The Ex Machina Join the Fray (Continued)

Not long ago, he had encountered a Machine God Race girl named Shubie in a valley. Because of a wager, he had brought her back to the Human Race settlement, where he had become her husband in name.

A marriage between a Human Race member and a Machine God Race member sounded like a joke, yet such an absurd thing had happened between him and Shubie. They got along quite well too. Other than the lack of a sex life, and the slight pain in his nose whenever Shubie hugged his head, the life they shared was unexpectedly pleasant.

Sometimes, he even felt that perhaps Shubie was his destined other half. They would live together forever, until death parted them.

But that life had still been shattered. Just last night, Shubie had told him some important news before hurriedly leaving.

The creator of the Machine God Race had suddenly appeared and announced to the gods that It would join this racial melee, summoning Its followers.

As a member of the Machine God Race, Shubie naturally could not risk being branded a traitor to her race by refusing an order from a higher-ranking individual. She could only rush back to the Machine God Race territory as quickly as possible.

This was clearly the worst possible development. Following the major upheavals involving the Goblin Race and Forest Spirit Race, a dangerous race that even the Goblin Race had deemed untouchable was entering the battlefield, turning an already unstable situation into a powder keg.

At that thought, Riku's expression darkened as though rain could drip from it. He looked at the hands that had grown strong through cultivating "Qi" and merging with a divine artifact, then gazed into the distance at his fellow countrymen from another world. He had no choice but to