Super Mechanic: God of Superpowers!

Chapter 184 Hela's Initiative

Players on Aquamarine Star haven't been using the Inar currency system for very long, and most of them don't have much money.

Those who can directly purchase equipment and superpower cards from Ye Xiu are considered wealthy families.

However, even if everyone's average savings are not much, it is not difficult to scrape together 3 inars.

Players who can't afford high-end equipment are precisely the target customers for "good quality at a low price" detectors.

This is similar to how people who can't afford a fancy meal are willing to spend a few dollars to slurp up a bowl of spicy hot pot; the main strategy is to sell in large quantities at low profit margins.

Ye Xiu's carefully designed mission rewards are like fishing bait, specifically designed to entice players to "take a gamble".

This is actually the same principle as lottery marketing. As early as when Nagokin was explaining the detector's functions, the commercial radar was already beeping.

You could be giving away quest items for free, but if you don't seize the money-making opportunity that's handed to you, what's the difference between you and a salted fish?

Ye Xiaoshuai didn't want to miss out on this wave of profits.

Although the mission reward is more than 10,000 inars, as the old saying goes, the wool comes from the sheep's back.

If enough players participate in the "Lock the Source" program, not only will you easily recoup your investment, but your profits can also multiply dozens of times!

3 Inars may not seem like many, but what players don't know is...

This thing is incredibly cheap, made from common materials, and priced like it's robbery. It's a complete get-rich-quick scheme.

Ye Xiaoshuai understands this perfectly; this is the allure of technological monopoly.

Mastering core technologies allows you to make money effortlessly; the trick of leveraging information asymmetry has worked every time, from individuals to nations.

Under normal circumstances, who would waste money like this?

But now, as soon as the mission announcement is posted, the detector immediately becomes the key to success.

Who can resist the temptation of betting 3 yuan to win 10,000 yuan?

Although the odds of winning are as high as the collision of Mars and Earth, everyone has a bit of wishful thinking, always feeling that Lady Luck will smile upon them.

Especially for players, the cost of trial and error is low; if they lose, they don't lose anything, and if they win, they make a fortune. This is an incredibly worthwhile deal.

The payment notification sound from Pipi Armor never stopped, and the detectors in the warehouse seemed to have grown wings and were flying out.

Ye Xiu stared at his account balance with a broad smile: five million, five hundred and two, five hundred and four.

It finally slowed down when it reached 5.4 million.

This wave sold over 600,000 detectors, attracting approximately 200,000 new players.

Using a bonus of over ten thousand to lure in fifty or sixty times the profit, this deal is even more exhilarating than robbing a bank.

Although he can now repay the loan, Ye Xiaoshuai is reluctant to part with it.

Making money from money is the key. Two hundred thousand players doesn't seem like a lot.

Don't forget that the major guilds are the most active suckers. These organized and ambitious teams have always been the main force behind spending money on in-game purchases.

More than a dozen transport ships carrying mission players were scattered to every corner of Aquamarine.

Although it's like scattering sesame seeds compared to the entire planet, PipiJia's search grid is quite sophisticated.

The two-kilometer coverage areas of each detector do not overlap, so the efficiency is not as low as expected. Of course, luck still accounts for about 80%.

Interestingly, it's not just the players who are busy; the military forces of the six nations are also searching the world for the alien progenitor.

However, the detectors they received were all free samples generously sponsored by Boss Ye.

With the plan finalized, all parties were eager to take action.

Whether it's the Kingdom Federation, the United Six Nations, or the Godora Civilization, they are all eager to eradicate this malignant tumor of alienation.

If the Blue Ocean Star experiment is successful, the cleanup operations on more than a dozen affected planets can be fully launched, and the chronic problem that has plagued Godora for many years will be cured.

The entire planet has entered a state of full mobilization, with a comprehensive search and investigation conducted across all four continental shelves and ocean areas.

The combined fleet weaved through the waves, while Godora's psionic shuttle plunged directly into the deep sea.

Those abyssal rifts that even submarines struggle to reach are like smooth roads in the face of the anti-gravity engine.

The colossal deep-sea beast, comparable in size to a mountain, was terrifying, yet it couldn't even break through the shuttle's energy shield.

At this moment, in the command hall of Alien Base One, Ye Xiu was lazily nestled in a hover chair.

Holographic projection projects the real-time dynamics of the entire planet onto the curved screen.

Thousands of green cursors are slowly moving across the land and sea.

This is the detection array that he personally improved.

As soon as any unit detects the presence of the alien prototype, the coordinates will automatically jump to his terminal.

"This is much more exaggerated than the original plot." He blew on the floating iced coffee, watching the condensation droplets meander on the cup wall.

Due to his own interference, the original storyline has been completely altered.

Now we can only rely on this cumbersome method to find a needle in a haystack.

Meanwhile, deep within the rock formations on the other side of the planet, in the Dark Star Outpost disguised as a geological monitoring station, alarm lights are flashing silently.

"Something's not right. All the forces on Blue Ocean Star have suddenly started a major conflict."

