Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: Chapter 40 Breaking Through the Adult’s Limiter_1

Chapter 42: Chapter 40 Breaking Through the Adult’s Limiter_1

Translator: 549690339

Jiang Chen, when triggering his Talent, could absorb all attributes and modules of the mecha.

Naturally, the [Armor Value] and [Energy Value] were no exceptions.

The former was converted into [Life Force], which allowed Jiang Chen to endure more injuries without dying.

The latter was converted into [Stamina], greatly enhancing Jiang Chen’s stamina limit, making it harder for him to feel fatigued.

However, these two attributes were not displayed in a numerical form.

In past battles, it was also difficult to truly reflect their impact.

Until now…

As a transcendent ability, the Seed of Flames didn’t release flames with a fixed power.

The more stamina consumed, the stronger the flames became, and the burning duration was greatly extended.

At this moment, Jiang Chen directly used up most of his stamina, forcibly unleashing a fire power that twisted the very air.

When this ball of flame struck the black colossus.

In just one or two breaths’ time.

The once imposing black colossus was baked and melted, the Decaying monsters within it also ignited, turning into torches one by one.

He actually killed it instantly!

“At last, I don’t have to hold back, I can unleash my power at will…”

“Do you know how stifled I felt?”

Jiang Chen walked out of the flames, remarking with a sense of relief.

Despite having abundant stamina, he couldn’t turn it into real fighting strength because he hadn’t absorbed a transcendent ability.

He had to control the intensity instead, to prevent exhausting all of the mecha’s energy.

This was far more uncomfortable than holding back completely.

Now, at last, he could demonstrate his true strength.

With a casual gesture, the transcendent fire burning on the remains of the black colossus all flew up, landing in the palm of his left hand and formed into a scorching fireball.

His right hand touched the Abyss Rune, and out of thin air, he grasped a silver-white streamlined pistol.

He clapped his hands together, and the fireball attached to the pistol. As stamina surged into it, he pulled the trigger.

Combo Technique: Explosive Flame Shot!

The fireball, serving as the bullet, was shot out by the light-weight thermal pistol, striking the Decaying Parent Body.

As an incredibly sticky transcendent fire, it rapidly spread across the dark parent body, continuously inflicting burn damage.

The Decaying Parent Body began to struggle in agony, tumbling wildly in the air.

Jiang Chen was a bit surprised to see this scene.

Resistant to fire, yet still enduring the attack of the transcendent fire?

An astonishing thirty points of defense, there was indeed something special about it.

But a pity…

The number of times Jiang Chen could unleash was far from just one.

Blood Demon Transformation ability activated!

Having absorbed the Blood Demon Transformation ability twice, the conversion efficiency had increased from 0.5/s to 1.0/s.

The bloodred hue on Jiang Chen’s face faded, yet his stamina was eerily replenishing at a rapid pace.

After just a few dozen seconds, another Explosive Flame Shot, charged with the majority of his stamina, once again bombarded the Decaying Parent Body.

This time, the flames were not the ones whose power had been greatly drained by the black giant.

The Decaying Parent Body writhed in pain, countless dark pus dripping from inside, its body visibly shrinking at a speed noticeable to the naked eye.

As the parent body was attacked, the Decaying monsters on the ground became even more frenzied.

They rushed over wildly, trying to stop Jiang Chen’s attack.

However, there was also the presence of steam mecha nearby.

Using only some of his stamina, Jiang Chen gave an enhanced fire enchantment to the weapons in the hands of those controlling the steam mecha.

They displayed an extremely high level of cooperation, staunchly withstanding the onslaught of the Decaying monsters.

Until the Decaying Parent Body was completely burst into flames, turning into black raindrops that fell to the ground.

The movements of these Decaying monsters also stiffened, falling one after another to the ground.

A dense abyss atmosphere was absorbed by the Abyss Rune.

[Killing the Decaying Parent Body, module acquired: Brain of Decay.]

