Yohun Alley
【Ding! You triggered an epic achievement: Root Knight, you gain 1000 base experience】
【Root Knight】: Epic surreal achievement: Earned by successfully making a Root-level monster voluntarily allow you to ride it, while still having a strong affection for you.
【Introduction】: This is an epic achievement that is impossible to earn in the early stages. The difficulty of obtaining it is comparable to other epic-level achievements like 【Root Friend】 and 【Root Whipper】, only second to the hellish difficulty achievements 【Root “Knight”】 and 【Root Baby】.
【Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained a permanent epic layer: when riding a Root-level monster, speed increases by 50, endurance +10, accuracy +50, charm +10】
At lightning speed.
Lynn’s ears were constantly ringing with system notifications.
Lynn tightly grasped the little creature's small head, preventing himself from falling, and said:
“This ridiculous achievement! System, you’ve gone too far!”
This was clearly just a normal friendship; how could it be called a Root Knight?!
Moreover, they were good friends, so riding for a bit was not a big deal!
“小小! Chase over there! There are more running that way! You eat, I’ll support!”
Lynn shouted.
Without saying anything, he instantly took out his revolver, flicked off the safety, and aimed at the head of a distant hunter.
Click—
Bang—
【Ding! You hit a hunter, your firearms proficiency +1】
The hunter immediately froze in place under the sacred current of the monster-hunting bullet, and then 小小 extended its tongue, happily slurping it up.
Crunch—
Crunch—
It was both crispy and delicious, and still alive!
For 小小, this was truly an enjoyable experience!
“小小! Over there!”
“Mm—”
Bang—
【Ding! You hit a hunter, your firearms proficiency +1】
Crunch—
【Ding! 小小 happily ate a hunter, your affinity with it +10】
Bang—
【Firearms proficiency +1】
Bang—
【Firearms proficiency +1】
This terrifying hunt had already shocked the creatures passing by outside of Yohun Alley.
One by one, hunters scrambled in panic, and behind them, gunfire echoed.
Then, a huge head, carrying a human boy who was shooting wildly, suddenly leapt out of the dark fog.
As they watched in shock, it flew over their heads.
Catch shrimp—
Wartime explosions of special forces—
Zzzzzzz—
Lynn gritted his teeth, firing his gun, holding onto 小小's head, and in a burst of sparks and lightning, drifted ahead.
Speeding like the wind!
In a flash of light!
"So fast! What just flew over my face?!"
A passing creature stared at the distance in shock.
And why was there strange music playing?
Bang, bang, bang—
Under Lynn’s precise shooting support, one hunter after another became food for 小小.
“51!”
“52!”
“54!”
“小小! Are you full yet?” Lynn yelled as he continued shooting.
“Not yet—” 小小 licked its tongue, jumping up from the sky.
“Then let’s chase the big one!” Lynn shouted, firing at the sky.
“Okay—” 小小 responded.
Boom—
The huge head suddenly hit the ground, sending sparks flying as it sped in the direction of the mechanical demon’s escape.
...
“Are you kidding me? What kind of dimensional joke is this?!”
The mechanical demon, terrified, pressed his hood and ran ten meters per step, trying to escape.
In his mechanical eye, he saw that out of the hundreds of hunters he had brought with him, only less than half remained.
It had been less than ten minutes!
Root-level!
Their entire association didn’t have a single Root-level creature. How the hell did a small, remote place like this have one?
The fierce wind rushed into his terrified gums as he sped up, moving at the maximum speed.
【Ding! The mechanical demon's fear of you +10】
【Ding! The mechanical demon's fear of you +10】
Without saying anything, he suddenly pressed his left face’s mechanical structure in panic.
“You are now connecting with the association… waiting… signal delay…”
“You have successfully connected with the association…”
Soon, a hoarse voice came from the association.
“Please speak, Lord Mechanic Demon, this is Association Unit 5, ready to follow your orders.”
The Mechanic Demon immediately screamed: “Quick! Don’t delay! Now, immediately locate my position, activate the Void Leap device! Quickly…”
But he hadn’t finished his sentence, “Send me away!”
Bang—
A bullet shot from behind.
With the boost of the epic-level achievement and the unpreparedness of the Mechanic Demon, the bullet hit half of his head, and the mechanical structure on his right side shattered instantly.
“Not good!”
He screamed in terror.
But it was too late. Following the bullet, a long tentacle swung like a big stick, smashing into his body.
