A circle of light enveloped [Slaughtering Machine-Type II], Wang Tiandi, and Irin.
Two almost transparent chains extended from Nie Hongxiu and Bai Xiaoyi's bodies and connected to Irin.
— — "Shackles."
This was the mysterious power of the "Divine Sword."
Although Irin didn't notice any increase in his attributes for the time being, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but under the buff of Shackles, Irin felt that he was a lot more powerful.
Irin felt that he hadn't played a turn-based game for a long time.
The turn-based game that he hadn't played in a long time actually made Irin feel a little nostalgic.
Anyway, the level of the monster wasn't high. In the first round, Irin silently activated "Pursuing Shadow" and started to hide.
After Irin activated "Pursuing Shadow", even Wang Tiandi seemed to have ignored Irin's existence.
A real dog and a mechanical dog jumped across the field repeatedly, killing each other back and forth.
Irin attacked with a "Feint" and attacked fiercely like a tiger. At first glance, the damage was zero.
This magical creature didn't pose much of a threat to Yi Lin's team. Although Gou 'zi kept barking and his movements were gorgeous, as he threw one combat technique after another at the mechanical dog's face, the actual damage was only so-so.
After a few rounds, the red eyes of [Slaughtering Machine-Type II] dimmed, and its whole body made a cracking sound as it was scrapped on the spot.
[Congratulations, you've defeated "Slaughtering Machine-Type II."]
[EXP + 1075!]
[Received "Precision Gear" * 1!]
After killing this monster, Irin habitually checked the loot.
A gear material.
There didn't seem to be much to look at.
Irin closed the [Tools] panel and felt a little helpless.
He didn't expect "mechanical" monsters to not be affected by debuffs such as "Bleeding" and "Poisoned."
As a result, Irin's combo was weakened by an epic level.
"Only this much experience?"
Irin muttered softly, but he wasn't surprised.
After all, his and Wang Tiandi's levels had already exceeded the level of the demonic creatures, so the experience points obtained from killing the demonic creatures plummeted.
After realizing that his combo wasn't working, Irin couldn't be bothered to show off in front of Wang Tiandi. He might as well form a proper party with Heavenly Emperor Wang. Following the normal game mode, they pushed their way through and entered the depths of the Misty Mountains.
Other than the mechanical hounds, there were also all kinds of mechanical monsters roaming around the Misty Mountains. There were dog types, female types, horse types, and tank types.
Irin opened his eyes to all kinds of strange machines.
If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't want to spend too much time here, Irin even had the urge to disassemble these machines and take a look at the circuit structure inside.
All kinds of killing machines dropped various parts of their bodies.
Gears, bearings, lubricants, levers …
Yi Lin looked at the miscellaneous parts and materials in [Props] and suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.
"These parts … could it be that they can be reassembled into a complete machine?"
"Although I'm not proficient in this area, there are many relevant teaching materials in the 54th floor library. It shouldn't be too difficult to learn from them."
"Using crystals as the power source, various' circuits' to replace some complicated functions, using the mechanical structure as the skeleton …"
While pushing through, Irin used [Pursuing Shadow] to slack off while thinking about the feasibility of this idea.
It seemed like … it could really work!
Irin nodded silently.
"Kill them!"
Irin waved his hand, and one man and one dog valiantly charged into the pile of killing machines.
…
…
Night.
Crescent moon.
One man and one dog were having a picnic in the Misty Mountains.
In the Misty Mountains, there were only mechanical-type demonic creatures that couldn't be eaten. Therefore, what Irin and Gou 'zi ate were all from the previous stock.
Heavenly Emperor Wang was alone at the side. His green dog eyes stared straight at the crescent moon in the sky, and a complicated look appeared in his eyes.
Irin skillfully added all sorts of seasonings into the pot, and a fragrant smell wafted into the air.
He unintentionally glanced at Heavenly Emperor Wang and couldn't help but laugh. "You can't be thinking of that little she-wolf in the Moonlight Forest, right?"
Heavenly Emperor Wang was stunned.
What Irin didn't expect was that Gou 'zi actually didn't get angry. Instead, he nodded.
"Hehe, ask the world, what is love? It can teach wolves and dogs to live and die together, crossing the boundaries of species."
Irin scooped a bowl full of 'Moonlight Wolf Mushroom Soup' for Heavenly Emperor Wang.
"Just nice. Eating wolf meat and thinking of a she-wolf is very suitable for the occasion."
Heavenly Emperor Wang: "…"
The night passed uneventfully.
The next day.
