Chapter 15 The Viper King's Remains

Slime splattered, but it was difficult to damage the corrosion-resistant mecha. The Shadow Predator Viper King's armor cracked all over, leaking blood plasma and slime. It was a miserable sight to behold as Han Xiao held it down and beat it mercilessly, its health steadily declining.

The beast horde went mad, rushing forward one after another. Han Xiao used the Viper King's body as a shield, relying on his agility to avoid most of the attacks. The tactical display screen's view spun wildly, enough to make ordinary people dizzy after a few glances, but Han Xiao was long used to it and in good condition.

Each punch and kick carried immense power, the surrounding terrain as if swept by a hurricane, scattered and in a mess.

The Viper-Modified provided performance enhancements, and his basic combat skills were all maxed out. His melee attack power exceeded the standard, and the Viper King couldn't devour waste to recover health, its blood quickly reaching the kill line. Han Xiao channeled his strength, the Magnetic Chain Splitting Blades surrounding his forearm, forming a cone-shaped, high-speed spinning drill, brutally piercing open the Viper King's skull.

He automatically filtered out the screams, grabbing the wound to prevent himself from being thrown off by the struggling Viper King. He activated the Sunworm, spraying it into the bloody Viper brain, the smell of charred meat spreading. The Viper King's body tensed, like a fish out of water, dying and flopping about.

[You have killed Shadow Predator Viper King (lv53), you have gained 132000 experience]

With the Viper King dead, the surrounding Shadow Predators roared and howled, fearlessly pouncing, wanting to tear this enemy, harder than steel, to shreds, instantly engulfing Han Xiao.

The next moment, surging repulsive force spread, all the Shadow Predators flying away faster than their initial pounce, slamming into the nest walls with loud crashes. The repulsive field activator on the Viper-Modified's gauntlet buzzed.

Rumble—

This burst of repulsive force caused a chain reaction, sections of the nest collapsing, the ground shaking almost like an earthquake.

Han Xiao didn't want to be buried alive. He crouched, all the elasticity of his biochemical muscles concentrated in his legs. With a bang, large cracks appeared, the small maneuvering device spewing gas, dual power boost, his whole body shooting up like a rocket, the soil above his head crashing open, his helmet thudding loudly, his crown throbbing.

The next second, the road exploded, a black figure burst out of the ground, his vision suddenly opening up, the night sky hanging upside down in his eyes.

West City collapsed with a roar, cracks appearing in the ground, spewing out large amounts of dust, the road sinking and collapsing. The scene was extremely vast. Some players were crushed to death, while others escaped, watching the shocking scene with frightened expressions.

"The whole city district has collapsed, what destructive power is this!"

"Isn't that Black Phantom? Did he do it?!"

"This combat power is definitely a max-level Boss!"

"The Shadow Predators are all buried alive, so is our mission completed? It doesn't seem like it."

The players were suspicious, occasionally glancing at Han Xiao in his mecha, their eyes burning with excitement. They had already seen the mecha battles on the forums, and this time they finally witnessed it firsthand, even more powerful than in the videos, so strong that it made them envious.

Resurrected, Bi Kong You You jogged back, startled by the unrecognizable scene. She hurriedly asked someone nearby, then thought carefully and said, "The mission isn't over yet, now is the time to pick up the scraps."

At the same time, signs of biological activity appeared in the ruins. The Shadow Predators that hadn't been crushed struggled to crawl out. Only a small part of the nest had collapsed, but it had blocked all the passages, turning all the beasts into turtles in a jar.

Seeing this, the players rushed up to finish them off.

Han Xiao was only responsible for solving the Viper King, the other monsters were left to the players. He twisted his neck, making cracking sounds, relieving his tense nerves.

Huang Yu arrived with his men, waiting on the sidelines.

"After the Players have cleared out all the Shadow Predators, you guys excavate the ruins, move the radiation crystals and beast corpses inside to the warehouse, especially the Viper King's corpse, that's a rare material. Although I smashed it up quite a bit, it should still be useful..." Han Xiao said casually.

Huang Yu glanced at the collapsed earth, swallowed, and hurriedly nodded.

Less than half an hour after setting out, Black Phantom had solved the problem, even collapsing West City. This efficiency shocked Huang Yu's heart.

Returning to his room, Han Xiao took off the Viper-Modified, repairing some of the damage.

...

Late into the night, Huang Yu finally sent news that the ruins had been cleared.

"846 Shadow Predator corpses were collected, including 27 mutated ones, 1 Viper King, over 300 intact beast eggs, all stored in the cold storage. In addition, about two tons of radiation crystals were scavenged. The three hundred pounds of deep blue crystals excavated in the center of the nest seem to have a higher concentration..."

"By the way, Coniferry deduced the cause of the crystals. This Shadow Predator fed on high-energy waste, which underwent a special reaction with the mucus secreted in its body, hardening and forming crystals..."

