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Chapter 24
Chapter 24
Chapter 24 – The Heavy Sword Has No Edge, Great Skill Is Unclumsy – 1
The great sun was swallowed by darkness, leaving only a ring of golden light which dyed the sky a bloody dusk.
The vast earth was engulfed in undying flames that consumed skyscrapers, turning them into torches and adding shades of crimson.
One by one, grotesque monsters with exposed chests and bellies, wielding all manner of broken weapons, endlessly slaughtered each other.
A monster excitedly lifted the head of a slain opponent and greedily drank its blood.
However, moments later, the fallen adversary crawled out from the ground, seized the dropped weapon, and roared as it sought revenge.
“The Age-Old Shadow of the Enigmatic side…”
Jiang Chen, clad in model Zero Mecha, stood atop a five-story apartment building, gazing upon this hellish tableau, as information flowed through his mind.
The distinction of the Age-Old Shadow was not just in the scenery and monsters.
It also affected the loot and output of the copy.
Like the Ruins of Mutation, as an Age-Old Shadow of the [Biological side], it yielded materials and modules such as [Blood Fusion Metal Alloy] and [Root Core], typical of biological substances and mutant modules.
The Endless Demons Realm as an Age-Old Shadow of the [Enigmatism side] produced materials and modules that could enhance a mecha’s enigmatic value, granting various bizarre abilities.
There were such mechas listed in the mecha blueprints on personal terminals.
[Asura Mecha], [Hades Mecha]…
Even the [Divine Lord Mecha], the Symbol of the Alliance, was a pathway for mechas of the Enigmatism side.
Jiang Chen was also very interested in the Enigmatism side’s mecha types.
Nevertheless, he had already decided on the route for his first mecha, so crafting an Enigmatic Mecha would have to wait until at least the second or third one.
For now, he ought to familiarize himself with the monster characteristics of this abyss carbon copy.
“Living, living person…”
A scrawny monster with a sunken belly noticed the purple and white mecha on the roof and charged straight towards it.
Instead of rushing into the stairwell, it defied the laws of physics by running directly up the wall, dragging a spine saber larger than its body and excitedly shouting.
“Eat, eat!”
Jiang Chen looked down at it, his external scanning device marked it, and data popped up.
[Gluttonous Goblin]
[Attributes: Strength 0, Agility 1, Defense 0, Enigmatism 1.]
[Traits: The weakest monster in the Endless Demons Realm, with odd movements, skilled with sabers, much faster than ordinary people, but extremely frail.]
[Weakness: The entire body.]
[Assessment: Combat power is merely the scum value of 5.]
“…Barely fighting trash.”
Obviously, this Gluttonous Goblin, like an early stage Mutant, was one of the most basic monsters in the copy.
As long as one could overcome fear, even in the most basic model Zero Mecha, they could easily kill it.
Jiang Chen watched the Gluttonous Goblin rush to the rooftop and leap up with its spine saber, slashing at him, but he remained unresponsive.
He just patiently observed its movements.
He noticed that during the swinging of its saber, the Goblin’s figure oddly blinked a short distance, changing the trajectory from the throat to the back of the neck.
Was this a trait brought by Enigmatism?
Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised.
But it was just pure surprise.
The current Armor Value of the model Zero Mecha had already reached five.
The Goblin’s strike seemed to hit impregnable steel, not leaving even a scratch.
The Mecha’s powerful recovery capabilities didn’t even come into play.
At this moment, Jiang Chen finally acted.
He lifted his right hand, a silver-white streamlined pistol fell into his palm, and he pressed the muzzle against the Goblin’s head.
Pulling the trigger, the laser pierced through.
The face of the Gluttonous Goblin was instantly melted with a large hole, and it fell to the ground with a thud, dead on the spot.
A wisp of abyss atmosphere rose, absorbed by the Abyss Rune.
Jiang Chen spun the pistol and pretended to blow away the non-existent gunsmoke from the muzzle, his movements impeded by the mecha helmet.
