Chapter 688: Chapter 52: Clash
Following the valley straight ahead is a huge cave entrance, with numerous signs of excavation along the way.
Scarcely encountering much resistance, the Star Thief Group led by Sea Wolf charged straight in, advancing swiftly to the depths of the cave.
Lu Yuan consistently maintained his position close to the rear of the vanguard of the Star Thieves, at a leisurely pace.
Along the way, he hardly took action, only casually destroying a few hidden energy cannon turrets.
But as Alfanzo, Sea Wolf’s brother, even if he wanted to keep a low profile, there were always many keeping a close eye on his movements.
Lu Yuan noticed that besides "Red Beard," there were several Level 7 strength Spiritual Powers that frequently seemed to innocently fall upon him, presumably from various Star Thief factions intending to conspire against Sea Wolf.
Lu Yuan noted their identities, pretending as if nothing was amiss, continuing to blend in with the larger Star Thief group.
"Boom!"
A scarlet energy beam almost solidified hit a large metal door ahead, slicing it like a knife through butter, leaving a hole several meters in diameter.
In the smoke and heat, a black mecha adorned with a blood-colored wolf head totem stepped forward through melting steel, its mighty alloy arms supporting the edges of the hole, applying slight force...
"Crunch, crunch—"
With a teeth-gnashing metal twist, Sea Wolf directly ripped open the entire alloy door, which was seven to eight meters thick, creating a large entrance for multiple Level 5 mechas to pass through side by side.
The vast Star Thief group fell silent for a few seconds, and the previously noisy Level 7 mechanician channel plunged into a tacit quiet.
Even with Sea Wolf’s notorious reputation, witnessing his formidable strength up close, the Star Thieves were inevitably shaken once more.
"Is this the power of Level 8..."
Lu Yuan watched the whole process of Sea Wolf’s mecha forcing its way, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Alfanzo’s memories told him that the Blood Roar Mecha custom-made for Sea Wolf wasn’t a Power Type Mecha.
But from the power Sea Wolf just displayed, that strength didn’t fall short of the lv2 Grandmaster Force state under his own Mechanical Body.
Level 8 mechas, with just their basic performance alone, can crush ordinary Level 7 mechas, not to mention the Level 8 mechanicians’ Spiritual Power augmentation and Resonance Skills.
"The existence of mechas makes the combat power gap between each level more exaggerated as they advance...
This is just below the Star Spirit Realm. If entering the Star Lord Realm, where mechanicians’ Spiritual Power undergoes metamorphosis and mechas evolve into Star Lord Mechanical Soldiers, the gap between realms would be so outrageous... "
Lu Yuan thought silently.
The shortcomings of his Mechanical Body were exposed here. When other mechanicians advance their Spiritual Power, they just need to switch to a higher-grade mecha, and their combat power undergoes a qualitative metamorphosis.
But no matter how much higher-level mecha materials he devours, the overall strength change of his Mechanical Body won’t be particularly noticeable.
The influence of the technology tree is continuously growing.
"Go."
Sea Wolf’s cold voice came through the terminal channel, and the Star Thieves filed inside through the breach.
Lu Yuan followed the Star Thief group, stepping into the breach.
Upon entering, once he saw the scene before him, he slightly froze.
On the way here, Lu Yuan had been silently memorizing the route they were taking, knowing that after entering the valley, the direction they kept moving was gradually downward.
By now, they were likely over 200 meters below the ground surface.
However, Lu Yuan suddenly realized that these invaders, after passing the obstruction of the alloy door, were actually positioned at a high point.
——
The Star Thieves led by Sea Wolf were all standing on a white platform.
Operating mechas, they were already considered as giants in the eyes of ordinary people.
But the white platform accommodating about a hundred intermediate mechas still appeared quite spacious; it might take everyone entering to barely fill the platform.
Yet this white platform still seemed insignificant within the vast surrounding space.
Including Lu Yuan, all of the Star Thieves were slightly shaken by the enormous scale of the ancient ruins space ahead of them.
Big.
Too big.
Beneath the thick rocky dome lay a spacious black plaza permeated by an ancient aura.
They seemed like ants inadvertently stumbling into a giant’s tomb, momentarily caught in mild shock and contemplation.
"Ancient... ancient ruins... is this what they call ancient ruins?"
Lu Yuan heard a murmuring voice from a Level 7 Star Thief in the terminal channel.
He scanned the surroundings, noticing the slightly greenish hue on all four walls of this enormous cave of ruins, accompanied by an extraordinarily refreshing and pleasant aroma in the air.
Not a regular mecha pilot himself, lacking the layer of obstruction from a fresh air filtration system, at the first moment he sensed.....
With each breath, the air drawn into his lungs contained an endless stream of extraordinarily pure Life Energy.
His view seemed to drift with many fluorescent-like green specks.
In that instant, Lu Yuan suddenly understood——
What he encountered when he first arrived on Lilva Star, during a night outing, was the origin of that tide-like glowing sea.
It came from this expansive ancient ruins cave ahead.
