Chapter 23 There is only one truth!

The elite steel mutants were merely elite monsters, the same rank as ordinary mechanical beasts.

As for their level, it was between 30 and 35.

They looked intimidating, but their firepower and defensive power were only about fourteen or fifteen hundred.

Xu Gu's firepower reached 6280, defensive power 5520, and power 4400; against him, these steel mutants couldn't even breach his defenses.

Naturally, they were cannon fodder, no matter their number.

"I thought you would send some real strong characters and wasted my expression."

Xu Gu shook his head slightly. Although he knew the Ascension Sect wouldn't send their top warriors—after all, he hadn't shown his true power before—he didn't expect the ones they sent to be so weak!

"You're courting death!"

The elite steel mutants surrounding Xu Gu were enraged upon hearing his words. Their eyes turned blood-red, and they charged at Xu Gu with swords in hand.

These followers of the Ascension Sect were tainted by the power of the Mechanical Abyss. Although they hadn't lost their ability to think, they lacked much rationality.

The blade lights shredded through the air, stirring up a raging wind. The ground around them cracked, and the vegetation shattered.

In the air, the cargo helicopter mounted several cannons and machine guns, bombarding Xu Gu.

Xu Gu's eyes glinted slightly. In his hand, the Blue Fury Sky Slash arced with blue and white electricity, containing unimaginable power.

He slashed it towards the steel mutants.

With a boom.

There was only a vast stream of blue and white light left on the scene.

Everything in its path was annihilated!

Unstoppable!

Bang, bang, bang!

In an instant, all the steel mutants on the scene had their heads flying high, with blood-like energy liquid gushing out like pillars.

Instantly, heads rolled, corpses littered the ground, and the scene was ghastly and terrifying.

[You killed...]

[You killed...]

...

Notifications pinged. The steel mutants were considered steel beasts, and killing them earned Crystal Energy, which could be converted into points and experience.

"It does indeed yield Crystal Energy, but the Crystal Energy gained from killing steel mutants is a bit low."

Xu Gu paid it no mind; to him, these points and experience were insignificant and not worth mentioning.

"How is this possible!"

Wang Lanlan was deeply shocked, her eyes filled with awe as she swallowed, dumbfounded, unable to believe it.

That nightmare-like group of elite steel mutants was effortlessly slaughtered by Xu Gu with a single strike.

One strike!

From start to finish, he used only one strike.

Even she struggled against just one of the elite steel mutants, her brow furrowed under immense pressure, a single misstep leading to defeat.

Let alone dealing with a group!

And Xu Gu was only a freshman!

"Is this possible?" Wang Lanlan felt the world spinning, as if she were dreaming, unable to accept the scene before her.

Not only her, but the level 35 elite steel mutant opposing her showed an even more terrified and complex expression.

"Monster! Run!"

There was no need for further thought. The elite steel mutant turned and fled instantly, not looking back, its heart-like power core humming with overload, its body taut with sheer terror.

"Run?"

Xu Gu squinted slightly, not pursuing, as two rows of cannons appeared on his shoulder.

They were the A-level component, the Hell Divine Cannon.

The cannon mouth charged, bursting with terrifying divine light and searing heat, unimaginable energy compressed into a mass as if distorting space itself.

Boom, boom, boom!

A dozen or so shots in a row.

Fireballs rained down in all directions, a magnificent display, the energy sizzling and exploding, as if dozens of suns had risen, illuminating the dark night, blindingly bright.

The terrifying heat felt as if it would melt heaven and earth together!

"No! How is this possible? How could such an attack come from a newcomer..."

The elite steel mutant, petrified under such an onslaught, stood rigid, watching the massive fireball, spewing purple flames, descend upon itself.

In its eyes, there was only horror.

And one thought,

Is this the sun?

Boom!

The elite steel mutant was instantly melted, turning into a pool of molten steel.

Not just it, those entangled with the Blue and White team, driving them to a dead end, all the steel mutants were hit by the fireballs, and as they were sent flying, their bodies swiftly turned into molten steel.

