Second Tier
A volcanic island arc in the Pan-Asian region
A volcanic island arc refers to an archipelago in the ocean that is distributed in an arc shape and has volcanic activity.
Beneath these islands, the temperature is extremely high, and the radiation energy is even materialized. The combination of high temperature and radiation is so intense that even gods cannot escape it.
Therefore, even the most resilient marine radiant beasts would not live here.
But this place is the best place for transformation.
The stronger one's life force and the nobler one's bloodline, the greater the impact upon advancement.
At this moment, at the bottom of the volcanic island arc, where the continental plate sinks, inserts into the mantle, and even sinks into the Earth's core, rich magma is overflowing wildly.
Ten days ago, this was an extinct volcano.
The only reason is that someone's promotion disrupted, or even reshaped, the surrounding environment.
This is a power that is generally only possessed by planetary-level beings.
Instead of flowing into the crater through the mountain fissures, the magma, drawn by some force, flowed into a crevice in the earth. Gradually, a huge mound of earth rose up on the seabed. The seabed soil, rich in various radioactive substances, was melted by the magma and turned into "primary radioactive minerals." The radioactive minerals were further melted and extracted, which caused the mound to become harder and harder, yet it was like a heart, constantly expanding and contracting.
With each breath, more and more cracks appeared on this 'fireball' with a diameter of ten meters.
This "fire pack," under the combined heat of thousands of degrees, has almost reached its limit.
With a long, guttural sound like a whale swallowing its prey, the fireball withered rapidly, a large amount of heat vanished into thin air, the ashes merged with the seawater, and a large crater was revealed on the seabed. A humanoid creature covered in magma cracks appeared in the center of the crater.
As the cracks on his upper arm, forearm, and fist multiplied, when they were fully open, the 'humanoid creature' slammed down with a mighty hammer. In an instant, terrifying heat energy transformed into a massive pillar of fire that shot into the sky, instantly evaporating the seawater in its path. The pillar of fire pierced through layers of seawater until it broke through the surface, transforming into a terrifying red light that disappeared into the horizon... Then, within a radius of ten miles, the dark clouds exploded.
The long-awaited sunlight shone down, and then slowly closed again ten minutes later.
The magma that had accumulated for ten days, under the influence of the "Advanced Energy Symbiote," underwent repeated extraction and transformation, removing all impurities and transforming into a pure "energy cannon."
[You have transformed into a second-order carbon-based species, bioenergy +20000]
[You have transformed into a second-tier mechanical species, mechanical energy +20000]
[The previous rule of increasing health by 5 points per attribute has been changed to increasing health by 50 points per attribute.]
[The eight major systems of the human body, with an initial modification rate of +10 health points, are now upgraded to +100 health points per 1% modification rate.]
[The eight major systems of the human body, each 1% modification rate grants +100 points of bioenergy/mechanical energy, now increased to +500 points of bioenergy/mechanical energy per 1% modification rate.]
[Because the host meets the 'hidden conditions,' the complete form is 'solidified,' the cooldown time is canceled, and as long as the host has enough energy, the super life mode can be maintained indefinitely.]
Complete Form (Bloodline Preferred) (Solidified): Your body contains the bloodline of a high-level radiant beast. By fully unleashing your bloodline, you will gain immense power.
In the transformed state, the five major attributes of strength, agility, endurance, intelligence, and perception are doubled, bio-energy is increased by 10, mechanical energy is increased by 10, and all body parts are enhanced.
"Unexpected, yet perfectly logical."
As the volcanic ash slid off his skin, the senior engineer's face was revealed. As he clenched his fist, wisps of white light seeped out from between his fingers.
Name: Senior Engineer (Biological Computer Science 0)
Race: Advanced Energy Symbiote
Individual combat strength: Tier 2, 0-turn
Personal Attributes: Strength 179, Agility 191, Stamina 135, Intelligence 155, Perception 183, Luck: -21
Mechanical energy: 49996
Bioenergy: 78310
After absorbing the bloodlines of various high-level radiation beasts, and even alien bloodlines, it is only natural to gain enhancements after advancing in rank.
After all, the S-class Beast King bloodline is a second-tier bloodline. The senior engineer could feel the powerful, almost explosive force emanating from him.
Of course, mechanical beings don't have this advantage. In terms of "breaking out of their form," mechanical beings are inferior to biological beings. However, they also have their advantages, such as infinite replication.
"You're making quite a racket over here."
A phantom suddenly appeared on the seabed. The old acquaintance, "Brain in a Vat," transformed into a phantom of a young woman, looking at the senior engineer's naked body with great interest.
