Translator: AnubisTL
"But none of this matters to us anymore."
"Today, we are destined to fail in our bid for the top ranking on the race kill rankings."
"However—"
The sage paused, a strange glint in his eyes. "However, we can gather these heavily wounded alien races."
"Accumulate them for a day, and our chances of claiming the top ranking tomorrow will greatly increase."
"If one day isn't enough, accumulate them for two days."
"At worst, accumulate them for seven days. Slaughtering seven days' worth of accumulated alien races in a single day will undoubtedly propel the ape-man race to the top ranking!"
"Even in the worst-case scenario, the ape-man race will claim the top ranking on the race kill rankings every seven days!"
Suville and the race chief exchanged a glance, a shared understanding flashing in their eyes. "We'll follow the sage's wisdom."
Suville let out a low, excited growl. "Since I no longer need to play butcher here, I'll charge ahead and lead our people into battle!"
"Go then."
"Heh."
Suville grinned widely, tossing his scythe into the air ahead of him. He leaped forward, grabbing a vine hanging from a tree, and swung himself forward in a swift arc.
Mid-air, he caught the massive, nearly two-meter-tall scythe.
"You little bastards! Feel the terror brought by the ape-man race's greatest warrior!"
The old man standing behind him watched Suville swing away, shaking his head with a sigh. "If only all the ape-men had landed in one place."
"I wonder how the other tribes are faring."
"The ape saint will protect them."
"Let's hope so."
Ten Thousand Races Arena.
At the edge of a mountain valley.
A man stood coldly at the cliff's edge, staring down at the valley below, nearly overflowing with alien races. With a look of utter disdain, he spat a thick wad of phlegm into the mass of alien races below.
Only then did he casually accept a handkerchief from his subordinate, wipe his mouth, and speak.
"Feed them. I don't want my little darlings starving to death."
"Yes, sir!"
The subordinate beside him pulled a red button from his pocket and pressed it immediately.
The barren ground at the edge of the valley suddenly split open like a mechanical maw, revealing two massive containers.
Inside these containers was a foul-smelling, viscous paste of unknown origin.
Yes, despite its putrid odor, this substance was indeed food.
In moments, the containers extended over the canyon's edge, abruptly flipping 180 degrees and dumping their watery contents, speckled with unidentified particles, onto the alien races crowding the valley below.
The aliens packed into the canyon showed no revulsion. Instead, their eyes burned crimson as they frantically clawed at the food, stuffing it into their mouths.
Were they simply starving?
Perhaps. But it was more likely that these aliens had already gone mad.
The canyon below teemed with humans, ape-men, and swamp creatures—but no mechanical beings.
This was a Meat Valley of the mechanical race.
"Human player Chen Jiang."
The man standing motionless on the ground paused as he read the name, then sneered. "In a single day, he slaughtered nearly two thousand aliens and climbed to the top of the kill rankings."
"What a showoff."
"The human players probably already see this Chen Jiang as their savior, right?"
"That's just human folly."
A subordinate standing nearby bowed respectfully and flattered, "Who doesn't know, Lord Feng Jiutian, that you possess multiple Meat Valleys? This one alone houses nearly 3,000 alien meat beasts."
"If you wished, you could instantly claim the top ranking on the race kill rankings and crush that human player Chen Jiang under your heel."
The man before them was Feng Jiutian of the mechanical race.
Yesterday, he had soared to the top of the race kill rankings by slaughtering 1,789 aliens in a single day.
Today, however, with only 828 kills, he had been relegated to second place.
"Let that human player bask in his glory for now. If Lord Feng Jiutian clears out an entire Meat Valley before midnight tonight..."
"...he can instantly surpass that human player Chen Jiang."
"Imagine the human player's despair—a fall from heaven to hell. Anyone who thought they had secured the top ranking only to have their tower stolen overnight would surely suffer a mental breakdown."
A subordinate standing nearby respectfully offered a suggestion.
"No," Feng Jiutian said, shaking his head with an icy expression. "I want more than just securing the top ranking for the mechanical race today. I want to utterly crush the human race's faith."
"The human players currently believe they have a strong leader who can guide them forward."
"But I, Feng Jiutian, will grind Chen Jiang, that human player, beneath my heel, proving to the human race that even their strongest champion is nothing more than an ant before the mechanical race."
"Once a race's faith is shattered, their collapse becomes inevitable."
"Stealing towers might secure a single day's victory, but I want a decisive, overwhelming triumph. I want the human race to recognize their insignificance and the mechanical race's supremacy!"
In the next moment—
Feng Jiutian calmly raised his hand and lightly tapped his chest.
Immediately—
A whirring of gears echoed as his chest split open like double doors.
Inside, there were no organs.
Only a futuristic, steel-plated cavity resembling a safe.
As the cavity opened, a chilling white mist billowed out, drifting toward the ground.
He reached into his abdominal cavity, grasped a pistol that was entirely ice-blue and shrouded in white mist, aimed at the flesh and bones below that were frantically devouring food, and murmured calmly, "I, Feng Jiutian, am destined to be a name everyone will look up to."
The pistol's muzzle was as large as two fists, its entire body flowing with a liquid-like ice-blue substance that emitted an otherworldly glow, making it strikingly beautiful.
The next moment—
Boom!
A lightning-like thunderball erupted from the muzzle.
Instantly, thunderous light engulfed the entire canyon.
As crackling sounds echoed continuously, the stench of charred flesh slowly wafted upward.
Feng Jiutian glanced at the rapidly climbing race kill rankings and scoffed coldly.
He quickly shoved the pistol, which was already overheating, back into his chest cavity and reactivated its cooling function.
Only then did he retrieve an item from his pocket.
[Item Name]: Global Speaker
[Item Tier]: Two-Star Item
[Item Effect]: Broadcasts your voice simultaneously to the ears of all races, limited to 200 characters!
[Item Description]: A seemingly useless item that can prove surprisingly useful in certain situations.
Soon...
A cold, provocative voice echoed in the ears of every race across the massive planet.
"Human, Chen Jiang."
"I know what you're thinking right now. Seeing your top ranking on the kill rankings suddenly vanish, you're filled with both shock and fury."
"Shock at the mechanical race's Feng Jiutian's overwhelming power, and fury that the top spot you had within your grasp has been snatched away."
"But—"
"Only the weak rage."
"Abandon your struggle. The human race is the weakest, filthiest race, no better than insects. You can never surpass the mechanical race."
"Just as I now crush you beneath my heel."
"I am Feng Jiutian of the mechanical race!"
"A name all of you will look up to!"
Chen Jiang, who had just driven to the outskirts of City 18, preparing to bombard its residential districts, paused slightly at the sudden notification in his ear, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.
But when he checked the race kill rankings, he instantly understood.
[Race Kill Rankings]
[Rank 1: Mechanical Race, Feng Jiutian]
[Alien Race Kills: 3,678]
[Rank 2: Human Race, Chen Jiang]
[Alien Race Kills: 1,682]
"Ah, I see," Chen Jiang murmured, a grin spreading across his face. "Is this supposed to be a provocation?"
"Originally, I wasn't planning to kill too many mechanical race members today. But since they've thrown down the gauntlet, it would almost feel like a disservice to their provocation if I didn't slaughter a few more."
"Tch, I really don't want to be branded as a race invader."
(End of the Chapter)
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