Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 608 - 224. The momentum of offense and defense is different.

Chapter 608: 224. The momentum of offense and defense is different.

Li Deweidens stood firm. The momentum of an Epsilon Stage erupted without reservation; compared to the Zeta Rank’s fierce and powerful temperament, bursting with the vigor of the sunrise flame, the presence of the Epsilon Stage resembled the cold, clear moonlight more closely.

Cool, quiet, but merely placed there, it was like the moon in the sky, impossible to overlook.

"...It is often not the sun that lights up the night, but the silent moonlight."

Sofia Malin raised her scythe, speaking softly,

"Five thousand years ago, Leoz was defeated, Gaia breached Haines, and the remnants of Falysia have been exiled for too long, long enough for the cosmos to forget that we were once the masters of a dazzling civilization. Society relentlessly pursued us, devoured us, forcing us to surrender completely, to be erased from history."

Frost Snow parted her messy hair, revealing a face half decayed, half radiant, gradually showing a resolute expression.

"Mortals——"

Ambra’s figure trembled violently, the Council was destroyed, and the Gate of the Mechanical World above also ceased to Descend. The magnetic fluid on its body stirred up ripples, like a hedgehog puffing up its spines.

"Supply power rate decreasing——you dare to obstruct the noble Society essence from Descending."

It immediately issued an attack command: divide the forces and eradicate Li Deweidens at once.

"Mortals, are the true Sovereigns of this world."

Sofia Malin had not yet finished speaking when she had already crossed hundreds of meters, deftly swinging her scythe and slashing down at Ambra’s massive form.

Hum——

A magnetic energy shield instantaneously expanded, blocking this ferocious strike. Ambra casually flicked its hand, and Sofia Malin’s body was sent flying like a sack. It raised its arm, which transformed into a huge cannon, and fired continuously at Sofia Malin in mid-air. Green silhouettes of light flung around, but they failed to touch her form.

"Without Society at your back, you who have betrayed your homeland and civilization, you are nothing."

Sofia Malin tapped her toes in the void, with smart ammunition relentlessly pursuing her. Mechanical forces on the ground also launched fierce firepower, almost leaving her no place to stand.

Ambra made several dashes in the air, attacking Sofia from all angles, which she either deftly dodged or simply stepped into the Spirit Realm to evade.

But mortals are mortals after all.

"Pattern of attack: slash, hook, wrist parry..."

Under Ambra’s endless energy and computational power, Sofia’s movements were learned, analyzed, and understood to the point of predictability.

"There’s a 12.6% chance when stepping into the Spirit Realm, the tip of her toes will deform slightly, likely due to the decay of her body affecting coordination..."

"Counter-strategy analysis complete, commence execution."

Soon, it seized an opportunity, feigning a flaw as the power of its jet wings decreased, slowing down its overall speed.

Sofia took the bait. Her wrist twisted the scythe, which spun like the rotor of a helicopter, as she stepped out from the Spirit Realm, striking towards it.

Now is the moment!

Ambra deliberately avoided blocking, arching its chest and taking the hit straight on.

"Hm?"

As Sofia’s strike landed, she felt no sensation of cleaving through something solid. Before she realized something was wrong, Ambra’s body exploded in all directions.

"Mechanical World Scatter——"

Ambra’s components split into three different Mech Soldiers, evading the attack and retreating, then immediately returning fire with a counterattack from all directions.

Bang bang bang bang!

Sofia’s ankles were hit by precise firepower, her figure wobbled, and the process of stepping into the Spirit Realm was interrupted.

"Mechanical World Fusion: Transformation: Magnetic Machinery God Ambra!"

The three Mech Soldiers combined instantly, rushing forward, elbow rockets propelling as fists like cannonballs shot forth:

"Rocket Fist!"

Sofia, her movements interrupted by the previous barrage, was yet bathed in the plasma light when her stomach received a solid hit.

Bang——

Sofia bent at the waist as if she were a punching bag, swaying, then straightened up, her scythe ablaze with soul flames, she swung with effort, throwing it like a boomerang at Ambra!

"Mechanical World Scatter!"

Ambra used its old tactic, splitting into three again to evade the scythe, while from three directions, they closed in, laying down a fire network to pin Sofia down, giving her no chance to emerge.

"Mechanical World Fusion: Transformation: Holy Lance Cavalry Marance!"

Three battle mechas landed heavily on the ground, kicking up a snowstorm. In an instant, they transformed and combined. When the curtain of snow cleared, a figure reminiscent of a centaur, the Silver Knight, burst through the glacier, raising its energy lance and charging forth!

"Second mode... Three Council members, so there are three modes, right?"

It was hard to tell if Sofia’s tone exhibited much concern or not, as she just stood there, a half-dead figure, staying motionless, allowing the mechanical centaur to charge and trample toward her.

Ratatatata!

"The sanction has been delivered!"

The tip of the energy gun, spinning like a drill at high speed, cleaved through the air and spacetime, casting a piercing green light as it lunged towards Sofia!

At that moment, her body began to twitch in a grotesque manner, resembling a zombie. She raised her shoulders violently, opened her mouth, and let out a soul-shattering scream that instantly echoed across the skies:

"RIAWAAAAAAAAAAAA——————!!"

