Light red blood dripped down the metal arm. Broken bones were everywhere in the palace of reproduction. Only the huge beauty of Eve, the mother of birth, was left, or in other words, only a head.
At this time, in the eyes of Eve, the mother of birth, there was nothing but fear.
"You, are not, the origin of all things..."
The mother of birth, Eve, spoke with difficulty.
"Shh~"
The metal index finger was placed in front of the black lips, and a smile appeared on the black lips.
It is difficult to pretend to be one's own disciple, especially when there is a top diviner in the world.
The hands of the ‘Origin of All Things Harlota’ gradually exerted force, and the huge head of Eve, the Mother of Birth, cracked and finally shattered.
A ring appeared on the chest of the 'Origin of All Things, Harota', looming. He pressed his chest with one hand and narrowed his three eyes. The "karma ring" restrained him more and more strongly.
In fact, the Lord of the Clock Tower, Silgover, and the Ancient Patriarch, Hatu, do not know one thing. If the binding power of the "Causal Ring" is 100, then the 'Original Hallo Tower' has exclusive control over it.
In 80, in the Second Age, what the alchemists really want to seal until death is the 'Original Source of All Things - Harot'.
As for the Lord of the Clock Tower, Silgover, the Ancient Patriarch, and Leshma, they were simply tricked and trapped in this cage together.
'The Origin of Everything Harota' looked at the incomplete eyeball in his hand, which was the core part of Eve, the mother of birth. He walked up to the metal skeleton and returned to the dark red cloak that looked like flowing metal.
It is in human form, inside a body with six arms.
The body of the former leader of the gods, the origin of all things, Harota, inside, what truly controls everything is a more terrifying existence.
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On the sea, Su Xiao sat on top of a whale-like aquatic creature, looking ahead at the "creeping giant" that had shrunk to the size of a flesh-and-blood slime.
"So, it was caught by the alchemists? As soon as the gods enter this sea area, they will ring the ancient bell immediately?"
After Su Xiao finished speaking, Bubuwang translated this passage to the "Creepling Giant". God knows why this "Creepling Giant" doesn't understand common languages such as Void Language, but can understand Wangxingyu.
"Woof, woof woof woof..."
BuBoWang began to negotiate, and the more the "crawling giant" listened, the more it lit up the eye on its head like a lantern fish.
After a while, Bubo Wang replied to Su Xiao, because the ancient bell tower was shrouded in metal and flesh, that is, a pillar fused into one, and it could no longer ring. It decisively gave up the agreement. It was an ancient bell tower anyway.
It was destroyed first, and it had no responsibility to protect the clock tower. The sea spirit responsible for guarding the clock tower died suddenly many years ago.
"..."
Su Xiao looked at the pillar reaching the sky in the distance. The alchemists built the ancient clock tower, obviously to target the gods. The question is, the three giants are all imprisoned here, why target the gods more? The gods are stronger?
Well, such objective factors do exist.
Su Xiao stood up and formed a space formation under his feet. There was a loud sound in the space and disappeared. The "Creeping Giant" deformed into fleshy wings and fled away. As for why he didn't kill the "Creeping Giant", a portion
The contract has been quietly formed during the negotiations just now. When necessary, Su Xiao can use the "creeping giant" as a spatial coordinate.
The surrounding space calmed down, and Su Xiao returned to the "Filthy Land" where the God-Slayer was just now. Without the breath of the God-Slayer suppressing it, a strong rotten smell gushed out from the round hole in the center of the place that could not be seen to the bottom.
Prompt appears.
[Reminder: You have killed God Killer Gorz.]
[You gain 51.87% of the source of the world.]
[You have obtained???Treasure Box·Slaying God (the relevant permissions have not been unlocked yet, and this treasure box cannot be opened). 】
[You get 30,000 hunter gold coins.]
[Tip: The hunter gold coins you have obtained have reached the obtainable limit, and you will no longer be able to obtain hunter gold coins in the future.]
[Because you cannot continue to obtain hunter gold coins, the title store will be closed thirty natural days after you complete the exchange of the last hunter gold coin, or the number of hunter gold coins is less than 100.]
[You have entered the second stage of hunter income, the title of "Old Hunter", and relevant changes have been completed. 】
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There are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. You can no longer rely on hunter gold coins to obtain the title treasure chest to combine the top title of "Extreme Burning·5 Times". The good news is that the title of "Old Hunter" has changed.
