The Master of the Strange Realm

"I want to know who you are?"

Jenkins asked.

"A top-notch machine made by my lord's great wisdom, with my lord's experience and wisdom. The smartest person under my lord is me."

Jenkins looked at the fog-filled island ahead and reached out to touch the cat on his shoulder.

"Aren't you really curious about my ideal 'Earth of Steel' and the metal world that I calculated and deduced? You have taken away the power of my Lord, the 'Lord of All Machines', so it is impossible not to be interested in these. Even if you just take a look and understand it, think of it as relaxation before the final battle. My Lord wants people who really know it to witness all of this. I think my Lord probably also thinks that even if it fails, there will be someone. Inherit it all."

The voice kept tempting him, even admitting that the difference engine might fail. Jenkins nodded. What the other party said did make some sense:

"But I'm really sorry...I have no interest in your world at all."

The leaf given by the World Tree was held in Jenkins' mouth. He turned his back to the Iron World Tree and faced the wide river, and then sighed softly:

"World Tree, you are with me."

In his last dream before entering the nine-story metal tower, Jenkins saw the ontological consciousness of the World Tree, who replaced Jenkins' original gift of the holy water bottle with a leaf. As long as this leaf is held in his mouth, no toxins or curses will be effective on Jenkins, but the main function of this leaf is not this. The main function is the only one chance of "The World Tree is with me".

This description is very vague, and it does not explain whether it is the arrival of World Tree's true body, or the full blow of World Tree across the world, or it may even be the arrival of World Tree's consciousness to fight with Jenkins.

Therefore, before trying to call, Jenkins didn't know what was going to happen. So, when he sighed and the leaf melted in his mouth but nothing happened, he thought for a while that he had considered the function of the leaf wrong.

Fortunately it didn't, and the brief lull was because Jenkins was looking in the wrong place. After Chocolate kindly reminded him with the tip of his tail, Jenkins looked up at the sky.

A big hole was opened in the sky that was originally shrouded in thick fog, making it almost impossible to see anything. The thick fog tried its best to escape from this area. In the large circular hole, you can clearly see a vibrant forest hanging upside down, as if the skies of the two worlds were spliced ​​together.

As the angle of view continued to expand, the large hole in the sky was pointed at a certain area of ​​the forest. Jenkins observed the island in the center of the forest. The island was like a dreamy existence in a fairy tale. The little glow made every part of the reflected space seem to be emitting soft light.

Then, he saw the colorful and dreamy light spots on the island fluttering in the wind, and saw the soft grass on the meadow swaying slightly. He saw the giant tree on the island in the middle of the lake. The appearance of the giant tree was exactly the same as what he saw in his dream:

"I knew it was not a dream at all...it turns out that the body of the World Tree is so small."

The small here refers to the appearance of a giant tree that could cover the entire world in his imagination.

The big tree hanging upside down emits green light. The green light shines from the hole into the strange environment, and the continuous vitality gradually dispels the dense fog nearby. When the green light came into contact with Jenkins, the emblem of [World Tree Seedling] automatically appeared under his feet.

The emblem originally looked like a sapling, but after it appeared, the sapling grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although it is still a sapling, the branches are elongating, the trunk is growing, and young leaves have appeared on the branches.

"Meow~"

Chocolate barked in congratulations to Jenkins, knowing it wouldn't be needed this time. But it doesn't matter, of course the cat has to take action at the last moment to reflect the importance of the cat.

The World Tree did not appear in the strange world, but she temporarily gave part of her power to Jenkins. Both are world trees, and their power is essentially the same. Therefore, the power instilled from the distant flower forest is enough to cause further changes in the emblem under Jenkins' feet.

When the hole in the sky shrank and disappeared, green light spots that could not be concealed began to spread out from around Jenkins. The majestic power surged in his body, and the World Tree gave him part of the power. At this moment, he was about the same size as the smaller World Tree. Although this power was gone after one use, it was enough for this strange situation.

The sound of the metal head did not appear again. Instead, heavy and dense footsteps appeared in the direction of the branches of the Iron World Tree. Three golden ants, the same size as the ancient dragon that Jenkins saw in the last strange situation, broke through the thick fog that had gathered again and appeared at the edge of the field of vision.

