Chapter 70: Mechanical Warrior

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Mechanical Warrior

Praise of All Living Beings. This was a new ability Chen Qi had created, founded upon Body Control and fused with Metal Control.

The creation of this ability had exhausted the very limits of Chen Qi’s current knowledge and imagination.

Chen Qi had to admit, after witnessing the Azure-headed Demon Dragon’s flashy entrance, he had been a bit envious.

’Felix, you’d better hold on.’

’I hope you can help me test the limits of this ability.’

’Awaken, my soldiers!’

High in the sky, Chen Qi’s wings vibrated, and streams of golden light cascaded like tassels onto the city district below.

A closer look would reveal that the golden light was actually composed of countless particle streams.

The golden streams passed through layers of barriers, dissolving into countless small machines.

In the next instant, a golden eye pattern appeared on thousands of small machines.

The golden eyes were shut tight, as if in a deep sleep.

But as the golden tassels continued to rain down from the sky, the eyes began to struggle, trying to open and truly observe the World.

In the end, just over 700 of the golden eyes opened to reveal their pupils. This was clearly the current limit of Chen Qi’s ability.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

Their power units activated. These machines—originally robot vacuums, smart home devices, lawnmowers, and the like—squirmed as they sprouted metallic tentacles and abandoned their posts.

’Those golden particle streams are, in essence, individual atoms of Activated Metal. When injected into the machinery, they cause an "activation contamination."’

’But that alone isn’t enough to make them move!’

’The particle streams are guided by Puppet Threads, which I’ve infused with my will.’

’Driven by my will, they naturally become my most capable soldiers.’

Chen Qi stood in the sky like a legendary Angel, freely scattering his brilliance.

In truth, however, this brilliance was an endless stream of Puppet Beams.

A closer look would reveal that Chen Qi’s golden wings were woven from individual strands of metal wire.

An endless stream of particles circulated and collided at high speed within the metallic threads, producing the burning golden radiance.

And yet, this was merely Chen Qi’s initial form!

As his puppet army took shape, Chen Qi once again began to harvest Dream Gems.

10, 20, 30...

The entire South District was scoured at a rapid pace. After collecting 100 gems, Chen Qi performed another fusion to enhance his power.

BOOM!

A more dazzling golden flame erupted from his wings. The surfaces of the metallic threads that composed them were now covered in dense, intricate lines.

These lines constantly collided and combined, ultimately transforming into one Cloud Pattern after another.

Chen Qi’s golden wings now spanned 20 meters, lending him a majestic and mysterious air.

"Awakening, Awakening!"

"I declare: where my light shines, all metal shall be activated!"

RUMBLE!

Chen Qi’s wings beat once, and an even more intense and brilliant stream of golden particles erupted forth.

If before he was merely scattering them like a fisherman casting a net...

...then now it was high-frequency radiation, as particles of Activated Metal frantically bombarded the metallic substances below.

This was a collision and conversion at the atomic level. Endless sparks were born from the colliding metal particles.

In the microscopic world, these bursting sparks resonated with one another, linking into a network like countless flashing neural nodes.

At a certain moment, a tiny, golden Fire Seed was born.

In the next instant, all the sparks were devoured by the golden Fire Seed, and a raging golden flame ignited within the bombarded metal.

KLANG! KLANG! KLANG!

The burning golden flames possessed an even greater activating power. The ordinary metals began to evolve, transforming into machinery.

Finally, when the golden flames vanished, rows upon rows of Mechanical Warriors were left in their place.

They were only one-tenth the size of an Exoskeleton Armor, yet they possessed terrifying killing power.

"Search and destroy!"

With the command given, the Mechanical Warriors advanced toward the edge of the South District.

Traces of blood-red rats had already appeared there.

Clearly, Felix had finished scouring the North District and was beginning to expand his territory.

The Mechanical Warriors also possessed maglev flight capabilities, and they soon clashed with the blood-red rats.

It was, of course, a one-sided slaughter.

’A pity. In the end, it still can’t reach the level I envisioned.’

’The core of a Mechanical Warrior, its Fire Seed, is actually just a microchip.’

’But its creation requires my will to act as a catalyst. Or rather, my will must carry the particles to bombard and ’print’ it into existence.’

’Fundamentally, they’re just Activated Metal that I control, no different from the previous machines. They’re just more convenient for me to shape.’

’Forget about a Soul. I haven’t even figured out Spirituality yet. How could I possibly create activated life!’

Chen Qi laughed self-deprecatingly, but in Felix’s eyes, that laugh was mocking his incompetence.

At that moment, Felix was possessing one of the blood-red rats, witnessing Chen Qi’s grand display firsthand.

He was both shocked and furious. ’That guy was just a big lump of iron a moment ago! How did he sprout wings in the blink of an eye?’

’No, I can’t delay any longer. It’s time to send in the troops!’

...

"Come forth, my Salamander Legion!"

At Felix’s feet lay a massive drawing of a volcanic lava field.

It depicted a colossal active volcano, its blood-red magma churning ceaselessly.

Within the magma, hundreds of creatures roamed and played.

They were Magma Salamanders, which loved to devour the metallic substances found in lava.

Now, at Felix’s summons, one by one, 30-meter-long, crimson-bodied Magma Salamanders leaped out of the scroll and into the Dream Duel Arena.

The moment they appeared, the surrounding air warped from the scorching heat.

"Go! Eat those tin cans."

Clearly, Felix had come well-prepared, intending to give Chen Qi a "big gift."

These Magma Salamanders couldn’t kill Chen Qi, of course, but they were more than enough to clean up his minions.

Felix hadn’t expected Chen Qi to be able to summon so many underlings either.

’I’ve already fused with over 300 Dream Gems, and that guy has 200 at most! Damn him, his ability is just too strange!’

’No, I have to widen the gap!’

Having made his decision, Felix immediately summoned more flying beasts to sweep through the other two districts.

What he failed to notice, however, was a drone high in the sky, taking in the entire scene.

’Felix is surprisingly cautious!’

Although Chen Qi was happy to let the game go on longer and had no intention of a "decapitation strike"...

...if Felix had left himself wide open, he wouldn’t have minded giving him a little "scare."

Unfortunately, as a veteran player, Felix was quite "competent."

The man had long since summoned a terrifying, hundred-meter-tall giant ape to protect himself, sealing himself away tightly.

While Chen Qi didn’t care about winning or losing the game, he needed as many Dream Gems as possible to further deduce the potential of his abilities.

Seeing Felix begin to expand his army, he naturally had to keep pace.

And so, Chen Qi’s wings beat once more, and it was as if a golden Little Sun had appeared in the sky.

Across the land below, more and more metal ignited, transforming into Mechanical Warriors.