The City of Ruins.
This was a world that had long since died.
Only shattered walls remained of the once-thriving world of Mechanical Armor.
Along with endless yellow sand.
Mechanical parts, destroyed Mechanical Armor, and melted weapons littered the ground.
There were weathered bones, too.
Space warped, and Yu Yuan and the others appeared in this world.
The scorching sunlight made it hard for Yu Yuan to open his eyes.
But the sight before him surprised him.
He summoned Miemie and flew into the air to survey their surroundings.
An enormous mechanical city had crashed into this desert.
The mechanical city stretched for several kilometers and was built entirely from metal machinery, something Yu Yuan found quite incredible.
Xiao Xi and Hogg also surveyed their surroundings.
Under Alpha Wolf's command, the Pioneer Corps spread out to scout and stand guard.
After getting a basic grasp of the environment,
Yu Yuan released Diona from the Loser's Cube.
The instant she saw the mechanical city, she froze.
Her emotions fluctuated violently.
Alpha Wolf came to Yu Yuan's side.
"Leader, the air here contains some kind of potent biological hormone. We suspect it's a territorial marker released by a creature."
"A territorial marker?" Yu Yuan frowned slightly.
"It's the Death Worm..."
Yu Yuan turned toward the woman. "What?"
Diona had already regained her composure. She gazed at the desert.
"This potent biological hormone is a territorial marker released by the Death Worm..."
She looked at Yu Yuan.
"It's the gold-tier creature I told you about, the gatekeeper the Mechanical Overmind stationed here."
"Gatekeeper?" Yu Yuan looked toward the city's ruins.
"You mean... it's guarding this city?"
"Yes. This is the City of Ruins, but its real name is [Mechanical Floating City]."
Diona stared blankly, as though lost in memories.
Just then, the ground