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

Chapter 127 Eastern Front War
That one-eyed mech was reduced to ashes scattered across the sky.

Li Zhe slowly sheathed his twin swords.

He hovered silently in mid-air, looking down at the devastated land below, ravaged by the aftershocks of the battle, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

"Commander, target cleared."

Xing's voice rang out at just the right moment.

At the epicenter of the one-eyed mech explosion, an object emitting a soft white light, resembling an ancient bronze mirror, floated silently.

Li Zhe reached out and took it into his palm.

Key to Dimensions: Yata no Kagami

[Quality: Legendary (Contaminated)]

[Effect: Can reflect the true form of all things and dispel all illusions; when used as material, it can endow mechs with the attributes of 'purification' and 'realism'.]

With the change of ownership of this divine artifact, the abyssal energy field in the northern part of the Fusang Archipelago seemed to have lost its last support.

"Rumble--"

The leaden clouds in the sky were torn apart by an invisible force.

The long-awaited sunshine pierced through the clouds and shone on this land shrouded in ice, snow and darkness.

The thick layer of ice on the ground melted rapidly under the warm sunlight.

Those vile creatures lurking in the city ruins let out shrill screams under the light of this purifying energy.

Like a vampire exposed to sunlight, it melted away inch by inch, turning into black ashes.

"Commander, the abyss barrier covering the northern part of the Fusang Archipelago has completely collapsed."

Xing's voice carried a hint of barely suppressed joy.

"The projection of the Ice Queen also dissipated."

Li Zhe nodded, feeling relieved.

"Based on the analysis of residual energy, the Ice Queen's true form is most likely located in a high-latitude abyss within the Arctic Circle," Xing added.

“I’ve got it.” A cold glint flashed in Li Zhe’s eyes. “I’ll settle this score with her sooner or later.”

But now is not the time.

The most urgent task is to completely resolve the problem of the Fusang Islands.

……

Northern Fleet Command, Northern Member Region of the United Government.

The command center located in Vladivostok...

Under the influence of abyssal energy, the air here is even more frigid than the Siberian winds.

The command center was filled with the pungent smell of steel, overloaded circuit boards, and strong military-grade tobacco.

Inside the enormous command center, the walls were not cold concrete, but rather a single, massive curved tactical projection screen.

A waterfall-like stream of data flows across the top, presenting the real-time battle situation across the entire Fusang Islands.

"Commander-in-Chief! The 'Arctic Fox' reconnaissance squadron reports that the enemy has deployed a cluster of 'Evil Species' with extremely high energy density in the Tsugaru Strait. Our drone swarms have suffered heavy losses as soon as they approached due to their bio-electromagnetic pulse interference!"

"The technical department reports that the abyssal energy field enveloping northern Honshu Island is continuously strengthening, and its energy spectrum is highly similar to the 'Ice Queen' fissure we previously detected in the Arctic Circle!"

"The energy shields of the frontline mechs are being rapidly eroded, and the damage rate to the armor structure has exceeded 12%! Consistent with the pre-battle analysis, we are afraid we will be unable to launch a landing assault from northern Japan!"

One bad news after another pounded on the minds of everyone in the command center.

Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Fleet.

General Volkov, a one-eyed old general with a burly, bear-like build and a menacing scar and a cold, mechanical prosthetic eye replacing his right eye, stood silently before the enormous holographic sand table, his face ashen.

In his perfectly intact left eye burned a fury powerful enough to melt glaciers, but even more so, a profound sense of helplessness.

He slammed the long-extinguished cigar into the ashtray, as if to crush all his frustration and anger.

"Chief of Staff!" he growled in a hoarse voice like a bear's roar.

"Present, General!" A chief of staff wearing the rank of colonel, with a serious expression, immediately stepped forward, stood at attention, and saluted.

Tell me, how much time do we have left?

The chief of staff glanced at the battle situation analysis report in his hand, which was filled with an ominous premonition.

He took a deep breath and reported in an extremely calm tone: "General, according to the latest simulations, the enemy's 'absolute territory defense line' in the north will expand further within 48 hours."

"At that time, the entire Hokkaido and northern Honshu will be transformed into an impregnable ice and snow fortress."

"If we cannot achieve a decisive breakthrough before then, the northern front of 'Operation Sunset'... may even face a counterattack by the enemy..."

"Counterattack?"

General Volkov sneered, a dangerous red glint in his mechanical eyes: "Huazhou is unstoppable on the southern front, while we've fallen into a passive position? How are we going to deal with Europe in the future?!"

He slammed his fist on the edge of the sand table.

The sturdy alloy tabletop emitted a dull thud.

"Order the 'Siberian Wolves' mech division to abandon heavy equipment and forcibly penetrate behind enemy lines in high-mobility mode! Even if it costs lives, tear a hole in the Tsugaru Strait defense line!"

“But General, if we do that, our casualties will be too high…” the chief of staff tried to dissuade him.

"Execute the order!" General Volkov's single eye flashed with undeniable authority.

Just as the atmosphere in the command room was so tense it seemed like it was about to explode—

"Report...Report! Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief!"

A young intelligence officer responsible for monitoring energy fluctuations suddenly jumped up from his seat.

He pointed to the wildly beeping screen in front of him, his voice becoming somewhat incoherent with excitement and filled with unbelievable horror.

"The abyssal energy field in the Northern Theater Command is experiencing... a violent and abnormal fluctuation!"

"what?!"

General Volkov and all his staff members turned around abruptly and stared at the huge holographic sand table.

as predicted!

The dark red area representing the energy of the abyss was now rippling violently.

Then, to everyone's horrified surprise, the dark red color... faded and lightened rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"This situation is similar to that on the southern front... Could it be that Huazhou has really developed some kind of device that can neutralize the energy of the abyss?" The chief of staff's first reaction was to be vigilant.

"Immediately perform self-tests on all detectors! Rule out the possibility of equipment malfunction!"

"Self-test complete! All equipment is functioning normally!"

"Report! Visual confirmation from the frontline observation post! The leaden clouds covering the sky are dissipating! The blizzard... has stopped!"

"This...what the hell is going on?"

An incredulous gasp erupted in the command center.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden and astonishing reversal.

They exhausted all means but could not budge the abyss barrier in the slightest, and it collapsed on its own!

(End of this chapter)