385: Chapter 413 Black Technology, Is That All?

An Ke personally stepped into the powered armor.

This was his first time using this kind of black technology; although this set of powered armor did look a bit ugly, like a modified large forklift.

But in reality...

Fine!

When An Ke stepped into the powered armor, he was stunned; it really felt like looking at a forklift.

There were no high-tech holographic images, only dry manual operations, like operating a giant machine.

Ah, this...

An Ke was a bit speechless; it wasn't what he had imagined.

Anyway, let's try it out first.

Operating this powered armor wasn't difficult; once familiar, it could be operated easily.

Although there wasn't much black technology, it didn't feel awkward to operate; it was extremely flexible and precise.

Just like operating his own limbs.

"I have to say, in terms of the flexibility and precision of limb movement, it really does count as black technology."

An Ke felt as if he was still controlling his own body, the difference being that he was draped in a tank.

This description was very apt.

However, precisely because he was draped in a "tank," his movements were relatively slow.

An Ke estimated that running would only reach about 20 kilometers per hour.

Just a bit faster than a human running... one couldn't tell at all that this was powered armor.

But that wasn't what An Ke found most unbearable.

What was most unbearable was that, as powered armor...

...this thing actually had no heavy firepower weapons.

The simplest machine guns, small armor-piercing shells, explosive shells, nothing at all.

"Is this thing for civilian use?" An Ke seriously suspected that what he got wasn't military powered armor, but civilian powered armor.

Now, the only thing he could pin his hopes on was strength.

On the level of strength, you'd better not disappoint me.

An Ke spoke from inside the powered armor, with a loudspeaker helping to amplify his voice:

"Jin Gang, come over and help me test this. Is your strength greater, or is the strength of this thing greater?"

Jin Gang, who was currently stepping on the Husky's head with one claw, snorted coldly upon hearing this: "Stupid dog, consider yourself lucky today."

With that, Jin Gang soared into the sky and shouted:

"Dear master, This Muscle Man is here!"

"May I ask, do you want doggy style or missionary?"

What on earth is all this?

An Ke's face darkened as he barked: "If you talk any more nonsense, I'll turn you into a roasted bird."

"Come directly from the front."

"As you command, dear master!"

Jin Gang whistled through the air like a bullet.

An Ke didn't hesitate for a second and raised a steel arm.

Driven by energy, the steel arm weighing approximately one ton was raised.

Then he made a punching motion.

Although the speed was a bit slow, the power was astonishing.

However, because of Jin Gang's high speed, the two sides collided in the blink of an eye.

Jin Gang was full of confidence; ever since it gained strength, it had never lost.

This iron lump in front of it would surely become another of its defeated foes.

However, only after Jin Gang came into contact with the powered armor did it realize it was wrong.

For the first time, Jin Gang felt that the opponent's strength was actually greater than its own.

"What?!"

Jin Gang was shocked, but excitement followed immediately.

"This Muscle Man has encountered an opponent for the first time!"

The two sides clashed; after the collision, Jin Gang wasn't sent flying back, but instead fell into a stalemate.

However, after less than a few seconds of stalemate, Jin Gang was knocked flying.

Nearby, Tiger Mom, Leopard Mom, and the other animals were shocked.

"This Flirty Bird actually lost in terms of strength?!"

"The power of this thing is quite immense."

The bruised and swollen Husky was overjoyed; it looked at the powered armor with a golden glint in its eyes.

This thing could actually defeat the Hulking One.

If it could also go inside and operate it, would it still be bullied by this Flirty Bird in the future?

At this moment, the powered armor became an idol in the Husky's heart.

"Tsk tsk tsk! As expected, I, Old Crocodile, am the most formidable!"

Old Crocodile was now full of confidence.

Before, its spirit had been somewhat dejected, feeling that it was quite pathetic.

But now with the [Linguistic Attack] attribute, Old Crocodile felt like it was experiencing a second spring.

Jin Gang lost to this thing in strength, but it, Old Crocodile, would definitely not lose to this thing in terms of verbal prowess.

Although Jin Gang lost the contest of strength, it wasn't blown too far away by the powered armor.

It only flew back for a distance before steadying itself.

Jin Gang's expression became a bit more serious, losing its previous playfulness.

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully This Muscle Man for being short and weak..."

"This Muscle Man will start training from today and stand at the peak of strength once again!"

An Ke actually didn't think Jin Gang was weak.

Although it lost in strength, An Ke had also witnessed the terrifying power of Jin Gang.