The dreadful sound wave shattered the snow mountain in an instant, causing billions of tons of accumulated snow to tumble down. The Heroic Spirit Legion smartly stepped into the Spirit Realm to avoid it, while the countless Mech Soldiers had no escape and were flattened by the avalanche on the spot.

The piercing and terrifying sound wave almost materialized, turning the drill-like gun tip that targeted her into something akin to marshland, slowing down as it tore through the air, its kinetic energy diminishing rapidly until it lost control.

"—Mechanical World, disperse!"

The Mechanical World Councilor decisively split for the third time, disengaging the fusion. Watt Rivet Steel dropped to his knees and, propelled by his engines, rolled around towards Sofia, flanking her before slamming his fists down fiercely. Sofia’s body immediately sank into the Spirit Realm and reemerged hundreds of meters away, stopping the horrific soul-shrieking.

"Who the hell invented the ’Mysterious’ pathway, they should lubricate their pistons with thermite from now on!"

Watt Rivet Steel roared irritably. His voice no longer carried the electric current and magnetic quality of a Mechanical World creature, but rather resembled that of a gangster, full of rogue’s bravado.

"Calm down, Watt Rivet Steel, the more critical the situation, the more we must not panic."

Turing Radix took a deep breath, his expression grim. He—He subconsciously pushed at his non-existent glasses, a Mortal habit that was gradually returning.

—This was not a good sign; it meant the antibodies of Baizhu Star were beginning to develop.

The fight between star civilizations and ’Society’ was like the human immune system combating a virus invasion, it was the same concept: if you can’t kill it one time, you’ll only teach it a lesson for the next, and the dead viruses might even be assimilated by the immune system, turning into so-called antibodies.

If they don’t restore the ceremonials of the Mechanicus Council soon, Baizhu Star won’t allow the ’Mechanical World Society’ a chance to invade for at least several hundred years.

For an entity like ’Society’ that lacks mortality, a few hundred years is but a blink of an eye.

But what about them, the Councilors?

The lifespan of a ’Society’ Councilor is not much longer than that of a common Citizen or a member of the Jury, and for some, it might even be shorter.

Moreso, the ’Society’ core could retract whenever it wanted, but these cell-like materials would be left within the invaded civilization.

Furthermore, in the eyes of civilizations and planetary consciences, they were nothing but traitors—defectives who had been assimilated by a virus, guides for the enemy, turncoats.

Any animal with a brain knows that betrayal only happens once or countless times, there would be no one willing to accept them, and the families affected by ’Society’ would direct their towering fury upon them.

Coulomb Torque felt a wave of fatigue, as traits of the mortal began to seep back in, signaling that he was moving further away from Mashigang.

"Mother of Mashigang, do not leave me, I earnestly beseech Your guidance, tell me what should I do..."

He kept pleading for the Holy Mother’s strength, but all that answered him was a murky and bleak silence.

Mashigang had been left behind by civilization.

Coulomb Torque fell silent.

Until now, there was still a bigger problem unsolved: those Growth-armored Vanguards were still advancing relentlessly, and Li Deweidens had separated their forces in two different directions.

Moreover, the most critical point was—another Quasi Zeta Rank named Leoz, whose location was unknown.

Was this a trap? No, their response had been correct, but this situation had arisen due to insufficient information gathering.

"Baizhu Star, do you really love humanity that much?!"

If it were not for Baizhu Star’s favoritism towards Leoz and the Crystal Tower, if it were not for its staunch guarding of Leoz’s information, if they could have searched for Leoz’s movements normally...

But reality does not allow for ’if’s.

Caramel Snail, among others, didn’t just bring the Zeta Rank Sofia Malin, but also several hastily produced Growth-armored Vanguards from Newbie Village, which were promptly allocated to the remaining four players. With the reinforcements, the players quickly initiated a fierce counter-attack.

It had returned, again.

Choose to fuse and attack the Growth-armored Vanguards and Li Deweidens, and Sofia Malin would attack and put them to death.

Choose to fuse to deal with Sofia Malin, and the Council and Citizens of the Mechanical World would be slaughtered by the Growth-armored Vanguards and Li Deweidens.

Choose to split the forces to deal with both, but that would only result in a deadlock on both fronts, ultimately allowing the antibodies of Baizhu Star to develop.

Moreover, they might get picked off one by one by Sofia Malin’s superior mobility.

No matter what action they took, they couldn’t escape this vicious cycle!

"This is an overt scheme... Leoz has been leveraging the advantage of informational asymmetry, setting up this formation from the beginning, from the moment the scythe-wielding woman arrived, his game was afoot."

From this point on, no matter what they did, they would be consumed completely.

Coulomb Torque understood.

Leoz was lurking in the darkness, coldly and mockingly watching them like frogs sinking into a pool of sulfuric acid, slowly dissolving away without a trace.

His aim was not merely to impede the ’Mechanical World Society’; by dragging on this long, he intended for the antibodies of Baizhu Star to gradually form, to drive the ’Mechanical World Society’ out of this cosmos altogether.

"Bolts and rubber seals be damned, it’s brutally simple... but damn effective."