speed of light.

And then it was seized by the hand of Spectres on the shoulder and cut down under the cold gaze of "Death Sentence".

In terms of raw strength, Sofia Malin stood at the very pinnacle of the Zeta Rank. Especially the Ascenders with "Mysterious" ability were nimble and had a not insignificant restraining effect on their purely mechanical equipment.

The actual situation was more severe than Coulomb Torque had anticipated.

With the Heroic Spirit Legion joining the battlefield, the swarms of Mechanical World Society’s people were held back, which gave the Growth-armored Vanguards quite a bit of time.

Thus, they quickly returned to the previous dilemma:

To divide forces or to merge?

To merge and crush Sofia Malin in one go would indeed be gratifying, but who knows what schemes Leoz had in mind in the shadows, and once merged, no one would be left to deal with those Growth-armored Vanguards.

To divide forces would mean that Sofia Malin would maintain her overwhelming strength continuously, leading indeed to a slow death. To allocate forces to deal with the Growth-armored Vanguards would at least be a subtraction, helping to relieve the pressure on the front lines.

After being resurrected, Coulomb Torque felt a wave of restlessness and unease.

As a mechanical lifeform, it should not have such emotions, but with the erosion of Spiritual Power seeping in, its personality was constantly being affected.

It wasn’t just Coulomb Torque, other councilors, and many of the lower-ranking mech-spirits were also influenced in this way.

"Coulomb Torque! We can’t wait any longer, a decision must be made."

Watt Rivet Steel growled hoarsely, its voice lacking the echo of electricity, as if suddenly regressing back to humanity:

"Make a decision quickly!"

"Decide, Coulomb Torque," Turing Radix’s voice trembled slightly, filled with mortal fear: "Merge... or divide forces?"

The Gate of the Mechanical World in the sky was descending, and Mashigang’s call swept across the land like an ancient morning breeze, awakening the curiosity and fascination of civilized beings towards new things.

"The Mechanical World... is calling."

Coulomb Torque clenched its fist and looked forward at Sofia Malin, with a face shrouded in shadow, eyes filled with fright:

"There are only 25 minutes until Mashigang’s descent."

"Even if Leoz has some tricks, he probably won’t be able to use them anymore. Once Mashigang descends, the Speaker will also take action."

"If that’s the case—praise to Mashigang above!"

Cracks burst open on its body, its wrists and ankles twisted outwardly, and the Holy Son Core on its chest erupted with a pale blue radiance:

"Extraordinary Physique, shatter the wild arrogance, Councilor of the Holy Mech-Spirit, Watt Rivet Steel!"

The mountainous figure of Watt Rivet Steel instantly compressed its body, scattering its mechanical modules outward, which quickly gathered around Coulomb Torque like a swarm of bees.

"Peering into secrets, invading all dimensions, Code Speaker Councilor, Turing Radix!"

The body of Turing Radix transformed into a stream of light, carrying a vast amount of data as it surged into this place. Under its precise coordination, the body of Watt Rivet Steel was highly compressed into modular components.

"Now you see me, now you don’t, the future of Imaginary Numbers, Quantum Mechanism Councilor, Coulomb Torque!"

A powerful magnetic force instantly unleashed a shockwave, repelling Sofia Malin who intended to launch a surprise attack from outside the gate.

The cores of the Holy Son of the three councilors formed a line. The distant Mechanicus Council immediately fired a beam of light, shining upon the Holy Son Cores. An immense energy burst forth instantly and surged skyward.

Clang—Clang—

The gate of the Mechanicus Council slowly opened, revealing a precision gear core like a heart. Driven by it, the bodies of the three councilors were reshaped in the magnetic storm, transforming and assembling.

Metal skeletons served as frameworks, nano muscles filled in, and pitch-black magnetic fluid covered the exterior; hydraulic rods and spherical joints fitted and connected with each other. Black thrusters unfolded outward, spitting out purple flames like an angel spreading its wings.

The result was a streamlined figure, wearing armor both tough and intricate, a mere twenty meters tall Mech-God.

"Mechanical World Union·Magnetic Mech-God—Ambra."

A voice unlike that of any of the three councilors rang out, indefinable in gender or age, yet not the monotonous rigidity of a machine.

Sofia Malin’s eyes hung slightly, her gaze indifferently sizing up the target before her.

"...A manifestation of the council’s consciousness."

Without any anxiety or change in expression, she uttered that phrase and then, abruptly, said:

"You, how much longer will you wait?"

"Defying the social order, destroying public decency, sinners shall ultimately face the people’s retribution."

Ambra propelled itself with its wings and arrived in an instant, its elbows rocketing forward, throwing a punch towards Sofia Malin:

"Fist of the Iron Law!"

In the pupils of Sofia Malin, the rapid punch approached quickly, and the strands of her hair at the forehead were scattered by the surging airstream.

Boom—Crack—!

A fiery explosion burst instantaneously upon a distant mountain range, and a vast mechanical worm cried out in agony as it fell from the high skies.

"—What’s happening? The Council!"

Ambra’s body came to a halt and suddenly turned its head:

"The Council is under attack—is it the Growth-armored Vanguard?"

"...Unfortunately, no,"

Sofia Malin stated calmly.

At the epicenter of the explosion, a towering figure emerged, with a motion hinting at resignation. His posture was hunched like that of a hunting hound, all four limbs on the ground, his body bound in bandages and tattered armor.

Heavy brass chains struck against his chest as he propped himself up with a red blade in one hand. Maggots and venomous snakes freely crawled over his tattered frame.

"(In Falysia) The Military Governor... Li Deweidens is here."

Slowly, he raised his wolf-shaped helmet, revealing six clear eyes within its deep sockets:

"(In Falysia) ...Such rare sobriety, I still have one more chance to fight for you, my homeland."

As he said this, he gradually stood upright, dark blood oozing from the bandages, barely revealing the decayed porcelain-like skin underneath.

"(In Falysia) Now."

He lifted the red sword in his hand:

"(In Falysia) ’Society’s’ cancerous cells, be gone from this world!"