Irin and Heavenly Emperor Wang successfully arrived at the location marked with an 'x' on the map.
This was a historical site.
Inside, there were densely packed killing machines circling around.
Not to mention the level difference between Irin and Gou 'zi, Irin and Gou' zi had the special effect of the [Heart of the Cheaters Ring] as their final insurance. Their actions were also very bold. They pushed their way here, walking in a straight line.
As expected by Irin, after killing all the mechanical monsters outside, Irin and Gou 'zi finally arrived at the end of the historical site. Inside … there was a boss that they had been waiting for for a long time.
The three-meter-tall mechanical giant was originally squatting on the ground.
After sensing the presence of the 'invaders', the two lantern-like eyes of the mechanical giant instantly lit up.
"Di, di, di ~"
"Discovered … invaders …"
[Mechanical Overlord Alfa]
[Level 49]
Irin and Gou 'zi glanced at each other. Without waiting for this small boss to finish its long opening speech, they both charged forward.
Its level wasn't even a question mark, how could it be worthy of being a boss?
Pui! You're not worthy!
Irin had seen quite a number of bosses. In order to maintain the cool of a boss, it had to at least have a skull. Only with a question mark on its level would it give people a certain sense of oppression.
The boss in front of them that directly revealed its level seemed to have very high defense and was very tanky. Not to mention Irin, even Wang Tiandi didn't hesitate to charge forward.
Mechanical Overlord Alfa: "? …! … XX!!??? … Si. NO — "
Twenty minutes later.
[Congratulations, you've successfully killed 'Mechanical Overlord Alfa'!]
[EXP + 42000!]
[Received 'Fallen Mechanical Core' * 1!]
A round material popped out.
Wang Tiandi saw that it was a material that couldn't be eaten and instantly lost interest. He couldn't be bothered to snatch it from Irin.
After Irin kept the equipment dropped by the boss, he studied it for a while and realized that this' Fallen Mechanical Core 'was similar to other materials like gears and lubricants. Currently, he couldn't see anything special about it. He could only keep it for now and make further plans when he returned to the Engineering Tower.
The cool Mechanical Overlord didn't have much resistance. It only lasted for twenty minutes before it became experience points.
Under the impact of this wave of experience points, a bright golden light landed on Irin's head.
[Congratulations!]
[Level up to Level 50!]
[Received 'God's Gift Point'!]
…
Level 50!
After farming in this training area for two days, he finally leveled up to Level 50.
If not for the fact that Irin and Wang Tiandi's levels were slightly higher, the process might have been even faster.
However, there were no surprises or dangers along the way, so Irin had nothing to complain about.
In the lingering light of leveling up, Irin quickly opened the God's Gift Panel to see what new skills the key God's Gift Point could unlock.
…
[Afterimage Doppelganger]
[Type] Active, Combat
[Consumption] 80 Crystal Energy
[Effect] After use, two doppelgangers with 100% of the original body's attack power will be created. The original body's actions and skills will be synchronized with the doppelgangers. Lasts for one round.
…
"Doppelganger?"
"Lasts for one round?"
Irin carefully thought about the effect of the new skill. At first, he was pleasantly surprised, but then he was somewhat disappointed.
He was pleasantly surprised that this was actually a burst type skill, which was very suitable for Assassins.
He was disappointed that this skill could only be used in a turn-based battle and couldn't be added into Irin's combo.
"What a pity."
Irin shook his head and quickly calmed himself down. He threw away this regretful feeling and closed the God's Gift Panel.
If this [Afterimage Doppelganger] skill could really be used outside of combat, then his combo would really be no different from cheating.
If two doppelgangers with 100% of the original body's attack power and Irin's skills could be synchronized with the doppelgangers, it would mean that his damage output would instantly increase by three times. If there was really such a terrifying skill, even if Homeros showed his health bar in front of him, Irin would still dare to try.
"Looks like the combo is too strong. Even the system can't stand it anymore."
Irin could only think this way.
With this thought, Irin's thoughts suddenly became clear, and he was in a good mood.
After sorting out the spoils of war and God's Gift Points, Irin habitually opened the Player's Attribute Panel to take a look.
[Experience] 323129105 (0%)
The next level required nearly 130,000 experience points to level up!
As the game progressed, the 10% increase in experience points between each level became even more terrifying.
At this rate, the experience points required to level up to Level 99 would be a terrifying number.
"5.31 million."
Irin quickly calculated the experience points required to level up to Level 99 and then closed the Player's Attribute Panel silently.
