Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 622 - 153: Spatial Cutting

The last time I entered Fusion Mode was during the Escapee Game, where mechanical energy and biological energy combined to create a super monster with functions that directly surpassed tens of millions.

The commotion that time was so great that it almost made others think that another S-Level Radiation Beast King had emerged out of nowhere.

But this time, it was as smooth as flowing water, without causing any destruction; Gao Gong seamlessly entered a state of fusion, and his skin, muscles, and cells were no longer in a constant state of tearing. Instead, it was like soaking in warm water, neither cold nor hot, with his entire life resembling a pot of richly flavored stew.

[Fusion generating, your current biomechanical energy is 65,141,200 points]

Gao Gong glanced at the system panel. Hmm, that’s six times more than before.

It’s important to know that the mechanical energy of a typical Tier 3 Civilization Architecture barely surpasses one billion.

Both sides are now at a comparable level.

The ’Great Serpent’ floated in the air, its movements seemingly slow but actually fast. Wherever its gaze reached, it would appear there the next instant.

This isn’t Gao Gong activating Instant Movement, but a type of movement for ’Energy Creatures’ called Subspace Glide, which twists the physical parameters of reality with high concentrations of energy, creating a vacuum corridor for travel at speeds close to teleportation.

As a result, after flickering repeatedly, Gao Gong appeared on the tenth level of the Beehive.

The ground had already bulged into a massive protrusion with a diameter of 3000 meters. The giant drill shape beneath could be vaguely seen. The rotary cutters on the surface of the drill had already torn open the alloy ground, revealing a 20-meter-long blade, distributed regularly around the drill head.

Gao Gong could even feel the roaring engine sound from below, resembling an earth-shaking thunder.

’Let’s try this move first.’

Floating mid-air, Gao Gong extended his right hand towards the ground with fingers spread open. The next moment, a substantial beam of light shot downwards, transforming into a golden shield that enveloped the ground centered around the Beehive.

The next moment, the terrifying Civilization Weapon finally brewed enough energy, unleashing an incredible force that triggered a massive earthquake. If this force were to be unleashed, it could even cause a level twelve earthquake.

However, at the center of the earthquake, everything was eerily silent. The menacing mechanical beast only revealed half its claws before being immobilized.

The metal layer covering Gao Gong’s body transformed from silver to gold starting from his fingertips. His expression was extremely serious, accompanied by a solidified white light surrounding him, resembling an ancient creature encased in amber—stunning yet perilous.

It appeared that this stalemate wasn’t easy.

Compared to the opponent, Gao Gong was like an ant standing in front of a giant elephant, exaggerating the disproportion, making the stalemate truly bizarre.

Ultimately, the front end of the massive ’Shield Machine’ was only halfway out and could go no further.

Underneath the golden shield, the entire mechanical beast, with its hundreds of power units, fell into idling mode; similar to a powerful beast held down by a skilled Beast Tamer.

Both submissive and yet defiant.

Amid this tug of war, ripples spread out one after another, while the Beehive remained unaffected. However, the city center centered around the Beehive began to collapse extensively. Even more than a dozen skyscrapers came crashing down in this super strong tremor, resulting in countless casualties.

Finally, the ’Sawtooth’ broke free, slowly retreating underground, preparing for the next wave of attack.

Meanwhile, the golden shield shattered into pieces the moment the opponent retracted.

Gao Gong’s upper body suddenly wavered as the energy around him shattered from a liquid to a mist state, swirling wildly.

"This is so damn heavy!"

Gao Gong exhaled a mouthful of high-temperature rust steam, with blood seeping from the corners of his mouth.

He felt both thrilled and helpless at heart.

The thrilling part was that the fusion route of carbon-based and mechanical beings was incredibly powerful, actually capable of confronting Tier 3 Civilization Weapons head-on.

In the entire universe, this was a moderately wondrous miracle.

The helpless part was that he initially intended to use Emperor’s Might to control the opponent, as this move was particularly effective against Ancient Mechanism.

However, the effect was unsatisfactory, perhaps because the ’Sawtooth’ was too outrageously modified, showing no trace of Ancient Mechanism, failing to exhibit the suppression effect.

’But how did Emperor’s Might become solid in this state?’

Previously, when using this move, Emperor’s Might was a dense golden light, now it turned into a golden shield.

Logically, this shouldn’t be the case. He transformed himself, but his skills shouldn’t have transformed as well.

Gao Gong opened his personal panel, glancing through it, and immediately raised an eyebrow; the skills column showed that Emperor’s Might (exclusive to the Mechanical Emperor) had become Emperor’s Might+.

