A blue shadow flashed across the wilderness, stirring up a howling wind.
"Boss, where are we going to fight?" Crassus asked as he ran.
"Let's go check out Manticore Ridge first," Logo replied, his Eye of Insight flashing with light.
The higher the life rank, the more powerful this Miracle Creation will become, growing alongside Logo.
Leaving aside its computing power, which is comparable to that of a quantum computer, its detection and reconnaissance capabilities alone have been of immense use to Logo.
Now, with the Eye of Insight activated, everything within a 5-kilometer radius is clearly visible.
Nothing can stop the Eye of Insight from seeing through things; it can see right through things.
This terrifying reconnaissance ability is like a divine intervention when used to search for prey.
This is why Logo is confident in dominating the hunting grounds.
With the map cheat activated, who can compare?
"Alright!" Upon hearing Logo's words, Crassus immediately changed direction and ran towards the northeast.
The Tier Four Cloud Thunder Tiger runs faster on the ground than many flying vehicles. Even without activating [Extreme Speed Gait - Flying Cloud], it can cover a hundred meters in the blink of an eye and cross a thousand meters in just eight or nine seconds.
This is still due to the added weight. Although the magnetic levitation module reduces the weight of the mech and weapon boxes, it still weighs several hundred kilograms when Logo is added.
Otherwise, Crassus's speed could be 50-60% faster.
At this speed, Crassus quickly carried Logo to the vicinity of Manticore Ridge.
Looking up, a continuous mountain forest comes into view, with lush foliage, misty atmosphere, and beautiful scenery, full of the spirit of nature.
It is called Manticore Ridge because many monsters called "Manticore" live in this mountain range. They have the bodies of Lion, wings on their backs that allow them to soar through the sky, and tails like venomous scorpions that are not only highly venomous but also have strong penetrating power, easily tearing their prey apart.
The Manticore population is enormous. As you approach Manticore Ridge, you can frequently see Manticore soaring among the treetops and hear their sharp, piercing roars.
Logo and Crassus donned their mechs at the same time.
The mech's built-in optical stealth system activated, and the color of its external armor changed. With the cooperation of the intelligent system, it blended into the surrounding environment, just like a chameleon.
Crassus led the way, Logo brought up the rear.
The man and the tiger maintained a distance of about 400 meters as they continued forward, heading straight into Manticore Ridge.
With a thought, a palm-sized opening appeared in the mecha's right arm, from which a swarm of light brown bees flew out.
These little guys are much smaller than a little finger.
From the outside, they are no different from bees in their natural habitat.
In reality, they are all biomimetic drones.
Not only does it possess remarkable reconnaissance capabilities, but it is also filled with a variant of Red Crystal Gunpowder.
Despite its small size, its explosive power is comparable to that of a high-explosive grenade.
Logo gave these adorable little creatures a fitting name: "Self-Destruct Bee".
With such outstanding performance, the cost of the Self-Destruct Bee is naturally not low.
A potion costing 15 Ta Pound, equivalent to 15,000 Crimson Notes, is only about the same price as a bottle of ordinary one-star quality potion.
Logo just released a swarm of 50 Self-Destruct Bee, which weighs 750 Ta Pound.
Combat equals burning money; that's the alchemist's consistent style.
Fifty Self-Destruct Bee scattered, distributed within a radius of 500 meters centered on Logo. The detectors were activated, and a large amount of environmental data and information were collected and flooded into the mind.
While the Eye of Insight is powerful, it also consumes a lot of resources.
Everything in the world is subject to the principle of balance; the conservation of energy is, at least, a natural law that Logo must abide by now.
Each time he activates the Eye of Insight, it rapidly depletes his stamina and energy, especially when he's at full power. With Logo's current stamina, he can only maintain it for a few minutes.
Therefore, he usually activates it briefly every ten minutes to scan the surroundings, and the remaining time is left to the Self-Destruct Bee to handle reconnaissance.
Five minutes later.
"Crassus, attention! At the 11 o'clock position ahead, there are Snake Gang members moving into Manticore Ridge. There are five targets in total, all Mid-Rank Transcendent, two at the Tier Five and three at the Tier Four. Proceed according to Operation Plan Number One!"
