Chapter 649 380: Evolution

Upon seeing this, the young woman inside the Crimson Mecha quickly started her own, its thrusters flaring as she pursued Zhao Rui.

Unfortunately, being inside the Mecha, she had no way to speak directly to Zhao Rui.

She could only contact the command center and notify the captain of the Space City.

Soon, the Space City opened its bay doors and welcomed Zhao Rui inside.

"Mr. Zhao, the higher-ups have already issued a system-wide announcement about your situation. You have the highest level of clearance—Advanced."

The stern-faced captain managed a rare smile.

Zhao Rui nodded and said, "Thank you. The main purpose of my visit is to view the Space City's records on the interstellar changes over the past few centuries."

"Of course. I'll make the arrangements immediately."

The captain smiled and acted as Zhao Rui's guide, showing him around the Space City.

The Space City was vast, dozens of kilometers in length and width. Its interior was like a small town.

There were residential areas, recreational zones, simulated sunsets over mountains and water, and landscapes under a starry sky.

Humanity had long since developed gravity generators. Life in the Space City, aside from the limited space, was no different from living on the ground.

Zhao Rui had seen far more impressive space cities, so naturally, he showed no particular reaction to this little one.

His main purpose for this trip was to study the changes on the Ancestral Star. He was worried that, like Blue Star, the Ancestral Star might harbor certain strange Domains.

And that it might eventually exhibit phenomena like Spiritual Qi leakage.

Although the Ancestral Star was no longer the world he once knew, he still didn't want to see it destroyed by external forces.

After touring the space base, the materials Zhao Rui needed were ready. He declined the captain's dinner invitation and went straight to the archives.

Using the Space City's intelligent system, he began to review the changes of Wind and Cloud on the Ancestral Star over the past two hundred years.

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Outside the Space City, Mecha Warriors were busy clearing away the carcasses of the space bugs. The floating corpses seemed harmless for now, but if subjected to any external force, they would become terrifying kinetic projectiles.

Therefore, keeping the area around the Space City clean was a very important task.

Just as everyone was busy cleaning up the mess, a wave of Energy suddenly washed over them.

The immense shockwave blew all the bug carcasses into the distance.

The Mecha Warriors had to activate their power sources and struggle to resist the terrifying force.

Even the distant Space City was buffeted by the immense force, swaying as if in a storm.

"This is bad! The spatial rift has activated again!"

Inside the Space City, everyone was horrified. They all looked through the city's combat displays toward the void, tens of thousands of kilometers away.

A massive rift had appeared there, even wider than the one before.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Sirens blared. All Mecha pilots scrambled back into their Mecha and flew out of the Space City.

"It never ends. What is the deal with these bugs?"

In the Space City, those with access to information from the command department were horrified.

They had just been repelled, but a short while later, it was starting all over again.

In the distant, rift-torn patch of space, countless bugs were swarming out like a tide.

This time, they weren't just charging in one direction. Instead, they were flying out in all directions.

They bypassed the Space City's defensive perimeter and headed for the Ancestral Star.

"Those damned things."

The point-defense cannons laid down covering fire on the bugs, but they could only hit a small portion of the swarm in front.

Left with no choice, the Space City had to dispatch its combat Mecha and fighter jets, even sending out large battle fortresses.

In an instant, the entire starry sky was filled with the aftershocks of battle.

Looking out through the screens was like watching a spectacular fireworks display.

Unfortunately, this fireworks show wasn't for a celebration, but to stop the enemy.

"Sir, the bugs' blast resistance is increasing! The impact from the point-defense cannons can no longer take them out in one shot."

"What? How is that possible?"

In the Space City, the captain and the other high-ranking officers were utterly horrified.