"I had no idea that a retired Colombian military officer would fly a Panther."
The retired officer in the cockpit said frankly: "To be honest, this is the first time we have met in real life. I thought you were a person who is not very good at using force."
Zhou Jinru said coldly: "Is Miss Carter okay?"
"She's very nice, but you should call her Mrs. Rogers, Ms. Silver Fox. People in Yan country like to greet other people's wives when they say hello?"
Silver Fox sniffed and said in a muffled voice: "Just treat it as his personal hobby."
There is something special about this hobby...
Zhou Jinru observed the Leopard driven by Steve and saw him smash half of the crystal cluster monster's body with his metal-clad fist. A broad-edged sword ejected from the arm armor of his right arm, and he used the sword blade to slap away another one. , although these cluster monsters are large in number, they cannot cause the slightest bit of damage to the Leopard.
"Fox and Panther are simply products of two different worlds. Where did Victoria find these things?"
Silver Fox, who was standing aside to watch Steve's performance, said: "You are wrong. The real epoch-making equipment is the Fox type. Lightweight is the ultimate goal of development."
Zhou Jinru looked at the gauntlet with a red shimmer: "But Victoria regards this thing as a consumable. Compared with the Leopard type and higher-level steam mechas, the functionality of the Fox type is not enough."
Silver Fox teased: "I forgot that you like things that are big and strong. The bigger the caliber, the more you like them. The higher the strength, the more reliable they are. It's normal that you would like the Leopard type."
"Stop being the Riddler and say what you can."
Silver Fox faced Zhou Jinru. Even through his helmet, he could guess that the woman was looking at him with a mocking expression: "Smart man, don't you already have the answer?"
Zhou Jinru understood something instantly: "Is it still a problem with the manufacturing process and material strength?"
"Yeah, it's very simple, right? These two problems are almost impossible to solve. We have thought of many ways. Even if the theoretical technology has reached a certain level, we can't produce matching materials, and we can't even do reverse deconstruction. Come, let’s talk about it later.”
Silver Fox is a technical researcher, and what she said almost sentenced Fox to death. With the technical reserves of Rhine Life and the support of a powerful country behind it, there is something that cannot be done, and it may be difficult to find it again in the world of Terra. There are forces and countries that can solve the problem.
In just a few minutes of communication between the two, the Panther achieved all possible results. Steve cleaned up the crystal cluster monsters, waved the broad-bladed sword in his right arm with unfulfilled interest, and sighed: "I remember in the abandoned city During the time of the battle, I saw countless intelligent machines similar to this kind of mecha. They used chain swords that could easily cut through metal, and they rushed towards us while shouting loyalty."
Zhou Jinru did not respond to him, and moved forward a little distance, watching the shattered cluster monsters covering the ground with Origin Stones. These are all sources of infection. After today's trouble is over, Saint Yalal will spend a lot of time and manpower. Come clean this stuff up.
"Steve, are you familiar with this stuff?"
A man's chuckle came from the Panther mecha: "During my service, I worked as an exchange training personnel with Victoria, so I am no stranger to these things. It is very impressive to see a steam mecha in Saint-Aral." Accident."
Before their conversation ended, they saw the fragmented Source Stone crystals on the ground suddenly began to shake. This scene made the three people present feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. They stepped back one after another, looking at the Source Stone crystals as if they were alive. Gathered together, a huge crystal cluster monster formed in a few breaths.
Steve exclaimed: "What on earth are these things? When did the Source Stone crystal have such ability?"
Silver Fox was silent. Judging from her emotions, her heart was full of grief and anger.
What really shocked Zhou Jinru was not Silver Fox's reaction, but when he turned on his emotional perception, he sensed a tidal wave of mixed emotions from the crystal cluster monster opposite, which were chaotic, disorderly, and incomprehensible.
"It has emotions?"
Zhou Jinru lowered his head, and a transparent panel appeared in front of his eyes. He looked at the explanation of emotion perception. Only robots have no emotions. In other words, the crystal cluster monster is already a special kind of life?