There was still a long way to go, and the road to leveling up was still very long.
After searching around the boss room, other than the smooth walls, Irin didn't find anything special.
"No wonder the map sold in the shop was marked with an 'x.' Has this place really been visited by someone before?"
"According to the design style of this game, even if there were any treasures here, they would have been taken away by other 'adventurers.' Otherwise, there wouldn't be an 'x' left on the map."
"If we want to find precious treasures or equipment, we have to go to the fog area that no one has visited before."
"But we're just passing by the Misty Mountains. We've gotten so many machine-type materials. Including the experience points, it's not too bad."
After clearing the ruins dungeon, Irin and Wang Tiandi, as qualified adventurers, didn't stay in the empty ruins. Instead, they passed by the ruins without stopping, crossed the Misty Mountains, and arrived at the next leveling area.
A few hours later.
The dense fog in the surroundings finally thinned a little.
Irin and Wang Tiandi stepped on the gray crystal barbs, leaving behind a pile of powder. They finally left the gloomy and gloomy Misty Mountains and arrived at the next leveling area.
The gray hill looked like it had been bitten by a dog. It was filled with holes of various sizes. In the dark caves, rusty mine cart tracks extended out from the caves. They crisscrossed in the mine and passed by Irin and Wang Tiandi.
At a glance, the entire mine was empty. There was no one, and there were no monsters.
From the depths of the pitch-black cave, the faint sound of water dripping could be heard, as well as other clear and melodious sounds that reverberated in the air. In the empty mine, the eerie echoes added a gloomy and mysterious atmosphere to the leveling area.
"We're finally here."
Aurora's Abandoned Crystal Mine.
"Rustle, rustle …"
Irin and Gou 'zi were bolder now that their levels were higher. They didn't look at the scenery at the entrance for too long. They randomly chose a mine and went in.
Kacha, kacha …
Behind the human and dog, two translucent mother spirits floated.
Nie Hongxiu's expression was calm. Bai Xiaoyi, on the other hand, was no longer calm. Her translucent spirit body was trembling slightly, and her hands were tightly gripping the "chain" that connected her to Master. Her delicate facial features were twisted together, and her face was slightly pale.
"Hey, Master, don't you think this atmosphere is a bit strange?"
Drip, drip, drip …
Irin lazily replied, "It's okay."
"But …"
Bai Xiaoyi mustered her courage and seemed to want to object.
Irin looked back at the two mother spirits and smiled. "Look at yourself. Don't you think your existence is even stranger?"
Bai Xiaoyi was stunned. She lowered her head and looked at her snow-white jacket. Then, she nodded in a daze.
Now that he said it, it seemed to be true!
"That's right! As long as you're stranger than others, no strange atmosphere can scare you! Good luck, dear! "
[Godly Sword "Bai Xiaoyi" Bond Points + 1.]
Huh?
I can gain bond points just by casually saying a sentence?
As expected of me.
Irin nodded secretly.
Nie Hongxiu, who had been following behind silently, suddenly focused her snow-white eyes. Her silver hair fluttered in the wind and reflected a faint light. She said softly, "There's movement. Be careful."
"Not bad. You know how to care for Master."
"…"
Nie Hongxiu turned her head. Her expression was cold. She seemed to be unhappy with Irin's flattery.
Irin habitually praised her.
He couldn't favor one and discriminate against the other.
[Godly Sword "Nie Hongxiu" Bond Points + 2.]
While Nie Hongxiu was worried about Irin and reminded him, Irin and Wang Tiandi took out their weapons at the same time. Their actions were neat and uniform. There was no gap between them.
The man and the dog had developed a tacit understanding in these few days.
Crack.
Accompanied by a soft sound, the ground cracked.
In the dim cave, on the ground not far from Irin, a round ball-shaped object drilled out of the ground.
After the ball-shaped object broke out of the ground, its body stretched out. It was a disgusting-looking insect. On its soft abdomen, there were many insect legs. On its hard back, there were many sharp spikes that looked like crystals.
[Crystal Devouring Insect]
[Level 48]
Only Level 48, then it's fine.
Irin smiled kindly.
Gou 'zi smiled impudently.
The man and the dog didn't say anything. Gou 'zi was in front, and Irin was behind. Their positions were good, and they charged toward the [Crystal Devouring Insect].
[Enter battle!]
Facing a monster whose level was far lower than his, and with Wang Tiandi as the tank, Irin chose to enter a turn-based battle mode. He allowed the [God's Light] to descend from the top of the cave. The circle of light surrounded the demonic creature, Irin, and the dog.
