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

Chapter 99 Post-war Inventory
"Pfft——!"

The enemy's seemingly indestructible bone armor shattered under this precise and fatal blow!

Two jet-black blades pierced through her core without any resistance!

"Uh……"

Her movements suddenly froze.

Looking down at the blade that had pierced his chest, his eyes were filled with resentment and a hint of relief.

"また...passing away..." (I'm leaving again...)
He said this with a wry smile.

Her physical body, starting from the wound, rapidly collapsed and disintegrated, turning into specks of black dust.

Just as her body was about to completely dissipate, a dazzling golden essence suddenly burst forth from the top of her head.

It was about to dissipate.

"Where do you think you're going! I've been waiting for you!"

Li Zhe suddenly opened his left hand.

It reveals a "soul-capturing force field" that the stars had prepared in advance.

This is a super-tetrahedral structure frame made of pure energy, shimmering with golden runes.

This force field instantly enveloped and bound that essence!

[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the "Legendary Essence_HIMIKO"!]

“Himiko?” Li Zhe murmured. “Xing, translate what this means.”

“Reporting to the Commander,” Hoshi concluded, “the name most likely refers to the Queen of Yamatai during the Yayoi period of the Sakura Kingdom—”

"Hemihu."

"Damn, what kind of evil archaeological excavation is the Featherbeak Group up to?" Li Zhe thought to himself.

With Himiko's complete death, her powerful spirit was also taken into Li Zhe's possession.

The remaining bio-armored guards in the entire base seemed to have instantly lost all sources of command.

They collapsed to the ground like puppets whose strings had been pulled out.

The biological tissues on his body rapidly died, turning him into piles of truly useless scrap metal.

Li Zhe showed no pity.

Switching to offensive mode, the right arm transforms into a massive heat-generating battle axe.

A long-charged, powerful sweeping attack turned all the remaining enemies, along with the already dilapidated command platform, into flames and dust filling the sky.

The battle is over; it's time to collect the spoils.

Beneath the ruins of the destroyed command platform, Li Zhe unexpectedly discovered a vault made of a special bio-alloy.

The door was covered with complex biometric locks, flashing an eerie red light.

But in the face of Li Zhe's incredibly violent demolition, this level of defense was practically useless.

"boom!"

With a single punch, the door to the warehouse swung open.

A huge hole was revealed.

The scene inside caused Li Zhe's scarlet visual device to light up instantly.

Inside the vault, there were no gold or silver treasures as he had imagined, nor any rare core materials.

Only two things lay there quietly.

A pile of medals, neatly stacked and radiating a soft, sacred light!

as well as……

A thing bound within the force field, silently suspended.

The sword is made of pure energy.

The sword hilt has a futuristic, high-tech feel to it...

Solar-Powered Saber!

Li Zhe strode forward and quickly counted the items.

There are a total of 26 medals.

That energy-powered military knife was the very one that was auctioned off at the auction by those suckers from Universe 2 for 30 merit points!
"Damn! Those shamans in Universe 1 are incredibly accurate with their divinations! They actually found the second key I needed right here!" Li Zhe exclaimed.

“Commander, based on the analysis of the remaining data in the vault, it can be confirmed that these supplies were intended as a gift to Himiko by an organization called the ‘Creation Council’ from Universe 2,” Hoshino added at the opportune moment. “They seem to be trying to exchange this for some core intelligence about Universe 7 that Himiko possesses.” “That’s great. Himiko and the lightsaber are now in my hands. I’ve essentially helped them reach this deal.”

Li Zhe unceremoniously put all the spoils of war into the maintenance hangar.

This is something I'm destined to have; I might as well take it!

"Commander, a multi-layered encrypted data chip was also found in the vault," Xing's voice echoed in Li Zhe's mind. "This may be an important piece of evidence in their transaction."

Li Zhe picked up the chip; its surface even carried a trace of biological warmth.

"Star, it's up to you. Crack it as quickly as possible."

"Yes, Commander. Data decryption in progress... This chip uses the highest level of biological key and quantum entanglement encryption technology in Universe 2. Decryption is expected to take ten minutes."

Just as Xing was working hard to crack the data.

From the deepest part of the base, a series of urgent alarm sounds, like a heartbeat, suddenly rang out.

"Warning: Large-scale energy reaction detected, rapidly approaching from the perimeter of the base."

"Reinforcements from Universe 2?" Li Zhe frowned.

"Yes, Commander. Judging from the energy signal strength, the enemy force is at least a squadron, consisting of twelve mechs, including elite units equipped with powerful external weapons. They are expected to arrive on the battlefield within three minutes."

Li Zhe glanced at the progress bar; there were still five minutes left.

"No more waiting!" He made a decisive decision, no longer wanting to linger. "Xing, take the chip with you, and continue analyzing it on the way."

"Yes, Commander."

Li Zhe retrieved the last YJ-21 missile from the maintenance hangar.

It was placed in the foundation structure of the base, which is the huge "nutrient root" on which this insect nest base depends for survival.

"Star, set it to detonate in five minutes, leave them a 'surprise,' and we're out!"

"Yes, Commander. The delayed detonation procedure has been set."

After setting the timer to detonate, Li Zhe piloted the Black Demon God and quickly rushed out of the soon-to-be-destroyed insect hive base.

After driving a certain distance away...

"boom--!!!!"

A deafening explosion came from behind, mixed with the angry and astonished roar of the No. 2 space reinforcements.

Li Zhe was too lazy to look back.

He sped away, transforming into a streak of light and disappearing into the dim, yellowish horizon of the Sea of ​​Decay Forest.

Teleport home!

…………

Starfish Island, inside the reception room of the yacht mothership.

Li Zhe let out a long sigh of relief and deactivated the mecha's armed mode.

The exhaustion from the battle and the joy of victory intertwined, giving him an unprecedented sense of fulfillment.

He sat on the soft sofa and began to review the tremendous gains of the operation with Xing.
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Battle Report: [Sea of ​​Decay - Level 0 - Outer Periphery - Space Base 2 Raid]

[Attacker] Li Zhe (with stars) (Deployed/Remaining/Dead)

1/1/0
[Defender] Space Mech Unit 2 (Deployed/Remaining/Destroyed)

33/0/33
[Attacking Side Achieves Epic Victory!]

Results:

[Legendary Essence - Himiko's Soul] x1
[Key to the Dimension - Light Energy Saber] x1
[Medal of Merit] x26——
After this battle, he had a total of 60 medals.

This trip was incredibly lucrative.

"Commander, the encrypted data chip has been successfully cracked."

The energy of the star appeared around Li Zhe.

Her tone carried an unprecedented solemnity.

A detailed intelligence report was presented to Li Zhe in the form of a holographic projection.

When Li Zhe finished reading the report, he couldn't help but gasp.

A conspiracy that spans two parallel universes and is insane to the extreme.

And so, it surfaced...

(End of this chapter)