hsntnovel Chapter 186 This piece of junk dares to call itself a mecha? Smash it to pieces!
Chapter 186 This piece of junk dares to call itself a mecha? Smash it to pieces!
"This toy cobbled together from scrap metal dares to call itself heavy-duty powered armor?"
Jiang Ming dusted off the dust on his cuffs, his tone full of mockery.
Chief of Staff Wang's hand, which was holding a cigar, suddenly trembled, and the ash fell onto his crisp military uniform, burning a black hole in it.
He had been running rampant in the Jiangnan region for so many years, and no one had ever dared to be so arrogant in front of him.
"Okay, very good."
Chief of Staff Wang, enraged to the point of laughter, suddenly waved his hand and shouted, "Attention! Live ammunition warning! Break his legs, but leave him alive!"
Click click click!
Five ten-meter-tall Thor-IV armored vehicles simultaneously raised their right arms, displaying heavy electromagnetic cannons.
A dark blue arc of electricity leaped wildly at the muzzle of the cannon.
Chu Tianfeng's expression changed drastically: "Brother Jiang, get out of the way! That's the latest armor-piercing electromagnetic cannon from the headquarters; it can even blast down city walls!"
Jiang Ming stood still, not even lifting his eyelids.
"Marlowe, turn off the shield."
Jiang Ming said casually.
"Okay, boss."
Marlowe's chuckles echoed from inside the carriage.
The dark blue kinetic energy shield on the surface of the heavy fortress instantly went out.
In Chief of Staff Wang's eyes, this scene was practically suicidal.
"Fire!"
Boom boom boom!
Five electromagnetic cannon shells, each as thick as a water bucket, trailed long plumes of flame as they hurtled straight toward Jiang Ming.
Just as the shell was about to hit, Jiang Ming moved.
A terrifying power of 117 points erupted within his body, instantly blasting a three-meter-diameter crater into the concrete ground beneath his feet.
Jiang Ming transformed into a blur too fast for the naked eye to see, charging directly into the hail of artillery fire.
boom!
Jiang Ming grabbed the foremost high-speed electromagnetic projectile with his bare hands, his five fingers suddenly clenching together.
The seemingly indestructible alloy bullet was actually crushed into a lump of scrap metal by him and casually smashed on the ground.
The entire room fell silent.
The thousands of black-armored soldiers stared wide-eyed, as if they had seen a ghost.
Can you crush a heavy electromagnetic projectile with your bare hands?
Is this guy even human?!
Before they could react, Jiang Ming had already rushed to the leftmost Thor armor.
The ten-meter-tall steel behemoth stood like a high wall in front of Jiang Ming.
"Get down here."
Jiang Ming took a half step back with his right leg, exerted force from his waist, and delivered a simple, unadorned straight punch that slammed into the knee joint of the Thor armor.
Click—!
The ear-piercing sound of metal snapping echoed throughout the venue.
The knee joint, made of high-strength composite armor, was shattered by this punch.
The ten-meter-tall Thor armor instantly lost its balance, and the massive machine collapsed with a crash, kicking up clouds of dust.
Jiang Ming lightly leaped onto the cockpit on the chest of the armored vehicle with a light touch of his toes.
He gripped the heavy alloy hatch with both hands, his arm muscles bulging.
crunch--
The explosion-proof hatch, weighing several tons, was torn in two by his bare hands.
Jiang Ming reached in, grabbed the collar of the driver inside who was pale with fright, and pulled him out like a chick, then threw him to the ground.
The whole process took less than five seconds.
A flagship mech that the entire region was so proud of was reduced to a pile of scrap metal.
"this one?"
Jiang Ming clapped the rust off his hands, turned to Chief of Staff Wang, and asked, "Has your headquarters' technology development gone astray?"
Chief of Staff Wang's lips trembled so much that he didn't even notice his cigar falling to the ground.
"You... what kind of monster are you...?"
"monster?"
Jiang Ming grinned. "Marlowe, come out and show them what a real mech is. Let them see what a real mech looks like."
"receive!"
A deafening mechanical clanging sound erupted from inside the heavily armored fortress.
Rumble!
The 15-meter-long tank disintegrated and reassembled in an instant.
Before everyone's horrified eyes, a steel giant, thirty meters tall and covered entirely in dark gold armor, rose from the ground.
Astral Asura Form, activated!
Four thick mechanical arms slowly unfolded, casting a shadow that blotted out the sky and completely enveloping the remaining four Thor armors.
Compared to the 30-meter-tall Astral Asura, the 10-meter-tall Thor Armor is like an infant that hasn't been weaned yet.
The terrifying sense of oppression emanating from a higher-dimensional mechanical civilization made it difficult for everyone present to even breathe.
"What...what is this?!"
The pilot of a Thor armored vehicle screamed in terror and frantically pushed the control stick, trying to back up.
"run?"
Jiang Ming sneered.
Astral Asura didn't use any weapons at all; he simply raised his massive mechanical right foot and stomped down hard.
boom!
A Thor armored vehicle attempting to escape had its chest cavity crushed.
The internal parts and wiring sprayed out mixed with engine oil.
