On the rooftop of Luo Feng’s home, twelve powerful figures fixed their gazes on the black metallic robot.
“Luofeng, you’re sure about letting the robot control the B6-class laser cannon?” Thunder couldn’t help but ask.
“Without the robot, then who? Who among us knows how to operate this B6-class laser cannon?” Luo Feng replied with a smile. Others chuckled, but their smiles carried a hint of tension. There was no helping it; everyone was under immense psychological pressure. After all, should they fail… it would mean the apocalypse for humanity!
Luo Feng looked at the metallic robot.
“Begin the operation,” he commanded.
Beep!
The red crystal eyes of the metallic robot suddenly flared with brightness. Then, extending its steel arms, it directly grabbed the laser cannon, which resembled a giant crystal sculpture, and in a “whoosh,” it soared into the sky!
As the sun set, the black metallic robot, holding the crystal laser cannon, quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Luo Feng and the other eleven gazed upward.
“Stop watching, let’s hurry inside and watch the satellite tracking,” Hong urged. Immediately, the others followed him into the audio-visual room on the second floor of Luo Feng’s home.
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Splash~~~
The endless waters of the Pacific Ocean gently undulated. It was around five o’clock in the evening in China, but here, it was the dead of night.
Tonight, pitch black without a moon!
Whoosh!
Above the Pacific Ocean, a gigantic beast flew across the sky, its body pitch black like ink, with golden secret patterns winding around its horned tip. Its wings, covered in black scaled armor, flapped like shadows.
It! Was the very existence that had terrified all of humanity—the apex bloodline among the starry sky beasts capable of devouring everything, the ‘Golden-Horned Beast.’
As it flew, its dark golden eyes gazed down, filled only with coldness and savagery.
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Over ten thousand kilometers away from the Golden-Horned Beast, the sun had just set, and the sky was not yet fully dark.
A black metallic robot, standing about two meters tall, was effortlessly gripping a massive laser cannon resembling a crystal sculpture as it flew rapidly, leaving the mainland of China and entering the oceanic region… its flight path was directly approaching that of the Golden-Horned Beast.
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In the audio-visual room on the second floor of Luo Feng’s home in Yangzhou City.
The screen, nearly covering one entire wall, showed on its left half the scene of the devouring beast flying in the night, while the right half displayed the metallic robot flying with the crystal cannon.
“The flying speed of the metallic robot is 2109 meters per second,” an electronic voice echoed in the audio-visual room. “The flying speed of the devouring beast is 15219 meters per second.”
Inside the audio-visual room, twelve powerful figures from Earth had gathered.
“Luofeng, the electronic voice commentary is from an AI system,” Hong whispered to Luo Feng.
“Everyone, I’ve already prepared the wine for celebration,” beside them, Thunder took glasses from the cabinet and poured wine—twelve glasses in total. “Everyone, let’s see how this devouring beast meets its end.”
“Haha, we should prepare more wine for the celebration.”
Luo Feng and the others laughed.
Everyone was laughing!
Yet each of them was tense. It was all just an act of feigned relaxation. No one could truly relax at this moment! Time passed second by second. Although the distance between the black metallic robot and the devouring beast was over ten thousand kilometers, one must remember that the devouring beast could cover tens of kilometers in a single second!
Time passed second by second.
The atmosphere in the audio-visual room grew increasingly tense, almost solidifying, making it hard to breathe!
“The distance between the two is 2100 kilometers.”
“The metallic robot has already stopped,” the electronic voice announced.
On the screen, the left half showed the devouring beast still flying, seemingly heading directly toward the Chinese mainland. On the right half, the metallic robot had already stopped, hovering high in the sky.
“The laser cannon is emitting light.”
“It has been activated.”
Luo Feng and the other eleven held their breath, watching. The metallic robot held the B6-class laser cannon with one hand while skillfully manipulating it with the other. The entire cannon, resembling a giant crystal sculpture, began to gradually emit light, which raced swiftly along the patterns toward the center.
“The laser cannon requires fifty seconds to charge up,” Luo Feng explained in a low voice.
“Right,” beside him, Jia Yi nodded tensely. “The laser cannon fires in a straight line. Previously, the straight-line distance between the two was through the Earth’s interior. We need to be closer, around a thousand kilometers, which is just right.”
Luo Feng nodded as well.
This laser cannon was a weapon from the cosmos. Although the air and dust within a planet’s atmosphere might pose resistance, they had almost no effect on the laser cannon.
Fifty seconds passed.
On the right side of the screen, the muzzle of the massive laser cannon, manipulated by the metallic robot, began to emit a white glow that circled around its rim, making the entire muzzle extremely dazzling.
“It’s ready,” Luo Feng whispered. “It can attack at any moment.”
“It should be able to attack now,” Thunder couldn’t help but say.
“No worries, there’s still enough time,” Jia Yi swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the screen.
“Hurry, hurry, hurry,” Murhenderson muttered under his breath.
“Alright, alright, it can attack now,” Hong also whispered.
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Everyone was in an unprecedented state of tension! The twelve present were all absolute elites of Earth, with psychological fortitude that was second to none. Yet at this moment—none of them had ever felt such tension before. Even facing death, they had never been this tense, not even a fraction of it!
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At the U.S. General Headquarters.
