To deal with the Chaos Beast entrenched in the Reactor Chamber and the vast number of Mutants.
Qin Yun selected the players skilled in combat and formed an assault squad.
He personally led them as the main force against the Chaos Beast.
The remaining players formed a firepower squad and a protection squad.
The firepower squad was responsible for setting up heavy weapons positions.
They would provide fire support for the assault squad.
The protection squad was responsible for guarding the heavy weapons positions and preventing the Mutants from breaking through.
To ensure nothing could go wrong, Qin Yun also gathered the players in the Tactical Projection Chamber for simulations.
"It's back. It's all back. That feeling of raiding a dungeon as a group is back."
Brother Zhong wore a nostalgic expression.
Back in school, he and his close friends often studied boss-fighting tactics like this.
After entering society, opportunities like that had become rare.
Even when his old friends occasionally got together, they mostly ate and drank. They no longer opened games together.
"I vaguely remember when we fought Illidan. We also spent entire nights studying tactics, analyzing positioning and damage output."
Old Bird sighed as well, reminiscing about his youth.
"Back then, I was still a young brat. Now I'm already..."
"An old brat who's no longer young." Warmaster helpfully finished the sentence.
Old Bird gave him the middle finger.
"Get lost, get lost, get lost. I'm very young, okay? I only got my doctorate and entered society last year. I'm in the prime of my life, at the age when I have the most energy."
Bald Monk, seated nearby, feigned surprise and put on an exaggerated expression.
"Wow, even PhDs like playing games just like us gaming addicts?"
"Does being a PhD conflict with playing games?" Old Bird adjusted the tactical goggles he had just exchanged for.
"When I was studying plasma physics at MIT, my Warframe rank was already Legendary 30."
Qin Yun interrupted the players' chatter, his tone stern.
"Stay focused. Don't whisper among yourselves, and don't talk about things unrelated to the battle."
"This battle will definitely be brutal. After the Eye of Terror was torn open by The Despoiler, the Warp fiends all received varying degrees of enhancement."
"If you don't want to throw away your lives for nothing, focus all your attention."
"..."
After several simulations confirmed that nothing could go wrong.
Qin Yun swiftly led the players into action.
They charged into the Reactor Chamber, gunning down the Mutants and establishing heavy weapons positions.
Then they concentrated their firepower and surrounded the Chaos Beast.
The inside of the Reactor Chamber was vast.
Overhead, elevated platforms and metal bridges made from rugged metal pipes stretched across the chamber.
On the ground lay thick pipelines covered in magnetic coils.
They circled layer after layer around a black matrix platform covered in silver electromagnetic patterns.
A newborn star should have been imprisoned within the matrix platform.
It was meant to power the warship and keep its systems running.
But now, without the maintenance of Tech-Priests, the matrix platform had long since stopped operating.
That was fortunate.
If the active reactor had exploded during the firefight, it would have been a terrible disaster.
The Imperial Glory would have exploded into countless fragments in the Void.
The Chaos Beast lurking beside the reactor matrix launched a counterattack against the players.
It was a terrifying monster the size of a small mountain, gleaming with profane light.
It swung countless limbs while hundreds of mouths let out strange shrieks at once.
Its body surged forward like a tide, pouncing toward the players or lashing out with its tentacles.
The liquid matter composing that bizarre body shifted endlessly.
Countless crazed faces and restless eyes continuously formed and dissolved across its body.
With its howls, huge numbers of Mutants poured out from every corner and chamber, charging at the players like a tidal wave.
"Suppress them with heavy firepower!"
Little Fatty shouted as he pulled the trigger.
"Don't let those monsters get through! For the Emperor, for glory!"
The whirring of rotating barrels tore through the air.
Scorching beams poured forth like torrential rain.
Mutant bodies convulsed and burst apart beneath the rain of light.
The stench of charred flesh and ozone filled the chamber.
The barrels gradually glowed dark red, radiating waves of heat.
The energy indicator flashed red, announcing that the battery was nearly depleted.
