Chapter 68: Breakthrough (7,000 words, please vote)

Li Yi never expected that the divine special effects would be triggered here.

And it is even more powerful than the detonation version of the freezing wave.

It can be seen that either there is a problem with the latter's activation method, or his mecha skills have a high triggering gain for the divine special effects.

He estimated that the reason was probably a combination of both.

While his thoughts were turning rapidly, Li Yi was not idle either. He called on everyone to use their divine skills and focus their fire on his chest.

The freezing effect of his attack is triggered by his chest, where the freezing effect is the strongest and the objects are more brittle.

Therefore, after a round of concentrated fire, Li Yi took the time to brew a five-fold shock and accelerated to smash it! Boom!!! Under the huge force, coupled with the deep freezing effect, the lion-headed creature that had not yet completely transformed into a mecha was actually split in two from the chest, cracking up and down!

Countless pieces of frozen meat fell to the ground, and the huge lion head, with its mouth open and roaring, slammed heavily into the alloy outer edge of the incubator, smashing a large hole in the alloy.

After continuous combos and the final five-fold shock, Li Yi was almost exhausted.

Bearing the huge load transmitted by the Pluto Mecha, he was sweating profusely and gasping for breath in the cockpit.

That is to say, it is only with his physique of an evolver that has broken through the limit twice that he can achieve such terrifying superimposed overloads such as shock, recoil, and burst of power.

A week ago, even if he could freeze his opponent, he certainly couldn't do it to this extent.

On the sidelines, the people who kept extracting divinity and bursting out were also a little exhausted.

To continuously stimulate divinity, one needs enormous mental strength.

But fortunately, the results were worth it.

“I won.”

“I really won.”

"We actually managed to defeat such a formidable opponent. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm dreaming today."

In the cockpit, Cai Xiaodong let out a long breath, his shoulders relaxed, and his eyes slightly unfocused.

Pharmacist Wan’s condition is even worse.

According to Li Yi's request, she needed to attach the Falling Flame Luan to the chest of the lion-headed creature to increase its damage.

This needs to be maintained throughout the entire process, even after the freezing special effect is activated.

Therefore, it took several strikes from the Pluto mecha for the lion-headed creature that was frozen in absolute zero to be completely broken into two halves due to the charring, brittleness, and freezing of the broken part.

At this moment, with the death of the lion-headed creature.

AI Xiaochi's voice followed: "Congratulations, you have successfully killed the 100-meter-class mecha waiting to be transformed on the second floor. The results are amazing."

"Since you provided a reliable killing strategy and killing results, which played a significant role in the subsequent strategy, it can be judged as S-level intelligence. Because your victory process had some special factors and was less feasible, the estimated price is 22 million."

"Since you have killed the mecha to be transformed in advance and obtained its frozen corpse, which contains a lot of useful information, you can send it to the Biological Research Institute for research and determine the specific value of the corpse. The estimated valuation is between 500w and 2000w."

Li Yi was surprised and asked, "Can the Biological Research Institute study the corpse obtained in virtual reality? How do you study it?"

AI Xiaochi replied: "This corpse evolved from the control we obtained and your behavior, so the corpse is also highly authentic. Its evolutionary information is enough for the Biological Research Institute to evolve results of corresponding value."

"Moreover, this creature may also hide the secret of how to transform into a divine mecha, and its value may be even higher."

"It's just that, because evolutionary information is essentially just a simulation and doesn't involve the essence, I gave you a lower value estimate."

Li Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "That's good, at least this hard work was not in vain."

…

After a short rest, everyone began to study the slowly thawing corpse.

Pharmacist Wan specifically released a small wave of Fire Phoenix divinity to speed up its thawing and melting.

Li Yi felt a little regretful that he had not mastered the skills of autopsy and dissection before.

Otherwise, it is likely that intelligence from a different perspective can be obtained from his corpse.

