"Summoning Demon God?"
She looked no different from the little girl from moments ago.
Her skin had merely dulled to a somewhat pallid color, and her previously tied-up natural curls had transformed into rough, scattered white twintails.
This was different from the Deadman of this type in Lu Xing's memory.
The Summoning Demon God that the little girl had transformed into after death didn't have her eyes covered by black strips of cloth, nor were her arms wrapped up like a mummy's.
A smile played on her lips, her eyes nimble and bright.
She was even cuter than when she was alive… But!
This entity named "Summoning Demon God."
It was entirely different from the "Guardian Deadman" behind her—Deadmen, especially the "family" of Undead Deadmen, were classified into a full four stages.
The most basic "Undead Deadman," the stronger tier "Reincarnation Priest," above that, the numerous variants of "Demon God, Shaman, Summoner," and at the very top of these, the "Samurai Troupe Chieftain."
No matter how one ranked them.
The Summoning Demon God was in a considerably high echelon.
Even if her level was a mere Lv.20, even if her name bore the prefix "Prototype."
Was her birth a mere accident, or was this the very objective of the human experiments?
Lu Xing had no way of knowing.
The question he was currently pondering was whether or not to eliminate this entity—a Summoning Demon God possessing four skills was undeniably strong.
Her summoning skill.
It could call forth two Undead Deadmen, which also possessed summoning capabilities.
She herself possessed an extremely high level of Honkai energy control—both the [Dark Energy Ray], which concentrated Honkai energy and fired it forward, and the [Dark Energy Burst], released with herself at the center, possessed terrifying destructive power; [Burrow] further granted the Summoning Demon God the ability to be "to some extent immune to physical damage," greatly ensuring her survivability.
But she was no match for Lu Xing.
There was a seven-level difference between them, similar to the current power gap between Lu Xing and the Knight Captain.
The Summoning Demon God's combat power was more suited for large-scale battles; in a face-to-face, short-range conflict like this, she definitely couldn't defeat Lu Xing.
Moreover, this entity was a [Variant] like himself.
Lu Xing hadn't forgotten what a grand gift the system had given him the first time he killed a Floater-class.
If he could get another one…
If not for lacking the ability to "drool," Lu Xing, wearing a lecherous expression, would have already started contemplating which of the Summoning Demon God's four skills was the most potent.
However—
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"Big Brother."
A soft, sweet voice resounded in Lu Xing's mind.
The long-unheard voice made Lu Xing pause for a moment.
But soon, he identified the source of the voice—the loli-type "Summoning Demon God" floating less than two meters in front of him, who had already died.
"It seems."
"We'll have to fight side by side."
The Summoning Demon God's overall strength was not as high as Lu Xing's.
But her sensory abilities were clearly superior—it was nearly one and a half seconds after hearing her words that Lu Xing sensed the rapidly approaching presence.
"Boom!!"
Flames, accompanied by an explosion, shot into the sky.
Summoning… forget it, let's just call her Loli Demon God!
The Loli Demon God had hit the nail on the head.
Lu Xing indeed had no confidence in taking down the entity rushing over; moreover, this was human-controlled territory, and their reinforcements would be endless. The battle had to be resolved as quickly as possible.
Considering the numerous human squads following the large entity.
Faced with a sudden encounter, an equally sudden alliance seemed to have become the inevitable choice.
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Type: Prototype Divine Machine Heimdall
Level: 35
Other: Unknown
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He was no longer surprised by such things.
Ever since the preceding "Mistilteinn" had set a precedent, Lu Xing had grown accustomed to encountering things in the Previous Era that Bishop Otto would only develop tens of thousands of years later.
Although the two "Prototype Divine Machine Mistilteinn" units he had witnessed earlier had dealt with the Paladin-class like dicing melons and chopping vegetables, they were, at best, capable of suppressing a "Heavy Cavalry Leader" in single combat. If the Paladin-class formed a squad, they would be evenly matched opponents.
The "Heimdall" was the main force for confronting the Knight Captain.
The "Heimdall," a heavy combat mech, entirely white with inlaid Honkai energy circulation pathways, was several times larger than the "Mistilteinn."
Its melee weapon was a mechanical greatsword, along with four diamond-shaped shields hovering around its body; its built-in missile and beam emitters were potent tools for dealing with large clusters of Honkai Beasts.
However.
The "Heimdall," which should have looked very powerful, was not in good condition at the moment.
The number of its four giant shields had been reduced by three-quarters, with only half of one remaining, looking like a door panel that had been sheared in half; its entire body, aside from scratches and dents, was riddled with over a dozen exposed, sparking cables; even more exaggerated were its joints, all covered in ice crystals.
It was hard to say what condition the Knight Captain was in now.
But this prototype "Heimdall" was indeed on the verge of being scrapped.
This was both good news and bad news:
The withdrawal of the main frontline force meant that the battle on the front lines was entering its final stages. Lu Xing had to resolve this trouble with utmost speed!
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The opponent was tough, and the teammate was unreliable.
The main reason Lu Xing hadn't directly fled was that he had his sights set on this "Heimdall."
If he wanted to fight the Knight Captain, he had to become stronger.
Now that he had taken advantage of their weakened state to finish off the "Heavy Cavalry Leaders" (more than one), there weren't many targets left that could allow Lu Xing to level up quickly.
And experience points weren't something that could only be obtained from Honkai Beasts.
"Hiss!"
The jet stream surged, energy at full power!
Lu Xing was already accustomed to full-speed dashes; accelerating from zero to a hundred kilometers per hour didn't even take one second!
"Swish!" xN!
White smoke trails arced through the air.
The huge armor plate on Heimdall's left shoulder slowly opened (the one on the right shoulder had become a large block of ice), and its 36-tube guided missiles rained down like a sudden, furious storm, as if they were free, towards the "Great Universe" rushing towards it!
"Boom!" xN!
Lu Xing completely ignored those aimed at the Loli Demon God—she definitely had means of self-preservation—while the twenty-odd missiles heading for him missed one by one amidst Lu Xing's acrobatic flight path!
These missiles weren't heat-seeking.
They used a unique Honkai authentication method to relentlessly pursue their locked targets with an error margin of less than 35 centimeters.
Lu Xing didn't understand the principle behind these small things.
But as long as he flew fast enough, with exaggerated enough turns, King Frieza's fate on Planet Namek would be the bitter consequence Heimdall had sown for itself!
"Whoosh!!"