As a secondary main front against Saudi in the north, Mardis also served as a vital foothold for the Federation. The fall of the planet was only a matter of time under the dual constraints of the Diya Federation, since our armed forces had all the advantages of time, terrain, and harmony with the people. With the boost from the resistance group active in the Death Desert, this process was destined to quicken.

If there was anything worth noting after this, it would inevitably be the chaos and public security issues—these were the primary difficulties faced after taking Mardis.

In the face of such chaos, ordinary means were barely sufficient to stabilize the situation. Sometimes, an unconventional approach to appeasement, one that looked beyond the limiting perspective, could be surprisingly effective. For instance, Athena and the four popular idols passionately dedicating their songs was the significant reason they appeared at the Capital's Military Department.

You have to understand that as a world idol, Athena wasn't just a singer; she was also an ambassador of love and a senior member of the Red Cross. Underneath her heavenly voice laid a heart of immense purity and preciousness. In light of Athena's accomplishments today, her singing talent was just a part of her.

The idol group planned to express their love for the world in their way. Their visit to the Military Department was purposefully arranged by the Federation's leadership to let them experience life there firsthand, which would help them foster the right emotional atmosphere in advance.

The five girls were still staring blankly at one end of the Light Screen… As the S alarm sounded, Greedy Wolf was momentarily stunned. He didn't have time to dodge; his finger lightly slid across the control for the alarm, and the projection immediately started enlarging rapidly before their eyes. Eventually, it displayed a 2-meter-high Virtual Projection.

Clap, clap, clap, clap…

In the middle of the battlefield, the succession of impact blasts suddenly drew the girls' attention… Their expressions were still as calm and composed as a second ago, but in an instant, they were utterly overwhelmed by the desperate combat unfolding before them!

Initially, the girls didn't recognize Takla, but they had to do their homework before going to Mardis, such as learning about the local powers, so they weren't unfamiliar with the two people on the video: it was Takla leading the resistance against the Empire's soldiers in one desperate fight after another.

As for the opponent, they were of course no strangers to Feng Yi's identity; he was the Special Envoy who had walked through warfare and gunfire time and again.

The moment they saw this hero of the Federation, the young women's hearts couldn't help but throb! Beneath his dashing and vigorous movements seemed to lie an indescribable power, the grace stained with blood. Especially in this era of warfare, you simply couldn't imagine the emotions that surfaced when heroes appeared on the screen. Even though they were popular idols themselves, they held their own idols in their hearts.

But why were two groups, supposedly united against a common enemy in the cause of justice, engaging in a deadly combat in the Death Desert? The tremors and roars that kept reaching their ears were like persistent alarms, warning them that it wasn't as peaceful there as one might imagine and that death could descend from the skies at any moment.

Meanwhile, the firing rate between the two sides continued to escalate, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom…

Amid the successive explosions where gunsmoke was swallowing the Death Desert—and Feng Yi within it—he would emerge from the thick smoke in the nick of time... whether rolling or weaving through, or dashing back and forth, every time he crouched low his silhouette would completely disappear from the Sky Eye tracking. In an instant, he would appear on another satellite screen—his tricky maneuvering angles could entirely deceive the trackers, and without multiple satellite locks, it would be impossible to trace him.

This was the art of vanishing stealth that reigned supreme in the world, the highest realm many assassins and killers aspired to. At this moment, it was perfectly integrated with the storm of battle, so much so that even the Sky Eye was somewhat disturbed by magnetic fields. Within the footage, one could only glimpse the lightning bolts flashing briefly around Feng Yi.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The opposing sides had pushed their firepower to the limit. TK maintained a continuous hand speed already at 1K, with the Mecha rapidly performing various predictive locks. The Mecha trembled continuously from the recoil, like a roaring wild beast… When the secondary cannon fired at the dunes producing a series of whistling sounds, the main cannon would have already reached its target first, accompanied by SE missiles shooting beside it.

Even Feng Yi was almost knocked down by the successive waves of impact blasts... If it were an ordinary person, they would likely die on the spot from ruptured internal organs due to the shock. But Feng Yi's body just lost balance and used the momentum to roll or quickly go stealth, using the IS-7 as a pivot for accelerated turning. His ragged shirt, the buttons long gone, his body marked by fresh cuts from shrapnel; yet, his actions never ceased. He seemed to turn into a black flame, searing the nerves of every spectator.

Obviously, TK was also in a tough spot, and the Mecha billowing black smoke looked seriously concerning. Would it explode at any moment? Inside the Mecha cockpit, TK was drenched in sweat—the flashing red and green lights and the constant alarms from the C device incessantly reminded him how bad the condition of the Mecha was.

Along with that, there was the metal tremble from IS-7 bullets hitting critical points—bang, bang, bang, bang, crash...

With the sound of a surveillance monitor shattering, some of the fallen glass even landed on TK's head, but he seemed oblivious, his gaze fixed unwaveringly on Feng Yi.

With a thud, even the engine broke down. The raging flames scorched the desert horizon, and the constant report from the C device didn't stop, "Engine damaged, engine impacted strongly, engine on fire, power output reduced by 50%—main cannon chamber damaged, secondary cannon severely shocked, aiming offset by 25, switching to manual stabilization self-correction, Light Shield alarm, switching to backup Light Shield."

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