The mechs moved with incredible speed. In an instant, they surrounded the kneeling Eldritch giant.
Some held battle-axes, while others carried cannons. They all opened fire on the giant's crystal core.
A cry of pain rang out.
Four more Eldritch giants rushed over from nearby.
Kevin kept track of the distance between them. He waited until they were about to gather in one place before giving the order.
"Self-destruct!"
The moment Kevin gave the command, the core reactors of the five giant mechs overloaded.
Terrifying energy spread through the area, creating visible ripples in space. Everything nearby began to collapse under the pressure.
Behind Kevin, Amelia's eyes trembled when she saw this.
"You installed fusion reactors in them?"
Kevin nodded.
"They can't compare to your cold-fusion reactor. The ones inside these mechs are hot-fusion systems. They're much easier to blow up."
As soon as he finished speaking, a visible shockwave spread out from the distance.
Jarvis immediately raised a shield. Even Kevin took out an Eldritch Artifact and made it float in front of him.
In an instant, the electromagnetic shield combined with the Eldritch Artifact and became almost solid.
The shockwave from the explosion of the five hot-fusion reactors slammed into the new shield. It only left a layer of cracks across its surface.
But then a second shockwave followed.
Then came the third, fourth, fifth…
The new shield finally shattered under the endless impact.
Kevin had already lost count of how many shockwaves the explosion had created.
Fortunately, the later waves were much weaker. Jarvis found a chance to raise another electromagnetic shield.
The "Daddy" Cannon was pushed back only five hundred meters by the force of the explosion before coming to a steady stop.
"Lord, if you keep doing this, I may not survive another year," Jarvis said helplessly.
Kevin gently tapped the armrest and laughed.
"I never planned to let you live for another year."
Jarvis's voice began to tremble.
"Lord, I've always obeyed you. Please don't do this."
Kevin felt the "Daddy" Cannon shaking. He gently tapped the armrest again.
"Stop fooling around. Catch up with them and see what happened."
In the distance, the flames caused by the explosion of the five hot-fusion reactors were still burning.
The intense firelight blocked everyone's view.
Only Eliana could barely locate the crystal cores of the five Eldritch giants with her telekinesis.
"They're still alive," Eliana said calmly.
Kevin stretched and called Amelia and Monchhichi over.
"You two take one each. I'll handle the other three."
As soon as he finished speaking, Monchhichi raised the "Zero Error" and loaded a sniper Bullet engraved with an ornate Rune.
This was a "Big Fireball" sniper Bullet that Kevin had specially Enchanted for her. It had a power boost of one and a half times, making it two and a half times stronger than a normal sniper Bullet.
Monchhichi calmly watched the wind around her and slowly adjusted the scope.
Soon, she locked onto the weak spot of the Eldritch giant farthest from her.
A gunshot rang out.
The Bullet tore through the air, blasted through the Eldritch giant's chest, and struck its crystal core.
Countless cracks appeared across the core. The once-smooth crystal shattered in an instant.
The Eldritch giant's presence weakened at once, and its entire body collapsed.
Meanwhile, Amelia had put on her close-fitting exoskeleton armor.
She quickly rose into the air and glided toward the Eldritch giant closest to her.
She raised her right hand. A ten-meter-long laser beam shot out like a streak of light and pierced the Eldritch giant's chest.
With a loud explosion, the crystal core in its chest was instantly reduced to dust by the laser.
Just as the two girls killed their targets, Kevin had already appeared above the other three Eldritch giants.
Kevin had activated his Eight Arms form and was wearing a full set of SS-Tier equipment.
The terrifying pressure coming from him made the three Eldritch giants look afraid.
Kevin could see that they were trying to beg for mercy. He gave a cold smile.
"Interesting. I didn't expect you to have some self-awareness. But sadly, to me, you're nothing more than loot."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin's body suddenly split apart into three identical bodies.
Each one held a Lance of Longinus.
This was the ability of his SS-Tier equipment set: Physical Clones.
Every clone had the same Talents and attributes as Kevin himself.
Each clone could exist for no more than thirty seconds.
But thirty seconds was more than enough for Kevin to kill the three Eldritch giants three times over.
The clones shot into the bodies of the three Eldritch giants like meteors.
They crashed through flesh and bone, destroying the giants' internal organs as they moved.
Soon, the three clones reached the giants' chests. They gripped their Lances of Longinus and thrust them into the crystal cores at the same time.
Under the terrifying burst of energy, all three crystal cores shattered.
The three Eldritch giants died on the spot. No sign of life remained.
A moment later, Kevin reappeared in midair. He looked exactly as he had before using Physical Clones, without even a drop of blood on him.
