My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 402 The Four Great Mechs Graduate (Seeking Monthly Tickets at the End of the Month)

Around noon on August 25th, the Wolf of the Day landed on a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean.

It slowly retracted its enormous bone wings, swooped down and landed on the beach, splashing up a cloud of sand and dust, and even fish rolled over from the rolling waves.

"Hey...you two, stop clinging to my back."

As he spoke, the Wolf of the Sky bent down slightly and put Xia Pingzhou and Theresa down.

Then Bai Tanlang transformed back into human form, and Xia Pingzhou handed him a set of clothes. After putting on the clothes, he found a tree by the beach and closed his eyes to rest. Even drivers get tired, let alone someone who has been flying for a day and a night.

Xia Pingzhou stood by the sea, leaning against a rock wall as he checked his character panel, while Bloodline also stared blankly at the sea.

There are currently 7 available skill points to allocate. Do you want to allocate them now?

Xia Pingzhou raised his finger and gently poked the black and white panel.

Then a towering tree, woven from black and white, stretched out, with three branches extending towards the sky. At this moment, only the last node of each tree was not yet lit, while the rest of the tree was brightly lit, spreading a flickering light.

"Are there only the skills at the end of each of the three branches that haven't been unlocked yet?" Xia Pingzhou wondered as he looked at the detailed skill descriptions.

[Branch 1 (Group): ... → Colossus (2 skill points) (Enlarges your soldier and knight units to a gigantic size; currently, your mental attribute is sufficient to support their expansion to 50 meters) (Branch endpoint reached)]

Branch Two (Brave): ... → Final Evolution (Requires 15 skill points from other branches) (Learning this skill requires "2" skill points) (Human Form) (Branch End Point Reached)

Branch 3 (Soul): ... → Hand of Repulsion (The player raises their hand, using an invisible repulsive force to send a target flying) (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points) (Branch reached)

Xia Pingzhou didn't think much of it. He raised his hand and pressed the dim skill icons, silently watching them light up and emit a black and white light.

Finally, the entire towering tree on the panel was illuminated by a surge of light, its branches and leaves shimmering, and a series of notification boxes popped up in his eyes.

[Hint: You have successfully learned the final skills of the "Group" branch – "Colossus," the "Soul" branch – "Repulsive Hand," and the "Courage" branch – "Final Evolution" by consuming a total of 6 skill points.]

[Congratulations! The skill tree for Unit 2 is complete, and all system skills are unlocked!]

"It's really not easy..."

Xia Pingzhou looked at this line of text and sighed inwardly.

Looking back over the past month, Unit 2 was actually the unit with the highest risk of being scrapped among all the units.

After all, being born into that vicious criminal organization and associating with a group of madmen who treat human life as worthless means that whether it's the Tokyo auction, the Battle of the Small Garden, or the Lake Hunt, one wrong step could mean certain death.

Fortunately, Xia Pingzhou persevered and finally made it to the day his mecha graduated.

[The following is supplementary information regarding "Ultimate Evolution".]

[Hint 1: Your game board will need 24 hours to complete its "final evolution".]

[Tip 2: After 24 hours, all your chess pieces will evolve into their "Ultimate Form." During this period, if you activate a chess piece battle early, the piece will temporarily remain in its pre-evolution "Diamond" form.]

"24 hours... Luckily I didn't cram at the last minute and only added points before the big battle started, otherwise I would have been doomed." Xia Pingzhou thought belatedly, raising an eyebrow with lingering fear.

At that moment, the Bloodline suddenly leaned over, a smirk playing on her lips, and deliberately asked in a low, hushed tone, in the manner of Origami Ayase:
"Kitty, what are you daydreaming about?"

"Don't imitate the young lady's way of speaking." Xia Pingzhou was taken aback at first, then said coldly.

He got goosebumps listening to it, as if he could see a 100-year-old woman acting cute.

Bloodline shrugged. "Men are heartless. We were on such good terms before we turned against each other."

"What's so good about it?"

"What's wrong with it?"

“We’ve rested enough, let’s set off…” Bai Tanlang walked over and said hoarsely, “We’ll talk about the rest when we get to Iceland.”