Regardless of whether it was life or not, Zhou Jinru was certain that it was still coming towards him. He immediately rushed over with the war hammer in hand. With a fox stance of more than two meters high, he could only reach the waist of the crystal cluster monster. The bold and rough hammer moved at high speed. The inertia of the hammer hit the stone body, and the crystal cluster monster's body shook violently. The cracked Originium crystals seemed to be held together by strong glue, and they did not break even after being hit hard.
The intensity was higher than expected. Zhou Jinru quickly retreated after an attack. His fox-style agility was invincible in front of the slow-moving giant crystal cluster monster.
Just as he was retreating, Steve passed by in a leopard, and the broad-edged sword connected to the gauntlet stabbed the crystal cluster monster's body. This was the first time Zhou Jinru saw him not treating the sword as a blunt weapon. weapon to beat the enemy.
The broad-edged sword, which was not very sharp even if it was sharpened, failed to cause effective damage to the cluster monster as expected. However, after this attack, Zhou Jinru noticed that the Originium crystals on the cluster monster began to fall off in pieces. Maybe this is a good thing?
"I have a bad feeling."
Silver Fox, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.
"Why?"
"I don't know, it's just a gut feeling."
Just as he was about to say something, there was a noise behind him, and more lights were projected over, illuminating the abandoned factory in the dark.
"Which one is the Doctor?"
"The one with the hammer."
"Oh my gosh, he's actually wearing a steam mecha. When did our doctor know how to pilot these things?"
Zhou Jinru ignored their trivial conversation and immediately saw Amiya, who was surrounded by people, and the Yeti team, who were clearly different from the Rhode Island operators. He did not expect that these two groups of people would mix together.
Standing the warhammer in front of him, he pressed the neck guard with his right hand a few times. He took off the helmet of the Fox mecha with both hands, revealing a face covered with sweat. To be honest, this steam mecha was very stuffy and had not been trained for a long time. People cannot adapt.
"Doctor, won't the performance of the equipment be affected by not having a helmet?"
"No, the purpose of the helmet is to protect the head, and it has little to do with the overall performance. If you take it off, the field of view will be wider."
Zhou Jinru slowly walked up to Amiya and squatted down so that his tall body was equal to Amiya's height: "Amiya, you are still in charge of the battle. I will not participate in any battle command."
He blinked his right eye to show that he didn't care.
"Doctor, the team has entered combat mode. Is the target the giant crystal cluster monster?"
In fact, it's not accurate to say it's huge now. After Steve peeled off a layer of lime, its size was obviously smaller. As for what it will look like in the end, he really doesn't know.
The wind pillar that carried the crystal cluster monsters dissipated at some point and turned into howling winds. The mobile city that was no longer attacked continued to accelerate. From their current position, they could even see the waves emerging in the distance. The ruins of the old city of St. Aral in Magma meant that except for the crystal cluster monster in front of them, they were out of danger.
But……
Zhou Jinru's brows tingled slightly. The threat from the enemy had not been eliminated. He turned back to look at the giant crystal cluster monster. If the BOSS was to be spawned, it should be the final enemy.
"Attack this thing, break it, don't worry, I'm here."
Zhou Jinru stood up and took two steps in place. He felt that he had forgotten something and couldn't remember anything for a while.
Steve launches a second attack. Each of his attacks will make the crystal cluster monster smaller. Correspondingly, after the size of the crystal cluster monster is reduced, the movement of the crystal cluster monster is not as slow as before.
Zhou Jinru did not stand and watch the show. He drove the fox-type mecha, rushed over, and swung the hammer to smash it down. However, the crystal cluster monster did not avoid it, and resisted his attack head-on. The rough end of the hammer hit the crystal cluster monster's head. On its head, the Originium crystals fell to the ground, and the cluster monster appeared smaller, gradually becoming the same size as a normal person.
I don't know why, but when he looked closely, Zhou Jinru saw that there seemed to be something slightly different in the empty eye holes of the crystal cluster monster.
He immediately stepped back, frowning, and waved his hands to prevent the Rhode Island operator from continuing to attack.
Amiya took a step forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Did I forget something?"
He looked at Amiya: "Tutu, what's wrong with me?"
"ah?"
Calling out such an affectionate name in front of so many people, Amiya blushed and whispered: "I don't know, doctor is no different from before."
Shy Amiya is so cute, Zhou Jinru thought to himself, maybe he is too neurotic and thinks too much. The little rabbit in front of him must be very happy. In this way, she will not cause trouble for him elsewhere...
