The battle began!
Countless beasts surrounded Han Xiao, baring their fangs and claws as they lunged. Han Xiao changed his hand gestures, his machinery connecting to four mechanical giants, turning the twenty metal fingers into cannons.
Boom boom boom—
Light cannons fiercely fired, even the rain and mist were evaporated by the high temperature into large plumes of steam. The beasts that got close were pierced through, crashing to the ground with painful roars. Fresh blood flowed into the muddy water, turning it into a foul-smelling, viscous liquid.
For a time, no beast could get close to Han Xiao.
However, the number of beasts was as many as tens of thousands, surging forward one after another, seemingly endless. Under the emotional control of the Heteromorph, they became violent and furious. Apart from Han Xiao, who was surrounded by beasts, even the hundreds of players not far away became targets.
The horde of beasts charged, roaring incessantly, the ground trembling with a thunderous rumble. The deafening sound waves even drowned out the sound of the heavy rain.
Because Han Xiao had significantly advanced the storyline, the Heteromorph was much weaker, so the number of beasts gathered was less than in his previous life. However, the number of players was even smaller, with only a few hundred present. The Heteromorph's Boss fight was originally supposed to be a full-scale decisive battle, but now it had become a sudden skirmish involving only a few people!
Jupiter and the others' expressions changed. The surging tide of beasts rapidly approached, like a tsunami. Compared to the enormous beast horde, their small number was insignificant, as if they were about to be swallowed and submerged in the next moment.
Although the interface had triggered a Boss mission, the hundreds of players couldn't help but imagine themselves being the ones to kill the Heteromorph. However, facing the avalanche-like wave of beasts, this fantasy was mercilessly shattered.
Are you kidding me? There are so few of us, we can't even break through the beast horde, how can we possibly deal with the Heteromorph disaster's Boss?!
Many players felt a knot tighten in their hearts, involuntarily experiencing a sense of insignificance like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. They felt weak, helpless, and pitiful, instinctively wanting to retreat.
The lion-like beast at the forefront opened its bloody maw, its filthy yellow fangs ferocious and menacing, a foul stench assaulting their faces, ready to pounce.
Crackling—
Suddenly, the dense sound of mechanical components moving suppressed the sound of rain and roars. In the next moment, countless artillery fire erupted within the beast horde, the dazzling light seemingly dispelling the dark gloom of the overcast sky. For a moment, it was as bright as day, illuminating the faces of the players.
The beasts charging towards the players paused, stopping in their tracks and turning to look behind them. The hundreds of players seized the opportunity, hastily running further away, gazing in astonishment at the center of the beast horde, their mouths gradually widening.
In the center of the beast horde, four to five thousand mechanical creations suddenly appeared. Hundreds of flying turrets in the sky, and densely packed machine soldiers on the ground, panther-type, spider-type, tracked tank-type, etc., moved nimbly and freely, like real creatures. From a distance, they looked like a grim metal ant colony.
The beasts that got close were all torn apart, afraid to approach. Steel and flesh stood in confrontation. Eight Oathkeepers, each with a different designation, silently guarded Han Xiao in a circular formation. Raindrops pattered against the Oathkeepers' armored shells, the metal gleaming with a wet sheen.
"You thought you were the only one with an army?"
Han Xiao's lips curled into a smile. Qi formed an invisible barrier, keeping the rain out. It flowed along the spherical air wall, not even dampening the hem of his clothes. Compared to the roaring beasts, the mechanical beasts surrounding him were coldly silent, like elite soldiers obeying orders.
Not far away, the Heteromorph stood motionless on the back of a mammoth over ten meters tall. Its flattened facial features reappeared, also startled by this change.
More than a year ago, Han Xiao borrowed money from the Noriosse Consortium. With money in his pocket, in addition to building a base, he expanded his mechanical legion. This force of four thousand mechanical creations was his current mechanical legion… one of them!
Its designation was—the Mechanical Beast Guard!
"Th-these are all his machines?!"
"Holy crap, this is the right way to play a Mechanic!"
"Damn, that's so cool!"
The hundreds of players rubbed their eyes, looking astonished. In the blink of an eye, Han Xiao had a mechanical legion by his side?
Everyone suddenly realized that this might be the first time Black Star was going all out since his return!
