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Chapter 175 NieR's New Attribute! Ship Girl Form? Mechanical Beetle Annihilates the Fallen Squad!

call--

A luxurious 50-meter-long bed.

Yu Jin lay sprawled out, letting out a long breath.

Beside him, the Momono sisters were gently kneading and massaging him.

Neil has left.

Through Yu Jin's tireless efforts, she successfully broke through to the ninth rank, becoming the eleventh ninth-rank evolver in Dawn City.

and……

For some unknown reason.

Even though Neil hadn't used the 'Attribute Activation Stone', he awakened a new attribute on the spot after the embers infused him with energy.

[Second Attribute: Warship]

[Attribute Abilities]

[Can pilot and integrate with various types of warships]

When Yu Jin saw this attribute, he was also amazed.

especially……

The ninth-tier ability 'Battleship Complex' with its warship attribute made Yu Jin exclaim that it was an eye-opener.

[Tier 9 Warship Attributes and Abilities: Warship Complex]

[Active Effect: Can absorb warships of various types and sizes, making them part of the body. After absorption, the original warship can be summoned at any time and fused with it to form a composite warship.]

The composite warship possesses all the characteristics and capabilities of the absorbed warships, and is enhanced upon them.

This ability seems useless now, since there isn't even a trace of a warship in the planetary server.

but……

In the post-advancement wasteland of the galaxy, and even in the higher-dimensional civilization of the Ophelia Federation.

That ability is just too abnormal.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a strategic military weapon!
Just because——

Neil has confirmed repeatedly that there is no upper limit to the warship attributes that this ninth-tier ability can absorb!
What does "no upper limit" mean?
This means that as long as there are enough warships, Neil can upgrade indefinitely...

From this perspective.

The dozen or so attributes of the embers paled in comparison to it.

of course.

Leaving aside the improvement in combat power.

After Neil awakens a new attribute, she also gains a brand new form besides the mechanical girl – a ship girl!
Yu Jin originally wanted to try out ship girls, but alas...

Neil has only just awakened, and his abilities from level one to level nine are all at level 1, so he cannot freely control the size of his ship girl form.

If she were to transform into a ship girl, her actual size would be comparable to that of a small warship.

Although the Ember has hardening and super-speed increase capabilities, it's still not really effective against ship girls that are tens or hundreds of meters long for the time being.

"It's a bit of a pity."

Ember sighed softly and began to ponder another question.

Is Neil's awakening of new attributes related to the energy he infused into him?

He asked Brother Tongzi to verify this question, but Brother Tongzi did not give an answer.

“Practice makes perfect!”

"Let's find another opportunity to verify it!"

Adhering to the scientific principle of seeking truth and being pragmatic, Yu Jin had an idea in mind.

Of course, if he wanted to, the Momono sisters would be right beside him, and he could verify it on the spot.

but……

One yard owned by a yard.

Yu Jin believed that everything has a priority.

These two new maids, both morally and logically, should not have taken the place of Yin Yao Naiya first.

and so……

"Call on!"

With a thought, Yu Jin took out the High-Dimensional Helmet from his 'Personal Space'.

The helmet's 30-day cooldown period has ended, and all matters in Dawn City have been arranged. He can now log into Wasteland Online with peace of mind.

"You guys step back first."

"No one may disturb us except in emergencies."

Yu Jin looked at the Momono sisters, who were bending over to massage his lower body.

The words fell.

"Okay, master..."

The two sisters were somewhat disappointed.

They also thought that they could receive the same energy injections from Lord Neil as he did.

Not long after.

The two sisters backed away from the room.

On the 50-meter-long bed, Yu Jin took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and solemnly put on the high-dimensional helmet again.

Swah——

Before Yu Jin's eyes, darkness descended.

In the darkness, a line of text appeared.

[Will you log in to Wasteland Online and fight for your civilization?]

"Yes!"

……

……

The solar system, Venus.

Camp Beta, south of the Maxwell Mountains.

Aaron Ferguson was sitting in his newly erected makeshift tent, staring blankly at the air in front of him.

"Although I was demoted from captain to team member, but..."

"The rewards for a Tier 3 server are far, far greater than those for a Tier 2 server."

Aaron sighed repeatedly.

He had only been logged in for a short time, and this time, just like before, he came as a 'small-time mercenary'.

In the last Mars Online game, the appearance of the Embers allowed the human faction to achieve a great victory in a very short time.

After logging off.

