Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 1002: Chapter 108: Fruit 3

In the carbon-based pantheon, fruit is a divine child, and there is a hidden connection between divine children.

However, unless a divine child evolves into a ’Physical Deity,’ this connection will gradually weaken and eventually break as the distance increases.

Yet, whether due to the influence of the fruit’s ability or some other power, the opponent actually locked onto Gao Gong’s position.

In the highest level of the cabin, Zombie 0’s gaze seemed to traverse the void, seeing the cosmic branch sprouting from the supernova explosion, and apart from Hercules, there were six carbon-based fruits on that branch, three of which have matured, emanating unfathomable genetic aura, while the other three appear immature.

And in the middle of the space, an empty spot on a tree nodule, seemingly where a fruit should have been, but was unexpectedly plucked away, that tree nodule holds an indescribable attraction for Zombie 0.

As though it naturally belongs there and must return there.

”Judging by the fruit’s position, you are indeed an important link in the carbon-based pantheon.”

A familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Zombie 0 awoke with a start and realized half its body was already embedded in the void, with fleshy fruit leaves squeezing out from its skin, seemingly about to transform into a zombie version of a ginseng doll in the next instant.

”Six carbon-based fruits, plus you is seven, not exceeding ten, meaning the Supreme Being Hun Jie is at most Tier 5, that’s good news.”

Gao Gong spoke softly. Using ’Zombie 0’s’ vision, he counted the number of fruits.

”And the bad news is, the opponent’s carbon-based pantheon can already draw upon a portion of the power of ’marvel,’ indicating their pantheon’s development is quite deep, likely touching the threshold of ’cosmic pantheon.’”

Even the weakest marvel is still a marvel.

Likewise, only a very strong carbon-based pantheon can be called a cosmic pantheon.

In Gao Gong’s memory, only those top-tier Carbon Throne masters have pantheons qualified to be called ’cosmic pantheon.’

’Di-di—’

[You have triggered the temporary mission—Fruit Struggle]

[Temporary Mission: Fruit Struggle]

Difficulty: Tier 4 - Difficult

Task Briefing: The mysterious Supreme Being Hun Jie has sent its divine child to retrieve the lost carbon-based fruit. Your task is not only to protect your own fruit but also to seize the opponent’s fruit.

Task Target: Carbon-Based Fruit - Earth Core Gravity

Task Reward: Experience +50 billion, one carbon-based fruit, Throne Reserve

Note: It seems the power of the Mechanical Throne hasn’t intimidated that Supreme Being, and now it’s time to showcase your power.

”Well, the ’Fruit Struggle’ starts now?”

’Zombie 0’ shared Gao Gong’s memory and naturally knew that generally, only when two advanced carbon-based civilizations engage in a civilization war and a conflict of ’authority’ between Carbon Thrones will a ’Fruit Struggle’ erupt. Leaders of different carbon-based civilizations (often also throne masters) conduct devourment, suppression, and decomposition for a higher level of evolution.

And the threshold for an advanced civilization is Tier Six.

Gao Gong obtained this ’Zombie Fruit’ purely by chance.

As for the Supreme Being developing ’carbon-based fruit,’ it is rare, or to say, an existence that cannot leverage civilization power to form a pantheon.

The confrontation between both sides without civilization power is extremely rare in all ’Fruit Struggles.’

”The Supreme Being is Tier 5, the fruit is Tier 4, but a Tier 4 carbon-based fruit is still a carbon-based fruit, can it be defeated... huh, when did you wake up?”

’Zombie 0’ looked at Gao Gong in surprise. In the past few months, its main body had been stuck in ’grind mode,’ with its flesh repeatedly collapsing, unable to maintain even the basic form, but at this critical moment, it woke up.

”You—”

’Zombie 0’ then realized something was wrong. It was in a dual-body state and didn’t know when its main body woke up.

This can only indicate one thing: the evolution of its main body’s flesh has, to some extent, surpassed the ’Memory Worm’s’ ’Memory System.’

It looked up and down at itself.

Gao Gong’s original aura was extremely strong, basically carrying a boss-like aura akin to some major villains, but now, even focusing all attention on him, one only feels that this person’s temperament is mostly bland and ordinary.

Gao Gong looked up, his gaze likewise piercing through layers of ship hulls, seeing the opponent, he clapped a palm, and ’Zombie 0’ was instantly swallowed, his figure flickered, crossing layers of space, appearing opposite the burly bald man.

Hercules quietly watched the opponent, although he easily sensed the opponent’s tier was Tier 2, there was a kind of unfathomable aura, with cosmic rain falling on the opponent seemingly disappearing completely.

The two floated like this in the cosmic void, letting the flowing brilliance and shooting stars in the cosmos shuttle continuously.

After a moment of silence, Hercules first spoke:

”The fruit on the carbon-based divine tree is not something a low-tier existence like you can claim, moreover,” he paused, ”you are a semi-mechanical species.”

Mechanical species, semi-mechanical species, are actually derogatory terms, equivalent to mechanical waste, metal scrap, heartless monsters.

High-level carbon-based species generally have a sense of species superiority, even species purity.

And Hercules is undoubtedly one of them.

”You dare speak like that in my presence, would you dare say such words before the Ancient Mechanism Venerable? Bald minion of the Supreme Being!”

The opponent flaunted species superiority and Gao Gong didn’t tolerate it, directly retaliating with appearance-related jabs.

Hercules’ eye corner twitched slightly. He is bald, not bald!

”You are courting death!!”

From the opponent’s huge body, muscle fibers like tree roots began to pulse madly, terrifying heat like a fission humanoid nuke, surrounding ’cosmic rain’ first stagnated, then like tides returning to the sea, surged into the opponent’s body, even from afar, this radiant light triggered the Star Destroyer’s alarms.

Within the ship, players simultaneously felt a twinge of heart palpitations, especially those with biosensors felt it most.

If their internal mutant genes are like a shallow stream, then the advanced mutant genes inside the opponent are akin to oceanic expanses; at this instant, the concept of life seemed to vanish, replaced by an oceanic expanse of information.

Information attracts energy, forming a large information amalgam, causing a rainbow gathering effect for lower-level information.

Quite a few players immediately transformed into white light.

The virtual shell of Gao Yuanyuan also emerged from the electronic world, standing at the ship’s bow, worriedly looking towards Gao Gong’s direction.

In that instant, it seemed she witnessed the birth and gestation of an ’information realm.’

She had heard that in the cosmos, powerful life forms can freely traverse between the virtual and reality.

After all, life is entirely information carried and replicated by DNA, the origin of life is the origin of information.

While in Gao Gong’s eyes, it was a gigantic fist.

’A fusion punch of such ’cosmic unity’ magnitude?’

Gao Gong’s carbon fusion had long merged with the fusion route, the ’carbon fusion’ displayed by the opponent was truly the ultimate move of the carbon-based system.

With this punch, at minimum a starship will explode.

Gao Gong took a deep breath, raised his arms, and directly received the punch head-on.