"Did they really get here?"
Perched high on the top of this mountain of scrap iron, a certain alliance lord who had just come online again asked the other members and subordinates present in a calm voice: "It's really so fast."
"Even if you don't take into account the energy threat that the sacred mountain releases from time to time, this distance cannot be easily smoothed." A subordinate in the report replied in a deep voice: "It should be the use of a large-scale space transfer technique.
.”
"The observers observed a violent loss of energy in the middle of the ley line, and the level is close to the level of destruction." Another player who just appeared here reported in a low voice against the strong wind high in the sky: "Several people want to teleport to that place.
The local members did not even arrive successfully, and the flow of energy was hindered, but they still recorded everything they observed, and it looked like——"
"No need to repeat it, I already know it." Recalling the surveillance screenshot of the kilometer-high golden tree that he had obtained in the real world, the leader of the alliance, suppressing the impatience in his heart, raised his hand seriously to interrupt the player's report.
: "...Have you confirmed their location?"
"We are currently at this location, in the air in the middle of the Holy Mountain." In the busy scene composed of countless figures running inside and outside the scrap metal, several players who came closer hurriedly placed the map in front of the middle-aged man: "Visual inspection and the Holy Mountain
The distance is about one thousand meters away.”
"It seems like they don't plan to come down anymore? Well, come to think of it, they don't have the guts at all."
"They have already reached our base camp. I don't think they have such courage. We must consider the worst direction - those guys may be brewing a more cunning conspiracy now, you know that floating island
We have seen its firepower before."
"The Holy Mountain is not afraid of such an attack. Even the void rift will be completely crushed and destroyed by the tide! Instead of worrying about those large-scale things, it is better to guard against viruses that have penetrated into us, such as-"
"I."
As if to confirm the frowning expression of the middle-aged alliance leader at this time, Duan Qing, who was located deep in the sacred mountain below, smiled and pointed at his nose. Walking among the huge scrap metal, he looked up at the shadow above his head.
In the dense steel jungle, the line of sight seemed to penetrate the cold and dead silence so close at hand: "No matter what consequences and side effects there are now, this random move has finally reached the opponent. Now we are
It's like a pawn that has reached the opponent's nine-square grid, no matter how small it is, it will be infinitely enlarged by the opponent."
"Really? But we haven't seen any movement so far." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was following him, curled his lips helplessly: "We are not just pawns, you are the backbone of our side.
.”
"Of course I know this. In fact, their reaction is within the range of my expectations." Pointing to his nose, Duan Qing, who was following behind, also withdrew his gaze from above: "Floating Island
and I - these two have become the biggest threats in their eyes, and they are probably also worried about the fact that we have landed on the sacred mountain, and they must be thinking of countermeasures now."
"The disadvantages of large organizations will appear at this time: their efficiency is bound to be inferior to us." The gray-robed magician slowly lowered his voice: "Soldiers are very fast, and the final step must be completed before they take action.
Breakthrough work, so——”
"Where are we going next?"
Duan Qing, who put on an innocent and embarrassed look and ignored Xue Ling Huan Bing's secret laughter, then moved closer to the front, leading the broken machine floating in the air not far in front of the two of them.
The figure was like a lonely beacon at this time, emitting a crackling sound of overflowing electricity in the shaking movement - it seems that the last name played its due role, as the two of them were almost facing each other with swords.
The mechanical body finally put away its hostile intentions. Like a ghost, it then waved its spark-emitting arm towards Duan Qing, signaling the two of them to follow it and walk forward along the perimeter of the hillside: "Excuse me
...Uh, what should we call you?"
"Pripula VI." The mechanical electronically synthesized voice replied, and the subsequent voice of the figure floating in front was no longer as emotionless as before: "You can call me Pripula VI."
World."
"The mechanical creations of your era seem to like to use several lifetimes as their names." Duan Qing, who seemed to have found a breakthrough, came closer and hurriedly continued the other person's words and asked: "Is it because of inheritance?
?”
"Yes, I am already a sixth-generation machine."
"...With all due respect, your sixth-generation mechanical body seems not as complete as the second-generation mechanical body of Kyle II."
"The second-generation robots were unable to fly because their original design did not have anti-gravity structures."
Unresponsive to the irony in Duan Qing's words, the mechanical life floating in front explained in a calm voice: "As for me - I am in a damaged state now, and the repair work is far from complete, so I can only maintain it."
This look."
"Damaged state?" Duan Qing blinked and continued to strike while the iron was hot: "What happened? Is there anything you need our help with?"
"The damage repair procedure is being carried out, and no help from outsiders is currently needed." The sizzling sounds became more frequent as the progress stalled. General Puli VI, who was not far from Duan Qing and the other two,
There were also scars all over, and only half of the circular projection device was left. The head turned around: "There are a lot of usable components near the furnace, just collect them."
"So smart?" Duan Qing blurted out subconsciously, and Duan Qing hurriedly put away the expression on his face: "Ah no, I mean, you seem to be more humane and intelligent than Kyle II.
That guy had to check various agreements and the like before communicating with us..."
"The protocols and rules used by the second-generation mechanical structures are far behind."
I don’t know which part of the body is used to emit the synthesized electronic sound. Puli VI’s mechanical body keeps trembling slightly amidst the crackling sound of electricity: “But in the era when we were created, the relationship between humans and machines
The distinction has become less obvious. Many mechanical bodies are transformed from previous human bodies, and they carry out activities and survive in all directions on the continent in order to complete various purposes."
