Chapter 50

Chapter 50 – Chapter 48: Settlement Rewards, New Mecha: Boiling Steam!_1

Chapter 50: Chapter 48: Settlement Rewards, New Mecha: Boiling Steam!_1

Translator: 549690339

The coastal region on the tenth day experienced a difficulty spike that was simply exasperating.

No sooner had night fallen than a giant tentacled monster appeared.

Its main body did not leave the ocean, but it had the ability to tear through the Void, launching attacks from several kilometers away.

Jiang Chen used an external scanning device, but even the database did not contain any corresponding information.

[Ancient God’s Descendant]

[Attribute: Unknown]

[Trait: Unknown]

[Weakness: Unknown]

[Evaluation: Escape]

Clearly, the mecha pilots who had encountered it before had not been able to fully ascertain its abilities and provide the relevant information.

However, no matter what, this was only a trial from 0th Rank to 1st Rank.

As a Level 1 abyssal creature, its strength had a limit.

Jiang Chen had now completely surpassed that limit!

After a tangle, he seized the opportunity and funneled transcendent fire directly into the Void Rift torn by the Ancient God’s Descendant.

Although only a small amount of transcendent fire was pulled back by the tentacle, it was not enough to directly burn the opponent’s main body to death, but it did cause some damage.

The most important thing was that the Ancient God’s Descendant, pained by the attack, churned in the sea water, stirring up waves.

It also exposed its own location.

Jiang Chen leaped high and launched a star-piercing spear, pinning the Insect King’s Spear onto its body to mark the spot.

Following the marker, he charged into the near sea and used his tremendous strength to drag the long tentacle ashore.

Finally, he drew his lightsaber and meticulously sliced the Ancient God’s Descendant into mince, without any fat to be seen.

[Killing the Ancient God’s Descendant, material obtained: Blood of Distortion.]

[Killing the Ancient God’s Descendant, module obtained: Archaic Bloodline.]

[Killing the Ancient God’s Descendant, trait obtained: Unstable Mutation.]

There were many drops, but there was no module for Void attacks.

Only a core module for enhancement dropped, and in terms of rarity, it was even less than [Brain of Decay].

However, the dropped trait did catch Jiang Chen’s attention for a longer moment.

[Unstable Mutation]

[Type: Trait]

[Effect: Owning this trait, there is a high chance of mutation during mecha evolution, causing mecha modules to develop positive or negative effects.]

[Description: They grow in truly unique ways.]

One look at the gambler’s eyes deemed it crap.

Once the mecha evolves, the installed modules will be completely absorbed and cannot be changed again.

If positive effects occur, it’s fine, but if there are negative effects, it’s purely disgusting and you can’t even replace it.

Especially for Jiang Chen who absorbs modules, stacking negative effects would be very stupid.

He quickly threw it into the storage, sorted into the trash processing category.

“Sure enough, if you want top quality, you’ve got to hope for the trial rewards...”

The Ancient God’s Descendant was just the beginning.

As time passed, the creatures that had left the ocean and ventured deep into the land seemed to sense something.

They no longer continued inward, instead changing direction, rushing towards the sea.

Insect Kings, Mothers, Anemones, Giants...

One abyssal creature after another returned from the depths of the land, almost forming a tide of monsters that made the earth tremble.

But in Jiang Chen’s eyes, they were like walking treasure chests.

Whenever they approached within a certain range, he simply threw the Insect King’s Spear, achieving a kill with high efficiency—

Even though the materials and modules dropped by these abyssal creatures were of no use to him.

Selling them for money was still no problem.

Unfortunately, once the accumulation of corpses reached a certain amount, the creatures returning from the land would prefer to take a longer detour rather than approach this land of death again.

[Note: Non-tradeable.]

A brass-colored metallic Mecha appeared before his eyes.

Its legs, arms, and both sides of the waist had small steam jets.

Compared to clunky Mechas from the Steam World, it looked more form-fitting and was also smaller.

[Codename: Boiling Steam]

[Type: Lightweight Full Coverage Armor]

[Quality: Excellent (2-fold Absorption)]

[Rank: 0]

[Enhancement: Zero]

[Attributes: Strength 3, Agility 3, Defense 3, Enigmatic 1.]

[Armor: 20/20.]

[Energy: 40/40, Recovery Rate: 0.03/s.]

[Core module: Not Loaded]

[Auxiliary modules: Not Loaded]

Indeed, it was of excellent quality!

All three basic attributes reached three points, and it even had one point of enigmatic value.

Considering the double absorption efficiency of the excellent quality.

Even without any modules installed or any enhancements...

The attribute bonus that would come from immediately expanding the armor was already close to catching up to Zero!

“What’s more important is...”

“The Mecha itself requires maintenance.”

“During the rank promotion trial, if Zero breaks apart, it can’t rejoin the fight until the next day.”

“Having a second Mecha means there’s a backup even if Zero breaks.”

Isn’t the efficiency skyrocketing?

And after completing the rank promotion trial, Zero could also undergo transcendence...

Jiang Chen could hardly control the corners of his mouth from fiercely rising.

Wait?

Return immediately!

A pitch-black rift opened at his feet.

The trembling of the earth had completely stopped, and the world sank back into silence once more.

After an unknown amount of time, with a click, the shelter’s door quietly opened.

The gentleman in the tailcoat peeked out.

No Mechas, no monsters.

Only monster skeletons that stretched as far as the eye could see, along with endless ruins.

Finally, was it over?

He cautiously stepped out, looking at the outside world and feeling the morning sun on his skin, he couldn’t help but smile.

Even though the world was nearly destroyed.

He was still alive, and that was enough.

Behind him, Laila also emerged, scanning around.

It appeared that Lord Tian Qi had already left, and she hadn’t had the chance to say goodbye to Zero...

Moreover, the world and civilization had been destroyed by the monsters.

Her parents, her brother, her friends, they all perished at the hands of the monsters.

Looking around, she saw only wounds and death.

Was this the... new world after the apocalypse?

“Eh?”

The tailcoat-clad gentleman looked towards Laila, his gaze focusing.

“Laila, what’s that on your neck...”

“A black eye?”

[Civilization continues to endure.]