Chapter 48 The Most Expensive Battle in Interstellar History

Zhou Zhiheng turned to look at Ning Shuyin, his eyes filled with surprise. He seemed about to say something but didn't speak.

He looked at the command panel and decisively gave the order:

"Switch to firepower and attack the spider on the right."

Snap.

Snap.

The charred remains of the mechanical spider fell to the ground, emitting a foul, burnt metallic smell.

Ning Shuyin's warning came again: "Zhou Zhiheng, there is a high-energy reaction behind the wall at your seven o'clock position."

Half a minute later, the wall suddenly exploded.

Five or six stealthy mechanical warriors burst through the wall.

This time, Zhou Zhiheng did not hesitate at all. His attack direction had already been locked onto that spot.

"You take command, I'll assist." He transferred the permissions of the main console directly to Ning Shuyin's computer.

Ning Shuyin did not hesitate and immediately took over command.

Under her keen perception, the enemy's movements were impossible to hide.

Zhou Zhiheng precisely adjusted his firepower based on the attack direction she had locked onto.

"All units, focus fire on the centipede's seventh segment; that's where its control unit is located."

"Contract the defenses, abandon the outer areas, and hold the central exhibition hall."

The initially chaotic battle situation quickly stabilized, and the forces even began to exert pressure.

Zhou Zhiheng stood beside her, watching this girl, whom he had recently considered a nuisance, calmly mobilizing his army, his purple eyes gleaming with a strange light.

“You have superpowers,” he said, stating it as a statement.

"Yes." Ning Shuyin replied without turning her head.

“No wonder.” Zhou Zhiheng’s eyes became complicated.

With victory in sight and the invaders about to be wiped out.

Just then—

A sharp buzzing sound rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the console screen began to flicker, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, until garbled characters appeared.

Those guards that Zhou Zhiheng was so proud of were like toys that had been cut off from power.

The light emanating from the cannon muzzle vanished instantly.

Clang, clang.

One by one, the guards fell to the ground, turning into piles of scrap metal.

“It’s signal interference,” Zhou Zhiheng’s face turned grim. “The control system is paralyzed. They couldn’t have done that. Why!”

At this moment, the remaining mechanical spiders, with their pairs of red electronic eyes, precisely targeted the two of them.

Zhou Zhiheng reacted quickly, pulling Ning Shuyin behind him.

He ducked to avoid it.

A spider swooped over his head, and the connecting shaft crashed into the safe behind him.

But before he could catch his breath, more enemies attacked from all sides.

"Let's go over there!" Ning Shuyin made a quick decision, pulling him towards the ancient civilization exhibition hall they had just passed.

Zhou Zhiheng and she rushed into the exhibition hall and pressed the emergency lock button.

The heavy exhibition hall doors temporarily blocked most of the mechanical spiders' pursuit.

But they still banged on the door loudly.

“This can’t go on!” Zhou Zhiheng leaned against the door, panting. “They’ll break down this door soon.”

"Use the weapons here."

In her desperate situation, Ning Shuyin recalled the results of her ability scan.

Among these exhibits are numerous relics from ancient battlefields, essentially forming an ancient armory that has been dormant for thousands of years.

"That scepter and that shield, both can be used."

She pointed to the coronation scepter of the ancient Perseus royal family in the center of the exhibition hall, and then to an ancient alloy shield.

"They have energy reactions and are all intact."

“Those are antiques!” Zhou Zhiheng exclaimed incredulously. “The scepter is worth three trillion star coins, and the shield is priceless.”

"Use it quickly! You're about to die, and you still have time to think about whether it's an antique or not."

The harsh noise of metal being cut could be heard from outside the door.

"Unlocking the protective force field requires your authorization!" Ning Shuyin shouted.

Before Zhou Zhiheng could respond, she grabbed his hand and forced it onto the sensor on the booth.

[Palm pulse confirmed, owner Zhou Zhiheng. Please verify iris.]

"you!"

Zhou Zhiheng's expression changed repeatedly.

Ning Shuyin didn't have time to discuss it. She grabbed his chin with one hand and turned his face toward the iris verification area.

[Verification successful, protective force field unlocked.]

The next second, the two held a scepter in one hand and a shield in the other.

"Do you know how to use the scepter? It's a phase barrier generator," Zhou Zhiheng said.

"Oh, no, this can't be..."

"Give it to me, and you take the shield." Zhou Zhiheng snatched the scepter and shoved the shield into Ning Shuyin's hand.

He pressed a switch on the scepter.

The gem at the top of the scepter suddenly lit up, emitting a melodious hum.

A translucent golden shield radiated from the scepter, enveloping the two of them.

"boom!"

Almost simultaneously, the exhibition hall doors were violently broken open, and mechanical spiders swarmed in.

The attacks rained down on the golden shield, yet only left faint marks.

"It's blocked." Ning Shuyin breathed a sigh of relief.

But she soon discovered that the shield's strength was fading at a visible rate.

“The scepter’s internal energy is almost depleted. Use the shield to block it,” Zhou Zhiheng said.

"That laser gun over there." Ning Shuyin immediately found her next target.

"That's the Valkyrie's Gun, I spent 500 billion to acquire it from..."

"Hurry up and get it!" Ning Shuyin didn't give him a chance to feel sorry for himself, using her shield to cover their movement.

And so began the most expensive battle in interstellar history.

“Use that 'Singer of the Dead'; didn’t you say it could emit high-frequency harmonics?”

"Use that..."

The battle reached its climax.

The exhibition hall was littered with the remains of enemies.

Only one giant mechanical spider remained. It broke through the defenses, its sharp, segmented limbs thrusting straight at them.

“That armor.” Ning Shuyin pointed to an ancient suit of armor in the corner.

This time, without her prompting, Zhou Zhiheng quickly activated his battle armor.

The intelligent armor seemed to come alive, transforming into a stream of light that tightly enveloped the two of them.

The space inside the armor was compressed to its limit. The two were huddled together almost completely.

Ning Shuyin was forced to press herself against Zhou Zhiheng's chest.

She could clearly feel the rise and fall of the young man's chest, and the warmth of his body transmitted through his clothes.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The mechanical spider's claws slammed into the armor.

The ear-piercing roar and violent vibrations were transmitted with unparalleled clarity.

Each impact felt like a forced heartbeat resonance.

At this moment, Ning Shuyin felt somewhat fortunate. The effects of Loran's drug allowed her to remain calm and composed in this intimate position, focusing all her attention on the external threat.

The impact caused the shockwaves to intensify.

Ning Shuyin released her perception again to investigate.

Almost all the usable weapons had been used in the previous battle.

They had reached their wits' end.

Zhou Zhiheng's laser gun had only one bar of energy left.

"Seize the opportunity and attack its neck, which is its weakness." Ning Shuyin's voice had become weak due to the exhaustion of her superpower.

“No, its armor is too thick; one shot won’t penetrate it,” Zhou Zhiheng said.

Ning Shuyin pointed to an inconspicuous booth in the exhibition hall.

"The spider has a second weakness: its visual sensors, which can be used to attack."

On the display stand was a huge gem called "Mermaid's Tear," which, according to legend, emits a powerful light that can bewitch the mind.

"good."

Zhou Zhiheng used the last of his battle armor's energy to rush over and hand it to Ning Shuyin.

Ning Shuyin aimed the gem at the mechanical spider's eyelids.

"Zhou Zhiheng, use your authority to activate this gem," Ning Shuyin shouted.