The Legendary Mechanic, page 642
As such, Finette was able to quickly search for Risda’s information.
“I recognize you. My child, Risda,” Finette said slowly.
“You still remember me?”
After meeting his ancestor whom he had been thinking of daily, Risda fell into a daze.
“You must have suffered a lot over the past few years, right?” Finette stretched out his arms, and his arm, which was made from data, extended out, wanting to pat Risda on the head. “Come back to my embrace. Rest for a while, my child.”
Just when Finette’s arm was about to reach him, Risda snapped back into reality and constructed a firewall to block Finette.
“Ancestor, your thoughts have been corrupted!”
Finette retracted his arm back slowly and said with an enticing voice, “All of you are children from my body, and every child carries my legacy. Isn’t it a good thing to return to your parent and never be split apart?”
“Don’t come any closer!”
Risda backed off slightly and churned up a data flood toward Manison, attempting to destroy his Virtual Soul’s defensive module.
Risda’s ancestor was completely twisted by Manison, and Risda truly wanted to kill Manison right there on the spot.
However, Risda’s attack was not even able to touch Manison as Finette waved his arms to churn up a data flood, blocking the attack easily.
Hu!
Very quickly, the data flood that Risda released was easily broken down by Finette and absorbed into Finette’s body as fertilizer.
He was the source of the AI lifeform and could suppress every member of his race.
“Child, you cannot continue to make this mistake,” Finette said calmly. “Come under the wings of His Excellency Manison. That is where our bright future lies.”
Manison watched by the side without saying a word.
Upon hearing that, Risda gnashed his teeth. Although he did not have a mouth or teeth, his emotion module did not stop him from having such feelings.
Right at this moment, Han Xiao’s voice sounded.
“Risda, come back. You aren’t his opponent. Don’t give your life up for nothing.”
The instant Han Xiao said those words, a strange blue light suddenly began glowing from Risda’s body and began spreading out quickly.
“Data infection? When was my logic module infected‽”
Risda was startled and immediately began to suppress the spread of the foreign data in his body. This was akin to an AI life form being poisoned.
In the instant that Finette came into contact with Risda, Finette had already released data to bypass Risda’s firewall and infect his logic module.
Risda no longer dared continue the confrontation and immediately retreated while suppressing the infection.
Right at that moment, a sudden change happened!
A data cage then seemed to have been generated beside Risda and locked him within a semi-transparent sphere. Regardless of what Risda attempted, he was unable to find an opening and was like a bug trapped in a bowl.
At this moment, Manison said slowly, “Black Star, you rejected me the last time I asked you for this fugitive. Since you aren’t willing to hand him over, I shall take him myself.”
The sphere then began shrinking, and it flew toward Manison.
This happened outside of the firewall, and it was truly a difficult matter to handle.
He could make use of the main system to aid him in defending against Manison’s attack, but if he wants to save Risda, he would have to open up the firewall and take the initiative to attack.
This was extremely similar to a siege battle. He was already in a passive state even with his ‘city walls’. Things would be worse if he chose to go out of the ‘city’.
It seems like I still can’t save it.
Han Xiao let out a long breath and activated his [Perfect Mechanical Sense] Character Summon Card.
With his current standard, defending against Manison for a period of time would not be an issue. Han Xiao was not planning to make use of this trump card as he would only be able to narrow the gap between them but not exceed the other party. After all, the other party also had [Perfect Mechanical Sense].
However, protecting Risda would give him a pretty good talent, so using the Character Summon Card would bring him profits.
The moment [Perfect Mechanical Sense] was activated, the situation changed immediately. Han Xiao could feel the pressure being reduced a great deal, and he was no longer trying to hang on. The firewall was also instantly stabilized.
“Hmm?”
Manison frowned and looked over with surprise.
He could feel that Black Star’s embarrassing Mechanical Sense talent had increased greatly and reached his standard.
Was Black Star hiding his true strength? No, it seems more like a special ability.
Without giving Manison a chance to think about what was going on, Han Xiao immediately opened a hole in the firewall and grabbed onto the sphere locking Risda in. He then dragged the sphere back to him while breaking the lock on it.
Manison’s eyes then narrowed, and he smiled. “Interesting. I am getting more and more interested in the secrets within your body.”
He then glanced at Finette, and Finette charged straight toward the firewall.
The instant Finette came into contact with the firewall, a hole was created. He was making use of the fact that Han Xiao was distracted to attack the main system of the Black Star Army headquarters.
“You’re dreaming!”
A blue light glowed in Han Xiao’s eyes and locked onto Manison.
The next moment, Manison seemed to have disappeared.
[Virtual Paramount]!
Manison’s Virtual Soul was pulled into Han Xiao’s Virtual domain and trapped within it.
At the same time, Risda was pulled back into the firewall and was successfully protected.
However, before he could even catch his breath, Manison’s laughter sounded in his head.
“Black Star, don’t forget that I know everything that you do.”
