Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 1390 - 1356: Home Field Reversal

Back when the "Lord of the Sky" led his army to break through the Neanderthal tribe's Supreme Council, the spoils of war naturally included technology related to the "Stargate."

However, the "Dimensional Gate," which relied on Longinus' positioning, proved more practical, safer, more reliable, and easier to maintain and manage compared to the "Stargate." There was no concern of randomly projecting to other places, so the fall of the "Stargate" wasn't solely due to the rarity of manufacturing materials or the complexity of coordinate calculations.

Over the past forty years, as the "Stargate" had not appeared, the time had become so long that Chen Fei subconsciously ignored what had happened back then.

So even if the "Lord of the Sky" never used the "Stargate," it didn't mean there was no possibility of it being used at all.

No one expected that the "Halo" on Cangqiong Star's side was not only a "Dimensional Gate" but also had the traits of a "Stargate."

From a technical standpoint, this was impossible to achieve, but for the Metallic Dragon Clan, it was as easy as eating and drinking. Almost all adult Metallic Dragons were gathered inside the "Halo," ready to switch the "Dimensional Gate" to a "Stargate" at any time.

As for the coordinates of the "Life Space" of the Boundary Pearl, it was likely Chen Xiao'er's fault. He recklessly used the "Stargate" as a trap to lure the Sagali civilization, and in the end, the few micro "Stargate" locators he sent out were utilized by the other side.

The Metallic Dragons guarding the "Halo" didn't lack computational resources; their combined computational power exceeded Chen Fei's "planetary-level compute node," allowing them to calculate the coordinates of the "Life Space" of the Boundary Pearl in a short time.

In other words, the unique resources controlled by Chen Fei were also possessed by the "Lord of the Sky." Not just any cat or dog could qualify as a legendary figure.

The "Halo," which disconnected from the Blue Star side's super-large digital intelligent construct "Cybertrom," switched to "Stargate" mode, projecting itself directly onto the "Life Space" of the Boundary Pearl, positioned directly above the "Life Tree" and the giant light source.

Moreover, this wasn't even the worst scenario. The 20-kilometer diameter "Halo" didn't cease operation, with biological space motherships continuously emerging one after another from the inner side of the light film, endless and unceasing.

This time, the "Halo" was no longer connecting the "Life Space" from Cangqiong Star but instead connecting the "Life Space" to the star system of the Sagali civilization, revealing its intentions evidently.

Using the "Life Space" of the Boundary Pearl as a springboard, biological space motherships could directly invade the space where Cangqiong Star or Blue Star was located, much more efficiently and with less time consumption than the massive cost of using "Abnormal Region."

The moral integrity of those Metallic Dragons within the "Halo" was highly questionable. They had previously turned against their Deity as evil dragons. As an outlier group among the Dragon Clan, they didn't care if Sagali invaded the Cangqiong Star Civilization, probably not even interested in fighting Sagali in the Outer Heaven Battlefield if it wasn't for filling their bellies.

Perhaps it was unavoidable that the greatest adverse outcome for the Dragon Clan was having the Metallic Dragons as the current Dragon Kings.

However, compared to Cangqiong Star's planetary bodies being gradually consumed and parasitized by the Sagali civilization over a hundred thousand years, the shift of the Metallic Dragon Clan and the "Halo" to the opposition seemed quite trivial.

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Each city within the "Life Space" of the Boundary Pearl blared harsh alarms, with the AI managing the towns sending emergency Refuge short messages and voice notifications to everyone, directing evacuations through all public screens, loudspeakers, and personal communication devices.

From the inception of town planning, civil defense engineering had been an essential infrastructure aspect, originally intended as a backup, but it unexpectedly was put to use so quickly.

"It's the 'Halo'! How did this thing get in here!"

Louis Landon, a bigwig stationed in one of the Skylight City, "Randon," gazed into the horizon with confusion. Even though it was a sunny day with a clear sky, the day had darkened considerably. In his office, an entire wall had multiple camera feeds dividing it, broadcasting the "Halo" above the "Life Tree."

The "Halo," light source sphere, and the "Life Tree" occupied the entire central axis of the Life Space, seemingly forming a trinity.

In reality, only the latter two were a unity, while the "Halo" was an uninvited, hostile guest.

"Life Tree" Research Institute.

"What the hell? What are these, where did they come from?"

"Pests, there are pests! Damn it! How did these pests come through the 'Stargate'!"

"Deploy the troops, destroy them, don't ruin our 'Life Tree' aaaaaa..."

The scientists who had been studying the "Life Tree" and the surrounding ecology now turned into raging, fanatical zealots.