With a tragic cry, his body flew away, and the mechanical structure on his left face shattered with the massive blow.
They were coming!
They were chasing!
He quickly turned around, terrified, and saw the human boy riding the Root-level head, shooting wildly at him. Without a second thought, he sped up and fled in a frenzy.
“Hey?!! Hey?!”
He slapped his left mechanical structure in desperation, only to realize that the communication device with the association had been ripped off his left face due to the previous impact.
“I’m screwed!”
He gritted his teeth and shouted in despair.
Back hundreds of meters, Lynn, still shooting away while riding 小小, immediately heard the voice.
“Hey? Mechanic Demon, what happened?! We’ve located your position and activated the Leap device! What’s going on?!”
Lynn turned around suddenly.
His gaze locked onto a flickering blue mechanical structure floating in the air.
“What’s this?”
Lynn quickly extended a tentacle from his body and grabbed the structure.
【Ding! You have obtained the 325-type Demon Communicator (slightly damaged)】
Lynn paused for a moment, then quickly listened to the urgent voice coming from inside.
He immediately understood the meaning of the message and smiled warmly.
It turned out.
The Mechanic Demon was trying to escape using some form of remote Void Leap!
But since it had fallen into my hands…
Lynn quickly altered his vocal cords using the Flesh Mutation and mimicked the Mechanic Demon’s voice, shouting into the communicator:
“Requesting support!! Support!! I need a large military force to encircle the target!!”
“I’ll say it again, locate my coordinates! Requesting large-scale military support!!”
At that moment, the Mechanic Demon heard the voice from behind, and quickly turned around, only to see Lynn shouting wildly into the communicator.
Mechanic Demon (ΩДΩ): “Oh my god!!”
The takeaway isn’t enough! Bring more!
…
“Yes! Mechanic Demon Lord! We are locating your coordinates, the order will take effect in five seconds, the Void Leap device will immediately transport the Hunter Squad to your location!”
A quick reply came from the communicator, followed by a series of clicking sounds.
Clearly, they had already realized that their vice president of the Mechanic Demon had encountered an extremely urgent crisis during this outing!
“Immediately notify Area 41, unseal all Hunters in the area, emergency order, the Void Leap device has been activated, gather at the designated location immediately!”
In the Demon Association,
One by one, the servants in black robes with triangular hats issued commands in a grim manner.
Whoosh, whoosh—
In Area 41, the thick liquid in one container after another was dispelled, and the Hunters sealed inside were activated. They immediately received orders, and their eyeballs flashed with urgent red light.
In just a few minutes, a dense group of Hunters was assembled.
“Hunter Squad has been fully assembled... the Void Leap device is now activated... Target coordinates have been determined...”
“Deployment permission... highest permission... Permission granted by: Mechanic Demon...”
“Deploy...”
Hum—
Accompanied by the cold synthetic voice echoing through the factory, the enormous machinery roared to life.
And in the next moment, blinding blue light enveloped all the assembled Hunters.
Their bodies immediately became ethereal.
“Void Leap has been activated—emergency leap in progress—”
“Opening—”
In an instant, all the Hunters disappeared from the Demon Association's Area 41.
Meanwhile, outside of Yohun Alley in the wilderness, Lynn put down the communicator, flashing a bright smile at the fleeing Mechanic Demon in the distance.
The Mechanic Demon’s mechanical structures began flashing rapidly.
That guy…
That guy has completely lost it!!
“Don’t come over! Don’t come over!! The one talking to you just now wasn’t me!!”
He screamed, but it was too late.
He immediately felt the tremor in the space around him, a sensation he was all too familiar with. It was the long-range teleportation device they had developed, based on the Void Leap Beast’s abilities.
And in the next moment,
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Blinding blue light descended from the sky. As he watched in terror, the light engulfed him, and one by one, fully armored Hunters leapt out, gathering around him.
Their eyes fixed on the Mechanic Demon, flashing with red light.
“Area 41 Hunter Squad assembled… Following your orders… Immediate reinforcement… We await your command…”
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The Mechanic Demon shrieked hysterically: “You’ve been tricked!! This is a trap! Run… run…”
“Please rest assured, Vice President… the Hunters from Area 41 are top-tier modified types… We have higher intelligence and biological extermination abilities… We have yet to record a single failure…”
The leading Hunter suddenly drew out its sharp mantis blade, slashing through space with a whoosh.
