Chapter 87 Mechanical Temple

The third floor of the maze, the mechanical temple.

An agile figure moved as fast as lightning, passing over the towering mechanical platform and landing steadily on the platform connected to the stone pillars.

A slight mechanism trigger sound was heard, and the stone pillars, sensing the intruder, began to slowly turn.

Along with the creaking sound of metal gears, dozens of platforms connected to the stone pillars slowly rotated in the wide space like propeller blades.

Not just vertical translation!

There was also horizontal rotation! Facing the complex array of mechanisms, Sarah did not panic at all. She just took a deep breath and lowered her body. Then she leaped into the air like an arrow and landed on the platform above her that was tilted at a 45-degree angle.

Without a moment's pause—

Almost at the moment her feet touched the stone slab, the long legs that were bent into a bow shape continued to exert force, pushing Sarah to jump to another platform.

Everything is as easy as breathing.

The agile figure was like a light feather, flying up and down between the rotating stone pillars and slabs, going upward against the wind and gravity.

Finally reached the top platform.

Sarah touched the ground with both feet and turned the handle of the mechanism on top of the stone pillar with force, releasing the alignment of some inscription inside the stone pillar.

The light blue light went out!

Sarah quickly jumped back and drew the dagger hanging at her waist to be on guard.

Along with the creaking sound of metal gears, the rotating stone pillar finally slowly stopped, and with it the blade-like platforms also stopped.

Looking down from above, the staggered platforms surround the huge stone pillar to form a spiral staircase.

Seeing the mechanism being released, Sarah breathed a sigh of relief and raised her arm to gently wipe the sweat off her cheeks.

However, even though the mechanism had been removed, she still did not dare to relax her tense nerves at all. Her bright eyes were always watching her surroundings vigilantly, not daring to miss any slight movement.

It was not until she saw Luo Yan, Octo and Bond walking up the steps under the stone pillar that Sarah's mouth curled up with a hint of pride.

With eyes full of expectation, she glanced at the adult secretly, then quickly looked away, and then couldn't help but glance at him secretly again.

There was no need to guess what she was expecting. Luo Yan naturally would not pretend not to see her efforts and praised her sincerely.

“Well done!”

To be fair, even if his panel data was much higher than Sarah's, he would definitely not be able to perform this set of left and right movements.

Proficiency is not something that can be achieved by simply stacking a few buffs. In addition to talent, it also requires years of training.

Sarah's abilities are not only the thief skills she learned from Chris, but also the survival skills she was forced to learn while wandering on the edge of human society as an "untouchable" over the past decade.

For example, hunting, surviving in the cracks, avoiding the "just execution" of fanatical believers, etc.

Hearing that heartfelt compliment, Sarah could no longer suppress the corners of her mouth that had already curled up, and the cat ears on her head could no longer hide the joy they were shaking.

Luo Yan looked over her head and looked at the suspended corridor in front of him.

Dozens of suicide robots are lying in ambush at the bottom of the corridor, ready to rush out and surprise any intruders at any time.

But they are destined to have no chance.

Long before coming up from under the stone pillar, Luo Yan had discovered their existence and threw out a frost breath to freeze them all.

Holding the wand in his hand, he continued.

"Let's keep going... I can sense that we are not far from the 'mastermind' behind the construction of these mechanisms."

"I can sense that they are running out of ideas."

All mechanical mechanisms related to the inscriptions were added later.

Luo Yan had learned from the Nightmare Land that the mechanisms on the third level of the maze were mainly elemental magic enchantments.

For example, rock golems, metal golems, etc.

Therefore, they only need to continue following these superfluous mechanisms, and sooner or later they will find the guy who made these mechanisms.

Luo Yan couldn't help but be curious.

Who on earth could transform this area, where even adventurers are reluctant to stay for long, into this in such a short time?

Even though only a small area on the northern edge of the maze was renovated, and even though some local materials were used, the scale of this "renovation project" was still quite astonishing.

dwarf?

Or a goblin?

He will soon find out...

Just as the group was walking through the frosty corridor, a few furtive heads popped out from behind the gears hanging on the towering walls not far away.

They have furry bodies, fleshy paws, eyes so small that they are almost invisible, and noses so large that they take up one-third of their faces.

These guys are not dwarves or goblins, but "mole people" living in the mountains of the Wanren Mountains.

Some humans would mistake them for ratmen, but the underground creatures living underground know very well that these furry guys have nothing to do with ratmen, whether in terms of physiological structure, beliefs, culture, etc.

In addition, apart from their poor eyesight and poor spellcasting skills, their skills in stonework and metal processing are no less than those of the dwarves.

Seeing the man who looked like the devil continuing to move forward through layers of mechanisms, the moles hiding in the dark and watching became panicked.

"Damn it! How did he find out about our mechanism?!"

"Frost magic! Damn it! This human who can do magic actually discovered my weakness!"

"We can't let him go any further! The Iron Fang Tribe's territory is ahead! We can't lose our mine!"

"Something must be done!"

"Let the big guy out!"

"Are you sure!?"

"Sure! Quick!"

"But who's going to open it?!"

"you go!"

"No! You go!!"

"I'd never ride on something that I haven't tested!"

A group of mole people screamed and chirped, huddled together and pushed each other... This noisy bunch was very similar to rat people only when they were timid.

no way.

