Cataclysm King

Chapter 551: Machine Becomes God
Honglou is the most upscale brothel in Wuzui City, with a large number of high-level card masters, yet it is still so chaotic.

Not to mention other places in Innocence City.

The cities where card masters gather originally have all kinds of extraordinary pollution. For example, the ashes from burning corpses, sewage from alchemy workshops, and even excrement from the sewers. Innocence City is even more polluted. This is a characteristic that has existed since it became a gathering place for exiled criminals, and no one takes it seriously.

This also provides the best environmental conditions for the spread of the eggs of the mysterious insect queen Karakta.

The most important thing is that both the people of the Southern Continent and the indigenous people of the Eastern Wasteland lack knowledge about the Seven Calamity Lords.

No one expected that the Royal Court of Oran would resort to such a method of massacring the city by killing eight hundred enemies and injuring one thousand of their own.

When an outbreak really occurs today, most people in the city will be sucked dry by the mature parasites in their bodies and burst out in a very short period of time.

Now the city is filled with swarms of insects and screams.

Start from the civilian areas and then gradually surround the rich areas.

It's not just ordinary residents who are parasitized; there are also a large number of infected people among adventurers, mercenaries, and even knights of regular legions.

People around me explode and die every moment.

Then, a swarm of insects swarmed out of the corpses and spread again.

Gradually they gathered into an unstoppable tide of insects.

The streets are full of zombies controlled by parasites.

The feeling of fear instantly spread throughout the city.

The living people have only one thought, that is: to stay alive!

Countless people ran out of the city, but there were too many infected people, and escaping out of the city was almost a dead end.

More people chose to rush towards Downing Street near the dock, because there was the nine-story magic tower of the Iris Legion, and there were hundreds of thousands of regular legions in the nearby blocks.

In an instant, brilliant magical fireworks exploded all over the city.

Because the camps of Iris Flower's main legions had defensive barriers and special supplies of food and water, the number of people infected was relatively small.

So the chaos was brought under control as soon as possible.

Several legions immediately began fierce battles with the Zerg in their respective garrisoned blocks.

However, the number of insects did not decrease, but increased the more they were killed.

As long as there is a medium like a human corpse, all kinds of insects can parasitize and grow almost infinitely.

The most terrifying thing is not the insects, but the fleeing people!
Faced with death, everyone rushed to the dock regardless of everything, wanting to get the protection of the Legion and wanting to take the Void Dragon Ship to the Hundred Wars City on the other side of the old continent.

However, among the fleeing crowd, countless people were unaware that various insects were crawling in their eyes and under their skin.

They had already been parasitized, but the bugs exploded later.

Some were already controlled by the mind-controlling insects and were madly attacking the checkpoints.

Faced with the tide of refugees, the top leaders of the Iris Corps let some of them in at first, but after suffering a great loss, they no longer dared to let them in.

At all times, countless refugees were pouring toward the Downing Street pier, and even legion knights and official mercenaries evacuated from other neighborhoods. They were all brothers, and they dared not fight or let go.

The conflict intensified instantly.

The Third Legion stationed at the dock did not dare to let people enter the dock and could only keep people outside the dock.

However, as the number of insects increased, the crowd outside the dock became completely out of control. Even at the risk of being killed, they rushed towards the dock regardless of everything.

This scene not only took place at the dock, but also in the major garrison camps in the city.

It is obvious that the insect swarm is controlled by a mysterious force.

They looked disorderly, but were actually completely controlled by an extremely intelligent force, attacking all the defensive forces in the city in a planned manner.

Infect in an orderly manner and advance slowly.

The people of the Iris Legion had to resist a hundred times more refugees and insect tides, and were quickly caught in a dilemma.

At this moment, in the command room of the Third Legion at the dock.

A middle-aged man with a red mustache was sitting in the main seat with a serious expression.

That burly body was full of oppression, and even with his eyes slightly closed, he gave people a feeling of invisible pressure from a demon god with his eyes closed.

This is no one else.

It was Andre, the Grand Marshal of the Iris Legion!

At this moment, the faces of several legion commanders were very grim, and they were discussing the battle situation excitedly.

"Damn it, how come there are so many bugs? How come the intelligence team doesn't know anything at all!!!"