Its expression was serious as it said:
“Our goal is speed! Faster! Faster! Extremely fast! Quickly resolve the battle… quickly annihilate the enemy… quickly infiltrate behind enemy lines… No matter the opponent, we fear nothing!”
“First battle, last battle!”
Smack—
A tentacle from afar swiftly slammed into the Hunter, crushing it into a meat paste.
【Ding! Xiao Xiao killed a Modified Hunter, you gain friendship reward: 50 experience】
Mechanic Demon: “(?????????)”
The Hunters: “Σ┗(＠ロ＠;)┛”
“…”
“…”
“Run!! What are you waiting for?! You useless things!!”
The Mechanic Demon screamed in frustration, turning around and sprinting, moving as fast as lightning.
The modified Hunters around him suddenly turned, immediately locking onto the Root Knight charging toward them, with countless tentacles flailing wildly in their direction.
The Hunters: “!!!!”
【Ding! Modified Hunter’s fear of you +10】
【Ding! Modified Hunter’s fear of you +10】
In an instant,
The Hunters that had just leapt in disappeared with unbelievable speed, moving like the wind, racing past the Mechanic Demon and fleeing faster than him.
Mechanic Demon: “0Дq!!”
These useless things!!
They’re running faster than I am!
He was on the verge of exploding with rage!
“Come back!! Get back here!! Protect me!!”
He screamed desperately.
But just as he finished speaking, a huge shadow suddenly fell from the sky and landed on him.
He quickly looked up,
And in shock, saw that the giant Root-level head, carrying the human boy, soared above him and then drifted heavily to land right in front of him.
The tentacles writhing beneath the head immediately moved in an "S" shape, sparkling with sparks and lightning, drifting toward the modified Hunters that had just leapt over.
Mechanic Demon (ΩДΩ): “Damn it, surround and attack the reinforcements!!”
【Mechanic Demon breakdown +10】
【Mechanic Demon breakdown +10】
Catch shrimp—
Wartime explosions of special forces—
Bang, bang, bang—
【Ding! You shot a Modified Hunter, your firearms proficiency +1】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao consumed a Modified Hunter, your affinity with it +1, you gain friendship reward: 50 base experience】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao consumed a Modified Hunter, your affinity with it +1, happiness +10】
Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.
(｀皿′) Riding Xiao Xiao, Lynn fired wildly at the fleeing Hunters below.
It was like a roaring Tiger tank charging into a battalion, with him as the gunner, releasing a barrage of fire at the infantry below.
“7 o’clock! Two Hunters! Can eat them!”
Whoosh, whoosh—
Crunchy.
“12 o’clock, three Hunters, Xiao Xiao!! Speed up and crush them!!”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
【Ding! Xiao Xiao killed a Hunter!】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao killed a Hunter!】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao killed a Hunter!】
“Double kill activated!!”
The viewers watching from all sides were shocked, following the tracking footage as they observed the one-sided hunt and crushing.
This is simply a dimensional strike!
Because this can no longer be called a battle!
It’s like a high-level boss returning to the newbie village, or like Tyson being placed in a boxing ring with underage girls—this is practically just annihilating fish!
They had never seen a battle like this before. This is no longer human!
“Xiao Xiao! Are you full now?!”
“(?w?) Half-full… Is there more? My appetite's really big today…”
“Of course there is! Eat as much as you want, if you need more, just let me know!”
Lynn’s expression was serious, and she immediately picked up the communicator again.
In an instant, her voice switched to the gruff tone of the machine demon, and Lynn shouted into the communicator:
“Support! I need support!! Are you trying to get me killed too quickly?! This little bit of force is nothing, it's just a snack!!”
“Immediately! Right now! I need more troops on the battlefield!! Are you listening?! If you send this little amount again, when I get back, I’ll twist your heads off and use them as chamber pots!!”
The people on the other end of the communicator were in shock.
Cold sweat poured down from their heads.
Their hands were even shaking.
“Yes! Lord Machine Demon! We will immediately send more reinforcements, please don’t be angry!”
They knew exactly what their vice president was like.
He was a violent and unpredictable tyrant—if you angered him, he wouldn’t think twice about tossing you into the factory to be sliced up!
“Send out a full district mobilization order… Machine Demon Vice President is in danger… requesting large-scale reinforcements…”
“Activate the mechanical swarm unit… Activate the Ravager unit… Activate the Bio-Puppet cluster…”
“Void Leap device activated… assembling… teleporting…”
Outside of Soul Alley, the machine demon, still fleeing, felt a massive new void shock wave coming from the surroundings.