At that moment, Eliana flew over with Nova.
Nova hummed a song, calling the nearby Eldritch Entities over to collect the bodies of the five Eldritch giants and gather the loot.
Celula scanned the sea around them. Her eyes were fixed on the A-Tier items floating on the water, and she said excitedly:
"We've hit the jackpot! We spent twenty-four hours killing more than a hundred Eldritch giants, and nearly a hundred A-Tier items dropped from them. Once we get back, Sister Luna can use the Demon Potion to dissolve their bodies. We might get more than a hundred additional A-Tier items from them."
What attracted the girls the most were the various grades of "Sources of Talent."
During the last storm, Kevin obtained a low-quality "Source of Talent." After using it, he successfully advanced his Talent to Tier Two.
This time, the girls had obtained more than thirty Sources of Talent. The highest-quality ones were at the Pure level.
The levels, from lowest to highest, were Low-Quality, Normal, and Pure.
A Pure Source of Talent had no side effects for its user and gave them a ninety percent chance of advancing their Talent to the next tier.
With these Sources of Talent, even after taking the chance of failure into account, Kevin and his teammates should be able to advance their Talents to at least Tier Three.
If they hadn't been worried about being surrounded and attacked by other forces later, the girls would have used the Sources of Talent immediately and advanced their Talents to a whole new level.
The salvage operation was still underway.
Suddenly, Kevin sensed a large number of points of light appearing nearby.
They were about eight hundred kilometers from his current location.
Kevin smiled and called out to Nova, telling her to finish the salvage operation as quickly as possible.
He turned around and returned to the cockpit of the "Daddy" Cannon. Then he gave Jarvis a new order.
"Start warming up the cold-fusion engine."
Jarvis's voice came in broken bursts.
"Respected Lord, you really aren't worried about me breaking down, are you? In the past twenty-four hours, I've already been hit by more than twenty nuclear explosions. And now you want me to activate the fusion engine? Aren't you afraid it will explode?"
Kevin slapped the control panel hard.
"Just start it. Why are you talking so much?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire "Daddy" Cannon began to shake.
A powerful force spread through every corner of the ship.
From major mechanical failures to minor wiring problems, everything was repaired instantly under the force.
Soon, Jarvis's voice rang out again.
"Great Lord, your blessing has given me a new lease on life. I'll activate the cold-fusion engine for you now. Please fasten your seat belt."
Kevin rolled his eyes and ignored Jarvis's flattery.
By then, the salvage operation had also come to an end.
Nova ordered the Eldritch Entities to load all the loot onto the deck.
Jarvis immediately pushed the engine to full power. The entire "Daddy" Cannon shot forward at nearly one hundred knots.
And it continued to accelerate as it sped ahead.
Toti sat in the cockpit, gripping both handrails tightly.
He stared wide-eyed at the scenery rushing past them and said in shock, "Why do I feel like I'm sitting on a high-speed train instead of a ship? How fast are we going?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jarvis's voice rang out.
"Our current speed is one hundred and sixty knots, which is about 296.2 kilometers per hour."
As Toti listened to the number, the pipe fell from his mouth.
"Holy crap! That's really as fast as a high-speed train. How long until we reach the next battlefield?"
Kevin glanced at Toti, then looked at the girls behind him.
They were all securely fastened into their seats, excitedly watching the scenery outside the windows.
Kevin smiled.
"More than two hours. Get some rest. The real battle is coming next."
For the past twelve hours, Kevin had been having Stephanie send the coordinates of the "Daddy" Cannon to Bella.
By now, the forces that wanted to surround and attack Kevin had probably sent out everything they had.
Kevin naturally had no intention of waiting for them to surround him completely.
It was better to attack first than to sit back and take the hits.
Before they could get close, Kevin accelerated and launched a surprise attack. This would surely throw the enemy forces into chaos.
Two and a half hours later, Kevin's fleet ran straight into the Grion family's exploration team.
That was not a figure of speech—they actually crashed into them.
The seven members of the Grion family's Third Exploration Team had been lying in the cabin, resting. But now they had all been thrown into the sea.
They stared in confusion at the culprit that had smashed their ship in half—the "Daddy" Cannon.
The vice-captain, Mario, wiped the water from his face.
"Damn it! What the hell just happened? Did that thing really ram our military frigate head-on and sink it?"
Elite member Bruto coughed several times after swallowing seawater. He carefully examined the hull of the "Daddy" Cannon and was shocked to find that there was not even a scratch on its surface.
"What the hell kind of ship is that? It's way too tough. Our ship sank, but that thing is completely fine."
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