Chapter 417: So, they were all hiding?
"That's all?"
Inside the Anusius, Levenback stood in front of the porthole, a brilliant starry sky reflected in his pupils, and residual energy was everywhere.
"Still hiding, showing weakness to the enemy..." Levenback speculated, "You're not deliberately trying to lose to Ryan, are you?"
"That's right. Qinglong is just Qinglong. It doesn't seem to be very useful to have such a high reputation."
He didn't think that Qinglong had no means to suppress Ryan. After all, the current Ryan was just normal Ryan.
With Qinglong's means, it is impossible that he only has such a simple mecha, full of holes, only solid materials and a special power system, and no weapons. It is too crude.
"We're going to lose."
Barbaroer clasped his fists and said disappointedly, "Mechanics' battles are always so boring to watch."
"Ryan is only a low-rank X-class player, not even on the path to the Ultimate, Master Craftsman..."
In fact, the rank of Godly Craftsman has never been based on strength, but the Mechanics Association has, through years of hard work, forcibly raised it to the level of x life forms.
The mechanical army sounds impressive, but it is extremely expensive and limited by operational limitations. Its actual combat performance is not as strong as imagined.
Soft power is indeed strong, but hard power is less clear.
If we trace back the history of the battle between the Master Craftsmen, the last one was about one or two thousand years ago.
"The restrictions are too great. Prince Costa won't just sit there and let the mechanic fight alone..." Sheffield shook his head.
Anduin was also ready to say a few words.
"Well, that is?"
Suddenly, the mechanical pupils of the God of Creation started to move at high speed, Barbarol's face froze, and Sheffield's pupils turned emerald green.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Anduin swallowed the words he hadn't said, feeling shocked and confused.
A streak of light suddenly streaked across the starry sky, shot out from the central battle group, and crashed directly into the watching spaceship in the distance, causing a series of explosions.
Ryan was actually blown away! ?
Barbarole took a few quick steps forward, his expression gloomy, as if he felt like he had been slapped in the face.
Does that mecha have such power?
"What's that thing he's holding?" The God of Creation stared at the battlefield, and the God of Mechanical Souls hesitated. "It looks like a small hammer?"
hammer?
The big guys who were watching the game through virtual projection were eager to know the specific information, but they could only wait.
"Who said Qinglong was at a disadvantage? Stand up! You should be shot for lying about military intelligence!"
After a brief silence, the wide area channel was boiling with excitement. Qinglong was the one being suppressed just now, so how come it was Ryan who flew out?
"Don't get so excited, it's just a small counterattack."
"That... is..." Levenback stared at the luxurious mecha that gradually became clearer. It was hovering quietly in the starry sky, with a small hammer about one meter long in its right hand.
"That's..." He breathed rapidly, his eyes bloodshot, "Infinite Hammer!"
Even though it is several times smaller and the surface is full of cracks, the appearance details are extremely similar.
"No, the Infinity Hammer is made of Infinity Protons. This material is incredibly high quality and doesn't have the ability to shrink on its own," Levenback said, realizing, "The small hammer, a replica of the Infinity Hammer? Why is it full of cracks?"
He couldn't figure it out, but this further confirmed Qinglong's identity. Who would replicate this kind of hammer for no reason?
"That hammer..." Ryan's face darkened as he stared intently at the small purple hammer in Qinglong's hand. The weapon was incredibly powerful, and he was caught off guard, suffering a setback. His chest sank slightly. "Pure power."
But Li Ming did not just stand by and watch. He took advantage of the situation and pursued the enemy. He no longer hid and his figure suddenly disappeared at a much faster speed.
Ryan's face changed slightly. Does this guy have other tricks up his sleeve?
He did not dodge, but went straight forward with a black spear in hand.
The hammer and the gun collided head-on, causing a fiery ring of energy to explode.
This time, he felt something different as soon as he made contact. The opponent's strength had not only increased by one level, but had doubled.
Li Ming used the method he had honed in the Holy Castle Trial - rapid switching flow.
In battle, use the [Heart of Talos] to flexibly and quickly switch strength, defense, speed, and physical strength to deal with various situations.
He could do it before, but in battle he needed to do two things at once and adapt to the situation.
