Entrance to the Duan Bronchus.
This was a vast, suddenly open space over a hundred thousand kilometers in diameter. Yet at this moment, it was filled with a sea of fire that inspired despair.
"Roar—!!!"
A roar sent a storm of scorching heat sweeping outward.
At the center of the inferno stood a terrifying giant over three hundred meters tall—[Flame Demon Lord (LV.35 Lord)].
Its entire body was made of flowing lava and obsidian. Every step it took turned the ground into a pool of magma. Compared to it, the cold-weapon tactics the players took pride in, their Divine Guards forming shield walls, were as tiny as dust beneath its feet.
"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!!"
Vanguard Across the Realm's voice howled through the command channel, carrying a rare note of urgency.
"We can't withstand it at all!"
Dragon Fighting in the Wild had already reached LV.25 and was covered in top-tier fire-resistant gear, yet a single strike from the Flame Demon's Lava Whip sent him flying like a baseball, his health bar instantly bottoming out.
"This thing is way too overpowered! The healers are getting burned to death before they can even heal anyone!"
Even though the server's top echelon had reached an average of LV.25, their mortal flesh remained pitifully fragile before a colossal beast hundreds of meters tall with its own domain.
The player army retreated like a receding tide, fleeing in disarray back into the A-105 Frontline Command Post's freshly cleared bronchiole.
High-Dimensional Perspective.
The vacuum of space.
It was a breathtakingly grand sight. A Titan God of unimaginable size floated amid dazzling nebulae.
His chest—that chest which seemed to be made of stars as well—finally began to rise and fall ever so faintly as the airways from A1 to A105 were cleared.
Oxygen was scarce in space.
But the Titan did not need oxygen.
His heart was an incomparably complex Biological Nuclear Reactor, countless times more magnificent than the sun, like a Dyson sphere wrapped around it.
"Breathe in..."
Gu Yuan's will swept across the lungs.
As the respiratory tract opened up, interstellar dust, streams of High-Energy Particles, and even tiny meteoroids drifting through space were caught by that immense gravitational pull and inhaled through the airways.
These substances were instantly pulverized, ionized, and transformed within the Alveoli into the purest nuclear fuel, then injected into that reactor-heart.
Thump—!
The heart gave a powerful beat.
Energy surged through the Vascular Star River, ultimately converging in every limb and organ.
"Children, you have done well."
"I grant you bodies of steel."
A-105 Temporary Frontline Camp.
For two whole weeks, players across the server had advanced like madmen.
Dawn, Dragon War, Imperial Dynasty, and the thousand-man Great Wall Watch regiment, who had leveled up in the H-106 zone, joined forces to clear more than a hundred bronchiole lesions from A1 to A105.
The surge in the number of Level 20 players greatly improved the efficiency of clearing low-level lesions. Besides, the number of Silver Wing Sentinels in the lungs was steadily increasing.
But today, the gateway to the Duan Bronchus was completely blocked by that Flame Demon.
Vanguard Across the Realm sat in a corner and poured a bottle of advanced recovery potion down his throat.
Though he had lost the previous battle, he was not discouraged. He glanced at his character panel.
[ID: Vanguard Across the Realm] [Level: LV.26] [Potential Points: 1]
During those two weeks of high-intensity slaughter, he had long since completed his talent advancement.
[Talent Tree - Neural Sequence] Activated: [Bullet Time] (Costs 2 points) Effect: Actively activated. Thought processes accelerate to the limit, and the world becomes relatively still in your eyes. Lasts 3 seconds. Activated: [Micron-level Manipulation] (Costs 2 points) Effect: Passive effect. Control over every muscle in the body is precise to the micron level. Greatly improves dodge and critical-hit modifiers.
"My reaction speed can keep up with it. I can even cut into the back of its neck." Chen Feng clenched his fist, his fingertips drawing an afterimage through the air and slicing it apart with precision. "But my body can't keep up. In that kind of heat, my skin would carbonize if I got within five meters of it."