[Brain of Decay]

[Rank: 0 (1)]

[Quality: Excellent (Outstanding)]

[Type: Core Module]

[Effect One: Slightly increases mental and dark resistance attributes, increases Enigmatism by 5.]

[Effect Two: During mecha evolution, depending on the module combination, there’s a low chance to obtain (mental or dark attribute evolution/upgrade module).]

[Description: It whispers in the darkness.]

At last, it was dead.

Jiang Chen let out a slight sigh of relief.

At night, his life force recovery rate was only 0.49, far from offsetting the consumption of Blood Demon Transformation.

Only during the day could it come close to breaking even.

Therefore, as his stamina recovered, his complexion became paler and paler.

If the Decaying Parent Body could hold on a little longer,

Jiang Chen figured he’d have to take a break, catch his breath to restore some life force before he could kill it.

Of course, it was so fierce that the loot it dropped was exceptionally rich.

Excellent quality, psychic and dark dual attributes, core module.

Each of these keywords was very precious by itself, and combined they greatly increased the value of the module!

You see, psychic and dark are both rare attributes, and the chances of them appearing in low-rank modules are extremely low.

Coupled with the traits of the core module,

it was enough to make the mecha that loaded it have a higher chance of awakening the powers of psychic and dark during evolution and upgrading!

At this moment, the attribute enhancement it provided became secondary.

“Double rare attributes, an excellent first-rank core module…”

“The lowest price, ten thousand!”

“Anything less than that, don’t even think about getting a glance at it!”

Jiang Chen was satisfied.

Just this one module was worth two or three Seeds of Civilization traits.

Indeed, one had to slay powerful monsters to get a higher burst rate.

However, since the Decaying Parent Body was able to drop modules of such caliber, it was definitely a boss-level abyss creature.

It couldn’t be as common as Shallow Abyss Merfolk or Shallow Abyss Giants.

Unless Jiang Chen chose to abandon the shelter and hunt everywhere, he wouldn’t encounter many.

Considering the task rating, Seed of Civilization, and burst rate issues,

Jiang Chen gave up this tempting idea.

After the Decaying Parent Body died, all the controlled offspring perished along with it.

The steam mecha squad finally had a chance to breathe and stopped their weapons, standing still.

It was to reduce the burden on the power furnace, give the mechas a rest, and also to relax the tense nerves.

During the rest, they couldn’t help but look towards Jiang Chen.

They had originally thought that Lord Tian Qi’s strength all came from that enigmatic purple and white mecha.

But after the mecha shattered, Lord Tian Qi seemed even stronger.

He not only physically repelled enemies but also freely unleashed flames, burning those terrible abyss creatures.

This was much more powerful than any Transcendent they knew of.

“We thought that the mecha was the source of the Lord’s power…”

“Turns out it was just an insignificant piece of clothing?”

“No, to be precise, a straitjacket?”

One of the drivers looked puzzled.

In his memory, ordinary soldiers would go through weight training to enhance the effectiveness of their strength and stamina training…

Could it be that Lord Tian Qi’s mecha served a similar purpose?

The abyss creatures thought they had crushed Lord Tian Qi’s armor, when in fact they had broken his restraints?!

Is this the Tian Qi Knight pursuing the end…

Although he looks like a human, he certainly isn’t one.

The driver was contemplating this when he suddenly heard a medium-scale steam mecha speak.

“I’m going back to the shelter.”

The other drivers turned to look.

Only to hear him continue.

“Just like Lord Tian Qi said, we are too weak.”

“Even if I’m not afraid of death, forcibly staying outside wouldn’t help alleviate any pressure on Lord Tian Qi, but would instead become a burden.”

“Lord Tian Qi even took on the enemy’s attack deliberately to save me, resulting in his mecha getting shattered.”

“He didn’t need to put in that much effort.”

“I don’t want something like that to happen again.”

The other drivers simply had no way to refute his words.

Standing aside, Jiang Chen sighed softly.

The drivers were retreating to the shelter, what excuse would he use to appease Zero next time…

He had prepared ten mecha repair tools, and he’d only used one so far.