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

Chapter 53 Operation Tokugawa at Cape Bougainville: The Grappling Hook

"Synchronize the images with me."

A virtual light screen unfolded in front of Li Zhe.

An image of an extremely luxuriously decorated research vessel is clearly presented before our eyes.

The ship bears a striking emblem of a bird's beak mask.

“It’s a ship from the Featherbeak Group.” Li Zhe recognized the logo.

The star further magnified the images on the ship.

Through high-precision sonar analysis, even the conversations between the crew members were clearly transmitted into Li Zhe's mind and translated simultaneously.

"Miss, you've just arrived at our project, don't be in such a rush... there's no need for you to come to the site in person..."

"Shut up!" A cold and arrogant girl's voice interrupted him. "I snatched this project from my second brother just to vent my anger!"
"Coming to the scene in person to accelerate the absorption of that energy!"
"Previously, injecting the spinal fluid of experimental subjects was too inefficient!"
"I need to speed things up! I want that guy surnamed Li to know that he's no match for me, whether it's in business competition or mecha strength!"

Reina Hanekawa's delicate yet distorted face was filled with resentment and anger. The "humiliation" during the mecha test and the rejection of her challenge still haunted her to this day.

“Commander, Reina Hanekawa is likely to become a disruptive factor,” Hoshi calmly reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhe seemed to be deep in thought.

"Judging from their conversation, the Featherbeak Group seems to have known about the anomaly here for a long time... Could it be that their Abyss Watcher project is related to this latent abyssal rift?"

As he spoke, he gazed at the dark ocean, its depths unfathomable, shrouded in night.

"We'll meet force with force and water with earth. We've made all the necessary preparations, and we'll act according to the circumstances."

As night fell, Li Zhe's yacht cleaved through the calm sea.

A storm is coming...

……

After a period of full-speed sailing.

Li Zhe's yacht mothership arrived at the target sea area at the scheduled time.

"Commander, we have arrived at the coordinates of Cape Bōno." Hoshi's voice rang out. "All sonar buoys have been deployed and the monitoring network is complete."

Li Zhe looked at the virtual screen in front of him.

The screen displays the seabed topography and various energy data changes in real time.

On the seabed about 300 meters below the surface, huge wrecks of warships, eroded beyond recognition by time and seawater, lie there silently.

Even as a pile of scrap metal, it still exudes an aura that cannot be ignored.

Directly above it, an energy vortex was slowly gathering.

"The energy fluctuations are steadily increasing and are expected to reach a critical point in nine hours," Xing calmly reported.

Li Zhe nodded and turned his gaze to another split screen.

On the screen, the luxurious research vessel of the Featherbeak Group was sailing towards them in a blatant manner, without any attempt at concealment.

"Let's see what tricks they're planning to pull."

The research vessel stopped about one kilometer away from Li Zhe's yacht.

Immediately afterwards, a girl's voice filled with arrogance and disdain came through the public channel communication device.

"Attention, ships ahead! This area has been designated as a key exploration zone by our Featherbeak Group! Unrelated vessels, please leave immediately! Repeat, please leave immediately!"

Reina Hanekawa's voice was high and mighty, full of an unquestionable commanding tone.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhe simply picked up the walkie-talkie calmly.

He responded in an extremely calm, even slightly languid, tone:
"I am on a scientific expedition mission for the mecha division. Please do not disturb me."

"you……!"

On the other end of the walkie-talkie came Reina Hanekawa's exasperated voice.

She clearly hadn't expected the other party to dare ignore her "warning" so blatantly. It felt like punching cotton, making her carefully prepared show of force seem ridiculous and powerless.

"Young Miss, it seems the other side really does have mission authorization from the United Government. Perhaps we should..."

"All personnel on high alert! Sink the enemy ships!"

Rejected by this man time and time again, Hanekawa Rena completely lost her mind.

With a furious shout, a strange purple beam of light suddenly shone on the deck of the research vessel!

"Demon Butterfly Queen, attack!"

The bio-mech, entirely dark purple and shaped like a bizarre insect, was summoned amidst a purple light.

Its butterfly wings suddenly flapped, transforming into a purple streak of light that hurtled directly toward Li Zhe's yacht at high speed!
Meanwhile, on the deck of the research vessel, dozens of security personnel dressed in black combat suits quickly took their positions.

All sorts of firepower in their hands, the dark muzzles of their guns, were aimed at Li Zhe's yacht.

This stance suggests they intend to kill!
"Commander, the enemy has entered attack mode." Xing's voice remained calm. "Should we initiate countermeasures?"

"No rush." ​​A playful smile appeared on Li Zhe's face. "Let her get a little closer."

The duel that this young lady had been looking forward to for three days was going to be staged in this way?

however.

Just as the Demon Butterfly Queen Mecha was about to approach Li Zhe's yacht, less than 500 meters away—

A sudden change occurs!
The energy vortex that was slowly gathering on the seabed seemed to be strongly stimulated by the abyssal aura emanating from the Demon Butterfly Emperor mecha.

Suddenly, it erupted wildly at an out-of-control speed!
"boom--!!!"

"boom--!!!"

"boom--!!!"

The entire sea, along with the surrounding space, began to boil and roar violently!
A thick layer of clouds, like a storm, rose up all around.

On the sea surface, a huge whirlpool with a diameter of over a kilometer appeared out of nowhere.

At the center of the vortex, light and shadow twist and fold wildly in a way that defies comprehension.

A jet-black rift, seemingly capable of swallowing all light, was suddenly torn open!
"Warning! Warning! Energy fluctuation index is severely exceeded! The spatial structure is undergoing irreversible collapse!"

The alarm on the star was extremely urgent.

A storm, far more terrifying than a Category 12 typhoon, suddenly erupted from the crevice!
The storm swept across the sea with devastating power, instantly engulfing the entire area!
"what--!!"

The luxurious research vessel of the Featherbeak Group was as fragile as a small boat in the face of this terrifying natural force.

The sturdy hull was easily torn and twisted, eventually turning into countless fragments that were swept into the raging vortex.

The vicious crew members on deck didn't even have time to utter a scream before they perished along with their vessel in this terrifying ocean.

Li Zhe's yacht mothership also rocked violently in the storm.

Thanks to Xing's precise control and the previous hull reinforcements.

The mothership is like a sturdy reef, maintaining stability amidst raging waves.

And the other side.

The Demon Butterfly Queen mecha piloted by Rena Hanekawa seemed to be grabbed by an invisible giant hand.

next second.

The Demon Butterfly Queen Mecha was constantly stretched, squeezed, and deformed under the immense spatial distortion force.

"Crack—Boom—!"

"what--!!"

Reina Hanekawa's organs were torn out and twisted together with her mecha, like a violin suspended in mid-air... Flesh and steel intertwined to create a chilling melody, playing an eerie tune in mid-air...

(End of this chapter)