Maybe I can also take this opportunity to learn some of the things that the Institute of Biology cares about.

In this regard, Li Yi just took the time to ask ai Xiaochi.

Unfortunately, her answer to this question was just a one-sentence statement, which involved confidential information and could not be made public for the time being.

Therefore, Li Yi no longer had any ideas about Ai Xiaochi.

At this time, Zuo Ying seemed to see that Li Yi wanted to study the corpse in depth, so she said, "Brother Yi, I come from a farming family, and my family has learned some knowledge about anatomy and exotic beasts. Maybe I can try to dissect the corpse of the lion-headed creature to see if there is anything extra to gain."

Li Yi's eyes lit up and he smiled:

"Okay, okay, no wonder you were able to tell the difference between the bionic AI bird and a real flying bird last time. It turns out it's a family tradition. Then please do it."

Zuo Ying said: "This is also the first time I try to dissect such a huge and unique creature. I need Xiaodong's shock wave to help cut it."

Cai Xiaodong patted his chest and said, "No problem, just leave it to me."

Although Zuo Ying couldn't see Cai Xiaodong patting his chest in the cockpit, she could still feel Cai Xiaodong's action. She didn't know if it hit her funny spot, but she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

At that moment, Zuo Ying started cutting with the help of Cai Xiaodong's Mingfeng mecha.

Li Yi controlled the Pluto mecha and observed the area around the incubator.

"AI Xiaochi, why is there no intelligence reward for seizing this incubator?"

"Because the advance team had already seized some of the incubator's secrets, there is no reward for information in this regard."

Li Yi was surprised: "Didn't they seize the corpse of this 100-meter-class mecha before? Why can we earn this intelligence fee?"

"Yes, what they seized were all hatched 100-meter-class mechas."

Li Yi understood and said, "So we are the only ones who got the unhatched body here? Why didn't the advance team hatch in advance like me?"

"Because the advance team was limited in manpower, they didn't have time to conduct a secondary exploration. Now with your discovery, we should be able to seize the actual body."

aixiaochi said:

"If they succeed in recapture it with the help of your intelligence, then the estimate of your intelligence fee should be able to increase again."

"Thank you so much."

…

At this time, Zuo Ying's autopsy work had been completed.

The chest and abdomen of the lion-headed creature seemed to be less hard due to death.

So it was relatively easy for Cai Xiaodong to use his divine skill, super shock wave, to cut the skin of the lion-headed creature.

When cutting its wings, we encountered great resistance and could not continue the action, so we had to give up for the time being.

Li Yi drove the Pluto mecha over here and looked around.

After observing for a while, Li Yi had several ideas in his mind.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"Zuo Ying, how is it? What have you found? Do you think this lion-headed creature was catalyzed to grow to this size, or can it grow to this size naturally?"

Zuo Ying pondered and said, "I estimate that it was originally about 50 meters tall, and then it was catalyzed to 70 or 80 meters tall."

"What is the reason?"

Zuo Ying controlled her Baikui mecha, pointed at the decomposed legs, lumbar vertebrae and other parts of the lion-headed creature, and said:

"Brother Yi, look, these bones all have the characteristics of being loose in the middle and heavy on both sides. Most of these characteristics are possible only after the bones are stretched by special means."

"Other parts look much more normal."

"Also, look at the subcutaneous blood and flesh tissue corresponding to these bones, especially the sebum layer. You can see that they all show obvious signs of being stretched in the short term, just like stretch marks on humans."

Li Yi nodded slightly. In fact, he had roughly figured out the situation after just a quick glance.

The reason for asking this question was that he also wanted to test Zuo Ying's ability in this area.

Of course, these are the basics of cosmic biology. Anyone with a little experience or good observation skills can definitely come to similar conclusions.

As for why these flesh and blood tissues can support the physiological activities of huge organisms, these are not questions that Li Yi can solve for the time being.

"Any other discoveries?" Li Yi continued to ask.

