Chapter 518: A Battle of Wisdom and Courage
As soon as he came in, Li Ming felt something different. The surroundings were gloomy and the wind was howling.
As the fog surged, he vaguely felt a chill coming over him.
Experiencing it firsthand, one can feel even more the strange nature of this fog, which suppresses one's own life breath and external perception.
This space is not big, but its solidity is beyond imagination. Li Ming clenched his fists in the void, and he was not even sure if he could tear the space apart.
After all, it is a "Colosseum", so fighting is inevitable, and it is normal for the space to be more stable.
But above his head, the void was like a broken dome, with billions of dark blue cracks winding and growing.
The edges are glowing, liquid starlight flows inside, and floating stone materials drift slowly between the cracks, forming densely packed "stairs".
The largest wreckage was a long, thin piece of metal with countless tiny energy tentacles extending from the broken surface, as if trying to stitch up the nearby space rifts.
Whenever it hits a crack, a blue-white arc of electricity will burst out, leaving charred branch-like burn marks in the void. It can actually repair a few of them, but they will be torn apart again in the blink of an eye.
Only a small area in the center still maintains spatial stability. At the end of the sight, there is an invisible darkness and a raging storm.
Li Ming already had a rough idea of the situation here from the video shot by the cannon fodder before.
His eyes fell on the central area, where a dark purple star cluster was suspended, which was constantly collapsing and then expanding, and every once in a while, it ejected black matter outwards.
When these black substances come into contact with the outside world, they will diffuse into gray particles. After combining with the incomplete air around them, they become the pervasive fog.
Li Ming stared at it for a long time before looking away. There was a mottled stone material under his feet. He stomped his feet, shaking off a layer of floating dust.
"This material is quite hard..." Li Ming was surprised. He bent down and touched it with his hand, but unfortunately it was not metal.
"Even if you grind an iron rod into a needle, under the ravages of this void storm, no matter how solid this space is, it will eventually collapse completely."
The space door leading to the outside world was behind him, and Li Ming took a few steps forward carefully, alert in his heart, his eyes fixed on the purple star cluster in the central area.
The area most likely to hide the star beast is that mass of unknown things.
Out of caution, the tank guard has emerged and activated the ability of [Guards Armament]. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a king form, half a meter taller, and with many more mechanical structures on his body.
Now, with the support of the eight mechanical guards and his own strength, the Mechanical King's combat capability level is approaching 1000X.
The power contained in the mechanical body made Li Ming feel a little more at ease, and he walked cautiously towards the purple star cluster in the center.
But after walking a few steps, Li Ming stopped, extended a flexible robotic arm from his arm, and picked up the broken stone slab with some text engraved on it under his feet.
The text above is in the language of Titan, but Li Ming had already collected enough information from all parties, and he could translate 95% of the Titan language.
“…3-4-5…”
It was just a few short numbers. Li Ming flipped it over and asked, "Could it be a seat number or something like that?"
He put it aside and continued walking.
This place had long been in ruins, so there was naturally no obstacle, but he walked steadily, moving forward step by step.
More than half an hour later, he arrived in front of the purple star cluster in the center.
The mechanical pupils contracted, and tiny rays of light shot out from them, sweeping across quickly.
Only by observing closely could he discover that ripples were constantly appearing on the surface of the star cluster, and energy particles were surging, fluctuating like breathing.
"This thing..." Li Ming was always alert. He raised the infinite hammer and tried to approach the purple star cluster.
This purple star cluster seemed to have some kind of adsorption property. Before the two really got close, dense energy tentacles spread out from it and continued to spread across the surface of the infinite hammer.
Crash--
Suddenly, the sound of chains could be heard faintly from the surrounding void.
Li Ming paused slightly, turned around abruptly and looked at the void around him, his metal hand clenched the hammer handle.
The sound of the chains was shifting, as if a living being covered in shackles was wandering in the endless darkness around him, waiting for an opportunity to spy on him.
"Is it that star beast?"
Li Ming was extremely alert. All the instruments and equipment on the Mechanical King had been activated, constantly scanning the surrounding space model.
But the impenetrable darkness was not just a void storm, it also contained gray particles. The characteristics of this space itself isolated all kinds of detection waves.