"This is really troublesome. We can't kill all those bugs. If we keep wasting time like this, there will be more and more bugs."

"Stop complaining. There is a divine fluctuation in the city. It is most likely the 'Mysterious Worm Queen Karakta'. There was intelligence before that someone from the East Wasteland got a pottery jar from the Behemoth ruins in the Old World. It seems to be one of the Seven Lords of the Scourge."

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When the Seven Calamity Lords were mentioned, everyone in the room fell silent.

Ordinary people cannot access information at that level, but these high-ranking generals have more or less heard of the seven ancient Outer Gods who caused the collapse of the once powerful Talen Empire.

Now in the southern continent, two of the Seven Calamity Lords, 'Scarlet Corruption·Saiatis' and 'Lord of War·Monliod', are making trouble.

This understanding is more real.

Even the two Dragon Gods couldn't do anything to them, let alone others.

Even though everyone in this room is an eighth- or ninth-level expert, they have no way to deal with this insect plague.

Several legion commanders had tried to hunt in the city before, but the insect swarm showed no signs of abating.

They can kill those bugs easily.

But the number is just too much.

If they really wanted to kill them all, almost all of the millions of soldiers and civilians in the Innocence City would have died.

It’s not that we don’t want to fight, but there is absolutely no point in fighting to the death.

The results are the same.

The city of innocence must fall.

Without its inhabitants, there is no point in occupying the Innocence City.

And if that time really comes, not to mention the losses of their Iris Legion, the Insect Queen should have grown to a terrifying level with enough psychics.

By then, they will probably have no chance to evacuate.

When they thought of this, everyone's faces looked very ugly.

"That native king of the Orlan Royal Court is really ruthless. In order to quickly consolidate the royal power, he allowed all the people in his territory to be polluted by their faith. Now he has even released the natural disaster god. Have they really thought about how this will end?"

"Yes, it's really stupid! Even if the native king took over the Innocence City in this way, he wouldn't think that he would be able to control so many Outer Gods at the same time in the future, right? If we had known that he was such a fool, we shouldn't have given him the opportunity to grow up."

"It's meaningless to talk about this now. Let's think about how to deal with it. There are already quite a few parasites in the barracks. If we continue to waste time, the pollution will spread and I'm afraid the losses will become greater and greater."

"Yes. Now there is still the Abyss rift, which can still be separated. But if those parasites really go to the Hundred Wars City in the west, everything we have will be ruined!"

"you mean"

"The people of Innocence City must not be easily released to the Central Continent!"

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At this point in the discussion, all the legion commanders took a deep breath, and they all saw the viciousness of their opponent's move.

If they handle it improperly, the loss will not only be the City of Innocence.

Insect plagues are like plagues. Once they spread, they are out of control.

There is no point in fighting this battle.

From the moment the Orlan Royal Court summoned the Outer God, the Mysterious Worm Mother, it was destined to be a battle that would result in losses for both sides.

Killing all the infected people will not help. On the contrary, the longer you delay, the more people will be infected.

But whether giving up or continuing to fight, the losses will be huge.

They couldn't decide.

Everyone's eyes turned to Marshal Andre who was lying on the chair.

Time waits for no one.

Seeing Andrei closing his eyes in deep thought, someone finally asked, "Marshal, what should we do now?"

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When Andre heard this, he pondered for a long time and still said nothing.

It seems like he is making a very difficult decision.

After a few breaths, he opened his eyes and said in a solemn voice with an expressionless face: "You withdraw your troops first, I will stay here. All those who are going to Baizhan City will be quarantined on the spot. Before they are completely purified and checked, they are not allowed to contact anyone!"

Originally, he came here in person just to catch a big fish.

I didn't expect that the small shrimps that came were not even that many, just endless bugs.

Andre knew that the City of Innocence had been lost.

There is no objection to sticking to it.

He knows the realm better than anyone else. The 'Mysterious Bug Queen Karakta' has no main body, and every bug may be the main body.

Unless all the insects are killed, they will continue to exist, parasitize, and reproduce.

How could I kill the Outer God when countless powerful men of the Talen Dynasty failed to do so?

Looking at the current situation, no matter how you look at it, it seems that the new king of the Oran Royal Court has gone mad and wants to die together with his enemies.

