Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland.

Lu Meng stood at the stern of the ship which was gradually being submerged by the reef. There seemed to be an isolated island under his feet. Most of the safety spiders that had just broken into the cabin were attracted to him.

From the perspective of program settings, he was the first person to invade the security field.

In the water.

They stepped on each other's bodies and scrambled to climb up to the people above.

Dutifully.

However, although the safety spider is slow, the disturbance it causes in the water cannot be concealed or avoided.

Lu Meng's legs were already submerged in the water, but feeling the waves of the lake, he was like a spider at the center of the silk thread, taking in all the movements around him.

[Basic attribute: Strength 99]

[Speed ​​92, Toughness 96]

[Constitution 90, Perception 95]

With the help of long-range crossbow training, Lu Meng's perception ability has not fallen behind, and now he is only halfway to reaching the limit of [Strength].

On the contrary, there is not much quick way to improve his [physique]. Now it is more about slowly developing his body functions and potential as his actual combat level progresses, which is a bit behind.

But they all broke through the 90 mark.

Qin, who has already died, also misjudged this point. You have to know that if the general war level is measured by numbers, it is extremely difficult to have a basic attribute above 90.

Many can only rely on innate racial endowments.

Not to mention that some of them have reduction attributes.

Who would have thought that a newcomer could achieve this level and even overcome the weakness of the Son of the Scorched Earth in the strength coefficient - after all, that slight reduction, compared with the basic experience bonus, has a negligible impact.

If the experience represented by the actual combat level is the system and software, then the basic attribute quantified by physical fitness is the hardware equipment required for operation and performance. No matter how strong the combat consciousness is, if the body is weak, no matter how strong the strength is, it will not be able to be exerted!

The safe spiders that had escaped from their cages and were surrounding him, Lu Meng, who was aware of his situation, held the heavy and slender sword in one hand and a cross-shaped heavy sword with a broad back and thick blade in the other hand.

Paladin Cross.

Water splashed, and a huge safety spider jumped out. Standing upright, it was as tall as an adult. If its metal body was included, it would be even heavier.

However, even with its bulky body, the Security Spider was able to perform such a movement, which was enough to show the violent power behind it, not to mention breaking through the mere obstacle of the lake water.

Every knife and sword has a smooth blade.

The four-legged machine that pounced on it was reflected.

Lu Meng waved his hands and spun them like wheels.

Needless to say, the Blade Walker-grade long cleaver. No matter how strong the body of the Safety Spider is, it is just a mass-produced product of the Skeleton Factory.

He chopped the safety spider's back with his knife, and the heavy force knocked the manic machine directly down and fell into the water.

The next moment, the metal broke.

It was crushed alive.

If it wasn't submerged in water, you would definitely be able to see sparks flying like burning.

Following the action of the first security spider, these semi-intelligent creatures that followed the program seemed to realize the futility of their hiding and rushed forward one after another.

Just like what Lin Jichad and the others faced, their heavy bodies could not float on the water, but they could be put together to capture enemies above.

In fact, because of the existence of the Reef and the sunken Raven, the Security Spiders can even crawl on the abandoned shipwrecks as steps to climb from the bottom to the top.

Lu Meng was already surrounded.

Behind him, he pounced on his food on all fours.

But as the long cleaver chopped down, the heavy blade of the Paladin's cross was also swung out.

The quality of this heavy sword is only MK level. It should be able to barely compete with ancient machines like the safety spider. If it is chopped for a long time, it may even have a chip and curled blade.

However, when the light of the heavy sword touched the safety spider, the opponent's steel shell was cut directly in the middle, like a sharp blade cutting through tofu, without even a spark.

[Damage to mechanical life: bonus 35%]

The paladins of the Oakland Church love this kind of cross heavy sword not only because of their faith, but also because the real paladin's cross, no matter its shape design or material forging, is aimed at Narko's demons and dark mechanical life.

It is said that all the Paladin Crosses were originally replicas of that inscribed blade. It was with his inscribed blade that the founder of the Holy Empire, the first Holy Lord, the Phoenix King, led the voters of Oakland to overthrow the empire ruled by the Skeleton Men.

Its damage bonus to mechanical life is as much as 50%.

When it comes to fighting against ancient machines, no other weapon can compare to this canonized cross sword, even if they are both inscribed blades.

Of course, the standard cross swords issued to ordinary sentinels are mostly not made by famous artists, but are just copied from others after being deliberately consecrated.

