"Then I'll Stay Here!"

Gear Sage!

All the [Investigators] stiffened.

As one of the oldest sacred relics of the Mechanical Cathedral, everyone had heard of its great name, but...:

Wasn't it only capable of giving lectures?

How could it fight too—and be... this powerful?

Little Bu stared blankly at the towering Gear Sage before her. Her gaze swept across its intricate mechanical structure, and her eyes lit up as she nodded. "Good! So good!"

Bang!

Michel was blasted off the metal construct controlled by Little Bu and slammed into the ground. He had already activated his barrier, yet as he lay on the cracked floor, he still coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

"Dammit... how is this possible..." He forcibly endured the discomfort and shouted at his companions with a twisted expression:

"Don't be afraid. That Gear Sage may be strong, but there's only one of it. We..."

A series of mechanical clanks rang out. From the hole that "Big Guy" had just crawled out of, several more equally massive metal constructs poked their heads through.

"Wow, have we already started fighting? The surface really is exciting!"

Several Untouchables wearing goggles shouted with manic laughter. Frey's eye twitched. These Untouchables were far too strange. Usually, they acted timid and shrinking, but once they began operating machines, they immediately became completely different people, slipping into this crazed state.

It was as if their lives were only complete when combined with machinery.

The battle immediately descended into chaos. The machines operated by the Untouchables possessed immense strength, and every attack caused massive destruction to the building.

The Candlelight Society's [Investigators] truly deserved their reputation as the strongest Transcendence path. Their abilities were comprehensive, with no obvious weaknesses. After the initial chaos, they successfully organized themselves and began resisting.

Aside from a few unlucky individuals, the casualties