Brian Bolton's heart pounded violently.

In his previous life, he had already reached the doomsday level in terms of technical skill. Even among doomsday-level pilots, he was somewhat well-known. But in the end, he could only pilot a berserker-class mech, unable to operate the higher-level doomsday or mythic-class mechs. The biggest limiting factor was that his body was simply too weak.

The more powerful the mech, the more terrifying the load during various tactical maneuvers. Although mech engineers used all kinds of advanced technology to buffer this load, due to technical limitations, this burden was still too much for ordinary people to bear.

Why did Brian Bolton's uncle die from an overdose of Gamma-III Strengthening Agent? It was because he wanted to break through his physical limits and pilot a doomsday-class mech.

Why did Brian Bolton's father, who resumed mech training in middle age, fail to achieve anything? Because his body had almost no potential left for improvement.

In the mech combat leagues on Earth, every year many new prodigies with incredible operating skills would emerge. But once these prodigies entered the battlefield, if even 1 out of 1,000 could withstand the military's brutal training and thus pilot a doomsday-class mech, it would already be considered a stroke of luck.

In his previous life, Brian Bolton had never managed to pass this hurdle.

Now, he had returned to ten years ago. He originally thought this was already a huge blessing from the heavens, but he never expected there would be an even greater benefit like the "Berserk Points"!

With this, plus his own hard work, in a few years, he would definitely become the pilot of Earth's fourth mythic-class mech!

Excited, he hurriedly asked, "So how do I get Berserk Points?"

"The only way to obtain them: achieve ultimate victory in combat missions. The greater the battle results, the greater the space-time reversal, and the more Berserk Points you get."

"Is there a limit to how many Berserk Points I can get?"

"Yes. The current Berserk Point cap for the host is 100 points. By achieving combat rating milestones, you can unlock new caps."

Brian Bolton quickly asked, "What kind of combat rating can unlock it?"

"Each unlock requires a different level of difficulty. The first unlock requires achieving an A-level rating once, which increases the cap by 20 points."

So that's how it is.

Brian Bolton understood: victories could earn him Berserk Points, and the quality of each victory would allow him to store even more Berserk Points.

Brian Bolton hurriedly asked again, "So how are Berserk Points consumed? For example, how many Berserk Points does it take to upgrade to Elite Physique?"

About a second later, Brian Bolton received a reply.

"Physical enhancement: From frail to normal consumes 100 points. After that, each level up requires five times more Berserk Points." (Note: Can be upgraded in multiple steps. If the host strengthens the body by other means during the process, the required points will decrease accordingly.)

"Over-limit mech piloting: For each level exceeded, Berserk Points are consumed per second depending on the host's maneuver overload, ranging from 0 to 10. For each additional level exceeded, the upper limit increases fivefold."

It didn't seem too difficult. Brian Bolton thought for a moment and tried asking again, "So what is my current physical condition?"

"Frail. Set as initial state, enhancement progress at 0%."

This result was expected. At 15, Brian Bolton barely had any meat on his bones—he was just a bamboo pole.

At this moment, the "Hero" system had just finished the performance evaluation.

Brian Bolton saw a large golden "S" suddenly pop up in front of the virtual mech pod, and at the same time, the system's female voice shouted excitedly, "MVP!"

Immediately after, the screen displayed the MVP moments of this raid mission—there were three, and all of them belonged to Brian Bolton.

The first was Brian Bolton using the railgun to destroy the demon base's rotary proton cannon from a distance. The second was defeating the White Phantom. The third was the incredible shot that took down the ghoul's sneak attack.

Then another message appeared.

"Due to outstanding performance, Demon-Slaying Swordsman has advanced to Upper Normal! Entering promotion stage."

As soon as this information appeared, Brian Bolton heard a crisp "ding" sound from the system in his mind.

"Host has received an S-level rating, completing the first unlock requirement. Berserk Point cap increased by 20 points."

"Current cap: 120 points. Current Berserk Points: 10."

"Next unlock achievement: reach Elite Lower Rank in 'Hero' tier, at which point the cap will increase by 50 points."

After the voice finished, the virtual mech pod let out a "pssh" venting sound, and the hatch automatically opened. The "Hero" system's female voice prompted, "Player has been gaming for 2 consecutive hours. Multiple signs of fatigue detected. Please stop playing and take a rest."

Brian Bolton's body was very frail at the moment. During the previous battle, he had completed two high-difficulty maneuvers in a row, so he was indeed a bit exhausted now. His joints and ligaments had even suffered some minor injuries, so he really couldn't continue playing.

He took off his tight protective suit and left the mech virtual pod.

Stepping out of the pod, he entered the circular lobby of the game center. The hall was spacious, covering over 400 square meters. Around the hall were two rings of 40 virtual mech pods. Suspended in the center of the hall was a three-dimensional holographic screen, which was currently playing various spectacular maneuver highlights.

Nearly a hundred spectators were gathered around the screen. All of them were "Hero" players—a few waiting for their turn, but most simply there to watch.