Chapter 1 The Beginning

Deep beneath Qilong City, within the frigid, doomsday base, lay the central control room.

A massive, white, tumorous sphere, fused with machinery, floated in mid-air, densely connected to over a hundred thousand arm-thick optical cables.

These cables stretched out, chaotically piercing the surrounding walls.

Within the empty and silent underground central control room, an electronic sound of mechanical friction echoed.

"Kill all intruders without mercy!"

"But they are innocent."

"Foolish. Life should not exist in this world anymore. Everything is sinful."

"Wuu, so scary!"

"Where is my doll?"

"Erase all unstable existence..."

...

The eerie, synthesized mechanical voice echoed continuously in the room. The enormous, white, tumorous sphere floating in the air writhed incessantly, like a heart, its surface constantly sparking with electricity!

Zzzzz~~

Suddenly, an ear-piercing mechanical sound erupted.

"Those not of my race, their hearts are punishable!"

Instantly, countless blue halos spread out along the optical cables.

In the center of Qilong City, in the middle level of the underground base, a biochemical pool filled with thick, green liquid began to churn violently. Then, metal pillars rose from within the pool, and the green liquid seeped down the grooves of the ascending metal pillars, atomizing into a faint green mist.

At the same time, metal containment chambers around the biochemical room began to shake.

Roars that seemed to come from the abyss, causing a shiver deep within the soul, echoed.

The metal door of the first containment chamber on the left swung open first, and restraints automatically detached, crashing heavily to the ground. ノ亅丶說壹2З

A humanoid III-type hyper-being, a Puppet Corpse Fiend, standing seven or eight meters tall, its entire body half-metalized and hardened, covered in green speckles, with fangs and massive teeth, and three black signal restraints piercing its neck, strode out.

The second containment chamber opened, and out walked a III-type Bai Ze, a creature over ten meters tall, with a lizard-like, pointed head, a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth, a sickly white body, white metal embedded in its skin, and three slender tails each ending in a triangular split lined with sharp teeth. Its eyes were blood-red, and its neck was similarly pierced by three black signal restraints.

Then, the third containment chamber, the fourth containment chamber, the fifth containment chamber... all opened.

One after another, III-type hyper-being monsters roared as they emerged, including Black Salamander Beasts, Kazamis, Evil-Toothed Beasts, Synthetic Beasts…

At the same time, in the depths of the underground freezer, cold air began to leak. Countless green eyes opened as far as the eye could see. Monsters with hunched bodies, bared teeth, a foul stench, and corpse-like forms, with conical controllers embedded in their necks, stirred and rose.

Metal gates slowly swung open, and the awakened Corpse Fiend monsters rushed out madly!

...

At this moment, in the underground mechanical depot of Qilong City, synthesized voices rang out.

"First-level combat alert!"

"Suspension release!"

"Elevator ascending~"

The central ground began to crack open, revealing a huge circular gap. From the deep underground, a giant elevator platform began to rise.

On the elevator platform, metal support pillars secured a humanoid mecha. The entire mecha was thirty meters tall, its hideous monster head encased in layers of metal armor, its two ferocious, dim eyes tightly shut, and its jaws also sealed.

Its drooping hands resembled demonic claws, and a twelve-meter-long hyper-alloy blade was embedded in its waist. The entire metal body was inscribed with black pictographic patterns. It was also connected to black pipes extending from inside the platform, exuding a suffocating aura of oppression.

At this moment, a mechanical voice filled with static sounded.

"Commencing Phase One: Injecting active solution!"

Glug glug!

The pipes connected to the mecha began to writhe, and an unknown liquid flowed through them, injecting into the interior of the mecha.

Instantly, the muscle tissue inside the entire mecha began to transform from a shriveled state to a plump one. The external armor was stretched, becoming even more imposing.

"Checking cellular activity levels!"

"Data normal!"

"Disconnecting external power source! Releasing connections!"

Click!

The cables connected to the mecha automatically detached!

"Auxiliary voltage monitoring normal!"

"Releasing central transmission system restraints, opening injection!"

Suddenly, a circular gap appeared in the chest of the massive mecha, revealing the crimson flesh within.

"Initiating Puppet Pod injection sequence!"

Next, a working mechanical arm extended from a cracked metal wall. At the same time, another gap appeared in the ground to the side, and a metal pillar rose, holding a square, dark-green metal Puppet Pod.

The mechanical arm gripped the Puppet Pod, injecting it precisely into the mecha's chest!

Click!

"Embedding complete!"

In that instant, the IV-generation Puppet Bio-Mecha, Mozi Ke Si (Mozi Kes), opened its ferocious, dim eyes, emitting an eerie green glow! Its metal-encased mouth snapped open, revealing rows of terrifying teeth, and it let out an unbelievably terrifying roar.

Boom~~

The mechanical equipment on the surrounding walls burst with sparks.

...

Amidst the heavy snow and dark night, Su Mo lay in the Slaughter Blade cockpit, resting with his eyes closed.

Within the massive camp, most people, except for those on watch, had drifted off to sleep.

No one knew when the general offensive would begin, so whenever there was a chance to rest, they rested as much as possible to rejuvenate their spirits.

From high above, all the besieging forces near Qilong City were deeply asleep.

At this moment, deep beneath the snow-covered ground, dormant giant pipelines were hidden. Small metal tubes extended from the pipelines, like automatic sprinklers. Then, a faint green mist spread out along those pipes.

The green mist mysteriously permeated the white snow, seeping into the air, little by little.

Sleeping players inadvertently inhaled the faint green mist.

Their sleeping faces began to frown, then contort in discomfort, twisting until they became increasingly grotesque. Green patches appeared on their faces, their skin began to harden, and then they suddenly opened their eyes, revealing pupils that were no longer human.

Time passed slowly.

Just then, a prompt automatically popped up on Su Mo's mecha screen.

"Unidentified gas detected. Activating automatic air circulation system!"

...

The sudden notification from Qi Lai (Qi Lai) startled Su Mo awake. He looked at the prompt displayed on the control screen, equally bewildered.

Was the machine malfunctioning? Hadn't it been repaired properly? Or had the air outside deteriorated?

Thinking of the latter, Su Mo suddenly woke up!

Just then, a scream suddenly echoed through the silent night sky. Then, Su Mo heard the sound of gunfire, and the entire camp erupted into chaos.

Everything happened so fast, so fast that Su Mo was a little overwhelmed.