Sky-cracking Rider

In Chen Fei's AR visual aid, a replay showed the left side of the bow of No. 1 Cooperative Ship being violently struck by an "unidentified meteor." If it weren't for the multiple protections provided by the repulsion shield and magic shield, the hull itself might have been directly attacked.

BOOM!~

The crew-bearing No. 2 flagship seemed to crash into something, shaking violently.

Yan Ling screamed and flailed, her entire body flung into the air. The next second, she was grabbed by Chen Fei, who had rushed to her side, preventing her from crashing into the ten-meter-high ceiling.

Also in the bridge cabin, Miyoshi Monk was equally unflustered, even leisurely protecting his small tea stove and various tea sets, swiftly swallowing them with a dark ability technique and storing them in a shadow with storage space effects.

The command team and logistics support team in the passenger cabin were less fortunate, with people and objects tossed around chaotically.

"I..."

Yan Ling had just opened her mouth when Chen Fei immediately stopped her.

"Don't rush, I can handle it!"

Chen Xiao'er dared not let this lady speak at this critical moment.

Having witnessed her earth-shattering ability technique, Yan Ling, who had consumed a considerable amount of her lifespan, would either demand her own life or the enemy's life if she spoke now, but... it's not worth it!

"'Adam,' what is that thing?"

As soon as Chen Fei finished speaking, the AR visual interface displayed the perpetrator's appearance.

It resembled an insect, with a distinct head, thorax, abdomen, and six segmented legs. However, its body was covered in thick armor and jointed spines, and the carapace surface showed scale-like features. Three pairs of long, membranous wings extended from its back, while its biting mouthparts, equipped with spines and hook-like appendages, revealed menacing fangs.

Its flight speed was incredibly fast due to abnormal air current reactions around its body, not just from the wing flaps but also because the air flow actively pushed this strange creature, resulting in frightening velocity.

BOOM!~

Another cooperative ship's hull surface split open with a massive gash. The ship marked 003 had attacked, after having just finished attacking the core area of the Airship Battle Group's No. 2 flagship, leaving a cut from the bow to the stern. The largest width was over two meters, allowing clear visibility of the ship's internal structure.

Fortunately, apart from No. 2 Ship, none of the combat units in the First Airship Combat Cluster were manned. A sudden attack like this might have caused casualties.

Adam: Detected abnormal elemental energy fluctuation, confirmed as a Magical Beast.

"Not a Magical Beast, but a host organism carrying a high-level parasite. We've got a big one!"

Chen Fei confirmed the creature's true identity. Magical Beasts were unique to Cangqiong Star, and there were no such threatening species in the Parasite's territory. Thus, the monsters passing through the "wormhole cloud" rarely had unusual abilities.

Although artificial intelligence AI had autonomous judgment capabilities, it still lacked creativity and the ability to infer, which was why it couldn't be considered an intelligent species.

"Why does it sound like fishing..."

Miyoshi Xuesen frowned. His shadow inexplicably extended, rapidly stretching to Chen Fei's feet, and two masked individuals silently leaped out.

A monk was never alone; he had endowed his ability technique onto the ninja team accompanying him, amplifying the A-level dark ability to its maximum potency.

Chen Fei handed the stabilized Yan Ling to the emerging ninjas, plunged through the floor beneath the bridge.

His ability technique enveloped the entire Airship Battle Group, especially in the No. 2 flagship he was in, allowing him to pass through the ship quickly.

As Chen Fei emerged from inside the No. 2 flagship, he had already entered the "Dragon King" Assault-Type Mobile Armor. The spell arrays "Air Burst (2)×32" and "Fluid Vortex (2)×64" on its back simultaneously launched, propelling the armor with immense thrust.

With enough thrust, even a brick could fly. Despite the poor aerodynamic conditions of the humanoid mobile armor, it could be overcome by conjuring a conical air shield with the "Wind Cone (2)" spell array.

The X-D-005 Giant Dragon-type Combat Mobile Armor provided by Louis Industrial Company was more powerful, capable of fighting an adult dragon. However, the opponent this time was neither huge nor slow; it was extremely agile. The mechanical dragon's large size was unsuitable for small-scale maneuvers, making the humanoid combat mobile armor more appropriate.

"Target locked, arena designated, 'Rookie,' take note, the 'arena' is one-way!"

The command center issued a notification.

The ability user team onboard the large Armed Magic Cube Warship "Snow Mountain" acted, locking the airspace with a spatial ability, naming it the "arena" or "space cage." Activation and release were entirely at the spatial ability user's discretion.

