Pass the Level

In the background story, various pieces of evidence suggest that this man "voluntarily" accepted the modifications from the Black Shark Pirates.

He was originally the biggest human trafficker in Fairy City, responsible for countless evils, and at the same time, the largest supplier to the Black Shark Pirates.

But what goes around comes around. One day, the Alliance police finally found them. He fought desperately to escape, but he was essentially crippled.

Unwilling to accept his fate, he sought out the Black Shark Pirates, hoping to rely on their past relationship to save himself.

But expecting favors from pirates?

Heh!

The Black Shark Pirates were, of course, happy to grant his wish. And so, he became this grotesque creature, neither human nor ghost.

He became the Black Shark Pirates' most successful cyborg creation to date. Apart from his ability to speak, everything else about him, including his memories, was preserved.

He also perfectly inherited the powers of the Star Beast Berserk Lion and parts of a Zerg's strength. Dr. Feng, the head of the base, called him a perfect work of art and bestowed upon him the designation Cyborg No. 19.

Since he could no longer speak, no one knew if he was happy.

After dealing with the cyborg, the group continued deeper into the laboratory.

However, they didn't go far before their vision suddenly widened and brightened again, as they arrived in another large hall.

A massive mecha awaited them in this brightly lit hall.

This was the dungeon's third boss, Giant Combat Mech 237.

It was a large artificial mecha, similar in scale to the final boss of the Dark Forest, but unlike the functional logging mecha in the Dark Forest, this one was purely designed for combat.

The mecha was equipped with 20 high-speed cannons, numerous missiles, and other laser weaponry.

As soon as they entered the hall, Lin Qimeng and the others immediately scattered. They clearly knew how dangerous this thing was.

But Wang Qianduo didn't. He was then mercilessly bombarded by the mecha's firepower. The area he occupied was engulfed in smoke and dust, and the countless explosions and flames obliterated the passage behind him.

However, after the barrage, as the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, Wang Qianduo appeared unharmed. A faint blue energy shield completely enveloped him.

"Impossible!"

Old Ma couldn't control his emotions upon seeing this.

He knew the boss's terrifying damage. On normal difficulty, he could also withstand one round of attacks.

But he could never do it like Wang Qianduo, who took the enemy's attack without even breaking his shield.

Wang Qianduo heard Old Ma's exclamation but simply smiled without speaking.

Then came the familiar skill burst, and the combat mecha was crippled in one round.

The weakness of a normal-grade combat mecha was as obvious as its strengths: after each round of attacks, it needed to reload ammunition, during which time it was essentially defenseless.

Seeing this, Xiao Hai's figure flickered and faded, then transformed into a black streak of light, lurking in the shadows behind the boss.

Dark energy erupted from the short sword in his mecha's hand, and with a single strike, he finished off the combat mecha.

The combat mecha dropped a 10-star exquisite equipment, but for the group, it was still just something to sell.

"Brother Wang, what's your defense? NPC" On the way to the next boss room, Old Ma couldn't help but ask.

"And your attack and HP/MP!" Xiao Hai added.

"My current stats are Attack 339, Defense 45, HP 2700, MP 3500," Wang Qianduo reported his attributes. After all, they would be teaming up in the future, so understanding each other's stats beforehand was fine.

"Holy crap! Are these the stats for a Level 10 mecha?" Old Ma swore when he heard Wang Qianduo's stats.

Wang Qianduo's attack and HP were double his, his defense was also higher, and his MP was countless times more.

"Am I the tank, or are you?"

The group didn't question how Wang Qianduo's attack of over 300 could deal thousands of damage. In this game, regardless of the mecha's attributes, damage was primarily dealt through skills.

Skills with several times the attack power bonus could deal so much damage... it might not be entirely normal... but Wang's skills were clearly not simple.

After defeating the combat mecha, the group continued deeper into the underground laboratory.

The next boss was the dungeon's final boss, Dr. Feng. Along the way, they faced not only various small monsters but also all sorts of traps and mechanisms.

This forced Wang Qianduo to be cautious. The monsters couldn't deal much damage to him.

