The size of a Stargate far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people — not to mention the incredible advanced technology and complex engineering required to keep it running, even with the nearby airspace defense forces cleared, seizing it is no easy task just from the perspective of "scale."

Its daily operations require thousands of technical experts and even more auxiliary personnel for maintenance, and its key facilities inside are guarded in segments by dedicated defense forces. Inside the main ring, there are hundreds and thousands of functional module sections, along with a labyrinth of piping and corridors connecting them.

There are even high-speed highways and metro systems looping around the megastructure.

Beneath the layers of shields and armored belts of the Stargate, dozens of large and small barracks and weapon factories are hidden, and on the surface of the giant ring, there are countless radar arrays, anti-aircraft gun setups, and drone warehouses— the most stubborn and elite Defensive Army guards at this gateway, some were even born and raised in the residential ring within the Stargate; generations continue their life mission of defending this place.

The Stargate is everything to these fanatic defenders.

Currently, these so-called "generation guardians" are engaged in their final and fiercest resistance within the main ring of the Stargate — the space battle has ended, the armed star fort of the Church Group has disintegrated, and the last ship of the Stargate defense fleet has turned into brilliant fireworks in space, its smoldering wreckage slowly descending into the hydrogen ocean on the surface of the Brown Dwarf Star, yet the collapse of the space defense force seems to have zero effect on the "morale" of the internal garrison troops within the Stargate or perhaps, they don’t seem to even have the concept of "morale" at all.

Initially, this defense force was fighting on the surface of the Stargate, trying to use their limited anti-spacecraft firepower to resist the United Fleet in space, but soon Yu Sheng’s power spread to several key anti-aircraft command nodes, and the Boundary Land’s bombarding gunboats subsequently destroyed the radar arrays on the Stargate’s surface, forcing them to retreat into the interior of the giant ring.

When the Boundary Land’s landing force landed on the main ring of the Stargate via shuttles, the "generation guardians" had already blocked off all passageways in the ring, some of the ring’s control systems lost control, and they used bombs to destroy all elevators and on-track transportation.

Intense skirmishes were repeatedly fought in each module section, each factory, each corridor; by now, the resistance time of these fanatic defenders even exceeds that of the space defense force that was defeated.

A brief flash erupted on an armored belt of the main ring, a silver-white giant dragon emerged from the blaze, she swept across the sky like a gust of wind, the fading gray-white texture spread and flared behind her like a cloak.

The giant dragon slightly raised her head to look into the distance, seeing the Stargate ring reflecting in her eyes like a steel plateau, while the dim star crown of the Brown Dwarf Star hung inverted in the sky above this steel ground, the United Fleet’s landing troops continually descended onto the main ring, occasionally spotting undestroyed anti-aircraft guns firing briefly, dazzling flashes streaking through the stars, only to be immediately silenced by bombs dropped from the United Fleet at those lit locations.

Yet another few flashes fell from slightly closer locations; these were heavy landing pods manned by the Deep Dive Team— those cannonball-like landing pods equipped with thermal force fields at the bottom can directly penetrate into enemy’s large structures during landings.

The impact of this landing method is astounding; even buffered by internal force field stabilizers, it’s far beyond the tolerance limit of ordinary soldiers, only those modified through surgery, nearly semi-"synthetic" deep divers can withstand it.

Meanwhile, in farther locations, several large ships of the United Fleet can be seen hovering above the main ring of the Stargate— besides the chief flagship "Mass Effect" ship, Baili Qing also recognized the silhouette of the "All Things Rejuvenate" heavy aircraft carrier and the "Zero Calculus" special operations support carrier.

Several other ships, large and small, were coming from afar.

The fleet was regrouping, signaling preparations for a secondary jump.

Red’s voice reached her ears: "We seized the power furnace... The resistance of those fanatic defenders was intense, even until the hatch opened, they were still trying to block the door with their bodies."

"Fearless of life and death, it’s a pity their loyalty was twisted by cult ideologies," Baili Qing remarked calmly, "... the time is nearly up."

Her gaze swept across the main ring of the Stargate, sensing a familiar aura coursing and expanding within that steel terrain.

The resistance from the Hidden Monastery Guard Army was indeed fierce and tough, but no matter how fierce the resistance, it can’t stop the overall situation— the United Fleet perhaps couldn’t bomb this crucial "strategic facility" with heavy firepower, but another force was even more effective than the fleet’s heavy firepower.

Yu Sheng’s "complete takeover" of the Stargate was accelerating.

Baili Qing could feel the process— because she underwent Blood Transfer, and "observation" was simultaneously her specialty.

Initially, Yu Sheng only took over a small part of the Stargate’s functions; to prevent being discovered by the defense force here, he merely "opened the door" when the United Fleet jumped into the scene, but even before that, he didn’t touch the main structure of the Stargate.

The real "takeover" started after the entire United Fleet entered the scene.

