Star Forge Titan

"Continue to remove the seal of the divine corpse. Activate the magic fluctuation neutralization and anti-shock device at the testing ground."

"Yes, the anti-shock device is activating, 80%, 90%, 94%... 100%, the magic power fluctuation and the anti-shock device are all activated."

"The activation rate of the Divine Corpse Seal has begun to increase, reaching 0.1% with no abnormalities. It is beginning to continue to increase towards the originally planned value of 5%."

"5% reached, no abnormalities! No abnormalities at all! No assimilation reaction at all!"

The researcher's voice became increasingly excited, but also extremely surprised.

Today, the performance of the Titan Soldier Unit 03, Begas, was completely beyond everyone's expectations. Up to now, there has not been any assimilation reaction, whether on the spiritual or material level. It is just like a tiger lying on the grass with its front paws tucked in, so well-behaved that people mistakenly think it is not a tiger but a fat orange cat.

"Don't let your guard down, keep monitoring!" Although Christina repeatedly reminded everyone, she couldn't help but smile.

Today's experiment has been going very smoothly so far, it almost makes me wonder if I'm hallucinating.

If Alvin in the cockpit knew what they were thinking, he would probably not be able to help but smile awkwardly but politely.

He has done almost nothing so far, except for occasionally sensing the fluctuations inside the body. His only action is to press OK on the various requests that keep popping up from the system. He is simply a ruthless click-to-OK machine, or in other words, an emotionless stamp-approval machine.

On the other side, the seal of the divine skeleton came into further contact, making Diana feel that her connection with the body was becoming deeper and deeper.

She could even feel the temperature changes caused by the high-brightness magic light shining on the metal outer armor of the Titan Soldier Unit 03, just like an ordinary person would feel warmth when standing in the sunlight.

Outside, the eyes of the white iron soldier Bekas also moved slowly along with the girl's gaze.

"5%, this value is enough for subsequent experiments." Christina hesitated for a moment, but still issued new instructions as planned.

"Release the body lock, and expand the test site to the second form!"

"Yes, release the machine lock and start expanding the test site."

Click. The physical locking frames fixed on the shoulders, waist, and neck of the Giant God Soldier Unit 03 were unlocked one by one, and the built-in locks of the outer armor were also opened one by one.

At the same time, the secret test vehicle housing the Colossus Unit 03 also began to expand. The surrounding walls expanded outward under the traction of large magical machinery, making the space where the body was located more spacious.

The whole process lasted about fifteen minutes.

At this moment, the test site where the Colossus Unit 03, Bekas, is located has become three times larger than before, and all the safety locking devices on it are in the unlocked state.

Inside the command center, Christina took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm.

"Diana, it's time to try some moves."

"I understand." The silver-haired girl was a little nervous at the moment, so much so that she didn't know what to do for a moment.

But she quickly made up her mind and glanced back at Ivan, whose face was filled with a 'Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?' expression. The huge humanoid weapon in pure white armor also began to move.

It slowly raised its right arm, and then, under the gaze of everyone, it clenched its five armor-covered fingers one by one until it was completely formed into a fist.

This is the fist-clenching style!

Chapter 109: Rod of Destruction

The pure white outer armor, infused with magic power, seemed to be glowing brightly, while the metallic gray mechanical fingers on the inner layer caused the outer armor to slowly tighten, causing the powerful magic power that spread out from the body to explode in a circle of visible shock waves with the clenched fist as the source.

I saw the Giant God Soldier making a fist with very smooth movements on the test field.

Christina subconsciously held her breath, while Armstrong beside her looked at her with envy.

"Is there anything unusual?" the director asked quickly.

"No." The researcher quickly gave a gratifying answer.

"Okay, let's move on to the next stage. Diana, prepare to activate the protective force field." Christina picked up the communicator and began to issue instructions regarding the subsequent experimental steps.

"Got it." Diana replied briefly. She was now beginning to adapt to the strange feeling of synchronized consciousness, the feeling of controlling two bodies to perform different actions at the same time.