【Old Hunter】
Origin:
Ultimate Burning: four times.
Title potential: 100%.
Category: Rare·Title
Title effect: Hunter Honor (passive). When you kill an enemy, you can obtain honor experience corresponding to its comprehensive combat power/danger level. When the honor experience reaches 100%, you can increase the level of the current honor store.
Current honor experience: 0/400% (because the old hunter title is Extreme Burning·4 times, and the title potential is full, the upper limit of honor experience is increased by 300%, and the amount of honor experience gained is increased by 2.65 times).
The current honor store level: level 16 (the conventional maximum level is level 15, and the record for a hunter to reach the highest level is level 48).
Tip: Due to the special nature of the title, you only need to hold the title, without wearing it, to activate the "Old Hunter" effect.
Introduction: The person with the highest level in the personal honor store will receive a precious personal reward.
Selling price: Unable to sell.
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The origin of the title [Old Hunter] is what Su Xiao gained after performing the hunter mission. One thing that all hunters recognize is that after becoming a hunter, if you don't get the title of [Old Hunter], then take the initiative
Reduce your authority to a contractor, otherwise, sooner or later, you will die on the hunting mission.
Therefore, the title [Old Hunter] is not only an expression of strength, but also represents the status of the hunter, while the "Honor Shop" is a preferential treatment for the hunter. It is normal for the two to be linked in the later stage.
Su Xiao had previously thought that the Honor Store that was level 1 higher than the upper limit would be quite high, but today I saw that there was actually a Level 48 Honor Store. As for who reached the Level 48 Honor Store, the first thing that came to mind was the leader.
But then I thought about it, maybe not. If he were the group leader, he would have shared the screenshot with Su Xiao.
The friendship between Su Xiao and the group leader has changed from the intersection between a powerful person and a magic destroyer at the beginning, to now, they occasionally get super good goods and share them with each other. Of course, they just show each other a screenshot of their attributes.
In fact, the leader who stands at the top does not have many friends. Before Su Xiao, the owner of the [Origin Stone World], appeared, the leader felt like he was alone.
But after knowing that Su Xiao has been recognized by [Origin Stone World], the leader seems to be much more relaxed, at least that's how Su Xiao feels. Some ideas that cannot be tried out of safety, the leader has changed his previous attitude. Recently,
Tried a lot.
Of course, this is also related to the impending catastrophe of the abyss, but there is too much sense of fate between the group leader and the previous generation of abyss lord. The group leader seems to have won, but not completely. The two sides seem to be in a stalemate in a lose-lose situation.
Finally, a new Lord of the Abyss simply appeared.
This level 48 honor store, if it weren't for the leader, there would be no shortage of ruthless people in the "Peak of Power". Don't look at those "Peak of Power" in the void, and the "Peak of Power" in the six paradises.
Unlike the Void side, the strong players in the Paradise lineup generally don't like to develop their power.
After all, the strong ones are all known as lone wolves, and they become even more lone wolves in the later stages. If they don't develop their power, they will naturally not be so conspicuous. In addition, some of them need to perform long-term tasks, such as in a certain high-level world.
Inside, guard some unstable but extremely valuable resource areas.
This kind of long-term mission will not be released, and the contractor/hunter must take the initiative to accept it. After being promoted to the strongest, he can accept it at the mission request machine in the guild hall. Moreover, this kind of mission is very popular because the income is extremely high.
How high is the income? When the team leader has nothing to do, he will take on the top long-term tasks. As for these tasks, it is difficult to get them. Not many people take the most difficult ones.
In addition to the changes in [Old Hunter], Su Xiao is also very concerned about another thing, which is that you get [???Treasure Box·Slaughter God]. This is obviously a higher-level treasure chest than the eternal level, but for some reason, you are getting
Afterwards, the corresponding permissions were not triggered.
Su Xiao estimated that this should be the treasure chest level corresponding to the "Peak of Power", but the relevant notarization clearly stated that the eternal level is the highest traditional level. If there is a higher level of the traditional system, then the notarization would be contradictory.
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I'm not sure about this yet, but this??? grade must be very special.
In terms of authority, Su Xiao has reached Lv.103, so it is not a problem in this area. This??? level is most likely a targeted trigger. Suddenly, he had an idea.
