At the edge of the North Second Ring Road, a silver-gray power armor stood quietly in the middle of the ruined street, holding a heavy rifle half a man high, shaped like a large sword without a blade.

The years have left their mark on the surface of the armor, and the city's camouflage livery has been replaced by scarlet mottling.

The same was true of the rifle in its hand, the tuning fork-shaped track had been filled with flesh-red fungus.

Every now and then, memories of the remnants of the cell come to mind, and it vaguely remembers itself as a machine made for battle.

It's just that it has long forgotten what it was fighting for, and when the last battle ended............

At that moment, a light wind blew from the other side of the street, and almost at the same time, the sound of rolling wheels came from the silent corner.

As if sensing the killing intent coming to its face, it slowly raised its head, gray-green mist wafting from the gap in the helmet, and a bloodthirsty scarlet was reflected in the pitch-black eyepiece.

"Kill them!" The sound that floated from the darkness appeared in its ears again, and it felt every cell in its body boil for it. It was an order that could not be refused

In fact, there is no reason to refuse.

It exists in response to that call.

The bulky arm slowly lifted, and the big sword in its hand creaked like a machine that hadn't been oiled for years.

However, the moment its arms were raised, its bulky body seemed to be revitalized, bursting with incredible speed and strength.

Its whole person is like a cannonball out of the chamber, thundering

He rushed to the truck in front of him, swinging his blunt greatsword in his hand.

"Bell ——!"

Almost as soon as the steel collided with the steel, the front of the truck with the steel plate was like ice cream poked by a spoon, and it was dented and broken in two.

The whole truck overturned on its side and fell on the side of the road, the driver was killed on the spot, and everyone in the car fell to the ground and staggered up from the ground.

It could vaguely hear them calling.

I don't understand it though.

But—

The last words of the prey never mattered, anyway, they would soon be reduced to pulp at its feet.

Standing next to the wreckage of the truck, it clenched the guy in its hand, and its scarlet pupils quickly locked onto the next one

Next!

Just as the slime-infested power armor picked up the guy in its hand and ran to the next transport truck, the Death Corps, which had been caught off guard, finally reacted.

Midnight with an umbrella without a knife: "! Sixth!"

Laplace: "The old six hammers, the Rotten Knights!"

Midnight with an umbrella without a knife: "Brush the boss!" Copy the guys, brothers!"

Outlaw Maniac: "Whoa, Tata Kai!!"

The player crouching on the roof of the car immediately aimed the fixed machine gun at the guy, and suddenly poured out ferocious fire, but it still couldn't stop the guy's charge.

Ten machine-gun shells large enough to break the concrete wall slammed into the arc of the armor, leaving at most a shallow scratch.

What's even more nerve-wracking is that this guy not only has incredibly hard armor, but also has no less flexibility.

The greatsword in its hand easily flicked away a few trailing lights that flew in front of it, and then dodged in a way to the next truck.

Another truck burst into flames.

Looking at the evolved body that was rampaging through the crowd, the edge paddling couldn't help frowning, and the debtor on the side scolded with big eyes.

"Damn, I knew it wasn't that easy."

"There's something wrong with this thing." The construction site boy and brick standing on the side suddenly burst out with a sentence.

"Hmm." Edge paddling nodded solemnly, and then looked at the big eyes on the side,

"Drop the drone!"

"Oak!"

As the words fell, Big Eyes had closed their eyes, and their index fingers were pointed at the side of the tactical helmet.

A quadcopter drone catapulted off the truck and flew straight in the direction of the Rotten Knight.

As if sensing an approaching threat, the Rotten Knight slammed his sword to the ground, sending more than a dozen gravel into the air.

Through the big debt eyes that are directly connected to the consciousness, he manipulated the drone to skillfully perform several unbelievable tumbling maneuvers, like a butterfly flying on the ground, deftly passing through the dense concrete fragments.

"Death !! for my grandfather"

At the moment when the drone rushed to the front door, he immediately activated the detonation function, and the three-kilogram warhead hanging under the drone instantly exploded into a ball of flames.

This terrifying power is that even a conqueror tank can overturn it, but this antique with a history of more than two hundred years is only a flicker.

Seeing this incredible scene, I opened my eyes

Eyes, eyes widened.

"Damn!' Dragoons, the defense is so against the sky?!"

"It's not a dragoon, and it's not like a champion..." The sound of the edge stroke gradually brought a hint of excitement, and clenched his fist resting on the roof of the car, "I'm afraid this is an improvement that hasn't appeared in the official website setting!"

Although it was an opponent he had never encountered before, none of the other players, whether he was still there, showed a scared expression.

