They followed the route they remembered, avoiding areas where bloody battles had taken place, and quickly crept towards the control room at the heart of the factory. Wen Shifei's mental power spread out like radar, guiding the direction while also being alert to any abnormal energy fluctuations.
"Brother Lu, there's movement!" Anvil suddenly shouted, pointing the heavy shotgun in his hand at a narrow passage in front of him that was filled with discarded gears and pipes.
In the darkness, there was a teeth-grinding "creaking... clanging..." sound, as if rusty gears were forced to turn, accompanied by a heavy dragging sound.
Immediately afterwards, a distorted figure slowly "walked" out from the shadow of the passage.
That can no longer be called a human being!
It vaguely retained the outline of a human torso, but its skin was a festering gray and dark purple, as if corroded by strong acid. Muscles bulged and twisted in unnatural patterns, tearing through tattered clothing, exposing the wriggling tissue beneath, studded with metal fragments and rusted pipes! Its arms were incredibly thick, ending not in palms but in forcibly welded-on, massive, rusted hydraulic pliers and cutting saws! Its head drooped, its neck supported by a thick metal spine that flickered with unstable arcs. Its face was covered with the half-melted remains of a gas mask, and its single remaining eye, through the shattered lens, gleamed a chaotic, violent crimson light!
"Roar!!" The monster spotted them and let out a roar that mixed the sounds of metal rubbing against each other and a biological roar. It dragged its heavy lower limbs, made of tracks and mechanical joints, and rumbled towards them like an out-of-control, dilapidated tank! Its heavy footsteps stomped on the ground, shaking off clouds of rusty dust.
"It's the injector from the Black Snake Gang! He was contaminated by the factory's energy... and mutated!" Ajie shouted in horror, and the energy rifle in his hand instantly spewed out tongues of flames!
Bang, bang, bang! Energy beams struck the monster, sending up sparks and scorched flesh and flesh, but it couldn't stop its furious charge! The monster seemed insensitive to pain, brandishing its massive hydraulic pliers, bringing with it a fierce wind that ripped through the air as it fiercely smashed into the anvil in front of it!
“Get out of the way!” Lu Chen enraged, shoving Wen Shifei to safety. He then charged headfirst into the terrifying claws! The demonic blade erupted with an unprecedentedly dazzling light, a fierce interweaving of silver-blue and dark purple. The blade ripped through the air, emitting a sharp whistle as it fiercely slashed at the falling claws!
clang--!!!
A deafening metallic explosion!
Sparks exploded like fireworks! The immense force of the impact caused Lu Chen's jaws to fracture, blood gushing out, and his body slid back several meters uncontrollably! A gash deep enough to reveal the bone was also ripped open on the monster's hydraulic clamps, and dark purple blood, as thick as oil, mixed with engine oil, spurted out!
"Roar!" The monster felt pain and became even more violent. The cutting saw on its other arm spun wildly, making a shrill scream and swept towards Lu Chenen's waist!
"Brother Lu, be careful!" Ajie and Anvil lashed out at the monster, trying to attract its attention. Wen Shifei, enduring the immense drain on his mental energy, once again shone a faint blue light in his eyes, attempting to disrupt the monster's chaotic neural signals.
Lu Chen's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the purple lightning on the Demon Blade spun like a venomous snake! Far from dodging the deadly sweeping saw, he ducked at an incredible angle in the nick of time! With unwavering determination and raging energy, the Demon Blade surged upwards, like a poisonous dragon emerging from its lair, piercing the monster's gleaming metal spine!
Phew!
The blade precisely penetrated the boundary between metal and flesh, and violent magic energy instantly poured in!
"Ahhh!!!!" The monster let out a shrill, distorted howl, its massive body trembling and convulsing violently as if its backbone had been ripped out! The saw's rotation abruptly stopped, and the hydraulic clamp drooped helplessly. Dark purple blood and viscous engine oil gushed out of the wound like a fountain!
Lu Chensheng whipped his sword violently, unleashing a shower of foul blood. The monster's massive body swayed a few times before collapsing to the ground with a thud, sending up a cloud of dust. Only its broken limbs remained, still twitching nervously.
Lu Cheneng leaned on the Demon Blade, panting heavily. The bandage on his shoulder was already completely soaked with blood, which flowed down his arm and dripped onto the blade of the Demon Blade, which greedily absorbed the filthy blood. The purple lightning on the blade, like a sated venomous snake, was eerily quiet for a moment, then twisted more actively, even emitting a subtle "crackling" sound. The deep purple in the pupil of his right eye suddenly lit up, and a cold, chaotic, destructive thought instantly wrapped around his consciousness like a poison ivy!
"Ugh..." He groaned, pressing his left hand hard against his temple, his knuckles turning white from the strain. The searing pain from the chip core within his brain was like a magma eruption, nearly burning through his sanity! The world before him seemed shrouded in a blood-red mist.
"Lu Cheneng!" Wen Shifei rushed to his side immediately, supporting his shaky body. Her hand rested on his right hand, which was tightly gripping the magic blade. A warm yet resolute spiritual power surged in like a spring, resisting the icy invasion.
"Control it! Don't be swallowed by it!" Wen Shifei's voice, with the vibration of mental power, pierced directly into Lu Chen's confused mind.
Lu Cheneng shook his head violently. The chaotic purple light in his eyes fluctuated violently under the impact of Wen Shifei's mental power, and was eventually forcibly suppressed, replaced by a forced concentration of will. He raised his head and looked at Wen Shifei. There was a trace of shock and a subtle fear in the depths of his eyes, but more of it was fierceness: "I'm fine... Go!"
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