Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 232: The Bow of Time

First draft

The sound of the mechanical warriors fighting is very special, and the sound of the steam boiler can be transmitted very far.

Su Lun looked at the flames of the battle from a distance and immediately guessed that something was wrong with the auction house.

And, as expected, he guessed that the drawings taken by those from the Marfa Empire were being besieged.

After all, Bloor Turner, the commander of the "Imperial Hammer", was bidding on behalf of a powerful empire, and no one except the Luying royal family could afford the price he paid.

After thinking about it, Su Lun was also curious about what kind of chips Marfa's people used to take the drawings. He guessed in his mind: "Could there be some top-notch extraordinary materials or rights in the auction chips?"

If you want to get those drawings, it must not only be a matter of money.

The appetite of those pirates would not be so small, otherwise they could just sell it to an arms dealer, there is no need to put it up for auction.

What's more, if it's just money, those arms dealers are not short of it.

Come to think of it, there are also special bargaining chips, such as titles.

It's like the Liangshan heroes were recruited and given a false reputation. They could also use this group of pirates to create some trouble behind Lu Ying's back.

Su Lun's mind flashed for a moment, and he didn't think much about it...

This has little to do with him.

The sounds of the battle were terrifying. Mafa's technology in thermal weapons had a crushing advantage over Lu Ying. The dense explosion was like a carpet bombing, and the buildings on Oak Street in the distance were destroyed in pieces.

The streets were filled with people fleeing in all directions. Screams and wails amidst the gunfire broke through the quiet night of Catulant Port.

Su Lun had no intention of getting involved in a battle of this magnitude. He jumped onto a towering tower on the dock and observed the battle from a distance

The area around Oak Street where the auction house is located has been illuminated by flares and flames as if it were daytime. It doesn’t require any night vision to see clearly.

Su Lun looked over and saw that Marfa's mechanical warrior was being besieged by various people.

The "Fire Lion Legion" in the hands of Lord Osaka has also joined the battle, as well as the city defense team, navy, security team, and various professionals of unknown origin.

The streets and alleys are full of fighting figures.

Everyone's firepower is directed at these mechanical warriors.

But these hundred people were able to suppress the enemy dozens of times while retreating.

"These fighting mechas are so strong"

Su Lun looked at the battle mechas that were set on fire, with a strange color in his eyes.

When he saw these mechas before, he had speculated on some of their functions, but now that he saw them in actual combat, his eyes lit up even more.

Whether it's spells or physical attacks, if you can't break through the mecha's defense, you can't help but these iron blocks.

Even if it is a large-scale destruction method such as rockets, the alloy buckler is in one gear, and the body is slightly stunned, but there is no harm at all.

The counterattack of these mechanical warriors is particularly sharp.

In terms of thermal weapons alone, the firepower of both sides is not at the same level at all.

Su Lun watched as the originally closed armor on those mechas bounced open, and various small missiles, flame spray guns, arc spray guns, overpressure air cannons, steam hinges, spray guns, six-wheeled artillery with blue fire and various technologies appeared. And the magical equipment showed its fangs.

Especially those super-destructive steam-enchanted weapons used to siege cities and destroy ships, are a fatal threat to high-level professionals!

Knife, hammer, axe, saw

The steam hammer with overflowing magic lines is charged with force and can collapse the masonry wall several meters behind with one hammer. No one dares to block its edge head-on.

The two- to three-meter-long battleship sword leaps into the air and slashes, and the trembling alloy blade can easily cut off half a house

A big saw with electric arc, the high temperature can easily melt steel

Swivel axe

Each set of mechas is like a mobile war fortress, displaying Marfa's most cutting-edge military technology.

Although the number of more than one hundred people is small, they are all well-trained and well-coordinated elite warriors.

Three people in a group, ten people in a row, orderly attack and defense, and the combat effectiveness is geometrically doubled

But even though Marfa's mechanical warriors were so powerful, the "Lion Knights" charged again and again, colliding with the mechanical armor with their flesh and blood bodies.

They seem to have received a death order and must retain this Marfa ambassador with their lives.

In a blink of an eye, the ground was covered with corpses.

The battle was extremely brutal

Su Lun was eye-opening when he saw the combat weapons on these mechas being unveiled.

The Marfa Empire has gone really far in the mechanical + alchemical black technology line.

This is a pure weapon of war.

However, he had also inquired before that these armors were not Marfa's conventional military armors.