What he lamented was not how many people would die this time.

In his eyes, the death of lower humans no longer resonates with him.

What he cares about is his promotion ceremony.

If the war ended here, he would not be able to take the last step.

Fortunately, the constraints of the Holy See are not as strong as before. As long as they defend the Hundred Battles City, they still have a chance in the Old Continent.

When everyone heard this, although they were a little embarrassed, they all responded in unison: "Yes!"

On the other side, Ji Xun led Reni and appeared in a chaotic city.

In his hand Rennie held a piece of humble brown bread.

A magical scene then took place.

Even with this piece of black bread in hand, those bugs that bite people and eat houses completely ignored them.

The two of them leisurely walked through the streets full of festering corpses, then found a tall tower and stopped.

Here you can see what's happening at the pier.

Reni didn't know what Ji Xun's plan was, but he knew he was observing the Iris Legion at the dock.

Fierce fighting was raging all over the city.

The two people in the tower were not in any danger.

Reni's anxiety finally subsided, and he said, "Brother Jixun, what's wrong with your 'black bread'? Why don't the bugs come near us?"

Ji Xun: "A friend gave it to me."

"." Lei Ni saw that Ji Xun didn't want to say much, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Instead, he looked at the Third Legion warehouse where a fierce battle was taking place and asked, "The top masters of the Southern Continent must still be in the city. Do the people of the Orlan Royal Court really dare to rob those things?"

Ji Xun said calmly: "Bait is used to fish. Knowing that the big fish will not come, the bait is useless. For those people in the southern continent, the nine-story magic tower is much more valuable than any Titan armor. If they really want to take something away, it will definitely not be some mechanical equipment."

Now that both players have revealed their cards, it is no longer possible for him to come up with any unexpected moves in this situation.

The only uncertainty is that Ji Xun doesn't know how the Oran Royal Court will take away those things under the noses of Iris' top masters.

"That's it"

Reni didn't know much about the Southern Continent, nor did he know the cost of building a nine-story magic tower.

But after hearing what Ji Xun said, he no longer had any doubts.

He didn't know when it started, but he found that he had a sense of trust in the young man in front of him that he would not question.

It's as if whatever this person says must be the truth.

Especially after knowing that he was a friend of King Augustus, I felt that I trusted him completely.

With the answer, Rennie also thought of the follow-up and guessed: "So, do you think Orlan's people will wait until those people start to evacuate before taking action?"

"Ah."

Ji Xun nodded: "Once the evacuation begins, panic will spread quickly, and no one will care about the bait anymore. They will definitely fight for the qualification to get on the ship. There are only two Void Dragon Boats, and they can't carry many people in one trip."

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Hearing this, Rennie sighed inexplicably.

Even he could see that this was a stupid move by the Oran Royal Court.

Originally, more than half of the people in Wuzui City were natives of the Eastern Wasteland. Not to mention the indiscriminate killing of innocent people, the consequences of this incident may even affect the entire Eastern Wasteland.

But he couldn't get involved in matters of that level, so he didn't ask any more questions.

The mark on Rick's body was put by Ivan, so no matter where he went, he could be clearly located.

Ji Xun was not in a hurry.

I came out because I felt inexplicably depressed, so I came to take a look.

The fierce fighting in the city had nothing to do with them and they could not intervene.

Thinking of something, Ji Xun asked, "By the way, Rennie, how is your research on mechanical puppets going?"

Reni said without hiding anything: "Not bad. At present, I can barely reach the sixth level of combat power. But you know, the combat power of the puppeteer is greatly limited by the quality of the puppet. I am a poor old man and can't get any good materials, nor can I afford good armor. If I can get a few hunting god armors, my strength will be able to surpass most of the seventh level in a short time. I even estimate that with about thirty hunting god armors, I can try the eighth level."

Ji Xun listened and asked curiously: "Oh. Can you accurately control so many high-precision mechanical puppets?"

As expected of a descendant of the God of Play family, Reni has very high attainments in the fields of puppets and machinery.

But last time I heard him say that he could only rely on puppetry to control a few armors, but now the number has skyrocketed tenfold?
With this strength, if the puppet is good enough, it can be higher than the orthodox Four Knights of the King.

