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What is time?
Is it delicious? What flavor does it have? Is there a buy-one-get-one-free offer? Can it be taken away?
Lin Yuan pondered this question, then emerged from the depths like a decayed, weak vampire just crawling out of a coffin.
He had begun to like Mechanical Life for one simple reason: an infinite and prolonged existence, as long as there was energy and the universe did not face Destruction.
He whistled cheerfully in his mind and bounced up. Fifteen seconds later, the calm surface of the sea appeared on Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar.
He knew he would definitely win, not because his hiding method was too bizarre, but because the Earth was simply too vast.
"What a wonderful era!"
Groaning inwardly, Lin Yuan did not check on Mouse One; he had no worries at all. All his equipment was intact on his Mechanical Body.
In the next moment, Lin Yuan returned to the depths of the sea and quickly swam toward the land in the direction he had seen. This place would become his secret base, and for now, what he needed was not to start a war but to find a true space for development.
Yes, that’s right. From the perspective of Mechanical Life, he was still just a Young One. He needed to grow, whether it was in combat awareness or in the integration of Intellect with his Mechanical Body—these were areas he urgently needed to train and enhance.
Thus, his current hunting targets were limited to those Mechanical Beasts while avoiding detection by Mutants as much as possible. If he took down a Mutant now, all Mutants would know about it, forcing him into another round of escape and hide-and-seek.
He hated that feeling, but he would make those Mutants pay for their recklessness, along with that damned Gatekeeper. Since they dared to be the first to provoke war, they must be prepared to bear its consequences!
Immortal and indestructible!
The seawater was thick, like jelly, heavy and murky. Naturally, there were no fish or shrimp to be seen. However, if he did spot any, it would mean that Lin Yuan would have to engage in a fierce battle, because that damned Energy Crisis had caused all surviving life on Earth to mutate.
Half an hour later, Lin Yuan emerged from the depths of the sea. He did not surface completely, maintaining a suppression of 90% of his Energy Output. This was to guard against the likely presence of Mutants and to avoid the ferocious Mutated Mechanical Beasts.
Lin Yuan was not taking any chances. In his previous aerial searches, he had seen some extremely large and terrifying Mutated Mechanical Beasts from the sky, which were far more dangerous than the Mutants. However, these Mutated Mechanical Beasts were also treasures in themselves. According to his estimates, if he could hunt down a four-star rated Mutant Beast, he could earn about five million Mechanical Coins.
They were the true rulers of this Earth now.
After using the Second Audio-Visual Radar for over ten minutes to scan the area, Lin Yuan confirmed that there were no dangers on the rocky hillsides in the distance.
The terrain here was quite complex, mainly due to the chaotic coral reefs that resembled dry grass. Indeed, it could be called that, but in reality, their Enhancement Level had increased by hundreds of times compared to before.
Upon reaching the shore, Lin Yuan immediately calibrated his Laser Sniper Rifle, Heavy Sniper Rifle, Mighty Bull High-Explosive Pistol, and Laser Pistol while ensuring that everything in his backpack and on his two Mechanical Legs was functioning properly.
What he needed to do first was patrol the area within a fifty-kilometer radius and record all surface three-dimensional graphics.
Without much hesitation, his First Mechanical Arm quickly deployed the Feathered Shield while the Laser Sniper Rifle in his Third Mechanical Arm entered activation mode. He preferred not to use the Heavy Sniper Rifle unless absolutely necessary because its explosive sound was too loud and could be heard from dozens of miles away. It was better to sneak into the village quietly without firing a shot!
Once in combat mode, Lin Yuan immediately picked up speed and began his patrol. Although his two Mechanical Legs were heavy and robust, they were now more agile than before. The Ejection Device installed at the soles allowed him to jump easily to heights of over ten meters.
However, he still needed to improve his jumping angle because currently, his jumping angle and precision could not keep up with his Intellect's predictions; the margin of error exceeded ten centimeters.
In battle, this would be tantamount to seeking death—something Lin Yuan could not tolerate.
Fortunately, he could finally train without reservations. Previously at Sub-base S-5, he had avoided formal training to prevent the Gatekeeper from spying on the specific parameters of his Mechanical Body!
Moving at an incredibly fast speed, Lin Yuan recorded all the surface topography within a three-kilometer radius into his Intellect system. At the same time, he continuously adjusted various tactical maneuvers. Although he didn’t care about the passage of time, it was essential for him to become stronger as soon as possible.
After a while, Lin Yuan successfully scanned the thirty-kilometer coastline. As expected, it was as desolate as ever, devoid of any signs of life; not even a whisper of wind could be felt. The seawater was thick and lifeless, resembling a gray pancake.
After a moment's thought, Lin Yuan decided to venture further inland. He believed there must be Mutated Mechanical Beasts in this area, though they were likely quite rare.
Lin Yuan was in no rush; he was no longer the rookie who had just awakened. He understood what he was facing and knew what needed to be done.
Continuing with his indiscriminate search over an area thirty kilometers long and six kilometers wide, Lin Yuan finally detected a Mutated Mechanical Beast when he reached the end of his search. However, it turned out to be a crab.
It sounded strange since this location was a full twelve kilometers away from the sea. Of course, there were sufficient reasons for a mutated crab not to live in the ocean.
“Ding! Detected Mutated Raymond Coast Crab. Data entry into Intelligent Brain Encyclopedia in progress. Data generated: Origin, Earth Colonization Star; mutated after the Energy Crisis; semi-mechanical, semi-lifeform; danger level: three stars; characteristics: social; other data unknown. Please continue searching.”
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“Damn! Another danger level three! It seems even tougher than the Dog-headed Wasp!”
Lin Yuan sighed inwardly. This Mutated Raymond Coast Crab was certainly not the delicious hairy crab from the first century; it measured two meters in length and one meter in height, with two exaggerated pincers that were as thick as cannonballs. When swung, they made a creaking sound and were extremely powerful, with razor-sharp edges. It went without saying that if caught by those pincers, the consequences would be dire.
What’s worse was that this creature seemed to have some relation to turtles; its shell resembled an imposing armor.
However, if that were all there was to it, the Mutated Raymond Coast Crab wouldn’t warrant a danger level of three stars—it surely had other unknown attack methods.
Lin Yuan observed from a distance for quite some time but couldn’t draw any concrete conclusions. Moreover, he didn’t see any other Raymond Coast Crabs around; it seemed that this one was solitary or perhaps unrelated to any social behavior.
To specifically explore the attack parameters of the Mutated Raymond Coast Crab, Lin Yuan unceremoniously targeted one of its legs, which was as thick as Cheng Ren's thigh.
The Laser Sniper Rifle let out a faint whir, hitting its mark with precision!
However, in the next moment, Lin Yuan was completely stunned. The shot he fired resulted in a completely unharmed outcome; it couldn't break through the crab's defenses. Looking at the Mutated Raymond Coast Crab, it continued to lazily crawl around in place!
It became clear that this creature's shell Enhancement Level had to be at least above zero!
What a hassle!
Reluctantly, Lin Yuan immediately increased the Energy Output, overclocking it to 60%, which meant three times the critical damage. This time, the Laser Sniper Rifle finally made an impact, dealing a 'very lethal' damage of -1 point at the joint of the Raymond Coast Crab's leg.
Lin Yuan felt like he was about to spit blood. Help me, is this a turtle or a crab?
How could it be so unfazed?
It seemed that Ranged Attack was ineffective; he could only move forward and use the Hunter's Longsword to search for weak points to attack.
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