Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 203 Furnace Overload
"Ding Han..."

Gunshot Frowns and Asks, "What did you see?"

"We spotted a camper preparing to ambush us..."

"???"

The next second, I pulled the trigger!
"Bang bang bang!"

In the flash of the bullet gun, the Phantom Lurker was shot in the head, its flesh and blood flying everywhere. It let out a wail and then twisted its body to dodge the bullets as it charged toward us!

Then, with a shooting expert level 10, at such close range it's like a lock on the head, how can it dodge?
"I rely on!!!"

The Chaos Demon King cried out in alarm and suddenly raised his shield to block Xu Tian and the others. Zhang Ruolin also took out her shield to protect Cai Cai, Kou Mei and the others behind her.

"Short-range assault!"

With a low shout, "Spears flash like dragons," three heavily armed players from the Crimson Sky Alliance rushed out, becoming afterimages as they pierced through the Phantom Lurker's body. Two of them missed, while the third knocked the BOSS unconscious!

"on!"

The next second, I emptied my magazine, immediately switched to the Wind-Riding Sword, activated Heavenly Craftsmanship and Unstoppable Force, and started with the BOSS's Bone-Piercing Cold Star attack, immobilizing it once again. Then, I unleashed a barrage of skills like a whirlwind!

With the combined output of everyone, the Phantom Lurker fell down with a wail within just a few seconds, almost instantly killed!

……

Ahead, all was pitch black, yet a sharp scream could be heard.

"Shh!"

With a swift motion, the gun lit a burning stick and threw it out. Instantly, the tunnel and iron pipes ahead were covered with a dense swarm of bone-blade hunters!
"grass!"

The Chaos Demon King was terrified.

"kill!"

I retreated directly behind Zhang Ruolin, raised my explosive gun, aimed at the Bone Blade Hunter, and fired without hesitation.

Hehehe~~~

A group of Boneblade Hunters roared and charged, filling the tunnel with flashes of gunfire and sparks from the Boneblade Hunters' claws slashing against the players' shields!
"Grenade!"

At my command, more than a dozen players behind me threw grenades. The ground buzzed, and the exploding grenades caused a group of Bone Blade Hunters to scream in agony as their health bars plummeted.

"That's not quite right..."

Xu Tian's expression was grave: "I have a bad feeling."

"What a coincidence, I have one too!"

I responded to him, and the next moment, as if to confirm our feelings, the earth suddenly trembled, and then the entire steel tunnel under our feet gradually turned fiery red!

"Oh no! The steel is about to melt! Retreat quickly!"

Gunshot Like a Dragon shouted urgently, "Get out of the tunnel, quick!"

Although we didn't know why the steel suddenly became so hot, everyone knew that their lives were at stake, so we quickly retreated and left the tunnel. Just as I left the tunnel, I saw a sharp claw suddenly pierce through the red-hot steel. Then a huge creature rushed out from the ground and actually threw the red-hot steel directly into its mouth!

In that fleeting glance, I was dumbfounded.

Rather than calling it a mutant, it would be more accurate to call it a steel behemoth. The thing is covered in metal and looks like Godzilla from the movie, but its forelegs are longer and more powerful, and there is a furnace rolling in its chest, and you can feel the terrifying heat from afar!

But strangely enough, the body and joints of this steel behemoth are connected by tissues that resemble blood vessels. It looks like steel, but it has strong signs of life!
The next second, the attributes of this strange creature appeared and came into view—

Metalophage (Orange BOSS)

Rating: 45
Attack: 2450-3050
Defense: 1800
Qi and blood: 3000000
Skills: [Super Bite Lv9], [Fatal Whip Tail Lv9], [Frenzied Devour Lv9]

Details: Metal Devourer, a Tier 4 Xenomorph, is a fusion of machine and flesh, weighing 10 tons. Its abdomen is a furnace reaching a temperature of 1800 degrees Celsius, and its teeth are made of hardened tungsten steel, with a bite force of 15 tons. It originated from a scrapped combat module robot infected with a parasitic nanovirus, and was subsequently researched and utilized by Dark Tide, becoming a powerful Tier 4 Xenomorph. It can enhance its armor by consuming metal and can fire molten metal projectiles, making it a rather troublesome Xenomorph.
……

"Damn it, it's an orange-tier boss!"

The players who rushed out of the tunnel were all pale-faced.

I posted the Metal Devourer's illustration directly on the star map, and everyone was even more dumbfounded.

The next moment, accompanied by a deafening roar, the ground was torn open, and the steel bars in the concrete were melted and turned into molten iron that fell into the giant steel maw that had emerged from the ground.

"I go……"

Even the spear-wielding dragon was somewhat helpless, as everyone was seeing this form of a fourth-tier mutant for the first time.

"Try using armor-piercing rounds!"

Someone shouted, and immediately players from all directions switched to bomb guns and equipped themselves with armor-piercing rounds.

"Focus fire, take it down!"

The sound of bullets leaving the barrel was continuous, and countless armor-piercing bullets turned into sparks and flew towards the metal devourer!
"34!"

"77!"

"102!"

"63!"

"35!"

