novelhk Chapter 49 Having accomplished his task, he departed without a trace.
Chapter 49 Having accomplished his task, he departed without a trace.
The improvement in abilities and attributes naturally leads to greater energy consumption. Currently, the Iron Man armor can only sustain full-force combat at full energy for a little over a minute, which is indeed a major problem.
Huang Hong looked at the lizard behemoth that was rushing towards him. It was four meters tall and more than ten meters long. The sound of it running was like that of a moving small mountain.
Despite the approaching formidable enemy, Huang Hong remained calm. During his previous observation of the battlefield, he had already witnessed the strength of most of the giant beasts and machines, most of which he could not afford to provoke. However, this lizard behemoth was not among them.
Even if the Iron Man armor can only last for one minute, that's enough for Huang Hong to deal with the lizard behemoth.
If he hadn't had this understanding, he would have run away long ago.
However, Huang Hong did not personally take action, but instead issued combat orders to the steel armor.
Upon receiving the command, the Iron Man armor's eyes lit up, and the [Elemental Core (Earth)] on its chest shone brightly, releasing its energy to the fullest extent.
With a metallic scraping sound, the steel armor moved and headed towards the lizard behemoth.
"Boom!~"
The two enormous objects collided, stirring up a huge gust of wind.
Although the Iron Man armor is far smaller than the Lizard Beast, their strength is comparable.
After a brief stalemate, the Iron Man armor suddenly released its power and turned around. Taking advantage of the moment when the lizard behemoth lost its balance, it unleashed a powerful punch, striking the lizard behemoth's neck and causing it to stagger.
Immediately following up, the armored warrior pressed its advantage, its iron fists raining down on the lizard behemoth's head, neck, and other vital areas. Each punch landed squarely, and the immense power unleashed quickly turned the lizard behemoth into a bloody mess.
"Roar!~"
The bewildered lizard behemoth, enduring the attack from the steel armor, suddenly twisted its body, its thick tail lashing out at the armor and sending it flying.
The armored warrior steadied himself, dodging the lizard behemoth's waving claws, and once again engaged it in battle.
It's clear that the Iron Man armor's combat is highly organized, even inheriting Huang Hong's style. Moreover, as the battle continues, their combat skills in all aspects are rapidly improving.
Huang Hong nodded in satisfaction. Before this enhancement, although the Iron Man armor had self-discipline, its self-discipline was basically equivalent to that of artificial intelligence.
After this enhancement, although it has not yet awakened itself to become a true mechanical life form, it has improved its intelligence by several levels.
Thirty seconds later, Huang Hong issued new instructions to the steel armor.
The steel armor suddenly exerted its power, briefly forcing the lizard behemoth back, and then charged towards Huang Hong.
The lizard behemoth thought the Iron Man was going to run away, and how could it let go of its prey? It roared and chased after it.
When the Iron Man suit approached within ten meters of Huang Hong, Huang Hong's figure blurred and disappeared, entering the Iron Man suit and instantly completing his armament.
This time, the armor made Huang Hong feel different. If he was wearing steel armor before, now he felt that he was completely integrated with the steel armor, and the steel armor was his body.
Facing the lizard behemoth's charge, Huang Hong dodged with ease, and as the battle continued, wisps of breeze swirled around him.
When the lizard behemoth missed again, Huang Hong suddenly accelerated his movements. Wisps of wind climbed up his iron arm and gathered together, finally concentrating on his iron fist, and slammed it into the lizard behemoth's jaw from bottom to top.
The surging power pierced directly through the lizard behemoth's head, creating a shockwave that knocked the behemoth into a brief daze.
Huang Hong's other hand made a "kuku ka ka" sound as it transformed into a sharp blade. The "qi" within his body burst forth and wrapped around the blade, making it even sharper.
"Buzz!~"
The sharp blade sliced through the air, severing the lizard behemoth's head.
As the lizard behemoth crashed to the ground, the Iron Man armor fell silent.
From the moment Huang Hong armed himself to the end of the battle, it took exactly 10 seconds.
Next, Huang Hong used his mechanical transformation ability to scan the lizard behemoth and record its data. Even if he didn't make it a fixed form, it would at least give him another option for transformation.
However, even if it were recorded, this kind of transformation would most likely end up gathering dust.
In comparison, the initial humanoid form of the Iron Man suit is more suitable for him, allowing him to unleash his full potential. Transforming into the Lizard Beast form would definitely reduce his strength rather than increase it.
Retracting his steel armor, Huang Hong approached the lizard behemoth's corpse and began dissecting its flesh.
After cutting up enough food, Huang Hong dismantled the lizard behemoth and obtained 313 points of source energy.
This was the largest single energy gain he had ever made.
Looking back at the battlefield, Huang Hong saw that the battle between the behemoths and the mechanical legion had been going on for a long time and it was unknown how much longer it would continue, but this was no longer relevant to him.
Choosing a direction at random, Huang Hong quickly moved away from the battlefield.
Once he could no longer hear any sounds from the battlefield, Huang Hong stopped and began to think about his next plan.
After walking for so many days, especially with the constant changes in direction caused by the stone pillars, Huang Hong had completely lost his sense of direction.
However, Huang Hong wasn't worried about getting lost, because he had found new landmarks that could help him determine his direction.
He hid behind a stone pillar, silently watching a swarm of mechanical bees fly towards the battlefield in the distance.
If you follow the direction the mechanical bee swarm came from, you should be able to find the base of this mechanical force.
Of course, Huang Hong wasn't prepared to recklessly make direct contact with this mechanical force. However, considering the obvious difference in style between the mechanical force and the Giant Beast Plains, he figured that as long as he followed them, he should be able to escape the Giant Beast Plains.
What Huang Hong wants most right now is to find a force he can communicate with. He has too many questions accumulating about the extraordinary, about the Paradise World, and about what lies beyond the Paradise World...
However, before leaving the Giant Beast Plains, Huang Hong also needs to accumulate some source energy for unforeseen circumstances.
And so, Huang Hong chose a stone pillar and began to decompose source energy while it was running.
Although this stone pillar cannot compare to the metal clusters in the metal mountain, it can still reach 500 points per hour.
Several hours later, Huang Hong invested the harvested source energy into the last rare-quality skill that was not yet at its maximum level...
Tiger Claw
Quality: Rare
Rating: 10/10 (max)
Attributes: Increases Qi concentration by 30% and sharpness by 30%.
Skill Specialty: Solidified and Undispersed, every strand of "qi" is more closely connected, and even if it leaves the body, it will not easily dissipate.
Seeing the Tiger Claw skill specialization reminded Huang Hong of the giant tiger claw used by the monster in the Time and Space Secret Realm, which could cut a speeding dump truck into pieces.
Huang Hong then wanted to enhance those two rare-quality skills, but his face turned green when he saw the cost required for the enhancement.
Each point of proficiency requires 100 points of source energy!
Based on this calculation, it would take 105 million Source Energy to upgrade a rare quality skill from level 0 to the maximum level of 15!
And this is with the help of a martial arts genius; otherwise, the consumption would probably increase tenfold!