For a moment, a large number of communication signals with a ding ding ding sound echoed throughout the communications facility of the Demon Association.
And then, in the next moment...
The signal connected.
Without saying another word, the mechanical demon grabbed the mechanical insect and, with an urgent and tearing roar, shouted into the receiver:
"Hey!! Hey!! Which one of you is the contact officer!! Stop messing around with my signals!! Someone is impersonating me! The orders you received are fake!! I'll say it again, stop sending people!!"
Inside the communications facility.
The operators listened to the voice that came through the signal, which sounded like the "vice president," and exchanged glances with each other.
They all revealed a cold smile at the same time.
Look at that!
Lord Mechanical Demon was indeed foresighted! He had just warned that someone would infiltrate the signals to confuse them, and now here they were!
"Heh heh." One operator mocked, replying:
"Not bad, you can mimic our vice president’s voice so well, looks like you've put some effort into it. Impersonating the vice president? Hehehe, you're really playing 'the thief calls out 'catch the thief'' so well!"
The mechanical demon nearly exploded with anger when he heard this.
MLGB!!
"Listen clearly! I am your vice president! I am the mechanical demon!!"
He roared:
"My identification number is 0352372! Get your superior to come here immediately!!"
The operators continued to sneer. One of them picked up the communicator and said:
"Oh, you've even stolen the identity number so precisely? You want to see our superior? Hahaha, do you think our superior can be seen just because you say so?"
"Stop wasting time with him. Some idiot with the authority of a mechanical insect thinking he can impersonate the vice president, seriously lacking in IQ. Leave it to me, I just downloaded a collection of curses from various races from the information database, and I was just looking for a chance to use them..."
Then, in the next moment.
A barrage of insults targeting the mechanical demon's parents, ancestors, and genitalia came pouring through the signal.
The curse words were heavily laced with "mother" and "father", and often made comparisons to his "shortcomings"!
The mechanical demon trembled all over.
"I... I... I fcking..."
"What? You think that by saying 'oh' you can change your sad reality? You think by saying 'woof' you can replace the dog in our hearts?"
"You... you..."
"What? Don't you even look at yourself in the mirror? You must've put in a lot of effort to look so ugly. What did your parents do wrong? Don't they ever cry? The dark world already has too many ugly people, do you really have to lower the standards for everyone?"
"I fcking..."
"Don't you have any shame in your heart? Looking so ugly and still out here trying to deceive people? I’ve never seen anyone so... shameless!"
"Ahhh—ahhh—"
The mechanical demon howled to the sky, unable to hold it in any longer. A mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth.
He spat blood for five steps.
Having already been pushed to the brink by the human, now being insulted by his own subordinates for over ten minutes—no matter how strong his mental fortitude, he couldn't hold up.
Clutching his chest, he shoved the mechanical insect beside him and, trembling, pointed at Lynn, who stood far off, and stammered:
"I... I... I will never... share the same sky... with you..."
Poo—
Another mouthful of blood shot out, and half of the mechanical demon's structure exploded with sparks and thick black smoke.
His eyes rolled back as he gurgled out blood, his eyes wide open, and his body covered in sparks, before he crashed into a complete shutdown.
[Ding! You triggered the special achievement: "Conquering an enemy without a battle," you earned 200 basic experience points.]
[Conquering an enemy without a battle]: Special achievement: Obtained when the main brain-level character from the enemy faction is driven to the brink and loses consciousness due to emotional breakdown. You gain a permanent attribute boost: All attributes +5, Intelligence +5, Happiness +10.
...
Meanwhile, far in the distance,
The Titan head, which had been observing through binoculars, was surprisingly calm and not furious.
The tentacles behind the head swayed left and right, signaling a rather good mood at that moment.
The female head, pleased, held the binoculars and licked her lips, saying:
"My daughter really found a nice boyfriend..."
"To invite my daughter over and treat her with so much food—how heartwarming..."
"What do you think, old man?"
[Favorability +1]
[Favorability +1]
The Titan head opened its huge mouth, revealing its viscous interior and growled:
"Sweet talk—clever tricks—trying to seduce my daughter with just a meal—no way."
But despite this, compared to the previous times when the head was always enraged, it seemed much better now.
However, the Demon King of the Unicorn didn’t think so.
The Unicorn Demon King (;?;:益:;?;) said: "But I always feel like the real goal of that guy is to have my niece help him deal with the Demon Association’s threats... I think that guy is just using her as a pawn!"
After all, compared to his two big siblings who had been in chaos for years, he understood the crooked ways of people better.
"No way..."
