Chapter 634 The Calamity Battle (1/2)
Every class had its nemesis.
Among them, the Esper class was the most unique—they could sometimes be the nemeses of the other four classes, but the other classes might also sometimes be their nemeses. This was all because of the randomness of Esper abilities.
In the five Super classes, Espers' pros were just as clear as their cons. Their combat capability was almost solely dependent on their different Esper abilities. Also, their class knowledge tree was very straightforward, such as enhancing Esper ability's strength, range, accuracy, and so on.
Espers could shine brightly in one aspect and lack in others; all their abilities had their limitations.
For example, teleportation lacked defense, high speed recovery lacked the ability to deal damage, and prophecy… well, no need to rub salt in the wound.
Of course, these were all rather extreme examples of Esper abilities, which explained the clear distinction of Espers' pros and cons. To the players, the gaming experience would, of course, be greatly enhanced if one could obtain a special type of Esper ability. There were tons of players who topped up real money into their accounts to buy Esper Gene Awakening Potions.
Other than the lucky ones, some unlucky but rich ones would keep creating new accounts and use Gene Awakening Potions till they got an Esper ability that they are satisfied with.
During the team battles in the Pro League, forming teams that could counter the opponents was also a strategic focus.
For an Esper with the ability to control metal and the magnetic field, of course, they would not be much of a problem at all to Pugilists and Mages. However, it just so happened that someone like that was the nemesis of Mechanics. It would be a lie to say Han Xiao was not troubled.
Although, as a Mechanic, his energy had magnetic attributes as well, his ability to control the magnetic field was far from that of the enemy, who had the Esper genes to do so.
The Mechanical Force was more focused on enhancing machines; controlling the magnetic field was just a bonus. The most he could do was disrupt the opponent's Esper ability. In order to completely nullify the opponent's magnetic field, more specific machines would be needed.
In an instant, Han Xiao looked at the battle information and knew that the opponent's name was Shana. Shockingly, her level was a question mark. Han Xiao was already level 170. Even if Shana was not Grade A+, she would not be far from it. The huge difference between their strength was very difficult to overcome.
”Risda, leave the battlefield!”
Han Xiao dodged the attacks from shattered metal and ordered Risda. If the Blacklight Stealth was torn apart, it would be a huge loss.
The Blacklight Stealth quickly ascended and was about to accelerate and leave the battlefield. Unbothered by this, Shana reached out her hand and aimed at the Blacklight Stealth as she was about to clench her fist, crushing Han Xiao's spaceship just like she did to the other spaceships.
Bang!
The next moment, a while colored shadow of a man clashed toward her like a meteor, dragging a lightning-like tail behind. It broke the sound barrier and bashed heavily right onto Shana's magnetic field shield.
The invisible magnetic field shield was dented, and it bounced the white shadow out like it was elastic. Shana was not hurt, but she was sent flying a short distance away by the clash. She quickly controlled the metal on her and stabilized herself midair. She looked down at the white shadow.
In her eyes, Han Xiao wore a bone white mechanical suit. It was the Void Dragon mechanical suit that he had not used for a long time.
This person's Esper ability counters me, so I can only use non-metallic weapons… Han Xiao thought.
The metal content of the Void Dragon mechanical suit was very low. Although its attributes could not match up to a battle between Calamity Grades, at least it was not as restricting as the Berserk Ape, so it was barely usable.
Most of his machinery was made with alloys—non-metallic machinery might only make up ten percent of them.
Many machines had very strict requirements on their materials; high density and non-metallic materials that could replace alloys were very difficult to fuse. Depending on different materials, the machinery's attributes would be different as well. Before meeting an enemy that could control metal, it was clear that alloys were the most suitable choice.
If alloys could not be used, carbon nanotubes would be a very good choice as well. However, Han Xiao's previous opponent was Ember.
Even if he had to build machines that could deal with this situation, he would have to do it after this battle ended. Hence, most of Han Xiao's main machines, as well as his Army Style, could not be used unless he ignored the loss that he would incur.
