"Hoo..."
Adam Hammer took a deep breath, trying to quell his slightly agitated state, then expressionlessly raised the mechanical greatsword again:
"As you yourself just said, I have an almost invincible state buff..."
"Whether it's the loss of magic or damage to the chassis, it can be instantly replenished and repaired."
"Under these circumstances, do you still hold any foolish delusions? You can't possibly be thinking of instantly killing me, right? Ridiculous!"
"But I do quite appreciate your stubborn and tough demeanor..."
"I hope you don't choose to surrender anticlimactically and disappoint me!"
Adam Hammer had come to the stage with the intention of killing Lin Ran. He was genuinely afraid that Lin Ran would realize the situation and retreat, so he quickly tried a bout of provocation.
Lin Ran on the other side indeed "fell for it":
"Heh, I'll be afraid of you?"
"Almost invincible never means completely invincible. Everything in the world has its flaws..."
"Of course, except for me!"
"So, I'll say the same thing to you..."
"I hope you don't be the one to surrender after spewing fiercer words than anyone else!"
Saying this, Lin Ran, without any pretense of holding back, directly entered the artifact fusion state, activating his Golden Dragon True Body and Elemental Spirit awakening state, clearly entering a combat stance.
Adam Hammer's heart filled with joy. After an excited, sinister grin, he lowered his greatsword slightly:
"To be honest, if there's anything in this world harder than the Eternal Crystal, it's probably your foul mouth..."
"Then, take your futile resistance and stubbornness with you to hell!"
With that, Adam Hammer ferociously swung his mechanical greatsword, using his jet boosters for a powerful leap into the air, and charged diagonally towards Lin Ran below.
So fast! So damn fast!
Adam Hammer's sudden attack, let alone the spectators and other contestants, even Lin Ran, who possessed superb vision and unparalleled dynamic capture ability as a direct combatant in the arena, felt a significant shock.
Swish!
This downward strike, "Li Pi Hua Shan" (a martial arts move), nearly grazed Lin Ran's scalp as it flew past. If not for the combined effect of the Eternal Kaleidoscope and Observation Haki, Lin Ran felt he would have surely taken a hit.
However, for Lin Ran, who already considered the Eternal Crystal within Adam Hammer as his to claim, he naturally hoped to see the Eternal Crystal perform at its best.
If the Eternal Crystal weren't so strong, he might have been incredibly disappointed...
Golden Dragon Grip!
However, Lin Ran, having activated artifact fusion and his Golden Dragon True Body, was clearly no pushover. He directly made a grasping motion towards the empty air at Adam Hammer.
Roar!
Accompanied by a powerful dragon's roar, a massive golden dragon claw emerged from the ground, directly seizing Adam Hammer's legs.
And the pure, physical corrosive power contained within the dragon claw was crackling and injecting into Adam Hammer.
"Heh! Petty trick!"
Adam Hammer didn't even look. He raised his sword and swept away the golden dragon claw, which appeared to be full of energy.
Then, without a moment's pause, he stepped down in mid-air, using his leg boosters to exert force from above, adopting a wrist razor posture, and charged at Lin Ran like a concrete mixer truck.
Fast!
Too fast!
Adam Hammer, powered by the seemingly invincible Eternal Crystal as his energy core, appeared to no longer care about his chassis's load-bearing capacity, able to push his machine's performance to its absolute maximum, disregarding everything.
Previously, when Adam Hammer performed such maneuvers, he would often suffer a certain degree of damage to his chassis due to excessive energy expenditure.
And the cost of this damage often outweighed the gains from the operation performed during the damage, highlighting a poor return on investment.
But now, with the infinite replenishment provided by the Eternal Crystal, even the damage incurred from such strain could be completely offset by the Crystal's supply.
Therefore, Adam Hammer at this moment could recklessly utilize his overload mode.
With such a massive boost to his comprehensive stats under overload, Adam Hammer's already formidable strength naturally became even more terrifying.
Especially his current movement speed, where he didn't need to worry about anything else.
Thud!
For instance, this razor-like strike formed by his arm directly landed on Lin Ran's abdomen.
"Oof..."
In pain, Lin Ran was violently sent flying by the razor, as if he had been hit by a concrete mixer truck, turning into a projectile launched from a cannon.
Thud!
Another loud impact resounded. Lin Ran's body shot up high from the ground, crashing directly into the protective barrier of the arena.
This powerful impact even pinned Lin Ran against it for a good seven or eight seconds before he slowly began to descend due to inertia.
"Holy cow! That speed, that impact! He actually managed to hit Lin Ran with a frontal assault!"
"What a terrifying power boost! I can't remember the last time I saw Lin Ran suffer such a significant setback..."
"Yeah... Normally, facing Lin Ran's insane perception and speed, hitting him is a luxury, let alone achieving such an effective attack."
"Is this the power of the legendary, world-unique, perfect Eternal Crystal... Who the hell can beat this!"
"Can't fight, can't fight... Just his reckless use of boosters and energy for acceleration is enough to crush us. We have no way to counter Adam Hammer."
"With such a significant speed disadvantage, even a god wouldn't be of any help!"
"Damn it! Beacon Country is really willing to pay the price. They can even create war machines like this!"
"Instead of using this Eternal Crystal for industrial development, they assemble it into a machine. What are their intentions?!"
"Heh, what intentions could they have? It's certainly to maintain their world hegemony..."
"The threat of foreign races and ferocious beasts has grown to such an extent these years, yet they haven't forgotten internal strife and suppression. Constantly tormenting their own people, it's utterly shameless!"
"If they are allowed to continue unchecked, who knows what irreversible serious consequences will ultimately arise..."
"Take this Adam Hammer here, for example. Once he fully matures and is equipped with an even more monstrous mecha, I dare not imagine what a terrifying war machine this will become!"