Six years ago, you couldn't do it. Six years later, you can't do it even more.
At Tendo's words, the green diamond badge on the chest of Iron Dome Family's third-tier superior Astromach Knight, Ivan, suddenly lit up.
The light didn't spread evenly. Instead, it was like a lit flame, slowly becoming hotter and more intense.
[Body system power activated, current activation power... 50%]
The Stars Production Team gave this special mechanical armor a dedicated close-up shot, allowing viewers to truly appreciate the unique mechanical aesthetics born from the combination of "superpowers" and "future technology."
The camera followed the contours of Ivan's mech from bottom to top, advancing bit by bit.
The quantum patterns on the surface of Ivan's pale gold mech seemed to come alive, rapidly spreading outwards from the core power unit in his chest.
The diffused golden energy beams followed the pre-designed stellar energy paths on the mech, quickly converging in the "Astromach Crystals" embedded in the mech's key nodes, lighting them up one by one.
Before long, with the embellishment of these crystals, the pale gold mech appeared to be wrapped in a beautiful "star map."
It was cool and had a very distinct aesthetic.
After all of this, Ivan looked at Tendo, and cold scanning lights flashed in his red astromech eyes.
"Tendo Simei, six years ago was merely an accident. You have no chance of escape now."
Ivan's cold, robotic voice was emotionless and terrifyingly rational.
But Tendo couldn't help but sigh. "I never thought that after six years, you iron lumps from the Iron Dome Family would still only have outdated lines like that."
Hearing this, the viewers on the video platform looked at Ivan on the screen with the eyes of someone watching a "clown."
Honestly, if Ivan had said these things to anyone else, they might not have felt anything. After all, Ivan's spectacular entrance on his astromech fighter jet and his cold demeanor upon entering the quantum space made him seem perfectly qualified for a "final boss" role in the second season.
It's just that if Ivan was the boss, then Tendo, in the hearts of the viewers, was the boss among bosses, a monster among monsters.
"You're just a 'high-level elite mob' from the second season. How dare you act all high and mighty in front of our 'Tendo's face'? Do you even have the qualifications?"
"Target locked: Tendo Simei."
"Combat plan: 80% energy output, initiate suppression fire."
Ivan's astromech eyes scanned Tendo, and his right arm instantly transformed into a stellar quantum cannon glowing with a faint blue light.
The energy cluster that formed at the muzzle continuously collapsed and expanded. The resulting quantum interference caused the already unstable quantum space around it to ripple like water, leaving no doubt about the power of this shot.
"So, it's the same old energy cannon trick again?"
Tendo smiled, and his cerulean Star Eclipse Heavenly Eyes suddenly lit up.
"...Danica, hide behind me."
"Yes!"
Danica obediently ran behind Tendo and hid.
At the same time, the stellar energy within Tendo's body began to surge like a tide. An invisible Vector Field immediately enveloped his body, extending outwards.
It also protected Chen Kong and Vivian, who were standing beside him.
The next second...
BOOM!!
The pale blue stellar quantum beam roared like it could tear space apart, fiercely blasting towards Tendo. The blinding light it released instantly swallowed half of the quantum space.
Seeing this, Chen Kong subconsciously hugged Vivian and curled up on the ground, lowering his head.
Soon, a tremendous explosion roared in his ears, making his body and mind tremble instinctively.
But when he still didn't feel the powerful energy aftershock after a long time, Chen Kong slowly opened his eyes.
Looking at the scene before him, Chen Kong was shocked.
Ivan's stellar quantum beam, which was strong enough to level a small mountain, was now being neatly split by Tendo's body, like a flood hitting a reef, forming two dazzling energy waterfalls.
Tendo, standing at the center of the dividing line, watched the stellar energy flow past him without expression, letting the turbulent airflow lift the silver-white hair on his forehead.
During this process, the Stars Production Team cleverly gave a close-up shot of Tendo's face.
Through this shot, viewers could not only clearly see Tendo's more refined features after growing up but also a large amount of "data" flashing across his pupils, as if he was calculating something.
"Holy cow, what an ethereal look! He's really the production team's favorite child, isn't he?"