He immediately realized what was happening.
“More?!”
He was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
“Don’t teleport! Stop sending them!! Are you trying to raise them?!”
The machine demon, clutching his head in despair, screamed as blue halos continued to materialize around him.
But it was all in vain.
Almost the next moment, one enormous portal after another opened beside him.
Swarming mechanical bugs and Ravager units poured out of these portals, rushing forward with ferocity.
But just as they appeared, Xiao Xiao, carrying Lynn, suddenly drifted over, opening countless tentacles.
The mechanical swarm: “!!!”
The Ravager unit: “!!!”
“Xiao Xiao! Let’s go!!”
Lynn yelled, firing her weapon as she swept across the approaching units.
“Alright!!”
Then, in front of thousands of stunned onlookers, Xiao Xiao charged into the newly arrived forces like a tiger in a flock of sheep.
【Ding! Xiao Xiao killed 10 mechanical bugs!】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao devoured 6 Ravagers!】
【Ding! Xiao Xiao devoured 10 Bio-Puppets!】
At the demon association’s communication station, several operators chuckled into their communicators:
“Vice President! How’s it now?! We’ve followed your orders and sent a massive force, this is the best we’ve got in reserve!”
Lynn continued shooting at the mechanical bugs below, picking up the communicator to praise them:
“Good! You’ve done really well! The support is timely and substantial! I won’t forget this! When I return victorious, I’ll reward you properly!”
The operators’ faces lit up with excitement.
In their minds, they imagined their demon lord’s satisfied expression when he returned, and their bright future once they were quickly promoted.
After all, receiving praise from the machine demon lord was an honor beyond compare!
“Yes! Lord! Serving you is our duty and our greatest honor! Our loyalty is unquestionable!”
They quickly became elated and enthusiastic!
Without further ado, the senior operator immediately began contacting the other major districts.
“Urgent orders! Vice President’s emergency orders! He needs more reinforcements! All idle personnel, assemble immediately in the Void Leap zone! Get to the assembly point!”
Within moments, a large number of troops in the association heard the emergency mobilization order and quickly took action.
In the Demon Association, besides the president who was often in the core area obsessing over self-modification, the Vice President, Lord Machine Demon, had the highest authority.
Especially with the president rarely dealing with matters due to his obsession, it was clear that the vice president had control over all major decisions within the association.
That level of respect was not to be underestimated!
“Lord Machine Demon!! We’ve urgently dispatched more troops! Do you still need long-term support?”
The operators eagerly made contact again.
Lynn’s voice came through, cheerful and loud:
“Great! You guys are doing excellent! Just for that, when I return, you’ll be my right-hand men! Starting now, you’ll all rise three ranks! And when I get back, I’ll consider awarding you medals!”
The operators were overjoyed.
Without a second thought, they immediately dropped to their knees in front of the communicator, excitedly bowing:
“Thank you, Lord Machine Demon, for your favor! We are honored to serve you! We will follow you forever!”
Tears welled up in their eyes.
【Ding! Congratulations, you’ve triggered the achievement: ‘Master of False Promises.’ You gain 200 base experience.】
【Master of False Promises】: Special achievement, gained by making the target feel overwhelming gratitude through empty promises, triggering this achievement gives a permanent bonus: +5 Intelligence, +1 Monster Affinity.
Lynn praised them, squeezing her voice to add:
“We’ll talk about the medals later! But stay vigilant, the enemy I’m facing is very dangerous and devious. You need to be careful—right now, it’s the final showdown, and someone might hack into our communications and feed you false intel!”
“You must have excellent judgment, got it?!”
The operators immediately responded loudly:
“Don’t worry, my lord! We’ve been at this for decades, and we’re still going strong!”
“Just stay careful, and we’ll be fine!”
“Yes! My lord!”
…
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Surrounded by the vast army, the machine demon had completely snapped.
“Stop sending them! Stop sending them!!”
“This is a trap! A trap! If I find out who’s sending the troops, I’ll chop them up and kill them!”
He screamed, on the verge of tears.
Quickly, he grabbed a mechanical bug and roared at it:
“Hurry! Report the real situation to the base! Tell them we’ve been tricked! The one requesting reinforcements wasn’t me! It was some bastard who stole my communicator! That wasn’t me!!”