It's okay to switch once or twice occasionally, but if you switch back and forth many times, it will be a bit difficult to keep up.
But in the Holy Castle Trial, he was frequently surrounded and beaten, and his fighting instinct had degenerated to a terrifying level.
Many times, switching control has become a physical instinct.
The only risk is that when using other blessings, once the defensive blessing is weakened, it will inevitably be penetrated directly if it is touched by Ryan.
So he chose to suppress and attack continuously, colliding with the opponent with his hammer, touching it from time to time, and secretly absorbing the genetic essence.
boom!
Energy balls kept bursting forth, with different offensive and defensive forces. After a fierce battle, Ryan's face became increasingly ugly. This mecha was too strange. Its speed and strength would surge at times, and at times, its strength would surge.
Even if the mecha enters the loaded state, it is impossible to improve so much.
Moreover, the opponent's mecha did not show any signs of entering a loaded state, and its energy flow remained stable.
The momentum was overwhelming, and if he couldn't even handle it with this mecha, he might become a laughing stock in the future.
"I can only enter that state..." Ryan was unwilling in his heart. Although he estimated that Qinglong would not be so easy to solve, he still held a little hope.
It is best not to enter that state. In that state, although the strength can be greatly improved, the strange substance will erode the body faster, causing the body's balance to be broken prematurely.
But now, there is no way around it.
………
The battle in the field was covered by balls of energy, and the scope of the battle was expanding.
The space in the core area was shattered, and the void storm surged out, further exacerbating the blur of the battlefield.
On the wide-area channel, onlookers were analyzing what they had just seen.
"It's really changed. Qinglong has been hiding all this time. That hammer is really powerful. He also has weapons."
"That's right. After all, he is a master craftsman. How could he not have corresponding weapons?"
The performance of this mecha has exceeded many people's expectations, and many people have gradually come to believe that the one controlling the mecha must be Qinglong himself.
"Lord Qinglong is really hiding." Ulrich and others observed through the live broadcast and became more and more excited at this moment.
Even if Prince Costa is forced into the arena, it can be considered an honorable defeat.
"You said, is that Lord Qinglong behind that mecha?" Monroe asked.
"How is that possible?" Ulrich said flatly. "Given Qinglong's cunning... caution, if he comes in person, I'll cut off his head and give it to you."
They are not like outsiders who have never come into contact with Qinglong.
Qinglong had been able to pretend to be an ordinary mechanic before. After working under him for such a long time, would he risk coming to fight in person?
Ulrich guessed, "Maybe one of his men."
Monroe nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed. "Not good!"
A dazzling blood light suddenly bloomed on the screen in front of him.
The cold and gloomy breath of life surged out from the battlefield like an overwhelming force.
Li Ming immediately noticed something was wrong and suddenly pulled back.
In the field, Ryan's body swelled up, and blood-colored energy boiled out. The pair of blazing golden wings were gradually covered with blood, and the whole person seemed to be in extreme pain.
Violent and unstable mental fluctuations surged out in waves.
The intensity of the aura on his body kept increasing, and the peak had long exceeded the range that the radar could detect.
"This breath of life, is this the effect of strengthening alchemical substances?" Li Ming's eyes suddenly froze, and before he could even react, he felt his eyes filled with blood.
The next moment, crimson energy rays shot out like a torrential rain, swift and violent.
The attacks on the mecha were fierce and extremely fast, leaving behind countless afterimages, and violent energy ripples continued to spread.
Under this violent attack, the metal shell was left with deep pits one after another. In the pits, the metal was twisted and deformed, flashing terrifying sparks.
Boom boom boom!!
A muffled sound echoed in the cavity inside the mecha, and Ryan's scarlet eyes revealed a cold murderous intent.
He held the black Spear of Annihilation tightly in his hand, and poured blood-colored energy into it. Black and red arcs of electricity intertwined, and hideous and twisted lines spread out, like a blooming blood-colored rose.
"Give me, die!"
Ryan was violent in his heart, and the internal changes in his body made it impossible for him to suppress his murderous intent.
When the shot was fired, the sky was torn in blood, like a curtain torn in two from the center.
The battlefield changes rapidly, and the sudden changes have left many people confused and not knowing what is happening.
All that could be seen was the overwhelming blood light and the mental fluctuations that followed, which seemed to be the power of Prince Ryan.