Uncertain whether the ability user who initiated this technique was the A-level space series ability user Fan Mo, the B-level space series ability user Qin Xiu, or the First Rank space mage Asher on "Snow Mountain." The "arena" was a rare spatial spell.

At 15 kilometers in the 2 o'clock direction of the Airship Battle Group, less than 1 kilometer from a sovereignty airship, a small black dot was zigzagging at high speed.

Based on the impact points, AI "Adam" soon simulated and outlined the shape and size of the "arena," roughly an elliptical egg-shaped structure.

By this time, only 47 of the 64 tactical jets in the First Airship Combat Cluster remained; the rest had either exploded mid-air or were shredded to pieces.

Because these tactical units were covered by Chen Fei's metal series super power technique, not only did they have excellent defensive performance, but they also possessed rapid self-recovery capabilities, outlasting industrial products. Only complete destruction could truly destroy them.

"Notice, the 'arena' can only last for an hour at most. The battle must end within an hour. Live capture is suggested."

Maybe the impacts were too severe, the ability user creating the "arena" couldn't bear it, so communications officers notified everyone willing to join the battle.

"One hour to finish the fight is no problem, but no guarantee of a live capture!"

Chen Fei put on an alchemical artifact on his head, clicked into place automatically; the monkey had a hoop, oh no, it was not a monkey's golden hoop, but a headpiece lent by the Slan Royal Family, the alchemical artifact "Soul Guarding Seal," which reacted passively to block spiritual power impacts from royal breeds and three full-force impacts from divine breeds.

Several crystals glowed faintly, automatically activating the guarding state.

Chen Fei's resistance to spiritual power was strong, nearly on par with a psychic power user, but in the presence of high-level parasitic species, it still wasn't enough; at least, royal breeds could give him headaches.

After deploying "Soul Guarding Seal," another alchemical artifact, "Godslaying Spear," was taken out, merging with the 4-meter-long spear held by the right hand of the "Dragon King" Assault-Type Mobile Armor.

The spear, shaped like a twisted "Longinus," could destroy both body and soul upon impact. The "Godslaying Spear" was specially crafted to combat parasitic species.

The spear's surface was engraved with unique runes and lines different from those of magical civilizations, with silver tassels hanging at the tail, encapsulating elements of the Neanderthal tribe's weaponry secrets.

Therefore, this thing looked like a super thick charging cable, completely different when dissected.

"Capture alive if possible!"

The female communication officer reminded again.

Chen Fei responded with a cold snort to this naïve notion. He increasingly believed that the life-form rampaging within the "arena" was likely a large royal breed.

The Blue Star Civilization had never engaged directly with a royal breed and lacked experience in dealing with this grade of parasitic species. If not entirely suppressed, without complete safety or defense measures, an inadvertent mistake would lead to significant casualties; it was no joke.

The Cangqiong Star Civilization understood the severity. During Outer Heaven Battlefield engagements to intercept parasitic species invasions, responsible wisdom races starting from the Heavenly Order knew well: below Heavenly Order, all were ants. Those of Earth Order or Human Order who ventured up were destined to die without survivors.

In life-and-death struggles between civilizations, there was no room for foolish mercy or sympathy.

Several breaths later, the "Dragon King" Assault-Type Mobile Armor rushed into the "arena."

Chen Fei wasn't the first to arrive; a group of ability users had already started battling the host of the parasitic species. Each was surrounded by two pairs of faintly visible wind wings, temporarily granting agile flight. Though their speed fell short of the ferocious six-winged insect, their coordinated combat formation allowed them to attack and defend in an orderly manner, avoiding easy breaches.

At this moment, the "arena" was strictly one-way, and everyone entering was prepared for a life-and-death confrontation.

This was the first direct clash between the Blue Star people and parasitic species, apart from the Blue Star Sovereignty's destructive strikes on hidden "Seed Nests."

Outside the "arena," many ability users supported their comrades within through their skills, continuously disrupting the six-winged insect's movements.

"'Rookie' joining the battle!"

With the communication officer's announcement, the massive humanoid combat mobile armor entered the field of view of the team in battle.

"Good lad, we see you, 'Rookie.' Keep your distance from us, don't interfere."

"Try to drive that creature towards us; we'll cover you!"

"Don't get hurt by mistake, kid!"

Chen Fei, piloting the "Dragon King" Assault-Type Mobile Armor, had no prior coordination with the other team. One side excelled in solo combat, the other in teamwork; tactically, they were incompatible and better off not converging.