Jin's Movements X Mechanical Body

A vast plain above the Giant Beast Kingdom.

With a loud snap, like Scissors cutting something away.

What followed was a painful wail, and then the roar abruptly stopped.

Tesiwa looked at the organisms in front of him, which had been completely cut in two.

He let out a breath, carrying the enormous Scissors in his hand.

"This is unbearable! Are the creatures of the Dark Continent so blind? Do they think I'm someone easy to bully?"

He then swung the huge Scissors twice, spreading the blood on them.

A closer look reveals that these corpses, cut in two at different angles, show that they were sliced open by an extremely sharp object. The skin, flesh, bones, and internal organs are all smooth as a mirror.

A foul, fishy stench spread throughout the area.

"Hurry up, we'll attract more enemies if we wait."

"You don't even need to wait a moment."

Tesiwa muttered a complaint while looking at the sky.

Sure enough, a large flock of birds flew down, and almost instantly they gathered into a black mass, carrying away all the pieces of meat.

"Those damned Thief Sparrow."

Tesiwa cursed under his breath, but didn't care. He and his companions quickly moved away from the area and soon rejoined the main force.

That's right, they are members of the Gold Exploration Team.

"Oh, you're back."

Jin, who was gazing into the distance from a giant tree, jumped down from the tree when he saw the two returning.

"Judging from your expression, you haven't gained anything."

Tesiwa shook his head.

"Apart from those creatures that always prefer to fight in groups, I didn't see any of the bizarre, pieced-together mechanical creatures Kevin described."

More than a week has passed since they left the Snake Nest territory.

For more than a week, they did not head directly towards the mountain range where the Unmanned Stone was located.

On the Dark Continent, although Jin was excited and eager, he did not lose his composure or become reckless.

Here, you must make full use of your caution and rationality.

Before arriving in the Dark Continent, Jin and Kevin had already had a long conversation.

He knew almost everything the two had experienced on the Dark Continent, from their journey and timeline to their surroundings and their thoughts and feelings.

He also compiled their experiences on the Dark Continent into a book, highlighting some of the key moments.

That's why we're in this situation now.

We spent most of our week traveling to places Kevin had visited.

And the most important place is this plain.

This plain didn't have a specific name, so Kevin later casually named it Beast Herd Land.

Because almost all the creatures on this plain hunt in packs, including those damned Thief Sparrow in the sky that always like to steal their prey.

This plain is very safe.

Especially considering that Jin also received Kevin's medicine, which enhanced his strength.

You should know that this was during the final year of preparation.

Kim bought up almost all of Kevin's medicine.

They used it all to prepare for their own team.

Therefore, this plain was not too dangerous for their team.

Looking back now, Mr. Kevin was truly very lucky.

A pink-haired girl in the group couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Anyone who knows Kevin's experiences in the Dark Continent will be amazed.

This was a journey that was both unlucky and extremely lucky.

The unfortunate thing is that some people are unexpectedly thrown from human society into the Dark Continent because of some ancient facility.

But luckily, the place where he was thrown happened to match the area where the previous record was located, and the record Kevin saw also showed a way back.

While these two events are hardly coincidences, isn't it a kind of good fortune?

Then, unfortunately, he encountered Pit Sand Worm, but luckily he had Nen tool that allowed him to escape.

On the plains, they happened to encounter those strange mechanical creatures.

He obtained something vague by destroying mechanical creatures, then made contact with the group of mechanical creatures in the area where the Black Tower was located, and obtained Information Chip through a trade.

And for the first time, they had a safe area.

Later, he encountered Timely Rain Cloud, who was on the verge of death, but also met the Resentful Eater Snake. His precious Nen tool was eaten, but he also gained a valuable friendship and a safe zone.

To say he was unlucky is a Kevin; he encountered almost every danger imaginable in the area.

But ironically, these dangers also brought Kevin an opportunity.

What seems like a misfortune may actually be a blessing in disguise.

This was their reaction upon learning of Kevin's past experiences on the Dark Continent.

