Lin Haowan was extremely anxious!
He wished his soul could rush over and wipe out those black wolves, but he could do nothing.
He wanted to urge Chu Fu, but she was already doing her best. The mechanical wings of Chu Fu and the others were the most advanced equipment available, and even the earlier districts had never seen such high-quality gear.
Just then, he noticed someone in the crowd who hadn’t moved yet.
It was obvious—a four-meter-tall mecha!
Then, a black glow enveloped the mecha, and in no time, the entire mecha began to transform.
The mecha’s height became eight meters, as tall as a small three-story building, gleaming in black and gold.
This mecha had turned into a gold-grade mecha.
Shen Chi had used cosmic substance to upgrade the mecha to gold grade.
“When the mecha isn’t in combat mode, its straight-line flight speed reaches 360 kilometers per hour!”
“That’s enough!”
Shen Chi activated the mecha, which blasted off into the air, quickly overtaking everyone and catching up to Chu Fu and the others at the front.
Now Shen Chi’s mecha was a massive behemoth. He reached out an arm and grabbed Chu Fu!
Chu Fu was held in the mecha’s palm, her slender frame completely hidden within the giant hand.
Shen Chi’s mecha’s right hand also caught the Surgical Ace.
“You two, step onto my feet!”
Shen Chi shouted.
Xie Lin immediately understood. His figure flickered as he landed on the mecha’s foot, which was about two meters long.
“I’m here!”
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao leaped as well, grabbing the other foot and pulling a tripwire from her backpack—a leftover tool from setting traps—to wrap herself around the mecha’s foot.
“Sword Saint Brother, bear with it!”
Chu Fu tossed down a vine seed.
The seed grew rapidly mid-air, turning into vines that bound Xie Lin to Shen Chi’s gold-grade mecha’s foot.
Once all four were secured, Shen Chi’s voice rang out in the team.
“Hold tight! The gold-grade mecha’s speed is 360 kilometers per hour. According to Lin Haowan’s data, Tianhe Village is only 10 kilometers away. That’s just… 1 minute and 40 seconds!”
Boom!
The roar of the engines exploded as Chu Fu heard the fierce wind howling in her ears.
“Damn, damn, damn! I’m getting a mouthful of wind—I should have faced backward!” Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao yelled. Fortunately, her physique and strength were high, and her gear was strong enough to withstand the raging winds.
As for Xie Lin, he was already losing health!
Though it was just a few points at a time, it showed the speed was so great that his body couldn’t endure it.
Shen Chi said nothing, driving forward relentlessly.
In the sky, Lin Haowan, now in his soul form, was shouting himself hoarse.
“Ahhh! A mecha! So cool!! Damn, real men play mechas! A just descent from the heavens, a divine arrival! Faster, almost there! We’ll make it!”
The entire livestream was flooded with frenzied comments.
“This speed is insane—a savior has descended!!!”
“Oh my god, so touching—they’re saving the world!”
“I’m an old player, now at level 17. After the newbie village was destroyed, we got a quest to clear the ruins. Down in a cellar, we found children who had starved to death. It hurt so much—felt like the devs were stabbing us. Now, someone’s reversing it all. They’re filling in the gaps in our quest!”
“Please, let’s all stick together to defend the village from now on! I can’t bear to see this happen.”
“We need more top players like this! The rest of us are useless!”
“And no more infighting. In the previous village, fewer died from monsters than from fighting over bosses.”
The comments rolled on fiercely.
The summary was one line:
Villages like Wangxi Village were too rare.
Meeting the Thorn Guild was the luck of this village’s players.
…
In the sky, Shen Chi’s mecha raced forward.
Chu Fu wasn’t idle either. Though they were rescuing the village, the monsters were overwhelming, and Tianhe Village lacked any defenses—it was probably reduced to a few broken houses.
Without a frontline, players were at a huge disadvantage.
Chu Fu had to find another way.
No defense.
So boost the output.
In the contribution shop, aside from the talent enhancement stones costing 5 million, there were also skill enhancement stones at 1 million each.
Chu Fu bought one, and combined with system rewards, she now had seven.
Without hesitation, she enhanced [Plague Transmission].
Her skills included only Plague Transmission for area attacks. Poison Spray depended on the poisons Chu Fu brewed, and supplies in the newbie village were too scarce for many formulas.
Plus, [Plague Transmission] had already been enhanced once from a silver chest.
Now it was seven times!
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
The skill burst with radiant pulses.
[System Notification: Your Plague Transmission has evolved into Pandemic Spread.]
[Pandemic Spread (Enhanced +8):
Upon activation, deals 220% spell attack poison damage, creating a plague zone within an 80-meter diameter that expands outward.
If a second target appears within 10 meters of any target, the plague automatically spreads.
When a target dies, its body rapidly decays, causing a corpse explosion. The explosion deals secondary damage and continues to spread the plague toxins.
Every 10 seconds, one stack of Plague Effect is applied:
1 stack reduces the target’s defense by 50%, movement speed by 50%, and drains 2% of life. Lasts 3 minutes.]
Chu Fu took a deep breath looking at this enhanced skill.
80 meters in diameter, forced percentage damage—if a boss stood dumbly in her plague zone for three minutes, that was 36% of its health.
This was far more reliable than Xie Lin’s Holy Light Slash.
And since the flooded Tianhe Village wasn’t large, one strike from Chu Fu, with the spread, would be as easy as harvesting wheat!
Too powerful!
Without further thought, Chu Fu took out three talent enhancement stones and upgraded her talent.
Talents had clear tiers, unlike skills. With three talent enhancement stones, her S-grade Plant Whisperer talent evolved.
The previous effects grew stronger, and most importantly, a new trait appeared.
[SS-grade Talent Plant Whisperer:
Trait 1: Plant Mutation—You can accelerate plant growth and cause mutations, with a small chance to summon plant spirits that fight alongside you.
Trait 2: Plant Control—Plants you nurture are under your command. When uncharted, they attack autonomously.
Trait 3: Wood-element spell power increased by 200%.
Trait 4: Shared Plant Resilience—Plants you nurture share your life force. Damage is prioritized to plants, and when surrounded by plants, you automatically recover health, mana, and stamina.]
Trait 4 was a defensive skill.
But it was excellent too. On top of that, the first three traits had also improved.
Finally, there was the cosmic substance and the gold chest.
Which piece of equipment should she enhance?
