Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

The four-legged machine that first broke into the Reef's cabin had broken and rusted iron pieces hanging on its body. Lin Ji almost gritted his teeth and called out its name: "Safety... Spider!"

The security robots from the Second Empire were no strangers to them as technology hunters. These things were scattered throughout the secret bases of ancient ruins. Sometimes when you excitedly opened a door and were about to loot, you would often be met with the sharp claws of the security spider.

A single Security Spider can give an ordinary, fully staffed Hunter team a headache, and the key is that they usually do not act alone.

They have therefore become one of the biggest dangers that a team of technology hunters may encounter when exploring the ruins. The only good news is that if you open a room and there is a safety spider guarding it, it at least means that no one else has ever been here before.

There is still room for treasure hunting.

It was obvious that the Reef was not some ancient relic, nor was there any treasure hidden in its cabin - these machines themselves were the cargo that this ironclad warship was supposed to transport.

Lin Ji immediately understood: once they were separated from the technology hunters, there might not be enough people directly loyal to Qin. However, this watcher had somehow obtained so many "living" and functioning security spiders, and was even able to control them.

They don't need food or clothes, they are cold and ruthless but they will never betray you.

This would be enough to support this group to establish a foothold in the wild Stober and build new production and even military bases.

But look at it now.

Qin died, and instead of standing by and shutting down, his loyal pets went berserk.

"Everyone, quickly find a platform to land!" Chad looked back when he heard the call, and his face suddenly changed. As a practical man in dungeons, he had seen many more safety spiders than forest thorns, but he also knew how powerful they were.

The Second Empire inherited the ancient civilization, and many key technologies had been lost. The rulers were skeletons, and sometimes they did not pay attention to the beauty of the appearance of creations, nor did they understand it. As a result, after thousands of years of wind and frost, these security machines looked like they were pieced together from scraps, with exposed limbs and crumbling steel frames and iron sheets.

But by abandoning unnecessary designs, their creations can, to a certain extent, specialize in their respective areas and become more brutal and violent.

Look at the first spider that came out. In addition to its four legs for walking, it also has a pair of grasping mechanical arms with sparks flashing on them.

The security spider actually tore open the cabin deck of the ironclad ship.

The Reef was like a mother giving birth, and now all that came out were its offspring... Chad had heard that in nature some spiders would eat their mothers first after they were born, and the notorious blood spiders would only decide the survivors and new colonies through fighting. The warships and machines in front of him were clearly made of metal, but this scene reminded him of the cruelty of nature.

same.

Only a few have emerged, and now that the entire Reef is close to sinking to the bottom of the lake, there will be even more swarms of spider irons breaking out from beneath the water.

Like all mechanical life forms, the safety spiders were unable to swim or float. They fell underwater almost as soon as they broke through the reef, like dumplings being thrown into the water. However, their movements underwater were not hindered at all and they moved swiftly.

Most of the drifters who jumped off the boat had prepared well in advance and wasted no time, having already climbed up the drilling rock wall, which had grooves embedded in the rock, like a staircase.

It does not lead to any downtown community, but is only used by old workers from Lake Town who come here to rest.

There is only a simple platform on top, which is sometimes even submerged by the rising tide of the lagoon. The wooden planks have been severely fibrotic and have almost rotted away, and now only a frame is left.

Before the drifters could breathe a sigh of relief, they felt a vibration beneath them. Looking down, they saw a steel spider emerging from the water.

Climbing up from the bottom of the water.

The heavy mechanical foot drilled directly into the solid rock wall. The stones turned into gravel and fell down. Vertical drilling was as easy for it as drilling on flat ground.

The Security Spider is heavy and not very fast, but it is unstoppable step by step.

"Sizzle—" A spark suddenly burst out from its back. A man stepped on it, jumped up, and climbed onto the platform above.

The entire spider suddenly lost balance, and having just been turned on, it had no time to adjust. It slipped and rolled down with a large piece of rock, falling back into the water with its back facing up. The splashing water almost hit the feet of the castaways.

"Hurry, hurry up and lend a hand..." The person climbing on the platform was Huang Xiang. He took a deep breath of the long-lost air, feeling a little exhausted. "You conscienceless people, why don't you remember to lend me a hand!"

His lower body was wet, and the lake water was dripping down his mechanical legs.

He sank in the water for a while, but the promised pick-up did not come. He had no choice but to take the risk and step on the rocks at the bottom of the lake to jump out of the water.

At that moment, Huang Xiang had just come out of the water and couldn't see clearly. He just felt that he stepped on something protruding on the rock wall and used the force to climb directly onto the platform.

Even so, he was exhausted.

The drifters hurriedly pulled their companions up, their expressions complicated and filled with surprise: in terms of strength alone, this group of people who boarded the ship and then cut off the rear to cover the rear were already the best selected from the entire Lower City area, and were on par with Huang Xiang.

But the opponent's jumping ability just now was not only enough to jump out of the water, but he was even able to climb onto the platform that they had to climb to reach in two steps, and "kicked" over the safety spider... This was completely beyond the performance that his original strength should have been able to achieve.