[Feint Attack]!
【0！】
Seeing Irin take the lead and attack, Wang Tiandi instinctively rolled his eyes when he saw that the damage was only zero.
What do you know?
Irin smiled and ignored Wang Tiandi's roll of eyes.
[Wang Tiandi used [Rising Dragon Claw]!]
【-322！】
[Crystal Devouring Insect is heavily injured!]
[Crystal Devouring Insect is very angry!]
[Crystal Devouring Insect is calling for its partner!]
Irin was stunned.
Wang Tiandi was even more stunned.
Beside the Crystal Devouring Insect, the ground cracked, and another round insect crawled out.
In the blink of an eye, Irin and Wang Tiandi were facing two monsters instead of one.
The names above the heads of the two monsters also changed to [Crystal Devouring Insect A] and [Crystal Devouring Insect B].
"F * ck, you can do this?"
Irin suddenly had a bad feeling.
[Shadow Following Body]!
Without hesitation, Irin dodged again.
Wang Tiandi rolled his eyes again. He was just short of foaming at the mouth.
It had never thought that this shameful human would be able to survive two rounds in a row in a single battle.
I'm a dog, but you're really dodging!
Even Wang Tiandi sensed that something was wrong with the situation.
Sun Qi's expression turned serious. His two green dog eyes narrowed slightly. He straightened his back and steadily got into a starting position.
[Wang Tiandi used [Hundred and Fourteenth Style — Wild Bite]!]
"Ata!"
Wang Tiandi grinned. He turned into a shadow and charged toward Crystal Devouring Insect A.
【-122！】
[Wang Tiandi triggered a combo!]
[Wang Tiandi used [Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Style — Nine Wounds]
【-133！】
[Crystal Devouring Insect A is stunned!]
[Wang Tiandi triggered a combo!]
[Wang Tiandi used [Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Style — Eight Wounds]
【-198！】
[Crystal Devouring Insect A is stunned!]
[Wang Tiandi triggered an ultimate skill!]
[Wang Tiandi used [Outer Style — Penetrate]!]
[Critical Strike!]
【-342！！】
In just two rounds, Wang Tiandi was really as ferocious as a tiger. After a set of combo attacks with his fighting claws, he actually dealt close to 1,000 damage.
Irin saw with his own eyes that Wang Tiandi was a nimble dog. Under the Crystal Devouring Insect's butt, his claws flew as if they were flying. He felt a little surprised.
This dog was actually hiding its strength before this?
Speaking of which, you're just a dog. Why are you hiding your strength!
You're not a BOSS.
What Irin did not expect was that among the god-given skills of the fighting claws, there was actually a "combo" routine. This was a little interesting.
After two rounds of safe play by Irin and observing the situation, Crystal Devouring Insect A, which was the first to appear, had already been beaten to red blood and was in imminent danger.
After a set of combo attacks, Wang Tiandi returned to his own territory with a smug expression. He even raised his middle claw at Irin to demonstrate his power.
Protruding!
"…"
[Crystal Devouring Insect A is even angrier!]
[Crystal Devouring Insect A is calling for a partner!]
[Crystal Devouring Insect B is suddenly inexplicably angry.]
[Wait, why are you angry!]
[Crystal Devouring Insect B is calling for a partner!]
Another two Crystal Devouring Insects that looked exactly like hair drilled out.
They were [Crystal Devouring Insect C] and [Crystal Devouring Insect D].
Irin: "…"
"Woof woof?"
Wang Tiandi's middle claw, which had just been raised not long ago, instantly froze in mid-air. He was so scared that he let out a wolf's cute bark.
This was troublesome.
At this rate, the opponent's summoning limit was estimated to be 26.
Because there were a total of 26 letters.
However, if the Alphas and Betas were to be included, then the number of monsters that could be summoned was truly endless.
"This monster's summoning mechanism is somewhat similar to the 'Tauren Family' in the Endless Swamp."
Irin's expression gradually became serious as she said in a low voice.
Nie Hongxiu frowned.
Her silver hair danced and fluttered in the wind.
She always had an illusion that no matter how many small monsters there were in front of her, she could instantly kill them with her hair.
But she could not.
Therefore, when Nie Hongxiu saw that Irin was in a "crisis", she could only connect with Irin from behind and remind him, "Master, you must focus fire."
[Divine Sword 'Nie Hongxiu' Bond Value + 1.]
Irin was a little surprised.
What he was surprised about was not Nie Hongxiu's reminder.
