Chapter 618 - Machine God, Cyborg V

The battle raged on between Han Wu and the two remaining Five Body. Though the outcome of the battle initially appeared as though it could go either way, as time went on, it became evident that Han Wu was losing his advantage by the second.

In a corner of the Black Park, a figure watched the three ten-thousand-meter-tall mechs fight before rushing toward the battlefield. That figure was none other than Ji Zhongyi.

He knew that Han Wu was fighting the Machine God Cult and had deduced from the scale of the battle that Han Wu’s opponents were the higher-ups. The flames of vengeance blazed in Ji Zhongyi’s eyes as he silently swore to bring at least one of them down to accompany his father.

“Old friend, the battle would be very intense later. You should leave,” Ji Zhongyi said, patting the Mechmouse King as they neared the battlefield.

The Mechmouse King understood his words, but it didn’t retreat. Instead, it found the wreckage of one of the fallen Five Body mechs and started using the scrap metal to produce as many mechanical mice as it could.

Tears welled up in Ji Zhongyi’s eyes. After Ji Dezhu’s passing, he had learned to appreciate the bonds he had previously forsaken.

“Old friend—No, brother. If you refuse to flee, I stand with you. Together we fight. Together we fall. Until death takes us both!” Ji Zhongyi approached the same wreckage and activated one of the chips implanted in his body, Weapon Manufacture.

Using the material on hand, he made a huge number of bombs and tied them to each mechanical mouse. At the same time, the activation of the chip leached rare elements and toxic metals into his bloodstream.

His left arm gained a purplish black hue, but he refused to stop. His eyes held the wild spark of a fervent maniac. Soon, his entire left arm had turned purplish black, and the poison had reached his heart.

Ji Zhongyi had crafted tens of thousands of powerful bombs using the materials from the wreck. The Mechmouse King had manufactured the same number of mechanical mice in that time as well. If all the mice were to simultaneously detonate, the resulting explosion would destroy one of the massive mechs with ease.

The poisoning of the chips caused Ji Zhongyi’s body to slowly shut down, but he held himself together with sheer willpower. “I’m not done yet. My revenge starts now!”

He ordered the Mechmouse King to send the mechanical mice to attack the two remaining Five Body mechs. Each mouse hoisted a bomb onto its back before charging forward.

The mechanical mice were small, with the largest being only a meter long. They were as small as ants compared to the massive mechs. Even if the two cardinals noticed them, they would’ve ignored them completely.

This was their fatal mistake. It only took one instant for the advantage that the Five Body had painstakingly built to be destroyed. The mechanical mice swarmed up Tou Nao’s mech and invaded it through the joints.

“Detonate!” Ji Zhongyi commanded.

Explosions echoed from within Tou Nao’s mech. With a large part of his mech’s internal structure destroyed, Tou Nao found himself unable to keep his balance and collapsed to the ground, no longer able to attack as before.

Though confused, Han Wu wasn’t about to let this chance go. The lack of suppressive fire meant he could focus all his attacks on Xiong Tang. He unleashed Steelcutter in quick succession. Between attacks, he even used his dragon breath to corrode Xiong Tang’s massive shields.

Xiong Tang excelled in defense but not offense. When he tried to retaliate, he found himself unable to land even a single hit. Eventually, he gave up on attacking and focused on defense instead, hoping that he could endure the hits until Tou Nao’s mech repaired itself.

Unfortunately for him, Tou Nao wasn’t having a smooth recovery. It was taking a lot of precious time for him to repair his mech.

Suddenly, Ji Zhongyi jumped onto the mech, recklessly activating his other three chips. He transformed into the Explosive Ape King, with his right hand turning into the Gaia Hammer. Bullet Time, the chip implanted at the back of his neck, went into overdrive, helping Ji Zhongyi move faster than ever before.

He clambered onto a damaged leg and slammed Gaia Hammer down. The Explosive Ape King excelled in strength, and the power of the Gaia Hammer further amplified his strength.

Any progress in the repairs of the circuitry was undone with that single blow. This was the moment when Tou Nao finally took notice of the tiny Ji Zhongyi.

Tou Nao fired hundreds of micro-missiles at Ji Zhongyi using the remaining functions of his mech, but the effects of Bullet Time allowed him to evade them all with ease.

The missiles were launched through the mouth of the mech. Rushing toward the head of the mech, Ji Zhongyi smashed down on its lower jaw. A shallow crack appeared. He whaled down more hits with the Gaia Hammer. The internal circuitry soon became exposed, inciting him to jump into its mouth and unleash his fury.

By the time Ji Zhongyi’s body gave up on him, Tou Nao’s mech was damaged beyond salvation. There was no way it could repair itself fast enough to rejoin the fight.

Meanwhile, Xiong Tang’s tower shield finally cracked under Han Wu’s onslaught. Han Wu’s Steelcutter cleaved Xiong Tang’s mech in half, killing the man within. A wisp of fire flew out of his corpse before merging with Han Wu.

That was six out of the seven parts in Han Wu’s possession. It was time for the final piece.

Han Wu dragged his injured body to Tou Nao’s crippled mech and finished him off. The final wisp of fire merged into Han Wu—the head of the Machine God.

A strange sensation took root in Han Wu’s body with the merging of the final part. A foreign consciousness invaded his mind.

[Submit to me. I will turn you into the strongest existence and construct an undefeatable nation of machines...]

The emotionless voice continuously echoed in his mind. Han Wu’s head felt like it was splitting open from the pain. At the same time, a mechanical Divine Ring manifested behind Han Wu. A single Microcosm, filled with automatons and mechanical in structure, materialized as well.

[Submit to me. Submit to the great Machine God, Cyborg V.]

As the Divine Ring and the Microcosm materialized, Han Wu’s body was turning into an automaton. He had become the Machine God, Cyborg V.