Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 699: Chapter 224: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

”Can they do it?” Gao Yuanyuan asked.

”You’ve been dealing with them for some time, aren’t you aware of their capabilities?”

”I can’t say for sure,” Gao Yuanyuan shook her head, ”These three elders give me the feeling not of living people, but more of a digital symbol. They don’t have that dark aura of a Cyber Hacker, but instead—”

”Immortal?”

”Yes, brother, you’re very clever.”

Gao Gong shook his head.

On the Mechanical Split Star, so-called ’Electronic Ascension’ is equivalent to holding a GM account issued by the ’Mother City.’ The authority of such an ’account’ even surpasses that of a ’Favored.’

And from their recent clash, Gao Gong understood they’re not avatars of the Mother City.

This state is quite intriguing.

It also makes Gao Gong very curious about what identity they play in this planetary system.

Bug fixers?

Cheat sealers?

Or perhaps—Destruction Form sealers?

”Brother,” Gao Yuanyuan tugged on Gao Gong’s sleeve, looking at him curiously.

Gao Gong pondered for a moment and said:

”The Number Two War Host is a product of imperial technology; it’s clumsy and inefficient in the virtual level. Logically, three Electronic Ascenders suppressing a ’Number Two’ shouldn’t be an issue.”

”However, Number Thirteen is completely different. It can be said to be the most skillful Destruction Form in virtual level battles, and its existence might create variables.”

Gao Yuanyuan understood.

”I’ve already mastered the ’Divine Thought Land’ you taught me. When Number Thirteen makes a move, I will act.”

”Yes, find the right opportunity. Once you fuse with Number Thirteen, you will likely not only invade ’Brain-Machine Users’ but also ’Natural Brain Users.’”

”Yes, this way, I can better assist brother.”

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When Gao Gong opened his eyes again, he saw that the ’Doomsday Black Emperor’ was already docked on the ground.

The surface of the Oudik Continent was blood-red, and it had a ’biological characteristic.’

It felt as if one were stepping on living flesh and blood.

”Boss, I can sense several dangerous auras, extremely dangerous!”

The Doomsday Black Emperor unsheathed the Ship-Slaying Sword, looking around with a fiery gaze and a tone tinged with eagerness.

The Black Rose also activated the ’Metabolism Queen,’ and with her gaze, the ’blood red’ on the ground either dispersed or gathered, and even the air became enveloped with an indescribable humidity.

”Very strange chemical composition, I can’t analyze it.”

Ye the Big Lolita did not speak, but her expression was equally cautious.

Because within her tens of thousands of points in Spiritual Perception, the earth beneath was a living entity through and through.

”Let’s go.”

Within a certain distance, Destruction Forms clearly perceive one another, which is the best way to locate them.

They hadn’t walked far when a mountain-like creature blocked the trio’s path.

This gigantic creature had a body like a mountain; standing at its feet, the three seemed like ants. What’s more terrifying, each of its breaths shattered space like glass, filled with colorful liquid.

”S-Level Radiation Beast, Dingma Elephant King!”

The Brain-in-a-Vat informed Gao Gong that there are only 17 kinds of S-Level Beast Kings on this planet, and now, he has encountered one.

The ’Dingma Elephant’ itself is an A-level Radiation Beast, mastering powerful Domain Power, rumored to flatten a Mechanical City with one stomp.

Upon ascending to S-Level Beast King, its power only grows, for Gao Gong is very familiar with that ’colorful liquid.’

Beast Tide!

The opponent also wields the power of Beast Tide!

Even stranger, various large ’construction frames’ hang from its body, along with numerous unmanned transport vehicles.

These vehicles transport two-meter-thick armor plates, and those construction frames are devices for laying these plates.

Workers tear open skin, embedding armor into muscle, with blood flowing like waterfalls.

In Gao Gong’s eyes, this was a mega-construction.

”What is this, putting armor on a Radiation Beast?” Ye the Big Lolita uttered in astonishment.

”High-end ingredients often need only the simplest seasoning.”

Gao Gong smiled, and then came a ground-shaking rumble.

Apparently, the Beast King had discovered them.

A sense of intimidation akin to facing a ’fused Gao Gong’ appeared.

And then, to the trio’s surprise, the ’Dingma Elephant King’ barely turned half its head before it lay down, the terrifying radiation energy on its surface receding like the tide.

”Let’s go, take the car.”

Gao Gong glanced at the Black Rose, who nodded, gesturing with a hand.

Soon, a transportation vehicle of the Knight Order pulled up.

The door opened, revealing a spacious interior with a tinge of rust in the air.

And on the seat, a head entangled in countless wires.

”Extremely primitive bionic technology.”

The skull head of the Knight Order received a scornful remark from Sister Rose.

With the ’transport vehicle’ swiftly moving, the group soon spotted another ’S-Level Beast King.’

It was a ’Solid Sun’ with a diameter of at least 20km, its surface pockmarked like a volcano, liquid magma spewing forth, flames reaching thousands of meters high. More frightening, from the depths of its fissures, radiance akin to ’solar flares.’

