"I see, it seems you are not from the same group."
The inside of the mountain became extremely dark again. Duan Qing, who also stopped fighting, looked at the floating mechanical figure close at hand and sighed: "Are you mechanical life forms also divided into factions?"
"We only have divisions of responsibilities and areas, no distinction between factions." He waved his hand and sprinkled a light source different from Duan Qing's on the edge of the huge pit. The mechanical guard's electronically synthesized voice that answered still had no trace of anything. There are emotional waves to speak of: "'Sticking to the area of responsibility' is one of the reasons why our Creator placed each of us here. Although much time has passed, this duty has not been overtaken by other orders with higher priority. replace."
"We can see your achievements from the surrounding scenes. After all, this area seems to be very well maintained." Ignoring the large outer wall that he destroyed when he competed with the previous giant combat machine, Duan Qing Gan smiled and praised: "This... uh, huge metal exterior wall, apart from being completely empty, seems to have no trace of damage at all."
"The strongest materials can naturally only be used in the face of the strongest power." The floating figure turned to Duan Qing's side, and the similarly crackling body of the mechanical life form also followed to the huge abyss-like cliff. The edge zone: "The creator used Ori alloy mixed with cold iron, and it took thirteen years to pour water into this place. The long and narrow wind duct even destroyed countless lives and tools used to build this place."
"Please allow me to express my remembrance and apology to those lives lost."
Xue Ling Huan Bing, who bowed to the other party and walked out of Duan Qing's side, then released his hand from stroking his chest: "But it's hard for me to imagine that even with a lot of manpower and material resources, a project like the Shenshan Mountain It’s also hard for me to imagine.”
"The help of magic played an indispensable role in the construction process - of course, I am referring to the Magic Research Institute of the Roderick Dynasty, not the Ministry of Magic on the mainland." The mechanical life form replied calmly in a synthesized electronic voice. : "Research institutes hidden in every corner of the continent not only provide us with the most advanced technology, but also provide the most abundant magical energy. They use pipelines to transport energy beams collected from the earth's veins, and finally even change It determines the flow direction of part of the continent’s ley lines.”
"Sure enough, the flow of the earth veins we felt during our journey to the Wind Continent all converged towards the 'center' of the sacred mountain." Duan Qing then raised his chin, frowning and looking thoughtful: " But in this case, one thing seems very strange.”
"Is this flow of energy still the same until now?" Recalling everything he had seen and heard along the way, the gray-robed magician couldn't help but ask the first question since they met: "If we are not mistaken, The energy accumulation in this sacred mountain seems to be redundant now..."
"The energy of the furnace has always been in an overcharged state - there is nothing wrong with that." The mechanical life form floating in the air replaced Duan Qing's increasingly low murmur with a calm voice: "Since the continent split and the kingdom After the withering, the units and life forms that can use this energy began to become fewer and fewer. Although the life forms who came here to take refuge chose to transform themselves, their number also became smaller and smaller as time went by. Come less and less.”
"Without the consumed furnace, the damage rate caused by excessive accumulation of energy has been accumulating year by year." The sound of electric current was constantly mixed in during the answer of this mechanical life form: "What you see now The furnace has undergone 72 major repairs, 343 emergency repairs and 7,205 minor repairs. Its integrity is far from being restored to its original design goals, and many non-essential functions have long been abandoned."
"We can actually see this." Recalling the scene like a mountain of metal ruins outside, Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "But... what you just said makes it seem like... the furnace is now In front of our eyes...the same..."
"Yes, it's right in front of you." Facing Duan Qing's increasingly hesitant voice and intermittent sentences, the half-turned mechanical life form pointed its broken arm at the endless darkness in front of it: "Just Under your eyes."
"At the bottom of this giant 'wind tunnel'."
Subconsciously swallowing a mouthful of saliva, the man and woman standing one after another at the edge of the abyss probed their heads in the direction that the other person was pointing. The extremely smooth metal edge also had a heart-stopping angle at this time. , wandering toward the boundless depths of darkness together with the subsequent words from the mechanical life form: "Ah, I forgot to introduce myself."
"I am Ful, Ful I." The floating machine, which looked no different from other life forms Duan Qing had encountered, and emitted the sound of crackling electricity, pointed its long and narrow head at the two people present: "Your King Puli VI has previously transmitted the situation to me, and you are welcome to come."
"Honored."
Huge squeaks and friction sounds from behind began to appear in the ears of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing. It was the sound made when the huge mechanical guard who had fought with Duan Qing began to gradually retreat. It was suffocating in the chest. The dull impact of the giant machine and the slight vibration from the floor also moved away as they gradually moved away, passing directly above Duan Qing's bow: "But... although I had some guesses, you are actually the same person? This is really unexpected.”
"I am not the oldest individual among the mechanical life forms existing on the Holy Mountain. There are many more than me in the historical records." The seemingly ordinary mechanical life form still answered calmly without any sense of pride: " My duty and mission is to maintain the stability and security of this area and ensure that this ancient artificial furnace can maintain normal operation."
"With all due respect, the hundreds or thousands of repairs your furnace has undergone cannot solve the fundamental problems of this furnace." He glanced in the direction of Duan Qing, who was hesitant to speak, and sighed in his heart. Snow Spirit Huan Bing stood up and reminded bluntly: "The furnace is built on the spring of wind elements and gathers the energy of the entire continent. Only by stopping it completely can the so-called overload problem be solved."
"Repeat: Maintaining the stability and safety of this area and ensuring that this ancient artificial furnace can operate normally is the responsibility and mission given to me by the creator." There was no hesitation in the voice of the mechanical life form's answer: "And - —”
"Stopping this furnace is not something that I or a handful of individuals can do."