The female head, licking her lips, continued observing with the binoculars at the food being sent over.
"This is food—it's not a threat—it looks so delicious..."
The Titan head, too, didn’t argue and continued watching through the binoculars.
The Unicorn Demon King stood stunned.
No... he’d forgotten...
For beings at their level of existence, this really wasn’t a threat. It was just some disobedient food—things they could just casually eat...
From their point of view, it was probably just like a young guy inviting their daughter over to share a bunch of piglets that kept rushing toward them.
He was sweating profusely.
...
At the same time, in the Demon Association.
Deep within the core area of the Hanging Tower, inside a massive underground container.
A massive consciousness slowly awakened.
The large-scale mobilization of mechanical creatures within the association had finally caught its attention.
"What’s going on?!" A dark, rumbling voice echoed from the underground container.
"Why is there such a large-scale mobilization?! The Void Leap has been activated? Who gave the order?"
As the consciousness awakened, it immediately spread across the entire Hanging Tower, observing the movement of the mechanical units.
In the core area.
Beside the massive container, dozens of servants who were responsible for maintaining the container’s operation immediately knelt on one knee and said:
"Vice President Mechanical Demon gave the order, as Lord Mechanical Demon encountered a threat that required the assistance of a large army to deal with. A report was sent earlier requesting urgent support."
"That’s why we have this large-scale mobilization."
The consciousness hesitated.
In an instant, it took control of most of the flesh and mechanical devices inside the Hanging Tower.
The Mechanical Demon was his most trusted subordinate, which is why he had granted him the highest authority in the association, allowing him to handle all matters within the association.
However, this didn’t mean that everything could proceed without his authorization.
Such a large mobilization of personnel was no small matter.
Almost immediately, he remotely connected to the Mechanical Demon’s communicator.
"Mechanical Demon, what’s going on?! How could you allow such a large-scale mobilization of biological legions? You must give me a reasonable explanation!"
The dark voice rumbled through Lynn’s communicator.
Lynn froze for a moment, then immediately realized that the one using this tone to speak to the Mechanical Demon was likely the true boss of the Demon Association.
Without hesitation, Lynn smiled faintly, and once again shifted his vocal cords, mimicking the Mechanical Demon’s tone and pitch. He said:
"To the president, I’ve encountered some serious trouble here. Once I handle things, I will report to you immediately."
A brief silence.
The communicator on the other end remained silent.
But less than a few seconds later, the voice came again, colder than before.
"You’re not the Mechanical Demon, you took his communicator."
Just as Lynn was about to say something, the signal was suddenly cut off.
Almost simultaneously, the mechanical and biological legions, which had been continuously coming through the Void Leap, halted their movements.
Lynn immediately understood.
It must have been the big boss who took control of the Demon Association’s authority.
Lynn smiled faintly.
However, he hadn’t actually expected to deceive the boss with his voice—after all, those truly in control of an organization weren’t so easily fooled.
...
Meanwhile, inside the Demon Association’s Hanging Tower.
The consciousness spoke coldly: "The Mechanical Demon is probably in trouble. You useless fools wasted all my soldiers and let them be played with like monkeys! You’ve completely disgraced the Demon Association!"
The rumbling voice echoed throughout the entire Hanging Tower.
The few communication officers immediately trembled, their faces turning pale, and they knelt to the ground.
In an instant, he had remotely taken control of all the armies outside the Soul Alley.
Including the Hunters, mechanical insect swarms, and Sweepers.
His will descended in an instant, and through their perspectives, he locked onto the now blood-spurting, unconscious Mechanical Demon and the head that was rampaging around.
"Source-level?"
His gaze was cold as he quickly analyzed the situation.
"I see now. It looks like someone set me up, using a Source-level creature to intimidate our association."
His expression remained indifferent.
He quickly grasped the situation on the battlefield.
As for the losses of his mechanical creations, he didn’t care; they were mere products of the biological factory. As long as the Hanging Tower remained intact, with time, he could quickly replicate an army just like it.
The only thing that concerned him was the Source-level creature that was currently devouring his creations.
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At a glance, he could tell.
Though this head was also Source-level, it was still far from the true representations of fear and disaster that came with Source-level creatures.
His mind quickly began to race.
The death of the Mechanical Demon didn’t matter. Losing a vice president was nothing—he could promote another. But this creature… this was a true Source-level being, a rare and valuable asset.
His eyes narrowed.
And if he could capture this Source-level creature...
Even without gathering all the components of the Colossus, he could still unleash significant power from it, right?
"Unseal my second body, initiate the Void Leap. I’m going to meet it in person."