"Screenshot! I must screenshot this!"
"Honestly, this hunk's cannon looks intimidating, but it couldn't even touch a corner of Tendo's clothes. What a joke!"
"Look at Tendo's Star Eclipse Heavenly Eyes! He seems to be analyzing the enemy's attack pattern!"
"Our main man is our main man. Whether it's a low-tier game or a high-tier game, he's always dominating!"
The light disappeared, and Tendo looked at the stellar quantum particles drifting around him. He smiled and said, "Energy conversion rate of 72%, quantum resonance frequency fluctuation exceeds 0.3 Hz."
"It seems your Iron Dome Family's astromech technology isn't as miraculous as the rumors say."
Faced with Tendo's undisguised mockery, Ivan had no reaction.
After all, as an Astromach Knight, he was never swayed by any "emotions."
And after confirming that his stellar quantum cannon couldn't have any effective impact on Tendo, Ivan stopped the meaningless waste of stellar energy.
The frequency of his astromech eyes flashing suddenly increased, and his brain worked at a high speed.
"Plan revised: Success rate of long-range attacks is less than 25%. Switching to close-quarters combat mode."
As he spoke, the mech parts on Ivan's legs instantly shot out two pale golden particle streams, sending his body rocketing forward like a cannonball.
As he got close to Tendo, his left arm instantly extended a three-foot-long alloy blade. The blue-white current that wrapped around the blade crackled, and even the surrounding air was ionized with a distinct smell of burning.
"This is interesting."
A light flashed in Tendo's eyes, and the 'Star Devourer Liberation' technique in his body quietly began to operate.
Bang! Bang!
Along with two muffled sounds, Tendo's body, which had returned to a calm state, once again emitted a unique, engine-like roar.
He looked at the fiercely attacking Ivan and advanced instead of retreating.
His right hand became a blur, grabbing the astromech blade with its blue arc with his bare hands.
He firmly grasped the blade, letting the current on it explode in his palm.
Clang!
After the crisp sound of metal clashing, a terrifying shockwave instantly spread out from the two of them.
At the same time, the Vector Field wrapped around Tendo's palm clashed with Ivan's astromech blade, creating golden sparks and a sharp metal-grinding sound that made people instinctively want to cover their ears.
During this process, Chen Kong also clearly saw that the current on Ivan's astromech blade was being deflected by an invisible force from Tendo, ultimately landing on the ground around them, failing to cause any substantial damage to Tendo.
"All-encompassing Repulsion..."
Looking at the barely perceptible Vector Field that separated his astromech blade and Tendo's palm, Chen Kong was still very shocked, even though it wasn't the first time he had seen it.
Because there was no need to mention any of Tendo's other equally overpowered and unsolvable abilities.
Just this one move, 'All-encompassing Repulsion,' was enough to make Tendo overwhelm 99% of other Astromach Knights at the same level.
Compared to Tendo, although he and Tendo were both "Children of the Stars," the distance between them was like that between the sun and an asteroid—immeasurably vast.
Not to mention that Tendo, six years later, was obviously so much more powerful than he was six years ago.
Thinking this, Chen Kong couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Was he, a mere "mortal," truly qualified to be compared to such a "dazzling" existence?
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The Only Player in the Marvel World
For a prize of ten million dollars, Du Mu is trying to clear a large-scale virtual game called "The Marvel World".
Unbeknownst to him, when the game started, he had already transmigrated into the real Marvel Universe, becoming the only player in this world.
Nick Fury: Du Mu is an excellent agent, he just doesn't like to follow orders. Every time I give a mission, he skips it.
Tony Stark: I don't know what happened, that day I teamed up with Du Mu, and when I came back, I was left with only one pair of underwear.
Banner: My situation is exactly the opposite of yours, only my underwear was stolen. I got so angry I transformed into the Hulk, and I was on the front page of every major news outlet that very night.
Thor: Du Mu said he had already maxed out his Justice Value to 1000, then he picked up my Mjölnir and ran off.
...
Facing the complaints of a group of superheroes, Du Mu calmly states: "These are all operations allowed by the game. If you have a problem, go talk to the game planner."