Chapter 67: Out of Control
It was a beast-like armor, a defiled and depraved angel of pitch black.
The beating of the heart was so powerful, louder and louder, like a war drum beating everyone's chest, with the rhythm of the rhythm, the blood flowed violently, and the muscles stretched to the fullest.
The abominable visor was entangled in flesh and blood, and sharp bones grew from it like cracked fangs, and the night owl was so close to him, and the sound of steel echoed in his ears, and with a little more force the black angel could crush the sword dancer's skull, and shatter the skull of the night owl beneath it.
After the terrifying fear, the night owl came back to his senses, and the sword dancer raised his blade violently and slashed at the black angel, but the black angel was far faster than it, and after losing the propulsion system, the sword dancer was far from being able to keep up with it.
I could only see the pitch-black shadow leap up, and the black angel stepped on the sword dancer's bloated outer armor, and jumped into the air, which was a movement that the sword dancer could not do, it was mostly made of mechanical structures, and only relied on the flesh and blood of demons to connect in key and stable parts, and the black angel was the opposite.
It was completely exposed to the light of the dome, the last time the black angel was out of control in the night, and no one could see its appearance, but this time it was unreserved, blood spilling out in the squeeze of flesh and steel as it progressed, and scarlet muscles without skin protection grew along the joints of the limbs.
The power of the steam engine aided the flesh and blood, and it was as strong as a living beast, and the superior toughness of the armor allowed it to move quickly and exaggeratedly.
Both hands slashed down in mid-air, and the sharp steel cut through the outer armor at such a fast speed that the edges of the iron feathers in the screaming were slightly red from the rapid cutting.
The Black Angel jumped behind the Sword Dancer, and when fully activated, its mobility had completely crushed the Sword Dancer, but with no added weapons, it was difficult for it to effectively damage the heavily armed Sword Dancer with steel feathers alone.
The iron feather was so sharp and dangerous, that it had nearly died under the steel, and its lethality to flesh and blood needed no more explanation, but now it was facing the same cold steel.
After a brief moment of panic, the night owl had regained his disturbed mind, the inside of the sword dancer, the electrodes inserted in the back of his head checked his pressure, and Florent's potion was injected along his neck, which made the night owl feel better.
"Go on, Night Stalker, try to kill him with all your might, Mr. Holmes is not that vulnerable. β
Merlin's voice sounded in his ears, emotionless, and after the experiment officially began, the alchemist also showed his professionalism, staring at the two armors in the workshop with empty eyes, without any emotion, and in his eyes at the moment, they were just two strange guinea pigs.
"I see. β
The night owl struggled to keep his composure, and the black angel in front of him was exuding a slight erosion, which was inevitable after the revival of the demon's flesh, and many generations of armored drivers had to fight against this erosion while driving.
He needs to be calm, to keep that absolute sanity, erosion is like the dark sea, and human reason is the great ship on it, and there must be no gap in the sanity that can allow fear to take advantage of, once it finds that fatal chasm, they will tear at the wound like greedy demons, pouring more hatred into it.
The Sword Dancer was not as fast as the Black Angel at the moment, and it turned around a little awkwardly, and after losing its propulsion system, the heavy armor showed its inferiority.
But the strange thing is that the black angel did not take this opportunity to attack, this was a good opportunity, but it stood in place, blood mixed with gray liquid flowing out, it seemed that because of the growth of flesh and blood, some oil pipes were squeezed out, and then a faint red mist rose from it, and those copper discharge pipes were deflated by flesh and blood, and it was difficult to identify, as if this mist originated from its body.
The black angel stood silently in the blood mist, his posture like that of a beast, his feet slightly bent and bent over, one hand hanging straight to the ground, while the other hand was slowly raised, and the head was silently staring at the palm of the steel and flesh entangled...... If the cracks in the armor were to beneath the twisted red monster that could be called eyes.
Like an ignorant newborn child, it watched itself carefully, its gaze shifted to the iron feathers, followed by the restraints, the gaps between flesh and machinery, the shattered plate armor...... It's enjoying this strange feeling, this extended body.
