dark moon

Chapter 227 War Machine
The metal passage is not long, only a few meters. Opposite it is a large metal isolation door that has fallen down.There is also a small door next to the isolation door. Judging from its size, it should be used daily by the humanoid puppets and their original controllers.

"The humanoid creature is close to the height of the Parvatiga people. Its appearance is unknown, but it should not be too special." Standing in front of the small door, Shurby measured the height of the entrance. "If it's like what you said, Mia, The fortress is controlled by an automatic system, so there are only two reasons why the weapons do not attack us, or even allow us to enter such an important base."

"Trap? To lure us in?"

"It's not that exaggerated. Let's not talk about whether the automatic system has the intelligence to set traps. Even if it can really set traps, it doesn't have to be so troublesome." Shuer put his hand on the door and shook his head and said, "Whether it's the insects or the The controllers of this fortress have an understanding of our offensive and defensive capabilities based on their knowledge."

Shuer pointed at the ordinary mercenaries guarding the ordinary people.

"Are you hiding your strength on purpose?" Mia was stunned and said slightly surprised.

"It doesn't hurt to keep a trump card in your hand." Shuer smiled noncommittally, "If the fortress wants to destroy them, it can do it only with those firearms. There is no need to do anything, as long as the firing time is advanced by a few seconds. If we don't join the war, we will be attacked from both sides and no one can survive, so there is no need to waste time setting up traps and risk being destroyed from within by us."

"Well, that's right." Mia's proud eyes became a little different, but can you, the Necromancer next to you, have a more ferocious expression?Mia didn't notice that someone was gnashing her teeth, and said thoughtfully, "So the two reasons you mentioned, one is..."

"One is that the attack command of the automatic system of the fortress is only aimed at bugs." Xiuer explained, "Looking at the situation, the two sides are sworn enemies. The creep blanket that covered the ground disappeared when it was near the fortress. The fortress opened fire as soon as it saw bugs, which is enough to show that both sides Then, the fortress sets bugs as mortal enemies, and other creatures are friendly creatures, which can explain why we are not attacked."

"As for the second reason, the creatures that built this fortress and controlled the automatic system are very similar to us, so much so that the automatic system of the fortress judged us as friendly forces, and of course they will not attack us again."

"Both possibilities. Originally I had no preference. But after seeing those humanoid puppets and seeing the height and size of the inner and outer doors, I became more and more inclined to the second point. The similarity between us is enough to confuse the automatic system. judgment."

"Eh? Can creatures from other worlds look the same as us?" Moria said in surprise, "Why do I see strange creatures? Even the remains of intelligent creatures don't look like humans?"

Xiu'er didn't speak, just stared at Lin Jing with very weak eyes.

"Yeah, hahaha, I didn't say anything just now." When Xiure asked someone who had experience in chasing shadows, this guy pretended to know nothing, but accidentally let it slip, but with Lin Jing Of course, his character would be nonchalant, "You didn't hear anything, right, hahaha."

"Alas." Xiuer sighed deeply, feeling that creatures like Lin Jing were his natural enemies, but he still had to fulfill his duties as a captain, so he could only explain feebly, "There will be strange intelligent creatures. , but there must be creatures exactly like us, there is no doubt about this.”

"Eh? How do you know?" Moria said meaningfully, "You must have never entered the projection space. Why are you so sure?"

"because I……"

"Oh." Lin Jing subtly interrupted Xiu Er's already sweetheart's words, "It's so dark that I can't breathe. Get out quickly, get out quickly, I want to bask in the stars."

Where is your logic?Xiure grinded his teeth and felt a splitting headache.

The headache was a headache, but the door still had to be entered, so Xiure pushed the side door open.It was obviously dark outside, but in the eyes of everyone who had adapted to the darkness, the stars outside were dazzling.

When their vision returned, everyone felt as if they had entered a world that only existed in fantasy.

The first thing you see is a square square 50 meters long and wide. Like the walls, the ground of the square is also made of metal. The silver-gray metal shines under the starlight.In the center of the square, a large, complex-shaped support was slowly retracting underground. Judging from the position where the smoke rose just now, the powerful cannonball should have been emitted from this support.When the bracket is retracted underground, the square becomes flat and smooth, making it difficult to find the location where the bracket was raised.

On the metal square, there are six ferocious metal monsters parked. They have an all-metal appearance, a track-type base like a humanoid puppet, thick and solid front and rear armor, a flexible rotating turret, a long barrel extending out of the body, and a black hole. The barrel is thick and long, and its inner diameter is about the same as an adult's thigh. It's hard to imagine how powerful the shells fired from it would be.

The metal monster was much taller than a human being. He could only look up when he stood in front of it. Xiuer tried to shake it, but even with his magical power, it was difficult to lift it up. He could only make it undulate slightly.

