Although Despair Tooth had given him a lot of useful information, the secret information about the Mechanical King Court was not something he could access.
If he wanted to know, if he wanted to know the real reason behind this, he would have to work on the two Legion Commanders and Slayer.
The Mechanical Palace had spent so much effort to build a battle fortress here, so the secret behind it must be extraordinary. Qi Yuan had a feeling that with the usual style of the Talent Tree, it would very likely lead him closer to this secret.
Qi Yuan sat in front of the workbench, his fingers unconsciously tapping on it.
The 4 rank 4 checkpoints were all in the 9th battle fort. He had already completed one checkpoint. Of the remaining 3 checkpoints, 2 of them were still in the 9th battle fort, and the last one would often wander around in the wilderness.
After comparing with the information provided by the Teeth of Despair, Qi Yuan vaguely confirmed that the other checkpoint was with another hunting squad.
Of course, a normal hunting squad would not have the right to have a rank 4 checkpoint. Therefore, the second checkpoint should be with the Dusk hunting squad.
Out of all the hunting teams in battle fort no.9, only the Dusk hunting team could be compared to the Night Killer hunting team that the Teeth of Despair was in.
The leader of the Dusk hunting squad was called Crownless. His special ability allowed him to support an entire hunting squad by himself.
Not only did he have a high status in the 9th battle fort, but he was also infamous in the frontline base. He also had another name – Betrayer.
To the frontline soldiers, their hatred for Crownless was far greater than the other hunting teams.
It was not only because Crownless' hands were stained with the blood of many frontline soldiers, but also because he was a betrayer of the frontline base.
Crownless was once a rank 4 mechanic in the combat division, but in the end, he joined the Mech Kingdom.
Although Crownless was not the only Mechanic who had turned from a comrade to an enemy, Crownless was different from the others. The others had been captured by the Mech Dynasty and had their underlying logic forcefully modified, resulting in their betrayal. However, Crownless had voluntarily joined the Mech Dynasty.
After joining the Mech Kingdom, Crownless' power had skyrocketed. He directly went from rank 4 to rank 5.
With the technical support of the Mechanical King Court, he used his unique ability to replicate himself many times, creating many replicas that were exactly the same as his original body.
Crownless' most dazzling achievement was in his first battle after reaching rank 5. He used 5 rank 5 replicas to surround and kill a rank 6 aptitude user in the frontline base.
After that, Crownless used his understanding of the frontline base to form the Dusk hunting squad, which caused a lot of casualties to the frontline soldiers.
The frontline base had sent out a few Tier 6 powerhouses to kill Crownless in the wastelands, but in the end, they returned without success. They only managed to destroy a few of his clones, but not the real body. One time, they almost fell into a trap set up by the Mech King Court. In the end, the frontline base had to stop hunting Crownless.
Would Crownless be lured here by this trap?
The most powerful thing about Crownless was that he had many powerful replicas. Under the cover of these replicas, it would be hard for others to find his real body. However, if the checkpoints were really on him, then his strongest point would be exposed to Qi Yuan.
As long as he kept an eye on the checkpoints, he would be able to find his real body.
With the powerful attack of the Beholder Blade, Qi Yuan was confident that he could kill Crownless.
To Qi Yuan, if he wanted to complete all the checkpoints, he would have to fight a big battle with battle fort no.9.
According to the talent tree, the other two who were hiding in the checkpoint of battle fort no.9 might be the two army commanders of the Mech Dynasty.
It would be a fierce battle!
Under Duanmu Longxiang's secret arrangement, the news of the Mech Kingdom's upgraded detector and re-established the level-up network in the wilderness quietly spread. This caused quite a bit of panic in the frontline base.
They had all experienced the lockdown of the Mech Kingdom. No matter who it was, as long as they left the security range of the sky defense system, they would be surrounded by the Mech Kingdom's hunting squad.
