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On their side, team leader Zhou Ye was clearly exhausted, his face was frighteningly pale.
Nami lacks magic power and gems.
She was completely out of weapons and ammunition, and was practically a cripple.
The only one who still maintains considerable fighting ability is Saeko Busujima.
However, facing enemies of Wesker's or the Twelve Demon Moons' caliber, Saeko Busujima alone has a very slim chance of winning.
"How can we fight this?"
Nami crossed her arms over her chest.
Zhou Ye then spoke up:
"Don't despair. We have no choice but to fight to the end, or we'll all die—either bitten by zombies or sent to the operating table to become guinea pigs."
Nami and the others froze. They had fought Umbrella and the demon to such an extent that it was already a fight to the death.
"I know the situation is bad right now."
Zhou Ye's tone softened somewhat, but remained serious.
"The enemy is very strong, we are exhausted, we are short of equipment, and we are in dire need of assistance."
"but!"
Zhou Ye emphasized his words.
“It’s not time to give up yet!”
Give up? What a joke! I've lived two lives, and I finally have this one-in-a-million chance to become stronger. How could I give it up so easily!
"Neither Wesker nor that tired brat are gods!"
Zhou Ye stared at them.
"As long as it's an enemy, it can be defeated! We still have trump cards up our sleeve."
Zhou Ye clearly remembered the main quest issued by the system.
First, eliminate the mini-boss-type ghosts and biological weapons in the mansion. Each elimination grants one chance to draw a prize, worth 2000 points. Completing the mansion event also rewards 10000 points (mansion only).
[Fifth, killing a zombie earns 1 point, a zombie dog earns 10 points, and a licker or other biological weapon earns 100 points].
The Plant Demon, the T-100 Tank, and the T-101 Hanged Man have now been eliminated.
Adding to the small zombies, zombie dogs, and bio-weapons encountered along the way, I've already accumulated 11054 points. With three chances to draw prizes, the Gold-tier Honkai Energy Pack in the system shop costs 1 points and can grant 1000 HW of Honkai Energy. In Honkai Impact 3, this would be enough to create a new Herrscher, but with this [Small Workshop System], it seems to have significantly raised the bar for Herrschers. 1000 HW is just a drop in the bucket, but it's more than enough to safely clear the Mansion for now.
"Trump card, Captain, what other trump cards do you have? Is it another one of those strange and unusual gadgets?"
Upon hearing this, Jill and Saeko Busujima both cast hopeful glances at Zhou Ye. Although Zhou Ye's item was strange and had a cartoonish feel, it was still a good prop.
"I need to search carefully within the imaginary space."
Nami patted Zhou Ye on the shoulder; as Zhou Ye's loyal follower, she would naturally try to buy him some time.
"Go quickly and come back soon, we will hold on."
Okay, wait for me.
Upon arriving in the imaginary space, Zhou Ye couldn't wait to start the lottery.
"System, I want to use 3 system lottery chances."
[Ding, received, the Multiverse Workshop lottery wheel is now open]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the following item: 10 fragments of the dazzling-level item, the funny children's character, Talking Tom Cat, who can't catch Jerry. Current progress (11/600). Passive skills: Power of My Thoughts, Weapon Mastery, and Undying Cockroach slightly enhanced.]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 10 Herrscher of Reason fragments. Current progress: 11/600]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Black Iron-grade item: a bottle of basic blue magic potion.]
"System, it wasn't fragment 1/??? before, how come I can see the numbers after that now?"
[Ding, host, you can only see the complete item progress when you have 10 fragments. Oh, I forgot to mention, the Herrscher potential level of this system is Diamond. As for how to develop it, that's up to you.]
"System, I want to purchase a Gold-grade Honkai Energy Pack."
[Ding, received. 1 points deducted. Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1000 HW of Honkai energy.]
With 1000HW of Honkai energy to recharge, Zhou Ye felt his injured and exhausted body recover to its pre-battle state, or even surpass it.
His brown eyes had turned gold.
Chapter 28 The Resurrected Chariot and the Hanged Man
Zhou Ye flexed his fingers, feeling the newly injected energy into his body. His fatigue lessened considerably.
Thinking about the upcoming battle, Zhou Ye's mind raced. He had killed both bio-weapons: the T-100 tank and the T-101 Hanged Man. Their corpses or remains were still in that place.
These two items were once Umbrella's excellent biological weapons. Now, they belong to him.
Zhou Ye intends to use his newly acquired power to modify these two individuals.
Remove Umbrella's control module. Inject Honkai energy. Reconstruct the structure using [Herrscher of Reason Fragments], and use [Talking Tom Fragments]... to give them new properties.
Make them your fighting allies.
Zhou Ye didn't believe Lei would come alone. That guy kept talking about "family."
What are the demon's "family"? They are the spiders he controls, the lower-ranking demons he forcibly oppresses and exploits. Regardless of their background, Rui certainly won't come to his death alone. His so-called "family" will act together.