Staring at the images transmitted back from the synchronous track, the operator's fingers tapped out a chaotic rhythm on the control panel.

"Judging by this, could they be looking for that thing?"

"Them?" The adjutant scoffed, bringing up a holographic sand table.

"The entire planet has a surface area of ​​500 million square kilometers, which is more difficult than finding a specific grain of sand in the desert."

"Don't be careless," the captain suddenly interjected, his tactical goggles gleaming coldly.

"Godora's psionic technology should not be underestimated. Activate the anti-detection barrier immediately, and all personnel shall enter a state of silence."

He looked up at the rock formations above, where their escape pods, disguised as basalt with a phase coating, were hidden.

The fleets roaming in outer space at this moment make this iron coffin the most ironic safe house.

When the encrypted communication beam penetrated the atmosphere, every infiltrator knew that their hidden piece had reached its most dangerous moment.

After many twists and turns, the top-secret report from the Aquamarine Star infiltration team finally reached the desks of the organization's top brass.

However, the intelligence chief, Degulish, and a few other leaders simply glanced at the documents and tossed them aside.

In their eyes, this was just another routine monitoring task carried out by their subordinates.

Which disaster-stricken planet hasn't gone through the ordeal of searching for alien entities?

Degulish shook his head, a cigar dangling from his lips; he'd seen this kind of futile effort countless times.

Godora put on quite a convincing act, crying and complaining in the media every day, making everyone think they were suffering terribly from the virus.

Who would have thought that they had already quietly developed the antidote?

That was a brilliant smokescreen; it even fooled Dark Star's intelligence network.

Degulish had no time for such trivial matters; his mind was preoccupied with the big plans the organization was preparing.

The entire Dark Star has been working non-stop these days, all to teach Godora a lesson. This time, they've got their sights set on Red Gate Star!

Speaking of the Red Gate Star, it's the nail that Godora planted next to the Vays Nexus.

This place is a network of interconnected star sectors, and Godora's fleet can come and go here as if it were their own backyard.

Deguliš slammed the battle plan on the table:

"This time, we're not going to skirmish. We'll blow this entire planet to smithereens! Let those Gedora bastards know what pain really is!"

The conference room was filled with smoke, and a dozen senior executives were pointing and discussing the holographic star map.

Suddenly, a cold voice emerged from the shadows: "So, you're in charge this time?"

Crimson Ash's dead face emerged from the shadows, emanating a chilling aura that kept the living at bay.

Ever since he wiped out the Long Arc Seat last time, this guy has become a completely different person. Now he even dares to slam the door and leave halfway through a meeting.

Deguresh stared at Red Ember's retreating figure, clicking his tongue in disapproval, while his old buddies stared at each other in disbelief.

However, there's no time to worry about that right now. In three days, more than thirty fleets will launch a general offensive against Red Gate Star, and they'll also take down the alien base that's getting in their way.

Thinking of this, Deguliš slammed his cigar into the crystal ashtray:

"Meeting adjourned! Everyone, snap out of it! We've really gone all out this time!"

……

Twenty-four hours later, just as dawn was breaking.

A barren basin in northern West Asia is shrouded in torrential rain.

Thick, dark clouds obscured the sky, and large raindrops pounded on the ground.

As the first light of dawn appeared in the east, the sky, a tapestry of deep purple and inky black, was being torn open by the morning light.

As far as the eye could see, there was only a white curtain of rain, with the water vapor rising from the ground mixing with the rain mist.

From a high altitude, tens of thousands of mutated beasts occupy the scorched basin.

Among these diverse creatures are behemoths tens of meters tall, as well as natural enemies who are both hunters and prey, living together and occasionally engaging in bloody battles.

Mud and broken bones splattered everywhere, and the ground was covered with gleaming, gnawed remains.

At the top of a hillside on the edge of the herd, a player was crawling in the mud.

The game ID "Desert Lone Smoke" belongs to the core members of the Tyranny Guild. After receiving the mission "Tracing the Source", he unexpectedly stumbled upon this spectacular scene.

Gazing at the beast tide stretching for over ten miles, he wiped the rain from his face.

The detector failed at the edge of the basin, but as a player specializing in mechanical engineering, he still had miniature drones smuggled from six countries hidden in his bag.

"What if the real body is indeed among the beasts?"

He stared at the drone icon in his inventory, its price tag in the five-figure range, gritted his teeth, and clicked the summon button: "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub!"

Damo Guyan, his Adam's apple bobbing, pulled out a slender remote-controlled aircraft. After attaching the detector to the device, he maneuvered it to climb to a height of thirty meters, then, braving the torrential rain, wobbled and staggered into the herd of beasts.

The dense rain provided excellent cover, and the mutated beasts on the periphery were completely unaware of the metallic object flying overhead.

When the aircraft penetrated two kilometers, a sudden change occurred.

A clump of tar-like viscous substance suddenly shot up from the ground and precisely coated the propeller.

Before the control screen went black, the last thing he saw was the wreckage of a drone wrapped in black gel.

