Ten days later.
Qi Yuan came to the combat division with a long silver suitcase.
Pang Jiuchuan's adjutant, Xin Yuanshan, was wearing a military uniform. He was already waiting at the door, giving Qi Yuan enough face.
Ke Shoulin's direct subordinates had followed him to the frontlines. Although there were still people from Ke Shoulin guarding the combat division, with Xin Yuanshan accompanying him, no one dared to cause trouble.
Under Xin Yuanshan's lead, Qi Yuan walked into the building and took the elevator down. Just as Qi Yuan sensed that the checkpoint was getting closer and closer, the elevator stopped at the 20th floor.
Was this a coincidence or intentional?
Qi Yuan's eyes flickered. According to the notification, the checkpoint was also on this floor.
"Researcher Qi, please follow me!"
Xin Yuanshan led the way. The elevator exit was a corridor about a hundred meters long.
At the end of the corridor, there were two fully armed soldiers guarding.
At the end of the corridor, the two guards saluted Xin Yuanshan at the same time and then opened the closed door.
As the door opened, a huge training ground appeared in front of Qi Yuan.
Inside the training ground, there were soldiers training one after another.
Tenacious energy screens separated the training ground. Some people were training in pairs, while others were fighting against machines. The intensity of the training was very high, and Qi Yuan saw a few warriors being knocked down with blood splattering everywhere. Some were even knocked unconscious on the spot.
Inside the training ground, there were many medical personnel. Whenever someone was injured, the medical personnel would quickly enter the training ground to treat them.
"This is the training ground of the combat division. In this building, there are eight more training grounds like this." Xin Yuanshan introduced in a low voice.
"For the soldiers of the combat division, every mission is a dangerous test. Especially now that we have declared war on the Mech Dynasty, the danger level of missions has skyrocketed."
"Facing the enemies of the Mech Dynasty, we have no advantage. If we want to survive the battle, we have to make ourselves stronger."
"Is this the usual training intensity?" Qi Yuan asked.
Xin Yuanshan nodded.
"The training intensity of the combat division has always been like this. Every soldier who has carried out combat missions knows very well that if they get injured during training, they just have to endure some pain. If they fail in battle, they will lose their lives!"
"They know very well which one is more important."
Looking at the figures in the training ground that were drenched in sweat and blood, Qi Yuan's impression of the combat division changed slightly. He also knew why the combat division was able to suppress the other divisions and become the strongest division in terms of strength.
The reason why the Shelter was able to shelter so many people was not only because of the mechanical weapons and gene serums, but also because of the sacrifice of these warriors.
Without the burden of the soldiers, the residents of the other shelters would not be able to live a stable life.
The two of them chatted as they walked. Finally, they stopped in front of a special energy screen.
The sign-in beam was inside this screen. Qi Yuan suppressed the waves in his heart. He didn't expect the sign-in to go so smoothly this time. Xin Yuanshan actually led him directly to the sign-in point.
Compared to the completely transparent energy shields of the other training rooms, the energy screen in front of him was clearly blurry. He could barely see the figures inside. Obviously, it had gone through special treatment.
This energy screen seemed to have been frosted. Although it could block vision, it didn't completely block the transmission of sound.
There were dull and loud banging sounds coming from the screen. It was obvious that someone was training. Judging from the rhythm and intensity of the sounds, the person training inside was at least rank 4.
Xin Yuanshan stopped in his tracks and sent a private message. After a few minutes, the dull thuds from the hologram suddenly disappeared. After a few more minutes, the blurry energy shield that shrouded the training room slowly disappeared. A half-naked man wearing white sports pants walked out of the training room, holding a white towel to wipe his sweat.
The man's body was surrounded by wisps of energy that had not completely dissipated. There was a gentle smile on his face, giving off a feeling of a spring breeze.
"Yuanshan, why are you here? Do you want to have a spar with me?" the man said with a smile.
Xin Yuanshan smiled bitterly.
"From today onwards, I might no longer be your match."
The man was shocked. Then, he seemed to have thought of something. They were both peak rank 4, and Xin Yuanshan was stronger than him. There was only one thing that could make him admit defeat so easily — a mutated energy weapon. Furthermore, it was a fully activated mutated energy weapon!
The man moved his gaze from Xin Yuanshan to Qi Yuan. He glanced at the silver briefcase in Qi Yuan's hands and smiled.
"Yuanshan, you brought a guest over. Why don't you introduce him to me?"
Xin Yuanshan coughed and said, "Let me introduce you.
This is Pang Xiao, a lieutenant of the combat division. This is Qi Yuan, a level 2 researcher in the laboratory. "
"Nice to meet you!" Pang Xiao extended his right hand.
"Nice to meet you!" Qi Yuan replied and shook hands with Pang Xiao.
A young and powerful lieutenant with the surname Pang. Qi Yuan quickly confirmed the identity of the person in front of him. He was Pang Jiuchuan's only son.
