Love and passion, cutting up the wasteland

Lu Meng stood at the stern of the gradually submerged reef, with an isolated island under his feet. Most of the security spiders that had just broken into the cabin were attracted to him.

According to the program setting, he was the first person to invade the security field.

In the water.

They stepped on each other's bodies and scrambled to climb up to the people above.

Do their duty.

However, although the speed of the security spiders was slow, the disturbance caused in the water could not be concealed or avoided.

Lu Meng's legs were already submerged in the water, but feeling the waves of the lake, he was like the spider in the center of the silk thread, gathering all the abnormal movements around him in his perception.

[Basic attributes: Strength 99]

[Speed ​​92, Resilience 96]

[Constitution 90, Perception 95]

With the blessing of the long-range skill crossbow training, Lu Meng's perception ability has not fallen behind, and now he is only halfway to the limit of [Strength].

On the contrary, there is not much quick way to improve [physique]. Now, it is more about slowly developing physical functions and potential as his actual combat level progresses, which is a little behind.

But they have all broken through the 90 mark.

The dead Qin also misjudged this point. You should know that if the general war level is measured by numerical values, it is extremely difficult to have a basic attribute above 90.

Many can only rely on innate racial endowments.

Not to mention that some have reduction attributes.

Who would have thought that a newcomer could achieve this level and even overcome the weakness of the Son of Scorched Earth in the strength coefficient - after all, that reduction, compared with the basic experience bonus, has a negligible impact.

If the experience represented by the actual combat level is the system and software, then the basic attributes quantified by physical fitness are the hardware equipment required for operation and performance. No matter how strong the combat consciousness is, if the body is weak, no matter how strong you are, you can't play it!

The security spiders that had escaped from their cages and were surrounding them. Lu Meng, who was aware of his situation, held the heavy and slender sword in one hand, and a cross-shaped heavy sword with a broad back and thick blade in the other hand.

Paladin Cross.

Water splashed, and a huge security spider jumped out directly. It was as tall as an adult when it stood upright. If the metal body was included, it would only be heavier.

However, even with a bulky body, the security spider was able to make such a move, which was enough to show the violent power behind it, not to mention breaking through the obstacles of the lake water.

The blades were smooth.

The four-legged machine that pounced on him was reflected.

Lu Meng waved his hands and swung like a wheel.

Needless to say, the long cleaver of the Blade Walker grade, no matter how strong the body of the security spider was, it was just a mass-produced product of the Skeleton Factory.

He chopped the back of the security spider with a knife, and the heavy force directly knocked the manic machine down and fell into the water.

The next moment, the metal broke from it.

It was crushed alive.

If it hadn't been submerged in water, you would have seen sparks like burning.

With the action of the first safety spider, these semi-intelligent creatures that followed the program seemed to realize the futility of their concealment, and rushed forward one after another.

As Lin Jichade and the others faced, their heavy bodies could not float on the water, but they could be put together to capture the enemies above.

In fact, because of the existence of the Reef and the sunken Raven, the safety spiders could even climb on the abandoned shipwrecks as a ladder for them to climb from bottom to top.

Lu Meng was already surrounded.

Behind him, four legs pounced on the food.

But with the slashing of the long cleaver, the heavy blade of the Paladin's Cross was also swung out.

The quality of this heavy sword is only MK level, and it should be able to fight against ancient machines like the safety spider. If it is chopped for a long time, it will even have a gap and curled blade.

However, when the light of the heavy sword touched the safety spider, the opponent's steel carapace was cut directly from the middle, like a sharp blade cutting through tofu, without even a spark.

[Damage to mechanical life: 35% bonus]

The paladins of the Oakland Church love this cross heavy sword not only because of their faith, but also because the real paladin cross, whether in terms of shape design or material forging, is aimed at Narko's demons and dark mechanical life.

It is said that all paladin crosses were originally copies of that inscribed blade. The founder of the Holy Empire, the first generation of the Holy Lord Phoenix King Phoenix, took his inscribed blade and led the voters of Oakland to overthrow the empire ruled by the skeletons.

Its damage bonus to mechanical life is as much as 50%.

If it is just about fighting against ancient machines, even if it is the same inscribed blade, no other weapon can compare with this already canonized cross sword.

Of course, most of the standard cross swords issued to sentinels are not made by famous masters, but are just imitations of the original ones.

