Chapter 518: Bronze Rank Advancement Battle Begins, Molnaki's Shock |
Intermediate Civilization War Fortress Square.
On the Command Platform.
"Detected transmission fluctuations, transmission countdown 60 seconds, transmission landing coordinates confirmed, Eastern District, District 13, Fairwood Avenue..."
The soldier reported loudly.
Yu Yuan's lips curled into a grin upon hearing this.
"Activate [Transmission Shift], modify the transmission landing coordinates to point 4232·9242."
Yu Yuan's command was quickly received.
Two seconds later.
"[Transmission Shift] has been activated. The transmission landing coordinates have been modified. Current transmission landing coordinates set to 4232·9242. Confirmed."
Whoosh—
At the center of the fortress square, within the 'triangle' formed by the three Transmission Portals, a mechanical device resembling an antenna suddenly began charging. A white light abruptly lit up at the top of the device.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, after charging for five seconds, a beam of light shot upward from the device and disappeared into the fortress square's ceiling.
Simultaneously, a visible shockwave radiated outward from the mechanical device.
But it didn't affect or harm anyone nearby.
It only felt like a gentle breeze passing by before dissipating without a trace.
The countdown passed in the blink of an eye.
Yu Yuan also heard the system notification.
[Player ID: Z007 Shelter, entering 'Riot District'. Bronze Rank Advancement Mission officially begins.]
[You must survive for 7 days or win an Invasion War to complete the Bronze Rank Advancement Mission and be promoted to Bronze Rank.]
Immediately after, the soldier's voice came through in sync.
"Target has been transmitted. Landing coordinates: 4232·9242. Transmission error less than 1 meter."
Only then did Yu Yuan finally reveal a triumphant grin.
"Hope you like the gift I sent you."
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Greenwood Sea, or what should now be called Greenwood Icefield.
With an almost imperceptible ripple of spatial energy, several dozen figures appeared on the icefield.
One second, Molnaki was in his warm shelter. The next, he was hit by bone-chilling cold.
A bad feeling washed over him.
He immediately opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings.
[You have entered the 'Riot District' zone. Bronze Rank Advancement Assessment Mission officially begins.]
[You must kill Player ID: Yu Yuan Shelter within seven days to complete the Bronze Rank Advancement Assessment Mission.]
The system notification echoed in his ears.
But Molnaki couldn't care about that now.
Seeing himself standing on a vast, endless icefield, his heart sank into an abyss of despair.
The north wind howled, snowflakes fluttered, and the world was a bleak expanse of white.
A cold wind blows, and the Yi River freezes; the warrior sets out, never to return.
That was exactly Molnaki's state of mind right now.
But he only froze for a moment before snapping back to reality from the biting wind.
Feeling the rapidly dropping temperature and his already numb skin, he cursed under his breath.
"Dammit!"
"Xuanwu Shield, activate the mech armor's heating function!"
"Ding... Mech armor heating function activated. Energy consumption accelerated!"
As the Epic-tier mech armor activated its heating function.
The piercing cold quickly receded.
Only then did Molnaki feel like he was alive again.
He also saw the current environmental data displayed on his mech helmet's HUD, and he looked like he'd seen a ghost.
"-51°C? Is this even an environment a human can survive?"
Molnaki looked around in disbelief.
An endless icefield. This was clearly a place where long-term low temperatures had created an extreme cold environment.
"Dammit, what the hell is this place? Does that guy live in a polar region? And it's still in a state of polar night!"
"Wait, that's not right! Isn't this area called the 'Riot District'? Where's the district? And where's the riot? Where are the people?"
Molnaki's head was spinning with confusion.
"No good. The Xuanwu Shield's energy can last at most three hours. In this extreme cold, energy consumption will only increase. I have to end this fight as quickly as possible."
"My robots' energy can't hold out for long either. If their machinery freezes, that would be a total disaster."
A strong sense of crisis surged in Molnaki's heart.
