New recruits reporting for duty
【 You have entered the Superpower Fortress 】
【 In this scenario, Health and Mana cannot be restored through conventional means; you must travel to specific locations to do so. 】
Lin Yuan raised his hand and discovered that his body had turned into a mechanical form.
He turned to look and saw that the other four Professionals who had entered with him were in the same situation.
"What's going on? Why have we turned into robots?"
Sun Qianlong from the Northeast Province stared with a pair of mechanical eyes.
"Health and Mana cannot be restored through conventional means—is this the restriction of hell difficulty!"
"What a headache."
Although the others were surprised that Lin Yuan dared to choose hell difficulty, they accepted it calmly.
They were all talented Professionals from various provinces; even if they were nervous inside, they couldn't show weakness or lose face on the outside.
Yang Wudi clenched his fist and swung it a few times. "It doesn't affect combat."
"It's just that Health has become Shield Value, and Mana has become Energy."
Lin Yuan scanned the area and found the exit. "The exit is this way."
Hearing his voice, the others unanimously chose to follow behind Lin Yuan. This was the first time any of them had entered hell difficulty. Since Lin Yuan had experience clearing it, they would follow him first and then go solo once they were familiar with it.
Passing through two rooms filled with firearms, Lin Yuan arrived at the exit.
【 Rookie Inspection not completed; cannot leave the current area 】
"Rookie Inspection?" Lin Yuan looked around and discovered a closed room used for conducting the Rookie Inspection.
Just as Lin Yuan was about to go, he heard an exclamation. "Everyone, look over here!"
Lin Yuan was drawn by the sound. It turned out that Sun Qianlong had discovered the secret of the Rookie Training Ground.
"The area we are currently in is called the Rookie Training Ground, used for mass-producing combat robots."
"Our current status is that of newly rolled-out robots."
"We must complete the Rookie Trial if we want to leave here."
Sun Qianlong held a data card similar to an instruction manual, which contained all the information about the Rookie Training Ground.
"With our current strength, passing the Rookie Training will be somewhat difficult."
"However, the training ground offers eight types of S-rank Skill for us to choose from."
"Each person can choose two to learn. Once you fully master the S-rank Skill, the difficulty of passing the Rookie Training will be greatly reduced."
Sun Qianlong pointed to the two rooms where the weapons were placed earlier. "The S-rank Skill are in the rooms we just passed. Let's hurry over."
When the others heard this, they were delighted and followed Sun Qianlong, except for Lin Yuan.
An S-rank Skill would take time to learn. With that time, he could have already cleared the Dungeon.
Therefore, Lin Yuan didn't go to the weapon room with them but instead went straight to the Rookie Inspection room.
After entering the room, a radar-like machine lit up and scanned Lin Yuan's entire body.
"Combat power meets the standard. Start combat inspection? Yes/No."
"Start."
After confirming, a light gate the height of a person appeared behind the radar. "Please enter the trial ground. Ensure your core is not destroyed within 10 minutes."
The hollow mechanical voice reached Lin Yuan's ears. Lin Yuan asked curiously, "What happens if the core is destroyed?"
"Recycled and rebuilt."
Robots could be recycled and rebuilt, but how could Lin Yuan be? If his core was destroyed, the result would only be death.
However, Lin Yuan was not worried about this in the slightest because all his skills could still be used.
Walking into the trial ground, he saw a 2.5-meter-tall beast-type combat robot opposite him. The robot looked like a black panther, with two sharp fangs gleaming.
After Lin Yuan entered, red light appeared in the black panther's eyes, and it entered combat mode.
【 Mechanical Black Panther 】 (Tier 4 Leader)
【 Level: LV41 】
【 Shield Value: 7,000,000 】
【 Energy: 80,000 】
【 Attack Power: 50,000 】
【 Defense: 22,000 】
【 Magic Resistance: 20% 】
【 Skill 1 (Fierce Bite): Bites the target forcefully, dealing 80,000 physical damage and inflicting the Crippled status, reducing attack speed and movement speed by 50%. Cooldown: 10 seconds. 】
【 Skill 2 (Energy Overload): Increases movement speed by 80% for 8 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds. 】
【 Skill 3 (Tearing Claw): Heavily wounds the target with steel claws, dealing 50,000 damage and inflicting a Bleed effect, reducing Shield Value by 1% per second for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 12 seconds. 】
【 Skill 4 (Steel Whip): Whips enemies within a 5-meter range with its tail, dealing 20,000 damage and knocking the target airborne. Can be used twice in succession. Cooldown: 15 seconds. 】
Looking at the Mechanical Black Panther before him, Lin Yuan sighed, "Truly worthy of hell difficulty; even leaving the Rookie Training Camp is a hurdle."
He raised his hand and snapped his fingers. A Li, Ghost, and A Lan appeared beside Lin Yuan.
Perhaps due to the Dungeon rules, their bodies had also turned into mechanical forms after entering.
A Li was expressionless, simply drawing his darkkin demon sword silently. His gaze was fixed on the Mechanical Black Panther, seemingly looking for where to strike to kill it in one blow.
Ghost touched his mechanical-looking head and laughed continuously, "Heh heh heh." After turning into a machine, his laugh had its own echo, making him seem even more like a villain.
Perhaps Ghost's laughter was too chilling; the Mechanical Black Panther's red electronic eyes turned to look, and it lunged at Ghost like a starving tiger.
At the same time, A Li transformed into a streak of cold light—Flash!
-3,718,680 (Critical Hit)
Level 25 A Li, wielding the darkkin demon sword and boosted by Lin Yuan's encouragement, had an Attack Power reaching 80,000. With a Flash critical hit, he easily dealt a terrifying 3.7 million damage.
The Mechanical Black Panther was still ten meters away from Ghost when another cold gleam appeared.
-3,626,540 (Critical Hit)
The light in the Mechanical Black Panther's eyes vanished, and it turned into a pile of scrap metal.
【 Killed Mechanical Black Panther (LV41), EXP +140,000, evolution points +5,000 】
【 Rookie Trial rating: Perfect. Obtained Superpower Medal. 】
【 You may leave the current area. 】
After the Mechanical Black Panther died, it didn't drop any coins, but obtaining a Perfect rating did grant a Superpower Medal.
【 Superpower Medal - Proof of Identity 】 (Use limited to Superpower Fortress)
【 Usage: You can connect to the energy mainframe to recharge anytime, anywhere. 】
【 Description: Having killed the trial machine as a newborn unit, you possess the potential of a superpower. You have skipped the step of enlisting in the troops and are free to join any faction. 】
Possessing the Superpower Medal meant that Lin Yuan was no longer subject to the restrictions on restoring Health and Mana, which was an unexpected delight.
Most importantly, Lin Yuan did not have to enter the mechanical troops as a rookie, which made it much more convenient for him to act.