"The tables have turned again, Ryan is hiding too?"
Many people swallowed their saliva. The current energy fluctuations were far beyond their imagination. Not to mention the center of the battlefield, even the edge, even a planet would be shattered.
Their range is already very far away, and you can feel the terrifying aura.
"Is this what Ryan wants?" Prince Costat's eyes were deep.
"How on earth did they do this?" The navigator, hidden among the crowd of spectators, looked gloomy.
He doesn't care whether Qinglong wins or loses.
Ryan's attention has always been on Qinglong, and during this period, their people have found many planets that have become dead.
Many of them are small civilizations with scarce resources, and no one will come to them for many years.
The only thing they needed to do now was to connect those planets with Ryan. Thanks to the fact that Ryan was not in the Sea of Stars, they were trying to start from the garrison base.
But I couldn't help but feel curious about how Ryan did it, and even a little greedy. Evolution... everyone wants it.
"Is this the power of alchemical substances?" The God of Creation clenched his fists, a desire rising in his heart. Another thought also quietly burst out from his consciousness:
"This evidence of mine can not only be used to threaten the Empire, but perhaps even to cooperate with them."
Threatening the Empire was for the sake of the Mechanics Guild, but in disguise it was also for his own benefit.
But if this thing can really make people evolve in leaps and bounds, it might be worth using it.
"How come Ryan has become so much stronger?" The Mechanical Soul Master was stunned. He thought Qinglong had already secured victory, but he didn't expect Ryan to have such a trick up his sleeve.
Barbaroer's nonchalant expression faded, his expression becoming grave. "The intensity of this energy has doubled. Ryan...what did he do?"
Everyone looked solemn. Ryan was equal to the Empire. If Ryan had this method, didn't it mean that the Empire also had it?
This is not good news.
"It seems to be over, what a pity." Sheffield breathed a sigh of relief, while Anduin frowned.
He didn't want Qinglong to fail. No matter who was behind the mecha, he represented Qinglong at this moment.
If they can win this time, the Empire's strength will be fully demonstrated, and the united organization of higher life forms may be stillborn.
Just when everyone thought everything was settled, the silent God of Creation's pupils suddenly became extremely dazzling, and he let out an incredible roar:
"Hmm? No, Qinglong... Qinglong!"
Barbarol even rushed out of the cockpit. His burly figure stood in the starry sky with a horrified expression, as if he had discovered something incomprehensible.
In the field, Ryan's pupils contracted, and blood vessels bulged on his cheeks. He looked at the scene in astonishment.
He saw that after completely removing the restrictions, a gun filled with boundless power was being tightly grasped in the hand of the dazzlingly shining mecha in front of him.
He saw more than just that. In the instant just now, this strange mecha seemed to have undergone some kind of evolution.
The metal shell on the surface of the body quickly transformed, and the marks and cracks left by the collision were instantly smoothed out. The appearance changed greatly, and the defense strength increased dramatically.
Dazzling golden thunder swirled around the Tank Guard, which grew taller overall. The metal armor became thicker, and the surface texture gradually became delicate and complex. Each line contained unknown energy, and occasionally arcs jumped and flashed in between.
It became more luxurious and powerful, like a mechanical emperor, and its large mechanical palm gripped the blood-red spear that was piercing his chest.
This...how is it possible!
Ryan found it incredible that in this state, his development progress exceeded 60%, and his strength more than doubled.
This shot was actually blocked?
He found it hard to understand. It was one thing for a life form to explode temporarily, but how could a mecha also evolve?
[Super Divine Energy] blesses [Tank Guardian]!
This is what Li Ming relies on. He can temporarily raise the tank to level X, although he cannot put it into the control space and cannot see the current data.
But he believed it must be extraordinary, because he could feel the violent energy fluctuations around him, which were weakening and even condensing at an extremely terrifying speed.
This is a stance that renders energy inert, weakening its lethality, while also making everything in the center of the battlefield quickly clear.
Whether observing the battlefield with their own eyes or with various detection equipment, when the living beings saw this scene, their hearts were filled with shock.
I couldn't help but utter various exclamations in my native language.
"Fuck, Qinglong, is he hiding too?!"
(End of this chapter)
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