Slayer was like a steel statue, sitting on the throne in the command hall. Just as Jiu brought the bomb into battle fort No. 9 and secretly changed the exploration information, Slayer felt a sense of unease. It was as if something dangerous was approaching.
Slayer slowly opened his eyes. His mechanical eyes were filled with energy, but there was a hint of doubt in the depths of his eyes.
As a high-grade Apostle Mechanic, although Slayer did not have the ability to control the Mysterious Domain and could foresee danger, the consciousness of a high-grade being had a special kind of sharpness.
The last time he had this feeling was during the early stages of the exploration of the mechanical ruins.
At that time, a large number of mid-level mechanics entered the ruins, but they suffered heavy casualties and the exploration progress was slow. In order to speed up the exploration progress, the Supreme Master ordered the exploration to be sped up. Slayer was prepared to enter the ruins himself.
Slayer thought that with his high-level strength, he would be able to withstand all the dangers in the ruins.
However, just before he entered the ruins, he felt a sense of danger. It was this fear that made him choose to disobey the Supreme Master's order at the last moment and give up on entering the ruins.
In the Mechanical Kingdom, the Supreme Master controlled everything. However, as a high-level being, Slayer had a certain degree of freedom. He could choose to disobey some orders, but he would have to pay a certain price.
This disobedience caused Slayer to be punished by the Supreme Master. All the merit points he had accumulated over the years were wiped out, but Slayer did not regret it.
Because of this disobedience, he was able to live.
As for the Starlight apostle sent by the headquarters to explore the ruins, he had already fallen in the ruins.
That was a powerful mechanic whose strength was not below his!
The danger that could kill Starlight could also kill him!
Now that the reinforcements from the headquarters had arrived, even if Duanmu Longxiang attacked with all his might, there was no way he could break through the defenses of battle fort No. 9. What else could threaten him?
Could it be that there were new changes in the ruins?
The unknown exploration area was filled with too many dangers.
Slayer's mind was spinning rapidly. As the exploration of the outer perimeter was coming to an end, the exploration team was about to enter the core area. In order to quickly accumulate merit points to reach rank 8, he originally planned to split a few peak rank 6 mechanical bodies into the ruins after the exploration team entered the core area to pick the last exploration fruits.
Although doing so would severely weaken his strength, at least he could avoid the danger of dying completely.
Other than that, Slayer was also preparing to launch an all-out war with the frontline base after completing the exploration, completely destroying it. If he could bring Qi Yuan back to the Mech Kingdom alive, then he should be able to make up for the lost merits.
But this sudden warning of danger made Slayer become paranoid.
The danger level of the frontline base had already decreased. Could it be that the core area of the mechanical ruins hid even more terrifying dangers?
"Little Nine."
Slayer's eyes flashed as he summoned Ajiu.
Golden beams of light shone down from the dome of the command hall, interweaving into Ajiu's doll-like figure once again.
"Have there been any abnormalities in the frontline base recently?" Slayer asked.
"No, Duanmu Longxiang has already given up on trapping us. However, he still left some forces behind in the battle in the wilderness, causing our progress in setting up the security network to be slower than expected," A 'Jiu replied.
Slayer muttered to himself. Duanmu Longxiang's response was within his expectations. There was nothing abnormal about it. Then this warning of danger came from the mechanical ruins!
"Send more people to speed up the construction of the wilderness warning network. I must know every move of the frontline base. Once they launch an attack, inform me immediately."
"Yes, Sir," A 'Jiu said calmly.
"Also, is there any latest news about the exploration of the mechanical ruins below?" Slayer asked.
"At 4: 17 a.m. today, the exploration team sent back a new exploration message. I'll send it over immediately."
After seeing the message A 'Jiu sent over, Slayer immediately frowned.
"The exploration of the periphery has already reached the final stage, and such a dangerous situation has appeared again. Will it cause large-scale casualties?" Slayer said with some doubt.
Ajiu, who had tampered with the information for the first time, suddenly felt a little guilty, just like a child who had done something bad for the first time in front of her parents.
However, all of Slayer's attention was attracted by this latest exploration message. He did not notice A 'Jiu's abnormality.
After a while, Slayer's eyes flickered.
"So the danger really does come from the mechanical ruins. Looks like I'll have to reconsider sending my doppelgangers."
