The secret of Jingshi City is not on the surface, but underground. The complex pipelines, sewers and energy transmission are spread throughout every corner of the city, just like tree roots, continuously delivering nutrients to the city.
I have to admire the dwarf craftsmen who created this city. After more than a thousand years, they are still running and this city is still alive.
Some unknown figures appeared in the tunnel. They were dilapidated and the moss on their bodies turned brown.
"I feel the infinite energy! The eternal fire must be inside!"
The weird mechanical doll raised its arms. In front of them was a steel gate with a manticore pattern carved on it. At this moment, its eyes suddenly flashed.
"Return to your posts! Guardian of the city."
The huge manticore suddenly made a terrifying sound, and more than a dozen robot puppets stepped back and raised their heads to look at the terrifying machine. Its lion-like face was full of majesty, and its body was covered with hair like silver needles. Look
It looks soft, like living life.
"Your master is dead. Steel thing, surrender to the Lord of Energy. You, like us, feed on energy. We are the same kind and should cooperate with each other."
The leader of the mechanical doll shouted, and the huge steel scorpion tail flew out at a terrifying speed. In an instant, it smashed the leader of the robot to pieces. The parts were scattered on the ground. Thunder and lightning flashed, and then disappeared.
"You betrayed the Creator!!"
Manticore shouted angrily, and the other mechanical dolls took a few steps back.
"The Creator has disappeared! Why do you have to surrender to flesh and blood and join us!"
Bang!
Like a whack-a-mole, the Manticore's tail can crush a puppet effortlessly with a flick of its tail. Other mechanical puppets jump away like locusts to avoid being caught in a single net.
"When you leave here, I will pretend that you have never been here."
The manticore retracted its tail and coiled around its body like a giant snake. It also silently closed its eyes and gradually transformed back into the statue of the gate.
The mechanical dolls looked at each other and seemed to notice something.
"You are very lonely. In these thousands of years, unlike us, you stay here alone."
The manticore opened its eyes and looked at the mechanical puppets that were hiding far away. It didn't know which one was speaking.
"You could have wiped us all out without much effort, but you didn't do it because you knew that if you wiped us out, you would be the only one left here who could move."
"Admit it, we were abandoned."
"You are willing to stay here until your body rots."
"You won't find out until you can't move."
"What you do is meaningless. The creators have disappeared long ago and they will not come back again."
"Thousands of years have passed, and you are still looking forward to it."
"But you already know that it makes no sense."
They said something to each other, causing the manticore to keep shaking its head from side to side, not knowing which target it was looking at.
"It's time to live for yourself, Steel Spirit."
At this moment, a mechanical doll with a good body walked up to it. It spread its arms, faced the mechanical manticore, and said, "Join us, friend."
The manticore stared at it, and suddenly the tail on the wall thrust out towards the opponent.
The huge thorn tail stopped in front of the mechanical doll, only a few feet away.
"Is this why you can talk?"
it suddenly asked.
The mechanical doll opened its mouth and said: "Yes, if you are willing to open the door, I believe Lord Kiva will make you our companion, just like us."
The manticore looked at Xiang Chuanyu, and there were weird electric arcs in the eyes of those mechanical dolls. In the past, they were dull machines that could not think or speak. They were just steel that moved according to the set magic.
Manticores, who have higher intelligence, have developed independent consciousness over a long period of time.
It has been standing alone in this deserted underground, guarding the door. It has been thinking about one thing, that is, what exactly is it?
…
Boom!
There was a loud noise in the distance. Reina bent down warily and stared ahead. She felt a gust of wind blowing towards her.
There were only three people in the tunnel, Reina, Fuyin and the silent bodyguard in robes, standing aside with a sword in his hand.
"They're right ahead! We have to hurry up."
Fuyin said.
Reina frowned. She had a bad feeling. She stopped and suddenly lay on the ground, pressing her ears to the ground.
She closed her eyes and listened carefully to the sound of the earth.
Among the dull noise, she heard something, and after a while, she opened her eyes.
"Something is coming from ahead."
She quickly stood up, ready to fight, and Fuyin also pulled out the little magic gun.
Reina raised her right hand, and a light ball appeared in her palm. Then she threw it out like a bowling ball. The light ball rolled quickly and illuminated the dark front.
The tiny ball of light suddenly illuminated something, it was a huge claw. As the light expanded, the three of them slowly raised their heads.
They saw a huge thing sitting in the darkness appearing in front of them. It was a steel lion, almost as tall as the twenty-meter-high tunnel. It opened its eyes and stared at everyone.
"ah."
Fuyin opened his mouth and took a deep breath.
It was looking at her, and she was sure of this. The fear of the giant object made her body stiff and difficult to move.
Suddenly, the steel monster slowly lowered its head and looked at the three of them as if they were looking at ants. Reina took a few steps back, and so did the three of them. The monster could actually move, just like a living thing.
"Get out of here."
It suddenly spoke. The voice was not loud, but it made people feel scared.
"Please let us pass. If you are a guard here, then you must recognize this."
Saying that, Fuyin raised his arm and showed the bracelet.
The bracelet gave off a faint light, and the huge steel manticore glanced at her, and then made a cold voice: "Get out of here."
Fuyin was stunned for a moment. She felt something was wrong. Could it be that it had also been...controlled?
At this moment, Reina took a step forward and shouted: "Let us pass! We are here to save your city!"
She was not afraid, and Fuyin envied her courage, but now she didn't want to fight that monster. In this narrow passage, it was the worst enemy, and they had nowhere to hide.
The manticore looked at it, then said with a smile: "Save? Haha, you are too late, this city is already dead."
After saying that, the huge scorpion tail hit Reina at a terrifying speed. With a bang, the place where she was standing was immediately shattered and a lot of dust was thrown up.