Cosmic-Level Demon God-Chapter 99 - 87 - A Single Strike Dealing 9 Damage, Dropping a Legendary Gold Item (Third Release!)

Chapter 99: Chapter 87 - A Single Strike Dealing 999 Damage, Dropping a Legendary Gold Item (Third Release!)

Cheng Ze stood at the edge of the factory rooftop, the increasingly hot circuit board deeply embedded in his chest, its black tendrils extending outwards as if becoming part of his body.

The organic mind felt like a candle flame in the wind, being suppressed, gradually weakening.

Memories of the past began to shatter, like a piggy bank smashed on the ground, beautiful coins spilling out in a clatter.

Many faces flashed through his mind, burdened parents, a less gray-haired Teacher Liang, and Ah Biao, who had hung around the Righteous Fist Society with him...

His consciousness flashed back to Jiushong Port, where Qin Lihao stored his collection in a container filled with dazzling treasures.

Gold bars, cash, powder, lewd photos, and videotapes... a wealthy man’s indulgences, all in abundance.

One could imagine Qin Lihao often visiting alone, sitting on that brown leather sofa, savoring his successful and fulfilling life.

"Why? Why can they live like this while we have to eat leftovers?"

Jealousy and anger surged within Cheng Ze, urging him to set the fire.

He wanted to burn all these wonderful things to ashes, leaving nothing.

"Flesh is weak and bitter..."

Releasing his suppressed negative emotions, Cheng Ze suddenly heard whispered murmurs, not knowing where they came from, like they were transmitted from all directions, echoing around him.

"Use your blood! Awaken me! Use your blood—awaken me!"

Cheng Ze complied, performing a strange esoteric ritual.

Afterward, he received a "Mechanical Heart."

"Flesh is weak and bitter."

Lowering his head, Cheng Ze muttered:

"My physical potential has reached its limit; it’s impossible to exceed fifty points in this lifetime. Mechanical Ascension is the only way... Flesh is weak, Mechanical Ascension!"

He raised his head, the Electronic Demon in his mind roared as well. Before he could utter his ambitious words, two blinding high beams flashed on his face.

"Damn, no manners!"

Cheng Ze instantly fumed, his now metallic eyes lightly rotating, and he issued a command:

"Crush her!"

The off-road vehicle transformed into a metallic monster, leaped off the factory, sweeping aside the equally virus-infected household electronics, striding towards Chen Yun in the car.

She quickly retreated, silently thinking:

"Mr. Qin, it’s all up to you!"

She had heard that the Old Martial Sect possessed the Turtle Breath Secret Technique, capable of hiding one’s aura, making it seem human.

But against electronic scanning from mechanical life, could this method be effective?

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"Can’t see me, can’t see me..."

Qin Shi activated the "Electronic Mind," swaggering as he stealthily infiltrated the factory area, bypassing the patrolling refrigerators and televisions which completely ignored his presence.

Actually, it couldn’t be said they ignored him; some friendlier appliances like hairdryers and radios greeted him.

"Wuuuu..."

"Zzzzz..."

From the third gear hot wind of the hairdryer and the cheerful music on the radio, Qin Shi genuinely felt their enthusiasm.

He could even understand a bit, like casual remarks "Have you eaten?" and "Nice weather."

"If the explosion at the military factory had also brought forth an Electronic Demon, it’s hard to imagine the damage. Those hot weapons and electronic devices could form an army to sweep Dangyang East Suburb."

Qin Shi ventured deeper into the factory, and the closer he got to Cheng Ze, the stronger the fluctuations from the electronic products imbued with "mind," resembling vivid life.

Dark flames swirled, imprinting similar insignias one after another.

On closer inspection, it seemed to depict a vague form of a human-faced sheep and tiger-teethed human claws.

Taotie?

Qin Shi recalled the code name given to the Star God deep within Heng Province by Dongxia.

One of the Ten Evils.

"Hey, has ’Overgrowth’ been triggered as well?"

Qin Shi mingled among the motorcycles and scooters, slowly moving his steps toward the rooftop where Cheng Ze was, suddenly feeling a fire-like hunger spreading throughout his body.

A few lines of textual information appeared before his eyes:

"Ingredient Category: Fire"

"Quality: Intermediate"

"Edible Part: Energy Reserve"

"Consumption Effect: Electronic Perception, Mechanical Affinity, Spirit Immunity, Blood Stagnation, with a certain chance to obtain the ’Mechanical Apprentice’ profession certification."

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"This aggro pull is too hard!"

Chen Yun drove the Black Knight Guard, wildly turning the steering wheel to evade the crazed pursuit of the metal monster.

Despite looking bulky and heavy, the monster actually had strong horsepower, its V8 engine roaring and spewing thick black smoke.

She both restrained the metal monster like walking a dog and intermittently used her high beams to shine at Cheng Ze, increasing his anger value.

"Annoying guy!"

On the rooftop, Cheng Ze was receiving the overwhelming electronic waves. If he could move, he would have personally transformed the Black Knight Guard into his loyal slave.

He commanded again, and the factory filled with rumbling sounds, as ghost motorcycles charged out like iron cavalry, surrounding Chen Yun, determined to drown her in a steel torrent.

