Chapter 156 The Mechanical Prince Kross

The spear struck like a dragon, but missed its mark just an inch from Huangfu Desen's brow.

Ning Shuyin had clearly not been able to sense his life force just now, but it suddenly surged at this moment.

Having miraculously returned to life, Huangfu Desen slid backward like a ghost, evading Situ Linchen's pursuit.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Maniacal laughter echoed through the space.

Countless figures identical to Huangfu Desen emerged from the shadows of the wall.

Each one exuded a chilling murderous aura, yet was also incredibly alluring, as they attacked Situ Linchen with cold smiles.

Illusions continued to emerge from the cracks in the wall, like water seeping into a broken box that had sunk to the bottom of the sea.

The illusion not only replicated Huangfu Desen's figure, but also included imitations of Ning Shuyin and Luo Lan.

Situ Linchen's eyes were extremely cold, and with a flick of his spear, he easily shattered several of Huangfu Desen's approaching figures.

But when a particle blade pierced through Ning Shuyin's illusion, Situ Linchen's grip on the gun noticeably faltered.

In that instant, the real Huangfu Desen was almost within reach, his slender fingers aimed straight for his throat.

"marshal!"

The real Ning Shuyin blocked the attack with her particle blade in time.

She had realized that this trap was designed from beginning to end to shake Situ Linchen's heart.

She pulled a fabric handkerchief from her combat supply bag and blindfolded Situ Linchen.

"Don't look, listen to my instructions!"

Situ Linchen's eyelids tightened, and he immediately understood her intention. He abandoned his sight and entrusted all his judgment to her.

Ning Shuyin accurately reported the location and reality of each illusion.

Situ Linchen's attacks were no longer hesitant. The two coordinated perfectly.

Loran stood on the edge of the battlefield, observing coldly.

His fingertips gleamed with silver light. But he neither buffed Situ Linchen nor Ning Shuyin.

He stared intently at the battlefield, not as if he were watching a battle, but as if he were waiting for an opportunity.

The illusion was ignored, and Huangfu Desen's true form was forced to retreat until his breathing became unstable.

Ning Shuyin captured the moment when Huangfu Desen's life force was at its weakest.

The silver bracelet on her wrist flashed.

She used the power amplifier that Loran gave her, which temporarily boosted her perception to S-level.

"He is directly in front of you, with an energy convergence point at his waist."

Upon receiving the order, Situ Linchen transformed his golden spear into a streak of light, thrusting it straight forward.

However, a silver figure, even faster than him, suddenly appeared from the other side of the battlefield at the same moment.

It's Loran.

He had just quietly circled around to the flank of the battlefield, thrusting out his lightsaber.

The target is the true form of Huangfu Desen, who was forced back a step by the golden spear.

Loran's lightsaber did not pierce Huangfu Desen's heart, neck, or other vital organs.

Instead, he flicked it towards Huangfu Desen's waist.

A tiny gray-black metal box flew out from Huangfu Desen's waist.

Loran caught the box, didn't even look at it, and threw it directly into his combat supply bag.

He had been waiting for this moment from the very beginning.

He came to the K100 ruins in search of a crucial item. During his previous explorations, he couldn't detect any energy reaction using his instruments.

Now that Ning Shuyin has exposed his intentions, he has no reason not to take it.

Huangfu Desen was enraged when his belongings were taken from him. However, after losing the small gray-black box, his attacks and dodges noticeably slowed down.

A few breaths later, his true form lost all its strength and collapsed to the ground like a tattered rag. The remaining illusions around him exploded all at once the moment he fell.

boom!

Annihilation energy swept across the entire space.

Ning Shuyin saw that Huangfu Desen became weak after Luo Lan took the box, and assumed that he was helping to defend against the enemy.

Unexpectedly, Loran gave her a mocking smile as he passed by, and his lightsaber slid across her wrist.

A crisp clang rang out.

The power-amplifying bracelet that Loran gave her broke instantly.

