Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Summoning Ritual

"They ran away! The whole base is on maximum alert! Catch them, or we'll all be punished and thrown into the lab to be used as human material for purple slag experiments! ”

At the base, the supervisor cut off communication with Handsome Jack and yelled viciously at the internal channel.

"If I am removed from office because of your incompetence, I swear here that I will throw you all into the cage of mutant creatures one by one before the order is given!"

There was a knock on the door, and before the Director could react, a man wearing a maintenance man's helmet pushed the door open uninvited and walked into the communications room.

"Who are you? Who let you in? Who is your boss? ”

The man sighed, then removed the mask from his face, revealing a very characteristic face.

"You...... You're the one wanted...... Not...... Uh-uh......"

The next moment, the director was choked by the neck, and the whole person was raised by the man with one hand, and then the man punched him in the face.

"Now, I'm just going to ask you one question. What is the password for the arsenal? ”

The man pressed the supervisor all over the console, first punched him twice, and then took out a maintenance wrench and slammed it the supervisor's ear, and the director screamed with a loud bang.

"Say!"

"I ...... I said......"

After announcing a string of twelve-digit numbers, the supervisor was hit with a heavy wrench on his head, and he fell to the ground without saying a word. The man put on the maintenance man's mask again and walked out of the hall in a grand manner.

But he didn't see it, behind him, the director's fingers twitched slightly.

"Damn!!"

Gage cowered in the corner, overwhelmed by the powerful fire from the opposite side. The gun in his hand was a Seiko-grade submachine gun stolen from the guards, and it was supposed to be a handy type of firearm that could be used, but now it was difficult to even aim.

Again, the problem was that she was missing a hand. Originally, with the strength and stability of mechanical prosthetics, shooting was not a complicated task for her. But now, without her mechanical prosthesis, it is difficult for her to even hold a gun with one hand, and her combat effectiveness is not as high as that of fourteen-year-old Tina.

Perhaps seeing that their resistance was not strong, a few footsteps rushed up noisily. Gage sat on the ground, tucked the submachine gun between her knees, and pulled the trigger with her right hand, hoping to increase the muzzle stability in this way.

The footsteps stopped halfway through, followed by exclamations, monotonous cannon roars, and screams. It sounded like the group was fighting among themselves, or someone had attacked them.

When everything had calmed down, a tall figure appeared around the corner of the hallway. Just as the man was about to turn, Tina shouted and threw a grenade out of the way.

The grenade spun around the ground a few times and exploded, and the man was unfortunate enough to be hit by the explosion - even if he jumped out of the ground and fell to the ground as soon as he saw the grenade, he was blown to the ground by a bomb specially concocted by Tiny Tina.

"It's me! Exton! Don't shoot!! ”

The man could no longer maintain his demeanor, coughing and crawling to his feet, looking at Tina and Gage angrily. If he wiped the ashes off his face now, he would be one of a hundred handsome men, tall, sunny in appearance, with a charming smile on his face all the time—except for the moment when he had narrowly escaped death.

"Tina! Why are you throwing grenades at me?! ”

The fourteen-year-old girl turned her head unnaturally and whistled in her mouth:

"Doodoo Da ......"

"Answer me!"

"Ah...... How do I know it's you? In such a dangerous situation, of course, throw a grenade first......"

Gage smiled helplessly, and the two of them heard the iconic firing of Exton's portable turret. It's just that Tina doesn't know why she has been at odds with Exton, and after "accidentally" putting spider ant droppings into Exton's tea, there was an "accident" that helped Exton point her way to the largest bandit den on the entire planet...... Maybe it's because Axton used to work for a big company, or maybe Tina hates his oily look, or maybe it's both.

"I really don't know if I should come to save you now......" Axton opened his backpack and pulled out their gear one by one, "Your guns are here, and Gage's left hand." As soon as the gunshots rang out, I went to the weapons room and grabbed it. ”

Seeing his left hand, Gage smiled comfortably. The silver-gray robotic arm has a simple and smooth shape, representing the highest achievement of the mechanical industry of the five galaxies, and with the addition of Gage's own personal modification, this robotic arm has gradually become an integral part of her body.

"As long as you fix the death mechanism, you'll be that amazing mechanical sorcerer again, comrade." Axton watched as Gage reattached the mechanical prosthetic to his arm in two clicks, then inserted the nerve data wire into a small socket in his spine behind his back.

"No, you don't." Gage moved her left hand twice, making sure that the joints were still smooth and precise, and then pressed a button in a dark place. With the humming vibration of the space, a tall shadow slowly flew out from the blue light.

