aircannonsinc Chapter 184 Mechanical Frenzy! Gravity Cannon Unleashed!
Chapter 184 Mechanical Frenzy! Gravity Cannon Unleashed!
Jiang Ming looked at the activation conditions of the teleportation array, his eyebrows raised high.
"One legendary-grade, or ten epic-grade."
Jiang Ming stroked his chin.
The [Destroyer's Abyssal Heart] that Baal dropped was a genuine legendary item.
But he couldn't possibly use this thing as a one-time ticket; that would be such a waste.
If this magic core were used to upgrade the chariot, it would definitely increase its attributes several times over.
"Boss, where are we going to get ten epic-level cores?"
Marlow leaned out of the cockpit, exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "Even if you sold the King of the Lion Kingdom, you still wouldn't be able to raise enough money."
Jiang Ming smiled and flipped his wrist.
Splash!
A mountain of crystal cores was poured out of the storage ring.
Multicolored lights illuminated the entire underground plaza.
They were all high-level magic cores plundered from the ruins of the Winter Capital and the treasure vault of the Azure Lion Kingdom, totaling over a thousand.
If the quality isn't good enough, make up for it with quantity.
Jiang Ming summoned the system in his mind, "System, start batch synthesis."
[Analyzing the synthesis formula...]
Main material: 150 high-level magic cores (blue/purple)
[Auxiliary Material: High-Density Energy Concentrating Stone * 50]
This synthesis involves certain risks and is currently undergoing high-energy compression...
A blindingly bright light flashed in the underground plaza, and the violent energy fluctuations distorted the surrounding air.
Synthesis successful!
[Obtained: High-purity Source Energy Matrix (Purple Epic) *10]
As the intense light faded, ten rhomboid crystals radiating pure silver-blue light floated silently in mid-air.
Gareth, watching from the side, was so shocked his jaw almost dropped to the floor.
He casually twisted a pile of scrap metal into ten top-tier energy cores that even court magicians couldn't understand.
What kind of divine power is this?
Even the accumulated wealth of the Azure Lion Kingdom over hundreds of years probably wouldn't be enough for this guy to handle.
Jiang Ming waved his hand, grabbed the ten energy matrices, and pressed them one by one into the grooves on the edge of the stone platform.
Click.
The moment the last matrix was embedded, the teleportation array burst forth with a dazzling silver-blue beam of light, shooting straight towards the dome of the underground plaza.
Space was forcibly torn apart to create a huge vortex.
"You ten, stay here and guard the gate."
Jiang Ming turned and pointed at the ten Abyss Executioners, "Without my order, anyone who dares to approach the teleportation array will be beheaded."
Ten burly men, each eight meters tall, obediently drew their bone-chopping knives, which were burning with green flames, and formed a circle around the teleportation array like ten guardian deities.
Its massive body completely blocked the stone platform.
Gareth swallowed hard.
This isn't just guarding the gate; it's clearly a warning to the Azure Lion Kingdom not to have any wicked thoughts.
With these ten killing gods standing there, even if the Azure Lion Kingdom had ten times the courage, it wouldn't dare to take a single step closer.
Jiang Ming flipped over and jumped onto the tank's command seat, then pulled over the seatbelt and fastened it.
"Marlowe, drive."
The heavily armored fortress emitted a deep rumble, its tracks crushing over the stone platform before plunging headlong into the silver-blue pillar of light.
You have entered a high-dimensional overlapping region: Astral Hangar (Damaged)
The feeling of weightlessness during the spatial transition quickly disappeared.
The tank tracks slammed firmly onto the hard metal ground.
Jiang Ming looked at the holographic screen.
This is an extremely vast underground space, or rather, the interior of a completely hollowed-out metal planet.
Everywhere you look, there are towering metal pillars reaching into the clouds.
The complex pipes, like a spider web, covered the walls, shimmering with a faint, eerie blue light.
Countless massive mechanical wrecks lay scattered on the ground, some several times larger than heavy fortresses, their surfaces covered with the marks of time and deep slashes.
"Ming-ge, this place is a bit creepy."
Chen Qi rubbed his arms and gripped the machine gun control stick tightly. "There's not even a breath left."
As soon as he finished speaking, the radar screen suddenly lit up with a dense array of red dots.
Beep beep beep beep—!
The piercing alarm echoed wildly in the cockpit.
"You're such a jinx."
Marlow cursed and jerked the steering wheel.
A few hundred meters ahead, in the metal ruins, pairs of scarlet electronic eyes lit up one after another.
Accompanied by a piercing metallic scraping sound, dozens of silver-gray mechanical bodies, each five meters tall, rose from the ruins.
【Abandoned Astral Defender (Lv.45·Mechanical Lifeform)】
[Characteristics: Energy-deflecting armor, fire control matrix, painlessness.]
These mechanical defenders have a large energy cannon on their right arm and a high-speed rotating high-frequency oscillating blade on their left arm.
"Intruders...eradicate."
A bright red light shone in the mechanical defender's eyes, and the energy cannon on its right arm was instantly fully charged.
