"So this is it …?"
This was … a place that could be considered a restaurant.
A mechanical Dust Crocodile was communicating with the Scholar.
Communicating with the Mechanical Dust Crocodiles was a difficult task for the scholars because the sounds they made were like the sounds of machinery breaking down or colliding with each other.
It sounded like the mechanical Dust Crocodile's body was falling apart.
However, it did use these sounds to convey information to the Scholar. The Dust Crocodile kept making these sounds to the Scholar, clearly indicating that it was trying to say something to the Scholar.
As a result, the Scholar tried very hard to understand the sounds it made. In the end, the Scholar finally understood something. It used a more common method. The Scholar first made a 3D image and displayed various things, then had the Dust Crocodile speak the sounds of the things in the image.
As a result, the Scholar slowly understood the sounds the Dust Crocodile made, which was the meaning of 'language'.
Then, the Scholar slowly understood what the Dust Crocodile was trying to say to it. The Dust Crocodile believed the Scholar was one of its kind and decided to take the Scholar to a certain place.
However, before that place, it would be attacked many times.
"So this is it?"
The Scholar's hand was placed in front of the Dust Crocodile. In the Scholar's hand, a small 3D image was displayed.
The image showed a map of the nearby area. The Scholar had made it when following the Primordial realm here. It had used the map to understand the Dust Crocodile's language earlier.
The Dust Crocodile used its own language to express the sounds of every building and object on the map. The Dust Crocodile expressed that it didn't recognize the Primordial realm.
"Kakakaka …" The Dust Crocodile extended its forelimbs and pointed at a place on the map. It made a series of sounds, indicating that it wanted to take the Scholar there.
It was a hemispherical building nearby. Because it looked different from other buildings, the Scholar wanted to go there to investigate.
Since the Dust Crocodile said it wanted to go, it had to go and take a look. The Scholar felt that it would definitely find something useful.
However, it had to be careful because some dangerous things had appeared. When it thought of that … the Scholar looked out the window.
Outside the restaurant's window, there was a black object. It was around two meters tall and cylindrical in shape. It had three limbs that acted as legs for moving.
It didn't have any hand structures, and its entire body was completely black, except for one thing … There was a glowing dot in the center of its body, which looked a little like its eyes.
This strange thing was temporarily called the 'three-legged pillar'. It seemed to be the culprit behind the previous explosion because the Dust Crocodile used the same pronunciation for the 'three-legged pillar' and 'explosion'.
The Scholar also felt that it might not be the work of the three-legged pillars. If it was, why didn't they blow up the place now?
The three-legged pillar … was only staring at it from outside the window, and there was more than one.
There were a total of six three-legged pillars standing outside the window. They were motionless and aimed the only light on their bodies at the dining room. It looked like they were staring at the dining room.
The scholar was not sure if they were hostile.
Crack!
Suddenly, the Scholar heard a shattering sound.
Large cracks appeared on the windows of the restaurant.
The material of the window seemed to be very similar to the ones used by the Voidfolk. After the cracks spread rapidly, the entire window exploded into countless pieces.
The Scholar saw … a three-legged pillar … jump up from outside.
It jumped from the edge of the window onto a table in the dining room. The table was only ten meters away from the Scholar. The Scholar stood where he was and looked at the three-legged pillar without moving.
The Dust Crocodile, on the other hand, did not make any sound. He stayed under the table next to the Scholar.
Beep beep … The three-legged pillar made a strange sound. Its three legs began to move, from one table to … the next table. It walked towards the Scholar just like that.
The Scholar felt that he shouldn't stay still. He raised a hand. As he readied his weapon, he said to the three-legged pillar, "Stop, don't come any closer."
He didn't think the three-legged pillar could understand because it was still using the language of the Primordial Realm.
The Scholar wanted to use the Dust Crocodile's language, but he had only learned some nouns. The Scholar felt that he couldn't communicate with it.
However, the three-legged pillar really stopped. It didn't move at all, as if it understood what the Scholar said.
Moreover, the Scholar noticed that the other three-legged pillars that were watching outside the window had all retreated. They left the window and ran off to who knew where.
Strange, what exactly were they …
Bang! Just as the Scholar was confused, the Dust Crocodile beside him suddenly moved. The Dust Crocodile slammed into the three-legged pillar on the table like a bullet.
In an instant, the three-legged pillar was sent flying. It first hit the edge of the window, then fell down, rolling from the table to the ground.
