In any case, the Secret Monastery mainly had swordsmen and didn't care too much about alchemy. The weapons they needed had nothing to do with alchemists, they were all forged by blacksmiths. Moreover, weapons didn't need to be enchanted. Their deathless aura innately clashed with elemental power, pure weapons were actually better.
Laibo led the way, going back the way they came. As long as they encountered a puppet on the way, it would immediately be torn apart by Laibo. This made Lin Yun's mouth twitch, but he didn't say anything. In any case, he had obtained enough materials this time.
The mana reactors and battle systems he had obtained were already enough. These things were enough to research the secrets contained within. After cracking them, it wouldn't be difficult to recreate them, so there was no need to spend time collecting them.
Ever since he discovered that this place seemed to be related to the puppet base in the Raging Flame Plane, Lin Yun somewhat looked down on these ordinary puppets. There was definitely some secret hidden here, and the puppeteer technology might be secondary.
When Laibo once again violently opened another array, he finally encountered a group of puppets obstructing him.
According to the map, the building ahead seemed to be the area where the final puppets were assembled. Lin Yun had guessed that there might still be some active puppets there. After all, there weren't many active puppets in the area where the mechanical system and the battle system were located.
Every area had a separate part, and in the area where the final puppets were assembled, they might be able to find all the parts needed to assemble a puppet. After so many years, who knew if those puppets had made even more puppets on their own.
Lin Yun knew the answer the moment he tore open the array's defenses.
At least a hundred puppets of all kinds were standing in front of the building as if they were dead. There were even two four-meter-tall puppets standing at the entrance of the building.
The instant the array's defenses were torn open, the scarlet crystal eyes of the two puppets standing in front of the huge building shone with light and the aura unique to Heaven Puppets appeared. Those flickering crystal eyes even rotated and the light carried the radiance of wisdom. These two were Heaven Puppets that had awakened wisdom.
Laibo was startled when he saw so many puppets. He suddenly recalled that there was an alchemist next to him. 'Why did he have to use such brute force to crack it? I've fought against these puppets before and know how powerful they are. Over a hundred of them suddenly appeared, and there are even two Heaven Puppets.' Laibo started sweating.
"Sir Mafa, be careful, these puppets are very strange. The more puppets there are, the more power they can display. Their coordination is terrifying …"
Laibo didn't have time to finish his words before Lin Yun took the lead and rushed out. When they were thirty to forty meters away, Lin Yun spat out a bunch of law runes. The Mana Hand emitting rich mana fluctuations didn't look like a Low Tier Spell that could only be used as a support spell. The mana fluctuations emitted were more like 8th Tier Spells.
Those level 39 puppets couldn't awaken as quickly as the two Heaven Puppets. After the two Heaven Puppets awakened, they started awakening the level 39 puppets.
How could Lin Yun let go of such a good opportunity? For at least three seconds, those level 39 puppets would be defenseless, waiting to be dismantled.
Several dozen Mana Hands wrapped in a huge amount of mana rushed out and rapidly touched some of the puppets' special energy nodes. The Mana Hands wrapped in a huge amount of mana instantly poured in from those points. Then, the several dozen Mana Hands turned into shadows and rapidly rotated around these puppets' bodies.
In an instant, at least forty level 39 puppets suddenly exploded. It was as if their bodies had turned into a pile of components in an instant. Every single component was intact, but some parts still had traces of rust on them. Every small component seemed to be repelled by magnets of the same nature.
The explosion was quiet and silent, but it seemed to be full of shocking effects. The large pile of parts fell to the ground, making a series of clanking sounds.
Behind Lin Yun, Laibo, who was holding his black sword, was thoroughly stunned. His mouth was wide open as he foolishly looked at the forty puppets being dismantled, feeling as if his worldview had been toppled.
'Heavens, God, what did I just see? A pile of Mana Hands dismantled those formidable puppets in an instant. What's going on? Why did these puppets suddenly explode into a pile of components?
'Damn, Sir Abbot is right. Even if we are secluded, we have to come out from time to time to experience the outside world, or we will sooner or later be abandoned by the times. In order to guarantee the inheritance of the monastery, having enough strength is the best guarantee.
'The alchemists of the outside world are actually that powerful? So frightening. I would need to burst out with a lot of power to deal with forty of these strange puppets, but that Mafa Merlin, an alchemist from a remote place like Andalusia, can actually dismantle over forty puppets in an instant!
'Too frightening, how much does he know about these puppets? I seem to have heard the alchemists of the monastery jokingly say that this is a very frightening skill. That guy is definitely a very powerful puppeteer!
'If he can make over a thousand of these puppets …'
Laibo couldn't help shivering as he thought of this. His mind was filled with the scene of those puppets swarming over a thousand sharp blades and cutting him into pieces.
The scene changed and turned into countless glaring rays of light that thoroughly evaporated him within a few seconds. Ultimately, the Song of Sacrifice fell to the ground.
