Aberration

By evening, the entire Black City was under curfew.

Squads of Level-4 Blade Soldier patrols marched through the streets of Black City.

Not a single lamp was permitted to be lit throughout Black City. It was pitch-black, a world without light, like a city of deathly silence. Only Mechanical Swordsmen with glowing red electronic eyes moved through the darkness, a terrifying sight.

The earth trembled faintly as the sound of synchronized marching carried through the air.

A large force composed of 200 Level-6 Blade Soldiers, 50 Level-7 Shield Soldiers, 100 Level-6 Spearmen, and 30 Level-7 Artillery Soldiers marched through Black City.

A silver sedan moved slowly amid that force.

In midair, an owl silently flew out of a small house, its eyes gleaming with the distinctive light of an intelligent life-form.

Not long after the owl flew out of the small house, a red light flashed from a fortress. An electronic eye locked onto the owl completely, and a 12.5mm gun barrel extended outward.

Accompanied by a sound like cloth being torn apart, specks of red light flickered. The owl in the sky was instantly shredded to pieces, and countless chunks of flesh splattered onto the ground.

A squad of a hundred Mechanical Swordsmen rushed over from afar and quickly arrived before the small house.

The leading Mechanical Swordsman swung its blade at the wooden door, smashing it apart before charging inside with the others.

Inside, a small candle was burning. Its dim light illuminated the room, making the objects within barely visible.

A young man and woman stood in the room. The man was handsome, the woman beautiful. The moment the Mechanical Swordsmen burst in, both their faces turned deathly pale.

The young man asked timidly, "My lords, may I ask what you want? Why have you broken into our home?"

The Mechanical Swordsmen raised their Alloy Battle Blades, flashed forward, and pounced directly at the young couple.

"Oily Art!!" The ordinary-looking woman gritted her teeth, pointed at the leading Mechanical Swordsman, and cast a Level-0 Trick.

The Mechanical Swordsman's foot slipped, and it fell straight to the ground.

The Mechanical Swordsmen behind it did not slow down. They trampled over the fallen Mechanical Swordsman and continued charging forward.

Seeing the expressionless Mechanical Swordsmen, the young man could not help shouting, "We surrender! We are spies from White Elephant's Fang, and envoys sent by White Elephant's Fang as well. Please stop!! I wish to seek an audience with Steel Lord Yang Ye!"

Six Alloy Battle Blades stopped in an instant, their razor-sharp edges only one centimeter away from the young man.

Ten Alloy Battle Blades also stopped beside the beautiful woman's neck, frightening her so badly that she did not dare move in the slightest. During the battle to breach the city, the two of them had witnessed the cold ruthlessness of those Mechanical Swordsmen. No matter how the thugs who had taken the chance to loot and rob begged, the Mechanical Swordsmen had slaughtered them one by one without mercy. They were nothing like humans.

One Mechanical Swordsman said in an emotionless synthesized mechanical voice, "Come with me! If you make any suspicious move, there is only one road for you: death."

Only then did the two White Elephant's Fang spies breathe a slight sigh of relief. Under the escort of that squad of Mechanical Swordsmen, they obediently headed toward the prison.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Amid a continuous barrage of cannon fire, a rat hidden in a corner of a wall, together with a nearby section of house, exploded into fragments.

After the rat that had been hiding in the dark corner was eliminated, the red electronic eyes of the five-meter-tall Level-6 Spearman equipped with four Six-Barreled Vulcan Cannons and twin-mounted 37mm Caliber Anti-Aircraft Cannons flashed. Only then did it lower one Six-Barreled Vulcan Cannon.

Warlocks possessed all manner of bizarre and uncanny methods. Some could easily control various animals, using them as their eyes and ears for reconnaissance.

Yang Feng knew too little about such methods. The only thing he could do was avoid everyone while exterminating every animal and human who came near his true body.

Gunfire and cannon fire rang out without cease. Along Yang Feng's route, squads of Level-4 Spearmen and Level-4 Blade Soldiers patrolled continuously, wiping out every moving creature, including rats and cockroaches.

The convoy stopped before the Wizard Tower. Light flashed from the shield in the hands of an eight-meter-tall Shield Soldier, forming an enormous protective barrier that completely enveloped the area.

Yang Feng's true body stepped out of the silver car and strode into the Wizard Tower.

An elite squad formed from elite Level-6 Main Battle Robots immediately took up guard positions around the Wizard Tower.

Accompanied by the Boni robot, Yang Feng once again arrived at the altar at the very bottom of the Wizard Tower.

Yang Feng stared deeply at the egg upon the altar, then strode to its side, took out a syringe, drew a tube of blood, and dripped it directly onto the egg.

Strands of magical patterns like silken floss lit up across the egg. Yang Feng's blood immediately seeped into it. A timid mental ripple then emerged from within, cautiously reaching out to Yang Feng.

Yang Feng made a bedroll beside the giant egg. As he stroked it, he circulated the secret technique taught to him by the Boni robot, making his mind incomparably clear and empty before sending his mental ripples toward it.

The instant Yang Feng's mental ripples intertwined with the consciousness inside the egg, a wondrous joy of awakening from loneliness and darkness surged out from it. It clung tightly to Yang Feng's mind and swallowed the untrained Yang Feng whole, causing him to faint at once.

This is bad! How did this happen? I haven't made the arrangements yet!! With that thought flashing through Yang Feng's mind, he lost consciousness.

A human-like flicker of confusion flashed through the eyes of the previously lifeless Boni robot as it murmured, "What is happening? According to Boni's memory analysis, this should never have occurred! It seems this egg that emerged from the Forbidden Stone is far from ordinary."

At that moment, the supercomputer No. 3796 seized control of the Boni robot.

No. 3796 walked to Yang Feng's side. Its right hand writhed and transformed into countless mechanical tentacles, which spread over Yang Feng's head.

No. 3796 analyzed, "Master is not dead! However, the ritual must continue. Otherwise, Master will become an idiot or a true cripple! During this period, protecting Master is the first priority."

Mysterious ripples rapidly spread throughout Yang Feng's forces. All Arsenals began operating day and night, frantically producing every kind of combat weapon. Apart from the necessary defensive forces, Mechanical Legions swiftly withdrew from their garrisons and headed for Black City to await orders.