Zuo Ying pondered, "I think Brother Yi is more concerned about how this lion-headed creature achieves the transformation from a biological organism to a mecha. I cut open its skin and subcutaneous tissue, and did not find any related substances."

"No, right?"

Li Yi said thoughtfully: "It seems that the mecha technology of the ancient civilization is really advanced."

Zuo Ying continued, "As for the rest, I'm sorry, Brother Yi, I'm limited by my ability and can't make any other discoveries."

"That's enough. "

Li Yi smiled and said, "Just knowing his height is very important information."

Zuo Ying asked in surprise: "What use can this information be?"

"It means that we were too slow in interrupting the lion-headed creature's hatching just now. Maybe we can use other methods next time to capture a lion-headed creature at a height of fifty meters."

"Everyone regroup, it's time for us to attack the next level!"

…

At Li Yi's request, the Changrong mecha launched a burst of flames, which took nearly 20 seconds to penetrate the incubator.

Below the incubator, there is a slightly curved connecting passage.

After clearing the passage, AI Xiaochi did not send any instructions on finding the passage to the third level.

Cai Xiaodong asked curiously: "AI Xiaochi, we should have found the way to enter the third level, why is there no report of any intelligence reward this time?"

"Because the advance team has already discovered this route, there is no reward for this part of the information, so it has not been broadcast."

"Well, that's a shame."

Cai Xiaodong patted his forehead:

"I should have thought of it earlier. The advance team should have pushed forward from the densely populated area first, and then was blocked by the incubator here, and continued to push forward and entered the third level."

"Cai Xiaodong, don't always talk behind the scenes."

Tan Haoran joked that after fighting side by side for some time, they had basically become familiar with each other.

As he was speaking, the Pluto mecha had already stuck its head in and completed the information exploration.

"The tunnel is 320 meters deep. There seems to be a lot more tree-like information below the tunnel. It seems that the next area is likely to be a denser jungle."

Li Yi pondered and said, "Our overall strength has improved since the last exploration, but we still don't have the ability to challenge the third level. My suggestion now is to attack another incubator in a remote location."

Yao Shiwan followed Li Yi's pace this time and said immediately:

"Just like we entered the second level from the first level, we go to the non-dense area to enter the third level?"

"Yes, according to my guess, there is probably another kind of giant tree under the incubator."

"Therefore, choosing a non-dense area will definitely reduce the difficulty of our exploration. The defeat of the Lion-Headed Mech just now also gave us enough effective intelligence, which gave me the confidence to conquer another incubator that may be more difficult but located in a remote area."

Li Yi smiled and continued, "By the way, each towering tree is essentially a large divine mecha incubator."

"And the guard mechas in the first level are the divine mechas that have been hatched and grown on the second level of the giant tree."

"Because the hatching was complete, we didn't notice anything unusual when we slid down the passage."

"And the incubator here, perhaps because it takes a lot of energy to catalyze the growth of organisms, always remains in a semi-hatched state."

"Taking root in the ground, perhaps it is to absorb the huge internal energy of this planet to nourish the divine mecha."

"Of course, I can't be sure whether this is really the case. This is just a guess I made, and the evidence is not sufficient."

Everyone listened to what Li Yi said.

Everyone could not help but feel different expressions when they imagined that under the incubator, there was another group of even larger towering trees neatly arranged to support the upper and lower domes and the ground.

"Ancient civilization is comparable to a miracle."

Tan Haoran sighed, and a barely perceptible hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

That is the most primitive fear of the unknowable power.

Cai Xiaodong also let out a breath, feeling that the more he knew, the more insignificant he felt.

"Let's go, let's change the incubator strategy."

…

After 15 minutes of forced march.

Soon, five mechas arrived at the incubator that was almost at the outermost edge of their exploration.

The reason why it is determined to be the outermost perimeter is that behind this incubator is a huge vertical wall connecting the dome and the ground.