On the contrary, it ignited a stronger fighting spirit! This is an unprecedented challenge

Those who complete the first kill will not only receive the honor of the full server announcement, but their names will also be permanently inscribed in the Hall of Fame!

"Infantry squad fire cover!"

Looking at the Rotten Knight staggering to his feet, the edge paddled and roared loudly in the communication channel.

"The anti-tank team has stepped forward! Gather fire with armor-piercing shells!"

Although the previous explosion did not directly destroy the Rotten Knight, the shockwave of the explosion still caused a lot of damage to it.

A large fungus blanket was peeled away from its body, and it needed to rely on its broadsword to barely stand on its feet, while the players around it had already grabbed their rifles and fired a ferocious rain of bullets at it. "Uh-"

Gray-green smoke leaked out of the slit under the helmet like a silent roar, and it angrily raised its greatsword and prepared to charge towards the players, but at that moment, several players with RPG bazookas lined up in front of it. 「RPG！！」

With an excited shout, armor-piercing bullets were like arrows off the string, dragging white pillars of smoke towards the rotten knight.

The Rotten Knight swung his broadsword with swiftness, sending two armor-piercing bullets flying towards the door, but it couldn't stop more armor-piercing bullets from hitting him in the chest, knees, and shoulders.

"Bang ——!"

Brilliant sparks flew in all directions in the roar of the explosion, like molten iron splashing on a forge.

The Rotten Knight, staggered backwards with several armor-piercing bullets, lost his balance in a hoarse roar, and fell to the ground.

Even the armor of the Prosperous Era could not withstand so many armor-piercing shells at the same time without opening the shield.

Its breastplate pierced a thumb-thick hole, revealing the scarlet flesh inside, and its right leg was directly scrapped, pierced by a metal jet.

The rotten knight struggled to get up from the ground, but was halfway up when two more canisters collided with him. Knowing the importance of mending the knife, the players did not stop attacking after knocking down this boss, but immediately replenished another thermobaric bomb!

The blast slammed into the breastplate, shaking the road beneath it.

A stream of hot air poured in from the torn part of the armor, instantly shattering the mushrooms inside into a puddle of black sludge.

The heat that poured into its chest took its consciousness into the distance, and as it died, it seemed to hear the wail of every slime cell in its body.

Looking at the crowd of people walking towards him, the scarlet behind the pitch-black eyepieces gradually faded in the firelight

Faded color. The nightmare that imprisoned it for two centuries.

It's finally over..................

The slime molds attached to the armor were completely destroyed and fell again

The power armor finally stopped moving, and let go of the great sword that seemed to have become a part of its body in his hand, no longer struggling to stand up, and no longer making any sound.

A player stepped forward and examined its corpse, confirming that the guy was dead.

Looking at the rectangular iron block that had been eroded by slime molds that had fallen to the side, the construction site boy and brick who were carrying the RPG launch tube muttered in surprise.

"This thing is actually a rifle?" And it's a Gauss rifle!

A large fungus blanket peeled off the barrel, revealing a tuning fork-like barrel and a forward-folding grip, a vague emblem visible on the streamlined stock.

[111th Orbital Airborne Division]

Underneath the badge, a vague line of text could be faintly seen.

"He was supposed to be a soldier when he was alive...... Or maybe it's the squad leader," looking at the mutilated armor wreckage, the debt-oriented big eyes roughly made up for this guy's background, and continued in an uncertain tone, "During the mission in the center of Clear Springs, he and his team were devoured by slime molds, and then continued to fight as evolutionaries for two centuries.

"So we defeated the 111th Orbital Airborne Division in the background just now?" The construction site boy and brick scratched the back of his head and said.

"At least we let one of them rest in peace." Looking at the armor lying on its back on the ground, Edge Paddle sighed softly, "Drag it onto the truck."

It should be unlikely.

Moreover, the alliance now has its self-developed power armor "Xiaguang", so there is no need to force these old antiques.

The museum is where it should be.

"Thea is ahead! Keep going!"

Regrouping the stagnant ranks, the edge paddled and shouted loudly in the communication channel, beckoning everyone to continue on their way.

Then, at this moment, the road under their feet trembled faintly, as if it had been an earthquake.

The edge paddled and looked ahead, but his vision was blocked by the thick fog, and he couldn't see anything.

The big eye of debt decisively manipulated a drone to eject into the air again, and flew in the direction that the guy on the edge was looking at.

However, the drone had almost just broken into the thick gray fog and lost its signal as if it had hit a wall.

"Day..."

