Chapter 41: The Ruins. Wizard's Lab on

Is this the Solar?

Tate looked at Ye Qi, who was still like a breeze in the midst of a group of puppets, and couldn't help but be surprised in his heart—although this was not the first time he had seen the Solar Level, it was the first time he had seen a Solar Level like this in the face of the crushing of an existence below its level; With each flash of swords, several puppets fell straight to the ground; Some were cut in two, while others were cut off with their hands and feet together, losing their mobility.

Almost every time the knife flashes, several puppets will fall to the ground, plus the puppets are slightly larger than ordinary people; At this moment, when viewed from a distance, it was like falling to the ground in patches, as if cutting wheat—this scene was so clearly imprinted in Tate's eyes that he subconsciously pursed his mouth and swallowed a mouthful of saliva; Then, shaking his head with a wry smile.

The gap is just too big!

Tate knew very well that if he was surrounded, the first time these puppets fired a volley, he would have to scramble; And at this time, the puppets, no matter how dull they are, have enough time to react - whether they rush up to him, or surround him and then rush up, his fate is definitely no better than this morning, or even worse; After all, it was only a puppet that attacked him this morning, and now there were hundreds of them, a whole group; No one can guarantee what will happen in this group of uncontrolled puppets.

Airplanes! Airplanes! Airplanes!

The sword tends to be flat, and most of the puppets on the field have all fallen to the ground, although they can still move on the spot a few times, but it is clear that they have no attack power - the blessing of the Todic family. For the puppet, Ye Qi has a rather in-depth understanding. Make him understand that attacking there is the most effective; Therefore. The seemingly random swing of the knife before, in fact, each knife is to find the 'core' of these puppets.

Although the puppet is inanimate, the 'core' functions like the human heart, the basic of a puppet, so even if these puppets can still move in place, the range of 'movement' is inseparable from their own body, and most importantly, the 'core' is destroyed. All the weapons that the puppets could use were paralyzed; Unless the 'core' is repaired, the biggest role of these golems is the form they are now in - moving in place for a moment or two, like a convulsion before death.

Most of the puppets fell, but a small number of puppets still did not retreat, and still surrounded Ye Qi - this is where the puppets were told by people; There will be no fear, only obey orders; Even if there is no manipulator, as long as there is an order, it will continue to be carried out until all of them are 'dead'.

According to some records. In the wars of the late Dark Ages, the puppet legions of wizards made great achievements. That kind of tireless, fearless, and terrainless way of fighting made the rebel army at that time completely helpless - the simplest 'army' armed with leather armor and swords was undoubtedly sent to death in the face of these puppets that could not be injured by swords;

However, unlike the 'core', most of the connected gears are responsible for the 'limbs' of the puppet, and even if they are destroyed, they are only unable to move, and they have changed from a mobile attack to an immobile defense - according to those records, in a battle at that time, a large group of puppets directly destroyed the camp of a full army of rebels; More than 100,000 people died, and the puppets of that brigade still had more than half of their combat strength after the war.

Ye Qi was noncommittal about this record, he knew very well that the luck of the wizard's side in that battle - the rebel army who did not understand the operation of the puppet at all was basically 'frightened' to collapse in Ye Qi's opinion; after all, it was impossible for the rebel army who was born poor and had limited knowledge to know that the puppets still needed to change the 'core'; in their eyes, those tall puppets were devil-like killing machines, tireless and fearless, and only knew that the puppets followed orders to move forward, just killing.

But in reality?

As long as it is organized for effective defense, basically the puppet of that brigade will not be able to support much time in the confrontation of the entire full army - according to the description on the Dick family's secret scroll, the war puppet needs to be equipped with more weapons and equipment, so the size is very large, far exceeding that of ordinary puppets; Although the attack power and defense power have been qualitatively improved in an instant, the energy of the 'core' has also increased sharply.

The 'core' that can support an ordinary puppet for a month is only enough for an hour on the war puppet, and after that, the 'core' war puppet must be replaced before it can continue to be activated, but it is no different from the puppets at Ye Qi's feet at this moment who have lost their 'core' - however, those low-born, poor rebels obviously don't know this, so one of their reorganized legions disappears, and the wizards have a fruitful victory; After all, although there were several rebel armies at that time, the largest one was this annihilated full-fledged army.

And this victory made the wizards even more arrogant, and even more disdainful of the rebels; Because of this, it left a little respite for the other rebels, and an opportunity to turn the whole war around - the most mysterious of the Seven Heroes wiped out the three puppet legions that the wizards had spent so much money on the frontal battlefield under Tower Mountain; The total destruction of the three puppet legions shocked the wizards, and more importantly, without the puppets charging into battle, they had to go to the battlefield in person.

