Chapter 648 379: Space City

"Victory!"

Inside the base, everyone erupted in cheers.

The base commander's expression remained unchanged, still grim and serious. "Quickly investigate the origin of these alien lifeforms."

"Yes, sir!"

Soon, a large number of small warships and combat Mecha flew into space and began salvaging the remaining insect carcasses.

Meanwhile, scientists from the base headed to the spatial rift to collect data on the corresponding radiation and Energy fluctuations.

"Commander, what are your thoughts?"

The vice-commander at his side asked with concern.

"I'm afraid this won't be the only wave. Order all units to remain on high alert. There can be no letting up."

...

「In the Capital City, inside a magnificent, towering building.」

Zhao Rui met with the leader of this world's Ancestral Star.

The two of them spoke for over an hour.

No one knew what they discussed.

All that was known was that when Zhao Rui left, a woman was by his side.

The woman was strikingly beautiful and tall. More impressive, however, were her nimble movements and brisk, graceful stride—she was clearly a powerhouse whose physique had been optimized.

"Mr. Zhao, my name is Ye Xun. As per my superiors' orders, I'll be your guide and help you adapt to modern life."

"Thank you."

Zhao Rui replied simply.

After Ye Xun finished speaking, she raised a hand to summon a flying vehicle. The two boarded, and the flyer traced an arc before disappearing into the city.

"This was once the territory of the Great Yan. Over a hundred years ago, ape-men ran rampant, plunging the entire planet into chaos. It was the remnants of the Great Yan people who rose up to fight back, expelling them from our lands and driving them back to the Africam Continent."

"Afterward, other nations also began their counterattack. Within just a few years, the entire planet had been purged of the ape-men scourge."

"Unfortunately, some mixed-breeds survived, giving them a chance to cling to life."

Later, once humanity established interstellar travel routes, they were exiled to the Proxima Centauri System. As for today, it's said the ape-men there have become completely feral, regressing into something more akin to gorillas.

Later still, a civil war broke out on the Ancestral Star, and many more dangerous individuals were subsequently exiled.

"Some journeyed into deep space aboard their Spaceships, while others hid in the outer reaches of the Solar System, surviving on whatever interstellar matter they could find."

As he listened to Ye Xun, Zhao Rui's expression darkened. 'The signs of this chaos were already there, long before I crossed over.'

'To think it still couldn't be avoided in the end.'

'If not for all this, given the Ancestral Star's technological development, it should be several times more powerful than it is now.'

'They'd at least have the power of a galactic tech hegemon, like the ones near Blue Star.'

"Mr. Zhao?"

Ye Xun asked with curiosity, seeing Zhao Rui's gaze fixed on the cosmos.

Zhao Rui said nothing. His eyes narrowed, and he vanished, taking Ye Xun with him.

Out in the void of space, Ye Xun trembled uncontrollably as she stared at the bustling Mecha Warriors and the residual insect carcasses before her.

'She never imagined that in the blink of an eye, she could be transported from the Ancestral Star into interstellar space.'

'The crucial part was, she wasn't wearing any protective gear whatsoever.'

Her breathing was normal, her movements were normal, and her mind was perfectly clear.

'What kind of incredible power is this?'

Ye Xun was stunned beyond belief.

After a moment, a combat Mecha sped toward them.

Its crimson frame and a streamlined design that radiated power... it was none other than the Crimson Mecha that had crashed into the sea before Zhao Rui when he first arrived.

"It's you? You can actually survive in outer space."

The voice of the young woman from their previous encounter came from inside the Mecha.

As the Crimson Mecha drew closer, the distant Space City also noticed the anomaly, and several more Mecha began to approach.

Zhao Rui said nothing. With a blur of motion, he traced a smooth arc through space, flying toward the Space City.