Fighting is certainly not what they are good at, not to mention that the opponent can use magic, which is much more difficult to deal with than those clumsy rock puppets.

Finally, three mole people were squeezed out. Under the urging of a group of tribesmen, they crawled deep into the tunnel using their hands and feet, with sad faces.

At the same time, on the other side, Luo Yan and his party entered an open area after passing through the corridor and the archway on the wall.

This place looks like an abandoned industrial factory and also like a steampunk-style temple.

The huge metal gears were placed close to the wall according to some special pattern, like shrines in a temple.

What is even more eye-catching is the mountain of garbage piled up in the center of the hall... Densely packed spare parts and waste pipes are piled here, probably these are the materials used to make those self-destruct robots.

Luo Yan glanced around.

If there was anything missing here, the only thing he could think of was the statue of Lint Isaac.

"...Such a desecrated temple is obviously not the work of hell creatures. It is indeed the monsters that spread from the nearby mountains."

At this moment, the cat ears on Sarah's head suddenly moved slightly, and her amber pupils looked around alertly, like a cat that had discovered a mouse.

“There’s a sound…”

As she spoke, she sniffed gently, becoming more certain of her discovery.

"The smell of rats—"

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Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a deafening roar came from behind the huge mountain of garbage!

"You are the rat! Your whole family is rats!!!"

The noisy sound was like putting a microphone against a fan. The sudden blast of the microphone frightened Sarah, who was concentrating and alert to the surroundings, and she became so frightened that she couldn't help but let out a sound.

Octo and Bond immediately clenched their weapons, one protected the devil, and the other stood in front of Sarah.

At the same time, Luo Yan saw a scene that was one of the top ten scenes that had shocked his eyes since he traveled to this world.

"Fuck!"

Gundam?! That thing is obviously not a Gundam—

However, it is also an enlarged version of "I, Robot".

At the top of the garbage mountain, there stood a garbage giant! It was five meters tall.

Maybe it's six meters!

Since all four of its limbs were supported on the ground, Luo Yan was unable to determine its true height and could only rely on his intuition to make a rough estimate.

Twisted and deformed metal brackets and discarded gears and bearings form its skeleton and support the swollen armored shell. From a distance, it looks like a faded pumpkin and pumpkin vines.

Its limbs are abnormally thick, and none of them are symmetrical.

To the point that Luo Yan didn't know for a moment whether he should be surprised at how this guy maintained his balance, or marvel at the terrifying inscription technology.

The huge metal structure had no head, or rather, its head was hidden in its belly, which was most heavily armored.

Looking at the shape that looked funny or miraculous, Luo Yan said with a dignified expression.

"Who are you!"

The noisy sound once again resounded throughout the temple covered with mechanical parts, and the giant standing on the top of the garbage mountain let out an restless roar.

"You don't need to know! Crunch, Bang, and Strong will smash you into hash browns!!! Have you ever seen a hash brown? You will die! All of you will die!"

Maybe it was hash browns that came to mind.

Sarah couldn't help swallowing.

"Gangbang, bangbang and Zhuangzhuang... So there are three operators in this big guy? Doesn't this tell me something?" Looking at the roaring mechanical giant, Luo Yan was speechless.

Although he always felt that the guy in front of him was not very smart, no one could guarantee that this was not a trick of the other party, so he still took a posture of being ready for battle.

"Prepare for battle."

As he spoke, a dark light condensed at the tip of his staff, and white bones slowly emerged from the void.

When leveling up normally, Luo Yan would usually either use fire or water magic, which he was not very proficient in, or use dragon language.

He couldn't estimate the fighting power of the guy in front of him, so to be on the safe side he planned to use the undead magic that he was best at.

Looking at the light flickering on the tip of the wand, the huge robot let out another angry roar.

“It’s magic!”

"Quick! Hurry up!"

"Take the speaker off before you talk! Idiot! He heard me!"

With a sharp noise, the mechanical giant slowly raised its arms that were sticking on the ground, revealing the cannon hidden in its palms.

Luo Yan's pupils shrank slightly, and he quickly changed the rhythm of waving his wand, blurting out the spell.

"Wall of Bones!"

The white bones emerging from the void formed an indestructible wall in front of everyone!

Almost at the same time, two loud explosions were heard from the garbage mountain.

“Bang, bang—!”

The first shell whizzed in and almost hit the floor by the bone wall. Countless rock fragments and dust were blown towards the semi-arc bone wall! This shell hit nothing, and the second shell was no less powerful, hitting the ceiling with one shot.

At first, Luo Yan thought it was some tactic with ulterior motives, like the guy was not aiming at him, but at something hanging above his head... He was even a little nervous about it.

It was not until he saw the giant robot lose its balance and roll down the garbage mountain because it could not withstand the recoil of firing, and fell to the ground in a mess, that Luo Yan realized how wasteful his worry was...

Looking at the "big guy" who fell to the ground, the mole people who were hiding in the dark to cheer him on had despair written all over their faces.

"No!"

“Damn it!!”

"What a bunch of idiots! That's not how big guys drive!"

“…”

Looking at the metal pumpkin rolling down from the pumpkin vine, Luo Yan lowered the wand in his hand and shouted expressionlessly.

"Do you want to continue fighting?"

Not long.

The metal hatch opened outward and a white flag was raised.

Along with it came a trembling voice.

“Throw, throw, throw…”

"Surrender! We surrender!"

(End of this chapter)