Ark Simulator, Didn't I Have No Physical Form?

'I feel great, awesome.'

Big Ugly responded to Su Rui's question like this, "It would be even better if I had the chance to eliminate some enemies."

'Let's look forward to it then; I don't think it will take too long.'

Su Rui nodded, opened his Scanning Vision, and then indeed found several good resource points for raiding.

Or rather, these resource points are simply not easy for others to find, but for Su Rui, they are directly marked on the map.

Just as Su Rui was about to suggest taking Big Ugly out for a stroll in a flying vehicle, he turned around and saw that the Eunectes and Closure, who had finished dinner, were lying asleep next to him, with their empty dinner boxes neatly packed beside them.

"... No wonder." No wonder she felt a touch but nothing more. Su Rui had originally thought that the Eunectes and Closure were trying to take advantage of her without her knowing.

I didn't expect they were so tired they fell asleep.

Big Ugly's voice rang out again: 'Those two have carried a lot of things; they must be exhausted now. Human mechs have far too little endurance compared to my body.'

'Don't be too arrogant; in some situations, a mech's endurance is actually worse than a human's.'

As Su Rui spoke, she took out blankets from her System Space, covered Closure and the Eunectes with them, and then crawled between them herself:

I'll take you out to play again tomorrow.

Volume 8, Chapter 481: The Test of Operations

The next morning, Closure and the Eunectes were awakened by the opening and closing of the workshop's automatic door.

When they groggily opened their eyes and crawled out of the blankets Su Rui had covered them with, Su Rui had already left the studio alone.

"Is this the blanket Su Rui gave us?"

The Eunectes crawled out of bed and looked suspiciously at Closure, "Hmm, it couldn't have been this person who covered me up. It must have been Su Rui."

While the Eunectes was still pondering its next move, Big Ugly, still on its perch, suddenly spoke up:

"Su Rui went to the restaurant to bring you breakfast. We plan to set off after breakfast to test my actual combat capabilities."

The Eunectes nodded, glanced at Closure was still sleeping, and gently nudged her with its leg.

"Closure? Did you sleep well? Get up, unless you want to miss the Big Ugly's practical test later."

"What? Big Ugly is going to do a real-world test?"

Closure had just been wrapped in her blanket and unwilling to move, immediately sat up with a jolt after hearing the Eunectes's words, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the Eunectes:

Where? When does it start?

"We'll set off after Su Rui brings back breakfast."

As Eunectes tidied up the blankets where she had been resting, folded them neatly, and put them away so that it would be more convenient for Su Rui to come over later.

"But it's still not time yet, there's no need to rush." Closure couldn't help but complain under her breath, but she still followed the Eunectes's actions and tidied up the blankets that Su Rui had left behind. Then she and the Eunectes leaned against the workbench, looking at Big Ugly, waiting silently for Su Rui's return.

However, rather than waiting for Su Rui's return, both the Eunectes and Closure had their own ideas.

The Eunectes was looking forward to piloting the Big Ugly, while Closure was a bit simpler. After a brief moment of thought upon regaining her senses, she walked over to the Big Ugly and carefully examined the mech before her:

"I wonder if Su Rui could design a mecha for me too? I really want to own one."

"... Maybe." The Eunectes wasn't quite sure how to describe her feelings. First, she felt fortunate and smug because she possessed the mecha designed by Su Rui. Second, she felt that Closure had a mecha, they could have more in common.

Finally, the Eunectes didn't want Su Rui to design mechs for others, because that would mean her mech wouldn't be unique.

However, the Eunectes did not express its thoughts, but simply looked at Closure silently without saying a word.

At this moment, Su Rui returned, opened the studio door, and before the door was even fully open Su Rui urged the Eunectes and Closure inside to get moving:

"Alright, get up, get up, get up! We'll go straight to the flying vehicle and eat on the way to our destination. Don't waste time, or I'll wake you up with my elbows!"

Su Rui's voice attracted the attention of the Eunectes and Closure. Their eyes met, and Su Rui looked at them with some surprise, pausing for a moment.

"You guys are already awake? I thought you'd sleep a little longer."

"Today we're going to test the mech we finally finished building! How can I possibly sleep? Let's go!"

Closure came over to Su Rui with a grin, urging Su Rui to get up, as if she wasn't the one who didn't want to get up because she was sleepy.

"Hmm." Su Rui winked at the anaconda, signaling her to hurry up and catch up:

"What are you standing there for? You're the star today, Big Ugly designed this all for you."

The Eunectes nodded and followed Su Rui's steps, feeling a little excited. Under the somewhat envious gaze of Closure, she couldn't help but smile, and even with effort, her lips still turned up, revealing a somewhat strange smile.

"It's a pity the aircraft's cabin isn't that high, otherwise you could get used to the Big Ugly's performance right now. But you haven't eaten yet, so it's still just right."

As Su Rui spoke, she handed them their breakfasts and boarded the aircraft.

With the hum of its engines, the aircraft, carrying Su Rui and Closure inside, set off again from Rhodes Island, heading towards some place in the wilderness.

