Chapter 1 Every Advancement is a Leap in Life Level

Each advancement is a sublimation of life level, and level sixty is a watershed moment, the intersection of version 1.0 and 2.0. The quantitative changes in advancement accumulate into qualitative changes, and the life form undergoes its first evolution. The direction of evolution is not completely random, but rather, according to the evolutionary possibilities of the initial race, it provides corresponding evolutionary directions. For example, the evolutionary directions of carbon-based humans are basically humanoid.

The evolutionary chain is not fixed, branching out into countless possibilities. Compatibility represents the degree to which the evolution subverts the original race, that is, how much it changes. The lower the compatibility, the more uncontrollable the result, and there may be malignant results, but there may also be benign mutations, like a gamble. For example, the [Elementary Energy Life Form] directly subverts the body structure of carbon-based humans, abandoning the physical body and turning into some kind of energy entity.

Conversely, high compatibility means that this evolutionary direction is the most reasonable. The [Type i Cosmic Human Race] chosen by Han Xiao has a compatibility close to 100%. "Cosmic Human Race" is the most common humanoid race in the Star Sea, with enhanced adaptability to various environments. The racial trait [Adaptive Group] grants +10% resistance to abnormal states, physical attacks, and mental attacks.

Different races have different growth qualifications. Once they evolve, they will receive attribute completion, which is a significant improvement. Each evolutionary direction has its own tendencies. With tens of thousands of races in the Star Sea, the uniqueness of the player's character begins to manifest from this step.

Compared to the other four options, the [Type i Cosmic Human Race] he chose is a common and moderate type, with a more comprehensive improvement, so it lacks distinctiveness. However, the more universal a race is, the wider its future evolutionary directions will be. Evolution is irreversible; if you choose wrong, you cannot change it. Han Xiao naturally remembered such an important evolutionary tree. The [Type i Cosmic Human Race] was one of the best first evolutionary races in his vision, so he did not hesitate.

The process of a super-powered person becoming stronger is also the process of evolution. The same is true for NPCs, except that the difference is that they do not have a panel and cannot freely choose the direction of evolution.

"Hiss—" Han Xiao gasped.

The soul-piercing pain permeated from every crevice of bones and flesh, incomparably excruciating, causing consciousness and thought to tremble. Han Xiao gritted his teeth and persevered, his cheeks bulging. Evolution is painful. In the past, as a player, he could reduce sensory input, but now all feelings are 100% real.

Fortunately, the pain did not last long. It quickly receded like a tide, and then Han Xiao's perception of the outside world was completely new!

The pursuers were approaching, and he had no time to slowly experience the changes in his body. He immediately upgraded frantically on the panel, throwing in 74 million experience points. The [Magnetic Ring Mechanic] rose like a rocket from Lv5 to the Lv15 maximum level cap!

[【Magnetic Ring Mechanic】Level Up Lv15 (max), Strength +180, Agility +2, Endurance +1, Intelligence +4, Gain 4 Free Attribute Points, Gain 1 Potential Point]

One-third of the 200 million experience reserve for the follow-up was directly spent!

As the level increases, the cost of each level-up increases dramatically, but the benefits naturally match the consumption. After leveling up ten levels in a row, his strength increased by 810 points, and his strength attribute reached 3070 points, reaching the 3000-point standard for [Lv8], and he gained a new level of attribute bonus, icing on the cake.

His whole body was full of surging power, and his total level was seventy, breaking through the upper limit of version 1.0.

The only super-powered person on the entire Aquamarine Star who exceeded level sixty!

His attributes were even more enhanced in a leap!

[Strength 111, Agility 185, Endurance 159, Intelligence 321, Mystery 21, Charm 14, Luck 1]

[Free Attribute Points: 40]

[Potential Points: 72]

[Health Points: 7980]

[Stamina Points: 9580]

[Qi Strength: 3070 [Lv8]]

[Energy Level: 3275 Oner]

[Tier: C [You Possess the Qualified Qualities of a Cosmic Exploration Warrior]]

"The overall combat power is more than half stronger than before the advancement. The health value before the advancement was more than 4300, and now it is almost doubled. The original ratio of endurance to health value was 1:20, and it has risen to 1:30. Evolutionary attribute completion, upgrades gained, and the strength bonus of the new level. My four basic attributes have basically increased by thirty or forty points..." He quickly estimated his combat power. There were still 40 free attribute points on the panel, but he did not immediately invest them. The current situation was precarious, and leaving free attribute points could deal with unforeseen circumstances.

Han Xiao straightened his body, turned around to face the pursuers, including Jeros, his eyes bursting with cold, sharp light.

"Are you ready, Germinal!"

The pursuers swarmed in, and Jeros roared, "Intercept his retreat, don't let him run away!"

