Chapter 555: Alchemical Alpha Disintegration Cannon, Absolute Zero, Invasion War Victory

[Alchemical Alpha Disintegration Cannon injecting energy]

The cannon barrel formed by Mountain Fortress·Adamantium’s four arms glowed with a thick green light.

With a hum, the Alchemical Alpha Disintegration Cannon fired. A dense green beam shot from the barrel, and the immense energy impact forced even Mountain Fortress·Adamantium to stagger back several meters.

That beam, in the blink of an eye, arrived before the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, which was still shrouded in the blizzard.

The powerful energy wave from the disintegration cannon dispersed the blizzard, revealing the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend within.

And...

The ice shield formed by the fusion of eight ice crystal spider legs.

The shield had a natural curve, angled slightly upward, covered in a faint, ghostly light.

Naz’s face filled with horror.

Then he watched as his prized α disintegration cannon beam, upon hitting the ice shield, paused for 0.1 seconds like a ray of light before...

It reflected into the sky.

Mountain Fortress·Adamantium’s most powerful attack was effortlessly neutralized by the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, bringing Naz an unparalleled shock and sense of defeat.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend cast a cold glance at the disintegration cannon before locking its gaze back on Mountain Fortress·Adamantium.

Naz could no longer dwell on his shock because he now realized something terrifying.

The forelegs and hind legs of the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend that he had previously severed had completely regenerated.

The hard-won results he had paid a tremendous price for were wiped away in an instant.

His own energy was down to a final 14%. All his living war beasts were dead. His Vanguard Combat Units were down to just a handful. He had exhausted all his options.

And now his opponent had fully recovered? How the hell was he supposed to fight this?

No one knew how Naz would fight.

But the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend was already moving again.

Only this time, it was the blizzard that moved first.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend’s maw opened wide, and over a dozen icy tentacles swept the blizzard toward Mountain Fortress·Adamantium.

In an instant, Mountain Fortress·Adamantium was completely engulfed by the blizzard, and the temperature in the area plummeted.

The ice spreading inside the command room accelerated.

Naz tried to order Mountain Fortress·Adamantium to retreat immediately, but found the controls sluggish and the response delayed.

He turned his head and noticed that the pods containing the few pilots assisting his control were already covered in ice.

“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”

The crushing sense of impending death surged over him.

But against this thing he couldn’t beat and couldn’t escape, he was truly helpless.

He stared at the observation window, now a blank sheet of white.

“I should have listened to Ladiz... There’s really something seriously wrong with this Yu Yuan Shelter...”

“But...”

A desperate, reckless light of mutual destruction flickered in Naz’s eyes.

“Even if I die, you won’t get away with it. I won’t leave a single item on me for you.”

“Initiate Mountain Fortress self-destruct sequence!”

[Mountain Fortress·Adamantium self-destruct sequence initiation requested. Do you confirm?]

——[Yes]

[Mountain Fortress·Adamantium self-destruct sequence request approved. Countdown: 60 seconds... 59...]

Naz sat in his seat, a maniacal grin spreading across his lips.

The Biological Pump implanted in his chest began to boil even more fiercely.

The alchemical energy fluctuations on his body grew more violent and unstable.

He would absolutely not leave a single item for Yu Yuan.

No way!

Outside Mountain Fortress·Adamantium, a massive shadow fell over it.

*Crrrrack!*

The sound of the observation window shattering rang out.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend dropped from the sky, its enormous head peering through the broken window into the command room at Naz...

And at the energy surging from his body.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend’s maw opened, its tentacles reaching in. A blue light flickered.

In an instant, all the heat inside Mountain Fortress·Adamantium was sucked away.

Ice spread across Naz’s body, crawling from his limbs to his torso and chest.

Even the Biological Pump, which had been flashing at its critical point, froze instantly. Its energy stalled.

“No... impossible!”

Feeling that even his self-destruct energy had been frozen, Naz’s crazed gaze was replaced by stark terror.