What if we use Umbrella's bio-weapons to attack the Shadow's "family"? Just thinking about it is exciting.
[Fragment of the Herrscher of Reason] activated. Blue data streams lit up in the imaginary space, like living things, wrapping around the remains of the T-100 tank and the T-101 Hanged Man.
Data analysis, structural analysis, and energy guidance.
At the same time, the power of the [Talking Tom Fragment] was also activated. An energy fluctuation with an absurd quality spread out.
Immediately afterwards, familiar clanging and crackling noises rang out in the imaginary space.
All sorts of exaggeratedly shaped tools appeared out of nowhere. A giant cartoon hammer, a spring-loaded wrench, a welding torch that shoots colorful flames, a sewing machine with cat ears, a roll of tape painted with a mouse...
These tools, as if possessing a life of their own, began to "repair and enhance" the wreckage of the T-100 tank and the T-101 Hanged Man according to Zhou Ye's will.
The cartoon hammer pounded wildly on the dented armor plate, and the clanging sound echoed in the imaginary space. Miraculously, the armor plate returned to its flat state and even became newer and thicker.
The sewing machine extended a huge needle and used thick metal thread to sew together the shattered flesh wings and body remains of the T-101, with an exaggerated bow tied at the seam.
The welding torch spewed out colorful flames, reconnecting the broken metal skeleton, with cartoon-style stars shimmering at the joint.
The tape roll flies automatically, firmly wrapping and fixing loose parts, and the words "super strong" are printed on the surface of the tape.
Springs are installed at the joints of the T-100, making its originally stiff movements... more flexible?
Zhou Ye stared at it all, his mind racing with complaints. "What the hell is this?" "Talking Tom Technology really has no bottom line!" "Does this thing even work?"
But his body told him that the transformation was progressing smoothly. The Herrscher of Reason's precise construction abilities, combined with the absurd physics of the Tom Cat fragments, were creating a completely new existence.
Honkai energy is continuously injected. This energy fuses with the flesh and metal structure of the bio-weapons, giving them new vitality and power.
The T-100 tank's appearance began to change. It remained massive, its black armor still thick, but the overall lines became more rounded, and even decorative rivets and cartoon patterns appeared on its shoulders and legs. Its head was no longer just a single sensor, but a chibi-style metal helmet with cat ears. The Gatling gun and RPG in its hands also became more exaggerated, with larger muzzles and thicker ammunition belts.
The T-101 Hanged Man became even more... grotesque. Its body showed obvious signs of stitching, and its fleshy wings had transformed into a mixture of metal and flesh, sprouting spider-like limbs. It could still spew corrosive liquid, but now it could also spit out sticky, cartoonish venom from its fingertips and mouth. Most outrageous of all, it had a huge, balloon-like structure on its back, seemingly to increase its levitation ability, and its limbs were sharp, electrified titanium alloy claws.
Zhou Ye controlled the transformation process with his mind while considering their uses.
"T-100, let's call you... [Talking Tom's Tank]."
"T-101, you're covered in stitches, and you can even spit venom... [Venom Hanged Man]?"
The names may be a bit rustic, but they fit their characteristics.
The modification is nearing completion. The process of removing the Umbrella controller went more smoothly than expected; Talking Tom's tools proved incredibly effective in this regard. The new control core, constructed from fragments of the Herrscher of Reason, is infused with Zhou Ye's Honkai energy.
They now only obey Zhou Ye's orders.
A brand new, artificial Honkai Beast, brimming with Honkai energy and belonging to Zhou Ye, was born.
Zhou Ye sensed the connection between the two new creations and nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright, my new toys."
He pulled his consciousness back from the imaginary space to reality.
Inside the arena, the wind and rain continued. Nami and the others had already taken refuge behind the ruins.
Seeing Zhou Ye appear, my worries eased considerably.
"Nami, this is a basic magic potion for you. Drinking it will quickly replenish your depleted magic."
He then tossed it to Nami.
Nami took the potion and felt a surge of magic power just by touching the bottle. Without hesitation, she drank it down, and her consumed magic power was greatly restored.
"Jill, these are some weapons and ammunition; please make do with them."
Then, the imaginary space portal opened and appeared in front of her, with some food, water, and stimulants on it.
Some weapons are marked with a cute cartoon cat head image.
"Zhou Ye, what are these cartoon cat weapons?"
"I don't know how effective the solar grenades and solar rockets will be against the demons, but it's better than nothing."
Jill didn't hesitate and picked it up to use.
Zhou Ye looked up, towards the entrance of the arena.
He sensed a new, unsettling atmosphere.
The last quarter moon is tiring.
coming!
Zhou Ye stood still and stretched his stiff muscles.
The modifications in the imaginary space consumed a considerable amount of Honkai energy, but the newly acquired power and the two modified "new toys" gave him some confidence.
He looked up, his gaze falling on the arena's enormous entrance passage, which resembled the mouth of a monster.
coming.