Chapter 24 God's Single Stroke

The mutation suddenly occurred.

About several hundred meters in front of Xu Gu and Wang Lanlan, it felt as if some special force field existed.

A terrifying attraction pulled countless steel aberration parts from the ground to fuse together.

A terrifying light and heat were raging.

It was as if a shocking and horrifying force was brewing.

A figure shrouded in black smoke struggled to emerge from the light cluster, yet countless parts continued to speedily attach to its body.

"What is this..."

Wang Lanlan's pupils suddenly shrank, and her face changed dramatically, showing a trace of fear as she exclaimed,

"Rumor has it that the Ascension Sect has been researching a way to break the shackles of the steel aberration, enhancing its rank to War General level. Could this be...?"

The brewing power ahead gave her a feeling of terror despite only looking from afar.

Xu Gu, on the other hand, remained very calm.

"Stop him quickly!"

Wang Lanlan became increasingly anxious as the energy fluctuations intensified, urgently shouting to Xu Gu.

She attempted to attack, but it was of no use!

The sniper rifle she wielded, which was invincible before, couldn't cause any harm.

"During transformation, a special energy forms a barrier, making it hard to attack." Xu Gu squinted slightly, holding the Blue Fury Sky Slash, showing a hint of excitement.

The two components he had just acquired were only level 6.

He thought upgrading was hopeless.

An unexpected delight!

"Boom!"

A terrifying energy wave swept through like a storm, shattering the ground, sending debris flying like bullets.

A figure nearly ten meters tall with two heads, its body covered in bone spurs, appeared hideously deformed and twisted. The color of the body was mottled, and metal parts of various models seemed magnetized, sticking tightly together.

It exuded an extremely eerie oppressive aura.

Crimson eyes.

It gazed at Xu Gu with greed and brutality.

With its emergence, the world seemed to chill.

The Blue and White Team members who hadn't arrived trembled, their legs weak with extreme fear.

It was as if a demon had been born.

"What on earth is this thing?"

"So... so terrifying..."

"Perhaps we should run?"

Although Wang Lanlan was the captain of the Blue and White Team and one of Xia City's top combat powers, she didn't lose her composure too much.

Yet Xu Gu still sensed a trace of fear in her voice.

There was no denying that this monster, assembled from countless steel aberration corpses of the Ascension Sect, surpassed ordinary conventions, possessing a powerful oppressive aura.

[Name: Ascension Sect's Special Steel Aberration (abbreviated as Special Mutant)]

[Rank: War General!]

[Level: Level 30]

[Firepower: 2400, Defensive Power: 2000]

"Firepower and defensive power are at least double that of Wang Lanlan's. No wonder she's so frightened."

Xu Gu felt a flicker of thought, saying to Wang Lanlan,

"Run? It's not worthy of making me flee."

Xu Gu's calm tone rekindled Wang Lanlan's fighting spirit. She stood with one leg bent, placing her sniper rifle on her shoulder to charge it.

This action showcased her figure entirely.

Despite being a diminutive street-style motorcycle Auto Man, she was well-proportioned.

"I'll cover you!" Wang Lanlan told Xu Gu.

She assumed Xu Gu had gained many benefits in the Beast Tide, his level must be beyond level 5, and his firepower and defensive power were strong.

Yet, he was still a newcomer.

Defeating the Ascension Sect's secret weapon would surely be difficult.

Although her strength wasn't on par with Xu Gu's, she could still contribute somewhat!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three consecutive shots erupted, sending terrifying energy beams surging forth.

The streaks of icy blue light seemed to crash down like dragons, posing immense power, yet the hideous Special Steel Aberration didn't dodge at all.

All three energy gunshots hit!

A huge explosion resounded.

"Did we win?" Wang Lanlan trembled, surprised.

She hadn't expected the enemy wouldn't even move, as her three attacks were potent enough to incapacitate anyone, yet they merely struck straight on! There was no way the opponent could withstand that!

However,

Immediately afterward,

A figure like a cannonball, akin to a train, suddenly darted forth from the light cluster, carrying terrifying energy, its scythe gleaming, aiming right towards Wang Lanlan's face for a slash.

"So fast!"

Wang Lanlan's pupils shrank sharply, and her Power Core trembled violently, going blank in her mind.

At this moment,

She seemed to witness the gates of hell.

Indeed, even Auto Men must go to hell when they die.

...

In the distance.

Standing on the rooftop of a building overlooking Xu Gu's Star Sky Manor was an elderly man with a flesh-and-bone body, though his eyes and one arm were mechanical. He displayed a sliver of madness on his face.

"Our lord agreed to our plan!"

"This time, the descent of the Mechanical Abyss upon Xia City is to assist us! To provide us with experimental materials."

The old man's voice trembled with excitement.

Opposite him stood a girl wrapped entirely in bandages like a mummy, speaking with maturity,

"Yet, some important figures from the Association have sensed the conspiracy here. They quelled the Beast Tide and killed the internal Lord."

"So, we came to retaliate against them!"

The bandaged girl said, "But you targeted the wrong person, Xu Gu. I've heard about him, leveling up five times in a day. He's apparently admired by that prominent figure, surely gaining many benefits.

"Such a small number of people wouldn't harm him, and instead might alert adversaries."

"No! I deployed a special weapon! The Special Mutant Aggregator! Our Ascension Sect's proudest invention!

"When ten steel aberrations die, it triggers! The bodies of the fallen steel aberrations unite, ultimately forming an extremely fearsome monster!

"It can rival the War General level in the Mechanical Abyss! We call it the Special! The ultimate war weapon!

"A War General at over level 30 could easily destroy a newcomer, let alone defeat the President of the Motor Association in Xia City.

"Our sect's glory shall shine everywhere!"

As he spoke, his smile grew more unrestrained.

He seemed to already see Xu Gu's death.

But then,

The smile on his face froze.

He saw, from a distance at Xu Gu's estate, a dazzling cold light shone brightly, intensely radiant and unimaginably powerful, instantly illuminating the entire dark night.

At that moment, the world seemed to be filled only with that single beam of cold light.

Then,

With a thunderous boom.

They witnessed,

The core product of their Ascension Sect, their proudest invention capable of slaying the President of Xia City's Motor Association,

Suddenly split in two.

There was no struggle at all.

And the culprit behind all this, Xu Gu, calmly sheathed his Light Saber, remaining tranquil as if he had just chopped vegetables instead of killing a War General-level level 30 steel aberration.

A massive surge of Crystal Energy flowed into Xu Gu's body.

[You killed...]

[Your S-rank component Ground State Nitrogen Element Matrix Barrier leveled up, now at level 7!]

[Your A-rank component Hell Divine Cannon... now at level 7!]

Xu Gu's lips curled in satisfaction. Indeed, he had leveled up.

"I'm not dead..."

Wang Lanlan looked at Xu Gu with astonishment, her eyes shining with a special luster, emotions brewing within them.

Just moments ago, faced with imminent death at the hands of the Special Mutant, she had lost all hope, even seemingly witnessing the gates of hell, yet death hadn't come.

Instead, she witnessed the most unforgettable scene of her life.

Xu Gu appeared as a god, chopping horizontally with one slash, and then, that unimaginably terrifying Special Mutant suspended in mid-air, split apart, and finally exploded.

At that moment, her eyes were filled solely with Xu Gu.

Xu Gu's magnificent form deeply moved her, vividly engraving that calm and composed figure into her Power Core.