Chapter 57

**Peng!** The mech that had just jumped didn’t rise very high and landed on the ground. The massive shock from the impact made the mech unsteady, and it needed to quickly retreat a few steps to dissipate the shock. Especially because of the knee strike, the mech landed not on both legs but on one leg first, making it even more unstable.

However, upon landing, the Scavenger didn’t retreat but used the sweeping kick skill. Although the mech was somewhat unsteady, it was still standing. Therefore, the system judged this sweeping kick as a standing sweep. Moreover, the Scavenger chose to use the sweeping kick with the mech’s right leg.

The sweeping kick skill is simple: the player selects the leg to use, and the mech extends it, then sweeps it horizontally in front of the player. Because the knee strike happened just before the Scavenger quickly used the sweeping kick, the mech’s right leg was still bent. So without the Scavenger’s input, the system directly judged that the mech’s right leg should extend to complete the skill.

Due to the collision, the Werewolf’s advancing steps were momentarily blocked, and its body paused in a rigid state. This was because the rapid forward momentum of the Werewolf and the counterforce from the block neutralized each other, causing the rigid state.

This rigid state wouldn’t last long. If the two forces were equal, the Werewolf would remain in place after the rigid state. If the counterforce was greater, the Werewolf might need to step back to stabilize itself. However, since it was in a rigid state, it wouldn’t continue to charge forward after the forces neutralized. Because the Werewolf was already charging forward, if the forward momentum was greater than the counterforce, it would continue to charge forward rather than pause in a rigid state.

Due to the different counterforces, the Werewolf’s body became rigid. In this moment of rigidity, the mech’s right leg, which was bent due to the knee strike, suddenly extended. The system judged this as a standing sweep, so when the right leg extended, it was at the height of the mech’s waist.

This position was at the Werewolf’s chest. Therefore, before the sweeping kick was even used, the extended right leg of the mech kicked the Werewolf’s chest. The Werewolf was sent flying, and the Scavenger instantly canceled the sweeping kick skill. Even though canceling the skill still put it on cooldown.

But what the Scavenger wanted was not a sweeping kick but a direct kick. After canceling the sweeping kick, the Scavenger immediately used the sprint skill. The mech let out a groan under the strain. Although the system forces the mech to perform the necessary actions for the skill, if the mech is unstable, it will accelerate the mech’s wear and tear.

For example, when the Scavenger kicked the Werewolf, the mech also absorbed the counterforce. Combined with the instability from the leg landing, if the sprint skill wasn’t used, the mech would have fallen backward, without the chance to retreat and dissipate the instability.

However, at this moment, the Scavenger used the sprint skill. The system forced the mech to stand and then start sprinting. The system’s forced actions don’t exempt the mech from its previous negative state, so the first step of the sprint was somewhat unsteady.

This was due to the negative state of the mech. A normal person in such a state would likely suffer a sprain. The same applied to the mech, although there was no sound of something breaking. However, the mech’s groan indicated its strain.

Clearly, even a steel mech, being too old, couldn’t withstand such abuse. If this forced action happened a few more times, the mech might fall apart without needing the Werewolf to tear it apart.

However, the opportunity was fleeting, and the Scavenger had no time to care for the mech. In fact, if the Scavenger had used the sprint skill directly after the knee strike instead of the sweeping kick, the damage to the mech would have been less.

But at that moment, the distance between the Werewolf and the mech was very close. Even if the mech used the sprint skill, it would have collided with the Werewolf before gaining speed. Based on the initial force, the Werewolf might have been pushed back, but the mech, trying to sprint, would have been hindered and might not have started sprinting at all.

Now, however, the situation was different. Although the mech was more damaged, the Werewolf was kicked away, creating enough distance for the mech to complete the initial steps of the sprint and enter the full sprint state.

**Boom!** The mech and the Werewolf collided again. Accurately speaking, the Werewolf, who had been kicked and landed, tried to dodge the rapidly sprinting mech but was slowed by its leg injury. The Scavenger, while sprinting, extended one of the mech’s arms, which struck the Werewolf like a powerful log. Blood spurted from the Werewolf’s mouth, and its body was sent flying.

