Chapter 329: Chapter 104 Loki Heavy Industry Soars! (Two-in-One)
(Two chapters combined, actual word count 4400, ending with a climactic rush this time, remember to drop a vote after reading~)
On the viewing platform, the astonished Yu Wenhai and the wide-mouthed Levi exchanged glances.
“What function is this?”
Levi’s head shook like a rattle, “I have no idea.”
Of course, they didn’t know!
It was discovered that during every optimization of its programs, Black identified a strand of unknown and seemingly useless code. When the third optimization began, which was right when the malfunction occurred, Black had finally forged a new idea from the two batches of code, based on what Mu Fan had described, and after logical computations, it actually activated a hidden function of the engine!
What did this mean?
It meant that Loki Heavy Industry’s sole prototype of Extreme Special Soldier, this second hidden engine, held even deeper secrets!
Once the two segments of codes overlapped to form an effective activation key, the unknown model of the Gravity Engine emerged—Meteor 3!
Now the air behind the Extreme Special Soldier began to constantly distort.
The exaggerated extent was twisting the rising dust as if a giant hand was continuously kneading and reshaping it.
What in the world was this?
“What exactly is this?!” Within the Mecha, instantly bearing 6 times gravity felt completely different from being in the Gravity Room.
In the Gravity Room, one could rely more on human instinct, but in the Mecha, aside from these, one also had to keep the brain highly alert.
“This is the real secret of this Mecha—Gravity Pressure!! Flame jets will henceforth function at six times their prior output, with the power now stably fixed at 2.5 times that of the original single engine! But it seems this Mecha isn’t perfected yet, so you only have seven minutes! The engine will then enter a prolonged recovery period from overload.”
Mu Fan’s gaze locked onto the incoming dark red figure.
“Enough!”
Boom!
The Extreme Special Soldier landing on the ground while retreating through a leap, created a huge depression in the ground instantly.
This detail made the approaching Soul Suppreser come to an abrupt halt, then reverse and jump.
The recent move of the opposite Mecha was undeniably bizarre.
The two Mechas confronted each other again from a hundred meters apart.
“I won’t have the slightest pity for you, so give up on your last chance as well!”
A bloodthirsty smile suddenly appeared on Si Erqi’s face, a taste of the true power of the Soul Suppreser coming your way.
The Soul Suppreser held the long scythe with both hands in front of him.
With a faint click, as the hand twisted, the massive scythe blade detached eerily again!
This time, there was no chain connecting them!
The massive scythe blade slowly rose, hovering above the Soul Suppreser.
This action left the audience almost breathless, their hearts continuously subjected to intense stimulation.
“Is there a mechanical master who can enlighten me, I feel like I’m at my wit’s end!”
“Two questions, what’s the deal with the spherical energy fluctuation behind the Extreme Special Soldier? And what’s with the scythe in the hands of the Soul Suppreser? Has the oil gotten into the brains of the official live broadcasters, why aren’t they explaining anything?”
“I bet the Extreme Special Soldier is going to charge! 1000 Star Coins!”
“Let’s go, to the official platform, I bet on Soul Suppreser charging! 2000 Star Coins!”
Everyone at Loki Heavy Industry also entered a state of confusion, the alterations in both Mechas were utterly alien to them, completely surpassing their estimations.
They only noticed the hovering massive scythe blade, but no one paid attention to the special fixture at the previous connection between the scythe blade and handle, which had fully unfolded.
A lotus-like serene mechanical claw spread open, revealing a faint red glow in the center, and similarly below the scythe blade.
It pulsated as though it breathed with life.
The two faint lights echoed one another from a distance, an unknown force field sustaining their connection.
“Heh, taste this secret skill from Solomon—the Canglian Storm!”
A faint madness crept over Si Erqi’s face as he activated the ultimate secret skill of the Solomon Mecha under the guise of the Patrol Mechanical Master, that bizarre feeling subtly flourishing in his heart.
As if… the creed of Solomon suited him better?
Once this thought arose, it uncontrollably burgeoned in his mind.
Mu Fan, now burdened heavily, made each step in the Mecha leave clear marks on the ground, and upon seeing the opponent’s scythe blade rise, without a moment’s hesitation, the twisting air behind burst like a bubble, generating an immensely powerful thrust. The Extreme Special Soldier transformed into a black hurricane rushing forward.
But just then, the Soul Suppreser’s arms trembled, then with both hands holding the scythe handle, he harshly smashed it forward.
The massive scythe blade, as if pulled by an invisible chain, fiercely swung forward! Its speed was even twice as fast as Mu Fan’s charging speed!
Swish!
The spinning scythe blade, moving too fast to see its trail, grazed the rapidly maneuvering Extreme Special Soldier.
Sss!
A long spark flashed on the shoulder armor.
Mu Fan breathed out in relief, as the scythe blade that had suddenly attacked was too fast!
“Mu Fan, behind you!”
Black’s urgent voice suddenly rang out.
What?
After the unique loud blast of an engine unlocking from the Extreme Special Soldier, the entire mecha sharply bent forward as a giant scythe blade flew back past its rear.