*Crack!* The black, gelatinous substance suddenly enveloped the aircraft, its elasticity rapidly contracting and crushing the equipment into scrap metal in the blink of an eye.

The detector, which had not yet been activated, was subsequently torn to pieces.

A humanoid creature, entirely black, emerged from the herd of beasts, ignored by the surrounding mutated creatures.

The black substance wriggled and rolled back to the monster's ankle, seeping into its body as if melting.

"What the hell?" Desert Lone Smoke stared at the control panel that had lost signal, still unable to make sense of it.

The previously restless herd of beasts suddenly turned in the direction where he was hiding.

The roars that rose and fell shook the mud, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

"Oh no!" Desert Lone Smoke turned and ran wildly. He had only darted a hundred meters when a black afterimage shrouded in rain swept past in an instant.

Before the splashing water had even settled, the monster was already blocking their path.

The lone smoke in the desert gasped as he sized up the person blocking his way: this body, over two meters tall, looked as if it had been carved from obsidian.

The streamlined muscles gleamed with a metallic sheen, completely unlike the texture one would expect from a carbon-based organism.

The level 62 character's dynamic vision couldn't detect the opponent's movement trajectory, so he hurriedly used his reconnaissance skill.

[Alien Prototype (Semi-mature Stage)]

grade:???

Threat rating: Annihilation level

(System notification in red: This target is the core carrier of the [Source of Cataclysm])

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"Got it!"

A lone plume of smoke rises straight from the desert, its light shining brightly.

But at that very moment, the mutated entity suddenly lunged forward, its arm spurting out a thick black fluid.

Like bursting thorny vines, it instantly wrapped around his waist.

The fluids suddenly contracted, and a tremendous force, enough to crush metal, squeezed in from all directions.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty damage warnings popped up above Desert Lone Smoke's head, his health bar dropped by more than half, and the status bar displayed a red warning for "lower limb paralysis".

Fortunately, the game's pain mechanics didn't cover private parts, otherwise he would have been curled up like a shrimp by now.

In the face of life and death, the lone smoke in the desert had no time to fight back; he grabbed a spare detector and threw it into the mud.

The moment the last drop of blood disappeared, before he vanished in a flash of white light, his face bore the maniacal laughter of a mad dog.

"Damn planner! I made a killing on this!"

As long as I can get the first kill, losing a little experience is nothing!

The mutated entity retracted its tentacles and tilted its head, clearly not understanding how its prey had vanished into thin air.

The probe, stuck in the mud, showed no signs of life and perfectly evaded its detection.

At this moment, the numbers on the dial were jumping wildly, and finally "dinged" as they broke through the threshold, and the electromagnetic waves pierced through the rain and shot into the sky.

In an instant, all the players who were running around on Aquamarine received a system notification.

"Holy crap? Someone beat the game in just 24 hours after the server opened?"

"Who is that immortal who sends the lone plume of smoke rising straight into the vast desert?"

"The main force of the third guild of Tyranny!"

Players were furious. The event ended faster than a Singles' Day delivery, and there wasn't even a single "sunshine prize" (a prize awarded to everyone).

However, since the entrance fee was only ten copper coins, although everyone was envious, they weren't too upset. At most, they flooded the world chat with messages like "Absorbing good luck."

The Tyranny Guild reacted very quickly, and after finding out the coordinates, they immediately posted an announcement on the forum.

Since the mission is already accomplished, we might as well use the intelligence to improve our reputation.

In the blink of an eye, hordes of players surged toward the basin.

Although the mission is over, according to the usual game tropes, finding the BOSS will definitely lead to a new storyline!

Players from the Eastern Continent grumbled and stared blankly at the vast ocean, while the group of beasts from the Western Continent were already riding their mechanical wolves and charging forward with howls.

In less than half an hour, four or five hundred people had gathered around the basin, all huddled at a safe distance, getting soaked in the rain as onlookers, looking just like elderly folks watching a spectacle in the rain.

Among the players watching the spectacle, many were members of various guilds, with Sun Xiang, the guild leader of Excellent Era Guild, standing at the very front of the crowd.

"Boss, should we start clearing out the beast horde now?" A player wearing the Excellent Era badge leaned over to ask for instructions.

Sun Xiang's eyes darted around: "Now that we've found the key target, the system will definitely arrange a combat phase."

If we seize the opportunity to participate, we might be able to farm even more main story points.

Sun Xiang looked around, then suddenly raised his voice and shouted at everyone:

"Everyone! This is probably the final boss of the Alienation Catastrophe. Look at the size of this horde; no single guild can handle it alone. We need to stick together and wait for reinforcements."

These words really hit the nail on the head. Faced with a dense horde of mutated beasts, the hundreds of players present were not confident of going it alone, and they all nodded in agreement.

Before Sun Xiang could finish speaking, a deep rumble suddenly came from the sky.

Thousands of people on the edge of the basin looked up in unison, and saw the Black Star's iconic aircraft tear through the rain and hover directly above the battlefield.

