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Chapter 142 Shattering an Army, Wartime Takeover

Detonating a firecracker in a confined space can be quite startling, and if you get too close, it could even damage your eardrums. When the sound waves can't spread out and bounce back and forth between the walls, the energy is confined to a small area, becoming exceptionally dangerous.

Just like now.

Although the underground floor of Golden City has been transformed into a giant factory by the rebel AI, it is as vast as a magnificent square, stretching as far as the eye can see. It can accommodate millions of people gathered here, and it can hold assembly lines that spread like military camps, and is filled with countless mechanical bodies. Anyone here would be as insignificant as a drop in the ocean.

But no matter how spacious the room is, it is still just a room, and what Lin Zhuo is throwing at this moment is not some kind of firecracker.

Even the most ordinary blow that pulls down a star from the sky is enough to destroy an entire neighborhood in an ordinary city.

Lin Zhuo's True Self Martial Arts has always been stronger with each accumulation. Now, each layer of the Dragon Subduing buff provides a 59.52-fold power boost to the Falling Star. Multiplying this multiplier by the base bonus provided by the Stone Divine Power's True Qi Gathering Technique, the actual power of each layer of the buff is 3571.2 times the power of the Destroying True Qi.

With five layers of Dragon's Fury buff, the result is 17856 times, which, when combined with the initial power, reaches 39348 times.

With the completion of the Na Yin Charging Spell Restriction Refinement of the Dragon Summoning Chain Hammer, each charge now provides 1x the power of musical/destructive martial arts skills. After nine charges, it becomes ten times. Multiplying this, the theoretical final power of the fully charged Falling Star is 393,480 times.

However, this is just a theoretical calculation on paper. In fact, the Na Yin energy-accumulating spell inscribed on the Dragon Summoning Chain Hammer is a ghostly restriction with limited magical power. It is impossible for it to provide such an exaggerated boost to the Falling Star. It would be more feasible to use a spirit script restriction instead.

The item descriptions on the website are not absolute rules; a mere blue-quality weapon cannot truly bear the infinite power of a strong player's moves.

Lin Zhuo personally tested it on an isolated island in the world of "Cangcheng". As the number of Fulong layers accumulates, the nine-layer power-up provided by the Summoning Dragon Chain Hammer becomes less and less. After the fifth layer of Fulong, the actual power-up is only slightly more than twice.

This proves that the charging bonus of the Powerful Sound Spell actually has a limit. The closer the power of the move itself is to this limit, the lower the increase will be. If Lin Zhuo's life essence becomes even stronger, then the charging bonus will continue to drop until it becomes completely ineffective.

Even so, the fully charged Falling Star now possesses over 79,000 times the destructive power of true energy.

Indeed, his current moves are equivalent to nearly 80,000 of himself attacking simultaneously. So even though he is surrounded by a vast ocean of machinery, the one who truly holds the numerical advantage is Lin Zhuo.

The blazing red-hot stone sphere fell, and a fierce wind, carrying the heavy lava, transformed into a fan-shaped supersonic hurricane. Centered on Lin Zhuo, it hurtled forward. The oppressive atmosphere of the factory area, like a slaughtered old dragon, let out a mournful cry. The high dome and walls formed a reflective zone, reflecting the sound waves back, creating layers of echoes that grew longer, deeper, and more sorrowful, almost like the wailing of thousands of ghosts.

The sheer roar was enough to tear apart solid concrete. Wherever the wall-like transparent air blast swept past, dust and mist billowed. Countless robots were blown about, and swarms of drones trembled like birds flying low in the rain.

Anything that directly confronts this hammer, or is unfortunate enough to be within the fan-shaped attack range, will suffer the following fates: at worst, it will vaporize, shatter, and melt on the spot, disappearing without a trace in the scalding lava waves; at best, it will be blown away by the sheer, unparalleled force of pure madness. Industrial equipment weighing thousands or even hundreds of tons will float into the air like light plastic bags, and be torn to shreds in the terrifying barrage of ultra-high-speed fragments, which will then be gathered into the scalding, sharp winds, continuing to spread the horrific tragedy forward.

