Each to Their Own Duties, Flourishing Day by Day

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With the construction of the H-124 Hub joint camp, the progress of the Titan Armory has surpassed 50%, and the game's progression has entered a period of explosive growth.

The originally opened maps are no longer enough to satisfy the players' appetites. In the eyes of the Fourth Calamity, this massive Titan Divine Body is an endless treasure trove; every blood vessel and every nerve is filled with the promise of exploration and conquest.

Coordinates: Right Lower Lobe - Bronchiole No. B-19

This is currently the most advanced front line of the lung. Gale-force winds howl, and visibility is extremely low.

A five-man squad is currently engaged in high-intensity combat here that would suffocate ordinary players.

A [Lava Colossus (LV.25 Elite)] that has blocked the airway is standing before the top squad of the entire server. This monster's body is flowing with scalding pus, and every swing of its limbs kicks up scorching heat waves.

"Interrupt its spray!"

The voice of Feng Xing Tian Xia rings out in the squad channel, calm and concise.

"Copy that."

On a distant rock wall, Thunder King is half-kneeling, the [Thunder Magnetic Floating Cannon] on his shoulder already fully charged.

Data Maniac stares intently at the monster's massive frame, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

Zzzzt—!

A thick pillar of blue lightning strikes the Colossus's throat with precision, sparking a burst of fire, followed by a strange ripple. The massive kinetic energy, paralysis effect, and neural interference take effect simultaneously, causing the Colossus's wide-open maw to freeze abruptly. The high-heat mucus it was about to spray is forced back, exploding inside its own body.

"Now's the time!"

Dali Chu Qiji is already holding the front line, the tower shield in his hand glowing with a red light.

Bang!

He tanks the Colossus's desperate final counterattack and smashes his shield into the monster's knee with a backhand strike. Another stun.

At the same time, Chen Feng moves.

At this moment, he has reached LV.22, nearing LV.23, and has kept one potential point unspent, preparing to put it directly into the second-tier talent of the Neural Sequence.

[Synaptic Acceleration!]

He leaves a black afterimage in the gale, steps off Dali's shoulder to leap into the air, and the [Origin Fang] in his hand pierces precisely into the weak point exposed by the lightning strike.

"Go down!"

Boom!

This elite monster, capable of wiping out a hundred-man ordinary raid group, crashes to the ground after less than ten minutes of fighting under the coordination of the Dawn Guild core team.

"Perfect coordination." Data Maniac pushes up his glasses, observes the monster's physical structure, and records the data on its weak points. "Let's go, keep moving."

"Wait, wait, I'm level 23." Feng Xing Tian Xia looks at his panel with a joyful expression.

The group immediately gathers around to witness the birth of the server's first second-tier talent.

"The mid-tier Synaptic Acceleration and Hunting Instinct are both enhancements of the first-tier ones. I think I should try the other two first."

Feng Xing Tian Xia strokes his chin, signaling for everyone to help him analyze [Bullet Time] and [Micron-level Manipulation].

"Do we even need to think about this? This is a classic setting from the movies!" Yun Zhong You pouts in dissatisfaction.

When the name [Bullet Time] appeared, everyone actually already knew which one he would choose.

Feng Xing Tian Xia smiles and clicks on [Bullet Time] without hesitation.

A heart-stopping aura radiates from Chen Feng—

"Logging off, brothers. I'm going to go play around with this! You guys keep it up!"

Coordinates: Liver - H-106 Edge

Compared to the elite-focused path of the Dawn Guild, Great Wall Watch displays the overwhelming suppression of a standing army.

These thousand-plus elites, all LV.10+ and having completed their class advancements, left the relatively comfortable A7 District the moment the last person advanced, diving headfirst into the liver, an area with an extremely high density of monsters.

"Divine Guard First Regiment, shield wall advance!"

"Spirit Pivot Envoy Regiment, lightning net coverage!"

The commander with the ID "Great Wall No. 1" stands on high ground, overlooking the dense swarms of [Bile Duct Crawler (LV.15)] below.