But he was surprised … She actually knew the professional game term "focus fire".
Sun Gou 'zi was dumbfounded.
He suddenly wanted to run.
But he turned around and glanced at Irin.
He might not be able to run faster than him!
"Dog! Hold on! Defend! One round! "
During the duration of Shadow Pursuit, the monster almost treated Irin as invisible, and its attacks all landed on Sun Gou 'zi's face.
When it was Irin's turn, Irin knew that this kind of "summoning partner" type of monster was very troublesome, so he did not hide his strength and directly activated a new skill.
[Afterimage Doppelganger]!
The moment he activated [Afterimage Doppelganger], Irin suddenly had the illusion that he was being torn apart. He turned around and saw that two more "Yi Lins" had appeared behind him without a sound. The two "Irin Doppelganger" had a slightly darker color, but other than that, regardless of whether it was their equipment, expression, or demeanor, they were all exactly the same as the original. They were so lifelike that Irin clicked his tongue in wonder.
Pa pa pa pa!
Sun Gou 'zi was expressionless, and his eyes were filled with tears. He crossed his paws in front of him and silently assumed a defensive posture like a little bottom.
This time, the Crystal Devouring Bugs did not summon their partners. They raised their heads one after another and charged toward the aggrieved Heavenly Emperor Wang.
[Aggrieved Heavenly Emperor Wang is being attacked.]
[Aggrieved Heavenly Emperor Wang is being injured.]
[Aggrieved Heavenly Emperor Wang is being injured.]
[Aggrieved Heavenly Emperor Wang is about to die.]
At this moment, Heavenly Emperor Wang was extremely like a little bottom that was being trampled on. His expression was aggrieved, lonely, angry, and cold.
Above Sun Gou 'zi's head, four damage numbers popped up one after another.
Perhaps it was because of Sun Gou 'zi's defense, but these four waves of attacks were forcefully withstood by him. It was heroic and tragic.
Irin silently gave Sun Gou 'zi a thumbs up.
From the teammate's interface, it could be seen that these four waves of attacks had actually taken away one-third of Heavenly Emperor Wang's health points that were as thick as a bull's. It was extremely terrifying.
If these waves of attacks were to land on Irin …
Irin did not say anything. He also did not have the time to think about such a boring and unrealistic hypothesis like "what if I'm Heavenly Emperor Wang". He casually sheathed the two blood-red daggers at his waist, leaving his hands empty.
Under the turn-based system, Irin had enough time to pose.
"Grip of Annihilation."
Behind him, the two afterimage clones followed Irin's actions and stretched out their hands at the same time.
Five fingers … clenched!
['Annihilation' effect triggered!]
['Annihilation' effect triggered at the same time as the afterimage clones!]
Streams of light that were three times the size of the original started to outline around the Crystal Devouring Bugs. It was not only the demons. Irin's skill completely enveloped the opponent's field.
The target of Irin's skill was not only the demons, but also … space!
What Irin wanted to annihilate was a piece of space.
With the square that was outlined by the streams of light as the center, a small black dot appeared out of thin air. Immediately, everything in that square suddenly distorted, overlapped, compressed, and collapsed. Under the effect of three times the original effect, the models of the four demons were completely twisted into a fried dough twist.
In the blink of an eye, a light flashed before Heavenly Emperor Wang and Sun Gou 'zi's eyes. Then, it completely dimmed.
There were no notifications of damage numbers, no battle information, and no spoils of war left behind.
Under the annihilation, nothing was left. Everything turned into nothingness.
The turn-based halo disappeared silently.
Irin looked at his palm and did not say anything.
Sun Gou 'zi also fell into a short silence.
This skill … was too overbearing!
Irin suddenly thought of something. His index finger swiped down and pulled open the player interface.
A moment later.
Irin's mouth twitched slightly. He muttered to himself, "I didn't expect that even the experience points would be gone."
That's not right!
It doesn't make sense!
His understanding was close to 40%, and "Understanding Strike" had only been triggered a few times.
Because this [Annihilation Grip] could only be used in turn-based battles, this was only the second time Irin had used this skill since he started playing the game. Did this trigger the "Annihilation" effect?
This probability did not conform to probability at all.
"Wait."
Irin once again tried to figure out the skill description of the [Annihilation Grip].
At the same time.
Irin opened [Tools]. At the very front of the page, there were a few "initial tools" that had been on his account since the start of the game.
[Gunner's Blessing].
Irin frowned.
"It's actually a set?"
"Is it such a coincidence?"
"No."
"This game account is indeed problematic …"
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