Subsequently, the landing force from Boundary Land continuously landed on the Stargate to suppress the resistance inside, Baili Qing led Deep Dive Team to enter in person, delivering a large number of pre-prepared Diffusion Devices to the interior of the main ring, greatly accelerating the process.

Now, Baili Qing could clearly feel that the Stargate was "one of their own."

This feeling was fascinating.

Baili Qing knew the Stargate was lifeless, its sprawling steel structure as cold as the vast cosmos, yet at this moment, flying over that steel ground, she seemed to distinctly feel the cold metal gradually awakening.

She could even sense the Stargate breathing, feel vitality flowing through its pipes and cables, it even seemed like the giant ring was slowly expanding and contracting in space, emitting a heavy and solemn heartbeat.

She even felt the Stargate was greeting her.

Baili Qing lowered her head, seeing Yu Sheng’s large face emerging on the outer armor of the Stargate ring.

Baili Qing: "..."

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A dozen seconds later, the giant white dragon rammed its head into the anti-aircraft position.

Hong’s surprised voice echoed through the communication channel: "Ah Qing?! What are you doing? That anti-aircraft position has already been taken down, you don’t need to go personally..."

Baili Qing struggled to crawl out of a pile of twisted steel wreckage: "...Shut up, I want some peace."

...

Dazzling burning rays intertwined into nets of fire on the plain, Fox Tail Missiles streaked across the sky, spewing brilliant flames, while the fire rose from the ground, and blood mist rose above the Gate of Eden, transforming into rain and falling on the plains.

But the battle situation is turning unfavorable—the high-level priests have steadied their stance, and as these powerful spiritual ability users recover from panic and start gathering strength, Aileen’s army’s assault immediately encounters resistance.

Clouds are gathering, strong spiritual energy is burning in the atmosphere, a dazzling lightning bolt descends from the sky, accompanied by consecutive roars as it plows across the land—wherever the thunder reaches, many mass-produced puppets’ bodies suddenly transform into a twisted rift, disappearing in thin air from this planet.

Puppets that didn’t manage to teleport are struck directly by lightning, evaporating in an instant by the strong spiritual energy.

A little blonde dwarf scurried around in front of the Gate of Eden, shouting frantically: "The situation is too disadvantageous for our warriors! I need to regroup my troops!"

Then a lightning bolt struck out of nowhere, narrowly missing her head and hitting beside her.

The little creature let out a sharp scream, flying up cursing.

A silver-white figure rushed over from nearby, catching Erin and tossing her onto its back.

"Thanks, silly fox!" The little puppet grasped two tufts of fox fur tightly, "But I think we can’t win, and why are they getting more and more?"

"We can’t win!" The big fox yelled, "So we should slip away~"

Erin hesitated upon hearing that, quickly turning her head to look at the battlefield.

The vision returned by thousands of mass-produced puppets allowed her to see every corner clearly.

She saw those high-level priests who were recently fleeing in panic now occupying several buildings at the mountain’s foot. The strange buildings with pointed roofs are brewing dazzling lightning, and a lightning storm penetrates the clouds, continuously striking the plains.

Shuttles and transport boats of various sizes passed through the clouds, reinforcements from various holy temples are landing around the Gate of Eden; disembarking from the flying machines are not only church group soldiers wearing power armor but also Brass Knights surrounded by force field glory, as well as Artificial Saintesses shadowing through the darkness.

The little puppet suddenly felt something was off.

"Wait, where’s that ’Holy’ that looked so haughty?!"

"It disappeared just now! The last time I noticed, it seemed to be heading toward the mountain," Hu Li said while sprinting through the smoke and fire, "Luna went chasing but didn’t catch up!"

"Abandoning his own men and running away?" The little puppet’s eyes widened, "That’s wrong, they’re clearly gaining the upper hand...why’s he running?"

"So Savior suspected something was wrong—he suspects that the ’Holy’ is up to something."

Hu Li said as she released seven or eight tails from behind, Fox Tails spewing fire toward the sky, spilling a barrage toward the distance, igniting a huge wall of fire on the plain, the spiritual energy in the Fox Fire momentarily obscuring the sky, while she dashed toward the gap on the other side of the mountain under its cover.

"What about this Gate of Eden?" The little puppet shouted loudly on Hu Li’s back, "Are we just leaving it?"

Before she finished speaking, a phantom-like door suddenly appeared beside Hu Li.

Yu Sheng’s figure jumped out from the door, Hu Li skillfully wrapped her large tail around him and hoisted him onto her back.

Luna also jumped out from the door with Yu Sheng, becoming a phantom shadow following behind Hu Li.

"Who gives a damn!" Yu Sheng shouted, "There are two!"

The little puppet was momentarily stunned: "Huh? What two?"

"Gates of Eden!" Yu Sheng stared with wide eyes, fiercely clutching the fur on Hu Li’s back, "Two!"

Erin: "What the hell?!"