The shoulders of the big eyes of debt shook suddenly, shook his head, and shook off the snowflake white in the field of vision.

When his eyesight returned to normal and looked at the direction where the drone disappeared, he was stunned.

I saw a huge fist like an advertising sign, and connected to it was a thick arm like a train, and a tower-like body like an iron tower.

……………… Titans."

The face of the edge paddling changed slightly, and a word slowly squeezed out from between his lips.

It turned out to be a Titan! And that's not all

Silver-gray figures emerged in the fog, and they marched forward with firm steps, their eyes exuding scarlet killing intent, and their heavy armor was not inferior to the one that the players had dealt with earlier.

A rough stroke at the edge shows that there are at least twenty power armors clustered around the Titans!

They wield a variety of weapons in their hands, still in the same formation they used to explore the city center two centuries ago.

The slime devoured them and transformed them into the guardians of the ruins.

Feeling the overwhelming feeling of intimidation, the nearly 3,000 players crowded into the street all swallowed in unison.

The construction site boy moved his Adam's apple with the brick, glanced at the matchstick-like RPG in his hand, and muttered something in a low voice.

「……………… Now it's time to finish the calf."

Fei Na tried to kill it

Guy, it's just an elite monster next to the boss.

The real boss has just appeared!

Although the scalp was numb, the edge paddling still gritted his teeth and picked up the guy.

They've managed to trick Thea, getting the bunch of imminent guys to crash into their prepared guns and pinning back almost the full power of the wave.

Now is the time when the nascent mother's own defenses are at their lowest, and if they take the opportunity to kill that guy, they can win this war

At least solve this year's crisis "Prepare to fight!"

In any case, they must not fall here!

"Mommy............ Is that guy a Titan?"

Luo Yu, who was sitting on the Lingyun fighter and shuttling between the tall buildings, hurriedly glanced at the cloud-shrouded ground, and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

The six-story tall Iron Giant stood in the streets, scarlet plaques crawling like moss all over its boxy armor, and a low roar echoing through the city.

The brethren of the Death Corps seem to have bumped into this guy.

Although he wanted to help them, now he had more important things to do.

"Hold on, brothers............

The Goblin Corps' planes were on their way, and soon air support would be on top of them.

Gritting his teeth, Luo Yu pushed the throttle valve and accelerated in the direction of the city center.

And as the distance got closer, he felt his chest beat faster and faster.

At this moment, a soft murmur came from his ear. "Uh-huh." (I saw Him.) ）

The spores that flowed in the air had become one with the wasteland, and he was like a god in the land, and every breeze that blew was his breath.

This is a life form that Xiao Yu has never seen before.

It felt a slight fear in the unstoppable power.

The partner with whom it lives is not His opponent.................. They are still too weak.

Even if all of them combined, I am afraid that they will not be able to compare to a wisp of cilia on Him.

"Don't be afraid, tell me, where is that He?" Feeling Xiao Yu's panic, Luo Yu patiently comforted the plane while concentrating on maneuvering it.

Xiao Yu's mood calmed down a little.

"I can bring you to Him............ But I don't have the faith to overcome Him."

Luo Yu: "Don't worry, I won't let you face Him alone, I'll be with you!"

Xiao Yu said pessimistically.

"You're going to die............ I may not, it's only my fruiting body that remains in you, but you'll be eaten by him, along with the part I left in you."

Die?

Luo Yu grinned.

"Don't worry, I won't die." Joke.

He's a dead pilot!

Thinking that he would die if he was killed once, it was too much to underestimate him!

Xiao Yu's voice was still a little hesitant.

"Really?"

Holding the joystick with both hands, Luo Yu said seriously.

"I promise you............ Even if I lose my heartbeat, I'll still be in front of you in three days."

Come out.

The babbling was silent for a moment, and then it fluttered "forever?"

Without thinking much about it, Luo Yu replied without hesitation.

"Of course!"

Although he couldn't see Xiao Yu, who was deep underground, he could feel the excitement in the babbling.

Pale red tentacles oozed from the backs of his hands, slowly extending towards the joysticks clenched in his hands, like an invisible pair of hands gripping his hands.

In just a few breaths, the reddish tentacles had merged with the plane's central control and spread around the cabin.

For this sudden change, Falling Feather did not

Trace one

Nothing panicked.

He believed that Xiao Yu would not cause trouble for himself at this critical time.

And just as he expected.

At the moment when the pale red tentacles were completely integrated with the mechanical parts in the cockpit, an unprecedented feeling crawled all over his body.

He felt his consciousness sink downward.

After that moment of trance, he suddenly realized that his consciousness had merged with the entire plane!

