Chapter 100: A Lucky Hit

Iron Yacheng, the garbage dump of the Mechanical Temple, was currently bustling with the sound of rats.

Having just finished a day's work, the rats were crowded on the garbage mountain, gnawing on roasted sweet potatoes.

And at the foot of the garbage mountain was a square field enclosed by spider silk and garbage.

On both sides of the field, two robots about three meters tall stood on the left and right.

Bathed in the cheers of the mole-rats, they waved to their supporters respectively, then faced each other, provocatively working their fists and feet.

A great battle was on the verge of breaking out! As for why things turned out like this, it had to start with an accident in the afternoon.

At that time, the scavenging teams of various magic workshops were searching for parts in the garbage mountain, and as luck would have it, the scavenging teams of the "I Think I Can" magic workshop and the "Zheng Fangxing" magic workshop took a fancy to the same treasure.

Both scavenging teams claimed that they were the first to discover it, and neither was willing to give in.

Soon this dispute turned into an argument, the argument turned into pushing and shoving, and eventually evolved into a fistfight.

Fortunately, the mole-rats were really not good at fighting; except for a few unlucky ghosts who had their hair pulled bald, there were no casualties.

However, relatively speaking, because neither side gained any advantage, neither side could swallow this breath, so they each went back to move reinforcements and called a large group of rats.

Seeing that the ten-person-level group battle was about to turn into a hundred-person or even thousand-person-level group battle, the chief of Iron Yacheng, Zhuangzhuang, panicked and hurriedly asked the Demon King's minions for help, hoping they would manage it.

The players, who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the fun, originally didn't want to manage it, but considering they had triggered the task, they finally decided to do something.

The CEOs of several magic workshops put their heads together; instead of letting these rats fight endlessly, it would be better for both sides to send a representative to drive their respective companies' robots for a collision of steel and steel! It just so happened that the big guys of the two magic workshops had been assembled almost completely, so dragging them out would also test the quality of the "prototypes" and see if there was anything that needed improvement.

And so, the "First Iron Yacheng Company War" officially kicked off! In the center of the field enclosed by garbage and spider silk, Zhuangzhuang, sitting on Bond's shoulder, held a slip of paper in his hand, excitedly screaming and shouting.

"Now appearing is! The 'Waga No. 1' of the 'I Think I Can' magic workshop!"

Two searchlight energy devices made of junk gathered two beams of light on the robot on the left side of the duel field.

Its shape was huge, three meters tall, driven by a mole-rat operator inside; rusty metal plates and pitted gear liners made up its body, and looking from afar, it looked like a smaller version of the "Da Da Kuaitou."

However, although this guy was small in volume, its strength was not small at all. The two arms extending forward were like the buckets of an excavator, and the feet stepping on the ground were wide and thick, just like gladiators ready to go! After the improvement of brother Yikou Menle Chemical Pool, Waga No. 1, equipped with hydraulic components and torque amplification devices, could even lift heavy objects twice its own weight with its arms!

Not only that, its body was also installed with the secret weapon of the "I Think I Can" magic workshop. Even facing the referee's interrogation, he did not reveal any information about the secret weapon, only promising not to use the secret weapon first in the duel!

Watching the big guy move, cheers on the garbage mountain resounded like waves.

The engineering rats of the "I Think I Can" magic workshop stood up excitedly, waving their fists one after another, pulling open their front teeth and shouting loudly.

"Waga!!!"

"Well done Waga!!!"

"Smash it Waga!!!"

Bathed in the cheers of the rats, Waga No. 1, standing under the spotlight, waved its big arms at the workmates, then provocatively raised a middle finger to its opponent.

The mole-rat operating Waga No. 1 actually didn't know what this meant, but heard the boss say it could provoke the opponent, so it did so.

At the same time, two other spotlights lit up, shining on the other side of the duel field.

Zhuangzhuang, sitting on Bond's shoulder, pulled open his throat and continued to shout excitedly.