The flowing wind gradually became irritable in the dim space, and the rising air seemed to have a bit more vibration and heat. Duan Qing, who sensed something bad, also stopped what he wanted to ask. Thinking of this, he turned around and looked into the depths of the dark abyss below: "How many more minutes are there?"
"There should be 14 minutes and 25 seconds left." Xueling Huanbing, who raised his arm, replied in the fastest voice: "Theoretically, we still have time to prepare."
"This is the muzzle of a cannon. I can't guarantee whether my preparations and Violet's abilities can achieve the desired effect." Xueling Huanbing walked to the huge package that had been thrown in the corner before and checked what Duan Qing continued without raising his head: "It takes more than ten minutes to carve the void magic circle, including the time required to stabilize the magic circle. I don't dare to pat my chest and say that I can complete it, let alone This place...ahem."
"Your Excellency Ful I, can you introduce us to a place suitable for depicting a magic circle?" Duan Qing cleared his throat and asked slowly and politely about the machine floating not far away without any movement. Life form: "It is best to have flat land suitable for absorbing magic circuits and revolving normal lines. It would be better if there are three-dimensional walls——"
"I'm sorry, I forgot the fragile nature of your human life forms." He was answered by the mechanical life form named Ful I after a moment of silence: "Please follow me."
"Before that, please forgive me for my presumption." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who carefully resisted the increasingly strong wind speed, took a step forward and asked with a serious face: "Where are you taking the two of us?"
"Maintenance station No. 968 is not far ahead." The broken mechanical body of Ful I who answered them had begun to disappear into the depths of darkness: "The data shows that the maintenance station can still maintain normal operation."
"As long as you obtain the activation authority for the elemental isolation generator, you can successfully survive."
As if he understood the feasibility of this path of survival from a few words in the other party's words, the light in Duan Qing's eyes suddenly brightened as he was squatting on the ground. He hurriedly made a gesture to Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him. Then he followed the footsteps left by the broken body with the heavy package. The huge roar from the abyss also began to become more violent in the process, and the breathless wind pressure also began to appear in the bottomless abyss as the wind intensified. More and more people The giant machinery also appeared on the other side of the wind pressure as they moved quickly, and was displayed silently among the ruins on the other side of the metal cliff: "——These are all those who fought with us before. Is it a momentary thing? Looking at his size, he definitely doesn’t have to worry about being blown away.”
"Please use the term mechanical guards, although I don't know what their names are... How long do we have until we arrive?"
"This is it."
In the strong wind that made it difficult to open one's eyes, the broken mechanical life form floating in front suddenly stopped moving forward: "Please stand within this range and do not move."
"Ah?" Looking at the empty space around him, only the smooth walls, Duan Qing, holding up the magic light, thought for a moment that his trust had been tested: "But, there seems to be nothing here? You ——”
A rumbling sound then appeared at the soles of several people's feet, and the sudden descent of the ground also interrupted Duan Qing's original question. The floating figure in front of him kept a certain distance at a vigilant distance, quietly paying attention to the strange sight that kept falling all around - the neat lines outlined a boxy shape as the metal ground fell, and the metal that originally seemed to fit perfectly As a result, a depression appeared on the platform, and the darkness, which was deeper than the abyss in front, gradually descended with the three people resisting the wind pressure, and appeared in the lifting spaces on both sides: "Is this an elevator? An elevator? Your ancient Is technology already so seamless?”
"I didn't expect that there is a cave underneath. Without the guidance and operation of His Excellency Ful I, we probably would never have the chance to know this place in our lives."
"Thank you, Your Excellency Ful I, for your great help. Of course, it would be better if the speed could be faster. It seems that the wind pressure above is still increasing... Has the countdown started?"
"The system prompts - no, the countdown has not sounded yet, but if it continues to linger -"
boom!
It was like being at the end of a long slit tube. A violent roar from above drowned out all the murmurs present. However, the mechanical body floating in front of the two people was not affected by anything like the two players. Frightened, he reached out and pulled out another passage-shaped door on the still falling metal wall: "We're here."
"Permission to start is being obtained." The sound of the intrusive wind began to fill the scene in the concave descending area, and the electronic voice of the mechanical body began the next step of the process without any delay: "Please wait a moment."
"I don't expect you inorganic aborigines who are not afraid of strong winds to have the same concept of self-protection, but at least I hope you can think about us a little bit." He gritted his teeth secretly, not thinking too much. Duan Qing took the lead and rushed into the darkness of the passage in front of him: "How long does 'wait a moment' mean? If there is really a large-scale energy eruption in a while, this physical barrier should not be able to stop it!"
"Identity: Furtaro Corzeni - Verification passed." Ignoring Duan Qing's accusations and anxiety, the broken mechanical body floating in mid-air raised itself in front of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice that stayed in place. A robotic arm: "In accordance with the content of Agreement No. 1, we are requesting to expand the scope of the elemental isolation array, targeting maintenance station No. 968, and -"
"Two adventurers with Level II original destiny level."
A gleam of light suddenly bloomed from the depths of the dark metal pit, which was as dark as the Nine Nether Abyss. The violent wind fluctuations that originally shook the air were replaced by energy fluctuations that could shake the entire space. This fluctuation that came at the speed of light then disappeared. In front of the wide-eyed Snow Spirit Fantasy Ice, it lit up, burned, and rose. The roar of destruction it caused was completely washed away by another layer of transparent shield spread out in front of her just before it was about to engulf her. .