Li Minghu could only rely on sonic radar to determine the opponent's position.
Crash--
Last time it was on the left side, this time it changed to the right side.
"Play cat and mouse with me?" Li Ming thought in his heart, like a hunter who found his prey, shrinking step by step.
But the next moment, he was suddenly awakened as if struck by thunder, and an irrepressible uneasiness rose in his heart.
"wrong!"
Out of his instinct from years of fighting with the Yuan Clan, he moved without even thinking.
The upper body of the Mechanical Lord twisted, and energy rings burst out from the metal spine in an instant, condensing into particle chains that wrapped around the Mechanical Lord's huge body.
Six sets of thrusters on the shoulder blades ejected blazing black beams of light in the opposite direction, forcibly converting the torsional torque into terrifying kinetic energy that could tear apart space.
The armor on his left arm stood upside down like scales, revealing the magma-like energy veins underneath. The power was transmitted to the infinite hammer clenched in his hand, and the surface of the hammer head flickered with nebula-like light.
As soon as it started to move, the space around it began to twist and distort, and then gradually collapsed, leaving behind a purple energy trail.
At the moment when Li Ming took action, the purple star cluster behind the Mechanical King began to ripple silently.
A huge gray-white claw emerged, as if it was about to penetrate the mechanical body in front of it.
Make a feint to the east and attack in the west!
But Li Ming reacted at the last moment, at the same time when the gray-white giant claw stretched out.
The infinite hammer has fallen!
boom!
The moment the hammer head touched the giant claw, the surrounding air was instantly compressed to the extreme, followed by a series of deafening sonic booms.
Powerful energy fluctuations spread wildly in all directions with the collision point as the center, wherever they go.
Even though this space was extremely solid, there were still visible distortions and wrinkles, and then it was torn apart.
The stone slabs on the ground cracked, and gray-white thunder exploded all around. Li Ming's heart trembled, and he felt a sense of being invincible.
The metal right arm bent with a snap, and various force-relieving structures started to operate, emitting energy sparks under the heavy burden.
The next moment, the Mechanical Lord's body suddenly flew backwards, leaving a trail of energy, penetrating the surrounding black fog and falling into the storm farther away.
The purple star cluster in the center was also torn open, with a gray-white giant claw clinging to the edge, while the other claw was purple.
As the crack widened, a strangely shaped star beast emerged. It was not too big, about ten meters long and thin.
Its sturdy limbs touched the ground, but it had two huge claws at the front, emitting a strange aura that was hard to ignore.
There was no hair or scales on the skin, only muscle lines. Half of the body was a deathly grayish-white color, lifeless, cold and decayed.
The other half of the body was glowing a mysterious and enchanting purple, with energy flowing endlessly.
"So strong..." Li Ming finally managed to stabilize his body. His mechanical left arm was bent at a strange angle, and he was at a disadvantage in the collision just now.
The storm was raging all around, and this narrow space was extremely solid. Although it was roaring at this moment, it did not completely disintegrate.
He stared at the star beast. The most eye-catching thing about it was the silver chain around its neck, which extended into the purple star cluster behind it.
"Its combat capability is at least more than 1500X... or even more than 2000X," Li Ming said solemnly.
Although he was only slightly at a disadvantage in the previous collision, he did not think that was the opponent's full strength.
Until the giant claw collided with the hammer, the opponent was silent. In this state, it was difficult to burst out with full strength.
This guy didn't launch any further attacks, and his slender limbs moved across the cracked stone slabs.
Two beast eyes, one white and one purple, stared at the enemy in front of them.
Star beasts of this level possess extremely high intelligence. They just made a feint to the east and attacked in the west. If he hadn't reacted in the end, he would have suffered a serious blow immediately.
"Trouble..." Li Ming's heart was solemn, his eyes fell on the space door not far away.
The power of this star beast is too strong, and he finds it difficult to fight it head-on.
However, this star beast seemed to have sensed what he was thinking, and had already landed in front of the space channel, looking at Li Ming provocatively.
Not only that, it also seems to want to go to the outside world through this space door.
