The Steam King served as the pathfinder vanguard, clearing the way at the forefront.
The neon city emitted deafening alarms.
Its appearance was like a monster wreaking havoc in the city from a tokusatsu show.
Boom—
A thunderous roar.
The noise of mechanical drives resounded across the sky.
Within the city named The City That Never Sleeps.
One by one, wooden-faced Modified Humans raised their heads.
They merely glanced at the Steam King appearing in the sky above and then paid no further attention, like wind-up dolls continuing to repeat their futile actions.
Could they even still be considered human?
Machines carrying a continuously decaying human brain—perhaps they couldn't even be called Modified Humans.
The piercing sound of air raid sirens echoed over the city's skyline.
This sound was clearly not meant for the ordinary Modified Humans.
In the upper floors of the densely packed skyscrapers.
Those humans who had undergone true, meaningful modifications dispatched large armies of Modified Humans to resist the invasion of the forces led by the Steam King.
War was imminent.
The Steam King's massive frame attracted a torrent of firepower.
But don't forget.
The Steam King originated from a world that was also a Level 8 Platform.
Ordinary attacks were utterly ineffective.
They could only watch helplessly as it casually swung its arm.
Several fighter jets were smashed to pieces like annoying flies.
On the ground, the Mechanical Army and the monster army's larger forces of Modified Humans collided.
Their direction was completely opposite to the Steam King's.
Their target was clear.
The two coordinates displayed on the Sand Table.
Their directions were diametrically opposed; going to only one place might not guarantee finding the target.
The Raven demon captured a bottom-tier Modified Human for Ye Qiyan.
Dismantling its body, inside its skull was a brain that had long since dried up and withered.
They had already died long ago.
Bang—!
Several loud booms approached.
Ye Qiyan looked up.
He saw a massive army composed of numerous mechas and tanks appearing in the city.
Their target was firmly locked onto Ye Qiyan.
"Open fire, eliminate that human!"
The Modified Human commanding the army still possessed self-awareness.
Issuing the command, countless shells rained down from the sky, heading straight for Ye Qiyan's position.
Ye Qiyan did not dodge.
Putting down the dismantled Modified Human, he calmly looked at the advanced Modified Human.
In the final moments before the shells landed.
Scoundrel, holding two shields, rushed forward, drawing the vast majority of the attacks onto its shields.
Occasionally, one or two shells luckily bypassed the shields' attraction.
Even then, hitting Ye Qiyan would still be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
Eve, guarding beside him, opened fire immediately.
Intercepting all the remaining attacks.
"Capture one alive."
The command was issued.
Eve transformed into a silver-white meteor and flew to the top of that talking advanced Modified Human in the blink of an eye.
Before it could even react.
The Eternal Cutter had already dismembered it into eight pieces.
Leaving only the torso and head for communication.
"Despicable Outsider! Spare me! I can work for you!"
Ye Qiyan couldn't be bothered with nonsense, using the power of Bewitchment to ask a question.
"Who is the strongest one here?"
"It's the ultimate weapon of the Dulaine Company! That tall building!"
"Thanks for the answer."
Bang—
A single Bullet ended this Modified Human's life.
Proceeded to dismantle it.
Sure enough.
Completely different from the lower-tier ordinary Modified Humans.
The parts used in this guy's body and the nutrient solution preserving its brain were not things ordinary people could get their hands on.
Continued to advance.
The number of advanced Modified Humans encountered grew fewer and fewer.
Until, beneath the tallest building in this city.
The largest defensive force encountered since entering this city appeared here.
The leading mechanical Modified Human even attempted to communicate with Ye Qiyan.
"Outsider human, this is the great Dulaine Company!"
However.
"Attack."
The trigger was pulled.
A Bullet accurately pierced that guy's brain.
Immediately after.
All of Eve's weapon slots opened.
Command issued.
"Overdrive Mode."
"Stack."
"Overdrive Star."
Rate of fire, power!
Eve's firepower began to unleash.
Just its presence alone could rival the firepower of an entire army.
A barrage of bombardment.
The path ahead was cleared.
Stepping over the field of metal fragments.
Entered the company named Dulaine.
One of the two coordinates on the Sand Table was here.
The location was the top floor.
How to get up there?
Climb the stairs? Take the elevator?
That seemed a bit too slow.
Ye Qiyan opened his palm.
Dragon-shaped metal materialized on his wrist.
The roar of jet fighter-like engines sounded.
Goggles equipped.
Around Ye Qiyan's body, the phantom of the silver-winged malevolent star let out roars.
Crimson light particles scattered outward from its wings.
The Wandering Star Holy Sigil seemed to sense what he intended to do and immediately deployed.
Ye Qiyan looked up at the solid wall above, the corner of his mouth lifting.
"Let's... give it a little try."
Celestial Comet Drive—!
Upwards.
Impact!
Boom!!!!
A supersonic heavy charge instantly shattered one floor.
Then continuously upwards, second floor, third floor....
The highest floor of the Dulaine Company.
Three hundred thirty-one.
A man sat in a boss's chair.
Several Light Screens surrounded him.
They seemed to be controlling something.
Crash!
The ground collapsed.
A crimson streak of light suddenly burst through the floor.
Ye Qiyan's figure appeared here.
His gaze fell upon the Modified Human wearing a suit.
"Outsider, why... are you attacking us?"
Dulaine, the CEO of Dulaine Company, had used the highest-grade materials to complete his own Sublimation.
His body was completely different from other Modified Humans.
"Your life is fragile, weak."
"Using metal modification to obtain eternal life is the true..."
Bang—!!
A gunshot.
If it were any other time, perhaps Ye Qiyan would have had some spare patience to listen to this enemy's nonsense.
But today.
He didn't want nonsense.
Nor did he want to engage in nonsense with others.
This was a Hunting Platform, and the hunting targets were within those two points of light.
The boss of the Dulaine Company died, so easily.
Its modifications were quite sturdy, but unfortunately, it faced Black Ebony with Judgment of Gunfire activated.
The amplification gained from its accumulated sins was enough to crush its defenses, even without Ye Qiyan using the black and white dual-colored armor-piercing rounds.
It was not the existence indicated by the coordinates on the Sand Table.
But, with its death.
On a certain floor of the Dulaine Company's skyscraper.
A pair of crimson eyes instantly snapped open.
Simultaneously.
At the other coordinate point displayed where the Steam King was.
A red-and-white giant mechanical soldier rose from a pile of ruins.
At this moment, the two coordinates on the Sand Table solidified completely.
Which of these two was the target of the Hunting Platform?
Or perhaps, both of them were?
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