If you really encounter a dangerous ancient machine, the only thing it can provide is probably psychological comfort.

However, Lu Meng, whose [Weapon Forging] skill has reached the master level, knows the principles involved and has been personally taught by the Bone Man Craftsman, his works are obviously not second to others.

Although the damage bonus of the cross heavy sword in his hand is not as good as that of the authentic inscribed blade, but with the melee skills and war-level strength, killing the security spider is like chopping melons and vegetables.

Even smoother than a long cleaver.

The latter is designed to have more advantages against fully armed armored warriors.

Lu Meng rotated his body, and the two giant blades, which were so heavy that they originally required strong men to move, became as light as one-handed swords under his maximum strength. But once they were smashed out, their power was not reduced at all.

All the machines that rushed towards it were shattered in mid-air, the ancient designs turned into parts, and the engine oil of the safety spider was spilled like blood.

Spread on the water.

Resembles a black sticky carpet.

The reef continued to sink, and Lu Meng should have been submerged halfway up the mountain. However, when he chopped it, the strong wind created a whirlpool, which seemed to have cleared out the overflowing lake water around him.

Lin Ji was stunned by what he saw.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have thought that this was something a human being could do.

Only at this moment did Lin Ji dare to confirm Lu Meng's identity.

The new war-class.

With Lin Ji's status and knowledge, she had seen strong people of this level before, and Alke, the best among them, was even her mentor.

When facing a war-level person, it is impossible to ignore the slander, but it is also impossible to lick the myth.

——Let alone anything else, the example of Watcher Qin was just before. When Lin Ji faced him, he naturally felt physical fear in his heart, but he never kneeled down for a moment from beginning to end.

However, this is Qin.

But died in his hands.

Xiaolu, the one who followed her, was alert, calm, had many hidden advantages waiting to be discovered, but still needed to be taken care of... Lin Ji didn't know when she had formed such an image of him in her mind. She was still thinking that if possible, she could really give him some advice and let him abandon the dark and follow the light and walk on the right path. Unfortunately, this trip was already dangerous...

result……

"Damn it!" The examiner couldn't help but curse out loud.

Are you kidding me?
Chad, who was swimming backwards by grabbing her collar, was startled.

After realizing what was happening, he said nothing.

Just get used to it.

Although you may be "plotted" no matter which side you stand on, it's a life-and-death situation afterwards, and whether you can survive... this is the biggest difference.

Lin Ji was not really angry. After saying this, he felt extremely relaxed and relieved. His worries had dissipated. Although the number of safety spiders carried by the Reef was not small, it was not exaggerated, at least not as much as those ancient relics.

Mechanical life is fearless and even the security robots have no concept of fear and death. If such a force is placed outside, it may be able to defeat a bandit or a temporary army such as the Drifters... but it will definitely not threaten the nameless Lu Beiyou.

The so-called war level means that one person can destroy an army. If there are no other variables, these security spiders can only serve as a distraction and deterrent, but they are unable to injure or even kill him.

But it is difficult to do independently.

It can be used as a bargaining chip, but it cannot determine victory.

Lin Ji also realized that Lu Beiyou stayed in the center of the shipwreck to help others restrain the safety spiders. He used the fearless characteristics of these machines to attract all the opponents to himself.

Security Spider has no intention of retreating temporarily when knowing that it is defeated.

In their programs, they are still waiting for the owner of the controller to come out and take control of the situation, and they only need to fulfill their duty of delaying.

But their owner has now been buried in the water along with the Reef.

Controller... Lu Meng looked at the surrounding environment and frowned.

The Drifters occupied a temporary platform. It was impossible for them to resist the attack of all the security spiders, but they were still able to prevent one or two machines from boarding the platform.

In addition to the ones besieging Lu Meng, there were also safety spiders climbing on the surrounding drilling rock walls.

They seemed to have no interest in the battlefield at all.

dereliction of duty?

Or flee.

The key is the key cube that controls the security spider, but Lu Meng did not find it in the room where Qin died.

Are they out of control?

Although I don't know where Qin collected these security robots from, after thousands of years of changes, it is normal for their program chips to have some malfunctions and damage...

In this way, even if there are intact security spiders preserved or repaired, there is no way to use them.

It's just a pity...

Lu Meng was still swinging the sword, but suddenly stopped.

