270: Training is over, new armored monsters appear

Overload Mode. A strong sense of weakness overwhelmed Gongye Shiyi.

But at this moment, it wasn't like before when Overload Mode ended, where his body felt drained and he couldn't even stand steadily.

Enduring the weakness, Gongye Shiyi swung his greatsword fiercely.

After such a long period of hellish special training, without worrying about overtraining, he already knew how to efficiently improve himself.

That was, to squeeze, to squeeze his limits.

Taking a deep breath, the Basic Breathing Technique circulated again, forcefully dispelling the extreme physiological fatigue within his body.

Charge Overload, activate!

On the greatsword, the zeroed pointer rotated once more, and charging began again.

"He can still fight?"

"Very well, Yu Lai respects your request."

Shui Yuqianxi summoned Jellyfish, which surrounded him.

At the same time, she was inwardly pleased with Gongye Shiyi's progress.

She hadn't expected that this child could already achieve a second Charge Overload; his progress was too obvious.

As his teacher, how could she not like such an excellent student with clear progress?

There was no teacher who wouldn't feel a sense of satisfaction with a student whose progress was clearly visible.

The charge ended, and Overload Mode activated again. The intense fatigue was fiercely dispelled, and a surge of power filled his entire body.

Gongye Shiyi burst forth again, attacking.

Until it ended.

"Thirty seconds!"

"The second charge has some decay, but it's not too obvious!"

Shui Yuqianxi stopped timing, and Gongye Shiyi supported himself with the greatsword, trying hard not to fall.

"Since you still have the stamina for a second charge, why couldn't the first charge last a bit longer?"

Hearing Shui Yuqianxi's question, Gongye Shiyi shook his head.

"I can't do it. The longer the Overload state is maintained, the harder it is to sustain."

"It feels like holding my breath."

Shui Yuqianxi nodded.

"It seems that extending the Overload duration doesn't just rely on a simple increase in physical strength."

A simple increase in physical strength could only allow him to endure more Overload charges.

For example, Gongye Shiyi can now perform two consecutive Overload charges, which is the effect of accumulated physical strength.

To increase the duration of Overload Mode, one must enter Overload repeatedly and constantly challenge their limits.

It's like training the upper limit of lung capacity.

But challenging limits is not that simple; the weakness felt after each challenge to the limit is a test and refinement of willpower.

Just like long-distance runners who break their physical limits, without strong willpower, it's simply impossible.

"That's all for today. School resumes tomorrow."

"Coincidentally, Yu Lai will treat you to a farewell meal for the end of the hellish training."

Shui Yuqianxi jumped down from the Jellyfish, landing on the ground.

The surrounding Jellyfish also dissipated, turning back into cards and entering the Sea Spirit Record.

The Sea Spirit Record also disappeared, returning to the sea spirit summoner.

Gongye Shiyi breathed, recovering from the exertion.

The strong, tormenting sense of weakness slowly receded, leaving only intense fatigue.

He also unsummoned the [Machinist Greatsword] and put it back into the card holder.

He followed behind Shui Yuqianxi.

"Get in."

Given Shui Yuqianxi's financial situation, it was naturally impossible for her to treat Gongye Shiyi to any grand meal.

Although she now had a car, the car was provided by the Monster Countermeasures Squad.

As a third-generation Summoner, Shui Yuqianxi theoretically couldn't be short of money.

Or rather, money was meaningless to Summoners.

Their food, clothing, housing, and transportation could all be applied for from the Monster Countermeasures Squad; each person had an unlimited monthly allowance for these expenses.

The ten-thousand-yuan salary seemed more symbolic.

But Mermaid Miss had no thought of improving her own treatment.

"Barbecue, hotpot... or..."

"Buzz buzz."

The Summoner hummed.

Shui Yuqianxi sharply turned the steering wheel, and the car drifted on the road, then drove onto the median strip.

Just as Gongye Shiyi thought Shui Yuqianxi had made a mistake, Shui Yuqianxi slammed on the accelerator, drove over the median strip, and quickly headed towards the location indicated by the Summoner.

"Officer Water Yu, Officer Gongye, monster activity has been observed via satellite."

"The location is Haizhou City, District D, Chengyuan Avenue West Plaza. It has already begun to cause uncontrolled destruction, with no casualties reported yet."

"The monster is the same type as the last one, with artificial metal armor implants on its body, but the model is different."

"The monster's reaction level is E. There are no other monster reactions, and no Pruss Spear energy reactions, but it does not rule out the presence of a hidden intelligent monster. Please proceed with caution."

"Received."

Shui Yuqianxi looked at the video and map directions on the control panel screen, pulled open a drawer, and put on her headset.

"Officer Gongye, now it's time to test your combat results."

...

Haizhou City, District D, Chengyuan Avenue West Plaza.

On a destroyed ruin, a monster suddenly burst out of a hole in the wall.

Its eyes were red, its four limbs on the ground, shaking its head, its sharp claws scraping against the bricks on the ground.

This was not a strange humanoid monster, but a rare beast-type monster.

Like a giant wolf, but its size reached that of a tank.

Its entire body had no fur, but was covered in a layer of hard bone armor.

Outside the bone armor of its head, there was a matching alloy helmet. The helmet seemed to be embedded within the bone armor, growing together with the flesh and bone armor, as if connected to its brain.

One of its eyes was also covered by the alloy helmet, embedded in the eye socket.

Its four limb claws were also covered with a layer of metal creations, integrated with the flesh and bone armor, implanted into its body.

Most of its massive torso was covered by metal armor, and its entire weak waist was completely covered.

On the metal armor, the exposed metal tubes embedded in the body, which were visible on the previous Type I armor, were no longer visible.

Those metal tubes, which connected to the body's blood vessels and supplied external blood circulation to the armor, were either encased by the metal armor or embedded within the body, leaving no openings for attack.

On the armor, blinking indicator lights could still be seen, flashing red.

It was unknown if this was an aesthetic design by the designer of this metal armor.

Or if it had some other unexpected function.

Besides that, the texture of the entire metal armor was also different from before.

Some parts were also sprayed with a special coating.

It scratched the ground, shook its head, and aimed at the sky above.

"Howl!!"

A long howl, then it lowered its head, sniffed, quickly locked onto the scent of people, and moved its claws, its body seemingly transforming into a gust of wind as it chased after them.

Saliva flowed from the bone armor at the corners of its mouth.

"The target is rapidly moving closer to the crowd. It has a predatory desire for humans."

"Arriving at the destination soon."

Shui Yuqianxi floored the accelerator, continuously approaching the target location.

However, the closer they got to the monster, the more congested and slower the traffic ahead became.

Gongye Shiyi quickly opened the car door, pulled out a card, [Moto E], then leaped from the seat.

[Machinist Moto E], Summon!

Buzz!