But traps were different. Some traps, if triggered, could instantly kill a player.

"It's only because I've improved so much these past few days. If it were when I first entered the game, I would have died countless times on this path," Wang Qianduo thought proudly as he looked at the traps along the way.

"Careful, sir!"

"Watch out!"

Just as he was thinking, two voices sounded in his ears.

Then, Lin Qimeng grabbed Wang Qianduo, who was walking at the edge of the team, and a laser beam descended from above, directly piercing the ground in front of him.

One of the voices came from Lin Qimeng, who had saved him, and the other from Ling.

This was clearly a one-hit kill trap. Fortunately, Lin Qimeng reacted quickly, as Ling could only warn him but not help him.

"Thank you!" Wang Qianduo said to Lin Qimeng, his heart still pounding. He was so scared that his earlier pride had completely vanished.

The slap in the face came too quickly. He only got to be smug for a moment.

Damn it!

"No need to thank me. Be careful, this stretch is almost over!" Lin Qimeng.

After carefully crossing this section, everyone arrived at the final boss room.

The final boss, Dr. Feng, awaited them before an energy pool that strongly resembled the energy pool for mech evolution.

As soon as he saw everyone enter, he grinned ferociously at them:

"Hahaha, you're too late!

My experiment has succeeded. Let me show you the ultimate evolution!"

With that, he leaped into the energy pool, and strange energy began to radiate from it.

The energy pool was surrounded by an energy shield; otherwise, how could they tolerate him showing off like that?

After the energy radiated for a minute, the shield disappeared.

A monster, a fusion of biology and mech, with a chitinous exoskeleton like that of the Zerg, and one hand transformed into a giant scythe-like claw, leaped out of the energy pool.

Bio-Fusion Monster

LV10

Leader

HP 25000

MP 3000

Attack 230

Defense 40

Skills: Rush, Grapple Hook, Chain, Bio-Fusion Energy Cannon, Acid Spray, Energy Burst, Devour

"Feel the power of evolution!" the "mech" before them said. Then, the claw in its hand suddenly extended, heading straight for Old Wang, but he dodged it.

This monster truly spoke, unlike the mechs of Wang Qianduo and the others which had speakers.

Its mouth was filled with terrifying mouthparts; it could no longer be called a mech.

Professor Feng was truly ruthless, forcefully merging a human soul, star beasts, Zerg, and mechs to create the monstrous abomination before them.

Such mad scientists with fanatical dreams were sometimes more terrifying than murderers; in their minds, anything could be sacrificed for their dreams.

He had conducted countless cruel human experiments to reach this moment.

After dodging the claw, Wang Qianduo looked at the monster before him and suddenly felt as if "someone" was weeping in his ear.

This weeping sound ignited an extreme rage within him, and the feeling came on swiftly.

Wang Qianduo, now enraged, had a golden glint in his eyes. He stared intently at the monster Professor Feng had become, and the photons for his Photon Ray skill appeared behind him.

Then, in the next moment, countless photon rays shot out, the intense light making it difficult for Lin Qimeng and the others to open their eyes.

For 5 seconds, the photon rays scoured the entire underground space where the boss was located.

Enhanced by the Fiery Eyes skill, each hit of the Photon Ray dealt critical damage. Although not a weak point critical hit, the mech Professor Feng had become still couldn't withstand the barrage of rays.

Moreover, Wang Qianduo felt that his Photon Ray skill had undergone some changes in his enraged state, but he couldn't recall that feeling now.

When the dust from the explosion settled, its HP was depleted, and it collapsed there.

It was in a pathetic state, completely scorched black, its hands blown off to who knew where.

"You're a bit too much!" Lin Qimeng said to Wang Qianduo, looking at the unrecognizable laboratory before them.

"My apologies," Wang Qianduo replied, his voice somewhat low as he recalled the feeling from just now.

"What's wrong?" Lin Qimeng asked, noticing the dejection in his tone.

"Huh? Oh... nothing. Let's check the drops and then move on to the Hard difficulty!"

Thanks to Absurdity, the boss's tip! Thank you, thank you!