Finally, his gaze locked onto a cargo ship stuck upside-down in the ice not far away.
"The Yu Yuan Shelter should be around there, right?"
An invading player can only be transmitted near the defending player's shelter.
This was an ironclad rule recognized by all players.
Looking across the icefield, that cargo ship was the only thing suitable for building a shelter.
It's not like the Yu Yuan Shelter built their shelter under this icefield, right?
"Whether it is or not, I'll check it out first."
Molnaki didn't want to waste any more time.
His current environment was too dangerous. He had to end this quickly.
He had several dozen Bronze-tier robots on his side.
Even if the other party had some tricks, Molnaki was confident he could handle them.
Receiving Molnaki's command, the dozens of robots charged in unison toward the cargo ship stuck upside-down in the ice.
Molnaki followed behind, weaving around protruding chunks of ice on the icefield, staying cautiously alert.
But...
It was strange.
Watching the robots reach the cargo ship without any obstacles, no surprises, no traps.
Molnaki wore a puzzled expression.
"Did I guess wrong?"
"His shelter isn't here. Could it really be under this icefield?"
Looking at the surrounding icefield with no cover at all, Molnaki felt utterly frustrated.
He also made his way to the cargo ship.
No matter what, this cargo ship was the most suspicious. He had to check it out.
Under Molnaki's direction, half of the robots began climbing toward the large hole in the center of the ship's hull.
Meanwhile, he had noticed some strange things earlier.
Looking at the meter-sized blocks of ice scattered across the icefield, Molnaki frowned slightly.
"What's the deal with these ice blocks? Why are there so many blocks of ice this size on the icefield?"
He remembered very clearly that when he first appeared, there was only thick snow and ice, no ice blocks at all.
These ice blocks seemed to only appear in this area.
Molnaki immediately activated the Xuanwu Shield's scanning system.
A scanning light emitted from his eye sensors, conducting a full-scale scan of the surroundings.
He hadn't wanted to activate it originally.
Full-scale scanning consumed a lot of energy, and in this environment, energy was his lifeline.
But the growing sense of unease was too strong.
Soon, the scan results appeared on Molnaki's tactical display.
His pupils constricted.
Wrecked vehicles, scattered supplies, flattened tires.
And weapons scattered among the snow and ice.
All of this indicated that a fierce battle had taken place here.
At that moment, the robots also transmitted the scene inside the cargo ship to the tactical display.
Molnaki looked, but his frown deepened.
Ice blocks. More ice blocks.
The inside of the cargo ship was also packed with ice blocks.
What the hell was going on?
What was up with those ice blocks? How could there be ice blocks inside a cargo ship?
Molnaki wasn't stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart and cautious.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been promoted to Bronze Rank.
"There's something wrong with those ice blocks!"
He immediately realized.
Danger here!
The robots that had entered the cargo ship immediately turned around to retreat.
Molnaki also backed away quickly, protected by his robots.
But the moment he started moving, a crisp *crack* sound reached his ears.
Molnaki's retreat speed increased further.
He couldn't afford to conserve energy anymore. He just wanted to get out of here as fast as possible.
But the *crack* sounds around him grew more and more frequent.
In front, behind, left, right...
Soon, they merged into a continuous chorus.
Hiss—
Hissing and explosion sounds came from behind.
It was the robots that had just retreated from the cargo ship exploding.
The Guard robot stayed close by his side.
But soon, Molnaki stopped in his tracks, his face turning ashen.
He had moved fast, but the ice block monsters woke up even faster.
The countless ice blocks all transformed into Ice Crystal Spiders, their gazes collectively locking onto Molnaki.
And behind him, the robots that had escaped from the cargo ship fought their way through the Ice Crystal Spiders' siege and regrouped with Molnaki.
But that also meant.
Molnaki was completely surrounded by Ice Crystal Spiders.
And this wasn't the worst part.
A deeper, more dangerous aura began to awaken.
That aura carried a fury and madness born from being disturbed multiple times...