Cut off my way home? You'll sacrifice the entire other world in return!

The mechanical lizard's charge was oppressive.

The fifty-meter-long steel body combined with the kinetic energy generated by high-speed movement.

They were still 100 meters away from Li Fan.

Fifty meters.

ten meters.

The meat grinder's jaws were already wide open, and the sharp rotating blades inside emitted a piercing buzzing sound, trying to grind Li Fan, skin and bones, into mincemeat.

Li Fan remained motionless.

He is waiting.

Waiting for an opening.

Just as the mechanical lizard was about to crash into him.

Li Fan made a move.

Instead of retreating, he took a step to the side and slightly squatted down.

boom!

The mechanical lizard's massive metal jaws grazed his scalp, the force of the wind it created stinging his cheeks.

It's now!

Li Fan suddenly attacked.

His right hand left a blur in the air.

"Get down... right now!!!"

boom! ! !

A dull, metallic clang.

Li Fan's fist slammed hard into the hydraulic joint of the mechanical lizard's forelimb.

That is the most vulnerable connection point in its entire body.

Click!

Even without the support of energy, it still possesses terrifying hardness.

The mechanical lizard's thick metal forelimb was smashed off by this punch!

The hydraulic oil gushed out like black blood.

The mechanical lizard, losing its balance, let out a strange electronic scream, and its massive body tumbled forward under the force of inertia, crashing heavily onto the mountain of garbage.

Rumble.

Countless pieces of trash were thrown into the air, creating a cloud of dust.

The mechanical lizard struggled to get up on the ground, but its broken forelimbs left it spinning in place.

Li Fan didn't give it a chance to catch its breath.

He rushed onto the mechanical lizard's back in a few steps.

"Weren't you being quite fierce just now?"

Li Fan, perched on the monster's neck, raised his fist.

"Want to eat me?"

boom!

He punched the monster in the head, creating a deep crater.

"Am I someone you can eat?"

boom!

Another punch shattered the red searchlight.

"I've even devoured the Heavenly Dao, what are you to me!"

boom! boom! boom!

Li Fan vented all his anger, resentment, and grievances on this unfortunate mechanical monster.

Every punch sent sparks flying and parts flying everywhere.

The mechanical lizard's head was quickly smashed to pieces, revealing the core circuit board and the still-beating energy core inside.

"Beep... Beep... System... Severely damaged..."

"Requesting...support..."

The monster's electronic voice became intermittent.

"support?"

Li Fan sneered.

He grasped the still-shimmering energy core with both hands.

"Remember not to mess with me in your next life."

Pull hard.

It's sizzling!

With a burst of electric sparks, the blue energy core was forcibly pulled out by Li Fan.

The mechanical lizard's body twitched once and then remained completely still.

The red light in his eyes went out.

died.

Li Fan sat on the monster's corpse, panting.

His hands were covered in black engine oil and his own blood.

But he felt great.

The visceral impact of the blows eased some of the frustration that had been building up inside him.

He looked at the energy core in his hand, which was still glowing faintly.

This thing was like a giant battery, containing an energy fluctuation he wasn't familiar with.

"What kind of hell is this place...?"

Li Fan muttered to himself.

Just then.

The system, which had been dormant, finally started to respond.

[Sizzle... sizzle... sizzle...]

System restart successful.

[Scanning the current environment...]

[Scan complete.]

The system echoed in Li Fan's mind.

[Ding! Cross-dimensional teleportation complete.]

[Warning: Failed to reach target dimension Earth.]

Hearing this, Li Fan's heart sank for a moment, even though he was prepared.

[Current dimension: Wasteland Mechanical World (ID: X-799)]

[High-risk dimensional level.]

[Environmental characteristics: High radiation, extreme resource scarcity, rampant mechanical life forms, and human civilization on the verge of extinction]

[Remaining Energy: 0%]

[Host Status: Extremely Weak]

Li Fan calmed down after hearing this series of bad news.

"X-799?"

"So, besides Earth and that magical world, there are many other worlds?"

Yes, the myriad realms and planes are as numerous as sand.

"Can I still go home?"

This is the question that Li Fan cares about most.

Theoretically, yes.

[As long as the host can gather enough energy in this world to repair the spacetime coordinates and reopen the portal.]

"Need to collect energy again?"

Li Fan glanced at the mechanical corpse at his feet and then at the energy core in his hand.

"What do you want this time? Still resentment?"

【No.】

[The rules of this world are unique; the conversion rate of resentment energy is extremely low.]

The core resources of this world are source energy (mechanical core energy) and rare metals.

[It is recommended that the host hunt down mechanical lifeforms to plunder their source energy, and devour metal to strengthen themselves until they break through the dimensional barrier.]

Li Fan fell silent.

He looked at the blue core in his hand.

In the previous world, he collected resentment by killing people.

Is this world about robbing batteries from scrap metal?

"Alright."

Li Fan held the energy core to his mouth.

"It's all about eating anyway."

"Eating people is eating, eating iron is eating too."

"I'd rather eat shit than not be able to go home..."

"Pah, forget about that."

Li Fan opened his mouth and bit down on the energy core.

Click.

His teeth easily crushed the shell.

A pungent, stimulating current surged into his throat instantly.

"Cough cough... This smell... is really strong."

It felt like taking a sip of highly concentrated vodka mixed with chili water.

But as the energy entered his stomach, he finally felt a touch of warmth in his previously parched body.

The wound on his injured right hand began to heal slowly.

[Absorbing a low-level source energy core.]

[Unlocked ability: Metal Sense (Beginner)]

Li Fan finished the core in a few bites.

He stood up and stood on the tall mountain of garbage.

The wind tousled his hair.

He gazed at the ruined city in the distance and the two eerie purple moons.

"X-799, right?"

"Wasteland, huh?"

"A mechanical monster, huh?"

Li Fan clenched his fist.

"No matter where this is."

"No matter how many monsters we kill or how much scrap metal we dismantle."

"Nobody can stop me from going home."

"I devoured the Heavenly Dao of the previous world."

"This world..."

A cruel smile curled at the corner of Li Fan's mouth.

"Hopefully it will be a bit chewy."

He reached into his pocket and felt around.

The missing person poster is still there.

The sleeping little girl was also safe and sound in the personal space.

This is enough.

Li Fan jumped off the mechanical lizard's corpse and headed towards the ruined city.

(Let me clarify here: I have been writing this book myself the entire time. I did not use ghostwriters, run away, give it to others, or sell it. Regarding the protagonist's power disappearing somewhat, I intended it to reveal the system. In later plot developments, the system will only be a plaything for the protagonist, eventually becoming a system whose existence or non-existence is irrelevant. I am also very grateful for everyone's support of this book. Please forgive any flaws in the writing. The later content will be even more exciting, so please continue to support me. The author has not abandoned this book as some big names believe. I have been writing it myself the whole time. Regarding the protagonist's power, the loss will not recur after this volume. This volume aims to reveal the protagonist's situation and explain the foreshadowing in the first volume. This may have made some readers feel uncomfortable, and I apologize in advance.)