The robot eagle's so-called subordinates were referring to the ones that had escaped from the sand dunes, and not the ones that Cillin had been fighting against earlier. In comparison, Cillin could sense that the former's defense was stronger than the latter's. Putting aside their attack power for now, just the camouflage of these robots into sand dunes was enough to tell who was superior.
Actually, there was another way. This was what Wheeze had told him. The higher the level of a robot, the more complete and clear its machine language would be, and the less unorganized it would be. Of course, not everyone could use this method. Those who didn't understand machine language would never be able to see through it.
The first robot lizard charged towards Pistura at the very front. It was so fast that the only thing left in its wake was a trail of sand.
The robot lizard was already in front of Pistura when he jumped down from the airship, but Pistura didn't fire a shot. Pistura didn't fire his gun, however. He grabbed the mechanical lizard by its neck and crushed it into pieces by the time he landed on the ground.
Pistura tossed the headless robot lizard onto the sand and looked at the robot eagle standing on top of a large robot. Then, he looked at the two people locked inside the transparent pods and walked towards them step by step.
Fu Qingqing and Goryeo walked behind Pistura in a triangular formation.
Pistura's action was subconsciously the best answer to the robot eagle's question. Silin smiled, "It looks like the outcome is clear."
The robot eagle's eyes focused and let out a high-pitched cry. The robots that had separated from the sand dunes and the mechanical animals that had rushed out of the sand after hearing the eagle's cry surrounded Silin's group of four. The robots guarding the two transparent pods were the only ones that didn't move.
The robot eagle flapped its wings like a battle horn, signaling the start of the battle.
These robots were much harder and more agile than the previous ones. They could even transform into other animals when they dodged in the air to better defend themselves.
Silin ignored the people inside the two transparent pods and swung his sword to attack the robots with Pistura and the others. These robots and mechanical beasts had a chance to start over as long as their heads weren't completely destroyed, so they had to make sure that their heads were completely destroyed with every blow. Moreover, there were too many of them, and it would be a huge burden if they couldn't finish them all off in one go. Humans couldn't compete with robots in endurance after all.
Silin swung his sword nonstop, but he didn't use his gun. He was able to find the perfect angle and strength for every swing of his sword in the shortest amount of time possible. It was a great way to conserve stamina, but it was just enough to shatter a robot's head.
Silin clearly sensed the robots' ability to learn while they were fighting. They weren't just fast, they were also very skillful. They were able to learn from Silin and the others' fighting skills. Other than that, there was also their calculation ability.
Goryeo and the others had been using guns since a long time ago. At first, their hit rate was one hundred percent. But as time went on, their hit rate started to drop. Some of the robots were already able to dodge bullets or use their shields to block part of the bullet's impact. As a result, the battle grew more and more intense as time went on.
Guan Feng couldn't allow their hit rate to be lower than 99.9% during training, but Goryeo, Fu Qingqing, and Pistura's hit rate had fallen below this value.
These robots were able to analyze the bullet's trajectory based on the previous shots and figure out the best way to dodge or block a bullet when it was aimed at them. Therefore, the robots were able to calculate where the bullet would land when Goryeo and the others opened fire.
Pistura and the others were aware of this drawback, but there was nothing they could do about it. The fastest bullet in the Purgatory Thunder Snake Type E round didn't have an explosive ability, but the robots could take advantage of the difference in speed to dodge the bullets.
Just as Goryeo was getting more and more exhausted, three mechanical lizards and two mechanical snakes charged at him. When Goryeo fired at them, the two mechanical snakes and two mechanical lizards dodged. Only one of the mechanical lizards was shot in the head and lost its ability to fight.
Goryeo kept firing while dodging. Although the remaining two robot lizards and snakes were killed one after another, more robots joined the fray during this time.
Goryeo's experience was limited, and he wasn't as experienced as Pistura and Fu Qingqing. At the very least, he wasn't as mentally prepared in a situation like this. After narrowly dodging the robot snake's venom and the robot lizard's laser bullets, a robot sand scorpion swung its hooked tail at Goryeo.
Bang!
The robot sand scorpion's head exploded and its hooked tail slowed down. Goryeo dodged the attack.
Bang bang bang!
