Division of Labor

Where are they?!

The Taotie Clam stared wide-eyed. "Why did that Mute Demon vanish into thin air?!"

Ding ding ding.

The Clam felt someone tapping on its armored shell.

"Clam, we need to have a serious talk."

The Clam was taken aback by what it heard, and then opened the hatch.

But then they saw Qin Yiguan standing with his hands behind his back, atop the Wuxing!

"Holy crap!"

"Yiguan!"

How did you get in here?!

But the young man in black slowly said, "This matter is a bit complicated."

15 minutes later.

"What!"

"The Breath of the Mute is actually like this?!"

"That boss was really my dad!"

"You're that S1 trash?!"

"I actually took down Divine Mech Six!"

"I even poked You Long in the crotch!"

"It feels like a dream!"

Clam sat on Emperor Wuxing's shoulder, its eyes wide, and heard the most absurd yet true story in the world!

"That's right."

Qin Yiguan tilted his head back. "Look, these ' Mute Demon ' in your view are just surrounding you with weapons, but they're not attacking you. Because you've left the cockpit, Emperor Wuxing is frozen in the present world, and they can't see the two of us at all!"

The Clam scanned its surroundings, its lips twitching. "It really is!"

now.

Qin Yiguan looked at the imposing Emperor Wuxing and said, "Clam, haven't you realized a problem?"

What Qin Yiguan was thinking at this moment.

Since Emperor Wuxing is so powerful, he must have received multiple upgrade rewards, just like the mechs in the warehouse. This means that the Clam in reality...

"I realize."

The Clam suddenly lowered its head slightly, its expression indescribably strange. "This is terrifying."

Immediately.

Clam suddenly looked up, staring intently at Qin Yiguan, "You really are a little monster! You can actually travel between the game world and the real world! You've shocked me for a million years!"

Qin Yiguan stumbled and almost fell off Emperor Wuxing's shoulder.

So be it.

Since the Clam wasn't aware of it, I won't bring it up deliberately.

He's just a high school student who loves playing games. If he knew his hands were stained with blood, he would probably find it hard to accept!

In this distorted world, everyone has sin on their hands.

"If... I received a mission to assassinate my father, then..."

Clam suddenly realized something and quickly opened the world mission panel. His expression immediately changed. "Oh no! The top five mechs have all received special missions and have all been deployed!"

"I know the real identity of one of them. Although I hate him and he even looked down on me, in reality he's just an ordinary small-time hoodlum!"

"His mission was to assassinate the leader of the Western District of the Mute Demon. In reality, this 'leader' is at least a sector commander!"

Qin Yiguan frowned slightly. "Your father, the Mute Demon with glasses from earlier, seems to have received urgent orders as well. He's even neglecting your Wuxing Emperor Wuxing. It's probably... related to that assassination mission!"

Clam suddenly clenched her fist, "I can't let this continue!"

Qin Yiguan suddenly turned around, "You... you want to stop those five mechs?!"

"Yes."

The Clam's eyes lit up. "I want to do something meaningful."

"Now that you've seen their mission, finding them within ' The Breath of the Mute ' shouldn't be a problem."

Qin Yiguan pondered, "The problem is, your overall combat strength ranks sixth, while they are in the top five. Moreover, Emperor Wuxing is already in such a damaged state..."

"Hehe."

Suddenly, Clam laughed, "Yiguan, to tell you the truth, from the first day I started playing this game, my goal has been to be number one on the power ranking. My dad always said there are only two kinds of people in this world: the number one, and everyone else!"

"So."

Clam suddenly puffed out her chest, "Emperor Wuxing is just one of my mechs! My private base houses five other mechs! These five mechs are the result of seven months of research into the top five on the leaderboard. In every aspect—performance, advantages, attack moves, size, etc.—they are completely one-on-one counters to the top five!"

At this moment, Qin Yiguan's eyes also gleamed slightly, and a strange surge of passion welled up within him. "Clam, to be honest, after knowing each other for so many years, this is the first time I've ever felt... that you are truly outstanding!"

"Ha ha."

The Clam laughed, "Yiguan? Everyone can find their value in a specific field. As the saying goes, 'It takes ten years to hone a sword,' time flies like an arrow. Even I, the Taotie Clam, can show off!"

Qin Yiguan also smiled.

He was happy for his friend's awakening.

Immediately, Qin Yiguan narrowed his eyes slightly, "Then, let's make a simple division of labor. You go and intercept those five killer mechs, and I..."

Qin Yiguan looked into the distance and whispered, "I need to find the mastermind behind ' The Breath of the Mute '!"

In that instant.

Clam grasped Qin Yiguan's hand and pressed the teleportation button.

The two figures flashed with light and appeared at the Clam's exclusive base.

This is not hard to understand.

In "Breath of the Mute," players control mechs only in the 'real' world, while the players are merely a kind of code; wanting to 'return to town' is simply a matter of a program command.

at the same time.

Qin Yiguan saw the Clam's five incredibly cool and restrained mechs.

After the Clam entered one of the machines and started successfully...

Qin Yiguan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The AI in "Breath of the Mute" seems to have its limits and cannot monitor every player in real time. Otherwise, simply disabling Clam's game permissions would render Clam useless!

