Murder followed Metal and soon reached a steel door.
The robots being continuously produced and deployed toward the other side rose from beneath the platform outside the door.
Metal approached the door. Once his identity was verified, the steel door slowly opened.
"I'll leave you here. This elevator leads to the Crystal Mine. You should be able to find what you're looking for there."
As he spoke, Metal turned to stare at Murder, his steel eyelids lowering slightly.
Boom!!!
Without warning, Metal's arm transformed into a cannon and fired a massive energy blast.
It shot straight past Murder, aimed behind him.
"Heh heh heh... Does that old fool trust you that much? He actually thinks a tiny robot like you can stop me..."
The figure behind Murder did not even dodge. With a casual swipe, he scattered the energy blast.
Without another word, Metal lunged forward and caught Sonic.EXE in mid-charge.
"Go!!!"
Murder did not hesitate. He used gravity magic to redirect Sonic.EXE's gravity toward the way they had come, then boarded the elevator.
The elevator descended quickly. It had barely been running before Sonic.EXE appeared above it and severed its chains.
Now it fell even faster.
Crash!!!!!
Rubbing his head, Murder picked himself up inside the intact elevator.
In the last few seconds, Murder had used a little Gravity Manipulation to slow the elevator's fall.
That maneuver had gone quite smoothly.
Murder began surveying his surroundings. At the bottom of the elevator shaft lay a beautiful mine, with glittering ore everywhere.
But Murder had no time to leisurely admire it.
His pursuer was still behind him. Right now, he had to find the Gold Ring they had mentioned as quickly as possible.
Of course, you might ask: when had Murder become so careless?
In fact, Murder had been