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

Chapter 148 Battle Against Universe 2
This intelligence also served as a wake-up call for Li Zhe.

The competition between civilizations in different parallel worlds is far more brutal and direct than he imagined.

To avoid becoming someone else's "experience pack" for leveling up, one must raise the civilization level of their planet as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, if another universe rushes to "ascend" next time, it will be their turn to be fleeced.

There's something strange about this place...

According to that team, the Creation Council of Universe 2 also transferred the supplies left in the core area back to the home planet.
Isn't this kind of material transfer one-way?
Could it be that Universe 2 has mastered some other technology...?

Just as Li Zhe's thoughts were wandering, the conversation of the team from Universe 2 once again drew his attention back.

"Alright, enough talk!" the captain ordered in a deep voice. "The Molten Core Titan couldn't have been killed for no reason. We'll split up and search. Once we find any trace, signal immediately! Remember, our target is the Fusion Core. If we encounter any reckless fools... just take them out!"

"Yes!"

Accompanied by a unified response, the bio-material-like mechs quickly dispersed.

Like the most cunning hunter, it silently blended into the complex terrain filled with twisted metal and radioactive vapor, laying a trap.

They were clearly certain that the "lucky one" who had just gone through a fierce battle was now exhausted and physically and mentally drained.

Once we find him, we can wait in comfort and easily reap the rewards of victory.

However, they never dreamed of this.

Their "prey" showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever.

Instead, they were secretly watching their every move with the gaze one would give a dead man.

"Trying to ambush me?"

A cold smile curled at the corners of Li Zhe's lips.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he decided to turn the tables on him.

Since you all want to play so much, I'll play a good game of "hide-and-seek" with you.

Li Zhe did not reveal himself immediately. Instead, he piloted the Netherworld Dragon Rider and silently infiltrated the abandoned server array, which resembled a steel maze.

This area used to be a cooling zone for a data center, with massive server racks resembling endless mountain peaks, forming a complex network of alleyways and bunkers.

The twisted metal pipes, like ferocious giant pythons, coiled between the ceiling and the floor, casting large swaths of shadow.

The high-pressure steam constantly gushing from the cracks in the ground adds a natural layer of "war fog" to the area.

This place is practically the perfect battlefield for ambush warfare.

Li Zhe tossed the [Fusion Core], which emitted an alluring blue light, into a relatively open area in the center of the maze.

Then, like the most patient hunter, he completely disappeared into the darkness, quietly waiting for his prey to take the bait.

"Commander, the enemy squad has entered the designated ambush area. There are a total of six armored mechs in a fan-shaped search formation, and they are approaching the decoy position."

Zero's voice echoed in Li Zhe's mind, calm and efficient.

At the same time, a detailed 3D battlefield situation map and the optimal anti-ambush plan were also presented to him in the form of a holographic projection.

Li Zhe looked at the tactical plan, which could be described as a work of art, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Zero, lock onto their communication channel. I'm going to give them a 'surprise'."

【Yes, Commander.】

……

"Captain, still haven't found it? This place is way too big."

The slightly anxious voice of the rookie team member came through the communication channel.

"Shut up! Stay alert!" the captain snapped impatiently. "That guy's definitely nearby; he can't have gone far!"

at this time.

A magnetic yet slightly playful unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out on their public channel.

"Are you looking for me, gentlemen?"

"Who?!"

All the team members in Universe 2 felt a chill run down their spines, and their mechs abruptly stopped in their tracks.

They looked around warily, trying to pinpoint the source of the sound.

But all around was deathly silence and the ever-blowing steam; there was nothing else.

"keep the change."

The voice rang out again, as if it were right next to their ears.

“I am right under your feet…”

The moment the words left his mouth— "BOOM—!!!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted from the metal ground beneath their feet!

With the help of Zero, Li Zhe had already accurately calculated the weakest points in the structure of the maintenance passages beneath their feet.

They then used several pre-set, low-powered but chaotic remote-controlled bombs to detonate the high-pressure steam pipes there!

Terrifying steam, like a flood bursting its banks, gushed forth from the ground in an instant.

The few armored mechs that hadn't even had time to react were smashed to pieces!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Where is he?! I can't see him!"

In the chaos, the formation of Universe 2 was instantly disrupted.

Li Zhe seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and took action.

He did not choose to show himself directly.

Instead, he rode the Netherworld Dragon Rider, like a ghost moving through the shadows.

Using the steam and the complex terrain as cover, they silently circled around to the rear of the enemy formation.

His first target was the "electric eel" type bio-armor responsible for long-range fire support.

The creature was frantically trying to regain its balance, completely unaware that death had already descended upon it.

"Goodbye."

Li Zhe's voice was like the pronouncement of death.

The dragon head cannon of the Netherworld Dragon Rider instantly switched to armed mode.

A miniature missile, already poised to fire, was pressed against the back of its head.

next second.

With a muffled bang, the head of the "electric eel" type bio-engineered vehicle, along with its cockpit, turned into countless fragments.

First blood, secured.

"What's going on?! The defender! Where is he?! Answer me now!"

The captain's roar rang out over the communication channel, filled with terror and disbelief.

However, the only response he received was the deathly silence of an electric current.

"He's behind us! Watch out!"

Another team member exclaimed in surprise and immediately turned the plane around.

But it was too late.

After succeeding, Li Zhe disappeared into the thick steam once again, leaving no trace.

"Is this guy... a devil?!"

The remaining team members panicked completely.

They stood back to back, forming a circular defensive formation, warily scanning their surroundings, trying to find the ghostly enemy.

But Li Zhe was like a top-notch hunter, full of patience.

He constantly used the terrain and steam to change his position.

A deadly sneak attack that suddenly emerges from the shadows from time to time takes the life of an enemy.

Fear spread wildly through the remaining team members.

They felt like prey trapped in a spider's web.

They could only watch helplessly as the invisible hunter slowly reaped their lives, powerless to fight back.

This was a battle fought from beginning to end, filled with unequal information and tactical suppression...

massacre!

Finally, when only the captain remained on the entire battlefield.

Li Zhe slowly emerged from the steam.

He piloted the Nether Dragon Rider and quietly stopped in front of the battered "Beetle" type armor, his eyes filled with cold mockery.

"Now it is your turn."

(End of this chapter)