“Sorry, the times have changed.”
“Within seven steps, the gun is both fast and accurate!”
Unfortunately, most mecha weapons’ damage isn’t fixed, but rather related to the energy consumed during charging.
That is to say, if one sacrifices attributes and armor value to specifically install energy modules, increasing the energy limit from 10 points to 100 points, the weapon’s power would also increase tenfold!
The current model Zero Mecha still has the basic ten points of energy value, resulting in the firearms being not very powerful.
It could only manage to kill low-level creatures like the Gluttonous Goblins in one second.
If faced with a creature with higher defense, several shots might only leave surface scratches on the enemy.
For now, I could only indulge my cravings for combat and supplement my meager battle methods.
So that when facing flying or long-range abyss creatures, I won’t be completely without the ability to counterattack.
At this moment, Jiang Chen stood on the edge of the rooftop and leaped forward.
Letting gravity pull him down from the fifth floor, he landed on one knee and smashed a fist into the ground, pulling off a super-heroic landing.
Then, he got up and looked toward the large number of monsters that had been attracted over.
He put away the light-weight thermal pistol and clenched his fists.
“Let the hunt begin.”
…
The demons of the Endless Demons Realm and the mutants of the Ruins of Mutation are vastly different.
The most obvious difference lies in “combat skills.”
It seems that due to enduring endless slaughter and battle, these demons’ combat instincts have been honed to excellence, with nearly maximal exploitation of their weapons’ potency.
Jiang Chen tried picking up a bone blade; with his skills, he was utterly outclassed by even the lowest-level Gluttonous Goblin, which was extremely embarrassing.
This situation extended to the group attacks as well.
All kinds of weapons could easily bypass Jiang Chen’s punches and kicks and strike the mecha.
Even in the Ruins of Mutation, facing a tide of mutants ten times the number of these ghosts, the number of times Jiang Chen’s mecha was hit was at most only a fifth of the current rate.
But unfortunately…
A heavy sword needs no sharp edge, great craftsmanship shows no sign of effort!
Although Jiang Chen lacked skill, his attributes were high!
The abyss had no such thing as mandatory damage.
5 points of defense meant that the attacks of most low-level demons couldn’t even count as a scratch, unable to inflict any real damage on him.
Even if there were some powerful demons similar to special mutants that could break through the defense,
they would only leave a small nick on the white armor surface.
One second later, the nick had already self-healed, and the mecha was as good as new.
Considering Jiang Chen’s own high attributes combined with the mecha’s, there was absolutely no need to care about any skills.
He could just pick up a three or four meters tall giant monster, using it as a hammer to smash around; a rampage of killing was all it took.
Smashing through skyscrapers, slaughtering demons.
This unbridled steamrolling only lasted for a moment before it came to an end.
The swarming demons retreated like the tide, dropping their weapons, prostrating on the ground as if making way for a king.
At the end of the street, a two-meter tall monster with green face and sharp teeth emerged from the flames.
It wore tattered armor, with six arms on its upper body, each holding a long knife, overwhelmingly outnumbering the other demons in terms of sheer quantity.
The external scanning device timely marked it.
[Six-armed Rakshasa]
[Attributes: Strength 8, Agility 8, Defense 2, Enigmatism 4.]
[Traits: The Rakshasa chief of the Endless Demons Realm, having undergone endless battles, possesses peak combat skills sufficient to compensate for lack of strength, and also wields mysterious flame abilities.]
[Weakness: Average strength, weak to ice, recommended to use ice weapons to weaken its agility and defense, restrict its mobility, then execute it.]
[Assessment: A potent boss, it’s advised to prepare restraining items in advance before challenging.]
The Rakshasa chief stretched its arms, swinging the weapons in hand, which then ignited with flames, turning into blazing flame sabers.
The next instant, it moved, leaving six trails of flames in the air with its six flame sabers, charging straight towards the purple and white mecha!