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A head-on clash, a battle between humans and dogs.
The snake-dog's skull shattered with a crack, but the snake-dogs on both sides were already close, their fangs biting towards Chen Yuan's ribs and legs.
at this time.
"Ow!"
A deeper, more destructive roar came from outside the hall.
A creature several times larger than a snake-dog, resembling a mobile artillery platform, its bloated body bulging violently, dark red energy surging and compressing wildly beneath its rough skin.
He tucked in his abdomen to gather energy, compressed it to its limit, and aimed it at Chen Yuan, who was temporarily entangled by several snake dogs.
"alarm……"
Chen Yuan sensed something, and Long Xin also reminded him. He tried to dodge, but the snake dogs on both sides, as well as the snake dogs that pounced on him, bit his mecha tightly. Although they couldn't bite through it, the combined tearing force successfully slowed his movement.
"boom!"
The energy, compressed to its limit, exploded with a roar.
A crimson energy blast, as thick as a bowl and trailing a scorching flame, tore through the air like the judgment of death, instantly traversing a distance of tens of meters, and swiftly struck Chen Yuan's chest.
"Boom!"
The explosion was like a thunderclap, and the resulting shockwave spread instantly.
Chen Yuan felt as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding truck. His whole body was thrown backward by the violent energy like a kite with a broken string, and his body crashed uncontrollably through the shaky and cracked support column behind him.
"Crack, boom!"
The collapse of the load-bearing column became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
This dilapidated, abandoned building finally let out its final lament, as its ceiling collapsed like the crumbling sky.
Countless concrete blocks, broken steel bars, and shattered glass shards rained down like a storm, filling the air with dust and instantly engulfing Chen Yuan's figure.
At the edge of the ruins, the Earth Roar, which had been spewing red energy blasts, strode heavily toward the pile of rubble where stones were still rolling down.
Its enormous nostrils twitched, greedily sniffing for traces of life essence, either to confirm the death of its prey or to savor the delicious taste of its dying "prey".
Smoke and dust filled the air, and a deathly silence descended, broken only by the soft rustling of falling gravel.
Sudden……
"Wow!"
A hand covered in silver nano-alloy armor suddenly emerged from a pile of bent steel bars and concrete fragments.
Its five fingers spread out like a cage, gripping the thick, wrinkled forelimb near the neck of the roaring beast.
The earth roar's body stiffened abruptly, a hint of surprise flashing in its scarlet eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the buried rubble exploded.
A silver figure, covered in dust and rubble, stood up unsteadily, like a demon returned from hell.
It was Chen Yuan!
On the chest plate of the battle suit, there was a shocking area of charred blackening and dents, and even fine traces of melting appeared on the edges of the nano-alloy.
A burning pain shot through my back, as if I had been branded with a hot iron.
Although he was protected by his battle suit, the terrifying energy shock and subsequent collapse had clearly injured him.
"Ahem...Pah!"
The nano-alloy on his face disintegrated, and Chen Yuan spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva before quickly reassembling it.
His voice came through the broken visor, "Good, very good, excellent."
Chen Yuan's face was contorted with rage. The left hand that was tightly gripping the forelimb of the Earth Roar instantly surged to its limit with the amplification of nanopulse power, and his five fingers tightened with all their might like hydraulic clamps.
Chapter 6 Battle Suit Upgrade
"Get the hell over here..."
In recent days, Chen Yuan's own strength has been gradually increasing. With the amplification of 400% power from the nanopulse, the massive Earth Roar was actually pulled off balance by Chen Yuan, causing it to stagger and its huge head to involuntarily lower.
Just at this moment.
Chen Yuan's right hand had already drawn the Hummingbird electromagnetic pistol from his waist with lightning speed.
The cold muzzle of the gun, filled with Chen Yuan's anger and killing intent, was pressed against the massive, wrinkled, and tumor-like head of the Earth Roar, which was within arm's reach.
"Bill!"
Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Pfft!"
At such close range, the high-energy laser beam penetrated the relatively vulnerable eye sockets of the Earth Roar without any hindrance, and went directly into the depths of its brain.
Dark red blood mixed with grayish-white brain matter gushed out from the gun muzzle and the eye socket that had burst open on the other side of the ground, like a burst abscess.
Chen Yuan was panting heavily, his chest heaving violently, the pain in his chest and the burning sensation in his back becoming even more pronounced.
But he didn't stop, ignoring even the tentative growls and approaching of the remaining snake dogs around him, and finishing off the severely wounded ones.
Chen Yuan lunged at the still convulsing corpse of the Earth Roar, his hands, covered in nano-alloy armor, tearing through the Earth Roar's tough fur and muscles like the most savage butcher.