After the robot sand scorpion, the robot animals surrounding Goryeo were shot in the head one after another.
"Thanks!" Goryeo took the opportunity to thank Silin.
Silin's gun didn't stop firing, and the explosions didn't stop at all. With Silin as a factor, Pistura's trio's bullets arrived while the other robots and robot animals were focused on Silin.
A robot could dodge a bullet from one of Pistura's trio, but it couldn't dodge all three of them. At the very least, it wasn't possible right now.
The hundred or so robots and robot animals had dwindled to a little over twenty, and their numbers were decreasing with every passing second.
The robot eagle looked into the distance and saw an army heading their way. They couldn't drag this out any longer, and judging from the current situation, these people weren't going to trade the formula.
The robot eagle shook its wings and grabbed the transparent pods in its hands.
"Since you're not sincere, then …"
Actually, the mechanical eagle wanted to see the expressions on the faces of Celine and the others when they personally witnessed the miserable state of the two old fellows locked inside the transparent pods being crushed into minced meat. But before it could finish speaking, it heard two cracking sounds. When it looked over, the two big robots' hands that were originally holding onto the transparent pods were already gone, leaving behind only the crackling sounds of electricity at the front ends of their broken wrists.
The gray shadow flashed past and charged towards Cillin, knocking away a few mechanical animals that were blocking its way along the way. Then, it landed on Cillin's shoulder and calmly licked its claws.
Pistura and the others didn't see what happened just now. Pistura had received a secret order to keep the formula a secret even if it meant sacrificing the two old academicians. Moreover, the culprit was to be captured and executed, so he was prepared to see a bloody scene. He didn't expect to see the two giant robots' arms missing their wrists when he turned around to look at them.
Goryeo and Fu Qingqing were a little stunned as well.
There were only seven or eight mechanical beasts left now, and Silin took out all of them during this gap.
The robot eagle stared intently at Huimao, who was licking its paws and wiping its face on Silin's shoulder. It couldn't understand why the cat would suddenly appear without a sound. Logically speaking, no living creature should be able to escape its detection, but this cat had subverted everything it knew. Moreover, the two robot arms and the transparent pods had suddenly disappeared. The robot eagle couldn't figure out what was going on no matter how hard it thought about it.
Is it also a mechanical type? No, the results of the spectral analysis are different from these evolved machines. But why do I feel like something's wrong?
Bang!
The protective light shield in front of the mechanical eagle blocked Cillin's incoming bullets and pulled the mechanical eagle's attention back to the front.
The eagle had to admit that Silin's gun was very threatening. It would've been a pile of scrap metal by now if it wasn't for the beam shield.
The feathers under its wings turned into propellers, and the eagle took to the sky. The two robots slowly transformed into fighter jets and took to the sky.
Boom! Boom!
The two beams of light hit the two big robots, and the two big robots that were shot fell to the ground, causing a small storm to rise. The other beam that was shot at the eagle was dodged by the eagle, but the eagle was hit by five consecutive bullets from Cillin who was flying over on a hoverboard. The bullets didn't hit the eagle directly, but hit the protective light shield around the eagle instead.
However, the vibrations caused by the shield lowered the eagle's agility, and Pistura fired a lightning net at it.
The electric net wrapped the whole eagle inside, and the protective light shield gradually faded under the use of the electric net.
The eagle let out a loud cry, and Silin and Pistura swiftly retreated. As expected, the robot eagle exploded the next moment, and the shockwave from the explosion pushed Silin far away. Fortunately, Silin's body was strong, or he would've broken his bones and tendons.
Silin turned around to look at Pistura. Fine, the guy has protective gear. There's no need to worry at all.
Silin landed on the ground, swaying unsteadily.
"Use this thing less in the future. It's not good," Pistura said.
To Pistura, hoverboards were something for kids to play with. They could only be used to look cool, and their extremely low stability made them useless on the battlefield. That was why he didn't recommend Silin to use them all the time.
Silin nodded in agreement, but he had a different thought in his mind. He was used to hoverboards, and the one he was riding on was something he'd modified himself. Although it looked like a normal flying toy to others, Silin still liked it a lot. It was convenient and had a lot of freedom.
