Sky-cracking Rider

"'Rookie', the extra shield enhancement is successful!"

"'Rookie', the surface hardness of the Mobile Armor has doubled, and its toughness has doubled!"

"'Rookie', psychic resistance increased by 20%!"

"'Rookie', reaction capability increased by 40%!"

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The special abilities owned by the Ability Users onboard the "Snow Mountain" large Armed Magic Cube Warship are not all of the attack type; there are also quite a few supportive abilities that can be applied to oneself and others.

A pile of friendly ability Buffers fell onto Chen Fei and the "Dragon King" Assault-Type Combat Mobile Armor, leveraging the advantage of numbers, abilities spilling over with nowhere else to be applied, other than being heaped indiscriminately onto Chen Fei and his team.

The effects of a pile of abilities were immediately evident, and the comprehensive combat power of Chen Fei and the "Dragon King" Combat Mobile Armor increased by at least 30%, not including some abilities failing to apply due to distance and lack of contact.

Although the abilities of the Blue Star Civilization are not as mature as the magic and Battle Qi of the Cangqiong Star Civilization, they have their own unique strengths, something that magic cannot easily replicate.

The most powerful Plus ability is called "Substitute Doll", which appears to have the combined effects of the Space Series and Psychic Series. With a dozen of Chen Fei's hair carefully prepared in advance into a Voodoo Doll, when encountering a life-threatening crisis, Chen Fei in the "Arena" and his corresponding Voodoo Doll would switch places instantly, escaping danger.

This ability also has significant limitations and can be activated a maximum of three times per month. In reality, the "Substitute Doll" can save very few people.

This Ability User is the principal of a Magic Academy on the South Continent of America, who walks an unusual path, specifically teaching what seems like fanciful witchcraft (for entertainment), leaving people bewildered.

The "Dragon King" Assault-Type Combat Mobile Armor clashed with its spear, colliding fiercely with the forelimbs of the Six-Winged Insect, sparks flying everywhere, and the vast counter-shock force sweeping across Chen Fei's body compelled him to curse.

"Are you a Royal Breed?"

With all those sparks, it must be incredibly tough!

If it's not a Royal Breed, he would have swallowed this mecha whole.

The mobility of the "Dragon King" is not as superior as the Mechanical Dragon, but there's no choice. You go with what you have, even if you have to force yourself.

Parasitism has its conditions: the more gifted the host, the higher the grade requirement for the parasitic species.

Otherwise, if Troop Breeds and General Breeds parasitize the bodies of powerful hosts casually, other biological civilizations wouldn't stand a chance.

Even if it hasn't been parasitized, an opponent like the Six-Winged Insect is formidable enough. Now that it has become the host of a high-grade parasitic species, its combat power has leaped several levels, making it extraordinarily difficult to handle.

Suddenly, the sinister mandibles of the Six-Winged Insect opened wide, emitting an ear-piercing screech that seemed to pierce directly into the soul without any warning.

"Screeeee..."

"It's a psychic attack!"

"Ouch, my head hurts!"

"Ahh! I can't take it!"

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Not everyone possesses alchemical artifacts and means to defend against psychic attacks.

The sudden screech seemed to ignore the invisible barriers of the "Arena", directly covering a ten-kilometer radius. Most of the combatants and the support and spectators outside the arena held their heads, frowning constantly, some even grimacing in pain and gasping for breath.

A few with weak spiritual power resistance turned pale, staggering, and unable to hold on.

The Ability Users who could barely cope were struggling, while the ordinary people, whose spiritual power wasn't strong enough to resist, were knocked over, most of them fainting with their eyes rolling back, causing considerable chaos.

Some unshielded electronic equipment sparked and emitted black smoke, with circuits overloading and burning out.

In the sky, a faintly visible transparent air ripple spread out in all directions.

This is the most adept natural talent ability of the Extraterrestrial Races, "Mental Shock", with unrivaled destructive power. As Chen Fei speculated, the truck-sized Six-Winged Insect is likely hosting a Royal Breed "Sagali".

The forehead ornament "Soul Guarding Seal" was heating up slightly, the embedded crystal radiating light, blocking the fierce psychic shock for Chen Fei.

The electromagnetic shock had little impact on the "Dragon King", which doesn't fully rely on electronic circuits, using just one energy point to fully recover.

However, his comrades, the combat formation of another Ability User team, showed flaws, with their Wind Wings struggling to maintain their form, showing signs of collapse.

The Six-Legged Monster Insect immediately abandoned the frontal clash with the "Dragon King" Assault-Type Combat Mobile Armor and turned to pounce on the Ability Users.

"Trying to escape, not that easy!"

