Chapter 54: Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monster Horde [54]

Rhodes planned to draw new monsters to prepare for the upcoming battle against the swarm. Since he was going on the offensive, he needed to keep some trump cards in reserve. He still had over 130,000 system coins left. It would take Bemstar and King Joe a few more days to clear the monsters on the planet, which should bring in around 20,000 additional coins. Rhodes decided to keep 30,000 coins for emergencies and use the remaining 100,000 system coins for new monster draws. With the bonus draws included, he could pull a total of 110 times. Rhodes opened the system store, selected mechanical monsters, and watched as 110 system boxes appeared on the interface. Golden light continuously burst forth as he opened them. One monster fragment after another appeared, with multiple instances of double fragments. After opening all 110 boxes, Rhodes had obtained a total of 133 monster fragments—50 of them were mechanical monsters, while the rest were regular monsters. Additionally, he received a mysterious gift box. Just like during his first 50-pull draw, he received a special reward outside of monster fragments. Setting the mysterious gift aside, for now, Rhodes examined his newly acquired monster fragments. This time, he finally gathered 10 fragments of Iron, while King Joe reached 5 fragments. Dimensional Ace Killer had reached 7 fragments, meaning he needed just one more for synthesis. He also obtained several other mechanical monster fragments, such as Mecha Seven and Ground Robot U-Tom. Mecha Seven was the Zamell Alien version, with strength equivalent to the normal state of Ultraseven himself. Since it could be further enhanced, it was highly cost-effective. Collecting all six Mechanical Ultra Brothers seemed within reach! As for Robot U-Tom, it was complete trash—standing at just 2.8 meters tall and weighing 2 tons, its combat power was laughable. What use could it possibly have? Seemingly none... unless it was a mass-production model. If it could be mass-produced, then maybe it would be worth something. Among the regular monsters, Rhodes finally gathered 10 fragments for one particular monster: Ancient Monster Gomora, also known as the Monster Prince. [Gomora] [Height: 40 meters] [Weight: 20,000 tons] [Type: Earth monster] [Signature Move: Super Shockwave (requires charging before firing)] Gomora's strength was decent but not extraordinary. Its weight class was relatively light, and its body size wasn't particularly large. However, it had great growth potential, especially with its Super Shockwave skill, which had considerable destructive power—certainly better than Red King, who was essentially a blank slate. Rhodes first synthesized Ancient Monster Gomora, which allowed for six rounds of enhancements: [Super Shockwave Enhancement1st upgrade (5,000 coins): Increases power and range.] [2nd upgrade (10,000 coins): Allows for a smaller shockwave to be fired instantly without charging.] [3rd upgrade (20,000 coins): Significantly increases range, power, and destructive force.] Additionally, Gomora had a Frenzy Enhancement. Once all attributes were maxed out, Rhodes could spend 30,000 system coins to upgrade it to Frenzy Form. In Frenzy Form, Gomora's skin turned crimson red, drastically increasing its combat power. Unlike EX forms, this was a transformation skill, meaning Gomora had to willingly activate it and would revert after use. To unlock EX Form or other special transformations, Rhodes needed to spend 2,000,000 coins to upgrade the system's enhancement feature. Since Gomora was a land-based fighter like Red King, it wasn't suitable for battling the swarm at this time. Rhodes left it in the system space and moved on to synthesizing another mechanical monster. A flash of light appeared, revealing a gigantic silver robot in Rhodes' system space: [Iron] [Height: 67 meters] [Weight: 64,000 tons] Iron had a massive device on its chest that could absorb external light, heat, missiles, and various other forms of energy, converting them into power for itself—essentially a powerful absorption shield, making it extremely useful. [Special Abilities:] [Tractor Beam – A red electric current-like beam fired from both hands to capture and pull in opponents. A binding ability strong enough to restrain Ultraseven.] [Particle Beam Cannon – Converts absorbed energy into a highly destructive particle beam.] This was exactly what Rhodes needed—a high-damage weapon to deal with the insect swarm. Additionally, Iron had a Transformation Mode, allowing it to shift from robot form to a spaceship form, capable of faster-than-light travel in space. However, this ability wasn't particularly useful for Rhodes, as he already had the Pedan Mothership. [Enhancements:] [Metal Armor Reinforcement: Can be upgraded six times (costs escalate from 2,000 coins to 12,000 coins).] [Skill Enhancements:] [Energy Absorption Device1st upgrade (10,000 coins): Increases absorption capacity and allows energy to be transferred to allies.] [2nd upgrade (20,000 coins): Forms an absorption shield around the body.] [Tractor BeamEach upgrade (5,000 coins): Increases binding strength and allows it to restrain larger targets.] Particle Beam CannonCan be upgraded three times: [1st upgrade (5,000 coins)] [2nd upgrade (10,000 coins)] [3rd upgrade (30,000 coins)] When maxed out, it can destroy an asteroid. Rhodes was very satisfied with Iron—it could immediately join the war against the insect swarm. Not only did it have great combat capabilities, but it also synergized perfectly with Ace Robot. Iron's energy absorption device, once upgraded, could transfer absorbed energy to allies. This meant Ace Robot could use it as a power source—one absorbs damage and converts energy, while the other unleashes devastating attacks. The perfect duo! With the maxed-out Particle Beam Cannon, it could obliterate an insect hive mothership with a single shot. Rhodes decided to hold off on upgrades for now. He planned to wait for Ace Robot to recover, then deploy it alongside Iron, gradually strengthening them while fighting the Tyranid Swarm. Now, it was time to check his mysterious gift. Rhodes clicked on the mysterious item, revealing a box containing five silver syringe-like extractors. The item's name was: "Monster Gene Extraction Enhancement Device." It could extract and enhance monster genes. Wait... Monster Gene Enhancement Device? Rhodes felt like he had heard of this before...