In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"Don't chase after prey you can't catch!"

Find its Achilles' heel, dig a pit for it, and let it jump in to its death!

Mo Yun silently pondered these words in his heart.

"I understand."

He gripped the still-warm crystal core tightly, and when he looked up again,

"This lesson was more useful than anything I learned at headquarters in a year."

Su Ran didn't let him rest for too long before he boarded the Xuan Nu fighter jet again.

"Next."

Su Ran swiped her finger across the screen, stopping at a lit gray bar.

[Northern foothills of the Balkan Mountains: Tier 3 Mutated Rhinoceros. Threat rating: High.]

Bounty points: 2200. Listed for: 0 days and 3 hours.

Note: Conventional anti-armor firepower is ineffective.

Mo Yun leaned over for a glance and immediately made a judgment.

"Pure strength type".

He tapped on the accompanying live battlefield footage.

In the video, a gray-black, mountain-like thing with its head bowed, its four hooves digging deep craters, crashes into an abandoned main battle tank like a train.

The more than 60 tons of steel were pushed over and flipped over, the turret flew out and crashed 20 meters away, embedding itself in the concrete ground.

"The skin's cuticle layer is thicker than composite armor, so ordinary tank shells can't even scratch it."

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Mo Yun frowned slightly.

"That's it!"

Su Ran raised an eyebrow and smiled.

"The Peregrine Falcon tests your responsiveness, this guy tests whether your mech can withstand the damage. Didn't you want to max out your defensive stats?"

Mo Yun nodded.

Pure strength-based monsters, with their straightforward paths and simple attack patterns, are the type he fears the least.

"It doesn't dodge or maneuver. These are the easiest to fight; if it unleashes its special abilities..."

"No superpowers allowed this time."

Su Ran took off again, speaking casually.

"Relying solely on mechs to fight it head-on."

Mo Yun was taken aback. "A direct confrontation?"

"Do you know how many crystal cores are embedded in your Bone-Corroding Armor?"

"Ten Tier 3 items," Mo Yun blurted out.

"Old Wei welded ten third-order crystal cores onto your body."

Su Ran leaned back in her chair, her tone resolute.

"You could kill it with just your two fists."

Mo Yun paused for two seconds, wanting to refute.

But he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

After all, it was his own suggestion to test the defensive limits of this mech.

……

Two hours later, the fighter jet landed on a scree slope.

At the northern foot of the Balkan Mountains lies an abandoned port area.

The rusted gantry crane leaned precariously to the ground, with giant shipping containers scattered all over the place, like building blocks carelessly discarded by a giant.

The air was filled with the smell of rust and rotting flesh.

The Xuan Nu fighter jet hovered at an altitude of 300 meters.

Su Ran released the Bone-Eating Mech, and a dark green steel giant appeared out of thin air.

Mo Yun was already in position inside the cabin.

He steadied himself in the mech and looked around.

That mutated rhinoceros was even bigger than it appeared in the video.

It is four meters tall and over seven meters long. The horn on its forehead gleams with a cold metallic light, and its surface is covered with irregular ridges.

It was munching on the remains of some unknown animal with its head down, and with each step it took, the gravel beneath its feet trembled.

"Go ahead and fight."

Su Ran stood on the hovering fighter jet and waved to the ground below, "Just punch it."

Mo Yun didn't respond to that.

The mutated rhinoceros finally noticed this uninvited guest.

It let out a low growl, kicked wildly with all four hooves, and its whole body slammed down like a cannonball.

"They're here."

Mo Yun did not dodge.

The Bone-Eating Mech crossed its arms in front of its chest, bent its legs slightly, lowered its center of gravity, and solidly met the impact.

"boom!"

The mech was knocked back and slid seven or eight meters, carving two deep trenches under its feet.

The cockpit shook violently, and Mo Yun felt his internal organs churning.

"Forearm buffer layer overloaded by 61%!" came the cold, mechanical voice.

"We held on!"

It gritted its teeth and stared at the fluctuating data.

The energy buffer array composed of ten third-order crystal cores dissipated that terrifying kinetic energy layer.

When the shock reached Mo Yun, all that remained was a violent jolt; it hurt, but it was harmless.

"Good heavens..."

Mo Yun grinned, his voice coming through the speaker with a heavy, panting tone.

"If this happened to my flesh and blood, my bones would have turned to dust long ago."

High in the air, Su Ran looked at the scene below and nodded slightly.

A bone-chilling defense, w is perfect.

The next test item: attack.

In the center of the arena, the mutated rhinoceros shook its head, seemingly a little dazed from the impact.

It paused for less than two seconds before its crimson eyes locked onto the mech again, and it pushed off the ground with its hind legs, preparing to launch a second charge.

But Mo Yun didn't give it that chance.

"It's my turn."

The Bone-Eating Mech had already unleashed its right fist.

This punch was devoid of any fancy moves, supernatural powers, or poisonous mist.

The combined force of the twelve-ton mech, along with the instantaneous amplification from the crystal core energy, slammed into the Rhinoceros King's cheek.

"Thump!"

The Rhinoceros King's head was knocked to the side, and its massive body staggered half a step.

It shook its head, clearly momentarily stunned.

"efficient!"

Mo Yun's spirits lifted, and he seized the opportunity to get close to him.

He then realized that the real problem wasn't strength, but skill.

He had the mech's fists, but he had no idea how to strike, where to strike, or when to stop before throwing a second punch.

The Rhinoceros King flicked its head, its horn sweeping over. He instinctively raised his arm to block, but the block was too direct, and the force of the impact sent the mecha back two steps.

"Don't try to take its angle head-on!"

Su Ran spoke up in the channel, "Move to the side to absorb the force!"

Mo Yun did as instructed.

The next time the rhinoceros horn swept in, he controlled the mecha to take a step diagonally, pulling it outwards along the curve of the horn.

The Rhinoceros King couldn't stop in time, and its massive body was thrown to the side by its own inertia, with half of its body crashing heavily to the ground.

"Now!"

Mo Yun lunged forward, pressing the Rhino King's neck firmly with the mecha's knees, grabbing its horn with both hands, and twisting it sharply to the side.

"Crack!"

A crack appeared at the base of the horn.

The rhinoceros struggled like a madman, kicking wildly and sending sparks flying from the mecha's lower leg armor.

Mo Yun gritted his teeth, and the hydraulic system of the mecha arm emitted a sharp hiss as the energy of the ten crystal cores poured into his arms.

It lasted for a full twenty seconds.

"Bang!"

The rhinoceros horn broke off at the base!

A stream of dark red blood gushed from the laceration, emitting a foul stench.

The Rhinoceros King let out a muffled groan. Mo Yun turned the severed horn around and aimed the tip at the soft flesh behind its eye where there was no carapace, then pressed down on it with the weight of his entire body.

The broken corner pierced through half a meter.

The Rhinoceros King twitched a few times and then stopped moving.

The area outside the cockpit became quiet.

Mo Yun was panting heavily; the back of his combat uniform was already soaked with sweat.

"call……"

He deactivated his mech, jumped out of the cockpit, and felt lingering pain all over his body.

"This thing is really not easy."

He looked up at the deep scratches and dents covering his body, gave a bitter laugh, and spoke with a touch of melancholy.

"Old Ye...does he always kill monsters like this?"