Huimao spat out the thing in his mouth.
Huimao's mouth suddenly grew very big when he spat it out, but it only lasted for a very short time. The thing quickly returned to its original size after he spat it out.
Pistura and the others only saw a gray blur before the two hands holding the translucent pods popped out. There were even a few pieces of undigested sea beast meat stuck to them. Goryeo and Fu Qingqing's faces contorted when they saw it. Pistura still had a stern expression on his face, but the corner of his eyes couldn't help but twitch a little when he saw it.
Disgusting...
The two old academicians were still unconscious inside the pods. Pistura opened the pods and checked their condition.
"They're not in any danger. They'll be fine after an injection."
Pistura started inspecting the surroundings after he said that. The machines that kept emitting static noises were strewn all over the ground. Right now, all Pistura wanted to do was ask Guan Feng for permission to use the Purgatory Thunder Snake K again. Every time he saw the Purgatory Thunder Snake K, he felt that the Purgatory Thunder Snake E was pretty slow. After the battle against the robots, he realized that the Purgatory Thunder Snake E couldn't keep up. Moreover, Guan Feng was starting to develop the Purgatory Thunder Snake S. They weren't going to use the Purgatory Thunder Snake E when the time came.
It didn't take long for Gen Xingchen to arrive with his men. He was the one who ordered the particle beams to shoot down the two giant robots.
Gen Xingchen let out a sigh of relief when he saw that Silin was unharmed. He didn't really care about the two old academicians' safety.
Pistura's communicator suddenly rang while he was observing the situation on the ground. The fact that his communicator was ringing meant that the network had more or less recovered.
"Captain, something's happened here!"
Fu Qingqing and Goryeo also received messages while Pistura was answering the call. Both of them reported the same thing — something had happened at Stappen's place.
There was no doubt that Cillin was the focal point of this incident, but a lot of people had forgotten about Stappen. Even if Stappen was in the same building as the people from the RAS, something had still gone wrong when both the Imperial United Guard and the Royal Guard were watching over him.
To think that the people under their protection would still be threatened by an outsider! One had to admire the robots' capabilities.
When they were discovered inside the building, the academicians and scholars of the RAS and Stappen in the next room had passed out and were in a deep coma. Tests revealed that they had been hypnotized, and a lot of information had been leaked. Although it couldn't be said to be extremely important, the information they possessed couldn't be underestimated.
As for Stappen, Silin could understand why the robots were looking for him.
It was true that Silin was the only one present who knew about the latest sea blue gold formula, but Stappen was the one who had discovered the formula in the first place. Since they couldn't get the formula from Silin, they might as well start with Stappen.
With Black Viper's intelligence, it was only natural that they would be able to analyze a couple of new sea blue gold formulas based on Stappen's research methods. As for the best formula, the one that came from the Sea King Egg, he didn't know if it would work. Of course, one thing was for sure: the people of the RAS would be very busy after today. They would use every second they had to research sea blue gold and prevent themselves from falling behind Black Viper. It would be a huge embarrassment if the RAS's research on sea blue gold fell behind Black Viper's when the time came.
At the same time, in space outside the planet, a robot that looked similar to a mechanical eagle revealed itself from stealth at a certain distance away from the military starships stationed outside the planet. A spaceplane revealed itself in front of it, and before the military starships could react, the mechanical eagle flew into the spaceplane. Then, the spaceplane entered stealth mode again and left the area at top speed.
Silin didn't need to worry about the spaceplane outside the planet. That was something the military and the higher-ups of both sides would discuss in depth.
After being asked a few standard questions, Silin was arranged to enter a building. Of course, it wasn't the original building. The original building had been reduced to rubble during the battle between the military and the robots.
His return date had been pushed back by two days. Cillin lay on his bed and closed his eyes to rest. Fighting against the robots was too mentally exhausting, and he had to calculate and counter calculate every second of the day. Now that he had finally relaxed, he unsurprisingly felt a lot of fatigue.
After Huimao walked around the room, he opened his mouth and spat out an egg.