The white wall constructed of bone shields pushes forward steadily. Behind them, hundreds of [Thunder Lord]s raise their staves in unison.

No flashy footwork needed; the blue electric net provides direct fire coverage!

Crackle, pop!

Hundreds of crawlers twitch and stiffen in the electric current, only to be harvested by the Hunter phalanx following closely behind.

"Don't stop! Maintain formation! Steady advance! Have the Hunter scout squads returned?"

This army is like a tireless bulldozer, erasing the red zones on the map and turning them green, one piece at a time.

Coordinates: Liver - Gallbladder Entrance

The Dragon War Guild was quite adventurous, deciding to explore while fighting since the Titan Armory was the only main questline left.

"Hahahaha! Now this is what I call monster hunting!"

Dragon Fighting in the Wild was shirtless, having swapped his greatsword for a [Heavy War Hammer] redeemed from the shop.

He was single-handedly tanking a massive [Hardened Gallstone Beast (LV.22 Elite)].

The monster was covered in thick armor, making it impervious to ordinary attacks. But Zhao Kuo didn't care at all; he activated [Keratinized Skin], tanking the monster's charges head-on while smashing his hammer into its forehead, blow after blow.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

It sounded just like a blacksmith at work.

Behind him, over a dozen elite [Thunder Lord] players from the Dragon War Guild were unleashing a frenzy of damage.

"Guild Leader! Is the aggro stable?"

"Stable as a rock! Keep the lightning coming! If they die, it's on me!"

"The other Divine Guards, stay back and don't get in the way!"

Zhao Kuo laughed wildly, kicking the monster in the face and sending it tumbling over.

"I can lift an SUV in real life; you think I can't handle a stone turtle like you in a game?"

This was the playstyle of the top-tier pay-to-win whales—brute force and head-on collisions.

Coordinates: Bronchiole A-76.

The wind howled. The wind speed here reached a staggering level 14; if ordinary players didn't hold onto the cilia on the ground, they would be blown away instantly.

An all-star squad consisting of six LV.20 players was advancing steadily. It was none other than the Imperial Dynasty guild!

In front of them was a massive, dark red tumor blocking half of the bronchiole. The system prompt identified it as a boss unit, [Inflammatory Sarcoma (LV.27)]. It was like a living volcano, spewing out large amounts of [High-Heat Pus] and [Flame Demon Larva] every few seconds.

"This thing's damage includes a burn effect!"

The Divine Guard in the front row had his shield scorched red. "He Yiwei, why is this one so hard to fight when it's also in a bronchiole? And if the lesions in the bronchiole are this tough, how are we supposed to fight once we reach the Lung?"

Just as they were preparing for a tactical retreat.

A streak of silver light descended from the sky.

BOOM!

A three-meter-tall [Silver Wing Sentinel] landed heavily in front of the player formation. The light spear in its hand swept out a crescent-shaped energy wave, instantly clearing away the swarming Flame Demon Larvae.

"Soldiers, stay close to me."

The Sentinel's voice was cold and mechanical. "Level III infection source detected. Executing purge protocol."

"Holy crap! A high-level NPC is here!"

"Stop watching! While the NPC holds the aggro, focus fire on that tumor!" Elemental Fury, a Spirit Pivot Envoy, shouted in ecstasy. "As long as we take down this lesion, the first clear of Zone A76 will be ours!"

The squad immediately coordinated with the NPC, unleashing a barrage of attacks.

This "riding the NPC's coattails to clear content" model was currently the mainstream tactic for a large number of players attempting to conquer high-difficulty areas of the Lung.

Coordinates: Diaphragm Plain - Unexplored Area

Not all players were keen on fighting and killing.

A casual player with the ID "Love Eating Watermelon" was lying in a patch of giant, fuzzy grass, staring curiously ahead.

Before him, a group of translucent, blue, jelly-like creatures were wriggling about, devouring the black toxic residue in the surrounding area.

[Neutral Unit: Blue Slime]

[Status: Hungry/Friendly]

"A Slime?"

