After faking her death in interstellar space, the powerful woman disguised herself as a man and went

Small galaxy.

A distant star casts a soft glow, becoming the sole source of light in the pitch-black space. Hundreds upon hundreds of asteroid fragments drift silently in this tranquil space, sometimes gathering, sometimes scattering, performing a wordless dance.

When the time came, the starship hatch opened automatically. As soon as Leng Ran stepped out of the hatch, he floated up uncontrollably and almost crashed into asteroid fragments. He tumbled several times in space before regaining his balance.

Guardian: "Pilot detected to be in a space environment. Please be mindful of your movements. New pilots are advised to activate the gravity balance system to reduce the effects of weightlessness."

Before Leng Ran could give the order, the mecha's AI automatically activated the gravity balance system for him. A downward pulling force simulated gravity, and Leng Ran felt the point of leverage, finally able to stand more steadily.

Wei Shenghuang, who was already very familiar with space battlefields, rushed over and, after witnessing the whole process, immediately guessed that Leng Ran had no experience in space combat.

Without giving Leng Ran any time to prepare, Wei Shenghuang ruthlessly activated the rocket launcher on her shoulder: "The countdown has begun, Mo Li. This is a battlefield, and the enemy won't care whether you've adapted to the space environment or not."

Two rockets had already locked onto Leng Ran, streaking across the sky like meteors as they hurtled towards him. Leng Ran instinctively made an evasive maneuver, but after just one step to the side, he was sent flying uncontrollably a great distance.

Just when he thought he had dodged the attack, the two shells suddenly changed direction as if they had eyes, and chased after Leng Ran again.

The guard warned, "The rocket launchers and ion cannons carried by the Hou-level guards are equipped with automatic tracking capabilities. Please take precautions to avoid them."

Leng Ran was taken aback and tried to increase her altitude again. However, Wei Shenghuang, carrying a heavy sword, was already directly above her, just waiting for her to run into him.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Leng Ran was in a very precarious situation. With two cannonballs closing in, Leng Ran seemed to have made a decision, drawing his heavy sword and charging towards Wei Shenghuang.

"A direct, head-on confrontation? That's not like you." Wei Shenghuang also raised her heavy blade. "Then let your blade shatter first."

As the two heavy swords were about to clash, the soldiers watching held their breath in tension, but Leng Ran's mind was crystal clear: "Guard, de-gravity."

The expected scene did not occur. Leng Ran suddenly sheathed her sword and rolled away, while Wei Shenghuang's heavy sword struck the rocket shell, which was instantly detonated, and smoke billowed up, burying both of their mechs.

After rolling around countless times, feeling somewhat dizzy, Leng Ran finally broke free of the smoke-filled area. The ion cannon on her right arm immediately lit up with blue light, and a high-energy ion beam shot towards the thick smoke. Upon contact with an obstacle, it caused a secondary explosion, with specks of blue light covering the entire smoke area.

He Xiting shouted, "Yay! Ali is the best!"

Lu Tianyun: "Well done!"

Yu Jiu was not so optimistic: "No, it's not over yet."

As the thick smoke gradually dissipated, the Marquis-level guard, with his energy shield activated, appeared unharmed before everyone.

Wei Shenghuang: "Not bad, my energy shield has dropped by 10%."

"Only ten percent?!" He Xiting swallowed hard. "How much longer until one minute?"

Ai Anbang said solemnly, "Thirty-two seconds!"

Wei Shenghuang raised her left arm, and the ion cannon grazed Leng Ran's shoulder before shooting towards the asteroid fragments beside her. The powerful impact caused the asteroid fragments to explode, shattering into countless pieces that scattered densely across space.

After a very short charging time, the next ion cannon shot came in quick succession, while the surrounding debris formed a cage, compressing Leng Ran's space to hide. She could only try to dodge while activating her energy shield.

Microwaves rippled across the surface of the energy shield. Upon contact with the energy shield, the high-energy ion beam caused a secondary explosion. Spiderweb-like patterns slowly climbed up the shield, which finally shattered under the immense pressure and completely dissipated into space.

Guardian: "The energy shield is no longer usable. Current energy loss has reached 40%. Please be aware of your energy consumption."

Compared to the energy problem, the rubble surrounding Leng Ran is more troublesome. Although it is rubble, it is quite large.

