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Chapter 162 Mars Online Speed Edition! Athena: For the Embers!

Chapter 162 Mars Online Speed Edition! Athena: For the Embers!
"Water, Metal, Earth, Fire, Wood".

"K-4 is Mars, and K-2 is Venus?"

Energy Hub Camp No. 08.

Yu Jin looked up at the starry sky, pondering this question.

Before him, the system panel displayed—

【Planet K-2 (3/20)】

It's still unclear how the 'Golden Star' reward will be given after reaching the 20/20 progress mark.

But without a doubt, if there's a reward, you have to go for it!
The position of captain is still very tempting for Ember.

"Although it's unclear how Brother Tongzi misjudged it as 'occupying 3 planets'..."

"But what I need to do next is to take over the remaining 17 planets."

Yu Jin had a plan in mind.

He originally logged into Wasteland Online just to gather some information, but he didn't expect...

"A small opening doesn't count as a big deal, it's not a big problem."

Yu Jin quickly adjusted his mindset, and at the same time, he told himself not to be surprised by Tongzi's strength.

I need to get used to this fast-paced, high-energy rhythm!

"oi!"

Yu Jin called out.

The captain of the guards of Energy Hub 08 came running over excitedly.

"Other energy hub locations?"

"Understand?"

……

Energy Hub No. 08.

As Don Fleck watched the two figures disappear into the horizon, he felt a sense of relief, but also a strange sense of...grievance.

Ember, with his new captain, left the camp and headed to the next energy hub.

And he was abandoned.

Although following Yu Jin was nerve-wracking, fearing that the formidable man might accidentally unleash a "Planetary Explosion" or a "Fireball" on him.

but……

"I am the captain of the Blue Silver Squad, a second-tier, level nine unlocked user!"

"Are they not even worthy of being called collaborators?"

Don Fleck was furious, but it was no use.

He was considering whether to contact Miss Athena to report on the situation regarding the embers.

But after much deliberation, I decided to give up.

"If only Miss Athena knew about this guy's existence..."

"They'll definitely admire it, promote it, and nurture it like crazy!"

"How awful!"

The existence of the embers could not be hidden from Athena.

But for Don Fleck, that moment was better left as late as possible.

……

Energy Hub No. 09.

The embers stood in the air.

Beside him, his personal guard captain, named 'Tasha,' remained silent, trembling with fear.

This big shot...

With a wave of his hand, he wiped out hundreds of fallen ones in the hub camp.

The human squad that had been attacking this hub outside the camp now looked on with a mixture of surprise and confusion.

This appearance is not exactly the same as it was a moment ago, but it is completely identical.

Swah——

Ember, carrying Tasha, landed inside the camp.

"Other energy hub locations?"

"Understand?"

A familiar opening.

A familiar ending.

Inside the camp of Energy Hub 09.

Tasha watched the two figures disappear into the horizon, silently pursing her lips.

……

Snap!
In the sky.

While flying, Yu Jin casually ate a 'Tier 5 Limit-Unlocking Stone'.

His threshold for relief increased from 4% to 5%.

In addition, there's a 1% guaranteed minimum from Tongzi Ge.

The current unlock value of Ember has officially exceeded 6%.

The value is 6%, which is equivalent to a sixth-order unlimited person.

For the Mars Online server, where the highest level is only Tier 2, Level 9, this level is practically 'beating up cavemen'.

However, Ember also discovered the limitations of the Limit Break Stone.

[Fifth-Tier Limit-Release Stone]

[After use, there is a chance to increase your own limit-reduction value to level 5 (5%)]

Unlike the energy crystals I've consumed before.

The Limit-Release Stone itself does not have an additive effect.

It says 'increase to 5%', but it really only 'increases to 5%', not even 0.1% more.

Moreover, once the true unlock value of Ember reaches 5%, no matter how much he consumes gems, it has absolutely no effect.

But the problem is...

He still has two or three hundred Tier 5 Unlimited Stones in his current system rewards.

This is really awkward.

"Does this mean we have to save it until after the dimensional ascension before we can give it to Yin Yao and Naya?"

"It's just been sitting there collecting dust before?"

