You agreed to fight mechas, but your body exploded into stars?

[Current Location: Day of Recovery]

[Level: One]

[Difficulty: Trial]

[Task 1: Survive for ten days. 】

[Task 2: Hold on for ten days. 】

[Description: In the new era, steam technology has been widely used, and steam giants composed of gears, pistons, and propellers have entered the stage of history.

Airships, ships, submarines, robots, cities in the sky...

However, the supernatural has not disappeared, nor has the mystery disappeared. The ancient god has risen from the abyss to vent his wrath on the world.

This is the last ray of light of civilization blooming in the abyss. 】

[Warm reminder: In the Abyss Trial, you can leave after completing any task. 】

In the sky, airships covered with leather, with metal structures exposed from the gaps, and equipped with a large number of propellers, sailed in the clouds.

The plumes of smoke they release almost completely obscure the sky and cover up the sun's rays.

Under the shadow of thick smoke, spire houses are neatly arranged, forming an orderly and prosperous city.

On the paved road, there are horse-drawn carriages and metal cars.

There is also a bloated robot covered with iron sheets and nearly two stories high. It moves forward under the control of the driver.

The smoke they released floated upward and merged with the thick smoke of the airship.

Looking further into the distance, there are a large number of metal ships docked at the nearby coastal pier.

The purple-white mecha stood at the top of the building, and the eyepieces reflected this scene.

"Steam World..."

Jiang Chen looked at these bloated machines and did not have any disdainful thoughts.

Although Blue Star can bring over any modern machine, it can technically crush these things...

But here is the abyss.

Just like the description of the trial scene, not only steam technology exists here, but also extraordinary powers and even ancient gods.

Because of this, these steam machines are a bit more mysterious, possessing powerful power that far exceeds their structure, and are even integrated into extraordinary systems.

simply speaking--

It can be regarded as a product of the combination of the technological side and the mysterious side.

The modules produced by this type of abyss copy also have similar effects.

However, that was not what Jiang Chen cared about at this time.

But "background".

Under normal circumstances, abyss dungeons, including basic trials, seem to be shadows of the past derived from the world after the destruction of civilization.

The promotion trial is completely different.

Looking down from a tall building, one can clearly see human beings wearing "fancy clothes" walking on the road, or talking on the street——

The civilization here has not yet been destroyed, but is on the eve of encountering a catastrophic disaster.

At this time, it is the last afterglow of civilization!

"Both tasks have a time limit of ten days, but the keywords are different."

"One is to survive, the other is to persevere."

"The former only represents the mecha master personally. No matter what the trial world is like, as long as he is alive, he has completed the mission."

"The latter represents the civilization of the trial world."

"Ten days have passed, and if the civilization of the trial world still retains a trace of the last fire, the mission will be considered complete."

Jiang Chen did his homework in advance.

Already fully aware of the tasks and settings of the promotion trial.

He also knows that there are some hidden tasks that appear randomly in the trial world. After completing them, you will get rich instant rewards.

You can even communicate with the civilizations in the trial world to gain knowledge and power.

The teleportation circle used by the Alliance's Sky Survey City is a blueprint obtained by a high-level mecha master in a certain magical world.

"If we talk about the conventional Shadow of the Old Age, it is just to defeat the monster spawning secret realm of the abyss leader, and the income can basically only be obtained by killing monsters."

"So, the promotion trial is like an open world sandbox, with randomly generated question marks everywhere..."

Jiang Chen naturally wants to achieve higher evaluation and benefits in the promotion trial.

However, it's not that simple.

In the face of a disaster that could destroy civilization, just surviving for ten days is okay, but wanting to continue the fire of civilization is quite complicated.

If you want to achieve the requirements, just leaving a pair of "Adam and Eve" will definitely not work.

Only when a sufficient population base is reached can the ethnic group continue.

Moreover, civilization must not only have life, but also retain a certain amount of knowledge, and cannot be too disconnected...

Jiang Chen stood on the roof, sorting out his thoughts.

This purple-white mecha attracted the attention of pedestrians below.

Compared with the bloated robots on the street, the modified and strengthened Zero mecha appears slender and well-proportioned, and the slight patterns on the surface are full of mystery.

The appearance alone is very eye-catching.

It looks several levels higher.

People couldn't help but stop, pointing at the mecha with curiosity in their eyes, and they piled up, blocking the road.

A carriage was blocked by the crowd. The gentleman in a tuxedo sitting on it frowned slightly and followed the people's gaze. His eyes also lit up and he was attracted by the mecha.

He stood up, picked up his cane, and tapped the air in front of him.

The next moment, his figure flashed and appeared directly on the roof, standing in front of the purple and white mecha.

“kdsahjk…”

"..."

Jiang Chen was interrupted from his thoughts and turned his head.

Then I saw this gentleman in a tuxedo speaking something enthusiastically, but I couldn't understand the meaning at all.

He took out the [external translation device] he had prepared in advance and attached it to the shoulder of the mecha.

The other party's words were quickly transformed into language he could understand.

"...The design of this mecha is slim and handsome, and it looks much better than those bloated guys!"

"I don't know how far your invention has progressed. I can fund your research..."

It turned out that he was interested in his own mecha.

Jiang Chen suddenly realized it, laughed and shook his head.

"Even if I can accept your funding... you guys don't have time anymore."

"What's the meaning?"

The sound has become the language of this world through the translation device.

The gentleman in tuxedo still couldn't understand the meaning of his words.

Just then, a loud bang attracted everyone's attention.

People on the street looked around, but their sight was blocked by the houses, so they subconsciously raised their heads.

Countless screams followed.

Thousands of extremely thick tentacles with slimy body fluids and suction cups on their surfaces were seen, piercing the sky like lightning, tightly binding the steam airships sailing in the sky.

And then...swing downwards.

The steam airship, which was like a behemoth in the sky, could not withstand such a powerful force. It fell uncontrollably and crashed into the city!

Boom! !

Explosions, hurricanes, flames, smoke.

The civilization that was still prosperous just a moment ago seemed to be hit by a strong wind.

The next moment, it was on the verge of collapse.

The people on the street had no idea what was going on, and no longer cared about the purple and white mecha. They either screamed to avoid it, or their legs were weak with trembling.

Only the gentleman in tuxedo standing on the roof could see that at the far end of the sea, countless tentacles broke through the water, knocked down the airship, and dragged the ship and other steel giants into the depths of the abyss.

What exactly is that?

The tuxedo gentleman's scalp was numb, originating from the instinctive fear deep in his soul, which made him tremble involuntarily.

At this time, the purple-white mecha beside him made a sound again, drawing his attention back.

"Welcome to the end."

"I am a person from the outside world who preserves fire for civilization. You can call me..."

"Apocalypse."