Dozens of eerie blue beams tore through the air and rained down on the chariot.
"Kinetic shield at maximum power!"
Jiang Ming shouted.
Bang bang bang!
The beam of light slammed into the dark blue shield surrounding the chariot, creating violent ripples.
The shield's durability is dropping at a visible rate.
"These iron lumps have pretty strong firepower!"
Marlow gripped the steering wheel tightly, the tank weaving left and right amidst the artillery fire, its tracks scraping sparks against the metal ground.
"Chen Qi, retaliate!"
"Watch me!"
Chen Qi pressed the fire button heavily.
The [Magic Energy Thunderstorm Ripper Machine Gun] on the roof of the vehicle was spewing out tongues of fire.
The purple-blue armor-piercing rounds, accompanied by a chain reaction of thunderstorms, slammed into the first few Defenders charging forward.
However, the expected sell-out did not occur.
The armor-piercing rounds struck the defender's silver-gray armor, only creating a few sparks, without even penetrating the outer shell.
The accompanying lightning plasma slid directly onto the ground along the texture of the armor surface and was channeled underground.
"Ming-ge! We can't hurt him!"
Chen Qi's eyes widened, and he slammed his fist on the control panel. "These guys' armor is insulated!"
"Energy deflection armor, specifically designed to counter energy weapons and elemental attacks."
Jiang Ming stared at the data analysis on the screen and decisively ordered, "Switch to gravity cannons and give them some physical strength."
"clear!"
Chen Qi immediately switched the weapon system.
The muzzle of the [Abyss Annihilation Gravity Cannon] glowed with a deep black light.
boom!
Two gravity collapse bombs struck the area where the defenders were most concentrated with pinpoint accuracy.
An absolute torsion field with a radius of thirty meters was formed instantly.
Ten times the force of gravity is pressing down on you!
crunch--
A sickening metallic creaking sound rang out.
The dozen or so Defenders at the center of the gravitational field were crushed into several lumps of sparking scrap metal by the energy deflection armor on their bodies, which could not withstand the crushing force of such pure physical laws.
[Defeat the abandoned Astral Defender (Lv.45) to gain experience points...]
[Obtained: Astral Mech Fragment (Purple Rare) *3]
"Awesome! Gravity cannons are the only ones that work!"
Chen Qi laughed loudly.
But the remaining dozens of defenders had no idea what fear was.
They quickly dispersed, avoiding the gravitational field, and launched high-frequency vibration blades from their left arms, charging towards the chariot with heavy steps.
"Use your ammunition sparingly; there might be some big shipments coming up later."
Jiang Ming unbuckled his seatbelt and ripped the mecha activation key off the control panel.
"Marlowe, take control of the weapons systems and cover me."
"Boss, are you going to engage in hand-to-hand combat again?"
Marlowe took control of the weapons.
"These metal lumps are made entirely of top-grade mechanical materials; it would be a waste to bombard them to pieces."
Jiang Ming's lips curled into a dangerous smile as he pressed the key heavily.
Rumble!
The heavily armored fortress rapidly deformed amidst a deafening mechanical clanging sound.
A 20-meter-tall, dark gold heavy armored mech rose from the ground.
Jiang Ming sat in the mecha's main control room and pushed the control stick hard.
The thrusters on the back of the mech spewed out violent gusts of air, and its massive body transformed into a dark golden afterimage, charging directly into the defenders' formation.
The Thunderstorm Chainsaw lightsaber on his right arm popped out.
The armor-piercing properties of the Deep Sea Gold were on full display at this moment.
laugh--!
A sword was swung out.
The three Defenders at the forefront, along with their prized energy deflector armor, were cut in half.
The cut was as smooth as a mirror, and electric sparks flickered wildly.
Jiang Ming maneuvered his mech through the enemy ranks with sweeping, powerful maneuvers.
Fire control matrix?
Faced with absolute power and speed, it is impossible to lock onto the mech's movement trajectory.
No pain sensation?
Perfect, there's no screaming when you chop someone up, it's peaceful.
In less than five minutes, Jiang Ming dismantled the group of Lv.45 mechanical defenders into a pile of parts as easily as slicing melons and chopping vegetables.
The passageway was covered with metal debris.
The battle ended, the armor on the mech's chest cracked open, and source material tentacles emerged, beginning to frantically clean up the battlefield.
[Obtained: Astral Mech Fragment (Purple Rare) *120]
[Obtained: Miniature Spark Fragment (Blue, Excellent) *45]
[Obtained: High-Energy Insulation Coating Recipe (Purple Epic)]
"nice one."
Jiang Ming looked at the extra materials in his storage ring, especially the insulation coating formula.
Once you've applied a layer of damage to the vehicle, you can simply stand there and let them attack you when you encounter lightning or energy-type enemies.
The mech reverted to its tank form.
"Boss, this place is practically a natural treasure trove of machinery!"
Marlowe looked at the parts scattered on the ground, took a deep drag on his cigar, and said, "Shall we continue inside?"
