The player is playing like a god, and has already advanced to Space Marine level at the start.

After advancing to the third-generation divine body, Lu Xiao felt his power was almost overflowing. He had a feeling that if he exerted even a little force, the villa, along with its foundation, would turn to ashes.

He picked up his phone from the coffee table.

The screen was still showing the news page from a few days ago.

"This station reports a major accident at Giant City Airport."

That's the good thing he did.

Lu Xiao swiped her phone screen and refreshed the page to see a notification from three days ago.

[Unidentified flying creature spotted at Angel International Building in Tianhe City; could it be the legendary angel?]

Lu Xiao clicked on the video.

The video footage is shaky, indicating it was secretly filmed from a distance using a mobile phone. In the shot, on the top floor of the Angel International Building, a white figure crashes through the glass and hangs suspended in mid-air, its wings dazzlingly white in the sunlight.

The person filming can be heard exclaiming in surprise in the video.

"Holy crap! What's that? A birdman?"

"Don't talk nonsense, that's an angel! Look at those wings, and those legs...tsk tsk."

"Quick, take a picture! Post it on WeChat Moments!"

Lu Xiao turned off the video and tossed her phone back onto the sofa.

"Angel Yan."

He read the name aloud.

According to the timeline, Angel Yan descended upon Angel International at this time to find that female CEO, whose name was something else, to tell her the news that the Taotie were about to invade Earth, and to promote justice and order, so as to show off in front of those mortals.

"In other words, the vanguard flagship of the Taotie has already reached the outer reaches of the solar system."

Lu Xiao stood up, walked to the wine cabinet, and poured herself a glass of water.

He wasn't flustered. He had been waiting for this day. Without war, his status as an Astartes monk was meaningless, and the munitions in the warehouse would be useless.

However, there's one more thing to do before the fight begins.

Lu Xiao put down her water glass and closed her eyes.

"System, open the workbench."

[Military preparation work is underway]

Startup complete.

Consciousness instantly sank into the system space.

When Lu Xiao opened his eyes again, he was already standing on a huge metal platform. Flowing golden data streams surrounded him, and in the very center floated the blue Mark X Gravis heavy power armor.

This suit of armor had accompanied him in several battles, and it still bore the scratches from the energy blasts he had been hit by on the airport road.

"Scan the status of the power backpack," Lu Xiao ordered.

[Scanning]

[Mark X Power Backpack (Standard Version), Energy Core: Miniature Nuclear Fusion Reactor. Output Power: Stable. Fuel Remaining: 98%.]

Lu Xiao circled the armor once, then reached out and tapped the heavy terracotta shoulder armor.

"Dismantle the nuclear fusion core."

[Command confirmed. Disassembly in progress.]

Several robotic arms reached down from above, and with a hum, the power backpack shell opened, revealing the red-glowing nuclear fusion core.

"This is way too outdated." Lu Xiao looked at the core and shook his head. "This thing is okay for driving regular power armor, but its recharge speed is too slow under high-intensity combat. I need to replace it with something more powerful."

He swiped across the virtual screen to bring up the exchange list.

The finger hovers over an icon.

Plasma reactor

A cylindrical object emitting a ghostly blue light appeared on the workbench. It was smaller than the nuclear fusion core, but the energy fluctuations it contained were far more terrifying.

"Install it."

The robotic arm picks up the plasma core and precisely inserts it into the slot of the power backpack.

"Click."

A crisp locking sound.

The power armor shuddered violently, and a blue light instantly flowed throughout its body. The dim visors glowed red, and scorching heat waves spewed from the heat vents on its back.

"Warning, power output increased by 300%." ​​The system's mechanical voice sounded, "Cooling system load increased."

"It doesn't matter." Lu Xiao waved his hand. "This little bit of heat won't kill me. With my current third-generation divine body, I can even use it as a heat pack on my body without any problems."

He looked at the new powered backpack and felt that something was still missing.

"The Taotie's flagship is outside the atmosphere." Lu Xiao stroked his chin. "If I want to go up and take them down, jumping alone won't be enough. Although the third-generation divine body can survive in this vacuum of space, this power armor was originally designed for land combat."

While Space Marines can also fight in space, they usually require specialized jump packs or magnetic boots. But in this super-god universe, flying is the norm.

"System, do you have an anti-gravity module?"

[Searching]

Option A: Install a high-powered jet propulsion system. Disadvantages: High fuel consumption, poor maneuverability.

Option B: Install an anti-gravity flight module. Advantages: Ignores gravity, high maneuverability, energy is directly supplied by the plasma core.

"Choose B." Lu Xiao said without hesitation, "Add the anti-gravity module to it, and keep the original attitude adjustment nozzles."

[Under renovation]

Several robotic arms sprang into action again, slicing open the sides of the powered backpack and implanting a row of silver-gray metal sheets. These sheets, when powered on, would generate a powerful anti-gravity field.

Ten minutes later.

[Renovation complete.]

[Current Equipment: Mark X Gravis Heavy Power Armor (Modified)]

[New features: Plasma-driven, anti-gravity flight, and vacuum environment adaptation.]

Lu Xiao looked at the masterpiece before him with satisfaction. This was a true war machine.

At this moment, a prompt suddenly appeared in the system.

[Host has been detected to have advanced to the third generation of divine body. Physical strength has exceeded the limits of the power armor. Recommendation: Host can fight directly with bare hands, which offers greater flexibility and eliminates the risk of equipment damage. Should the power armor be sealed?]

Lu Xiao stared at the line of text for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Sealed off?"

He walked up to his power armor, reached out and touched the double-headed eagle insignia on the breastplate; the cold, terracotta texture calmed him down.

"You don't understand."

"I am now a third-generation divine body, that's right. My skin is much harder than this layer of terracotta. Wearing this suit of armor weighing several tons is no longer a problem for me."

"I can charge into a horde of Taotie shirtless and tear their warships apart with my bare hands. I can withstand cannonballs with my bare body, just like that crocodile named Thornton."

"but"

He turned abruptly and stared at the blue armor.

"Doing it that way just doesn't taste right."

"Who am I? I am the Emperor's Angel of Death, a Brother of Astartes. Do you expect me to fight aliens like a barbarian, wearing only shorts?"

Lu Xiao pointed to the power armor helmet.

"This is about saving face, and it's also about deterrence."

Lu Xiao stepped forward.

"Click click click"

A series of mechanical clicking sounds filled the air as several tons of armor enveloped his entire body. The plasma core hummed, the anti-gravity module activated, and his massive form levitated three centimeters off the ground.

Lu Xiao stretched her neck.

"Listen, system."

"In this world full of gods and Buddhas, everyone is competing to see whose gene engine is more advanced and whose dark dimension computing power is stronger. Angels have wings, demons have claws, and the blazing sun has sunlight."

"And I, all I have is this iron suit and the sword in my hand."

"If we're going to fight, we have to fight it beautifully. The style has to be top-notch."

"I want them to go weak at the sight of this blue armor and have nightmares at the sound of a chainsaw. I want them to know that even without those fancy dark dimensions, I can smash them into mincemeat with just my fists."

[Host logic analysis in progress]

[Analysis Conclusion: To show off.]

Although I can't understand the tactical value of "showing off," as long as the host is happy, that's all that matters.

The system's answer remained as straightforward as ever.

Lu Xiao grinned through his helmet.

"You don't know anything. A certain level of sophistication is also part of combat power."