Although his doppelgangers could go in and pick the last exploration fruit and earn a generous amount of merit points, if all of his doppelgangers died in there, it would also cost a large amount of merit points to repair them.
If he did not get what the Supreme Overlord wanted, and all of his doppelgangers died in the mechanical ruins, then he would fall into a long period of weakness.
"Calculate how many more people we need to send into the mechanical ruins to maintain the exploration progress," Slayer said.
In the golden light in front of A 'Jiu, data slid down like a waterfall and finally stopped on a scarlet number.
"21?" Slayer's eyes flashed.
"The losses this time are so heavy. Why do we only need to send 21 more?
Is that enough? "
Slayer was so powerful, but was he so easily fooled?
A 'Jiu's face was tense, trying not to show any flaws.
"I'm not only calculating the exploration progress, but also the threat of the frontline base. We need to keep enough people to protect the safety of battle fort No. 9."
"There's no need to worry about the safety of the fort," Slayer said.
"With Duanmu Longxiang's habits, he definitely won't take the initiative to attack the fort at this time."
"Give orders to the Furnace of Death and Meteor. Dispatch thirteen Grade 6 machines from each army and equip them with complete combat squads. Tomorrow morning and the morning after, split into two batches and enter the mechanical ruins to support the explorers below."
Data slid down the screen in front of A 'Jiu again. After a while, A' Jiu said, "Your Excellency Slayer, the previous exploration data shows that only rank 6 machines have a survival rate of more than 10% in the mechanical ruins. Once these combat teams step in, the survival rate will not be more than 5%."
"No worries," Slayer said.
"The value of a rank 6 machine is ten times that of a rank 5 machine. As long as we can keep enough rank 6 machines, it doesn't matter if we lose some machines below rank 6."
A 'Jiu nodded.
"The latest orders have been sent to the two legion commanders."
Just as A 'Jiu was about to disappear, Slayer suddenly said, "What do you think of my suggestion last time?"
A 'Jiu was silent for a while and said, "I still need some time to think."
Slayer smiled faintly.
"No worries, you still have time to think. I'll wait for your good news."
A 'Jiu looked at Slayer and disappeared with the golden beam.
After returning, A 'Jiu secretly monitored the movements of Slayer and the two legion commanders through the defense system. After seeing that there was nothing wrong with them, the original guilty conscience gradually disappeared and was replaced with a little bit of joy.
They didn't seem to notice!
I finally helped Qi Yuan and Seraph!
The day after tomorrow, when all the reinforcements entered the mechanical ruins, I can help them again, A 'Jiu thought happily.
A 'Jiu checked the entire fort. When she saw the Asterite stored in the warehouse, she remembered what Seraph reminded her of.
The local specialties for my friends!
Once these destructive force bombs are all detonated, the entire fort will be in chaos. When that happens, it will be inconvenient for me to take these Asterite away. I need to think of a way in advance.
This is the first time I'm giving a gift to a friend. How many local specialties should I bring?
A 'Jiu frowned and thought for a while.
I might as well bring them all!
However, there were too many Asterite. If she wanted to take them all away under Slayer's nose, it might be a little troublesome.
Asterite was denser than steel, but a hundred tons of Asterite was close to ten cubic meters in volume. Even a complete Fang of Despair could not take away so many Asterite at once.
However, trouble was only trouble in the end. In front of A 'Jiu who controlled the entire fort, as long as her authority was not taken away by Slayer, she could think of many ways to solve this problem.
A 'Jiu hid it from Slayer and began to give orders. A few spare mechanical bodies that were dormant to save energy were sent to the assembly factory.
Since the Fang of Despair could not take away these Asterite, she would assemble a mechanical body that could take them away.
In order to complete the assembly of this mechanical body before detonation, A 'Jiu also gave a fake order to the assembly factory to stop other work and prioritize building the mechanical body she needed.
As for the Fang of Despair, A 'Jiu was ready to give it up.
This was a very considerate idea that Blazing Angel came up with for her before she came back.
As long as the final explosion was blamed on the Fang of Despair and her data center was destroyed in the explosion, then even if she blew up the entire fort, Slayer would not suspect her. He would only suspect the Fang of Despair!
