Furnace Vortex

I immediately turned around and, taking advantage of Brett's system not yet being repaired, Leaping Chop behind him. I activated Battle Roar, Chaos Blade, Overpowering Momentum, and Tian Gong Kai Wu, and then unleashed all the skills, including Dragon Blade, Ash Sweep, and Bloodthirsty Assault, on the protruding part on the back of the Generation 4 Armor.

That's Generation 4 Armor with concealed cables, but it's a bit too obvious to be hidden. The armor is enough against most opponents, but it's not enough against someone like me who's wielding a second-generation Power Sword and a sword-based superweapon!

Amidst the flying sparks, the Power Sword relentlessly cleaved through the Defense Field shield beneath the Power Armor. After a full combo, the armor along the top edge of the nuclear-powered backpack was reduced to a wrecked mess, with sparks hissing everywhere!

"You bastard!"

At this point, the Generation 4 Armor's power system was finally restored.

Brett suddenly turned around, but the instant he swung his Power Sword, I immediately unleashed a Whirlwind Slash behind him, followed by another attack. Instantly, the last part of the Defense Field shield was pierced, and I slashed down with my sword, cleaving all three thick cables in two!

"Sizzle~~~"

The Generation 4 Armor lost power again, and even its Power Sword lost its luster.

"033, you bastard!"

Relying on his physical strength, Brett struggled to move the powerless Generation 4 Armor around, his eyes filled with rage. "Dark Tide won't let you get away with this..."

"You don't not want to let me go, you don't want to let yourselves go..."

I sighed, then with a few more sword strikes, I sliced through the hood that had lost its Defense Field, slicing it off along with Brett's head!

Just as he was about to decapitate him, he suddenly bent down and, like Xin Zhilei's signature sword strike in "Brotherhood of Blades," unexpectedly severed Brett's wrist, which was holding the Power Sword.

Exploit a bug!

The nuclear-powered backpack's cables have been severed, rendering the entire Power Armor powerless. Does this mean the Power Sword's self-destruct sequence won't trigger?

In that case, perhaps we can get another Power Sword for the Huaining City team!

"Boom!"

With a soft thud, the Power Sword that had just landed turned completely charred, its internal force field generator and other critical components destroyed!

Damn, there's a spare battery!

I'm overthinking it.

Not only the Power Sword, but the entire Power Armor, after detecting that Brett had lost vital signs, began to emit continuous subtle popping sounds from within, and all critical components self-destructed, beyond repair!

At the same time, a Gold Treasure Chest of extremely high value fell into the storage space.

With Brett's death, the Dark Tide army retreated like a tide, and players from Moon Soil and other areas all fled. Players who were slow to run even used invincibility and teleportation cores to leave, fearing being killed.

"Call..."

He leaped onto the cockpit of the Daredevil Mech, looked at the charred corpse inside, and slowly let out a sigh of relief.

The overall damage to this fearless machine was not serious. Although it was subjected to an Electromagnetic Pulse, it only caused some component failures, and the core parts are definitely still intact.

After all, the quality of the Daredevil Mech should be similar to that of the Generation 4 Armor. If the Generation 4 Armor can self-repair and restore its power, then the Dauntless mech must be just as good.

Never mind, let's open the treasure chest first!

A bunch of treasure chests were opened, bells rang incessantly, but my mood remained calm and indifferent. I didn't care about the loot; I was sure I'd make a small profit in the end anyway. Ever since my Charm Value exceeded 30 points, I've never lost money!

The last one opened was the Gold Treasure Chest dropped by Brett.

[Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Night Cloak] (Quality: Cataclysm Tier · S8 · Gold)!]

The golden cloak feels so good!

A surge of joy welled up in his heart, and he quickly turned his gaze to the storage space. The cloak looked gray and hazy, like the thin mist in the forest at night.

[Night Cloak] (Quality: Cataclysm Tier, S8, Gold)

Rank: Sixth

Defense: 1220

Strength: +70

Physical strength: +67

Spirit: +65

Blessing: Damage Reduction +5%

Specialty: Evasion +140

Specialty: Attack damage +20%

Blessing: Mighty Strength - II, increases attack power by 800 points.

Blessing: Rock-II, increases defense by 800 points.

Blessing: Resilience, increases your Max Health 10,000 points.

Passive: Dark Night - Enters optical stealth mode in low-light conditions.

Biography: The Night Cloak, a rare treasure from another galaxy.

Strength required: 1100

Required Agility: 550

Nice one!

It boasts maximum damage increase and Damage Reduction, plus two second-tier attack and defense stats.

Of course, the most valuable feature is the passive ability of Dark Night. This means that as long as I'm in a nighttime environment, I'm unlikely to be detected by others when I wear this cloak, and even infrared systems can't target me!

If someone were to engage in a shooting contest in the forest while wielding Golden Conqueror, it would be blatant bullying.

No problem, just put it on.

The Destroyer's Cloak has been removed.

I quietly approached Ruolin and traded the cloak to her.

"The one you took off?" she asked.

"Um."

"Here, take 500,000."

"Don't want."

I refused the deal outright and messaged her privately, "Ruolin, this is a gift the story gave me before it died. It's very meaningful to me. Return it to me after you've used it up and discarded it."

