Chapter 178 – The Legend Appears!

Lu Yuan used his Mental Power to examine his back.

In the state of Second Rank Transformation, a mysterious pattern appeared on his back.

A huge, twisted, and demonic “eye” made of intertwined muscle veins!

It looked very much like an eye.

The pupil of the eye resembled a lotus flower.

However, all the petals of this lotus flower were tightly closed.

Lu Yuan tried to exert force, causing the muscles in his arms to pull the muscles in his back. The blood-red lotus petals seemed to want to bloom, and the huge eye on his back looked as if it was about to open.

“Cool…”

Lu Yuan couldn’t help but stand up and carefully examine his back from a bystander’s perspective.

With his long hair flowing like a waterfall, the about-to-bloom blood-red lotus eye, combined with the bright yellow glow of his inner strength, gave an extremely strong visual impact.

“If I add the special effect of death energy entanglement, it would probably look even cooler.”

Unfortunately, he was currently in the Yellow Bear assessment and could not reveal the death energy.

Lu Yuan guessed that the formation of the blood-red lotus eye on his back was likely related to the enhancement of his strength points and agility points.

The increase in strength, after a limit break, was such that his constitution points could not fully withstand the terrifying explosive power under ultimate exertion.

Thus, it forced his body muscles to undergo some kind of superior deformation and evolution.

Coordinated by his agility points, it manifested as the blood-red lotus eye.

“How much can my ultimate exertion amplify now? Ten times? Or twenty times?”

Ten times would be an explosion of thirty tons of boxing power, and twenty times would be sixty tons!

Lu Yuan wasn’t sure. He would probably need to find a suitable boxing target to test the exact value.

“A two hundred times gravitational field is completely unusable, unless I can find the Bear Man…”

Lu Yuan looked at the gravitational field in front of him, which was completely covered by two hundred times gravity, with a slightly regretful expression on his face.

At this moment, he remembered to check the task wristwatch on his hand.

The task wristwatch had been beeping “beep beep beep” non-stop since earlier.

It seemed that something big was happening.

[Task Level: A]

[Task Objective: Survival]

[Task Reward: Unknown]

[Task Details: A Level A+ Bear Man and a Level A+ Molybdenum Demon have escaped. Survive their pursuit and stay alive!]

Survival?

Lu Yuan was stunned when he saw this task and quickly opened the task map.

There were originally three black areas representing level S tasks on the task map.

The task involving You Long had disappeared after he completed it.

Now, the remaining two areas had shifted positions, seeming to overlap, and were moving quickly on the map.

“Ding—”

At this moment, Lu Yuan noticed another task notification on his wristwatch.

[Task Level: SS (Unique)]

[Task Objective: Kill or assist in capturing the Bear Man and the Molybdenum Demon.]

[Task Reward: 500,000 points (base)]

[Task Details: Attempt to intercept or kill the escaping Level A+ Bear Man and Level A+ Molybdenum Demon.

Bear Man information: …

Molybdenum Demon information: …

The opportunity to create a legend is right in front of you. Go for it, I believe in you!]

“Uh…”

Lu Yuan was taken aback by the last line of the task description.

“Double-SS level task with a base reward of 500,000 points… Is this a hidden task tailored just for me?”

Lu Yuan thoughtfully looked up at a spot with an invisible camera.

After a moment, he smirked and started walking outside with a bemused expression.

“Creating a legend? Do you have to be so clichéd and melodramatic?

Which ancient hot-blooded anime did they pull that line from?”

“But… I guess I do kind of like it…”

…

“Boom!”

A silver-white body, like an armored tank, smashed through a high wall and rushed out from a bustling mall.

A speeding azure car, unable to brake in time, crashed into its body.

“Boom!”

The silver-white body didn’t budge an inch. It turned its head and directly lifted the car, whose front end was completely smashed, and then violently threw it away.

The car flew through the air, crashing into several two-meter-tall combat robots nearby, rolling and exploding into flames.

Energy beams and bullets flew everywhere.

Explosions sounded one after another, echoing incessantly.

People screamed and fled in all directions, resembling a chaotic and terrifying attack scene.

“Crack!”

The Molybdenum Demon casually snapped a lamppost, sparks flying, and wielded it like a weapon, effortlessly smashing combat robots.

“Where’s that level S new blood you mentioned? Which one is it?!”

The Molybdenum Demon’s eyes were filled with intense ferocity. While fighting, he found a moment to address the Bear Man, who was huddled under his arm.

The Bear Man’s weak, mosquito-like voice reached his ears.

“Don’t rush. First, catch a few new bloods. These new bloods have communication devices. Once you capture one, you can force them to reveal the whereabouts of the level S new blood…”

“You better not be lying to me.”

“We’re both in this together. You can’t escape, and I have no chance of getting out either. Why would I deceive you? Neither of us wants to be captured again, right…”

“Hmph!”

The Molybdenum Demon snorted coldly, a cruel expression suddenly appearing on his smooth face.

He violently threw the lamppost, simultaneously kicking away two stone bollards in front of him, clearing the combat robots around him like swarming locusts.

Then he zeroed in on a specific direction and strode forward.

…

“Huff huff “

Ye Wuqiang panted heavily, pulling his body back behind cover.

At this moment, his exoskeleton was fully activated, like a half-set of pure black mechanical armor, enclosing his neck, cheeks, most of his back, and both arms.

But it still couldn’t give him much sense of security.