Have you been promoted to the peak of the strongest, and you have obtained this??? level of authority by default? Therefore, you do not need to actively obtain this authority.
The "Cause and Effect Lock" in this world is not a corresponding suppression, but a suppression in all aspects without distinguishing between friend and foe. Otherwise, it would have been broken by the three giants. Therefore, the peak combat power of the God Killer in the past must have been the "peak of the strongest". In fact, this
It's even more outrageous. Just imagine what terrifying enemies five... no, six God-Slayers at the peak of their power would be.
In contrast, the fighting power of the gods from the friendly camp serves as the deer god, and their strength has once again increased in value.
Kill the God-Slayer and let Su Xiao get the treasure chest in advance, which he will only come into contact with after he reaches the peak of power.
Su Xiao consulted for relevant information based on the current branding authority level, and the result was really fruitful.
First of all, the way to unlock permissions at the ??? level is indeed to advance to the peak of strength. There is another way, which is to upgrade any existing piece of equipment to the "minimum rating" of the ??? level. In addition to these two methods
, there is no other way.
There is no possibility of doing this kind of thing, and the risk is ridiculously high, so there is only the second way to go.
The score of the eternal level is 3000~6000 points, and there is a score interval between this??? grade and the eternal level, that is, the 6000~? score interval is a buffer zone.
As for the lowest score of the ??? grade, Su Xiao felt that she not only saw it with her own eyes, but also owned it, which was the 15,000-point score of [Endless Ring].
[Endless Ring] has swallowed up so many rare treasures and all kinds of powerful equipment, and the improvement should be greater than it is now. The problem is that Su Xiao has not obtained the corresponding authority with a score of 15,000 points or more, and [Endless Ring]'s
The right of notarization is the separation of abyss relationships.
To put it simply, the relationship between Endless Ring
Notarization of authority.
The current rating of Dragon Killing Flash is 13,500 points, and the difference between triggering the notarization is only 1,500 points. If Dragon Killing Flash is given a few top-notch legendary weapons, it is still possible to hit 15,000 points.
Su Xiao currently has three copies of [Star Source], which can be exchanged for three legendary weapons from the Saintess. She can also try to see if she can use Dragon Slaying Flash's enhancement +16. She has now accumulated 32 rare weapons.
Origin stone.
If it is successfully strengthened to +16 and devoured three legendary weapons, the score of Dragon Slaying Flash will be increased to 15,000 points, which is a sure win.
Confirming this, Su Xiao came to the innermost door of the "Filthy Land". The alchemy maid stood here blankly. The deeper she went into this place, the more confused she became.
Pushing open the innermost door of the "Filthy Land", you will see a vast endless laboratory. This laboratory has the style of an alchemy system. On the ceiling dozens of meters high, there are rows of metal pipes.
A glass column tens of meters high and seven or eight meters thick stands upright, filled with various colored solutions, some of which are soaked with a large number of eyes.
Most of the solutions in the glass columns were emerald green, and they contained various biological samples. Looking around, Su Xiao determined that this was a laboratory of alchemical biology and highly toxic properties.
【You have arrived at "Life Workshop".】
Because there were too many various devices and pipes, there were only a few passable roads. Su Xiao pressed one hand on the handle of the knife and walked forward in the main passage. Before going far, he saw a personal laboratory. Inside
On the test bench, various instruments and recording notes are placed.
After sitting down, Su Xiao picked up his notes and looked at them. This was a top-level alchemist master with extreme and dangerous ideas. If this person's ideas were followed, then the Second Age Alchemy Civilization would be the Arcane Eternal Star of the Third Age. Sooner or later,
Holding the entire star world hostage brings disaster.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about the alchemist master’s relatively conservative plan.
1. Transform more than 20% of the creatures in the star realm into alchemical creatures to reduce their unnecessary consumption of the star realm, thereby continuously increasing this ratio. Eventually, 99% of the creatures in the star realm will be transformed into alchemical creatures. In this way, there will be no
Disease, hunger, etc., and also resolved various conflicts and disputes.
2. Concentrate all resources to strengthen the external defense of the star realm, and at the same time, explore deeper into the abyss.