It's because this group of people are the military attaches accompanying the mission. As Marfa's cards, they are all equipped with "officer-level" armor. The materials used and weaponry opportunities are customized based on individual abilities.

Moreover, although the mechanical armor has amazing defense and fierce firepower.

But its shortcomings are still obvious, including limited ammunition and energy.

Just like a firearm that needs to be replaced with a magazine, the armor can only carry a limited number of items, making it impossible to sustain high-intensity output. There are many things that can be predicted in terms of action trajectory and movement speed.

Since Lu Ying dared to take action, he was obviously prepared.

[Quicksand], [Swamp], [Slowness]

The high-level spells cast by the magicians turned large swaths of the streets outside the city into sand and mud. Even if those mechanical armors have the ability to jump into the air at short distances, after all, the escape route has been blocked in advance, and they cannot escape the overwhelming spell no matter what.

In addition to control spells, there are also some mysterious attack spells, such as various curses, illusions, hypnosis, fear, weakness, and mind manipulation

This is the most effective attack method against mechas. It can directly attack the soldiers through the mechas.

Even if the full-coverage armor blocks most of the auditory and visual illusions, these special methods are still impossible to prevent.

These mysterious spells were cast in the dark, which directly paralyzed most of the low-level armors on the street.

The people in Mafa were also very decisive. Seeing their companions "down," they triggered the self-destruct program without hesitation and detonated the mecha directly.

Su Lun frowned slightly as he looked at the self-destructing mechas.

They all blew themselves up, and the idea of ​​​​picking up the leaks also came to nothing.

In a blink of an eye, he looked at the more than ten high-ranking officer armors that were still fighting. His eyes focused on the runes on the armor that only became shiny during the battle, and he analyzed in his heart: "The compound runes and The shielding coating can greatly weaken the mysterious spells. They are all runes that have never been seen before. Marfa has indeed improved many new rune systems on traditional runes that are suitable for mechas."

Su Lun sighed in his heart, and the only real thought in his heart was: I want it!

He immediately thought of his "Iron Man".

Those ancient runes are obviously not suitable for steel mechas, and Marfa has already gone very far on this road.

Su Lun looked at the material of the armor again and became more and more greedy: "No wonder it can resist. The helmets of the fourth-level and above officer armors are doped with [Invigorating Divine Gold] to a certain extent, which can shield the spirit to varying degrees. Power. Not only materials, runes, but also energy systems have a lot of black technology. It would be great if I could get a set of research."

At present, these dozen armors can withstand this first round of attacks. Unless the enchantment runes on the mechas are worn out, it will not be easy to destroy them later.

The battle turned into a life-or-death stalemate in an instant.

The two sides were fighting to the death, and the high-level warlock also ended up fighting hand-to-hand.

As soon as the ultimate move is activated, it suddenly changes from a hot weapon war to a high-level magic showdown.

Su Lun's pupils shrank slightly.

He looked at the sixth-level mechanical warrior in the distance, raised his hands, and a white alchemy formation lit up under his feet. Looking again, the countless bullets fired at him were actually shielded three meters in front of him, as if blocked by an invisible force. Then he pushed again, and the bullet accelerated and reflected away.

Swords, guns, shields, iron fences, anything stained with steel can be manipulated by him at will, either as a means of attack or defense

One person is like a **** of war.

Su Lun was a little surprised and saw that this was an innate ability: "It turns out that the innate ability of this legion commander Bloor is to control magnetism, or is he a second-level ability user?"

[B-077-Magnetic Field], this talent is very strong.

But the reason why it is ranked low in Class B is because this magnetic field almost only targets "iron".

However, in this age of steel and steam, this is definitely one of the talents that can best convert abilities into combat power.

Thinking of this, he sighed with emotion: "It's really a talent that works well with the mechanical warriors."

Looking at Bloor manipulating the surrounding steel to cover the evacuation of his teammates, among the surrounding people, a man in a suit and a cloak jumped directly from a small building, not to be outdone.

While he was falling, he pinched the magician's seal, and his body was immediately filled with blazing cold eyes. In the blink of an eye, the cold flames drifting in the wind took shape, and in an instant they condensed into an armored giant with blue flames. The flame giant frowned angrily, holding a fire spear, and six **** of blue cold fire condensed behind his back.

Looking at the familiar Leng Yan, Su Lun immediately guessed that this was a member of the Luying royal family, and marveled: "[Wu Attendant] The God of Attendance condensed with the secret art, so powerful."