Saying that, Jeros raised his hand and slapped out a Force Field·Heavy Hammer.

Bang!

The ground exploded into a sand pit. This blow was dodged. Han Xiao was faster than before, and approached Jeros in the blink of an eye. He stretched out his hands, and the magnetic chain splitting blade stirred up a sharp wind, greatly increasing its power, directly tearing apart Jeros's defensive force field. The force field, which was previously difficult to break, was now as fragile as paper.

Swish—

Cold light flashed, and Jeros's eyes blurred. Suddenly, he lost control of his body, and severe pain burst out from all parts of his body, feeling pieces of sharp blades penetrate deep into his body.

He sensed what was about to happen next, his eyes were tearing apart.

"No—"

Nine blades pierced out of the body at the same time. Jeros's body became a tattered sack. Blood spurted out, and all the tendons in his body were severed. He trembled with pain. Han Xiao approached and directly smashed the last force field Jeros desperately constructed with his head, and punched Jeros's head flat!

In one face-to-face encounter, he killed the tricky and relentless old executive!

The roles of hunter and prey were reversed!

Han Xiao swept his gaze over the surrounding pursuers, whose expressions changed drastically in horror, as if a tiger had entered a flock of sheep!

……

The main battlefield in the distance was still in fierce battle, and everyone frequently looked in the direction where Han Xiao escaped, eager to know the result.

Suddenly, a violent explosion came from afar, attracting everyone to look over.

"How is it, did he escape?"

"Was the explosion just now a firefight?"

Everyone speculated, and then a small black dot quickly approached. When they got closer, they realized that Han Xiao had returned, but all the enemies who were tracking him had disappeared without a trace.

"He already escaped, why did he come back?" Tang Tang was stunned.

Danina unleashed two balls of exploding flames, panting heavily, and said with hatred, "He must have encountered a powerful enemy that he couldn't handle and was beaten back."

At this time, Hella, who had been silent all along, spoke, frowning tightly, "His life intensity… seems to have changed!"

In her psychic perception, Han Xiao was like a sun, dazzling and blazing!

She had never seen anyone with such a strong life intensity perception!

The subtle feeling was different, but she couldn't tell where it was different. This came from Han Xiao's race evolving, and Hella naturally didn't know this.

"Where's Jeros?" The leader diverted his attention in the midst of the fierce battle, suppressing his doubts, and shouted, "Focus fire on Zero, don't let him escape my sight again!"

The army turned its guns around. Han Xiao suddenly accelerated, as swift as lightning, shuttling through the gaps in the firepower coverage with ease. He picked up the machine gun left behind by a Germinal soldier from the ground and accurately shot back. Every time the muzzle spewed flames, someone was bound to be shot and fall to the ground.

Han Xiao approached the battle group of his teammates, and without saying a word, he charged into the executive troop surrounding his teammates.

Bang bang—

As if a meteor had crashed into the earth, the executive troop was immediately thrown off their feet. Han Xiao was unstoppable, punching, kicking, shooting, and slashing, completely unlike the same person who had been slacking off just now!

The pressure on the six-nation experts was greatly reduced, and they looked at Han Xiao in amazement, stunned by his display of divine power.

Only one word could describe it—crushing!

"He was saving his strength just now, probably to recover his state, waiting for the enemy to get tired, and then suddenly erupting." Tang Tang's spirit perked up, thinking she had guessed Han Xiao's thoughts. The other teammates nodded in agreement, and the unhappiness in their hearts disappeared.

Seeing this, Danina also put away her prejudice and mumbled, "Saving strength… he didn't say it in advance."

After killing the executive troop into a mess, Han Xiao turned his head and approached the battle group between the leader and Bennett. Seeing this, the leader knocked Bennett back with one blow, and the two stopped fighting.

"Old Ben, thanks for your hard work, but his opponent is me." Han Xiao patted Bennett on the shoulder and pretended to be mysterious, "This is a duel of fate."

"You…"

Bennett's perception was keen. Han Xiao was also very strong before, but he could feel Han Xiao's exact strength. There was still some gap between them, but now, he found that he couldn't see through Han Xiao, like a bottomless pool.

After taking a deep look at Han Xiao, Bennett turned his head and joined the battle on the other side without saying a word, relieved to leave the leader to Han Xiao.

Since Han Xiao wanted to deal with the leader, he must be confident.

This was a trust that didn't need to be said.

The leader's eyes burned with cold flames, and he said lightly, "Bennett protects you, but you actively seek me out as an opponent. Is it because he consumed my strength, so you have the confidence to fight me? Heh, very good… very good, just what I wanted. Even if I'm not in my best condition, I can still beat you to death!"

"Come on, haven't you always wanted to do this?"

Han Xiao raised his hand and fired a shot. The leader's palm turned into a claw, spreading a black-purple shock wave, like a barrier. After the bullet passed through, its power was greatly reduced.

