The demons guarding the gate took the two passes that Xiu handed over. After confirming that they were correct, he looked at Du Ze and the demon sisters behind Xiu and said, "Only two people can pass through."
Xiu pointed to himself and Du Ze. "Just me and him."
"Chibi." The little phoenix on Du Ze's head chirped, showing its presence.
The gatekeeper demons stared at the trembling yellow hairball: "What is this? Chicken?"
I said this is a phoenix, do you believe it
Du Ze's expressionless expression exuded a sullen aura. Since he woke up, Du Ze found that the hairball had settled on his head. Although the little phoenix was still shaking all the time, it was completely accustomed to shaking and shaking. After pulling Du Ze's black hair with its small claws, it squatted with satisfaction. Whenever Du Ze tried to get it off, the little phoenix would bite Du Ze's hair and wouldn't let go.
The gatekeeper demons glanced at the little phoenix and lost interest. He put away the pass and rang the long bell. The heavy gate of the fortress was slowly lifted, and a black swamp appeared in front of everyone. A thin mist filled the swamp, and a thick rotten smell came oncoming. This is the Swamp of Death, which was once the battlefield of the Celestial Race and the Demon Race, as well as the battlefield of the gnomes and the undead. You can enter the Lost Lands simply by crossing the Death Swamp.
Xiu pulled Du Ze through the gate without hesitation, and Du Ze involuntarily turned back to look at the Demon Sisters. Even though she had said goodbye beforehand, Vera was still weeping. Alice stood by and hugged her sister tenderly. Noticing Du Ze's gaze, the girl in red smiled, and her voice came from afar.
"The journey is smooth, Mr. Xiu, Mr. Du Ze. We will be your most loyal servants at any time."
The heavy gate of the fortress closed again, cutting off the girl's smile and voice.
After walking into the death swamp, the rotten smell rushed into the nose. Little Phoenix sneezed several times in a row, and the biggest one even spewed small flames, which burned several of Du Ze's hair.
Du Ze: …
Xiu stopped, and he chanted a few syllables. A gust of breeze blew, and Du Ze instantly felt that the air was much fresher. This was a very useful small-scale wind magic, at least it was very effective in saving a certain stupid hair.
"Be careful with your feet."
There is a suction force that will sink in the black mud when you step on it. Xiu and Du Ze walked on the swamp for a while, and suddenly a shadowy figure appeared in the fog ahead. Xiu and Du Ze stopped, but the shadow on the opposite side was still startled. The shadow was about three meters high, it turned around, and two blue lights appeared in the mist.
Xiu stood in front of Du Ze and chanted a few incantations, and a gust of wind instantly tore apart the thin mist, revealing the full picture of the shadow. It was a tall robot with long, large hands and chains all over its body. It had a star painted on its left chest, its body was metallic iron gray, and its eyes were blue light.
Du Ze instantly had the illusion of crossing into the world of science fiction. He knew that the robot on the opposite side was called a mechanical puppet in "Hybrid", and it was one of the most famous works of the dwarf tribe.
The blue light in the eyes of the mechanical puppet glanced at Xiu and Du Ze, and it emitted an electronically synthesized sound: "Di - found the life form X3; make a racial judgment, Di - non-dwarf; make a faction judgment, Di - can't identify; make a comprehensive judgment, Drip - Activate plan C against the enemy to expel the living beings."
The blue light in the mechanical puppet's eyes flickered, it faced Du Ze and Xiu, and its voice instantly became louder.
"Warning! Please leave this place within 10 seconds or you will be attacked. 10, 9, 8..."
Seeing that Xiu had no intention of leaving, Du Ze pulled La Xiu. "Want to fight?"
Xiu seemed a little surprised. "What's wrong?"
"It doesn't mean..." Seeing Xiu's reaction, Du Ze suddenly had a bad guess. "you do not understand?"
Du Ze had always thought that the mechanical puppets were speaking the common language of the mainland, but now he remembered that "Hybrid" said that the mechanical puppets used Gnome language - to Du Ze, the language of this world is unfamiliar, but there is an invisible language. The existence of the translation is only for him. It's like a foreigner speaking foreign language in front of him. He has a translation machine that can understand it, but he can't tell whether the other person is speaking French or Russian.
Xiu nodded and asked, "What did it say?"
Before Du Ze could answer, the countdown of the mechanical puppets had come to an end.
"... 3, 2, 1, switch to attack mode." The blue light of the mechanical puppet's eyes turned to red light. "Tag targets, share target info, drop-start eviction."
The mechanical puppet pulled out the chain on his body and rushed over with heavy steps.
