Chapter 205: Chapter 174: Rubbing Repeatedly Against the Forbidden Red Line (Combined Chapter, Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)
But compared to the mechanical man in front of them, their control over their bodies was clearly lacking by more than just a notch.
The mechanical man dodged each of their attacks by a hair’s breadth, making even Lin Xinyao’s exceptionally swift strikes meaningless, revealing significant flaws instead.
If the mechanical man’s reactions weren’t slower than theirs, the three would have certainly been hit and injured just now.
"The body control level of the three examinees is detected as specialized, no test value exists, activating annihilation mode!"
With the cold mechanical sound echoing, the three mechanical men couldn’t help but raise their giant swords and swung them violently at Lu Fanchen and the others.
The three instinctively used their weapons to block.
Just as the weapons were about to collide, the giant swords in the hands of the mechanical men abruptly stopped less than a centimeter from the weapons of the three, instantly switching their moves from vertical slash to horizontal cut. Even for the three with quick reflexes, they couldn’t keep up with such changes at the last moment, and all were sliced in half, falling lifelessly in that space.
Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, underground chamber.
As Lu Fanchen and the others revived once more, they were speechless for a long time, still immersed in the scene of their prior death.
"They’re just advanced apprentices and quasi martial artists, is the disparity in combat power really that great?" Lin Xinyao recalled how she couldn’t defend against that sword, feeling like all those elite monsters she had killed were fake.
"It seems this game, reaching ’Entering the Micro,’ and not reaching it, are completely different games." Lu Fanchen couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "If we can’t achieve ’Entering the Micro,’ we probably can’t even touch the enemies. It’s fortunate the previous enemies didn’t reach ’Entering the Micro,’ otherwise we wouldn’t have stood a chance even against monsters of the same level."
"Then should we continue doing missions? As soon as we enter that space, we’ll be attacked, there’s simply no chance to mine those crystal stones, let alone escape." Li Tianxing said.
"Go! Of course, we go!" Lu Fanchen’s eyes suddenly revealed unprecedented excitement, "This ultra high-level trial map is of great use for our future. With it, we can adapt to the high-level map monsters earlier compared to other players."
"Fanchen, do you mean the monsters in future high-level maps might all achieve ’Entering the Micro’?" Lin Xinyao was surprised.
The might of ’Entering the Micro,’ she had now witnessed, was simply inhuman.
Let alone that the mechanical man was slightly stronger than them, even with equal physical abilities, they would likely be no match.
If future high-level map enemies are all at this level, then they might not stand a chance against even monsters of the same level.
"I just suspect future high-level maps might have this." Lu Fanchen explained, "I’ve investigated this game company, they take one step and plan ten. Creating a trial map in the underground of the starting area might be to test the enemies for future high-level maps."
"If that’s the case, then fighting against enemies from high-level maps now might give us a great advantage over others." Li Tianxing’s eyes also shone bright upon hearing this.
In virtual games, generally, the higher the level of a monster, the more attack modes they have, becoming harder to deal with, just like facing the ’Entering the Micro’ mechanical man now.
But if they can familiarize themselves with the combat styles of such high-level monsters, then entering high-level maps with others in the future gives them an extraordinary advantage during exploration.
"So let’s go over." Lin Xinyao reacted after hearing it, becoming somewhat eager.
Thinking about everyone entering high-level maps, while someone as revered as Luo Wushang could struggle, they could dominate. Just thinking about it feels exhilarating.
"Not now, we’re too weak, not on the same level as that mechanical man. Fighting it would only lead to instant defeat." Lu Fanchen shook his head.
"But if we level up, then the monsters would level up too, making it impossible to fight them eternally." Lin Xinyao said.
"No! I don’t mean leveling up, I mean enhancing our combat skills." Lu Fanchen said with a smile, "Didn’t the game just update with the faction conquest gameplay? Those four major factions have many elites, I suspect this update is to let players like us enhance combat skills through these factions."
"After all, there are far more people in the four factions compared to us players, usually encountering a battle is difficult, but now we can battle to our heart’s content. It’s like the game company is letting us use the four factions to practice body control, and the mechanical monsters serve as excellent learning and testing machines, enabling us to reach the ’Entering the Micro’ level more quickly."
"This game is indeed deeply hidden, full of details. If we hadn’t been exploring the Maze Tunnel wholeheartedly, but like other players going to Red Moon Mountain to earn points and build houses, we’d have missed everything." Li Tianxing couldn’t help but lament.
"Alright, let’s gear up and call on other members, heading to the territory of the four factions immediately, can’t let others snatch away the training enemies." Lu Fanchen said.
Both nodded in agreement and began to act.
Chasing Light City, North Ring Avenue.
Being the main avenue closest to the urban area of Chasing Light City, both sides of North Ring Avenue are lined with shops and towering steel buildings, with a continuous stream of pedestrians, and even mid-to-high-level members from various gangs purchasing property here.