183: Chapter 183 Mythical Fragment Acquired

"Hurry up and kill it!"

Shen Wanbing warned sharply.

"Conventional firepower cannot penetrate its outer bone armor."

"The mechanical core is behind the chest cavity, protected by three layers of ancient bone plates."

Mio continued to shout.

"Do not let it get close to the sea-stabilizing needle!"

"It still has a Gray-White Holy Court backdoor inside; once it connects a second time, it will reopen the Bronze Giant Gate!"

The Guardian lunged again.

Chen Chen put Blood Rose aside and took out the sea-stabilizing needle with his left hand.

After the golden short rod was in his hand, it unexpectedly extended into a long spear on its own.

On Shen Wanbing's panel, the values skyrocketed.

"The sea-stabilizing needle is responding to your Mental Power."

Chen Chen did not reply.

206 points of Mental Power poured into the sea-stabilizing needle.

Blue-gold light patterns spread along the spear shaft.

The Guardian lunged into mid-air.

Chen Chen raised the spear and pointed.

[Sea-Stabilizing Domain triggered.]

The Guardian's massive body stopped in mid-air.

Only for half a second.

It was enough.

Chen Chen drew the Rift-Sky Gravity Ship-Slayer Blade with his right hand.

He stomped his foot and rushed in front of the Guardian's chest.

A twenty-five-fold Gravity Domain pressed down.

The golden Rift-Sky Gravity Ship-Slayer Blade hacked into the first layer of bone armor.

Crack!

The second layer of bone armor shattered.

Just as the third layer of mechanical plate lit up with a gray-white shield, a Gravity Collapse erupted at the blade's edge.

A micro-black hole formed, tearing the mechanical plate inward.

Chen Chen took the opportunity to thrust the blade into the core.

"Explode."

The black collapse point expanded inside the Guardian.

The mechanical spine, ancient flesh, pipelines, and bone armor were all torn inward.

The Guardian's massive body twitched three times and then collapsed to its knees with a boom.

The chest core was pulled into a scrap heap.

The next second, it exploded entirely.

A large amount of mechanical parts and deep-sea flesh scattered across the floor.

Su Xiaoqi ran back holding the roast meat bag and glanced at the corpse.

"Can this be eaten?"

Mio was almost on the verge of a breakdown.

"Why do you want to eat everything!"

Shen Wanxing sat on the ground, hugging a blanket, still not recovered.

Chen Chen walked over and lifted her up.

Shen Wanxing's legs went weak.

"Are... are we going to touch it again?"

Chen Chen pointed at the Guardian's remains.

"The ultimate blind box."

Shen Wanxing's small face turned pale.

"It almost swatted me to death just now!"

"That's why it's more valuable."

"..."

Shen Wanxing was forced to walk to the Guardian's chest remains.

She closed her eyes, her fingers trembling as she touched the core fragments.

The first second, there was no reaction.

Shen Wanxing secretly opened one eye.

"Is it broken—"

Boom!

A golden-purple pillar of light shot into the sky, interspersed with colorful streams of light.

The entire Origin Chamber was illuminated.

[Hundred-fold Lucky Critical triggered.]

[Reward quality extreme transition.]

[Obtained: Half-step Tier 6 Ancient Mechanical Core ×1.]

[Obtained: Ancient Deep-Sea Overlord Spine ×1.]

[Obtained: Gray-White Holy Court Backdoor Program Fragment ×1.]

[Obtained: Mythical-grade Vehicle Evolution Blueprint Fragment — Star Fortress.]

A fragmented blueprint slowly drifted down.

The edges of the blueprint were severely damaged, but the words in the center were clear.

[SSS-grade: Star Fortress (Fragment)]

Mio's projection froze completely.

Shen Wanbing reached out to take it, her breathing even pausing for a beat.

"Chen Chen."

"This is not something that should appear on a Level 2 map."

Chen Chen took the fragment.

After the blueprint was in his hand, the system panel popped up a prompt.

[Current fragment progress: 1/7.]

[After collecting them all, the vehicle's ultimate evolution route can be unlocked.]

Blood Rose walked over, holding her waist, and glanced at the blueprint.

"Master, your luck-worker really should be worshipped."

Shen Wanxing slumped on the ground and protested in a low voice.

"I am not an offering..."

Before Shen Wanbing could continue the analysis, the top of the Origin Chamber suddenly split open.

A series of explosions came from the direction of the Bronze Giant Gate.

Mio looked up sharply.

"The rift is starting to collapse!"

Jiang Jiuyou's communication came through immediately.