'The mages of the outside world are truly becoming more and more frightening. This won't do, I have to report to the Abbot after returning. The progress of those mages who went to conquer other planes has already left us behind. If we don't make any changes, we might be abandoned by the times after a few hundred years.
'The Abbot said that a new era would start in the near future and that we had to start coming in contact with the outside world. Sure enough, he wasn't wrong. No, the truth is faster than the Abbot expected.
'I believe the Abbot wouldn't believe that a 9th Rank Archmage has the power to get rid of me. This world is too crazy …'
Laibo's expression was sluggish as he looked at Lin Yun's back with a complicated expression. His mind was in complete chaos.
As for Lin Yun, he dismantled over forty puppets in one go. This was already his limit. Dismantling puppets in an instant didn't just require skill and a detailed understanding of puppets, it also required a huge amount of mana. The more powerful the puppet, the more mana it required.
He consumed all his mana in one go, but he was only able to dismantle over forty puppets.
In a second, Lin Yun's mana recovered, but unfortunately, he didn't have the opportunity. The remaining forty puppets had already awakened, and the two Heaven Puppets also made a move.
One of the puppets looked like a blade, but that blade wasn't directly embedded in its arm. Instead, it was held in the puppet's hand. This meant that the puppet's attacks were even more varied. The blade was enchanted with a large number of buffs: Sharpness, Haste, Magic Breaker, Firm Defense …
The puppet's scarlet crystal eyes flickered a few times and its body instantly disappeared. In an instant, it appeared in front of Lin Yun and its two two-meter-long blades slashed towards Lin Yun's body. Lin Yun saw a large number of spells enchanted on the blades activating, even that Magic Breaker was instantly activated.
As for the puppet's Huge Strength, Haste, Firm Defense, and Resistance Breaker, they were all activated. There was even a law rune shining on the puppet's forehead.
That was the special ability that the puppet obtained after advancing to the Heaven Rank. Every puppet obtained a different ability, and it was very difficult to judge before the other party used it.
Lin Yun raised his Law Runic Shield and Four Element Shield, and the mana around him slightly surged. His body seemed to be propelled by mana as he flickered left and right twice, appearing a dozen meters away.
But in an instant, the rune on the puppet's forehead shone and Lin Yun instantly lost track of that puppet. A sense of crisis seemed to explode in his mind.
The Four Element Shield flickered and the four rays of light collapsed, instantly torn apart. The Law Runic Shield also looked like a bubble that had been pierced by something and changed shape.
A sharp blade pierced the Law Runic Shield and six to seven thousand law runes converged to the size of a fist to resist that sharp impact.
And in the surroundings, there were still several thousand law runes throbbing. The law runes converging on a single point was already the limit. In other words, if the other side's power had been a bit stronger, the shield would have been pierced through before the law runes could react!
Three Mana Bursts and three Elemental Bursts spread in all directions, and the sword puppet's body instantly disappeared.
The two hands holding the longswords also changed shape, one was holding the longsword straight, the other was holding the longsword backwards.
Shock flashed in Lin Yun's eyes. He hadn't expected that the ability obtained by that puppet could actually be ranked in the top ten of melee puppets.
Lightning Speed!
There were many close-combat Heaven Puppets with the ability to increase their speed, but this ability was also divided into many kinds. Some could increase a part of their movement speed, some could increase the speed or frequency of their attacks, and some could increase their dodging speed.
But the strongest ability of this type was still Lightning Speed. This was a pure speed buff, an all-around buff. The only difference was how much the buff was.
And this puppet's speed was terrifyingly fast. After obtaining the Lightning Speed buff, its speed reached the point where Lin Yun's mana couldn't sense it. By the time he sensed it, the other side might already be a few hundred meters away.
If not for the Law Runic Shield, he might have been instantly killed. He wouldn't have been able to react before the sharp blade pierced his head.
This was one of the most important reasons Lin Yun hadn't gone to the Puppet Plane before. As long as he met this kind of puppet in the Puppet Plane, it didn't need to be too high in rank. As long as it was at the 2nd Rank of the Heaven realm, he might be instantly killed.
If he was unlucky and met some assassin-type melee puppets, without Extraordinary Power, the probability of them sneaking up on him and instantly killing him was too high.
Super burst power and terrifying attack speed. That kind of power surpassed the reaction mechanism of the Law Runic Shield and instantly tore through it.
The stunned Laibo finally reacted when Lin Yun was attacked. He raised his black sword and faced that close-combat puppet with the Lightning Speed ability.
With Laibo joining the fight, the other casting Heaven Puppet also raised its arms. Glaring white light converged in the thick cannon on its right arm and aimed at Laibo, who was fiercely fighting the dual-wielding puppet.
As for the other slightly smaller arm with eight cannons, it aimed at Lin Yun and kept spurting out crimson Firebolts.