The Titanfall Unit-03 stood there with its fists clenched, while Diana in the cockpit reached out and pressed a button.

The next moment, the experimental high-output magic engine and the star-like furnace engine installed in the body of Unit 3, Bekas, quickly entered full-power operation.

The alchemical fuel refined into a solid state is fully stimulated in the combustion chamber. The magic power contained in it continuously flows out from the engine output end, and along the thick conductive cables made of magic-friendly metal, it reaches the shield stimulation devices distributed throughout the body of the Giant God Soldier.

Although the divine skeleton frame itself uses Orichalcum, a metal known as divine metal, this material is almost indestructible by any existing means.

However, its huge size meant that it would inevitably withstand the greatest degree of concentrated firepower attacks in war. The external equipment added using modern magical engineering technology and alchemy was not made by Oliha.

Therefore, in order to further enhance the damage-bearing capacity of this giant war weapon, the New Era Equipment Research Institute not only used magic power to infuse and strengthen the surface armor, but also installed a special magic device on the Giant God Soldier that can activate the magic shield.

The size and weight of this type of device are very impressive, so it cannot be installed in magic mechas or other smaller magic vehicles. It is generally only used as a specialized defense facility in fixed strongholds such as cities or fortresses.

Therefore, the protective magic activated by this protective device is also called 'fortress-level shield' or 'shield wall'...

However, the Colossus's enormous size, comparable to a mobile city, made it possible for the research institute to install a shield activation device on it.

Furthermore, the fortress-level shield activated by the triggering device was no less powerful than traditional city-specific super-large protective magic in terms of upper limit of defense. And in terms of durability, like other magical engineering products, it could be maintained for a long time as long as the fuel was not exhausted.

At this moment, when Diana pressed the button, all the shield activation devices started working immediately.

The armor of the Titan Soldier Unit 03, Bekas, has internal ports that can be opened and closed, and mechanical devices inlaid with gems extend from them.

Originating from the gem embedded in the top of the mechanical device, the radiance of magic spread like circular water waves in the air, rapidly spreading along the gorgeous and heavy armor until it completely covered every corner of the entire body.

"The advanced magic shield has been activated and is operating stably, with no abnormal magic fluctuations."

"Okay, let's begin the experiment of transferring the focus of magic power."

The reason for this order is that the fortress-level shield can strengthen the protection in one direction by weakening the protection in another direction, just like changing the thickness of the city wall.

Thus, time passed minute by minute, Christina gave instructions in an orderly manner, and the researchers and Diana, the main pilot, carried out the orders meticulously.

As for Ivan, he was still browsing the various information conveyed by the system, trying to find any clues related to Titan, and did not forget to press 'OK' and 'Permit'...

Looking at the Colossus Unit-3 in the test field, which was using its shield to withstand the volley of steam cannon fire, even the latest shrapnel shells, which required alchemy to manufacture, only caused a circle of imperceptible ripples when they hit the shield. This made Christina mutter to herself:

"How come today is going so smoothly? It's so smooth that it makes me feel uneasy..."

It's no wonder she made such a statement. This experiment was really going too smoothly. So far, there has only been a very mild assimilation reaction, and it's only a slight erosion of the driver's mental level, the kind that can disappear on its own by shaking the head and resting for a while.

Although it's not abnormal, it's too idealistic...

How about just one more test?

Christina looked hesitantly at the Colossus Unit-3, which was under the bombardment of magic. The mage company responsible for casting spells was arranged in a square formation and was casting war spells in the form of joint casting.

At this moment, the mage company has approached the theoretical limit distance. If they continue to move closer, their firepower will increase, and they themselves may be caught in the destructive range of the spell.

Moreover, the Fireball spell, which is a standard unit of mana destruction test, has now been increased to its maximum power by them.

But even so, the exploding scorching fireball still couldn't shake the fortress-level shield that was spread out around the Giant God Soldier in the slightest.