"Well, during this period of time, there is a little opportunity."

Reni said modestly, "I thought I didn't have much time to live, so I ventured into some other-dimensional spaces that I hadn't dared to go to before. Luckily, I came out alive and got some things that are highly compatible with puppeteers. Of course, the most important thing is that I got some fragments of the consciousness of my ancestors in the [Gray Mist Relics]. Not only did it help me to achieve great success in the secret method of the "Thousand Puppet God Sect", but it also gave me a lot of inspiration."

When Ji Xun heard that it was related to the relic, he also became interested: "Oh?"

Since there was nothing to do, the two of them started chatting.

Rennie said, "It can be said that almost all the fantastic ideas we think of have actually been studied by some talented ancestors. This includes mechanical prostheses. I am just following in the footsteps of my ancestors. For example, the [Block 10-Mechanical] path is actually a method of studying mechanical deification. It is a forbidden technique that combines consciousness and machinery. Of course, that path is very dangerous. The ancestor went crazy, so he stripped away that part of his cognition."

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Ji Xun listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more expectant he looked.

You should know that the God of Plays clan has always been one of the four knights families under the king, not only because of the inheritance of the title, but more importantly, these four families are inherently very powerful!
The descendants of the strong will inherit some of their ancestors' talents in their blood.

Coupled with the resources of the palace, the knight families under the four kings have produced countless geniuses.

The information and insights left behind by countless geniuses are the family heritage.

Rennie shared the opportunities he had obtained and his experiences.

Ji Xun also listened with great interest.

He then realized that the mechanical technology tree of this extraordinary world had gone astray, and had really gone astray in the direction of turning machines into gods.

It is said that in ancient mythology, there is also a purely mechanical plane.

Like the dragon Titan, there are countless legends about mechanical gods.
Ji Xun had never underestimated machinery, but he had never imagined that the upper limit would be so high.

Finally, Reni also said modestly: "Of course, machinery is not the mainstream of Kashi civilization. The knowledge and level I have now are far from being as powerful as the legend. It would be great if there were better research conditions."

As he said this, he muttered to himself: "That's wishful thinking. My old bones won't live much longer."

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Ji Xun listened to this with no change in expression, but a lot of thoughts were running through his mind.

As for research equipment and materials, New World Machinery City has the best in the world.

With Rainey's understanding of mechanical technology and the information he has, he is fully qualified to be a mentor there.

As for survival
Most of the loss of Rainey's life was due to poisoning.

This kind of acquired loss of lifespan can be cured by the [Sismak Holy Grail] in Chujiu's hand.

But Ji Xun didn't intend to be a pushover.

In his eyes now, equal exchange is the law of the universe and the most reasonable relationship between people.

Even friends.

A line of thought instantly ran through Ji Xun's mind.

This guy is not alone, he has the God of Drama family behind him.

Before he could think of how to start, Reni took the initiative to change the subject, "By the way, Brother Ji Xun, I have a question, but I don't know whether I should ask it or not."

Ji Xun looked at his expression and actually guessed it, so he said, "Just tell me."

Rennie had obviously been thinking about this question all the way. He finally put down his old face and said, "Well, I want to ask, Your Majesty, are you familiar with Your Majesty?"

Ji Xun knew what he wanted to say and smiled, "Yeah, it's quite familiar."

He knew that it was not a good topic for a minister to ask, so he said directly: "You want to ask what is going on with the kingship of Oran, right?"

Not many people know the truth about the civil strife and usurpation of power in the Oran royal court.

But Ji Xun is one of the very few people who knows the whole story.

Rennie looked a little embarrassed, but nodded and said, "Yeah."

Ji Xun didn't say anything more and said directly: "This is a long story. It has to start with the illegitimate daughter of the previous King of Orlandi."

Since Chujiu has chosen the path of royal power, her experience naturally cannot be hidden.

Even the tortuous experience of growing up as an illegitimate daughter was not a stain, but a plus for a great king.

Ji Xun fused Chujiu with the White Queen source card. Later, Arthur's lineage usurped power and silenced people. Later, the high priest Nan Sushang entrusted his son to the care of others. All the things related to the Oran kingship were told.