At this point, the battle between the wizard and the rebel army began, in the real sense.

Of course, this is a record, Ye Qi is just reading it, as for the fact or not, he will not pursue it - after all, a thousand years is too long, long enough to distort any true story into a legend or myth; If the truth is investigated for this, Ye Qi can only send silent blessings in addition to admiring that person's curiosity and desire to explore; Respect the choices of others and do not interfere. Not the principle of the witcher. Rather, it is the principle of Ye Qi; Very passive. But most of the time, it's convenient, and it doesn't get him into any inexplicable trouble.

Of course, Ye Qi, who hates trouble, will not choose to escape if he encounters trouble, he will solve the trouble very thoroughly-

Click......

The remaining puppets gradually surrounded them, and although they still looked dull, they were so heavy that they could only be stepped on once. The shape of the body, which has broken bones and tendons, and the appearance that has obviously been carefully carved, undoubtedly tells the difference between the remaining puppets.

Sou!

At the moment when Ye Qi was the main group, the remaining puppets shot out as if they had springs installed on the soles of their feet, and the speed immediately made Tate, who was watching the battle from a distance, sure that these puppets resembled orangutans, with thick forelimbs and short hind limbs, and huge bodies. It's the puppet who stunned him in the morning!

Bang!

The puppet's thick forelimbs smashed hard at Ye Qi; Ye Qi dodged such a direct attack with just a dodge; But. The ground could not dodge, the soft earth went straight past the elbows of the puppet's thick forelimbs, making a dull sound, and a small pit appeared on the ground with the forelimbs submerged in the dirt as the center of the circle—obviously, the puppets in front of them were not only far faster than ordinary puppets, but also exceeded the size of ordinary puppets, but also made them have a strength that ordinary puppets did not have, and it was precisely because of this strength to match that speed that Tate, a moonlight-level apostle, was able to knock out with one blow.

Is this the so-called secret puppet?

Ye Qi glanced at the pits that appeared on the ground, and then glanced at the puppets around him who were almost carved out of a mold, and thought for himself - secret puppets also belong to the most basic mechanical puppets, but the word 'secret system' indicates the particularity of these puppets; They are called 'secret golems' by wizards.

And because of the different research directions, the development of these secret puppets is not different, basically every wizard who is famous for puppetry has his own 'secret puppet' - just like the Dick family, which is famous for puppetry, their secret puppet is to highlight the 'fire and acid', and the secret puppet in front of him is undoubtedly focused on 'strength and speed'.

Pity......

Ye Qi shook his head secretly, if he encountered these 'secret puppets' at other times, he would definitely study them out of curiosity, but at this moment, facing the Holy See that will come back at any time, the most important thing is to find Jacob first, and then enter the ruins - however, even if the puppets become parts, they can be studied!

With such a thought, the Enma Knife appeared in Ye Qi's hand again, and it was a straight slash - unlike those ordinary mechanical puppets before, Ye Qi, who had read the secret scrolls of the Dick family, saw the 'cores' of those mechanical puppets at a glance, and the 'cores' of these 'secret puppets' in front of him were undoubtedly very well hidden, unless they were skilled wizards with puppet skills, it would be difficult to find them at all. Although Ye Qi learned about puppetry, he was still far from being a wizard who was proficient in the art of puppetry.

It doesn't matter about talent, it's just a different focus - Ye Qi doesn't mind going through the secret scroll of puppetry, but that doesn't mean that he will delve into it; After all, his most powerful thing is the 'sword technique' that has already been formed, not the 'puppet technique' that he only starts to get started with after studying it!

However, the benefits of reading like this are evident at this moment, at least Ye Qi knows that in order to improve the concealment rate of the 'core', even the 'core' of the same type of 'secret puppet' will be in different places, and judging from the ordinary mechanical puppets with irregular 'cores' before, Ye Qi thinks that this possibility is quite high.

It was difficult to find the 'core' of the secret puppets, and the location of each puppet's 'core' might be different, so Ye Qi immediately chose the simplest and most brutal way to face these puppets - smashing each other.

Although the speed of these secret puppets is very fast, the strength is also very strong, and even the body has undergone special processing, which is enough to face ordinary blades, but in the face of the blades of the Moonglow-level holy weapons, Ye Qi, who already holds them, has a faster speed and stronger force than them—the result is undoubtedly obvious.

