The hatch of the Blacklight Stealth opened, and Han Xiao, dressed in a black trench coat, appeared before everyone. He was very far away, as tiny as an ant, just a Enderman.
Han Xiao leaped into the air, and in the players' sight, this Enderman quickly landed in the center of the beast horde.
Boom!!
The next instant, a shockwave like a fierce wind exploded in the center of the beast horde, splashing up large patches of muddy black soil, and rainwater burst into mist.
Dozens of wild animals around the landing point were sent flying, hurled hundreds of meters away, and collided with other wild animals.
Bang bang bang...
One after another, wild beasts fell to the ground, rolling around in the mud and water, looking utterly pathetic.
Four giant mechanical wrists touched, fingers spread, palms facing down, pointing to the cardinal directions, like blooming metal flowers, with Han Xiao standing on the flower's stamen.
The ground blasted open into a small crater, and the area around Han Xiao became an open space.
The beasts roared at Han Xiao from all directions, their breath forming white mist in the Rainstorm. They scratched the ground with their claws or hooves, not daring to pounce immediately, showing their fear of this uninvited guest.
"It's only been a few minutes! He got here so fast!"
"As expected, there's more to the story; Black Star is going to fight himself!"
These players perked up. Since Black Star's return, he had only made a handful of appearances—just how powerful was Black Star? This had always been a question in the players' minds. Many of them quickly turned on the recording function and posted the recordings in real time on the forum, benefiting the community.
Millions of players on Planet Aquamarine who were unable to attend in person watched the event through the forums, with countless eyes focused on Han Xiao, filled with tension and anticipation.
"Finally found you, you even created a body for me... Hey, why do you look so familiar?"
Han Xiao's gaze swept past the beast and locked onto the Mutation Source. He looked it over, his expression surprised. He found the Mutation Source's features somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before. After thinking for a moment, his heart skipped a beat. These features, these eyebrows, this physique... how come they look a bit like the long-dead Germinal Leader? It must be his imagination.
"I know you..." the Mutation Source began slowly, its tone strange and its voice sounding very awkward.
Manipulating infected individuals is the instinct and nature of the Mutation Source, just like a normal person controlling their hands and feet. However, at this stage of development, the Mutation Source manipulates the infected individuals with a specific purpose, and the surrounding herds of beasts are its assembled "army." The Mutation Source itself possesses consciousness and shares the senses of the infected individuals; each infected individual is its eyes and ears. It is not surprising that the refugees in the Sanctuary often see Han Xiao, as it is not surprising that the Mutation Source recognizes him.
"Oh ho, it can even talk." Han Xiao chuckled.
"Some of my senses... have become dulled... Did you do this? Why... did you hurt me?"
The Mutation Source spoke haltingly. The Goddora suppression device took effect, bringing the condition of infected individuals in a large area under control and suppressing its abilities. Like numbness in the hands and feet, these senses were no longer as "flexible" as before, becoming dull and difficult to control.
In its mind, anything that steals its senses is an enemy, but it always feels wronged and confused. It simply lives according to its instincts and doesn't understand why others always want to hurt it.
Han Xiao flashed forward, faster than lightning, and punched the Mutation Source's head. He had no interest in answering questions; the Mutation Source had to be eliminated, no need for nonsense.
At the moment of impact, mechanical components unfolded along the arm, transforming the fist into a meter-long alloy Iron Fist, gleaming with blue electric light and containing the power to penetrate armor.
The impact was immense; the contact point between the metal fist and the Mutation Source's body exploded, creating a ring of splashing water.
Bang!!
The Mutation Source's facial features were smashed into smooth planes, like a baseball hit with a home run, and it flew straight out.
"Roar--"
The moment the mission was triggered, the Mutation Source that had been knocked away decisively inflicted anger on the beasts, instantly turning their eyes bloodshot and causing them to go Berserk!
Taking advantage of the brief moment, the panel displayed enemy information. Han Xiao quickly glanced at it and narrowed his eyes.
"The Mutation Source is only in its semi-mature stage, far inferior to its fully mature form. Its attributes are completely overwhelmed by me, which is good news. However, this guy is a special life form and also has a BOSS template. Although it's only level 75, its HP reaches 12,000! Sure enough, it also has several specializations exactly the same as in my previous life's storyline, making it very difficult to kill..."
[Super Cell Proliferation Control]: Use energy to proliferate cells and restore damage. Energy is converted into health at a ratio of 1:10, with a maximum recovery rate of 50% health per second.
[High-Efficiency Energy Absorption]: When attacked by physical, energy, or magical attacks, a portion of the damage that is mitigated by resistance will be converted into energy.
[Talent: Special Material Form]: Constantly reduces damage taken by 75%.
These three feats are the abilities of the Mutation Source, and their effects are all at the template feat level, giving the Mutation Source extremely tenacious vitality. The damage caused by that punch was recovered in the blink of an eye. The first feat makes the Mutation Source's recovery ability incredibly amazing. As long as there is enough energy, it can recover 6,000 health per second!
The latter two specializations provide him with ample energy. If an attack theoretically deals 100 damage, only 25 damage will be dealt to the Mutation Source. The 75 theoretical damage that is negated will replenish the Mutation Source with 75 energy points. Energy is the Mutation Source's lifeline.
Converted to health, this means that for every 25 points of damage taken, the Mutation Source can recover 750 health points!
Without the destruction injection developed by Goddora, it would be difficult to kill the Mutation Source unless it deals more than 6,000 damage per second or is instantly killed.
Nagokin said the injection could instantly kill the Mutation Source, but that was only the ideal scenario for the research department. In reality, giving the Mutation Source an injection wouldn't eliminate it.
Han Xiao remembered the situation in his previous life. One injection reduced the Mutation Source's maximum health by 25%, and the effects of the three template feats were halved, which meant that the Mutation Source became more vulnerable. Taking 100 points of theoretical damage as an example, this time it could deal 62.5 points of actual damage, which was equivalent to the Mutation Source recovering 187.5 health points, and it could recover up to 25% of its health per second.
If injected a second time, the Mutation Source be even more vulnerable. Only after three consecutive injections will the Mutation Source begin to collapse structurally. In fact, Han Xiao thought this was a matter of dosage, but unfortunately, there was only one chance for the final battle, and no more opportunities to try.
Later, the Mutation Disaster became a dungeon distributed by Goddora. The injections, as essential items for the quest, had a fixed dosage, preventing players from modifying them privately.
The injection in Han Xiao's hand was already sealed and could not be altered.
As the Mutation Source was sent flying by Han Xiao's punch, hundreds of players watching from afar suddenly had a Grade B quest triggered on their interface—[Destroy the Source]!
This is a boss quest that comes with the main storyline of Mutation Disaster, and it is the final battle quest. It appears more than a year earlier than the previous storyline.
Han Xiao also triggered this task.
The basic reward for [Destroy the Source] is 800,000 experience points. The mission requirements are simple: deal with the Mutation Source and its beast army. The more beasts you kill, the higher your mission rating will be, and you will receive additional rewards.
Defeating the Mutation Source will earn you the highest rating, as stated in the mission description, but the corresponding rewards are not mentioned.
However, Han Xiao knew that because only one person could complete it, the first kill reward was extremely generous, one of which was obtaining two skills or feats of the Mutation Source.
During the decisive battle in the previous life, the guilds schemed against each other on the battlefield, vying for the first kill. In the end, it was the Dynasty Club's Kings and Generals snatched the kill.
But now, Han Xiao could only apologize to the Kings and Generals in his heart.
He was determined to get the first kill reward!