Mechanic

The bullet shot out of the gun rapidly enlarged in Mason's eyes, and sparks flew when it collided with the translucent hard object. The figure of the flesh-and-blood machine approached suddenly, and its sharp forelimbs stabbed straight at the boy's head. The latter slid to avoid it, and a translucent longbow appeared in his hand.

From the moment he used the vest of Oreus, he mastered the basic fighting skills. This was like a setting that came with the character. For example, after using Canaan, he naturally learned how to use the energy of heaven to create various energy bodies. After possessing the profiteer, he naturally possessed the passive skill. As long as someone violated the restrictions of equal exchange, the vest would go crazy and give sanctions.

Although the passive abilities associated with the vest cannot be copied, the knowledge is still stored in Mason's brain.

The young man drew his bow and shot the arrow made of spores. The arrow flew out like a meteor, simple, elegant and accurate. When it hit the body of No. 2, it also grew dense tentacles, trying to penetrate into the flesh of the other party.

Countless rotating steel knives extended from No. 2's body, hissing as they chopped off the tentacles. The next second, its figure appeared in front of No. 2, staring at him with its single scarlet eye. Its front limbs were raised high above its head, stabbing straight into Mason's eyes.

"Bang--"

The sword blocked the blow, tiny cracks spread and shattered. Mason took a step back and a new longsword appeared in his hand. He watched No. 2's actions with great calmness.

If Aurelius were here, he could control the other party with blood; if Canaan were here, he could purify the other party directly; if the profiteer were here, he could control the other party's soul between applause.

Unfortunately, they are not here. Mason knows clearly that he is no match for No. 2. It is a contaminated machine, which is excellent in lethality. Compared with it, the main body is really fragile. But he still has a hidden trick.

It's been so long, it's about time for the World Tree to wake up.

A gleam of light flashed in the boy's eyes, and he faced the attack without retreating. He dodged the sharp weapon and took the initiative to touch the flesh and blood of the machine. The pollution spread and invaded the boy's body. No. 2's front limbs twisted in the opposite direction, turning 270 degrees and stabbing straight at the boy's head.

The latter stood there in shock, his eyes secretly observing the scene, and he could already foresee the scene of the boy being torn into pieces and blood splashing everywhere. Just as he had decided to execute the boy, Mason heard the familiar sound of rustling leaves.

It was as holy and gentle as a mother's whisper, and as majestic and magnificent as a hymn from ancient times. Mason's consciousness was pulled into the depths, and the ruined circular building stood in front of him, but even such a huge building still seemed small in front of the towering tree.

Above him was the starry sky, and beneath his feet was the blood-red ground. It was lush and green, extremely flourishing. The sound of dripping water echoed like ripples. The branches of the World Tree stretched out, and a scarlet flower bloomed on the flesh-and-blood half of the tree, emitting a sweet fragrance that had never been seen before.

Countless voices overlapped together, some as arrogant as demons, some as pure as angels, all saying the same thing in unison.

"I wish to give the newborn a curse and a gift..."

"——Newborn, what gift do you choose?"

The scarlet flower withered, and the power it absorbed quickly bore fruit. Mason's eyes flashed with ecstasy. Whenever the vest was contaminated, the World Tree would be purified in time. He bet that when he was contaminated, the reaction would be greater. He originally thought that the World Tree would wake up, but he didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise.

After all this time, the World Tree finally has new fruit!

He stretched out his hand, and the round fruit fell automatically, landing right in the boy's palm. Unlike all the previous fruits, the aura it exuded was even stronger, and Mason could sense that the power it absorbed was far from reaching its limit.

Maybe we can try another method. The young man thought, and a slight change occurred in the temple far to the north.

In the main hall, countless silk threads were woven into a thick sac, which was almost muddy white in color. It seemed that something had absorbed a lot of nutrients from it, and the viscous liquid that was almost solid was nourishing the creatures in the sac.