Han Xiao was stunned, "So... these radiation crystals are actually the Shadow Predator's excrement?"

"You could say that."

Han Xiao scratched his head, thinking of Kuang Dao.

Forget it, the truth is so cruel, better not tell him, I'm afraid he can't take it...

...

The nest was finally cleared, and the players breathed a sigh of relief, eagerly looking at the panel.

"[Clearing the Nest] has been completed, the current prize pool is 1.34 million experience"

"Output rankings, First - Bi Kong You You (Team), Second - Chi Se Hong Li (Team), Third - Bai Tian Bu Shui Jiao (Team)..."

Those who made the list were overjoyed. The players who didn't make the list were disappointed, but it wasn't a loss. The experience from killing Shadow Predators had long covered the participation fee, and there was plenty left over. Most people hadn't lost out.

"We're first!" Bi Kong You You was overjoyed, the core members of the Sky Territory were beaming. The players next to them looked over with envy, their eyes focusing on Bi Kong You You's heavy-duty mechanical arm.

"Sky Territory is still stable."

"What equipment does their leader have, it looks amazing."

"I have a friend in their guild, that equipment is a martial arts divine weapon, it can tank and fight, but it's especially expensive, only Black Phantom sells it."

Seeing the effect of the heavy-duty mechanical arm, the players' hearts were filled with desire, and desire creates demand, and demand is a potential customer.

The ruins needed to be rebuilt, and the person in charge of West City distributed the work, and the players, who had rested for a while, enthusiastically participated again.

...

The next day, Han Xiao woke up to the 3D all-around construction noise, helplessly rubbing his temples. He was already used to it. It was indeed fast to have the players help build the city, but there was one small flaw, and that was that the players worked non-stop, twenty-four hours a day. This all-day noise pollution almost gave him a nervous breakdown.

The secret base, on the other hand, was very soundproof and in a remote location, so there was not much construction going on for the time being. Han Xiao secretly went there a few times, hid a lot of supplies, and strengthened the defenses again.

On the surface, Han Xiao did not work at the base.

Arriving at the bustling workshop, Han Xiao expertly came to his VIP room, where the crystals were neatly stacked in several boxes, a deep blue, with a mist-like halo, beautiful and magnificent.

Just thinking that this thing was the excrement of beasts, even the great technician Han couldn't appreciate it, and put on his gloves even tighter...

"Radiation crystals, after refining, can be turned into energy blocks, a neutral, pure energy source. Although it is said to be high concentration, according to the cosmic standard, it should be primary. The conversion rate is about one hundred to one, and two tons of raw materials can produce about forty-five pounds of energy blocks, which can be used as emergency energy reserves, an unexpected harvest."

There are many types of energy, electromagnetic energy, nuclear energy, photon energy, planetary energy, antimatter energy, dark energy, psionic energy, etc. If these were psionic energy blocks, he could even buy the entire Aquamarine Star, but unfortunately only very advanced civilizations can collect, convert, and utilize psionic energy. Low-level civilizations cannot use psionic energy blocks even if they obtain them, and civilizations that discover psionic energy too early basically self-destruct. Studying psionic energy when the technology is not mature is suicidal behavior, evaporating even the surface.

There were also three hundred pounds of deep blue crystals, with a higher concentration. Han Xiao guessed that they were relics personally excreted by the Viper King. The Viper King occupied the most high-energy waste, so the crystallization rate was the highest, barely reaching medium concentration, and the refining loss rate would be reduced a lot, probably producing ten pounds of higher-energy Oner energy blocks.

"Three hundred pounds... this guy can really poop." Han Xiao shook his head.

[Primary Refining] is maxed out, and the knowledge of the energy branch can be combined to create an energy block refiner, which is a relatively precise instrument. Han Xiao thought for a while and remembered the knowledge combination. He had a lot of experience, and after a few fusions, he got the drawings and immediately started manufacturing.

Two hours later, the manufacturing was successfully completed.

[Basic Energy Block Refiner: Refines minerals and crystals containing radiation and energy into energy blocks, with an average conversion rate and a slow rate.]

The shape of this thing is very steampunk and magical. The input port is funnel-shaped, which can automatically feed raw materials. Energy block refiners are most common in crystal civilizations, where magic and technology coexist. Energy blocks are the main energy mode. Lony Star, the main base of Japan, is a crystal civilization. This civilization mode is relatively unique, but the universe is vast, and there are all kinds of wonders.

Han Xiao arranged the crystals and set up automatic feeding. The refining process was fully automatic and required no operation.

"It will take about half a day to refine everything. Just wait." Han Xiao clapped his hands. What was left were the corpses and beast eggs in the cold storage, which could be used to make potions, but he was not a pharmacist.

The Louis Research Institute was in West Continent, a bit far away, and the transportation costs were too expensive, and it would take too long, and the materials would lose their activity.

Han Xiao thought about it and decided to hire a pharmacist.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration, a person who had been sealed in his memory came to mind.