Chapter 342: Chapter 214: The Pressure Is So Huge (First Update)_2
“Full throttle, ti to escape.”
No longer heeding the warnings of the union chas, Monkey cranked the power furnace up to its maximum and then charged forward.
Sensing Monkey’s intent to escape, the force field materialized, a dense layer forming like thick cream in front of Monkey, but the newly installed power furnace instantly unleashed powerful thrust, counteracting the force field in front of them and propelling them a great distance forward out of thin air.
Feeling Monkey’s deft maneuvering, the union cha’s airships leaped, each leap bringing them a bit closer to Monkey.
They didn’t want to destroy Monkey, just to get him under control.
But upon realizing that Monkey’s agility was far beyond their own, the union chas heightened their level of caution towards him by a notch.
Six-ter-tall black chas were deployed; they looked cumberso, each with a massive force field generator on its back. Once they appeared, they locked onto Monkey with force fields and flew towards him.
In the plot mode of “Spirit Vessel,” the only way players have to judge the strength of other chas early on, without a scanning chip, is by size.
Bigger ans stronger, mightier ans fiercer; the larger the cha, the more formidable it is. A six-ter-tall cha has better performance than the four-ter-tall Monkey.
Moreover, the adversaries were specialized capture chas, equipped with devices and chips for apprehending cri suspects. If they managed to get close, there was only one route left—capture.
The black chas on the screen didn’t seem fast, but their actual speed was off the charts.
After calculating the timing, Monkey said to Teddy Bear, “Hold tight, I’m about to accelerate.”
“Aren’t you afraid it’ll explode?”
“Don’t worry, it won’t… probably.”
“Let down!”
“Too late.”
After a pause, Monkey imdiately pushed the power furnace to its limits. The sudden surge in speed pressed Teddy Bear against the walls of the cockpit, and even Monkey’s squirrel almost got shredded by the acceleration.
The cha began to creak and groan; the pilots of the union chas had not expected Monkey to ramp up the acceleration to such an extent. The encircling net they were perfecting was directly broken through by Monkey, who charged towards the outskirts.
Monkey had also activated the Speed-up Chip; otherwise, in full-speed acceleration, there often wouldn’t be enough ti to react. It was very easy for the cha to collide with debris, ending in both machine and man destroyed.
The alarm bell in their ears grew shriller, and a dazzling red light bathed the cockpit in dangerous hues. Everything around them turned into streaming light, bringing Teddy Bear an encroaching sense of impending death.
Just when Teddy Bear felt everything was coming to an end, the streaming light around them suddenly stopped. The stars in the void resettled, and the ferocious acceleration had ripped off a third of the cha’s armor, but it had also allowed them to break through the blockade of the union chas, reaching the outside world.
Seeing the familiar stars, Teddy Bear almost cried.
The mad acceleration had only lasted for a minute, but it had been the longest minute of its life.
Thankful for everything in this world, I’ve survived!
“It’s not over yet; don’t start feeling sentintal,” Monkey said.
“Could you not jinx us, please?”
But from behind, the union chas’ ships retransitioned and appeared above them.
Their level of caution towards Monkey was raised once more, and their weapons were now aid at his cha.
“Warning, your actions have exceeded the limits of our tolerance. Please disarm imdiately and await punishnt.”
“They’re actually talking about punishnt!” Teddy Bear exclaid, “Do they have law enforcent authority?”
“They don’t, but they’ve contracted a portion of the power, so you could say they’re cops,” Monkey helpfully explained.
“I hate cops!”
But no sooner had it finished complaining, two even more terrifying chas appeared in front of them.
One cha was a ghastly green all over, its poisonous-looking paint job making the dozens of ters tall cha appear as the most vile of toxins, its twisted exterior giving it an eerie look.
The other was varicolored, fitted with large neon lights beneath its armor, making it arrive on the scene already equipped with various Light Effects.
Seeing the two newly appeared chas, Teddy Bear had no doubt they were targeting it, and this made its death seem all the more certain.
To its surprise, however, Monkey actually relaxed the neural connection system and said with a relieved tone, “We caught up.”