As the leader of the faction and the financial backer of mercenaries like Aaron, Athena gave everyone extra generous rewards in addition to the basic pay.

Basic reward: 1,000 wasteland source points.

Bonus reward: 10,000 Wasteland Points!
Because of his past interactions with Ember, Aaron also received an extra 'Tier 2 Unlimited Stone' as a reward!

At that moment, Aaron almost thought he was dreaming!

That's a second-tier limit-breaking stone!

On the black market, it can fetch a staggering price of up to 10 Wasteland Points!

The other members of Aaron's team were filled with envy.

after all……

All Aaron did to receive this reward was answer a few questions from Miss Athena about 'Ember'.

Those questions were all the simplest and most basic—

When did you meet? Do you know anything about Ember? Do you know which star system he's in?

Aaron's answer was honest but useless.

I met them through Mars Online, but I don't know them or know anything about them.

But rather...

These three seemingly meaningless answers still brought him unexpected gains.

After receiving the Unlimited Stone offline, Aaron hesitated for a long time about whether to sell it as a Source Point.

In the end, however, he gritted his teeth and used the second-tier unlocking stone himself.

Fortunately, he successfully raised his limit-breaking value to the first-order maximum level, which is 1%.

Before this, he was only 0.3%.

It was only after this promotion that Aaron was qualified to receive his current mission.

For Tier 3 servers, a minimum of 1% of the unlock value is required to enter.

The reward for working once on a Tier 3 server is equivalent to working five or six times on a Tier 2 server!
"grateful!"

"Thank you to my brother, no, thank you to the boss Ember!"

Aaron kept repeating it over and over.

Over the past few days, he has repeated these two sentences to himself hundreds of times, from logging off to logging back in.

But every time he thinks of Yu Jin, he still can't help feeling 'grateful'.

"only……"

"Ember is truly a mysterious figure."

"Miss Athena mobilized almost the entire Ophelia Federation's resources to find him."

"The dozens of star regions and hundreds of thousands of star systems ruled by the Ophelia Federation now almost all know the name 'Ember'."

"Just before I logged in this time, I even saw that Miss Athena offered a reward of ten million Source Points in order to find information about the Embers!"

"Ten million source points..."

"That's hundreds of lifetimes for so many people?"

Thinking about this, Aaron sighed deeply.

In his view, if Ember were willing, he could probably win over Miss Athena by simply showing himself in the Ophelia Federation.

After all, they were willing to offer a reward of tens of millions of Source Points just to find his whereabouts.

What if...

"I wonder how good Ember's stomach is?"

"If someone has a sensitive stomach, just one bite of this 'soft rice' (a euphemism for being a kept woman) would probably make countless people in the Ophelia Federation green with envy!"

Aaron muttered to himself as he stood up from the ground.

He heard noises coming from outside the tent.

It seems the captain received orders from the leader to announce the combat mission.

A short while later, Aaron stepped out of the tent, and at the same time, he packed up the temporary tent—this kind of temporary tent has the ability to be folded up, making it very easy to store, and it is an essential item for every Wasteland Online player.

"Lord Guy has issued an order!"

"Energy Hub 02 has appeared in the southwest of our camp!"

"Now, our Beta Squad will proceed at top speed to seize and occupy it!"

The captain of Beta Camp, named Beta, is a Tier 2 max-level unlocked user.

"Yes!"

Inside the camp.

Aaron and more than 300 other team members responded in unison.

Swah——

Swish-

Just a few breaths later.

All the temporary tents in the camp were taken down.

Led by squad leader Beta, a series of figures roared northward.

……

……

Venus.

Maxwell Mountains.

It is the highest mountain range on Venus, and according to the calculation method of Earth, its altitude is more than 2,000 meters higher than that of the Himalayas.

The Lakshmi Plateau, surrounded by the Maxwell Mountains, is extremely vast, roughly the size of South America on Earth.

now.

A corner of the northern Maxwell Mountains.

boom--

Boom——!
Amidst a series of loud explosions.

On the basalt-formed land, a blue-white energy beam broke through the lava and appeared.

The energy pillar emitted a hazy glow, and a peculiar aura emanated from it, spreading outwards in all directions.

This aura can influence the rules of Wasteland Online, which surrounds Venus.

This allowed the leaders of both the human and fallen factions to learn of the emergence of the energy nexus immediately.

wow——

wow-

Not far from the energy beam.

A cloud of black mist suddenly spread out.

