Mech: Shattering of the Galaxy

(Two chapters combined, 4500 words.)

The grandeur descended, and the silhouette of Taigu crashed into earth like a meteor.

A purple light trail diagonally streaked across the sky.

When the thick gravity field surrounding the mecha clashed with the corrosive poison cluster, Mu Fan's vision was instantly shrouded in an eerie green.

At the same time, the energy gauge visibly dropped by 5%.

However...

No matter how large, it's still a Corruptor. Its attack, apart from a boost in strength, wouldn't change in type at all.

Taigu, plummeting rapidly from the sky, broke through the green poison cloud at supersonic speed, instantly creating a mist of green haze.

Then the mech, flashing with purple radiance, burst out!

Some areas of the light had dimmed but still existed, ensuring no corrosive damage to the mech body.

This was a liquid potent enough to dissolve a force field.

At that moment, a thought flashed through Mu Fan's mind: if it wasn't for mechas like Taigu or Shura with specialized defensive mechanisms, a normal mecha's energy-based shield wouldn't withstand it.

Just then, Mu Fan saw several dozen gigantic poison orbs approaching.

A long string of them, from the ground to the sky, breaking the sound barrier, arranged in a specific pattern to block Taigu's descent path and several evasive positions around it.

However, Mu Fan didn't panic in the face of this seemingly all-encompassing angle.

His hands instantly exited full-body sync mode, and his ten fingers rapidly danced across the console, his focused gaze indifferent and serene.

Then the external scenery of the all-around cockpit began to spin rapidly, becoming blurred in an instant.

This demonstrated the true prowess of an ace pilot, remaining unflustered in any situation, making the most correct decisions at the crucial moment.

A strong psyche, along with swift operations in critical moments, truly reflects a pilot's capability.

Mu Fan now undeniably stepped into the ranks of true ace pilots!

The ring-shaped engine ports of Meteor 3 began extinguishing randomly from the 12 o'clock position before lighting up sequentially.

This slight asymmetry in thrust had a significant impact on the mech's forward direction.

The giant mecha, which initially fell straight like a line, at this moment resembled a severed kite or a stalling supersonic fighter jet, instantly tracing a dazzling path through the sky.

High-level pilot maneuver——[Vector Spiral Descent!]

Therefore, this seemingly out-of-control spin was intentional by Mu Fan.

Terror-inducing energy warning alerts continuously illuminated on the screen, but in the blink of an eye where victory could be decided, Mu Fan only glanced at it quickly before ignoring it, his fingers flying under his palms.

Dozens of gigantic green poison orbs crisscrossed past.

Mu Fan's eyes reflected a swiftly moving green scene.

Subsequently, the seemingly inescapable Taigu Mecha miraculously squeezed through the gaps unscathed.

Upon breaking through layers of obstacles, a giant Corruptor, over three hundred meters in diameter, resembling a hill, came into view!

The height of its compound eyes alone exceeded Shura's height.

At this moment, the giant Corruptor's eyes reflected the ever-closer figure.

It opened its massive maw and let out a sky-shattering roar!

A wave of green shockwave burst upwards fiercely.

Yet, Taigu Mecha did not dodge, instead, its right fist was raised high, then...

Smashed down hard!

BOOM!

The ferocious figure pierced through the shockwave, the powerful engines of Meteor 3 conveyed to this giant Corruptor what desperation truly meant through a transcendent Gravity Domain.

The Piling Machine drove heavily into that mountain-like shell.

A terrifying green fountain erupted explosively from the surrounding fist, countless shattered shells mixed within, flew upward dozens of meters high.

However, this was merely the physical effect of the Piling Machine's 'steel pin' under violent force.

Inside the cockpit, Mu Fan gently clenched his right hand, a dull 'dong' sound echoed from the depths of the flesh pit where the mech's arm was embedded.

BOOM!

A terrifying wave of fiery air blasted open, as if an oversized bomb exploded on the hill.

This time, the green liquid flew high nearly fifty meters!

The giant Corruptor, unable to bear the pain, collapsed to the ground, roaring with rage.

Yet its short limbs couldn't reach the 'fly' on its back!

The massive body possessed terrifying energy attacks, but this size limited its attack modes, destined not to be adept at agile melee combat.

"Wouldn't this destroy its core?"

Due to concerns, Mu Fan performed only a single compressing blow with the Piling Machine.

"No, the core is not as large as you think, it's actually only around the size of your hand, but its hardness is unimaginable. In my previous plane, the Yake Empire had to employ top equipment from confidential labs to attempt cutting its shell. Even if this Corruptor turned into mush, the core would remain intact, it's a miracle in natural evolution!"

