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

Chapter 84 All Fear Stems from Insufficient Firepower
The turmoil surrounding Su Liuli's awakening passed without any real danger.

With Li Zhe's help, she not only successfully survived the most dangerous phase, but also turned misfortune into a blessing.

The energy within the body is refined and becomes more pure and stable.

This laid a solid foundation for her to become a powerful mecha pilot in the future.

Su Wan was naturally extremely grateful.

He even wanted to write Li Zhe a check for five million on the spot as a token of his gratitude!
“This five million…” Li Zhe couldn’t help but scratch his head.

“It’s the money from when you acquired Jiangdong Shipbuilding Group,” Su Wan explained.

Once a deal is made, there's no reason to return the money in this way.

Li Zhe refused to accept the money in this manner.

For him, saving this future "epic ship spirit" was an investment in itself.

"Let your niece recover well, and do good deeds when she becomes a mecha pilot in the future." Li Zhe thought to himself, still wanting to convey some positive energy.

Su Wan thanked her repeatedly and said that she would definitely talk to her niece properly once she woke up.

"Speaking of which... we were planning to go to Disneyland together this afternoon, but this happened unexpectedly." Su Wan sighed.

"You could say it's a blessing in disguise; your niece has a very promising future," Li Zhe said with a smile.

"So, is there another chance to meet up in the future?" Su Wan asked nervously.

"Perhaps there will be... I'll be going now, I have other things to do." Li Zhe didn't linger any longer and decided to say goodbye.

He said he was busy, but actually nothing much happened.

All the things I planned to do in Shanghai's urban area have been successfully completed.

then.

Li Zhe went back to the shop to rest for an afternoon and took a nap.

……

Early the next morning.

Wednesday, September 6th.

Li Zhe politely declined Su Wan's kind invitation to "stay a few more days so I can thank you properly when my niece wakes up."

They embarked on their journey back to the Pudong Islands.

Before boarding the plane, he checked his bank account.

They discovered that there was another sum of money in the account.

It was the airline from that last flight that sent three times the compensation, along with some thank-you money.

There are more than 100,000 pieces.

Li Zhe looked at the string of numbers and felt great.

They simply chartered a small private business jet.

"Now that there are no other passengers traveling together, surely nothing else will go wrong, right?"

He lay on the soft, comfortable leather sofa in the airplane, lost in thought.

There were no other passengers or crew members on the plane besides him and a pilot.

The safety factor should theoretically be maximized.

however……

Just as the plane was flying smoothly at an altitude of 10,000 meters...

"Warning! Warning! Commander! Unidentified object traveling at extremely high speed detected, rapidly approaching us! Target locked: This aircraft!"

The alarm bells suddenly rang in Li Zhe's mind!

"Holy shit..."

Li Zhe suddenly jumped up from the sofa, his face instantly turning extremely ugly.

He looked out through the porthole, expanding the detection range.

An object flashing red light, trailing a long tail of flame.

Like the scythe of death, it was hurtling towards the plane!

That was a...

missile?!
"Hey……"

Li Zhe felt worse than if he had eaten shit at this moment.

what happened?

I'm just taking a plane ride, why do I always run into this kind of crap?!
Am I some kind of plane killer?!
"Commander, based on the missile's flight trajectory and energy response analysis, its launch source is located in the deep sea area about 300 nautical miles east of the Pudong Islands. The specific launch unit cannot be identified at the moment."

"Xing, don't you also think that I'm having a really bad run of luck?"

“…Commander, the probability of this happening has exceeded the scope of normal chance. According to my deep analysis of the core database…this may be related to some kind of higher-dimensional ‘rule-based constraint’.”

"Another rule-based system? That doesn't make sense!"

Li Zhe wasn't in the mood to delve into these mysterious and esoteric things for the time being.

The most urgent task is to eliminate this deadly missile.

He rushed into the cockpit and gave the terrified pilot the order: "Stabilize, keep flying, leave the rest to me." After saying that, he resolutely rushed out of the cabin door.

Activating its mech armor, it transformed into a streak of platinum-gold light and soared into the sky!

The production line that Xing set up in the spare parts warehouse has been operating smoothly and continuously recently.

Therefore, Li Zhe has indeed stockpiled quite a few powerful weapons!
"YJ-21, launch!"

A missile, brimming with destructive power, roared out from his arm.

It rammed head-on into the incoming missile!

"boom--!!!!!"

The two missiles collided violently in mid-air.

A dazzling, enormous fireball erupted!

A terrifying shockwave instantly swept across the surrounding airspace!

The private plane that Li Zhe was on was not directly hit.

But it was also tossed about by this huge shockwave, tumbling wildly in the air like a leaf.

"This plane is unusable."

Li Zhe cursed under his breath and quickly flew over.

He stretched out his arms in a gesture that was both incredibly domineering and incredibly gentle.

They successfully lifted the out-of-control plane.

"Are there any ships nearby? This is Private Li Zhe, a registered mech pilot. I need maritime descent support! Repeat, I need maritime descent support!"

……

Half an hour later, on the sea surface.

Li Zhe felt extremely conflicted as yet another huge sum of "good Samaritan award" and "compensation for emotional distress" was deposited into his account.

Although he made another windfall.

But he has now completely lost faith in airplanes as a mode of transportation.

"Xing, let's take a boat when we go out in the future."

"Yes, Commander."

The return trip to Starfish Island went smoothly.

…………

Finally, I returned to my own secret base once again.

Li Zhe was finally able to calm down and properly take stock of what he had gained this time.

He handed over some of the enhancement materials he obtained from the Disney Rift to Xing for processing.

These "ingredients" containing immense energy were transformed into something magical through Hoshina's god-like cooking after she grasped the true essence of culinary arts.

Each delicious dish became nourishment for Li Zhe's growth.

[Ding! Enhancement successful! Your base combat power has been increased to 4.5!]

Feeling the surge of power within him, Li Zhe nodded in satisfaction.

Regarding the missile attack that just occurred while I was on the plane.

Li Zhe's thought was that if something was so eerie, there must be something supernatural about it.

The only right thing to do is to smash the head of the person who's behind this mess.

All fear stems from insufficient firepower!
Of course, all of this is predicated on improving combat strength.

Therefore, it's time to explore other types of abyssal realms to obtain more enhancement materials.

Before setting off, Li Zhe decided to take a look at the Starry Sky Trading Market.

Let's see if we can encounter "neighbors" from other universes and exchange some useful information.

……

Starry Sky Trading Market, Trading Hall No. 42.

The number of people is displayed on the huge virtual plaza.

(1/36)

Li Zhe's projection stood alone in the square, looking rather desolate.

"This trading hall is really something..."

"We don't have each other's contact information, so running into someone depends on luck."

He was just about to quit.

A clear and ethereal girl's voice suddenly rang out.

"You're the newcomer from Blue Star 7 in the Universe?"

Li Zhe turned around and saw a girl who caught his eye.

(End of this chapter)