"A human being who transformed himself into a machine... haha." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was following Duan Qing, sighed involuntarily when he heard the sound: "I must have found another way to live forever."
"Pripula VI does not belong to that kind of individual, because such an existence cannot survive for a long time." Suspended in the mid-air where scrap iron and waste soil intertwined, the mechanical body's reply was still mechanical and plain: "Even if it is
Human beings who completely replaced their body tissues with machines and became completely mechanical beings eventually gave up their right to survive over the long passage of time. No modified human being can persist."
"...An expected result."
With Xueling Huanbing staring at him, Duan Qing smacked his lips and replied in a low voice: "Without a strong will and spirit, it is difficult to withstand the oppression and tempering of time... Ahem, this
This is not what we should be discussing now."
"If it's convenient, could you tell us how your body was damaged?"
The gray-robed magician tried his best to consider his words, and after a while he asked his next question: "You know, we are still extremely fragile ordinary people, and we want to be in this sacred mountain - what you call
To survive in the melting pot, you must avoid all potential threats..."
"Those threats don't exist for you." He started floating forward again, and the voice of King Puli VI who turned around immediately became a little farther away: "As long as you don't approach those dangerous areas, even if
It’s safe to be a vulnerable human being.”
"Then which places are dangerous areas?" Duan Qing scratched his cheek and continued to look like an innocent baby: "We don't know where the place we are about to go is located. We guess that we may need to go along the route.
Keep going up the mountain—"
"You want to go up?" The mechanical body replied emotionlessly: "This is impossible."
"That place has been occupied by another group of humans."
It was like a trembling sound from the depths of Jiuyou burst out from the soles of several people's feet. It seemed that something from the depths of this sacred mountain was violently shaking again. Duan Qing, who hurriedly stabilized his body, also revealed "
"Sure enough," he looked at Xue Ling Huan Bing, who also had this look on his face, secretly looking at each other: "It seems that is the place we want to find."
"Are you their companions?"
"No, I think not."
There was still no change in the floating appearance in Duan Qing's eyes, but the gray-robed magician inexplicably felt a sense of crisis like a thorn: "In order to come here... ahem, before we
During the adventure, I have interacted with the people here several times. Their relationship with us is not harmonious, and grudges and other things have been forged a long time ago..."
"The desire of those humans to attack is indeed very strong, and they have never shown the intention to live in peace with us." Once again starting to move forward, the mechanical body calling itself Puli VI replied calmly with a synthesized electronic voice.
Said: "According to Agreement No. 4, they are all objects that we must exclude, but after several battles, the battle damage of the furnace guards has exceeded the necessary limit, and the priority of Agreement No. 2 has to be moved to the top.
, otherwise our ability to carry out our responsibilities will be hindered."
"……I see."
His breathing seemed to become lighter with the appearance of these answers. Duan Qing nodded solemnly: "It seems that we have a preliminary answer to the cause of your body damage."
"Can you provide us with the information about those people?" Xueling Huanbing on the side nodded and asked tentatively: "They are the people who violated Agreement No. 4 and were listed as excluded by you. They are called
What's your name? Where are you now?"
"Between the AE8 area and the BE12 area, near the spiral bridge connected to the inside of the furnace."
To Duan Qing's surprise, Puli VI said the answer they wanted without hesitation: "But I don't recommend that you go to that place. If you are enemies rather than friends with them, then you will be close to them."
was destroyed in an instant."
"Why? They are very powerful?"
"They are very strong."
With his head bobbing with damage and sparks, Puli VI calmly repeated Duan Qing's words: "And they have mastered most of the furnace's defense functions, as well as some of the usage rights of 'Rodri Goad'
.”
"What's the virtue?" Duan Qing couldn't help but raised his head and asked after struggling to climb over a metal mountain that the opponent had just passed by: "What is that thing?"
"The most powerful armed command system left here by old Roderick is mainly responsible for protecting the high-altitude part of the furnace." Puli VI still maintained a posture of flying forward at a constant speed: "They are aerial vehicles with highly anthropomorphic forms.
The combat mechanical unit uses the magic hearth left by the Ministry of Magic as its energy source. Although it has gradually lost its anthropomorphic emotions over a long period of time, its functionality and firepower are still maintained at its strongest state."
"I understand, they are those bird-men with wings, right?" Xue Ling Huan Bing raised her eyebrows and jumped behind Duan Qing and replied thoughtfully: "How many are there?
"
"I don't know."
Passing through another hill made of impassable metal waste again, King Puli VI did not give a suitable answer this time: "In the previous four battle records, the number they dispatched is the same as in our database.
The recorded data does not match, and the data is currently being repaired and updated, and its combat power is being re-estimated."
"According to Agreement No. 1 and its extended explanations, before the new estimation report is formed, we strongly do not recommend you to make any actions or choices that sacrifice your lives." Stopping at the top of the other side of the scrap iron mountain, the mechanic stopped.
The life form replied calmly: "My suggestion is: you'd better leave here immediately to avoid being involved in the battle."
"How is this possible? We finally managed to...ah no, I mean, we didn't come to this place on purpose." Duan Qing scratched his head and swallowed back the words he just blurted out.
: "And we don't know how the teleportation was triggered, and we don't know how to leave this place."
"The current situation outside is indeed not suitable for human survival."
Stretching out his equally broken arm, King Puli VI gestured diagonally downward at the other end of the hillside: "So in order to allow you to use this special road——"
"That's why I brought you here specially."
This chapter has been completed!