"Let's go, the radar shows there's an extremely large energy source deep inside."
Jiang Ming tapped the screen.
The tank continued deeper into the wide metal passage.
Along the way, they encountered several more waves of mechanical monsters that tried to ambush them.
There are spider-like self-destructing robots, and laser eyes that float in mid-air.
However, with the combined force of the heavy fortress's gravity cannons and machine guns, they were all blasted into dust.
After passing through a tunnel that stretched for several kilometers, the view ahead suddenly opened up.
This is an extremely large circular hall.
In the very center of the hall stands a towering metal platform.
On the platform, a semi-transparent energy shield with a radius of over 100 meters was turned upside down, completely enveloping what was inside.
Through the shield, one could vaguely see a gigantic mechanical construct of extremely exaggerated size standing quietly in the center.
The thing was shaped like a four-armed Asura, covered in dark red armor, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.
"Ming-ge, what's that thing?"
Chen Qi swallowed.
Jiang Ming did not answer, his gaze fixed on the outer edge of the shield.
At each of the four corners of the platform stood a black mech, thirty meters tall.
At each of the four corners of the platform stood a black mech, thirty meters tall.
They weren't activated, but the intensely reddish-purple energy reaction on the radar clearly identified them.
【Astral Execution Mech - Unit Zero (Lv.55 - Leader Level)】
Quantity: 4
"Four level 55 leaders."
Marlowe gasped, his palms sweating. "Boss, this is quite a big deal."
Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes.
These four Zero mechs are clearly the guardians of the shield.
Without dealing with them, you can't even touch what's inside the shield.
"Marlowe, park the car at the entrance of the passageway and be ready to provide backup."
Jiang Ming issued the order.
"Ming-ge, are you planning to take on four of us?"
Chen Qi panicked and grabbed Jiang Ming's arm. "These are four level 50+ leaders! Their armor is definitely much tougher than the ones outside!"
"Who said I was going to fight back?"
Jiang Ming sneered and took out a large pile of materials from his storage ring.
The [Astral Mech Fragments] obtained from cleaning up the battlefield, along with the [High-Tier Explosive Crystals] smuggled from the Winter Treasury, and several [Abyssal Siege Beast Cores], were all included.
It's all piled up on the console.
"System, synthesize."
[Analyzing the synthesis formula...]
Synthesis successful!
[Obtained: Electromagnetic Pulse/Space Shock Mine (Purple/Epic) *4]
[Attribute: Releases a powerful electromagnetic pulse upon explosion, paralyzing all mechanical entities within a 200-meter radius for 10 seconds. Also causes spatial oscillation, ignoring armor and causing internal damage.]
"To deal with a lump of iron, you have to use magic to defeat magic."
Jiang Ming patted the four oddly shaped landmines.
He pushed open the hatch, activated the individual stealth module of the [Phantom Adaptive Optical Camouflage Armor], and instantly blended into the air.
Jiang Ming, like a ghost, silently crept to the edge of the platform.
The four Zero mechs remained in standby mode, completely unaware of Jiang Ming's approach.
Jiang Ming moved extremely quickly, circling the platform and precisely planting four landmines under the feet of the four mechs.
After finishing his work, he quickly retreated to the entrance of the passage.
"Chen Qi, aim the machine gun at the one on the left. Marlowe, aim the gravity cannon at the one on the right."
Jiang Ming jumped into the cockpit. "On my command."
Jiang Ming's finger hovered over the detonation button.
"three."
"two."
"one."
"Detonate!"
boom--!!!
Four dazzling blue electromagnetic halos exploded simultaneously on the platform.
The piercing sound of electricity instantly drowned out everything else.
The four Zero mechs, which were about to awaken, began to convulse violently under the impact of this powerful electromagnetic pulse, their electronic eyes flashing wildly.
"Fire!"
Chen Qi and Ma Luo pressed the launch button at the same time.
Thunderstorm armor-piercing rounds and gravity collapse rounds roared out and slammed into the two crippled mechs.
The tenfold gravitational field instantly crushed the leg joint of the right-side mech, causing the massive machine to collapse with a crash.
The mech on the left was bombarded by machine guns, its armor torn apart, and its internal wiring exposed to the air.
However, level 55 boss monsters are obviously not so easy to kill.
The ten seconds of paralysis passed in the blink of an eye.
"Warning! The purge protocol has been initiated!"
The four Zero mechs simultaneously emitted a piercing electronic sound.
Their back armor cracked open, and countless tiny missiles rose into the air like a swarm of bees, trailing long plumes of flame as they covered the entrance to the passage.
"Mecha form!"
Jiang Ming shouted.
The heavily armored fortress instantly transformed, and a 20-meter-tall dark gold giant stepped forward, crossing his arms to protect himself.
Boom boom boom boom!
The missiles rained down on the astral meteorite armor, exploding into a sky full of fire.
Jiang Ming withstood the barrage of fire and maneuvered his mech to smash through the metal wall at the entrance of the passage and onto the platform.