Chapter 251: Energy Blade, Piercing the Earth!

The deafening roar of the earth shaking jolted everyone out of their argument, and they all turned to look at the ground. Cracks had begun to split open like a road leading straight to the underworld, with molten, blood-red lava seeping through, slowly spreading across the land.

Thick, boiling smoke gushed out continuously, and dense volcanic ash spread across the sky like a dark storm cloud, completely obscuring the sunlight.

Only now did everyone remember—Eden was on the verge of being blown apart by the volcano.

However, lava wasn't something that could be cooled down so easily. With a continuous heat source feeding it, the cooling measures taken by the Nikkes were practically useless, like trying to put out a wildfire with a cup of water.

The pressure inside the Earth's crust was increasing rapidly, and the tremors were becoming more violent. These were clear warning signs of an imminent full-scale volcanic eruption. If the volcano erupted completely, the affected range could span dozens—possibly even hundreds—of kilometers. Eden would be the first to bear the brunt of the disaster, very likely being completely engulfed in a sea of molten rock.

Dorothy and the others had clearly realized the severity of the situation, but there weren't many viable solutions. All they could do was attempt to cool the lava, construct reinforced barriers to block its flow, and buy as much time as possible. But in the face of nature's sheer destructive power, humans—comparatively speaking—were simply too insignificant.

It was clear that Nihilister's true objective was to detonate the volcano, using it to destroy Eden's outer protective barrier, inner shielding system, and optical camouflage. As soon as lava reached the optical camouflage generators, the high temperatures would incinerate them, exposing Eden's location entirely.

Lava gushed forth, the ground splitting open wider and wider.

Mo Chen's sharp gaze quickly identified the main eruption point—it was around ten kilometers away.

An idea instantly formed in his mind.

Mo Chen pressed his hand against his chest and pushed off the ground, rocketing into the sky.

The nano-core device activated.

In an instant, silver armor unfolded across his skin, seamlessly forming around his body in mere fractions of a second. The nanosuit was fully deployed.

Target: 19 kilometers away!

The Fenrir Eriphon nano-suit's anti-gravity propulsion system roared to life.

With a burst of bluish energy, Mo Chen transformed into a streak of light, cutting across the sky in a fraction of a second. He was gone in a flash, leaving only a brilliant silver trail behind—like a shooting star slicing through the heavens, fleeting yet dazzling.

The others were startled by the sudden noise and turned their heads, their eyes widening in shock.

"What was that?"

Just now, they had already gotten a glimpse of Mo Chen's armor.

At first, they thought it was just an exoskeleton—a common piece of military gear.

After all, over a hundred years ago, humanity had developed mechanized combat suits, allowing soldiers to fight Raptures with mechanical assistance. However, due to their complex structure and the necessity of an integrated life-support system, the suits had become bulky and were eventually abandoned.

But now, the suit Mo Chen wore was unexpectedly agile. Not only did it enable flight, but in a single instant, he had appeared hundreds of meters away. That was unmistakably a space-warping teleportation system, something that had previously only existed in theoretical research!

Dorothy, too, was left speechless.

Even the most advanced Fairy Tale-class Nikkes had never touched upon the realm of spatial technology.

Had the Ark's technological advancements already reached this level?

A sudden sense of unease welled up in her heart.

If humans all possessed such armor…

Would Nikkes even be necessary anymore?

"Follow him!"

"Got it!"

Noah, who had been itching to move for a while now, immediately sprang into action, bolting off in the same direction as Mo Chen.

As for Isabel, Dorothy didn't even need to say anything—just a second after Mo Chen had left, she had already impatiently rushed after him.

The anti-gravity propulsion system was incredibly fast. Within minutes, Mo Chen had already arrived at the center of the volcano.

The nanosuit was equipped with advanced reconnaissance technology.

Through the nanosuit's sensors, Mo Chen's vision penetrated the thick layers of rock, revealing the exact location of the magma—just thirty-seven meters below.

Thirty-seven meters might seem like a deep layer of rock, but for a volcano, it was as thin as a fragile sheet of paper. The moment the pressure increased, that paper-thin layer would be torn apart in an instant, leading to a massive eruption.

At this moment, the best approach was not to block the volcano. Blocking it would only cause the pressure to build up further.

It was just like managing a river—you couldn't block it; you had to redirect it.

However, this location wasn't suitable for redirection. If the lava was released here, Eden, just over ten kilometers away, would be directly affected.

Mo Chen scanned the surroundings.

The nanosuit's scanning system mapped out the entire terrain within dozens of kilometers, generating a complete 3D model.

Soon, Mo Chen's gaze locked onto a narrow trench-like valley—a location seventy kilometers away from Eden. Additionally, this trench wasn't far from one of the underground lava tunnels.

If he dug a tunnel there and rerouted the lava, the volcanic pressure would be released, and the volcano near Eden might not erupt at all.

After all, the volcano near Eden wasn't an active volcano—it was a dying one. The only reason it was about to erupt was because Nihilister had superheated the underground rock layers, reactivating the magma flow.

In mid-air.

Mo Chen mentally controlled the nanosuit, channeling energy. He raised his hand, and a mechanical blade appeared in his grip. Surging energy poured into the blade, and in an instant, the weapon radiated a terrifying brilliance—as if a second sun had risen in the sky, illuminating the entire battlefield as bright as daylight.

The nanosuit's power source came from nano bio-energy muscles, which in turn drew their strength from cellular energy.

It was similar to the concept from Naruto—the more cellular energy available, the stronger the power output.

Coincidentally, Mo Chen's Blacklight Virus specialized in cellular energy.

If a normal human's cellular energy level was 1, then Blacklight Virus-enhanced cells had an energy level of at least 10,000—an inexhaustible power supply.

"BOOOOOM——!"

A thunderous explosion erupted in the distance.

Thick black smoke shot into the sky. The earth trembled violently, as if a monstrous beast was awakening beneath the surface.

Cracks spread across the ground—this was the final warning before a full-blown volcanic eruption.

Mo Chen brandished the mechanical blade, rotating his wrist in circular motions.

The blade became an extension of his will, leaving behind a blur of radiant sword arcs in the air.

As he moved, thousands of invisible energy blades began to form, swirling around him like a storm of swords, all converging toward his weapon.

Originally, the nano core system could only generate energy blade waves of about ten to twenty meters.

But now—

The blade wave extended over a hundred meters!

In that instant, the sky seemed filled with flying blades, forming an unparalleled radiance that turned the entire battlefield as bright as day.

Mo Chen swung his sword.

A colossal sword beam erupted, like a mountain-shattering, earth-splitting force.

At that moment, it was as if all the gathered energy had been condensed into a single, unstoppable strike.

At the same time—

Noah and Isabel had just arrived and witnessed the titanic energy blade descending, piercing straight into the earth.