Qi Yuan lifted his head and glanced at Eye Demon's gigantic body before continuing to walk forward in silence.
"Stop, or I'll kill you!"
"You are already very tired. Stop and rest for a while!"
…
As Qi Yuan got closer, the voice became more and more urgent. It kept threatening Qi Yuan, trying to make him stop. However, to Qi Yuan, all the voice sounded like the whining of a defeated dog.
Eye Demon had been killed by the Butcher and turned into a mutated energy weapon. These illusionary temptations couldn't make Qi Yuan waver at all.
Slowly, Qi Yuan finally arrived in front of Eye Demon.
Compared to Eye Demon's gigantic body, Qi Yuan, who was standing in front of it, was as tiny as an ant.
As Qi Yuan got closer, Eye Demon became silent.
There were eyes of different sizes all over Eye Demon's body. At that moment, they were all staring at Qi Yuan.
The whirlpools deep in the eyes were like The Abyss. They kept eroding Qi Yuan's will, trying to devour his soul.
Strands of invisible energy escaped from Qi Yuan's illusionary body and entered Eye Demon's body quietly.
Qi Yuan calmly looked at one of the eyes in front of him. The long sword in his hand buzzed.
Although this enormous Eye Demon made Qi Yuan feel a substantial pressure, and he even had the illusion that his soul was about to collapse, he still resolutely raised the long saber in his hand.
"It's time to end this!" Qi Yuan said softly.
Qi Yuan raised the long sword in his hand and stabbed it into the center of the eyeball in front of him.
Qi Yuan heard a long, mournful howl deep in his consciousness. It felt like his soul was being torn apart.
Qi Yuan snorted and resisted the dizziness caused by the mournful howl. He spun the long sword in his hand and completely crushed the eyeball in front of him.
The mournful trombone came to an abrupt end, and the torn soul slowly calmed down. Qi Yuan also slowly recovered from the dizziness.
The huge body of the Eye Demon didn't disappear like the other phantoms. Instead, it collapsed inwards silently with the eyeball that the long sword had pierced into as the center. Eventually, it turned into a greenish-black rock that floated in front of Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan felt something in his heart. He picked up the stone and inserted it into the end of the hilt.
I am the Beholder Blade!
A deep roar suddenly reverberated between heaven and earth!
After that, Qi Yuan felt his vision blur, and all the illusions disappeared. The scenery in front of him dissipated like water ripples.
When Qi Yuan opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in the middle of the workshop, his right hand tightly gripping the ink-black saber.
Beholder Blade?
Qi Yuan raised the saber in his hand and held it horizontally in front of his chest. At this moment, the light on the saber was restrained, and it looked no different from an ordinary weapon. However, if one looked closely, they would see that there was a bit of deep red light on the body of the saber that was flickering like starlight.
Blazing Angel suddenly floated up and stared at the Beholder Blade with hostility.
"I report it!
It just secretly ate a lot of Asterite energy! "Blazing Angel said loudly.
Secretly ate Asterite energy?
Qi Yuan was stunned. Only then did he realize that the ten tons of Asterite stored in his body had been consumed by more than half in that short moment. There were only about four tons left.
All the Asterite energy that disappeared was eaten by the Beholder Blade?
Qi Yuan looked at the saber in his hand in astonishment. He didn't expect that the saber would absorb so much Asterite energy after he had just experienced a battle in the illusion and gained complete control over it.
Under the rule of the Body of Steel, Qi Yuan had absolute control over Asterite energy in his body. Without his permission, Blazing Angel couldn't devour Asterite energy without his knowledge. How did the Beholder Blade do it?
Qi Yuan carefully recalled the battle just now and slowly recalled some details.
Every time he slashed out a Scarlet Blood Line, something would quietly flow out of his body. Now that he thought about it, the thing that flowed out should be Asterite energy.
Could it be that using the Beholder Blade in battle in the future would also consume Asterite energy?
Qi Yuan pondered for a moment and found a fragment of a Class 4 Energy Cannon from the pile of discarded parts in the corner. He then waved the Beholder Blade at it.
The Asterite energy wasn't consumed.
The saber sliced through the air silently. An extremely sharp feeling flashed past, as if the saber had cut through space itself.
Wherever the saber passed, the fragment was sliced in half without any hindrance!
Such power!