"The aliens and the black star have arrived!"

A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd, and hundreds of players immediately went into "spectator mode."

The moment the hatch popped open, a figure in a black trench coat leaped from the sky, disappearing into a blurry black dot in the torrential rain.

The black dot plummeted rapidly, crashing precisely into the center of the herd.

boom!

The shockwave from the explosion stirred up waves of mud, and all the wild animals within a 30-meter radius were thrown away, flying far away like broken sacks.

In the deep pit where mud and water were splashing, Ye Xiu shook his clothes and straightened up.

The surrounding beasts emitted threatening growls, their roars rising and falling, creating white mist in the rain, but none dared to pounce.

"That's way too fast!"

"As expected, there's a hidden plot! Black Star himself has gotten involved!"

The players instantly got excited.

Since his return from the alien world, he has only made a handful of appearances, and the question of just how strong he is remains a hot topic on the forums.

Many people skillfully turned on the recording mode, and the forum's live streaming area instantly became lively.

Millions of players on Aquamarine Star were frantically refreshing the page, with the barrage of comments completely covering the screen.

"Finally caught you! You even created your own body. Wait, why does this model look so familiar?"

Ye Xiu squinted at the mutated original body, and the more he looked, the more familiar the face seemed.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck me, and I almost choked on my own discovery.

Those eyebrows and eyes clearly resemble the leader of the Sprouts whom he defeated back then!

Again?

"I know you," the alien progenitor said in a mechanical, stiff tone.

As the core consciousness of the infected, it is naturally able to control all mutants with ease.

Now that it has evolved independent thinking, the wild beasts around it are merely a guard it has gathered.

After all, there were Ye Xiu's video footage everywhere in the shelter, so it was perfectly normal for him to recognize him.

"Wow, you really know how to talk." Ye Xiu raised an eyebrow.

"My senses...were disturbed by you? Why...why did you hurt me?"

The alien entity's consciousness fluctuations became sluggish, the Godora suppression device began to function, and the symptoms of the surrounding infected gradually stabilized.

Its abilities were suppressed, as if its limbs had fallen into a state of numbness, and its once effortless sensory control became stiff and sluggish.

This unique life form could never understand why all living beings regarded it as an enemy.

In its chaotic mind, following the instinct for survival is nothing more than a matter of course, so why does it always attract endless attacks?

Ye Xiu's figure blurred, leaving only a blur, as his fist aimed straight for the mutated entity's forehead.

There's no need to waste words dealing with this scourge; the right thing to do is to eradicate it completely.

As the gray-white lightning exploded from his fist, Han Xiao's mechanical arm simultaneously deployed.

The alloy iron fist, crackling with a ghostly blue electric arc and carrying a penetrating shockwave, slammed heavily into the target.

A ring of water mist burst out at the point of contact, and the monster's entire face was dented, sending it flying backward like a baseball being hit.

"Aww."

Amidst a deafening roar, the mutated progenitor infused the horde with its ferocious emotions.

Hundreds of wild beasts instantly turned bloodshot, entering a state of frenzy. Ye Xiu glanced at the displayed data panel out of the corner of his eye, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"In its semi-mature state, its attributes are completely suppressed by me."

"But this thing, despite having a BOSS template, actually has 12,000 HP at level 75." He stared at the three golden feat descriptions:

【Super Speed ​​Regeneration】Consumes energy and converts it into health at a ratio of 10:1, restoring up to 50% health per second;

[Damage Conversion] Damage negated by resistance is fully converted into energy reserves;

[Special Constitution] Constantly reduces damage taken by 75%.

The triple composite ability creates a near-immortal existence.

The wound caused by that punch healed in the blink of an eye. At this rate of recovery, it can regenerate 6,000 health points per second when its energy is sufficient!

What's even more problematic is that, assuming the theoretical attack value is 100 points, it actually only deals 25 points of damage, while the 75 points of resistance conversion can replenish 750 health.

If it weren't for the destruction potion developed by Godora, it would be impossible to do anything to it unless a burst of 6,000 points of damage per second or an instant kill was achieved.

However, the research department's boast of "one-shot kill" is ultimately an ideal state; in reality, it takes three injections to trigger structural collapse.

Ye Xiu stroked the sealed vial; this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the decisive battle, and he couldn't afford to make any mistakes.

The moment the monster was repelled, the onlookers simultaneously received a system notification glowing with blood:

[Destroyer Primarch - Rank B]

Basic reward: 80 experience points

Battlefield contribution determines the final rating; defeating Primarchs unlocks hidden rewards.

Ye Xiu glanced at the same scarlet text in the task bar, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists.

In the distance, the horde of beasts swept in like a crimson tide, and the decisive battle officially began.

A dense horde of beasts surrounded Ye Xiu, baring their fangs and lunging forward.

Ye Xiu's fingers flew as he formed hand seals, and a sudden burst of pale lightning erupted.

Boom boom boom boom.

The ferocious beasts in the front row were pierced by lightning and fell into the mud with a wail.