"Should I put a point into Flesh Sequence? I'm a little torn. I wanted to max out my strengths..."
Just then, a golden light that shook the entire server erupted from the upper-right corner of their retinas.
[Server Announcement: Through the tireless efforts of all players across the server, the Titan Armory's Bio-Energy collection progress has reached 100%!] [Current Progress: 1 billion/1 billion]
The camp fell silent for a moment before earth-shaking cheers erupted.
"Fu... full?!"
"One billion! For the past half month, other than sleeping, I've done nothing but grind resources. It's finally full!"
"Where's the Mecha?! Where's my Gundam?!"
[System Notification: The [Bio-Dynamic Exoskeleton] technology tree has been unlocked!] [Please proceed to the Heart Core Sanctuary in the heart and speak with NPC "Zero" for details!]
Coordinates: Heart - Heart Core Sanctuary.
White light flickered.
Chen Feng, Zhao Kuo, Tian Ce, Great Wall No. 1, and the others teleported here at once with their core teams.
Countless players who wanted to witness the Mecha's true form as soon as possible had already gathered here.
At the center of the sanctuary, the floating silver figure—NPC [Zero]—was radiating a gentle blue glow. At his side, several towering Silver Wing Sentinels guarded a massive Holographic Projection platform.
"Brave Kinfolk."
Zero's voice was no longer cold. It carried a trace of solemnity.
"The Titan has sensed your loyalty. Faced with the Flame Demon's heat and the Abyss's corrosion, your frail bodies are no longer sufficient to sustain battle."
"This is the armor bestowed upon you by the gods. But to wield it, you must pay the corresponding price."
Chen Feng stepped forward and opened the exchange list.
The VIP reading experience had been optimized. Tap the middle of the screen to bring up the menu, where you could conveniently access "Settings," "Previous Page," "Next Page," and "Back to Top."
The instant he saw the prices, even he sucked in a sharp breath.
[Item: [S-1 Model] Mecha Pilot Qualification Certification - Crystal Core] [Price: 50,000 Bio-Energy] [Description: Once implanted, it enables the Mecha neural link port.]
From the Titan's perspective, this was actually a special pheromone marker.
[Item: [Titan's Fist Prototype] Industrial Blueprint (Complete Version)] [Price: 1,000,000 Bio-Energy] [Description: An industrial blueprint containing the full suite of technologies, including bio-transmission, neural links, and high-energy battery packs. Guilds may purchase it. Once purchased, all guild members share manufacturing authorization.]
"One million..." Zhao Kuo's eyelid twitched. "This is fucking robbery! The system swallowed the billion we worked so hard to gather, and now we have to pay for the blueprint ourselves?"
"Buy it."
Great Wall No. 1 transferred the balance from the official account without hesitation. "Any problem money can solve isn't a problem. The key is whether this can help us defeat that Flame Demon. We can count ourselves as being on the same side now. We just need to pool our money and buy one copy together."
Vanguard Across the Realm accepted the data crystal glowing with deep blue light and the heavy blueprint scroll.
"Wait..."
Data Maniac, who had been following Vanguard Across the Realm, suddenly leaned in. Tian Ce, standing nearby, raised an eyebrow after looking at the blueprint as well.
At this moment, the real-world elite computer science talent, data genius, ACM gold medalist, and full-stack expert was staring fixedly at the complex blueprint unfurled across his retina, his hands trembling.
"Brother Feng... something's wrong."
Data Maniac's voice turned shrill from extreme shock.
"What is it? Is there an error in the blueprint?"
"No... it's too right! It's fucking too right!"
Li Zihan quickly expanded the blueprint's details on the holographic panel and pointed to the section on the Neural Signal Translator, as well as the molecular structure diagram of the Bio-Battery.
"Brother Feng, I transferred into BME. I actually studied biomedical engineering in college and worked with my advisor on invasive brain-computer interfaces. Look at this Neural Bridging structure... this isn't some game artist's texture map at all! This is a complete engineering blueprint that is logically consistent and even entirely feasible under theoretical physics!"