The sprinting mech moved forward for a distance before the skill entered cooldown. However, after the cooldown, the sprinting mech didn’t stop. The Scavenger pulled the control lever, taking over the sprint skill from the system and continuing the sprint at the same speed toward the flying Werewolf.

Controlling the mech to sprint isn’t difficult; most players can do this on flat ground. However, taking over the sprint immediately after the skill disappears and continuing the sprint is something few players can do. One is gradually starting and sprinting, while the other is instantly at peak speed and continuing to sprint. Most players can’t keep up with the system’s pace.

But just because others can’t do it doesn’t mean the Scavenger can’t. When the sprint skill disappeared, the mech, due to inertia, would continue to move forward, slowing down until it stopped. The Scavenger took over the mech’s maximum sprint speed and continued the sprint.

From the moment the Werewolf threw the mech to the ground to the Scavenger taking over the mech’s maximum speed and sprinting toward the flying Werewolf, everything happened in less than 5 seconds. Of those 5 seconds, 3 seconds were the time it took for the mech to stand, start sprinting, and collide with the Werewolf, followed by a few more steps in the skill state.

In other words, the jump, the sweeping kick, the sprint, and the Scavenger taking over the sprint at its peak, all these actions were completed in less than 2 seconds. Such extreme operations left the players watching in awe. Kantu, for a moment, forgot to shoot.

**Peng!** The sprinting mech caught up to the flying Werewolf. While controlling the mech to sprint, the Scavenger manually made the mech jump, bending its right leg. The knee strike hit the Werewolf’s chest, which was just standing up and still unstable from the previous collision.

Due to the massive inertia from the sprint, the jumping mech and the Werewolf, hit again, flew backward together. During the flight, the Scavenger controlled the mech’s hands to grab the Werewolf’s shoulders.

**Boom!** The mech and the Werewolf flew a distance and crashed to the ground together.

**Crack!** With the Werewolf’s shoulders grabbed by the mech’s large hands, even upon landing, the Werewolf’s chest didn’t leave the mech’s knee. The force of the 5-ton mech’s free fall, combined with the momentum from the sprint, was concentrated on the mech’s right knee. Even if the Werewolf was transformed on a full moon night, its chest caved in.

**Spit!** A mouthful of blood, mixed with internal organ fragments, spurted from the Werewolf’s mouth. The faint moonlight around the Werewolf slowly faded, and the life in its eyes began to drain. The Werewolf’s body started to shrink, transforming back into the human form of Sanshan.

"How could he die? The mech’s attack isn’t that high. Even with the help of the full moon, the Werewolf’s combat power should have increased significantly, making it hard to kill so easily?" The mech stopped beside the deep pit, and the Scavenger looked at the indented chest of the fallen Sanshan, puzzled.

"Captain, anyone would die if you hit them like that," Kantu said, swallowing hard.

The Werewolf transformed from Sanshan was very powerful, especially on a full moon night. This was evident from the fact that the Werewolf could throw a 5-ton mech with just its strength.

But such a powerful Werewolf was directly taken down by the Scavenger. Indeed, it was taken down. From the moment the Scavenger was thrown and stood up, the Werewolf never had a chance to counterattack. It was kicked away once, hit again, and finally, the powerful knee strike, aided by the momentum, slammed it into the ground.

The Scavenger controlled the mech to complete a series of attacks, and the transformed Werewolf never had a chance to counterattack. This might have been because the armor-piercing bullet hit the Werewolf’s knee before the Scavenger’s attack, even though the transformation power helped to mitigate the injury. However, the old mech directly took down the full moon night Werewolf. Kantu’s admiration for the Scavenger was at an all-time high, especially the Scavenger’s relentless momentum, which was deeply etched in Kantu’s mind.

"You mean he was human, not a Werewolf?" The Scavenger was puzzled.

"Well... When I was a child, my grandmother told me many ghost stories. In the stories, when a monster dies, it shows its true form. Since he is now dead and has transformed back into a human, he must not have been a monster but a human. So, if a human is hit like that..." Kantu scratched his head, a bit embarrassed.