Xiu drew out his sword and took the initiative to meet him. When the mechanical puppet saw Xiu approaching, he waved his hands, and the thick chains in his hands were thrown towards Xiu. The sword in Xiu's hand slammed into the chain and slashed into all directions. The colorless vindictive energy poured onto the chain through the blade, producing an unimaginable destructive force, and the chains of the mechanical puppet shattered one by one, crashing to the ground.
However, even if all the chains were broken, Xiu had to step back. He looked at the sword in his hand. It was a sword he bought in Agares City. Even with the blessing of Dou Qi, there were still a few cracks on the sword, which was enough to show the horror of the power of the mechanical puppet. The mechanical puppet didn't care about the chain that was cut off, it pulled out several chains from its body and launched an attack again.
Xiu didn't pick up the chain this time. He chanted a few incantations silently, and the breeze blew his blond hair. Xiu slightly bent his legs, then jumped sharply, jumping to an unattainable height - as if the wind lifted him up high, the light shone from behind the blond young man, and the projected shadow shrouded the mechanical puppet below. . Xiu held the sword in both hands, the sword was filled with vindictive energy, and when it fell, it stabbed into the head of the mechanical puppet.
The sword was finally overwhelmed and shattered, and at this time the head of the mechanical puppet was also destroyed. The headless mechanical puppet paused for a moment, then stretched out a big hand to try to grab Xiu who was standing on its shoulder. Xiu was almost caught by the mechanical puppet, he jumped off the mechanical puppet, panting slightly as he watched the mechanical puppet waving his hands. The head is about the information collection part of the mechanical puppet. At this time, the headless mechanical puppet was spinning around, trying to find its enemy.
To stop the mechanical golem, you must destroy its power center, but there is no need to destroy it at this time. Du Ze and Xiu bypassed the headless mechanical puppet and moved on.
On the way, Xiu asked about the previous conversation: "What did the mechanical puppet say just now?"
Du Ze recounted the words of the mechanical puppet to Xiu Xiu, and Xiu was thoughtful after listening to it. They saw several more mechanical puppets on the road, and they avoided them far away because they found them in time. But as they go deeper and deeper, the number of mechanical puppets gradually increases, from 1 or 2 to 4 or 5. The range they can avoid is getting narrower and narrower, and sometimes it takes a long time to get around. Avoid the group of mechanical puppets that patrol.
Xiu and Du Ze walked for a while, and then heard the faint sound of fighting. The wind from the battle blew away the fog, and what appeared in front of them was a huge mechanical puppet, which was twice the size of the previous mechanical puppets, and the stars on its chest became two. Confronting the two-star mechanical puppets were two demons. At this time, their appearance was in a mess, and they were all injured to varying degrees.
Xiu thought for a while, and then asked Du Ze to wait for him. Qian Bian changed into the shape of the magic sword, Xiu shook the magic sword with ease, and joined the battle. With Xiu's help, the Demon Race finally solved the huge mechanical puppet.
Among them, the slightly injured Mozu came over and thanked: "We are the guards of Agares City, thank you for your assistance."
"What happened?" Xiu glanced at the fallen mechanical puppet: "Why are there so many mechanical puppets?"
"We are also investigating the cause." The demon frowned in distress: "I don't know what happened to the Lost Land, these metal bumps are all activated, and they will attack when they see anyone - you have also encountered those one star before. Your mechanical puppet, right?" He gestured on his chest, and then pointed at the huge mechanical puppet: "This is a two-star mechanical puppet, its strength is ten times that of those one-stars, about the level of a great swordsman." Pointing forward, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. "If you continue to move forward, you will find that all two-star mechanical puppets are densely arranged together."
Wen Yanxiu was silent. The two demons decided to return because of their injuries. After they left, Du Ze walked over to Xiu and heard the blond young man say softly, "I have an idea... Let's try it."
Five days later.
The death swamp was still filled with mist, and a one-star mechanical puppet wandered aimlessly. Suddenly, it glanced at two figures.
"Di - find the lifeform X3; make a racial determination, di - find the dwarfs!" The blue light in the mechanical puppet's eyes kept flashing. "Identity determination, Di-Check that there is no such person, it is initially determined as an individual left by the system; make a comprehensive determination, Di-Enable protection plan A, and escort the individual to the 'home'."
The huge body of the mechanical puppet knelt heavily in front of the small figure, stretched out his hand, and quietly waited for the master's response. The flaxen-haired dwarf grabbed the black-haired youth beside him and raised his head, revealing a pair of amber eyes. "What did it say?"
