vncnus Chapter 93 The Slime King has awakened...
Chapter 93 The Slime King has awakened...
Chapter 87 The Slime King has awakened...
Pei Qi gripped the fishing rod, his eyes narrowing slightly.
There's some noise.
The fishing rod in my hand suddenly sank downwards; it wasn't the pulling sensation of an ordinary fish, but a frantic yanking.
The water began to churn violently, rising to ominous crimson foam.
"Is this a specialty of Blood Moon fishing? Hopefully it's a big catch."
Pei Qi didn't play the fish like a normal angler; instead, he suddenly pulled it up!
"Splash—!!!"
Water splashed everywhere.
A ferocious figure burst out of the water.
It was a [Wandering Eyeball Monster Fish]. It had huge wings, its body was covered in sticky blood, and its enormous single eye shot out a hateful red light.
The moment it emerged from the water, it locked onto Pei Qi, opening its large mouth full of sharp teeth in preparation for a pounce.
However, it had no chance.
Because it touched "that line".
About half a meter above the water's surface, a red beam of light was suspended, almost imperceptible if one did not look closely.
That's not an ordinary infrared sensor.
That's a high-energy laser beam from the [General Machinery] technology tree.
"Sizzle!!!"
There was no explosion, no shockwave.
There was only a soft sound, as if the air had been instantly burned through.
The elite monster fish, which had just leaped out of the water and possessed thousands of health points, froze in motion the moment its body touched the red line—a fraction of a second later.
Immediately afterwards, the flesh and blood at the point of contact vaporized instantly.
That terrifying heat spread throughout its entire body in an instant, evaporating all the water, bones, and internal organs inside it.
Before it could even scream, it transformed from a "living being" into a "particle" in mid-air and vanished completely from the world.
This is the true value of a laser amplifier.
Pei Qi looked at the red line, which remained stable and unaffected by the carnage, and nodded in satisfaction.
The principle behind this device is not complicated, but it is extremely deadly.
Located on either side of the pool are several laser emitters operating at full capacity. They continuously inject hundreds of millions of joules of energy into the central laser amplifier.
The amplifier is like a dam of light energy, compressing and focusing this energy, and then releasing it in "penetration mode".
The temperature of this beam of light is thousands of times higher than that of the surface of the sun.
Let alone a mere Blood Moon Monster Fish, even if you threw a piece of vibranium at it, it would probably be cut in half.
Pei Qi subconsciously touched the armor on his body.
At this moment, he was not wearing his signature silver-white [IC2 Quantum Suit].
Instead, a heavier, more futuristic heavy-duty powered mech with a dark gray metallic texture and a faint blue glow emanating from its joints was instead replaced.
【Mekanism - Mecha Set】
[Status: All systems online / Energy shield 100%]
[Installed Module: Laser Dissipation Unit]
"Luckily, I had a backup plan and specifically changed to this outfit."
Pei Qi looked at the deadly beam of light, still shaken.
Although IC2's quantum armor is touted as "physically immune," it mainly relies on tens of millions of EU energy storage to withstand damage.
However, the quantum suit is not invincible when faced with modules whose values also expand.
Especially this kind of pure thermal laser damage.
If someone wearing the Quantum Suit accidentally touches this red line, the burst of hundreds of millions of joules of energy, while not necessarily enough to instantly kill Pei Qi, would definitely drain all the Quantum Suit's power within 0.1 seconds and burn him to ashes.
But the mecha suit is different.
This is the ultimate armor in the Mek mod, and its main feature is "modular customization".
It doesn't need that thin quantum shield; it is itself a mobile nuclear power plant.
Most importantly, Pei Qi had specially installed [laser dissipation units] in his helmet and chest armor.
This module can refract and absorb the laser energy that shines on the body, and convert it into its own electricity.
If we say that the quantum suit is the crown of the old era, it's simple and brutal.
The mecha suit is like a new-era Swiss Army knife—precise and versatile.
In the unpredictable world of Terraria, equipment that can be customized is much more reassuring.
As the strange fish vanished into nothingness, a red dot of light slowly drifted onto the water's surface, undestroyed by the laser.
Pei Qi reached out and activated the magnetic module, drawing it into his hand.
It was an irregularly shaped, red crystal that looked as if it were still dripping blood—[Blood Tears].
This item was added in version 1.4. Using it will directly summon a Blood Moon, and it is also a unique drop from Blood Moon monsters.
"It's this again—looks like I'm really lucky tonight."
Just as Pei Qi was about to put the Blood and Tears into his backpack, a green notification suddenly popped up on the screen:
The blood moon has risen...
