Translator: AnubisTL
"One daily opportunity to discern the random innate ability of an alien race?"
Chen Jiang nodded thoughtfully. It seemed other alien races, like humans, possessed random innate abilities.
For example, his own unrestrained modification?
Yet, from his prolonged observation of the mechanical race, they appeared to have only racial innate abilities, lacking random ones.
Could it be that all races except the mechanical race gained a random innate ability upon descending into this world?
Before he could ponder further, another notification rang in his ears.
This time, however, the announcement echoed in the minds of all races across the planet.
[Global Announcement!]
[Congratulations, Human Player Chen Jiang, for becoming the first global player to eliminate 100,000 alien race members in a single day!]
[Special Reward: Three-Star Item - Seven-Eyed Mechanical Wing!]
[May other players persevere, striving to survive!]
[Good luck.]
"Seven-Eyed Mechanical Wing?"
Chen Jiang felt a faint tremor in his space bracelet. Upon closer inspection, he discovered a new item within. He retrieved it and examined it carefully.
[Item Name: Seven-Eyed Mechanical Wing]
[Item Tier]: Three-star item.
[Item Effect]: When activated, this item adheres to the user's back, granting them temporary flight capabilities. Once bound, it can be controlled through mental commands.
[Item Restriction]: Limited to one use per day, with each use lasting up to one hour.
[Item Description]: The remarkable strength of this item lies in its ability to lift even a titan, a race as heavy as mountains, into the sky.
"Oh?"
A flicker of surprise crossed Chen Jiang's eyes as he stared at the item before him. After a moment of contemplation, he immediately tried attaching it to his off-road vehicle.
[Ding! Failed.]
"The off-road vehicle won't work? What about the turret?"
[Ding! Failed.]
"Can only human players use it?"
Chen Jiang shook his head slightly, a hint of disappointment in his voice. "I thought I might get some cool tech."
As he spoke, he casually activated the item.
The pebble-like object in his hand instantly transformed into two streams of light that fused to his back.
Before Scar Dog's astonished gaze, the twin streams solidified in mid-air, forming a pair of massive mechanical wings.
Entirely constructed from crimson-red machinery, the wings radiated a layered, intricate design.
A single mechanical wing was roughly two meters long.
When fully extended, the pair of wings could completely envelop Chen Jiang.
Curious, Chen Jiang reached back to touch the mechanical wing. Activating it caused no pain whatsoever.
The wing was pressed tightly against his back, not embedded within it, yet it remained remarkably secure, showing no signs of detaching.
This mechanical wing...
After a moment's hesitation, Chen Jiang pulled out his original hand cannon from his chest pocket. Aiming at the wing, he pulled the trigger without a second thought.
A loud bang echoed through the air as smoke billowed out.
Yet the mechanical wing remained completely unscathed, not even a scratch marring its surface.
Its durability far exceeded his expectations.
A grin spread across Chen Jiang's face.
When fully closed, the Seven-Eyed Mechanical Wing could completely encase him in an airtight seal.
This meant it wasn't just a flight tool; it was also a defensive one.
Impressive. Truly worthy of a three-star item.
"Too bad I can't enhance it," Chen Jiang muttered, shaking his head slightly. His innate ability only worked on firearms; he couldn't enhance vehicles or other types of items.
Just then—
The smoke and dust gradually dissipated, revealing a wilderness pockmarked with countless craters. Scattered limbs littered the ground, and the stench of burning flesh mingled with the acrid smell of gunpowder, overwhelming Chen Jiang's nostrils. The cool night breeze, which had finally brought some relief, vanished instantly.
Chen Jiang glanced at the gruesome scene without comment, then climbed into the driver's seat, slammed his foot on the accelerator, and sped off in the opposite direction of City 18.
Battles between alien races were unlike the human race's internal conflicts. For aliens, there were only two choices: life or death. Those who showed mercy to aliens often ended up dying at their hands.
His current objective, of course, was to continue bombarding City 18. Although many had fled, not everyone had escaped. He knew there were still survivors hiding within the city, and he intended to keep his promise.
Chen Jiang was a man of his word. If he told the mechanical race he would slaughter the city in half an hour, he would slaughter the city in half an hour, no exceptions.
As Chen Jiang raced toward the opposite side of City 18 to resume his bombardment, across the planet, every race watched in stunned silence as his kill count on the race kill rankings skyrocketed once again.
"Oh, right, Brother Jiang," Scar Dog suddenly remembered an important detail. "Take it easy with the bombing, okay? These are all our spoils of war! If you blow them all up, it'll be such a waste!"
"There must be a ton of items scattered across these 18 cities. We'll probably need several days to collect them all."
"Let's just bomb them first."
Chen Jiang leaned back in his chair, gazing out the window at the breathtaking view that had captivated him for nearly a day. "I can't bring myself to step foot in there until it's flattened. What if there are landmines or something? Bomb first, ask questions later."
"We'll bomb it again tomorrow."
"Once it's thoroughly flattened, we'll drag out those human players hiding in the ruined mine nearby and make them collect the items for us."
"After all, there are bound to be some mechanical race members still lurking around."
"Getting into a street fight with them in the ruins? That's a terrible idea."
Meanwhile—
The clock struck midnight.
The race kill rankings began to settle!
By the time the rankings finalized, Chen Jiang's single-day kill count had frozen at 136,729!
Nearly one hundred and forty thousand!
[Global Announcement.]
[Yesterday's race kill rankings rewards are now being distributed.]
[Top Ranking: Human Player Chen Jiang.]
[Alien Race Kills: 136,729.]
[Second Ranking: Mechanical Race, Feng Jiutian.]
[Alien Race Kills: 95,631.]
[Third Ranking: Mechanical Race, Wan'e.]
[Alien Race Kills: 982]
Yesterday, as expected, the top ranking went to Chen Jiang.
The day before, a mere thousand kills had been enough to claim the top spot. But yesterday's top ranking required a staggering 140,000 kills, shocking everyone!
In an instant—
Every race on the planet wore grim expressions, their eyes fixed on the top spot of the race kill rankings, where the name of Human Player Chen Jiang blazed.
At that moment, everyone remembered the human player whose name had been echoing in their ears all day—
Chen Jiang!
Just then, a voice rang out in everyone's ears again.
A lazy, provocative male voice echoed in every ear.
[Global Speaker.]
[Human Player Chen Jiang: "Is that all you've got, Feng Jiutian? You're really disappointing. Can't you put up more of a fight?"]
["Oh, I almost forgot to mention—all the aliens I slaughtered today were mechanical race members. Every single one of them was one of your own."]
["..."]
Everyone who heard the speaker fell into strange silence, their faces contorted. They could vividly imagine Feng Jiutian's liver-colored, furious expression.
And indeed, that was exactly how he looked.
But just then—
Another voice echoed in the ears of every race on the planet.
[Global Announcement.]
[Congratulations to Human Player Chen Jiang for achieving the top ranking on yesterday's race kill rankings.]
[The race to which Player Chen Jiang belongs—the human race—will receive a random bonus reward.]
[The reward is...]
(End of the Chapter)
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