Within the black mist, more than three hundred figures of fallen beings appeared.

"Ha ha--"

"I never expected such a wonderful start!"

"Energy Hub 02 has spawned right near our camp!"

"This distance is practically at the entrance of the camp!"

The Fallen Squad Leader, whose aura of black mist was the strongest, was overjoyed.

Without saying a word, he led his team members and charged directly toward the pillar of energy.

Just a few breaths.

They arrived near the pillar of light.

but……

At that moment, they were stunned to discover that a human youth was standing less than ten meters in front of the beam of light!
He stood alone, silently staring at the pillar of energy, seemingly lost in thought.

"Aha?"

"These humans are faster than us?"

The Fallen Squad Leader spoke in surprise.

The words fell.

The three hundred Fallen members behind him burst into laughter.

Yes, laughter.

In their view...

It's somewhat incredible that these humans arrived at the energy hub earlier than they all.

but……

What fate awaits a mere human when faced with a squad of over three hundred Fallen Ones, other than being utterly crushed to death?
"oi!"

The second-tier, max-level, unlocked Fallen squad leader made a flippant shout.

The young man did not respond before the pillar of energy.

He was still staring blankly at the beam of light, seemingly lost in thought.

"Hey--"

The Fallen Squad Leader laughed.

But that smile carried an overwhelming cruelty.

"kill!"

His laughter had just subsided.

The more than three hundred fallen ones behind him, as if receiving a command, rushed toward the youth in front of the pillar of light.

boom--

Boom——!
A dazzling array of attributes and abilities swept in, instantly engulfing the youth.

"Ok?"

"Why aren't there any Source Point rewards?"

The Fallen Squad Leader, who had also attacked with all his might without holding back, stared at the game panel in front of him, somewhat astonished.

Similar to the situation with the human faction, the Fallen can also obtain Wasteland Source Points by killing humans.

Furthermore, Wasteland Origin Points are the only universal currency in the Federation of Fallen Civilizations.

wow-

The dazzling array of attributes faded away.

Before the beam of energy, the youth was spotless.

He remained staring blankly at the beam of light before him, seemingly lost in thought.

"not dead?"

The Fallen Squad Leader felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this.

He quietly stepped back two steps and gave orders to his men.

"continue!"

He suspected that the human might be a third-order unlocker.
But, the next second.

squeak--

Zhizhi——!
The squad of over three hundred Fallen Ones suddenly heard a series of piercing, strange noises coming from beneath their feet.

The sound resembled the chirping of insects, yet it had a distinctly mechanical tone.

"what--!"

A scream suddenly rang out.

A second-tier Fallen was attacked in the face by a mechanical beetle that burst out of the basalt beneath his feet!

"not good!"

"Go back!"

The Fallen Squad Leader's expression changed drastically after sensing the aura emanating from the mechanical beetle!
That beetle...

The number seems to be even higher than 39!
But 390,000 is the limit for a Tier 3 Wasteland Online server!
The Fallen Squad Leader was terrified and retreated into the distance without looking back.

but……

squeak--

Zhizhi——!
A deafening, chilling mechanical hum of insects filled the air.

Until now.

The Fallen Squad discovered that they were surrounded by black mechanical beetles on all sides, both above and below.

Each beetle has the stats to easily kill a Tier 3 Unlimited user!
And their numbers are in the tens of thousands!
"This, this is impossible..."

"How could this be?"

"A Limit Breaker?"

"Could it be the leader of the human faction?"

The Fallen Squad Leader was plunged into despair, knowing that he and his entire squad were destined to perish here today.

In his final moments, he wanted to deliver this message to the leader of the fallen.

but……

Whoosh-!
A dozen or so mechanical beetles came roaring in and engulfed him.

It only took a few breaths.

The black mist disappeared from the world.

All that remained were tens of thousands of mechanical beetles squeaking and squeaking on the basalt ground.

After killing the fallen ones, they lay on their corpses and began to devour them.

With each bite of flesh and blood, the mechanical beetle began to emit faint black mist.

Time passes slowly.

Half an hour later.

Yu Jin finally shifted his gaze away from the pillar of energy.

"Success!"

Yu Jin felt a slight sense of excitement.

However, he hadn't had time to check the rewards he'd received for killing the group of Fallen Ones.

thump—

dong dong——!
The mountains in the distance.

The ground shook slightly.

The Beta team, comprised of over three hundred human unlockers, arrived late...

(End of this chapter)