Qi Yuan's eyes lit up. There was no need to doubt the strength of a metal that could be used to make a Class 4 Energy Cannon. Since this saber could cut through this fragment, it could also cut through the Mech Dynasty's Class 4 Mech!
Qi Yuan took out another Type 5 Energy Cannon fragment from the corner of the wall and slashed down with all his might.
Again, it was sliced in half.
However, this time, Qi Yuan clearly felt the resistance from the saber. This meant that as long as he exerted all his strength, this saber could also cut through a Class 5 Mech. It was just that it wouldn't be as easy as cutting through a Class 4 Mech.
Qi Yuan was slightly shocked. The sharpness of the Eye Devil Blade could be said to be abnormal. With the Eye Devil Blade in hand, facing a Rank 4 Mech would be as easy as chopping vegetables. Even a Rank 5 Mech would find it difficult to block its attack.
However, Qi Yuan still felt that although the Beholder Blade was sharp, it was still lacking compared to the red lines it had slashed out in the illusion.
Qi Yuan clearly remembered that not a single Insect Beast was able to withstand the scarlet blood lines that were slashed out one after another.
Even a Class 6 Insectoid would die under the red lines.
Although the battle scenes were just illusions, Qi Yuan still felt that the power of this saber should be more than that!
Was it because of the Asterite energy?
Qi Yuan's mind moved, and a strand of Asterite energy was quietly injected into the Beholder Blade.
That familiar, heart-stopping feeling appeared again. The eyeball at the hilt quietly opened a slit, and a scarlet mist spread out. The entire saber seemed to have a life of its own.
Qi Yuan followed the guidance of the energy and slashed at the fragments piled up in the corner.
The red lines appeared again. The saber did not touch the fragments, but the red lines spread out from the tip of the saber and quietly swept through the pile of broken fragments.
The red lines paused in the void for almost a second before slowly dissipating.
Clang!
Clang!
The fragments piled up in the corner suddenly collapsed.
Qi Yuan looked over and saw that all the metal fragments that had been swept by the scarlet red line had all shattered. Regardless of whether it was a Level Four, Level Five or even a Level Six metal fragment, none of them were able to block the attack of the red line.
All the fragments were as smooth as a mirror!
Although he was already mentally prepared, the might of this saber strike still made Qi Yuan feel extremely shocked.
If this saber could hit the target, it could completely threaten a Class 6 mechanical body!
Although it was very difficult to completely destroy mechanical creations with physical attacks, it was not a problem at all for Qi Yuan who could accurately locate the core.
As long as this saber could hit the opponent's core, even a Class 6 mechanical body would be defeated.
For Qi Yuan, breaking the defense of a Class 6 mechanical body was no longer a problem. The only problem was how to hit their core.
Blazing Angel at the side was fuming, and even more unhappy.
Because that saber just now had consumed a lot of her rations.
Qi Yuan touched Blazing Angel's hair and said with a smile, "Don't worry."
"The stronger I am, the faster I can obtain Asterite. No matter how much Asterite it eats, it will earn back double!"
Blazing Angel snorted. Although there was no longer an expression of deep hatred on her face, she still did not like this Beholder Blade.
Anyone who dared to fight for food in the same bowl as her was her enemy!
Qi Yuan felt the Asterite energy in his body. That saber just now had consumed nearly 100 kilograms of Asterite energy.
The consumption of this saber was not low, but compared to its terrifying power, this consumption was completely acceptable.
What he really needed to consider was if he encountered a powerful enemy, especially those huge mechanical bodies. If he wanted to kill them, he did not know how much Asterite energy he would need to consume to kill them.
As he got stronger, it would only become more difficult to sign in in the future. The enemies would also become stronger, and the consumption of battle would also become greater.
If he really encountered the two captains of battle fort no.9, it would only take one battle to make his Asterite go bankrupt.
The Beholder Blade was good, but the cost was too high. It was even more ridiculous than the Blazing Angel!
Qi Yuan could not help but feel a headache whenever he thought about the Asterite points he had on him.
He might really become a bottomless pit that consumed Asterite!
Luckily, the frontline base still had tens of tons of Asterite. It should be enough to last for a while.
From the attitude of Duanmu Longxiang and the others, Qi Yuan could vaguely guess that the Asterite was prepared for him.
After sending the latest progress to the management office, Qi Yuan began to prepare to leave the base. He would go to the wilderness to collect information on the Teeth of Despair.