Situ Linchen had just removed the blindfold and did not see this scene.

But as soon as the aftershocks subsided, Ning Shuyin looked at Luo Lan with wary eyes when a cold, metallic aura suddenly filled the space.

The few rays of light from the roof disappeared, plunging the space into darkness.

From where the light disappeared, a figure so perfect it seemed inhuman slowly descended.

For every minute it drops, the indoor temperature drops by one degree.

Ning Shuyin felt the chill as soon as she entered the ruins, and the further she went in, the colder it became.

It seems that this person is the source of the icy chill.

The person descending from above was not wearing a mecha, but only a black bodysuit, with long, pure white hair tied up in a bun on top of their head.

His face was breathtakingly handsome. He stopped a few meters in the air and slowly opened his eyes. A pair of golden eyes looked down at the three of them, filled with indifference.

“Situ Linchen,” his voice was as cold and ruthless as the temperature around him, “we meet again.”

Situ Linchen pulled Ning Shuyin closer, his eyes like iron: "Kross, how dare you step into the Alliance's territory?"

The young man called Kross looked at Situ Linchen and said in a mocking tone, "What's there to be afraid of? Entering and leaving the Alliance is like walking on flat ground for me."

"Huangfu Desen, and those prisoners who escaped from the Alliance prison, were they all your doing and the Speaker's doing?" Situ Linchen questioned.

Kross's voice rang out, condescending: "Situ Linchen, do you think I'll answer you?"

“Kross? Kross, the prince of the Machine Race?” Loran whispered to Situ Linchen for confirmation.

There are no two people in the alliance who could elicit such a stern expression from Situ Linchen.

Situ Linchen nodded.

"The mechanical race actually has a physical body?" Ning Shuyin asked in surprise.

Situ Linchen replied, "Yes, his existence is the Alliance's top military secret."

Klose had clearly heard their conversation.

He laughed mockingly: "Surprised? The Alliance claims that the Machine Race is just a bunch of robots, but that's just to create the image of an easy enemy to deal with, in order to maintain internal unity and consolidate its power."

"Those so-called Queen Mother and legions are just bees I raise, yet you treat them like a great enemy?"

This analogy startled Ning Shuyin.

The original novel doesn't mention the machine race much.

After all, it's the original novel. The good guys are Gu Lei and Su Qianqian, and the bad guys are those four bad men. The mechanical race is only mentioned occasionally when they cause trouble.

Only today did she truly realize that the top echelons of this mechanical race actually possessed physical bodies and intelligence, just like them.

As for the endless mechanical legions, including the so-called supreme queen, they are nothing more than a swarm of bees in the hands of a beekeeper.

“Since you’re here today,” Situ Linchen’s energy surged, “perfect, let me have a go at you.”

Klose's smile vanished. "What makes you think that the three of you can take me on?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a violent mental shock accompanied by a large number of blue electric arcs suddenly struck.

The War God Armament that Situ Linchen had just condensed experienced a momentary delay.

“It’s plague energy.” Loran’s expression changed.

He had treated Situ Linchen's damage to his sea of ​​consciousness and immediately recognized this power.

The silver glow from his fingertips immediately enveloped Situ Linchen.

Situ Linchen summoned the Sighing Wall energy shield to block the attack.

Ning Shuyin's perception, Luo Lan's buffs, and Situ Linchen's combat power—the three pairs gradually gained the upper hand at the beginning.

But the prince remained completely unfazed. He snapped his fingers: "Come out!"

Suddenly, the sound of numerous mechanical joints operating came from the roof. One by one, slender mechanical warriors descended from the sky.

Ten apostles of plague.

The disparity in combat strength was about to become apparent. Suddenly, Loran reached into his supply bag. He pulled out the small box he had just snatched from Huangfu Desen's waist.

With a click, the box lid opened.

With a soft whistling sound, a barrier with a radius of about five meters was formed centered on the box.

"Come in!" Loran called out.