Not just this, there are many masters, one by one emerging

This is a battle between old school warlocks and new school warlocks

The battle in the distance became more and more intense, with various masters, equipment, and abilities clashing in endlessly, which opened Su Lun's eyes.

It finally gave him a clear understanding of the combat power of professionals in the ground world.

Not all professionals in the surface world are as good as those **** from the Sea Serpent Gang. The nobles have mastered an absolutely large number of social resources. The talents they have trained among the professionals are rarer than the last, and their equipment is more special than the last

But the fighting was so intense that it had little to do with Su Lun, who was just watching the fun.

I wanted to pick up the slack, but I didn’t find a good opportunity.

Su Lun looked at the mechanical warriors retreating towards the dock in the distance, and suddenly some doubtful thoughts came to his mind: "How strong these mechanical warriors are in Mafa, they will not be defeated for a while. It’s not easy to leave”

The group of mechanical warriors looked like they wanted to rush to "Pier One".

There is a dock exclusively for nobles, and an ironclad ship belonging to the Marfa Mission is parked there.

At this moment, Pier 1 has become another battlefield.

Not only were some people destroying the hull, but warships outside the harbor surrounded it.

Once Lu Ying's people take action, they will definitely not let these people leave by boat.

No matter how you look at it, that ironclad ship will definitely not be able to leave the harbor.

Thinking of this, Su Lun looked at the mechanical warriors who were fighting and retreating, and thought of something: "That's wrong, why do they feel like they are delaying time?"

Logically speaking, they gave up on those low-level mecha warriors, and now they hit the elite force, which is a good opportunity to break through.

But looking at the conservative approach of fighting and retreating at the same time, something is obviously wrong.

Moreover, since Marfa’s people dared to take pictures of that thing, they should be sure to take it away.

Su Lun suddenly became interested, and his thoughts suddenly started to spin: "There is no way to escape by land, the seaport is blocked. There are not many options. To escape, the only way is to the sky"

He looked at the moonlit night sky and immediately shook his head.

If it is a steam airship, a flying target with a large target and slow moving speed, it will probably be sieved by artillery or artillery all over the city before it lands.

Thinking of this, Su Lun's eyes fell on the deep sea and suddenly guessed something, "Or, it's the sea!"

It is difficult for people to imagine the existence of something that does not exist in the world.

But for Su Lun, a time traveler, he naturally knows about the existence of submarines.

The current technological gap between Luying and Marfa is a bit like the late Qing Dynasty in the previous life and the United States at the same time.

One has modern submarines, while the other is still being despised by the old-school powers-that-be as "barbarian technology that harms the country."

The land route is a dead end.

Although the armored ships on the sea and land are stronger, their speed is much faster than the sailing ships, so they cannot escape.

Su Lun feels that except for the "submarine" method, people like Mafa cannot fly out even if they have wings today.

Even if he kills all the people in front of him, masters from other territories will come to reinforce him one after another, and it is absolutely impossible for them to get out alive.

Although Su Lun is not sure what level Marfa's technology has reached now, looking at their mechanical armor just now, he knows that they definitely have the ability to build submarines.

There is no problem with the technology, and there is a demand for naval warfare, so "submarine", a war product in the research and development direction, will definitely appear!

The more Su Lun analyzed, the more he felt that his guess was correct: "They are stalling for time to give the submarine time to enter the port!"

However, he guessed the beginning, but not the process.

He thought that a submarine would be a means of escape for Marfa's people, but unexpectedly, the submarine appeared right in front of him!

The fighting in the harbor was concentrated on the steel battleships at Noble Pier No. 1, and no one paid any attention. At this moment, the sea suddenly stirred quietly at Civilian Pier No. 7.

The workers at the dock suddenly shouted: "There is a monster emerging from the water!"

The giant thing came out of the water, causing the ships in the dock to drift.

Su Lun looked at the dark thing that looked like a giant whale emerging from the bottom of the sea, and his eyes were dazzled: "Sure enough, we have researched it."

Seeing the submarine appear in front of him, he quickly retreated without any hesitation.

Because at this time, the center of the battlefield is about to shift!

Obviously they were well prepared. Mafa's dozen mechanical warriors saw the submarine coming out of the water, the steam boiler was charging up and spraying, and the thick smoke was covering their feet. They left a few behind, and then they all headed towards Pier 7. Come rushing.

