Chapter 48: with translation of chapter title

"Hmm, this girl is so—" (no names)

KING instinctively blurted it out, but he stopped before finishing. (KING)

On the hard-to-see edge of the brim, a bean-sized sweat droplet trickled down KING's forehead. (KING)

"Phew, that was close—I almost ended up praising that girl as cute following Longjuan's words, which would have been awkward to explain." KING silently thought, he let out a long breath, feeling a sense of having just escaped disaster. (Longjuan, KING)

"What... do you mean? KING, why didn't you finish your sentence?" Longjuan frowned and asked. She disliked speaking in riddles, which was exactly like KING's elusive fighting style. (KING, Longjuan)

"KING must have meant that the girl named Clara is scary, right?" Metal Baseball added, "KING has gone through countless battles, so he's surely encountered many monsters who look weak but are actually very dangerous." (KING, Metal Baseball, Clara)

"So... does KING mean that the weakness displayed by the girl named Clara is just a disguise?" (KING, Clara)

Pig God gaped in shock, meanwhile not forgetting to stuff a handful of chips into his wide-open mouth. (Pig God)

"That's right, earlier I saw Clara standing together with a robot named Swaro, and Swaro was very friendly toward her; in my opinion, that big robot's combat power is probably on par with Drive Knight." Banggu glanced at the fully black mechanical cyborg in the corner of the meeting room. (Clara, Swaro, Drive Knight, Banggu)

Drive Knight didn't speak, didn't express any opinion, just calmly nodded. (Drive Knight)

"Those who can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the strong must themselves be strong... I see, so this is Clara's hidden true strength? Truly worthy of KING." Vest Lord repeatedly exclaimed in admiration. (Clara, KING, Vest Lord)

Sitting diagonally opposite KING was Atomic Warrior, who tightly gripped his sword, eyes fixed on the screen, fixed on Clara's harmless little expression, cold sweat pouring down his forehead like rain. (KING, Atomic Warrior, Clara)

Strange... why couldn't he see that Clara was hiding something? (Clara)

She's just an ordinary girl, right? Her expression, demeanor, gaze, movements of her hands and feet... even if he observed minutely, he detected no hint. (no names)

But why could KING see it? (KING)

Could the gap between them already be so great— (no names)

Atomic Warrior thought more and more frighteningly, the scarier it got, the more he couldn't stop thinking. By the time he came to, cold sweat had unknowingly soaked his warrior garb. (Atomic Warrior)

He simply gave up thinking, as if he had just endured an epic battle, exhausted, he slumped in the chair, his weary gaze toward the diagonally opposite figure with lowered brim, who remained completely still—the 'strongest human'. (no names)

"... What a low-key yet terrifying man." (no names)

"Both sides exchanged some medicine, then both left Rivet Town." (no names)

"After finishing the medicine exchange, Natasha said Oleg had something to attend to and was looking for them, while Dan Heng and March 7 had already gone ahead." (Natasha, Oleg, Dan Heng, March 7)

"Upon reaching Oleg's place, March 7 seemed to have finally found a conversation partner, happily waving: 'Over here, over here, you're finally back!'" (Oleg, March 7)

"\"Since everyone's here, let me get straight to the point, \" Oleg paused, \"Your target is the Star Core, our target is to break through the Lower Layer's blockade. That is, our target is Swaro. If we don't deal with that Boss, everything else is pointless. \"" (Oleg, Star Core, Lower Layer, Swaro, Boss)

"\"Perhaps we could try to get him on our side, if circumstances change... \" Star suggested, favoring courtesy before force." (Star)

"\"Hmph, he's just a robot, what does he understand? Chopping that scrap metal to pieces is the fastest! \" Xier suggested going straight to battle." (Xier)

Oleg also agreed with Star's opinion, but Swaro never wants to talk with them, so the chance of resolving things through dialogue is very low. (Oleg, Star, Swaro)

After carefully planning, Oleg had Xier and Star act together, and assigned a member of the Underground Fire to guide them. (Oleg, Xier, Star, Underground Fire)

When everyone arrived at the place Oleg had agreed upon, standing there was... the pitch-black Lord Hulk. (Oleg, Hulk)

"\"Wait... Hulk? \" Xier exclaimed, face full of surprise." (Hulk, Xier)

"\"Yes, yes, it's me, the pitch-black Hulk! Do you need something? \" Seeing this group of adults inexplicably surrounding her, Hulk was terrified for a moment." (Hulk)

"\"Um, little kid, it's probably a misunderstanding... \"" (no names)

Old Sanbo didn't know where he'd spawned from, yet there he stood behind Hulk, with a sorrowful expression: 'Oleg asked me to show you all the way... it really hurts my heart, you thought of even such a small child, but didn't think of me?'" (Sanbo, Hulk, Oleg)

"\"Alright, alright, why worry about it? Since the boss sent you, just hurry up and lead the way. \" Xier impatiently flicked her hand." (Xier)

"\"Alright, then you'd better keep up. \"" (no names)

After a period of trekking, the surrounding scenery began to shift from uneven terrain dotted with mines and tracks to a vast expanse of snow. (no names)

In the snow, broken-down robots are scattered everywhere—some have rusted, pitted hulls with parts strewn about; others are half-buried, only their outlines visible. The further we go, the more such mechanical wreckage appears. (no names)

"There are actually so many robots here—if I could turn them into my own army, that would be great." Anbessa fiddled with her short blade, she kept an eye on the Train Trio's progress, after all, what they'd seen and heard along the way had broadened her horizons. (Anbessa, Train Trio)

After seeing those powerful robots in the Lower Layer, Anbessa's mind started racing—she never would have imagined that a lump of iron could exert such terrifying power. (Lower Layer, Anbessa)

Robot fists that can punch and explode, robots with red-green lights on their heads that seem to block any attack—if we could apply these machines on the battlefield, wouldn't her army be unstoppable? (no names)

Looks like... it's time to head to Piltover to visit my daughter properly. (Piltover)

"\"Sanbo... have we arrived yet? \" After an unknown amount of walking, March 7 asked again impatiently." (Sanbo, March 7)

"\"Little sis, you don't need to ask every minute, do you? Just two more steps, two more steps forward and we'll be there. \" Sanbo was also tired of being asked." (Sanbo)

In the distance, the snowfield revealed tents of various sizes. As the group went deeper, they saw more and more robots and more and more people. Here, humans and machines seemed to have struck a balance, making the place quite lively. (no names)

"All right, this is Shi Wa Luo's lair—the mechanical settlement."