23: Chapter 23 First Clear Reward!

System notifications rang out one after another as the rare blueprints glowing with purple light and the mechanical power cores instantly fell into his system inventory.

He also swept up the mountain-like piles of high-explosive armor-piercing rounds and military-grade armor plates on both sides.

The Red Wolf Tank's foundation and resources instantly skyrocketed.

Just as Lin Zihao was so excited he was about to cheer, a piercing red alarm suddenly echoed frantically throughout the entire underground military factory.

Rumble!

A world-shaking explosion came from behind them.

At the entrance of the main passage that had just been blasted open, a Super-alloy Dragon-Severing Gate several meters thick slammed down, sealing their retreat tight.

Immediately after, the ground began to vibrate violently without warning.

Scrap parts on the floor jumped frantically like beans in a frying pan.

The massive metal wall at the deepest part of the factory slowly pulled apart to both sides accompanied by the dull sound of mechanical friction.

Lin Zihao let out a terrified, high-pitched scream.

"B... Big brother! The door is welded shut! Something big is coming out!"

He stared fixedly at the Super-sensory Radar on his motorcycle.

In the very center of the radar screen, a deep red skull light-dot, so massive it was suffocating, was slowly but unstoppably approaching.

Beside the light-dot, a level indicator was displayed that filled one with despair.

Lv.10!

Accompanied by heavy footsteps like muffled thunder, the dust filling the air was physically torn apart.

A semi-mechanical mutant giant beast, its size comparable to a three-story building, slowly stepped out from the shadows.

Its entire body was covered in pale mutant bone armor, and heavy tank armor plates from the old era were directly stitched onto its back and arms.

Dark red corrosive fluid flowed through the gaps between the bone armor and the metal.

With every step it took, it left a deep crater in the ground.

The smell of blood and engine oil in the air instantly became ten times more intense.

This was the ultimate creation from the deepest part of the military factory—the Heavy Armored Stitched Tyrant!

Looking at that mountain-like Level 10 BOSS, Lin Zihao's legs went weak with fear, and even the strength to run was completely drained from him.

The exaggerated size, the suffocating sense of pressure.

How could they possibly win against this?

Inside the cockpit, however, Lu Yuan looked at this stitched giant beast, his gaze instantly becoming sharp and fanatical.

"Kid, find a pillar and hide well."

Lu Yuan's cold voice came through the external speakers, echoing in the empty military factory.

"I won't be responsible if you get grazed by a stray bullet."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zihao snapped out of it with a jolt.

He wasn't good at fighting, but he was a professional at running away; he scrambled under the chassis of a discarded troop carrier in a flash.

"Is being big useful?" A wild and arrogant curve hooked at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth as his hands steadily gripped the control levers.

"Even if you're an iron mountain today, I'm going to blow you into dross!"

The heavy turret suddenly rotated.

The pitch-black muzzle instantly locked onto the overbearing Level 10 BOSS in the distance.

Fire!

Boom!

The Explosive Flame Shockwave Cannon let out a world-shaking roar.

At the same time, the Electro-Storm on the roof also began strafing at maximum power.

Da-da-da-da-da!

The dense blue-white net of firepower was like a mad dance of the Grim Reaper, pouring frantically onto the giant beast's thick bone armor and armor plates.

Then, a strange scene occurred.

The Tyrant, which had been marching with heavy, aggressive steps, suddenly became stiff in its movements.

Its high-raised mechanical giant claw froze in mid-air, and its descent grew slower and slower.

It felt as if a movie had been forcibly set to slow-motion playback.

Ten stacks.

Fifty stacks.

One hundred stacks.

As the bullets poured down like a rainstorm, the paralysis status attached to the Electro-Storm was instantly stacked to its limit.

The giant beast's mountain-like body was actually frozen in place over a hundred meters away from the tank!

It struggled desperately, but found that every inch of its muscle and mechanical joints refused to obey, leaving it to tremble violently on the spot like a ridiculous statue held in a charging pose.

"Run, why aren't you running anymore?"

Lu Yuan let out a cold laugh and without hesitation pressed the main cannon's charging button again.

Boom!

The second fatal explosive flame shell, carrying a violent momentum that could destroy everything, smashed with incomparable precision onto the Tyrant's hideous head.

Flames drilled frantically into its body through the armor gaps, continuously searing its rotting flesh.

However, as the ultimate BOSS of the hidden military factory, its vitality was far beyond what the small mobs outside could compare to.

Accompanied by an ear-splitting roar, a red warning suddenly flashed across the system panel in front of Lu Yuan.

[Ding! Target's Electro-Shock status has been forcibly removed; Electro-Shock resistance has significantly increased!]

The giant beast suddenly broke free from the paralysis restraint, spread its thick lower limbs, and launched another charge with heavy steps, its speed getting faster and faster.

Lu Yuan looked at the approaching massive body, a hint of excited ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

"Resistance increased?"

"Fine, then I'll just keep stacking it for you!"

Lu Yuan suddenly pulled the control lever and slammed the accelerator to the floor.

The Red Wolf Tank let out a beast-like howl, its tracks frantically kicking up metal debris from the floor as it immediately began a high-speed reverse.

In this vast underground military factory, this sixty-five-ton steel beast was actually like a nimble cheetah, circling the massive load-bearing pillars and kiting the mountain-like BOSS with ease.

While kiting in reverse using its terrifying speed, it kept its turret locked tightly onto the giant beast.

The barrels of the Electro-Storm were glowing red-hot as a continuous, dense torrent of metal poured out.

Slow, Paralyze, Burn, Armor Break.

Under this tragic baptism of firepower, even a Level 10 BOSS in a berserk state could only let out roars of incompetent rage.

Finally, after enduring the prolonged bombardment, the giant beast's battered body could no longer hold up.

Rumble!

The mountain-like Heavy Armored Stitched Tyrant crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, its life force completely extinguished.

[Ding! Successfully achieved the first kill of the Level 10 Hidden BOSS: Heavy Armored Stitched Tyrant!]

[Obtained Experience Points +100,000!]

[Hidden Military Industrial Side Quest exploration complete, calculating evaluation...]

[Final Rating: SSS-rank Perfect Clear.]

Hiding under the vehicle, Lin Zihao looked at the Red Wolf Tank, which hadn't even lost a chip of paint, his jaw hanging open in shock for a long time.

He looked at the metal wreckage strewn across the floor, then at his own unharmed self.

He felt that while others' exploration of hidden maps was a life-and-death struggle, following this big shot inside was simply like taking a stroll to pick up loot.

Just then, two strange ripples traveled through the air.

Two brilliant lights appeared out of thin air, landing in front of Lu Yuan and Lin Zihao respectively.

The light orb in front of Lin Zihao appeared as a deep and mysterious purple.

[Ding! Detected player Lin Zihao has achieved a special assistance achievement: Flawless Survivor!]

[Obtained S-rank Vehicle Plug-in: God's Eye View Radar!]

[Trait: When activated, can project surrounding terrain and enemies within five kilometers as a 3D hologram.]

[Additional: Can synchronize data with party members, increasing teammates' long-range fire control accuracy by twenty percent.]

Looking at the god-tier attributes on the panel, Lin Zihao trembled all over with excitement.

He grabbed the purple light orb and scrambled over to the tank, showing his system panel to Lu Yuan.

His beaming expression made it look as if he were already the number two figure on this endless highway, below only one person but above ten thousand others.