Anything daring to harm the "Life Tree" was deemed a damn pest deserving annihilation.

If not for the fact that the research facility is quite far from the "Life Tree," they might have already picked up something handy and rushed straight into battle.

"What's that Rookie doing?"

Ginny, now married to Lin Zixian, complained as she and her family were moved to a safe place.

The main streets and public squares were already surrounded by the combat mech army. Various tactical weapon units were in place, arming towns both big and small. Even if a battle erupted, the warriors of the intelligent species would not be called into action until the AI-controlled army was exhausted.

More critically, to prevent any insiders with ill intentions from creating chaos and destruction, excluding all intelligent species from the combat sequence is undoubtedly the safest strategy.

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The female members of the Chu Clan, rescued from the Emerald Star, clung to their young under the "Life Tree," shivering near a plank-like aerial root. They lacked any combat capability and were entirely helpless.

Deep within the crown of the "Life Tree," the sound of birds including the Pure Light Sparrows chirped incessantly, taking refuge in the thick foliage. These little creatures were frightened by the swarming monsters, biological space motherships, and all sorts of bizarre objects flying above.

Standing beneath the Life Tree, Chen Fei scratched his head and said, "Ah! This is really troublesome!"

Whether to call him bold or slow to react is uncertain at this point, as he showed no signs of panic or confusion, as if he was completely unconnected to the alarming situation of a life space being invaded.

"Just troublesome?"

Having narrowly escaped death, Heseman Brown was still trembling as he spoke.

It's imaginable that if the Stargate hadn't connected in time, Chen Fei might have unhesitatingly activated the Element Annihilation Bomb, dragging the "Lord of the Sky" to mutual destruction.

The former financial fraudster Theodore collapsed on the ground. He had never faced such a perilous scene and lacked the spirit of fight to the death. His seemingly brave actions were entirely forced by circumstances, driven not only by the threats of the Sagali but also pressured by his own allies.

Dang Wei Jun consumed magic potions in quick succession, each expensive potion being downed one after the other. This was no time for economy; he needed to restore his full fighting capacity in the shortest time possible to prepare for any sudden emergencies.

"Mr. Brown, this is our home turf."

Chen Fei spread his hands. After retreating to the "Boundary Pearl" life space, the roles in this confrontation were reversed. Even though "Lord of the Sky" attempted a sneak attack with a "Halo," entering this life space wasn't as easy as presumed.

Otherwise, numerous "Stargates" would not still be persistently releasing Sagali civilization's biological combat weapons and biological space motherships into the area around the canopy.

The home advantage of the "Boundary Pearl" life space wasn't just due to the "Life Tree," but also due to the more than ten full airship battle groups and over ten million-strong combat mech army, along with... an army of hundreds of thousands of Pure Light Sparrows.

A small group of Sparrows are undefeatable upon reaching large numbers.

Perched on the "Life Tree" are at least three hundred thousand Pure Light Sparrows, most of which are mid-to-high rank sparrows. Both individually and collectively, they even made the giant dragon clan hesitant.

In this contest of wins and losses, the Sagali, Cangqiong Star Civilization, Blue Star Civilization, and Chen Fei all have wins and losses, and all are committed to the game. Until the final result is revealed, no one can escape.

"Home turf?" The S-Class Space Ability User was slightly taken aback, then realized, muttering thoughtfully, "Ah! That's right! This is our home turf!"

When involved in the situation, it's hard to see the actual circumstances clearly.

Even though the Sagali civilization poured its military firepower through the numerous "Stargates" into the "Boundary Pearl" life space unreservedly, until now no invader has managed to damage a single blade of grass or wood in the life space. They only have one fate, which is to become sustenance for the "Life Tree."

Over a hundred thousand years ago, McKenny, a member of the Sagali civilization, made a choice for the entire tribe. After transforming into the primordial "Seed Nest," although he lost his freedom, he established the "Seed Nest" as the foundation of the Sagali civilization.

The "Seed Nest" not only can nurture various biological combat weapons, including biological space motherships but also includes low-grade troop breeds and General breed Sagali. In addition to being a significant tool for production, it's also the primary reproduction method for the entire tribe.

With a shared origin to the "Seed Nest," the "Life Tree" also acquired all the abilities and permissions of the "Seed Nest." Everything produced by the Sagali civilization cannot resist being reclaimed by the "Life Tree," back into basic substances like proteins, carbohydrates, amino acids, minerals, and various enzymes. Even the most powerful biological space mothership cannot resist this.

The Sagali individuals, parasitizing within various monsters and biological space motherships, emit a cry in agony as soon as they enter the "Boundary Pearl" life space, before being devoured.