Zhou Jinru's expression froze.
Did I forget something?
Why do I think Amiya is happy inside?
Emotional perception will detect the true emotions of the little rabbit. Why should I guess?
Almost at the same time, he forcibly activated the lighthouse skill, as if he were a high-latency player. The 5 points of sanity were not deducted until a few seconds later. Strong light exploded above his head, illuminating several kilometers around him, and the ambiguity lingering in his heart. The feeling gradually faded away.
Not only him, but Amiya, Froststar, the Rhodes Island operators and the members of the Yeti team all showed a look of confusion. They had fallen into a state of slow consciousness from the beginning.
The first person to react was Silver Fox: "What's going on?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm resistant, so I'm the first to wake up."
Zhou Jinru turned his head, just in time to see the leopard type retreating. Steve stared at the broad-bladed sword in confusion, and then looked at the crystal cluster monster, which was an Originium humanoid with a clear facial outline.
"I should have never learned stone carving, but why..."
"There is no reason. We have all been tricked. I actually forgot the most basic emotional perception, from disorder to order. In theory, I should be the first one to discover it."
Zhou Jinru stared at the crystal cluster monster that already looked like an adult male. Fortunately, the stone man couldn't make any emotional expressions, so it still looked cold.
"Click, click, click."
The stone man opened his mouth and made a sound like rocks colliding, but he couldn't say anything.
A trace of anger flashed in Zhou Jinru's eyes. Without saying a word, he stepped forward and hit the stone man with his war hammer. However, this time the stone man carved from the Originium crystal did not use his body to catch it. Instead, his lower limbs bent and slid under his hammer. .
"Attack it!"
Zhou Jinru raised his weapon, and the Rhode Island operators who had been waiting for a long time launched an attack. The first to attack was the remote operator. Jessica fired continuously, and the etched bullets cut through the air. The stone man's movements slowed down for a moment, and the pointed bullets fired in the air. It left pitted marks on its face.
Jessica said weakly: "Doctor, I shouldn't have caused any effective harm."
"It's very fast. Compared to being unable to dodge anything at first, now it can almost dodge bullets."
Zhou Jinru's eyes narrowed. This thing is getting smaller and smaller, and its speed is getting faster and faster. However, it has never taken the initiative to attack, so I don't know how powerful it is.
"Click, click, click, click, click."
There was another sound of rocks hitting each other, and obviously no one could understand it. The stone man impatiently inserted his fingers into the mouth with only a gap exposed, stirred it a few times, and sprinkled a piece of Originium dust.
"Click, girl, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am."
Zhou Jinru understood it, but others present did not understand it. The understanding of language seemed to be a special ability of his. He could translate languages from various countries into understandable languages in his ears, and even Be grounded.
The stone man was calling for a lady, obviously not for him. There were so many ladies present, who knew which one he was calling.
"Ceria, are you sure you can break it?"
Seria looked serious: "I don't know its strength. If the strength is the same as the Source Stone crystal, I can do it."
"I'll cover you, don't listen to its nonsense, just kill it."
Seria took a deep look at Zhou Jinru. He could say the word "nonsense". The doctor obviously understood what the stone man said. He was worthy of being an outstanding researcher in Kazdaele. He could even understand the language of Origin Stone creatures. .
"Ma'am, I can understand that flying fish can escape the mental influence caused by the Origin Stone, why can you too?"
The stone man said a complete sentence, and Zhou Jinru heard it clearly. The flying fish should describe him. So who is the so-called lady?
Looking in the direction of the stone man, Zhou Jinru was shocked to find that the person it was pointing to was the Silver Fox. He couldn't help but wonder, was the person under the fox-type mecha really the Silver Fox?
"What do you see me doing?"
Yinhu noticed Zhou Jinru's gaze.
"The person he is talking about is you, and he means why you are not controlled like me."
Silver Fox did not answer directly: "It's not that I haven't been controlled, but the time of control is very short. The little spirit carried by the Origin Stone can't completely control me."
Zhou Jinru was stunned for two seconds and said subconsciously: "So, in St. Martin's factory, the spiritual impact of the deep sea did not actually have any actual effect?"