"And this alloy formula..." Li Zihan swallowed. "Some of the materials are unique to the Titan's body, but if we replaced them with titanium alloy or graphene in reality... we could build this thing in the real world too!"
"What?!"
The moment he said that, the big names around them all froze. Tian Ce, however, wore an expression that said, Just as I thought.
"You mean..." Great Wall No. 1's gaze instantly became razor-sharp. "This game has given us an exoskeleton blueprint fifty years beyond Earth's technology?"
"More than fifty years." Li Zihan muttered, "If this neural direct-link technology is real, it could let disabled people run like normal people. It could send modern prosthetics straight into museums!"
Great Wall No. 1 took a deep breath and immediately cut off the surrounding public channels, issuing an order only in the core team channel:
"Log off immediately! Export every bit of data from this blueprint and send it to the Academy of Sciences!"
"If this is real... then this game is more than a game or individual evolution. This is a higher civilization providing us with technological aid!"
Chen Feng looked at the blueprint in his hand, then at his character panel. The power of LV.26 surged through his body.
A technological revolution in reality was the government's concern. As a pure player, his task was to chop that Flame Demon daring to block his path into eight pieces!
"We can talk about reality later."
Chen Feng gripped the crystal core tightly, his eyes blazing.
"Right now, I'm going to build one in the game first."
"Notify all Flesh Artisans!"
"We're going to burn money."
One hour later, H-124 Joint Camp - Workshop No. 1.
This factory, which never rested day or night, was now carrying out the most extravagant money-burning operation on the entire server. Countless precious items were thrown into it, while Bio-Energy poured away like water.
[Casting: Titan's Fist Prototype] [Consumption: High-Purity Bile Crystal x 20,000] [Consumption: Hardened Flame Demon Bone x 10 tons] [Consumption: Bio-Energy x 5,000,000]
Within the massive bio-forge, countless rare materials melted into scalding liquid and were poured into a three-and-a-half-meter-tall mold.
Dozens of Flesh Artisans, drenched in sweat, inscribed the neural circuits.
At last, following a thunderous blast of pressure release.
The steam dispersed.
A black Mecha brimming with violent aesthetics slowly revealed its true form on the assembly line.
It resembled a giant clad in chitinous armor. Deep blue energy circuits flowed across its surface, six miniature jet ports were mounted on its back, and its right arm was equipped with a Chainsaw Thermal Blade that emitted a high-frequency hum.
[Titan's Fist has been completed.] [Mecha strength depends on the operator's strength.]
"Tch, you go first."
Dragon Fighting in the Wild curled his lip at Vanguard Across the Realm, sounding both envious and dissatisfied.
Chen Feng stood before the Mecha, looking up at the steel beast. He reached out and inserted his hand into the neural link slot in its chest.
[System Notification: LV.26 player "Vanguard Across the Realm" detected.] [Titan's Fist, activate.]
Buzz—!
The Mecha's faceplate suddenly snapped shut, and its eyes lit up with intimidating red light.
Chen Feng felt his perspective instantly soar upward, while an unprecedented sense of power filled his entire body. This was no longer the power of flesh, but the mighty force born from the union of steel and biotechnology!
He raised his massive mechanical arm and swung it fiercely through the air.
A sonic boom exploded, and the resulting blast wave sent several nearby artisans flying.
"Pay for my peanuts! Pay for my peanuts! Workplace injuries need compensation!"
Chen Feng turned the Mecha and lifted an artisan as easily as picking up a chick.
His voice came through the Mecha's speakers like that of a god of steel, though it could not hide his delight:
"Holy shit, this is awesome!"
He looked at Zhao Kuo, Tian Ce, and Great Wall No. 1.
"Stop saving money. Bring out everything you've got."
"Mass-produce them! Build a Mecha legion!"
"With this thing, forget twisting off that Flame Demon Lord's head and kicking it around like a ball—I feel like we can wipe out the parasites in the Duan Bronchus in one push!"
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