Yu Jin frowned slightly as he thought about it.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he's currently in Mars Online; he got in entirely by exploiting a bug with the high-dimensional helmet.

Actually.

He is still at the level of the A3 planet server.

Above A3 lies the wasteland of a galaxy.

Only above the galactic wasteland lies the path to dimensional ascension.

"Without realizing it, it seems we've gotten a bit ahead in terms of versions..."

Yu Jin murmured, shaking his head.

Following behind him, the second-tier to ninth-tier captain, filled with both respect, fear, and caution, timidly offered a reminder:
"Boss, we're almost there."

"Ahead is Energy Hub 10. I previously received orders from Miss Athena to go there on a support mission..."

Yu Jin waved his hand, interrupting his explanation.

"These are not needed."

Ember didn't care about Miss Athena or anything like that.

Right now, he only wants to do one thing—

Take control of all the energy hubs and become the ruler of the Golden Planet!

Half an hour later.

boom--!
Ember unleashed a 'Planetary Devastation'.

A spectacular meteor shower once again graced the Martian sky.

Ember, without lingering for a moment, led the captain of Energy Hub 10 out of the camp to their next target.

……

On the far side of Mars, it is night.

in the night.

The camp covers an enormous area and has a capacity of tens of thousands of people.

The handsome young man, who even had a somewhat effeminate and sinister look, was throwing a tantrum.

"waste!"

"A bunch of trash!"

"In just a few hours, energy hubs fell one after another!"

"The score was originally 13:7 at the start, but before half a day had even begun the war phase, it has become 10:10!"

Before the young man, a large group of powerful fallen beings knelt.

A thick black mist was faintly emanating from their bodies.

"Your Highness, please calm down!"

A fallen one spoke.

Bang-!
The voice just fell.

He was sent flying backwards, his fate unknown.

Seeing this, the other fallen ones' hearts pounded wildly, and they fell even more silent.

Your Highness...

Just as rumored, he was violent and unpredictable.

Om-!
Suddenly.

The projection screen in front of the young man trembled slightly.

On the light screen, the originally dark spots of light suddenly became bright.

This is……

Energy Hub 11 has fallen.

Its ownership has shifted from the original Fallen faction to the human faction.

"what!"

The effeminate young man, addressed as 'Your Highness,' let out a scream.

His once handsome face was now contorted with rage.

"Inferior and insidious humans!"

"He deserves to die!"

The young man unleashed a torrent of angry curses, while the kneeling, degenerates dared not utter a sound.

a long time.

The young man's cursing finally stopped.

A deep killing intent emanated from his pitch-black pupils, devoid of any white light.

"It was the leader of the human faction who made the move."

"Such a rule-breaking, such audacious leader..."

"Very well, you have thoroughly enraged me."

The young man waved his hand and began to arrange his troops.

His response was simple, crude, and direct.

"Summon all Fallen squads!" "Proceed to Energy Nexus 13 at top speed!"

"Wait for that audacious human leader to walk right into our trap!"

……

Martian desert.

Ember spread its wings of light and swept across the sky above the earth with a whooshing sound.

At this moment, he was all alone.

The collaborators have disappeared.

Just because——

The human faction leader of Nexus 11 was unaware of the locations of the other Nexus units.

This left Ember somewhat helpless, so he could only explore alone, searching for the location of other energy hubs.

【Planet K-2 (5/20)】

"15 hubs are still needed."

"It shouldn't be hard to find."

Ember is now at Tier 6 and can activate the awakening effect of Tier 6 ability coordinate imprint.

Although restricted by the rules of Wasteland Online, they cannot return to Earth from Mars.

However, long-distance teleportation on Mars is still not a problem.

There are two types of teleportation—

First, it has precise coordinates.

Second, coordinate-free directional transmission.

What the embers are going to do is teleport without coordinates.

He randomly chose a direction and prepared to search along that direction.

"Eastward, forward!"

Yu Jin had a sudden thought.

hum-

The spatial fluctuations spread, and his figure vanished from the spot.

After several teleportations, Ember discovered...

He traveled to the far side of Mars.

It is night here now.