Blood mixed with rainwater bubbled and rose, emitting a nauseating stench.

No wild beasts have yet managed to break through the lightning net, but there are at least tens of thousands of beasts coming from all directions.

The monsters controlled by the mutated entity became increasingly frenzied, not only besieging Ye Xiu, but also targeting hundreds of players on the periphery.

The thunderous roar of beasts' hooves trampling the earth drowned out the sound of the torrential rain, and the entire plain trembled.

The boss battle, which should have been triggered later in the story, was delayed because Ye Xiu forced the plot forward, resulting in the mutated original body not being fully developed.

Although the beast tide was much smaller than expected, there were even fewer players on site.

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What should have been a decisive battle involving the entire server was turned into a small-scale skirmish!

Sun Xiang and the others turned pale as the beast tide surged forward like an avalanche.

Their small group was like ants blocking a train; even their sliver of hope when the mission was triggered was crushed by reality.

Although the system popped up a kill mission, just breaking through the horde of beasts seemed like a pipe dream, let alone dealing with the final boss.

The lion-shaped behemoth at the very front opened its putrid maw, and a stench wafted towards us.

Just as the sharp teeth were about to snap shut, Ye Xiu, enveloped in lightning, burst through the rain and slammed into the back of the mammoth inhabiting the mutated progenitor like a cannonball.

The leg muscles suddenly bulged, and the knee strike hit the BOSS's abdomen with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks.

Boom!

With a muffled thud as the air blast exploded, the alien entity shot straight into the sky like a baseball being hit.

Ye Xiu used the momentum of the mammoth's spine to leap into the air, conjuring a giant lightning claw that pierced the BOSS's chest like a spiral drill.

The seemingly fatal wound had no effect on the body made of mucus; instead, the opponent coldly mocked, "This kind of attack is ineffective against me."

Ye Xiu flicked out five cone-shaped needles with his left hand and plunged them into the face of the mutated entity.

The syringe containing the destroying agent emptied instantly, the next second.

boom! !

The slimy body exploded into a rain of black dust, revealing its internal skeleton, which was pulverized by the lightning drill.

Most of the black slime disintegrated in molecular structure before it even hit the ground, leaving only the original body to fall back into the mud and shrink into a slime form.

When it reformed into human form, its face was stiff, but its trembling voice betrayed its panic.

"What...what happened to me? What...what did you do to me?!"

White light patterns appeared on the dark body surface, like live snakes slithering under the skin.

The first dose of the drug began to take effect, and the mutated entity was horrified to discover that its internal energy was being frantically suppressed.

The moment the injection was administered, the sensory networks of all the parasites abruptly broke down.

It was like being suddenly thrown into an abyss of nothingness, a darkness so profound that even the movement of air was imperceptible, reminding it of the chaotic void when consciousness was first born.

For a few seconds, the beasts that had been under control suddenly broke free from their mental shackles.

The crimson beast eyes lost their bloodlust, revealing a brief moment of clarity. Although the mutated entity quickly regained control of the parasite, this connection was noticeably more sluggish.

Energy leaked away like a punctured balloon, and for the first time since its birth, it tasted the flavor of fear.

Hundreds of soldiers were finally able to catch their breath, leaning on their weapons as they looked out at the smoke-filled battlefield.

When they realized that the beasts' attention was completely drawn to Ye Xiu, many people's eyes lit up.

"The beasts have stopped chasing us! Alien and Black Star must have held them back!"

Sun Xiang suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes gleaming behind his tactical goggles.

"Isn't this a golden opportunity? Let's rush in and steal some kills; the first kill reward will definitely max out our mission score!"

The crowd stirred, their eyes fixed on the surging beast tide in the distance, eager to join the fray.

Everyone knows that NPCs don't care who lands the final blow, but the system might give an extra reward to the team that lands the fatal blow.

As soon as the detector captured the signal from the alien entity, Ye Xiu piloted the Blacklight Lurker and sped off.

Although he didn't have time to notify anyone, various forces had already aimed their detection equipment at his armor.

Less than ten minutes into the battle, the screens in front of the heads of state, Wang Yuan, Nagokin, and others were filled with real-time battle updates.

When the command center saw the writhing black creature on the screen, cheers erupted instantly.

"They actually found it!" Nagokin screamed, grabbing the communicator and sprinting towards the tarmac. "All combat units, scramble immediately! Repeat, this is not a drill!"

Hela, who was taking inventory of the equipment, slammed her tactical board on the table and led the entire mercenary group toward the transport ship.

Wang Yuan even started a live broadcast across all channels from the shelter, with all the screens simultaneously lighting up the battlefield.

A mother holding her child, a medical worker bandaging a wound, and a refugee squatting in a corner.

Everyone held their breath, staring at the mecha figure weaving through the horde of beasts.

The parliament hall of the six nations was completely silent, and the veins on the hands of the leaders gripping their pens bulged.

Only the constantly exploding flames on the projection screen illuminated everyone's bloodshot eyes.

