"Holy crap, what kind of damage is that?!"
"I was only grazed by the blast wave and I died!"
"My experience points are dropping so drastically!"
The first wave of players who rushed out died heroically, while the remaining players were taken aback by the firepower of the Germinal Army.
"The mission requirement is to deal the highest damage. As long as we deal damage, it doesn't matter if we die. Go!"
Chop into Eighteen Pieces with a gritted tooth.
The death penalty in Galaxy is severe; you lose experience points according to your level. You can only revive ten times in six days, and the time for each subsequent revival will be extended. Once the limit is reached, you will be forced offline. However, it is worth dying once or twice for the reward pool missions.
The Sky Domain shared the same idea, and other players followed suit. Although they were a disorganized bunch, the thousands of them charged forward fearlessly, which startled the Germinal Soldiers.
"Are these enemies all here to die?!" Cerberus exclaimed in astonishment. He had never seen such a fearless force before, like a pack of hungry wolves, determined to bite them even at the cost of their lives.
Their aura was indeed intimidating, but their combat strength... was truly appalling.
"A rabble, overestimating themselves. Since they're courting death, let's grant them their wish!" Frail sneered and quickly gave the order. Because of the landmines in the forest, the armored vehicles did not advance. The Germinal used the armored vehicles as their position to launch a counterattack, killing players wave after wave like leeks.
"We can't even scratch them!"
I've already died twice!
The situation was completely one-sided; players were being slaughtered, falling in droves, but for the sake of the mission rewards, they were still fighting back fiercely, determined to deal some damage even if it meant dying.
"I'll give them a surprise." Cerberus grinned maliciously. He glanced at the group of enemies, finding them no threat whatsoever, and couldn't resist the urge to strike.
Frail frowned. "Don't go too far, we're in a hurry."
"Hmph, I'm always quick to act."
Cerberus leaped off the armored vehicle, his powerful physique propelling him like a cannonball towards the players. He kicked one player, crushing his chest, and slammed him into a tree, sending a spray of blood flying. The players' pistols posed no threat to Cerberus; they had already dodged the aim, and even if they were hit, the damage would be in the single digits.
Cerberus was like a tiger among sheep, slaughtering indiscriminately. Players retreated in panic, only to be chased and killed without any chance to fight back. Many people threw a Detection at him.
[Cerberus-?]
[grade:?]
[property:?]
[Danger Level: Extremely Lethal]
This is another extremely deadly situation! They had no concept of this level of danger until now, when they realized just how vast the difference was.
The combat power of high-ranking individuals is indeed terrifying.
"Black Phantom must have strength similar to Cerberus's," many players thought to themselves.
Cerberus was covered in blood, resembling a ferocious beast. The scene was so realistic that some timid players were frightened and quickly switched to censored mode to reduce the gore. Others turned on the recording function to capture the scene of blood flying everywhere.
A player who had fallen in panic was trampled under the feet of Cerberus. Cerberus, caught up in the killing frenzy, grinned and was about to crush the player like a cockroach when suddenly a huge flower of blood burst open in his chest, and a cavity that was completely pierced open in the heart area.
Cerberus froze, his expression frozen on his face, and he collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound.
"Dead?"
He was instantly killed!
The players were astonished and bewildered. How could the enemy, who had just been like a bloodthirsty demon, have fallen so suddenly?
Only then did the faint crackling sound of a Sniping rifle rang out from afar.
The Azure Sky, the Chop into Eighteen Pieces, and the surviving players all turned to look in the direction of the gunshot. They all remembered that it was where Black Phantom had ambushed them.
That shot was fired by Black Phantom!
"Such a formidable enemy was instantly killed by Black Phantom with a single shot!"
Players gasped in shock. Black Phantom was extremely dangerous, but far more so than Cerberus!
Black Phantom was clearly a higher-level figure, his strength was on a completely different level. The thought that the formidable Cerberus was killed in one shot made the players' impression of Han Xiao suddenly become unfathomable.
It can kill someone in an instant, it's terrifying...
"Cerberus's aura is extremely resilient, how could he be instantly killed?" Frail exclaimed in horror.
The power of that shot seems familiar; Sniping instantly killing a superhuman... it seems only one person could do that.
Frail's expression changed drastically.
"The Blood Pact Union's Ghost Class Black Phantom! Damn it, why would a monster of this level bother us? Isn't he only a bounty hunter?!"
Like a tree casting a shadow on a tree, Black Phantom has risen to prominence in the underworld in the past two months. His achievements and exploits are remarkable. He instantly killed "Ashes of Lightning" Bai Jin and "Frenzied Hound" Nordric. Even the infamous Hidden Demon was Pursuit by Black Phantom like a stray dog and was almost killed. Black Phantom has become the most sought-after assassin in the Blood Pact Union, and people are terrified of him.
Germinal had already given orders not to provoke Black Phantom; even the organization was unwilling to provoke such a troublesome super assassin.
Frail, feeling the urge to retreat, hastily ordered, "Withdraw immediately!"
But it was too late!
Han Xiao activated the EMP system that had been pre-installed. The armored vehicles within the effective range were immediately disabled. A third of the vehicles escaped the interference zone, including Frail's command vehicle.
Frail couldn't control the troops and turned to leave.
