From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 209 - 172: The Combat Power of Mechanical Transformation

Sikes Civilization, Second Gaia Planet, City 3.

Lu Heng arrived in front of a grid house in Gaseous Street, shattering the door with one sword strike.

Inside the house, Hasegawa Tom was sitting in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, looking sideways at the neon nightscape outside.

"I had thought that you wouldn't be easy to deal with, but I couldn't imagine how you managed it."

Upon first seeing Hasegawa Tom, Lu Heng was slightly surprised because a large part of his body was covered in mechanical transformation shells.

Hasegawa Tom rose from his smart mobile chair and turned around to reveal his front, more than half of his torso, from chest to abdomen, was covered with a metallic shell.

In the Main Quest, there was a choice about whether to accept mechanical transformation.

Actually, this Main Quest was sort of a giveaway; regardless of whether you accepted the transformation, the Main Quest would be completed.

Furthermore, the content of the Main Quest was clearly described; after accepting the mechanical transformation, it would be permanent and could be taken back to the origin world.

This means that after undergoing the mechanical transformation, one would still have the transformed body upon returning to Blue Star.

From a technological perspective, undergoing mechanical transformation was definitely advantageous.

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Because a body with mechanical transformation has a metallic shell and could replace parts at any time, it wouldn't require lengthy recovery periods after injuries.

Besides, mechanical limbs could unleash power surpassing ordinary humans, even surpassing ordinary Superpower Users.

Mechanical limbs could also be equipped with cutting-edge weapons from Sikes Civilization, providing a quick way to enhance combat power.

In the Abyss Era, following the mechanical transformation path was a standard enhancement route.

Compared to other enhancement methods, each had its pros and cons.

Mechanical transformation routes even had exclusive classes that could leverage the unique advantages of mechanical bodies.

However, most human Superpower Users still resisted mechanical transformations mentally.

It was a conceptual resistance, feeling as though the body might be flawed after undergoing mechanical transformation.

Actually,

Mechanical transformation had long been hinted at in the Human World.

For example, inserting steel pins into the body after fractures, heart bypass surgeries, and limb prostheses - these surgeries were essentially forms of basic mechanical transformation.

However, these transformations were minimal enough that people found them more acceptable.

The level of mechanical transformation in Sikes Civilization was much higher, directly replacing human organs, limbs, and even critical parts like the heart with machinery.

Hasegawa Tom showcased his mechanical exoskeleton with a tone of vengeance, "Surprised? I've undergone extensive mechanical transformation."

Lu Heng, seeing clearly the transformed parts, had already guessed the reason for his transformation.

The transformed parts were primarily focused on the torso, especially around the abdomen, which was completely replaced with a metallic shell.

Usually, humans started with limbs when undergoing mechanical transformation.

Directly transforming organs made acceptance harder; comparatively, transforming limbs was more acceptable.

Hasegawa Tom said coldly, "All this metal casing, courtesy of you."

The parts he had transformed were the ones injured before being teletransported.

Before using the Abyss Marker, Lu Heng had used the Windwalker Skill to stab through his abdomen and then added a second stab.

It was during the second stab that Hasegawa Tom used the Abyss Marker to teleport into the Abyss Battlefield.

Thus, he had already been stabbed twice before being transported and was severely injured, with organs damaged.

Such injuries would have been difficult to treat on Blue Star.

In Sikes Civilization, however, it was much simpler; he was wheeled into a laboratory and underwent mechanical transformation.

Thus, the chest and abdomen were the most heavily transformed areas.

Hasegawa Tom shifted from initial hatred to a sinister smile, "Though the mechanical transformation was forced, the results are much more powerful than I anticipated."

Relatively speaking, Lu Heng was quite familiar with mechanical transformations.

The civilization level of Sikes Civilization was 2.1, much higher than that of humans.

Acquiring a technological upgrade of 2.1-level technology to transform the body certainly could enhance combat power significantly.

Because the transformed mechanical organs could have functional modules fitted, and with enough money, mechanical transformation offered a quick path to enhancing combat power.

Even the mechanical bodies could be equipped with fusion batteries and miniature fusion bombs.

For humans, such a level of technology was akin to a dimension-reducing strike.

Of course, outfitting such cutting-edge weapons required substantial financial backing.

After all, the majority of Sikes citizens couldn't afford them, let alone an alien entity.

However, since Hasegawa Tom had climbed to a high position within the Escape Faction, what level of Sikes weaponry he could equip was uncertain.

Hasegawa Tom sighed and asked, "Before I kill you, one last question, how did you persuade Yeliana Sikes? It took me a month to secure my current position within the Escape Faction. You've only been here for a few days."

Lu Heng replied with a calm smile, "You took a month, while I had started planning a year ago, of course, I won."

Hasegawa Tom narrowed his eyes, unable to think of a way to make arrangements more than a year in advance.

He no longer wanted to think about it, and shouted loudly, "Call your two teammates in. I'll clean up all of you at once."