No one noticed that a blue light from encrypted communication was flashing in a dark basement.

The Dark Star agents, who were supposed to be lying in wait, looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched the surveillance footage.

The jamming devices they planted are still working. How did the Aquamarine people manage to do that?

"This is impossible." The captain stared at the precisely locked coordinates on the screen.

"Our jamming layer could even fool the Godora detection satellites, so did they sift through the entire continent?"

"The aliens are suppressing the mutated entities on the Northern Continent, and the monitoring footage shows a completely one-sided situation."

"This is on a completely different level. Our planet's armed forces are no match for it." The monitor said, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

The technician quickly scrolled through the data panel: "The test results show that the alien organism is still in its infancy, and its energy radiation value is less than half that of the mature stage."

Even if it were fully awakened, it probably wouldn't be able to withstand an attack of this magnitude.

The undercover captain gripped his tactical gloves tightly: "But conventional weapons can't harm it in the slightest; instead, they'll be turned into nutrients."

"No matter how powerful the alien is, it can't kill this thing; it will only make it grow stronger."

Before the words were even finished, the alarm suddenly blared. The monitor rushed to the holographic screen, his voice trembling:

"Damn it! The energy fluctuations of the mutated entity are decreasing!"

"What did you say?!"

The captain rushed to the control panel. In the video, the afterimage of Ye Xiu holding a syringe was fading away, while large pieces of the mutated entity's crystalline skin were peeling off.

His hand, veins bulging, gripped the communicator: "Those people on Aquamarine Star have a trump card! Activate the red channel immediately!"

Inside the command center of the Dark Star mothership "Eternal Night," the star map of Red Gate Star is slowly rotating.

Just as Degulish finished adjusting the warp coordinates, the Minister of Intelligence burst through the blast door.

"Something's happened on Aquamarine!" The electronic report was slammed onto the tactical console. "They've found a way to counter the Primitives!"

Degulish scanned the data stream, and a fist-sized dent suddenly appeared on the alloy desktop: "Didn't those unscrupulous merchants say they could last at least three years? It's only been seven months!"

"The Godora Labs are like an iron barrel," the intelligence minister said, his voice trailing off as he swallowed hard, looking at the deformed protective railing.

The air pressure in the command cabin dropped sharply.

If Aquamarine were to break free from the shackles of the mutated virus, the entire strategic layout of the star system would have to be completely overhauled.

Even more deadly was the Red Gate Star raid two days later.

Thirty-seven fleets are currently in the hyperspace channel!

"Get me to a live broadcast channel!" Degulish ripped open the breathing valve at his collar. "I want to see every single grain of sand in the North Continent with my own eyes!"

The metal door slid open silently, and Red Ember leaned against the wall in the corridor, his arms crossed, a string of encrypted code flashing through his tactical goggles.

……

Bang bang bang!

Ye Xiu moved like lightning, delivering several heavy punches that slammed into the vital points of the mutated original body, the force of the punches penetrating deep into its body.

Each time the iron fist, crackling with electricity, struck that non-Newtonian fluid-like body, it would sink deep into it, causing ripples to spread across the struck area, and producing a dull, powerful sound.

The black creature was completely powerless against Ye Xiu, and was beaten to a pulp like a giant puppet.

A sticky sensation came from the knuckles, each attack carrying a realistic feedback.

The exhilarating combat experience was so captivating that Ye Xiu became somewhat addicted, even neglecting to draw his sword.

After all, anyone would get addicted to such a tough and sturdy target that provides a perfect feel for the opponent.

Tens of thousands of players watching from afar saw this scene through the live stream, and their expressions all became strange.

The alien entity, which should have been the final boss, was being humiliated by the NPCs they knew, making the invaders seem more like the villains.

The forum was instantly flooded with sarcastic comments:

"Hang in there! Don't give up!"

"Run for your life! You can't beat that alien demon king!"

Just as Ye Xiu was about to deliver another elbow strike, the mutated entity suddenly split its body on its own, turning into two puddles of black slime that fell into the mud.

These liquids roamed around like living things.

Under the cover of the torrential rain, countless clumps of similar slime wriggled in different directions, with the main body hidden within them.

"Trying to run?" Ye Xiu's lips curled up slightly, suddenly realizing that his lines sounded like those of a classic villain in a movie or TV series.

Hovering in mid-air, his gaze was sharp, and his tactical goggles had already marked the main body that was rapidly moving through the mud.

Sensing the threat of death, the black slime suddenly changed shape and seeped into the ground, only to be lifted into the air along with the soil by two giant hands formed from lightning.

Seeing no hope of escape, it suddenly leaped onto a passing bird.

However, before the unfortunate Windhawk could even take flight, it was blasted into charred remains by lightning, and its black slime fell back into the mud.

The crackling lightning hand suddenly closed, firmly imprisoning the struggling black substance.

"Don't waste your energy." Ye Xiu extended a syringe from his fingertip and precisely injected the second dose of the disintegrating agent: "It's time for a booster shot."

boom!