Thanks to the protection of high-grade alchemical artifacts, Chen Fei was unharmed, still actively maneuvering the combat mobile armor to intercept with full speed.

Even though many of the Buffers applied to the "Dragon King" had dissipated, most of them were support abilities, not significantly affecting Chen Fei's combat power. The most crucial "Substitute Doll" effect was still in place; without the "Soul Guarding Seal", it might have activated already.

Two short-range programmable smart combat missiles detached from the "Dragon King's" rear-mounted external missile bay, trailing contrails as they chased after the Six-Legged Monster Insect that had broken off the engagement.

Breaking the sound barrier is not easy for biological entities, so the missiles, moving at supersonic speeds, had a distinct advantage, targeting the enemy head-on. Under the remote control of the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam", they drew mirrored arc lines and both converged on the Six-Winged Insect.

Even though Chen Fei's "Spatial Branding" and alchemical storage artifact held plenty of short-range combat missiles, the missile bay loading mechanism of the humanoid combat mobile armor wasn't favorable for melee combat, otherwise, he would have unleashed all his firepower already.

Two fireballs exploded almost simultaneously.

"Didn't take it down!"×2

Chen Fei and the communication officer exclaimed almost simultaneously.

Royal Breeds are never easy to deal with. Even Chen Fei, who has taken down dragons, has had mishaps. So he didn't believe two combat missiles could take down the Six-Winged Insect, knowing that the host of a Royal Breed wouldn't be simple.

A blue-white particle beam pierced through the "Arena" barrier, entering the smoke cloud from the explosion, and penetrating right through to the sea surface.

Another one followed!

Only non-material entities can penetrate the barrier of the "Arena"; it's not a flaw in the ability but an intentionally preserved rule.

A death net woven by multiple particle beams spread out, and through the smoke cloud, a shadow flitted at high speed, as elusive as a ghost, the six wings proving their value, allowing for incredible evasive maneuvers, seeking life in death, with frightening speed.

The First Airship Combat Cluster under Chen Fei began alternating particle beam fire; even a host of a Royal Breed wouldn't escape unharmed after being hit by a beam known for its piercing power.

The combat spaceships of other sovereignties couldn't endure like the First Airship Combat Cluster and lacked self-repair abilities. The recent indiscriminate psychic shock had somewhat damaged personnel and equipment modules, inevitably affecting combat effectiveness.

So the manned airships, except for the No. 2 flagship and the "Snow Mountain" large Armed Magic Cube Warship, retreated again, staying about 30 kilometers away from Midway Island.

"This bogey is tough!"

"Hard to handle!"

"It really is a Royal Breed!"

"That was too exhausting, need a breather!"

Watching the Six-Winged Insect evading both missile and particle beam concentrations, the small Ability User team in the "Arena" with Chen Fei also felt the pressure. Yet the "Arena" rules of no exiting once entered forced them to engage in a bitter fight.

"It's charging!"

"Prepare to meet it!"

The smoke cloud was violently dispersed, and after several lightning-quick maneuvers, the Six-Winged Insect broke through the particle beams' barriers, lunging at the Ability User team.

Just within a few breaths, the second round commenced.

"Cease fire!"

The "Dragon King" Assault-Type Combat Mobile Armor controlled by Chen Fei finally arrived, shielding the Ability User team, and raised its left arm, spending 100 energy points.

The alternating particle beams halted abruptly; their power and consumption were greater than lasers, extended firing would cause needless crystal energy drain, and the island below would eventually become a honeycomb.

"This is a floating platform, saving spiritual power and magic power."

A hovering disc about 20 meters in diameter appeared out of nowhere, sliding beneath the Ability Users.

The beneficiaries quickly stepped onto it, the sense of solid ground giving them a sigh of relief. The Blue Planet Human Race aren't the Feathered Tribe of Cangqiong Star; even with skill buffs, they could not fully adapt to an environment with no footholds.

"Whoa, this thing is great!"

"Standing on solid ground, it's really helpful!"

This battle was destined to be arduous. If the Ability User team is wiped out, Chen Fei alone can't hold on, so mutual support was imperative.

As the "Dragon King" Combat Mobile Armor clashed its spear against the Six-Winged Insect, Chen Fei communicated: "Everyone! I need your help!"

A dozen fireballs swarmed out from the back of the Combat Mobile Armor, skimming past and aiming at the retreating Six-Winged Insect.

"I'm the team leader, speak!"

Everyone was on the same communication channel, making it very convenient.

"Feign weakness, help me attract it!"

Chen Fei had no time to elaborate on his plan, succinctly stating his request.

"What!??? We need to act?"

After fighting fiercely, burning their spiritual power, Battle Qi, and magic power, they didn't need to act— their combat strength was genuinely running low.