Start with iron blocks, upgrade them into armor summoners.

"Upgrade Points +0.1"

"Upgrade Points +0.2"

……

A palm-sized piece of iron with red rust marks was now stuck to the white car hood, which had a large dent in the middle, in a way that defied the laws of physics.

Logically, the iron block should have slid off the hood of the car, which was placed upright in the scrap heap, and fallen into the scrap heap.

But it's as if there's a magnet between the two objects, holding them firmly together. However, upon closer inspection, you'll notice that the metal plate on the hood at the point of contact is gradually thinning.

Lu Zhuo tried his best to keep his square body from sliding off the hood.

While controlling it, it absorbed the metal inside the hood, its eyes fixed on the transparent panel in front of it.

"Summoning System"

"Host: Lu Zhuo"

Level: 0

"Form: Scrap iron block"

"Required for the next level: (8.2/10)"

"I'm almost there, I need to hurry." As he spoke, Lu Zhuo tried to increase the absorption rate, but it didn't seem to have much effect on the growth rate.

As he inhaled, Lu Zhuo recalled the surreal, almost sci-fi-like events that had recently happened to him.

Originally, I was a person suffering from cancer, lying in a hospital bed and unable to take care of myself.

Lu Zhuozheng felt sad because he had to live the rest of his life in such a muddled way.

When he woke up, his soul found itself inside a palm-sized, rusty piece of iron among many scrap metal pieces in a scrap metal recycling station.

At the same time, it acquired the summoner system it currently possesses.

After acquiring the system, Lu Zhuo only needed to absorb different materials to gain upgrade points.

The upgrade points absorbed by each different material are different.

That's why he's sticking to the car hood; it's the area with the most upgrade points.

It can fluctuate between 0.1 and 0.2, while other scrap metals can go as low as 0.01.

Based on some information provided by the system, Lu Zhuo knew that a creature called the Alien Beast existed in this world.

Defeating them with the armor will generate an energy cube.

Due to limited information, Lu Zhuo was unsure how many upgrade points he would gain after absorbing the energy cubes, but it would certainly be significantly more than absorbing these scrap metals.

Once you've collected enough upgrade points to meet the system requirements, you can upgrade and undergo a complete transformation.

After a brief period of panic, Lu Zhuo regained his composure and even became excited.

"Almost there, just one o'clock left."

As Lu Zhuo watched the progress draw ever closer, the sky above him suddenly darkened.

Above the pile of discarded stickers, a huge disc electromagnet slowly moved over with the robotic arm.

As the current passed through, the immense suction force pulled Lu Zhuo, along with the surrounding scrap metal, onto the giant disc.

"Damn it, I'm about to die." The moment the sky darkened, Lu Zhuo felt something was wrong and tried to control his body to escape, but his snail-paced speed was no match for the fate of being pulled away by the electromagnet.

As scrap metal, Lu Zhuo now faces the biggest challenge in Tie Sheng's life: smelting.

Given its current material composition, if it were thrown into a furnace, it would be instantly melted into molten iron by a temperature exceeding two thousand degrees Celsius, not to mention a minute.

Although Lu Zhuo didn't know whether he would die or gain a larger body as a result, he couldn't gamble.

Even if he becomes a piece of scrap metal, he still cannot escape the fear of death.

A sensation of falling from a great height came over Lu Zhuo as he was thrown into a scrap metal basket.

"Upgrade Points +0.1"

"Upgrade Points +0.05"

……

The mechanical sounds emanating from the metallurgical forging crane were like a countdown to death in Lu Zhuo's mind.

As the scrap metal basket reached the top of the furnace, the extremely high temperature made Lu Zhu feel like he was in hell even before it was put inside.

The huge scrap metal basket opened from the bottom with a crack, spreading out to both sides.

"Faster, faster!"

Taking advantage of his relatively high position, Lu Zhuo was able to absorb the last bit of material before falling down.

Finally, just as he was falling and about to touch the molten iron in the furnace...

"Upgrade Points +0.1"

"Summoning System"

"Host: Lu Zhuo"

Level: 1

"Form: Armor Summoner"

"Summoner: To be bound"

"Required for the next level: (0.05/100)"

Lu Zhuo's body was enveloped in a layer of golden light, and its original shape kept changing.