Pang Jiuchuan had already passed on the attitude of director Duanmu. If he wanted to leave the frontline base, director Duanmu would send someone to escort him without alerting anyone. It would be best if he did not alert Fu Qingqing, but the frontline base would not send more guards.
Although Qi Yuan did not know that Mo Sheng had already sent Xu Shiyi to protect him in the dark, he understood director Duanmu's arrangement.
The Mech Dynasty must have hated him to the core. They must have spies in the frontline base.
Once the news of him leaving the frontline base spread, the Mech Dynasty would definitely send people to hunt him down. No one knew how much power they would send. Even if the frontline base sent more guards, it would only make the Mech Dynasty more aggressive. In terms of military strength, the frontline base was no match for the Mech Dynasty.
Leaving quietly was the best choice.
Furthermore, he was going out to receive information from the Teeth of Despair. It would not be good for him to expose himself to others.
With the protection of the Spirit Fortress, as long as the news of him leaving the frontline base did not spread, his safety would not be a problem unless he encountered the Mech Dynasty's hunting team.
When night fell, Qi Yuan sent a message to Pang Jiuchuan. Soon, Pang Jiuchuan replied, "Be careful!"
Qi Yuan turned off the communicator and hung a 'Do Not Disturb' sign outside the lab. He then waited for a while in the workshop.
Soon, there was a light knock on the door.
Qi Yuan opened the door. A skinny young man appeared outside. Although he was only at Stage 4, there was a powerful shadow force swirling in his body.
The young man walked into the workshop and said softly, "I'm here on Director Pang's orders to send you out of the frontline base."
Qi Yuan nodded.
"Thank you!"
The young man reached out his right hand and placed it on Qi Yuan's shoulder. The shadow vortex in his body suddenly expanded, and a thick shadow covered the two of them.
In the next second, the shadow dissipated, and the two of them disappeared from the lab.
At the top of the tower, Duanmu Longxiang and Pang Jiuchuan stood in front of the window, looking at the shadow flying out into the wilderness.
"Let's hope that he won't encounter any danger on this trip." Pang Jiuchuan laughed bitterly.
Not to mention Qi Yuan's sensitive identity, just the fact that Qi Yuan had repaired two Type 6 Energy Cannons, he did not want anything to happen to Qi Yuan.
Such a person would be more useful than a Type 6 powerhouse if he stayed in the frontline base!
"Don't worry about Qi Yuan's safety. There will be no problems. Unless the Slayer makes a move personally, no one in the 9th Fortress can threaten him." Duanmu Longxiang said.
When Pang Jiuchuan heard that, he was surprised.
What did Duanmu Longxiang mean?
The Mech Dynasty was not lacking in experts. Other than the Slayer, they had many Type 6 Mechs as well. Especially Annihilation Furnace and Meteor, both of whom were at the peak of Type 6.
Even he might not be able to defeat them.
With Qi Yuan's Type 4 strength, even if he had some trump cards, in front of a Type 6 powerhouse, he would not be able to withstand a single blow.
Unless Duanmu Longxiang sent a Type 6 powerhouse to protect him.
However, fighting and protecting were two different things. A Type 6 powerhouse might be able to kill his way out, but he might not be able to protect a Type 4 powerhouse.
Why was Duanmu Longxiang so confident?
Could it be that the protector was strong enough to ignore the hunting squad of the Mech Dynasty?
Pang Jiuchuan suddenly thought of the powerful aura that had wrestled with Duanmu Longxiang.
Was it him?
Pang Jiuchuan pondered.
When that aura erupted, Pang Jiuchuan was also shocked, not only because of the strength of the other party, but also because he was unfamiliar. He had been in the Shelter for so many years, and was familiar with most of the experts, but he had never seen that aura before.
At that time, Pang Jiuchuan guessed that the person might be an expert that the Biology and Mech Research Laboratory was grooming.
The Biology and Mech Research Laboratory had such a background!
With Qi Yuan's status, it was not impossible for them to send an expert to protect him.
Pang Jiuchuan glanced at Duanmu Longxiang, trying to glean something from his expression. However, after Duanmu Longxiang revealed some information, he did not say anything more. His expression was even more impassive.
Pang Jiuchuan was a little annoyed. This old man was really good at keeping people in suspense.