"Next appearing is! The masterpiece of the 'Zheng Fangxing' magic workshop—Terminator!"

The sound of the earth shaking rang out, and the mechanical beast on all fours clumsily and vigorously crossed the obstacle, standing opposite Waga No. 1.

Unlike Waga No. 1.

This four-legged beast inherited the feet of the "Da Da Kuaitou" and installed a complex parallel hydraulic system on its strong hind limbs.

Not only that, its back also carried a cannon inherited from the "Da Da Kuaitou"!

The chamber was not loaded with any ammunition; instead, it was linked by inscription circuits and power supply systems, and used the principle similar to a turbo engine to compress magic power onto a metal projectile to induce active overload, thereby spraying the overflowing energy forward.

Considering that the power of this thing was too over-mode, the Zheng Fangxing magic workshop promised not to use the finishing move first, unless the rage bar was full.

Zhuangzhuang couldn't understand what he was saying at all, but seeing that the "Yikou Menle Chemical Pool" on the other side seemed to have no opinion, he approved this guy's appearance.

The "Terminator" standing in the duel field raised its head arrogantly and let out a roar toward the audience in the garbage mountain.

"Waga!!!"

That arrogant look really shocked many people, but it also attracted many sweet potato skins.

"Idiot! That's the opponent's slogan!"

"Your name is Terminator!"

"Your chicken leg is gone!!"

"@#%!"

Compared to the exasperation of the engineering rats of the Zheng Fangxing magic workshop, the engineering rats of the "I Think I Can" magic workshop and the watching mole-rats burst into laughter.

"Well done Waga!!!"

"Someone is imitating your call Waga!"

"Give him some color to see!!!"

"Twist his neck off!!"

Infected by the atmosphere, even the construction team leader Arakto couldn't help but shout a few cheers.

"Hahahaha! Smash him! Catch the little mouse inside and eat it!!"

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was completely stirred up, Zhuangzhuang immediately pulled open his front teeth and shouted loudly.

"The match! Officially begins! Go! Boys!"

As the voice fell, Zhuangzhuang quickly pulled Bond's collar, urging the latter to leave the scene.

He didn't want to be smashed into a rat cake.

Bond remained silent, his legs exerted force, and he jumped onto the garbage mountain behind him.

A few little mole-rats couldn't dodge in time, rolled directly down the hillside, and ran away on all fours amidst screams and ridicule.

At the same time, the two robots on the duel field collided, and the air wave caused by the collision of metal and metal even blew the hair on the faces of the front-row audience crooked.

The Terminator lunged forward, its big head directly biting toward Waga No. 1's spherical cockpit.

"Dong—!"

The huge impact made both pilots dizzy, and for a time, both robots were stunned on the spot.

Apparently, the sloppy magic workshop of the Necropolis didn't design shock absorption structures for this thing, and the safety of the pilot was even less of a consideration.

But fortunately, the mole-rats of the Iron Tooth tribe were more durable than the players imagined.

The operator of Waga No. 1 shook his head, was the first to come to his senses, pushed the right joystick to the end, and smashed out with a palm the size of a bucket.

"Waga—!"

That imposing roar and the palm the size of a bucket hit the Terminator's head almost at the same time.

With a loud bang, the Terminator's whole body sank, and all the parts of its body made a miserable wail that it couldn't bear.

This guy, who had taken a big slap, didn't fall apart, which really shocked the watching players.

"Damn..."

"What the hell is this?!"

Standing on the edge of the duel field, Watching Hu Wan and the Pig-head Knight opened their mouths in shock.

They originally just came to Iron Yacheng to watch the fun and see if they could rub some Nether Script, but didn't expect to witness such a shocking scene.

"Good guy... they actually used Nether Script to rub out a robot?!"

It wasn't just Watching Hu Wan and Pig-head who were shocked; Yiye Zhiqiu's face in reality also showed a look of astonishment.

He thought his familiarity with the game rules had reached the extreme, but didn't expect that someone's understanding of the game was even above his own?!