In the vast, dark desert, the light source at the edge of the field of vision becomes extremely conspicuous.

"Energy Hub!"

Ember was in high spirits and activated the teleportation again.

Om-!
Half an hour later.

Under the influence of the 'fireball'.

Embers has gained another energy nexus.

【Planet K-2 (6/20)】

"continue!"

……

Time passes slowly.

Half a day passed.

The embers lie on the far side of Mars, conquering one energy hub after another.

The pitch-black night greatly enhanced his efficiency in searching for energy hubs.

But what he didn't know was...

Energy Hub No. 13.

Tens of thousands of fallen people are gathering here.

But here, it's daytime.

"what!"

Inside the hub camp.

The leader of the Fallen Ones, a effeminate young man, completely lost his composure at this moment.

On the light screen before him, one after another, the originally dark spots of light turned bright.

The energy hubs that originally belonged to the Fallen have fallen one after another!
And all those hubs are located on the far side of Mars!

The far side of Mars, that was originally his base of operations!
He brought tens of thousands of fallen ones here in an ambush, but...

All the crystals have been stolen!
"2:18! 2:18!!"

Of the 20 energy hubs on Mars, only two remain now occupied by the Fallen!

Poor thing, those two buildings!

Apart from Hub 13, where he is located, there is only one Hub 01.

And that hub...

It is also located on the far side of Mars.

At his and the Fallen army's speed, it was impossible for them to arrive at the scene in a short time.

Om-!
The light screen projection emitted a ripple.

Wasteland Online warns that Energy Hub 01 has been lost.

2:18 is now in the past tense.

Now approaching the Fallen Ones is '1:19'.

This situation...

Let alone a young man who is a prince of the Federation, even an ordinary wasteland online leader could not be in such a miserable state!
To know.

This is only the first day of the war!
"Your Highness, shall we wait any longer...?"

"Should we take the initiative and retake the surrounding energy hubs first?"

Bang-!
The degenerate who made the suggestion was sent flying backwards.

……

Martian desert, central camp.

Inside the small palace, Athena was completely numb.

Nineteen bright dots of light were flashing on the projection screen in front of her!

Only the energy hub, codenamed '13', was completely dark at this moment.

"19:1..."

Athena was completely dazed.

Even as the daughter of the Federal Speaker, she had never imagined such a start.

The joys and sorrows of people are not connected.

The leader of the Fallen Ones is mentally devastated, while Athena remains in a dreamlike state.

"Embers, embers..."

Athena murmured the name over and over again.

She already knew the name of that 'genius' from Don Fleck and Tasha.

Based on their descriptions, Athena deduced—

Ember's limit-breaking talent reached an unbelievable level, setting a new historical record.

2%? 3%?

Such a high level of talent that breaks through limits has never appeared in the tens of millions of years of history of the Ophelia Federation.

Athena never imagined that Wasteland Online had a bug, or that Ember had cheated by adjusting the parameters.

In her opinion, that was simply impossible.

Wasteland Online is a game that spans the entire universe and encompasses countless civilization federations.

Federations with civilization levels far exceeding Ophelia's (Level IV, V, and even VI) are also participants in Wasteland Online.

The difference is——

They can access higher-level game servers.

That's it.

and so--

Bug? Cheating?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Athena had never even considered this possibility.

While a 2% or even 3% breakthrough in talent is nothing short of miraculous, it is not entirely impossible.

"ember!"

Athena repeated the name again.

Now, she doesn't care so much about the outcome of this Mars Online game anymore...

All she wanted to do was find Ember and recruit him!
No, perhaps the word 'recruit' shouldn't be used. Athena even wanted to become his companion, his friend...

Even if a genius with exceptionally high potential is only a Class V citizen, Athena could easily use her status as the Federation's heiress to grant him any identity, position, wealth, or power he desires...

"call--"

Athena took a deep breath.

Her heart was beating unusually fast.

She hadn't felt this way in a very, very long time.

"Miss Athena!"

"All squads are assembled!"

"Ready to go at any time!"

The personal female guard entered the palace and respectfully reported.

"it is good."

Athena responded.

After a while.

She walked out of the palace.