BXBX NOVEL Chapter 41
Translator: 549690339
The Decaying Parent Body was like a vast cloud of darkness that drifted directly towards the refuge.
As its shadow fell upon the ground and entered the campus, one by one, the corrupted parasitized creatures immediately became frenzied.
They bypassed the fire line and rushed towards the mecha squad stationed outside the refuge, like a surging tide.
The steam mecha had long been prepared.
They formed a circle, covering each other’s backs.
Among them, six steam mecha over ten meters tall stood on the perimeter, serving as the most solid barrier.
They pulled the large chainsaws in their hands and fiercely slashed at the corrupted Shallow Abyss Giants!
The buzzing was incessant, and sparks flew in every direction!
Even though the strength and agility of the Shallow Abyss Giants had been enhanced after corruption, surpassing the steam mecha,
it was clear it wasn’t enough to compensate for the disparity in weaponry.
The powerful strength combined with the might of the chainsaws brutally sawed through the exterior of the giants, slicing their bodies…
In the splatter of black sludge, they were cleaved in two!
At the side of the medium-scale steam mecha were the smaller mecha.
They were only just over three meters tall, armed with drill bits, machine guns, flamethrowers, and other weapons, and tasked with dealing with smaller monsters that were cumbersome for the larger mecha to handle, achieving equally impressive results on the battlefield.
No matter how numerous the creatures were, they had to reckon with physical collisions and could not face too many monsters at once.
At this moment, the mecha squad appeared to withstand the onslaught of the monster tide.
However…
In the blink of an eye, the situation reversed again.
The Shallow Abyss Giants, severed in two, did not fall.
At the site of their wounds, a great volume of black fluid intertwined, pulling and healing their broken bodies back together.
The Shallow Abyss Merfolk, riddled with bullet holes, completely ignored the wounds on their bodies.
They paused only momentarily before launching another attack, punching the steam mecha with tremendous force!
Steam vented, the mecha shuddered, and the surface was dented by the powerful impact.
Yet, this was not the deadliest threat.
Dark tentacles split from the tops of these creatures’ heads, reaching for each steam mecha.
If they were to be breached…
The monsters in front of them would become their ultimate fate.
It was at this critical moment that the flames rose up!
The fireline spread, completely enveloping the steam mecha within it, turning them into fiery orbs.
The dark tentacles melted rapidly upon contact with the flame, then recoiled.
The purple and white mecha finally made a move.
Wielding a chainsaw much larger than its own body and covered in intense flames, it moved with such speed that it became a blur.
Circling the defense line, it slashed through the nearby giants, merfolk, and even the decaying mecha, severing them all.
Simultaneously, the flames followed the tears in their bodies, igniting the black fluid within and the shells too, turning them into torches that fell one after another.
This time, there was no regeneration.
“Only fire can isolate the corruption.”
Hearing Jiang Chen’s voice, the pilots of the steam mecha came to a realization.
As well-trained warriors, they did not hesitate and immediately followed his suggestion—
The steam mecha were designed with extensive fireproofing and thermal insulation.
Only those that had passed similar tests were considered qualified steam mecha.
Otherwise, such large behemoths could easily be scrapped by a simple incendiary grenade, and that would be far too pathetic.
Previously, in order to maintain the fireline and repel the merfolk, the refuge had piled up a lot of flammable materials outside.
They charged straight to the accumulation of flammables, allowing the flames to ignite them and spread to the mecha and their weapons, completing a makeshift flame enchantment.
This flame enchantment was far less powerful than Jiang Chen’s transcendent flames.
But it could isolate corruption, preventing the mecha from being parasitized by the monsters.
At the same time, it allowed them to ignite the monsters from within using the power of the flames, completely preventing them from reviving.
With the addition of flames, the mecha squad was not so vulnerable and could withstand the monsters’ siege.
But even with their regenerative abilities countered by the flame, the monsters themselves possessed formidable attributes and strength, fighting with reckless abandon.
The mecha squad cooperated, pushing their machines to the limit, constantly venting steam, with the power furnace running in overdrive.
They could only just hold on against the onslaught of monsters.
In contrast, the feats of the purple and white mecha seemed so exaggerated.
Jiang Chen, wielding a flame-enchanted chainsaw, rampaged through the monster horde, occasionally breaking through to aid the mecha squad.
In the process, not only was his movement swift, but his agility was exceptional, with a high capacity for evasion.
He hadn’t even taken a single attack!