"Once you're in my sight, you're not getting away."
Han Xiao's eyes were icy. He then started a program and, using his maxed-out [Basic Programming] skills, bound most of the mechanical control systems to the computer, allowing for remote control.
Three hundred meters to the flank of the Germinal troops, three metal discs lay quietly in the soil. Suddenly, the discs split open from the middle, and the mechanisms folded and transformed into a multi-barreled heavy machine gun, becoming a small automatic turret. The metal discs became the turret's base. This was Foldable Mini Turret Han Xiao had planted long ago, equipped with an automated fire control system. Its ammunition consisted entirely of armor-piercing high-explosive rounds, with a range and radius of 500 meters.
The Foldable Mini Turret, one of the new blueprints Han Xiao tinkered with, is a fixed turret created through knowledge fusion. He incorporated folding technology and other miscellaneous blueprint principles, creating it after hundreds of failures. It took him a lot of effort, but it's very practical. Knowledge fusion can also produce similar things, but creating it himself saved him a lot of experience.
As Han Xiao gained a deeper understanding of blueprints, his ability to truly grasp the value of knowledge became increasingly apparent.
In the past two months, he has acquired the remaining three Basic Knowledge from friendly factions: [Basic Energy Conversion], [Basic Thermodynamics], and [Basic Acoustics]. He has now mastered all fifteen Basic Knowledge. In his previous life, players who could collect all the Basic Knowledge at level 40 were extremely rare, and even some who reached the maximum level had not been able to learn them all.
The multi-barrel cannon automatically targeted the Germinal troops 200 meters away. After a one-second warm-up, it spewed out a scorching Rainstorm of steel, piercing and snapping the trees blocking the way. The barrage instantly riddled the Germinal armored vehicles with holes!
The flames were blinding! The screams were piercing!
A Foldable Mini Turret is very expensive to build, and ammunition is also very expensive. Mechanic Class combat is all about burning money, but once funds are sufficient, Mechanic Class can unleash overwhelming offensive power. Only someone as wealthy as Han Xiao can unleash the capabilities of Mechanic Class without restraint.
The turret's firepower startled the players, who then became ecstatic.
"So this is how Mechanic Class fight!"
"He actually managed to crush an entire army all by himself!"
"That's amazing!"
Han Xiao wasn't idle either, using his Sniping rifle to pick off enemies one by one. Seeing the players' excited expressions, he smiled inwardly. Originally, there was no need to use turrets to deal with this group of Germinal troops, but in order to let the players see the destructive power of the Mechanic Class, he spared no expense and successfully aroused the players' interest.
Appearances can be deceiving. Once players truly understand the costs of the Mechanic Class, they'll realize that one phrase perfectly describes it:
--Use euros to create happiness, if you don't have money, you can't play anymore.
One major reason why the Mechanic Class was weak in the early stages was that it was extremely poor!
The enemy was routed, and everyone realized this was the best opportunity to finish them off, so they excitedly rushed forward. Maple Moon also fired; her Sniping scope was equipped with electromagnetic scanning and aiming assistance, and almost every shot hit the Germinal soldiers, providing stable output and becoming more and more adept at the fight.
Although the realism of the war scenes made Maple Moon a little uncomfortable, she had experienced bloody scenes in other games and quickly adapted. The panel also allowed her to adjust the visual effects and reduce the gore.
Han Xiao shot Frail through the knee with two shots, leaving him alive, then switched to Red Falcon and quickly wiped out the Germinal soldiers. His killing efficiency was much faster than the players', one shot, one kill.
The gunfire ceased, the battle ended, and the players looked on with a sense of lingering excitement.
Ignoring the pain from his legs being pierced, Frail stared in horror at the group of ragged players. He had clearly witnessed the battle; many had been killed, yet they had reappeared.
Are these people immortal?!
Frail was bewildered.
Han Xiao, dressed in black, appeared, and the noisy and excited players quieted down.
Han Xiao approached Frail, squatted down, stared into Frail's shocked and angry eyes, and said calmly, "Where were you originally planning to go?"
"Black Phantom, Germinal will never let you get away with this!" Frail glared angrily, showing great backbone.
You've got it backwards.
Han Xiao remained expressionless, grabbed Frail by the collar, and walked into a nearby grove of trees. Soon after, inhuman screams rang out, extremely shrill and agonizing.
The players shuddered; just from the sound, they could imagine how horrific the treatment Frail had suffered.
The screams stopped ten minutes later, and Han Xiao reappeared, but Frail was nowhere to be seen.
He wiped the blood off his hands with a rag, having obtained the information he needed. Seeing the other players staring at him expectantly, he completed the prize pool mission.
Players received a notification simultaneously.
"[Hunting Germinal] is complete, with a current prize pool of 520,000 experience points."
"Output ranking: First - Maple Moon (solo), Second - Azure Sky (team), Third - Chop into Eighteen Pieces (team), Fourth..."
"The prize pool experience will be distributed in installments of 30%, 25%, 20%, 15%, and 10%."
An uproar erupted; the rankings were completely unexpected.
"He has surpassed both the Sky Domain and the Kill the World."
"Unbelievable that a single player made the list!"
Who is Maple Moon? A professional gamer?
"I've never heard of this ID before."
The players are in an uproar.