Crisis

Darting out of the lounge cabin, they flew into the void, which still rippled with the aftershocks of the explosion. “Hm?” Luo Feng’s gaze swept around, seeing only the debris of the exploded spaceship. There was no enemy in sight. “Everyone, be careful,” Captain Taiwo transmitted, simultaneously retracting the lounge cabin into his World Ring. He didn't feel any heartache over the destruction of the spaceship; the truly valuable part of the entire vessel was this lounge cabin, forged entirely from F9-grade Tungsten Flame Stone Mother metal. “Where are the enemies?” Rock’s eyes flashed like lightning as he stood in the void, scanning his surroundings. “Newbie, don't panic. Just stay vigilant; leave the rest to us,” Enchantress chuckled crisply. The other veterans also wore smiles, yet they too cautiously surveyed their surroundings. They had weathered too many storms... even facing danger, they maintained a relatively calm demeanor. “Since our opponents aren't showing themselves, let's go,” Taiwo declared, abruptly darting forward. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The other nine team members swiftly followed their captain, cutting through the void and fleeing into the distance. Boom! Boom! Boom!... From nine distant points in the cosmic starry sky, positioned in front, behind, left, right, above, and below Luo Feng and his team, nine dazzling electric beams simultaneously shot forth, instantly piercing through the void... In the original universe, even the most powerful Immortal Gods couldn't instantly reach light speed. However! Electricity, light rays, and similar phenomena, once unleashed, travel directly at light speed. Luo Feng and his team, however, required a certain amount of time to accelerate and gradually approach light speed. As for spaceships... they needed even longer to accelerate to light speed. Thus, the electric beams erupting from those nine points swiftly connected, forming a colossal lightning cage! The immense lightning cage completely enveloped Luo Feng's squad. “Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~~” The instant the lightning cage formed, countless electric snakes immediately pierced through the void. The entire lightning prison, spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers in diameter, was filled with these electric snakes. Undoubtedly... Luo Feng and his ten companions were naturally attacked by them. “Lightning Prison!” “It's the Lightning Prison!” The veterans exclaimed via mental transmission. “Quick, let's go! This is a Mechanical Race tactic, and from a powerful Mechanical Race individual. We're in deep trouble,” Taiwo transmitted urgently. Immediately, Taiwo took the lead, and the nine team members swiftly followed him, fleeing. However, Luo Feng and Rock, the two newbies, were both puzzled. Why flee? This Lightning Prison poses no threat at all. “If those lightning beams had directly struck us, a hit could probably instantly kill a Sector Lord. But... these lightning beams formed this 'lightning cage,' and the electric snakes they emit are spread across hundreds of millions of kilometers in diameter. They probably can't even kill a First-tier or Second-tier Sector Lord, so there's no real danger,” the new recruit Rock inquired. “What's so terrifying about the Lightning Prison?” Luo Feng also asked via mental transmission as he fled. For experts in elite Sector Lord squads, multitasking was a normal ability; conversing while fleeing was quite common. “Newbie, you'll see in a moment. This time, we're in big trouble. This Lightning Prison... isn't something an ordinary Mechanical Race member can deploy,” Poison said with a solemn expression on her small face. Luo Feng nodded slightly. His insight was extraordinary; he could tell at a glance... that to successfully deploy a lightning prison spanning hundreds of millions of kilometers in diameter, the equipment cost alone would likely be in the millions of Chaos Yuan Units! The Mechanical Race excelled in this area, so their cost might be lower. But even then, it would probably exceed a hundred thousand Chaos Yuan Units, certainly not something an ordinary Sector Lord-level Mechanical Race individual could deploy. As for the energy consumption of this lightning prison, it wasn't astonishing. Because the electric snakes continuously darted throughout the entire lightning prison, if there were no one inside, the electric snakes could circulate endlessly, achieving 'energy circulation' with consumption infinitely close to zero! 'Energy circulation' was like the colorful energy shield of the massive AAA Divine Spirit Base, which could withstand attacks from Universe Venerables. That colorful energy shield was constantly maintained... as long as it wasn't attacked, the energy could circulate without any loss. ... Just as Luo Feng's squad was fleeing, suddenly— “Rumble~~~” From the nine base points of the lightning prison, dense specks of light suddenly erupted. These countless light specks rapidly converged on Luo Feng and his team from nine directions, forcing the squad, who had just accelerated to escape, to abruptly decelerate, as a large number of light specks were rapidly rushing towards them from the front. “They're Mechanical Puppets,” Luo Feng recognized at a glance. From a distance, they appeared as light specks, but upon closer inspection, one could discern... They were silver robots, approximately twelve meters tall. Each silver robot carried a heavy alloy sword on its back, and faint electric snakes coursed over their alloy bodies. Yet, when the countless electric snakes within the 'lightning prison' touched them, they were completely unaffected. “They're Lightning Mechanical Puppets,” Taiwo said gravely. “We're in deep trouble. The 'Lightning Prison' combined with a 'Lightning Mechanical Puppet Legion' is a relatively common, but also extremely terrifying, combination among the Mechanical Race. Usually, only an Immortal