“Soul Suppresser’s big scythe is so cool, does it even have an automatic retraction feature!?”
“The speed is too fast, and how has the engine sound of that Extreme Special Soldier changed? It sounds so shocking!”
“Stop comparing and look, this is thrilling! This is the mecha battle I wanted to see!”
“Without a chain tether, will that scythe blade have enough force?”
The person couldn’t finish speaking before they swallowed the rest of their words.
Because in the hands of the Soul Suppresser, the scythe handle and the returning scythe blade gently circled around and then flung the blade out again.
This time, the scythe blade turned into a terrifying blade wheel attacking from the ground.
A long Earth Dragon was shredded behind!
A coldness appeared in Mu Fan’s eyes.
“Extreme Special Soldier—Retraction Fist!”
The Extreme Special Soldier surged forward, its right fist retracting and then suddenly shooting out to meet the blade wheel.
Bang!
A huge metal collision sound echoed throughout the entire arena, the scythe blade soared into mid-air, but with a press from the Soul Suppresser’s hand on the scythe handle, the blade cut downwards again.
The furious speed was even more terrifying than the previous Canglian Moon Slash, with several thousand square meters of dodging area completely covered by attacks from various angles.
The audience could only see the Extreme Special Soldier’s right fist turning into an afterimage, bombing forward!
Then, numerous afterimages of the Red Scythe flashed through the air and the ground erupted with massive booms intermittently!
Ding ding ding ding, bang bang bang bang!
Countless collision sounds merged together.
“I absolutely must acquire the Acabert Alloy data after this ends, the metallurgical technology of little fatty’s house is simply unmatched!” Black muttered to himself inside the cockpit.
“Only 2 minutes left, does this mecha have any long-range assault methods? The speed of that scythe blade is way too fast!”
Mu Fan’s fingers also blurred into afterimages.
Each accurate hit on the giant scythe blade was far more difficult than what ordinary spectators could imagine.
For four continuous minutes, without a single defense breach, Mu Fan’s punching speed with the most primordial techniques shocked those real Mechanical Masters.
Levi stared blankly at the scene in the arena, “Is this… an Ace Mechanical Master?”
Chuchu, who was experiencing a direct nearby mecha battle for the first time, had turned pale, “This kind of scene, any random impact results in massive casualties—is a real mecha battle this horrifying?”
Remembering how she quietly mocked Mu Fan yesterday, as if he was freeloading, Chuchu felt a wave of fear inside, with these kinds of capabilities, why would you ever go to school!!
Completely unaware of her best friend’s resentment, Wang Nuonuo’s eyes shone with excitement, “You can definitely win, right!?”
“You can definitely win!”
Tears of excitement welled up in the girl’s eyes, her heart screaming its wishes!
Of course, Mu Fan couldn’t hear these, but right now, being constantly bombarded, anger ignited inside him. He didn’t care at all if his mecha was in partial disrepair—he just wanted to rush forward and fiercely crush the opposing mecha!
However, it must be said that the opposing Mechanical Master’s experience was too rich, every time Mu Fan attempted to advance, he would be interrupted by the massive scythe blade’s bombardment.
“Absolutely! Do you remember me talking about the special reinforcement in the legs?”
“I remember! Sixteen metallic muscles in one leg!”
“Add this suddenly appearing hidden Gravity Engine, and this move is now usable!”
Black’s voice rang out, while a fast-flowing scene flashed forward.
Under the “Dark Breath” state, Mu Fan, with an absolutely calm mind, was almost reading the information as soon as the image appeared synchronously.
Is this an action that humans can perform?
Eight Times Dynamic Gravity Boost!
Mechanical Master leg muscles in sync, 100% state, 1.5 seconds of peak engine power output to complete the move—from charging to turning, then spinning thirty-seven times!
“What’s this move, Black!”
“A technique I just saw in the level nine room of the Phantasy Battle Zone, Dragon Tornado Mountain Penetration Kick!”
Mu Fan, who was already ready to charge, almost disrupted Dark Breath’s mindset when he heard that cold, sharp remark.
“That’s it, Black! After this, we need to have a serious talk,” he said through clenched teeth.
All sound suddenly ceased within the cockpit.
But in that moment, Mu Fan’s eyes voluntarily shifted from black to a blood-red hue.
The strongest state during an assault—Blood-colored Vision!
Because the brain under Dark Breath had already rapidly replicated all the previous movements into his mind, what was now needed was that instinct beyond limits to drive himself.
“Eightfold Gravity Pressure!”
Everything inside the cockpit became significantly heavier, and Mu Fan’s veins bulged angrily.
With a face full of unrestrained pleasure and blazing combativeness, Mu Fan exclaimed,
“Black!!! I’ve changed the name! ‘Undead Bombardment’!!!”
“It’s do or die for me, here I go! Aahhhhh!!!”
Behind the Extreme Special Soldier, the already distorted and indistinguishable tail flames flashed deep blue.
Rubble raised within several meters suddenly halted and then plummeted straight down!
At that moment, its vicinity seemed to be a no-fly zone!
Huh?