The central protrusion, resembling crystal, protrudes slightly upwards, while the left and right sides extend diagonally like a pair of wings, similar to crystals. The right side is recessed to form a key slot.

Overall, it is silver-white with a metallic feel, and a flash of golden light passes through the crystal protrusion in the middle.

"I did it!" Lu Zhuo exclaimed in amazement as he looked at his new body form.

He not only changed his appearance, but also greatly improved his self-control.

However, because he wasn't quite familiar with controlling it, he still fell into the furnace. But at this point, the molten iron inside the furnace was just slightly hot bathwater to him, and staying in it was no challenge at all.

"Ah—! Monster!" A scream came from outside the furnace.

As a scream rang out, like a butterfly effect, the once peaceful steel mill instantly descended into chaos.

"This monster must be the so-called superpowered beast." Lu Zhu controlled his body and decided to go out and take a look.

A humanoid monster, completely black, appeared inside the ironworks and charged towards the surrounding workers. Its skin looked as if it had been scorched by fire, as did its face, making it impossible to even see where its eyes were.

It also emitted a foul smell of burning plastic. Upon closer inspection, the entire monster seemed to be melting, constantly dripping a black, foul-smelling liquid onto the ground.

Fire-attribute C-rank Melting Monster.

The workers at the ironworks screamed and ran toward the exit, trying to leave. Apart from the furnaces still sparking, all the other machinery in the ironworks had stopped.

The melting monster grabbed a worker who was trying to escape. "Ah!" the worker screamed.

Although the melting monster did not make any other movements, the high-temperature gases emitted by its body instantly burned the workers.

The next second, the worker's body burst into flames as if on fire, and within seconds it turned into boiling blood.

"Hahaha!"

The melting monster tilted its head back and let out a hoarse laugh, as if the worker's struggle before death was the best performance in the world.

It stopped laughing wildly and slammed its fist into the huge machine running beside it.

Instantly, the solid metal melted into molten iron, and the huge robotic arm, along with the boiling molten iron above it, triggered a series of chain reactions.

boom--!

One machine after another crashed to the ground with tremendous noise, paralyzing the entire ironworks.

Several workers were unable to dodge in time and were knocked unconscious.

The molten iron, at high temperature, bursts into a large amount of white smoke when it is spilled on the ground. Even if you are wearing protective clothing, you will be burned through if you accidentally get it on you.

The screams were incessant as one worker after another was lifted up by the melting monster, turned into blood and evaporated.

The walls seemed unable to withstand the high temperature, melting and collapsing. For a moment, the ironworks was like a living hell, and the melting monster was the demon that came out of hell.

The Melting Monster's laughter echoed throughout the ironworks.

Many exits were blocked by collapsed machinery, leaving some workers with no choice but to grab the only weapons they had and charge towards the melting monster.

The melting monster grinned from ear to ear as it watched the workers struggling with steel bars in hand.

The melting monster grinned and placed its hand on the iron bucket beside it.

The moment it was touched, a large amount of white smoke billowed out of the iron bucket, and in the blink of an eye, a hole the size of a palm appeared on the bucket.

The workers trembled even more at the sight, fully aware that the melting monster was merely toying with them, and a hint of despair crept into their eyes.

But they had no choice but to grip their weapons tightly and charge toward the melting monster.

Even in death, they wanted to die with dignity.

The melting monster neither dodged nor evaded; the attacks landed on it, but its body remained completely still.

Instead, the steel pipes turned into molten iron and flowed down its black body onto the ground.

"You are too weak."

A hoarse voice came from the melting monster's mouth, and its hands shot out like lightning to grab the hands of the two workers holding iron bars.

Mars erupted from their bodies, turning them into two firemen.

"ah--!"

"what!"

After they ran out, they fell to the ground, rolling wildly in an attempt to extinguish the flames on their bodies.

But the fire could not be extinguished, and in the end it turned into a pile of black soil.

In the blink of an eye, only one worker remained, trembling as he held the steel pipe in his hand, hesitant to step forward.

The Melting Monster looked at its masterpiece and laughed maniacally again, "Heh heh heh! This is power! I will make all those who looked down on me pay the price!"