2 days later, A 'Jiu did not hesitate to build a large mechanical body that did not have much fighting power.
This rank 6 mechanical body used the best materials and parts, but in order to carry as much Asterite as possible, no weapon units were installed.
However, this mechanical body copied the most powerful ability of the Fang of Despair, which was underground travel.
Only by replicating the underground tunnel would the mechanical body be able to transport all of the star energy stones without anyone noticing.
A 'Jiu controlled this strange mechanical body to enter the Asterite warehouse.
There were no guards in the warehouse because there were surveillance cameras everywhere. There were no blind spots.
Under these surveillance cameras, no intruder could sneak into the warehouse.
But to A 'Jiu, no matter how many surveillance cameras there were, they were just decorations because they were all under her control.
In the corner of the warehouse, there were many cubes of Asterite neatly placed together.
Every Asterite here was only the size of a basketball.
Asterite was also a very important strategic resource for the Mech Kingdom. These Asterite were all the stockpiled in battle fort no.9 over the years. It was also something that Slayer wanted to exchange for glory points.
A 'Jiu controlled the giant robot and inserted all these Asterite into its body. Then, she quietly approached the hunter's camp.
The entire ground of battle fort no.9 was made of solid steel. Only the hunter's camp had a direct underground tunnel.
It was a hidden exit for the Fang of Despair.
Although some hunters saw this big guy approaching, they did not pay too much attention. The assembly factory would always make some strange machines. It was not something they could ask about.
Also, this place was under surveillance. If the defense system of the fort did not alert them, it meant this strange big guy was on their side.
The second wave of reinforcements was already on their way to the mechanical ruin. They were entering the mechanical ruin in an orderly manner through the elevator.
Slayer, who was originally in the commander's hall, also came to the scene. He watched the reinforcements enter the mechanical ruin.
Slayer's eyes flashed. These few days, the uneasiness in his heart did not disappear. Instead, it grew stronger and stronger. This made him unable to sit in the commander's hall in peace. That was why he came here.
He stared at the elevator shaft quietly. It was as if he wanted to see what kind of danger was hidden in the underground mechanical ruin. How could it make him feel so threatened?
At this moment, a clone of the Fang of Despair with the thickness of an arm quietly approached.
A 'Jiu did not warn him, but Slayer still sensed the approaching Fang of Despair.
Soon, Slayer's sharp senses sensed something was wrong.
Other than missions, the Fang of Despair was very lazy most of the time. It liked to stay at the top of the tower and pretend to be a statue.
Especially after Ye Sha died in battle, the Teeth of Despair rarely moved. Why would it suddenly send a doppelganger here?
As the Fang of Despair approached the elevator shaft, the uneasiness in Slayer's heart grew stronger.
Slayer looked around, trying to find the source of this uneasiness. When his gaze fell on the Fang of Despair's clone, he immediately noticed something strange.
There was something else hidden in the Fang of Despair's body!
Although Qi Yuan had disguised the annihilation bomb, the moment the annihilation bomb was exposed to the eyes of a high-level powerhouse, this disguise would be easily seen through.
"Fang of Despair, stop!" Slayer growled.
The surrounding Mechanics looked at Slayer in surprise. Then, their gazes fell on the Fang of Despair's clone.
"Little Jiu, immediately check the Fang of Despair's movements and control it!" Slayer ordered.
"Yes, sir!" A 'Jiu replied.
At this moment, the Fang of Despair's clone that was surrounded suddenly raised its head and glanced at Slayer.
"Not good!"
Slayer suddenly felt a blazing energy explode within Despair Fang's doppelganger!
That was the power he hated the most — annihilation power!
Boom!
A powerful explosion swept out with a loud bang!
The powerful shockwave continued to destroy the surrounding machinery. A Type 5 Mech that was close to the explosion was instantly destroyed by the shockwave.
"Fang of Despair, you've got guts!"
Slayer roared angrily. He immediately moved to suppress the spread of the explosion.
However, as soon as he suppressed the explosion in front of him, more and more explosions came from afar.
Boom!
Boom boom!
Boom boom boom boom!
Slayer suddenly raised his head. His powerful consciousness instantly scanned the entire fortress. When he saw the locations of the explosions, the energy in his chest began to roar.
He realized that Battle Fortress No. 9 was finished!