Chapter 691: Wild Chase, Tak's Last Resort

"The Wolf Clan and Wild Throne actually went to war with the Fallen Abyss?"

Yu Yuan frowned slightly.

This was something he hadn't anticipated, though it might be related to the earlier incident where Fire-Spouting Lei attacked The Forger.

This was good news for Yu Yuan, after all.

"This chaotic battle definitely won't last long. I need to hurry up and develop myself."

"Especially my Life Level, I've been stuck at Bronze-tier for way too long!"

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The Pioneering Group's Mechanical Armored Vehicle Corps raced at full speed across the open wilderness.

The wilderness of the Reversal World had no proper roads at all, only endless weeds, rocks, and trees.

BANG BANG BANG—

The "Fortress" heavy assault vehicle smashed through every obstacle blocking its path, its wheels crushing the weeds beneath them. The massive body carved out a passable route for the vehicles behind.

Domineering and brutal.

"Alpha, enemy target locked. He's fleeing toward the mountain range."

"Keep the drones on him. Do not let him escape."

He watched the figure continuously fleeing on the screen.

"Is Habaar there?"

"Alpha, I'm here!" Habaar's voice rang out.

"Enemy position locked. I want to engage him head-on to create attack opportunities for the others. Any problems?"

Habaar's excited voice came through the radio.

"Heh heh! A Silver-tier creature, I'd love to test how hard he can hit!"

A smirk curled at the corner of Alpha's mouth.

"Drones, harass the enemy. Let him know we're coming, force him to move toward us. Launch Vehicles, set up targeted interception. Turn up the pressure and see what tricks he's got."

"Understood!"

"Damn it!"

Tak turned his head to look at the several drones whistling overhead, raising his right hand.

Over a dozen vines shot out from his palm, weaving and twisting together in mid-air to form a massive net that lunged toward the drones.

But the drones reacted with incredible agility, darting up and down while constantly shifting their posture, narrowly slipping through the gaps between the vines.

Only the last drone, due to its angle, was unavoidably caught by the vines and blown to pieces.

But that brief moment of distraction was all it took. A high-speed missile had already begun its descent from above.

The impact point was exactly where Tak stood.

"Hmph!"

Tak remained calm. His right foot lightly stamped the ground, and a thick vine burst up from the earth, whipping its branches toward the incoming missile.

BOOM—

The missile exploded mid-air.

"Pathetic clown!"

With that, he shot a deep glare at the drones closing in again, then turned and ran toward the forest in the middle of the mountain range.

The drones kept a safe distance and followed close behind.

The Mechanical Armored Vehicle Corps sped across the wilderness at full throttle.

"Alpha, we'll enter the boulder field zone in 2 kilometers, followed by the mountain range zone."

Alpha immediately gave the order.

"All vehicles switch to Mechanical Spider locomotion systems after 1.5 kilometers. Launch Vehicles, enter deployment status."

"Roger!"

The Mechanical Armored Vehicle Corps quickly approached the boulder field zone. Mechanical legs resembling spider limbs extended from both sides of the armored vehicles.

These mechanical legs were constructed from metal gearboxes, memory alloys, mechanical barbs, flexible polymers, tungsten claws, and other components.

Rotating horizontally and swinging vertically, the mechanical legs touched down, lifted, and stepped forward, raising the vehicle bodies before the wheels retracted.

In the blink of an eye, the switch between the two locomotion systems was complete.

The previously high-speed Mechanical Armored Vehicles instantly transformed into spider war machines, traversing the rocky terrain.

Their speed didn't decrease, it actually increased.

After clearing the debris field, they began climbing the sixty to seventy-degree slopes, heading straight up the mountain.

Tak had just arrived at the forest area on the mountain when he spotted the mechanical convoy closing in from below.

When he saw the insect-like posture of the Mechanical Armored Vehicles, his eyes narrowed.

"This is... bionic mechanical architecture, the favorite toy of those Mechanical Civilization bastards... Damn it, what the hell is going on with Moon Shadow's Breath? How did she get tangled up with the Mechanical Civilization again?"

But soon, Tak turned to glance at the ancient forest behind him.

"Hmph, no matter what, let me absorb some energy first! The forest... is my territory."

"Alpha Commander, target has entered the forest."

"Switch the feed over."

Soon, the drone's perspective was displayed on the Command Armored Vehicle's screen.

Alpha's pupils contracted.

"This is..."

On the screen, Tak, half-treant in appearance, arrived at the densest part of the forest.

His body spread out in a star formation. Green vine-like tendrils extended from his arms and legs, wrapping around all the giant trees nearby. The trees visibly withered and decayed before their eyes.

Rings of green energy flowed along the vines and into Tak's body.

His body, which had been withered and yellowed from nuclear radiation, began to recover its vitality.

His head, which resembled a dead branch, sprouted fresh emerald-green leaves.

His scorched, blackened bark-like skin peeled off bit by bit, replaced by scale-like tree bark.

"Have the Launch Vehicles locked onto the target?"

"Reporting to Alpha Commander, target coordinates locked. Ready to fire at any moment."

"Good!"

Alpha gave the decisive order.

"Launch Vehicles 7 and 8, open fire. Three-round salvo."

At the foot of the mountain, outside the boulder field, the pre-deployed Launch Vehicles responded to Alpha's command. Six cruise missiles erupted with flames and screamed toward Tak.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Armored Vehicle Corps, aided by the Mechanical Spider locomotion systems, had closed in on the forest.

The Troop Carrier pulled to a stop on a platform halfway up the mountain.

As the blast-proof doors swung open, Pioneering Group soldiers in Mechanical Armor stepped out.

Habaar cracked his neck, looking up at the cruise missiles streaking across the sky with an excited expression.

"Alpha's still laying down long-range fire. That bastard must be ridiculously strong!"

"Everyone, enter the forest. Commence the final encirclement and suppression of the enemy."

Alpha issued the final order.

BOOM BOOM BOOM—

Explosions thundered through the forest.

Four of the six cruise missiles were intercepted early by Tak, but at this distance, interception was practically the same as a close-range detonation.

Not to mention, the last two missiles slipped past his interception net and detonated precisely within ten meters of Tak.

Flames erupted across the forest, countless fragments battering Tak's body.

But the scale-like bark covering his skin was clearly something extraordinary.

Shrapnel embedded itself into the scale bark. His newly recovered body was damaged once again, but it recovered just as quickly.

When the Pioneering Group arrived at the forest edge, they saw Tak already radiating green light all over his body.

His gaze fell on the Mechanical Armor worn by the Pioneering Group.

Tak noticed something was wrong.

"Hm? You're not Blood Slaves?"

His gaze shifted to Habaar and Baku.

"But you two carry a thick aura of Blood Energy. Just who are you people?"

Habaar stepped forward, his excited voice ringing out.

"Haha, who are we?"

"We're the ones taking you in!"

The arrogant, unbridled words made Tak's eyes narrow, a maniacal gleam surfacing once again.

"You're asking for death!"

The moment the words left his mouth, a dense red-black radiance erupted from Tak's body.

He roared loudly:

"Come forth! My creations! Tear these bastards apart and turn them into fertilizer for yourselves!"