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Chapter 1171 - 633, Alfonso’s Retreat_2

Chapter 1171: Chapter 633, Alfonso’s Retreat_2

Even if they couldn’t accomplish it, a simple explosion would not be enough to eliminate them. The bombs placed throughout the surrounding area would also blast this energy chamber, taking with it an entire swath of the area, out of the mechanical structure of the Mechanical Ark.

They would rather blow a massive hole on their own Mechanical Ark, sacrificing a portion of the ’body’, just to isolate Gu Hang and his group outside.

They succeeded.

But it was pointless.

The issue still lay with Gu Hang. The Interstellar Warrior, protected by Spiritual Energy, moved them into relatively safer structures just before the explosion, surviving the dangerous energy chamber detonation. Subsequently, they collectively teleported from the blasted wreckage into the Mechanical Ark.

The remnants of the Mechanical Sect’s higher-ups within the Mechanical Ark were left speechless.

Under the Subspace Shadow, even some of their own devices forged with Spiritual Power were rendered useless. Yet, this Gu Hang… was too outrageous. Not only could he summon thunder with infinite power, but he could also teleport several hundred Interstellar Warriors, making the Subspace Shadow seem as flimsy as paper, offering no real limitations!

But in truth, Gu Hang was not at ease either.

Every confrontation exhausted his strength. Even though he had been using his Spiritual Energy judiciously from the start, knowing he needed to fight for a long time with limited resources, ongoing, uninterrupted battles pushed him to his limits. Despite Gu Hang’s prowess and careful resource management, he couldn’t help but reach the point of near depletion by the end.

Fortunately, the results achieved were sufficient.

When Gu Hang led the Interstellar Warriors to destroy another critical area, the entire ship could no longer sustain its internal ecosystem.

The life support system was collapsing, the ship was disintegrating, and internal explosions from chain reactions were repeatedly occurring throughout the ship.

The surviving high-ranking members of the Alfonso Sect had already abandoned the Mechanical Ark long ago, fleeing in smaller vessels.

Many followed them.

However, out of the billions aboard the Mechanical Ark, only a tiny fraction could eventually escape.

In the end, the vast majority would be buried with this gigantic Mechanical Ark.

The final vessel to escape from the Mechanical Ark carried Gu Hang and the surviving two hundred Shadow Warriors.

The remaining ships were destroyed as much as possible to prevent further escapes.

But those aboard the fleeing ship, including Gu Hang, were not in a good position either.

While they were inside the Mechanical Ark, the Mechanical Sect Fleet couldn’t attack them lest they destroy their own Ark, but now that they discovered Gu Hang and his team escaping in a small ship from the Mechanical Ark, they naturally wouldn’t let them go.

A barrage of firepower was unleashed toward them.

In an instant, their situation became perilous.

Yet in the end, they successfully returned.

Two main factors contributed to this: first, Gu Hang’s Spiritual Energy played a significant role. Even when he was near exhaustion, he could deftly control the small vessel, making it as invisible as possible, hard to lock onto, while making its trajectory enigmatic and elusive, very difficult to hit.

The other reason was the Alliance Main Fleet’s aid.

This fleet had already received Gu Hang’s orders early on and took proactive action.

What could the Alfonso Fleet do?

The most important flagship in the entire standoff, Alfonso I, was already in an irreversible state of collapse. Although it hadn’t been completely destroyed yet, there was no saving it.

According to a few high-ranking members who escaped from Alfonso I, their leader, Great Sage Valuk, was eliminated by Gu Hang.

Losing both the flagship and their leader left the entire fleet in chaos with weakened resolve.

These infected members of the Mechanical Sect, unlike the Insect Swarm with no concept of morale, were subject to panic and internal disputes.

Moreover, even if they had strong Insect Race traits, Gu Hang had already taken care of Valuk, the current paramount leader. Valuk was arguably the highest-level node organism; his capture would likewise disturb the lower-level node organisms and severely infected members, causing disorder.

Under these circumstances, the Alfonso Fleet had no intention of engaging the Alliance Main Fleet in battle, made a gesture of withdrawal, and retreated.

This allowed Gu Hang to successfully return to his Starship.

After a brief meeting with Yelisia, Gu Hang returned to his private chamber, sitting motionless.

He didn’t rush to project his consciousness back to the Storm God Kingdom, instead choosing to rest and recover for half a month.

The prior battles had overtaxed him, and he couldn’t withstand it without recuperation.

Moreover, exterminating all the infected, modified organisms aboard that ship would take time. The scale of the Mechanical Ark was too vast. After its collapse, some fragments and wreckage might still harbor survivors. Some might have been lucky enough to find ship debris with independent life support systems and survive, or had equipment enabling space survival. They wouldn’t die immediately. Some might even await rescue from the Alfonso Fleet.

But ultimately, those who survived or were rescued would be a minority. The rest would perish en masse over the following days, weeks, or months.

Gu Hang didn’t need to rush.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

Just as Gu Hang was about to conclude his rest and project his consciousness back to the Storm God Kingdom, there was movement in the Real Universe.

The Alfonso Fleet retreated.

How can I let you go?

Yelisia received the order, and the Alliance Fleet set out in pursuit.

They wouldn’t press too hard, but chased closely, watching intently.

A formal attack would wait until Gu Hang resolved the issue of the Subspace Shadow.

And Gu Hang himself returned to his Divine Realm.

As he expected, the Subspace Shadow had significantly weakened.

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