"Request invalid, Patroller Frost. Are you intending to commit the crime of discriminating against your kind and threatening the weak? Newborn Papaya may be weak, but he is indeed a member of our Mechanical Empire and also a formal member of our Peace Council Base. Therefore, he is qualified to activate the Mechanical Cube. Now, I declare that anyone who agrees with the war motion, please use your respective key programs to activate the Mechanical Cube!"
As Ruler Shrek's words fell, the situation was set.
One by one, the Mechanical Warriors stepped forward to input their key programs, and the massive Cube began to slowly transform. When Lin Yuan stepped forward like a Puppet to input his key program, the Mechanical Cube had already received more than enough key programs. Immediately, a very deep and ancient voice emanated from within the Mechanical Cube.
"Command 49, Mechanical Cube activated. Activation procedure is legal and valid. First Guardian Intelligence awakened. First Guardian Engine detection charging. Charging status perfect. Intellect successfully awakened. Second Guardian Intelligence activated. Second Guardian Engine activation successful..."
"Command 58, Mechanical Dragon Mohephis is on standby. Memory Intellect is being restored. Restoration successful. Please have a mechanical royal of the Mechanical Empire with a rank no lower than fRuler operate it..."
As these two eerie command voices echoed, Lin Yuan suddenly realized that the entire Peace Council Base was violently shaking, as if it were collapsing into the ground. The once massive buildings were continuously consumed and reassembled, transforming in an instant into a gigantic monster.
Witnessing this scene, Lin Yuan's shock was unimaginable. At that moment, he understood that this Peace Council Base, covering at least hundreds of square kilometers, had actually evolved from a sleeping Mechanical Dragon.
The key to awakening this Mechanical Dragon lay within that Mechanical Cube. How could something so ancient be so perverse?
He could hardly imagine how terrifying such a Mechanical Dragon would be!
Amidst this earth-shattering transformation, the familiar Council Base morphed into another sealed space, while the Council Base Hall transformed into a magical and wondrous Command Center. Standing at the highest position was Ruler Shrek, surrounded by a special substance resembling silicone. Soon, this substance rapidly spread outward, enveloping everything, including all base Council Members, such as Lin Yuan.
Finally, when a brilliant light swept across, this enormous transformation came to a halt. The original Peace Council Hall had taken on an entirely different appearance—noble and filled with dreamlike colors. As for the substance wrapping around them, it transformed into a seamless Ejection Device. When Lin Yuan took a quick look, he was left speechless because the average Enhancement Level in this Command Center reached an astonishing 1000 points—truly terrifying!
And this was just the interior of the Mechanical Dragon. What about its exterior?
Soon, amidst Lin Yuan's confusion, his Auditory Radar System was unexpectedly connected to a powerful Intelligent Brain System, allowing him to switch perspectives at will and gain certain privileges. When he switched the Auditory Radar to the exterior of the Mechanical Dragon, he was utterly shocked.
What appeared in Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar was an endless Magnetic Storm, sprawling and unrestrained. It was unstoppable!
However, within this Magnetic Storm, a colossal creature glided through as if it were a fish swimming freely in water, flying at an incredible speed. This creature measured over one hundred kilometers in length and had a diameter exceeding one kilometer, yet it exuded no sense of bulkiness!
On the back of this giant creature were twelve pairs of enormous mechanical wings, stretching out to a total span of four hundred eighty kilometers. Compared to these massive wings, Lin Yuan's Mechanical Wings seemed like mere scraps. In an instant, he could spot thousands of terrifying attack weapons among those twelve pairs of Mechanical Wings.
Yet, that was still not the pinnacle of it all. Beneath the enormous Mechanical Dragon's abdomen curled thirty-six pairs of fearsome Mechanical Claws. Lin Yuan believed these were undoubtedly the sharpest and most terrifying weapons he had ever seen.
Just as Lin Yuan's mind was nearly overwhelmed by shock, Claire's voice suddenly rang out.
"I never expected they had such means; they managed to conceal a level-class Mechanical Dragon! Wow, sir, we should look forward to this; it's quite interesting! You must understand that a Mechanical Dragon of this caliber would not fear the Ancient Protozoan Virus at all. This Subworld is indeed more complex than I imagined! Moreover, according to Ruler Shrek's logic, three bases equal three Mechanical Dragons. I can't even begin to fathom what secrets lie behind that so-called Ruins a-srs119 Checkpoint!"
"Cough, cough, Claire, could you please stop keeping me in suspense? What exactly is going on? Why are you so excited?" Lin Yuan finally couldn't hold back any longer. He really disliked Claire's seemingly omniscient demeanor; even if she knew everything but refused to tell him, anyone would find it frustrating!
"Alright, sir, I apologize. I overlooked your Tactical Analysis level being below level one. I once told you that this Subworld is one of the three most notorious exile locations from the Mechanical Empire two million years ago. It houses the most vicious beings imaginable; some criminals were so formidable that even I had to be wary back then. However, these exile locations have existed for far too long—so long that even I cannot ascertain their current state. You see, the Mechanical Empire collapsed two million years ago; the Ancient Protozoan Virus has mutated three or even four times. This Subworld has been nearly destroyed over ten times! Yet despite everything, one thing has never changed. Do you know what that is?"
"Uh—what hasn't changed?" Lin Yuan felt a bit ashamed; he hadn't been thinking much lately, which was indeed foolish behavior. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly realized with astonishment: "I understand now! The one thing that has remained unchanged from two million years ago until now is that the protective seal between this Subworld and the outside world has never been broken! Could it be—could it be that all of this is aimed at opening the protective passageway to the Subworld? For freedom? It's so simple!"
"No, sir, it's not simple at all. If the protective passageway between this Subworld and the outside world were opened, I would be very worried—extremely worried—that a truly terrifying disaster might descend upon this universe." (To be continued)
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