Groups of Mutants were riddled with holes.
They tumbled into the drainage channels and onto the metal floor.
After two minutes of continuous fire, the Multi-laser's barrels slowly stopped spinning.
A crisp notification sounded, indicating that the battery energy had been depleted.
"Change the battery!" Little Fatty shouted at the players beside him.
Two players carried over a battery the size of an ammunition crate.
In a flurry, they pulled out the old battery's energy cables and connected them to the new one.
As the indicator turned green, Little Fatty jammed the trigger down again.
The barrels began spinning with a shriek once more.
Laser beams wove a net of death, mowing down the Mutants in swathes.
In the shadows, seven or eight Mutants with powerful limbs, sharp fangs, and claws crawled across the ceiling on all fours, as agile as lizards.
Their crimson eyes stared fixedly at the players below.
They bared their fangs and let out dangerous growls.
The moment they found an opportunity to ambush them, they kicked off hard.
Like hunters, they pounced toward Little Fatty's heavy weapons position.
Five players were knocked down on the spot.
Sharp claws instantly tore open their throats, and scarlet blood sprayed forth.
The sight made Little Fatty's face go pale at once.
To carry more ammunition, they had not brought pistols or melee weapons.
At such close range, against these agile Mutants.
Unarmed, they were no match for them at all. They would definitely be torn to pieces.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sharp explosive crack of lasers slicing through the air rang out continuously.
Every Mutant that had pounced down was killed.
"Watch above! Protect our heavy firepower units!"
Brother Zhong shouted while firing at the agile Mutants on the ceiling.
The players in the protection squad also raised their muzzles and opened fire.
Before long, they had eliminated every last one of those Mutants.
"Keep firing. Leave the rest to us."
Brother Zhong made a gesture toward Little Fatty that said he had everything under control.
Little Fatty nodded and led the firepower squad in aiming their weapons once more at the distant tide of Mutants and the Chaos Beast.
They provided long-range fire support for the assault squad.
"Fire in the hole!"
Bald Monk, standing on an elevated bridge, pulled the pin from a grenade and threw it toward the distant Chaos Beast.
Boom!
An explosion rang out.
The shuddering Chaos Beast let out a pained howl.
"Damn it, don't shout useless stuff at a time like this."
Scalp held his Lasgun and shot down the charging Mutants.
"If I don't shout it, it doesn't feel right." Bald Monk pulled out another fragmentation grenade, threw it into the Mutant horde, and shouted again.
"Fire in the hole!"
In an instant, Mutant flesh flew everywhere, while bionic components crackling with electric arcs scattered across the floor.
"You've played too much CrossFire." Scalp smashed an approaching Mutant down with his rifle butt, then aimed at its head and pulled the trigger.
With a flash from the muzzle, the Mutant's head was instantly pierced through, leaving behind a charred wound.
Ding!
A crisp notification sounded from his waist.
Scalp swung the Lasgun hanging from its sling behind his back.
He smoothly drew the fully charged Plasma Pistol from his waist and fired at the Chaos Beast.
Amid the sizzling of plasma, a glowing orb tore through the air and struck the Chaos Beast.
It instantly vaporized a third of the creature's body, making it release an utterly miserable howl.
Scalp shoved the overheated Plasma Pistol back into its holster.
Then he raised his Lasgun again and fired at the Mutants.
"It's time for a spectacular opening! The strongest ace marksman is here!"
Ten-Timer shouted after gathering enough Warp energy.
He thrust both hands forward and released seven ice-crystal-like Aether Shards.
They traced incomparably beautiful arcs through the air.
They precisely pierced through the Mutants' heads, making them fall in rows like cut wheat.
At last, all those Aether Shards sank into the Chaos Beast's body, leaving behind horrifying penetrating wounds.
"Be careful. Don't overdo it."
Twisted Man shot two pouncing Mutants beside him, creating a safer environment for Ten-Timer to attack.
"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing," Ten-Timer said.
