Chapter 383: Haven't the lessons from Princess Iron Fan been enough?
As an A-rank skill, starting from Lv1, each point required 2 free skill points. Reaching Lv4 directly consumed all of Cheng Tian's skill point reserves.
However, the Lv4 additional effect of Domination was, in a sense, very similar to Bazett's Designated Sealing Executor; both were relatively brief in description but extremely powerful in effect.
Domination: A-rank skill / Lv4, active skill. (Previous details omitted.)
When you use Domination on a non-allied unit, you can actively change the hostile reputation tendency between that unit and you according to your needs.
Once the judgment passes, you immediately initiate the reputation change. The selected target will be forcibly changed to a minimum of 'Friendly 1/1500'. Even if the Domination effect is later removed, the changed hostile tendency will not revert. You can change the hostile reputation tendency of a maximum of 4 units in the same instance. This effect cannot be applied to fixed instance boss units with a 'Boss Template'. (Lv4 additional enhancement)
You can use Domination on humanoid creatures and humanoid machines with a 'Boss Template'. The judgment rules remain unchanged, but if the judgment is successful, you will not be able to use Domination on other units until the current unit is defeated or released. If you currently have a dominated unit, it will be forcibly released. (''Book of Ys Heart''Linkage Strengthening)
If you use 'Hundred Demons' Night Parade' on a dominated boss template unit, Hundred Demons' Night Parade will take effect 100% of the time, but will likely break free from your control, becoming an all-hostile BOSS unit that indiscriminately attacks all units. It will also occupy your demonization unit limit, and you will only be able to use Hundred Demons' Night Parade again after defeating it. ('Hundred Demons' Night Parade'Linkage Strengthening)
When the Hundred Dragon King remained in its mechanical beast state, Cheng Tian had no way to deal with them.
However, when the six machines combined to form a humanoid mechanical body, Domination entered a highlighted state.
The Six-Machine Combination was indeed powerful, showcasing the aliens' superior skill in modification technology, but ultimately, these six machines were not fixed instance BOSSes, so they were naturally not within the scope of the rules' protection.
As the eyes of the Tri-unity Sky Overlord, assimilated with Cheng Tian, lit up, the mutated ray, capable of radiating biological genes and corroding data, mercilessly invaded the Hundred Dragon King's body.
You used 'Domination' on 'Six-Machine Combination Hundred Dragon King'.
Detected that the base success probability for 'Domination' is 60%—
The difference in your Mental attributes is 0, probability unchanged—
The difference in your Legend points is +2, probability increased by 20%—
Judgment passed.
The alarm signals, previously blaring red and emanating various sounds from within the machine, instantly fell silent. In the Hundred Dragon King's identification system, Cheng Tian's Sky Overlord directly turned into a green signal, representing an ally.
And almost at the same instant, the remote control signal, which was operating the Hundred Dragon King, was forcibly ejected. The alien responsible for controlling the Hundred Dragon King was struck as if by lightning, his entire body shaking uncontrollably, his mind buzzing.
"Welcome back."
Hovering beside the Hundred Dragon King, the Sky Overlord reached out and patted its shoulder.
The Hundred Dragon King, no longer under remote control, naturally offered no response, but Cheng Tian could clearly sense, through Tank Master and Soul Savior, that the machine spirit within Gates LB Aoko, was in a state of pleasure.
At this moment, Gates LB Aoko had forcibly brought the five metal dinosaurs back under its command.
In fact, strictly speaking, Cheng Tian didn't even need to modify any so-called personal reputation, because Aoko was inherently his. And when the five metal dinosaurs became the limbs of the humanoid combined mech, everything about them became completely bound to Aoko.
Moreover, not only did Cheng Tian dominate the Hundred Dragon King, but by reverse-tracking the control signal, he also initially pinpointed the current location of at least one alien!
So, what to do next was naturally self-evident... The Sky Overlord and the Hundred Dragon King simultaneously looked up at a certain spot in the high sky, and a familiar UFO slowly emerged from the previously empty space.
The UFO, or rather the aliens inside, reacted incredibly fast. The central part of its chassis once again emitted a series of gravity-altering rays, immediately covering the Hundred Dragon King's body.
And the force was immense, clearly releasing the rays with super-standard power, precisely and forcibly beginning to retrieve the Hundred Dragon King!
It wasn't too surprising that the aliens chose to use the same trick again; after all, effective strategies are repeatedly used.
Although they didn't know what strange method Cheng used to seize control of the Hundred Dragon King, it didn't matter. As long as they could recapture it, resetting the control would only take minutes... but they severely underestimated Cheng!
Having made a mistake once, Cheng Tian wouldn't fall for it a second time!
Just as the Hundred Dragon King's entire body was about to be swallowed into the UFO, Cheng Tian activated the additional effect of the Tank Matrix, "Matrix Shift"!
Using the exact same technique as when he used the Ten Commandments to control Radar, once Domination controlled the Hundred Dragon King, Cheng Tian immediately adjusted the Tank Matrix list, adding the "Hundred Dragon King," which was considered a unified entity, to the list.
The effect of Matrix Shift was to allow Cheng Tian to gain a limited teleportation ability, once every 5 minutes, to transfer arbitrarily between the listed mechs.
With the activation of Matrix Shift, Cheng Tian, who was originally assimilated with the Sky Overlord, preemptively disengaged the fusion effect. At the same time, he appeared directly inside the Hundred Dragon King, or more precisely, in the cockpit of Gates LB Aoko.
The Sky Overlord was temporarily taken over by the Tank Matrix's combat AI, while the Hundred Dragon King was personally controlled by Cheng Tian.
On the screen directly in front of Cheng Tian, the interior of the UFO was clearly visible.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the UFO's interior was very spacious and flat. The floor, walls, and ceiling were all like a single, seamless, smooth tile. The word "corner" was almost impossible to find a reference for here.
However, the most eye-catching were the three alien brothers, who simultaneously possessed features of mushrooms, octopuses, and jellyfish, with two very cartoonish large eyes on their heads, and a pair of purple Namekian antennae above, their entire bodies a pale purple!
...Well, Cheng Tian didn't know if they were truly brothers or if all third-generation aliens in MapleStory looked alike. In any case, the leading alien, whose appearance was indistinguishable from the two beside him, was already approaching the Hundred Dragon King.
His octopus-like upright tentacles were quite flexible, leaving no wet footprints on the ground.
This alien was primarily responsible for the remote haptic control of the Hundred Dragon King. In fact, not only the combined Hundred Dragon King but also the uncombined state of 1 machine + five units were all controlled by him.
And now, he was preparing to reset the Hundred Dragon King's control program.
However, just as his forehead tentacle was about to touch the Hundred Dragon King's body, the arm formed by the metal Tyrannosaurus Rex had already pressed against his head, and then—
Boom!
Blazing flames surged from deep within the wide-open dragon's mouth, completely engulfing the alien's entire body while instantly sweeping through the entire cabin.