Dark purple blood and internal organs gushed out, but he didn't care, frantically searching through the warm flesh and blood with his hands.
Soon, Chen Yuan forcefully pulled an irregular crystal, several times larger than the snake-dog and pulsating like a heart, out of a pile of rotten flesh.
"broken!"
Chen Yuan showed no pity. He covered the nano-alloy mecha with both hands and squeezed it with all his might.
"Crack!"
The crystal shattered instantly, turning into specks of faint light that dissipated.
The earth roar's massive body instantly stopped convulsing and lost all life force.
[Ding! Successfully defeated Earth Howler x1, gaining 500 Survival Points! Current Total Points: 4535.]
The system notification sounded, accompanied by the crisp sound of points being credited to your account.
Chen Yuan then slowly stood up and looked around.
Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, the Devouring Beasts from all around had already pounced on them, and their numbers were increasing.
"Come and fight!"
A common man's anger can lead to bloodshed within five steps.
Today, Chen Yuan just wanted to be a commoner and fight against dozens of Devouring Beasts by himself. He had already used up all the energy in his Hummingbird Electromagnetic Laser Gun.
Ten minutes later, they slipped away; there were just too many of them to handle.
Chen Yuan leaned against a relatively intact concrete wall, breathing heavily.
The nanosteel suit was covered with new claw marks, teeth marks, and charred marks from energy burning. The left shoulder armor even had a tiny tear, and the backup storage nanoparticles were repairing it.
He has just gone through a tough battle.
The Hummingbird Electromagnetic Laser Gun's energy magazine was already empty, and the scalding hot gun body was stuck to the magnetic buckle on its waist.
In order to take down a large snake-dog blocking his way, which was thick-skinned and took several heavy punches before falling, he had to engage in close combat, at the cost of damaged combat suit and significant depletion of stamina.
"Huff...huff...this kind of killing is too inefficient..."
Chen Yuan brought up the system interface and looked at the fluctuating numbers: [Survival Points: 7328 points].
He had risked his life, smashing dozens of spines, flattening more than a dozen snake-dogs, even taking a hard hit on a roaring beast, and paying the price of a dent in his chest armor to accumulate these survival points.
The current problem lies in core energy sources.
He glanced down at an inconspicuous energy bar on the inside of his suit's arm: [Core Energy: 38%].
Nanopulse power amplification, air circulation, basic protection... each of these processes consumes precious energy.
Although the solar film covering the surface of the suit was slowly absorbing energy under the hazy sunlight (the efficiency was pitifully low) (even moonlight charging would only be possible at night).
Without long-range firepower, inefficient close-combat, damaged combat suit, and running out of energy... if they continue to fight recklessly like this, they will eventually be worn down by the beast horde.
"Necessity is the mother of invention!"
A resolute glint flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes.
He suddenly stood up and looked around.
The roars of the Devouring Beasts grew closer in the distance, and reason reminded him that this was no place to linger.
Therefore, Shen Yuan decisively abandoned the idea of continuing the hunt. Relying on his brief memory of the terrain of the ruins in this area, he moved at high speed through the broken walls and rubble like a silver-gray shadow.
The nanopulse amplification made his movements swift and powerful, with each jump and run accompanied by a dull whistling sound.
He needs to find a sufficiently secluded and relatively safe place to upgrade his combat suit.
Finally, he found a relatively dry corner in a large, collapsed ruin, where three sides were sealed off by thick, twisted steel plates.
With its obstructed view and strong smell of rust, this place served as a temporary base.
"This is it."
Chen Yuan leaned against the iron frame, took a deep breath, and then opened the system shop.
[The basic nano-steel suit has undergone its first comprehensive upgrade.]
[Core Upgrade: Integrated super-intelligent optical brain core, all-domain threat perception sensor matrix, rear electromagnetic laser sword storage and power supply system, nano-repair efficiency increased by 30%, core energy capacity increased by 50%, redeemable points: 5000]
【Super Intelligent Optical Brain Core (Basic Type)】
[Description: Highly advanced artificial intelligence core, possessing battlefield situational awareness and tactical decision support. Fully managed by the combat suit system. Features include deep neural interaction, requiring host naming and activation. Redemption points: 2000 points]
"A total of 7000 points are needed. Thank goodness, it's just enough."
Chen Yuan made up his mind: you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub.
"System, upgrade confirmed."
[Command confirmed. First upgrade of battle suit consumes 5000 survival points. Upgrade process initiated. Consuming 2000 survival points, super-intelligent optical brain core is transferring and binding...]
Two beams of blue light, more concentrated than ever before, instantly enveloped Chen Yuan.