“Speaking of which… isn’t your Demon Crown still in the hands of the Year Beast’s Son?” Theresa looked into White Wolf’s eyes. “If we leave like this, won’t you never be able to get it back?”

Bai Tanlang fell silent.

He frowned slightly and pondered for a while, as if he hadn't considered this question when he left the troupe with Xia Pingzhou.

Xia Pingzhou said, "Don't worry, the son of the Nian beast will also go to Iceland. It will become an aid to our attack on the Salvation Society."

He paused, "Well... of course, whether we can get the Demon Crown back from it is another matter."

In another corner of the world, deep in a mountain in China.

A colossal dragon, its body entirely dark blue, flapped its wings and soared through the forest, the edges of its wings cutting through the air like blades, producing a whistling sound.

It is 9:00 AM on August 25th, China time. A huge sun hangs above the valley, its rays shining through the mountaintop. The overlapping scales of the blue dragon reflect the sunlight, shimmering under the sky.

Meanwhile, the little Nian beast, in human form, was silently sitting on the back of the blue dragon.

He lay on his side on the dragon's back, his hand supporting his head, idly playing with the crown in his hand. The crown emitted a faint, dark light that overshadowed the color of the sunlight.

After a while, the little Nian beast raised its head and silently looked at the distant blue horizon.

To accommodate the Zodiac Team following behind, the Totoro Demon's flight speed was not fast to be precise; in fact, it was as slow as a tractor, like a loose tent swaying precariously in the wind.

Although the flight speed was slowed down, the wind blowing in our faces was still strong at high altitude.

A wisp of purplish-red hair on the young man's head was whipped high by the gale, like a flickering flame. After a while, he yawned, looked away from the undulating white clouds, and then lowered his gaze to the deep mountains.

At this moment, the demons of the Zodiac Team stood in a line, walking along a seemingly endless mountain path.

Some of them are as majestic as mountains, appearing and disappearing amidst the clouds and mist, like giants from European and American mythology.

Some were as light as a feather. Fortunately, the little beast had excellent dynamic vision; otherwise, without careful observation, one would not have seen that there was such a person on the mountain, and would not have known who had fallen behind.

And whenever they encounter a truly narrow and cramped place, the existence of the Rat Demon comes in handy.

It can use its power to turn other larger demons into small balls and hold them in its hand. Then it can carry them through the entrance of a cave or across a dangerous log bridge.

Only the little Nian beast sits atop the Totoro demon's head, freely roaming under the sky, needing only to close its eyes for a short rest or stare blankly at the ever-changing white clouds.

He put on the black hoodie and muttered to himself as he pondered, "Monkey, Ox, Rat, Totoro, Rainbow Horse, Rabbit, Porcupine... They say they're selecting a new Zodiac team, but they've only added three demons. Those demons kept in the deep mountains really don't have much fighting power or wildness. They're far inferior to the bad guys outside."

"At our speed, it should take us about a week to get to Iceland... Sigh, isn't there any kind of transportation for demons in the world? It's all because some lesbian kidnapped the train demon."

With that thought in mind, the little Nian beast stopped observing the newly formed zodiac team.

He lowered his head, thinking that it was passable, after all, it was still a fighting force. In the end, as long as there was one more cannon fodder, they could buy more time from the Salvation Society when the battle started.

Although it sounds cruel, so cruel that it could be made into an episode of "This Nian Beast Is Not So Cold," his only goal is to buy as much time as possible to rescue his main body using the No. 1 mecha, the Black Cocoon.

No matter how many sacrifices are involved, he is willing to accept them as long as the goal can be achieved.

The little beast suddenly remembered something, so it switched to the gear panel in the lower right corner of its view and brought up the task menu.

[Main Quest 1 (Phase 1 Completed): Gained the approval of the "Nian Beast King" and the "Zodiac Team," thus succeeding the Nian Beast King and gaining control over all demons on Mount Haifan.]

[Reward received: 1 attribute point.]

[Main Quest 1 (Final Stage) has been updated: Defeat the Lake Hunters in the Human-Demon War and lead the demon army to Iceland.]