Those ghost motorcycles, flashing scarlet lights with a fearsome presence, made Chen Yun grip the steering wheel tightly, desperately wanting Qin Shi to share the suffocating pressure.

Bang!

A booming sound sparked hope in Chen Yun’s eyes; was that a gunshot?

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Five kilometers away at the vantage point, Old Shen’s shoulder shook violently, he leaned back, almost getting toppled.

The Storm Razor, stably positioned, like a god throwing a lightning-infused spear, rumbled across the sky, then sliced through the atmosphere, tearing through all obstacles!

"Pity it’s only three-star, not fast enough."

Old Shen felt a twinge of regret; the Storm Razor’s muzzle velocity was only nine hundred meters per second, giving a target five kilometers away time to react.

The eleven-millimeter diameter Purification Bullet, spanning several streets, was aimed precisely at Cheng Ze, its sheer power capable of splitting a buffalo in two meant the shooter didn’t need to aim for vital points.

A hit meant certain death!

"Stop!"

Cheng Ze calmly issued the command; his reaction and dynamic vision couldn’t keep up with the bullet’s trajectory, but the omnipresent signals in the air would relay the crisis early on.

No assassination could affect him.

Even a ten-star legendary firearm couldn’t outrun the 300 million meters per second electronic transmission speed.

Bang bang!

Two more gunshots.

Old Shen’s shoulder throbbed with pain from the recoil; his age made him struggle to control the three-star Storm Razor.

"I did my best. Couldn’t kill Ah Ze; he’s lucky, I’m not."

After firing three Purification Bullets, he leaned exhausted against the wall, not bothering to check the final outcome.

For a Gun Master, misses rarely happened, the culprits were often other factors.

"Stop! Stop!"

Cheng Ze issued two more orders; the Purification Bullets, marked with gear insignias, seemed to be grabbed forcibly, their fierce kinetic energy diminishing, eventually falling to the ground with soft thuds.

"Plan declared failed."

The secretary, raising binoculars, shook her head, dialing the temporary command room line.

"If this doesn’t kill him, I guess I’ll have to die gloriously..."

Chen Yun slumped in the driver’s seat, surrounded by ghost motorcycles blocking her Black Knight Guard, with the metal monster menacingly approaching, readying to tear open the car and squeeze her into tomato juice.

"Notify Central City that I consider using the destructive strike... Huh?"

In the command room, Chen Ruofu sighed and made the worst plan, but then fixed his gaze back on the factory’s status screen.

Waiting for death, Chen Yun didn’t feel the anticipated shattering pain. She cautiously opened a slit in her eyelid to find that the metal monster seemed to be paused, stiffly frozen there.

Chen Yun, seemingly realizing something, climbed over the car top, straining her eyes, and indeed saw Qin Shi’s figure.

"This kid! He’s really done it!"

On the factory rooftop, Cheng Ze, hoarse, turned his head with difficulty towards the youthful face.

"Ah... Shi?"

No matter how he tried, he couldn’t understand how Qin Shi bypassed the surrounding vibrating, wandering, and oscillating electronic signals to get close to him.

"Zhe Ge, sorry. My family indeed needs that old TV."

He gently pulled out the knife from the chest, holding the detached, circuit-board-like "Mechanical Heart."

Due to Cheng Ze’s flesh gradually becoming metal, there was hardly any blood, only black, sticky liquid like oil splattering out.

"Ah Shi... I still couldn’t leave Old Factory Street."

Cheng Ze, drained of strength, staggered forward a couple steps, slipping off the rooftop edge.

He closed his eyes, imagining himself like porcelain, shattering to pieces.

At least, it wasn’t a bad ending...

"Hey, Zhe Ge."

With quick reflexes, Qin Shi grabbed Cheng Ze, dragging him back up, babbling:

"I avoided your heart with that stab, shouldn’t be fatal. Maybe we should wait, honestly explain the case, and strive for leniency!"

One hand gripping the circuit board, the other holding Cheng Ze, he thought despite Zhe Ge’s impact being big, the actual damage seemed minimal, perhaps compensating the Old Factory Street neighbors’ electronics.

With the organic mind reclaiming dominance, the brain-torturing fevered screams subsided, Cheng Ze weakly slumped on the ground, bitterly smiling at the now lifeless electronic products.

"Ah Shi... thank you."

Holding the circuit board hosting Star God’s kin, Qin Shi’s vision suddenly filled with dazzling golden light.

An unprecedented intense hunger struck his mind, his entire body signaling extreme craving—

"Ingredient Category: Martial Arts Family Qi" freewebnoveℓ.com

"Quality: Special Level"

"Edible Part: Carrier"

"Consumption Effect: Mysteries of Qi, Mysteries of Power, Unbreakable Dominance Body, Death Gate Shattered, Martial Arts Enthusiasm, Battle Zeal, Bright Mirror Calm Water..."

"Whoa, golden legend!"

Qin Shi’s eyes appeared buried under golden effects layered upon one another, barely able to keep up.

Is this the "Holy Relic" of some great Martial Artist?