While finishing her breakfast, Closure curiously approached Su Rui and asked:

"Speaking of which, Su Rui, where are we headed this time? You should at least tell us the objective of our test, right?"

"Of course it's Originium Slug. If there weren't any conflicts, I wouldn't have found humans to use as targets for you. But don't get too cocky; even Originium Slug can have extremely powerful individuals." Su Rui said, slightly raising his chin, then looked up at the large screen alongside the Eunectes.

"This is the target: a special individual among the Originium Slug, located in a natural underground cave near the Sargon Rainforest. Due to the unique Originium Arts environment here, this Originium Slug possesses a certain degree of deflection magic and the ability to counterattack using Originium magic. It can be said that its combat capabilities are not weak."

Su Rui introduced the large Originium Slug with special abilities. The Originium Slug was about the same size as the Big Ugly, at least in terms of height, so visually, they still had a sense of being evenly matched.

The Eunectes nodded and slowly ate her breakfast, appearing calm on the surface. However, Su Rui, who was observing her with her Scanning Vision, was already certain that the Eunectes's heart rate was extremely high. In fact, her hands holding the cutlery were trembling slightly.

"No problem, I won't lose." The Eunectes noticed Su Rui's smiling gaze and couldn't help but look away guiltily, a slight blush creeping onto her cheeks.

However, none of these emotions stopped the Eunectes from continuing to be stubborn, because she needed to maintain her composure. If she didn't even believe in herself, how could she pass the next test?

"The test isn't to verify your qualifications to pilot that mech; it's just to test its performance. There's no need to be so nervous."

Su Rui noticed that Senran's heart was beating unusually fast, and gently nudged her with her shoulder as a gesture of comfort.

'The mecha is yours; you don't need to worry about losing it.'

'I know, I just... don't want to look too bad.'

The Eunectes gently nuzzled Su Rui's cheek.

Volume 8, Chapter 482: A sweeping victory, utterly crushing everything in its path.

After a period of travel, the aircraft carried Su Rui and the Eunectes to the natural cave where the Originium Slug was located, and hovered there.

"I'll drop the Big Ugly' Big Ugly 're riding right off the ground. Don't worry, it has considerable shock absorption capabilities; you won't be in any danger."

As Su Rui spoke, a pleasant smile crept onto her lips, and she gently squeezed the Eunectes's shoulder, urging it on:

"Alright, it's time to begin. Pilot, get into the cockpit now."

"Hmm." The Eunectes took a deep breath, its chest heaving, and then nimbly climbed into the cockpit of the Big Ugly. After pressing the login authentication button, metal armor slowly rose around the originally open cockpit, completely enveloping the Eunectes and preventing it from seeing any light from the outside.

"Su Rui? It seems we've overlooked something?"

Closure looked at the completely enclosed Big Ugly with some confusion, then turned to Su Rui beside her. "This mech seems to be unable to see the outside environment. If that's the case, then it can't be piloted, right?"

The Eunectes shared similar thoughts with Closure, but Su Rui's voice reassured them both:

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems with what I design."

Su Rui spoke, the cockpit as seen through the eyes of the Eunectes was displayed on the aircraft's screen. Although initially only the lights illuminated the somewhat cramped environment, it was just a small, five-meter-class mech, so don't expect much space.

Just as Closure and the Eunectes were puzzled, they saw the Big Ugly's system start running, flashing lights, and then stop. The area where the armor plate should have been lit up, revealing the outside environment.

The feeling was like sitting completely unprotected in an open airplane cabin; both the Eunectes and Closure couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.

"I didn't expect this to be how we observe the outside world. I originally thought..."

"I thought I'd leave a small observation window for you to observe your surroundings? That would be too inconvenient for grasping the situation on the battlefield."

As Su Rui spoke, she urged the Eunectes was still adjusting to the new perspective, to hurry up and set off:

"Alright, not only this holographic view, but also radar to help you determine if there are any threats behind you. Let's get going, stop dawdling."

"Knew."

The Eunectes nodded, maneuvered the Big Ugly to its feet, and walked from the somewhat low cabin of the aircraft toward the exit. Standing in mid-air, it looked uncertainly at the environment below.

"Don't worry, as I said, Big Ugly has a buffer device, and it's automatic, so you just need to drive Big Ugly straight out, Big Ugly knows how to land."

"All right."

The Eunectes took a deep breath and, as Su Rui had instructed, piloted the Big Ugly out of the aircraft's cabin, descending towards the natural cave that wasn't actually that far below.

However, even though the aircraft's hovering height is not high above the ground, a distance of nearly one hundred meters could still damage a heavy metal object like the Big Ugly.

Of course, this was just the Eunectes's illusion; in any case, even if the Big Ugly were to fall freely from this height, it wouldn't suffer any damage.

Urged on by Su Rui, the Eunectes was still somewhat uneasy. Even though she could feel that the Big Ugly had started its landing maneuver, she was still a little nervous.

Fortunately, Su Rui was right. Several nozzles on the Big Ugly's metal body began to spew out gas or white flames, propelling the Big Ugly to slow its descent, and finally it landed on the ground in a very stable manner.

"It's time to begin the mission, Senran."