If viewed from the perspective of humans leaving the divine mecha, this wall would be like a towering mountain, with no top in sight.

"The giant egg on this incubator has the largest volume we have ever seen in our previous exploration."

"I estimate that the giant creature hatched in this giant egg should be 60 meters tall before catalysis."

"After catalysis, it may rise to a hundred meters or even more in an instant."

"So, this time, we must kill it before it starts to catalyze quickly. Otherwise, we will most likely be wiped out."

"But there are benefits as well. As long as we successfully kill this thing and enter the third level, we will have a relatively comfortable period of time to explore."

In the cockpit, Li Yi explained while taking in massive amounts of information from a panoramic perspective and thinking about a plan of action.

Zuo Ying couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yi, how did you determine the value of this giant creature before it was catalyzed?"

Li Yi said: "There is no basis for this. It is just a simple calculation based on the size of the giant egg. It is not the precise calculation you imagine."

Cai Xiaodong wiped his forehead and said with a smile:

"Fortunately, you are not that amazing, otherwise I would have suspected that I was an ape."

Pharmacist Wan asked: "Then how can we break the eggshell and interrupt the catalysis before this giant creature grows bigger? According to the last method, it will inevitably make the giant creature grow a little bit bigger, right?"

Li Yi pondered and said, "There is a way. That is to ask Tan Haoran to use the Explosive Flame to dig a tunnel under the ground. We will launch the attack from under the tunnel."

"Is it feasible? We shouldn't be sure of the incubator's detection method yet?"

"Well, as for the means of detection, I used the divine mecha's own information collection system as a reference. As long as the two information collection systems are highly correlated, the detection speed and distance of the opponent underground will be greatly shortened."

"That makes sense. This is indeed a blind spot. Since we are all divine mechas and products of the same civilization system, we should be able to refer to each other."

Cai Xiaodong nodded, agreeing with Li Yi's idea.

After a brief thought, the others also agreed to this plan.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Tan Haoran immediately controlled the Changrong mecha and said with a smile, "Leave it to me! Tell me, Li Yi, where should I start melting through the ground?"

The Pluto mecha retreated two hundred meters in one breath and pointed at the place under its feet and said:

"It's OK to start from here. The depth should be around 35 meters. It's hard work."

Yaoshi Wan couldn't help but smile: "It's going to be hard work indeed."

Tan Haoran's face fell: "Li Yi, you are going to tire me to death."

…

Half an hour later.

The underground passage was completed in bits and pieces.

Since a lot of energy had been consumed before, this time Tan Haoran had to spray for a while and then rest for a while.

At this moment, the Changrong Mecha completely collapsed to the ground.

In the cockpit, Tan Haoran also had a look of despair on his face.

The pharmacist smiled and said, "It's a pity that my divine nature is more inclined towards corrosion, which is quite different from your melting. Otherwise, I can still help you."

"Stop your sarcastic remarks. If it weren't for saving our combat power to deal with the next giant creature, I would have asked you to help me no matter what."

After resting, Chang Rong Mech stood up tremblingly: "There's still an hour left, right? How about we just start working?"

Li Yi said:

"No rush, everyone should take a good rest. There will definitely be a fierce outburst next, so don't lose your composure. Let's start the action in half an hour."

…

Virtual reality seat.

Countless people have had their helmets ejected and are in a state of doubt about their lives.

In this wave, most people received strategies for entering the second level and made targeted adjustments.

After some people made adjustments and fought more cautiously, they successfully withstood the first wave of attacks from the guard mechas and entered the second level. However, they were surrounded and wiped out by four mechas.

Some people, due to their lack of strength, performed better than last time, but it still only prolonged the time of death and they were directly eliminated.

A group of experts originally wanted to search for the traces of Li Yi's team first, but they never encountered them. They are still wandering in the first level, trying to find some hidden clues.

Another group of experts figured out a way to counter the four mechas' siege in the second level, and after several amazing operations, they continued to split.