3. Try to transform abyssal creatures into alchemical creatures...
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You don’t need to read the dozens of items below, they are getting more and more outrageous. Please note that this is still a relatively conservative plan of this alchemist master. As for the extreme, all living things are bioenergy, and dead things are
Materials and inorganic substances are fuels that require catalysis, etc.
This is the kind of madness that when the God of Death comes from the underworld, he has to hand someone a cigarette and call him "Big Brother".
Why is this master alchemist so crazy? The answer is that in the star realm, some knowledge requires strong enough willpower to control it. This man has mastered too much dark knowledge, which has caused his humanity to be evaporated.
In the eyes of this alchemist master, it is just human nature, a dispensable thing, and does not affect the construction of alchemy biological spells. Over time, it has become a weirder, more incomprehensible, and more dangerous existence than the outside world. This
It is the curse of dark knowledge.
Closing the notes, Su Xiao already roughly understood that the root cause of the destruction of alchemical civilization in the Second Age was different from what he had known in the past. The top alchemists of the Second Age had a very strong desire for wisdom. The problem is that alchemy has its limits.
, they have reached their respective limits.
After "Alchemical Mechanics" and "Alchemical Biology" reached their peak, very few people like Coin Molber studied and improved Pharmacy in their later years. It's like, how could a leader in a field be willing to do that?
Put down your posture and master the basic knowledge of the same system but different branches.
Coin Molber did this because he knew that he was not special, and he also longed to take "alchemical mechanics" and "alchemical biology" a step further, but if he wanted to go further, there was no other way except the dark knowledge from the abyss.
There are other ways to go.
Su Xiao doesn't have this problem at all. He masters Pharmacy, which is more of a support. He is too busy to become stronger, so he has no time to think about the ultimate limit of Pharmacy.
In fact, the situation of the Alchemists of the Second Age is understandable. Just like more than half of the "Peak of Power" experts, they have thought about it and tried to go further to a certain extent. If they fail, they will at most damage themselves.
But there is no turning back for the top alchemists. Dark knowledge is too fascinating. Some guys who have mastered powerful creations, but their humanity has been evaporated, and other great forces of the void in the second era? Are you really not panicking?
From this point of view, the demise of the Alchemy Civilization in the Second Age is inevitable, and it is also a secret choice made by the major forces.
Regarding the Second Age Alchemy Civilization and why it targeted the Three Giants, there is actually a misunderstanding. That is, is there a possibility that it was not just the Three Giants who came to this world at that time, but more powerful ones from the void? As a result, they
They were all dead, and only the three giants with full survivability survived.
Even if they survive, they will still be locked up in this world for several epochs. The top alchemists who have had their humanity evaporated are indeed ruthless.
To put it simply, all the major forces in the Second Age participated in the demise of the Alchemical Civilization of the Second Age, and the Alchemical Civilization of the Second Age caused nearly half of the top powerhouses of the Second Age to die in this world.
If this is true, this world is simply a graveyard for the strong.
Su Xiao walked towards the depths of the huge laboratory. After taking a few steps, he turned his head and looked into the darkness to the side. In the tall glass columns there, something seemed to be waking up. He continued to move forward, as the first person to arrive at the "Life"
People from the "Workshop" will most likely gain something from this, and besides, it also involves a hunting bounty.
"Poisonous Treasure: Find one of the three treasures in the "Life Workshop" (pay 5500 ounces of time and space power to activate this bounty. Complete this bounty and you will get 8 times the bounty amount)."
The route here is not complicated. There is a main road and many branch routes outside the huge laboratory. Su Xiao walked along the main road. After 10 minutes, a giant metal door blocked his way.
Preliminary observation shows that this thing is an alchemical product. Don't even think about damaging the alchemical products here. They are too strong and a waste of time. Next to the giant door that looks like a steam lift door, there is an identification device. Wipe off the dust on it and press the sensor with your right hand.
on the screen.
"Unauthorized."
A cold female voice came from the identification device, speaking Void Language, and a line of small words appeared on it:
'If the identification is not successfully completed within 2 minutes, the area will enter the killing mode.'
After observing the identification device, he grabbed the alchemist maid beside him and pressed her hand on the identification device.
"Authorized, the cleaning process is aborted."
The lights on the ceiling above gradually turned blood red and returned to incandescent color. The lift door in front opened and Su Xiaogang walked in. The lift door closed suddenly.
