24: Chapter 24 [The Tyrant's Wrath]

After dealing with the BOSS, Lu Yuan pushed open the heavy top hatch and leaned halfway out.

A faint smell of gunpowder smoke still wafted from the armor of the Red Wolf Tank.

He looked down at the system panel Lin Zihao was displaying in front of him, his gaze sweeping over that S-rank auxiliary plug-in.

“Not bad.”

Lu Yuan nodded slightly, giving a fair evaluation.

Although this kid's combat power was trash, his auxiliary and pathfinding abilities could indeed save a lot of trouble.

Hearing the big shot's affirmation, the expression on Lin Zihao's face became even more smug, his tail almost wagging to the sky.

“You bet! Big shot, from now on, I'll take care of all the reconnaissance and enemy detection work!”

He pointed his thumb at himself, then rubbed his hands together expectantly, his eyes burning as he stared at the dazzling golden light in front of Lu Yuan.

“Big shot, hurry up and look at your reward! This was a hidden BOSS first kill, it's definitely a massive drop!”

A smile curled at the corner of Lu Yuan's mouth.

He reached out and touched the golden sphere of light in mid-air that seemed to burn like a blazing sun.

The light shattered instantly, turning into countless golden streams of light that surged into his system panel.

A series of blood-red notification messages appeared before him.

[Ding! Congratulations to the player for obtaining the SSS-rank First Clear reward!]

[Detected that player Lu Yuan has achieved special achievements: Output Machine, Butcher, Colossus Slayer, Unscathed Survivor!]

[Obtained Golden Legendary Component: Tyrants Rage!]

When the four words "Golden Legendary" popped up, Lu Yuan's breathing involuntarily hitched for a moment.

He clicked on the item details.

[Active Skill: Tyrants Rage.]

[Effect 1: After activation, the next 10 main cannon shots will have their power increased by 10 times! Additionally, 20 times the generated recoil will be converted into engine power for storage.]

[Effect 2: The tank enters a 30-minute Overload state, all attributes increased by 50%, with no negative penalties.]

[Cooldown: 1 hour.]

Looking at those two simple and crude skill descriptions on the panel, a wave of irrepressible fanaticism and excitement suddenly erupted in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Ten times the main cannon's power!

The Explosive Flame Shockwave Cannon's current power could already insta-kill large swaths of beast tides; if it were multiplied by ten, it would be a world-destroying tactical nuclear strike!

What was even more perverted was that power conversion effect.

The main cannon's original recoil could already make him drift in reverse at speeds of over two hundred kilometers per hour.

Twenty times the recoil converted into engine power storage—what did that mean?

It meant that the moment the Red Wolf Tank activated the skill, it would not only possess the strongest spear to kill gods but also explode with a terrifying mobility akin to teleportation!

This was definitely an ultimate killing trump card tailored specifically for him.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the boiling blood in his heart, and casually set the skill panel attributes to display mode.

Standing below the tank, Lin Zihao craned his neck curiously.

When he saw the four large words "Tyrants Rage" radiating dark golden light, along with the perverted attributes below that could be called game-breaking...

The smug and cocky expression on his face instantly froze.

He looked like a drake that had been suddenly grabbed by the neck.

Lin Zihao's eyes widened so much they almost fell out, staring deathly at that "ten times power" and "all attributes increased by fifty percent."

He looked at the S-rank auxiliary radar he was so proud of, then looked at the big shot's world-destroying Golden Legendary.

Suddenly, he felt his reward was just some trash picked up from the side of the road.

The air fell into a dead silence.

Lin Zihao swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

His mouth twitched violently for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a sentence.

“Big shot...”

“Are we really playing the same game?”

...

Outside the Abandoned Military Industrial Cave.

Above the cold and oppressive Black Death Gobi, a grand and emotionless mechanical voice suddenly rang out.

This voice was like rolling thunder, exploding in the ears of hundreds of millions of players across the entire Sector C.

[Announcement! Announcement! Announcement!]

[Congratulations to Sector C-72 players: Red Wolf and Zhuifeng de Lang for successfully completing the first clear of the Hidden Secret Realm: Abandoned Military Warehouse!]

[Clear Time: 6 hours 18 minutes.]

[Clear Evaluation: SSS (Legendary Perfect).]

[As this is the first global clear of this secret realm, all members of Sector C-72 will receive [The Tyrant's Favor]!]

[Reward: All sector vehicle fuel instantly refilled to 100%! All sector vehicle power increased by 10%! Effect lasts for 24 hours!]

Silence.

After a brief silence, the public channel of Sector C-72 completely crashed, with the full-screen barrage of comments scrolling at a speed impossible to capture with the naked eye!

“Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Red Wolf big shot is awesome!”

“Fuel is full? My tank was almost empty just now, and I was about to get out and scavenge for junk, but then it suddenly filled up!”

“Same here for the guy above! I'm taking off!! I'm driving a long-distance hauler, and my tank was empty. This wave just gave me 1500 liters of fuel! Taking off!!!”

“Holy shit!!! 1500 liters! I am so jealous!!”

“Aaaah! Big shot Red Wolf! Fuel is life! In this apocalypse, big shot Red Wolf is our second parent!”

“Shouldn't we be focusing on that Secret Realm thing?”

“SSS-rank evaluation! What kind of god-tier operation is this? And what even is a Secret Realm?!”

“Wuwuwu... while we're still desperately traveling, the big shot is already researching Secret Realms... Big shot, please carry me!”

“666! A power boost for the whole sector, the big shot is taking us all to the top!”

Countless players in Sector C-72, who had been shivering in their vehicles, were now moved to tears, shouting wildly at the sky.

However, under these law-of-the-jungle game rules, huge rewards often meant huge crises.

At this moment, in the channels of adjacent war zones like C-71, C-73, C-74, and C-75, the atmosphere had dropped to a freezing point.

Tens of thousands of gazes stared fixedly at that announcement, with no envy in their eyes, only greed and malice.

“Full fuel? And even added power?”

A red-named player from Sector C-75 with a face full of scars licked his dry lips, revealing a cruel smile.

“These little fat sheep in Sector C-72 are all walking fuel tankers now.”

“As long as we intercept and kill any one of them, we can get 100% fuel for free. This deal is simply too good to pass up.”

“Brothers, let's team up! If you see a C-72 car, kill them immediately, leave no one alive!”