Exclusive skills aren’t supposed to be upgradeable, right?

Gao Gong further browsed through the skills column, and to his amazement, he found that all the skills, abilities, and talents had universally increased by 2 to 3 levels. For example, ’Metal Magnetic Field Control’ had risen from Tier 2 Level I to Tier 2 Level IV, jumping three minor stages.

As for the unupgradable S-Level Bloodline, along with Emperor’s Might, it transformed into S+.

"Could it be that the Fusion Route allows for a holistic panel upgrade to such an extent?"

Gao Gong mumbled:

"Why didn’t such a good thing happen the last time?"

But Gao Gong soon figured it out. The previous transformation was quite unstable, with the repulsion between the two types surging wildly, almost causing his own downfall.

In an unstable state, enhanced attributes naturally weren’t part of the equation.

This time, in a stable Fusion Mode, the benefits of walking the fusion route were fully revealed.

’I finally understand how the Blade Queen of the previous life was so overpowering, capable of basic attacks on planets and cutting stars with ultimates—it’s all because of this.’

’As I continue to pioneer this route, this kind of enhancement will only become more substantial.’

’I may not be inferior to her!’

’The future is promising!’

Feeling invigorated in his heart, Gao Gong’s expression fell slightly as he sensed the earthquake disaster centered around the Beehive through perception.

’With Emperor’s Might alone, can I only suppress the frontal attack of the ’Sawtooth’?

’Is all this manmade data of mine going to waste on you?’

’Since all skills have leveled up, I might as well try this move.’

Gao Gong took a deep breath, gazing at ’Metal Magnetic Field Control,’ and double-handedly mimicked grabbing air, setting off a buzzing resonance across all metals within a hundred-mile radius. Reinforcing bars, steel pipes, metal molds, mechanical vehicles, and fully automated robots shot in like electricity in the next moment.

These armed metal materials seemed to traverse space, crashing onto the ground of the tenth level. Along with a monstrous force, they compressed rapidly, soon forming a ’Metal Pancake’ with a diameter reaching 3000 meters and nearly 10 meters in thickness, forcibly plastered onto the ground by Gao Gong.

’Boom!’

’Boom!’

’Boom!’

After three impacts, the ’pancake’ finally couldn’t withstand it, with dense cracks appearing on its body.

However, Gao Gong had anticipated this. His hands repeated the air-grab motion, and under the effect of the ’Metal Virus,’ the ’pancake’ rapidly dissolved. A mass of metal liquid fell through the holes, starting to corrode the mechanical beast below ground.

This Tier 3 Civilization Weapon seemed to become a whetstone for Gao Gong to test his skills.

Suddenly, Gao Gong’s eyes lit up, and in the next moment, a purple space unfurled from his body, enveloping the entire Hive City.

It was purely an energy space, with countless silk threads interweaving inside. At the end of each thread was a mirror surface; both the threads and the mirror surfaces were manifestations of spatial energy.

Purple String Space, No. 5 Destruction Form, a form of Space Destruction. In the past, Gao Gong was limited by his own strength, unable to delve deeper, merely using it as a starter for ’Space Travel.’

Now, as Gao Gong advanced to Tier 2, coupled with entering the ’Great Serpent Mode’—a perverse-level empowerment mode—he naturally wanted to explore it deeply.

After all, this thing called Destruction Form, he didn’t come across it in his previous life, making it quite rare.

’The true core of space lies within these strings of the Purple String Space.’

’The strings’ surface is covered by spatial energy, yet I believe its core is a form of dimension folding, otherwise the principle of ’Space Travel’ can’t be explained.’

’Pure spatial energy is quantitative, while traveling becomes a variable.’

If space is a blank sheet of paper, then spatial energy is the water on the paper, leaving water traces across it.

To fold the paper, the water can connect the surfaces, but it certainly isn’t the whole mechanism.

Suddenly, an idea struck Gao Gong’s mind.

’Space Travel allows for seamless traversal within this planet.’

’Therefore, the strings within the space shouldn’t be fixed, and I should be able to manipulate them.’

’It can’t only be used for Instant Teleportation.’

As the ’Sawtooth’ mechanical beast surged again with mountain-crushing momentum, Gao Gong focused his gaze.

A large number of space’s internal silk threads directly entangled the drill head, which had a diameter close to a kilometer. Then, Gao Gong initiated the Space Travel ability.

The next instant, more than half of the hundred-meter-tall drill head vanished into thin air.

’This is—Spatial Cutting!!!’