God of the Mechanical Race would have such a grand display.” All nine team members obeyed Taiwo's command. Luo Feng, however, felt his own weakness. He was very familiar with the combat methods of the human race. But regarding the combat methods of alien powerhouses, although he had looked up some information through the Virtual Universe Network, the explanations were too vague. For instance, the Mechanical Race was described as: 'Mechanical Race individuals are essentially intelligent lifeforms, each representing a mechanical empire. Relying on their resources, various deployments, precise and terrifying control, coordination, and strategies, they will form various terrifying attacks.' “Everyone, listen up!” “Follow me. We need to break through at maximum speed and escape this Lightning Prison as quickly as possible,” Taiwo ordered. “Yes!” The nine team members responded. Immediately, the entire squad began to dart away at astonishing speed. Because the Lightning Prison was so vast, Luo Feng's elite squad desperately tried to bypass the Lightning Mechanical Puppet Legion. ... Inside the cabin of the distant, ruined spaceship. Palati of the Mechanical Race grinned: “Still trying to escape? Legion 6, execute CI9 protocol!” ... “These Mechanical Puppets have relatively poor flexibility; they shouldn't be able to catch up,” Luo Feng's squad evaded the pursuing Mechanical Puppet Legion and swiftly fled. However, the nearest Mechanical Puppet Legion suddenly absorbed a vast number of electric snakes. Instantly, countless electric snakes darting through the entire Lightning Prison were drawn in. The more than one hundred thousand Lightning Mechanical Puppets seemed to form a circuit, with countless electric snakes circulating and gathering, and dazzling lightning orbs appeared on twenty-one of these Mechanical Puppets. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!... The twenty-one lightning orbs formed a special secret pattern among themselves, like a 'lightning fishing net' that instantly blasted forth. Whoosh! The lightning fishing net struck at light speed. As it caught up to Luo Feng's elite squad, a powerful binding pressure swiftly descended. This lightning fishing net directly enveloped the entire squad, its binding force trapping all team members. Luo Feng was secretly astonished that this was an energy attack imbued with spatial laws. “Hmph!” Captain Taiwo roared, his Immortal Divine Power and Law Domain erupting simultaneously. Countless earthy-yellow light specks spread across tens of thousands of kilometers, each speck terrifyingly heavy, bombarding the massive lightning fishing net. Immortal Divine Power also rapidly struck it. 'Hammer' of the Yan Poluo Race roared, using his great hammer to smash the fishing net. “Break!” Sector Lord 'Wild Dance' also controlled his Mental Force Weapon, the 'God-Splitting Weapon,' one of the nine great divine weapons of Mental-Force Masters. The God-Splitting Weapon instantly formed a dazzling light wheel, furiously slashing at the lightning fishing net. “Shatter,” the white-robed Sector Lord 'Divine Spirit' commanded, as a spear radiating hazy light floated behind him, twisting and tearing the surrounding space. ... All nine team members were unleashing their techniques, and Luo Feng also deployed his Yan Shen Weapon. However, this lightning fishing net didn't have much offensive power, but it entangled all the team members. Meanwhile, one of the nine Mechanical Legions from afar had already arrived, and the others were rapidly approaching. “Bang!” Captain Taiwo roared, finally shattering the lightning fishing net within dozens of kilometers around him. At the same moment— The entire lightning fishing net instantly collapsed. “Rumble~~~” Once the previously stable lightning fishing net collapsed, the powerful lightning energy within it instantly exploded, triggering a chain reaction that tore apart the surrounding void. A powerful energy wave also impacted Luo Feng's squad, but Captain Taiwo firmly withstood it. “Captain,” Rock looked at Taiwo with some concern. “I'm fine,” Taiwo growled. “Everyone, it seems this battle will be troublesome. The Mechanical Puppet Legions have already surrounded us. Trying to avoid this fight... seems impossible now.” “Avoid what? We'd have to fight at our destination anyway, so fighting here is no different,” Poison said, licking her lips, her eyes gleaming with fierce light. “Mm,” Hammer also nodded. The eyes of the other team members burned with fighting spirit. “Enchantress, Wei, you two be careful,” Taiwo ordered. “Self-preservation won't be an issue, but killing enemies will mainly depend on you all. Against the Mechanical Race... we Illusionists are completely useless,” the skeletal-thin Wei transmitted with a low grunt. Every Illusionist actually knew how to control Mental Force Weapons, but they specialized in their own art, so they certainly weren't very proficient with Mental Force Weapons. The void rapidly self-repaired. Around the elite Sector Lord squad, three Mechanical Puppet Legions had already gathered. Each legion comprised over one hundred thousand Mechanical Puppets, and at a glance, they had already heavily surrounded Luo Feng and his team. The other six Mechanical Puppet Legions from afar were also rapidly approaching at sub-light speed, and would completely encircle them within seconds. “I wonder how they'll deal with this,” Luo Feng thought calmly. As for the so-called Mechanical Puppet Legions, he only needed to unleash his Immortal Star-Devouring Vine. Once the Immortal Star-Devouring Vine returned to its true form, each of its tendrils would be millions of kilometers long, enough to entangle all the Mechanical Puppets! ... Inside the cabin of the distant, ruined spaceship. “The trap is set, time to reap the harvest!” Palati, seated in his alloy chair, murmured softly. “One Immortal God, nine Sector Lords... we can deal with them with a maximum loss of 27%.”