Chapter 100: Found a Steam Mecha, Who Can Relate?

"Squeak."

A pair of grayish-brown pupils appeared in the Darkness.

A giant rat, massive in size with matted fur, lay prone on a ruin formed of rubble.

Upon noticing Yun Mu's arrival, it stood up vigilantly and let out a shrill Howl.

After the Howl rang out, ordinary rats nearby gathered one after another, continuously emitting noisy hisses at her.

【You have encountered an enemy—Giant Rat lv8 (Apprentice)】 Listening to the dense "squeaking" sounds in her ears, Yun Mu did not hesitate and immediately took the 【Painting · Scarlet Cross Sword】 she had crafted at the Painter Association down from her back.

【Skill · Deterrence Aura!】

A massive phantom of a Scarlet Cross Sword flashed and vanished behind her.

Subsequently, a sharp Scarlet will Swept across.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak!!"

The rats in the sewer immediately let out cries of Fear, and the originally dense swarm of rats began to Retreat.

Including that giant rat, which was now unable to stop its legs from trembling.

While it let out warning Howls at Yun Mu, it slowly lurked its body into the Darkness behind it.

However, in the next second, a deafening gunshot rang out.

"Bang!!"

Pale white smoke drifted from the muzzle of Blazing Sun; the giant rat let out a howl, no longer able to suppress the Fear in its heart, and turned to flee into the Darkness.

"Damn, missed!"

Yun Mu hung Blazing Sun back onto her waist with an embarrassed expression and urgently chased after the fleeing giant rat.

That bullet just now was the one that came with the flintlock pistol; once fired, it was gone.

She had seen a rare opportunity just now and wanted to give it a try, never expecting to miss at a distance of only a few meters.

This was too embarrassing.

Especially with Lucy by her side.

"Nice marksmanship," the other party said with a smile in her ear.

【Mental Shock!】

The exasperated Yun Mu directly struck the fleeing giant rat with her mental power.

The next second, accompanied by a shrill wail, the giant rat's body collapsed onto the ground.

No one in the game Dungeons could withstand a few of her Mental Shocks, let alone this giant rat with a level of only lv8? With just one strike, the opponent was killed instantly.

【5: Use a crafted card to win a battle! (Completed!)】 "Phew, now all that's left is to raise the Oil Painting domain to lv2."

After catching up to the dead giant rat, Yun Mu thought as she looked at the game prompt in her mind.

I always feel like the process is a bit too smooth.

Not a single setback; it's not quite like the web novels I read in my past life.

Even if the protagonist is incredibly overpowered, they should encounter at least some trouble when advancing, right?

Why is it so smooth for me? Shaking her head, Yun Mu squatted down and used a standard dagger to slowly skin the giant rat.

This was the proof of the kill she needed to bring back; as for why it was skinning instead of pulling teeth, eyes, ears, or other organs.

It was because, on the giant rat's body, only the skin had some value; after processing, it could be made into leather armor with decent defensive capabilities.

As long as you don't mind that it's giant rat skin. As for the method and technique of skinning, she certainly didn't know how.

Whether before or after transmigrating.

Anyway, there was no requirement for quality, so she just treated it as practice.

In this world where Monsters are everywhere in the wild, dismantling materials is a basic skill for a Transcendental.

Practicing a bit never hurts, and besides, there was an Alchemy Master personally guiding her in her ear.

If this got out, she couldn't even imagine how envious others would be.

"Huh, what is this?"

She peeled off the giant rat's skin and then suddenly discovered that in the corner of this sewer, something seemed to be reflecting a metallic luster.

"This is..."

Yun Mu walked forward and discovered that under large patches of rubble, a metal palm forged from brass-colored metal was exposed from the ruins. Looking along the place where the palm was revealed, it seemed something was pinned under the rubble.

What is this thing underneath? Yun Mu's curiosity surged uncontrollably; she really wanted to dig this thing out to see, but she was also afraid it might cause a collapse or something.

She told Lucy her thoughts, wanting to ask for the other party's opinion.

"You can start working; if you're careful, it should be fine," Lucy replied after observing for a while.

As an Alchemy Master, it's only reasonable that she knows a little bit about civil engineering, right?

"Alrighty."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Yun Mu summoned Chester from the Game Panel.

She put the giant rat skin she had just peeled inside, then began digging with her bare hands beside the metal arm.

As a Transcendental with a base attack of 17 points, plus the +5 attack provided to her by the Silver Wrist, she dug through this rubble with her bare hands without any effort at all.

Before long, a massive machine appeared before her.

And after seeing the appearance of this machine clearly, Yun Mu was first a bit incredulous, then felt very excited and said: "This is a Steam Mecha?"

Yes, appearing before her was a brass-colored mechanical body with a structure similar to two legs and two arms, plus a central torso.

Its height was about six meters, and its width was about two point five meters.

On its central torso, a structure that was clearly a hatch had already opened, filled with rubble inside; it seemed its original pilot had long since left.

Unable to wait, Yun Mu threw an inspect on the machine in front of her.

【GHS-7274 (Blue)】 【Damaged】 【Max HP +80】

【Attack Power +30 / Defense +65 / Toughness +10】

【Speed +25 / Precision Correction +50】

【Critical Hit +15%】

【Passive Skill: Steel Torso】

【Immune to Bleeding / Corrosion · Cold Resistance +120% / Burning Resistance +120%】

【Passive Skill: Fire Control System】

【When unleashing ranged attacks: Damage +30% / Precision +35 / Critical Hit +10%】

【The backbone of the Frost Kingdom Mecha Unit, continuously improved from the original goblin mecha created by the goblins, possessing exceptionally powerful firepower.

Its previous owner was forced to exit the hatch due to terrain issues while executing a mission, after which this mecha fell deep into the sewer; even the people at the Guard Hall do not know exactly where it landed.】

Holy crap, what is this thing!?

What is blinding my eyes?

"These stats are just too perverted!"

80 Health, 30 Attack, 65 Defense!

No wonder Sixin told her not to provoke the Guard Hall and to be a good citizen.

With a mecha this fierce in the hands of every member of the Mecha Unit, who would dare to provoke them?

"But why is this big guy here?" Yun Mu felt a bit strange.

Looking at the marks on the mecha, it didn't seem very old; it might have fallen here recently.

Plus, as written in the notes, the people from the Guard Hall haven't found the location of this mecha yet, so it wasn't recovered, and she got a bargain.

"What kind of mission requires execution in the sewers? Cleaning up rats?" she wondered curiously.

PS: Out of ideas, here are the different reactions of various characters after seeing Yun Mu run out of bullets.

The following are all hypothetical situations.

Lucy: Nice shooting. (Said with a smile)

Lita: Oh my, how did you miss! (Facepalms)

Brenna: Nice shooting. (Sarcastic)

Mira: Hehe, your marksmanship needs improvement. (Chuckles)

Sixin: Silent.

Rose: Oh my. (Covers mouth)

Neisen: The precision of this antique pistol is still not as good as modern firearms. (Serious face) Tina: Ah! (Startled by the gunshot) Edward: Hehe, swords are still more useful. (Old antique) Lai Ya: Meow~ (Does anyone still remember?) Elena: Might as well sell this gun. (Pragmatist) Wensite: Have you considered donating this pistol to a museum? (Sincere) Natavia:. (Silent) (End of chapter)