[Main Quest 1 (Final Stage) Completed. Reward: 1 attribute point.]

[Congratulations! You have completed all the main quests for the fourth mech, "Child of the Year Beast," and have received the "Mech Graduation Reward"—3 attribute points.]

"Graduated, graduated... Now we've caught up, only that gluttonous shark hasn't graduated yet." The little Nian beast said disdainfully, raising its finger to switch to the character panel, quickly allocating the five attribute points it had acquired, and then a series of purple and red prompt boxes popped up.

[The power attribute of the fourth unit, "Little Nian Beast," has changed: S++ level → SS level (↑1 point) (Hint: It has reached the unit's maximum attribute)]

[The speed attribute of the fourth unit, "Little Nian Beast," has changed: S++ level → SS level (↑1 point) (Hint: It has reached the unit's maximum attribute)]

[The mental attributes of Unit 4, "Little Nian Beast," have changed: S-rank → SS-rank (↑3 points) (Hint: It has reached the maximum attribute for the unit)]

[Current attributes of Unit 4: Strength: SS-rank; Speed: SS-rank; Spirit: SS-rank.]

"All three attributes have been upgraded to SS level, but judging from actual combat performance, the attributes of Mythic level are probably a level higher... But if Unit 4 activates 'Demonic Descent' and wears the Demonic Crown, it should theoretically be able to fight against Mythic level, right?"

The little beast thought to itself, "So, Unit 2 and Unit 4 are almost ready. All that's left is the Black Chrysalis and... the Third Prince's side."

With his thoughts drifting to this point, the little Nian beast couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, saying:
"It's really not easy. The gluttonous shark has finally finished digesting the whale in its stomach. What did it do with such a big stomach?"

In another corner of the world, Antarctica, a vast expanse of ice and snow stretches as far as the eye can see. Penguins frolic by the lake, their toes leaving pattering footprints on the ice.

The glacier was completely silent, except for the soft murmur of the rising and falling tides.

At this moment, simply look up and you can see a breathtaking aurora borealis against the cold Antarctic wind. Stars adorn the night sky, and that beam of blue aurora stretches across the twinkling stars.

A white-haired boy wearing a cloak sat beside a penguin, holding a fishing rod. He cast the baited fishing line into the broken lake and fished quietly.

Beside him was a small bucket filled with fish. At that moment, a small shark sat on the frozen ground next to the bucket, occasionally sticking out its fins to grab fish from the bucket to eat.

The baby shark had a blank expression, and even its movements were stiff when it ate fish.

After a while, its face suddenly regained its vitality.

[Note: "Manual Operation Mode" has been switched; the proxy personality has been locked in the Mental Library.]

Of the four game machines, only Agubaru is the one that Ji Minghuan can use with confidence as a "managed personality".

This is not because Agubaru possesses a disciplined and healthy custodian personality; on the contrary, this shark's daily routine consists of eating, drinking, playing, and sleeping, so there is absolutely no risk of his persona collapsing.

When the AI ​​controlled Agubaru, it seemed like a pitiful, taciturn little shark princess, saying much less and only eating, making one wonder if it had eaten something poisonous and damaged its brain.

"Shark's hungry, Caesar, have you caught anything yet?" the little shark scolded, slapping the empty bucket with its fin and pointing at Caesar's head.

“It won’t be that fast…” Caesar muttered. “Besides, Agubaru, aren’t you a shark? Why don’t you just dive into the lake and catch it yourself? Why do I have to fish you out?”

"It's so cold down there, Shark doesn't want to go into the sea." The little shark snorted and lay down on the ice.

It rested with its fins against the side of its head, waiting for Caesar to throw the fish he had caught into the bucket.

Just then, a black and blue system notification popped up in its eyes.

[Note: Unit 3 has completely digested the "Legendary Whale"—Chicanao—from its stomach.]

[The ultimate mission has been completed: "Devouring the legendary whale – 'Chicanao'".]

[Mission Rewards: 3 Attribute Points, 3 Skill Points, 6 Split Points.]