The string of damage numbers seemed to be mocking the players!
Even my orange-tier bomb gun only dealt a little over 1000 damage, which is far too little for an orange-tier boss—not even a tickle. "Roar~~~"

With a roar, the Metal Devourer opened its massive maw, and with a deafening boom, as its head snapped back, a huge, molten metal projectile shot out, striking a section of the wall. Engulfed in flames, the two players were instantly killed, leaving no trace of their bodies!

"Oh shit!"

I tossed a Heavenly Craftsmanship Manual onto the Metal Devourer's head, then quickly retreated with my bomb pistol to protect the four members of my squad. I said in a deep voice, "This one's too powerful. Its attributes are even more monstrous than the previous Spine Butcher. We can't take it head-on!"

“Zizi~~~”

Behind it, the energy of creation spread continuously across the metal devourer's body, and the golden dots eventually gathered on a circular machine on its back.

A ding-dong sound came from beside my ear.

[Combat Warning: Attacking the Metal Devourer's water-cooling system will overload its furnace temperature, ultimately causing it to self-destruct!]

……

"There's a show!"

I looked around, then suddenly grabbed the bomb gun and rushed up the ladder, shouting, "CaiCai, lead everyone to fight and retreat, retreat if necessary. Don't waste the Resurrection Scripture. I'll go see if I can take down this Metal Devourer!"

"Boss, be careful."

The next moment, they arrived above the Metal Devourer, aimed the bomb gun at the water-cooling system, and fired rapidly, emptying all 60 armor-piercing rounds in the magazine in an instant. At this moment, a dark blue health bar finally appeared on the circular machine, indicating that it had reached its toughness value!

"Ho~~~"

The metal devourer seemed to realize my threat, and suddenly turned around, opened its fiery red maw, and fired a huge molten metal projectile!

"Pong!"

Explosive Charge!

In an instant, he moved sideways and appeared in another location on the top floor of the base. He switched magazines and continued firing wildly!
"What are you all doing?!"

Below, the Activator roared in fury, pointing a finger at the Metal Devourer: "Are you just going to stand by and watch it destroy the base we've worked so hard to build? Shoot it down, now!"

However, the players did not want to die. Although the initiator, the superior, had made strict demands, the nearby players all avoided the area and only turned around to aim and shoot when they reached a safe position.

Nobody's stupid; it's not worth risking your life for a little reward.

With a long hiss, the Metal Devourer opened its fiery red maw and frantically devoured the steel structure in the base. In addition, the alien species on the outside launched a frenzied attack, and countless second-tier bone blade hunters emerged from the ground, actually forming an encirclement of the base!

"boom--"

Suddenly, the metal devourer consumed so much steel that the base's foundation was severely damaged and suddenly collapsed.

"This won't do, retreat!"

I said directly in the team chat: "CaiCai, lead everyone to retreat from the back, go up the mountain, head north, and don't let the aliens target us."

"Got it, boss!"

……

"retreat!"

At this moment, Spear Like a Dragon also gave the order: "All members of the Crimson Cloud Alliance, evacuate the base. There is no need to die for the base. Everyone, retreat with me! Go now!"

The crowd surged and moved backward.

I frowned, holding the bomb gun as I watched the resilience of the water-cooling system on the Metal Devourer's spine drop. It was down to 60%+, and a few more magazines of fire would finish it off. It was really a pity.

He quickly moved to the left, landed on a steel beam, locked onto the water cooling system, and emptied another magazine of bullets!

"Boom~~~"

But at that moment, the ground suddenly sank down, and he slipped and fell from the air onto the head of the metal devourer.

"Roar!"

It seemed to be laughing, suddenly opening its blood-red maw as if to swallow me whole!
At the same time, the metal devourer's long steel tail suddenly lashed out, smashing a section of the wall with a "thud," and a figure fell down under the intense shock.

The One Who Opened the Way!
My eyes widened in disbelief. I wondered if this so-called GM could actually use the Resurrection Scripture. If not, things would get interesting...

……

"Boom~~"

The earth cracked open, and I, the Metal Devourer, and the Awakener fell down together. The base's underground was almost completely dug through by a large number of Bone Blade Hunters!
"Shh!"

Just as I was about to fall into the BOSS's mouth, I activated my invincible burst skill - Wasteland Fire. Instantly, a wisp of fire rose up, protecting my body, and fell into that fiery red mouth!

With a loud bang, the Metal Devourer crashed into the ground, while I, in my invincible form, rammed into a fiery furnace. Without saying a word, I raised my bomb gun, aimed at the furnace, and unleashed a barrage of fire!
"Roar!"

The metal devourer screamed in pain, and the next second a tremendous force lifted me upwards.

"Pooh……"

As the metal devourer coughed and vomited violently, it vomited me up in the dark ground the next second. The attack couldn't stop, so I aimed at the opponent's water cooling system and fired a barrage of shots!
"Clang~~~"

Finally, the water cooling system exploded, emitting plumes of blue smoke. Then, the furnace on the chest of the metal devourer roared and started operating, with the temperature rising higher and higher!
[Battle Alert: The Metal Devourer's water cooling system has been destroyed, and it is about to enter a furnace temperature overload state!]

(End of this chapter)