The body atmosphere has three parts, the head is gold, the chest is red gold, and the abdomen is dark gold. The two tentacles on the head are black and gold in color, and they seem to corrode the air when waving. The three ants' eighteen powerful legs lowered down and hit the ground, causing the island to shake.

"Eating the World Tree..."

The golden ants are inextricably linked to the World Tree, so the power of the World Tree appeared. They immediately climbed out of the steel giant tree and rushed towards the dock with a clear goal. Compared with the beasts of disaster that Jenkins saw in other strange places, these three ants neither have strong mental pollution abilities nor the kind of terrifying oppressive force. They seem to be just three huge monsters.

"It won't be that simple."

He tapped his toes and flew up, temporarily experiencing the power of free flight. Although at the end of the mysterious scene in the ancient town, he easily subdued the power of the Scarlet Mayfly, that was because the World Tree was born to restrain that thing. Not all disaster beasts can be easily dealt with, especially when faced with ants who already have a restrained relationship with the World Tree.

The flying writer lowered his right hand and spread a green light. In the land in front of the dock, thousands of buds of various plants broke out of the ground and swept towards the three ants.

At the same time, on the island where the Iron World Tree is located, saplings appeared one after another and grew into a sea of ​​towering trees, blocking the way of the ants.

But this did not hinder the golden ants in the slightest. Wherever the ants passed, only traces of gnawing could be heard, and then all the plants quickly disappeared. As they gnawed, the three golden ants grew larger and larger. When they arrived below Jenkins, thin golden wings suddenly grew on both sides of their bodies. The wings shook, and they flew into the sky with the golden ants.

"This kind of ant can actually fly?"

Jenkins muttered, manipulating the vines on the ground to shoot into the sky, trying to pull them down. But as long as all the plants touch the body of the golden ant, they will immediately feel as if they have been chewed away.

Not only that, the spirit of life sown by Jenkins disappeared as quickly as the water in the pond where the water was released. Those ants grew bigger and bigger. After being hungry in this seal for thousands of years, they finally tasted the familiar delicious taste again.

"So, it's really appropriate for the Difference Engine to put these ants on the eighth floor. They can just restrain the World Tree."

Thinking in his mind, Jenkins descended downwards and landed on the top of the canopy of the Iron World Tree. When he stepped on it with both feet, he realized that the thing under his feet was completely made of metal. The moment he touched it, he "saw" a complex structure like an ant's nest in the crown and trunk.

"But these ants don't seem to have figured it out."

He took out his cane and shook it gently. The cane grew and stretched, turning into the shape of a commonly used scepter:

"The reason why the World Tree can be eaten by you is because it wants to give up the power in that body."

The dense green light at the top of the scepter turned into three ropes and shot out into the distance, binding the flying ants. Bo Yi shook rapidly in an attempt to struggle, and Jenkins' strength was also lost, and was taken away by the golden ants.

But in just a few seconds, the ants found that they were unable to seize the power.

"The spirits of life that are not controlled by me will of course be swallowed up by your instincts, but now these powers are in my hands."

He held the scepter tightly, and the emblem under his feet flickered, letting more green light emit until it covered the entire crown of the Iron World Tree. These lights are like webs woven by spiders, and those trapped in the webs are, of course, ants.

"If the World Tree doesn't give it to you, don't try to take it."

The three ants also descended and landed on the tree crown. When they came into contact with the tree crown, the silver-gray steel immediately turned into a bright golden yellow. The golden yellow was centered on three points and slowly spread to the entire tree crown, trying to compete with the power of the World Tree for control. That gold is the power that corrodes people's hearts, the sin of greed, and the real sin of the era where the golden ants live.

Chapter 2187 The Sealed Ant

As the power of golden color appears, the unique sense of oppression of the beast of disaster finally appears, but because this is only the power of 3/666, it is not effective at all:

"Is this the sin of gold you are carrying?"

Jenkins asked loudly, the World Tree emblem under his feet getting bigger and bigger. He didn't care about consumption at all, and used all the power given by the World Tree just now. The shadow of the tree symbolizing the World Tree appeared behind him, and then gradually merged with the giant steel tree under his feet.

If the number of these ants exceeds a hundred, Jenkins may have a huge headache, but with just three, the power given by the World Tree is enough, and some of it is even wasted by Jenkins.

"Speaking of which, although the church has no record of who sealed you in the first place, I seem to understand now."