"Oh..."

Ruolin paused for a moment, then slowly nodded.

At this moment, Gun Like a Dragon and others escorted the Guide over.

Meanwhile, Worldly Uncontested Zheng pointed to the distance, where there were 12 players with blood-red IDs above their heads, who were hostile to players from our Crimson Dragon Country faction.

Previously, if this group hadn't suddenly launched an attack on the Holy Grail Dragoons' rear, we wouldn't have won this great battle so easily.

"The Guide."

The Worldly Uncontested said, "These people claim to be from the Lightning Guild of the Dark Tide faction. Their leader is the Alliance Leader, Dawn's Light, and the rest are all core members of the guild. They say they are tired of the intrigue and cold-bloodedness in the Dark Tide and hope to have the opportunity to join the Crimson Dragon Country faction. If you are unwilling to help them, they can only become wandering players, since they can never go back to the Dark Tide."

"Knew."

The Guide nodded, his expression quite calm.

Gun Like a Dragon smiled faintly, "Let's talk about it over there."

So he and the Guide walked towards the group of foreign server players.

Just then, a bell rang, signaling the mission's completion.

[Congratulations! You have completed the Main Quest "Frostfire Ridge" (SS-rank)! Rewards: 44 million character experience, 2 Charm Value, and an additional reward: "Furnace Vortex" (S-rank Skill Tome)!]

My eyes lit up! He used a skill!

Quickly retrieve the skill book and read it in detail.

[Furnace Vortex] (S-rank Skill Tome): Burns the Essence Furnace, summoning a furnace vortex with a radius of 20 yards, continuously damaging the opponent for 7 seconds, consuming 5 Essence Points, with a 120-second cooldown. Required level: 60, required class: Super Weapon Master.

S-rank skills may seem ordinary, but they are actually extraordinary.

Because the Furnace Vortex and Power Sword Storm are paired together, when players use the Furnace Vortex + Power Sword Storm combination, they can increase the attack damage of Power Sword Storm by 35%!

Although it is not mentioned in the skill description, it is clearly stated in the content of version 3.0.

Great, I'll keep this. After I upgrade, I can learn it and use it in conjunction with Power Sword Storm to wreak havoc!

Soon after, several heavy transport helicopters hovered on the mountainside, from which emerged many soldiers from the Crimson Dragon Country. They used various tools to stabilize the body of the Fearless One. Then, the four helicopters worked together to drag the behemoth away, heading towards the Crimson Dragon Country.

It's very technically advanced.

After all, the Daredevil Mech is very special. In Undercurrent Technology, the Dauntless's energy level is one level higher than the Avenger Mech. If the Avenger Mech is A-level, then the Dauntless is S-level!

While the Dauntless's appearance is indeed less than flattering—a square, eight-meter-tall figure with an eight-meter-wide waist...

Such a large object is very difficult to transport.

"Well..."

Zhou Jihuan stood beside me, saying with great emotion, "We had to go through a lot of favors to get four transport planes from the Crimson Dragon Legion, it really was..."

"I'm afraid we don't have the talent to repair anything related to the Dauntless?" I asked.

I believe I am outstanding in repair among the Player Faction in the Crimson Dragon Country, but the Repair Skill blueprints that are automatically refreshed do not include the repair blueprints for the Fearless.

"Yes, we still need to ask the experts from the Crimson Dragon Country's military to repair it."

Zhou Jihuan me a deep look and smiled, "Ding Han, do you sometimes think I'm not a very honest person?"

"Old Zhou, what makes you say that?"

"After all, Ding Han, you deserve immense credit for establishing the King of Glory City and the Crystal Refinery, but I've never really given you a proper account of things, and I haven't shared any profits with you..."

"If I didn't consider you one of my own, I wouldn't have gone to this lengths."

"Ding Han."

Zhou Jihuan looked at me calmly. "I consider you a brother, and I will never let you suffer. Let me make this clear first: I will spare no effort to repair this Daredevil Mech. If it is repaired, this Fearless Mech will belong to Ding Han Squad. It just so happens that you have an excellent Gene Warrior who is very suitable to be the pilot of this Fearless Mech."

"Ah?"

I was dumbfounded.

Aji pilots a mecha?

This is outrageous! How did my dream get realized by this bastard ahead of schedule?

"Damn it, stop being so quiet! Just tell me if you want it or not!" he said impatiently.

"Yes, of course I want it! A fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal."

"Hahahaha, that makes sense!"

Zhou Jihuan on with anticipation and said, "The maintenance and supply of the Fearless will be handled by the Player Black Market. In addition, I have one more request: the Fearless must participate in large-scale events; we need its firepower."

"Sure, just tell Aji about it."

OK.

"Oh, right..."

I looked at the setting sun and laughed, "So, you're planning to recruit those foreign server players from Dawn's Light into the Huaining City Player Faction?"

"Um."

Zhou Jihuan smiled meaningfully and lowered his voice, saying, "Regardless of whether there's a conspiracy behind this, even so, since Cai Zhong Cai He have come to join us, we can't turn them away, can we?"

I smiled knowingly, "Okay, good that you understand. Go home."

"Yes, let's go home!"