"It's very heavy, at least tens of thousands of kilograms." Shuer waved his hands and pouted. If he had been replaced by Dak or Safu, he might be able to lift it up a little, use up his explosive power, and maybe drag it two steps, but he would definitely be No way.

In addition to these six metal monsters, there were two other man-made machines parked in the square. Their shapes were very strange, and they immediately attracted everyone's attention.The machine has a flat body, with the lower part almost horizontal. Several small wheels protrude from the body and stand on the ground, supporting the entire machine.Looking at the bottom of the machine from directly below, you can see that in addition to the wheels, there are several holes as thick as arms at the bottom of the machine. There are traces of high-temperature baking inside the holes, and there should be flames spraying out from inside.

The upper part of the machine is perfectly streamlined, and its surface is so smooth that it can even reflect the silhouette of a human being.

Two triangular metal parts protruded from both sides of the machine. They looked like bird wings. The surface of the parts was equally smooth. Shuer even suspected that even if water was sprinkled on it, it would slide off quickly, leaving no trace behind. trace.

At the tail of the machine, there are six nozzles similar to those at the bottom, but they are much thicker than the nozzles at the bottom. There are also traces of burning inside. When touched, it looks cold, and it seems that it has not been used recently.

"What are these?" Everyone gathered around the two machines with great interest. Even the ordinary mercenaries gathered around them out of curiosity. It was not until Shuer scolded them a few times that they returned to their posts.

It’s no wonder that everyone is curious. Although the six metal monsters look ferocious and terrifying, you can tell from the shape that they are nothing more than large war weapons. But these two are different. Logically speaking, they should also be war weapons if placed here, but no matter No matter how you look at it, you can't see how it can exert its strength.

Maybe it’s not that no one can see it. At least Yuri, who has been pretending to be ordinary, has two groups of fanatical flames in his eyes. It’s like Shuer has seen gold coins, oh, no, it’s like Shuer has been bathed in the gods. Just as enthusiastic.Unfortunately, everyone's attention was attracted by the strange machinery, and no one noticed Yuri's enthusiasm.

Eight war machines filled the square. There were many firearms facing inward around the square, ready for the enemy to invade the interior at any time. It was fully armed and worthy of being a military fortress.

But that's all?Where does the metal golem usually stay?If a humanoid creature that creates automated systems enters a fortress, where will it stay?Also, the vehicle has a cockpit, and it can certainly be driven manually. So, where do the drivers and biological warriors stay?

Inside the fortress, of course.

After walking around the fortress, in addition to a few upward stairs, you can find several double metal doors embedded in the walls, with up and down arrow signs next to them.It's just an elevator. There is also a similar tool called Parvatiga, which is mostly used in magic towers. It is said that it is also often used in Winged Sky City. The only difference is the material and driving energy. The principles are still the same.

"First up or down first?" Now is the safe time. Xiuer behaved a lot easier and talked better than he did during the war. "The top should be the combat platform, and the bottom is the main body of the fortress. Duck, you just looked at the top. Well, is there anything special?"

"It's very boring." Dak said nonsense seriously, "It's similar to the city wall over there, except that the bows and arrows are replaced by firearms. However, there is something strange about it."

"Huh? What's so strange?"

"That's it..." Just as Duck was about to say something, the fortress suddenly became brighter, with lights on the walls and on the ground. The light was soft, but enough to illuminate the entire square.

At the same time as the lights, there was a voice that resounded throughout the fortress square. The voice was the same as that of the human puppet, but it was more like a female voice.The sound was repeated several times, and as always, no one understood the meaning.

"That's what's strange." Dak raised his head, "It turns out that those interfaces and slide rails are used for this purpose."

Above the head, on the top of the fortress, several arc-shaped metal plates slowly rise from the thick metal wall. After the metal plates rise to the highest point, they begin to close inward, and finally are spliced ​​together to form a hemispherical shape. The zenith closed the top of the fortress and turned the open-air square into an indoor square.

"Well, I still wonder why the war equipment is placed in the open air, so it can still be like this." Withdrawing his attention from the closed roof, Xiuer pressed the down arrow, "Since the top is boring, let's go down and have a look , I really want to see the automatic system that can control the entire fortress."

The lift is smooth, fast, and silent. It is much easier to use than the crystal energy lift in Parvatiga. However, there is not much space inside, and it can only carry more than 20 people at most.There was no choice but to divide them into two groups. Shuer led one group to go first. Within a few seconds after entering the elevator, they dropped dozens of meters and entered the interior of the fortress.

As soon as the elevator door opened, several dangerous firearms were seen protruding from the roof, aiming at the elevator exit from all angles.

　When I reached the end of this chapter, I suddenly had some ideas about rhythm, readability, anticipation, and coolness. Please give me some time and let me use the next few pictures to reflect on it. Maybe I can make the book better. . . . . .Well, it might be worse. . . .Who knows what the future holds. . . .

　　
　
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