From the way he saw it, the current situation was far from that desperate.
Test her limits first. Han Xiao squinted.
Using the instant when Shana was distracted, Risda accelerated and successfully escaped the battlefield, avoiding the fate of being turned into scrap metal.
All the rest of the spaceships were crushed into pieces by Shana and formed into a metal storm, directly going toward Han Xiao.
Other than the three Calamity Grades including Han Xiao, everyone else died without any ability to fight back. These Grade C warriors in metal battle suits were crushed by their own battle suits.
Whoosh!
Han Xiao dashed through the metal storm, deftly dodging the attacks. The cannon in his palm kept firing at Shana, but the Void Jet Sprays could not penetrate Shana's magnetic field shield.
At this time, Jayne clenched his teeth and yelled, ”Ha!”
His shirt shattered into pieces, revealing his muscular body. His body was vibrating at a high frequency. The air around him trembled, the vibration transferred into the ground below, and the cracks on the ground rapidly expanded.
Right after that, Jayne slammed his palm toward Shana, who was in midair.
Boom!
An invisible vibrating wave headed directly to Shana. Everywhere it passed, the air was bent, outlining an oval shape.
Shana frowned slightly as she moved sideways in midair, dodging the attack.
Jayne was the only one present who was not countered. Han Xiao looked over. Jayne's upper body was naked, and his long chest hair was flowing and vibrating with the air.
That's some macho heart-protecting chest hair!
This time, a sudden mission popped up on the interface.
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You have triggered the hidden Grade A Chain Mission [Prey]!
Mission Introduction: You have become the prey of a terrifying organization. They will try to hunt you again and again till they succeed. Don't think about escaping; their background is beyond your imagination. You have no choice. Keep struggling. By becoming stronger through these battles, you may have a tiny chance.
First Round: Defeat Shana
Reward: 37,000,000 Experience. Draw one of Shana's ability or talent
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Han Xiao saw the mission introduction and thought, A horrifying organization? Interesting.
He remembered the storyline in his previous life; however, Shana could not fit into any organization in his memory. It seemed like it was a hidden organization that the players in his previous life had no contact with. Their hunting targets were all renowned Grade As, so it would make sense if the players did not know about them at that time.
This thought flashed past during the battle. The three of them attacked Shana together.
Both Jayne and Gadeli were Calamity Grades. There was no need for words; they could easily cooperate with Han Xiao.
Since there were helpers, there was no reason for Han Xiao not to make use of them. He took on the job of direct battle, standing before the metal storm and attacking Shana's magnetic field shield. Jayne took on the job of the main attacker; his vibration attacks were quite threatening and forced Shana to keep dodging. As for Gadeli, he did not come closer after being blasted away. He went dozens of miles away and made use of his ranged attack strength as a Cannon Master by attacking from afar.
Tens of miles was nothing to Grade A Cannon Masters; his accuracy was still very high, and he could still shoot from even further away. His nickname 'Hundred Rounds Cannon' explained his attack frequency. The nonstop ranged attacks caused Shana quite a lot of trouble. She wanted to deal with Gadeli but was limited by Han Xiao.
Boom!
The three of them were embroiled in the fight. The power of Calamity Grade attacks was very high. The ground cracked, and explosions continuously occurred.
They were in a stalemate; Shana was quite irritated.
Bret, who had been crushed by Han Xiao and the others, was actually a member of an intelligence organization under the Bloodshed Land. He had received a mission from Klent to come to Colton and gather intelligence. It just so happened that the organization Shana belonged to had a special relationship with Klent, and she happened to be in this area after capturing Kernid. After Bret was attacked, the intelligence organization that he was in had informed Shana, who was nearby, to rescue them.
However, Shana had arrived too late, but she did discover Black Star. Hence, she changed the goal and targeted Black Star. The way she saw it, Black Star had presented himself to her, so she did not have to go all the way to the Garton Star System to find him anymore.
Shana had been confident in dealing with Black Star, so she had never expected to end up in such a tough battle.