Trapped in a Strange Tale

These mechanical warriors saw the person speaking from the darkness before them.

They all involuntarily took a few steps back.

As martial artists, they can sense the Qi-Blood Power in everyone.

Of course, this is just how they call it in their Martial Artist World; other systems might use different names.

In short, it's a reflection of one's approximate strength.

Combined with the technology of their world, it can be presented to them more intuitively.

And this person before us is hidden in the darkness.

What they saw was not human at all!

Instead, it was an enormous pig, covered in blood and with a terrifying appearance.

No! That's not a pig, it just has the appearance of a pig, its essence is a collection of energy bodies!

The person in front of me is just an empty shell.

Moreover, he is extremely dangerous!

Swoosh~

Without saying a word, these mechanical warriors launched themselves out.

The spot where I used to stand was now cracked from being stepped on.

A surge of violent energy gathered in his fist, and as he drew near the Pig-headed Butcher, he unleashed a powerful punch.

A violent force erupted, accompanied by bursts of thunder.

The Pig-headed Butcher was sent flying.

Blue arcs of electricity crackled across the martial artist's fist.

This is their martial arts technique, Thunder Fist, which is not only as fast as lightning, but can actually unleash lightning through a mechanical arm.

The Pig-headed Butcher was knocked into the Slaughter and disappeared.

The Slaughter was pitch black, the thick fog making it impossible to see anything.

Even their personal lighting equipment was ineffective.

All the mechanical warriors exchanged glances.

The martial arts association president said, "Go in, he's not dead yet."

All the mechanical warriors began to walk into the Slaughter.

The moment they stepped through the gate, the surrounding environment changed dramatically.

What they were in front of was not the interior of any building at all.

Instead, they walked into a forest!

The leaves fall without wind, carrying a poignant sense of desolation.

The ground was covered with a thick layer of dead leaves.

The bottom layer was rotten and emitted a putrid smell.

The enormous sensory contrast left all the mechanical warriors utterly astonished.

"What about the building we just saw... and the monster hidden beneath the human skin?"

"There it is! The building we just saw is over there!"

I looked in the direction of the sound.

The shadow of a low building loomed ahead, just like the one they had just seen.

What they just saw...

"An illusion! The building we just saw was an illusion!"

A glint of light flashed in the martial arts association president's eye, the one that belonged to a normal human being.

Everything here is abnormal; hallucination is the best explanation.

But at that moment, the martial arts association president suddenly thought of something.

Although his body had been transformed into a mechanical one, the neural responses within it still gave him a chill down his spine.

He immediately asked in a deep voice, "Who told us that building was there?"

Upon hearing the martial arts association president's words, all the martial artists present immediately lost control of their emotions.

A feeling called fear rushed to my head.

Because none of them said that!

Who is that?!

Just then, an audio noise rang out in the forest where they were.

It was extremely jarring.

Then a strange laugh echoed around.

Once they pinpointed the source of the sound, they were suddenly surprised to find it right in front of them.

There was a telephone pole that appeared out of nowhere, with two police sirens attached to it.

Just as they approached, ready to investigate...

The telephone pole suddenly moved, transforming into a huge, gaunt, black trunk.

A tremendous sense of danger washed over us, accompanied by a terrifying feeling of oppression.

A gigantic arm swept across.

They dodged quickly.

If they hadn't possessed mechanical bodies, they would have been terrified.

That telephone pole we just saw was also a monster, and it even blocked their senses!

When they had dodged the attack and regained their senses...

They searched again for the telephone pole that had turned into a monster, but it had vanished.

The entire forest fell into complete silence.

Only the rustling of falling leaves could be heard.

"President... this place... isn't this place too strange? Should we leave for now?"

"Leave? Then tell me how to leave this place?"

They had only moved slightly to dodge the attack when the surrounding environment changed drastically once again.

They have gotten lost in the woods.

Suppression, fear, and panic began to spread within their hearts as human beings.

"A wonderful smell..."

"What a wonderful smell?"

A martial artist heard a mature and gentle voice beside him.

He asked instinctively.

Then it suddenly dawned on me—there was no one around me! I was clearly standing right on the far side!

He looked up and saw a faceless man in a suit standing arrogantly in front of him, staring straight at him.

But he only saw it for a moment; the figure vanished in the next instant.

It was as if it had never existed.

After hearing his words, the others looked at him and asked:

"What are you talking about? Who was just saying something about a wonderful smell?"

The martial artist appeared extremely excited.

"Yes... I just saw... just... just..."

He remembered what he saw, and it was very important.

But I just can't remember.

"I... I don't know either, this place is so strange!"

The martial artist roared almost as if venting his inner pent-up emotions.

He then swung a punch and slammed it into the ground.

Bang!

Dirt flew everywhere.

The hearts of all the martial artists began to waver; this place felt like hell.

They were being toyed with.

The martial arts association president gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, head in one direction. If all else fails, then destroy this place!"

They started walking in one direction, and after a short while, they saw a figure appear ahead.

They began to feel excited.

Seeing even one enemy is better than seeing nothing at all!

All the warriors immediately rushed forward, just as they were about to launch their attack.

But then he suddenly realized that the other person was just a young girl, a graceful and beautiful young girl.

Furthermore, they are unable to perceive any threat posed by the other party.

That means the other person is just an Common.

But an Common appears in such an Common place.

This only makes it seem more Eldritch Beings.

All the martial artists' eyes flashed with ferocity, but within that ferocity lay a hint of tenderness.

She's so beautiful, so incredibly beautiful.

Such thoughts subconsciously surfaced in their minds.

"Attack! Kill even Common!"

Their tenderness hadn't yet clouded their judgment; they still went ahead and killed the girl.

He was smashed into minced meat with a single punch, the pieces scattered on the ground.

However, they felt an irresistible urge to pick up the scraps of meat and take them home.

Because these bits of meat belonged to that beautiful girl from earlier~