Chapter 1 The Light of the Abyss

Inside the cockpit of the V-generation biological mech, Light of the Abyss, Su Mo reversed the negative energy pollution. He leaned back wearily in his seat, gazing at the wreckage drifting in space.

His mood was heavy, to say the least. Although they had won, he couldn't bring himself to feel happy.

He glanced around. Of the three hundred mechs that had warped in, less than a hundred remained.

The casualties were extraordinarily heavy.

These weren't cannon fodder, after all. They were all elites among elites, at least at the rank of General.

However, Su Mo was also a bit puzzled. If the enemy hadn't retreated and continued fighting, their group would have been annihilated, with almost no one escaping.

Just then, Heath, piloting the V-generation biological mech Berserker Apostle, flew in front of Su Mo.

Su Mo immediately became alert. The external enemy was gone. They were no longer within the Sea of ​​Stars, but in an area where combat was permissible. He couldn't rule out the possibility of the other side suddenly turning hostile.

Heath naturally noticed Su Mo entering a state of alert, so he didn't get too close.

He frankly said to Su Mo, "I'm very happy to have fought alongside you, but this is purely out of admiration. Our positions are still opposed. I'm here to ask you to return the stone tablet you took last time. That stone tablet originally belonged to our Gomotes Empire."

Su Mo revealed a strange expression. The stone tablet belonged to the Gomotes Empire?

Shouldn't it belong to the City of Star Ring?

A thought flashed through Su Mo's mind. Had he and the old man misunderstood something?

Soon, Su Mo sorted things out. But even if he understood, there was no way he could return the stone tablet. That thing was with the old man.

He had no ability to get it from the old man, so he replied in a low voice.

"Impossible."

Heath wasn't surprised by Su Mo's answer. After all, who would spit out something they'd already swallowed? He didn't make any harsh threats, but simply said,

"That stone tablet isn't of much use to you. Please pass a message to Speaker Arlais. If he's willing to return it, we're willing to pay a considerable reward."

Su Mo's expression momentarily faltered. It seemed like the blame was being shifted to the Federation.

He felt that even if he tried to explain, Heath probably wouldn't believe him.

Seeing Su Mo fall silent, Heath continued, "I hope you can deliver the message. We're currently signing a peace treaty, so I won't do anything to you. But when the peace treaty ends, we, the Gomotes Empire, will definitely take back what we've lost, no matter the cost."

After speaking, Heath piloted his mech away.

Su Mo watched Heath's departing back and asked the Fabricator Devourer.

"What exactly is that stone tablet?"

"Don't ask what you shouldn't know. You'll know when you're supposed to know. Also, don't think about taking the stone tablet back from the old man. He'll fight you to the death."

The Fabricator Devourer warned in a cold voice.

Su Mo's expression was extremely interesting. Then, he said, "Damn, did I ask for too little reward last time?"

The Fabricator Devourer was too lazy to reply to Su Mo, but it implicitly acknowledged Su Mo's words. He had indeed asked for too little.

At this moment, Su Mo's phone vibrated. He received a message from Qian Chengxue through the Star Ring forum.

"Su Mo, we're coming to pick you up."

Seeing this message, a hint of a smile appeared on Su Mo's tired face.

After a long while, Su Mo piloted the Light of the Abyss into the Shadow, docking it in the dedicated hangar.

Soon, Su Mo opened the bio-cockpit and jumped down.

Qian Chengxue stepped forward with concern and hugged Su Mo, softly asking, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, don't worry."

Su Mo gently stroked Qian Chengxue's back and said softly.

"Boss, who was that mech fighting you? So awesome! Couldn't even beat him?"

Sun Duoxiang asked with excitement and curiosity. He had never seen Su Mo so embarrassed, being suppressed and beaten.

It was always Su Mo suppressing others.

Su Mo kicked him in annoyance and said, "It's not that I couldn't beat him, it's that the mech's performance wasn't good enough. When my mech is built, I'll definitely get my revenge."

"Uh, the boss is right. The boss was really in danger this time. We all thought we were done for. If the warp fortress had exploded a few seconds earlier, causing the warp to fail, or if Commander Qin Wu hadn't rushed up at the last moment, we would have really been finished."

Sun Duoxiang said awkwardly.

"It was indeed very dangerous. Wait, you said the warp fortress, Wisdom Star Fortress, exploded?"

Su Mo was suddenly shocked and quickly asked.

"Yes, the entire fortress didn't disintegrate, but there were local explosions. The power room, structural area, and control room collapsed."

Qian Chengxue explained to Su Mo.

"Lin Zinuo and her father were still in the control room. Are they alright?"

Su Mo also quickly asked.

Qian Chengxue shook her head and replied, "The situation is unknown. They're still searching. We also wanted to go closer to help, but the Federation GT department sealed off the entire fortress, not allowing anyone to approach. After all, it's the Federation's highest technology product."

"Quick! Return!"

Su Mo's expression became even heavier.

.......

Several hours later.

The Shadow returned to its original location.

Su Mo stood on the observation deck, looking at the warp fortress, Light of Wisdom Star. The entire circular fortress had now become an oval.

The huge fortress was still sparking with electricity everywhere.

Wires were breaking from time to time.

Federation battleships sealed off the huge fortress and drove away all irrelevant personnel.

At the same time, a space fortress was dispatched to float next to the warp fortress, specifically to house rescued survivors and the bodies that were found.

At this time, Su Mo's phone vibrated, and a message from Hai Yue popped up.

"I've made arrangements, you can approach. But I can tell you, the situation is very pessimistic. There were heavy casualties in the control room. No matter what the result, don't be too sad."

"I know, thank you."

Su Mo edited a message and replied with a heavy heart.

"Su Mo? What's wrong? Is the situation pessimistic?"

Qian Chengxue also asked with great concern.

"Very bad, let's drive the ship over there. It's already been reported."

Su Mo said with a bleak expression.

Soon, the Shadow approached the space fortress, and Su Mo and others successfully boarded it.

The hangar of the entire fortress was filled with wounded people and bodies covered with white cloths. Some of the bodies were incomplete, with only half remaining.

Looking around, there were few living people, and most were corpses.

Doctors were rescuing the surviving personnel.

Su Mo stopped a staff member and asked, "Excuse me, have people been rescued from the control room?"

"The control room collapsed. Almost everyone inside is dead. The rescued bodies are over there. I have urgent matters to attend to, so I won't talk to you anymore. Go and see for yourself."

After the staff member finished speaking, they left in a hurry.