His eyes gleamed with cold light.
...
At almost the same time.
Lynn, who had been hunting the remaining forces of the Demon Association with Xiao Xiao, suddenly looked up. He immediately felt the disturbance in the surrounding space.
And this time, it was far more intense than the previous one.
Lynn instantly felt a sense of unease.
"Xiao Xiao! Are you full?" Lynn asked quickly.
Xiao Xiao (?w?) replied: "Eighty percent full—I—I still want to eat—delicious—"
But almost immediately after she spoke,
A deep blue light ring fell from the sky, directly crushing dozens of mechanical insects in the wilderness into powder.
A massive figure exuding a terrifying aura slowly appeared in Lynn’s line of sight.
And in an instant,
A panel of that figure appeared before Lynn’s eyes.
【Hunter God Puppet】
【Race】: Flesh Construct
【Level】: ??
【Attributes】: None
【Combat Ability】: Strength surpassing that of a King-level creature
【Description】: One of the most advanced flesh constructs of the Demon Association, derived from the Colossus Project, this is a destroyer created specifically to counter King-level and Source-level creatures. However, due to the overwhelming power derived from the Colossus Project, only one person in the entire association can control it. If you encounter it, pray it’s not targeting you...
Buzz—
Lynn’s gaze went hollow.
This was too much!
Could this be the Demon Association’s big boss?
【Warning! Warning! Danger level 100, please evacuate immediately!】
【Warning! Danger level has reached 100, please evacuate immediately!】
But just as the system alert sounded,
A massive flesh giant’s body instantly grew a blood-soaked giant hand without skin, and it swung toward Xiao Xiao.
There were no words, just an emotionless attack.
"Xiao Xiao! Get away!!" Lynn shouted loudly.
But it was already too late.
The massive hand arrived in an instant and slammed into Xiao Xiao’s cheek with a thunderous boom.
The sheer force caused the ground to tremble, and Xiao Xiao’s body was instantly sent sliding several dozen meters.
Titan Head: "!!!"
Female Hunter: "!!!"
Unicorn Demon King: "(ΩДΩ)!!"
The massive flesh giant gave a slight shake and, seeing Xiao Xiao only move a few dozen meters, narrowed its eyes and grew serious.
Clearly, this exploratory attack had given it a rough understanding of the Source-level creature’s strength.
Dust swirled around.
Xiao Xiao, who had been biting a Hunter, stood dazed.
She instinctively took her eyeball off and looked at her cheek.
A sharp crack sound.
One of her teeth broke off and fell to the ground.
"..."
"..."
In an instant, Xiao Xiao’s eyes turned bloodshot at an unimaginable speed, and an immense sense of grievance surged up.
"Xiao Xiao… are… are you alright?" Lynn asked in shock, reaching out a hand.
"Waah—"
A cry of grievance broke out.
Xiao Xiao immediately burst into tears, pointing to one of her baby teeth and wailing:
"Doctor—my tooth—my pretty tooth cracked—Wahhhhhh—it cracked—Wuwu—"
Lynn was stunned as he hung upside down. Xiao Xiao opened her mouth in a very ?? way and showed Lynn her cracked front tooth.
"It cracked—it's cracked—it even lets the wind through when I speak—wahhhhh!"
Xiao Xiao burst into tears.
She cried so bitterly.
Meanwhile, from behind the distant hill,
The Unicorn Demon King (???) stared at the scene, his mind buzzing.
He almost instinctively turned to look at his big brother and sister-in-law.
In an instant, his expression turned into (((;???;))).
The two heads, larger than small mountains, were sitting side by side, black clouds swirling ominously above them.
From the back, their expressions couldn’t be seen, but the terrifying aura emanating from their silent backs made one feel as if a storm was about to hit.
This is bad!
This is really bad!!
Because he knew very well how much his big brother and sister-in-law doted on their daughter.
They were the type to cherish her like she was made of glass—carefully watching over her even when she stepped out, always following quietly to make sure nothing bad happened...
And now...
A huge fight just broke out!!
The Unicorn Demon King swallowed hard, his eyes widening: "Big bro, sis-in-law, well... I think..."
Crack—
Countless terrifying cracks instantly spread from under those two heads.
Unicorn Demon King (ΩДΩ): "Wahhh!"
The Titan Head squinted its eyes, as big as a small building, and said: "Did you see clearly just now?"
The female head showed a malicious expression and coldly replied: "I saw it—clearly."
At this moment, these two heads, who had been hostile toward each other for thousands of years, stood in perfect synchronization for the first time.
