63: Chapter 63 Forbidden Mech Activation!

Led by Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng, Lin Yan and his group left the arrow tower and headed toward the interior of the city wall.

Along the way, they passed through several heavy steel gates over a hundred meters high, each requiring a different key to open.

The number of guards also increased as they went.

Finally, the group arrived in front of a massive lifting platform.

"We're here," Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng said.

Rumble—accompanied by the sound of machinery, the lifting platform slowly descended.

Ten meters. Fifty meters. One hundred meters...

It took several full minutes of descent before they reached the bottom.

The view before them suddenly opened up.

Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes.

This was a massive underground space with a ceiling height exceeding three hundred meters.

The surroundings were filled with thick steel pillars, and countless searchlights shone down from above, illuminating the entire space as bright as day.

And in the center of the space stood a breathtaking figure.

Two hundred meters tall.

Pitch black like iron.

Hundreds of chains, each over two meters in diameter, were wrapped around its limbs and torso, as if sealing away some kind of monster.

Even though it clearly wasn't activated, it still radiated a heart-palpitating sense of oppression.

Qin Chuan's mouth hung open.

He couldn't speak for a long time.

"Holy crap..."

"Is this really a mecha?"

Lin Yan also looked up.

Even with his current physique, standing before this forbidden mecha, he still felt minuscule.

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng said slowly:

"This is the forbidden mecha."

"For a hundred years, it has never truly been activated."

As he spoke, he took out a thick file and placed it in front of them.

First page.

Death.

Second page.

Death.

Third page.

Death.

...

For dozens of consecutive pages, it was all data on different pilots.

The results, however, were shockingly consistent.

All failures.

Some suffered brain death.

Some had mental breakdowns.

Some became vegetative.

The one who lasted the longest only held on for nine seconds.

The air suddenly turned quiet.

Shen Xin, however, walked step by step toward the forbidden mecha. Her eyes glimmered with a light never seen before, and she wiped a bit of drool from the corner of her mouth, muttering, "So big..."

"I want to try."

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng took a deep breath and finally nodded.

"Begin the connection."

Boom!

The massive mechanical platform started up.

A lifting device sent Shen Xin toward the chest area of the forbidden mecha.

Soon, she entered the cockpit.

The next moment.

Countless neural interface devices lit up simultaneously.

Blinding red light instantly covered the entire cockpit.

[Detecting pilot...]

[Neural synchronization starting...]

[Giant neural network connecting...]

Boom!

A terrifying mental shock suddenly erupted.

Inside the cockpit, countless wills of madness, tyranny, slaughter, and devouring surged in frantically.

It was as if millions of giants were roaring in her ears.

Shen Xin's face instantly turned pale, her body trembled violently, veins bulged on her forehead, and blood flowed down from the tip of her nose.

Qin Chuan's expression changed drastically.

"Holy crap!"

"Stop it quickly!"

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng stared intensely, his fists clenching involuntarily.

However, in the very next second.

A soft white light suddenly shone from within Shen Xin.

[Heart of Light] activated!

Her talent began to take effect, and all mental erosion was frantically weakened.

The torrent that was originally enough to destroy her consciousness was actually forcibly blocked.

[Synchronization rate 10%]

[Synchronization rate 30%]

[Synchronization rate 60%]

[Synchronization rate 90%]

The entire underground space fell into dead silence.

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng was filled with shock.

"How is it possible... It actually succeeded!"

For the first time in a hundred years, someone had made it through the synchronization phase.

[Synchronization rate 100%]

Boom!!!

The eyes of the forbidden mecha, closed for a hundred years, suddenly lit up, and scarlet light pierced through the entire underground space.

The earth shook, and hundreds of chains tightened simultaneously.

The war weapon that had slept for a hundred years had finally awakened!

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

"Hahahaha—hahahaha—"

Everyone was stunned on the spot.

This voice...

Was it Shen Xin?

Immediately after, her voice, excited to the extreme, rang out again.

"So this is what it feels like!"

"It's amazing!"

"Hahaha!!"

Boom!

The forbidden mecha took a step, and the entire underground space shook violently.

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng's expression changed wildly.

"Stop!"

"Stop quickly!!"

However.

At this moment, Shen Xin seemed completely unable to hear.

"Where's the boss?"

"Where are the giants?"

"I want to kill the boss!"

"Hahahaha—"

Boom!!

Another foot landed.

Large cracks split across the entire testing ground.

Qin Chuan was completely dumbfounded.

"Holy crap!"

"Is this really Shen Xin?"

"Has she been possessed?"

Jiang Ruoxue was also filled with shock.

That gentle and quiet girl from ordinary days had actually turned into this.

At this moment, the forbidden mecha had already started walking toward the exit.

"Let me out!"

"I want to go to the giant camp!"

"Hahahaha!"

"Where is the boss!"

"I want to fight ten of them!!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng broke into a cold sweat.

"Stop her quickly!"

"The mental consumption of this thing is terrifyingly high!"

"If this continues, she'll be drained dry!"

Just then, a figure stood in front of the forbidden mecha.

It was none other than Lin Yan.