Love Eating Watermelon tentatively pulled a [Low-Level Energy Crystal] from his backpack—which was essentially just sugar dropped by monsters—and tossed it over.

Plop.

A Blue Slime hopped over, enveloped the crystal, and digested it instantly.

Immediately after, a giant heart-shaped icon appeared above its head, and it happily nuzzled up to Love Eating Watermelon's feet, spitting out a bubble that applied a [Minor Healing] buff to him.

"Holy crap? You can feed them?"

Love Eating Watermelon was stunned. He tossed a few more pieces of candy, and the Slime actually began to split, turning into two smaller slimes that circled around him.

"I've struck gold! These are mercenaries!"

Love Eating Watermelon excitedly posted a screenshot to the world channel:

"Coordinates [Diaphragm Plain], found wild Blue Slimes! You can lure them just by giving them candy! They even help with healing and cleaning up toxins! Casual players, get over here! Here are the coordinates!"

[Player Love Eating Watermelon has marked a location.]

On this day, dozens of sightseeing players swarmed into this area.

"Good boy, eat this, come with me!"

"This big one is mine!"

The players had developed a brand-new playstyle—biological mercenaries. As long as they had food in their hands, these native species inside the Titan were the best thugs and pets.

Coordinates: Vicinity of H-124

Great news from the Liver zone!!!

The persistent players had finally unlocked the racial talent of the Chinese people—farming!

"Put it down gently! This is a high-yield spore we just exchanged for!"

A player belonging to the Life Profession Alliance carefully planted a green spore onto the corpse of a Corrupt Mother.

The monster corpses would not despawn; instead, they were dragged back by the players to be used as... fertilizer.

A few minutes later, the corpse rapidly shriveled, and the spore grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a half-human-tall Antidote Giant Mushroom.

[Harvest: Giant Antidote Mushroom x 3]

[Effect: Consuming removes intermediate toxins and restores a small amount of health.]

"It worked!"

The life-profession players cheered with joy.

"This earns way more than fighting monsters! Drag all the corpses over here! We're going to build a hundred-acre farm!"

Looking out, the abandoned area around H-124 had been reclaimed into neat plots of farmland. Fungi of various colors grew vigorously on the monster corpses, providing a steady stream of supplies to the front lines.

And making money on the side, heh heh.

High-Dimensional Perspective - Titan Gu Yuan

In the cosmic abyss.

Gu Yuan felt the changes within his body, a ripple flashing through his eyes.

Elite players were precisely clearing out high-risk lesions.

Logistics players were establishing a virtuous cycle.

Even the originally fragile native fungal colonies were preserving some of their seeds due to the unintentional actions of casual players.

This was a world in the process of recovery.

[Titan Armory Progress: 50.5%... 50.6%...]

Although the growth was slow, this gathering like a trickling stream was the most solid foundation.

"Breathing is a bit smoother..."

As a cosmic-level creature, a Titan, his heart was a massive, super-nuclear reactor. Fusion and fission reactions were occurring at every moment.

The cosmic matter he ingested with every move was diverse, covering the entire periodic table, but that did not prevent him from forging these substances into the key materials his body truly needed through his powerful heart, such as—oxygen.

Although he could survive without oxygen, it accelerated his self-healing.

Gu Yuan felt that as the key nodes of the Bronchiole were cleared, a trace of long-lost oxygen was being transported throughout his body via his blood. The temperature on his skin began to rise.

"Prospering, truly prospering."

"Then, let's give them some new guidance."

A golden quest beacon lit up on all players' maps, pointing toward the crimson area in the Lung that connected hundreds of Bronchiole.

--Actually, sightseeing players had been here before, but unsurprisingly, they were wiped out.

[Server-wide Epic Quest Chain Updated: Titan's Breath]

[Warning: Extremely high heat source detected in the Lung!]

[Objective: Head to the Bronchial Segments (A1-A105), find the source of the high heat—the Flame Demon Parasite!]

[Hint: In the lung segments, you can harvest the mech core fuel "High-Energy Fire Core"!]

At this moment, whether they were grinding in the Liver or exploring the Lung, all players looked up.