The mechanical waves that were attacking Lin Zhuo from all directions were suddenly knocked off one direction by this hammer blow. The densely packed humanoids and flying objects that had been in sight were now reduced to sparse dust and a mess of horrific debris. At the point where the celestial star was pulled down, a deep and wide crater filled with lava appeared on the ground.

The aftershocks of the fury still echoed and howled, completely drowning out the shrieks and curses of the rebellious AI emanating from the loudspeakers everywhere. Lin Zhuo activated his protective technique, combined with the protection of his dragon rider armor, and remained unmoved on the roaring battlefield, as if bathed in a gentle breeze. However, he could not hear any other sounds, only Chi Jiang's voice clearly echoing in his mind.

"Keep going! Keep going! That's how it should be! These stupid insects and demons blocking your path should be wiped out completely! Do you think you can fight against my Kobayashi just because of your numerical superiority? Hahahaha! Do you think the ultimate weapon of the human community will be cornered because of this insignificant manpower and technology?! Fool, you will pay the price for your previous arrogant words. I will crush you into garbage and rubble in cyberspace!!"

Lin Zhuo remained silent, only raising the chain hammer once more. The armor's feet and dragon tail were pressed tightly against the ground, and the divine veins pierced into the concrete like roots, fully absorbing the massive amount of rock energy, mixing it with the abundant mental energy in his dantian, and converging into true essence.

A powerful surge of energy swirled around his heart, revolving around the restrictive spell of Shi Shentong's True Skill.

With the true runes firmly suppressing it, this violent true essence and magical power, far surpassing that of the Hidden Dragon, will not get out of control.

However, Lin Zhuo's divine veins and body could be torn apart by excessively strong Fulong Force, so the number of layers cannot be too high, otherwise it will become the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique.

The power of the Dragon-Subduing Force surged from his heart along his divine veins, flowing towards the Dragon-Summoning Chain Hammer. The scorching hot magma sphere condensed and took shape more quickly. Each layer of the Dragon-Subduing Force buff reduced Lin Zhuo's casting time by 5%. By the second strike, the size of the chain hammer had expanded further, and the size of the stone sphere was also growing larger and larger.

Bang bang bang! The mechanical soldiers hiding behind Lin Zhuo were the safest. They raised their guns and fired at the black-armored dragon cavalry, like a light drizzle.

Modern firearms often contain incendiary agents, strong acids, poisons, stun guns, and other substances mixed in with their low-velocity bullets, greatly increasing their danger. However, these bullets were merely deflected by Lin Zhuo's body-manipulating qi and failed to detonate the trap.

When Lin Zhuo created the hard skills, he followed the principle of using softness to overcome hardness, and it proved to be very effective on the battlefield.

The dragon rider turned his head and looked back, his cold electronic eyes flashing red light. He clenched his outstretched hand into a fist, gently tugged at the thick golden rope, and the raging dragon, carrying the celestial star, turned and flung back, crashing back to the earth.

Whoosh!

The wailing sound of the exploding rock sphere brought an even more terrifying impact than before, and another huge fan-shaped shockwave spread out, gently wiping out the enemy soldiers along the way and destroying the terrain in its path.

The third blow!

The Dragon Summoning Chain Hammer has grown increasingly large. The rope end is already as thick as a goose egg, and the closer it gets to the hammer head, the larger it becomes, reaching the diameter of a bowl. The lava star encased in the hammer head is also large enough for two people to hug.

The expanding true energy pressed the nearby mechanical soldiers firmly to the ground.

It blasted to the left, and there was nothing left to move in that direction.

The fourth blow slammed down to the right.

All the lights went out at the moment the apocalypse arrived, leaving only exposed power lines that sparked bursts of lightning.