Su Rui urged, "From now on, you're our ace pilot. Go on, I won't activate the scanning mission for you this time. Use the Big Ugly radar to locate the target, then wipe out all the Originium Slug here. By the way, there are some rare minerals in these Originium Slug caves, which were a reward for completing the Light Card. Whether you sell them or use them as materials later is up to you."

"I'm ready."

The Eunectes glanced at the radar on its screen; all hostile live targets had been marked. There should only be Originium Slug among them, right?

With this in mind, the Eunectes drew its Chainsaw Sword from Big Ugly's waist and familiarized itself with Big Ugly's weapon once more.

Besides the Chainsaw Sword and Chest Cannon, the shoulders and waist are also equipped with Laser Cannon and live ammunition weapons.

However, Senran felt that he couldn't control so many weapons at once.

With this in mind, the Eunectes rushed into the cave. The Big Ugly designed by Su Rui was not very loud when it moved; any background noise was almost negligible.

However, the cave was far too quiet; in fact, it was almost completely silent. The soft rustling of the Originium Slug crawling around was far too quiet compared to the sound of the Eunectes's mech.

So, as the Chainsaw Sword in Big Ugly's hand tore all the Originium Slug in front of him into pieces, the noise of the Chainsaw Sword also attracted more and more Originium Slug.

"It seems you don't need to look for the location of any Originium Slug anymore; they've all been attracted by the sound you made. Remember not to rush in too hastily. If you rush into an open area and get attacked by a large number of Acid Originium Slug at the same time, it will be quite dangerous."

After all, the Big Ugly was made using Terra's technology. If it were exposed to the attack range of hundreds of Acid Originium Slug at once, its shield could be temporarily worn away. If the Eunectes wanted to continue fighting at that point, its situation would become extremely dangerous.

"I know, there are just too many of these insects."

The Eunectes wielded the Chainsaw Sword on both of Big Ugly's hands, annihilating all the Originium Slug that rushed towards Big Ugly. Then, it used the Laser Cannon on its shoulders to blast through one or two larger, more threatening Acid Originium Slug in the distance.

The scorching laser melted and pierced through the carapace of the Acid Originium Slug without any hindrance, leaving only a brainless body.

Of course, there are also the Autocannon on its waist. Because they need to be reloaded constantly, the Eunectes doesn't have much energy to use these two weapons. Instead, it prefers to use the Chest Cannon that can be constantly recharged.

Considering the potential ammunition shortage on the battlefield, Su Rui designed the Chest Cannon as a ranged weapon that uses energy to emit shockwaves.

Volume 8, Chapter 483: Chainsaw Sword

As the energy cannon on Big Ugly's chest finished charging, the Eunectes immediately distanced herself from the Originium Slug that were about to surround her, and while maneuvering Big Ugly backward, she launched the Chest Cannon.

The shockwave erupted from the Big Ugly's chest, turning all the Originium Slug in a large area in front of him into Ash.

In an instant, the Originium Slug in a large area in front of them were instantly turned into a pool of slime by the shockwave.

This scene was incredibly stress-relieving, but the Eunectes wasn't actually that happy. This was already the third wave of Originium Slug she'd eliminated, and she still hadn't seen the Originium Insect Leader that Su Rui had mentioned.

"If there weren't enough Originium Slug here, I wouldn't have chosen this place. However, the performance of the Big Ugly has been tested, and in fact, the Big Ugly does deal a bit too much damage to deal with these Originium Slug, so you'll find it a bit difficult to fight them."

As Su Rui said this, she still broke the rules she had initially agreed upon and opened the scanned map, displaying it in the Eunectes's field of vision:

"Look, there aren't many Originium Slug left in this natural mine. The Originium Insect Leader not only didn't show up, but also slipped into the cave. That's probably why it was able to grow so big."

Su Rui specifically marked the location of the Originium Insect Leader in the Eunectes's field of vision, and then encouraged it:

"So, you don't have many opponents left, but your Big Ugly is almost unharmed, isn't he?"

"Hmm." The Eunectes nodded, glancing at the Big Ugly mech displayed on the screen, and nodded in agreement.

Although I don't quite understand the principle behind the shield that Su Rui installed, which allows the shield's energy to recover so quickly and its durability to be so long.

However, the Eunectes had indeed witnessed the effectiveness of the shield. Even when swarms of Acid Originium Slug fired acid at the Big Ugly, it was all blocked by the Big Ugly's shield. The only result of these attacks was that the Big Ugly's shield energy was consumed faster.

Moreover, through the Scanning Vision provided by Su Rui, the Eunectes also saw the Originium Slug in front of it. Although there were many of them, they were the last remaining ones. Once they were dealt with, they could head towards the location of the Originium Insect Leader was trying to hide deep in the cave.

Seeing the Originium Slug gradually gathering together and charging towards the Big Ugly order to attack it, the Eunectes couldn't help but smile, and then pressed the Big Ugly's Chest Cannon.

As the Chest Cannon charged, the Originium Slug gradually approached, getting closer and closer. To prevent them from rushing to his face, the Eunectes piloted the Big Ugly one step back, then stood still, maintaining stability, and aimed at the Originium Slug that were unaware of the approaching danger.