It tentatively stretched out its giant claws, but just as it broke through the spatial boundary, the silver chain on its neck suddenly lit up, and dazzling golden arcs burst out.
The power is terrifying.
“Woo—”
The star beast let out a terrible howl, its body twitching slightly, but it did not retract its claws. It held on for three to five minutes before reluctantly retracting them, baring its teeth and spitting out black mist.
"They really treat it like a dog." Li Ming was secretly surprised. The owner of this guy was probably also a dominant Titan.
Otherwise, it would not be possible to subdue a star beast of this level.
The chains seemed to restrict its range of movement. Thinking of this, Li Ming stepped back again.
But the other party didn't care and just circled around the space door.
"This guy seems to want to block me here." Li Ming hesitated because he had the [Life Power Core] as his trump card.
With a full sixty seconds of immunity, even if you have to withstand the opponent's attack, you can still walk out of this space door.
But he came here for this star beast, and he was somewhat reluctant to leave like this.
He narrowed his eyes, but it was not that he had no other choice. He had to trick Mikhail and Reynolds into lending him 500 million or 600 million mechanical legions.
But if he really said that, Reynolds would probably have to think twice and would definitely follow him.
Once you follow, there will be a lot of trouble.
Moreover, he was not the only one who knew about this place, and it would take him at least half a year to go back and forth.
The gate has been absorbed by him, and when the group of people attending the dusk banquet arrives, they can enter here easily.
Isn't that just making wedding dresses for others?
He was thinking in his mind, but the star beast was waiting for an opportunity and disappeared without any warning. Li Ming's heart trembled and he retreated violently.
But the expected collision did not come.
Crackling——
The chain was stretched straight, and the star beast fell on the stone slab, unable to move forward, and twitching all over.
This seems to be the maximum distance of the chain. If you try to exceed this distance, you will be punished.
After a long time, it barely propped itself up, looked unwillingly at Li Ming who disappeared in the darkness, and returned to the space door to wait.
"Extreme distance?" Li Ming couldn't help but sneer in his heart as he looked at the place where the star beast had just fallen.
This old-fashioned trick was something I had seen on cat and mouse cartoons when I was in my teens in my previous life.
He didn't believe that was the maximum distance the other party could operate at.
This star beast is extremely cunning and must have left room for itself. It will wait for itself to approach that range and then launch a thundering attack.
As his mind raced, the Mechanical Lord's combat system reminded him that it had detected extremely weak electromagnetic fluctuations, which seemed to be the regular characteristics of the instrument's operation.
"Is it the metal wreckage?" Li Ming locked onto the target and looked at the wreckage floating in the air.
In comparison, the location of the metal wreckage was not far from the maximum distance shown to him by the star beast.
He hesitated for a moment, raised his hands, and brought them together in front of his chest. With the sound of the mechanical structure reorganizing, it temporarily turned into a gravity tractor.
He aimed at the metal wreckage and tried to pull it over.
However, this was enough to shake the gravity of the planet's continental shelf, but it had no effect on the metal wreckage.
"Hmm?" Li Ming couldn't help but feel surprised. This metal wreckage didn't look special, but it could resist his gravitational pull. It must be hiding a secret.
He hesitated for a moment, then emerged from the pitch-black darkness. The star beast immediately locked onto him, energy particles swirling between its sharp teeth.
Li Ming approached tentatively, probing from several directions, but failed to break into the maximum distance.
The star beast was ready to move, but seemed helpless.
Until one moment, Li Ming suddenly stepped into the maximum distance, and almost instantly, the star beast began to move.
But after just one step, Li Ming retreated, with a strong wind blowing in his face. The star beast stopped at the maximum distance, and the two were less than ten meters apart.
"So smart." Li Ming was extremely alert. This star beast was still pretending.
It seems that it needs to be 100% sure before taking action.
Li Ming retreated again, and when the star beast returned to the space door, it started moving again.
This time, he disarmed his guards and only wore tank guards.
At this instant, all his transformation speeds were increased, and his speed soared exponentially.
The speed was so fast that even the star beast in front of him was stunned for a moment, and then it rushed towards Li Ming.
Although Li Ming's speed soared nearly eight hundred times in this instant.
(End of this chapter)
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