With the appearance of the annihilation weapon, they had finally defeated the Mech Kingdom's army and completely destroyed the security network in the wilderness. This gave them a chance to breathe. However, in less than a month, the Mech Kingdom had quietly locked down the wilderness again.
This time, the Mech Kingdom had upgraded the detector in the wilderness so that it could not be detected by their own anti-detection equipment.
While the frontline base was in a state of panic, the news of Qi Yuan cracking the detector spread. Although some people were suspicious, Qi Yuan personally went to the wilderness and brought back a detector from the Mechanical King Court. All of their suspicions dissipated.
In the command center, Duanmu Longxiang was discussing with a few high ranking members of the combat division about how to break out of this situation.
Duanmu Longxiang looked at the detector in his hand with a serious expression and handed it to Pang Jiuchuan.
"Although I don't want to believe that the Mech Kingdom would act so quickly, this detector makes me believe that we are about to lose control of the wilderness again."
Ke Shoulin frowned.
"Have you done any tests?"
A Tier 6 mechanic nodded.
"I've done the tests myself. The Mech Kingdom has optimized the materials and craftsmanship of this detector. None of our current equipment can detect the existence of this detector."
As soon as he said that, the atmosphere in the conference room became tense. As the high ranking members of the combat division, they knew the danger of losing control of the wilderness.
"Since the rumors about this detector are true, shouldn't we verify the authenticity of the other rumor?" Pang Jiuchuan said slowly.
The others nodded thoughtfully. They had heard of this rumor long ago, but they were still suspicious of its authenticity. After being crushed by the Mech Kingdom many times in terms of technology, they were already used to it. They had never thought that someone could break through the Mech Kingdom's methods on a technical level.
"Shouldn't we call Qi Yuan over? He's only been at the frontline base for a month, and he's only managed to repair two energy cannons. He's used up a lot of materials and even took away twenty tons of star energy stones. As a Rank 4 researcher, shouldn't he do something?" Ke Shoulin suddenly asked.
Everyone's expression became playful. They knew about the grudge between Ke Shoulin and Qi Yuan.
However, one was a comrade of many years, while the other was the youngest recipient of the Leader's Medal. Hence, they did not choose sides easily.
"Isn't this a little inappropriate?" Pang Jiuchuan said slowly.
"Qi Yuan repaired two Tier 6 energy cannons and has already proven his strength. He also personally brought this detector back from the wastelands. Isn't it a little disrespectful to call him over at this time?"
"What are you worried about?" Ke Shoulin said coldly.
"If battle fort no.9 completes the blockade of the wilderness again, the entire frontline base will be in danger. If Qi Yuan really did crack the detector, then we can break through the Mech Kingdom's blockade as soon as possible."
Ke Shoulin's emotions were complicated. He did not know how to describe his current feelings. He did not wish to see Qi Yuan turn the tide. Qi Yuan's reputation had risen time and time again, and it was like a merciless slap to his face.
However, he had no choice but to place his hopes on Qi Yuan. Only Qi Yuan could break through the suppression of the Mech Kingdom's technology.
Pang Jiuchuan wanted to say something, but Duanmu Longxiang coughed and interrupted the argument.
"I've already communicated with Qi Yuan. He has personally admitted that he has completed the decryption of the new detector and created the corresponding detector."
Everyone in the meeting room was suddenly energized. Their eyes were filled with unconcealable joy, and they were no longer stingy with their praise.
"The Mech Kingdom hasn't released this new detector for long, and Qi Yuan has already cracked it. No wonder he's the youngest Tier 4 researcher!"
"Since Qi Yuan has found a way to break through, we should hurry up and send more people to clean up the detector. We can't let them lock down the wilderness again."
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Duanmu Longxiang waved his hand and stopped the discussion in the meeting room.
"It's not as simple as you think." Duanmu Longxiang lowered his voice.
"Although Qi Yuan has made the anti-detection device, he is the only one who can use it. Therefore, it will not be easy to remove the detection device from battle fort no.9."