Even from afar, one could feel the pure heat radiating from it.

Put simply, A-level and lower Radiation Beasts would dissolve if they approached within a certain distance.

This time, Gao Gong did not approach, performing an ’investigation’ from afar.

Name: Radiation Star Core

Level: S

Radiation Energy: 24,110,000

Attributes: ???

Note: A dangerous energy creature, it serves no purpose other than destruction.

Not only is it an S-Level Beast King, but it’s also an extremely rare pure energy creature.

And that volcanic layer of ’surface’ is actually a manifestation of highly condensed energy.

”Radiation Star Core, it looks somewhat familiar.”

Gao Gong recognized the entity, the B-level Radiation Beast ’Radiation Sun’, a radiation beast only born in high-level Radiation Zones, very dangerous, and the radiation energy it emits carries a strong mutation attribute.

Undoubtedly, the ’Radiation Star Core’ has evolved from the ’Radiation Sun’.

Likewise, there are a few small black spots and some special devices on the ’Radiation Star Core’.

Their vision is excellent, and they can see some members of the Knight Order, dressed like ’astronauts’, installing energy weapons onto the ’Radiation Star Core’.

Those are various types of energy cannons!

This time, the group passed below the entity.

And the ’Radiation Star Core’ still had no reaction.

But Ye the Big Lolita couldn’t help but ask, ”How could radiation energy of this magnitude go unnoticed?”

For the vast majority of people on this planet, Oudik Continent is a death zone.

But for super corporations, every year they send exploration teams deep into this continent to search for some precious biological data.

Never mind anything else, how does a radiation beast of this size and intensity evade monitoring satellites?

”That implies that high up in the sky, there’s also an invisible giant entity.”

Gao Gong looked up at the sky, unexpectedly finding that the radiation clouds above were not thick, more reminiscent of the black sky of the industrial period.

Furthermore, through his S-level ’Master of Beast Mimic’ bloodline, Gao Gong could be sure that there’s another giant entity above, an S-level Beast King capable of large-scale invisibility.

”Why aren’t these monsters attacking us?” Ye the Big Lolita asked.

”Perhaps there’s an older man secretly helping us out.”

Gao Gong replied calmly with a composed expression.

The vehicle continued its direct path, driving straight into the Knight Order’s ’Highland’.

The so-called highland isn’t above, but below.

It’s a long tunnel.

Moreover, defenses visibly strengthened.

Level 10 low-level combatants and Level 20 advanced combatants are not qualified to guard here.

On the outer perimeter, at least elite biomechanical knights above level 35 are stationed.

Each unit of ’biomechanical knights’ is led by a great knight.

However, these knights each stood like the walking dead, remaining fixed in place.

In the dim lighting, the scene was very eerie.

”These people have been hacked.”

By this time, if Ye the Big Lolita hadn’t noticed that these people were hacked, she would be too clueless.

”So, the S-Level Radiation Beast outside also—”

Ye the Big Lolita was momentarily stunned.

If she disregarded her body’s stamina and made a move, she could directly smash an S-Level Radiation Beast.

But controlling one as she had just done was nearly impossible.

What kind of monster did this lazy uncle invite?

At this moment, Gao Gong’s forearm suddenly transformed, the barely visible ring shadows rapidly spinning, with each rotation a ’great knight’s’ head fell off.

With an old master in control, now is the perfect time to farm these monsters.

[You killed Level 45 Great Knight ’Purgatory’, Experience +3,000,000, Specialization Points +3, Skill Points +10]

[You killed Level 45 Great Knight ’Gun Ghost’, Experience +2,000,000, Specialization Points +3, Skill Points +10]

[You killed Level 48 Great Knight ’Four Horsemen of Hell (pseudo) - Famine’, Experience +3,000,000, Specialization Points +3, Skill Points +10]

[You killed Level 48 Great Knight ’Four Horsemen of Hell (pseudo) - Plague’, Experience +3,000,000, Specialization Points +3, Skill Points +10]

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Soon, Gao Gong’s experience accumulated to 50 million, and the heads of the advanced knights from the Knight Order had fallen as well, numbering in the teens.

These knights were the ones that could attend the Round Table Knight meeting.

In other words, each had a boss template and any one of them outside would be enough to become a half-faction boss.

This is the type of challenge for which players must gather a hundred-person group for even a small chance of victory.

But now, they are just experience farming machines.

The only unfortunate part is that the system probably decided that this kind of ’farming’ lacked intensity, offering very few benefits.

However, the title ’Four Horsemen of Hell’ caught Gao Gong’s attention.

’Famine’, ’War’, ’Plague’, ’Death’

The Horseman of War, is it the same as the War Host’s War?

If so, where did the other three entities of the same tier come from?

”Boss, I feel a familiar presence.”

Within the passage, the Doomsday Black Emperor had to keep her head down to pass through the underground passage.

And now, she suddenly sensed something and spoke up.

Gao Gong’s eyes lit up, and the path ahead opened up suddenly.