Pang Jiuchuan was a rank 6 Mechanic. Now that he had abandoned all of his flesh and blood, he did not leave behind many children. Pang Xiao was the only one.
"I've heard about Researcher Qi for a long time, but I've never had the chance to meet you. I didn't expect to meet you here today." Pang Xiao's tone was gentle, completely different from Ke Long's. He did not show the arrogance of a rich man at all.
"I'm just trying to survive." Qi Yuan smiled bitterly.
"Researcher Qi has already activated the Blade of Shattering. Why don't we test its power first?" Xin Yuanshan said.
Pang Xiao's expression brightened. He said in surprise, "I've had the Blade of Shattering for almost half a year, but I haven't been able to activate it. I didn't expect Researcher Qi to activate it in less than a month!"
Qi Yuan glanced at the training room behind Pang Xiao. The sign-in beam covered a training robot.
The sign-in seemed to be getting smoother and smoother.
Qi Yuan handed the long silver briefcase to Pang Xiao.
"The Blade of Shattering is inside. However, there's a ferocious aura in the spear. It's not easy to tame it!"
Pang Xiao laughed loudly.
"If I can't tame it, what right do I have to use the Blade of Shattering?"
Then, the three of them walked into the training room together. The defensive energy shield rose slowly, isolating the training room.
Pang Xiao placed the silver briefcase on the ground and pressed a button. A strong wind pressure gushed out instantly, opening the briefcase directly.
A strong wind blew in the training room, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.
After the wind calmed down, a silver spear appeared in front of the three of them.
Pang Xiao stared at the spear in the briefcase. A low roar sounded in his ears. Then, the Blade of Shattering seemed to have come alive, turning into a ferocious beast that lunged at him.
Roar!
Pang Xiao did not retreat at all. Be it the beast or the roar, nothing could make him retreat!
The ferocious beast opened its bloody mouth, its sharp fangs clearly visible. It bit Pang Xiao's head directly, then slowly dissipated into the void like bubbles.
Pang Xiao's face turned pale. His body swayed slightly, then stabilized again. His eyes became brighter and brighter.
Pang Xiao reached out his right hand, holding the handle of the spear, and took the Blade of Shattering out of the briefcase. An invisible whirlwind swept out again.
The Blade of Shattering jumped in Pang Xiao's hand, as if trying to break free from his restraint.
"Good spear, good Blade of Shattering!"
Pang Xiao growled, then waved the spear and charged at the humanoid training robots in the training room.
There were a total of two robots in the training room. As Pang Xiao approached, the eyes of the two humanoid robots lit up at the same time. One of them switched to a defensive shield to face Pang Xiao, while the other switched to an energy cannon to launch a long-range attack.
The two humanoid robots both had the strength of a Grade Four Mechanical Creation. With one attacking and one defending, they worked very well together.
However, Pang Xiao, who had the Blade of Shattering in his hand, was not afraid at all. He shook the spear, and a dragon-shaped storm instantly condensed.
The dragon-shaped storm was solid, and it wrapped around the shield-wielding robot in an instant.
Pang Xiao's body was like a specter, and he charged at the other robot despite the energy cannon's bombardment.
The attacks of the energy cannons were concentrated and berserk. Balls of blazing white energy light poured out like a storm.
Pang Xiao held the Edge of Shattering in his hand as a howling tornado surrounded his body. All of the energy balls that poured into the tornado involuntarily began to revolve around Pang Xiao after they entered the tornado.
Dozens of fist-sized balls of white light were sucked into the hurricane, and under the force of the airflow, two balls of white light suddenly collided.
The moment the two balls of energy exploded, they triggered the other balls of energy to explode as well.
Boom!
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! A series of explosions resounded throughout the training room. Amidst the explosions, the dazzling white light made it hard for anyone to open their eyes.
The hurricane surrounding Pang Xiao had already turned into a blazing white solar storm. The terrifying energy fluctuations caused even Qi Yuan to be shocked. This was the strength of a Peak Grade Four. Under this kind of explosion, even a Peak Grade Three would be instantly killed.
Even standing at the edge of the training room, Qi Yuan could feel the destructive energy spreading through the air. If it had been any other Grade Three ability user standing here, just the shockwaves alone would have been enough to cause them to stiffen. However, in front of the Energy Control and Steel Defense, the shockwaves only caused Qi Yuan to feel a slight itch.
Not to mention, there was still a Blazing Angel in the Energy Heart that could treat energy as a snack.
Xin Yuanshan stood beside Qi Yuan. He had originally wanted to help Qi Yuan block the shockwaves, but from the corner of his eyes, he saw that Qi Yuan was not affected at all.
Xin Yuanshan's heart trembled. Back then, Qi Yuan had been able to break through Ke Shoulin and Feng Qian's blockade and enter the Black Steel Shelter not only because of Tan Qiu's help.
Xin Yuanshan had also gone to the Danger Management Department to look up Qi Yuan's information. Although he had only seen a portion, he knew that Qi Yuan had many non-standard Grade Three abilities. With the strength Qi Yuan had unintentionally revealed, if he passed the Glory Trial and stepped into Grade Four, he would probably immediately become a powerhouse among the Grade Four powerhouses.
