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

Chapter 121 The Western Front Will Be Secured
Especially his recent sparring sessions with Kazuko have given Li Zhe a better understanding of what it means to be an enemy wielding cold weapons like bladed blades and long-handled naginatas.

At this moment, facing Benkei's wide-open yet deadly moves...

Li Zhe felt both strange and familiar.

Familiarity lies in the patterns and routines of the moves.

The unfamiliarity lies in the size of the opponent.

After several rounds of matches, they quickly became familiar with each other.

He simply gave up on those flashy but impractical tests.

Calm down and immerse yourself completely in this exhilarating duel.

His body grew increasingly hot, and he became adept at the rhythm of this battle.

Li Zhe stopped trying to confront the other party head-on.

Instead, it maximized its advantages as a muscle armor.

His two-meter-tall body appeared incredibly small, yet incredibly agile, in front of the six-meter-tall Benkei mecha.

Every dodge was perfectly timed, and every movement was full of rhythm.

Sometimes he would step on the opponent's wielding naginata to leap up, and sometimes he would dart and weave on the opponent's massive body, searching for an opening.

While the Benkei mech boasts astonishing strength and defense, its massive size is ultimately its Achilles' heel.

Faced with Li Zhe's ghostly and unpredictable playing style, it gradually felt a sense of powerlessness.

Although the attack was still ferocious, it couldn't even touch the hem of Li Zhe's clothes.

Instead, Li Zhe seized the opportunity and left deep, bone-revealing fist marks at the joints of its armor.

"Roar--!"

Benkei's mecha let out a defiant roar, seemingly enraged beyond measure.

It abandoned the cumbersome naginata, gripped the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi tightly with both hands, and poured all its power into it!
"Om-!"

A burst of cyan lightning erupted from the sword!
A terrifying sword aura, tens of meters long, swept towards Li Zhe with the power to tear everything apart!

This sword strike was unavoidable!

However, this was the moment Li Zhe had been waiting for!
He took a deep breath, stomped his feet hard on the gravel, and instead of retreating, he charged forward to meet the earth-shattering sword energy!
"It's now!"

Lightning flashed in his eyes!
The moment he came into contact with the sword energy, he poured the wind and thunder power within his body, which also originated from the Kusanagi Cloud, into his right fist without reservation!

"Break it for me!"

"boom--!!!!!"

A deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth!

After some processing and absorption, the wind and thunder energy within Li Zhe's body became even more readily available for him to wield.

The azure sword energy on the Kusanagi Cloud, which still needs to be stored in an external object, is not on the same level.

The mutated Kusanagi sword shattered under that punch!

Li Zhe's figure pierced through the chaotic energy currents and appeared in front of the Benkei mecha like a cannonball!
A look of disbelief and astonishment flashed in the crimson electronic eyes of the Benkei mecha.

Before it could react, Li Zhe's second punch had already arrived.

This punch was as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder!
It struck the massive naginata that it had just picked up with perfect precision!

“Crack—!!!!”

The massive naginata, crafted from a special alloy, crumbled inch by inch under the force of this punch imbued with the power of wind and thunder, just like rotten wood!

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhe's punch, with its undiminished momentum and unparalleled power, pierced through the Benkei mecha's thick chest armor and went straight to its core!
"Pfft——!"

A dull, soft sound.

Benkei's mecha suddenly froze.

It slowly lowered its head, looking at the fist that had pierced its core. A hint of relief flashed in its scarlet electronic eyes.

"...あ...り...が...と..." (...Thank you...Thank you...)
A faint, hoarse voice came from the mecha.

Immediately afterwards, its massive body, like a weathered sand sculpture, rapidly collapsed and disintegrated from the broken points, turning into ashes and dissipating into the air...

Li Zhe withdrew his fist and looked at the ashes mixed with countless sparks of light flying everywhere. He was filled with mixed emotions.

That's when.

[Ding! Congratulations! Your base combat power has exceeded 10.0!]

An unprecedented, immense power surged forth from the core of his body, washing over his limbs and bones!

The bottleneck has been broken!

Where Benkei's mecha disappeared, several pieces of spoils of war floated silently.

A crystal that shimmers with eerie starlight and contains terrifying energy.

The fragments of the Kusanagi Sword, radiating a bluish light, have become even more sinister...

[Fallen Star Core - Benkei's Soul] [Effect: Increases mech combat power by 10]

Key to Dimensions: The Kusanagi Sword

Li Zhe happily pocketed the two spoils of war.

The moment he acquired the Kusanagi Sword.

Xing's voice, filled with unprecedented shock, echoed in his mind.

"Commander! A large-scale, chain-reaction collapse has been detected in the abyss barrier in the western region of the Fusang Archipelago!"

"collapse?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhe immediately turned his gaze to the west.

Although no changes were visible to the naked eye, Li Zhe could clearly feel them.

The oppressive abyssal energy field that once enveloped the entire western part of Japan is rapidly dissipating!
“Reporting to the Commander.” Hoshi’s voice carried a hint of barely suppressed excitement. “The ‘Absolute Territory Defense Line’ that covered the western waters of the Fusang Islands has also completely disappeared.”

"According to energy fluctuation monitoring, at least 70% of the low-level filthy species and corrupted mechs in Kyushu, Shikoku, and western Honshu have self-destructed on the spot due to the interruption of energy supply."

"This is..." Kazuko also felt this incredible scene, her obsidian-like eyes filled with shock and confusion, "Could it be... that the Kusanagi Sword is actually the core that maintains the stability of the Western Abyss Barrier?"

“That’s one way to understand it,” Xing quickly concluded. “As one of the three great divine weapons in Japanese mythology, the Kusanagi Sword itself contains extremely powerful rules.”

"The corrupted Fusang Empire took advantage of this, using it as an energy node to construct an abyss barrier covering the entire west."

It's likely that the Benkei mech was originally headed towards the western region to strengthen the abyss barrier there.

"Now that you, Commander, have defeated the Benkei mech and seized the Ama-no-Kurakumo, the energy balance of the entire barrier has been completely broken, and it is only a matter of time before the abyss in western Fusang collapses."

After listening, Li Zhe understood.

Unexpectedly, this accidental mishap resulted in the enemy's leg being severed.

What an unexpected surprise!

……

at the same time.

United Government Forces, Western Front Command.

The atmosphere inside the huge command center was already extremely tense.

The old general and his staff were facing a huge holographic sand table.

His brow furrowed, he racked his brains for a way to break the deadlock...

(End of this chapter)