The Titan Head said deeply: "Right now—I’m really angry."
The female head ground her teeth with a wicked grin: "I’m the same—I’m just as mad."
"..."
"..."
A brief silence.
And just in the next moment, as the Unicorn Demon King looked on in shock,
Boom—
A huge sound.
The two heads instantly leapt into the air, their massive figures flying thousands of meters into the sky.
Unicorn Demon King (((;???;))) stared, dumbfounded.
It’s over!
Absolutely over!
He swore, if anyone dared to make their precious daughter cry in front of his big brother and sister-in-law, not even a god could save them!
That guy really had no sense! Didn't even think about who he was up against and dared to challenge her to a fight!
He could have lost a few puppets, but now...
It’s really over!
...
Meanwhile, on the battlefield,
Under the control of that massive consciousness, the remaining Hunters and mechanical insect swarms quickly gathered around the enormous Hunter God Puppet’s head.
Standing dozens of meters tall, it looked like a giant peeled of its skin, with grotesque and bloody muscles clearly visible.
The Hunter God Puppet looked down, its expression indifferent, its entire body radiating a terrifying aura.
It flexed its wrist, gazing down at Xiao Xiao, who was still crying loudly, and Lynn, who was continuously comforting her, saying, "Baby, don't cry," and spoke coldly:
"You must be the human who destroyed one of my flesh puppets a few days ago."
"Source-level creature, huh? Nice, with power like that, you could walk through this dark world without fear."
"But you all made one big mistake. You dared to provoke the Demon Association. Today, after you destroyed so many of my biological puppets, don’t even think about leaving!"
【Warning! Danger level 100】
【Warning! Danger level 100】
Lynn suddenly looked up, his expression calm, as he jumped off Xiao Xiao’s head.
Click—
In an instant, he raised his revolver with one hand, aimed it at the massive Hunter God Puppet in the distance, and squinted, saying:
"Do you know how much psychological damage a fight like this causes to such a small child?"
"Wahhh—"
Behind him, Xiao Xiao cried even harder.
"..."
The Hunter God Puppet sneered, cracking its neck, and said: "Looks like you’ve got guts. What’s this? You want to challenge me with that toy in your hand?"
"Hehehe... Let me give you some advice. You still have time to run. Before I kill this Source-level creature, you might still live for a while. So enjoy your time alive while you can."
Boom—
A gunshot.
A magic hunter bullet instantly struck the Hunter God Puppet’s forehead, generating a small burst of electricity before dropping to the ground.
But Lynn didn’t stop.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
He kept pulling the trigger, emptying all the bullets in his revolver.
Those watching from the sidelines were instantly shocked.
"Is he crazy?!"
"That creature looks impossible to deal with! From the previous encounter, even the Source-level creature might not be able to take on that giant!"
"This guy… he’s really lost it!"
That slap earlier had already sent the Source-level head flying dozens of meters—enough to show that there was a real problem!
This guy is way too brave!
"Did you just shoot me?" The Hunter God Puppet narrowed its eyes and instantly crushed the bullet that landed in its hand into fragments.
Lynn calmly stared at it, the black barrel of his gun aimed at its head, and said:
"Ah, I admit it’s a bit weak."
"But it really bothers me when someone acts like a doctor and bullies their patient like this!"
"Wahhh—"
Xiao Xiao cried even louder.
【Ding! Xiao Xiao’s affection for you +10】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao’s affection for you +10】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao genuinely thinks you are a trustworthy and dependable companion!】
【Ding! You’ve triggered the Epic Achievement: Rooted Companion, earning you 200 base experience!】
【Rooted Companion】: Epic achievement. When a Source-level creature’s affection for you reaches “Trust,” this achievement is triggered. It means you’ve gained a Source-level companion. Strive for deeper friendship and you will receive permanent bonuses: Base affection with Source-level creatures +5, Charm +5, Constitution +5, and Heart +1.
Lynn turned his head, giving Xiao Xiao a thumbs-up with a glint of light reflecting from his teeth.
His expression seemed to say:
"Don’t worry. I’ve got this!"
"Don’t cry."
Xiao Xiao (???) wiped her tears, murmuring: "Mmm—"
【Ding! Xiao Xiao’s trust in you +1】
"Even at a time like this, he hasn’t forgotten to act cool?!!"
Those watching in the viewing dimension all had expressions of (ΩДΩ).
Absurd!
This is beyond absurd!
Does he really not care at all, or is he actually insane? This is like facing an incoming nuclear missile, and instead of running away, he flips it the bird while making sure to act cool for the little girl behind him! This is outrageous!
