Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 1056 - 1056: Section 1037 - Return (Illustration)

The recoil of the railgun is relatively smaller, but it's not absent; in the atmosphere, the stabilization system used to maintain the cannon's position in space also works effectively here.

It's raining in the sky, red, it's dragon blood, pattering down as if it will never stop.

Meanwhile, "hail" also falls, in various colors, consisting of broken scales, various chunks of meat, fragmented organs, and shattered white bones, visible across a ten-kilometer radius.

The armor-piercing shell, about ten meters in diameter, did not penetrate the Fire Dragon but directly turned it into a shower of blood and flesh, leaving only a fierce dragon's head and a small section of the tail rolling around nearby.

The Fire Dragon, at the last moment, abandoned its defense and evasion; death was instant, unable even to transmit nerve signals.

Achievement GET for a frontal kill on the second dragon!

However, Chen Fei was not happy at all; he frowned throughout, staring at the tragic scene after the bombardment.

The opponent finally briefly regained sanity at the last moment, but the final wish was to seek death... and also liberation!

As the executioner, Chen Fei felt deep empathy—a kind of indescribable sorrow.

The struggle between civilizations, resorting to every conceivable method, without any bottom line, using any means possible is normal operation. Once fallen into enemy hands, the best outcome is a swift death; otherwise, one becomes a puppet controlled by the enemy, a walking corpse baring its vicious claws at former allies, worse than death.

The small assault airship, which had not yet reached three hundred kilometers away, slowed down; now there was no more need to worry about friendly fire.

The two people in the cabin were dumbfounded, watching the battlefield scene recreated by the three-dimensional holographic projection.

"..."

The conclusion of this life-and-death duel came earlier than predicted; in a flash, the fierce Fire Dragon was executed, leaving blood and flesh scattered over several miles.

Even though the dragon's body had been modified with "Sagali" civilization's biotechnology, possessing remarkable self-healing abilities, with small wounds healing in a matter of minutes and large wounds stabilizing quickly, it couldn't withstand such horrific bombardment.

Even a Biological Space Mothership, without protection from a protective barrier, would also suffer considerably from a similar shot, possibly with just a big hole on the outside while the inside is even more gruesome than the Fire Dragon's fate.

The solid all-metal armor-piercing shell had long flown somewhere unknown until minutes later, when an artificial satellite in near-Earth orbit confirmed the complete trajectory; it was around 1200 kilometers away from the Mechanical Dragon's 5 o'clock direction, with its high-temperature-resistant ceramic outer shell worn away by atmospheric friction, leaving only a quarter of the remaining projectile core smashing into a small hill.

The final impact point appeared on the side and rear of the Mechanical Dragon because the armor-piercing shell nearly exited the atmosphere, eventually being forcibly pulled back by the planet's gravity, its trajectory almost circling Antalu Planet, skimming along the atmospheric edge until it exhausted its momentum and fell.

Firing the super-caliber space railgun at full power inside the atmosphere could potentially cause a self-inflicted rear-impact-type suicide; this is no American cold joke.

"Hey, hey, 'Rookie', are you unharmed?"

Heseman Brown's voice reached Chen Fei's ears; when he saw the Mechanical Dragon standing motionless beside the thick barrel of the super-caliber space railgun, he immediately grew worried.

Some circumstances can't be discerned from the exterior, fearing that the outside is intact while the cockpit inside is already a mass of blood and pulp.

"I'm fine, no injuries!"

Benefiting from the B-level Metal Elemental Psychic Power fortifying his body's strength, Chen Fei's physique far surpasses that of ordinary people, even comparable to a true Sky Knight.

The overload impact from the confrontation with the Fire Dragon was a minor matter, as no substantial contact occurred between the two parties, so it was insignificant.

"That's good; this planet has become unsafe, let's leave immediately!"

The departure mentioned by the S-Class Space Ability User naturally refers to activating the Stargate Ring again to return to Blue Star.

Only by returning to Blue Star will the three of them not have to worry about those monsters projected onto Antalu Planet by the "Sagali" civilization's super-giant Biological Space Mothership.

Don't think that taking down one Fire Dragon controlled by the "Sagali" civilization means all is well and peaceful.

On the contrary, this is just the beginning of the dangerous situation unfolding on Antalu Planet.

"Got it, I'll tidy up and evacuate immediately!"

Chen Fei looked around the battlefield; the remains of the Fire Dragon are precious alchemical materials that must be collected and not allow the parasitic species to reclaim them.

Biological materials to the "Sagali" civilization are like metal materials to Chen Fei, so the Biological Space Mothership returning alone to the ancestral land of the "Sagali" civilization must never be allowed to reuse the dragon's remains.

Even if they are reused, they must be in the hands of humans from Cangqiong Star or Blue Star; only then will the departed Dragon Soul truly find peace.

Of course, thinking from another perspective, Chen Fei wouldn't want his bones to be manipulated into various shapes by so-and-so, it's best to rest in peace beneath the earth.

