novelODS Chapter 38: Kill the Blood Jar Guardian!
Chapter 38: Kill the Blood Jar Guardian!
The next instant, Chishiro followed the armor damage points and heat dissipation damage areas that Zhang Qiming had just created, and directly pressed the multiple mechanical techniques into the Blood Tank Gatekeeper's prosthetic system.
Zhang Qiming simultaneously activated [Mech Soul Tuning] and [Mech Soul Protection]. Bai Yejiu's lost mech soul echo quickly stabilized, and the entire gun seemed to have been recalibrated. The muzzle was slightly raised, and the sights were firmly locked onto the overload core of the Blood Jar Gatekeeper's chest cavity.
【You have activated [Machine Soul Tuning]!】
【You have activated [Machine Soul Protection]!】
[Chisei activates mechanical techniques: [Reboot the prosthetic eye], [Prosthetic body malfunction], [Mechanical overheating], [Weapon failure]!]
[Target is experiencing: visual disorientation, sluggish weaponry, impaired heat dissipation, and delayed movements!]
[This round caused a total of 792 points of mechanical damage!]
The blood tank gatekeeper's crimson prosthetic eye flashed suddenly. The arm-mounted intelligent machine gun on his right arm had just been deployed when the fire control system seemed to have been forcibly severed. The muzzle deviated half an inch from Zhang Qiming's body, and the continuous barrage of bullets grazed the metal floor, sending sparks flying.
"you--"
He had barely uttered a single word when Zhang Qiming activated [Battlefield Mechanism].
The black briefcase opened automatically behind the main load-bearing column in the distance. Several [Short-Time EMP Pulse Nails] were ejected from their fixing slots by [Magnetic Traction] and slid along the metal ground, like several black venomous stingers, winding around the heat dissipation fins on the back and the load-bearing frame on the legs of the Blood Tank Gatekeeper.
[Temporary weapon node activated, [Short-duration EMP Pulse Nail] x3 enters the deployment sequence!]
The blood tank gatekeeper whirled around, raising his left arm grenade launcher, intending to use an explosion to preemptively blast away the pulse spikes.
As soon as the mechanical nozzle under Zhang Qiming's feet clicked, he activated [Numerous Charge] and cut to his side. At the same time, the White Night Eagle's gun muzzle shot out a series of short bursts of fire, deflecting the firing slot on the outside of his left arm.
You dealt 184 armor penetration damage to the "Blood Jar Gatekeeper"!
[Target's left arm arm arm joint misaligned; grenade launch failed!]
Three EMP pulse spikes were then driven into the gaps in the armor on the target's back and legs.
Crack!
Blue-white arcs of electricity exploded from inside the heavy prosthetic body. For the first time, the massive body of the Blood Tank Gatekeeper paused noticeably. The weighted skeleton on its legs emitted a dull thud, and the heat dissipation fins on its back spewed out a plume of white smoke with a burnt smell.
[Short-duration EMP pulse pin] hit!
[A localized short circuit occurred in the weight-bearing skeletal structure of the target leg!]
[The target heatsink fins have been damaged a second time!]
[This round caused 516 points of electromagnetic damage!]
[Blood Jar Gatekeeper's Health: 4425 → 3117]
The Blood Tank Guardian was finally brought down to half health. A muffled sound, like a circuit breaker being forcibly shut, came from deep within his chest. His movements suddenly became stiff and ferocious. The pain and fear feedback were cut off by the entire combat prosthetic body. All that remained was the preset killing command to continue driving the steel body.
[Target's health is below 50%!]
[Blood Jar Gatekeeper's feat [Flesh Cuts Off the Path] activated!]
[Pain feedback is cut off, resistance to mental interference is increased, and the duration of control effects is reduced!]
"Would cutting off the pain receptors help?"
Zhang Qiming sneered, and the White Night Eagle magazine automatically switched, pushing the [Prosthetic Destruction Bullet - Nerve Interruption Type] into the chamber. Mechanical force flowed through the gun body into the bullet, and electromagnetic light patterns flashed across the muzzle.
Zhang Qiming fired consecutive shots at the nerve connector below the neck, the shoulder weapon interface, and the hydraulic shaft at the waist. The prosthetic body destruction bullets, carrying electromagnetic pulses, drilled into the gaps, causing the prosthetic structure of the blood tank gatekeeper to twitch in segments.
You dealt 213 points of cybernetic damage to the "Blood Jar Gatekeeper"!
[Triggering State: [Neural Feedback Disorder]!]
You dealt 226 points of cybernetic damage to the "Blood Jar Gatekeeper"!
[Additional penetration damage: 318 points!]
[Blood Jar Gatekeeper's Health: 3117 → 2360]
"Impossible... How could I lose to a piece of meat?!"
The blood tank gatekeeper roared and smashed two culture tanks next to it. Its thick mechanical arm swung up, and its hydraulic fist smashed down on Zhang Qiming with a loud bang.
He raised his left hand, and the [Magnetic Deflection Shield] unfolded. He used the impact to pull himself back, while the [Psionic Barrier] erected a semi-transparent light surface in front of him.
[The Blood Tank Gatekeeper unleashes [Hydraulic Heavy Punch]!]
【You have activated the [Magnetic Deflection Shield]!】
You have activated [Psionic Barrier]!
[Psionic Barrier] Absorbs 164 damage!
[Magnetic Deflection Shield] deflects mechanical impact, reducing subsequent damage!
[You have suffered 46 points of overflow damage!]
boom--!
The force of the punch dented the metal wall behind Zhang Qiming, but he had already slid three meters away using the force. At the same time, he switched to a special [high-frequency heat dissipation destruction bomb] and then threw out three swarm-style electromagnetic interference mines using [magnetic control traction].