After hearing this, Reni's expression became more and more complicated. He then realized that such a coup had actually taken place in the Oran Royal Court.

After hearing Chujiu's experience again, he became more and more angry towards the "fake king" of the current Oran Royal Court.

Originally, he thought that King Arthur might have been eager to restore the glory of his ancestors, so he was eager for quick success and made some unwise choices.

Now, after listening to it, it turns out that from the beginning to the end, the throne has only been occupied by a usurper who was greedy for royal power!
At the same time, doesn’t it mean that their Xishen clan is an accomplice of the rebellion?

In an instant, Rennie immediately felt that the family honor was covered with a layer of dust.

He was expelled and blamed himself for not being as skilled as others. He never complained about his family and was always proud of his family.

but now.
The four glorious knights of the king turned out to be accomplices of the usurper?

The opportunity is here.

It just so happens that the exiled Emperor Chujiu is a friend of a friend.

The old puppeteer at the end of his life felt an inexplicable surge of emotion in his heart, and an idea came to his mind: he wanted to restore the glory of the God of Drama clan!

Lei Ni believed Ji Xun's words without a doubt!
This is more than just trust between friends.

It was also because he grew up in the royal court.

Although Chujiu was not born when he was expelled, those words could not possibly deceive him.

He was very clear about the royal inheritance rules. Anyone who could combine one of the two demon marks, [White Queen] and [Tyrant], would be the heir to the throne!

This is the rule that the four knights must uphold!
Furthermore, only the heir to the throne recognized by the high priest can inherit the royal power!

Regardless of which condition it is, it shows that His Majesty Chujiu is the only legitimate heir to the throne of the Augustan royal family.

After listening to Ji Xun's account of the facts, Reni's heart was filled with emotions.

Although Reni was the loser in the family infighting, as a person who had been praised as a puppet genius since childhood, he was also proud and resentful.

What's the point of supporting a fake king?
It would have been fine if I was alone before, but now that I know I have a grandson, the thought of continuing the family line has suddenly arisen in my mind.

After all, they are from the God of Drama family, a family of the King's Four Knights with high honors. How could they be willing to bring shame to the family and let their descendants be kept in the dark and loyal to the false king?
Thinking of this, Lei Ni's old face turned grim, and he looked at Ji Xun and said, "Um, brother Ji Xun, I want to ask you for a favor."

When he met Chujiu before, he was actually conquered by the kingly aura.

But because of the arrangement, many things were left unsaid, and now, he has no worries at all.

Ji Xun knew what he was going to say and asked, "Do you want me to introduce you?"

"Ok!"

Rennie nodded solemnly, protecting his chest and performing the knight's loyalty salute, "If Your Majesty does not despise me, I beg Your Majesty to allow me to be loyal to Your Majesty. Even if I have to sacrifice my old bones, I will restore the glory of the God of Drama family!"

Ji Xun said calmly: "Okay. I will help you convey it."

Chujiu is no longer alone. Her strength and influence are not much different from that of the Oran Royal Court.

But to truly be considered a king, one still lacks the foundation.

And Rennie's strength and character are fully worthy of the title of His Majesty's Knight.

But Ji Xun had further plans in his eyes. There were four families of the King's Four Knights, and he was also very curious about who this old lover of Reni was.

Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly saw countless soldiers boarding the ship at the dock.

Seeing this, Ji Xun raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Have you finally started to evacuate?"

Once the evacuation begins, it means the decision to abandon the City of Innocence.

In this game, both the Iris Legion and the Oran Royal Court suffered losses.

Reni saw Ji Xun's thoughts, but he was a little uncertain and said, "Brother Ji Xun, are we going alone? I mean, there might be top experts coming from Orlan."

He did not underestimate Ji Xun. After all, the last time they met, he had just entered the sixth level and already had legendary combat power.

Now I think it’s stronger.

However, he knew better the background of the King's Four Knights' families.

Since we are well prepared, the problem cannot be solved by the seventh level alone.

However, before he could say more, Ji Xun's eyes were slightly restrained, and he smiled calmly and said one word: "It's okay."

"???"

Reni was stunned by the casual "It's okay".

He vaguely realized that he seemed to have underestimated this old friend?
(End of this chapter)