Lu Xiao used to think that the metal demons in the mouth of the eldest mother meant those mechanical beasts in the wild, but recently after the Nora clan visited many times, he found out that this was not the case.

To the Nora people, the automatons are just a part of the cruel nature of nature.

Based on the conversation between the three eldest mothers in the Sanctuary cave a few days ago, it was clear that more than two years ago, the automatons were not as aggressive as they are now.

The black warriors Lu Xiao met outside the Nora territory half a month ago ventured far away to prevent the saboteurs from going crazy and entering the territory of the Nora clan, and this situation would not have happened two years ago.

'Two years ago, it was the time when the 13th Sun King, Geelong, launched an invasion of Nora and O'Cellan at the same time, right? ’

Is there a connection between these two things? ’

Through the information obtained from the Nora tribe, Lu Xiao confirmed Aletya's conjecture.

The automatons that roam in the wild today are not the war machines that destroyed human civilization in the first place.

If the metal demon was referring to the war machines that had long since been shut down, Siris...... Or where did Shadow Calga get this information from? ’

Lu Xiao became more and more suspicious that the so-called "shadow" god behind Shadow Calga was one of Gaia's subroutines - Hades.

In this new world where ancient civilizations are dying, only the remnants of the previous generation can teach new humans to use Focus.

But why did Hades restart the war machine that destroyed the world in the first place, and why he specifically targeted the girl who held Focus, Lu Xiao still has no clue.

Perhaps, the clue to solving the mystery lies in the girl, hoping that Yongzhen will find out. ’

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The night before the trial, Orin, who had come to Nora with the Goodwill Ambassador Karga, quietly left the Heart of the Mother.

Lu Xiao followed him all the way to the wilderness, watching him meet a group of strangely dressed masked men and direct them to dig something in the empty plain.

Orin's profession is similar to that of an archaeologist, and he has a talent for unearthing ancient relics that no one else can match.

It was because of Orin's talent that Ciris found him, grabbing Orin's wife and children to coerce him into doing things for himself.

"Sure enough......"

Under Orin's command, the Eclipse cultists spent the night digging up the "oracles" buried in the ground.

It was a four-legged machine with a scorpion's tail, and from a structural point of view, it was clearly not the same person's design as the various mechanical beasts in the wild.

Is this the war machine produced by Faro? ’

Under Lu Xiao's covert gaze, the Eclipse Cultists installed a cylindrical part on the belly of the war machine, including Oulin, and all the cultists immediately scattered in all directions.

"Buzz!"

An indescribable strange wave swept by, and the war machine, which had been motionless, suddenly trembled, and the mechanical eye in front of its head lit up red, and it staggered to its feet from the ground.

The Eclipse Cultists cheered loudly, and the war machine slowly moved on all fours toward the core territory of the Nora Clan.

As it travels through dense jungles along the way, the war machine replenishes its own missing energy by absorbing biological energy.

It walked more steadily and faster, but the surrounding woods changed terribly.

The tree's green leaves quickly turned yellow and withered, and soon fell to bare branches.

Sure enough, this guy is Faro's war machine, and just one can destroy large swathes of forest, if they are allowed to form a scale. ’

Ignoring the Eclipse Cultists who were following behind the war machine, Lu Xiao shot out of his hiding place, and activated the Wind and Lightning Spell in the process of sprinting, and his charging speed increased explosively again.

Ou Lin and the others could only see an afterimage passing in front of them, and in the next second, the war machine suddenly moved to the right alertly, its left hind leg was cut off by a golden light, and the remaining three feet could only barely maintain balance.

One of the Eclipse cultists angrily pointed at Lu Xiao, who had just stood still, and shouted: "Blasphemer! How dare you ...... to the gods"

Lu Xiao swung a sword qi at this person without looking back, and his body was cut in two by the sword qi that had been slashed from his waist.

This strange sight startled the other Eclipse cultists, and they hurriedly picked up their respective weapons and bombarded Lu Xiao's position.

Unlike the primitive bows and spears still used by the Nora, the Eclipse cultists came up with almost all of their thermal weapons.

Although it can be seen that there is still some gap with modern weapons, it should be more than enough for the Nora clan who fight with only bows and arrows.

"Whoosh!"

The burst of flame crossbows took the lead in firing at Lu Xiao with a sharp sound effect, and the war machine that had had one of its hind legs cut off also turned its head at this time, and the large-caliber machine gun on its back began to spray tongues of fire.

If a human body is hit by such a machine gun with a caliber of more than 15 mm, there is a high probability that the body will be interrupted, or even turned into a lump of flesh.

Under the blessing of the wind and thunder, Lu Xiao swung the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand at a speed that was indistinguishable to the naked eye, blocking the heavy machine gun bullets that came from the front one after another, and took the time to return fire and cut off the machine gun barrel of the war machine.

The fire bolts flying from the rear were dodged by Lu Xiao with a flexible body, and on the way to dodge, he used his left hand to draw runes of Lune in mid-air.

Several extremely cold ice picks appeared out of thin air, and several Eclipse cultists with heavy weapons were targeted.

"Boom!"

The moment the ice pick hit, the Eclipse cultists, who were about to continue firing, were frozen in ice.

"Boom!"

Swinging his sword again to cut off the scorpion tail that the war machine threw at him, Lu Xiao began to maneuver at high speed while the missile launchers mounted on both sides of the opponent's body opened fire, just avoiding the blast range of the missile.

This war machine is only a medium-sized model produced by the Faro company, and it is mainly responsible for providing fire suppression, and the heavy machine gun is its most commonly used weapon.

Moving around the enemy with only three legs left at super high speed, Lu Xiao turned the war machine with low intelligence to the north.

After seizing the opportunity, Lu Xiao kicked the ground hard and jumped high, and the sharp Xuanyuan sword cut the main structure of the war machine's body diagonally in half.

Before the war machine short-circuited and exploded, Lu Xiao quickly took out the small cylinder that the Eclipse Cultists had installed before from its abdomen.

With a few sword qi in his hand to deal with the remaining Eclipse Cultists, Lu Xiao tossed the metal cylinder in his hand up and down, looked at Ou Lin with a smile and asked, "Can you explain the purpose of this thing for me?" Orin. ”

Oulin's expression struggled a little, he was worried that Siris would notice his betrayal through Focus, but at the same time, he was also afraid that Lu Xiao, who couldn't get an answer, would slash him with a sword.

The torn corpses of the Eclipse cultists were piled up next to them, and the dilemma left Orin undecided for a moment.

Lu Xiao is not a murderer, he will never show mercy in the face of enemies, but in the face of Oulin, who has the hope of developing into an informant, Lu Xiao will not act rashly.

"Don't worry, I've locked your Focus signal for the time being, and Sirius can't spy on you."

There was no basis for the empty words, and Orin cautiously tried to transmit the signal outward, but there was no response.

Seeing Ou Lin's relieved look, Lu Xiao withdrew the Xuanyuan Sword and asked, "Now you can say it, what is this thing?" ”

Orin hesitated for a moment before speaking: "I don't know the specific principle and origin of it, only that the Eclipse Sect can use it to control the mechanical beasts in the wild, and even these metal demons. ”