The battle between the two robots fell into a stalemate. In the end, the balance of two legs was not as good as four legs, and it was pressed to the ground by the latter.

Watching Waga No. 1 being pushed to the ground and outputting wildly, Yikou Menle Chemical Pool wished he could jump off the audience stand, grab control, and go into battle himself.

However, it was a pity that this was impossible.

The entire robot was tailor-made according to the size of the mole-rats; unless it was reincarnated as an undead rat, it really wasn't easy to drill into that narrow cockpit.

However, just at this moment, a mutation suddenly occurred!

After Waga No. 1, which had fallen to the ground, parried the Terminator's pounce, its two fists suddenly flashed with dark green light.

Seeing this scene, Yikou Menle Chemical Pool stood up from the audience stand with a swoosh, shouting excitedly.

"Well done Waga! That's it! Smash its head for me!"

Just as his voice fell, the two fists the size of buckets seemed to be equipped with rockets, suddenly accelerated and hit forward, hitting the two sides of the Terminator's head solidly, actually deforming the steel head! Fortunately, the pilot's cockpit was on the chest instead of the head, otherwise this blow would have been enough to take the pilot's rat life.

Apparently, the little mole-rat operating the Terminator was scared, and after a flurry of operations, quickly pulled away from the dangerous big guy in front of him.

"Damn, you don't talk about martial arts!" Zheng Fangxing, sitting in the audience stand, became anxious when he saw this, and also stood up with a swoosh, roaring at Yikou Menle Chemical Pool, "You said you wouldn't use the finishing move! Why the hell did you use it first?!"

Yikou Menle Chemical Pool, who was shouting cheers, chuckled and looked at this ignorant guy and said.

"Finishing move? This is not a finishing move at all, it's just a normal heavy hit!"

If he really moved out his secret weapon, he wouldn't need to fight for so long at all, and would have killed this so-called Terminator in an instant!

Looking at the shameless look of brother Yikou, Zheng Fangxing gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

"Good, good, good, so that's how you play!"

Due to the shameless sneak attack of the "I Think I Can" magic workshop, the engineering rats of the Zheng Fangxing magic workshop were all angered, throwing the unfinished roasted sweet potatoes in their hands toward the opposite side.

The rats of the "I Think I Can" magic workshop were not to be outdone, and under the boss's command, while adding meals, they threw the sweet potato skins back.

The outcome of the match hadn't been decided yet, but the audience stand had already started to pinch.

Zhuangzhuang, who was serving as the referee, shouted "Silence," but no rats paid any attention to him.

The company war, which was originally launched to quell the conflict between the two sides, instead became the fuse for igniting a new war.

And at the same time, seeing that victory was about to be taken by the "I Think I Can" magic workshop, the Terminator's pilot hardened his heart, cursed, opened the weapon safety, and used the "finishing move" taught by the boss! "Die! Die for me!"

With the mole-rat's screaming roar, dark green light gradually accumulated in the cannon chamber on the Terminator's back.

Under the interaction of these two mutually exclusive inscriptions, the surging energy was compressed to the extreme in the cannon chamber.

That terrifying energy seemed to tear space apart, and even the surrounding atmosphere trembled under its pressure.

Seeing this scene, the little mice on the garbage mountain were scared silly, running down from the audience stand one after another, running toward the direction of Iron Yacheng for their lives.

Yikou Menle Chemical Pool was also shocked, roaring at Zheng Fangxing, who was also dumbfounded.

"Damn?! Are you crazy?!"

Looking at the out-of-control scene, Zheng Fangxing's voice of shifting blame stuttered.

"This, this NPC did it himself, don't blame me!"

Yikou Menle Chemical Pool: "Make this idiot stop quickly!"

Zheng Fangxing: "Stop for me!!!"

Two skeletons shouted at the duel field, but no one could understand the creaking sound except themselves.

They did have translation crystals, it was true.

It was a pity that the volume of that thing was only suitable for conversation, not for shouting.