Lin Yun kept dodging, avoiding those scorching and berserk Firebolts while thinking about how to dismantle that Heaven Puppet. After thinking for a bit, he gave up on that idea. Heaven Puppets had already awakened wisdom, and even the power within their bodies had changed. Not only did they obtain special abilities, but their resistance towards mana infiltration had also greatly increased.
It was already impossible to dismantle it with bare hands. It would only be possible after advancing to the Heaven Rank.
The remaining forty level 39 puppets also joined the battlefield at this time. The melee puppets and the caster puppets were split into half to deal with Lin Yun and Laibo. The melee puppets were suppressed while the casters attacked.
In an instant, the two fell into a passive state, especially when there were two Heaven Puppets. They simply couldn't use a stronger method to get rid of those level 39 puppets.
The two of them had encountered those casting puppets' Firebolts before, and their power had already surpassed their rank. They definitely wouldn't feel good if they were hit.
Lin Yun held the Book of Death in his left hand and the Draconic Staff in his right hand. A huge wheel shadow was slowly rotating behind him. Anderfa controlled the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel and released an elemental storm to strangle those level 39 puppets. Syudos also controlled the Book of Mantras to release a flood of flames.
Apart from continuously dodging, Lin Yun's attention was completely focused on that Heaven Puppet. That guy's right arm was already filled with light and could be released at any time.
No one could predict the power of that Firebolt. Moreover, he didn't know what that casting puppet's special ability was, so Lin Yun didn't dare to lower his guard.
He might suffer a huge loss if he cooperated with that dual-wielding puppet with lightning speed. Puppets that had advanced to the Heaven Rank and those that hadn't were two completely different species.
One level 39 puppet after another was continuously destroyed. The flames released by Syudos were terrifyingly hot. The Corrosive Fire corroded the puppets' defenses, while the Hellfire and the Bone-corroding Black Flames, which had extremely powerful penetrative abilities, seeped into the puppets' insides and burned their components.
With the addition of Anderfa's Elemental Storm, a melee puppet couldn't hold on after half a minute. Too many of its internal components had been destroyed and were torn apart by the Elemental Storm. Most of its components had been deformed from the heat, and the most important battle system and mechanical system had been completely burned.
He had only wanted a complete puppet before, but Lin Yun wanted to temper himself, which was why he had fought for so long. Now, it was purely for destruction. Getting rid of these guys wasn't too difficult.
As for the other side, Laibo was swinging his black sword. Although his speed couldn't compare to that dual-wielding puppet with lightning speed, with his deathless aura, he still hadn't fallen to the ground. Similarly, most of his energy was focused on that casting puppet that could release Firebolt at any time.
Deathless aura blossomed. As long as a Heaven Rank powerhouse's deathless aura hit those level 39 puppets, some parts of them would fall into a deathly stillness. As long as they were hit by two Aura Slashes, they would fall into a deathly stillness. Their mana would stagnate and their bodies would be torn to pieces.
Laibo used the black sword to block the dual-wielding puppet's attack, but the dual-wielding puppet's body suddenly turned and the other arm holding the longsword slashed at Laibo.
Laibo's expression didn't change. He lightly flicked his wrist and his deathless aura burst out as he turned his hand to block the dual-wielding puppet's attack.
But just as the two weapons collided, the dual-wielding puppet's other arm suddenly twisted and its wrist rotated once. It was as if its originally back-facing arm had suddenly turned front-facing!
Laibo's expression changed and his deathless aura burst out. Deathless aura and that huge amount of lifeforce converged on his left arm and formed a grey crystal glove that met the dual-wielding puppet's attack head-on.
After fighting for a few minutes, he had almost forgotten that this guy with rich battle experience was a puppet. Its body structure was completely different from a human's. A puppet could turn its head, but a human definitely couldn't do that. It wasn't surprising for its back to suddenly turn front-facing.
But now, it had become a fatal factor. After blocking that attack, the scarlet eyes of the casting puppet that hadn't released the ray of light flickered and a glaring white ray of light shot out of its raised right arm.
At the same time, a rune shone on the casting puppet's right arm, and the thick blazing white beam of light seemed to contain a flood of runes. These runes flowed onto the surface of the beam of light and instantly bound it, shrinking it to half its original size. But that blazing white light was even more glaring.
Just as that ray of light burst out, a Law Runic Bomb silently appeared in front of the casting puppet and exploded.
The huge impact made the casting puppet retreat a dozen meters and its raised arms were also deflected by the explosion.
That several-hundred-meter-long white ray of light was like a several-hundred-meter-long laser blade sweeping over a dozen puppets. Their bodies that could resist Syudos' flames for a while were swept by the white ray of light and instantly cut in half.
Even the places hit by the ray of light completely evaporated. The parts that didn't evaporate instantly melted into molten iron and fell to the ground.
The defensive layers several hundred meters away were like layers of distorted bubbles. The rays of light flickered and tore them apart one after another.
A building that was more than thirty meters tall collapsed after being swept by the ray of light. It was as if it had been cut in half by a giant blade …
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