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Their spiritual core particles were also shattered by Chen Yuan's finishing blow.
[Ding! Survival points +150, +150, +150!]
The system's notification sounds were like pleasant accompaniment.
"efficiency."
Chen Yuan casually flicked his light blade, shaking off non-existent blood (which was actually evaporated), and turned his gaze to his next target, the Earth Roar patrolling in the open.
The Earth Roar was clearly enraged by the commotion and the aura of its companion's instant death. Its bloated body suddenly turned towards Chen Yuan, its huge mouth opening wide, and dark red energy frantically gathered and compressed deep in its throat.
"Loongson, ballistic prediction!" Chen Yuan calmly ordered in his mind.
[Target: Earth Roar. Attack Pattern: High-Energy Bio-Energy Bomb.]
[Energy storage completion rate: 87%...93%...100%!]
[Ballistic trajectory simulation: straight line, target locked on the host's chest.]
[Evasion options: Side roll (98% success rate) / Tanking (not recommended) / Interception (feasibility analysis underway...)]
Just as the energy compressed to its limit by the earth's roar was about to burst forth, a look of madness flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes, and he chose not to dodge.
"cut!"
Chen Yuan gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and with the electromagnetic laser sword carrying destructive arcs of electricity, he slashed upwards to meet the oncoming, bowl-sized, scarlet energy blast.
"Qiang!"
The yellow plasma blades collided with the blazing bio-energy blasts in mid-air. There was no stalemate, only the devastating sounds of cutting and annihilation.
The terrifying high temperature and kinetic energy contained in the electromagnetic laser sword are like a red-hot knife cutting into butter.
The crimson energy blast was forcibly cleaved in two, and the two halves of the energy flowed like an out-of-control torrent, grazing past Chen Yuan's sides and crashing into the ruins of the buildings behind him.
"Roar?"
For the first time, anthropomorphic horror and disbelief appeared in the giant, scarlet eyes of the Earth Roar.
Its strongest attack was actually cleaved in two by a mere human... with a single sword strike?
In that instant of astonishment, a silver figure arrived.
With a piercing shriek that seemed to tear everything apart, Chen Yuan's lightsaber made a clean and swift horizontal slash from left to right.
"Hey!"
The scorching blade of light sliced through the relatively vulnerable side of the Earth Roar's neck without any hindrance, and the massive head, spraying out dark purple blood that had been instantly carbonized by the high temperature, tumbled and flew away.
The super-intelligent optical brain dragon core detects, scans, analyzes, and locks onto the core of the spirit particle. He no longer needs to search for it; he can directly kill it according to the marked location.
[Ding! Successfully defeated Earth Howler x1, gaining 500 Survival Points!]
"call……"
Chen Yuan breathed slightly, his lightsaber pointing diagonally at the ground, the tip still crackling with restless arcs of electricity.
At this moment, he shook his slightly numb arm. The recoil from slashing the energy blast was considerable, and he needed to become stronger.
His gaze swept over the system interface: [Survival Points: 4328 points.]
The difference in efficiency is truly enormous!
However, battles are not always so exhilarating.
"squeak!"
A piercing shriek came from below, and two spiky eels, like gray bone whips, shot out of the sand beside the corpse of the Earth Roar like ghosts.
Their target was not Chen Yuan's vital points, but rather the gap between his right wrist holding the sword and the knee joint of his battle suit.
At the same time, their slender tail tips suddenly snapped upwards, spraying out two streams of viscous, corrosive liquid that emitted a ghostly green fluorescence.
"You scoundrel!"
Chen Yuan cursed under his breath. These things appeared and disappeared unpredictably. Although the corrosive liquid would not be immediately fatal to the nano-armor, it would accelerate the consumption of core energy and fatigue, which was a continuous problem.
With a flick of his wrist, the lightsaber deflected the corrosive liquid that was aimed at his wrist at a precise angle.
At the same time, he exerted force with his feet and jumped back swiftly, narrowly avoiding another jet aimed at his knee. The explosive force amplified by the nano-pulse instantly created distance between Chen Yuan and the spiky eel.
"Loongson, mark these rats in the gutter!" Chen Yuan said, somewhat annoyed.
[Target: 4 spiny eels, Behavior pattern: High-speed stealth attacks, prioritizing joints and the mouth that sprays corrosive liquid.]
[Recommendation: Use area-of-effect attacks or precise single-target attacks.]
Chen Yuan did not choose to expend energy to use area-of-effect attacks (the battle suit does not currently have a large-area-effect attack function).
His eyes sharpened, and he raised his lightsaber again, drawing two swift yellow streaks.
"Tsk! Tsk!"
With precise piercing, the light blade, like a venomous snake's tongue, instantly pierced the relatively vulnerable heads of the two spiny eels. The extremely high temperature instantly carbonized them, not even giving them a chance to spray out corrosive liquid a second time.
[Ding, Survival points +60, +60!]
Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are.
Having resolved the last problem, Chen Yuan looked up at the sky.
At the edge of the leaden-gray sky, the last faint ray of light was about to be swallowed by darkness.
