191: Accident

Ran Quan shook his head slightly, glancing at the two monster corpses lying in his system. Today's harvest was good, with two monsters.

Ran Quan checked his source points, which had already reached 15,000.

“I should head back first, then upgrade my implant and exchange for some Frontier Technology to increase my authority and contributions. If possible, if I could join the Scavenger Squad… the impact would probably be even greater, right?” Ran Quan pondered as he began to retrace his steps.

Because of how source points are acquired, he was now considering how to change and influence the world… Since he was currently an external member of Frontier Technology, if he could become a member of the Scavenger Squad, the changes he could bring about would be significant. Then he could earn source points and gradually provide better technological achievements… Ideally, he could become the captain of a Scavenger Squad and lead missions.

As Ran Quan was deep in thought, he suddenly felt The Ground beneath him tremble.

“Hmm?!” Ran Quan was pulled back from his wandering thoughts by the sudden tremor.

He steadied himself and looked around.

The world was hazy, and visibility was severely limited. He also noticed that a thick fog seemed to have rolled in.

The world was hazy, with visibility less than ten meters.

“Damn it! What in the world is going on?!” Ran Quan’s brows furrowed. A sudden alarm rang in his heart, and he instinctively rolled to his left.

Whoosh! Boom!!!

A terrifying explosion erupted precisely where Ran Quan had been standing.

A shockwave slammed into Ran Quan, who was still mid-air from his roll and hadn't yet landed.

“Ugh!” Ran Quan grunted. The powerful force hitting him almost made him choke.

However, it was fortunate that his physical quality was strong. With [Robust Physique III], and the various enhancements from [Bone Reinforcement Level 1], [Muscle Reinforcement Level 2], and [Subdermal Armor Level 2], his physical strength was still very high.

His defense was formidable. While taking a bullet might be difficult, as bullets cause concentrated damage, he could easily withstand an adult swinging a heavy hammer at him.

Even with such a robust body, after taking that hit, Ran Quan felt a metallic taste in his mouth.

Bang! Crash!

Ran Quan fell heavily to The Ground, then slid over ten meters before hitting a protruding rock embedded in The Ground. His body instantly bounced up, tumbled a few times, and landed back on The Ground.

“Cough, cough~” Ran Quan clutched his body, which felt sore all over. Fortunately, it didn't seem to affect his movement, only causing pain.

Ran Quan looked up and saw a red light glowing in the mist.

A figure slowly emerged from it.

“W… C!” Ran Quan couldn't help but utter a classic expletive as he watched the figure emerge from the mist.

A large, unknown creature, standing two meters tall, walked out of the mist.

Its entire body emitted a silvery metallic sheen, and its face consisted only of a large, red-glowing eye.

It had a humanoid body, devoid of any 'male' or 'female' characteristics.

And looking at the back of its right hand, faint smoke seemed to be rising, as if the missile-like object just now was launched from there.

This strange creature, or rather, this special robot, did not seem to be a 'product' of this world.

At least, Ran Quan had never heard of any company in the Underground World possessing such Frontier Technology…

The Underground World was researching robotics, but the research results and progress were extremely slow.

Including aspects like materials… Furthermore, everyone was focused on military Frontier Technology research, mostly for their respective 'troops.'

This robot raised its hand and aimed at Ran Quan. The back of its hand transformed, and a cannon muzzle appeared, pointed directly at Ran Quan.

Alright, now Ran Quan knew what was going on… It was very advanced! A bit like his Mantis Blades, also hidden within the body…

Ran Quan immediately ran to the side.

His gaze watched as the robot adjusted its cannon muzzle to follow his movement.

Ran Quan stared intently at the robot's cannon muzzle, waiting for the instant the muzzle flared.

Relying on the reaction speed provided by [Reflex Regulator Level 2], his feet suddenly emitted a 'hissing' jet sound.

[Foot Jet Device Level 1]

Ran Quan dashed in the opposite direction.

Boom!!!

This time, the shockwave of the explosion failed to catch Ran Quan, who charged towards the robot.

Whoosh!

His Mantis Blades popped out.

“Hah!” Ran Quan slashed at the robot.

Crack! The robot's hands transformed into swords.

Clang!

The robot raised its dual swords and clashed with Ran Quan's Mantis Blades.

Ran Quan watched as the opponent blocked his Mantis Blades, and then a tremendous force came from the Mantis Blades.

The robot exerted a sudden force, pushing Ran Quan backward.

Immediately after, the robot's left hand aimed at Ran Quan, followed by a mechanical clanking sound as its hand transformed into a cannon barrel.

Boom!

With a loud thud, a highly compressed air cannon fired towards Ran Quan.

Hiss!

Ran Quan jetted his feet, flying into the air.

Whoosh! The air cannon shot past him from below.

Ran Quan tilted his body, diving down towards the robot.

The robot looked at Ran Quan charging in, took a step back, crouched slightly, and with a flick of its left hand, it transformed back into a sword.

Ran Quan slashed down with his blade.

Clang! The robot blocked the attack and counterattacked.

Using his [Foot Jet Device], Ran Quan moved like Levi Ackerman, his figure darting around, constantly attacking the robot.

However, the robot's defense was watertight; Ran Quan's attacks were utterly ineffective against it.

Ran Quan frowned slightly. His offensive methods were limited; currently, his only attack method was his Mantis Blades, and his strength relied solely on his powerful physique.

Moreover, he didn't have any special combat techniques; he simply relied on his Mantis Blades, attacking with powerful strength and speed.

But as the number of battles increased, his 'unorthodox' 'blade technique' could be summarized in three words: fast, accurate, and ruthless.

However, such a level had no effect whatsoever against the robot.

Its defense was impenetrable, and it constantly counterattacked.

If his reaction ability hadn't been so strong, he probably would have been taken down by the robot's defensive counterattacks long ago.

Because Ran Quan didn't dare to create distance, the robot had various long-range weapons.

He didn't dare to take another hit; if he were severely wounded, he would basically die here.