Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 1003: Chapter 109: Fruit 4

The powerful shockwave first transformed into a massive energy storm, then the energy storm triggered a space storm, continuously extending spatial wrinkles outward, giving those on the Star Destroyer a strong sense of seasickness, as if they were crashing into roaring waves in a gale.

”You can actually block it?”

For the first time, a change appeared in Hercules’ condescending gaze as he looked at Gao Gong, whose arms were like small shields and remained almost motionless. He found it extremely hard to understand.

Species in different tiers have limits to their strength.

Even if the other party reached the limit of a Tier 2 Species, logically, they shouldn’t withstand a single punch from him.

”It seems your development of the fruit is quite minimal,” Gao Gong said softly. During these three months, he had forcibly accumulated 2000 attribute points, raising his basic attributes to Tier 4, even touching the threshold of Tier 5.

This too is the ability of the fruit.

In the Sea of Light Rain, Gao Gong’s body suddenly entered a semi-mechanized state, with the Carbon Atom Reactor shining brightly. Countless ion jets covered from his shoulders to his toes, particularly in the areas of the upper arms, forearms, and fingers, emanating an aura that made Hercules very uncomfortable.

”Construct? Too bad it’s just a low-level construct. Don’t even talk about cutting through my gene sequence; you can’t even cut through my flesh!”

”Is that so? Then you also take one of my punches.”

Without any pre-motion, Gao Gong retaliated with a punch.

Although it was just a simple punch, the Biological Computer performed an overload calculation, simulating all defensive changes into this punch.

Similarly, the ability of the Zombie Fruit activated, and in the transformation space of the sports system, different constructs were instantly loaded.

Scythe Dance, Moon Defect, Finger Nuo Dance, Möbius Ring, Divine Flower

These five different constructs seemed to fuse into one at the moment of the punch, appearing to Hercules like repeatedly blooming steel lotuses, with countless silk threads entwined on each petal, the threads constantly dancing, drawing in moonlight from Moon Star, reflecting a cold chill that, upon touching his chest, caused all his vitality to come to a halt.

In the Cosmic Rain, a huge figure, like a meteorite, was forcefully knocked away.

Gao Gong’s attack did not stop, adopting a style of relentlessly beating a dog in the water, turning into a phantom in the cosmic vacuum and following closely after the opponent.

During the chase, his left arm began to transform, countless crimson single molecular lines shot out from the forearm, and at the end of the forearm, mechanical hands made of silk threads and plugins appeared. Some palms were covered with a layer of unsettling gray.

Hercules’ body seemed like a nuclear bomb accumulated to its limit, but before it could unleash a nuclear reaction, Gao Gong’s palm had already grabbed various parts of his body; an energy blocking membrane lit up from the palm, locking the opponent’s exertion firmly, and moreover, the areas grasped by several hands with gray substances quickly withered away.

Again, the same punch, but this time, the distinct sound of ’crack’ was heard; Hercules’ extremely condensed biological skeleton seemed to break one or two bones.

”You... damn it...”

A violent energy storm and a surging space storm began to converge once again, using Hercules as the eye of the storm, compressing rapidly, and a massive, indescribable gravitational force began to frantically devour the surrounding energy.

It was as if a nebula was collapsing, with gases and dust frantically converging around a humanoid energy body, forming an original star disk in high temperatures and high pressures.

And in one corner of the collapsing space, Gao Gong’s figure reappeared, his skin and flesh squeezed out a complex spongy structure, extruding biological liquid to melt energy and echo wall structures to absorb heavy blows.

S-Level Talent - Energy Absorption

S-Level Talent - Physical Absorption

However, whether it was ’Energy Absorption’ or ’Physical Absorption’, in the phenomenon of a nebula of this level, both had somewhat exceeded their limits.

Even the enormous suction compressed Gao Gong, pushing him step by step closer to the opponent.

If Gao Gong remembers correctly, the opponent’s fruit ability seems to be ’Gravity’, so the current situation is — a planet is being birthed.

Did the opponent become a Star Core?

Seeing the vacuum filled with all kinds of interstellar gases and the rapidly rising temperature, Gao Gong knew that he must forcibly interrupt this process, otherwise, the early advantage he gained through ’Plugin Fusion’ would surely be counteracted.

Fruit Ability Users are in the initial stage of becoming a ’Physical Deity’, but even in the initial stage, they possess a tremendously frightening ability.

Infinite Blood, Infinite Blue

In other words, as long as the fruit is developed to a certain extent, as long as you cannot come up with means to counter the opponent, no matter what kind of severe damage is dealt, the enemy will recover.

This is the strength of the Carbon-Based Pantheon.

The Mechanical Civilization can achieve unlimited overlord, and the Carbon-Based Civilization can also achieve ’unlimited overlord’.

However, real combat is not turn-based.

Gao Gong would not wait for the opponent to fully transform into a Star Core, manipulating ’Gravity’, before fighting them.

During the formation of the high-temperature and high-pressure ’Star Core’, a ’little sun’ suddenly rose.

The 10 million degrees of high temperature appeared at the core of the ’sun’, vaguely revealing itself as a long golden weapon, with a metal spearhead seemingly the ultimate embodiment of condensed flames, and crescent blades on both sides cutting into the void, carrying a natural ’annihilation’ reaction.

As Gao Gong dragged it along, a long space crack blossomed from the ’Star Core Magnetic Field’.

’This is—’

Hercules thought and was immediately pierced by a terrifying killing intent through the Biological Magnetic Field, directly targeting the core of the Divinity Gene. At this moment, this ’Gravity Divine Child’ suddenly revealed a moment of weakness.

Field of Destruction (Tier 3 Talent): In the process of life’s expansion, it always accumulates a kind of negative energy imperceptible to others. This energy is the ’Field of Destruction’, existing in stark contrast to the Life Magnet Field; those who pass the ’Field of Destruction’ determination, their various attributes will be weakened by 10%/20%/50%/100%.

[You performed ’Field of Destruction’ on level 120 special boss Hercules, system assessment...assessment completed, all basic attributes of Hercules -10%]

Though it was just the lowest level of weakening, as long as it secured a moment of weakness, for Gao Gong, that was enough.

In the next moment, the Cosmic Treasure ’Fiery Sun Long Halberd’ shattered the void; its spearhead pierced through the Star Core Gravity Field, piercing the Space Magnetic Field, piercing through the Star Core defense, and inserted into the opponent’s chest, hitting directly on the surface of the chest, that trace of metallic scratch.

The ’Star Core’ exploded instantly!!

From the player’s perspective, it was a ’human-shaped volcano’ ripping apart, with endless magma and flames burning through the void, vaporizing energy beams, igniting the surrounding interstellar gases one by one.

The Star Destroyer was instantly engulfed by the high-temperature flames.

The Cosmic Rain was ignited.

”What the f***!”

”What the f***!”

”What the f***ing f***!”

Seeing various celestial bodies engulfed and destroyed by the aftermath of the attack, witnessing the Star Destroyer with all defenses up still blaring alarms, and watching space tear open, with space particles battering against the space window, creating illusions in the visual organs, players had nothing more to say but ’What the f***’.

”How freaking powerful is this cutscene animation!!”

”What kind of special effects are these? Domestic effects? International effects? Interstellar effects? These are cosmic special effects!!”

”How biased must the planner be towards their own faction leader to enhance them to this degree!”

And in the center of the battlefield, Gao Gong’s figure reappeared, with his right hand placed in the collapsed, scorching void, clutching the Cosmic Treasure emanating endless ’Fission Effect’, while glancing at the system panel.

[You dealt 1 point of ’Planet Health’ damage to Hercules]