What exactly is this ' Mute Demon AI'?!

Why can't even the God's Abandoned One crack its core program?!

Why is its code both binary and not binary?!

Why did it create such a massive 'game tool' without anyone noticing?

Does it also have its own servers, a large computing unit, and hundreds or thousands of core employees?

And that's the first step in investigating it.

The Clam have already given us the direction.

In the world of "Breath of the Mute," in the center of the Titanium Inscription Continent.

An Official Fortress was built there.

The game's designers and engineers also live within it under virtual identities!

However, that place is the highest secret in the entire game world; no one has ever been inside!

The 'real' world.

Taotie Mitian watched a surveillance video. A combat mech with a matte black paint job was floating above a pile of ruins, flapping its metal wings and ejecting particle thrusters from its back.

Those ruins were the residence of a top mechanical manufacturing expert in Sector B9, who had long since perished there!

"This black mech is very powerful; its rating is at least P2."

Taotie Mitian squinted, "When did this happen? So many unheard-of new mechs suddenly appear on the market? As a seasoned professional in the industry, I feel like a complete novice!!"

"Dr. Tian."

The commander of the mecha unit behind him said, "Right now, the only mechas we can deploy are the historical models, Divine Machine Five and Divine Machine Four. As per your instructions, Divine Machine Four has already moved to the location of this black mecha to snipe it."

Taotie Mitian pondered for a moment, "Give me the footage of Divine Machine Four; I want to observe their battle."

The next moment.

A brand new image lit up on the virtual screen in front of them.

Taotie Mitian's expression changed instantly, and his eyes twitched violently.

Just moments ago, he was watching historical footage of the black-winged mech; now, in the live broadcast, he sees the wreckage of the Divine Machine Four!

And then there was that black mech, like a demon god, floating in the air, its metallic wings gleaming!

"How is this possible?!"

"Six minutes, only six minutes, and the Divine Machine Four has already been destroyed?!"

Taotie Mitian exclaimed in disbelief, "This is impossible! Even though the Divine Machine Four is an outdated model, it couldn't possibly be this weak!"

The words of Taotie Mitian had barely faded.

But then a dazzling golden light flashed in the sky, still that exaggerated golden paint, still that red coiled dragon pattern!

Another mech fell from the sky!

Behind this 7-meter-tall mecha stood seven enormous flagpoles, resembling a Peking Opera character with a 'back flag' stuck in his back!

Swish!

The flagpole behind the golden mecha extended and lengthened, then suddenly opened, forming a massive particle grid covering 300 square meters!

An area spanning tens of kilometers was instantly enveloped by some unknown force field.

A violent stream of particles surged within it!

The golden mech rapidly approached the black-winged mech!

But a strange thing happened: the previously incredibly agile black winged mech seemed to be sluggish in its flapping speed, its body became stiff, and its movement speed decreased significantly!

Boom!

Boom!

Suddenly, the golden mecha's arm shot out, dragging a long iron chain behind it, instantly locking the black winged mecha's shoulder!

The black-winged mechs that had previously moved like ghosts are now stuck in the quagmire.

The golden-painted mecha, its chest armor flipping up to form a giant drill, soared into the sky and, with the help of its two grappling hooks, pulled the black-winged mecha into its arms!

Click!

The ear-piercing sounds of the mechs shattering and scraping filled the air.

But then, a huge drill pierced through the chest of the black winged mech, and the entire mech lost power, plummeting straight down from the sky!

then.

The golden mech retracted all its weapon systems, its thrusters roared to life, and it vanished into the distance.

"Dr. Tian, this mech... and the one that just attacked you... were designed by the same person, and should also be piloted by the same person!"

"Could it be... that really is your child?!"

The Taotie Mitian was utterly astonished!

Firstly, people were shocked by the capabilities of this golden mecha. Its performance was incredibly powerful, and it seemed to have been created specifically to counter the black-winged mecha!

Secondly, Taotie Mitian saw a line of Chinese characters on the back of the golden mecha: "Wuxing Two".

"Wuxing Two?"

"Wuxing?!"

Taotie Mitian burst out of the door and arrived at the test field, where the golden mech that had just tried to assassinate him was still stationary.

Taotie Mitian knew that this mecha was remotely piloted, and the pilot had long since severed communication with it.

now.

This mech resembles a hero in his twilight years, its golden paintwork covered in scratches, and one of its arms completely ruined, hanging limply.

Taotie Mitian circled around to the side of the mecha, narrowed his eyes, and suddenly noticed a line of Chinese characters printed on the mecha's arm: "Wuxing".

"Wuxing..."

Taotie Mitian muttered to himself, suddenly recalling a conversation he had with his son when he was young.

"Dad, why are you so busy every day?"

"Because Dad has a dream."

"What is a dream?"

"Dad's dream... it's actually quite difficult to achieve."

"Dad, you have to keep going before you can have hope. You have to say it."

My dream... is called -- strengthening the nation through armed force.

now.

Taotie Mitian reached out and touched the golden mecha, "So your name is Wuxing..."

At that moment, his body trembled, and tears streamed down his face.