The Sword Dancer couldn't stand this strange scene, it raised its blade and slowly approached, the heavy external armor armed its front into the tightest shield, and the space in this workshop was limited, as long as the Sword Dancer stabilized the formation, although the Black Angel was mobile, it could not inflict a lethal attack on itself.
Unlike the first generation of armor, the main power of the third generation of armor is the steam engine, which is too large and bloated, and the heavy external armor is mainly to protect the fragile power system.
Heavy and steady, like the guards of the mountains, the light Black Angel could hardly hit the fragile part, while the Sword Dancer's random blow could defeat the Black Angel once and for all.
The two sides slowly approached, and the sword dancer didn't want to delay too long, so he took the last armor and held it tightly in his hand, this time it didn't strike first, but waited for the Black Angel to act.
As the minutes passed, the distance between the two kept getting closer, and it was only then that the black angel slowly raised his head and looked at the steel creature squarely.
"Who do you think has more chances of winning?"
Someone came from behind, Nikolai looked at the fighting beasts below and asked with some curiosity.
"The technology side. β
Merlin replied.
"As an alchemist, do you worship technology so much?"
Nikolai's sickly face was a little more puzzled, these questions had been in his mind for a long time, but he had never received accurate answers.
Although Merlin said that alchemy was dead, those unknown powers were still so powerful and fascinating, and Nikolai had also thought about them, but Merlin never revealed anything to him, as he himself said, he was going to take this last alchemy to the grave.
"No, it's because I know alchemy so well that I'm clearly aware of its disadvantages. β
Merlin explained.
"The progress of a small number of people is of no use to change the world, and only the progress of an overall can make a mark on the world. β
He stared at the sword dancer and said, this is the crystallization of technology, although it still uses some of the demon flesh, but at least this mottled crystallization is a new node that they can do.
"Alchemy has existed for a long time, but it does not allow for a wide range of deserved, even if it is so bizarre, it is only in mythology, but technology is different, look at the steam engine, it has only appeared for such a short time, and it is only a short moment in the history of the whole world, but this moment has changed the whole world. β
Nikolai also looked at the workshop below, as the Black Angel launched a new attack as the Sword Dancer approached, dancing around the Sword Dancer like a warrior, sparks erupting from the chaotic iron feathers, the attack was extremely ferocious, but it did not actually cause much damage to it.
The Sword Dancer made perfect use of his heavy armor to fend off round after round of attacks.
"Yes...... Is that possible?"
Nikolai said with some curiosity.
"I'm studying electricity, you know, but it wasn't well thought of by people who thought the world was going to go next by building bigger and grander steam engines...... Only you have my back. β
"To be honest, it occurred to me later that you might not have just agreed with me, but that you knew it was right, just as alchemy was replaced by the steam engine, which in turn was outlawed by electricity. β
Merlin remained silent, this seemingly young man, he had too many secrets hidden in his head.
"But is it possible that demons are like that?"
Nikolai whispered, Merlin's gaze finally loosened at this moment, he slowly moved his gaze, but Nikolai did not notice him at all, but focused his gaze on the dancing black angel.
"You've been turning unknown powers into known, so that they can be used by humans, but is the same with demons?
Is there a day when we have a thorough understanding of demons, all about it, and then this unknown power has become a technology. β
Nikolai's eyes lit up as he spoke, as if he had discovered some secret.
"A technology so advanced that when we first came into contact with it, we didn't know its nature at all, and we could only describe its existence as a simple and stupid myth. β
Like the thunder that was feared by mortals, he was high up in the sky, and now it was already in his hands.
Nikolai was still staring at the duel below, he didn't know what he was saying at all, it was like a strange conclusion made by a person who had his thoughts diverge randomly, but such a conclusion made Merlin look sideways slightly, and he was about to say something, but the violent iron roar interrupted his thoughts.
The battle below was already white-hot, and the high-speed attack made the Black Angel a little tired, the Iron Body would be limited by fuel, and the Flesh and Blood would also feel tired, its attack gradually slowed down, and at this time it also allowed the Sword Dancer to find a chance to fight back.