Whether it was the hundreds of players present, or the hundreds of thousands of players watching the live broadcast on the forums, the same thought arose:
—This is the true style of a Mechanic!
One person is a legion!
On the forums, many Mechanic players' eyes lit up, taking Han Xiao's performance as their future goal, determined to build their own mechanical legions… so what if it burns money? This level of awesomeness is off the charts!
Forget getting stronger, without spending money, even becoming handsome is a luxury!
This scene inspired countless players to resolutely walk towards the abyss of poverty.
"Go, my children," Han Xiao said softly, activating his legion.
Rumble—
The mechanical legion moved in an instant. The mechanical beasts pounced into the beast horde, unstoppable, various attack methods taking turns, carving out gaps in the beast horde. The turrets in the sky moved with them, all equipped with laser cannons, which had stronger penetrating power. Gunpowder weapons and electromagnetic weapons had been relegated to the second line.
The Void Dragon mechanical suit attached to his body, the thrusters on his back spewing out chaotic contrails. Han Xiao broke through the rain curtain like a rocket, instantly charging onto the mammoth's back where the Heteromorph stood. The thrusters under his feet fired, his leg's biochemical muscles instantly swelled, and he delivered an incredibly swift knee strike, heavily impacting the Heteromorph's abdomen.
His knee sank deep into the Heteromorph's abdomen, the force enough to crush a building was concentrated on the narrow contact surface, detonating a shockwave-like burst of air.
Dong!!
The Heteromorph curled up like a cooked shrimp. In the next second, it shot into the sky like an arrow released from a bow!
Bending his legs, Han Xiao leaped high, soaring into the sky. The force of his jump crushed the mammoth's spine. The mammoth let out a miserable wail, collapsing heavily into the mud.
Han Xiao caught up with the kicked-away Heteromorph. One of the mechanical giant hands unfolded, turning into a drill, and deeply pierced into the Heteromorph's chest, passing through it, impaling it. However, the wound looked fatal, but in reality, it had almost no effect on the Heteromorph.
"This kind of attack… is useless against me…"
The Heteromorph said expressionlessly, stating a fact.
Han Xiao opened his left hand, his five fingers claw-like, with conical needles extending from his fingertips. Then, he slammed his five fingers into the Heteromorph's face, the needles piercing in. A bottle of Destruction Injector, loaded in the injection module, flowed through the internal pipes and injected into the Heteromorph's body.
Bang!!
The Heteromorph was like a bursting bucket, its body exploding, spewing out countless viscous liquids, like a black rain. The internal skeleton was exposed, and was torn to pieces by the high-speed rotating mechanical drill.
Most of the separated black liquid collapsed at the molecular level before they even hit the ground, disappearing without a trace.
The Heteromorph's main body fell into the mud, reverting to its original slime-like state. The main body spat out liquid again, constructing an identical simulated body. Without the skeleton, this process seemed very difficult. It finally managed to restore its human form, and although it could not make any expressions, it could not hide the fear in its tone.
"What's… happening to me? What… did you do?!"
In the dark body, white lines appeared faintly, moving like small snakes. The first injection took effect. The Heteromorph discovered that its abilities were greatly suppressed. At the moment it was injected, it lost the senses of all the infected, like an ordinary person suddenly deprived of their five senses. It still remembered this deepest darkness, when its consciousness had just been born, without any senses to perceive the outside world.
For a brief moment, the violent beasts escaped the Heteromorph's control, the manic and angry emotions dissipating, and the beasts' eyes regained clarity. However, it did not last for more than a few seconds. The Heteromorph regained its abilities and regained control of them, but the intensity of control was reduced. It could sense that it had lost a lot of energy and had become weaker.
In its short life, it felt the taste of fear for the first time.
The eight Oathkeepers formed a barrier, separating the surrounding beasts, isolating the Heteromorph. Han Xiao landed not far from the Heteromorph. Seeing the Heteromorph's reaction, he suddenly had a strange sense of beating up a child.
A cylindrical groove was exposed on the mechanical arm, and the empty injector sealant tube was ejected, falling into the mud.
Han Xiao looked at the enemy's information, frowned, and noticed something unusual. The Heteromorph's abilities had only been reduced by about a third, which did not achieve the effect in his memory.
He couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, thought about it, and then had a guess, "In my previous life, Godora had studied for a longer time after all, but now it's different. Although Godora has my sample, the research and development time is too short, and they are eager for success, taking out the injector that is still in the experimental stage, the effect is weaker than in my previous life, I guess it will take a larger dose to work."
Nagokin only brought three tubes of the injector. Han Xiao originally wanted to use this thing to quickly kill the Heteromorph, but the effect of the injector was not as good as in his previous life, which he had not expected. There was a high probability that even after using all three tubes, the Heteromorph would not collapse on its own…
Shit! Godora really can't be relied on, I still have to solve the problem with my fists!
Clenching his fists, Han Xiao shook his head helplessly.
"Looks like I'm going to have to play with you for a while."
On the other side, the mechanical legion cooperated in combat under Philip's control. The beasts all over the mountains and plains were all contained. Even the beasts chasing the players turned back and rushed towards the Mechanical Beast Guard, which was operating like a meat grinder.
The hundreds of players breathed a sigh of relief, stopped, and looked at the chaotic and bloody battlefield. Seeing that the beasts' attention was all attracted by Han Xiao, everyone's minds became active again.
"The beasts aren't chasing us anymore, that's right, it must be like this, Black Star's mechanical legion is containing the beasts, which is equivalent to helping us control the beast horde. This way, we have a chance to get into the battlefield and fight the beasts, and even kill the Heteromorph and complete the first kill!"
Jupiter had a flash of inspiration and was overjoyed.
Although Black Star was dealing with the Heteromorph now, the NPCs certainly wouldn't care who killed the Heteromorph in the end, but they would get extra rewards for killing the Heteromorph! This was the opportunity to get the top-level mission rating!
The hundreds of players were eager to make a move, wanting to steal the kill.
……
As soon as the detector locked onto the Heteromorph, Han Xiao immediately took off in the Blacklight Stealth, not having time to notify anyone, but all parties had been paying attention to the Blacklight Stealth's movements. Not long after Han Xiao fought the Heteromorph, the Six Nations, Bennett, Nagokin and others broadcast the scene of the battlefield through satellites and other observation equipment, and only then did they know that they had found the Heteromorph, and they were greatly surprised.
It only took a day to find the Heteromorph. Nagokin was overjoyed and hurriedly summoned his troops, boarded the ship, and set off to support him.
Meros was the same, he directly summoned mercenaries, led the team and set off. Although he knew that Han Xiao probably didn't need help, what was it like for them, as subordinates, to watch the leader fight alone!
If they were targeted… cough, so even if they were just joining in the fun, they had to go to the scene for a look!
Bennett had absolute confidence in Han Xiao, waved his hand, and directly had his men broadcast the battlefield scene in all shelters, all channels were Han Xiao's battlefield. The refugees in the shelter sat around TVs or large screens, nervously watching the scene.
Hela and Aurora also stopped their work of examining the infected and watched the TV.
"Sister, look, Han Xiao!" Aurora said excitedly.
"…" Looking at the one-sided crushing on the screen, Hela pursed her red lips slightly, her expression complicated.
She thought of a few years ago, when Han Xiao destroyed Germinal and ended the war. It was not appropriate to say that he saved the world, but he really saved her and her sister.
And this time, Han Xiao was really saving the world. From his return until now, she didn't know how many people on this planet had been saved because of him, at least tens of millions.
Although she had known him for a few years, Hela knew that she had never really understood Han Xiao. This person seemed to be a closed book, and it was difficult to know what he was thinking.
Han Xiao single-handedly resisting tens of thousands of beasts on TV, she knew that she couldn't do it. In just a few years, she had been left far behind.
Hela couldn't help but clench her fists.
——I can only catch up with his footsteps if I practice with the Dragon Emperor.
The Six Nations focused their attention on Han Xiao's battlefield, their hearts tensed.
Only when Han Xiao destroyed the Heteromorph would the catastrophe on this planet truly end. Until today, a ray of dawn shone into the dark future.
All the high-level officials of the Six Nations stopped their work and stared at the satellite broadcast, even the heads of the Six Nations, who were usually very busy, were the same.
Everyone was praying in their hearts that Han Xiao would be victorious.
The Dark Star lurking team that remained on Aquamarine also discovered Han Xiao's great battle with the Heteromorph.