Those who successfully survive the encirclement of four mechas can explore for a while before encountering the encirclement of six mechas.

Those who failed to successfully withstand the encirclement of the four mechas will be wiped out in their own ways.

Among them, Zheng Xuefei and her three sisters are currently wandering in the first level and have not yet entered the next level.

Fang Tao's team finally survived the encirclement of six mechas after sacrificing three powerful teammates.

He and Zhou Qisheng began to explore in the direction outside the densely populated area.

"This time, it depends on which of these three groups can survive first."

"Fang Tao's team includes three of the top five strongest people and the top eleven people. The weakest one is ranked 13th. With the lessons learned from last time, they should be able to explore further this time."

"It's uncertain. It is said that Li Yi's observation and analytical abilities are very strong. He has found a way to avoid the two waves of guard mechas in the second level."

"Zheng Xuefei's team has survived this long. Could it be that they have secretly teamed up with Li Yi's team?"

"Well, it's reasonable for a beautiful girl to look for a handsome guy."

"It's a pity that Li Yi refused to share any information. Otherwise, how could I be dead so soon? Draw a circle and curse him to be wiped out now!"

Sun Duxiu sat in a corner, sulking.

Among the top ten masters, he was the first to die, feeling very embarrassed.

A similar situation was happening in the next two classes.

Those who can survive to the end either have extremely good luck, outstanding strength, or unique vision.

…

"Almost done. Now, everyone enter the passage and start preparing for battle!"

All the mechas suddenly opened their eyes, shining with brilliance.

Soon, five mechas slid into the temporary melted channel, lined up neatly, and came to the edge of the channel.

The vertical wall of the pit is only about 10 meters thick here.

"Tan Haoran, now please spray again and melt out the last layer of the passage in one go."

"no problem."

The Changrong mecha spewed out explosive melting flames, and the Pluto mecha also made the Tiger Strike Flow acceleration movement, waiting for the moment when the last 10 meters were about to melt through, and then began to accelerate and rush out.

Boom!!! The Pluto mecha suddenly started up and accelerated forward.

Just as the Pluto mecha was about to crash into the thick wall, the last inch of the alloy wall was melted through, revealing a huge hole.

At the same time, the giant egg on the incubator suddenly flashed scarlet light.

But at this moment, because the distance was extremely close, at the moment when the red light of Pluto Mecha came on, a five-fold shock that had been brewing for a long time had already hit the eggshell with a bang.

With a crackling sound, the eggshell cracked into a huge gap.

The next moment, the divine skills also focused their fire at the same time, completely shattering the eggshell in one breath.

Soon, a huge creature with an elephant's head and a human body stood up angrily.

Everyone was surprised to find that the height was only 71 meters! Although the height could not determine the specific strength, this result clearly showed that all the operations just now were useful.

The Pluto Mecha seized the opportunity and first used a spinning skill and then a chain skill.

Facing this huge creature that is obviously more tough and strong, the damage of the Guan character skill is undoubtedly higher.

"Now, continue to focus your fire!"

With the experience from last time, Li Yi burst out with all his strength this time, trying to stimulate the combination of divinity and mecha skills to see if he could create another divine special effect.

Unfortunately, until the attack was finally completed and the elephant-headed creature was killed, it could not be stimulated.

Li Yi estimated that it was probably because the opponent this time had not developed well and the sense of oppression was seriously insufficient.

Although this giant creature was quite strong, it lost the initiative and was surrounded by five mechas. The outcome was predictable.

"Congratulations, you have tested a more efficient way to kill the hatched mechas. This information is of great value to the strategy of conquering the ruins. It is highly feasible, rated S, and the estimated value is 39 million."

"Congratulations, you have obtained a giant creature corpse with a higher hatching rate. The evolution information of this corpse will be sent to the Biological Research Institute for determination and valuation. The estimated value is between 500,000 and 2000,000 yuan."