Black's voice was conclusively assured.

Upon hearing this, Mu Fan said in a deep voice, "Alright, then I won't hold back."

The giant Corruptor leapt into the clouds in pain, then turned and crashed down heavily.

Dense green toxic gas quickly spread, and those towering forest trees were instantly robbed of life and color upon contact, turning into decayed deadwood.

Flourishing flowers withered, green leaves rotted...

Finally, the entire world turned into a sea of green, Mu Fan's vision couldn't see anything else.

However, the continuous existence of the gravity field remained his greatest confidence to continue fighting.

Completely inside the flesh-mountain-like body, Taigu Mecha's gravity field, though compressed to a thin layer, consistently prevented the corrosive poison from eroding the mecha.

Mu Fan was steering the mecha deeper; he needed to obtain the Corruptor's core!

This mech's radar wasn't like those on Shadow Base's fighters, equipped with special radars targeting Zeg.

Thus, he could only attempt to locate it by energy fluctuations.

Inside this monstrous Zeg, searching for a palm-sized core was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, surrounded by toxic corrosive liquid, the radar's function had diminished to the lowest, barely sustaining the body from corrosion with the gravity field.

At this moment, Mu Fan suddenly sensed an abnormal fluctuation in the pervasive chilly aura, followed by a deep-seated yearning that suddenly welled up.

Ghost Energy aura surprisingly conveyed a message to Mu Fan at this crucial moment.

That was, in the vicinity, there was something enough to trigger Ghost Energy disturbance!

Mu Fan's eyes brightened instantly, the subtle fluctuations he sensed vaguely became clearer with his focused spiritual perception.

Taigu Mecha suddenly raised its left hand, pointing toward a position on the right rear side, the six barrels of the weapon [Red Flame] suddenly spun up.

Boom, boom, boom...

Red Flame Six Strikes—Blazing Pulse!

A Fire Dragon suddenly rose in the dark, flesh-filled space, and a visible path was instantly cleared.

"What are you doing?" Black asked puzzled, as by now the energy level of Taigu Mecha had reached the threshold, and in Black's eyes, an energy-consuming attack like [Red Flame] was a complete waste!

"I think I know where it is."

Mu Fan quietly replied, looking into the space illuminated by flames ahead.

When the Fire Dragon extended seventy meters, it was obstructed by a strong, pulsating membrane.

The membrane collapsed heavily, then silently disintegrated.

A dazzling diamond-shaped crystal quietly embedded within.

With its flickering brilliance, it shone brightly in the darkness.

... found you.

The engine behind surged with tremendous power, and the gigantic body of the red giant tore through flesh and rushed directly to that beam of light.

Reach out, grip it, and yank it hard!

The diamond-shaped crystal, along with the nearby flesh, was grabbed directly into hand.

Outside, the giant Corruptor let out a thunderous roar!

The jointed limbs pierced deeply into the ground, with its massive body as the center, the surrounding earth shattered.

Then in the next second, a mecha body brimming with purple luminescence flew out from the damaged spot.

The compressed gravity field restored to its previous size, and those viscous liquids left not a trace.

Carefully releasing with the right hand, two fingers pinched the crystal, and with a flick, the useless flesh flew off from the crystal.

Then the crystal was directly stowed into an upper-left storage chamber on the left arm.

The crystal, sealed within a triple-layered box, was directly transferred to a corner of the cockpit.

Mu Fan's heart felt relieved, and he murmured, "Finally got it."

His eyes casually glanced at the blood-red vertical line connecting heaven and earth in the distance.

Mu Fan looked down again at the giant Corruptor beneath his feet, not dead yet, just freed from pain, preparing to adjust and fight desperately.

… Is this commotion caused by you?

"Mu Fan, the energy fluctuations in the surrounding space seem off; finish the battle quickly, to avoid unnecessary complications!" Black's voice suddenly rang out, initially the phenomenon of the red vertical line and the sky clouds didn't attract Black's attention because it is an intelligent lifeform that relies on data.

However, just now, the energy sensing device of the Taigu Mecha detected subtle energy changes in the surrounding environment.

Energy changes during a battle are normal, but the sudden upward spike in energy fluctuation from a high-to-low trend is abnormal!

As a conscientious intelligent lifeform, every piece of data is faithfully recorded by Black and ultimately becomes a variable in computational data.

Now, it is fulfilling its duty.

"Okay."

Mu Fan felt a sudden disgust in his heart, unsure if it was directed at the hideously crippled giant Corruptor below or at the mysterious fiery clouds in the distance.

The Taigu Mecha's hands clapped together heavily, and a purple light floated up.

