Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1618 Valiant Posture
This move was devastating; Xingchen had used it on Lanxing.

However, there is no gravity in space, and the bodies of the insectoid beasts in the void are more resilient than Gro's giant spider.

The full-speed charge only managed to smash the first beetle in its path to pieces. The shockwave then overturned the surrounding insect beasts, barely disrupting their still-organized formation, but at the cost of sending itself into the heart of the insect swarm.

The enraged insectoid beasts quickly recovered from the chaos and rapidly surrounded them from all directions. In the blink of an eye, Star and Apollo were trapped, like fish in a barrel.

Xingchen twisted his hands, locking the two swords into a spear. Powerful spiritual energy instantly covered them, transforming them into a hundred-meter-long double-headed spear.

The dazzling silver light almost pierced the dim starry sea, flashing up and down among the dense swarm of insects, turning into indistinct afterimages.

Wherever the gunshot passed, the bodies of the insect beasts disintegrated, and countless fragments flew out, instantly clearing a large open area.

Even low-intelligence creatures instinctively fear this destructive power. The remaining insects and beasts avoided the star, this great weapon, but did not retreat. They continued to swarm towards the Noah.

Apollo, who was not far away, chose a completely different approach.

Although he always talked about his Nascent Soul cultivation, when faced with a life-or-death situation, his first reaction was still to rely on the weapons that came with the mecha to fight.

He gripped the broadsword tightly with both hands, its heavy blade enveloped in a dazzling silver-white holy light, swinging with the force to split mountains and cleave seas.

More than ten insect beasts raised their limbs to block the attack, but their hard limbs snapped instantly. Their insect armor collided with the sword's edge, scattering dazzling sparks.

"Die!" Apollo gritted his teeth, forcefully activating the holy light on the sword, attempting to make its edge even sharper.

He slashed diagonally upwards, striking the relatively vulnerable abdomen of the insect beast at a tricky angle. After a brief stalemate, the front-row insect beasts were neatly split open, separated from top to bottom.

"Ha ha……"

Before he could finish laughing, a tremendous force suddenly struck Apollo from behind. The entire mech was violently slammed into the remnants of the insectoid beast he had just cut open, instantly covering him in the foul-smelling slime.

He turned around quickly, and the giant scythe, gleaming with a cold light, was already within reach.

"grass!"

The towering shoulder armor snapped open instantly, and the energy gathering and firing occurred in milliseconds.

A blinding burst of light exploded, and the attacking swarm of insects, along with the entire area behind them, were all turned into black mist and vanished into thin air by the energy cannon.

"Pah!" Apollo shook his mech violently, trying to shake off the sticky substance that corroded the windshield. "Trying to ambush me?! You've got some nerve!"

Enraged, he unleashed a barrage of fire from his shoulder cannon, clearing out a large portion of the airspace of insectoid beasts.

Just as he was feeling smug, he turned his head and saw that Xingchen had also cleared away a large number of threats around him and was intercepting the scattered insect beasts that were rushing towards Noah.

The hundred-meter-long spear had been split into two swords, one in each hand. The sword light crisscrossed, and the moment it swept past the nearest insects and beasts, they were shattered into dust like pieces of paper.

"Damn! How come I didn't think of that?!" Apollo slapped his forehead and followed suit, channeling his spiritual power into his broadsword.

Compared to the holy light that comes with the mech, the spiritual power that can be released is obviously easier to control and has a greater effect.

Although the energy cannon is powerful, it is ultimately linked to one's own energy; the more it is used, the greater the energy consumption.

With the enemy constantly advancing, it was clearly not the best first choice. Apollo raised his hand, and spiritual light bloomed layer upon layer on the surface of the broadsword, transforming into clear, aquamarine patterns, and the blade suddenly extended into a forty-meter-long greatsword.

Xingchen moved with agility and grace, traversing the front-line airspace, rapidly annihilating scattered insectoid beasts and sweeping away any stragglers that tried to approach Noah.

Apollo, positioned in the center, directly confronted the main force of the insect swarm with his greatsword. Each strike seemed to tear a rift in the void, like a solid barrier standing in the sea of ​​stars, forcefully cutting off the insect swarm's charge.

