The countdown had just reached zero!
Dada dada...
A sound of arthropod legs tapping on the ground began.
This sound was fine and frequent, unlike the rhythmic footsteps of the six-legged monster worms.
A big one was coming!
The nearby woods trembled without wind, shaking rapidly.
Suddenly, a giant centipede, nearly a hundred meters long, with dense, hair-raising legs, charged out of the woods. Its vibrant red and green markings indicated it was highly venomous!
Name: Spotted Mutant Centipede
Level: Mutant VI
Skills:
[Venomous Crawl]: Every inch of its body is covered in potent venom (Toxin Level 3), inflicting toxic damage on nearby non-plant creatures.
[Venomous Bite]: Sprays a large amount of venom (Toxin Level 4) while biting. Once the toxin enters a wound, each bite has a 5% chance to instantly kill the target.
What a troublesome fellow!
Zhang Chen frowned.
His own poison resistance was only Level 2, while the opponent's poison was already Level 3.
Not to mention that, there was also a 5% chance of instant kill?
Although the probability wasn't high, for him, if it triggered once, it would be game over!
Dada dada...
Dada dada...
Dense tapping sounds began to echo from all directions.
Then, dozens of centipedes, entwined with massive trees, slowly surrounded him.
Their long antennae on their huge heads swayed in the air, seemingly having locked onto Zhang Chen's position, ready to attack at any moment!
"Roar~~"
A low roar came from the sky.
Zhang Chen looked up.
He suddenly saw a giant winged lizard circling in the sky, puffing out streams of smoke from its mouth. Its blood-red eyes shone with terrifying light in the sky.
One... two... ten...
More and more of these flying lizards appeared in the sky, shifting their formations.
The trees below were blown about by the fierce winds generated by their flight.
At this moment, more and more monsters joined the encirclement of Zhang Chen, numbering in the tens of thousands, with a myriad of skills.
Moreover, even though they were natural enemies, they had put aside all their grudges, their sights firmly fixed on Zhang Chen, who was covered in the attractant.
Zhang Chen activated Absolute Vision, combined with the prompts, he roughly scanned the area. Most of them were Mutant VI, with Mutant V monsters not even getting a chance to appear, likely having been dealt with on the way.
Occasionally, he spotted the silhouette of a Mutant VII monster...
"Flying lizards with fire attacks, venomous centipedes, pure physical giant mantises, mobile carnivorous vines, and burrowing cave worms surging from underground..."
Zhang Chen roughly inventoried them.
Basically, all attack types were covered, and they were attacking from ground, underground, and sky, a full 360-degree assault with no blind spots!
Looking around, the entire forest was bent and swayed by the surging monsters. Monsters were perched on almost every tree branch, every corner of the sky, and every inch of the ground was occupied by monsters.
At least tens of thousands.
"Daddy, when can we start playing!"
Xiao Bai's eyes sparkled, and ice blades already floated around her.
"Roar..."
Er Pang's energy arcs became even more intense, crackling around its body, with saliva dripping onto the ground.
"Then... let's start now!"
Zhang Chen said, retrieving the [Legendary - Invincible Pioneer] from the Progression Weapon Arsenal!
What a joke, if he didn't use such a super weapon, would he wait until the giant creature phase to let it gather dust?
With tens of thousands of giant monsters, if Zhang Chen fought them alone, wouldn't he be exhausted to death?!
As for Xiao Bai and Er Pang?
They wouldn't get tired to death; they were the type who got more energetic the more they exerted themselves!
"Go!"
A colossal mecha appeared out of thin air in the center of the arena.
Zhang Chen stood inside the mecha's core suspension cabin. From here, all of Zhang Chen's movements could be captured and synchronized to the mecha.
Simultaneously, Zhang Chen's perspective shifted from his personal view to the Pioneer's perspective.
The neural networks of both were connected and synchronized.
At this moment, Zhang Chen felt as if the entire Pioneer was his own body!
It had simply become much larger. The giant centipedes he had seen before now looked no bigger than snakes.
"Haha, little bugs, daddy's here!"
Zhang Chen moved his hands, and two sharp alloy combat knives sprang out.
The combination of the combat knives and shield could be adjusted.
However... that kind of fighting was too conservative, a waste of the Pioneer's strength!
Swish!
Zhang Chen swung his right hand violently, directly slicing two emerging centipedes in half. Venom splattered onto the Pioneer's armor but caused no damage!
A mecha wasn't a living creature and wasn't afraid of this level of toxicity.
"Let's test my speed..."
Zhang Chen suddenly exploded forward.
Boom!
Rumble...
The Pioneer instantly surged over a thousand meters, knocking aside the surrounding mutated creatures.
This mecha could proportionally amplify the controller's speed!
This meant that if the controller were an ordinary person, they could only fight with their normal strength.
But if the controller were an evolutionist like Zhang Chen, the Pioneer's attributes would also increase proportionally!
Indeed, the Pioneer was crafted from the corpse of an ultimate creature (the corpse of an ultimate creature, which was the defeated party in a battle between ultimate creatures, picked up by the extremely lucky natives from the leftover remains). Its physical limit was already stronger than Zhang Chen's.
Therefore, for Zhang Chen at this moment, even if he unleashed his full power, this mecha could still withstand it.
"Let's test the energy attack..."
Zhang Chen slowly raised his left hand.
Hum!
A massive energy wave, hundreds of meters in diameter, shot out!
Boom!
It directly blasted the hit mutated creatures into渣滓 (dregs). The energy wave, with its power undiminished after piercing the monster tide, shot directly towards a distant mountain.
Bang!
It caused another explosion, flattening the mountain peak...
"This power... it's incredible!"
Zhang Chen was ecstatic.
However, the energy for firing the energy beam was jointly emitted from his body and the Pioneer's energy core. The energy consumption was high, making it unsuitable for frequent use.
Squeak squeak...
A giant mantis, with scythe-like sharp claws, fiercely slashed at the Pioneer's leg.
Such an attack, if directed at other mutated creatures, would undoubtedly slice them in two.
But on the Pioneer's leg, it merely left a faint white mark.
"What trash, scram!"
Zhang Chen delivered a fierce kick.
The giant mantis was instantly kicked into the air like a ball, and as it fell, it slowly vaporized and disappeared.
Another centipede then wrapped itself around the Pioneer's neck.
Zhang Chen was unfazed, his hands gently tugging, directly tearing the centipede apart.
Venom and internal organs gushed down, and soon all of them dissipated into white mist and vanished.
"Heh, the crushing has begun!"
Zhang Chen smiled slightly, swinging his retracting blades with both hands, as clouds of white mist rose...