Apocalyptic Mechanist Section 48

"Oh, my god, Old Octopus, look! Your precious darling, the pinnacle of technology, your strongest weapon, has been dismantled and modified into something even cooler!

I have to wonder if the Mechanics you keep are all just a bunch of useless eaters."

"Wait, you scum, guess who that Mechanist modifying the Electromagnetic Cannon is? That's right, it's our beloved Old Capital Killing God again!

I can't wait to see him destroy the Sin City Council's central tower and then slap Old Octopus's stinky face with his shoe, hahahahaha."

Many high-ranking members of the major gangs watched the live broadcast, their emotions incredibly complex.

No one had expected that the Old Capital Killing God, once a laughingstock in the Old Capital, would one day stand at the apex of Sin City.

And the process had been so swift!

It had only been a month since the Old Capital Battle Royale...

Every time they thought about this, they wanted to curse the Starport administrators' ancestors. Why was such a dangerous individual allowed onto a KL-level Prison Star??

Not only was he powerful, but he also appeared to be a very seasoned Mechanist now.

If given enough time, he could establish a top-tier gang comparable to the Sin City Council or the Black Mech Gang!

Jiang Xiao completely dismissed these remarks.

Thinking about establishing a power base in the Prison Star instead of escaping, these criminals would never amount to anything in their lives.

Shortly after, the final Electromagnetic Cannon was assembled.

Thick cables connected to the battery pack, and then the indicator lights on the Electromagnetic Cannon lit up simultaneously. A clear hum emanated from the base of the weapon.

"Alright, no more wasting time. Let's test it directly."

Jiang Xiao glanced at the flying vehicles in the sky and then looked towards the tallest building closest to the Wicked Soul Tower.

It was about seven hundred meters away in a straight line, approximately eighty meters tall, and had once belonged to the Blade Armor Gang.

To prevent aliens from infiltrating the Wicked Soul Tower using cover, the surrounding low-rise buildings had long been demolished and leveled, leaving only this single tall building standing.

Without further ado, Jiang Xiao took control of the two Electromagnetic Cannons and immediately selected attack!

Countless arcs of electricity flashed between the electromagnetic acceleration rails, a powerful, bright blue current snaking and flickering.

More than half of Sin City's Tier 2 Peak individuals watched the live broadcast with solemn expressions.

They wanted to know just how strong the Old Capital Killing God's Mechanist skills were, as this would determine their future attitude towards the Pan-Human gangs.

The overwhelming power of a single capable Tier 2 Peak individual and a top-tier Mechanist who could empower others were on entirely different levels of deterrence!

The former could only intimidate the lower and middle-tier criminals, while the latter could intimidate Tier 2 Peak powerhouses!

Was the Black Mech Gang strong?

There was no doubt about that.

However, the Black Mech Gang had no visible Tier 2 Peak powerhouses. Because of this, many ordinary criminals felt that the Black Mech Gang's military strength wasn't that great, and as long as one didn't charge into their headquarters or direct markets, even a Tier 2 Regular Martial Artist could provoke them.

Only the various Tier 2 Peak criminals knew how terrifying the Black Mech Gang's military strength truly was.

They had double-digit numbers of Mechanical Soldiers capable of contending with Tier 2 Peak individuals!

Even some of the Black Mech Gang's seemingly Tier 2 Elite members possessed actual killing power that could threaten Tier 2 Peak individuals. This was the power of Mechanists; no one knew what hidden cards they possessed.

They weren't afraid of direct combat, but to fight to the death against cold, unfeeling machines wasn't worth it.

The next moment, the Electromagnetic Cannon, after three seconds of charging, fired.

Apart from the swirling dust nearby and a piercing sonic boom, most criminals didn't even see when the projectile flew out.

They only saw that the instant the sonic boom sounded, a section in the middle of the building hundreds of meters away exploded and vanished!

That's right, it exploded!

As if it were built from blocks, the middle section of the skyscraper instantly disintegrated into countless fragments that flew outwards. The upper half of the remaining structure hung in the air for a moment before slowly descending, kicking up a hundred-foot cloud of dust!

The residual force was still potent.

The seemingly invisible projectile continued to destroy more than ten buildings before being intercepted by a building over four thousand meters away, which collapsed as a result.

The high-ranking members of the various major gangs fell silent.

They had seen the destructive power of the Sin City Council's Electromagnetic Tanks, and frankly, there was no comparison!

The Sin City Council had claimed that the Electromagnetic Tank was a powerful weapon developed and modified by all their seasoned Mechanists over nearly ten years, capable of countering the Black Mech Gang's strongest armaments!

And now, a human Mechanist had completed the enhancement in just over ten days?

There were no shouts of surprise, nor any disbelieving outbursts of anger.

The leader of the Viper Gang simply and silently turned off the holographic screen.

He knew that from today onwards, there was another forbidden zone in Sin City that he could not approach.