This is not surprising. After all, when the fortress-class shield was first developed, it was designed to allow the protected units to withstand heavy firepower for a long time on the battlefield and remain standing.

This test was only intended to measure the fluctuations caused by the spell attack through instruments, and then use the excellent computing power of the latest generation of differential engines to estimate the theoretical load-bearing limit of the fortress-class shield carried by the Giant God.

In other words, they had never expected this mage company, temporarily drawn from the ruins protection force, to actually destroy the shield.

However, facing an indestructible shield like the Wall of Sighs in mythology, the caster might feel a little frustrated.

Just as I was thinking about it, the firepower endurance test also completed all tests.

There was thunderous applause in the command center, and the other students watching the experiment nearby were all excited.

Such a powerful weapon must have been worthy of being called an apocalyptic-level war weapon. However, according to the treaty signed in the Human-Demon War, neither side should privately develop an apocalyptic-level war weapon.

Now that the fifth-order perfect beings in the material world cannot act freely for some reason, the Apocalypse-level weapons that possess some power comparable to that of fifth-order extraordinary beings naturally become the most powerful existence on the battlefield.

Apocalypse-class units are the ultimate existence that transcends strategic weapons. Even deploying one unit is enough to change the entire war.

Note that it is the entire war, not the local tactical or strategic situation, that refers to the entire war that determines the complete victory or defeat of both sides!

In the world of Palladia, apocalypse-class weapons are equivalent to nuclear weapons, and are the ultimate trump card whose development progress cannot even be leaked.

When she thought of this, Christina couldn't help but sigh.

At the beginning of the year, she learned from the intelligence department that the Elrond people might have learned that their country was researching Apocalypse-class weapons.

In contrast, their apocalypse-class weapons had even reached the point where they could be deployed in actual combat. If it weren't for the serious civil unrest that led to the death of the previous Demon King, the apocalypse-class weapons belonging to the Demon Kingdom of Elrond might have already been deployed in the buffer zone along the border between the two countries.

Thinking of this, Christina no longer hesitated.

"Diana, can you still hold on?"

"No problem." Diana's voice sounded a little tired in the communicator, but she didn't seem to be forcing herself. It was obvious that she was still in a relatively normal state.

Glancing at the punched paper that looked like the driver's physical information, Christina's fingers turning pale as she gripped the communicator, but she continued:

"Then I plan to add an extra experiment."

"Please speak." In the cockpit, Diana, who had exhausted some of her energy, looked a little tired, but there was excitement in her eyes.

To be honest, this thing called the Giant God Soldier is more exciting than any magical vehicle she has ever driven before!

"Attention, pilots! The additional experiments are related to weaponry. First, in addition to its specialized equipment, the Colossus can also utilize its internal astral furnace engine to unleash high-intensity mana. Because its destructive mode reaches the extremes of high-temperature combustion, the research institute has dubbed it the 'Incineration Cannon.'"

"Secondly, the three Colossi are equipped with special weapons. While underground isn't suitable for destructive experiments, it shouldn't be a big problem if we're just completing the charging and fixation phases before fully activating them." Christina paused, then turned to Ivan and said,

"Young man, you must also be prepared to take over Diana's role as the main pilot at any time. Activating that weapon may accelerate the rate of assimilation erosion, and Diana may not be able to withstand it alone."

"Okay, no problem on my end." The boy's voice was calm.

It seems that as a co-pilot, he had hardly been under much pressure before. Perhaps the two-seater driving mode can indeed effectively reduce the burden on the co-pilot?

After the discussion, the logistics department of the Whale Fall Ruins also delivered the so-called special weapons that were compatible with the Giant God Soldier to the interior of the test site.

Aiwen originally thought that they were various common combat weapons of the same model as the Giant God Soldier, such as the Wild Sword or the High-Temperature Ray Gun.

As a result, when the small magic train carrying weapons slowly drove into the test site along the pre-laid tracks, his eyes widened and he almost blurted out a vulgar remark.

Holy crap, was this thing developed so long ago? It's only 1886, right? How could this thing exist in the early days of the rise of the nations? Did it just fall from the sky? Or was it dug out of the ground?