Sensing the danger of death, the operator of Waga No. 1 hurriedly unbuckled his seatbelt and slipped out from the escape hatch under his butt.

And at the same time, the Terminator side seemed to have completed the final charge; the magic energy compressed to the extreme melted the "metal capacitor" in the cannon chamber, and the overloaded energy surged out along the only exit!

"Die! Die!!"

The operator, whose eyes were red with killing, screamed and roared, and a beam of light directly bombarded the chest of Waga No. 1, directly piercing the latter's cockpit!

The magic energy that had nowhere to vent hit the wall behind Waga No. 1 without losing momentum, and finally exploded in the form of elemental turbulence! The shock wave of the explosion carried dust and rolled out of the archway a hundred meters away, and the huge roar resounded through the entire hall, almost collapsing the entire hall! At this moment, the rat pilot who pulled the trigger finally panicked.

Realizing how much trouble he had caused, he hurriedly opened the escape hatch and, like the pilot of Waga No. 1, slipped away from under the cockpit.

Too scary!

The technology of the Necropolis was too scary!

The engineering rats of Iron Yacheng were both excited and panicked; excited that they had followed the right person, and panicked that they were afraid they couldn't control this power.

However, these rats didn't know that the players themselves were also dumbfounded.

Even Zheng Fangxing, who designed this thing, didn't expect that it was just a simple "turbocharging" plus "magic overload" combination, which could produce such terrifying power!

If the cannon barrel was changed to a gun barrel...

Zheng Fangxing muttered to himself.

"Damn... this is simply hanging!"

It wasn't just the bosses of the magic workshops and the watching combat-class players who were shocked.

The most shocked was Ouke.

I saw that gray-green face full of excitement, and the two big eyes were filled with tears of excitement.

"Could that be... the essence of magic energy!?"

Overloaded magic energy sprayed outward in the form of a beam! And finally turned into elemental turbulence! According to the mainstream view of the Academy, magic energy and magic energy, elemental power is elemental power, and the two will not transform into each other under natural conditions... unless with the help of a magician or a magic array!

From this, there was a further conclusion: the essence of spellcasting is to offer the magic energy constrained by spiritual power in one's own body as a sacrifice to the elemental spirits wandering between heaven and earth, thereby praying for the power of the latter.

However, what was placed in front of Ouke at this moment was another situation.

He saw with his own eyes that the overloaded magic energy, after losing all constraints, turned into elemental turbulence by itself without any external influence and caused an explosion! This was as if the two were actually the same thing—

This was simply incredible! Intuition told Ouke that if he continued to study along this path, there might be unexpected discoveries.

And it was precisely at this moment that Ouke suddenly remembered the teaching that the Demon King had once given him—

"I let you teach them Nether Script, also hoping that you can learn something from them, don't get stuck in the research of the past."

"Although you may not understand what I mean by this sentence now, I believe that one day you will understand."

Without a doubt.

That day was this moment! A trace of realization appeared on Ouke's face, and his admiration in his heart became more and more intense.

If he still had a trace of doubt about the Demon King's promise to him to become the greatest goblin in the world, then at this moment he was already admiring him to the ground.

"As expected of the Demon King..."

The strength is simply unfathomable! At the same time, on the other side of the third floor of the labyrinth.

Luo Yan and Sarah, who were heading toward the fourth floor, suddenly felt a strong tremor coming from under their feet.

Sarah looked around vigilantly, but didn't find any danger.

Luo Yan, holding a magic wand, looked around and found that except for the "elemental golems" and "elemental spirits" that were wild monsters showing restless reactions, there seemed to be no other abnormalities.

"Is it an earthquake?"

Luo Yan secretly thought to himself, didn't pay too much attention, and temporarily put this small episode in the journey aside.

Not far ahead of him was the stairs leading to the fourth floor of the labyrinth.

And just as he expected, as the nominal owner of the labyrinth, he finally met "ordinary" adventurers in the labyrinth this time...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 101 =====