I, the Lord of the Fifth Heavenly Throne, flow out of all things!

This made Dukao recall his past.

Dukao's original name was Kao. He was a high-ranking noble of Noxing, the former highest military executive of Noxing, and the marshal of Noxing.

He once used his technological power to create a super god of war for No Star.

During that process, when those super war gods were created, he would also make them engage in brutal battles in order to stimulate the power in their genes.

So, this so-called gene lock, is it that an unknown civilization has modified the bodies of the people in the video and used them as experimental subjects to collect data?

"It's for... evolution?"

A gray snake with a hood on his head, wearing a white mask with only his right eye exposed, his right eye flashing with a little red light.

He couldn't help but think of his creator, Mebius.

A man who is also fanatically obsessed with evolution.

"Could this be something that happened in some other world? Why did it appear in this world?"

The gray snake frowned slightly. This unexpected and uncontrollable factor could not be completely ignored.

In response to the gray snake's worried words, the jackal not far away shrugged his shoulders and said with interest:

"Who knows? But I am somewhat interested in the so-called gene lock."

Anyway, they, the World Snake, currently have no means to trace the source of this video.

But what is certain is that everything that happens in the video is not in this world, or in other words, not on Earth.

Not to mention the different sky in the previous video, just those iron-blooded warriors and those creatures that do not exist on Earth are enough to prove that everything in the video does not belong to this world.

……

"We can't go on after this side quest."

In the cave in the rock wall, Kagura Ren placed Kotori Yui, who had fainted from the pain, in her arms, on the haystack in front of her.

This is the backup base they prepared. They have found several places in advance for easy hiding and concealment.

When everyone heard what Kagura Ren said and looked at the injuries on his face, they all subconsciously understood something.

"Exploring the side plots will earn you bonus points, but it will also constantly increase the difficulty for us."

Li Yuanhai sat on a stone and expressed his and Kagura Ren's guesses in a slightly deep voice.

Aliens have appeared in the horror movie plots of Predator.

Who knows if that group of super iron-blooded warriors will drop an alien queen on them next time?

Their current strength is limited, and if the difficulty continues to increase like this, sooner or later someone in the team will die.

No one at the scene was sure they could survive alone in this haunted place.

"To complete the most basic side quest, we still need four heads."

Mengmeng looked at the super iron-blooded head carried by Erica.

In that side quest, in addition to the 1000 bonus points for killing the Iron Blood Warrior, the rewards given by the quest will be settled again based on how many heads are delivered.

By delivering five heads, their entire team will receive 5000 bonus points and a B-level side story.

If you have more than five heads, you can get more bonus points.

But unfortunately, if they keep digging into the side plots, the Lord God will make it more difficult for them.

Therefore, for the sake of the safety of their entire team, it is best to quit while they are ahead.

No matter how many bonus points and side plots you have, you have to be alive to use them.

"That's true. Besides, there's also the captain's test for the guide. We are now in an extremely dangerous situation."

After Erica checked how many bullets were left in the sniper rifle, she nodded in agreement.

I don’t know about the increased difficulty brought by exploring the side plots, and the captain test opened by the guide.

Under the double pressure, no one is sure to escape unscathed.

Thinking of this, Erica looked at Kagura Ren and Li Yuanhai and asked:

"Lian Jun, do you have any guesses about the so-called test by the guide?"

Upon hearing this, Kagura Ren and Li Yuanhai looked at each other.

Finally, Kagura Ren spoke in a deep voice:

"The focus is on me and Li Yuanhai. He wants to test our potential. The one among us who survives or makes further progress will be the captain, so the key lies in the gene lock he mentioned."

The so-called test is definitely dangerous.

The guide probably wanted to choose one of Kagura Ren and Li Yuanhai as the captain.

When facing the alien just now, Li Yuanhai also opened the genetic lock.

Before leaving the drilling machine, Li Yuanhai also suffered severe side effects. Fortunately, he had a first aid kit given by the Iron Blood Warrior.

Li Yuanhai managed to survive the severe pain and genetic collapse.

Moreover, Li Yuanhai, who survived the side effects of gene lock, has obviously improved his physical fitness a lot compared to before.

Nowadays, both Kagura Ren and Li Yuanhai are qualified to inherit the captaincy.

If one of them dies, the one who survives becomes the captain.

If one of them breaks through again, the one who takes the next step will be the captain.

At present, Li Yuanhai has just officially entered the first stage of gene lock and has not yet adapted to the side effects of the gene lock, so the probability of breaking through the second stage of gene lock is not high.

However, Kagura Ren had already adapted to the first-stage gene lock. He did not feel any discomfort as a side effect of activating the first-stage gene lock, except that he felt that a lot of his physical strength was consumed.

"So, either one of us dies, or one of us breaks through. Only in this way can we complete the captain's test that the guide mentioned."

Li Yuanhai pushed up his glasses and said in a joking tone.

If we kill him now and only Kagura Ren is left, maybe we can pass the captain test.

Now that he is in poor health due to the side effects of breaking through the first-level gene lock, this is a good opportunity to kill him.

"Then I can only fight with all my strength. Waiting for death and abandoning those who have helped me are not my character."

Kagura Ren shrugged her shoulders and said that she would try her best to make a breakthrough.