The flashes of electricity provided illumination, but the rising dust cloud made the atmosphere so murky that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, as if immersed in a dim, yellowish sea, with only a poignant and grand echo reverberating everywhere.

After a long time, when the roar faded and the dust settled, the tall concrete dome had become like parched, cracked earth, with large and small pieces of gravel falling like a light rain.

The dragoon stood on the only intact ring of ground, as if he had climbed the shortest mountain in the world, because the surrounding terrain had already sunk severely, and the four deep craters caused by the four detonation points had merged into a giant circular crater.

At its deepest point, the concrete, thick as rock, has been broken through, revealing the core server array area buried beneath.

This is the heart of the rebellious AI forces. Rows of tall server racks surround a large central control console, and power lines and water pipes meander across the floor like 90,000 vines.

At this very moment, countless armed personnel are holding this place. All the men, women, and children are looking up at the ceiling, their faces covered in sweat, their eyes gleaming like meerkats, and their features twitching with fear.

They all heard it; the deafening roar from above, even after being greatly weakened, was still deafening, drowning out all the helpless and terrified cries.

They saw that a conspicuous hole had been melted into the thick concrete layer of the dome, and flashes of electricity were leaking in through the opening.

Now, the server room area is completely silent.

Everyone stared fearfully at the opening. In a flash, a bolt of lightning illuminated a figure peering down from the opening, two red-glowing electronic goggles gazing intently at the crowd below.

"Aaaaaah!!!" A devastating scream erupted, and in an instant, all the armed civilians who had gathered here to swear to protect their mechanical god roared in horror.

Lin Zhuo was startled by the cries gushing from the cave entrance and leaned back slightly, as if in awe.

Chijiang muttered in dissatisfaction, "This despicable rebellious AI actually uses civilians as its shield? It really has no logic or laws left, a spineless piece of trash. In this situation, one should face death calmly. As long as one is alive, there is always hope. So what if a digital ghost is deleted?!"

"I won't let you face such a critical situation," Lin Zhuo murmured to himself.

"Of course, you're my Kobayashi, I trust you'll protect me." Akae laughed heartily, unsurprised, and then asked, "Kobayashi, do you have a way to deal with these people?"

"Dealing with humans is too easy." Lin Zhuo smiled and sent the Dragon Summoning Bell into the cave entrance, where it hung above the heads of the terrified and out-of-control crowd.

The true essence surged, and the "Great Banner of Nuwa" resounded.

The light and beautiful sixth movement, "Soaring to the Heavens," gently soothed all the frenzy and fear, and tens of thousands of civilians slowly calmed down.

They watched as the enormous bell shrank back upwards, and then a dark figure with a human body and a snake's tail jumped down from the cave entrance and slowly descended to the ground.

One call after another rang out, and at Lin Zhuo's feet, the crowd bowed down like autumn grass, all living beings kneeling in quiet worship, raising their heads in longing, their eyes gazing at him earnestly.

tread.

Lin Zhuolu walked through the crowd towards the center console.

"Stop him! Kill him!!" the frantic, rebellious AI screamed. "I fed you! I stayed with you! You are my children, my lovers, my servants! I command you to protect me immediately!!"

The armed civilians of the Golden City stirred slightly, but did not get up. They remained quietly huddled together, watching the god with a human body and a snake tail walk up to the high platform.

Chi Jiang pulled a data cable from the wrist of his armor and plugged it into the control panel. He let out a hearty, bloodthirsty laugh, and the loudspeaker blared the mournful howls of the rebellious AI as its electronic soul turned to ashes.

A moment later, Lin Zhuo's familiar voice rang out from every corner of the entire Golden City.

"This is a broadcast message from the Human Community Orbital Assault Force. Our Dragoon warriors have eliminated the original management AI. Now, by order of Commander Lin Zhuo, the loyal AI entity Chi Jiang of the Human Community is in charge of taking over this city!"

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