The leader understood the advanced skills of the martial arts system, the off-body fluctuation and materialized aura, with extremely high offensive and defensive capabilities.

The leader's information was displayed on the panel.

"He has 81% of his health left!" Han Xiao's eyes lit up. Bennett and the leader were evenly matched, fighting for a long time, and he only lost this little health. It was enough for him to complete 60% of the output!

Danina, Tang Tang and others frequently paid attention to the battle between the two, secretly worried. Bennett was their recognized strongest combat force. They were relieved to have him entangle the leader, but now that Han Xiao had replaced him, they couldn't help but be skeptical and didn't have enough confidence in Han Xiao's strength.

The two rolled around and fought fiercely, the desert ground was pitted and uneven. When enemies met, they were particularly ruthless, like wild beasts biting and fighting, not dodging at all, the attacks all landed on each other, making banging sounds.

Han Xiao used all kinds of methods to grind the leader's health, sun worm flamethrowers, blasting grenades, magnetic chain splitting blades, ghost Gauss sniper rifles, and so on.

The leader was a martial artist, and close combat should be unfavorable to Han Xiao, but with the attributes of his seventy-level and the amplification of Viper·Modified, his strength, agility, and endurance even exceeded the leader's. Even if he lacked martial arts skills and melee skills, he could still rely on his much higher attributes to hold his own.

One force can overcome ten skills!

Han Xiao observed the battle information, and was secretly shocked, "He has so many powerful skills, high armor-piercing damage, and he can also weaken the enemy's defense as the battle progresses, and there are also skills that reflect the enemy's attack power… he used this move to block Bennett's European crit."

The two collided fiercely, and Han Xiao was focused and undistracted. The skills, health, and various battle information of both sides were quickly processed in his mind. As a seasoned leveler, he was extremely experienced. A master must calculate all the details of the enemy and himself.

His seventy-level health far exceeded the leader's, and he also had Viper·Modified. He knew that this was his greatest advantage, so he adopted the simplest and most brutal method, exchanging blood head-on. Even if he was hit three or four times in exchange for hitting the leader once, in his eyes, it was a sure profit!

The leader's health steadily declined, but Viper·Modified couldn't hold on first. It was scarred and the external armor was cracked. The durability was almost bottoming out. If he was hit by one or two more punches, it would definitely fall apart and be scrapped.

The various modules attached to the mech were also shattered by the leader. The butterfly-like magnetic chain splitting blade was kneaded into scrap metal by his large hands, the sun worm fuel was exhausted, the sniper rifle was out of ammunition, and the built-in tactical screen was full of cracks, and the displayed energy bar only had the last thin layer left.

In other words, Han Xiao had no weapons to use now. For a mechanic, this was a dead end.

'I can finally shatter his mech. Without this turtle shell, wouldn't he be at my mercy, able to be kneaded and abused at will!'

As if seeing his long-held wish finally come true, the leader couldn't wait, his hands were like iron hooks, fiercely pulling out sparks on the mech, adding the final blow!

Tear—

The sound was harsh!

However, the battered Viper·Modified suddenly glowed brightly, and abruptly restored to full power! The durability that should have bottomed out, instantly recovered to 50%! The mech energy even strangely recovered a large amount!

[Mechanical Endurance]!

When the durability of a piece of machinery is less than 10%, consuming 500 Qi Strength can temporarily restore the machinery to 50%~80% of its state. The higher the quality and the more advanced the technology, the shorter the duration. The duration is affected by the intelligence attribute. When the skill effect ends, the machinery is completely decomposed and destroyed.

This thing is equivalent to the machinery's [Combat Endurance], a last-ditch effort!

Han Xiao had long prepared this trump card. Taking advantage of the leader's shock, he punched him in the face. The leader rolled and fell out, and cracks appeared on his mask. He wanted to stand up, but a feeling of weakness suddenly ran through his body.

He had been fighting too frantically, and the leader didn't notice that his condition had deteriorated severely, and his body was full of injuries.

"You over there, lend me your weapon!" Han Xiao shouted at the mech warrior in the midst of the fierce battle.

The mech warrior was stunned, hesitated for a moment, and dragged his tired body, throwing the power warhammer through the air.

"Catch!"

The warhammer was in hand, and it suddenly sank. The dark blue mech force was added, and the cooled down [Burning Will] was also activated at the same time.

Han Xiao spun around and swung the heavy warhammer, the thrusters on the hammerhead spewing airflow, drawing a full arc. Taking advantage of the leader's difficult get-up, he slammed the hammer heavily on the leader's face!

Boom!

Right on the mark!

The leader was like a baseball hit hard, overturning three off-road vehicles along the way, flying out a hundred meters!

In mid-air, the fragments of the mask shattered and fell to the ground!