Chapter 26 - Armament

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Before yesterday, it was impossible for Lin Qing to torture Huang Quan with one hand without using the Flame Devil. Furthermore, Huang Quan had now broken through to adulthood, and both of them were at the same level.

“Alright, I won’t hold back then!” Huang Quan sneered and twisted his neck. “This is what you wanted. I didn’t force you.”

Their background and foundation were different, and his current strength was definitely above Lin Qing’s.

Thus, he didn’t even need to go easy. He could take down Lin Qing, who was showing off by using only one hand, with a few punches.

“It’s fine. Feel free to come at me.” Lin Qing stretched out his left hand and calmly said, “If you can withstand a punch from me, then consider it my loss.”

This was the first time Huang Quan had seen someone be so pretentious. Even Ye Daying couldn’t stand it, let alone Huang Quan.

“How arrogant!” Huang Quan bent his body slightly and exerted strength beneath his feet. Then his entire body shot out like a spring as he launched a punch at Lin Qing’s face.

Lin Qing took half a step back to dodge the punch and clenched his left hand. Then from his fist to his arm, a layer of pitch-black ink covered it.

Boom!

He landed a punch on Huang Quan’s stomach. At this instant, Huang Quan’s expression changed dramatically. His facial features distorted, and his entire body flew out in a parabolic trajectory before crashing more than ten meters away and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The crystal in Ye Daying’s hand fell to the ground unknowingly, and he was in a daze.

A full three minutes later, Huang Quan finally got up from the ground. His pupils shrank as he looked at Lin Qing’s pitch-black arm. “What is this? What kind of fist was that? An aura of death descended in that instant, and I felt like I was going to be pierced through.”

Lin Qing shook his fist, and the black color faded away. He slowly walked over and said, “It’s normal because this is my sixth evolution.”

“Are you talking about the layer of black that covered your arm?”

“Yes! Every evolution is a dividing line, especially starting from the fifth evolution. It’s not an exaggeration to say that the difference between evolutions is like the difference between heaven and earth. From the sixth evolution onward, your body will be strengthened by an additional layer that I call ‘Armament’. It will turn black when used. Regardless of whether it is the power or the intensity of your punches, they will greatly improve. Even a rocket launcher can’t compare.”

Lin Qing raised his left arm, and it turned black again. “When your limbs and torso are completely covered, you will reach the Lord level.”

He had just broken through and evolved for the sixth time after swallowing thousands of crystals.

Although the foundation of every Motorbot was important, the number of times they evolved was equally important. If an adult Motorbot could defeat over a dozen fourth-evolution Motorbots, then one Lord could defeat over a hundred adult Motorbots.

In his previous life, during the early stages of the Cataclysm, everyone was avoiding steel Beasts, so they missed the golden period to improve their strength. Later on, the steel beasts evolved faster over time, and it was no longer easy to hunt them. This led to the slow improvement of everyone’s strength. The further they progressed, the more this was the case, forming a vicious cycle.

During the ten years of the Cataclysm, Lin Qing had suffered a lot to break through to adulthood, but that was all.

Back then, the streets were full of adult steel beasts, and Lords occupied all the areas. Putting aside hunting steel beasts, it would be good if they weren’t hunted by them instead.

Obtaining enough crystals to break through to the Lord level was simply a dream.

In this life, he had a powerful foundation as a heavy truck and the Flame Devil in his hands, so he finally had enough capital to evolve six times.

“F*ck!” Huang Quan cursed. “You’ve already evolved six times, yet you’re still fighting with me. Aren’t you bullying me?”

Lin Qing shrugged. “You wanted to practice. I didn’t force you.”

“F*ck, I’ve been bullied!” Huang Quan raised his middle finger. He had been punched and almost died.

“You two rest here. I’ll find a few steel beasts to adapt to my strength.”

In his previous life, he had only reached adulthood, so the sixth evolution was a realm that he had never come into contact with before. He needed to familiarize himself with his strength as soon as possible.