“Estimated boxing power of at least forty tons, with bursts close to fifty tons at times…”

Ye Wuqiang said in disbelief, “That’s ten times the power of my exoskeleton! This Level A+ combat power is terrifyingly strong.”

The other three members of his squad were also present.

The usually arrogant blue-haired boy looked pale, while the punk girl Xu Chengying clutched a handgun in one hand and frantically tapped on her task wristwatch with the other.

Only Xiang Shenghao, who was always calm, maintained a semblance of composure, though his tightly clenched fists, with veins bulging, betrayed his true feelings.

As someone who followed the pure martial artist path, without any external aids, he actually felt the most helpless.

“Damn it!”

The blue-haired boy suddenly couldn’t hold back and cursed, “Why are we so unlucky? Just as we were about to complete the task, an A+ level boss shows up.

Who can possibly take down such a monster?

How could the officials include something like this in the assessment, and why hasn’t anyone come to handle it yet!

What is Yellow Bear’s team doing… hmph…”

Remembering that they were currently under assessment and that every word and action was being monitored, the blue-haired boy bit his tongue and swallowed his last word.

“It seems like we’re not the only unlucky ones. Haven’t you noticed Teng Xiangqing is here too?”

Ye Wuqiang whispered, pointing in a certain direction.

The others were momentarily stunned and instinctively looked up.

Their hiding spot was behind a large, deep green dumpster.

And just to their left, at an oblique angle, on the second floor of a building with transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, a few people were peering down at the battle.

Among them, a handsome bald youth with tightly pressed lips was none other than Teng Xiangqing, who had been exposed in the group chat channel.

“Hey, it really is him… But they must have come specifically to watch the A+ level Molybdenum Demon, right?”

The blue-haired boy, He Jun, quickly spotted several new blood teams on the edge of the battlefield.

Several powerful new blood teams, upon seeing the new task notification, not only didn’t retreat but actively approached the black area on the map.

They were likely hoping to see if they could get a chance to intervene and earn some assist points.

However, the Molybdenum Demon’s terrifying presence made ordinary Level B and even Level A combat robots look like toys, easily destroyed in a few moves.

No one dared to confront him directly, and Teng Xiangqing and the others didn’t dare to act rashly either.

“What do we do now? Run or stay?” Xiang Shenghao asked.

“I think we should…”

Ye Wuqiang, who had successfully taken on the role of the temporary squad captain, was about to speak when the intelligent auxiliary system of his exoskeleton issued an extremely strong warning signal.

He quickly peeked out to check.

The next second, his face turned pale with horror as he exclaimed, “The Molybdenum Demon is coming at us! Run!!!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Heavy footsteps followed, and a massive shadow loomed over them like a dark cloud.

The rest of the squad turned pale and, without a moment’s hesitation, desperately fled.

After running a certain distance, they instinctively looked back, realizing something that made their faces turn even grimmer.

“Damn it!”

“Xu Chengying… why didn’t she run?!”

“Bang—”

The large, deep green dumpster was casually kicked open by a massive foot.

The punk girl, Xu Chengying, who had been hiding under the dumpster, focusing on her wristwatch, finally reacted.

She looked up, her pupils contracting sharply, her face turning ashen.

But her reflexes were quick.

She instinctively raised her handgun and fired.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The seemingly ordinary black handgun emitted a heavy, sniper-like shooting sound.

However, every bullet, despite its powerful impact, seemed to vanish into the Molybdenum Demon without causing the slightest disturbance.

Xu Chengying decisively retreated, moving with the agility of a swallow, clearly having undergone genetic modification.

The Molybdenum Demon, however, merely glanced at her coldly before casually raising his hand.

With a “crack,” his thick arm seemed to extend infinitely, suddenly elongating.

He grabbed Xu Chengying by the ankle and yanked her back forcefully.

“Oh no…”

Seeing this, Ye Wuqiang and the other two felt their hearts sink, their faces turning even grimmer.

They wanted to rush to her aid.

But just a glimpse of the Molybdenum Demon’s massive frame made any ounce of courage in their hearts vanish instantly.

The faces of the new bloods observing from the edge of the battlefield turned complex.

Caught by the terrifying Level A+ Molybdenum Demon, Xu Chengying’s fate seemed sealed…

At this moment, Xu Chengying was dangling by one foot, gripped by the Molybdenum Demon like a small chick held upside down.

With her head down, blood rushed to her face, making it turn bright red.

She clutched her black handgun with both hands, continuously pulling the trigger, but the bullets had long been spent, and she looked on the verge of tears.

The Molybdenum Demon’s chainsaw-like mouth opened wide, bringing her closer as if it would devour her in the next second.

Xu Chengying finally couldn’t hold back, her body trembling, her pretty face showing intense fear and despair.

The new bloods watching felt a pang of shared sorrow, but more than that, a deep sense of helplessness.

However, just then…

A violent whooshing sound suddenly pierced the air.

A figure shot through like an arrow, slamming into the Molybdenum Demon.

“Boom!”

The massive body of the Molybdenum Demon was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing back and smashing numerous concrete slabs along the way before finally coming to a stop.

“Uh…”

The sudden turn of events left everyone watching stunned.

When they turned back to look, they saw a tall, slender young figure standing where the Molybdenum Demon had been.

Long, silky black hair reached down to his waist, flowing behind him.

He slowly turned around, revealing a handsome, masculine, and fair face.

His eyes scanned the surroundings.

Then he smirked and softly spoke words that only he could fully understand.

“The legend…”

“…has arrived!”