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

Chapter 118 Battle of Dotonbori
Osaka at night should be a vibrant nightlife scene, bustling with activity and lively crowds.

But at this moment, only deathly silence remained.

Apart from that, only chilling roars echoed from the depths of the city.

A black lightning bolt streaked across the blood-soaked, flesh-covered highway.

Li Zhe piloted the Netherworld Dragon Rider, weaving and dodging across the road, trying his best to avoid any severed limbs.

"Commander, a high-density swarm of succubi has been detected three kilometers ahead in the Dotonbori commercial district."

Xing's voice echoed in Li Zhe's mind.

"Just run them over."

Li Zhe lowered his body and increased his speed to the maximum.

The engine of the Nether Dragon Rider roared as it tore through the air, instantly breaking the sound barrier!

The sonic boom cloud exploded at the rear of the car, like a blooming white lotus flower.

Upon arriving in Dotonbori and witnessing the scene before him, he couldn't help but frown.

This place, which should have been filled with delicious food and laughter, is now just ruins.

The huge Glico billboard was covered in purplish-black biological tissue.

Next to the iconic running human figure is a life-sized, grotesque monster wielding a bone blade.

Its body was composed of multiple twisted, humanoid filthy creatures, stuck together like clay.

Beside this giant monster, hundreds of filthy creatures of various shapes and sizes were roaming around, frantically devouring... people.

This city is beyond saving.

Li Zhe, piloting the Netherworld Dragon Rider, stopped at the broken section of a bridge.

Looking down at the city below, which had been transformed into a living hell.

The colossal monster, formed from hundreds of twisted and stitched-together filthy creatures, was wielding a massive bone blade, cleaving a building that had not yet completely collapsed in two.

Beneath its feet, more ordinary filthy creatures, like greedy hyenas, devoured the remains of civilians who had long since lost their life.

"Commander, what's the next step...?"

Kazuko's clear voice rang in Li Zhe's mind, carrying a hint of undisguised grief and murderous intent.

“There is no living person left here.” Xing’s voice was as calm as ever, but Li Zhe could detect a hint of coldness in it. “According to the energy fluctuation analysis, the life signal in the entire city of Osaka completely disappeared an hour ago.”

"May these departed souls find peace."

He slowly raised his hand and pointed to the giant stitched body that was still raging.

"Send them on their way."

The moment he finished speaking, he recalled the Nether Dragon Rider to the maintenance hangar.

Its armored body stands tall beneath the polluted night sky of Osaka.

"Hoshi, Kazuko."

"exist!"

"exist!"

"Trinity, Ultimate Demon God, activate!"

Two streaks of light, one gold and one red, erupted around Li Zhe.

"Buzz!!!!"

A terrifying energy, powerful enough to distort space itself, suddenly erupted!

In the blink of an eye, Li Zhe's mecha form transformed into a five-meter-tall ultimate mecha!

Divinity and demonic nature, majesty and tyranny.

Conversely, extreme qualities coexist perfectly on the body.

It exudes a suffocating, supremely oppressive aura!
"Commander, the target's core is located at the suture of the chest cavity, composed of the heads of at least thirty elite filthy beings, where the energy reaction is most concentrated," Xing quickly provided a weakness analysis.

"Commander, divine punishment and divine retribution begin today!" Kazuko's voice, brimming with fighting spirit, delivered Li Zhe's most fervent battle cry. Li Zhe unfurled his wings.

The enormous wings, which blended four colors—black, white, gold, and red—suddenly flapped!
"boom--!!!!!"

Like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, it descended upon the giant stitched creature with unparalleled power!

"roar--?!!"

The giant stitched body clearly did not expect that anyone would dare to provoke its authority.

Its face, composed of countless distorted features, displayed an expression of astonishment and rage.

The enormous bone blade, accompanied by a whistling sound as it tore through the air, slashed fiercely towards Li Zhe!
Faced with Li Zhe's lightning-fast speed, its attack appeared clumsy and laughable.

With a nimble sidestep, he easily avoided a blow that could split mountains and shatter rocks.

Then, with an almost playful air, he moved around on the giant's body as if it were flat ground.

Each step was accompanied by a sickening cracking sound of bones breaking.

Using the purest physical force, the filaments that made up the giant's body were torn off one by one from the stitched body, and then kicked to the ground like garbage, crushing a group of smaller filaments around them to death.

The giant's body was covered with countless heads, which trembled and roared.

They were still muttering something...

In response, Li Zhe simply said in a low voice:

"Don't talk like a human being, you beast."

The moment he finished speaking, Li Zhe was already in front of its chest.

Facing that constantly writhing core composed of the heads of thirty elite filthy beings.

He slowly raised his right fist.

One punch, unleashed!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no dazzling light and shadow.

There was only one extremely dull sound, like a heart being crushed.

That seemingly indestructible core was instantly reduced to dust by the punch that embodied Li Zhe's absolute power.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible ripple of energy spread out from the center of the explosion!
The remaining ordinary filthy creatures around them, under the impact of this ripple, didn't even have time to utter a scream before they crumbled into the air like sand sculptures weathered by the wind.

In that instant, the entire Dotonbori fell into a deathly silence.

The battle, from start to finish, lasted only a few dozen seconds.

Li Zhe withdrew his fist and hovered quietly in mid-air.

Looking down at the completely purified area below, his eyes remained completely calm.

"Commander, loot analysis is complete."

Xing's voice rang out at the right moment: "These filthy creatures have extremely unique body structures and do not produce any waste... However, by collecting the residual energy waves around them and processing them in a special way, they can be condensed and transformed into high-purity energy supplements as our strategic reserves."

Li Zhe nodded, then glanced at Kazuko beside him.

Kazuko's gaze fell upon the remains of civilians who had been gnawed beyond recognition.

Those faces, once vibrant but now filled with pain and despair, pierced her heart deeply.

A hint of sadness crept into Kazuko's usually resolute eyes.

"Let's keep going, we still have things to do."

Li Zhe's voice was calm and firm as he gently patted He Zi's shoulder.

He turned his head and looked north.

"Star, lock onto the energy fluctuations in the direction of Kyoto. We... should go collect our debts."

"Commander, the target energy source is moving south and is expected to encounter us in the Uji area in three hours."

(End of this chapter)