After all, what kind of good person would encounter two safe zones in the Dark Continent at once?

They were all specially made for them.

So when Jin led the team to explore alone, his first target was the Information Chip.

They gave it a try.

Without Information Chip and without being marked as friendly targets, if they rashly approach the area where the Black Tower is located, they will be attacked by the group of guarding mechanical lifeforms.

This area, clearly built by Sapient Life, must be a rare find on the Dark Continent.

It's impossible for Jin not to explore.

Not to mention the Information Chip.

This is an even more powerful tool for exploring the Dark Continent.

All of this depends on encountering strange mechanical creations, specifically the kind that actively attack.

And so they spent a week circling the tower on the plains without encountering it.

This indicates that those strange mechanical entities are extremely rare.

Just then, the small, mechanical-looking Little Bird on the golden shoulder suddenly started chirping.

"Target spotted! Target spotted!"

After saying that, it flapped its wings and flew off in a certain direction.

The group exchanged glances and immediately followed.

Soon they crossed the plain and spotted the hiding place of the other two men in the distance.

Those were the exploration teams that had spread out.

They immediately came together.

"Look over there, isn't that it?"

Jin slightly tilted her head back and poked her head out from the grass to look into the distance.

A few hundred meters away, on a slightly sunken Rock, stood a mechanical object.

It wasn't the type of floating Octopus Kevin had encountered before.

It has a body shaped like a long staff at the bottom, with several circular collars of different sizes slowly rotating around the staff at the bottom.

You can see the lightning flashing above.

Above the long stick is an irregularly shaped rhomboid body with a mechanical structure. Its surface has exposed cables and wire-like structures, with several wires flying around as if they were broken. You can also see occasional crackling of electricity from the broken gaps.

A strange, irregular red spot, like an eye, stands in the center of the body.

Some iron fragments could be seen floating around it, seemingly being captured by some kind of electromagnetic force.

"A bizarre structure, exposed parts and cables, a perpetually red glowing forehead."

"This should be the target we're looking for."

Kevin encountered a strange Octopus and later visited the area where the Black Tower was located.

Therefore, he had seen both normal Machine Lifeform and these hostile Machine Lifeform.

This is a difference that is visible to the naked eye.

These hostile Machine Lifeform are more fragmented and more bizarre.

Normal Machine Lifeform, although they also do not conform to human aesthetics, at least look complete, and their structure does not look like a splice, but like a whole.

"This area is outside our designated zone. We'll find out if it's our target by testing the waters."

The pink-haired girl who had just spoken pointed a finger in the direction of the mechanical object and shook it.

A pink, bear-like Nen Beast appeared in mid-air, complete with small, cartoon-style wings on its back.

And so it flapped its wings and flew away.

Sure enough, as soon as it flew over, the Machine Lifeform sensed the body above it moving over, and a flash of red light appeared in its eyes.

"Sizzle!"

Extremely noticeable electromagnetic sound.

The final blue bolt of lightning struck directly at the pink Nen Bear.

In an instant, the pink Nen bear was transformed into Nen Aura and dissipated.

This action clearly activated the other party, and the mechanical entity immediately discovered Jin and the others hiding in the distance. A large amount of lightning shot towards them with a hissing sound, striking various places.

Tesiwa, carrying his large Scissors, was about to go up, but was immediately grabbed back by Kim.

"You can't attack it, what if you cut those gears off?"

Tesiwa's Nen ability is Materialization Type.

His manifestation is the large pair of Scissors in his hand.

Its name is [Oblivion].

Its rules are very simple and direct: cut off, to achieve a very extreme mechanism of cut-off.

Jin dared not gamble that the gear might not be inside the other person's body, and that Tesiwa might have just cut it off.

Meanwhile, the pink-haired girl next to him had already begun her attack.

This time it's a real teddy bear, a full three meters tall, with its flapping wings forming a heart shape.

The Mental Image made was launched like a cannonball, directly hitting the mechanical entity and exploding into a sky full of heart-shaped special effects.

The one who had been hiding and observing earlier immediately moved to the side.

