“The beast horde has begun to devour itself.”

The two men’s faces lit up, and they waited to see what would happen.

The savage fight lasted for more than half an hour, leaving the ground littered with corpses. The white lion was the last victor, its snow-white fur stained with the blood of the other beasts, looking majestic as it stood before the crevice, roaring at the remaining beasts, its roar like thunder, declaring that this was its prey. The beasts turned and retreated, leaving the prey to the king.

Although the horde had left, the most powerful white lion was still guarding the outside. The crevice had been dug open, and the opening was gradually widening. Before long, the two men would have nowhere to hide.

Their hearts sank.

Nide pursed his lips, looking serious. "You're too badly injured. You'll be the bait. Maybe I can survive."

Yang Dian looked down at his severely injured body, and said helplessly, "I really can't escape. It's better for one to die than for all to perish. If you survive, remember to take care of my family."

"Don't worry, I will raise your children and take care of your wife."

They looked at each other, and after a moment of silence, they suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Stop talking nonsense. We'll die together if we have to."

Yang Dian struggled to stand up, and said hoarsely, "Let's fight."

Nide nodded, and white light shone from his hands, ready to strike.

Just as the two were about to rush out of the crevice, ready for a desperate battle, a streak of blue light suddenly swept across the night sky, hitting the white lion's left eye. Its eyeball burst with a bang, blood splattering everywhere. Only then did the two men hear a faint gunshot.

The white lion roared in fury and charged madly in the direction of the gunshot.

The two men were stunned, then overjoyed.

"Someone's helping us!"

Five hundred meters away, Han Xiao lay prone on the ground, holding a Ghost Gauss sniper rifle, the circuits of the gun emitting a blue light.

Through the scope, he saw the white lion charging madly toward him, its left eye dripping with blood.

This shot was enhanced by [Burning Will]. Luckily, the damage reached 2.2 times the normal amount. Combined with the bonuses from [Overload], weak point critical hit, and sneak attack critical hit, the actual damage dealt was 1800 points! It was the highest damage he had ever dealt!

However, the white lion was still full of vitality. Han Xiao looked at the panel. This white lion was indeed the Beast King, its real name was Mutant White Lion King, a level 56 beast with many beast template specializations. Its health reached a terrifying 18,000 points. This shot only knocked off one-ninth of its health, inflicting the negative status of vision loss.

[Mutant White Lion King]

[Level: 56]

[Health: 15724/18700]

[Status: Vision -50%, Moderate Bleeding]

[Attributes: Strength 135, Agility 126, Endurance 240, Intelligence 30, Mystery 22, Charisma 31, Luck 24]

Its attributes were very high, and it had many specializations and skills. One of them, called [Rage], was very dangerous. As its health decreased, it would greatly increase its movement speed, attack speed, and attack power.

This was originally a boss for a team to deal with. Han Xiao came alone to challenge it, relying on the performance of his mecha to reduce the risk.

Han Xiao got up and glided backward, the sniper rifle firing continuously. Although he was wearing the Viper-Modified, he wouldn't go up for melee combat directly. Coordinated combat plans were the key. Combining sniper tactics with the mecha gave him advantages at both long and short ranges. The mecha's scanning module indicated the surrounding terrain. Han Xiao didn't need to look back, the mecha automatically retreated along the best route, allowing him to concentrate on output.

After kiting it for a while, Han Xiao emptied the bullets of the Red Falcon and Mad Eagle. The Mutant White Lion King finally approached within dozens of meters.

Stopping his retreat, he charged forward instead.

"Switch to combat mode!" Han Xiao shouted in a low voice.

The campfire reactor on his back shone brightly with a red light, humming loudly. Electrical energy was transmitted along the bio-electric wires, and the mecha's fiber muscles suddenly expanded by a circle, unleashing even greater power.

Clenching his fist, he could feel the powerful strength within the mecha ready to be unleashed. The mecha's additional attributes nearly doubled his strength and agility.