Qin Yun was closest to the Chaos Beast.
He held a Bolter in one hand and a Power Sword in the other.
Bang!
A bolt struck a Mutant trying to interfere with his movements.
It exploded on the spot, spraying flesh and blood everywhere.
A whistling sound tore through the air.
One of the Chaos Beast's tentacles lashed toward Qin Yun.
Qin Yun dodged the attack and turned his gun.
He fired continuously at the Chaos Beast until he emptied the entire magazine.
The Chaos Beast's tentacle was blasted into pulp.
Several vicious wounds appeared across its body.
Yet it still did not fall.
The evil power of the Warp allowed it to withstand more damage.
Qin Yun wanted to change magazines.
But a tentacle thicker than his own body lashed toward him and sent him flying.
With a bang, he slammed heavily into the wall.
His Bolter also flew from his hand.
Cough! Cough!
Qin Yun felt as though his organs had shifted out of place. The pain was unbearable.
If not for the protection of his powered armor, that strike would likely have broken his bones and torn his tendons.
A strange howl sounded.
Several Mutants pounced toward Qin Yun.
Qin Yun swung his Power Sword, sheathed in the glow of a force field, and cleaved the Mutants into two.
Then he ran toward the Chaos Beast, which was waving its claws and tentacles.
To protect Ten-Timer, Twisted Man had been seized by one of the Chaos Beast's tentacles.
Realizing he could not escape, Twisted Man threw away his Lasgun and removed two grenades from his belt.
Holding one in each hand, he pulled out the pins with his teeth and shouted, "For the Emperor!"
Boom! Boom!
The explosions severely wounded the Chaos Beast once again.
Rotten flesh tainted by the Warp splattered in every direction.
"Brother, I'm coming to keep you company."
Ten-Timer had overused his psychic powers, and the searing pain in his nerves made him stagger and fall to his knees.
Without Twisted Man's protection, the Mutants seized the chance to pounce on Ten-Timer, intending to tear him apart.
Amid the chaos, Ten-Timer found a grenade and pulled the Mutants down with him.
"Ugly bastard, let me give you another one."
Scalp raised his fully charged Plasma Pistol.
He fired another bolt of plasma at the Chaos Beast.
The Chaos Beast wailed again, wracked with pain.
"For the Emperor!"
Qin Yun seized the opportunity, shouting as he ran.
Then he leaped into the air and viciously drove the Power Sword in his hand into the Chaos Beast's body.
Emperor's Light activated.
Golden radiance flowed along the blade and poured into the Chaos Beast's body.
The Chaos Beast let out a shrill howl as raging flames erupted across its body.
In the end, it was burned into charcoal and crashed to the ground.
The moment the Chaos Beast died, reality inexplicably trembled.
It was as though a venomous thorn had been pulled free, easing its pain.
Congratulations, you have gained experience. Level LV6 -> LV7 Skill comprehended: Blessing (can bless weapons, increasing speed, lethality, and demon-purging efficiency) Skill: One-handed Sword (Beginner) upgraded to One-handed Sword (Proficient)
With the Chaos Beast down, the players quickly wiped out the remaining Mutants and retook the Reactor Chamber.
The highly motivated players did not stop there, instead continuing toward the other areas.
Qin Yun had Old Bird, Magical Monkey, Dovahkiin, and several other players stay behind.
"Now, I'm giving you a very important task."
The players' faces lit up with excitement.
They must have triggered an exclusive hidden quest, right?
They were about to strike it rich.
Unfortunately, they could no longer smile the next second.
Qin Yun said, "You need to find a way to restart the reactor and get the Imperial Glory running again."
"Whoever completes this task will receive one hundred thousand Contribution Points and one chance to draw limited equipment."
Old Bird: "w(Д)w"
Dovahkiin: "(ΩДΩ)"
The remaining players looked at one another.
A hint of confusion showed in their eyes as they wondered whether they had misheard.
The Guide wanted the few of them to repair the reactor??
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