Si Erqi, seeing this change, sharply cleaved with the scythe handle in his hand, and the airborne scythe blade, retaining it momentarily in the air, plummeted heavily toward the chest of the Extreme Special Soldier with a whistling sound.
Thud, thud!
The waterfall of blood in Mu Fan’s eyes kept refreshing, and the approaching scythe blade, in his eyes and under this eightfold gravity’s perception, had slowed down significantly.
Retraction Fist!
The fist, following its trajectory, retracted and then burst out explosively.
With unmatched speed and power, the approaching scythe blade was knocked askew by Mu Fan.
Then, at that moment, the chest and back of the Extreme Special Soldier both lit up, the deep blue shifting towards pitch black.
“The engine’s losing control, Mu Fan, you have 10 seconds left!! Hurry up and go!”
Black’s voice suddenly erupted.
A sudden surge of blood-red flashed in Mu Fan’s eyes.
The Extreme Special Soldier’s shoulders collided violently, launching it upwards as the flow wings emerged and lifted.
Crouching down!
The ground instantly sank thirty centimeters!
Boom!
A spinning body, the returning scythe blade missed.
The Extreme Special Soldier dodged?
The audience could barely keep up.
No, this was just the beginning!
When the maimed Extreme Special Soldier initiated the first vortex evasion, the spectators felt a chill down their spines.
Because that black Mecha was still making insane curving jumps and wildly rotating.
Each landing bounced the ground open, leaving terrifying deep pits!
And this speed…
It had caught up with the scythe blade of the Soul Suppresser!
In just three seconds, the black curving leaps left afterimages across half the arena; spectators even saw lingering… afterimages!
God damn!
Young viewers couldn’t help but curse out loud.
This was the epitome of extreme speed.
The red afterimage and black afterimage were now equally matched.
Suddenly, the black afterimage disappeared…
Where did he go?!
“Look up there!” Levi suddenly pointed upwards outside the podium.
The Extreme Special Soldier did an aerial flip, rectifying its posture instantly.
“Countdown 4 seconds! Extreme Special Soldier — enhanced leg form!”
Click, click, click. Dozens of external armors instantaneously completed their combination locking.
A giant black right leg thickened by a circle appeared, its toe pointing diagonally to the ground.
“Engine—Gravity Surge!”
The energy tailflame, having finally turned deep black, surged violently, covering five meters behind.
The entire mecha charged through the air towards the Soul Suppresser like a meteor crashing down!
Undead Bombardment!
The Soul Suppresser pulled back and swung its giant scythe blade upward with power.
Bang!
This time, the red scythe blade, upon hitting the fully armored right leg, bounced off completely.
The Soul Suppresser had just retreated less than three meters from its original position when a deafening explosion boomed behind it.
Boom!
A massive cloud of smoke surged, but the terrifying scene within the smoke could not be obscured.
A radial crater, akin to a meteorite strike, the edge of which was level with the waist of the landing Extreme Special Soldier.
Five meters deep!!
The Soul Suppresser, having not escaped to the edge, could only be considered lucky for not being kicked in the upper body, but its right leg was reduced to dust, its entire mecha’s face buried down in the deep pit.
Its arms still clawing forward.
“Damn it, I’m a Patrol Mechanical Master of the Mecha Association, how could I lose here!” Si Erqi’s head smashed into the console, blood reddening his pilot suit, but he was still gritting his teeth, desperately controlling the mecha.
“Damn it, why won’t you move, move!” He frantically pushed the control stick, desperately triggering the engine’s thrust, but all it did was tremble without response.
Outside the arena…
Not a sound.
Everyone clearly saw that the maimed Extreme Special Soldier, standing with one foot on the back of the Soul Suppresser, underfoot the unshapely Soul Suppresser that apart from a few shakes was completely motionless.
The silent aura of the Extreme Special Soldier at this moment sent chills down everyone’s spine.
Buzz~Buzz~Buzz.
A scythe blade, spinning out of control, fell from mid-air.
With a snap, the giant scythe blade landed right into the raised right hand of the Extreme Special Soldier.
The black mecha looked down at its feet.
Everyone watching held their breath!
What was he going to do?
In the monitoring room, Donatello stared at the screen, murmuring, “This is Solomon’s mecha, what are you going to do?!”
A high-ranking official from the Mecha Association suddenly shouted hoarsely from within the arena, “Stop, now!”
Inside the cockpit, Mu Fan felt the gravity on his body rapidly diminish, watching the power indicator rapidly decline.
He smirked.
The Extreme Special Soldier clenched its five fingers, then pressed down hard with the giant scythe blade.
The dark-red sharp blade sliced into the twisted head joint of the Soul Suppresser, dodging the armor’s protection, its internal piping effortlessly severed by the blade.
As the Extreme Special Soldier leaned over, the entire scythe blade was pressed into the concrete.
Soul Suppresser—decapitated!
After finishing all of this, the black mecha slowly rose up, looking towards the Loki Heavy Industry stands, two fingers encased in black metal raised.
Second round, over!
First there was a stifling silence; then inside and outside the exhibition hall, the crowd went wild!!
In that second, everyone knew, Loki Heavy Industry had completely blown up!!
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