“Doubt Master Luo, understand Master Luo, become Master Luo…”
“Now I, too, am a Weapons Master of the flames!”
While Jiang Chen was appreciating the thorough instruction of Master Luo,
the horde of monsters underwent another transformation.
A deluge of black fluid poured out from beneath the Decaying Parent Body, drenching the multitude of corrupted creatures.
As these corrupted creatures were enveloped by the fluid, they began to merge together!
In a matter of moments, a black colossus, over twenty meters tall made up of numerous corrupted creatures, appeared not far away.
It slightly bent its knees.
The next moment, accompanied by the ground cracking.
It had unexpectedly arrived in front of the steam mecha squad within a blink, swinging its fist and smashing fiercely down on one of the medium-scale mechas!
Speed, strength.
Everything exceeded the pilot’s reaction.
There was no way to counter it.
Except for…
“Bang!”
The intense collision created a tumultuous wave of air that spread outwards.
The wild wind that blew not only toppled the flames on the steam mecha but also the flames surrounding the refuge, scattering them in an instant!
The pilot attacked by the black colossus fell into a state of momentary stupor.
When he regained his senses, he discovered that the steam mecha he was controlling was unscathed.
Instead, a purple and white silhouette had landed in front of him.
“Lord Tian Qi!”
Clearly, Lord Tian Qi had just sensed the danger and quickly rushed over to repel the black colossus’s attack.
However, before the pilot had the chance to rejoice after seeing the condition of the purple and white mecha, his back turned cold as if he had fallen into an icy cavern.
The surface of the purple and white mecha was covered in countless cracks—
And the moment it touched the ground, it completely shattered into myriad streams of light that dissipated!
Only a slender young man stood alone on the ground.
Lord Tian Qi’s powerful mecha…
Had it really been smashed to pieces by the black colossus?!
It was over.
The pilot’s eyes reflected despair.
With the loss of the mysterious purple and white mecha, even Lord Tian Qi appeared to be just a mortal.
With nothing but flesh and blood, how could he contend with the terrifying monster?
Unable to resist the monster meant that the spark of civilization might be completely extinguished…
Endless regret filled the pilot’s heart.
I’ve dragged Lord Tian Qi down, I deserve to die!
However, no matter what he thought now.
The attack from the Shallow Abyss monster would not cease in the slightest.
After clashing with Lord Tian Qi, the black colossus took two steps back and now advanced again, swinging its fist down!
Seeing this, the pilot didn’t hesitate to maneuver the steam mecha, intending to shield Lord Tian Qi.
As long as the lord lived, there might still be a chance!
Just then.
Lord Tian Qi moved.
His speed didn’t decline in the slightest, he turned and leaped onto the steam mecha, forcefully kicking it backwards to avoid the black colossus’s attack.
At the same time, he used this leap to approach the black colossus and swung his fleshly fist in a collision.
More than ten times the size disparity.
Flesh and blood contending against a Shallow Abyss monster.
“Bang!”
Another violent collision ensued, with the gusts of wind spiraling outwards.
The black colossus took two steps back again.
Seeing this, the pilot’s mind went blank.
After the mecha broke, Lord Tian Qi’s strength hadn’t decreased at all, with just his flesh and blood, he was suppressing the Shallow Abyss monster?!
Then what was the point of wearing a mecha!?
Meanwhile, after the exchange of punches, Jiang Chen didn’t fall again.
Instead, he utilized the Seed of Flames ability, ejecting a stream of flame from the soles of his feet, granting him a slight propelling force as he lunged at the black colossus.
Limitless flames gushed from within his body.
Growing weaker?
Strength unchanged?
No…
After replacing the Blood Demon Transformation module with the Seed of Flames module, the energy recovery rate for the model Zero Mecha decreased significantly.
Therefore, the Seed of Flames ability could only serve as an auxiliary, using slightly more would squander all of the energy.
But now it was different.
With the mecha shattered, Jiang Chen absorbed the Seed of Flames module, which was transformed into his own ability, allowing him to expend stamina and release flames.
And his stamina…
Was boundless!
Fire meteor resoundingly crashed!
[Talent Trigger: Undying Barehand, has absorbed mecha: model Zero-Type 4.]
[Attributes: Strength 29, Agility 28, Defense 31, Enigmatism 0.]
[Special: Recover 0.49 health per second (doubled under the sun), 0.11 stamina.]
[Abilities: Uncontrollable Mutation, Roots Core, Blood Demon Transformation, Seed of Flames.]