9: Extraordinary Modification

Lin Ye carefully tallied the abundant gains from killing the elite zombie, his gaze finally settling on the special materials: charge crystal, void essence, and demonized tendon.

They were just right to test the effects of Extraordinary Modification.

"Materials like Hardened Bone Fragments are more defensive, so I'll save them for now. My M-1 floating cannon pursues extreme offensive power."

Lin Ye's mind was made up. He decided to first use the three bronze materials with the most offensive potential to strengthen his three existing LV3 m-1 type miniature floating cannons.

According to the description of Extraordinary Modification LV3, each mechanical construct can be upgraded 3 times. Each upgrade grants special effects and additional attribute points.

He first selected an LV3 floating cannon.

Lin Ye activated the Extraordinary Modification skill. Guided by his consciousness, the charge crystal transformed into a wisp of pure, cyan lightning energy, slowly merging into the floating cannon's core.

"A floating cannon has completed an Extraordinary Modification using a charge crystal! Gained the special effect Charge Paralysis! Gained an additional +200 base attack power!"

Fine cyan electrical patterns appeared on the floating cannon's shell, and leaping electric arcs flickered within its muzzle energy.

Immediately after, Lin Ye performed a second modification on the same floating cannon, using void essence. Dark Void Energy rapidly permeated the cannon's body.

"A floating cannon has completed an Extraordinary Modification using void essence! Gained the special effect True Strike! Attack Power +200!"

Beside the electrical patterns on the floating cannon's surface, deep purple lines were added, exuding an even more dangerous aura.

Finally, the demonized tendon was used for this floating cannon's third and final modification at this stage. Blood-red patterns spread out, complementing the cyan and purple colors.

"A floating cannon has completed an Extraordinary Modification using a demonized tendon! Gained the special effect Furious Stacks! Attack Power +200!"

After three modifications, this floating cannon was completely reborn. Lin Ye immediately checked its detailed data:

"m-1 type miniature floating cannon (Extraordinary Modified)"

Type: Mechanical Construct (Bronze)

Health Points: 2000

Attack Power: 1600

agility: 100

Attack Speed: 0.05S

Physical Defense: 300

Skills: Energy Overload, Charge Paralysis, True Strike, Furious Stacks

"Energy Overload: The floating cannon can perform an overloaded shot in a short time, dealing 1500% damage, followed by a brief cooldown (1 second)."

"Charge Paralysis: Attacks can put the target into a paralyzed state for 1 second. While paralyzed, the target cannot move and takes 50% increased damage."

"True Strike: Each attack deals additional true damage equal to 100% of its own attack power."

"Furious Stacks: After each attack hits a target, its own attack power increases by 50%, stacking up to 10 times (maximum 500% additional attack power). The effect resets if no attack is made again within 100 seconds."

"Too powerful!" Lin Ye looked at the refreshed attribute panel, especially the 1600 attack power and the three passive effects that could be called divine skills. His heart was filled with excitement. And this was just one!

Without stopping, he immediately used the same method, consuming the remaining charge crystals, void essences, demonized tendons, and other bronze materials, to perform three complete Extraordinary Modifications on the other two LV3 m-1 type miniature floating cannons, bringing them to the exact same extraordinary form as the first one.

The three Extraordinary Modified floating cannons floated silently. Their appearance was more ferocious and mysterious than ordinary cannons, and the energy fluctuations they emitted were far more terrifying.

Subsequently, Lin Ye consumed mana again and summoned ten standard m-1 type miniature floating cannons.

At this moment, he was surrounded by a total of fifteen floating cannons.

Three were Extraordinary types with explosive attributes and three major special effects, and twelve were standard types with powerful attack power. A Floating Cannon Legion of initial scale had already formed.

"With the three Extraordinary types as the core," Lin Ye quickly formed teams, "I'll set up three squads. Each squad will have one Extraordinary floating cannon as the captain, leading four standard floating cannons."

This configuration ensured that each squad had core powerful output and special effect strike capabilities, while also forming sufficient firepower density.

"Floating Squad One, advance with me," Lin Ye commanded. The four standard cannons led by the first modified Extraordinary cannon immediately adjusted their formation and followed closely. "Floating Squads Two and Three, target the fan-shaped area ahead, free hunt, begin cleanup!"

The other two squads, led by Extraordinary cannons, were like unleashed beasts, transforming into ten streaks of light and spreading out at astonishing speed into the distance, beginning efficient and ruthless autonomous monster farming.

Lin Ye could clearly perceive the combat data transmitted back from them: whether it was ordinary Healthy Zombies or the occasional level 5 elite monsters, they were as fragile as paper in the face of these two squads' terrifying firepower.

True damage ignored defense, paralysis control increased damage and expanded their advantage, and attack stacking made them stronger the longer they fought... Just looking at the combat efficiency fed back through the mental link, Lin Ye could imagine what a devastating scene it was.

He himself, along with the escort squad, slowly walked towards the core area of a giant void rift, nearly a hundred meters in diameter.

The sporadic resistance along the way had long been instantly wiped out by the escort squad.

Lin Ye's attention was more focused on observing the giant rift, which emitted dense Void Energy.

Just as he was less than five hundred meters from the grotesque purple giant eye, and could clearly feel the violent and chaotic aura emanating from it, a cold system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind:

"Warning! You have approached a high-concentration Void Energy radiation source—Void rift G617-α003!"

"Special energy fluctuations detected, dungeon entrance activated!"

"Dungeon Name: Zombie Horde (G617-α003)"

"Dungeon Type: Defense/Annihilation (Easy, Normal, Hard are Defense; Nightmare, Hell difficulty are Annihilation)"

"Dungeon Background: This was once a top Alpha Biotechnology Center, where a biochemical experiment aimed at breaking the limits of life went out of control. Its failed products were corroded by the Void Rifts during the 'Great Advent' at a critical juncture. The Power of the Abyss thoroughly corrupted this immortal biological aggregate, and the plague it released turned the entire area into a land of death."

"Entry Method: After reaching the core area of the rift, you can choose a difficulty to enter."

"Difficulty Levels: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell difficulty"

"Special Rule: Teams/individuals who successfully clear Hell difficulty will have their clear record counted towards 'Rift Purification Progress'. When the cumulative number of successful 'Hell difficulty' clears for Void rift G617-α003 in this map reaches 10,000, this rift will be completely purified and disappear!"

"Note: Dungeon internal death rules follow current world rules (within the novice protection period)."

"Dungeon?" Lin Ye stopped, a glint flashing in his eyes.

"Clearing the highest difficulty 10,000 times can completely purify the rift? It seems this is the way to completely solve the Void Rifts on Blue Star."