But the next second, his face was completely covered by ice.

His consciousness gradually faded.

The last sound to echo in his mind was:

[Mountain Fortress·Adamantium self-destruct countdown: 48... 47... 47... 46... 4...]

When the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend released Mountain Fortress·Adamantium, the colossal machine had become a complete block of ice.

Under the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend’s absorption, Mountain Fortress·Adamantium’s temperature plummeted to the -273.15°C level, the point rumored to freeze all molecular motion.

Absolute zero.

The alchemical energy was frozen too.

The self-destruct sequence remained eternally stuck at those final forty-some seconds.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend surveyed its surroundings, noticing that the few surviving Vanguard Combat Units had also collapsed to the ground simultaneously with Naz’s death.

All enemies were eliminated.

*Sssss—*

A hiss, a declaration of territory, a warning, a threat, resounded across the icy plains.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend confirmed once more that all the intruders disturbing its slumber were dead.

Only then did it begin to move back toward the location of the overturned cargo ship.

And the blizzard that had blanketed the entire ice plains quickly dissipated without a trace.

Once again, the entire ice plains fell into silence.

Only now, there was a new landmark besides the overturned cargo ship.

Mountain Fortress·Adamantium, completely frozen solid on the ice plains.

Watching the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend’s retreating figure from high above, Yu Yuan’s heart rippled with shock.

“So... this is the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend’s true power? It’s this terrifying?”

“It seems that earlier, it wasn’t fighting at full strength. Having its slumber disturbed repeatedly has driven it into a rage, forcing it to unleash its true power. Of course, it might also be because the ambient temperature in this world has dropped further.”

Yu Yuan carefully analyzed the situation.

“There’s another change. Before, if an intruder escaped, the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend wouldn’t give chase. But this time, it’s a fight to the death...”

Recalling that interview report he had seen about the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, Yu Yuan had a pretty good idea now.

“It looks like I can’t show up in front of it anymore. This thing is on a killing spree now. It’s gone mad.”

“But...”

A smile curled at the corner of Yu Yuan’s mouth.

“Using it to deal with players who invade my territory... That’s not a bad idea at all.”

He looked back at the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend, a new fondness in his eyes.

“Not bad. Keeping it here as a guard dog isn’t a bad choice either.”

Yu Yuan glanced at the Virtual Light Screen, his smile deepening.

[Ding... Player ID: ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ confirmed dead. This invasion war has concluded. Commencing settlement evaluation... Resource consumption ratio, casualty ratio, tactics...]

[Evaluation result: Defending Player ID ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ - zero resource consumption for this battle, zero casualties, excellent morale; Attacking Player ID ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ - player deceased, no followers surviving. Conditions for total annihilation met!]

[Congratulations! Player ID ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ has achieved victory in this invasion war!]

[Congratulations! Player ID ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ has achieved a flawless victory with zero losses. Rewards doubled!]

[Congratulations! Player ID ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ has received Civilization Treasure Chest (Gold Grade) ×2, Civilization Points ×200]

[Kill Player ID ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ – triggered Civilization Focus ‘Military Plunder’ effect – Loot +20%]

[Kill Player ID ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ – triggered ‘Meryes Ram Skull’ effect – Loot +2%]

[Congratulations! Player ID ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ has received loot – 34,320,424 Survival Points]

[Congratulations! Player ID ‘Yu Yuan Shelter’ has met the challenge requirements. Leaderboard updated: Rank 5124]

[Kill Player ID ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ – triggered Civilization Focus ‘Expansionism’ effect. Obtained 100 Civilization Points. Exclusive world coordinates for ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ recorded. Can consume Survival Points to conquer and plunder this world (does not require consuming a ‘War Token’).]

[Detected that Player ID ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ was the Civilization Leader of the ‘Bio-Alchemy Civilization.’ Triggered Civilization Focus ‘Cultural Integration Decree’ effect. Consume 30 Civilization Points to integrate this civilization into the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization system?]