The forward-swept wings stretched forward were like his arms, and he could clearly feel the air flowing across the wingtips, as if it were passing through his fingertips.

After so many years of flying a plane, he has never experienced a feeling like today.

He seemed to be transformed into a bird soaring between the tall buildings, and all kinds of incredible maneuvers were as easy as breathing for him.

It's as if he's not driving Lingyun. Instead, it became it!

"I ............"

Experiencing this incredible and wonderful feeling, Luo Yu's heart became more and more surprised.

He felt that his understanding of flight had risen to a whole level, reaching the legendary realm of "man-machine integration"!

seemed to feel the joy in his heart, and Xiao Yu also screamed happily.

"Blanch!"

Rarely didn't care about Xiao Yu's mouth smell, Luo Yu's mood at the moment was completely filled with joy.

"Hahaha, that's great, Xiao Yu!"

"Hmmm!" (We are getting closer to Him, and He has found us!) ）

"Understood!"

Looking at the skyscrapers speeding outside the cabin, Luo Yu turned on the safety of the cannon, his eyes locked on the gray outside the cabin, and the corners of his mouth raised a high-spirited arc. "I'm ready!"

At the same time that the Lingyun fighter arrived on the battlefield, the twenty-member squad of the Burning Corps had already crossed the edge of the Second Ring Road in a glider and arrived at the center of Qingquan City.

This area, located at the base of the spore cloud, has been shrouded in a gray fog like a solid entity for many years, and even the old white square and other veteran players who have been in the server since the beginning of the wasteland have never seen the situation here.

It was not so much a nuclear crater as a downward depression in the lakebed.

The rules for the protection of concrete buildings against nuclear explosions seem to have completely failed here, and in the face of absolute yield and heat, the concrete in the very center and the steel bars supporting them are crushed into powder and completely erased from the world.

The building at the center of the crater seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and not even the wreckage remains.

And the area around the nuclear crater is even more messy, and the collapsed high-rise buildings are either cut off at the waist, or uprooted along with the underground parking lot and foundation!

There was silence in the communication channel.

After witnessing this scene, almost all players were speechless in shock.

Holding the grip of the glider with both hands, Fang Chang's expression gradually changed from surprise to solemnity.

Incredibly, even a strategic weapon of this power would not be enough to wipe the brood from the planet's surface entirely............

Strangely, after crossing the inner ring road in the city center, they could no longer see the fruiting entity.

Where have the little ones gone?

At this moment, the intermittent sound of falling feathers came from the communication channel.

「…… Xiao Yu has locked on the location of the brood, and the nearest entrance is about 600 meters due west of yours, which I have marked on the map."

Lao Bai floating in the sky frowned slightly.

"That guy is underground?"

Affirmative answers continued to come from the communication channel.

"Yes, most of the spores in this area are spewing out of a well, and his body should be buried underground. I'm going to provide you with air support as much as I can, but all I can do is the surface part."

old

Shiro: "Received, you should also pay attention to safety!"

Luo Yu grinned: "Don't worry, I won't come down until the end!"

The signal here is in poor condition and communication is intermittent.

didn't waste time on small talk, after Lao Bai recognized the landing coordinates through V, he immediately floated over with everyone.

The group touched the ground with their feet and immediately set up their weapons and set up their positions.

However, to everyone's surprise, instead of a tidal wave of evolutions coming up to swallow them, there was a faint silence that made one hesitate - had they come to the wrong place?

As far as the eye can see, there are the remains of buildings and the foundations of skyscrapers jutting out of the ground.

The concrete ruins are stacked like man-made hills, half-buried in fine sand.

The feeling of standing on the ground and looking around is far more powerful than the feeling of floating in the sky and looking down on the ground.

However, to everyone's confusion, they carefully observed before landing, but they did not see the shadow of slime mold.

Not even a speck of plaque!

"Where's the well?" Quit smoking and ask nervously in a low voice.

Old Bai glanced around.

"Luo Yu said it's around here............ Let's find it."

It's always good that there are no evolutions around.

However, at this moment, Ye Shi, who had been frowning, suddenly spoke.

"Did you hear anything?"

Hearing this guy's crow's mouth, everyone was slightly stunned, but there was no time to react, and the tremor of the earth shaking came from everyone's feet.

The fine crumble of sand began to sink downward, along with the nearby concrete debris.

Looking at the downward concave surface, Fang Chang's face suddenly changed.

"I'm rubbing—"

He finally realized why there wasn't a single fruiting body here.

The brood was not hiding somewhere here, it had never hidden itself, but it was at their feet, already one with the land

They stood above His head!