The entire giant metal tree glows, dispersing the thick fog on the island. Just like the island in the middle of the lake in Jenkins' dream, flowers and green grass appear in layers on the land of the island, and the green light spots sway with the wind like naughty elves.

Even if there is no sunshine and no blue sky, Jenkins still restores the scene in the dream as much as possible.

The emblem of the World Tree sapling under his feet gradually expanded, and then moved under the three ants. The power of the World Tree restores the golden silver-gray alloy to its original appearance. Due to the overlap with the power of the World Tree, some vine-like patterns appear on the branches of the giant metal tree, which represent the power of life and the power of metal. combination.

The three ants located in the green spider web are enveloped by the emblem of the World Tree seedling. They struggled hard and crazily gnawed at the power around them, trying to destroy the giant tree just like they did thousands of years ago.

But the emblem symbolizing the identity of the savior shrank and gathered like a ring, trapping them firmly within it.

Just like there is an invisible space under the ants, they were completely imprisoned by the power of the World Tree, and following the ring formed by the emblem, they sank into the invisible space little by little. Only one last whine remained, and Jenkins heard the cry of ants for the first time.

The golden ants will once again sleep in this strange place until the next cycle of ten thousand years. But by then, new people will come to seal them.

The silver-gray crown of steel swayed with the wind, green spots of light jumped around Jenkins, and the darkness of the sky could not suppress it at all. The huge power given by the World Tree has been fully exerted by him. Because this power is too huge, the abnormal scene on the river island will probably continue for some time.

The crown and trunk of steel, due to the erosion of the spirit of life, have vine patterns and spell patterns learned by ancient elves from the tree patterns of the world tree. Moss covered the bottom of the trunk, and vines hung from the metal branches. After the disaster of metalization, this is a scene that no one has ever imagined.

"But, you squandered the power of the World Tree so easily. Did you forget that I was still here?"

The voice of the metal head surrounded my ears again:

"I thought you would keep the blessing given to you by the World Tree as much as possible for the next battle with me."

"No, the power of the World Tree is most suitable here."

Jenkins looked up at the sky:

"Come out, for this strange place, the golden ant can only be regarded as a side dish. You are the real key to reduce all my power and let me go to the ninth floor as a mortal."

"You are really smart."

The bell rang in the sky, and the black clouds in the sky gradually opened. The huge shadow became clearer and clearer behind the thick fog, as if the moon appeared on the surface of the sky.

Gradually, the thick fog dissipated, and the brass color appeared above the shadow.

Jenkins saw the blade-like mouth, the mountain-like nose, the butterfly-like ears, and the brass eyes that seemed to be able to see through the world.

The huge metal head appeared after the thick fog. It was the one that Jenkins dismantled above the Nolan Church, but it was even bigger than the last time.

It floated high in the sky, dispelling all the thick fog, so that Jenkins, standing on the treetops, could clearly see the cities on both sides of the river and the scenery of the distant skyline.

Pushing aside the thick clouds, the whole world was revealed in front of him——

Under the dark night, the metal world spontaneously spread light, cold and orderly. Above the land of steel, everything in the world is mechanical. The sonata of steam engines is the only melody in this world. In the thousands of lights in the steel city, there are busy gear people working day and night.

Steel bridges span the river, and iron horses pull copper carts carrying coal and fuel, providing energy circulation for the world. The towering steel forests and the pieces of metal sorghum swaying in the wind, everything seems exactly the same. The cold order rules everything, allowing the world to move forward in silence.

Only the steel tombstones standing in the suburban cemetery are still engraved with the names of the rebels. The names of those brave men shone with brass-colored brilliance under the night sky, but there were no bodies in the graves, because the transformed steel bodies would never stop, and they would carry their own matter and energy and become a permanent part of the land of steel.

The bells played for all this, and the surround sound of the huge head announced everything here:

"Savior, welcome to my world!"

The scope of the strange world would definitely not cover the entire world. Now, as far as the eye can see, it is really hard to say where the boundary is and which part is just part of the illusory background.

But at this moment, the thick fog completely receded, and the black sky was gradually covered by a dim yellow light. There were many more overhead pipes in the sky, and the huge flying gear whales made loud calls in the sky.

All this was different from what it looked like when I first entered the strange world, which represented a rather terrible fact. The differential machine on the ninth floor was rapidly becoming stronger. It was on the ninth floor, controlling the eighth floor, and showing its gradually increasing power bit by bit.