In the cockpit, the five people smiled happily in silence despite their tiredness.

Next, it’s time to enter the third level.

…

After melting through the incubator, the old rules apply, with the Fire Luan Mecha and the Pluto Mecha entering first.

After sliding down quickly, the two of them stood on guard back to back for a while, and then the remaining three mechas also came down one after another.

In the distance, there are many towering trees, no, this layer is obviously giant vines.

Countless towering vines, like countless giant snakes climbing to the sky, densely covered the dome.

Then it flowed down two or three hundred meters and fell to the ground, so that the five mechas had most of their vision blocked by these giant green vines, making it impossible to conduct long-range reconnaissance.

Fortunately, the area they chose was not densely populated and there were not too many vines.

“This ancient relic is truly amazing.”

Cai Xiaodong moved his eyes and said in a hoarse voice.

"Li Yi, what should we do next?"

"There's not much time left, let's explore the surrounding map first."

Li Yi said:

"According to the information found on the intranet, in general, if you break through the third level of ancient civilization ruins, you will most likely find a divine pool that can upgrade the divine mecha. Let's work harder to prepare for the next entry into virtual reality and collect sufficient intelligence."

As he spoke, the Pluto mecha took the lead and stepped out in one direction.

This direction is the direction where the wall of the second level goes straight outward.

If there is any direction that could lead to the final destination, it is undoubtedly here.

Everyone immediately noticed Li Yi's intention, followed him silently, and gradually accelerated.

Ten minutes later.

The five mechas stopped in front of a huge hanging vine.

"Fuck, with this size and thickness, it's not going to be a 300-meter-long S-class mecha, is it?"

In the cockpit, Cai Xiaodong opened his mouth wide.

At this moment, the voice of AI Xiaochi also came:

"Congratulations, you have successfully entered a map that the advance team has never explored. The value of this intelligence is unknown, but the impact is huge. It has been submitted for evaluation. If there is a response, I will notify you as soon as possible."

Li Yi immediately asked:

"A map that the advance team has not explored. Does that mean that the advance team has not yet cleared the third level? But from what we heard before, the third level should have been cleared, right?"

Ai Xiaochi replied:

"The advance team entered the fourth level from another route, and encountered great resistance there, and is temporarily unable to advance. Therefore, this is why we need your assistance in exploring other paths again."

Li Yi nodded slightly and said, "What is the strength of the advance team?"

ai Xiaochi replied: "There is a total of one mid-level mecha master and four senior junior mecha masters, among which the pilots are all mid-level evolvers."

"hiss……"

Cai Xiaodong took a deep breath and said, "With this kind of strength configuration, we are still stuck. Then, won't it be very dangerous for us to go into the field to explore?"

"You can rest assured about this. The corresponding guard mechas of the road the advance team has taken have been destroyed. Theoretically, it is safe."

Ai Xiaochi replied.

Li Yi smiled and said:

"Let's go. We don't have much time left. Let's see if we can find anything useful in this area."

At this moment, five mechas bypassed the huge vines and headed deeper into the area.

A few minutes later.

"There are only a few minutes left. Are we really on the right track?"

"No, this place is dangerous."

Li Yi paid attention to the subtle traces remaining on the ground and his expression became serious.

At the same time, AI Xiaochi's voice also came:

"Warning, warning."

"There are powerful detection waves ahead that are constantly scanning this area. Please be aware that if you get any closer, it may trigger further attacks."

“Warning, warning!”

"The detection wave is coming from another angle. You have been marked. Please take defensive actions."

"The attack has already begun, please hurry up..."

This time, the warning from ai Xiaochi came very quickly, in less than 1 second, and no one had time to react.

Just hear, BOOM!!!

An unprecedented violent explosion swept in from the front, instantly engulfing five divine mechas.

Outside the virtual reality, the five people opened their helmets in confusion.

(End of this chapter)