The insects and beasts were clearly afraid and instinctively avoided them.

But in their genes, the instinct to rush to the rift's exit outweighed fear. They still charged headlong into the rift's opening, towards the Noah.

However, under the dual suppression of the stars and Apollo, which possess both high-dimensional civilization and immortal cultivation techniques, this group of ferocious insectoids obviously no longer poses a threat.

In a short time, the overwhelming swarm of insects was routed by the two men, and the battle line was pushed to the edge of the horizon.

In the dim void, only a thick, dark line of ink surged continuously, interspersed with flashes of light, indicating that the battle was still ongoing.

The airspace around the Noah was completely cleared, leaving only some fragmented limbs, viscous putrid liquid, and scattered pieces of reflective armor.

The raging insect swarm that blotted out the sky completely dissipated, and the void returned to calm.

Everyone aboard the Noah, watching through the observation screen and the live broadcast, breathed a sigh of relief.

I am relieved that the crisis has been temporarily averted, and I am also relieved by the effortless combat prowess of Star and Apollo.

"Alright, the crisis ahead is temporarily over." Cen Fangyuan quietly exhaled a breath of stale air, his expression becoming serious again. "We also need to formulate an effective plan as soon as possible to get out of here. After all, the insects and beasts in the other dimension are endless, and Xingchen and Apollo's physical strength and superpowers will eventually run out."

He looked down at old Drup below: "Does the research department have any good news to report?"

Old Dupu, his forehead covered in sweat, wiped it away casually, his eyes fixed on the screen, and replied, "We have some clues, but we can't be completely sure yet."

"Tell me first," Cen Fangyuan ordered. "Skip the academic parts and keep it brief."

Old Thu paused for a moment, realizing this wasn't the time for popularizing scientific knowledge, and quickly skimmed through the existing conclusions before replying:
"Based on the ship's current configuration, two directions for escaping the predicament have been identified: immediate escape and breaking out after penetrating deeper into the area."

"The first immediate escape plan is to take advantage of the fact that the starship has not yet fully entered the rift, abandon the jump, transfer energy to the thrusters, and increase thrust to resist the negative gravity. At the same time, adjust the shape of the outer shield from a circle to a cone shape that fits the hull, making it easier to guide the surrounding turbulence and gravity, thereby reducing the hull's gravity."

"But the problem here is that the thrusters will be overloaded, the engine will heat up significantly, and the parts will most likely burn out. It is currently estimated that it can only last for a dozen seconds. If we cannot successfully escape within these dozen seconds, the starship will face the dangerous situation of losing power, being unable to move for a long time, and drifting in alien space."

"Moreover, after the shape of the shield changes, the damage that could have been blocked by elastic reflection will directly affect the surface of the ship. Although the traction force may be reduced, the damage to the ship's surface will increase significantly. In addition to the risk of loss of power mentioned earlier, we have not yet calculated more complete parameters. However, my personal suggestion is not to activate it unless absolutely necessary."

“I agree.” Cen Fangyuan adjusted his glasses and calmly assessed the situation. “Next plan.”

"The second immediate solution requires generating a short burst of force field that can counteract gravity. When the burst force is greater than the gravity, it can naturally break free from the pull under the instantaneous impact force."

"But according to our analysis, the only thing that can be used to generate enough explosive energy right now is the energy-concentrating ring." Old Dupu pressed hard on his throbbing temples. "The energy-concentrating ring stores enough concentrated energy. The instantaneous energy wave after a directional explosion can cut off the spatial potential energy flow, forcibly smooth out the local pressure difference, create a vacuum period of a few seconds, and can even provide a boost to the ship."

"But this plan is equally dangerous. Separating the ships would require shutting down the outer protective shields. Given the current turbulence intensity, both the Noah and the Tiandu would inevitably suffer damage during the separation process, and it's uncertain whether they can quickly reassemble and return to their original positions. Moreover..."

Old Dupu paused, looking at Cen Fangyuan with a conflicted expression: "That's an energy-gathering ring after all..."