Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 320: Fall (Part )

The mecha stopped moving, and Zelul pulled herself out of the armor and jumped to the ground. She chanted the contract name of "Sword of Aini", and a long sword made of flames immediately appeared in her palm, but it only lasted for less than two seconds before the long sword suddenly disintegrated - like the others, her contract power was indeed suppressed.

Without hesitation, Zeruel reached out and grasped the power sword that pierced through the fireworks. She put herself into the "synchronous enhancement" state, exerted force suddenly, and successfully pulled the heavy power sword out of the mecha's hand.

The "Structural Strengthening" contract was still usable, although the effect was far less than before, but at least it allowed her to barely lift the sword weighing more than 100 kilograms. She tried to input magic power directly into the power sword, and the serrated blade really started to work again. A blind moth beast happened to pounce on her. She shouted angrily, holding the hilt with both hands and swung it hard. The heavy blade hit the moth beast and immediately knocked it to the ground.

She then took a step forward and stepped on the opponent's body. The monster struggled desperately, and its sharp claws scratched the white stockings wrapped around its legs, but it could not damage the skin at all. In the "synchronous enhancement" state, her body was as strong as the sword in her hand.

She pressed the blade down hard, and the rapidly moving teeth cut through the monster's body, dismembering it in the blink of an eye.

Ten seconds… she thought.

Without a mecha, she needed a full ten seconds to kill a moth beast, and the others, including the guards, were even worse than her. Medusuzia had not experienced war for too long, and laziness spread to every corner of the Knights. Most of them were mecha pilots rather than real knights. Although Article 10 of the Knight Code required that "Knights must maintain superb combat skills and high fighting spirit no matter what unfavorable situation they face", in reality, few people could do it.

Moth beasts were still pouring in from the gate, and they could only leave their bodies behind while shrinking their defense line. When they had almost nowhere to retreat, the wall behind them suddenly opened to the left and right, and a huge golden mecha rushed out, temporarily forcing the moth beasts back and covering everyone's retreat into the passage.

With a loud "bang", the heavy door closed again, temporarily blocking the moth beast outside.

Zelul and the others looked towards the golden mecha, and only then did they see clearly that the person who saved them was the Grand Master of the Knights, the current head of the Medusuzea family, Saint Grace.

"Everyone, retreat to the second floor and rest. You, follow me."

The huge mechanical arm moved along with Saint Grinis's movements, and finally pointed at Zelul.

Zelul was a little surprised. She didn't ask anything, picked up the power sword in her hand, and squeezed out of the crowd.

The golden mecha walked in front with heavy steps, and Zelul followed behind without saying a word. They walked into the armor casting workshop, and Saint Grinis finally stopped.

"Your attendant jellyfish..." Zelul reminded.

Saint Grace turned her head and looked behind her, and found that it had completely mutated, so she killed it with her sword without hesitation.

The three-meter-tall mecha stopped moving, and the girl left the mecha and jumped to the ground lightly. Her waist-length blonde hair rose and fell with her movements. Her height only reached Zelul's chest, and her wrists were so slender that they seemed like they would break with the slightest force. However, this petite and beautiful girl had led the knights on the island for more than a hundred years.

"How on earth is this..."

Before he could finish his question, Zelul saw several attendant jellyfish floating over. They surrounded the mecha, used their tentacles to remove the dead jellyfish from the sword, and then carried it and quietly disappeared into the depths of the workshop.

"They didn't mutate?!" Zelul asked in surprise.

"As long as they are not connected to the virtual sea, they will not mutate." Saint Grinis replied, "But if the jellyfish are not connected to the virtual sea, they cannot obtain enough computing power to control the mecha. Therefore, as long as the mecha is used, at least one jellyfish must be paid for it... Fortunately, I have enough attendant jellyfish."

"The Void Sea?" Zelul grasped the key word, "Doesn't that mean..."

"Yes, your previous warning was correct. There is indeed some source of pollution in the Void Sea, and the attendant jellyfish is indeed not as reliable as some people say." Saint Grace said frankly.

"..." Zelul said nothing, staring at her without blinking.

But Saint Grace naturally avoided her gaze: "Don't look at me like that, I demoted you from the Guards to the Garrison two months ago because I can't relieve the duties of a total of 1871 attendant jellyfish on the island and keep them all under custody based on your one-sided statement. The whole island will fall into chaos, and Bibriwoska's accountability will be sent here within a few days... and I may even be dismissed directly." "So since you can't solve the problem, you might as well just get rid of me?" Zelul asked dissatisfiedly.

"No, it's just that the problem is a little more difficult to solve than yours. Come with me."

After Saint Grace finished speaking, she turned and walked deeper into the workshop. Zelul had no choice but to follow her. After a moment, she saw a completely red mecha.

She had never seen a mecha of this color before. In addition to the color, the structure of this mecha was also different from the normal one.

"You are modifying it?" Zelul blurted out.

St. Grace nodded.

This is obvious. The mechas summoned by the "Heineken Knights" are all similar. The most unique one that Zelul has ever seen is the golden mecha of Saint Grinis, which is a circle larger than the normal mecha. But the one in front of him obviously has some extra components that do not belong to the mecha.

She walked over, pointed to a metal part that looked like a spine, and asked, "What is this?"

"It is a prosthetic spine summoned by the Heineken Creation contract," Saint Grinis replied. "Its original function was to replace the spine in the summoner's body, thereby improving combat capabilities. However, our craftsmen have modified it. Now it only needs to be attached to the driver's back to obtain nerve signals. These tubes can transmit the signals to various parts of the mecha, allowing the mecha to follow the driver's movements."

"So, it can act as a jellyfish attendant?"

"In theory, yes."

The image of the fireworks being pierced by the power sword appeared in Zelul's mind, and she couldn't help but blurt out: "Then why not..."

"Because it is still far from being usable in actual combat, the signal transmission still has a high delay, and sometimes it is even lost. Do you see those joysticks?" Saint Grinis pointed to the inside of the arm armor. "They are installed so that the driver can control the mecha manually when necessary... at least to prevent it from tipping over."

"..."

"My craftsmen originally planned to spend at least another half a year to solve its reliability problem, and then spend another half a year to complete a small-scale deployment and further improve it based on user feedback. In other words, according to the original plan, it will take at least another year before we can have a knight who does not rely on a squire jellyfish."

"..."

"But now it seems that it is obviously too late. Therefore, I need you to drive this mecha to the port to find a usable ship, drive it to Bibriwoska, and tell the witches in the Vladis Palace that Medusuzia has fallen."

Zeluer was a little surprised. She had long guessed that Saint Grace would assign her a task, otherwise there would be no need for the other party to waste her time explaining so much to her. But she didn't expect it to be a task of delivering a message.

"If I remember correctly, there is a device for communicating with the Vladis Palace on the top floor of this tower," she said.

"I've tried it, but it didn't work." Saint Grinis shook her head, "Communications have been blocked, and the jellyfish on the dome has released something similar to the 'Silk Curtain' contract, so I need you to go to the Biblivoska Islands and tell them what happened here.

"Now, Zeruel, put it on. The Royal Guard Knight and I will cover you as you rush out of the Sword-Giving Tower. After that, you will have to rely on yourself."

Saint Grace did not give a direct order, but whether out of morality or based on the knight's code, Zelul had no reason to refuse. She was silent for a moment and bowed to Saint Grace:
"As ordered."

(End of this chapter)