"Chen Chen, the pressure on the void sea-suppressing anchor chain has doubled."

"The bow of the Sea Scale is being dragged into the gate."

"You have forty seconds left."

Shen Wanbing quickly scanned the remaining resources into a list.

"There are thirty-seven crystal warehouses left on the left side."

Chen Chen tossed the space ring over.

"Take them all."

Shen Wanbing, Mio, and Blood Rose acted simultaneously.

Su Xiaoqi picked up two boxes and ran back.

Shen Wanxing also wanted to help, but after picking up a small box, she almost fell.

Chen Chen casually lifted her up, along with the box.

"Let's go."

"I can walk myself!"

"Too slow."

"Chen Chen, you're picking me up again!"

Everyone rushed out of the treasure vault.

Behind them, the Gene Origin Chamber collapsed layer by layer.

A huge bone-white finger extended from inside the Bronze Giant Gate, with black chains hanging from its knuckles, reaching out of the gate.

Shen Wanbing saw the Radar data, and her expression changed.

"The thing inside the gate hasn't come out completely."

"But it is grabbing the void sea-suppressing anchor chain."

Jiang Jiuyou cursed in the channel.

"I see it!"

"Mio, reverse thrust on the left side!"

Mio's projection was shaking violently.

"The thrusters are about to explode!"

"Then fix them after they explode!"

Jiang Jiuyou pressed the forced pull protocol directly.

The void sea-suppressing anchor chain pulled taut into a straight line.

The bow of the Sea Scale emitted a sound of metal grinding.

Chen Chen stepped onto the Ghost Fortress hatch and looked back.

The bone-white finger had already grabbed a section of the anchor chain.

He raised the sea-stabilizing needle.

A flash of blue-gold light.

The finger stopped for half a second.

Chen Chen drew his blade and slashed down.

Gravity Collapse erupted at the knuckle.

Crack!

The bone-white finger broke and slammed into the edge of the Bronze Giant Gate.

A dull vibration came from inside the gate.

Jiang Jiuyou seized the opportunity.

"Everyone secure yourselves!"

"Retract the anchor chain!"

Boom!

The Ghost Fortress and the Sea Scale were forcibly dragged away from the Bronze Giant Gate by the anchor chain.

The seawater pressed back down.

The rift closed behind them.

Shen Wanxing was thrown onto the sofa by inertia, the blanket covering half her face.

Su Xiaoqi held the roast meat bag tightly.

Blood Rose grabbed Chen Chen's arm and cursed in a low voice.

"This trip was too stimulating."

Mio looked at the main control screen and suddenly froze.

"Wait."

Shen Wanbing also saw the data anomaly.

"The Bronze Giant Gate didn't close completely."

"Something followed us out."

Chen Chen looked up.

Outside the panoramic window, a severed bone-white finger hung below the bow of the Sea Scale.

On the surface of that finger, a black mark appeared.

The next second, the mark split open.

A strange, low voice came from inside.

"You who took the anchor of the Deep Sea Royal Court."

"State your name."

Shen Wanxing had just climbed off the sofa; hearing this, she covered her head with the blanket, leaving only a pale, slender calf exposed and trembling.

"Sister... it, it can talk!"

Shen Wanbing immediately pulled her behind herself, her fingers already pressing onto the holographic panel.

Jiang Jiuyou sat before the auxiliary command console, her ice-blue pupils contracting, her right hand pressing directly onto the fire control key.

"Bow auxiliary guns locked."

"Should I fire?"

Mio's projection flickered twice, her voice becoming shrill.

"Don't answer!"

"Do not give your real name!"

She almost threw herself at the projection screen.

"This is the remnant soul mark of the first generation royalty of the Deep Sea Royal Court!"

"It doesn't want a name; it wants an anchor point!"

"Once you speak your real name, it can cast a soul-anchoring curse on you through the name; it will be relentless, and it can chase you even across maps!"

Blood Rose, wearing her black coat, had been lazily leaning against the sofa, but upon hearing this, she stopped joking.

"Sounds like quite a hassle."

Su Xiaoqi held the roast meat bag tightly, blinking her eyes.

"Then can we give it a fake name?"

Mio was almost short-circuited by anger.

"This is an ancient curse, not a registration!"

"A fake name will also create a response trace!"

Shen Wanxing muffled a voice from inside the blanket.

"Then let's ignore it and just run..."

The black mark on the surface of the bone-white finger split open a little more.

The voice sounded again.

"State your name."

"Otherwise, the gate of the Deep Sea Royal Court will remember your scent."

"Your blood, your city, and your women will all be dragged into the deep sea."