Letting Li Yuanhai die was impossible. It was not an option for him or anyone else present.

Everyone at the scene has become a life-and-death friend.

Not to mention before, they were fighting side by side in the alien battle just now.

Kagura Ren blocked the alien's corrosive blood for Li Yuanhai, and Li Yuanhai blocked the alien's inner mouth attack for Kagura Ren.

Although we have only known each other for a few days, we already trust each other enough to trust each other.

The same is probably true for Mengmeng and Erya. After all, they have experienced true friendship in times of adversity before.

"Roar--!"

Suddenly, a familiar roar was heard outside the rock cave, which immediately alerted everyone in the cave.

They would not mistake this voice, it was the Iron-Blooded Warrior.

Kagura Ren raised her hand and held down Li Yuanhai who was trying to stand up. His current physical condition was not suitable for fighting normally.

Li Yuanhai also understood this, so he raised his hand and handed the red pill to Kagura Ren.

"Mengmeng stays, Erica comes with me."

After taking over the Red Maru Roar, Kagura Ren glanced at Mengmeng and Erica, and asked one of them to stay and the other to follow her.

The two of them also obeyed and did as they were told. Mengmeng was in this state holding a plasma pistol.

Erica followed behind Kagura Ren and walked out of the cave with him.

"——!?"

The two people walked out of the cave carefully and cautiously, and were a little stunned when they discovered the scene outside the cave.

Because there were two Super Iron Warriors not far from the cave, neither of them were in invisible state, and each of them was holding a bag in his hand.

They seemed to know that Kagura Ren was nearby. After roaring a few times, they threw the two bags in their hands to the ground, turned invisible and left the vicinity.

Kagura Ren did not sense any hostility within her keen perception.

The other party's purpose of coming here is not to hunt or fight.

After dropping the two bags, they left immediately.

After about five minutes, Erica hid in the dark and guarded the surroundings with a sniper rifle, while Kagura Ren walked forward cautiously and came to a place not far from the two bags.

Dangdang——

After Kagura Ren hit the bag lightly with a small stone, a crisp sound came out from inside, which sounded like some kind of instrument.

After hesitating for a moment, Kagura Ren stepped forward and opened the two bags.

His eyes widened slightly when he saw what was inside.

"This is……"

Inside the two bags were combat equipment exclusive to the Super Terminator, and they were two complete sets of fully armed gear.

Not only that, Kagura Ren took out the biochemical mask and found that the size of this mask did not match the size of a normal Iron Warrior's head at all, but was suitable for humans.

The same goes for other equipment, the sizes seem to be tailor-made according to the human body.

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Kagura Ren put it on silently, placed the wrist controller on her wrist, and wore the armor on her upper body.

After putting on the biochemical mask, what comes into view is the terrain and location of the entire area, as well as the analysis map.

At the same time, Kagura Ren can understand everything she sees and even the analysis.

Because the mask's field of vision has a setting that allows Kagura Ren to choose any Earth language.

He can choose English, Japanese or Chinese.

This also made Kagura Ren certain that this was equipment tailor-made for herself and even Li Yuanhai!

At the same time, he also understood the status of himself and others in the mind of the Super Iron Warrior.

Kagura Ren was not surprised because in the sequel to the New Predator comics, Royce and Isabella also received the same treatment.

The Super Iron Warriors gave equipment to Kagura Ren because they naturally didn't want to kill him, a powerful and rare prey, in an unfair battle.

"A challenge..."

Kagura Ren understood the meaning behind this set of equipment. He snorted lightly, put on his own set, picked up another set of equipment and returned to the cave.

He told everyone that the group of iron-blooded warriors were coming to challenge them, and these equipment were the duel weapons they gave to himself and others.

Li Yuanhai stared at the remaining equipment in a daze. In the end, he only picked up the soft armor that could withstand plasma bombardment and put it on, then said to Erica:

"You can use the remaining equipment Erica, I only need the sword."

Erica was stunned for a moment when she heard that, but she didn't refuse. She put on the rest of the equipment happily and began to familiarize herself with the operation.

Kagura Ren took out an adrenaline-like injection gun from the accompanying medical kit.

After walking to Li Yuanhai's side, he said softly:

"This is a plant extract, an endocrine regulator, similar to adrenaline. It can simulate the steroid and hormone reactions of powerful organisms in the human body in a short period of time, greatly enhancing the body's physical fitness. However, the side effect is that if used excessively, it will corrode the liver, poison the bone marrow, and greatly shorten lifespan."

This is the usage information obtained from the computer in the biochemical mask.

This is a life-and-death thing, but it also means that the opponent they are challenging is very strong.

That group of iron-blooded warriors wanted to kill their prey in its strongest state, so they gave this thing to Kagura Ren and others.

Currently, Li Yuanhai is in poor health due to the side effects of activating the gene lock. This thing can help him recover.

"It's better to live a short life than to die immediately!"

After hearing Kagura Ren's explanation, Li Yuanhai took the injection gun without any hesitation and injected it directly into the carotid artery in his neck.

All of a sudden, he felt his whole body heating up.

In Kagura Ren's 'transparent' vision, Li Yuanhai's heart beat faster and his muscles began to twitch.

In response, Kagura Ren chuckled, took out the only remaining injection gun, and shot it into the carotid artery without hesitation.