Subsequently, Mu Fan pulled hard outward with both hands, and between the expanding arms of the Taigu Mecha, a growing purple energy orb appeared at the chest.

This was the complete opposite of the previous inward compression from both sides.

The heavy arms emitted creaking sounds, as Taigu exerted all its might to prevent the palms from clamping back together.

The energy orb grew larger, its diameter increasing from 1 meter to 3 meters, then to 5 meters.

When the final purple energy orb's diameter approached 7 meters, the Taigu Mecha slowly raised its hands, lifting the erratic purple energy orb high over the head.

"Hah!"

Amid Mu Fan's fierce shout, the Taigu Mecha slammed the energy orb downward!

The massive purple light orb transformed into a stream of light, smashing heavily into the wound created earlier by the Piling Machine.

Upon entering the giant Corruptor's body, the large light orb began to collapse internally.

Everything around was pulled inward by an inexplicable force at that moment!

The flesh originally fixed inside the body was torn away.

The rigid shell held for less than three seconds before it began to crumble and be sucked toward the central body position.

An enlarging sphere of flesh began to emerge.

The horrifying compound eye, the size of a house, dragged out trails of green and red liquid, forcibly extracted from the forehead.

In the next few seconds, the giant Corruptor shrank smaller and smaller, only able to let out futile roars of rage.

However, when the purple energy orb inside its body shrank to half its size, it suddenly paused.

Bang…

The faint sound of a bubble bursting.

With speed hundreds of times faster than when absorbing, the light orb exploded!

The terrifying shockwave ripped this giant Corruptor apart from the inside and then spread outward with unstoppable might.

A massive crater, over twenty kilometers in diameter, appeared in the middle of the forest.

Annihilation Attack—Retraction Cannon!

Mu Fan, looking at the energy gauge showing only 8% remaining energy, grinned, then laughed more freely.

This battle, he fought fervently!

Slaughtering these insects, he felt no guilt, instead, he felt immense spiritual satisfaction with every mass extermination of the Zeg.

The final battle demonstrated the formidable force field attack mode of the Taigu Mecha to perfection!

Compared to the Extreme Special Soldier, Taigu's massive physique could finally withstand Meteor 3's gravity pressure, and control without overload.

Proving Taigu's renown!

Having killed the giant Corruptor, retrieved the core, he completed a crucial step in the War Armor: Dragon Rider!

Step by step, why shouldn't he laugh?

Mu Fan was, after all, not one of those steady, seasoned middle-aged men; now he just wanted to exhale the stale air from his chest.

"Mu Fan, Taigu Mecha detects that surrounding energy responses just increased by another 10%, this is extremely abnormal."

Black spoke with caution, "With the giant Corruptor's death, nearby energy values should normally plunge, however, they just rose unexpectedly by 10%, this result is absolutely abnormal!"

"There's no information about that red cloud in my database, Mohandas, that old thing, is still asleep, we're at the very core of the Zeg Clan, these occurrences are not good omens."

Mu Fan pondered and asked, "Do you think there might be a Brain Worm there?"

"A Brain Worm? Very likely, but under the current circumstances, I don't recommend chasing that peculiar creature, we need to retreat. I'll allow you to ascend for high-altitude reconnaissance, then retreat for regrouping."

"Alright."

In response to Mu Fan's words, there was a loud boom behind the Taigu Mecha, breaking the sound barrier and soaring high, heading towards the red cloud layer ninety kilometers away.

...

At this time, in the deepest part of the forest, above the extravagant and spectacular blood-colored crystal altar, the last wisp of blood mist gently ascended into the eerie vertical line in the sky.

All eight Blood and Flesh Worm Towers withered simultaneously, while a million crystal stones on the ground shattered into dust.

The chubby white worm lay on the ground, trying to lift its body but in vain.

Ultimately, its small mung bean-sized eyes looked up.

The gaze revealed excitement, anticipation, and reverence.

It squeaked, as if the last chant of this grand ritual.

Buzz…

In less than a second, the entire sky darkened completely.

The blood-red long line in the high sky became crimson and deep!

The thick blood line began to widen instantly.

Like an eye, gently opening a slit.

When this slit appeared, a light with a starlit mist shimmered through, like sunlight illuminating the darkness.

Plop.

A light sound echoed between heaven and earth.

A hand, about five meters long with exposed flesh and incomplete shell, reached out from the slit, then jerked sideways, its sharp nails digging into the edge of the blood line.

Then it yanked fiercely to the side!

The sound of tearing resonated through the sky.

A huge blood-red vertical pupil instantly appeared between heaven and earth!