If you really encounter dangerous ancient machines, they can only provide psychological comfort.

However, Lu Meng, who has reached the master level of [Weapon Forging] skills, knows the principles and has been taught by the bone craftsman himself, his works are obviously not inferior.

Although the damage bonus of the cross heavy sword in his hand is not as good as that of the authentic inscribed blade, with the close combat skills and war-level strength, killing the safety spider is like chopping melons and vegetables.

It is even smoother than the long cleaver.

The latter is designed to be more advantageous against fully armed armored warriors.

Lu Meng rotated his body, and the two giant blades, which were so heavy that they originally required strong men to move, were as light as one-handed swords under his maximum strength, but once they were thrown out, they did not lose any power.

All the machines that rushed over were shattered in the air, the ancient design turned into parts, and the oil of the safety spider was splashed like blood.

Spread on the water surface.

It looks like a black sticky carpet.

The reef continued to sink, and Lu Meng should have been submerged halfway, but under his slash, the strong wind brought a vortex, which seemed to have emptied the overflowing lake water around him.

Lin Ji was stunned.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have thought that this was something that a human body could do.

At this moment, Lin Ji really dared to confirm Lu Meng's identity.

The newly promoted war-level.

With Lin Ji's status and knowledge, it's not that she hasn't seen strong men of this level. Even the best among them, Alke, is her mentor.

When facing a war-level person, although it's impossible to despise and slander him, it's impossible to kneel down and lick the myth.

—— Let's not talk about anything else. The example of Watcher Qin was just before. When Lin Ji faced him directly, he naturally felt physical fear in his heart, but he never knelt down from beginning to end.

However, it was such a Qin.

He died in his hands.

Xiaolu, who followed her, was alert, calm, and had many buried advantages waiting to be discovered, but still had to be taken care of... Lin Ji didn't know when the other party formed such an image in her mind. She was still thinking that if possible, she could really give the other party some advice and let him abandon the dark and go to the right path. It's a pity that her trip was already dangerous...

As a result...

"Damn it!" The examiner couldn't help but cursed.

Are you kidding me?

Chad, who was originally pulling her collar and swimming back, was startled.

After reacting, he said nothing.

I thought I would get used to it.

Although you may be "calculated" no matter which side you stand on, but after that, whether you can survive or not... this is the biggest difference.

Lin Ji was not really angry. After saying this, he felt extremely relaxed and relieved in his heart - that was because his worries had dissipated.

Although the number of security spiders carried by the Reef was not small, it was not exaggerated, at least not as much as those ancient relics.

Mechanical life was fearless, and even the intelligent settings of the security robots had no concept of fear and death. Such a force placed outside might be able to defeat a mountain bandit or a temporary legion such as the drifters... but it would definitely not threaten the nameless Lu Beiyou.

The so-called war level means that one person can break the army. If there are no other variables, these security spiders can be used as a deterrent and deterrent, but if they want to hurt or even kill him.

It is difficult to do it independently.

It can be used as a bargaining chip, but it cannot decide the victory.

Lin Ji also saw that Lu Beiyou stayed in the center of the shipwreck, but in fact he was helping others to contain the safety spiders. He used the fearless characteristics of these machines to attract all the opponents to himself.

The safety spiders had no idea of ​​retreating temporarily when they knew they were defeated.

In their program, they were still waiting for the owner who turned on the controller to come out and take control of the situation. They only had to fulfill their duty of delaying.

But their owner was now buried in the water with the Reef.

Controller... Lu Meng frowned as he looked at the surrounding environment.

The drifters occupied a temporary platform. They could not resist the attack of all the safety spiders at the same time, but if they only prevented one or two machines from boarding the platform, they were still able to do it.

In addition to the ones besieging Lu Meng, there were also safety spiders climbing on the surrounding drilling rock walls.

They seemed to have no interest in the battlefield at all.

Dereliction of duty?

Or fleeing.

The key was the key block to control the safety spiders, but Lu Meng did not find it in the room where Qin died.

Did they lose control themselves?

Although it is unknown where Qin collected these security robots from, it is normal for their program chips to have some faults and damage after thousands of years of changes...

In this way, even if there are intact security spiders preserved or repaired, there is no way to use them.

It can only be said that it is a pity...

Lu Meng was still swinging his sword, but suddenly stopped.

