Almost the exact moment the alarm sounded, the entire cavern began to tremble violently!
Countless shattered rocks and dust cascaded down from the dome.
The mental Intimidation, which had only been faint before, now surged thousands of times over, becoming so heavy it felt as if it would directly crush "Little King's" armor!
"He's here!" Lin Mo's mind raced like lightning, reacting instantly.
"Data upload initiated! Highest priority! No matter what happens to the machine, all recorded mural data must be transmitted back!"
"All energy diverted to maneuverability and defense modules! Ghost Mode disengaged, switching to 'Combat Stance'!"
Lin Mo harbored no illusions of escape.
In front of an enemy of this caliber, turning one's back to flee was no different from sticking out one's neck to await death.
"Boom—!!!"
With a thunderous crash, the ancient black altar cracked open from within, countless fissures appearing, from which dazzling golden light burst forth.
Immediately after, the ground suddenly caved in, and one... no, hundreds of grotesque heads, varying in size and resembling giant dragons and pythons, furiously drilled out from beneath the altar!
These dragon heads intertwined, eventually converging into a massive humanoid outline.
His "body" was formed by these countless writhing dragon heads, and above that torso, a relatively complete "main head" slowly rose.
His face had no eyes, yet it locked onto the black robot hovering at the edge of the cavern entrance at once.
The pinnacle of the Monster Association, the root of City Z's disaster, Psykos's ultimate masterpiece—
Monster King Orochi!
"Outsider..."
A grand voice echoed throughout the entire space, directly vibrating Lin Mo's mind.
"...How dare you, trespass upon my sacred ground..."
Lin Mo was not flustered; on the contrary, his thoughts became clearer and calmer than ever before.
Through "Little King's" sensors, he looked at the monster that seemed to have stepped out of a myth, with only one thought in his mind.
"The sense of oppression is at least ten times stronger than what was shown in the original manga..."
Lin Mo looked at Orochi, his mind rapidly calculating.
Having "Little King" confront him directly would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; let alone winning, a single volley from Orochi would probably reduce the machine to ashes.
But he wasn't panicked; this was just a mech he was controlling remotely.
If his own enhanced body were here, he might not necessarily fear this Monster King Orochi.
Possessing a "Dragon"-level body, "Dragon"-level Energy Blasts, and "Dragon"-level ultimate fighting techniques, Orochi might not be able to defeat him!
Orochi did not seem to have any immediate intention of attacking; his body, composed of countless dragon heads, slowly stretched.
Each dragon head, with its eyes glinting with cruel light, observed "Little King," the tiny intruder, with curiosity and disdain.
After a while, Orochi's massive main head slowly shook and said:
"A mere insect, too weak to even serve as the first sacrifice for my resurrection."
Lin Mo did not reply.
He knew any words were superfluous; he was racing against time, trying to gain even a millisecond more for the data upload.
In the corner of the VR operating interface, the data transfer progress bar was rapidly climbing at a visible speed.
[Data Transfer... 45%... 58%... 72%...]
Orochi seemed to lose patience.
"No answer?... It doesn't matter."
"Since you have come, turn to dust and become nourishment for this place."
The moment the words fell, on Orochi's massive body, hundreds of dragon heads simultaneously opened their huge mouths, and golden energy light furiously converged in their throats!
"Here it comes!" Lin Mo's pupils instantly constricted to pinpricks.
"Buzz—!!!"
The next second, hundreds of golden beams of destructive energy, blocking all possible evasion routes for "Little King" from all directions, shot forth!
Where the beams passed, the air sizzled, and the hard rock walls melted as easily as tofu.
"Maximum power output! Evasive maneuvers!"
Lin Mo let out a low growl, pushing "Little King's" performance to its limit.
Sixteen thrusters on the robot's back and feet simultaneously erupted, propelling the machine in high-speed aerial movements!
"Little King's" black silhouette frantically weaved through the golden net of death.
Several times, destructive beams grazed its armor, sending up dazzling sparks, and damage alerts on the VR interface constantly flashed.
[Warning: Left shoulder armor sustained energy abrasion, damage level 7%.]
[Warning: Back thruster three overloaded, temperature exceeding critical value.]
"Dodged it... No, it's not over yet!"
Lin Mo had just controlled "Little King" to evade one volley and hadn't even had time to catch his breath when Orochi's second wave of attack arrived!
More than a dozen of the thickest dragon heads, dragging their long bodies, tore through the air, attacking "Little King" from different angles, their massive shadows instantly engulfing it!
"Switch to 'Cutting Mode'!"
Lin Mo remained calm in the face of danger; the compressed particle cannon on his right arm instantly changed form, and a ten-meter-long blue particle blade swept out, attempting to sever the attacking dragon heads.
"Sizzle!"
The particle blade accurately struck the neck of one dragon head, but the expected scene of it being cut in two did not occur.
The blade only cut in less than half a meter before being firmly stuck by its incredibly tough muscles and scales, unable to advance further!
"So tough!" Lin Mo was startled.
And in this critical moment of stagnation, the other dragon heads were already upon him!
"Boom!"
"Little King" was violently struck on its side by one of the dragon heads, and the entire machine was heavily slammed against the distant rock wall, creating a huge humanoid indentation.
[Warning! Warning! Machine structure damaged 15%! Energy core showing unstable fluctuations!]
"Cough..." Despite the VR helmet's cushioning, Lin Mo, far away, felt a surge of qi and blood, as if he had truly been hit.
[Data Transfer... 89%... 95%...]
Just a little more! Just that last bit!
He controlled "Little King" to stand up from the deep indentation.
The robot's single eye indicator light on its chest flickered erratically, sparks flew from its body, and one arm hung limply, looking utterly battered.
On the other side, Monster King Orochi was completely unharmed; on the dragon head struck by the particle blade, there was only a nearly negligible white scratch.
"A decent toy." Orochi's voice carried a hint of condescending praise.
"To last two moves against me, you can be proud. But, the game is over."
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