"Of course, there's also the most crucial part: the power system."
A complex stream of data flowed through 101's sapphire-blue electronic eyes. Its tone remained elegant, but there was a hint of pride in it.
"This unit is equipped with a micro curvature engine array."
"Within the atmosphere, its standard cruising speed can reach 10,000 kilometers per second."
"With this unit's first-release online,"
"when the extreme acceleration mode is activated, its speed can surge to 100,000 kilometers per second, or one-third the speed of light."
"Once it enters the vacuum of outer space, it can cruise at sublight speeds over long distances, reaching a maximum of twice the speed of light."
"One-third the speed of light..."
Hearing those terrifying figures, Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.
What did that kind of speed mean?
It meant that on Earth, there wasn't a single living creature or fighter jet that could catch even a glimpse of his tail lights.
Even Hong and Thor, Earth's strongest fighters, could only eat his dust behind the X-101!
Moreover, he now truly had the possibility of traveling through the universe and exploring it.
"Good. Very good. Excellent."
"101."
Lin Fan reached out and tapped the holographic display before him.
"Activate full-spectrum stealth mode and plot a course."
Whoosh.
The holographic map zoomed out in an instant, revealing a blue planet spinning rapidly at the center of the screen.
Then the view rapidly closed in, finally locking onto the massive, isolated landmass in the Southern Hemisphere—the Australian Continent.
Deep in the heart of that continent lay a mysterious mountain range shrouded in dense fog year-round.
"Target: Mist Island, deep in the Australian Continent."
"Command confirmed!"
101 spread its wings, then swept them elegantly.
"Antigravity engines activated."
"Shaft-penetration mode enabled."
"Stealth field operating at full power."
"Course plotted. Human cities and known danger zones automatically avoided."
"Estimated arrival time: 10 seconds."
"How long?!"
As Lin Fan cried out, the black warship that had been hovering underground suddenly blurred.
As the stealth field activated, the hundred-meter-long vessel vanished into thin air.
There was no exhaust flame, no deafening roar—only a faint distortion in the surrounding space.
The stealth field locked the shock waves generated by the engines inside a thin aerodynamic isolation layer.
Like an invisible phantom, the warship used a high-frequency oscillation cutting field to carve a narrow shaft through the thick rubble overhead, literally melting its way through.
Then—
Whoosh!
It climbed silently through the shaft and shot into the sky in an instant.
At an altitude of ten thousand meters, it traced a path impossible to detect, hurtling at tremendous speed toward the distant Southern Hemisphere!
In just 10 seconds, the X-101 stealth warship appeared silently above the clouds over the Australian Continent, like a phantom.
Standing in the panoramic simulation command room, Lin Fan looked down at the land blanketed in deep green.
This was one of the most densely vegetated regions on Earth, and one of the areas with the highest monster density. It was also an absolute no-go zone for human civilization.
Mountain ranges stretched across the continent's interior like a slumbering dragon.
At the center of the ranges lay a vast lake.
A solitary island stood quietly in the middle of it.
Mist Island.
It was shrouded in thick white fog that seemed impossible to disperse, like a white tumor forgotten by heaven and earth, embedded in the dark lake.
"Beep!"
"Target airspace reached."
101's voice rang through the command cabin.
As it reported in, the holographic screen at the center of the console lit up.
Several scanning beams pierced through the clouds and mist below, constructing an extraordinarily detailed three-dimensional terrain map.
The real-time images on the screen showed the mist-shrouded island with astonishing clarity, along with the plant monsters on it.
"101, maintain stealth and hover at an altitude of 3,000 meters," Lin Fan said. "Activate the life-detection radar at full power and mark every plant monster below."
"Pay special attention to any plant monsters with unusually active energy signatures. Don't miss a single one."
"Understood."
The owl in the holographic projection gave a slight nod, blue light blazing in its eyes.
Beep beep beep!
The warship's screen instantly lit up with countless red dots.
They were scattered across every corner of the island. Some moved slowly, while others flickered on and off as if breathing.
Lin Fan glanced over the screen, pausing for a moment on the most prominent dot at the very center of Mist Island before looking away.
There was no need to rush into the center just yet.
A meal had to be eaten one bite at a time, and a journey had to be taken one step at a time.
He'd start on the outskirts, harvesting the plant monsters along the way... and testing his current combat abilities.
After synchronizing the map to his tactical watch, Lin Fan gave the order.
"Open the hatch."
"Command confirmed. Opening hatch."
Hiss.
With a faint release of pressure, the hatch on the warship's underside slowly slid open.
Whoooosh!!
A gale rushed in at once, making Lin Fan's combat suit snap and flutter.
Without hesitation, Lin Fan walked to the hatch and leaped out!
Whoosh!
He plunged straight down from an altitude of 3,000 meters!
The wind roared in his ears. A powerful sensation of weightlessness engulfed him, and his adrenaline surged.
The ground rapidly expanded in his field of vision. The white fog below looked like the open maw of a giant beast, waiting for Lin Fan to fall into it.
When he was just five hundred meters from the ground—
Whoosh.
The Sky-Splitting Wings on Lin Fan's back spread wide. He beat them once, and with the help of his Spiritual Force lifting him, the tremendous downward momentum was perfectly canceled out.
He hovered lightly in midair, with a dense stretch of primeval forest beneath him.
White mist swirled all around, and visibility was extremely poor. He could barely make out anything within a few dozen meters.
Lin Fan didn't hurry to land. Instead, he closed his eyes.
Boom!
His Spiritual Force spread out like liquid mercury, sensing for threats nearby.
Then he tapped his tactical watch, and a holographic map of Mist Island appeared before him, complete with the red dots marked by 101.
Looking at the holographic map, Lin Fan immediately locked onto a red dot one kilometer away.
"The first target is over there."
Lin Fan moved, turning into a streak of Flowing Light. In moments, he hovered before a gigantic plant.
It was an enormous vine growing in a crack in the rocks.
As thick as a barrel, it wound around several towering trees. Its entire surface was a sinister shade of purplish red.
The skin was covered in dense, savage thorns that glinted coldly in the faint light.
Several fruits, each about the size of a fist and resembling rubies, hung from the vine's tip.
They were crystal-clear, with liquid seeming to flow slowly inside them, and gave off a sweet fragrance.
"That should be where this vine keeps its essence."
Lin Fan turned his hand and took out Calamity.
"You're going to be the first course."
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