Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 924 - 653: Airspace Lockdown [2]

Seeing this change, both Xing Hen and the soldier's commander shouted in anger almost simultaneously.

The intention of the Business Alliance's higher-ups is to capture alive, not to kill.

What value does a legendary mech pilot who can fight four at once have? How extravagant is the decision to kill without trying to tame them?

"Aren't I helping you…" Salvador sneered.

He didn't care about any laughable life-saving grace, in his world, someone like Bai E, who was several times stronger, was not allowed to exist.

Seizing the moment when the opponent was heavily injured by the concentrated fire of the Business Alliance's soldiers, delivering the final blow to end the opponent's life was his most desired action.

But…

As the claw suddenly pierced harshly, the expression on Salvador's face turned to confusion.

Did it miss?

No! It didn't miss, it was blocked.

Yet there was no sensation of touching any solid object…

"Bang!"

Almost at the very next moment when he sensed something was wrong, a mighty force suddenly struck his head.

"Slap!"

His black body was suddenly slapped against the wall like a ragged bag, then slid down softly like a pile of rotten flesh…

Blood mixed with machine oil flowed on the starship floor, soaking the scattered bullets on the ground.

Only now did the smoke around Bai E finally completely dissipate.

As it completely dispersed, everyone who witnessed the scene widened their eyes.

"That is…"

"Spiritual Energy?!"

Before everyone's eyes, the bullets seemed trapped in some transparent medium, all frozen half a foot before that mysterious mech pilot.

These powerful and lethal weapons now all yielded under the opponent's command.

With a gentle wave of his hand, the countless bullets suddenly changed direction, shooting back the way they came.

"No!" The commander screamed desperately, but it was already too late.

Thousands of bullets whistled lethally, ruthlessly piercing through space and sweeping away all obstacles ahead.

"Puff puff puff puff puff!"

Human flesh and blood conjured a requiem under the metallic torrent's piercing.

Standing in the middle of the corridor, cold sweat dripped from the commander's brow as he heard the sound of bullets whizzing past him.

Once the noise subsided, the commander staggered as if utterly drained. "Why not kill me?!"

He would rather have perished under the counterattack.

But now, in the broad corridor behind him, he was the only one left standing.

"3…"

"2…"

"1…"

The broadcast system slowly counted down to the last number.

"I told you, advised against action."

"Kill me." The commander closed his eyes, knowing he was finished.

This isn't a war; the people he brought are most of the conventional armed forces on this starship.

Yet such forces were instantly crushed like fragile paper before the opponent; it seems the entire starship will be unchallenged territory for them.

The starship indeed holds more powerful weapons, but they weren't meant for internal enemies.

The opponent, with such individual strength, will face no more restraints inside the starship.

What kind of monster is this, and where did it come from?

Do those in charge know what kind of demon their orders have provoked?!

"I have no intention of killing." Bai E stepped forward, standing before him, "I merely wish to meet your leaders; they face something unusual."

The commander blinked, a slight hope flickering in his dejected eyes. "You won't kill us?"

Bai E repeated, "I have no intention of killing."

And almost as his voice faded, the broadcast system on the wall emitted an even more urgent alarm, accompanied by even worse news —

"Warning! Warning! High-dimensional engine failure, high-dimensional passage not opened!"

"Repeat! High-dimensional engine failure, high-dimensional passage not opened!"

…

The entire command system was now in complete chaos.

"What's going on?!"

"Why has the high-dimensional engine failed to start?! Where are the tech guys, what are they doing?!"

"The Cosmic Monster is approaching! And now you say the engine failed!"

Amidst the chaos, the three key leaders exchanged dark glances, "This might not be a technical issue..."

If it were, it wouldn't be possible for the engines of all ships to fail to start simultaneously.

In fact, their purpose for enabling the joint matrix lies precisely in this… The starships from various factions have varying performances, some new and some old.

The high-dimensional engine technology used by everyone likely differs in era, it's unrealistic to expect everyone to start the high-dimensional engines and undergo high-dimensional travel simultaneously.

The existence of the joint matrix helps each ship in the matrix maximize its engine performance, ensuring everyone can undertake high-dimensional travel in sync.

But now…

None of the ships' engines are working correctly, this is no longer a simple technical issue with the engines… An external force has interfered with the engines' start!

"Is there an issue with the surrounding airspace?"

In the past, humans have encountered similar issues.

In the vast universe, there are always places with one or two spatial anomalies that prevent them from opening pathways to higher dimensions.

…But it's not here.

"If this airspace had issues, we should have discovered it upon arrival."

Problematic airspace doesn't just prevent opening; in fact, they cannot be reached by high-dimensional travel.

Upon arrival, most of their ships did so using high-dimensional travel.

This means the change started from this moment.

Realizing this, they finally turned their gaze to the one variable occurring —

The Cosmic Monster!

Through the transparent porthole, the leaders in their respective ships cast their eyes at the slowly approaching giant biological beasts in space.

They approached silently and persistently, with some unspeakable pure malice…

As they neared the fleet, most humans in the starships felt a faint, uncomfortable intuition.

As if eyes from the shadows were watching, ready to pounce and tear into them at a moment's notice.

"It's them…"

"These Cosmic Monsters have the ability to blockade airspace?!"

Realizing this, an unspeakable fear began to creep into the hearts of all the high-levels present.

Blockading airspace!

This is cutting-edge human technology, only heard in the hands of several Imperial Sons at the Galaxy Center.

Among Peak Alliance's member nations, who has ever heard of such an ability?

And now, this ability, even rare among humans, is displayed by a group of Cosmic Monsters?

Currently, besides humans, no other beings in the universe have been found using high-dimensional passages intentionally. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Therefore, the ability to block airspace can only target human technology.

This is still a Cosmic Monster?!

Previously, in the eyes of humans, Cosmic Monsters were just a group of "beasts" roaming the stars purely by instinct and without intelligence.

No matter how fierce they were, even if one could destroy an entire planet, beasts would always be beasts.

Destruction or leading them, as long as humans desired, was only a matter of cost.

And now… A group of beasts with the ability to blockade airspace has emerged; does it also mean the emergence of abilities within the Cosmic Monsters aimed solely at countering human technological evolution?

And now… A group of beasts with the ability to blockade airspace has emerged; does it also mean the emergence of abilities within the Cosmic Monsters aimed solely at countering human technological evolution?