Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 186: Coastal Ruins
When Song Shi opened his eyes again, he saw himself standing on the top of a building whose surface was mostly covered with algae.

The sky was a deep blue, with crack-like clouds slowly passing by, casting one block of shadows after another.

The air was filled with the unique salty smell of the sea breeze and the lingering smell of rust.

Song Shi glanced around and discovered that the building under his feet was not an isolated case - to the end of his vision, and even beyond the end, there were broken walls and ruins everywhere. Many buildings were even soaked in some kind of sticky blue fluid, and were entangled by huge algae of various colors.

It reminds us of the ships that were dragged to the bottom of the sea by those huge deep-sea beasts during the Age of Discovery.

"——This is the [Seaside Ruins]."

The voice of lapis lazuli came from Song Shi’s chest, and it turned into a necklace again.

"We are lucky. This is an area of ​​the abyss that has been explored. We have relevant information for reference." It paused and said cautiously, "The risk factor of this area is medium to low. It is very suitable for the first dive."

The abyss is big. Very big.

In a sense, today’s abyss is a sea of ​​all Internet users—considering the popularity of the Internet, this “all Internet users” can be roughly equated with all human beings.

【Abyss】is a "dreamland" for all mankind.

If we were to select dreams, then the Abyss would undoubtedly be the most bizarre and grandest dream. In recent years, with the daily use of Internet users, nearly endless information data and redundant spiritual energy have been deposited here, forming an unprecedented spectacle.

Taking into account the intelligent machines, there are a small number of highly intelligent fantasy beasts. They will also go online and indirectly participate in the formation of the [Abyss].

Everything that exists in reality will also exist here, and everything that exists in imagination will also exist here.

"The ruins of the seaside."

I have no impression at all.

Song Shi recalled and thought to himself.

In my previous life, I didn't have much exposure to the [Abyss]. Although I had dived to a depth of 6, that was just an accident. I only stayed there for a short while before floating up and returning to reality.

The highest depth I have ever reached in the true sense should be "Depth 5".

At that time, he was hired by an abyss lord to help him fight a bloody battle as an off-field aid - to be precise, it was a bloody battle between abyss lords.

If one wants to be promoted from a [Demon] to an [Lord of the Abyss], the former must build and occupy a domain of his own through bloody battles in the abyss. He must have his own territory in the abyss, which is also the origin of the name Lord of the Abyss.

The lords of the abyss can also launch bloody battles and annex each other's territories.

In his previous life, as a fourth-ring psychic, he had parachuted from orbit under the shielding cover of his employer, penetrated the enemy's territory alone, and successfully decapitated the enemy.

But to be honest, killing an Abyss Lord in the Abyss is several levels more difficult than in reality.

If it were in reality, even if the other party was also a fourth-ring psychic, he would be confident that he could kill him within twenty-five moves. However, in the abyss, the opponent actually lasted for a hundred moves before dying.

"I saw the derivative."

Song Shi suddenly spoke.

Four hundred meters ahead, a spiral outline slowly emerged. It looked like a nautilus, but its size was more than a thousand times larger, like a moving four-story building.

The huge shell on its back is no longer just calcium carbonate, but is made up of countless broken mechanical parts, with slippery scarlet muscle tubes wriggling in the gaps between the machines.

The blue viscous fluid slowly flowed down the shell. The derivative, which Song Shi conveniently named "Nautilus", broke out of the sea and slowly climbed up the building next to it, causing the latter to stagger while gnawing on the seaweed on it.

"These algae are 'redundant data'. The components of this derivative body should have a 'cleaning program' so that it can be cleared spontaneously."

Lapis quickly saw the true scene beneath the surface: "But in addition to the 'cleaning program', the components also include the 'ice-breaking cone' used to break through the firewall."

"You see, the building is crumbling."

"Because while the derivative is clearing redundant data, it is also destroying the building's underlying protocols and maintenance structure. These two contradictory operating logics appear at the same time. This is the 'derivative'."