The sword dancer swung its blade violently, and this wide blade had been used as a shield by it before, blocking several onslaughts of the black angels, but this time it swung the sword to attack at the same time, those hidden places were also exposed, which was an opportunity for the black angels to attack.
Just as there was a gap in performance, the Sword Dancer's attack missed, and the Black Angel dodged the sword strike extremely quickly, while slamming into the unconcealed position, which played into the Night Stalker's strategy.
This is a feint, the flesh and blood of the three generations of armor is very small, even if it has been running for so long, after being strengthened by Florent's potion, the consciousness of the night stalker still maintains absolute sanity, and Lorenzo in the black angel is different, with the speculation of the night stalker, no matter how high the resistance of the witcher is, he will inevitably be affected a little after running for so long.
Under the effect of erosion, the most primitive impulses of human beings are infinitely amplified, and it can be seen from the increasingly crazy offensive of the Black Angel that the desire to attack is released to the maximum, and it is at this time that it chooses to attack.
The sword dancer deliberately exposed the flaws to attract the black angel to attack, and the black angel also took advantage of the situation, and at this moment, the sword dancer suddenly let go of the clenched blade and grabbed the black angel, although the iron feather was sharp, but the friction on the solid armor only added a few scratches.
It grabbed the Black Angel tightly, and then hit it in the chest with a heavy punch, in fact, the Black Angel was a little unclear about why the Sword Dancer did this, although the three generations of armor were also very good, but if it was a little naΓ―ve to say that it was too naΓ―ve to try to knock down the Black Angel with just boxing.
But at this moment, the flames erupted, as if the scorching sun was rising on the chest of the black angel.
Instead of a fist, the sword dancer unleashed a bolt of armor that fired at near zero distance.
The impact of the fire pushed away the black angel, and the blazing fire burned on it, while the unmelted metal shards stabbed into the armor, and the red-hot molten iron flowed from it, overflowing sparks.
It was a blow that the night owl had been planning for a long time, and it dealt a heavy blow to the black angel, only to see it stagger backwards, and in pain it shook the burning molten iron with all its might, and the red steam overflowed wildly, and the sharp sound of air came out like its wail, resounding through the workshop.
The sword dancer clumsily picked up the fallen sword, and instead of continuing to pursue, it chose to fight steadily.
The Black Angel's body began to twitch in pain, the burning heat destroying its muscles for the flesh, and the pain continued unabated to Lorenzo, who was wrapped in flesh.
Blood spilled all over the ground, but after a brief period of pain, the charred flesh was replaced, although the injuries were still there, but with the recovery power of the demon flesh, it was not enough to make it incapacitated, but the plate armor on the chest burned red and shattered, and a large area of flesh underneath it was exposed, and if the sword dancer was quick enough, a blow from here could even pierce Lorenzo directly through it.
"Do you want to continue?" asked the Night Stalker.
Although the Black Angel's full activation had caused him a lot of trouble before, as time went on, the erosion had begun to affect the driver, and he felt that he had won.
"Go on!"
It was another voice full of anger.
A sudden wail also sounded at this time, and in the blink of an eye, the thick mist was released, and the black angel slowly stood up, the terrifying wound on his body was still bleeding, and it was extremely hideous.
"Lorenzo ......"
Merlin tried to say something, but was interrupted by him.
"I didn't feel right at the beginning, Merlin, it didn't feel right, it was like the whole person was tied up, and I couldn't use it. β
The strange red eyes peeked into the world, and then the red restraints on the body began to buzz and tremble, and the tightly inserted rivets began to rebound, turning into bulges one by one, and it was also at this time that the bright green lights turned red in unison, and the Geiger index rose wildly.
"Stop!"
Merlin shouted anxiously, but there was a cacophony of electricity in the communicator, and the rising erosion interfered with all contact.
"That's what you're supposed to be. β
A maniacal smile appeared on the flesh-covered cheeks, and the restraints could no longer be supported, and the silver-white columnar rivets bounced up one by one, shining brightly.