At this moment, the "Reproduction Hall" is at the main entrance.
A group of people were running at full speed, and behind them were countless alchemy creatures, some running on land and others flying at medium and low altitudes.
The leader of this team was actually the burly mechanical pope Ange Maner, with most of his body made up of mechanical prosthetics.
Further back, there are 7 "Spiritual Holes" Ascension Warlock Mentor Roic, Boob Wang, Baha, Greyhound Brothers, as well as the faceless ghost who looks like a strong man with dark red skin and a naked body, and the old smoker.
·Minister Wiliam, and further behind, is the violator Aurora.
It is worth mentioning that Eminem was missing. Apparently Su Xiao had other things to do and asked him to do it.
This large group of people can be said to be quite wonderful. At first, the Mechanical Pope Ange Maner had an order and obtained the four keys to the island. As a result, after obtaining the four keys, the sleeping people on the island
The alchemical creature suddenly woke up.
The "Giant Alchemy Eye" in the sky had its eyelids tightly closed, and turbid eye fluid was dripping down, so it did not pose a threat to everyone.
But these alchemy creatures that are being hunted all have the property of karma and backlash. If you attack them, you will suffer karma and backlash, which can be described as extremely disgusting.
This place suppresses perception, suppresses high-altitude flying, prohibits teleportation, prohibits jumping to other worlds, and prohibits space (except for a guy who uses the teleportation array of destruction method, which cannot be regarded as a teleportation ability at all).
Therefore, the Mechanical Pope Ange Maner chose the most original and effective method and fled. Along the way, more and more soldiers were chasing him. The former aloof Mechanical Pope Ange Maner was seeking revenge.
On the ship, he suddenly became a minor role, so he simply abandoned his face for the time being and will get it back when he returns to the empire.
Ange Maner remembered that the last time he ran away like a locomotive, he was under 30 years old. Today's escape made him feel even younger.
His perception was completely suppressed. As soon as he turned the corner, he saw the big dog of the Slayers. This brought a smile to Ange Maner's face. It was time to share the risk.
As a result, after completely passing the turn, he discovered that the big dog, the minotaur, the magic eagle... no, behind the running vulture, there was actually a large group of alchemy creatures. He didn't know what area of the island these guys had opened.
There were actually more alchemy creatures chasing after him than him.
The two parties only had a preliminary exchange of glances, and they had already agreed to run away together! Those alchemy creatures behind were impossible to kill. If they smashed their heads, they would grow back in the next second.
After the two groups met, they didn't run too far when they saw the Faceless Ghost and Minister Viliam. Minister Viliam was so shocked that he almost put his cigar in his nostrils and turned around to run away.
The Faceless Ghost and Minister Villiam who were running in front first vomited fragrance, but were scolded by Baha in return. If the two people in front were not embarrassed, they would both want to shout:
'Don't come over here!'
The key is that Baha, who was running on the ground, ran extremely fast, and soon overtook the Faceless Ghost and temporarily took the lead.
After Baha took the lead, not long after running, Aurora and her tutor Loic appeared in front. Tutor Loic was almost shocked into emoticons. Aurora turned around and ran away. The problem was that everyone present,
She runs the slowest.
A group of people all fled in the direction of the "Reproduction Hall". As a result, when they approached the "Reproduction Hall", they saw two figures, one tall and one short, running towards them. After Baha saw the situation clearly, he was shocked.
I had to blow up my hair on the spot.
If they were chasing a large group of alchemy creatures, then behind the oncoming Greyhound brothers were an endless field of alchemy creatures of all kinds. Behind them, there were even ones 10,000 meters tall, with rotting tentacles hanging from their bodies, and blooming flowers above their heads.
A super giant with tentacles, an alchemical giant of the ancient god's power system.
When it comes to getting into trouble, the Greyhound Brothers are top notch.
After the two escape teams met, they were pursued by soldiers in front and behind. On the left was the Sea of Life, and on the right was the deeper part of the "secret island". Everyone could only escape deeper into the secret island.
Fortunately, I didn't run very far before arriving at the side door of the "Reproduction Hall". The previously closed side door was now broken and blasted open from the inside.
The group of people fled into the "Reproduction Hall". Before they could continue their escape, all the alchemy creatures that were chasing outside stopped.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The guards on these islands were not only difficult to kill, but also had the passive characteristic of karma and backlash.