The "hole" he had opened was instantly filled with the surging dark river and lake water, forming a small whirlpool. The turbulent waves were so strong that the heavy bodies of the security spiders were stirred. The stacked "spider towers" were like water plants, and most of them were shaken down.

Looking at them struggling to sink to the bottom with their four legs up in the air, even though we know that each one is actually a dangerous killing machine, we can't help but see a hint of stupidity.

Then Lu Meng jumped out of the water. The water had already submerged his chest, and the only place he could stand was the last bit of the ship's railing. But this time, he still flew into the air, and the splashes were several meters high.

He slashed down with his sword.

The waves caused by the heavy sword shook the safety spiders chasing Lin Ji and Chad to the bottom of the water, and Lu Meng himself fell beside them.

Seeing the white-haired young man, Lin Ji suddenly became nervous, not knowing what to say or how to respond - but before she could speak, Lu Meng's figure jumped up again, taking advantage of the recoil of the water waves, and this time he jumped directly onto the rock wall.

He inserted a knife into it, leaving behind the second blade of the long cleaver he had just obtained, dragging the Paladin's Cross on the back of the knife and leaping up.

As if walking on flat ground, he actually climbed onto the platform of Community No. 2 and disappeared far away.

Lin Ji: "..."

The splashing water waves before were overwhelming and hit her face.

Her hair was disheveled and wet.

You just said that you were helping everyone to attract firepower and delay, why did you suddenly leave?

Without saying a word.

Are we really not familiar with each other...

"He must have discovered something in such a hurry." Chad skillfully built a shed with his hands in advance to cover his eyes.

He was not wet at all.

He pointed to the long cleaver stuck into the rock wall: "Go that way."

The safety spider in the center of the lake behind him sank to the bottom temporarily and could not be pursued, while the cleaver left by Lu Meng was facing downwards, and the back and handle of the cleaver could just be the foothold for the two to continue climbing up.

"Tsk..."

Lin Ji looked at the distance between the long knife and them, which was just the distance that the two could reach with one jump without being restrained by the safety spider.

Lin Ji suddenly remembered the scene when she was walking on the central community and the drilling plank road before, she was worried that the safety rope hanging point would fall into disrepair, so she took it off in advance and tied it to her hand, and led the other party over... It turned out that he noticed it all.

"Let's go." The examiner sighed.

But at this moment, the distant voice reached the bottom of the drilling.

"Awoo——"

Why is there a wolf?

Lin Ji was stunned.

Almost at the same time, a searchlight hit them, so bright that people couldn't open their eyes for a while.

It was a deep tunnel, just in the direction of the underground river where the lake water from the borehole was released. The watchers in the lower city originally wanted to let the four ships leave the depression lagoon from here.

After the reef fell, many wooden boards floated out of the tunnel cave, like the wreckage of a ship damaged by waves and collisions, but no one was seen.

But this time, as the searchlights came on, everyone saw a complete cargo ship coming out of the underground river.

Look at the flag on it...

"It's the Tortoise." Chad's heart tightened. As a technology hunter based in Lake Town, he naturally remembered one of the three cargo ships, Raven, Viper, and Tortoise.

According to the information obtained from the community manager, the Tortoise has already sailed out of the lower city first, and may even have left the scope of the depression lagoon platform town itself and entered the Qianchi Lake.

It also carried the equipment and raw materials used by Qin to make drugs.

Now that the Raven has crashed and the reef is half-destroyed, the entire depression lagoon town has no means of pursuit.

Only the Red King suggested that they go to Stober to intercept Qin afterwards. Although they didn't know how to find out where Qin was going, this was the only way.

But Chad didn't expect that at this critical juncture, the Tortoise would return along the same route.

What was he trying to do.

Plus the Safety Spider...

He was about to give an order to instruct the drifters to prepare for the battle, but was stopped by Lin Ji.

She stared blankly at the bow.

There were also a few people looking around, and they soon found this place.

He waved his hand.

"Hey, Mr. Inquisitor, you are in a hurry to leave, and you don't even wait for everyone--" One of the leaders shouted and joked.

Beside him, a man with a bruised face was tied up and knelt on the ground.

The people on the boat were all in black uniforms.

On their chests, there was a huge furnace painted, towering into the sky, with blazing flames burning in it, painted vividly, as if it was roaring and running.

On the furnace,

First, a black scratch.