The same explosion occurred again, the panel data fluctuated violently, the weakened state of the alien entity continued to deepen, and all values ​​plummeted.

This reassembly of the humanoid took longer, and the speed at which the slime crawled on the ground was noticeably slower.

The time it took for the surrounding beasts to regain their senses was several times longer than before, and even after they were brought back under control, their agitation was greatly reduced.

Many wild beasts cowered and retreated, their claws leaving messy marks on the ground, clearly driven by an instinct to retreat.

Suddenly, a flurry of footsteps came from the southeast.

Ye Xiu looked in the direction of the sound and saw hundreds of players rapidly approaching his location.

These opportunists were clearly there for the BOSS raid mission issued by the system, hoping to snatch the kill at the last minute.

"They really know how to snag a bargain, but it's a pity."

Ye Xiu chuckled and turned around to forcefully inject the last vial of inhibitor into the mutated progenitor's chest cavity.

As all three metal tubes were emptied, the monster's body began to tremble violently, and transparent mucus continuously seeped from its skin, evaporating and dissipating into the air.

"Godora's support is so unreliable!" Ye Xiu said, shaking off the empty tube as he looked at the mutated entity that had barely managed to condense into half a human form.

At this moment, the monster was having an extremely difficult time even maintaining its form, and its upper body, made of mucus, was constantly disintegrating and reassembling.

The dying mutated entity suddenly uttered a mechanical voice: "I do not wish to perish."

This time, Ye Xiu clearly felt the fluctuations of pleading in the data stream, and his hand holding the knife paused:

"I came here to destroy you, so there's no point in saying this."

"Why can't they coexist?"

"You are assimilating other life forms every second." Ye Xiu's blade crackled with electricity.

"Just as breathing is an instinct for humans, devouring and expansion are your way of survival. But this inevitably makes you an enemy of other species."

The very existence of this special life form is a paradox.

When it evolves to its complete form, all living beings on the planet will become its nerve endings, and any outsiders who enter the atmosphere will be forcibly assimilated.

This collective consciousness, while fascinating, is like a walking ecological disaster.

The roar of engines echoed across the sky as Nagokin's warship finally appeared among the clouds.

Lightning surged in Ye Xiu's palm, illuminating the gradually blurring face of the mutated original body.

As it lay dying, the face made of mucus suddenly twisted and deformed, eventually freezing into a human-like smiling expression.

"So this is what it feels like before you perish."

Its voice suddenly warmed, as if recalling the blue sky it had initially seen through its host's eyes, "Thank you for staying with me until the end."

In the instant the lightning engulfed everything, Ye Xiu saw a faint, stardust-like light shimmering within the evaporating slime.

This collective consciousness, born in the laboratory, never understood until its death why its very existence was original sin.

Boom!!

Lightning tore through the night sky, and amidst the flying dirt, the mutated entity's body exploded into dust, leaving not a trace behind.

Almost simultaneously, Han Xiao also made a move, and the two of them worked together to kill the original body, and then received the reward at the same time.

"Sorry, we have different positions." Ye Xiu flicked his wrist, sighed, and lowered his weapon.

The previously ferocious horde of beasts suddenly came to their senses, and a human-like terror appeared in the eyes of the crimson beasts.

In the blink of an eye, they scattered and fled, leaving behind corpses strewn everywhere, and rainwater washing over the blood-soaked earth.

The rain pounded down even harder.

呲.

The Godora spaceship landed with a blast of air, the hatch just cracked open.

Nagokin rushed to Ye Xiu in a panic: "Is it done? Is that thing completely destroyed?"

"Hmm." Ye Xiu casually wiped the rain off his face.

Seeing the red dot completely disappear from the detector, Nagokin excitedly slapped his thigh: "I'll report it right away! The antidote from the research department really works!"

At this moment, the mercenary group's spaceship landed, and Hela rushed over with her people, fearing that Ye Xiu might get hurt.

"Ye Xiu, are you alright?"

After experiencing so much with Ye Xiu, she couldn't help but have some special thoughts.

The players nearby, seeing this, immediately lit up, as if they had caught a whiff of gossip.

"It's nothing." Ye Xiu smiled and shook his head, then took Hela's small hand and went to the side to whisper something.

He was well aware of Hela's feelings, and Ye Xiu was also intentionally...

At this moment, Sun Xiang and his gang, the God of War, were squatting in the distance, looking dejected. They had failed to steal the kill and had even given away two resurrections for nothing, so they were feeling quite frustrated.

But the forums were already in an uproar, with hundreds of thousands of players staring at the suddenly full progress bar of the "Alienation Disaster" main storyline and yelling excitedly.

The "Successfully defended Aquamarine Star" notification at the end of the mission made everyone extremely happy.

Although the rewards are divided into different levels based on contribution, even the least skilled can receive more generous rewards than those for side quests.

But more than the rewards, everyone was excited that they could finally go to space!

After being cooped up on their home planet for so long, who wouldn't want to fly their spaceship all over the universe?

The mission here has just ended, and people are already starting to look up star charts and strategies.

