Chapter 1084 Element

20th United Stellar Defense.

The name glowed in sleek chrome letters across the towering skyscraper's entrance, flanked by two holographic banners projecting the Earth Federation's crest: a silver star orbiting nine planetary rings, surrounded by circuitry lines that extended outward like vines. 

The building rose over a hundred floors into the synthetic sky, reflecting the ever-shifting hues of the city's light field—a blend of technology and atmospheric control that kept conditions ideal at all times.

Clark stood at the base of the tower, his eyes trailing upward along the glass-and-steel structure. 

His senses reached far beyond what human eyes could see. 

Energy reactors pulsed through the walls. Thousands of personnel moved like clockwork across multiple levels. 

Data transmissions raced through the air, encrypted and layered, invisible to most—utterly transparent to him.

This place was more than a regional defense headquarters.