Immediately afterwards, the Astral Asura unleashed all four arms.
He grabbed a Thor armored vehicle by the neck with his left upper arm and squeezed hard, causing the huge mechanical head to explode.
The chainsaw lightsaber on the upper right arm wasn't even charged; it sliced another armored vehicle in half with a single strike, relying solely on the weight of the blade and the armor-piercing properties of the deep-sea gold.
The last two Thor armors completely collapsed, and the pilots ejected and scrambled back towards the Black Armor soldiers' camp.
Less than half a minute.
The Wutai General District's ace unit was completely wiped out.
The thousands of black-armored soldiers retreated in terror, their assault rifles trembling like leaves.
The Star Realm Asura slowly bent down, its enormous dark golden head approaching Chief of Staff Wang.
The electronic eyes on its head flashed a cold red light.
"Chief of Staff Wang, right?"
Jiang Ming's voice came through the mecha's loudspeaker, making people's eardrums ache.
Chief of Staff Wang's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, a large wet patch appearing in his crotch.
"No...don't kill me...I was sent by the Supreme Command of the General Region...If you kill me, the General Region will not let you get away with it..."
"Go back and tell those old men in the headquarters."
Jiang Ming was too lazy to listen to his nonsense. "Dongjiang City, I, Jiang Ming, will protect it. All the materials, relics, and monsters here are mine."
"If you dare to reach out again, I will personally go to the headquarters and dismantle your command headquarters to sell it as scrap metal."
Jiang Ming straightened up in his mecha and said, "Get out."
Chief of Staff Wang felt as if he had been granted a pardon and scrambled into an off-road vehicle.
Thousands of black-armored soldiers abandoned their armor and fled in disarray with the off-road vehicles, leaving behind even the wreckage of the Thor armor.
Seeing that the people from the headquarters had disappeared, Chu Tianfeng finally let out a long sigh of relief.
He walked to the foot of the Astral Asura, looked up at the thirty-meter-tall steel behemoth, and shook his head with a wry smile.
"Brother Jiang, you've really stirred up a hornet's nest this time. If those old guys in the headquarters find out you've taken apart their trump card like a toy, they'll be furious."
Jiang Ming jumped out of the mecha cockpit, and the Astral Asura quickly reassembled, transforming back into its heavy fortress form.
"So what if we cause a huge upheaval?"
Jiang Ming lit a cigarette. "These days on Blue Star, whoever has the bigger fist has the final say. If the General District were truly capable, they wouldn't be unable to handle even an obelisk."
He exhaled a smoke ring and looked at Chu Tianfeng.
"Brother Chu, from now on, Dongjiang City should stop following orders from the General District. Extend the defense line outward by ten kilometers and rearrange the fire network according to the blueprints I gave you before."
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"I'll take care of the materials and weapons."
Chu Tianfeng's eyes lit up, and he gave a sharp military salute: "With those words from you, Dongjiang City will be your strong rear base from now on!"
After sending Chu Tianfeng away to reorganize the defenses, Jiang Ming led Ma Luo and Chen Qi back to the underground workshop of Repair Shop No. 01.
The ground outside was littered with the wreckage of the Thor armor, and Jiang Ming naturally didn't let any of it go, letting the tank's source material tentacles pull them all back.
"Boss, this trip to Aurora Continent has been incredibly profitable!"
Marlowe rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the mountain of spoils.
Jiang Ming didn't waste any words and directly pulled up the system panel.
This time, by defeating Baal, the Abyss Overlord, despite being above his level, and by clearing out the Astral Hangar, he amassed a huge pile of top-tier materials.
It's time to upgrade the entire team.
"Chen Qi, Ma Luo, with your current levels and equipment, it's too difficult for you to fight monsters above level 50."
Jiang Ming pointed to the pile of Thor armor wreckage on the ground.
"This piece of junk may be substandard, but the material is passable. Combined with the stuff in the Astral Hangar, I'll give you two sets of decent individual combat gear."
Jiang Ming's hands flew as he threw the materials directly into the crafting bar.
[Main Material: 5 pieces of discarded Thor armor wreckage]
[Supporting Materials: Astral Mech Fragment *80] + [Miniature Spark Source Fragment *20]
[There is a 20% failure rate in the synthesis process. Do you confirm?]
"confirm."
Blinding bright lights flashed in the underground workshop.
Synthesis successful!
[Obtained: Astral Exoskeleton Armor (Purple Epic) *2]
As the light faded, two streamlined, silver-gray exoskeleton armors appeared on the workbench.
The armor surface is covered with dark blue energy patterns, and it is also equipped with a small anti-gravity thruster on its back.
"Try them on."
Jiang Ming raised his chin.
Malo and Chen Qi couldn't wait to put on their armor.
Click.
The armor automatically conforms to the body shape, and the neural connections are activated instantly.
"Holy crap! Doflamingo, I feel like I could kill an armored rhinoceros with one punch right now!"
Chen Qi excitedly clenched his fist, and a slight sonic boom even echoed in the air.
[Astral - Individual Exoskeleton Armor]
[Attributes: Strength +30, Agility +40.]
