Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 347, Version 4.0: Warp Storm! (2 Updates)
The Fearless mech is repaired, which is indeed good news!

I perked up and laughed, "OK, OK, I'll be right there, wait for us!"

"okay!"

So I asked in the squad channel, "The Fearless Mech is repaired. The Guide, the Dragon Alliance Leader, and I have decided that Aki will be the pilot of this Fearless Mech. Aki is a gene warrior and meets the requirements for a mech pilot. Aki will set off immediately. We'll meet at the player black market. Anyone else interested in joining us?"

"Holy crap, is that the Fearless Mech from Frostfire Ridge last time? It's fixed?" Cai Cai exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes."

"We definitely have to go!"

Cai Cai exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, this Fearless One was given to Ding Han's team?"

"That's right, consider it a form of compensation for our team from the Huaining City player faction."

"I rely on..."

The fat man laughed and said, "Then wouldn't we be able to fly mechs and fight monsters from now on?"

"That's the principle."

I coughed: "But the mechs' energy and ammunition are supplied by the player black market. It doesn't feel right for us to squander the player black market money on grinding monsters and leveling up!"

“It’s not a big problem actually.”

Ruolin said, "Aren't the Dauntless equipped with heavy monomolecular swords? Those swords have plenty of damage. Just let Aki charge into the monster horde and hack away. It only consumes durability, which you and Fatty can repair, Ding Han. The only consumption is the mech's energy. It's said that the Dauntless's energy source is a nuclear-powered arc reactor, so we can use it without worry."

"Makes sense."

I laughed and said, "Stop talking and let's get going! Let's see Aki pilot his mech!"

"Let's go, let's go together!"

……

As I got up, I saw Lin Qingying coming out of the bathroom with her hair all wet.

"Want to go out?"

She exclaimed in surprise, "It's so late..."

"Go and come back."

I stepped forward and kissed her, saying, "Last time when we went out to fight the Dark Tide, we stole a Fearless Mech. Now that the Fearless Mech has been repaired, the organization has decided to hand it over to our Ding Han Squad, so we have to go and receive it!"

"Oh!"

She smiled gently and said, "That's good news. Go and come back quickly, I'm going to sleep now."

"okay."

I patted his head and went out.

The Maybach was parked at the Workers' Stadium, so they had to rely on off-road motorcycles to speed to the player black market. Ruolin, Cai Cai and others arrived one by one, while Aki was a little shy. Hearing that he was about to become a mecha pilot, he looked embarrassed and scratched his head with his hands not knowing what to do.

Black market underground, hangar!
The nearly eight-meter-tall fearless figure stood there, next to a group of technical experts from Huaining City, each wearing a white coat and holding a tablet, looking very professional.

"Who among you will be piloting the mech?"

One of the middle-aged women, wearing a doctor's badge, asked.

"I!"

Aki raised his hand.

"Ah."

The female PhD nodded: "The Dauntless is one of the strongest ground combat units in Dark Tide Technology. It weighs 60 tons when unloaded and more than 100 tons when fully loaded. It is equipped with combat weapons such as reshapeable monomolecular weapons, heavy machine guns, armor-piercing rounds, and flying saws. In addition, we have equipped it with an armored shield weighing 28 tons."

She pointed to the right side of the mecha.

Good heavens, is that a shield? It looks like an iron fortress.

"Dr. Kelly."

The guide chuckled, "Let the pilots figure out the weapons and equipment on their own. Let's get straight to identity binding. We also want to see what it's like for players to pilot mechs."

"The Dauntless is an extremely complex combat unit, and the consequences of making any mistake in any step are unimaginable."

Dr. Kelly said sternly, "Whether you want to listen or not, you must stand here obediently and listen to me finish what I have to say."

"The doctor is right!" The guide nodded repeatedly after being reprimanded.

So, Dr. Kelly talked on and on for half an hour. Just as Cai Cai and Fatty started to yawn, it was finally time to begin the identity binding and neuronal fusion with the mecha.

"Aki, don't be afraid, go!"

Faye and Bingzi grabbed Aki's arms on either side and threw him out.

The next second, Aki was sitting in front of the mecha like a primary school student.

The armor on the chest of the fearless warrior opened in a series of motions. First, his iris was scanned to bind his identity, and then various procedures were confirmed. It took a full ten minutes before Aki finally sat down inside the mech.

Suddenly, IV tubes emerged from inside the mech and were inserted into the ports on Aki's back with a "click-click-click" sound. He frowned, and the sound made us feel quite uncomfortable.

"Aki, is it good?" Huo Bingzhi asked.

"Shut up... You try getting penetrated and see if you enjoy it!" Aki frowned.

"Go Aki!"

I shouted, "What's wrong with getting stabbed if it's to get stronger!"

"Yes!"

Aki, like a soldier, said, "Boss, I can handle it, I definitely won't let you down!"

……

"Neuron connection successful, state stable."

Dr. Kelly looked at the data on the tablet and smiled more: "The pilot can now close the cockpit and try to operate the mech."

Instantly, the armor plates that had been unfolding on the chest of the Fearless closed up completely, without a single gap. The next second, the mech raised its left arm, and the machine gun hummed, ready to fire.