"Clear!"
Crassus's eyes flashed with electricity, the mech leaped up with blazing lightning, its limbs slightly bent, and in the next instant, it vanished.
With his streamlined body moving in optical stealth mode, and enhanced by his innate abilities, Crassus silently approached the Snake Gang.
[Jungle Stealth] Passive -- A special physical structure that allows for silent movement and perfect integration with the environment.
In the dense forest, a small team lurked like venomous snakes; three were snake people, and two were humans.
Although the Snake Gang is primarily composed of Snake People Race, it also accepts other races, with humans being the second largest group after the snake people.
"Attention everyone, Manticore Ridge is fraught with danger. Not only may we encounter Three-Eyed People, but those Manticore monsters are also not to be trifled with. If you encounter the latter, try to avoid them and do not engage in conflict. Our primary target is the Three-Eyed People!" The snake-man leading the group said in a deep voice as he ran.
He did not have the appearance of the Madam Poison, who had a human upper body and a snake lower body, but rather a completely human body.
It was over two meters tall, with its face covered in bluish-brown scales, vertical pupils, and a forked tongue.
"Yes, Captain, you've said it several times already," the human Transcendent replied from the side.
"This operation is different from the past. You should know how ferocious the Three-Eyed People are. I really don't understand why the Three-Eyed People wants to engage in a hunting ground war with them."
"I heard from the bottom of my head that it's because of some orders from above."
"Why do these Three-Eyed People have to interfere in our arms trade instead of doing a perfectly good grain trade? They're just looking for trouble!"
"Sigh, profit is a powerful motivator. The pie is only so big, who wouldn't want to take a bigger slice?"
The group began to discuss it amongst themselves.
Suddenly, a deadly threat came from the side and rear. The five Snake Gang members were all very experienced in combat. The three Fourth-Tier Transcendent scattered without hesitation, while the two Tier Five turned around and went to meet it.
"Aww!~"
The extremely domineering tiger roar formed a substantial sound wave that swept out, causing air waves to surge and vegetation to snap in its wake. Accompanying it was an inexplicable sense of Intimidation, which made the two Fifth-Tier Transcendent facing the impact tremble slightly.
[Tiger's Might] Passive -- The natural energy field of the Cloud Thunder Tiger carries a strong spiritual intimidation. Those with weak will will have their combat power greatly weakened after being subjected to Tiger's Might, and may even give up resistance.
Their momentum was intimidated, and their movements naturally slowed down.
Taking this opportunity, Crassus piloted the Thunder Tiger Mecha, its claws outstretched, and high-frequency blades shot out with a whoosh, the rapid vibrations bringing terrifying cutting force.
Furthermore, Crassus also unlocked his core talent ability, [Rapid Gait - Thunderclap].
[Rapid Gait - Thunderclap] Active - Core Talent: Activates the spinal lightning pattern. The flexible spine with a special structure will enter an overload state under lightning stimulation, greatly improving nerve reaction speed and dynamic vision, and speed will increase again. The cutting ability of the claws will be greatly enhanced under the entanglement of electric arcs.
The lightning patterns covering his spine were activated in an instant, current surged, arcs flashed, and Crassus's agility increased dramatically once again.
The high-frequency blade, crackling with blue-purple arcs of electricity, was swung towards the snake-man on the left.
"So fast!"
The snake-man on the left was shaken to his core. With his reaction and dynamic vision as Fifth-Tier Transcendent being, he could only catch a blurry blue afterimage.
He could only grit his teeth and barely raise his hand to resist, while simultaneously covering his body with energy in an attempt to withstand the attack.
Then, in the next moment...
Tear!
Blood flew, snake scales fell, bones broke, and half of this Tier Five snake-man's body, including his right shoulder, was torn off by Crassus's claw.
The still-pulsating, bright red entrails were exposed, and blood sprayed out as if it were free, quickly staining a large area of the ground red.
Under Crassus's claws, this Tier Five snake-man's defenses seemed to be completely nonexistent. Neither his strong flesh nor his scales, nor the metal armor he wore, could play a role. They were instantly torn apart, leaving smooth, mirror-like cuts.