Facing the Strength-Type Powered Armor, it wasn't insta-killed in one move and even held on for a few seconds.

If its stamina were a bit better, it should have been able to hold on even longer.

This showed that its strength wasn't too inferior compared to the powered armor.

In other words, Jin Gang's limit strength was close to 15 tons!

Because it was clearly stated on the [National Fortune Game] panel.

[Strength-Type Powered Armor] can burst with about 15 tons of force, with a limit of 20 tons.

An Ke hadn't used his limit strength just now.

"It seems the main strength of this powered armor is indeed its power."

"Unfortunately, the speed is too slow; whenever it encounters an enemy with even a bit of speed, it will be somewhat powerless."

So what if the strength is high?

If you can't hit the opponent, it's all for naught.

"By the way, this thing seems like it can be upgraded. Would it be better if it were upgraded?"

An Ke currently had 4 [all-purpose upgrade cards] on him that hadn't been used.

He originally wanted to save them to upgrade [Telekinesis].

"Let's first see the cost-effectiveness after upgrading. If it's good, then I'll upgrade the powered armor first."

If the powered armor was useful, it would also enhance An Ke's combat power.

However, An Ke didn't plan to use it himself; he planned to give it to Xiao Mei.

To boost Xiao Mei's combat power.

Otherwise, this savage girl who was only over 1.9 meters tall really didn't have enough combat power.

Once they encountered danger, she would be a burden to everyone.

Meanwhile, outside, in the live broadcast room.

Although the powered armor won against Jin Gang in strength, the Foreigners still brought a wave of mockery.

No other reason! Aside from strength, this powered armor had too many shortcomings.

"Spent so much time just to get such a useless piece of armor?"

"So clumsy, it can't hit the enemy at all."

"What's the use of having all that strength?"

"Exactly! As long as you can't hit your opponent, it's all useless."

"The strength isn't even that great, okay? It's only a bit more than that Flirty Bird, but this bit of strength came at the cost of a huge shortcoming in speed.

In conclusion, this [black technology core] is at most D-rank."

"Trump was still smart, trading this one powered armor for Thousand Times Materialization and achievement rewards—a huge profit."

"Indeed! After seeing so many black technologies, the [Mechanical Dog] obtained by Russia and the [drone] obtained by Germany are the most impressive..."

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Pu Yin was the only one from Russia who entered the Giant Forest.

At first, he was very cautious with every step, fearing he would encounter danger if he wasn't careful.

However, no matter how cautious he was, he still couldn't avoid danger.

Just as he was about to be driven to a dead end by a four-legged snake, Lady Luck smiled upon him.

Pu Yin obtained an A-rank [black technology core]—two Armed Mechanical Dogs 4.0 (upgradable).

Those were two extremely excellent Mechanical Dogs, black technology in the truest sense.

There were all sorts of functions; if you could think of it, they could do it.

Not only did they have super life-sensing functions to quickly discover prey or surrounding dangers, but they also possessed powerful firepower.

Heavy machine guns, rockets, and so on were enough to eliminate most creatures.

Many weapons experts speculated that this wasn't all the Mechanical Dogs had.

To hide the combat power of the two Mechanical Dogs, Pu Yin had not shown some of their functions.

For example, the Mechanical Dogs' mouths should also hide heavy firepower weapons.

But since Pu Yin hadn't shown them, everyone was unclear about what weapons were in the mouths.

The unknown was more capable of deterring opponents, making them afraid to act rashly.

With these two Mechanical Dogs, Pu Yin had now completely established a firm foothold on the outskirts of the Giant Forest.

Basically, no creature could threaten him.

Even the high-level officials of India were quite wary.

After all, their contestant Shalu's [Mother Body] ability couldn't threaten the Mechanical Dogs.

Non-living entities cannot be fused.

If they were to fight Pu Yin, they would likely suffer the consequences of their own actions.

Now, in India's heart, the danger of Russia was higher than that of An Ke.

Besides Russia, there were also the [drones] of Germany.

Also A-rank, also having two units, and similarly almost invincible on the outskirts of the Giant Forest.

Although they weren't as flexible as the Mechanical Dogs, they held absolute air superiority!

If the two sides were to clash, no one knew who would emerge victorious.

The fortuitous encounters of Russia and Germany made many contestants feel that at the same level, the [black technology core] was stronger than the [transcendent gene core].

Comparison leads to pain.

So when people saw that the [black technology core] An Ke obtained had such a huge gap, they all began to laugh.