Just as Xin Yuanshan was observing Qi Yuan, the situation on the training ground suddenly changed. The originally blazing white solar energy had not dissipated yet, and it instantly collapsed inwards.
Pang Xiao, who was at the center of the explosion, seemed to have turned into a black hole, sucking in all the destructive energy.
The blazing white energy collapsed, revealing Pang Xiao who was wrapped within.
The veins on Pang Xiao's right hand that was holding Edge of Shattering bulged, as if he had caught an evil dragon.
Edge of Shattering hummed and trembled. The originally silver-gray handle had turned completely white.
It had actually absorbed all the energy from the explosion into the gun!
Ha!
Pang Xiao growled.
Facing the incoming energy blasts, Kieran threw out the Blade of Shattering without hesitation.
Suddenly, a ferocious beast roar was heard in the training ground. Qi Yuan's vision blurred, and he seemed to see a terrifying bug beast roaring at the sky.
The bug beast's shadow had distinct edges and corners. Qi Yuan could even see saliva dripping from the gap between the bug beast's ferocious teeth.
'Is this the body of the bug beast that was made into Edge of Shattering?!'
Qi Yuan was shocked. He vaguely understood why mutated energy weapons were so powerful and so difficult to control.
Mutated energy weapons were equivalent to powerful bug beasts. Although they might not be able to retain all of their strength, even if they only retained half of their strength, it would still be a huge improvement to the user.
The bug beast's shadow dissipated, and Qi Yuan only saw a blazing white light beam shooting out from the tip of the gun. It instantly destroyed the energy cannon, pierced through the void, and also pierced through the training robot that was holding the cannon.
A fist-sized hole appeared in the robot's chest. One could vaguely see the blazing white electric arcs dancing inside. That was the remnant energy of the destroyed energy core.
The white light beam that pierced through the robot's chest did not dissipate. It landed on the robot's energy shield, causing ripples of energy to spread out.
Pang Xiao, wielding Edge of Shattering, had actually killed a Type 4 robot in a single blow!
"Compared to an aptitude user's flesh and blood body, robots have an obvious advantage in terms of defense. In the case of a Type 4 aptitude user, very few people can kill a robot in a single blow."
"These two training robots were also obtained from the frontlines of the Mech Dynasty. Before Edge of Shattering was activated, although Pang Xiao could barely hold his own against these two robots, it was almost impossible for him to kill them."
Xin Yuanshan sighed.
"After gaining control of Edge of Shattering, Pang Xiao can now fight against a Type 5 aptitude user. If he steps onto the frontlines and faces the robots of the Mech Dynasty again, this Edge of Shattering will definitely give the enemy a surprise!"
As if to prove Xin Yuanshan's words, after piercing through one robot, Pang Xiao wielded the fully tamed Edge of Shattering and charged towards the other shield-wielding robot.
The robot that had just torn apart the wind dragon did not seem to have any intention of retreating. Just as it raised its shield and charged forward, Pang Xiao pointed his spear at the shield in its hand once more.
Although it did not absorb the Destruction Energy, the sturdy shield still could not block Pang Xiao's spear.
The moment the tip of the spear pierced through the shield, the shield suddenly flickered. It only lasted for less than a second before the shield collapsed.
After shattering the shield, Pang Xiao did not continue attacking the robot. Instead, he retracted Edge of Shattering and stopped attacking.
The red glow in the robot's eyes slowly dissipated, and it too stopped fighting.
Pang Xiao looked at the robot with a hole in its head and chuckled.
"I didn't control my strength. I'll have to pay for it again."
Following that, Pang Xiao's right hand shook, and the Edge of Shattering disappeared.
Once a mutated energy weapon was fully controlled, it could be freely absorbed into the user's body. Unless the wielder died, no one would be able to control the weapon again.
"Just looking at the power of your spear, I won't dare to spar with you in the future," Xin Yuanshan said with a smile.
"In a few days, I'll be heading to the frontlines. Hopefully, this Edge of Shattering will allow me to kill a few more enemies from the Mechanical Empire!" Pang Xiao said.
Following that, Pang Xiao walked up to Qi Yuan and said seriously, "Researcher Qi, thank you for your help. The successful activation of Edge of Shattering has increased my chances of coming back alive by at least 30%!"
"You're welcome. If it weren't for your sacrifice, I wouldn't have been able to stay in the laboratory so peacefully," Qi Yuan said with a smile.
"I'm very interested in these robots from the Mechanical Empire. Can I take this destroyed robot with me? I'll buy it at the original price!"
"It's just a destroyed robot. No need to be so polite. If you want it, just take it," Pang Xiao said with a smile.
"Thank you." Qi Yuan did not stand on ceremony.
The robot that Pang Xiao destroyed with a single shot was the robot that was enveloped in the check-in beam.
Another Tier 3 Talent Point!