The 'hole' he had forcibly opened was instantly filled up by the surging water from the dark river and lake, forming a small whirlpool. The waves were so turbulent that even the heavy body of the Safety Spider was stirred up, and the stacked 'spider towers' were like water plants, and most of them were shaken down.

Looking at them struggling to sink to the bottom with their four limbs up in the air, even though we know that each one is actually a dangerous killing machine, one can't help but see a hint of stupidity in them.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Meng jumped directly out of the water. The water surface had already submerged his chest, and the only foothold left was the last bit of the ship's side railing of the Reef. However, this time his figure still seemed to fly into the air, and the splashes of water he caused were several meters high.

He slashed it with his sword.

The waves created by the heavy sword shook the safety spiders that were chasing Lin Ji and Chad to the bottom of the water, and Lu Meng himself fell next to them.

Seeing the appearance of the white-haired young man, Lin Ji became nervous for a moment, not knowing what to say or how to respond - but before she could open her mouth, Lu Meng jumped again, and with the help of the recoil of the water waves, she jumped directly onto the rock wall.

He embedded his sword into it, leaving behind the long cleaver with the second blade he had just obtained, dragged the Paladin's Cross on the back of the sword and leaped upward.

As if walking on flat ground, he climbed onto the platform of Community No. 2 and disappeared into the distance.

Lin Ji: “…”

The water splashed up from before was overwhelming and hit her right in the face.

Disheveled and wet.

You just said that you were helping to attract fire and delay everyone, why did you suddenly leave?
Without saying a word.

Are we really unfamiliar with each other?

"He's in such a hurry, he must have discovered something." Chad skillfully built a canopy with his hands to cover his eyes.

Didn't get wet at all.

He pointed to the long cleaver stuck into the rock wall and said, "Go that way."

The safety spider in the center of the lake behind them sank temporarily and could not be pursued, while the cleaver left by Lu Meng was pointing downwards, with the back and handle of the knife just enough to serve as a foothold for the two to continue climbing upwards.

"Tsk..."

Lin Ji looked at the distance between the long knife and them. It was just the right distance that the two of them could reach with one leap without being restrained by the safety spider.

Lin Ji suddenly remembered the scene when they were walking on the Central Community and the Drilling Plank Road. She was worried that the safety rope hanging point would fall into disrepair, so she took it off in advance and tied it to her hand to lead the other party over... It turned out that he noticed it all.

"Let's go." The Inquisitor sighed.

But at this moment, the distant sound reached the bottom of the well.

"Ouch——"

Why are there wolves?

Lin Ji was stunned.

Almost at the same time, a searchlight shone on them, so bright that people could not open their eyes for a moment.

It was a deep tunnel, which happened to be the direction where the lake water from the drill hole was released into the underground river. The watchers in the lower city originally wanted to let the four ships leave the depression lagoon from here.

After the reef fell, many wooden boards floated out from the tunnel cave, like the wreckage of a ship damaged by waves and collisions, but no one was seen.

But this time, as the searchlights came on, everyone saw an intact cargo ship sailing out of the underground river.

Look at the flag above...

"It's the Tortoise." Chad's heart tightened. As a technology hunter based in Lake Town, he naturally remembered one of the three cargo ships: the Raven, the Viper, and the Tortoise.

According to information obtained from the community manager, the Turtle has already sailed out of the lower city area and may even have left the scope of the depression lagoon platform town itself and entered the Thousand Ponds Lake.

Carrying on it were also the equipment and raw materials that Qin used to make drugs.

Now that the Raven had crashed and the reef was half destroyed, there was no means of pursuit in the entire Lowland Lagoon Town.

Only the Red King suggested that they go to Stober to intercept Qin afterwards. Although they didn't know how to find out where Qin was going, this was the only way.

But Chad didn't expect that at this critical juncture, the Tortoise would return along the same route.

What do you want to do?

Plus the Security Spider…

He was about to give orders, instructing the drifters to prepare for battle, but was stopped by Lin Ji.

She stared blankly at the bow of the ship.

I saw a few people looking around from above and soon discovered this place.

Waved his hand.

"Hey, Mr. Inquisitor, you are in such a hurry and don't even wait for us--" one of the team leaders shouted jokingly.

Next to him, a man with a bruised face and nose was tied up and kneeling on the ground.

Everyone on the boat wore black uniforms.

On their chests was painted a huge furnace, towering into the clouds, with blazing flames burning inside. It was painted so lifelike that it seemed to be roaring and running.

On the furnace,
The first one was a black scratch.

(End of this chapter)