"Savior!"

The huge head in the sky opened its mouth, and with its roar, the deadly red light gathered in its mouth. Then, the light beam broke through the air and penetrated downwards. At that moment, the world in front of Jenkins seemed to stop.

The book representing [Theory of All Things] appeared in his right hand, and the silver-gray steel giant tree under his feet responded to the call. At the same time, the power symbolizing "machinery" and "life" gathered, mixed with the "death" that was so thick that it was almost suffocating in this world. The three forces were once again perfectly controlled by Jenkins.

Chapter 2188 The End of the Eighth Floor

As the Lord of All Things, as the seedling of the world tree, at the same time, the decaying light of death shone around him. Life, death, and neither life nor death, the three forces are perfectly integrated, and the green and gray cyclones are entangled on the steel giant tree under his feet.

As the pages of the bronze book in his hand turned, more and more knowledge was imprinted in it.

So Jenkins raised his left hand, and the deadly red light from the sky collided with his left hand, and then was abruptly extinguished as Jenkins clenched his palm.

He looked at his smoking palm, then raised his head to the sky:

"So what if you own the whole world? Now the golden ant has fallen asleep again, and it is the real master here. You can control this world, so why can't I?"

"Then, Savior William, you can give it a try."

Two bronze giant snakes suddenly sprang out from the crown of the silver-gray giant tree under his feet, one on the left and one on the right. They were ambushed long ago.

But Jenkins just snorted, and the two snakes broke into two pieces in the air, falling back into the treetops like rain.

There was a sound of breaking air in the air, and something invisible touched Jenkins' head. But the sharp blade could not pierce his head. Jenkins swung his left fist upward, and with the air wave generated by the sonic boom, the invisible thing was also shattered.

"If you have any other way, just come; if you don't, open the door to the next level, this journey is finally over."

He said to the head, and the unknown metal life on the top of the head turned into black ashes and fell down, but was soon blown away by the wind.

"Master knows that even if the body used for fighting and I are placed here, it is impossible to stop you. But savior, you will pay the price. The master will witness my loyalty, and you will witness the destruction of the eighteenth century as a weak mortal. Savior, all this is over."

The world is shaking, as if some kind of behemoth is breaking through the stratum and coming to the world. The metal giant linked up the power of the differential machine, and wanted to make a final blow to Jenkins with the irresistible disaster power set in the background of the strange world.

This is the power of part of the body of the differential machine plus the strange world itself. Jenkins can't let it do this. So he immediately pointed to the sky:

"Call the wind and rain!"

The stronger body and the larger spirit summoned a larger scale of wind and rain. The dark clouds were dense and lightning flashed. Jenkins raised the bronze book with his right hand and pointed it at the sky.

As the thunder that was enough to illuminate the whole world struck, the bronze book was hit, and then it flashed a dazzling star-like light in the rain.

[The Principle of All Machines] absorbed all the characteristics of [Mechanic], and of course the characteristics of exceeding the limit in thunder and lightning were also inherited.

At this moment, the power of the machine finally barely balanced the life force of Jenkins, who was the world tree. Pointing to the sky, forcibly controlling the metal giant, its action of swallowing and spitting out the spiritual light of the whole world suddenly stopped.

Instead of taking the Star Demon Sword at his waist, he swung his left hand to take out the spiral sword.

The infusion of death, life, and mechanical power made the flames on the spiral sword burn fiercely like an explosion, twisting the air and almost interfering with the continuous space. The fire mark stayed on Jenkins' retina. This was the fire of sin, the fire of the hero's furnace.

"Are you ready?"

Jenkins stepped into the air, and the power under his feet made the steel giant tree dissipate with a bang.

But the physical tree disappeared, and a brand new giant tree phantom appeared behind it. The trunk was twisted from three colors of green, bronze and gray. The perfect balance of the three forces promoted the formation of a stronger force.

The life of the world tree, the strong affinity for death, and the mechanical knowledge from another world together constituted the power that could be called a miracle at this moment.

"Savior, usher in the end!"

The brass luster flickered between the two, crossing the barriers of mass conservation and energy conservation, and the cage cast by the special alloy of the differential machine covered Jenkins like a void creation.

"Mechanical Light!"

Instead of taking out the lamp, the book in his hand emitted a silver-blue light, and the entire cage turned into a dense rain of gears and disappeared around him.