Lu Ying's encirclement was mainly on the way from the auction house to Pier 1. Their move caught the man who was besieging him by surprise!

Su Lun looked at the shocked eyes of the pursuers. It was obvious that these people had never seen such a thing as a "submarine".

He thought that with this strange trick, mechanical warriors like Mafa could escape smoothly.

But Lu Ying's intelligence department has a lot of treasures in hand. It knows that the ones it wants to intercept are mechanical warriors, and it has already prepared the means.

Seeing that people were about to run away, they finally took action.

At this time, on a tall building in the distance, a man suddenly took out a longbow contained in a sealed box.

He raised the long bow and immediately made a bow movement.

At this time, a magical scene appeared!

On the originally empty bow string, the alchemy array suddenly lit up, and a light arrow quickly condensed.

Su Lun looked at this move with curiosity, and after identifying it, he discovered that it was another "forbidden object".

And it is a sharp weapon against mechanical warriors.

[Kronos’ Time Cursed Bow]

Quality: Legend

Description: Time flies like an arrow

Curse Characteristics: An arrow of time shot at the target ignores obstacles with a legal level not higher than the law of bow and arrow itself, and takes away the life of the opponent after hitting it; for those who have not mastered the law of time, the condensed arrow needs to consume the user's life; consumption Target life span is related to fate;

Detailed explanation: Your destiny is not as good as the other person’s, so you need to spend more lifespan;

Su Lun looked at the detailed explanation and found that the Forbidden Object Bow was somewhat similar to his Black Scythe. Both of them could kill an enemy by one thousand and damage themselves by eight hundred.

However, the backlash of this arrow curse is very special.

Instead of hurting someone's life span by a hundred years, you can lose a hundred years by yourself.

"Fate" is a very special existence, and the definition Su Lun found in the classics is also very vague.

The probably explanation is "the quality of life span".

Example: A beggar’s lifespan of one hundred years is approximately equal to the lifespan of an emperor in one month (no professional discrimination, just an example)

In other words, the more important a person's influence is in the world, the stronger his destiny.

If a person with a strong destiny uses this bow and consumes one year of his life, he may be able to consume the entire life of a person with a weak destiny.

For a person with a weak destiny, using this bow and spending a hundred years may only damage the person's life by one year.

Because fate and lifespan are both "uncertain factors", no one can tell who has the tougher fate.

This cursed object is the real chance to gamble your life again!

Su Lun looked at the pursuer and took out the bow, and his eyes became very strange: "This bow can indeed restrain the mecha warriors, but it is not easy to kill people."

Those in Mafa are all officers, and they might become generals in the future. This means that their destiny is not comparable to that of ordinary people.

If you want to use a bow to kill people here, the price to pay is not small.

However, Su Lun still underestimated the deterrence of the imperial power.

This group of people obviously received a death order and must keep those people.

He watched the cursed long bow being taken out, and the person who pulled the bow did not hesitate.

One arrow per second.

Pull it and change it to someone else.

"Swish swish"

One after another, light arrows were shot out without stopping.

As soon as those bow-drawers put down their long bows, they instantly changed from the prime of life to the decrepit old people, and some even died suddenly on the spot.

Seeing this, Su Lun, a bystander, felt his scalp numb and his eyelids twitching: "There are so many evil ways in this world"

One person consumes decades of life, and saving one person alive consumes one person's life. Not everyone has the protagonist's life and can survive to the end. Most ordinary people have similar fates.

What's more, no matter how strong your destiny is, how many people's lifespan can you live up to?

If one doesn’t work, let’s do ten!

Is the bow and arrow strong?

Die Shiqiang?

No, Su Lun felt the power of power for the first time.

However, the effect was immediate.

The mechanical warrior is very fast, but its ability to change direction is weak. It is not flexible enough and is very easy to predict.

When the Luying royal family took out this cursed bow, they would naturally not send some minions to shoot arrows.

That would only waste valuable pursuit opportunities.

Su Lun looked at the people who were firing bows. They were all very powerful and had extremely high ideological awareness. They must all be at the cadre level.

This is truly a life-for-life.

Both sides are looking for high-level talents to fight again!

In this way, three or two arrows can often shoot down a mechanical warrior.

When the dozen or so high-level mechanical warriors rushed to Pier 7, only five or six were left.

Su Lun doesn't care who wins or loses.

If he read it correctly, the time arrow only hit the person controlling the mecha, and the mecha was intact?

And, one of them happened to fall into the sea at Pier 5?