Almost as long as the previous puppets were cleaned up, and these 'secret puppets' became a pile of parts, just like Ye Qi had done. The most complete one was also chopped into a dozen pieces—the 'remnants' of the secret puppet that watched the gear springs fly. Tate couldn't help but be stunned. As a witcher, he is no stranger to puppets, although he has never seen such a delicate puppet, but he understands that no matter how delicate a puppet is, even if the most famous puppeteer comes, it cannot be repaired.

"This, it should be more than forty kilograms, right? What a great puppet craft! ”

Bent down. Tate picked up a 'remnant' of a secret puppet, which was supposed to be part of the secret puppet's thick forelimbs, the part that knocked him unconscious in the morning - feeling the weight of the incomplete 'remnant' in his hand, Tate was sure that the weight of the other 'remnants' would not be much worse, and he had to be surprised by the speed at such a weight.

"In the middle of the Dark Ages, the puppet technique ruled two entire dynasties! In such an environment, the development of puppetry is naturally undoubted! Ye Qi finished slowly, and looked at Tate: "In the traces of those previous battles. Did you find any clues? ”

"I wasn't sure before, but I saw the way these puppets appeared. I'm sure everyone, including Jacob and Felibe, should have been brought in there! As he spoke, Tate pointed to the 'lake' with certainty, then glanced at the puppets in front of him, and said, "There should be a secret base or something in there, right?" ”

"It's supposed to be a lab!"

After correcting Tate's slip of the tongue, Ye Qi strode towards the 'lake', stopped on the shore, turned his head and looked at Tate with a smile: "These 'lake water' is a kind of puppet's 'nutrient solution', which is poisonous when sealed; ”

"It's not too good, but it's better than ordinary people, right?"

Tate, who knew what Ye Qi was going to do, moved his body with a wry smile and stood side by side with Ye Qi; Then, the two looked at each other and jumped at the same time.

Poof! Poof!

Two splashes splashed, and Ye Qi and Tate disappeared on the surface of the lake in an instant.

……

"Ye, these lakes are definitely not slightly sticky!"

Tatt, who climbed back into a cave underground, shook those 'water stains' from his body to the ground, looking at the lake that was frozen on the ground, he couldn't help grinning, and touched it lightly with his foot before saying: "If it weren't for the fact that these things were dead, seeing this scene, I would have thought I had encountered the legendary 'slime'; no, it should be a nose...... Forehead ......"

Tate, who was about to say something, stopped immediately when the words came to his lips, and his face was extremely ugly for a moment—obviously, there was something he wanted to say that he couldn't be calm at all.

"Tate, I'm lucky you kept your mouth shut; Otherwise, I think we'll all be tasteless for the next few days! Ye Qi, who knew very well what the other party wanted to say, smiled, withdrew his gaze from the other party, and looked at the cave in front of him - in the lake before, the passage to this place was not at the bottom of the lake, but on the embankment, which was opened by a metal control valve; When he twisted the control valve into the passage, Ye Qi could clearly perceive the retreat of the 'lake' behind him, and it was obvious that there were 'drainage facilities' at the bottom of the lake or elsewhere that he didn't know how to do.

Corridors?

Looking at the boxy cave that had been completely excavated and built in front of him, as well as the wall lamps that were flat on both sides every ten feet, Ye Qi commented very objectively - although due to the passage of time, the magic crystal that served as lighting inside had already become as transparent as glass, but Ye Qi could fully imagine the brilliant lights of this cave corridor back then.

"Something passed through here before! It's the trail of being dragged on, it's Jacob and Felibe them! ”

Tate looked at the marks on the ground and said with great certainty, and then looked up at Ye Qi - the laboratory that had not been opened for thousands of years was like a white piece of paper in the face of a witcher like Tate who was good at finding traces; The presence of any person or being here is like drawing a colorful trace on that white paper.

Not only eye-catching, but also clear.

However, in the face of this clear trace, Tate couldn't chase it straight down - it was already a fact that there was a wizard's laboratory in front of him; The notion that 'wizards' items are dangerous and deadly is not just a rumor, let alone in a wizard's lab, and Tate can guess how many traps there are just by thinking about it, and the mere appearance of those 'secret puppets' proves that he is not up to him.

"Let's go, follow in my footsteps, Jacob and Felibel are not far from us!"

Ye Qi met Tate's gaze, nodded with a smile, turned around and walked forward - facing the magic trap, Ye Qi, who has the perception of blind fighting, is undoubtedly a trap master!

PS First Update~Timing~ (To be continued.) )