No, that was from last night.
The new prompt overwrites the old record:
The sun rises.
Almost simultaneously, the deafening sounds of gunfire outside came to an abrupt halt.
It's like having a mute button pressed.
Pei Qi looked up at the dome of the base.
Through the reinforced explosion-proof glass, one can see that the eerie red moon is rapidly fading, eventually disappearing below the western horizon.
In its place came the long-lost golden sunrise.
The monsters that had been frantically besieging the base reacted as if they had encountered their natural enemy the moment they felt the sunlight.
They follow the rules of the world, either retreating or simply turning into black smoke and dissipating in the sunlight.
In less than a minute, the dark red horde of corpses vanished without a trace.
Only the CIWS close-in weapon system, still standing on the edge of the plain with its barrels still steaming red-hot, and the thick layer of spent shell casings and debris that hadn't yet been sucked up by the vacuum funnel, silently testify to the brutality of last night's battle.
"It's over already?"
Pei Qi glanced at the time, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
"It feels like I've only been fishing for a few minutes — indeed, happy times are always fleeting."
"Fishing truly has the magic of making time disappear. No wonder those guys who come home empty-handed can sit by the river all day."
As the blood-red color on the water gradually faded, it returned to a clear, azure blue.
Pei Qi put away his fishing rod and stretched.
The blood moon is finally over.
Stepping out of the core area, Pei Qi stood on the base's watchtower, overlooking the battlefield that had been ravaged by a night of fighting.
Although the ground was wrecked, all the main buildings were intact.
The walls built with IC2 blast-proof stones left not a single white mark, and the HBM turrets faithfully performed their guard duties.
Pei Qi was reviewing the unexpected events of last night, toying with a heart-shaped red crystal in his hand.
That is the [Life Crystal].
Yesterday, while he was violently mining in an underground mine using a bucket wheel excavator, he casually dug up a few stones.
As a player with obsessive-compulsive tendencies, I naturally bought any item that could increase my maximum health on the spot.
In Terraria's difficulty system, if a player's health reaches a certain threshold (usually above 120 points) and their defense meets the requirements, the "World Difficulty Upgrade" switch will be triggered.
"I casually took one yesterday, which directly fulfilled the prerequisite for a blood moon. And then this welcoming ceremony happened that very night."
Fortunately, he was never one to fight unprepared battles.
Or rather, as someone with a severe case of "fear of insufficient firepower," his preparations are often excessive.
Upon realizing that this world had a Terraria background, Pei Qi immediately stopped his leisurely exploration and switched to a crazy "infrastructure building maniac" mode.
Although time was tight and construction didn't begin until an hour before sunset, he was, after all, a man with [JEI Item Manager] and a massive amount of inventory resources.
He didn't choose the thermal expansion defense tower, which required intricate wiring, because it was too slow.
He chose the simplest, most straightforward, and readily usable [HBM Core Technology] series.
No complex redstone logic is needed, and there is no need to lay kilometers of RF conduits.
Simply slam the turret into the ground, stuff in a few sets of depleted uranium ammunition belts, and place a fully charged Rambuton crystal next to it as a temporary power source, and a ruthless killing machine is born.
In addition to the HBM's turrets, he also deployed Immersive Engineering's Barbed Wire as speed bumps and More Practical Equipment's Spike Traps as defensive lines.
This "hodgepodge" defense system, while lacking aesthetic appeal and clear distinctions, can even be described as a "haphazard construction."
But it proved its worth in the face of last night's monster horde; firepower is the ultimate weapon.
"However, the current setup is merely 'good enough'."
Pei Qi stroked his chin, looking at the ammunition boxes that had been mostly used up, and began to conceive an even grander plan in his mind.
"While CIWS has a high rate of fire, it's incredibly expensive. I need to establish an automated ammunition supply line."
"Also, those flying beeping monsters from last night were a real nuisance. I need to deploy the [Anti-Air Laser Array] from [General Machinery] —"
"It would be best to also install a shield generator to cover the entire base—"
Sudden.
A strange feeling interrupted his thoughts.
That wasn't a sound.
Rather, it's a feeling of oppression.
A heavy, oppressive feeling coming from above, as if the sky were falling.
The once bright sunshine seemed to dim in that instant.
Pei Qi subconsciously looked down at the blast-proof stone floor beneath his feet.
There, a huge, circular black shadow appeared out of thin air and was expanding at an extremely rapid speed.
It turned black, eventually engulfing the entire watchtower and even half of the base.
The Slime King has awakened!
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