This was the sea monster egg that he used as a toy to relieve his boredom. At that time, in order to cooperate with Silin's actions, he couldn't bear to put the egg down, so he swallowed it directly. Huimao originally thought that it would be fine if the egg was digested, but he didn't expect that the egg would still be in good condition. The outer layer of attachment had been digested, and the eggshell had become a lot smoother, but it was still intact.
"It's really hard to digest!" Huimao pushed the egg with his claws. Without the attachment, the egg rolled on the ground.
After playing with the egg for a while, Huimao jumped onto Silin's shoulder and closed his eyes as if he was taking a nap. But in fact, Huimao and Silin were communicating. The people monitoring them couldn't detect the silent interaction between the man and the cat at all.
The moment these robots appeared, Cillin felt a sense of familiarity. Many of these robots had independent thoughts, especially the one leading them. Aside from their metal bodies, their thoughts were closer to that of a human's. They had their own expressions and emotions, and they knew anger. Their rich emotions made Silin think that he was reminded of Sigma, who lived in a distant galaxy.
Huimao's guess was proven right.
Every type of machine could be deduced based on their mechanical language.
If he were to use the human evolutionary tree as a comparison, then even if the robots and mechanical beasts didn't belong to the same branch, they all originated from the same starting point. It was the same starting point as Sigma.
In other words, Sigma's master was indeed in this star system. Many years had passed, and Sigma's master was long gone. However, there was still his legacy. But was the descendant of Sigma's master really in Black Viper?
Back in the Mist Bodhisattva Empire, Silin hadn't discovered anything about Sigma's master. Silin even went through some historical records, but he couldn't find anything. At one point, Silin even suspected that this galaxy was the one Sigma spoke of. Now, it seemed that he was right.
The mechanical eagle's final cry was to confirm whether the operation against Stappen on the other side was going smoothly or not. After receiving confirmation that everything was going well, the mechanical eagle decisively self-destructed.
"Are we really going to stand against Sigma's master, Silin?" Huimao asked. He didn't like the robots and mechanical beasts in the slightest. It was the complete opposite of how he felt when he first saw Sigma. Sigma would make him want to get close to them, but these robots made him seriously sick to his stomach.
"I don't know yet, but I'm sure we'll find out in the future," Silin said.
Huimao let out a long sigh. What if he couldn't stop himself from killing the descendant of Sigma's master if we really did end up as enemies?
Silin patted Huimao's shoulder and said, "Alright, don't think too much. We don't know anything yet, so don't worry yourself."
The next two days were relatively quiet, so Cillin didn't have to worry too much. Right now, the busiest people in the RAS were the ones with the most work. The incident this time had given the RAS a wake-up call, and the research of both information technology and new materials was of the utmost urgency. If they couldn't produce results soon, the robots would slip away right under their noses again.
The top brass of the RAS had called for an emergency meeting after this incident, but Cillin didn't know the specifics of the meeting. He didn't care to know either. Right now, Cillin was going back with three armies. Why three armies? Because other than the imperial guards and imperial guards, Gen Xingchen and the Gen Family were also going with him.
A lot of people were starting to think about why the Gen Family wouldn't leave their side.
Guan Feng hadn't contacted Silin during this time. It was very strange. In the past, Guan Feng would've contacted Silin at least once. This time, however, Silin couldn't reach him even if he wanted to.
Silin finally learned the reason why he couldn't contact Guan Feng all this time after he arrived at AF1.
Gen Xingchen and his men were restricted to a certain extent in AF1, so he only brought a few people with him. The rest of them waited at the designated location.
The first thing Silin did after he returned to AF1 was to find Guan Feng. Silin felt an oppressive chill before he even entered the house.
He shot a glance at Gen Xingchen, who was pretending to know nothing and finally opened the door to the courtyard. The moment he stepped inside, the ring on Silin's finger started vibrating. It was numb and painful as if it had been electrocuted, but it didn't feel like it was in danger. In fact, it felt like it couldn't wait any longer.
This was the first time the ring with the curly leaf pattern had reacted like this since he got it for so many years.
The door to Guan Feng's residence was kicked open from the inside with a bang. The entire electronic door was sent flying.
Gen Xingchen and a couple of Gen Family members who were standing behind Silin shuddered and backed away when they heard the door being kicked open.
"Gen Liao, this is my territory! How dare you kick open my door in my territory!!" Guan Feng's roar came from inside the residence.