"Everyone, since we are forced to walk together, let's put aside our old grudges for the time being."
Mechanical Pope Ange Maner spoke.
"good."
Chancellor Villiam agreed.
"Well, it should be."
Mentor Roich agrees.
"Can."
Brother Gray Dog spoke, and the three of them, the Mechanical Pope, Ange Maner, were all stunned. The three of them looked at me, and I looked at you, and they didn't know who had an old grudge against these two brothers before.
But it was not important. The group of people started to move forward in a team. When they arrived at the palace of Eve, the mother of birth, they only saw broken bones and bloodstains everywhere. They continued to move forward and arrived in front of the treasure house.
He doesn't look very good.
From the treasure house door that curled inward and had been broken open, he saw the empty scene inside, and he cursed in his heart because he didn't take out the key in his arms.
Continuing to move forward, everyone passed through the underground area "Filthy Land" that was completely broken up as if swept by a tornado. Looking at the slash marks in this space, the instructor Loic's cheeks couldn't help but trembled. Any one of these swords
If you kill him, he can bid farewell to this beautiful world.
Through the underground corridor that sloped upward, everyone finally arrived at the "Life Workshop". Seeing this huge laboratory that looked like a kingdom of giants, everyone was extremely cautious.
Click~
A slight sound of crystal shattering was heard, and everyone immediately stopped and looked in the direction where the sound came from. It was dark there, and suddenly an emerald green light came on. Inside this tall glass pillar, which was dozens of meters high and seven or eight meters thick,
It was a monster over twelve meters tall, half human and half lizard, with dark green scales all over its body. It suddenly opened its emerald vertical pupils and looked at the people in front of it.
Bang bang~
One of the claws of the green-scaled monster, namely "Poison Kai Scale", pressed against the inner wall of the glass column, and the cracks on the glass column increased rapidly.
Seeing this scene, Mentor Roic took a step back calmly, preparing to retreat behind everyone. However, he found that after taking one step back, he was still standing at the front. Everyone had taken more than two steps back, which was the most excessive.
Yes, it was the vulture running around, taking eight or nine steps back.
With a bang, the rear door was closed and locked, and everyone knew that they could only fight against the "Toxic Kailin", which looked very difficult to deal with.
Two hours later.
The outer area of the Life Workshop was in chaos, black smoke was emitting from various facilities, and most of the huge containers were broken.
Mechanical Pope Ange Manr has only one arm left. Mentor Loic has overused his soul power and is drowsy. The faceless ghost has scars all over his body. Minister Villiam has one eye closed tightly and there is blood leaching out.
, Aurora was lying not far away. If her chest hadn't risen slightly, it would have made people suspect that she had died of poison.
The corpse of Poisonous Kailin lay on its back, with emerald green venom spreading under it, and it was dead.
After everyone rested for half an hour, they decided to continue setting off. The reason was that the strange noises in the "Filthy Land" at the rear were getting stronger and stronger. It seemed that the defenders there were dead and the monsters outside were preparing to take the opportunity to enter.
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Minister Viliam held a short-handled axe, cut off the claws of the poisonous Kailin with a pop, and tried to press it on the sensor device of the innermost lifting door. As a result, there was no response.
BooBoo Wang stepped forward and used the terminal connection to break in. The thick metal lift door slowly opened.
Mechanical Pope Ange Maner was still at the forefront. As the metal lift door slowly opened, emerald green poisonous blood poured out from the crack in the door, just like opening a floodgate to release water.
The scene that caught their eyes made Mechanical Pope Ang Manr, Mentor Roic, Aurora and others widen their eyes. After passing through this door, there is the core area of "Life Workshop".
This place is several times larger than the outer area. This place is densely packed with huge broken glass pillars, each of which is dozens of meters high.
Hundreds of severed limbs of Venomous Kailin were piled up here to form a hill. There were slash marks all over the ceiling and walls. Yes, Venomous Kailin is a mass-produced ultra-high-level combat alchemy creature of the alchemy civilization.
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"Gudu~"
Mechanical Pope Ange Maner swallowed his saliva, and suddenly felt that compared to the humanoid 'monsters' and alchemy creatures outside that he might encounter if he continued forward, they seemed less dangerous.