556: Chapter 604 Another Unexpected Turn of Events! Crisis Descends!

At the entrance to the Mecha Armor Race's territory.

Seventeen Mecha Armor Races rose into the air, forming a battle array.

Ahead of them were three towering, ferocious creatures with blood-red bodies, their appearance demonic.

These three demonic beings were S-Class Players from the Super Lord civilization.

"A bunch of scrap metal, get the hell out of my way!!"

The largest and most imposing Super Lord in the center roared.

Their Super Lord side had only three players, yet their comprehensive strength evaluation had reached S-Class.

Meanwhile, the Mecha Armor Race required over a dozen units to achieve the same S-Class rating.

The three Super Lords were confident they were stronger than the Mecha Armor Race.

Below, there were players from other civilizations as well.

However, with evaluations below S-Class, their expressions were currently extremely grim.

Just now, a single attack from the Mecha Armor Race, "True Code: Blazing Fire Phoenix," had instantly vaporized half of the players in a sea of flames.

Such combat power was already beyond their ability to resist.

"Is the gap between an A-Class evaluation and an S-Class evaluation really that huge?"

"Isn't this a bit too outrageous?"

"Damn it, we can't compete like this at all."

"Should we retreat and let the S-Class evaluations handle it?"

"Super Lords, you need to hold off the Mecha Armor Race! Otherwise, how are we supposed to get in?"

"..."

In the conference room of the 99th Realm.

A noble chuckled softly: "Those who achieve a comprehensive strength evaluation of S-Class have all stepped into the Mid-Sequence."

"Those evaluated at A-Class or below are merely in the Low Sequence. How could the gap not be large?"

"Speaking of which, didn't you two, Yishu and Qingtian, lose?"

"Shouldn't you be handing over resources to Tike and the others?"

"..."

Beneath their masks, the expressions of the two nobles, Yishu and Qingtian, shifted uncertainly.

The latter snorted coldly: "Do we need you to tell us that?"

"Our resources have already been claimed by the power of the laws. If Tike and the others won, they naturally received them."

"We've already received them~" Dainike said with a light, graceful laugh.

The two nobles, Yishu and Qingtian, snorted coldly and fell silent.

In their hearts, they felt nothing but disgust for the Mercury State Race.

This civilization was a brainless, inferior race. It served them right to be wiped out.

Originally, the two Mercury State Race members had managed to escape.

However, upon learning that the players from various civilizations shared a common goal—to eliminate An Ke and Nicole—

the two Mercury State Race members eagerly rushed to join the hunting party.

As luck would have it, they were among the first group to encounter the Mecha Armor Race.

In the recent attack where the Mecha Armor Race used "True Code: Blazing Fire Phoenix," they were reduced to ashes.

This resulted in Yishu and Qingtian losing their bet.

How could the two nobles not curse the Mercury State Race?

Utterly stupid.

They could have survived by lying low, yet they chose to throw their lives away.

Had they never experienced the combat power of an S-Class Player?

"Speaking of which, Azure and Fama have made quite the gamble."

A noble brought up the matter, clearly reveling in the drama.

"I doubt An Ke ever imagined that his success or failure would be tied to the fall of a god."

"You're just a troublemaker who loves to watch the world burn," Fama snorted.

The two of them had each bet all their resources.

Without resources, one loses their strength, which is no different from falling.

"If you have the guts, why don't you join the bet?" The Azure Noble swept his gaze over the nobles who had spoken.

Several nobles pretended not to hear.

Were they joking?

For them to enter the fray as well?

Who would be that crazy?

"If you lack the courage, then shut up."

The Azure Noble spoke with clear irritation.

His expression at the moment was far from good.

If An Ke succeeded, he would be finished.

However, with so many civilizations hunting An Ke, his chances of success were slim.

If he truly seemed on the verge of success...

The Azure Noble also had a method...

Beneath his mask, his pair of eyes were as deep and unfathomable as the sea.

He absolutely would not fail.

But it was best not to reach that point, as opposing the laws of the [Game] would be unpleasant for him as well.

...

Inside the game.

"You inferior civilizations dare to command us, the Super Lords?"

The leading, burly Super Lord had a fiery temper.

He was furious that players from lower civilizations dared to give orders to them.

"Super Lords, you should set aside your arrogance for now."

"If we remain stuck here, and An Ke successfully undergoes a biological level ascension, we will all be finished."

"..."

"King, these lower races have a point," the Super Lord on the left, his tone steady and grave, spoke up.

This was indeed a time for unity.

Otherwise, being blocked here by the Mecha Armor Race was not a solution.

The longer they were delayed, the greater An Ke's chances of success became.

Once An Ke's biological level ascended...

they would die too.

"Fine then, Q!" Although somewhat displeased, King followed Q's advice.

The code names of the three Super Lords were J, Q, and K.

There was no hierarchy; the three were equal in status.

J let out a low laugh: "We haven't had the chance to spar with players from other civilizations who have an S-Class comprehensive strength evaluation."

"This is a good opportunity to try."

As he finished speaking, a cluster of ghostly flame coalesced in his palm.

But at that moment, the Mecha Armor unit at the forefront spoke up with a question:

"What did you mean by what you just said?"

"What do you mean by us blocking you will lead to An Ke's success?"

The Super Lords exchanged glances, finding this utterly baffling.

K snorted coldly: "What are you Mecha Armor Race playing at?"

"Aren't you planning to help the human, An Ke, ascend his level?"

Due to the character limit for bullet comments, the various civilizations couldn't elaborate in detail when sending messages.

They couldn't explain every detail clearly.

This led all the players to assume that Nicole helping An Ke meant the Mecha Armor Race was helping An Ke.

In reality, the two could not be equated at this moment.

The Mecha Armor Race was left utterly confused by K's words.

They had no idea what was going on.

Their Mecha Armor Race was going to help An Ke ascend his biological level?

Since when?

"I don't know what you're talking about. We of the Mecha Armor Race don't know any An Ke. Why would we help him ascend his biological level?"

The lead Mecha Armor unit stated in an emotionless tone.

"Still pretending?" K's temper flared instantly.

"Wait, K."

Q immediately stopped him, frowning: "Their ignorance doesn't seem feigned."

Since the Mecha Armor Race were artificial intelligences, they generally lacked the ability to lie.

Eliminating other possibilities, the remaining one was likely the truth.

The Mecha Armor individual who wanted to help An Ke ascend was acting on her own.

It had nothing to do with the rest of the Mecha Armor Race.

"Does your Mecha Armor Race have an individual unit named Nicole?"

Q inquired.

"Yes!" the lead Mecha Armor unit replied.

"She is currently escorting a Human Civilization player..."

"..."

Q began explaining the situation regarding An Ke and Nicole to the Mecha Armor Race.

...

An Ke's location.

"Nicole, what's the data upload progress?"

An Ke asked.

He asked this question frequently now.

Only by making the Mecha Armor Race completely his ally could he feel at ease.

Otherwise, the "terminal" could awaken other Mecha Armor units to stop them at any moment.

"6%..."

An Ke nodded.

Gazing at the Experimental Tower now within reach, he lightly licked his lips.

They were almost there.

But suddenly, an anomaly occurred.

Alarms once again blared throughout the entire territory.

This time, the alarms were more urgent, more piercing.

Just hearing them made one's blood boil.

Nicole's face instantly turned pale...