Guan Feng had always been a gentleman in front of outsiders. He always wore a smile on his face, but the roar had shattered his gentlemanly image to smithereens.
After the door was kicked open, a white-haired figure appeared. His figure was tall and straight, and he didn't look crooked or decrepit at all.
When Silin saw the person standing at the door, he felt like he was seeing Genya again. However, this person's aura was too strong. The sharpness of his aura, which had been accumulated over the years, was so strong that no one dared to look him in the eye. Genya's aura was as gentle as a warm breeze on a sunny day.
Their faces were similar, but their styles were completely different.
Gen Liao was sitting on the sofa in Guan Feng's living room, sipping tea and exchanging insults with Guan Feng. Suddenly, his finger trembled. How many years had it been since he felt something like this?
When they were young, their father had given them three rings and put them on. When they put on the rings and the rings turned into a circle of curly leaf patterns on their fingers, he had felt something like this.
There was a time when Gen Liao thought that he would never feel something like this again. After their sister passed away for some reason, Gen Liao would often stare blankly at the curly leaf patterns on his fingers. At the time, Gen Liao had already abdicated his position, and he had experienced a sorrow he had never experienced before.
Every time the gears of time moved, it was like the teeth of the gears were pressing into his heart. Every time he thought about it, he could always see the clear imprint of the gears. It was an unforgettable memory of the passage of time.
Therefore, when this feeling appeared on his finger again, Gen Liao had the urge to cry.
However, the person standing not far away from him didn't look like the person he remembered. Although Gen Liao had investigated Silin and analyzed Silin's genotype, this contradictory feeling was still very uncomfortable.
Is he gone? It's been so many years, and the ring has changed owners.
Gen Liao strode toward Silin while suppressing his uneven breathing. After glancing at the curly leaf pattern on Silin's finger, he grabbed Silin by the shoulder and dragged him into the house.
Gen Xingchen and the others were about to follow him in, but Gen Liao's shout jolted them back to their senses.
Guan Feng watched as Gen Liao dragged his student into a room and slammed the door shut with a bang. He opened his mouth, cursed under his breath, and turned his attention to Gen Xingchen and the others who were standing in the yard. They started talking about the compensation for his house and the mental damage he had suffered.
Silin didn't fight back even though he was dragged into the room by the collar. He thought that the man in front of him was way too different from Genya, and that Genya wouldn't have grabbed someone like this back in the day.
It was only after Gen Liao dragged Silin into the room that he realized that the room was Guan Feng's spare kitchen. Gen Liao found the pots and pans in the room an eyesore, so he grabbed them all, squeezed them into a ball, opened the window and tossed them out.
After he was done, Gen Liao opened a barrier and turned the room into a small cubicle that couldn't be seen or heard from the outside.
"You … you … you …"
Gen Liao was so excited that he couldn't utter a "you" for a very long time. In the end, he grabbed Silin's collar and shook it a little. "Speak!"
Silin: "..."
Come on, what do you want me to say? I don't know anything about the Gen Family!
After a moment of thought, Silin said, "Ahem, my master left this ring to me after he passed away."
"Your master is … Genya?" Gen Liao's voice was trembling and a little hoarse. He looked like he was trying to suppress something.
Silin nodded.
Although he was mentally prepared, Gen Liao still couldn't stop the tears from welling up in his eyes when he heard that Genya had passed away. He took a few deep breaths to hold back his tears and asked, "Did he leave anything behind?"
"Yes, my master hoped that he could return to his roots."
Silin took out the wooden coffin with a wave of his hand. The coffin was still tightly sealed, but Gen Liao could sense that the person inside was Genya. He could sense that the person inside the coffin made of Fuji Tree shared the same bloodline as him...
Hmm?
Gen Liao's expression changed abruptly when he put his finger on the coffin. He swiftly put away the coffin, grabbed a sad Silin and kicked the door open.
Guan Feng and Gen Xingchen were in the middle of discussing compensation when they saw Gen Liao run like the wind and drive away in the flying car Gen Xingchen and Gen Xingchen had come in. He didn't even leave Gen Xingchen behind. The people in the courtyard were left standing there in a daze.
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