The sky was approaching dusk.
This, too, is twilight for the kings.
Xu Wen avenged his great enemy at noon, and it's only early afternoon now.
Those who died at your hands can no longer be counted as "exoskeleton warriors," because at this level of intensity, those with functional abilities below two points, or even just a fraction of a point, are no longer worthy of being included in the calculation and will be removed from the list.
[All those slain are kings; none are ordinary beings annihilated.]
[Boom boom boom boom--Boom!]
[Another explosion!]
You shattered Iron Claw King's claws that were blocking his chest, creating a dent the size of a human head in his chest.
However, the two claws blocking his path weren't broken for nothing. The dent wasn't fatal, nor did it damage the inner buffer layer. In fact, it had little impact on his combat strength in the short term, only slowing down the flow of his manipulative power by 7.3%.
[After that punch, you intended to follow up with another blow to finish him off, but suddenly paused, grabbed Iron Claw King's head with your backhand to make his body sink, and at the same time used the momentum to step on his shoulder, leaping to a garbage mountain three hundred meters away.]
Before your feet even touched the ground after you jumped, eight giant scissors suddenly emerged from beneath Iron Claw King's feet, forming a circle and slicing you and your Iron Claw armor into sixteen pieces with a snap.
[Keep in mind that this was a powerhouse with a skill level of 32, classified as a "Supreme King." Even if they were ambushed without warning, they shouldn't be so easily killed.]
[The visitor is extraordinary!]
"The Eight-Wheel Scissors!" Someone among the kings present recognized him: "It's the Scissors King! The Scissors King has arrived! A monarch has come!"
[The King of Scissors, also known as the King of Earth and Scissors!]
"..."
Where is the mountain?
"Was it dug up by the Mountain King?"
The nickname "Scissors King" comes from his attack method. He is an exceptionally cunning and treacherous king who prefers to attack from underground, using his manipulative power to force eight scissor blades to close, reducing the number of targets within range to sixteen.
[No normal pair of scissors could possibly possess such cutting power. His ability to be invincible through such a simple attack method, becoming the ruler of fourteen garbage districts, is undoubtedly due to the enhancement of his Manipulation Body.]
[His manipulation technique's effect is sharpness! It makes manipulation power, and the objects that manipulation power can touch and guide, even sharper!]
He called it—the Body of Scissors.
"In cultivation novels, that would be the Geng Metal Body, or the Geng Metal Spiritual Root."
Yun Shou pondered, and he quickly connected this sacred body with the settings he had seen before.
Those with that kind of physique or spiritual root can make their magic power have penetrating properties, or make the longswords and magical treasures in their hands even sharper, capable of breaking through anything.
"All methods are applicable. This 'scissor body' of the manipulation system will become the Geng metal body when he rebuilds the immortal cultivation system in the future."
"Although the Azure Domain does not have a formal cultivation system, it only has a similar cultivation system."
"And...you don't have the chance to retake the course."
Yun Shou's last words were addressed to the "King of Earth and Scissors".
"King-level, huh?" You became a little more serious.
[Aside from those future events that haven't yet occurred in your premonitions, this is the first time since you were reincarnated that you've encountered such a powerful opponent.]
[The Scissor King emerged from the garbage; his exoskeleton was not humanoid, but rather resembled a large shovel beetle, except that his two large pincers had been replaced by eight scissor blades.]
"Kid, do you know your worth right now? Eight hundred million! You're worth eight hundred million!"
[The King of Cuts' voice was somewhat dry and strange, but that didn't stop everyone from hearing the excitement in it: "The conglomerate has never offered such a huge reward of eight hundred million for a target. As long as I get that eight hundred million, I can double the value of my garbage dump!"]
"I can even use my authority to purchase potions, allowing me to break through to the Inner Manipulation Master realm. Combined with my Scissors Body, I'll be the next Trash Emperor!"
The "Cut King" was spouting his grand ambitions, but few of the nearby "Trash Kings" cared about that; what they were concerned about was—another price increase?
[Someone took out a communicator. We were playing so intensely earlier that if we were even slightly distracted, you could easily take us down, so we hadn't paid any attention to this.]
[Only now, with the appearance of the Scissors King bringing you some peace, has he been reminded to check your current bounty.]
[Gurgle.]
He swallowed.
[It's not 800 million, it's 900 million.]
[By the time the Scissors King arrived, you had already raised your price again; now you're worth 900 million credits!]
"You want to be the Garbage Emperor?" you reply, "Then come and get it!"
With the arrival of the King of Scissors, the battle has once again erupted.
Those trash kings who chose guerrilla warfare and escape saw this as a possibility of defeating you and continued to join the ranks of those besieging you.
With the support of the core figure, the Scissors King, they actually saw a glimmer of hope for a short period of time!
[You're no longer completely dominating as before, and are gradually becoming able to hold your own against the two hundred or so top-tier players present!]
They had calculated that even if the King of Scissors couldn't defeat you, the arrival of the second and third kings would surely bring you down!
Even if they didn't get the kills, they still got assists and could earn some money.
If you manage to snag one... it's like taking off!
"It seems I can't replicate this." After a brief struggle with the Scissor King, you were somewhat disappointed. You had originally planned to use this battle to observe the opponent's "King-level" exoskeleton modification level and then apply it to your future War Dragon XII.
However, upon closer observation, you'll find that Scissor King's strength stems from his personal qualities, rather than from the superiority of his exoskeleton technology.
["That's no fun." Just as you were about to take serious action and quickly finish off the Scissors King, another king arrived from afar.]
[The King of the Mountain!]
He once demonstrated his strength by single-handedly dragging a mountain of garbage across the land, hence the name!
[However, what might surprise you is that he's not after your head; instead, he wants to team up with you.]
"Red Cloak King, I'm just like you, I've been disliking that conglomerate for a long time!" The Mountain King declared his stance from dozens of kilometers away, to avoid being accidentally harmed if you got closer.
"I have come here not to be your enemy, but to help you!"
Amidst gasps of surprise, passersby explained the identity of the Mountain King: "Although he is a monarch-level being, he offended a conglomerate years ago due to his temper and is currently wanted with a bounty of 95 million credits!"
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