"What's going on?"
"I don't mean anything by it, I'm just letting you know that a few executives who couldn't get anything out of me have turned to you."
"Executive? I understand," the senior engineer thought for a moment, then asked, "Any movement regarding the 'war'?"
"No, surprisingly not. I thought, given his domineering personality, he would immediately deploy his 'Knight Commander's Clone.' I was prepared to run away, but he didn't make a move. That's strange."
"Little woman" shrugged and said.
"I understand. Be careful. I know you are immortal, but you should also know that War is the second Honkai Collapse Entity 3rd. The second Honkai Impact 3rd is very close to the 'source of life, Luca' of this planet. It may have a way to deal with you," the senior engineer warned.
"I understand, I understand," the "little woman" said nonchalantly, her eyes still lingering on certain parts of the senior engineer's body.
"Also, as agreed, transfer the big data on the radiated species you possess to me!"
"Certainly."
"This guy's XP... it's evolved from an oviparous animal to a mammal? I'm expensive, aliens cost extra."
The senior engineer muttered to himself, then his figure darted into the deep sea and disappeared.
Meanwhile, within the brain, more and more screens entered a "loading state" of downloading.
In the cyber network model, two people can transmit data point-to-point. Of course, the greater the distance, the stronger the required network speed.
As a second-tier life form, the Advanced Engineer is already capable of connecting data globally.
Not long after the senior engineer left, amidst a sonic boom that blew up everyone's eardrums, three tall figures descended from the sky. The intense water pressure of the deep sea couldn't even deform their movements. In just a few breaths, the three emerged from the deep sea and stood in the still steaming crater, revealing three faces that were half mechanical and half flesh and blood.
"The high level of residual life information suggests that this person has already reached the level of a mother city."
A person's electronic eye darted around in its socket, and in its eyes, the virtual image of the senior engineer was rapidly being generated.
"Hopefully this guy isn't a clone of the 'Brain in a Vat,' otherwise we'll have made another wasted trip."
Another person said, somewhat annoyed:
"That cancerous monster, we even destroyed the A-level main body, yet it didn't affect us at all."
"Don't talk nonsense. Headquarters has already analyzed the target's life information. This is a 'collective consciousness life form.' Only the 'Chief Steward' can completely eliminate it. What we need to do is find the murderer who killed 'General Winter,' and then tear him to pieces!"
"The dignity of the Knights must not be desecrated!!"
On the other side of the planet, another special operation is slowly unfolding.
Hundreds and thousands of mechanical claw-wielders surged into a prison fortress, interspersed with towering, even more agile "Marubeni Samurai." These level 50 advanced mechanical beings were the perfect tools for removing the nails.
In addition, on the raging waters, enormous mechs traversed the sea, their weapons consisting of energy particle cannons with muzzles the size of water tanks.
The power of mechs is widely recognized as a hot commodity in the global arms market.
The weapon used to attack the military fortress was Dugo Technologies's yet-to-be-listed "trump card"—
Super Mech - Pacific Model
The so-called super mechs are mechanical monsters that are over 200 meters tall and composed of at least a million mechanical parts. In terms of size alone, even the largest radiation beast is inferior to them. As for firepower, it goes without saying that they have hundreds of weapon modules, including close-range, long-range, electronic warfare, and energy networks, which fully demonstrate the essence of mechanical weapons - great power can definitely make bricks fly.
Even after exhausting all of Dugo Technologies's technological accumulation, including the various knowledge and technologies that the senior engineer had acquired in such a short period of time, only five units could be built.
Pacific Ocean - Crimson
Pacific-Wanderer
Pacific - dire wolf
Pacific-Alpha
Pacific - Frenzied Hunter
Their mechanical energy has reached an astonishing 5 million, and they are beginning to approach the level of Tier 3 superweapons.
Each super mech requires at least ten mech pilots to operate simultaneously—except for Xiao Yu.
At this moment, Xiao Yu was sitting in the mecha cockpit, his head, neck, hands, and feet were covered with mechanical tubes. Every command needed to be broken down into dozens of thoughts and controlled simultaneously.
However, Xiao Yu alone is equivalent to ten top players. Under her control, the super mecha Pacific-Alpha is like a living person, incredibly agile.
Everyone else used a stationary fighting style, but she, like a gymnast, with her two-hundred-meter-tall body, leaped and bounded, wielding a plasma cannon in her left hand and a giant particle blade in her right, incredibly agile. She alone blocked half of the enemy's counterattacks.
God knows how she did it.