He calmly stated, "Now go ask the Chairman if the Old Capital Killing God is worth his attention."

"..."

Wicked Soul Tower.

After a brief moment of silence, a thunderous cheer erupted.

The distant buildings slowly collapsed amidst the roaring explosions, and a massive trench carved by the electromagnetic cannon ran through the entire cluster of low-rise structures.

The Spark Warriors watched this scene, tears welling up in their eyes.

For over twenty years on Prison Star, they had been surrounded by misery and humiliation.

When encountering aliens, they avoided conflict if possible. Faced with the damned aliens' provocations, for the sake of the people in the camp, they could only endure and remain silent!

Because anything they did could lead to the annihilation of the entire camp!

The majority of the Starfire Camp consisted of the families of fallen Uprising Army soldiers, and a small portion were their relatives and loved ones!

For the sake of resources and safety, the Spark Gang never dared to make any major moves.

The oppression of powerlessness had weighed on the hearts of the Spark Warriors for over twenty years.

Before arriving at Prison Star, let alone mere Tier 2 Peaks and twenty million aliens, even two million regular alien troops and Tier 3 Peak martial artists had once been their fallen foes!

The contrast made their current situation even more stifling.

Therefore, when they saw Jiang Xiao publicly slaughtering a large number of aliens, silencing all the criminals in Sin City, the Spark Warriors felt incredibly invigorated!

Until today...

The moment the electromagnetic cannon roared, they felt as if they had returned to their most spirited days.

The roar of the Plasma Tank corps, the cheers of their comrades, the thunderous sound of elite mechas' laser beams sweeping across the land, it all seemed to echo in their ears!

Twenty years of pent-up resentment was released at this moment.

"Mr. Jiang!! We love you to bits!!"

"Woohoo!!"

"Hahaha, I really want to see the expressions on the faces of those scumbags who betrayed us right now!"

"Mr. Jiang! Mr. Jiang!!"

Touching the electromagnetic cannon, which had entered intelligent operation mode, Li Yuan's face showed a smile and a hint of emotion, full of reminiscence.

He then asked, "Mr. Jiang, what do you think of these warriors?"

Jiang Xiao, who was pondering a certain technology, looked at the cheering Spark Warriors below and said sincerely, "Not bad. All of them are Tier 1 Elites or Peaks; there are no Tier 1 Ordinary martial artists. In terms of the quality and quantity of Tier 1 martial artists alone, the Spark Gang is among the top of the major gangs."

"Indeed, if they hadn't come to Prison Star, given their talent, they would have likely broken through to Tier 2 by now..."

"Speaking of which, Mr. Jiang, what is your ideal?" Li Yuan changed the subject.

Jiang Xiao was slightly taken aback.

Except for the brief period after his transmigration, Jiang Xiao had rarely felt lost. Ever since he decided to work hard to find a job that would allow him to travel to the starry sky, an ideal and a goal had taken root in his heart.

To explore the magnificent starry sky.

Later, during his journey with the Doran, Jiang Xiao naturally witnessed the status of most humans in the universe, and personally witnessed many shocking stories and figures.

There were scholars who sacrificed everything to study in a foreign land, only to hear that their homeland was invaded. Knowing that their country would surely be defeated, they abandoned their future and returned, their frail bodies sharing the pain of a fallen nest in a tragic display.

There were also those who, as children, witnessed their parents tragically killed by space pirates while protecting them. They chose to squander their family fortune to hunt the space pirates, fueled by revenge, pursuing them for over three hundred and seventy years, traveling alone in a solitary boat across more than thirty thousand light-years, their iron will and fire embodying a child's desire for vengeance.

Many, many more.

These were stories he had personally witnessed or heard from the captain. As his knowledge grew, his ideal became even firmer.

Compared to the starry sky, the countless human compatriots beneath the stars, their noble and brilliant spirits and stories were even more dazzling. These events and people gave the starry sky an ineffable charm.

In the past, without power, Jiang Xiao's goal was to witness and pursue. But now...

Regardless of whether the system was an external force, or whether it had any ulterior motives, Jiang Xiao would use this power to pursue the ambition he had deeply harbored on the Doran.

"An ideal, huh..."

"The voice of the aliens in this starry sky is too noisy."

Jiang Xiao, rarely dropping the smile that usually graced his face, gazed at Sin City, which seemed unusually quiet today, and said calmly.

"So noisy that it dims the charm of the stars, so noisy that the beautiful and brilliant stories should be blurred and fragmented. In the past, I could only find ways, do my best to pursue brilliant stories amidst the noise. Now...

I want to make this starry sky quieter, to allow for more stories."

Li Yuan seemed to understand.

"Just like this Sin City?"

"Just like this Sin City."

Silence, no words, followed by a sigh.

"I'm old, so old."

Jiang Xiao shook his head and chuckled. He naturally understood Li Yuan's deeper meaning, but he hadn't yet decided how to achieve this seemingly impossible ideal.

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