After leaving the plaza, Lin Qing found a small group of steel beasts and used his Armament-covered arm to fight them.

He didn’t kill the steel beasts in a few punches. Instead, he deliberately let them bite him and then used his left arm to block their bites. After practicing for half an hour, he retracted his Armament and pulled out the Flame Devil.

“I’m more or less adjusted to my strength. It’s time to send you guys off.”

Lin Qing really wanted to know what the second tier of the Flame Devil was like. He pushed the switch to the second tier, and the crystal energy in his body was sucked away, as if a water pump had been installed.

The blade light of the Flame Devil was unstable and flickered between a length of eight to ten meters. The blade light became stronger and stronger, and the surrounding temperature rose by 4°C.

Just when Lin Qing thought that he was going to be sucked dry, the Flame Devil stopped absorbing his crystal energy, and the blade light stopped at eight meters. This was the same length as before.

However, its color was even redder, as if it was about to bleed blood. Furthermore, its high temperature was distorting the air within two meters of the sword.

Looking at the 20-meter tall office building in front of him, Lin Qing raised the Flame Devil and slashed it downward.

After delivering this attack, Lin Qing quickly turned off the second tier. After all, the energy in his body couldn’t withstand a second absorption from the sword.

Two seconds later, a black line appeared in the middle of the office building. With a gentle push, half of the office building collapsed, revealing a smooth cut surface.

“Hiss!” Lin Qing gasped. “What a sharp blade. Who can withstand it!”

The temperature of the Flame Devil at its first-tier was 1,500°C, while its second-tier was 5,000°C. It was now several times stronger.

“The second tier will definitely be able to cut through armor. With this sword in hand, I dare to challenge even a Lord!”

He finally understood why the Huang Quan was called the Battle God in his previous life. With this sword, who would he not dare to slash? Challenging someone of a higher level wasn’t a problem at all with this sword.

Even though his crystal energy after six evolutions could only support one slash from the second-tier Flame Devil, it was enough. If he encountered someone stronger than him, he would feign weakness to take advantage of his opponent and deliver a slash at the crucial moment. They would definitely die!

…

Meanwhile, a few hundred meters away, Jiang Sheng was covering the escape of a group of people while dozens of steel beasts chased him from behind.

Just as they turned a corner and ran out of the street, they saw a scene that they would never forget.

A 18-meter-tall red mecha wielded a blood-red long sword and hacked a 20-meter-tall office building into two.

Everyone was stunned, their minds fixed on this stunning blade.

“How is this possible?! How can a human do this?”

“Not good. Stop daydreaming and run!” Jiang Cheng returned to his senses and remembered that there were still steel beasts after their lives behind them.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw the dozens of steel beasts turning around and running away. These beasts had seen this figure before, and it was too terrifying. Previously, this figure had chased after thousands of their kind and killed them.

They had managed to escape from Lin Qing’s sword after great difficulty, but they never expected to meet this god of death here once again.

“Oh?” Lin Qing turned his head and looked over, scaring the steel beasts into running even faster. A few of them accidentally tripped and rolled away.

These animals didn’t have high intelligence, but they knew how to avoid danger. They would simply run when they encountered powerful enemies.

Gulp! In the crowd, people from other bases swallowed their saliva and said with difficulty, “Who is this? One look from him is enough to scare the steel beasts away.”

Jiang Cheng looked over with a complicated gaze and sighed. “His name is Lin Qing, a very strong person.”

He had seen heavy Motorbots that weighed several tons before leaving the main base, but Lin Qing was definitely the first in terms of combat strength among all the Motorbots he had seen.

He doubted that there were many people who could fight Lin Qing in the entire country, let alone Handong Province.

This guy was an expert, not a normal person.

Thinking of the novels he had read when he was bored, Jiang Cheng had thought that Lin Qing might be the kind that had a system more than once.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense. After all, everyone had changed into Motorbots at the same time, so why was he so strong? Furthermore, he was ridiculously strong.