The scene on the ground was quite different.

Within ten minutes of the news spreading, all shelters and channels across six countries were broadcasting the good news on a loop.

Those huddled in air-raid shelters, those guarding broken radios, those clinging to televisions.

All the survivors were stunned for a few seconds, and then they exploded like boiling water.

Some people collapsed on the ground, crying and laughing at the same time; some rushed into the street, yelling and screaming; and some hugged strangers and spun them around.

The whole planet was like it had been hit by a joy bomb; the cheers were so loud they shook the buildings.

Survivors embraced each other, laughing and crying, and the streets echoed with the clatter of smashed bottles.

To hell with the apocalypse, we survived!

The official team tacitly boosted Ye Xiu's reputation, taking advantage of the public's high spirits to elevate him to the status of a savior.

While the high-ranking officials of the six countries were still praising Godora, they had already placed their bets on Ye Xiu.

The person in question was standing in the rain, lost in thought. While the others were busy moving the body, he quietly brought up the system panel.

[Destruction of the Primarch is complete]

[Task Evaluation: Perfect]

Only by successfully defeating the mutated original can you obtain the [Perfect] rating.

The initial reward was only 0 experience points, but in the end, 240 experience points were credited to the account.

A high score comes with a random reward, plus an extra chance to be randomly drawn, for a total of two chances to win.

What surprised Ye Xiu even more was that he also gained valuable Legend Points this time.

Ye Xiu's current task rewards are quite substantial.

The legend bonus from the planet acts as a catalyst, making the percentage increase effect even more significant.

After confirming the regular rewards, Ye Xiu turned his attention to the first kill bonus.

This was a chance to extract two of the target's core abilities; in his eyes, this was the real treasure.

Without rushing to make a move, Ye Xiu looked around and found Fording. Without saying a word, he went up and started tearing at him.

"It's a sure thing, this stroke of luck is definitely in!"

Ye Xiu rubbed his hands together contentedly, ignoring Fording's lifeless look as he hid in a corner before opening the draw interface.

[First kill reward: Draw two abilities from the Mutant Primitive (Semi-mature stage)]

"As expected, it adjusts the effect according to the user." Ye Xiu nodded to himself.

There are adaptation rules for this type of ability extraction. If the target race is too special, some talents cannot be replicated.

For example, the alien's ability to transform its physical form and share its senses—skills exclusive to that race.

Just like human players can't access the demon's true name unlocking ability. The hardware configuration is simply incompatible.

Even skills that can be extracted will be converted by stripping away racial traits.

Just like a demon's "tail whip strike" landing on a human, it might be adjusted to a "heavy kick," and there would never be such an illogical operation as whipping its tail.

[Random selection complete]

Please select two abilities from the five:

[1. [Hardening] - Skill: Physical Defense +65%, Agility -30%, Consumes 50 Qi, Duration 14 seconds, Cooldown 30 seconds]

[2. [Intermediate Cell Proliferation Control] - Specialty: Accelerates cell regeneration using Qi, each point of Qi is converted into 5 points of health, with a maximum health recovery of 28% per second]

[3. [Strangulation] - Skill: Triggers eight-hit damage hits during melee combat, each hit dealing 40%-60% damage, with a chance to inflict fracture/paralysis status, consumes 60 Qi + 140 Stamina, 15-second cooldown]

[4. [Energy Storage] - Skill: Opens an additional Ki gauge (maximum 25%). This skill does not affect the user's Ki bonus and lasts for 48 hours. Cooldown: 72 hours. (Additional Ki does not count towards Realm Assessment)]

[5. [Medium Energy Absorption] - Feat: When attacked, converts 60% of the damage absorbed by resistance into Qi.]

As expected, while the two adapted specializations were weaker than the originals, they still maintained template-level strength. What made Ye Xiu's heart race was that both core specializations appeared simultaneously!

This means that being hit restores mana, and consuming mana restores health. Although the recovery rate is not as exaggerated as the original.

However, given Ye Xiu's base health, 2% per second is an astronomical figure, and the actual health recovery efficiency is even twice that of the original body!

The remaining three skills, though powerful, pale in comparison to this golden duo.

Even if the effect is compromised, these two specialties are top-notch on their own, not to mention the qualitative change they bring when they complement each other.

Ye Xiu had originally thought that getting one of the items would be a huge win, and he had even prepared a contingency plan for failing to get either one.

I never expected to have such incredible luck today. Could it be that getting Tirion Fordring really works?

Ye Xiu couldn't help but glance at Fording again, his eyes burning as if he wanted to drain the other person dry on the spot.

The angel and the host within it both shivered simultaneously, and even the starlight of the morning star trembled.

Sure enough, luck can't be changed by spending money, but having a mascot to ride on someone else's good fortune means you can do whatever you want!

Suppressing the urge to continue taking advantage of others, Ye Xiu made a decisive choice:

[Gain the Intermediate Cell Proliferation Control feat!]

[Gain the [Medium Energy Absorption] feat!]

(End of this chapter)