The chill in the wind intensified, and the roars of the Devouring Beasts in the distance became more frequent and frenzied, as if welcoming a grand feast of the night.
"It's getting dark, we should go back."
Chen Yuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the boiling blood and excited emotions within him caused by continuous battles.
In the wasteland, the night is the stage for even more terrifying predators; blind confidence is tantamount to suicide.
He quickly cleaned up the battlefield, finished off the Spirit Seed core with a single blow, and then Chen Yuan did not choose to return to the coffin spot that had been visited by the spine.
This time, he was more cautious.
Choose a partially collapsed old factory building with a relatively complex structure.
Instead of going directly to the top floor, they stopped in a corner of the middle floor that was partially surrounded by the wreckage of a huge metal device.
The view here is relatively open (you can see the entrance and part of the passage), with heavy metal roof remnants overhead, and twisted steel plates and machine debris on three sides serving as natural shelters, with only one narrow entrance.
"Loongson, scan the structure here and assess the weak points in the defenses," Chen Yuan ordered in his mind.
[Scanning in progress... Structural stability: Moderate (no risk of collapse at present).]
[Primary threats: entrance passage, overhead ventilation ducts (partially damaged), and the floor below (with holes; be wary of burrowing monsters).]
[Recommendation: Install multiple physical and energy warning traps.]
"it is good."
Chen Yuan immediately opened the system shop and quickly searched under the "Survival Assistance" category. Points were precious, so he chose the most cost-effective option:
"Vibration-sensitive mine (basic type) x2: Consumes 100 points. Placed under the ground of the only entrance passage, it triggers a small directional shock wave on targets that experience violent vibrations when stepped on, mainly serving as an early warning and delay function."
Chapter 9 Night Attack
"Abnormal Life Interference Generator (Miniature) x1: Consumes 300 points. Placed in the center of the hideout, it emits weak and chaotic biological energy fluctuations after activation, which can mask the clear life energy signals emitted by the user to a certain extent and reduce the probability of being detected and locked on from a distance."
"High-pitched decoy (disposable) x1: Consumes 150 points. Set to passive trigger mode and attaches to a vibration mine. When the mine is triggered, this decoy will bounce in the opposite direction and emit an extremely loud high-frequency sonic boom to attract the attention of the Devouring Beast."
Setting up the traps took some time.
The shock mines were carefully buried under the loose soil in the entrance passage. A bio-source interference device, only the size of a fist, was activated and hidden in the gaps of the equipment wreckage, emitting extremely weak and imperceptible energy fluctuations.
The sonic boom decoy was cleverly fixed in the shadow of a beam above the passage.
After doing all this, Chen Yuan finally stepped into this heavily "protected" corner.
Before that, he checked the condition of his combat suit:
[Core Energy: 62%] (After combat consumption and solar energy replenishment are offset), [Nano Repair Reserve: 87%] (Slight corrosion of shoulder armor has been repaired).
Then, Chen Yuan leaned against the cold, heavy metal wreckage and slowly sat down.
He didn't remove his combat suit, remaining fully armed. He only removed the visor of his helmet, exposing his tired face to the rusty air, and for the first time, he felt relaxed like this.
Chen Yuan exchanged for a nutritional paste that still tasted terrible, but could quickly replenish energy, and ate it silently.
"Loongson, raise the alert level to the highest level. Monitor the status of all sensors and traps. If there is any abnormality, wake me up immediately," Chen Yuan ordered in his mind.
[Command confirmed. Alert mode: highest. Comprehensive monitoring activated. Abnormal event threshold setting: extremely low.]
[It is recommended that the host enter a light state of hibernation, maintaining partial awareness and alertness.]
"Ah."
Chen Yuan responded and slowly closed his eyes, but did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, he reviewed the day's battle in his mind, especially the thrilling scene of the lightsaber splitting the energy blast and the annoyance of being ambushed by the spiked eel.
"My current battle suit isn't strong enough; it needs to be upgraded. I can't risk things like the Lighthouse and Dragonbone Village yet. I need to play it safe for a while longer, developing stealthily and avoiding recklessness to ensure my safety." Thinking this, Chen Yuan slowly drifted off to sleep, but he didn't fall into a deep sleep.
……
Night has completely fallen over the wasteland world.
The wind whistled through the holes in the ruins, sounding like the wailing of a dead soul.
The roars of the Devouring Beasts rose and fell, more violent and thirsty than during the day, as they searched for any possible life.
In the darkness, countless scarlet eyes flickered and wandered in the shadows of the ruins.
Under the faint "camouflage" woven by the bio-source material disruptor, Chen Yuan forced himself to maintain a shallow state of hibernation.
The cold, impersonal monitoring data stream from Loongson processors slipped past the edge of consciousness like background noise.
After an unknown amount of time, suddenly...
"Warning, warning!"
"Vibration-sensitive landmine A is triggered, releasing a shock wave."
"High-pitched decoy activated, sound source direction: southeast by south."
"A cluster of highly intense abnormal life forms has been detected. Quantity: extremely large. Speed: extremely fast."
"Threat level: High; Source direction: All entrances, above, below, side intersections..."