Even so, the liquid that could dissolve everything did not melt the wallet at the bottom of the bag. In the silence, a hand suddenly stretched out from above, with distinct joints, slender and white, and extremely slow movements. Just the action of stretching out the hand seemed to have consumed all the energy.

The moment the hand touched the pocket watch, it disappeared silently. At the same time, a worn-out pocket watch appeared in the hand of Mason standing in front of the World Tree.

"Since it's an upgrade, let me see how strong the fruit is this time."

Mason muttered to himself and placed the pocket watch on the fruit.

The dome, studded with countless diamonds, was twinkling with starlight, and the illusory sound of dripping water echoed layer by layer, filled with the low prayers of countless people.

Descend with the entity as the coordinate.

Break through the dimensional restrictions of delivery.

No. 2's movements were as fast as lightning, completely beyond the limit of human vision. The legendary teleportation was just that. The distance between the forelimbs and the boy's eyeballs was only a few millimeters, and even blinking would pierce the skin. But even at this distance, No. 2 could hardly move forward even half a step.

"Don't attack my employer in front of me."

A low, hoarse voice said. The dark space seemed to be torn apart by something, and a faint electric current-like energy was revealed.

A slight smile appeared on the young man's lips. Then a figure blocked his way and kicked No. 2 away.

The lace-up boots stepped on the ground, and the pink and purple ponytail was swung in a light arc. The obsidian-like eyes narrowed slightly, which made people think of a cat walking gracefully on the wall.

Number Two scanned the other party's information, and the data jumped in front of his eyes, and he quickly completed the comparison.

"Physical quality...Medium...Energy strength...Medium...Classified as capable of eliminating enemies, and activated the state of bombing enemies."

It was crawling on the ground, with a thick pus-filled mass growing on its back. A metal barrel protruded from it, and a bright light gathered from the muzzle.

"Aiming at the target, start shooting!"

“Boom boom boom boom!!”

The explosion was deafening, the muzzle of the gun spurted out flames, and the ground beneath his feet trembled heavily. Something flashed in the rolling smoke, and No. 2 detected the energy fluctuations rising rapidly. Several mechanical shields formed a protective shield, perfectly blocking the hail of gunfire. The woman sighed. The mechanical panels floating in the air quickly overlapped and shrank, and finally combined into a small and exquisite pocket watch, which fell back into the woman's palm.

"Target level increased... Dangerous, dangerous... Activate level 1 anti-enemy measures."

Number Two's single eye flashed, and his body expanded outward. An endless stream of parts connected by flesh and blood soon formed a fixed turret. Dozens of cannon barrels aimed at the two people, and the energy was highly compressed, emitting a strong breath of destruction.

"Aim—fire!"

The finger-thin laser shells drew beautiful arcs in the air, enough to penetrate the strongest steel. The woman squinted her eyes, and her watch jumped back one notch. The air around them seemed to condense, and the speed of the laser suddenly became extremely slow.

"Stand back, young master, so I don't get hurt."

She said lazily, and Mason retreated in cooperation. The laser bullet landed in slow motion, without making a loud sound, and the small hole was bottomless.

"I've fought and bombed them, now it's my turn."

The woman groaned and tapped the ground with her boots. The moment her boots touched the ground, the sound of countless machines operating rang out at the same time. The woman raised her lips and said slowly, "Mechanical control."

“——”

Number Two's body kept twitching, and all the metal parts were buzzing, as if they were scrambling to go on a pilgrimage. The woman walked up to him with her eyes flashing red and blue, and raised her hand to hold Number Two's head. Her fingers were like a socket, easily piercing into the metal. In just a few seconds, Number Two was completely stable.

It felt that it had established an incredible connection with the other party, and its mechanical rationality regained the upper hand. The ferocious monster slowly lowered its head and uttered a clear sound.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Mechanic."

"Mechanic? That's a good name." The woman took her hand back and said casually. "Then my name will be Mechanic, Mr. Employer, is that okay?"

Mason replied calmly, "The owner of this place hasn't said it's over yet."

The mechanic understood and snapped his fingers lightly.