The meeting room went silent.
"If Qi Yuan is the only one who can use the detector, how will it help the war?" Ke Shoulin said.
"It's better than nothing. Even if he is the only one who can use it, we can't let the Mech Kingdom lock down the wilderness."
"That's right. Once the wilderness is locked down, we can only take a beating. We have suffered enough. We can't let the Mech Kingdom win."
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Pang Jiuchuan frowned. Of course, Qi Yuan could not clean up all the detectors in the wilderness, but he could at least delay the construction of the security network. However, this required Qi Yuan to go into the wilderness. To Qi Yuan, going into the wilderness meant death.
If Qi Yuan went into the wilderness to clean up the detectors, he would not be able to hide from the Mech Kingdom. He could not sneak out and come back like last time.
After a while, Duanmu Longxiang sighed and said,
"I will talk to Qi Yuan and try to convince him to cooperate with us. However, we must ensure Qi Yuan's safety. If he dies in the wilderness, we will not be able to explain it to the lab."
Ke Shoulin lowered his voice and said,
"Since he is at the frontline, he has to listen to orders. If my soldiers can go into the wilderness, why can't Qi Yuan do the same?"
"Ok, that's enough." Duanmu Longxiang interrupted Ke Shoulin.
"I believe Qi Yuan is not a coward. Otherwise, he would not have come to the frontline base."
Duanmu Longxiang looked around and finally set his eyes on Pang Jiuchuan.
"Old Pang, after Qi Yuan goes into the wilderness, I will leave his safety in your hands. Remember, you must bring him back alive!"
Pang Jiuchuan nodded with a serious face.
"Don't worry, I will complete the mission!"
After the meeting, Duanmu Longxiang went to Qi Yuan's office while Pang Jiuchuan began to pick out the guards.
If they wanted to protect Qi Yuan, they would need a lot of guards. This also meant that the news of Qi Yuan leaving the frontline base could not be kept a secret.
Therefore, as Pang Jiuchuan was picking out his guards, battle fort no.9 also received the news.
The inside of the giant metal battle fort was filled with a murderous atmosphere. There was only steel and energy here. There was no life or flesh.
Mechanical bodies filled with powerful energy reactions patrolled the area, guarding against enemy sneak attacks. Although no one had ever been able to get close to the battle fort in the frontline base, the defense here did not relax at all.
A metal spider the size of a fist was waving its long metal limbs as it ran towards battle fort no.9 from the wilderness.
As he approached the defense line of the battle fort, its electronic compound eye suddenly unleashed a hidden energy wave and connected with the defense network of the battle fort.
After its identity was verified, the metal spider waved its metal limbs and ran towards the center of the fort.
Along the way, wherever the mechanical spiders passed by, all the patrolling mechanical bodies received the order and stopped to give way.
The spider came to a dark and empty hall. At the end of the hall, it stopped in front of a high back chair hidden in the shadows.
Suddenly, a light lit up at the end of the dark hall. Afterward, a row of white lights lit up, lighting up the entire hall and the high back chair at the end of the hall.
The hall was filled with a silvery white color. A giant machine that was close to 5 meters tall was sitting on the high back chair.
It was the leader of battle fort no.9- The Slayer!
Slayer slowly opened his eyes, and a ray of light as black as ink shot out from his mechanical eyes, landing on the metal spider's body.
Click!
Click!
The spider slowly moved. It stuck to the ground and humbly approached the high back chair. Then, it quietly transformed and merged with the Slayer's body.
After a long time, a majestic voice reverberated in the spacious hall.
"Qi Yuan?"
As Slayer's voice rang out, the entire battle fortress came to life at the same time. The mechanical bodies that were sleeping like statues in every corner opened their eyes at the same time. Powerful energy waves linked together as they received orders from Slayer at the same time.
Kill Qi Yuan at all costs!