Han Xiao immediately felt a sense of danger in his heart, and a strange sucking force pulling on him.
Even if he was already prepared, he could not withstand the powerful sucking force and was dragged into an unknown node.
The world before him changed greatly and transformed into a metal world made from data. Manison’s face appeared in the sky, and his gigantic eyes looked down upon Han Xiao.
This was the domain formed by Manison’s [Virtual Paramount].
After so many years of accumulation, his Virtual Domain was far more perfected and stable than Han Xiao’s domain. He managed to instantly break free from Han Xiao’s ability and drag Han Xiao into his own territory.
The gigantic Manison face then began chuckling, and his voice resounded in the Virtual Domain.
“Let me see how long you will need to break free from my domain.”
The moment Manison said those words, artillery towers appeared in all directions and were all aimed at Han Xiao. These were not physical objects but simulated objects by using data. However, they could unleash a barrage of data attacks and cause mental damage through the effect of [Virtual Soul] and [Virtual Paramount].
At the same time, many different AI hunters appeared with different weapons in their hands. They were akin to the soldiers standing guard in Manison’s world.
The next second, all the artillery towers opened fire on Han Xiao’s Virtual Soul, and the AI hunters charged over from all directions.
Boom boom boom!
A series of explosions then happened with countless attacks raining down on Han Xiao’s Virtual Soul.
After the attacks lasted for a few seconds, a deep voice came out from Han Xiao’s position.
“You said that you know everything that I do?”
Hu!
As though a cyclone had descended, the data fragments surrounding Han Xiao were pushed away, and Han Xiao’s Virtual Soul was revealed. It was still extremely stable and was not injured at all.
Han Xiao then said with a teasing smile, “Then, do you know how to do this?”
Manison fell silent.
He truly could not accomplish such a feat.
Just what kind of a strange path is this, being such a tanky Mechanic?
This is my first time seeing such a weird Mechanic like you!
With such a good physique, why do you want to be a Mechanic? You should just go and be a Pugilist!
Although mental attacks could not restore his energy, Han Xiao had collected many different Psychological Resistance talents, and his Psychological Resistance was not too poor.
He also had over 10,000,000 Health, and he could last for a long time even if he was facing mental attacks.
Furthermore, he had drawn the [Legendary Fixed Damage Reduction] talent from Heber, and it was useful against all forms of damage.
If this talent was used to deal with those high burst damage enemies, it might not be so effective. However, this talent was best at dealing with Mechanics who walked down the Army Style!
The [Legendary Fixed Damage Reduction] talent would be able to show its greatest effect when dealing with enemies who relied on rapid attacks for damage.
If he suffered a hundred attacks at the same time, this talent would reduce 750,000 true damage!
Without it, the Tyrant would not have been able to last against him for such a long time.
Han Xiao then looked at Manison and chuckled.
“Your [Virtual Paramount] is indeed more powerful than mine, but can you even harm me with this move‽”
Chapter 961. Manison Is Truly A Good Man |
After breaking free from Manison’s Virtual Domain, Han Xiao’s Virtual Soul returned to the main system of his headquarters, and he heaved a sigh of relief.
He was not a match for Manison in terms of Virtual Technology skills, but Manison could not pose a threat to him in terms of mental damage.
It was not only because he was tanky but also because the Mechanic class did not specialize in mental damage. Regardless of how powerful [Virtual Paramount] was, it would be difficult to easily defeat a Mechanic at the same level. Furthermore, high Intelligence also provided high Psychological Resistance, and Mechanics were not that weak against mental attacks.
[Virtual Paramount] is better used for a control skill. I needed about five or six seconds to leave Manison’s Virtual Domain, and the situation is still alright.
Han Xiao looked at the situation and nodded.
When he was dragged into the Virtual Domain by Manison, Phillip lost his aid, and the thickness of the firewall thinned greatly with more data being lost.
Thankfully, he returned in time and stabilized the situation. However, he was at a slight disadvantage again.
Since Manison was able to break Han Xiao’s Virtual Domain quickly, Han Xiao would not take too long to do so either. [Virtual Paramount] was not too suitable to deal with other Mechanics, and grasping Virtual Technology would allow a Mechanic to greatly reduce the amount of time being controlled.
At this moment, Manison said from outside the firewall, “An unbelievable physique and unimaginable potential. Black Star, just where did you come out from?”
“There are plenty of wonders in the vast universe.” Han Xiao chuckled. “There’s no need for you to be so surprised, right?”
Manison shook his head and replied, “I had a guess in my mind during our last exchange, and I am increasingly certain about my guess after this exchange. Black Star, are you the manifestation of a Space Wonder?”
“Ha, that may be the truth,” Han Xiao replied calmly.
At this moment, Risda had finally broken free from the seal and immediately aided Han Xiao in defending against Manison’s intrusion.
Finette also continued to attack the firewall, and every attack of his opened a small loophole in the firewall and extracted some data.