He was an investigator, not very good at combat.

The other one was a muscular man, clearly Enhancement Type user.

"Throw me over there."

Kim shouted at him.

The burly man nodded, then lifted the gold with both hands and tossed it over.

At the moment of launch, a golden Light Shield appeared around Jin.

This is the strength of this burly man.

[Legendary Thrower]

The Enhancement Type ability strengthens one's throwing ability to the point of guaranteeing a hit.

Furthermore, throwing abilities are divided into destructive throws that hit enemies and protective throws that deliver items.

Throwing gold away is a form of protection.

Therefore, Light Shield.

Jin flew out, and lightning shot over instantly, but it didn't have much effect on the Light Shield.

Jin then landed and punched the mechanical body.

A shockwave of Nen ability entered the opponent's body, instantly causing severe damage to its internal structure, and causing a large amount of electricity to surge wildly.

Jin had no choice but to raise his arms to shield himself, but the lightning still struck him, fortunately he had enough Nen Aura.

However, it still left many burn marks on its hands from being hit by electricity.

With a crashing sound of breaking.

The mechanical body instantly shattered into pieces.

Just then, a ripple appeared in the air beside them, and a mechanical object suddenly appeared next to them.

The people who were further away immediately noticed what was happening and rushed over.

Jin is also very perceptive.

The moment the opponent appeared, he immediately rolled over, which looked rather disheveled, but it effectively created distance.

Seeing his teammates rushing over from behind to help, Jin quickly raised his hand.

He looked at the mechanical object in front of him.

The surface is smooth and glossy, and the overall structure is uniform.

Its appearance is exactly as Kevin described.

A spherical head, a floating inverted triangle, and crystals suspended around it.

A mechanical bird snatched Sharp Gear from among the broken mechanical parts.

Jin reached out and caught it.

"----trade----"

They've arrived.

Although one cannot understand the other party's mechanical language, one can still understand their meaning in a simple way.

That's a really interesting ability.

However, now is clearly not the time to explore.

Jin handed over the jet-black gear in his hand.

The jet-black gear floated back down in front of the mechanical body, then disappeared as space twisted, and he put it away.

A slender metal rod, approximately seven thousand centimeters long, appeared in the air.

Then it floated in front of Jin.

Not Chip?

Jin hesitated for a moment, but still took it.

The other party then vanished by distorting space.

"It seems what they're giving us isn't what we expected."

Tesiwa looked at the metal rod in Jin's hand and said.

"I didn't think things through completely."

Jin had assumed the other party would provide a detection Chip, but he hadn't expected it to be this metal rod.

"Use your Nen Aura to send me to see."

With Kevin's experience, they had a general idea of how these things might be used.

As expected, once Jin's Nen Aura surged and enveloped the metal rod, the rod began to function.

At both ends of the metal rod, very stable electric light circles appeared.

Jin tilted his head and stared at it for a while, as if he understood something, then picked up the metal rod and waved it around.

The pile of broken metal parts right next to them, at their feet, floated up as Jin waved his hand.

"Some kind of Magnetism control?"

"I understand." The Pink-haired Girl immediately understood.

"According to what Kevin said before, he encountered an Octopus, while we encountered this Magnetic Machine Body."

"So the transactions we make with these regular machines are actually based on the different types of machines they are, and the items provided correspond to those different items."

Is this considered a transaction? Or is the transaction between these Sapient Life forms different from what we expect?

Tesiwa asked, puzzled, from the side.

It should have been something that both parties wanted, but it ended up being a one-sided exchange by the other party.

"That remains to be seen. In any case, based on Kevin's experience, we should be on the whitelist."

Let's try to get closer to the tower area.

I didn't receive the Data Chip, even though I didn't want to.

But being able to get close to the tower is also a good thing.

You should know that Jin is Ruin Hunter.

According to Kevin's previous description, the Metal Tower resembled the Ruins of a wise civilization.

Kevin didn't understand it at the time, but that doesn't mean Kim didn't.

After all, he's a professional in this area.