Du Ze's eyes wandered between Xiu and the mechanical puppet. The dwarf's little man was made even more miniature by the two-meter-high mechanical puppet, but it was this contrast that revealed an indescribable shock. He repeated the words of the mechanical puppet dryly. After listening, Xiu stared at the hand of the mechanical puppet spread out in front of his eyes, and then said to Du Ze, "Hold me and sit up."
Du Ze's brain was instantly shattered: these words, coupled with the tender appearance of the cute master, was like a child to be hugged.
A certain idiot who lost his avatar bent down and hugged Xiu awkwardly in his arms. Xiu's slender arms wrapped around Du Ze's neck, he placed his chin on Du Ze's shoulder, and his eyes were attracted by the earlobes that were close at hand: it seemed to be very soft...
The mechanical puppet hugged Du Ze and got up, and Du Ze felt his ears being rubbed hard at that moment of turbulence. The mechanical puppet started to run, and Du Ze had to grab its shoulders to prevent it from falling off. The place where it was touched was so hot that he couldn't help but want to cover it with ice to cool it down.
On the way, they saw all kinds of mechanical puppets. After they saw Xiudu, they would stop and watch them leave as solemnly as a soldier under review. The closer to the Lost Land, the more mechanical puppets, and the number of stars on their chests also increased from one to three, and then there were all three-star mechanical puppets everywhere. Du Ze was horrified. If it wasn't for Xiu's transformation into a dwarf form, they would only have a dead end if they rushed in from the outside.
The outer membrane of the Lost Land is getting closer and closer, it is a milky white membrane, as long as you pass through it, you can enter the Lost Land. The mechanical puppet crossed the diaphragm without any pause. Du Ze looked at the familiar scene, whether it was the ice crystal ground, the sky up and down, or the beam of light in the distance, giving him the illusion of being a human again.
After the mechanical puppet entered the lost land, he took out a mechanical flying saucer and activated it. The small flying saucer flew ahead with a buzzing sound, and the mechanical puppet followed closely. Du Ze had always used arrogant to describe the Lost Land, but to be more precise, the Lost Land was like a large-scale formation, and walking around the beam of light was a way to crack it, but it wasn't the only way. The road leading to the beam of light is far more than this one. The dwarfs have found no less than ten roads, and the fastest road can reach the beam of light in just one day.
When the mechanical puppet carried Du Ze and Xiu into the beam of light, what appeared in front of them was a metal pyramid that was completely open. It was still activated. Once inside, they could see the huge eye of space at the bottom. The small flying saucer flew above the mechanical puppet, and a red light shone down and wrapped everyone around. Du Ze felt a sense of weightlessness in his body, and they were guided into the Eye of Space by the small flying saucer.
As it got closer to the Eye of Space, the red light of the small flying saucer became brighter and brighter, and it was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to see outside. The moment he entered the Eye of Space, I wonder if there was a protective effect of the red light. Du Ze only felt dizzy, but he did not lose consciousness. After the red light that enveloped them gradually faded, Du Ze stared at the scene outside for a moment in a daze.
- He seems to be back in the twenty-first century.
This is a city made of steel. Gray is the main color of the entire city. There are machines of various sizes and shapes everywhere on the streets. Some of them have lost their energy and fell silently in the corner, while others are still active. Du Ze looked up. He couldn't see the sky. The whole city seemed to be built in the ground or in a cave. The large and small spheres of light illuminated the city as bright as day.
He knew the name of the city, and Du Ze's heart began to beat. He seemed to hear the main plot of "Hybrid" whispering to him.
Welcome to... Gnomish Ruins.
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[Explore Gnome Ruins: Unranked quest. Go to the Gnome Ruins to find materials. The quest level and rewards depend on the level of the materials. Client: Mercenary Union. ]
The receptionist saw Xiu staring at the "Explore Gnome Ruins" on the bulletin board, and she kindly suggested: "It's better not to try this quest, the gnome ruins are not a good place to play."
"If my level rating is S after completing the task." Shaved asked blankly: "Can my mercenary level be raised?"
"Your current mercenary level is E, if you can get S-level materials..." The receptionist calculated and gave a reply: "Your mercenary level can be upgraded to A."
"Let's do it." Without any nonsense, Xiu directly put the mercenary certificate on the stage.
The receptionist also wanted to persuade her that she was really reluctant to send such a beautiful creature to death. But when the receptionist saw the almost indifferent gaze of the elf opposite, she sighed and began to accept the task.
—Excerpt from "Hybrid"
The author has something to say: the protagonist (dwarf): you hug me and sit on it.
Reader: Yossi.
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Protagonist (Demon Race): Huh... Are you exhausted
Reader: ... your uncle's! hiss—QAQ
Author: What happened in between? how could I know. ⊙▽⊙