[Characteristic 1: Energy Deflection Field (can negate 30% of magical/energy damage).]
【Trait 2: Spark Resonance (When on the same battlefield as the Astral Asura Mech, all attributes are increased by an additional 20%).】
These attributes would be absolutely enviable on Earth.
"Alright, stop showing off."
Jiang Ming clapped his hands and turned his gaze to the most important materials on the worktable.
[Abyssal Frost Dragon Core (Purple Epic)], [High-Frequency Vibration Blade Generator (Purple Epic)], [Astral High-Energy Core (Purple Epic)]
"The machine guns and gravity cannons of the tank have enough firepower, but the melee weapon in the Astral Asura form, that chainsaw lightsaber, is a bit too weak to keep up with the intensity."
Jiang Ming stroked his chin and threw the three items directly into the synthesis panel.
[High-risk synthesis in progress...]
[A miracle has been triggered!]
Synthesis successful!
[Obtained: Absolute Zero High-Frequency Ship-Slaying Blade (Purple, Top-Tier Epic Module)]
A giant battle sword, fifteen meters long, appeared out of thin air.
The blade was entirely black, but the edge gleamed with a blinding, eerie blue light.
The surrounding temperature plummeted instantly, and the moisture in the air condensed directly into frost that fell to the ground.
The surrounding temperature plummeted instantly, and the moisture in the air condensed directly into frost that fell to the ground.
【Absolute Zero High-Frequency Ship-Slaying Blade】
[Special Effect 1: High-Frequency Cutting (30,000 high-frequency vibrations per second, ignoring 60% of the target's physical armor).]
【Special Effect 2: Abyss Frost (Upon impact, an absolute zero chill erupts, forcibly freezing the target's blood and energy pathways.)】
"A fine knife."
Jiang Ming was satisfied as he connected the ship-slaying sword to the tank's weapon module.
With this thing, the next time I encounter a monster the size of a Thousand-Eyed Flesh Mountain, I can slice it into an ice pop with one strike.
Just as Jiang Ming finished organizing the equipment, an extremely piercing alarm suddenly sounded in his mind.
Beep beep beep beep—!
The living mind radar flashed wildly on the holographic screen, and the red alarm light illuminated the entire workshop.
"Boss, what's going on? A monster is attacking?"
Marlowe immediately grabbed the machine gun control stick next to him.
Jiang Ming stared intently at the radar screen, his brows furrowed.
The coordinates shown by the radar are not outside the outskirts of Dongjiang City at all.
It's underground!
Right beneath their feet!
Although the crater created by the obelisk has collapsed, the radar's detection waves penetrated the rock layers, reaching two thousand meters underground.
Deep within the fleshy cavity of the [Abyss Bed] that Jiang Ming had destroyed, an extremely secretive yet suffocatingly vast energy is rapidly reviving.
[Warning! Residual consciousness of a higher-dimensional life form has been detected reorganizing!]
[Energy Level Assessment: Cataclysmic (Lv.60 and above)!]
[Coordinates locked: Continuing to descend towards Earth's core!]
"These bastards from the Abyss are really persistent."
Jiang Ming sneered.
It seems that the giant heart that was blown up and the damaged high-dimensional mechanical core were just a decoy.
The true Matrix, under the cover of the obelisk, has long since penetrated deeper into the Earth.
Just then, the workshop door was suddenly pushed open.
Chu Tianfeng rushed in, covered in sweat, his military cap askew.
"Brother Jiang! Something terrible has happened!"
Chu Tianfeng, panting heavily, slammed a military tablet he was holding onto the table.
"Just now, three satellite cities surrounding Dongjiang City simultaneously erupted with high concentrations of abyssal black mist!"
Jiang Ming glanced at the surveillance footage on the screen.
In the scene, a thick black fog obscures the sky and the sun.
But what really sends chills down your spine isn't the black fog itself.
It was something that emerged from the black mist.
They were a group of stiff, humanoid monsters covered in dark red tentacles and bone spurs.
But what they were wearing were clearly the black combat uniforms of the Jiangnan General District Special Forces!
There were even several enormous mutated monsters with remnants of the [Thor Armor] from the main region embedded in their backs!
"Someone from headquarters?"
Marlowe's eyes widened.
Chu Tianfeng gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with terror: "It's not just the people from the General Region. I just contacted the Jiangnan General Region Command... all communications are cut off."
"The headquarters area may have already fallen completely."
Jiang Ming stared at the monsters in the General District military uniforms on the screen, a dangerous smile slowly curving his lips.
"Fall? I don't think so."
Jiang Ming tapped his finger on the table. "The cuts on the armor of these monsters are too clean; they don't look like they were infected after an attack."
"It's more like... actively transplanting the monster onto yourself."
Chu Tianfeng gasped: "You mean, the top management of the headquarters... made a deal with the Abyss?!"
"Why don't you go and see for yourself?"
Jiang Ming grabbed the car keys, flipped over, and jumped onto the heavily armored fortress.
"Marlowe, drive. Destination: Gangnam Headquarters."
"Let's go give those old men a big gift."