"It's ...... Were you kidding before? Axton narrowed his eyes as he looked at the mighty robot floating in mid-air.

"Death II. My prototype combat robot didn't have time to design an instruction set to control two robots at the same time, so it had been kept in storage. Now that the Death Mechanism has been destroyed, it's ...... chance for Death II to appear! ”

Gage put the submachine gun and rocket launcher on the ground back on his back, then stuck Harold and Chimera left and right on his waist, pointed forward with his left hand, and shouted in a majestic voice:

"Hunters, let's go!!"

"Uh...... In that direction is the cafeteria. ”

“…… Can't you get a little more out of what I mean?! ”

"Stupid Exton, don't you know that Gage's robot is powered by chocolate drinks?"

"No...... Even if it's me, this kind of technique is too strong for people to ......"

The three of them were arguing with each other, and the base's alarm suddenly changed its frequency.

[The base will enter the self-destruct procedure within five minutes, please ask the staff to escape in a peaceful and orderly manner.] Repeat, the base will enter the self-destruct procedure in five minutes, ask the staff to escape in a peaceful and orderly manner. If you are too deep to reach the exit, please continue to serve Hyperion in the next life. 】

The three of them scolded in unison, and then ran desperately to the exit elevator.

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Heat waves.

Blazing winds.

A great flame with devastating power.

The deeper he went into the volcano, the more uncomfortable Su Jing felt in his body. The demon hunting insect in his left eye curled up in a ball, suppressed by the natural pressure and did not dare to move.

I am afraid that this is the natural trembling of the lower life in the face of the high-ranking person, and Su Jing, who is connected to it by blood, can also experience that feeling, the volcano in front of him seems to be alive, it is a living huge creature, it has life, and its vitality is so huge that it makes people breathless. It's just the body's natural response, a warning to the brain in the face of unstoppable danger.

Su Jing knew in his heart that this was the creature sleeping in the magma, the defeated planetary-level combat weapon in ancient times, and the power of the "samurai". If it weren't for the fact that he had had a glimpse of the life of the planet itself through the secret "key" before, and that huge and terrifying power, he would have been sweating like rain at this moment, and he would no longer be able to maintain a calm demeanor. Once the sea was difficult to turn into water, in the eyes of Su Jing, who had seen the great power of the planet, the "samurai" was very remarkable, but it was just "amazing".

It was also during that spiritual experience that his spiritual strength had improved by leaps and bounds, and he was able to manipulate energy more precisely, so that he was able to condense the violent flame element into a high-temperature cutting knife, and at the same time, Su Jing also found that his psychological quality had become much stronger. In the face of such a big scene, I will no longer be so nervous that I am at a loss, but I will become able to think calmly and smoothly, and there is a vague taste of "empty and clear wishes" that I once figured out.

Jack took Su Jing through the rudimentary corridors and tunnels, the heat in the air was getting stronger and stronger, and Su Jing could feel that the two were gradually going deeper into the belly of the volcano.

Just as he was secretly calculating his tactics, the front suddenly lit up, and the group finally got out of the belly of the mountain.

As far as the eye can see, it is a red color, this is the interior of the Hero Volcano, with a gray-blue sky about the size of a fist on the top, and a dozen meters below the feet is the rolling and boiling blazing lava.

Extending from this tunnel is a makeshift elevator. Su Jing wanted to take a second look, but was pushed heavily by the detainee, and the group silently took the elevator down to a stone platform that was built at some unknown time.

This cross-shaped stone platform has a radius of more than 20 meters, as if suspended in a sea of magma. An elevator is built on one of the platforms, and two more are surrounded by high-tech detection equipment, and the last platform has a broken arch made of stone.

"You're in luck, boy. You can see with your own eyes the altar of the ancient saint clan sealing warriors. At the same time, even more fortunate is that you are able to personally participate in the process and use your hands to open it. ”

Jack snapped his fingers, and two of his men appeared in front of everyone with a sealed box. As soon as the box was opened, the "key" uncontrollably broke free of the belt and floated into the air, slowly spinning.

Su Jing stretched out his hand and quietly touched the fluctuation of the "key". He could feel that the cone was emitting stronger and stronger energy fluctuations, resonating with the energy of the entire volcano's interior. The resonance was so strong that even Jack and Hyperion employees could perceive it, and the lava began to tumble frequently, the waves getting higher and higher, and gradually spilling onto the stone platform.

"Don't panic! Calm down! Jack brandished his pistol and roared, then he pointed at Su Jing and said, "You, go and charge the key, the last charge." In a minute, I'm going to preside over the ceremony with my own hands. ”