What surprised Alvin most was a long metal tube of astonishing length and pure black. Its surface had a fine magic conduction circuit similar to that of a staff, but at the same time it was equipped with a grip, trigger and aiming device that only guns have. Its name was also somewhat related to its appearance.

Although the details were different from what Alvin remembered, the black-haired boy, who was no stranger to this thing, could still tell its origin at a glance.

This is the Rod of Destruction! It is a vessel powerful enough to raze cities and mountains to the ground, to evaporate lakes and rivers, and to hold the evil thing called "destruction"!

Or use the more straightforward name that players are more familiar with - the powerful Christina railway cannon.

Also known as, handheld terrain modifier.

Chapter 110: The Test Firing is Over

Of course, this weapon that Alvin is very familiar with also has a more humorous name among players, such as "Christina's Fairy Wand".

As for the power of this weapon, to find a relatively common analogy, if the Incinerator equipped by the Colossus is similar to its regular qwe skill, then the Wand of Destruction is a plot-killing item that surpasses the level of the R ultimate skill.

Therefore, in the previous life's fully immersive game world of Palladia, players who wanted to get in touch with the "Staff of Destruction" only had the opportunity to do so in a few story missions.

After all, the Rod of Destruction wasn't a conventional weapon, and coupled with its destructive effects on the environment, even Alvin, a fifth-tier 'Giant Rider,' couldn't possibly obtain permission to use such a weapon in a regular, limited-intensity battle.

The 'Staff of Destruction' can only be used in the most special and critical battlefields.

But he was not completely unfamiliar with it. After all, at the end of the Skeleton Frenzy, he used this thing to wipe out more than 150,000 undead legions in one go, and even completely razed a hill behind him that was on the same shooting trajectory as the undead legion.

Well, it may not be completely razed to the ground. After all, even if a huge circular gap was created and the molten magma in the mountain splashed back several kilometers, it would at least leave some corners and edges that were not cleaned up.

In short, having experienced the terrain transformation capabilities of the Wand of Destruction, Ivan was very reluctant to conduct experiments in closed terrain such as underground caves. He really didn't want to relive the experience of digging several kilometers of thick soil back to the ground in the game.

Please, at that time I was still an immortal gamer, and a level five one at that.

But now, not only was he already in the real world of Palladia, but his Transcendent abilities were only a second-level Savage Ash Titan Knight. Hmm? That didn't seem like a big deal, did it?

Sitting in the cockpit of the Giant God, the Titan bloodline suddenly became distracted and thought so.

At the same time, Diana in the front seat, under Christina's command, controlled the Titan Soldier Unit 03, Bekas, to pick up the Rod of Destruction that was transported into the test site by a small magic train.

This weapon seems to have an inconsistent overall style. The core structure of the staff is very simple, basically a pure black metal rod. Only a flash of magical light occasionally appears on the surface, revealing the complex rune engraving array.

In contrast, the various parts attached to the staff have a very obvious magical engineering style.

These magical mechanical components are fixed around the staff in a nested manner, almost like a re-manufactured shell covering and enveloping it.

It also makes it look more like some kind of huge, super-heavy gun weapon that can only be used by the equally astonishing Colossus rather than a long metal staff.

However, the current 'Staff of Destruction' is different from what Alvin remembers. The version he has seen before should be a subsequent generation product that completely wraps the internal staff.

At that time, even the giant pilot who drove the giant god soldier and used this weapon could not see the specific appearance of the internal body of the staff.

Now, when Ivan saw the 'iron rod' that was most likely the core component of the Staff of Destruction, he immediately realized that it should also be a discovered secret treasure similar to the 'divine skeleton' frame inside the Giant God Soldier.

As for the origin of this unearthed treasure, it is most likely the same as the frame of the 'God's Skeleton', coming from this mysterious ultra-ancient relic located in an underground cavity.

As a result, Alvin's curiosity about the whale fall ruins became even stronger.