[Congratulations! You have completed all main quests for the third unit, "Aguru," and have received the "Unit Graduation" reward: 3 attribute points.]

The little shark raised its fin, slapped the ice surface, brought up the gear panel, and then found the character panel, allocating the 6 attribute points it had.

The "Strength" attribute of Unit 3 "Aguru" has changed: D++ level → C++ level (↑3 points)

[The "Speed" attribute of Unit 3 "Aguru" has changed: D-rank → C-rank (↑3 points).]

[Unit 3 (0.5-meter form) Current attributes: Strength: C++; Speed: C; Spirit: S]

[Hint: After absorbing the "Legendary Whale," the maximum length of Unit 3 changed: 320 meters → 520 meters (reaching its growth limit)]

"Five hundred meters, that's huge, but I don't know if it can overwhelm the size of the World Tree. The possibility is very low... The World Tree in mythology is probably several thousand meters long."

The little shark thought to itself, raised its fin to open the skill tree panel, and two simple and straightforward short branches appeared in front of it.

Branch 1 (Emperor): Dark Fang (Learned) → Death Dorsal Fin (Learned) (Branch reached)

Branch Two (Sea): Undercurrents (Learned) → Tsunami (To be learned) (Requires 3 skill points to learn) (Branch completed)

The little shark raised its fin and pressed and held the "Tsunami" skill icon until the image changed from dark to bright, bursting forth with a fierce, deep blue light that covered its pupils.

[Has learned the ultimate skill "Tsunami" from the "Sea" branch: unleashes a massive tsunami to attack enemies.]

[Congratulations! You have completed the skill tree development for Unit 3 and unlocked all unit abilities.]

Yaguba Lu fell silent. It re-examined the skill tree, which had very few skills; it was the most sparse one it had ever seen.

But no matter what...

"Yay!" "Yay!"

Little Shark and Caesar cheered almost simultaneously, and then Caesar pulled hard on his fishing rod, reeling in the hook as he caught a cod leaping through the water in mid-air.

The man and the shark exchanged a silent glance, neither of them knowing what the other was so happy about.

Caesar put down his fishing rod, placed the hooked cod into the bucket, and then turned to poke the little shark's head with his finger.

He asked curiously, "Aguru, what were you mumbling about just now?"

"It's none of your business what the shark thinks. All you need to do is find food for the shark." The little shark snorted and turned its head away.

“That’s wonderful, Aguru,” Caesar exclaimed. “If only I could be as carefree as you.”

"What do you mean by carefree? Aren't we supposed to be saving the chicken nuggets from the World Salvation Society?"

“Chicken nuggets? Sounds delicious.” Caesar cast his line into the lake and continued fishing.

Yagubalu raised his head and looked at the aurora that stretched across the night sky.

It thought to itself, "Now all four mechs have graduated, and only the giant fluttering moth is still not fully prepared."

August 25th, that night, Lijing, China.

A giant, pitch-black cocoon hangs upside down atop a brightly lit iron tower, becoming the city's most unique sight. In the distance, silver-white trains rumble across the viaduct, and the long street is brightly lit with pedestrians coming and going.

The horns blared incessantly, and the flow of people and vehicles beneath the Lijing Tower was terrifyingly large.

After a while, the giant black cocoon slowly opened, and a humanoid figure wearing a long black overcoat emerged from it, holding a "Survival Handbook for Running Away from Home" in his hands.

"I'm back... Li Jing."

As the black pupa murmured, it raised its head, facing the evening breeze, and looked at the upside-down city, taking a deep breath of the fresh night air.

Suddenly, he scratched his chin and muttered, "So here's the problem: are they asleep yet? The Diaper Demon and the Horror Clock Tower Man are so grumpy when they wake up. What if I get ganged up on them if I go up there... Oh well, I'll just have to take it one step at a time."

Thinking this, Black Chrysalis stretched out her right arm straight and peeled off a restraint strap from the cuff of her right trench coat.

One restraint after another swirled and fell in mid-air, gradually forming a human shape. Then, the black human shape grabbed the restraint and swung forward.

Before long, it disappeared into the brightly lit city.

(End of this chapter)