Da——!
The sound of high-heeled combat boots on the ground echoed even more crisply in the vast underground space.
Bronya looked around.
Based on the information she had read before, this was the largest concentration of marrow ore veins in the lower region.
There were several towns surrounding this vein.
Originally, there should have been machinery roaring and people coming and going, but now there wasn't even a single person in sight!
Bronya had a bad feeling in her heart.
“Intruder, order to eliminate!”
Following a mechanical warning, a small missile ripped through the air and roared towards them!
Boom——!
A-Xing swung her baseball bat, smashing the missile, which wasn't very powerful. Xia Ye stepped forward, waving her hand to block the blast wave, while March raised an ice shield in front of Bronya.
“So many mechs?!”
Bronya was both surprised by Xia Ye and the others' strength and coordination, as well as the fact that they had been surrounded by a group of automated mechanical guards without knowing when!
“Did the lower region experience a mechanical rebellion?”
The plot from the fantasy novels she had read in her spare time appeared in Bronya's mind, making her a little panicked. Would the people of the lower region be—
“Come out!”
Xia Ye looked at a mining machine that had stopped running.
“Clack-clack——!”
Amidst the clear and heavy sound of metal hitting rock, a humanoid robot walked into the center of the group of automated mechs. The observation lenses replacing its eyes on its metal head glowed with a faint red light, and its cold and massive body exuded a strong sense of oppression!
“This must be their leader!”
March 7 was not too surprised by the robot's appearance.
The train crew had seen even more powerful machines.
Not to mention, the “transformer” toy A-Suda gave Walter had higher technology than this big robot!
“Hey, why are you attacking us?”
“Intruder, please leave!”
The big robot's voice, while mechanical, was clearly more intelligent than the automated mechs before. It even used polite wording in asking Xia Ye and the others to leave!
“What if we insist on going through?”
A-Xing swung her bat, threatening with words, her eyes full of disdain!
“Threat level increased, preparing for wea— ”
“Bang——!”
“A-Xing!”
Bronya wanted to chat with the big robot for a while.
Unexpectedly, A-Xing directly charged forward, wielding her baseball bat and smashing it onto the big robot's mechanical arm that was extending to block her!
“Forget it, Bronya, before you show your strength, no one will listen to you. When you step on them, you can say whatever you want, and they must listen, of course.”
“You said—”
Bronya's eyes widened. Was this a little too domineering? But—
It seemed to make sense!
“Xia Ye, should I go and help?”
Seeing A-Xing clashing with the big robot, March 7 was eager to join in and have some fun.
“You don't need to go!”
Xia Ye shook her head, looking at A-Xing who was fighting evenly with Svarog, frowning slightly:
“Let A-Xing handle it herself.”
“She has such a strong cheat, yet she's fighting a robot that's not too advanced with such difficulty. She needs to gain some combat experience!”
“You're right~ ”
March 7 stuck out her tongue. A-Xing had a Star Core inside her. It wouldn't make sense if she couldn't take down a big robot!
“You two are really good at gossiping!”
A-Xing, who had dodged a missile and swung her bat to block Svarog's grabbing mechanical hand, still had time to turn back and complain to her two companions:
“You guys don't help me, and you're talking bad about me behind my back!”
“You still have time to argue with me?” Xia Ye was speechless: “One minute, if you can't handle this big robot, your allowance for next month is gone!”
“Don't!”
A-Xing quickly turned back and focused on the battle!
Her allowance was for buying figurines and dolls, if she lost it, she'd be in trouble!
“You... are very strong?”
Bronya was surprised to hear Xia Ye and March 7's conversation.
The big robot fought with missiles flying everywhere, and that big mechanical hand was powerful.
It would have been very difficult for her to handle it.
But the A-Xing was very calm.
She hadn't even messed up her hair after fighting for so long, it was like she was playing.
Moreover, from what Xia Ye said, she still had even greater power hidden!
Are the extraterrestrials all this powerful?
“Not bad—”
Xia Ye smiled slightly:
“If I used my full power, I could probably blow up your planet, of course, it would be very difficult... ”
“Blow up the planet!”
Bronya's beautiful eyes widened in shock.
She had already overestimated their strength, but she had underestimated them. Blowing up a planet was already a power she could not comprehend!
But—
“Why did you—?”
“...”
Xia Ye did not speak, but simply looked at her quietly.
“I understand!”
Bronya bit her lip, judging from what Xia Ye had said before, he had not yet seen the people of this world's determination to survive!
“Forty-nine, fifty— ”
While Xia Ye was talking to Bronya, March 7 couldn't help but laugh as she counted. Then she shouted to A-Xing on the battlefield:
“A-Xing, ten seconds left, go for it!”
“Hmph, I know!”
A-Xing snorted, held her baseball bat horizontally, striking a pose that made Xia Ye burst out laughing. Then—
“Cold River Reflecting Moon!”
The mine shaft, originally illuminated by the mining lamps, went dark. A crescent moon, with a strange electric glow, flashed in front of everyone!
A-Xing's baseball bat slammed into Svarog's chest!
If it was a sword, the mechanical chest would have been pierced through—
Of course, even with a baseball bat, the electrical arc leaped, and Svarog's body made a sizzling sound, finally collapsing!
“Done, time to wrap up!”
“...”
Xia Ye walked over and circled A-Xing:
“How do you know ‘Seamless Flying Light’ swordsmanship?”
“I caught a glimpse when Dan Heng was teaching you!”
“You learned it after just a glance?”
“I just learned this one move!”
“That's amazing too!”
Xia Ye sighed. He was quite proud of learning ‘Seamless Flying Light’ so quickly, but the Star Core spirit learned a key sword technique after just one glance. Her comprehension was also amazing. So—
“Let's practice swordsmanship together in the future.”
“Use it when I'm bullying weaklings with my baseball bat!”
“Okay!”
A-Xing nodded in agreement and then looked at the fallen big robot:
“What do we do with this robot?”
“Well... ”
Xia Ye rubbed his chin.
As a robot that existed before the Star Core Catastrophe, back in the era of antimatter legion invasion.
Svarog's database contained human experiences in dealing with the apocalypse and historical records from before.
This world's post-disaster reconstruction desperately needed those!
And—
“Mr. Svarog!”
A cute girl with white hair, red eyes, and bare feet ran out from behind the automated mechs, rushing to Svarog's side, her voice filled with tears:
“Mr. Svarog, Mr. Svarog!”
“Clara, run!”
“I feel like I'm the bad guy?”
March 7 looked at the cute little girl in red, scratching her cheek.
The current scene was like a bunch of adults bullying a little girl and breaking her toy!
“Don't be so tense!”
Xia Ye walked over, looking at Clara with a gentle smile, despite Svarog's wary gaze... well, lights? “Little girl, is this robot yours?”
“Svarog is my family!”
Clara's eyes were timid, but she bravely protected Svarog: “Big brother, please don't hurt Svarog, okay?”
“No problem~”
Xia Ye's answer was so straightforward that March 7 rolled her eyes!
This guy is definitely a lolicon!
He's so gentle with little girls!
“Little girl, your name is Clara, right? Don't worry, we don't have any ill intentions, we just wanted to pass through here, but Mr. Svarog wouldn't allow it, so we had to fight!”
“Yeah, I understand!”
Clara wiped away tears that almost fell, a cute smile appearing on her face: “Big brother, and the big sisters, let's go to the mechanical gathering and have a chat!”
“That's where I live with Svarog!”
“Okay~”