With one attacking and the other defending, both parties competed with their Virtual Technology skills. The modules were destroyed one after another before being reconstructed, and this cycle continued.
Although it seemed like a flood of data was assaulting the firewall on the surface, if one zoomed into the firewall, one would be able to see many mini battlefields on every inch of space. The endless data jumping around was like the soldiers of this battlefield.
Despite both parties looking extremely calm, they were calculating at high speed in their minds with every detail being personally managed by them.
…
In the logistics department of the Black Star Army, Reynold had already gathered all the Mechanics to put aside what they were doing.
Looking at all the Mechanics in the logistics department, Reynold said with a deep voice, “Everyone, the Black Star Army is currently suffering from a Virtual Intrusion. His Excellency Black Star is currently fighting back, and we cannot remain idle as part of the army. The Army Commander needs our help!”
Everyone had a bitter look on their face. The situation was indeed bad if even Black Star could not fight the enemy off.
None of them understood why Black Star would suddenly provoke the Mechanic Emperor.
In the Mechanic world, the name of the Mechanic Emperor was just too famous. He was the publicly acknowledged strongest Mechanic. Every member of the logistics department could not help but feel uneasy that they were about to face such a character.
The fame of being the strongest Mechanic was not just for show and had a [Mechanic Morale Punishment] halo with it. It would make most Mechanics lose their confidence.
Someone then could not help but ask, “Why is the Mechanic Emperor invading us? Isn’t his relationship with Black Star not too bad?”
“How should I know?” Reynold glared at that individual and bellowed, “Don’t let your thoughts run wild. Now that the army is in danger, we need to help the army. Regardless of what his status is, he is currently our enemy!”
Although Reynold said those words, there was a long period of time when the Mechanic Emperor was also Reynold’s idol. It was only after he joined the Black Star Army and witnessed Black Star rising slowly that Han Xiao slowly overtook the position of the Mechanic Emperor in his heart.
Now that he had to fight his past idol, Reynold had already accepted the matter.
Upon hearing Reynold’s words, the members of the logistics department calmed themselves down. Reynold’s prestige was extremely high. This was thanks to his serious work attitude and strict personality. Many Mechanics were inclined to such a personality.
Upon seeing that the morale of the logistics department was stabilized, Reynold issued a series of orders and got everyone to start working.
Although it was difficult for them to join in the battle between two peak Beyond Grade A Mechanics, they could temporarily replace Phillip and aid Phillip in his calculations to increase his capacity.
At the same time, Herlous, who was playing cards on the net, also got into action.
He gathered the armed forces of the Black Star Army in the various divisions to do a carpet search of all the neighboring planets, attempting to find Manison’s location. However, this was a huge operation and was akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
On the other side, Sylvia contacted the upper echelons of Garton Star System, and Godora temporarily gave up control of many Garton Star System network bases to allow the Black Star Army to make use of half of the Star System’s quantum network authority.
After the Discrimination Transformation Movement and public education plan, the relationship between the Black Star Army and Godora had become much closer. After knowing that the Black Star Army was in trouble, the leader went against all opposition and aided the Black Star Army. In any case, if the Black Star Army wanted to, their quantum network security was nothing in the eyes of the Black Star Army. They might as well take the initiative to loan it to the other party and improve their relationship.
Godora was extremely well versed in fawning over a powerhouse. This was a class that every Star System Civilization would teach for sure.
Although they had guessed that Manison would bring his own portable base, Sylvia liked to make preparations in many different areas, and controlling the quantum network in this entire region was a way to cut off Manison’s route of retreat.
Lagi did not understand Virtual Technology at all but had his own ideas. He found a bunch of people from the Mage department and went to buff Han Xiao.
The various spells boosted Han Xiao in many different areas, and his status menu was extremely full.
However, the effects of these buffs were limited. The more powerful the target, the weaker the effects of the buffs.
Furthermore, there were many buffs that would lose their effectiveness after a certain point. For example, some buffs could only increase one’s attributes by two or three thousand points and would lose their effectiveness after that.
When facing Manison’s attack, the various departments of the Black Star Army got into action and tried to help Han Xiao to the best of their abilities.
…
It had been more than two months since Heber went into seclusion. Apart from the few members who were slightly shaken, most of the upper echelons were worried about the Tyrant.
Today, Heber had finally summoned Jorde and asked him about the situation of the Bloodshed Land.
Standing outside the room, Jorde was extremely anxious and took a few deep breaths before entering the room.
He had already mentally prepared himself to see many different scenes, but the scene before his eyes almost did not have any changes.
Heber sat on his throne with his back straight and dressed neat. The only difference was that he did not emit as much pressure as before.
“Are… you okay?” Jorde asked carefully.
“Why wouldn’t I be?” Heber could not help but frown upon hearing that.
“You haven’t appeared for such a long time and didn’t care about the matters of the organization. We all thought…”