Seeing this scene, Lapis Lazuli's tone dimmed slightly, as if he had thought of something.

——The vast majority of “derivatives” are stitched monsters.

Just like the Nautilus in front of us, it is likely that some icebreaker modules and data cleaning software that sink into the abyss are sewn at the same time.

The objects from which the derivative bodies are stitched together also contain some intelligent mechanical parts.

In other words, the "corpse" of the intelligent machine.

"——Okay, I understand." Song Shi stared at the Nautilus in front of him, feeling the fluctuations of spiritual energy on it.

In terms of strength alone, it is roughly in the middle of the second ring, but its structure is extremely turbid. Transcendence, Great Source, and Truth - redundant psychic energies from the three paths are randomly sewn together, or in other words, they are each located in a different part of the Nautilus' body.

Then, the flames started.

The surging flames emerged as the will was controlled, with Song Shi as the center, and suddenly dyed the surrounding area red.

The young man drew out his heavy gun and laughed softly.

"It's been a while since I've cut down such a large unit. It's a good opportunity to recover--"

"Etc., etc."

Lapis Lazuli immediately stopped being sad.

"You should know that in the battle of the Abyss, psychic power only plays a part. Technology is also needed."

An interface suddenly popped up in front of Song Shi.

There is a line of words at the top - "Deep Diving Assistance Countermeasures v.1.0.1 (Prototype)".

The interface is very simple, with rows of options on top.

[Energy output threshold increase], turn on/off.

[Piercing Damage Protection], turn on/off.

[Disguise Detection], turn on/off.

[Abyss Oppression Resistance], turn on/off.

[Giant Killer], [High-Speed ​​Nerve Reflex], [Wound Expansion].
"You are responsible for the psychic part, and I am responsible for the technical protection. I made a set of visual interfaces, which is what you see."

It spoke quickly: "For example, this [Disguise Detection] can ignore the stealth program of the derivative body and lock the position of the real body."

"I won't explain the technical principles of it. Anyway, you can understand these options literally. I can now turn on four options at the same time. Just choose one when you need it, and I will provide conversion at any time."

Song Shi scanned them and picked four.

After a few breaths, feeling the change in his own state, he nodded slightly.

——It’s really not bad.

If we make a rough assessment, it seems that the strength has been improved by 20% to 30%. No, that cannot be calculated that way.

For example, when [Giant Slayer] is used against large enemies, the damage it causes is increased, but this cannot be completely regarded as an increase in strength - most of the protection provided by Lapis Lazuli are this kind of "special effects".

"call"

Song Shi let out a breath slowly.

He stretched out his five fingers and clasped the blade of the Heavy Killer. As he slowly moved across it, a faint golden bloodstain appeared - then, this faint trace of blood suddenly burned, and the raging flames wrapped around the Heavy Killer, transforming into an incomparably dazzling blaze.

Psionic Skills: [Burning Blood].

And in the next moment, some kind of flame that seemed similar but was completely different in nature burst out from Song Shi's body and poured into Chongshi in large quantities.

Psionic Skill: [Forging Flame].

So, under the gaze of Lapis Lazuli, the young man turned the heavy sword, and then laid it diagonally at his side - then, the surging stream of fire extended for an instant.

Even Chongshi's outline was vaguely visible. Song Shi stood on the roof. In his clenched hands, a stream of red-gold flames stretching for more than ten meters, vast and brilliant, roaring in the strong wind!

No, it's not "Flame Flow".

——It was clearly a terrifying fire sword with a heavy murderer as the handle and a bunch of flames intertwined and entangled as the blade!
The flame of forging, specialized reforging.

The next moment.

Song Shi jumped back and forth between the rooftops, and when he was about to reach the Nautilus, he raised his fire sword high.

The surging red flames dragged a brilliant trail in the air.

Song Shi slashed down with his sword, cutting through the sky and encompassing the Nautilus and the building!
(End of this chapter)