Deploying hundreds of Combat Mechs, he attempted to recover as many dragon remnants scattered within the ten-kilometer radius as possible, while reloading the armor-piercing shell into the super-caliber space railgun that had achieved a decisive shot, then standing by.

[Illustration: Combat Mech (AI Generated Image)]

A blood-red crystal, shimmering under the distant light of a constant star, emanating a faint sense of oppression, was handed over to Chen Fei by the Combat Mech responsible for clearing the field.

This oval-shaped crystal, resembling a perfectly cut gemstone, is unlike the colorless prismatic Heart Core of a Metallic Dragon. It is a Fire Dragon's preserved Heart Core, mostly crystallized, signifying its long survival through the ages.

Dragons captured by the "Sagali" civilization are usually the most formidable of the Dragon Clan; otherwise, they wouldn't qualify to fight in the Celestial Vault Star Outer Battlefield.

A Dragon Heart Core is an exceptionally rare existence. Dragons outside Sky Dragon City rarely leave their Dragon Crystals voluntarily when they perish; they tend to spontaneously disintegrate at the moment of death.

This is the second Dragon Crystal acquired by Chen Fei. Originally, there should have been three, but one was vaporized by the Light Great Forbidden Spell of the Sparrows, leaving not a trace behind.

Even the "Tsar Plus" cannot destroy a Dragon Crystal, so the power of the Great Forbidden Spell is likely above that of a Nuclear Weapon.

The boiling Dragon Blood keeps this Fire Element Dragon Heart Core scorching. Without the tactical gloves of his Single Soldier Tactical Armor to withstand common high temperatures, mere contact would scald his fingers badly.

Looking towards the savage head with dragon eyes still wide open, Chen Fei weighed the Dragon Crystal in his hand, silently saying, "I have received your intention!"

He solemnly stored it with other remnants into the "Spatial Branding."

Boom!~

The ground shook violently as the massive Stargate Ring was released from the "Boundary Pearl," simultaneously connecting to a set of energy devices.

The "Boundary Pearl" operates under Time Rules, allowing the energy devices to draw Crystal Energy from "Atlantis."

The Crystal Energy reserves of the city "Atlantis" were almost depleted by the previously activated Stargate, but over time, large Target Low Temperature Nuclear Fusion Energy Towers scattered throughout the city continuously supplied electricity, which was converted back into Crystal Energy for storage.

In just this brief moment, the energy devices powering the Stargate were replenished with enough Crystal Energy to not only reactivate the Stargate but to sustain it for an even longer time.

Though passing through the Stargate from Antalu Planet to Blue Star takes only an instant, a longer activation time provides a buffer against unforeseen incidents.

Buzz!~

The Light Film gathered at the center of the Stargate.

Chen Fei had already recalled all mechanical beings as well as the Mechanical Dragon, Super-Caliber Space Railgun, Tactical Jet, and Small Assault Flying Ship. Together with S-Class Space Ability User Heseman Brown and Earth Element War Professional Dang Wei Jun, they passed through the Stargate.

In the distant sky appeared a dense array of black dots, while the "Sagali" civilization's Ultra-Large Biological Space Mother Ship, formed from the fusion of numerous Biological Space Mother Ships, had not yet arrived at Antalu Planet. However, it encapsulated powerful biological combat weapons like a Fire Dragon within egg-shaped carriers, projecting them ahead to the "Sagali" civilization's ancestral land, Antalu Planet.

A significant number of these black dots were preceded by equally numerous "Meteors," dazzlingly bright, almost lighting up the sky.

Each "Meteor" contained a terrifying destructive power no less than the ton-class Thermobaric Bombs previously used by Chen Fei, crashing down like a torrent toward the location of the Stargate.

However, the Stargate Ring standing in the wilderness transitioned from solid to void, flickered a few times, and vanished from the scene.

Simultaneously, hundreds and thousands of "Meteors" descended in unison from the sky.

[Illustration: Explosion (AI Generated Image)]

Boom!

An even larger mushroom cloud than the previous six Thermobaric Bombs rose slowly, lacking the nuclear flash and any radiation. Otherwise, it could easily be mistook for the effects of a Strategic Level Nuclear Weapon strike.

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The Light Film behind them dissipated, and the Stargate Ring ceased operation, with Chen Fei and the two others standing half on Antalu Planet and half on Blue Star, precisely at the unusual geographical point of Socotra Island without deviation.

Originating from the third Neanderthal civilization technology, the Stargate's physical and holographic states can be toggled freely. Although the materials are rare and operational energy consumption astonishing, it does have its advantages.

"We're back!"

The sunshine of Blue Star made Heseman Brown feel as though he had just returned from a tour of hell.

In "Atlantis" on Antalu Planet, even sleeping did not bring peace of mind, as no one could be sure whether accidents or tomorrow would arrive first.

With dual War Knives on his back, Dang Wei Jun patted the shoulders of Chen Fei and Heseman Brown, saying, "Rejoin the team!"

Five kilometers away, a long ring of trenches and barbed wire surrounded the appearing location of the Stargate.

The "Wall of Sighs" operation unit, freshly returned to Blue Star, set up defenses on the spot, immediately fortifying the site as a base.