On the one hand, they will restrict Leng Ran's movement; on the other hand, the guards are still relatively vulnerable without their energy shields. If they really try to break through, the guards will inevitably suffer considerable damage.

In other words, she was like a caged bird, and had become a sitting duck for Wei Shenghuang.

Ai Anbang announced the time: "Eighteen seconds left!"

"It's time to end this, Mo Li." Wei Shenghuang sheathed her sword and activated the rocket launcher again. The rocket launcher, equipped with a lock-on function, fired once more, with all four shells aimed at Leng Ran!

Looking at this incredibly powerful opponent, Leng Ran's lips curled into a smile: "Since that's the case, let's go even crazier!"

Leng Ran did not attempt to break through again, but instead threw out the heavy sword. The ion cannons on his arms and the rocket launchers mounted on his shoulders all lit up. The energy bar of the guard was dropping rapidly, and the cockpit was already lit up with a red light indicating that the energy was about to run out.

Centered on Leng Ran, the asteroid fragments blocking her path were suddenly struck by a violent energy impact, instantly blasted away, leaving trails of sparks in their wake.

The rocket shells launched by Wei Shenghuang were hit by the scattered rocks and detonated, causing an extremely violent explosion that completely pulverized the rocks into dust.

A look of amazement flashed in Lu Tianyun's eyes: "A visual feast..."

Wei Shenghuang never expected Leng Ran to go to such lengths. In order to block these four rockets, she completely drained her mecha's energy. Was this considered an automatic surrender?

Under the cover of smoke and dust, Leng Ran's heavy sword was also blasted into several pieces. As the aftershocks of the explosion spread, sharp blade fragments spun and rushed towards Wei Shenghuang.

The mech detector could only detect thermal weapons, not cold blades. Furthermore, due to the obstructed view, Wei Shenghuang didn't immediately notice the blade fragments flying towards her.

By the time she realized it, the blade had already sliced ​​across her left shoulder!

A sharp pain shot through her body. Upon seeing what had cut her, Wei Shenghuang was shocked and immediately activated her energy shield to prevent other blade fragments from further damaging her mecha.

Realizing that Leng Ran was still in the game, Wei Shenghuang fired her ion cannon again, but due to the aftershocks of the previous explosion, the effect was negligible. Wei Shenghuang had no choice but to personally carry her sword and approach the center of the explosion, the area where Leng Ran was located.

Braving the aftershocks of the explosion, Wei Shenghuang's speed was greatly reduced, and for a time she couldn't reach Leng Ran's location.

Ai Anbang: "Five seconds left! Hang in there, Brother Li!"

Leng Ran's situation was also dire. Although she had temporarily held off Wei Shenghuang, the guard's energy bar was rapidly decreasing, with only 2% remaining! Just as the energy bar was about to be completely depleted, the sound of a storm rang out.

"The one-minute time limit has expired, and the match is over."

Time froze, and the guardian's energy bar finally settled at 1%. Leng Ran and Wei Shenghuang were simultaneously teleported out of the arena. Before disappearing, Leng Ran heard the voice of the guardian's AI again.

"Driver, congratulations on your victory."

Then, the world was plunged into darkness once again.

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Meanwhile, in the intelligent machine kingdom, at the high tower of Soi City.

The storm arrived at the door of the room where they were temporarily staying in Yangon and knocked gently.

Yangon: "Come in, storm."

"That's amazing, I need your permission to enter my own room," Storm joked. "Yangon, how's it feeling fighting alongside your young master?"

"Not bad, Storm, thanks." Yangon had already shed his Mika form and transformed into a human. He had a handsome face, short, jet-black hair with a few strands falling casually across his forehead, and eyes like deep obsidian, clear yet mysterious.

Storm casually sat on the table: "Your growth rate really surprises me. In just three days, you have already mastered the method of controlling consciousness, learned to create a self-image, and can even attach your consciousness to the mecha's AI."

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you, Yangon. You've learned what I wanted to teach you. Do you want to go back to Mo Li as soon as possible?"

“No, I need to recover my lost memories as soon as possible so I can better help her.” Yangon looked at Leng Ran, who was surrounded by soldiers on the screen. “Besides, she already has partners she can rely on.”

Yangon lowered his eyes.

His princess will no longer be lonely.