Chapter 379: Metal Dinosaurs… Power Rangers?
With a mind full of questions, Cheng Tian, after opening the cover of the Drill Battle Tank, placed his hands on his forehead.
The next second, a dazzling light, like the sun, erupted from Cheng Tian and spread in all directions—
Solar Flare!!!
The unimaginably bright sunlight instantly illuminated the entire cave, and the clear appearances of the five dinosaurs, which had been difficult to discern due to the dim light, now entered Cheng Tian's retina.
"Holy crap! Mechanical dinosaurs!?"
Cheng exclaimed, simultaneously throwing out Light-Shadow Serpents. Three flying snakes made of light and shadow, emerging from his sunfire mask and two Heart Image Crystals, crashed into the largest red Mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex, the blue Allosaurus, and the pink Plesiosaur.
The Solar Flare resulted in a 100% effective hit. The HP bars, MP bars, and data panels of the three mechanical dinosaurs all appeared.
[Metal Allosaurus (Hearts): Champion Template. Mechanical Remodel. HP = 608P = 700 / 700. Strength 38, Agility 40, Spirit 35, Charisma 22]
[Unit Traits — Mechanical Remodel, Hearts Mutation, ???]
[Metal Plesiosaur (Diamonds): Champion Template. Mechanical Remodel. HP = 4800 / 4800, MP = 1260 / 1260. Strength 30, Agility 28, Spirit 42, Charisma 25]
[Unit Traits — Mechanical Remodel, Diamonds Mutation, ???]
[Metal Tyrannosaurus Rex (Spades): Leader Template. Mechanical Remodel. HP = 1W / 1W, MP = 300 / 300. Strength 50, Agility 25, Spirit 30, Charisma 42]
[Unit Traits — Mechanical Remodel, Spades Mutation, ???]
The five metal dinosaurs, originally poised to react, instead let out a series of chaotic roars mixed with metallic sounds, while their bodies thrashed around as if being interfered with.
As Mechanical Remodels, their bodies, though covered in metal parts, still retained some flesh. Their cameras, linked to their vision, were all blinded by the Solar Flare.
Cheng Tian's Solar Flare was still somewhat distant from them, but their vision nonetheless turned into a vast expanse of white with numerous black and white specks, like a television suddenly losing its signal.
Because a certain degree of flesh was retained beneath their metal shells, they also retained some primal instincts, but this instead became an obstacle to their quick reactions.
However, amidst the chaotic metal dinosaurs, the leader, presumably the only Leader Template Spades Metal Tyrannosaurus Rex, suddenly erupted with dazzling flames from its back. Propelled by this power, its feet made a sound like metal wheels tearing through the rocky ground, and it rapidly charged towards Cheng Tian's location.
It seemed the opponent had detection capabilities beyond visual capture.
It was very likely a temperature-based detection function derived from the Spades Mutation, according to the speculation.
Upon discovering the opponent charging, Cheng calmly closed the Drill Battle Tank's hatch, moved the joystick, and directly floored it, executing a beautiful track-skid. Then, with the drill at full power, he burrowed directly into the rock wall on the other side!
Even if he had to fight, it wouldn't be in such a cramped, enclosed space. Cheng Tian didn't like being restricted!
Among Cheng Tian's vehicles, the Drill Battle Tank was already one of the smaller ones, while the Metal Tyrannosaurus Rex was almost as large as Cheng Tian's Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex, so big that its head couldn't even fit into the temporary tunnel Cheng Tian had drilled.
Its massive head plunged into the newly drilled tunnel, its large mouth opening and closing repeatedly, swallowing a lot of air and sand, but it couldn't bite Cheng Tian's Drill Battle Tank.
But what followed was a bright red glow appearing deep within the Metal Tyrannosaurus Rex's wide-open throat!
The Heart Barrier Cheng Tian had set up in advance behind him was instantly shattered, but it also alerted Cheng Tian himself, who was making his escape.
He made an emergency turn, changing the tunnel drilled from an 'I' to a 'J'. Just as the vehicle entered the temporarily opened corner, a whistling fireball directly exploded on the rock wall. The extremely high temperature visibly melted the rock wall into a fluid, and some of it splashed onto the barrier Cheng Tian had placed at the rear of the Drill Battle Tank.
Good heavens! That's quite powerful! I really can't fight in here!
This high-temperature fireball, combined with the collapsing tunnel and the faintly transmitted electronic dragon roar, further solidified Cheng Tian's determination to drill his way out… At this moment, Irene, who was on the outer wall of the volcano, had already mounted her beloved Lightning Rhythm Sidecar Motorcycle, with portable springs set up, ready for takeoff at any moment.
But it was clear that her eyes were a bit red, and this wasn't solely due to the motion sickness she had just experienced.
She had mostly recovered earlier, but she hadn't followed Cheng into the cave. Instead, she had summoned an Owl Spirit to follow Cheng, and thus, she had also witnessed the mechanical dinosaurs inside.
However, precisely because she had followed along, Cheng's Solar Flare had also stunned the half-elf archer, who was synchronized with the Owl Spirit.
Well, the Twin Tigers Contract didn't have friendly fire immunity. In fact, the Twin Tigers Contract was one of the many two-person contracts that emphasized teammate damage the most. In "Hot-Blooded Fighting," you could even kill a low-HP teammate to gamble on their drops, to see if there was a chance for a healing item… Fortunately, the owl was a spirit, and Irene's own retina, synchronized with it, wasn't stunned, so she recovered quite quickly. However, combined with having just thrown up a rainbow all over the ground, her eyes were severely bloodshot now.
Her elf ears twitched rapidly; Irene could clearly discern that Cheng Tian's Drill Battle Tank was rapidly approaching.
A major battle was likely to begin at any moment, and Lightning Rhythm was revving its engine under Irene's control.
The massive drill broke through the wall. Through the transparent hatch, Cheng Tian and Irene's gazes instantly met. Cheng Tian also noticed Irene's motorcycle and the prepared springs, giving a direct nod.
Accompanied by a standard "Sonic Spring" sound effect, Lightning Rhythm carried Irene directly into the sky. About ten seconds later, the sound of helicopter propellers replaced the drilling sound, entering Irene's ears.
But almost at the same time, the entire Mount Bromo began to shake violently, showing signs of eruption!
Gray smoke, a mixture of black and white, erupted from the crater, and crimson lava visibly churned within the volcano.
However, immediately following this, large rocks, encased in flames or lava, were mixed in with the volcanic ejecta, and they flew in great numbers towards Cheng Tian and Irene's positions, as if with a will of their own!
"…I think there was a scene like this in the final stage of MapleStory."
Cheng Tian, inside the Helion, quickly recalled the scene before the 3rd generation final BOSS battle, where the fiery stones brought by the erupting flames in the background existed as part of the traps.
Cheng Tian was metal-clad, while Irene was completely flesh-clad.
However, with the Heart Barriers always appearing precisely at critical locations to block and deflect, the threat of these rocks plummeted.
But compared to the two in the air, the super-powered dinosaurs on the ground were already in full panic.
The lava flowing from the erupting crater had begun to spread and cover their habitat, and the super-powered dinosaurs could only flee in the direction away from the volcano.
At this moment, Cheng Tian and Irene in the air received the following prompt:
[You have indirectly caused a volcanic eruption and created the spectacle of a dinosaur herd fleeing en masse from the volcanic eruption.]
[You have obtained the special title "Jurassic World 2 Classic Remake / Dinosaur Slayer."]