You said mechs were going to fight monsters, but instead you're destroying stars with your bare

Chapter 104 A New Bottleneck Has Emerged
The gallbladder pills are a success!
Li Zhe looked at the "dish" in front of him, which could be described as a work of art, and felt a little nervous.

He could clearly sense that this small pill contained a terrifying amount of energy.

For an ordinary person, let alone eating it, even wiping their lips with it would be half-dead.

But Li Zhe was no longer an ordinary person.

Faced with such a highly nutritious substance...

eat!
No backing down, it's time to eat!
He took a deep breath and swallowed it whole!
"boom--!!!!!"

Once a gallstone is swallowed, terrifying energy explodes within the body!

The power of lightning and storms, like wild horses, swept and raged wildly through his limbs and bones.

The negative energy from nightmares and jealousy transformed into countless illusions and inner demons, constantly impacting his mental world.

"Ugh—!"

Even though Li Zhe possesses willpower far exceeding that of ordinary people.

At that moment, he couldn't help but let out a painful roar.

"Commander! Stay calm!"

Hoshi and Kazuko were already waiting in ambush.

They immediately poured their newly recovered energy into Li Zhe's body without reservation.

One ice, one fire; one soft, one hard.

Two completely different, yet perfectly complementary, ship spirit powers.

Like two sturdy dikes, they helped Li Zhe to manage and guide the raging torrent of energy within his body.

With the combined assistance and guidance of the two ship spirits, Li Zhe stabilized his position.

We're going all out to break through that 6.99 combat power bottleneck!
Time passed by minute by minute.

After an unknown amount of time, just as Li Zhe felt his body was about to be burst apart by that enormous energy—

A roar, originating from the deepest part of the soul and as if the world had just begun, suddenly exploded!
The bottleneck was shattered!
An unprecedented new power, seemingly capable of controlling lightning and riding storms, surged forth from the core of his body!

[Ding! Congratulations! Your base combat power has broken through 7.0! A new realm has been opened for you!]

When Li Zhe opened his eyes again.

His eyes seemed to flash with lightning and flicker with the light of stars.

He exuded an unprecedented aura of power and confidence.

"Is this... the level of 7.0?"

He slowly opened his palm.

Feeling the surge of new energy within him, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

After successfully breaking through, he did not immediately test his new abilities, but instead entered a short period of rest and adaptation.

A surge in power requires time to accumulate and be controlled.

He entrusted Xing with the entire task of subsequent equipment production.

After analyzing the missile data obtained from Bai Wangshu, Xing demonstrated astonishing military manufacturing capabilities.

She not only applied what she learned to other situations, but also optimized the production line of [YJ-21].

This significantly improved its production efficiency and power.

We've run out of materials for the childhood nightmare bullets we got from Disney.

Xing then proposed a plan that even Li Zhe found somewhat crazy—

Secretly developing miniaturized tactical nuclear weapons that can be carried by mechs!
To this end, Xing mobilized all the resources of Jiangdong Shipbuilding Group.

They used "island tourism complex development" and "marine ecological research station construction" as a pretext.

A large-scale underground base construction project was launched on Starfish Island.

A fully functional, highly automated, and absolutely secretive underground military factory is quietly taking shape beneath this island...

Meanwhile, Li Zhe took Hezi and headed to the Corruption Sea Forest.

He needs to familiarize himself with the power of the new realm as soon as possible.

And develop combat synergy with this newly joined ship spirit...

Decaying Sea Forest, 0th layer outer area, Fungal carpet wetland.

Li Zhe and He Zi stood side by side.

All around them were countless, bizarrely shaped monster corpses.

The remains gradually dissipated.

The air was filled with a strong, strange smell, a mixture of rottenness and burnt odor.

"Commander, is this what you call 'combat training'?"

Kazuko looked at the completely cleared area in front of her, a hint of lingering satisfaction appearing on her proud and delicate face.

"These guys are too weak. They're not even enough to warm me up."

As she spoke, she casually brandished the katana in her hand.

A trace of purplish-black, viscous blood remained on the blade.

Li Zhe couldn't help but smile as he looked at her magnificent and noble mecha appearance.

At this moment, Kazuko is attached to the wingman of the Dark Wave Messenger, revealing a completely new form.

The mecha was no longer the sacred and majestic pure white creature it once was.

Instead, it transformed into a "Crimson Heretic"—a massive suit of armor dominated by red and white colors and imbued with the flavor of cherry blossoms.

The design of the mecha has also undergone tremendous changes.

The armor's lines have become more rugged and aggressive, with additional thrusters and attitude control wings added to the shoulders and back, making it look even more imposing.

Its weaponry has undergone a complete transformation.

[Melee Module]: The original high-frequency battle blade has been transformed into two solid katanas that gleam with a chilling light - "Kikuichimonji" and "Norimune".

The most destructive heat axe has been transformed into a giant nodachi, over five meters long, with flame-like high-energy ion clusters burning on its blade – “Ame no Habakiri”!
[Remote Module]: The dragon head cannon of the Netherworld Dragon Rider transforms into a triple-mounted arm cannon that resembles the main cannon of the Yamato. Each shot is accompanied by terrifying power capable of tearing the earth apart.

When Li Zhe entered this "Red Heretic" filled with violent aesthetics, his basic combat strength also doubled.

Cao Cao and his son wreaked havoc in the Corruption Forest.

Even elite monsters are as fragile as ants in front of this killing machine.

In this exhilarating battle, Kazuko completely let loose and embraced her true self.

She attached herself to Li Zhe, experiencing the "abyss on the tip of her tongue" for the first time...

From initial resistance and disdain, she eventually began to actively explore various novel ways of eating "spore sashimi" and "mushroom mat teppanyaki" with Li Zhe.

The queen's composure vanished completely in the face of the temptation of delicious food.

"Commander! The texture of this 'slime pudding'..."

"It seems a bit different from last time. I suspect it's because it's not aged enough, which affects the flavor."

"Commander! The legs of that 'turret beetle' should taste good roasted. Let's go catch one."

Li Zhe couldn't help but laugh and cry at the sight of her gluttonous appearance.

However, this relaxed and pleasant atmosphere made him feel quite comfortable.

With the blessing of a massive amount of "Rotten Sea Cuisine" and the last [Fallen Star Core] neutralized by "Purifying Moss".

Li Zhe's basic combat strength has been soaring.

7.5...

8.3...

9.1...

9.8...

Finally, on his panel.

His combat strength had stabilized at a number that felt both incredibly familiar and incredibly frustrating to him—

9.99...

(End of this chapter)