"Aki, try melee weapons," Ruolin said.

The fearless one turned around, his right hand suddenly rising, and the monomolecular swords hidden in his arm, which had been broken into multiple pieces, reassembled with a clang into a greatsword that looked gleaming coldly.

"What do these buttons on the airplane wing mean?" Aki asked.

"Don't touch it." Dr. Kelly said coldly, "The Dauntless have the ability to fly briefly, but it consumes a lot of energy and is generally not recommended to use. In addition, the Dauntless's legs can transform into giant wheels, allowing them to walk on various complex terrains as if they were flat ground. You can explore these functions slowly."

“Aki”.

I said, "Go get the shield, I want to test its power."

"Yes, boss!"

The fearless one turned around, and amidst the roar of the mech, picked up the massive shield that resembled a fortress. With a "thud," the shield landed on the ground, creating a slightly frightening crater.

I reached out and took out the stinger missile launcher, then aimed.

"no……"

Dr. Kelly's expression changed drastically: "What are you trying to do? You want to launch shoulder-fired missiles here?! Guides, aren't you going to stop me?"

The leader, Gun Like a Dragon, and others chuckled wickedly.

The next second, Ruolin stood in front of Dr. Kelly with her shield.

I, on the other hand, will launch missiles directly!
"Bang~~~"

With a deafening roar, the Stinger missile exploded on the Dauntless's heavy shield, sending up plumes of smoke.

"Are all you players crazy?! This is outrageous!"

Dr. Kelly grumbled and stormed off.

I went over and checked it.

After taking a missile hit, the Dauntless itself was unaffected, but a shallow scratch appeared on its armored shield, which could be easily fixed with a little paint.

It's not that it's completely undamaged, but rather that the hem of the clothes is slightly dirty.

With Dark Tide Technology and the heavy shields provided by the Crimson Dragon Kingdom, this is indeed almost invincible!

……

"Holy crap, this thing is so awesome..."

Huo Bingzhi was filled with envy and wished he could become a gene warrior.

Of course, no one would have expected that the first player to pilot a mech would be the silly and naive Aki. It seems that fools are indeed blessed.

“Aki”.

Ruolin said, "Let's switch to ground driving mode and see."

"OK!"

Aki readily complied with any request and happily pressed a button for a certain mode inside the cockpit.

The Fearless One immediately brought its legs together, and several rows of huge wheels hidden inside its body descended to replace its feet. Accompanied by the roar of the mech, it rose and began to move in the spacious hangar.

"stop!"

I made a stop gesture, then stepped forward and leaped onto the mech's shoulder, saying, "Let's go."

Aki continued "driving".

I must say, the Fearless is really stable to drive; the stability of sitting on its shoulders is comparable to a BMW.

"stop!"

After calling a halt again, I turned my gaze to Ruolin and the others.

A group of people very conscientiously jumped onto the Fearless, some sitting on its shoulders, some on the cockpit canopy. Aki drove the car, taking us around the hangar several times.

So, from now on, when our team goes out into the wilderness, we won't need to ride off-road motorcycles anymore. With the Dauntless, who would want to ride those things anymore...

……

"Oh shit……"

Gun Chu Rulong touched his nose, glanced at Xu Tian beside him, and said, "I'm a little envious. We also need to train our own gene warriors. We'll have to pilot mechs in the future, otherwise we'll fall behind the times."

"That's not."

Xu Tian nodded.

Piloting a mecha is every man's dream. Just imagine, what man in the world wouldn't want to be a cool mecha pilot!

One o'clock.

Ruolin and I left, but Aki didn't. He had already fallen into demonic possession and was still in the hangar familiarizing himself with the various uses of the Dauntless. That was for the best; he should indeed familiarize himself with it as soon as possible, since the Dauntless might not need to be put into actual combat for very long.

I got home at 1:30.

Go pee, then go to sleep.

But just as I was about to fall asleep, a series of sounds suddenly rang in my ears. No one would have expected that at two o'clock in the morning, the system would update to the long-awaited 4.0 version!

[System Notification: Attention all players, Version 4.0 [Warspace Storm] has been updated!]

[Update Content: Level cap increased to 80!]

[Update Content: Version map "Lost Lands" (SS-tier) officially unlocked!]

[Update Content: The brand-new Warp Space faction, the 〖BOSS Bounty Board〗, is officially launched!]

……

In an instant, a series of bells rang in my ears.

With the release of version 4.0, I suddenly felt a pain in my chest. The Yuanli Furnace seemed to be awakened by a mysterious force and suddenly started to run. Then I heard a loud roar in my ears!
[Please note that the warp gate has been opened!]

……

"I go……"

I sat up abruptly; the voice didn't seem to be coming from the game system, but from reality!
I put on my clothes and went outside. I saw that the sky outside the balcony was blood red, as if the horizon had been cracked open, and a powerful, chaotic force from the subspace was surging wildly into the material world.

"Squeak..."

Behind her, Lin Qingying's door opened, and she looked at the outside world with a horrified expression.

"What's going on here?"

(End of this chapter)