The sound of mechanical humming rang out one after another. No. 2 suddenly raised his head and was surprised to find that the entire space was escaping the control of the core. The invisible force was fighting with the core, forcing it to slowly withdraw from this space.

The metal man at the bottom of the space was shocked to find that he was being rejected. How could this be possible? The entire core was built with him as the leader. If the king was the guardian, he was the controller. As the will of the core, how could he be rejected by the core?

But this incredible thing really happened. Each gear surrendered to the other's power and kept driving itself away. The strange woman's eyes penetrated the space and looked at him, she said lightly.

"Mechanics is my field."

Simple, arrogant, overbearing, and invincible.

Space was completely torn apart by an invisible force, revealing its true face. Countless metal pipes kept rotating, tightly stitching together a spatial prototype. In addition, four balls of light floated in the sky.

In the first ball of light was a black parchment book.

The second ball of light contained a golden sword.

In the third ball of light was a faint gauze.

The fourth ball of light was the most peculiar. Its light was so dark and deep that one could not clearly see the real objects inside.

These things immediately attracted Mason's attention. He didn't expect that the Lost Kingdom had such a rich foundation and could easily produce so many artifacts. Even though a thousand years had passed, they still carried the power of the gods.

The mechanic followed his idea and raised his pocket watch to the four light balls.

"That's enough. It's over."

A dull sound stopped further intrusion, and the illusory space was completely shattered. The metal-faced man's eyes fell on the woman, and then looked at Mason. The latter took a step forward, speaking calmly.

"Do you accept my answer?"

"......"

The metal man was silent for a while, and No. 2, who had returned to human form, got up from the ground and stood beside him silently.

He had to admit: "The pollution in No. 2 has indeed been suppressed."

At the same time as the metal face acknowledged, the fourth ball of light shone brilliantly. The magnificent white beam of light shot straight into the sky, dispelling the dark fog like the sun. The silhouette of the entire city gradually became illusory and slowly disappeared from this place. In this process, it was covered by many new shadows: a coastal city, a small town close to the forest, a backward town... The illusions of all the cities in the country repeatedly emerged and merged with it. This is an extremely magical scene that makes people feel that it is natural, and people can't help but feel that this is the true appearance of the [Lost Country].

All towns are integrated into one, and one person's life is the life of all.

The mechanic's pocket watch also began to rotate. It was a divine weapon from the goddess of fate, and was reforged under the power of the world tree to become the mechanic's weapon. On this basis, he still retained his perception of the power of fate.

Mason immediately realized what had happened. He looked at the fourth ball of light with disbelief in his eyes.

Mica outside the city stretched out countless tentacles, trying to keep the disappearing city. The king did not stop them, but watched coldly as the tentacles penetrated the city wall. Although the image could still be seen, the city and everyone in it could no longer be touched. The monster flapped its tentacles in anger, begging and complaining to its master.

He felt that he had been fooled, and was therefore genuinely angry. Millions of dead souls rushed towards the king, who smiled contemptuously and allowed these crazy souls to pass through him.

For the first time, the Monster Lord's voice turned cold, with a barely perceptible hint of fear.

"Heh, the goddess of fate left behind a trick."

The ball of light finally dissipated, revealing its true form. It was a golden heart that shone with a radiant light. Just looking at it was enough to make one dizzy. The direction of fate was changing inside it, and it contained endless divine power.

The metal face was deeply submissive, and countless phantom figures appeared on its surface. They were the souls that had merged into the core, and they were also worshipping this heart. Within the energy range of the heart, everything became illusory, and phantoms appeared on all living things at the same time, symbolizing their birth, growth, and death.

Only the mechanic and Mason remained standing, their pocket watches clicking and absorbing the power from the outside world. The metal case became more and more shiny.

Mason couldn't describe how he felt at the moment.

Compared with what is before my eyes, what are three artifacts? He stared at the metal face in shock, his voice extremely harsh.

"What on earth did you do... Why is there the heart of the goddess of fate here?"