The castaways looked at the pair of legs transformed into mechanical prostheses, not knowing whether to sigh or envy: Is this a blessing in disguise?

However, Huang Xiang had already let it go. He was still complaining, but his face was full of excitement.

“Wait a minute…” At this moment, a drifter poked him.

Signal the other person to turn around.

Huang Xiang was a little unhappy about being interrupted. You know, based on his past personality, he would not brag to others casually, which was enough to show his interest.

"What..." He turned his head slowly.

The battle is settled.

No one is allowed to relax?
Then he was stunned.

Except for the platform they were on, the entire edge of the drilling rig was covered with mechanical spiders with steel bodies, which chiseled their way up step by step after emerging from the water, like another kind of hell. Among the drifters, there were also people who had listened to Oakland's teachings. The curse of Narko mentioned by the missionaries was probably just that.

“I just stepped on…”

Including the "rocks" under the water...

The companion nodded.

Huang Xiang's face turned pale.

Lin Ji retreated violently and took advantage of the situation to draw out his long sword.

The safety spider in front of him leaked black "blood" like bubbles, floating on the water surface to form a circle of colorful oil stains.

It lost its balance and fell sideways into the water, but the next moment, a new safety spider crawled out of the water.

It is not difficult to imagine that they have been stacked up under the water like a mechanical pillar.

It was already difficult for Lin Ji to exert force in the water. He only retreated two or three meters before sinking again.

"Why are you just watching!" When she surfaced again, she angrily asked the people around her, "Why don't you lend a hand?"

"Are you kidding me? I use my fists!" Chad was not afraid at all and responded with the same voice: "You want me to hit them?"

It would be fine if it was just a punch to the flesh.

He hasn't yet trained to the point where he can break gold and iron with his bare fists.

Sometimes Chad would think, instead of obsessing over training his fists and feet to be able to compete with metal weapons, why not just replace this thing with iron?

In the past, when facing mechanical life forms, he mainly ran away, and his abilities were useless.

At this moment, Chad thought about it and it made more and more sense.

Could it be...

Is this the true meaning of their martial arts?

"Damn it!" Lin Ji cursed, but was unable to refute.

She knew that a hunting team often had different divisions of labor, from think tank decryption to long-range shooters and melee attackers. Only with proper coordination could they successfully complete the task and achieve a combined effect.

When it comes to experience in dealing with mechanical life, apart from the Holy Empire's Crusades that specialize in fighting "Narko", the rest are probably the Tech Hunters, not to mention the elite teams among them.

But Chad was obviously positioned as a roaming support, and Lin Ji and the other two could not form a full-strength combat team.

What's more, even a small team cannot stop such a large number of security spiders.

They appear to be out of control and have not yet shown any specific killing intent, but are simply attacking any unauthorized creatures within range - which, in the eyes of the Security Spiders, is legitimate defense.

But if we let them "escape" into the downtown area...

In those dark and deep pipes that extend in all directions, once the security spiders are scattered and difficult to search, once they settle down, they will regard this place as a nest that must be protected. Not only will they slaughter the drifters, but the entire city area under the depression lagoon will become a secret place that must be cleared.
"Are you the only hunter among you?" At Chad's reminder, Lin Ji dodged a sneak attack in an instant and shouted at the same time.

"It would be nice to have one."

Chad swam backwards, and the safety spider in front of him caught up with him.

From this perspective, they are not stacked up like a pyramid, but are directly built into a defense tower.

"Hu Town..." Lin Ji just opened his mouth and then stopped talking consciously.

Not to mention whether the technology hunters in the Lagoon Town knew what happened deep in the drilling rig, Qin obviously intentionally separated his own business from the public affairs of the relay station. Through the community managers, this lower city area has been managed as his back garden as a watcher, and no one is allowed to interfere.

What's more, Lin Ji is now unable to determine how many of them are members like Hanli who have already defected to Qin, and the silent majority will not have any objections even if they know the truth due to the tyranny... People like Chad are indeed a minority.

These are things that should have been investigated by her, the prosecutor.

Although Lin Ji herself knew that she was only responsible for sitting in command and fighting, the real specific operations were still left to the professional assistant.

But they were stopped by the storm.

It's too late to say anything.

The Inquisitor's brain was thinking, and his hands were not stopping. The long sword cut through the top cover of the head security spider again. You have to know that a soldier on the battlefield who is fully armed with armor like the United City warriors is already extremely difficult to deal with. Beating ordinary bandits and conscripts is equivalent to being invincible, not to mention a mechanical life made entirely of metal structures.

If it weren't for the long knife in Lin Chong's hand, which was also a sharp blade of the first grade, the edge would probably have been bent after a few cuts.

Not to mention cutting it open.

But the Security Spider was huge in size, and the resistance it faced was too great for Lin Ji's sword. He had no guarantee of killing the opponent instantly, so he could only fight while retreating.

However, just as she swam a few meters backwards, a large piece of oil suddenly caught up with her in front of her, and all she could see was a colorful reflection of black. This was the "blood" of mechanical life...

From the direction of the reef!
(End of this chapter)