Pfft~~~~~
Three gray-black cylindrical mines detonated simultaneously, and three sets of small split-type electromagnetic pulse generators were activated at the same time.
[The target is paralyzed!!!]
The Blood Jar Guardian was immediately locked in place.
"Strike while the iron is hot and kill him"—Zhang Qiming unleashed a torrent of abuse on him.
Da da da da da da da—! ! ! ! !
You dealt 241 mechanical damage to the "Blood Jar Guardian"!
You dealt 258 mechanical damage to the "Blood Jar Guardian"!
You dealt 263 armor penetration damage to the "Blood Jar Gatekeeper"!
[Additional penetration damage: 407 points!]
[Blood Jar Gatekeeper's Health: 2360 → 1191]
A piercing alarm finally rang out from the Blood Tank Gatekeeper's chest cavity, and the white smoke emitted from the heat dissipation fins on his back turned into black smoke. He finally broke free from the controlled state, but the movements of the prosthetic body on his body began to show obvious sluggishness, and his health value also dropped below the final threshold at this moment.
[Target's health is below 35%!]
[Blood Tank Gatekeeper Specialty [Cyber Overload Core] Activated!]
[Strength increased, agility increased, melee destructive power increased!]
[WARNING: Target cooling system damaged; [Prosthetic Overload Core] stability decreased!]
He roared in a frenzy, "You damned rat!!!"
The Blood Jar Gatekeeper forced his way out of the smoke, his entire body resembling a red-hot siege machine, his alloy arm blades popping out and his shoulder rocket pods opening simultaneously.
Instead of trying to suppress Zhang Qiming with firepower, he pushed all his prosthetic bodies to maximum output, intending to crush the little rat in front of him before it overheated and exploded.
Zhang Qiming had been waiting for this moment.
"Chiseiro, lock down his overload core."
[Chisei activates the mechanical technique: [Overload Circuit Lockout]!]
You activated the [electromagnetic chain]!
You have triggered [mechanical overheating]!
【You activated [Psychic Lightning]!】
The electromagnetic chains wrapped around the chest cavity of the blood tank gatekeeper, and the mechanical overheating flowed into the damaged cooling system. Meanwhile, psionic lightning blasted out from Zhang Qiming's palm, and the blue-white arc of electricity struck the chest of the heavy prosthetic body, causing his overload core to tremble violently.
[Target is electromagnetically locked on, movement is sluggish!]
[Target overload core thermal load exceeds safety threshold!]
You dealt 326 mechanical damage to the "Blood Jar Guardian"!
[You dealt 184 points of psionic/electromagnetic mixed damage to the "Blood Jar Gatekeeper"!]
[Target enters a critical state: Core instability!]
Boom-!
The blood tank gatekeeper tried to charge forward, but his left leg, which was bearing the weight of the skeleton, suddenly jammed in the electric arc, causing him to kneel and shatter the ground. The rocket pod on his shoulder lost its stable lock, and several small rockets flew out at an angle, blasting the distant culture tank area into a blaze of fire.
Zhang Qiming took a step forward, and Bai Yejiu pressed against the crack in his chest cavity.
"Any last words?"
Blood Jar Gatekeeper: "The Church...the Cardinals...will not let you get away with this..."
Zhang Qiming: "Don't worry, I'll send them to see you soon."
You have activated [Overload Fire]!
You have activated [Resonance Burst]!
[Target hit: Overloaded core in the chest cavity!]
boom--!
Zhang Qiming pulled the trigger, and the gunshot rang out in the center of the wet component network.
[Health Bottle Guardian's Health: 0]
One of the blood tank gatekeeper's crimson prosthetic eyes suddenly went out, while the other continued to flash wildly. The massive prosthetic body swayed forward half a step, as if it still wanted to use its last battle command to smash Zhang Qiming to death.
But his chest cavity had been completely pierced. The overload core exploded from the inside, and black and red electric sparks burned along the mechanical spine all the way to the back of his neck. The heavy hydraulic platforms on both arms lost power, the rocket pods on his shoulders drooped, and the heat sink fins on his back shattered one after another.
boom--!
The Blood Jar Guardian knelt on the ground, then his entire heavy prosthetic body slammed forward, the ground trembling with a dull thud as he was pressed down.
[Target [Valentin Cronin] is dead!]
You have defeated the [Blood Jar Guardian], gaining 55398 experience!
Zhang Qiming stood still, the muzzle of the White Night Eagle still emitting hot smoke. His gaze behind the mask did not linger on the corpses for long. He turned around and looked at the brains that were still twitching slightly in the nutrient solution, and at the still-running host in the center of the wet network.
"The guard dog is dead. Now, all we need to do is destroy the wetware network."
He took out the high-energy explosive devices he had prepared beforehand from the black briefcase and attached them to the main unit core and the bottom cooling circulation pillars.
[Demolition sequence has been connected]
[Delay time: three minutes]
Zhang Qiming turned and left, simultaneously initiating the detonation procedure, and the countdown began.
Soon, the countdown reached zero.
boom--!!!
The core area of the wet component host was ripped open from the inside by the explosion. Blazing white flames rushed into the incubation tank matrix along the neural cable channels. The entire computing cluster was as if it had been torn apart from the heart. The glass tanks shattered one after another, and nutrient solution, metal fragments, and broken circuits splashed in the shock wave. Rows of red alarm lights went out.
Zhang Qiming stood at a safe distance, watching the secret network built from completely enslaved minds collapse little by little, his eyes behind the mask showing no emotion.
"Chiseiro, confirm the result."
[All wetware network nodes have been confirmed destroyed.]
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