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

Chapter 147 Deleting Files and Running Away
That item seemed to be the only new life in this devastated ruin.

Li Zhe leaped up and caught it in his palm.

It was a sphere about the size of a basketball, made entirely of pure energy, pulsating like a heart.

The surface is covered with a dazzling stream of data, like a galaxy, and is filled with an indescribable beauty of intensity.

【Name: Fusion Core】

[Quality: Legendary (Damaged)]

[Type: Core Material/Energy Source]

[Effect: Contains enough energy to power a planet, and can be used as a core power source for constructing large fortified cities or interstellar warships]

[Note: I am the sun!]

"Commander, analysis shows that this material can be used to construct the energy core of 'Third New Tokyo City', helping us create a material that can attract various mythological memes."

Zero's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

Li Zhe looked at the pulsating "sun" in his hand, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

This is really hard to find, and it takes no effort at all to get it.

With it, the "Fortress City" decoy operation became a possibility.

More importantly, this thing exudes a wisp of energy.

After extraction, it was discovered that the key fragments could be used to construct the final boss room in the core area.

"Zero, analyze the repair plan."

“Yes, Commander.” Zero quickly gave the conclusion, “Based on its energy composition and damage level, repairing the [Fusion Core] requires a large amount of rare metals and high-purity energy crystals, and... also requires a special material of at least 'Legendary' quality, containing 'purification' or 'life' attributes, as a guiding core.”

"Purify...life..."

Something flashed into Li Zhe's mind instantly—

That one from the "Kesshose," [Tamamo-no-Mae's Soul (Newborn)]!
Doesn't its attribute perfectly match this?

“Commander, your idea… is feasible.” After a brief deduction, Zero gave an affirmative answer. “Using the [Soul of Tamamo-no-Mae] as a guide, not only can the [Fusion Core] be perfectly repaired, but it can also be endowed with the special attributes of 'self-evolution' and 'spiritual protection', making it more powerful, stable and controllable.”

"very good."

Li Zhe stored the [Fusion Core] in the maintenance hangar, having already made up his mind.

The goals for this trip have been exceeded.

That's when.

From the distant horizon came a strange roar of engines...

Li Zhe frowned and immediately hid in a concealed position to observe from the shadows.

He was like a cheetah blending into the darkness, silently stalking among the twisted metal and abandoned server arrays.

His powerful physique now revealed a nimbleness and secrecy that were completely opposite to his appearance.

Every movement blends perfectly with the surrounding environment, without making a single unnecessary sound.

He quickly found an excellent vantage point: the top of a destroyed cooling tower. From there, he could look down from a great height.

They had a clear view of the entire furnace area, while they themselves were perfectly concealed by thick steam and shadows.

"Zero, intercept their communication signals. I need to know who these guys are," Li Zhe calmly ordered in his mind.

[Yes, Commander. Scanning and locking onto encrypted communication frequencies in the target area...]

Zero is incredibly efficient.

Almost instantly, she precisely captured and deciphered a communication signal encrypted with multiple biometric keys, presenting it in Li Zhe's mind in real-time translation...

"Captain, are you sure that molten core titan has really been taken down? Why does this place feel eerily quiet?" A slightly nervous young voice rang out. His mech projection in Li Zhe's field of vision was a lightweight bio-material suit shaped like a mantis.

"Shut up, rookie! Trust my judgment!" another arrogant and impatient voice snapped. "The 'Creation Council's' intelligence is infallible! The core energy reaction of that guardian beast has completely disappeared. Some blind fool must have stolen the spoils that should have been ours!"

The owner of the voice was a much larger, heavily armored machine covered in thick shells, resembling a giant beetle.

"Captain, in this case, do we still want that [Fusion Core]...?"

"Needless to say?!" The captain's voice was filled with greed. "That's an ultimate treasure that could take our Universe 2's genetic technology to the next level! Before the guys from other universes can react, we must get our hands on it immediately!"

“That’s right! With it, our ‘Creation Council’ can completely break free from the shackles of those old humans and become the true masters of this universe!” another voice echoed, filled with fanatical ambition.

Listening to these conversations, Li Zhe understood.

It's those biotechnology guys from Universe 2 again.

Weird.

Shouldn't the mech pilots from the other universes have already reached the core area?

Why do these guys seem a bit late?

"Speaking of which, those charlatans in Universe 1 ascended to immortality really fast! I heard that when they were rewarded with that Dyson Sphere, they also took all the outposts that all the universes in Trading Hall 42 had painstakingly built in the core area as 'newbie village rewards'! Damn, what a huge loss!"

"Who says otherwise! If our council hadn't been so farsighted as to transfer most of our resources back to our home planet base beforehand, we might have been ripped off completely this time!"

"Hmph, once we obtain the [Fusion Core] and complete the 'Ultimate Creation' project, let alone a mere Universe 1, even the Star Mech Legion will have to bow down before us!"

After hearing this, Li Zhe's doubts were resolved.

A sense of relief welled up inside me...

Good heavens, while I was focused on "Operation Sunset," something quite interesting happened at the Star Trading Market.

The Dyson Sphere awarded as a reward for the ascension of Universe 1 was obtained at the cost of "wiping out" all the "construction achievements" of other universes in the core area?
This mechanism is so malicious!
This is practically an officially certified case of "wiping out the game and running away"!

Li Zhe couldn't help but feel fortunate that his Universe 7 was in the middle of the race, because it had started late and hadn't had time to carry out any large-scale infrastructure construction in the core area.

Otherwise, wouldn't the empire you've worked so hard to build be taken away as someone else's "ascension gift" in one fell swoop?

And now.

The mech pilots in the core area are, in a way, back on the same starting line...

(End of this chapter)