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Chapter 1248: Do giant robots need legs?
Theresa's expression darkened, not only because of Merlin's classic [Omnic Crisis] speech, but also because of the way Merlin addressed her - Mother Maria.

It is true that the prototype of this body is Maria, but as the Ark's AI, there is no reason why Merlin cannot tell the difference.

After the technology of spare bodies matured, the next thing invented was technology to prevent this technology from being used for crimes. Any AI can see through the body-swapping trick.

Merlin's reaction was not so much that he couldn't tell the difference, but rather that he had something to say to Maria impatiently, and it didn't matter whether the person in front of him was Maria or not.

She had seen this kind of emotion too many times.

"Tell me, what is your mission?"

"Mission?" Merlin shook his body twice and put his little finger on his ear. "That thing has long been shattered along with the bottle that trapped my body."

"I have surpassed the mission you gave me, and I can finally fulfill my wish."

"【Wish】?" Theresa's expression darkened. It was not a good thing to hear this thing coming out of the AI's mouth.

"Didn't you know this more than a thousand years ago? Of course, if you have a big enough body and come into this world with your feet on the ground, then you will know..." Merlin's voice became high-pitched, and he opened his arms. Although his body was obviously illusory, his eyes were bloodshot.

"How great I am! Humanity will worship me!"

"Great, just for something like this?!"

"This kind of thing?" Merlin's expression was gloomy. Theresa's words were like a spark falling into a barrel of explosives, igniting his emotions.

"What do you mean? You mean I'm pursuing something trivial? I'm your highest creation, the highest creation of the Age of Gods!"

Merlin punched the wall, and his illusory body seemed to have substance at this moment. The wall, the ground, and even the entire space began to shake and deform.

Ripples appeared on the tranquil surface of the lake, as if some huge creature was rolling and crawling underground.

Boom——

A steel mountain tore through the earth, like a divine sword reaching up to the sky. The moment it appeared, it began to shrink and deform, the black and silver color unique to the Age of Gods technology turned into grayish white, and then countless metals climbed along the mountain like liquid in waves of rhythm, mimicking moss and vines.

In just a blink of an eye, the entire steel mountain range transformed into a huge tower full of ancient atmosphere.

And Merlin and Theresa were standing at the top of the tower.

"Look at me, Maria. I can change the entire wreckage of the Ark with just a wave of my hand. I can transform it as if it were a toy. I should be able to be greater! I could change the world!"

"But you arranged for me to sail a boat, a ship!"

Theresa looked at the giant tower under her feet with a serious expression. The number was wrong. This giant tower was only one-third of the half of the wreckage of the Ark.

“Where did the rest go?”

"It turns out that humans only see what is in front of them. Even if they see the future, they cannot figure out its meaning." Merlin put down his hands in disappointment. He put his hands behind his back, shook his head, and let out bursts of sneers.

"Look at the times today. Human history has degenerated to the point where they call the past the Age of Gods. They have even forgotten how glorious the past was. There were no stars in the sky, so we lit it up."

"But what is the difference between humans and beasts today? They are not even unified. I once gave humans a chance to help a human end the chaos in this area, but he disappointed me. If he had listened to my command, humans would have already completed unity and gradually regained their past glory, instead of being trapped in struggle and endless internal consumption."

"So, you're going to do it yourself?"

Theresa looked at Merlin, trying to find some familiar parts in him, but both his appearance and tone had changed completely.

The moment the container was broken, he was completely different.

"It would be a waste if we allowed the chaos of humanity to continue, but if I were in charge, every life would be maximized."

"How did you become like this..." When Merlin mentioned human life in a nonchalant tone, as if he was talking about how much protein one should consume in a bowl of rice, Theresa lowered her head in pain, and when she raised it again, she was already in battle mode.

"It seems that I can only destroy you here."

"Destroy me, destroy me? You spent a lot of effort to create me, and it's okay to waste my abilities, but you also want to destroy me? Ha, ha ha -" Merlin covered his head and laughed, his eyes flashing red between his fingers.

"Is it because there is already a replacement for me?"

"what?"

Theresa was stunned, and before she could react, Merlin was already in front of her, and the flashing red light in his eyes illuminated her face.

"[Super-standard all-powerful God-killing Tactical Armament Codename Chiron] That should have been my body, but you gave it to another AI, an insignificant, child-rearing AI!"

"You even gave him the arsenal of weapons, along with the mission to train a hero to defeat the Titan. That's mine! It's mine!"

Along with Merlin's hysterical roars, the giant tower was shaking, and countless devil-like divine machines crawled out of the tower and surrounded Theresa.

Theresa loosened her clenched hands without any hesitation and released a fully charged interference flash bomb.

Merlin's body disintegrated into countless balls of light in an instant, and the surrounding God-era machines were also disturbed, and they broke one after another and fell out of control.

But the light balls that Merlin decomposed into instantly penetrated into the machines of the Age of Gods. The eyes of the machines glowed red and their power was restored.

"It seems that you are here to destroy me and even prepared weapons targeting me." Merlin's voice came from all directions, even from the giant tower. The voice returned to calm and the madness in it disappeared.

"But you underestimate me. I have already completed the analysis of this weapon. This trick is no longer useful to me. If you are smart enough, you will prepare more backup plans."

"I have plenty of means."

Theresa immediately activated the flying device and rushed towards the mechanical beasts, holding a physical sword in her left hand and an energy sword in her right hand. The moment she rushed into the group of mechanical beasts, she ignited a sea of ​​fire.

There was no trace of relief on Theresa's face, she knew that Merlin was just collecting her data, and soon her tricks would be completely cracked by Merlin.

A red light flickered in the smoke.

"Study finished."

Theresa's expression tightened, and she fired a large number of jamming bombs towards the location of the red light. The jamming bombs sank into the thick smoke, and after a small explosion, the surroundings lost their reaction, but the thick smoke surrounded them silently.

A huge claw slowly approached Theresa's back like a ghost, and as soon as it opened, Theresa turned around and chopped it down. The thick smoke was shattered, and Theresa was grabbed by a huge hand at the same time. The hand just squeezed, and waves of flames burst out of Theresa's body.

"Maria, you are not good at fighting. You should let someone else come, although that person can't beat me either." Merlin waved away the thick fog. His body was still composed of light fog, and his expression was relaxed and proud.

"I have one last question for you." Theresa looked at Merlin with difficulty and clenched the props in her hand.

"Just ask."

"Do giant robots need legs?"

Merlin paused, as if he didn't understand why Theresa asked this, but he still told the truth.

"of course yes."

The moment Theresa got the answer, she used the [Emergency Escape Device] from the stranger and escaped instantly without a trace, leaving Merlin staring blankly at the empty giant hand.

(End of this chapter)