The fury was utterly terrifying.

Leaving the Blue and White team members standing in a daze, faces stiff, bodies trembling, they swallowed hard, turning to look at Xu Gu, that behemoth of a red and blue juggernaut!

Bang, bang, bang!

Some team members, their legs weak, fell straight to the ground.

"Am I dreaming?"

"When we were about to be annihilated, wasn't it supposed to be the freshman Xu Gu, whom we were supposed to protect, who ended up saving us?"

"And it was instant! All the steel mutants were insta-killed!"

The crowd was in utter shock, murmuring incredulously.

The crowd was amazed, and Xu Gu was also amazed.

Really? I only used twenty percent of my strength, and you're all this astonished?

Weren't you supposed to be Xia City's most elite mercenary group?

He had intentionally restrained his strength so as not to frighten them too much. In truth, he didn't need to use much power anyway, given that two-tenths were more than enough for an instant kill, and three-tenths would be as well. Yet to his surprise, these people were almost scared senseless.

Xu Gu remained calm and composed, looking at the petite and handsome female Auto Man Wang Lanlan, and smiled,

"I certainly don't have a dozen level 30 bodyguards, but with my strength, I should be able to match up to a dozen level 30 bodyguards, right?"

More than that! You could easily match a dozen level 40 bodyguards!

Wang Lanlan was quite discomposed, ignoring her cool and dashing persona, swallowing a gulp of saliva, finally snapping out of her shock, and looked at Xu Gu with fiery eyes.

A newcomer, only awakened for a day, was this powerful!

Is this a freak?

An SS rank couldn't be much more than this!

If she could cling to such a powerful figure, wouldn't she rise high?

"It seems he's gained substantial benefits deep in the wilderness."

At the same time, Wang Lanlan felt a wave of envy in her heart.

She had heard the rumors, during the Beast Tide's descent, as Xia City faced its apocalypse, there was a supreme warrior—a juggernaut vehicle towering tens of meters high like a mountain, wielding a blade, sweeping through all mechanical beasts, and even venturing into the Mechanical Abyss to slay the Lord.

And Xu Gu had also ventured deep into the wilderness, likewise, a juggernaut vehicle wielding a giant blade, strength as monstrous as it was.

With that, there was only one truth!

That mysterious powerhouse saw Xu Gu, like himself, a juggernaut vehicle, wielding a giant blade, and felt a kindred spirit, meeting in the wilderness's depths.

Thus, he took Xu Gu along to grind levels!

Routing all mechanical beasts and the Mechanical Abyss, gaining immense points and experience, leveling up, purchasing components, and enhancing powers were no longer obstacles.

"Yes! It must be the only possibility!"

Wang Lanlan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Xu Gu more fervently.

Not only strong, with a talent comparable to SS rank, but befriending a mysterious supreme powerhouse! There was no doubt that Xu Gu's future was bright!

Xu Gu was not surprised by Wang Lanlan's gaze; most female Auto Men, and some sensible male Auto Men, looked at him this way.

Unable to resist the urge to fawn.

He'd gotten used to it.

Yet he wasn't aware of the speculation in her mind. If he knew, he would surely be speechless for a long time.

Leading himself to fight monsters to level up, would that make sense!

However, as the Blue and White team's members hadn't yet calmed down and approached Xu Gu,

Crack, crack!

Around them, a fierce tearing sound suddenly echoed.

They saw, where Xu Gu had slaughtered the steel mutants with one strike and left their parts scattered, all the corpses began floating, glowing with pale blue cold light.

The next moment,

Bang, bang, bang!

All corpses and parts seemed to be drawn by a giant gravitational force toward the middle, erupting with terrifying cold light, as if some inconceivably horrifying monster was about to descend.

"This is..." Wang Lanlan's eyes flickered with a flash of terror, as if recalling something dreadful.

"No wonder the Crystal Energy was so little."

Xu Gu appeared composed, as though not surprised, gazing indifferently at the pile of scrap metal undergoing a surprising transformation.