The female researcher swallowed her saliva and pointed a trembling finger at the coiled steel giant before her.
“…It’s the Tyrant.”
“The official designation is Anti-Superpower Mobile Weapon Prototype Zero.”
“We internally call it the Tyrant.”
“It was designed specifically to target high-level superpower users. The huge reactor on its back can continuously release interference pulses, weakening superpower output efficiency within a certain range.”
Ling Ling frowned beneath her mask. If the abilities of high-level superpower users were weakened to a certain level, this steel giant could indeed rely on its massive size to physically attack them.
Moreover, the armor material on the Tyrant was a type she had never seen before.
If this steel giant were placed inside the Ye Family’s venue next week, all superpower users present would be suppressed by the reactor, resulting in an indiscriminate massacre.
Although the Tyrant was enormous, Ling Ling believed the Aode Consortium had high-level superpower users with space teleportation abilities who could precisely deploy this weapon into the venue.
After thinking for a while, she continued questioning the female researcher.
“Who developed it? Speak quickly…”
The researcher frantically shook her head, her eyes filled with a will to survive. If she spoke, she might be dealt with by the Aode Consortium. If she didn’t, she might be killed by this white-haired demon. However, she decided to speak because she saw that the white-haired demon before her didn’t seem to intend to kill her. As for the Aode Consortium, she might be able to escape.
“I… I’ll talk.”
“It was developed under the leadership of the Aode Consortium. The design blueprints came from the Cradle.”
“Also, the algorithm for the reaction energy pulse and the special materials for building the reactor were all provided to us by the Cradle. We were only responsible for assembly and verification. This is the only test machine.”
“If the data after the first verification is good, our Aode Consortium will consider mass-producing the Tyrant and selling it to other customers.”
“The first verification is scheduled for next week in the Third District…”
Ling Ling set down the researcher whose lips had already turned pale, then activated her ability and used ice spikes to knock out everyone present except herself.
Then she turned to look at the steel giant in front of her, whose back was emitting a faint blue light.
She thought for a moment.
She walked over to the tall, thin man and the bald man who were currently unconscious, then placed her hand on their foreheads to copy their abilities.
After finishing the copy, she picked up the blade from the tall, thin man’s hand.
She infused it with ability and swung it forward.
A massive wind blade slashed toward the mecha’s joints.
The steel giant’s joints were not covered by armor. If she struck the joints with a wind blade, there might be a chance to damage them.
The wind blade hit its target, and a loud metallic clang echoed through the space.
But things didn’t go as hoped. The wind blade didn’t completely destroy the Tyrant’s joints; it only left a shallow scratch.
“As expected, it’s not that simple.”
That attack had used at least seventy percent of her superpower output, yet it only left a shallow mark on the joints.
Destroying the joints was definitely not feasible. She could only try to see if she could destroy the reactor, which was the most suitable target.
And at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
The Tyrant’s head sensor array seemed to sense something. It activated all at once, flashing with dangerous red light.
Then they all locked onto Ling Ling in unison.
The reactor on its back let out a low hum, and a faint blue light spread outward from the Tyrant.
Ling Ling immediately felt the output power of her superpower circuits within her body drop significantly.
“What a pain…”
Sensing the impending danger, Ling Ling gripped the blade tightly and leaped backward to keep a certain distance from the mecha.
Ling Ling quietly observed the mecha’s next move.
As if the system had fully activated, the Tyrant slowly raised its left arm. The massive metal claw slammed down toward where she was standing.
Ling Ling had already begun to dodge the moment she saw the Tyrant’s arm lift.
Although she dodged the Tyrant’s first wave of attack, the spot where she had been standing was now a deep crater from the metal claw.
But the attack didn’t end there. The Tyrant raised its massive right foot, the sole of which was as large as a truck, and stomped toward her.
Ling Ling relied on her keen instincts and also dodged this stomp attack.
But this stomp attack caused the entire large circular space to shake violently, like an earthquake.
But at the same time, Ling Ling sensed that her superpower output power was slowly recovering.
Perhaps because the superpower reactor itself was in the verification phase, its output power was extremely unstable, making it impossible for the Tyrant to maintain high-intensity pulse suppression while performing full-power physical attacks.
In other words, the Tyrant’s superpower suppression had intervals.
Ling Ling had to find an opportunity to completely paralyze this steel giant while dodging its physical attacks.
This was a huge problem for her. Her combat skills were essentially anti-personnel. Faced with such a behemoth, the abilities she possessed couldn’t completely destroy it.
But for now, she could only slowly contend with the Tyrant.
Ling Ling dodged under the repeated slaps and sweeps of the giant claw, and at the same time, she figured out the activity pattern of the superpower reactor.
During the gaps when her superpower was not suppressed, she continuously tried to bombard the Tyrant’s armor weak points with ice spikes, wind blades, and fireballs.
But none of them had much effect; they only left minor damage on the enemy’s armor.
Meanwhile, Ling Ling’s stamina was being consumed with each dodge. What was worse was that every attack from the giant beast massively destroyed the terrain.
The space left for Ling Ling to maneuver was shrinking.
Although she still had about sixty percent of her superpower reserves, her stamina and superpower would eventually be completely exhausted.
At this moment, she wished she had a giant beam cannon in her hand to blast this hunk of metal to pieces with one shot.
Just as this thought flashed through her mind, the Divine Relic ring on her left ring finger burst forth with a scarlet light, as if responding to her plea.
“This is…”
Ling Ling looked down and saw that the scarlet light was enveloping her left hand.
Then a mental link came from deep within her mind.
That mysterious mental link sent her whispers that were incomprehensible.
“■■■■”
“■■, ■■■■■”
‘Could it be that the ring is responding to me?’