In the silent vacuum, witnessed by the stars filling the sky, a milestone moment unfolded—one worthy of being recorded in human history, comparable to humanity’s first step into space!
Before the livestream, billions upon billions of viewers held their breath, their scalps tingling.
Their blood was boiling, their hearts nearly pounding out of their chests.
A torrent of surging emotions collided within them. They wanted to scream, but it was as if a mysterious force gripped their throats, leaving them speechless.
“This is… this is a Symbiotic Battle Armor!! A super-grade battle armor capable of walking in space and withstanding warship attacks! My god, isn’t this supposed to exist only in theory? The Symbiotic Battle Armor that Starlight Life poured billions into but failed to develop—it’s just appeared right before our eyes, bold as you please!”
Madman Lao Cao shot to his feet, veins bulging on his neck. Abandoning all sense of image, he roared hoarsely in his own livestream.
“Viewers, open your eyes wide! You are about to witness history! The first truly functional Symbiotic Battle Armor in human history is right in front of us! The first, and the only one!”
Madman Lao Cao desperately wanted to rush to the Federal Parliament and curse those bastards out!
What a sin. To think they would treat a genius—someone who could change the course of human history—like this!
Staring at the screen filled with cannon fire, Madman Lao Cao’s heart ached so much he could barely breathe. If he could, he would truly trade his life for Lin Xiaohe’s.
He stared at the screen without blinking. This was a Symbiotic Battle Armor, after all—every second counted.
It could block an attack from a single space warship, but it couldn’t possibly withstand a simultaneous assault from multiple warship groups!
Amidst the cannon fire, that streamlined, fiery-red battle armor looked as if it were forged from planetary lava.
The dark whips in her hands trembled slightly, red energy lines flowing across them.
The whips spun rapidly, forming a circle in the void. The flowing red light traced the image of a red beetle against the circular black canvas.
Just as cannon fire capable of tearing a planet apart crashed toward Lin Xiaohe, a scene that made the entire Federation question reality itself was slapped brazenly across their faces!
In the deathly stillness of deep space, Lin Xiaohe moved!
She took a single step forward, yet it was as if she folded space itself, advancing dozens of miles.
Then, her speed increased, faster and faster, heading straight for the direction beyond the Star Ring.
She was like a micro black hole moving at high speed, tearing through the space carrier-class defense net that the Federation Space Fleet prided itself on most!
The cannon fire was completely absorbed by the red beetle defense, not even leaving a scratch on Lin Xiaohe’s armor.
“Follow her! Hurry, follow Lin Xiaohe!” Thunder Brother was trembling with excitement.
He wished he could throw his head back and howl at the sky.
As expected, all his bad luck over half a lifetime had been saving up his karma for this very moment!
He, Thunder Brother, had finally latched onto the thickest, strongest thigh in human history!
The commander of the Federation Space Fleet felt his eyes about to pop out of his head. It was as if he had suddenly fallen into the freezing vacuum, all strength leaving his limbs, his mind dazed and groggy.
“What… what is this?” The soldiers on the Federation warships watched in horror as that figure absorbed all the cannon fire.
This scene was so unscientific it completely overturned their understanding.
How could a human body be so powerful?!
“C-Commander… she’s heading straight for us!”
On the command ship, the soldiers reported in a daze.
What should they do? Should they dodge?
But the Federation Space Fleet Code of Conduct didn’t say anything about what to do when a single person, piloting a Symbiotic Battle Armor, charged at a warship.
The space fleet commander wiped his face and said heavily, “The entire Federation is watching us. Do you want to flee without a fight, right in front of everyone? Hah, scared into running away with our tails between our legs by a single person? We’d be nailed to the pillar of shame in Federation military history!”
“Fire! Open fire at all costs!”
Wave after wave of cannon fire once again surged toward Lin Xiaohe like fierce, silent beasts.
Under her battle armor, Lin Xiaohe’s eyes were cold and indifferent.
After breaking through her restraints, Lin Xiaohe’s body and mental strength had both nearly reached the absolute peak of humanity.
Merged with the bodies of Xinbao and the others, and Xiao Hei, her pores almost wanted to open wide in comfort in the void.
Mysterious forces in the universe, never captured or observed by humans, rushed into this body eagerly with every breath Lin Xiaohe took.
This was an incredibly powerful, almost inexhaustible force.
Lin Xiaohe was even confident that given the chance to continue growing stronger, she could easily crush a star.
This was the confidence of standing at the top of the food chain.
Not far from the command fleet, she halted.
Everyone on all the surrounding ships could hear a soft sigh resonate in their minds: “Why do you never take my words seriously? It’s really annoying. Am I truly so insignificant?”
Everyone’s heartbeat suddenly paused. The void was already dark enough, but they felt an even thicker black cloud envelop the entire space, rendering them utterly immobile.
The next second, their faces turned pale as paper, their lips trembled slightly, and their eyes filled with despair.
They weren’t fighting a person; they were provoking a god!
They watched as Lin Xiaohe separated the two black whips, raised her right hand, and lashed out fiercely in the direction of the Federation Space Fleet.
The cannon fire absorbed by the whip reappeared in the void, completely defying all logic.
Except this time, the cannon fire was hurtling toward the Federation’s own space warships!
The first to bear the brunt was the space command ship.
Its massive silver hull, set against the backdrop of stars, gleamed with an arrogant luster.
But under the dense barrage of cannon fire, it could no longer maintain its original arrogance. Its plasma shield was torn open by the immense energy, creating a fatal fissure.
A relentless, tide-like flood of cannon fire surged through this gap, blasting the command ship into a brilliant firework in the void.
The other warships dodged frantically, trying to hold on just a little longer, waiting for this wave of cannon fire to dissipate into the vacuum.
Yet, what drove them to despair was that Lin Xiaohe lashed out again!
The whip in her left hand unleashed the same firepower.
The Federation warships felt like spinning tops, rotating uncontrollably under the lashing of Lin Xiaohe’s whips.
Those that couldn’t hold on any longer transformed into blossoming explosions of fireworks, a silent mockery of the Federation for offending the one person they never should have!
After the Hummingbird caught up, Lin Xiaohe moved again.
With every step she took, a green halo about half a meter in diameter bloomed beneath her feet.
This halo was woven from twisting vines and leaves.
When Federation ships tried to pursue the Hummingbird from behind, the green halo suddenly detonated.
In an instant, the vines grew rapidly, coiling around the Federation ships.
Lin Xiaohe’s lips parted slightly, her icy voice hammering into everyone’s minds: “Annihilate!”
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a release of ultimate energy.
It was as if a terrifying beast lurked in the darkness, swallowing energy shields and consuming every metal structure of the space warships.
Light was distorted, space itself seemed to collapse inward for a fleeting moment.
All the space warships entangled by the vines simply flickered faintly, then transformed into particles of stardust, dispersing into the void.
In this moment, whether the surviving Federation warships or the viewers before the livestream, everyone felt as if a paralysis spell had been cast upon them—unable to move, unable to speak.
They could only watch in silence as that figure swept away into the distance, leaving them all behind with effortless grace.
On the side of the Hummingbird, its communication lights flashed incessantly, leaving behind one final, brazen message.
[Idiot Federation, we’re done playing with you!]
Heh, what’s the point of risking life and limb in the Federation for the rank of Captain?
People with real ambition, of course, choose to strike out on their own!