It seemed like … it had caused a lot of damage. The three-legged pillar didn't move at all. The Dust Crocodile, who had successfully attacked, made a few clacking sounds at the Scholar. The Scholar felt that it was probably showing that it had won.
The Scholar walked to the side of the three-legged pillar that had been knocked over. He found that the light in the middle of the pillar was still shining like an eye. The pillar didn't seem to have suffered any damage. Was it because it was motionless?
The Scholar knocked on the outer shell of the three-legged pillar. He felt that it was made of metal. And so, the Scholar thought of a way to … dismantle the pillar.
While he was dismantling it, the Scholar paid attention to the situation outside. However, there were no other three-legged pillars outside. They all seemed to have run off to somewhere far away.
The Dust Crocodile, on the other hand, seemed to be very interested in watching the Scholar dismantle the pillar.
The dismantling process was a little rough. The outer shell was cut in half using … cutting methods. Then, the Scholar broke the shell open to see the internal structure.
During the dismantling process, the Scholar found that the three-legged pillar wasn't a machine. Its metal outer shell was something like an armor worn on the body. And inside, there was … a body of flesh and blood.
This was … a type of cellular organism.
The Scholar came to this conclusion after taking some of the components of the outer shell. However, after further research, he felt that … a cyborg was the most appropriate name.
This … three-legged pillar. Part of its body was made up of cells, and the other part was made up of machinery. The machinery and the body worked together to transport blood and nutrients.
As for its appearance, it was exactly the same as the metal armor it wore. It was shaped like a pillar with three legs.
The light that looked like an eye was actually a square object that was installed on the armor.
The Scholar held the object in his hand. It looked a little like … a flashlight. The front was shining, and the back was …
Boom!
The Scholar suddenly heard an explosion outside. He turned around and saw a strong fire rising from the ground. However, because it was far away, it didn't spread to here.
Could it be … caused by this?
As he thought about it, the Scholar shook the object in his hand.
Boom! An explosion sounded on the street outside again. This time, the Scholar completely understood.
It turned out that … this was the truth behind the explosion outside. The explosion wasn't an external explosion. Something like a landmine had been buried underground.
The light-emitting device on the three-legged pillar's armor had the function of detonating landmines. This meant that the explosion just now was indeed caused by them.
And the detonation seemed very simple. All they needed to do was shake it a little. They didn't even need to press anything.
However, they didn't know which landmine would be detonated. Perhaps because there were no landmines in the restaurant, the three-legged pillar didn't attack here.
However, it was strange that they didn't attack just now.
All in all … The Scholar saved the test data of the three-legged pillar and sent it back. Now that there wasn't any danger outside, he decided to go into the hemispherical building with Dusty Crocodile to take a look.
"Boom! Boom! "
At this time, Dusty Crocodile was still screaming. In fact, he started screaming just now when the Scholar detonated the landmines outside.
Boom meant explosion, but the Scholar didn't know why Dusty Crocodile was screaming so many times.
The Scholar opened the map in front of Dusty Crocodile. After pointing at the location of the building, Dusty Crocodile quieted down and crawled to the entrance of the restaurant.
It seemed that he was going to take the Scholar there.
The Scholar quickly followed. She followed Dusty Crocodile out of the restaurant and ran quickly on the street.
Although Dusty Crocodile had a lower body now, he didn't stand up. Instead, he ran on his stomach because his lower body was glued to the ground. He couldn't move at all, so he dragged himself as he ran.
Even so, Dusty Crocodile was still very fast. This time, there was no explosion. The Scholar and Dusty Crocodile crossed the street and quickly arrived in front of the hemispherical building.
The door of the building was open. It was pitch black inside. Following closely behind Dusty Crocodile, the Scholar stepped into the building.
"Ah!"
The moment they entered the building, the Scholar saw … a monster that looked like a mummy rushing towards him. The Scholar didn't retreat. Instead, he subconsciously punched the monster and sent it flying.
"What the hell … is this?"
The Scholar turned on the light in his hand and shone it on the monster. It really did look like a mummy. Its whole body was wrinkled as if it had been lying in the desert for a long time. It had six limbs like the Voidfolk, but its body was smaller. When its legs were spread out, it was only about 1.6 meters. On each of its limbs, there were many … fingers.
At the same time, it also had a head and a body. It also had a structure that looked like a tail. To the Scholar … it was quite disgusting.
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