“God, protect your children,” the black-skinned president wiped sweat from his brow, made the sign of the cross on his chest, and stared fixedly at the screen.
The generals and cabinet ministers beside him held their breath.
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At the General Headquarters in the capital of China.
Chairman Zhou, the top leader, stood upright, staring at the screen in front of him. None of the other leaders beside him spoke a word.
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In the European Union, India, Russia, the HR Alliance, and 23 base cities, leaders from all over the world held their breath, watching this scene unfold. An unprecedented pressure weighed heavily on the entire human race!
Would it be survival?
Or would it be death?
Everything was about to be revealed!
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The distance between the metallic robot and the devouring beast decreased: 1200 kilometers, 1150 kilometers, 1100 kilometers… Tension gripped everyone watching this scene across the globe, while the black metallic robot’s ever-stoic steel face showed no sign of tension. Its red crystal eyes suddenly flared with brightness! A signal was instantly transmitted into the laser cannon!
Instantly!
A dazzling, brilliant, and mesmerizing white beam of light shot from the cannon’s muzzle, which was five meters in diameter, across the skies above the Pacific Ocean!
In an instant!
This white beam, which had captivated all of humanity, reached its target 1082 kilometers away—the starry sky devouring beast, the ‘Golden-Horned Beast’!
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In the darkness, above the Pacific Ocean, the Golden-Horned Beast’s wings were slightly raised, its dark golden eyes gazing down at the ocean below.
At this very moment!
Time seemed to freeze!
“Chi!”
With a very brief sound like hair being scorched by fire, the dazzling white beam pierced directly through the Golden-Horned Beast’s head! The upper half of its head, and even the edge of its left wing that was slightly raised, were instantly ‘passed through’! It was almost silent, only that fleeting “chi” sound.
Nothingness!
In an instant, the Golden-Horned Beast’s head was reduced to just the terrifying gaping mouth and lower jaw below, while everything from the nose upward had vanished! Even the braincase had turned to nothingness!
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The white beam was dazzlingly bright. After passing through the Golden-Horned Beast, it continued straight ahead, then flew into the atmosphere, actually piercing through it, and shot directly into the starry expanse of space!
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Time froze in that moment!
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Inside the audio-visual room.
On the left half of the screen, the devouring beast was still in a flying posture, but its head was now reduced to just a mouth, with nothing above it.
On the right half of the screen, the dazzling beam had already shot into space!
The twelve people in the audio-visual room instantly had their eyes wide with shock, then one by one, they went wild with excitement!
“Haha! We did it, we succeeded!” Jia Yi, the top military figure of China, excitedly jumped up and punched the air.
“Gaga, ohhh!” Murhenderson gleefully wiggled his butt.
“Haha, we made it, we did it!!!” Luo Feng shouted excitedly.
“Come on, come on, let’s drink and celebrate our success!” Thunder shouted as he grabbed a nearby wine glass.
“Great!” Hong also wore a face of excitement.
And in Luo Feng’s consciousness sea, Babata’s excited voice also came through: “Luo Feng, I’m amazing, right? I told you earlier that this laser cannon, capable of killing a sixth-stage Stellar-Level warrior, could easily take it out with just a single shot! It was definitely going to die! Wahahaha!” Babata was also bursting with pride.
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Across the entire Earth, all nations instantly erupted in celebration!!!
Excitement filled the air!
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“Finally, it’s done. This disaster is finally over,” Luo Feng excitedly walked toward Thunder.
“En?” Luo Feng was taken aback. Just moments ago, the audio-visual room had been filled with excitement, but now it had suddenly gone silent. Even Zhu Xi, the only one still shouting in excitement, had stopped. Luo Feng’s heart trembled, and he turned his head to look at the screen.
On the screen.
In the left half of the image, the devouring beast’s head was still just a mouth, but strangely, it was still floating, and the two horns, one long and one short, were also floating beside it.
The golden secret patterns on the two horns suddenly emitted blinding golden light!
Aaaaah!
The massive body of the devouring beast, particularly the neck and back where golden secret patterned scales were present, began to glow. These golden lights rapidly traveled along the secret patterns directly into the devouring beast’s massive wings! In an instant, the wings seemed to slightly enlarge in size, their shape subtly changing.
Whoosh!
Like a golden streak of light!
The devouring beast, now with only a mouth left on its head, actually dove straight into the sea, with a thunderous boom! The sea water exploded!
“Did we fail?” Hong’s face instantly turned pale, his body trembling.
Jia Yi stared at the screen in terror, shaking his head over and over, tears silently streaming down his face.
Thunder, who had been holding a few wine glasses ready to pour a celebratory drink, also stared at the screen with wide eyes, his hands unconsciously dropping the glasses!
“Crash!” “Crash!” “Crash!”
The glass cups shattered, fragments flying like swords piercing each person’s heart. Luo Feng stared blankly at the screen, his face expressionless…
Despair?
A heart so broken it felt like death?
At this moment!
The heart of the entire Earth seemed to stop beating, and all of humanity was filled with despair!
At this moment!
It was as if they had witnessed the extinction of humanity!
“The devouring beast is moving rapidly under the sea, speed at 36062 meters per second! That’s 2.37 times its previous speed!” The emotionless electronic voice in the audio-visual room reported the data, but no one in the room responded. Everyone was silent like statues, like the living dead!
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