“What’s going on, are those two chas allies?”
“Hmm, Liuzi and Xien Waidao, the winner and the runner-up of this competition. They will appear when players approach the competition star. Most of the ti, NPCs play their part, but occasionally they can show up in person as an extra Easter egg.”
“Do you have that much clout? What’s your relationship with them?”
“A fighting relationship.”
“Who won?”
“Don’t ask such obvious questions.”
Teddy Bear wanted to ask more, but heard soone connect to their chas and then spoke, “Monkey, we’re here. Next ti just call , and we’ll team up to smash Liuzi’s stupid face and post the video online—it’ll be hilarious.”
“Shut up,” the ch adorned in a myriad of colors said helplessly.
Both chas stood at sixty ters tall, dwarfing Monkey’s cha by comparison.
Even the alliance’s spaceship seed like a toy in front of the two titans; the oppressive force of the champion chas left the alliance pilots silent for a while before they managed to say, “This is the Alliance cha…”
“Scram,” Xien Waidao said irritably.
One simple word filled Teddy Bear with a liking for Xien Waidao, and he was sure he would get along with him.
Facing Xien Waidao, the Alliance cha didn’t waste any more words.
Their spaceship began warp jumping and disappeared in a few seconds, leaving behind only the champion chas and Monkey’s scrappy cha.
With the crisis now averted, Teddy Bear finally relaxed, reflecting on just how arduous the journey had been.
They were then captured by the force field of the two champion chas and taken to the competition star.
After eting up with the two players, Monkey could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
In the story mode of “Spirit Vessel,” Xien Waidao and Liuzi are special NPCs, and they are the only two players who can interfere in others’ gas in story mode.
Normally, they provide extra help to players, but not excessively, and afterwards they would be replaced by ga NPCs.
However, this also ans that as long as they don’t help the players, they can stay indefinitely.
Using this loophole, which isn’t quite a bug, Xien Waidao and Liuzi can stick around for a long ti.
In their private rest area, Monkey briefed them about Teddy Bear’s situation.
Xien Waidao and Liuzi looked at Teddy Bear in surprise, unable to imagine that he was the Easter egg.
“The Easter egg this ti is a bit small, isn’t it?” Squirrel Xien Waidao said with confusion, “Aren’t the Easter eggs arranged by your boss supposed to change the entire gaplay? This little guy doesn’t seem enough.”
These words diminished Teddy Bear’s fondness for Xien Waidao sowhat.
Liuzi stared at Teddy Bear for a while and then asked, “Do you have any special abilities?”
“Does being exceptionally good at telling dirty jokes count?”
Liuzi and Xien Waidao exchanged glances, then took Teddy Bear to the next room, and soon laughter erupted from the two of them.
Bringing Teddy Bear back, Xien Waidao had already started to buddy up with him, and Liuzi couldn’t help saying, “That’s too vulgar, too perverted, like hell, but why do I like it so much.”
Seeing their reaction, Monkey increasingly resented being only seventeen years old.
After confirming Teddy Bear’s skills, they sat together to discuss the subsequent developnts.
From what they could see, the plot had been significantly altered.
Previously, players would never encounter the Alliance cha en route, as this behind-the-scenes boss would only appear in the late ga. Its appearance now was undoubtedly premature.
This was an expression of the plot’s containing force, and it would trigger even greater uncertainties, until they returned Monkey to where he ca from.
Having sorted out the current situation, Liuzi said, “We can help you resist the Alliance cha for a while, but we can’t offer extra assistance, aning you’re going to have a really tough start. But since it’s Monkey, there shouldn’t be a problem initially. However, you should know there’s an obstacle, one we’ve all tried before but can’t surpass no matter what.”
“What obstacle?” asked Teddy Bear, nervously.
“The instant-kill barrier,” Monkey explained, “The Alliance cha will eventually create Artificial Artifact Spirits in the later stages, and these spirits have overwhelming power against ordinary chas. Without a unique Artifact Spirit, you can’t pass it. But it’s good that you’re here, we can figure out how to get through this together.”
“…the pressure is huge!”
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