Yang Dian and Nide saw from afar that Han Xiao was about to clash head-on with the White Lion King, and were immediately shocked. They hurriedly shouted, "Dodge! Don't fight it in close combat!"

This mysterious man in the mecha had come to save them and was their hope. The scene of Yang Dian being crushed was still vivid in their minds. This mysterious man was very likely to repeat the same mistake.

Such a small human actually chose to clash head-on with a giant beast. It was completely like hitting a rock with an egg!

When the human and the lion collided, the ending would definitely be a crushing scene. They couldn't bear to watch this scene.

However, instead of the expected scene of the mysterious man being sent flying, they heard the white lion's painful roar. The huge White Lion King was actually knocked back, while Han Xiao was half-sunken into the ground. Their strength was actually evenly matched!

Han Xiao's weight was relatively small, so he channeled the force into the ground to avoid being swatted away. He exerted force with his legs and suddenly sprang out of the ground, his leg lashing out like a whip at the white lion's head, making a loud bang, and a ripple burst out in the air.

The white lion's head bones showed obvious deformation. Its huge body actually rolled out and crashed heavily to the ground with a thud.

"My God!"

Yang Dian and Nide were stunned by this scene!

The two sides differed in size by dozens of times, yet the terrifying white lion had actually lost to the mysterious man in terms of strength!

Yang Dian's throat was dry. This scene was too shocking. Just because he couldn't do it didn't mean others couldn't. He had fought some stronger martial artists before, but he felt that none of them could compare to the White Lion King. Yet, that mysterious man had such great power.

"What kind of mecha is that? I've never heard of it," Yang Dian said in horror.

Nide's eyes were wide. "Could it be a secret research project from some major organization's laboratory?"

In combat mode, the Viper-Modified provided Han Xiao with 78 points of strength and 45 points of agility. Han Xiao's strength and agility attributes surpassed the White Lion King, comparable to martial artists of the same level. What was even more terrifying was that his [Overload] could enhance the Viper-Modified's attributes!

Han Xiao had discovered Yang Dian and Nide long ago, but he didn't know their backgrounds, so he ignored them.

He controlled the mecha to fight the Mutant White Lion King, each punch and kick dealing extremely high strength damage. The campfire reactor continuously provided energy, and the high armor resisted the White Lion King's attacks.

Using only fists and feet was wasteful. Han Xiao activated the electrothermal cutting gauntlets, which inflicted burning damage, leaving behind hideous burns. The solar worm sprayed out a torrent of flames, igniting the White Lion King's beautiful fur, burning it into a charred mess, a truly tragic sight.

The human and the lion fought like wild beasts, the ground becoming pitted and uneven. The two men in the distance felt the ground shake like an earthquake, watching the fierce battle in astonishment. Han Xiao was small and agile, taking full advantage. Although the White Lion King's attacks became more and more ferocious, he dodged six or seven out of ten attacks. Even if he was hit, the attacks couldn't penetrate the mecha's armor.

Yang Dian and Nide wanted to help, but they found that they couldn't intervene at all. Rashly helping might even become a burden, and they couldn't bring themselves to abandon their savior and run away. They could only watch nervously from the side, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness.

At the same time, the two men were filled with intense surprise at Han Xiao's mecha. With such superior performance, they had never heard of any country developing such a strong piece of individual combat equipment.

Research on mecha on Aquamarine had been progressing slowly. Rumor had it that only Thysus had a prototype exoskeleton mecha, but it was cumbersome and unable to enhance the user's physical performance. The mysterious mecha that had appeared now had already surpassed the two men's understanding!

In interstellar civilizations, individual combat mecha were standard equipment for ordinary soldiers, reducing the gap between them and the superhumans. For players, mecha were also a very cost-effective weapon.

Han Xiao's Viper-Modified was equipment that surpassed the current version. It shouldn't have appeared in front of players in version 1.0. Even mecha equipment itself wasn't something players in version 1.0 could possess.