Look at other people's black technology; that's real black technology.

What can this clumsy powered armor do?

Aside from being strong, it has no other merits.

Any Mechanical Dog or drone could easily destroy An Ke's powered armor.

But just then, the Foreigners noticed something was wrong.

"Look, why is there a golden light appearing at the feet of the powered armor?"

"Could it be that some special function is hidden?"

"What kind of function could a D-rank black technology hide?"

"Look!!"

A Foreigner suddenly exclaimed.

Because two heavy machine guns had appeared on the shoulders of the powered armor.

These two heavy machine guns weren't there originally; they appeared out of thin air, materializing on the powered armor from nothing.

Not only that, but engine-like facilities appeared at the feet of the powered armor, looking very much like some kind of acceleration device.

Seeing this, the Foreigners seemed to realize something.

"Is he upgrading the powered armor?!"

"..."

Inside the live broadcast room.

The Foreigners' guess was correct; An Ke was indeed upgrading the powered armor.

A few minutes ago, he had checked the enhancement features of the upgraded 2.0 version.

He found that after the upgrade, two 100-round heavy machine guns would be added, and the addition of these machine guns would make the powered armor even slower.

However, to make up for the shortcoming in speed, a power engine was also added.

It could increase the speed of the powered armor through jet propulsion, with the drawback being that it could only be used in relatively flat areas.

If the road was pitted or rugged, this function wouldn't be very useful.

After thinking it over, An Ke decided to upgrade.

Since this thing wasn't fast, he might as well turn it completely into a mobile turret.

Sacrifice speed to further enhance combat power.

Because of this, the current changes in the powered armor occurred.

After the upgrade, An Ke didn't stop, but continued to see what enhancements the 3.0 version of the powered armor had.

Right now, he had 3 [all-purpose upgrade cards] left; keeping them was useless, so he might as well continue upgrading.

Making a decision, An Ke didn't hesitate at all and upgraded immediately.

He would upgrade [Telekinesis] after collecting five [all-purpose upgrade cards].

The 3.0 version of the powered armor further improved the fire-spitting engines at the feet, increasing speed.

Also, the two 100-round heavy machine guns were expanded.

The 100 rounds of ammunition were expanded to 500 rounds, and 10 RPGs were newly added at the wrist position.

With just a lift of the hand, he could summon an RPG launcher.

The launcher was drum-shaped, which meant all the RPGs could be fired in an instant, achieving absolute firepower coverage.

Sending an opponent to the afterlife in a single encounter.

As the golden light at the feet of the powered armor vanished, the 3.0 version of the powered armor made its debut!!

An Ke couldn't wait to try out the heavy machine guns.

As he pressed a new button, the two machine guns on the shoulders of the powered armor began to fire.

"Rat-tat-tat..."

The heavy machine guns continuously spat out fire snakes, striking a giant rock in the distance, causing stone fragments to fly and bullet holes to appear.

It wasn't over; An Ke then pressed another new button.

That was the RPG launch button.

The powered armor raised its arm, and the disc at the wrist position immediately appeared, followed by an RPG being ignited.

With a spray of fire, the RPG accurately hit the giant rock in the distance.

A loud explosion immediately resounded in all directions, and even the nearby giant trees shook along with it.

One could imagine how powerful the explosion was.

As the explosion subsided and the smoke gradually cleared, the giant rock that was originally four or five stories high had turned into rubble.

An Ke's eyes lit up: "The power is decent!!"

The commotion of the explosion shocked all the animals present.

This was their first time seeing heavy firepower weapons; every single animal's face changed drastically, and their hearts were filled with horror.

"That tiny little thing actually has such great power?"

"Isn't this too terrifying?"

"If that little thing hit one's body, wouldn't they be reduced to ashes?"

"Yes!" Leopard Mom nodded heavily.

Many of the animals present basically couldn't withstand it; even Jin Gang or Old Crocodile wouldn't be able to.

Didn't you see the giant rock was reduced to powder?

Even Three Hairs would probably find it a bit of a struggle.

Among them, the most dumbfounded were Jin Gang, the Husky, and Xiao Mei.

This time, Jin Gang really felt that its mental state was a bit unstable.

Was this thing that looked so clumsy actually this fierce?

If An Ke used this thing to teach it a lesson, it probably really would turn into a roasted bird.

Jin Gang truly made up its mind this time to train hard and improve its strength!

And it was precisely today's realization that would create a legend in the future—the legend of the invincible Hulking One...

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