276: Chapter 276 Arrival

"Take this energy and upgrade to SSS-rank first."

Chen Fan tossed over a glass bottle containing 100,000 units of energy.

Ruituocuipu caught the bottle, his eyes flickering slightly.

"Aren't you going to upgrade them first? After all, they were here before me."

Chen Fan shook his head with a smile. "It won't be long before I have all of you upgraded to SSS-rank. So, whoever can help the current situation the most gets to upgrade first."

Ruituocuipu remained silent for a long while before finally nodding. "Alright."

With that, he absorbed all the energy. Then, he quickly walked into his office and locked the door to digest it.

Chen Fan held high expectations for Ruituocuipu's upgrade.

After all, once Davian reached SSS-rank, the combat power of the fused Mechanical Dragon was nothing short of terrifying.

Once Ruituocuipu successfully upgraded, the nuclear armored vehicle would likely see a massive improvement as well.

Not to mention, there were also the million-level nuclear missiles.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan felt a surge of excitement.

Looking at the remaining twenty thousand plus energy, he pondered for a moment and didn't rush to upgrade the other Crew Members.

"Since I'm heading to District 985 anyway, I'll wait until I've secured more energy before deciding how to distribute it."

Chen Fan quickly returned to the vicinity of the shallows.

After observing for a while, he didn't see anything unusual.

In his Exploration vision, the giant net that had originally enveloped the entire island had also disappeared.

"I'm heading out for a bit. The annihilation ship stays here. Contact me immediately if there are any problems."

"Understood, Brother Fan. Go ahead and do what you need to; just leave things here to us."

Luo Li nodded and resumed directing the Players' positioning.

A roar echoed.

Riding the Mechanical Dragon, Chen Fan quickly flew away from the island.

For this trip, he only brought the Mechanical Dragon and the aircraft carrier. The rest of the warships and Crew Members were all left in Huaxia City.

If the Crew Member system hadn't been bound to the first main ship, he wouldn't have even wanted to bring the aircraft carrier along.

After flying for less than an hour, Chen Fan's heart began to throb.

A childish voice rang out in his mind:

"Master... hungry!"

Chen Fan smiled slightly. Just as he was about to reply, he sensed movement in the sea ahead.

"Davian, descend."

Under his Exploration vision, a few thousand meters ahead, a Death God Leviathan was swimming toward him.

"Ya!"

Sensing Chen Fan's presence, the Death God gave an excited cry and surfaced.

Its massive head rose nearly three thousand meters out of the water, leveling with the Mechanical Dragon.

"Little guy, have you grown again?"

Chen Fan marveled after looking it over.

When he first Recruited the Death God Leviathan, it was only four thousand meters long with a diameter of about three hundred meters.

But looking at it now, it was clearly much thicker.

"Yes, I grew five hundred meters!"

Chen Fan chuckled, put the three thousand-odd energy scraps into a bottle, and tossed it out.

The Death God's eyes instantly lit up. It swallowed the bottle in one gulp, smacking its lips.

"Spirit Control has upgraded. You don't have to wander anymore. Come here."

"Okay!"

With a wave of Chen Fan's hand, the 4,500-meter-long Death God Leviathan was taken into the Crew Member space.

"I should finally be able to take you to other worlds now."

Patting his chest, the Mechanical Dragon set off once more.

Flying at full speed, a journey that would have originally taken five hours only took Chen Fan 2.5 hours.

When he arrived, the situation in District 985 was not optimistic.

Because the underground BOSS hadn't been cleared, the Firemen coming out of the portal arrived in increasingly larger waves.

By the end, almost every wave exceeded a hundred thousand in number.

Looking down from the air, not only was the sea covered in Firemen, but even on land, dense crowds of Firemen were constantly surging forward.

The moment the Mechanical Dragon descended, the Players who were already on the verge of collapse because of the Firemen were suddenly terrified.

"What's that in the sky? A birdman?"

"What kind of birdman? That's a damn plane, okay? A plane!"

"Holy shit!! The Mechanical Dragon, and the china!!"

The cries of alarm startled everyone, and they stared up with wide eyes.

At this sight, the District 985 Players instantly went into an uproar.

"Oh my god! Why has the china come for us? We didn't provoke him!"

"We're finished!!! Boss!!! Quick, destroy the main city!!"

"Run, Brothers, run! One breath of fire from the Mechanical Dragon can kill hundreds of thousands of Players."

"Can the Boss contact the china? Did he find the wrong people? We're not part of the Allied Forces region!"

"Where's the Boss? Boss, come out quickly, we're screwed!"

"Damn it, you guys in the front row, don't stop firing! These Firemen are about to invade the main city's perimeter!"

"Forget the Firemen! Let them tear down the main city! Otherwise, when that Mechanical Dragon comes down, we're all dead!"

"..."

Players slumped onto the decks, wailing and screaming with faces full of terror.

As the Mechanical Dragon gradually descended, they could even faintly see that massive dragon maw.

Subconsciously, they held their breath, fearing that in the next second, flames would consume them.

However, a cool, calm voice rang in the ears of all the Players:

"Don't panic. I invited him here to help."

Hearing this, the Players were stunned for a moment.

Then they remembered that earlier instance of World-Ending Destruction Fire Rain.

Could it be...

The china really isn't here to kill us?

"Hahaha, I remember now! That Fire Rain just now was the Huaxia Big Shot's skill. He really is here to help us!"

"Brothers, don't panic, don't panic! The Huaxia Big Shot is one of us!"

"Front row tip: everyone can breathe now."

"Whew... holy crap, that scared me to death."

"Don't even mention it. I almost wet my pants."

Just as the Players breathed a sigh of relief, a fiery red light illuminated the entire island.

They watched in horror as hundreds of thousands of red circles appeared in the sky above the island.

In the next moment, Fire Rain brought destruction to the world.

The Firemen who had invaded deep into the island, along with the Crew Members resisting them, were all instantly killed.

The entire interior of the island was cleared in an instant.

The sound of people gasping in shock rose one after another.

But before they could speak, a raspy low growl echoed from the sky.

"Roar—"

The Players instinctively looked up.

They saw the Mechanical Dragon slowly open its mouth and lower its head.

Flames swept down, covering the entire sea area.

Over a million Firemen were incinerated in an instant.

It didn't end there. As the Mechanical Dragon gradually descended, a sky full of black mist shrouded the area.

Seeing that massive black mist, the Players were first stunned, then began to tremble with fear.

"Mama! If I remember correctly, this black mist has an instant-kill effect, right?"

"Huaxia Boss, please, put away your divine powers!"

"Yeah! Don't kill us along with the Firemen!"

Although the black mist hadn't descended yet and there were no casualties so far, the Players still wailed as they saw it approaching.

Seeing this, Qiu Shui didn't have time to think too much and immediately applied for a voice call:

"Huaxia Big Shot, can you pull back this black mist a bit..."