The forbidden mecha lowered its head, its scarlet eyes looking at him.

Lin Yan spoke calmly:

"Come back."

The voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the cockpit.

The channel was silent for two seconds.

Then, Shen Xin's somewhat aggrieved voice sounded.

"Oh..."

Everyone: "???"

The next second, the forbidden mecha stopped again.

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng almost collapsed onto the ground.

That was too scary!

This century-old forbidden war weapon had just awakened and almost charged out by itself to solo the giant camp.

Several minutes later, the connection device disconnected.

The cockpit slowly opened, and Shen Xin walked out.

Her face was somewhat pale, but she was otherwise unharmed.

Seeing the look in everyone's eyes, she was a bit confused.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Chuan pointed at her.

"You just almost ran off to solo the entire giant camp!"

"You even asked where the boss was!"

"And you said you wanted to fight ten of them!"

Shen Xin was stunned instantly.

"Huh?"

She scratched her head in embarrassment.

"Was I... really that crazy just now?"

Everyone nodded in unison.

Shen Xin's face instantly turned red, and she wished she could crawl into a crack in the ground.

Just then, a system notification suddenly rang out.

[Hidden side quest completed, successfully activated the forbidden mecha]

[Obtained Blue Rare Equipment ×4]

[Obtained Blue Rare Skill Book ×1]

Beams of light appeared in front of everyone, and the equipment was quickly distributed.

And the one belonging to Shen Xin was a silvery-white necklace.

[Radiant Necklace · Level 15]

[Quality: Blue Rare]

[Effect: Spirit +30, Spirit recovery speed +50%, Spirit consumption reduced by 20%]

[Wearing requirement: Level ≥ 15]

Seeing the stats.

Shen Xin's eyes immediately lit up. This was equipment completely tailor-made for her. Unfortunately, she was only level 13 and couldn't equip it yet.

A separate notification sound rang in Lin Yan's mind.

[hextech system detects host completed hidden side quest, obtained extra Hextech selection opportunity ×1]

[This extra selection comes with a 20% high-quality probability bonus]

[Generating Hextech options...]

[This Hextech quality: Silver tier]

[Selectable Hextech:]

No. 1 Hextech: Slight increase in luck — Luck +10

No. 2 Hextech: Enemy Repelling Field — When your HP is below 60% and below 30%, you will knock back nearby enemies

No. 3 Hextech: Self-Destruction — After activation, a bomb will be attached to you. After 3 seconds, it will explode, dealing massive 25% true damage and knock-up to yourself and nearby enemies. Cooldown: 1 hour.

Lin Yan thought about it for a moment. The first two were useless. Although the third one had a huge side effect, it was still usable.

After choosing the third one, a massive surge of energy appeared within his body, feeling as if it would erupt at any moment.

At the same time, the last skill book slowly descended.

[Active Skill: Wings of Light]

[Quality: Blue Rare]

[Skill Effect: Consumes 2000 Mana and Spirit to condense wings of light. Flight speed and duration are affected by Spirit. The higher the Spirit, the stronger the flight effect. Cooldown: 30 minutes.]

[Learning Requirement: Level > 10, Spirit ≥ 30]

Shen Xin chose to learn it without hesitation and tried to cast this skill on herself.

The next second, countless points of light condensed behind her.

Whoosh—a pair of pure white wings of light suddenly unfolded, reaching four meters wide, holy and beautiful.

The moment the skill was completed, the Light of Synchronization triggered automatically.

Hum!

Wings of light appeared behind Jiang Ruoxue.

Wings of light appeared behind Qin Chuan.

A pair of wings also appeared behind Lin Yan.

Then, everyone fell silent.

Because the wings of light behind Lin Yan were simply too big.

The massive wings of light, over 200 meters long, slowly unfolded, like an angel from myth descending, directly obscuring half of the underground space.

Qin Chuan's mouth twitched frantically.

"Why? It's the same skill!"

"Why are your wings so much bigger than ours?"

Lin Yan looked down and answered seriously:

"Maybe because I am bigger."

Qin Chuan: "..."

That makes so much sense; there's simply no way to refute it.

Soon, the four of them flew into the sky from the lifting platform simultaneously. Experiencing the feeling of flight for the first time, everyone had a smile on their face.

Unfortunately, three minutes later, the wings of light slowly dissipated, and everyone landed back on the ground.

Shen Xin's face was also noticeably paler, obviously having consumed a great deal. However, the others didn't have much of a reaction; this skill only consumed the caster's Spirit, and the degree of Spirit consumption depended on the target of the release.

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng nodded, "A very good ability."

"However, try not to use it again before the general attack tomorrow. Conserve your Spirit; the real battle is still to come."

Everyone nodded, but just as they were leaving the underground space, a loud, long roar suddenly rang out from the giant camp in the darkness in the distance.

It slowly echoed through the night sky.

Woo—

Mecha Captain Zhao Tiesheng stopped abruptly, his expression changing drastically.

"They're starting to assemble... The giants are attacking ahead of schedule!"

Everyone looked up toward the distance, where at the end of the darkness, a massive silhouette that seemed to connect heaven and earth was slowly standing up.