[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d":3,"chapter-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Lord of All Heavens: From a Wasteland Farm to a Divine Court of Myriad Worlds",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2344219,4582,"Chapter 26: The Fangs of Black Scorpion, the Mechanical Hounds, and Ali","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>The hum of the water purifier became the new background noise of the depression, clear water flowing like a symphony of life, washing away the wounds of battle. Lingna carefully tended to Ali’s wounds; the black ointment crafted by Wrench seemed truly miraculous, and with the hydration from purified water, Ali’s fever broke and her breathing stabilized—though she remained unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo led Lingna and the over-energetic Wrench in the arduous reconstruction. Using the system-unlocked blueprint for [Basic Wooden Fence (Reinforced)], they felled and collected relatively sturdy mutated shrubs from nearby ruins, shaping and polishing them with tools provided by Wrench (this guy’s “junk” truly held good things), and began building a stronger, more orderly wooden fence atop the ruins of the original thorn wall. Wrench also ingeniously embedded sharp metal shards into the fence gaps, proudly calling it “thorny tenderness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blueprint for [Simple Watchtower] was also put on Lin Mo’s agenda. He chose a higher concrete foundation at the edge of the depression and began constructing it with steel beams and thick wooden planks he found. Wrench contributed several high-strength bolts from his personal stash and volunteered to handle the “tower-top defense system”—a rotating arm mounted with spiked wooden stakes, which he described as “pierce their asses if they dare climb up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potato field survived the explosion’s shockwave, and even thrived, absorbing the radiation dust (?) stirred up by the blast and sustained irrigation from purified water; its lush green leaves stood out starkly against the ashen wasteland. Lingna spent most of each day guarding the field, a long-absent childlike smile returning to her face. The two mysterious seedlings, exhausted of energy, remained withered—but Lingna persisted in watering them with the purest purified water, and the dim purple veins on their leaves seemed… to be recovering a faint sheen, impossibly slowly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory resource panel clearly displayed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**Food: Radiation-Resistant Potatoes (Growth Stage) Stock: Low (Dependent on Output)**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**Water: Stable Output (Water Purifier) Stock: Medium**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**Building Materials: Wood (Low), Metal Shards (Medium)**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**Special: Unknown Seedling (Activity Weakly Recovering)**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed to be moving in a better direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the shadow of Black Scorpion hovered like circling vultures, never far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, Wrench, on guard duty at the half-built watchtower, suddenly let out a terrified shriek: “Something’s coming! East! Fast! Not human!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo and Lingna instantly went on alert. Lin Mo grabbed his short crossbow and hunting rifle and climbed onto the watchtower’s foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shadows of the eastern ruins, three low, swift metallic figures sprinted toward the depression like cheetahs—silent, relentless. They resembled enlarged mechanical hounds, their metal skeletons sheathed in dark gray composite armor, joints glowing with deep blue energy, heads equipped with red-lit electronic eyes, and mouths bristling with gleaming alloy fangs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mechanical Hounds! Black Scorpion’s trackers!” Wrench’s voice trembled with fear. “They sense energy and life signals! We’re done! Once they lock on, running to the ends of the earth won’t help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three mechanical hounds moved with shocking speed, reaching the wooden fence in an instant. Without hesitation, their red electronic eyes locked onto the fence, and their energy-enhanced hind legs exploded with power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!” Three metallic forms leapt skyward like cannonballs, effortlessly clearing the three-meter-high fence—fluid, lethal motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire!” Lin Mo roared, raising his hunting rifle and firing at the black shadow lunging through the air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!” Buckshot sprayed out, striking the hound’s armor and sparking wildly. The hound was knocked off course mid-air, crashing to the ground—but after rolling once, it rose as if nothing had happened, its armor bearing only dents. Its defense was astonishing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two hounds had landed. Their electronic eyes instantly locked onto Lin Mo and Wrench. Low, motor-like hums emanated from their throats; alloy fangs widened, hind legs coiled—about to pounce!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lingna! Hide!” Lin Mo raised his short crossbow in despair—but against three invulnerable mechanical monsters, its power seemed laughable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this critical moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shiiii—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep blue streak, like lightning tearing through the night, pierced with icy malice, striking precisely through the electronic eye of the hound lunging at Lin Mo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plosch! Zzzzz!” The electronic eye exploded, sparks flying. The hound collapsed instantly, spineless, limbs twitching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo spun around in wild relief—there, at the entrance of the shack, Ali had awakened. Her face was still pale, her left arm limp, but with only her right hand, she held the deadly short crossbow steady—her gaze cold and sharp, like a awakened she-panther!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without pause, the deep blue patterns on her crossbow’s arm glowed brighter. She chambered, nocked, aimed, fired—all in one seamless, ghostly motion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shii!” The second bolt pierced the gap between the second hound’s open alloy fangs, driving deep into its vulnerable throat internals!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Creeeak… Boom!” A short-circuiting explosion echoed inside the hound; black smoke billowed as it staggered and collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last mechanical hound, stunned by its companions’ instant deaths, flickered its electronic eyes frantically, emitting a shrill electronic screech—and retreated two steps, hesitating to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… so powerful!” Wrench stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali’s third bolt was already chambered, its icy tip locked onto the final hound. Her breathing was labored—her repeated bursts of fire had reopened her back wounds, blood seeping through the bandages—but her grip on the crossbow remained as steady as a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical hound’s eyes darted between Ali and itself, assessing threat levels. Finally, it let out a resentful low growl, spun on its heels, and its energy joints flared blue—like an arrow loosed, it vanished into the eastern ruins in a few leaps, faster than it had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The immediate threat was lifted—but two hounds dead, one escaped. Black Scorpion’s tracking was now fixed like a burr in the bone. The “Doctor” behind them would never let this go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali slowly lowered the crossbow, swayed, and Lin Mo rushed to catch her. Her face grew even paler; her back bandages were soaked in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How… how are you?” Lin Mo’s voice brimmed with worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ali shook her head, her cold gaze still fixed on the direction where the mechanical hound had vanished, her voice hoarse yet cutting like steel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Black Scorpion… must die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awakened she-panther had sharpened her fangs further. And Black Scorpion’s shadow had hardened into tangible steel claws, closing in step by step. The brief peace of Hope Outpost was shattered forever.\u003C\u002Fp>",1053,"2026-06-21T00:09:53.357Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","606e7b8d47c301cf4971cb51973f4a70d953a69b17b22d6c2c21a0878e08d5dd","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-27","lord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-chapter-25",247,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flord-of-all-heavens-from-a-wasteland-farm-to-a-d-cover.jpg"]