Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 719 What is a "Natural Enemy"?

Santas struggled for a moment, feeling as if his arm was about to be twisted off by the alchemical beast's merciless iron arm. He quickly begged for mercy: "Commander Spider, we were wrong! We just wanted to sneak in and see what a living winged creature looks like... We absolutely had no other intentions to cause trouble!"

“Nonsense!” Spider sneered, pointing to several eye-like crystal devices on the cell ceiling. “Lift your dog heads and take a look. These monitoring guards are not just for show… Every word and action you take after entering here is recorded by them and transmitted directly to my monitoring room.”

He paused, then sneered with a strange expression, "You don't really think that guarding such an important place for alien prisoners is just a matter of randomly deploying a few alchemical beasts, do you?"

Seeing the four people pinned to the ground looking like they were confessing their sins, Spider's lips suddenly curled up, and an interesting idea popped into his head.

"According to military regulations, you have committed a serious violation of discipline. You will not only be punished with at least ten days of confinement, but you may even be directly expelled from the Starfire Warriors. It is uncertain whether you can keep your status as a professional soldier."

Discharged from the military? And there's a possibility he might even lose his career soldier status...

Sek felt his heart sink to the bottom... The "entrapment" that the instructor often talked about had now unfortunately fallen on his head, making him deeply regretful.

Who knew that the Spider Commander paused, then suddenly changed the subject, "However... given that you only trespassed and haven't really caused any real trouble yet, perhaps I can try to plead with the military judge on your behalf."

The four of them felt as if they had grasped the last straw and looked up in disbelief.

"Really? Commander Spider... If you can save us from being expelled, we'll do anything you ask, we're willing to accept any punishment!"

Spider nodded, gave his team members a wink, and then said quietly, "It's simple. Put on your magic armor and try to defeat one awakened winged creature each by hand-to-hand combat."

Sek was completely stunned.

This... isn't this exactly what they planned to try after sneaking in?

……

"Is it really true that all it takes is to deal with one winged creature to... avoid being expelled from the list?"

Sek found it hard to believe. Wouldn't following the Spider Commander's orders really cause even bigger problems?
Spider nodded impatiently and chuckled, "The special forces already have some authority to deal with these prisoners. We occasionally recruit some for the practical training of trainee bloodline warriors. Right now, we're just giving you a few slots... But no one can take the blame for trespassing into the detention room. I only promise to plead for you... None of you will escape the solitary confinement you deserve."

He paused, stared at Saik with interest for a moment, and continued, "I just want to see... how someone who can get the better of Ironhead will perform when actually facing alien monsters..."

Sek suddenly realized that the Spider Commander was still holding a grudge about how Sek had elbowed Major Ironhead so hard that the oil leaked out.

However, having grasped at the only straw, there was naturally no reason for them to surrender.

The four of them scrambled to their feet, somewhat disheveled, and returned to their towering magical armors to begin their pre-battle warm-up.

"Commander Spider... are we just going to fight them here?"

"Otherwise what? Do you want to fight flying winged creatures outdoors? At least there's a ceiling here, so you won't be left defenseless without ranged weapons." After instructing his team to fetch the awakening potion, they quickly dragged a winged creature out of the cage and roughly stabbed a metal syringe into the red pouch behind its ear.

"It will take a few minutes for the medicine to take effect, don't worry... If I find any of you messing up, I will immediately kill the target to ensure safety, but... that also means the battle is lost."

Spider didn't say anything more, pointed at Cyk, and urged, "You'll be the first to make a move... Don't disappoint me, do your best."

Seek looked at the winged creature lying on the ground, its body trembling slightly, seemingly about to awaken... He quickly took a deep breath, nodded to his remaining three teammates, and stepped forward.

……

Time passed second by second, and the trembling winged creature lying limply on the ground suddenly twitched, then immediately raised its faceless head high.

Seemingly after quickly surveying its surroundings through the deep red crystal armor on its face, the creature then spread its fleshy wings, which were tucked into its back, attempting to fly into the sky first and then look for an opportunity to escape.

He didn't choose to immediately attack the target enemy present... This also shows that these low-level evolved demon lizardmen also possess considerable wisdom and thinking ability.

Of course, Cyke wouldn't give its opponent that chance. Once it flapped its wings and flew to the ceiling, it would have to repeatedly leap high to attack the target, which would undoubtedly lead to an extremely passive situation.

Without hesitation, he charged forward, drawing his chainsaw sword from his waist and activating it with the surging energy from his magic armor. The sharp, neatly cut serrations on the blade immediately began to spin at high speed under the power unit, producing a clear, piercing hissing sound that made one's teeth ache.

As soon as the winged creature took flight, its feet barely leaving the ground, Cyk rushed forward, leaped high into the air, and slashed down with his longsword in both hands.

As expected... the winged creature, whose movements were clearly more agile, simply twisted its body slightly during takeoff and dodged the seemingly swift and unparalleled sword strike. Then, it raised its hand and shot out a beam of red light, which struck Cyk's chest almost right past his face. The close-range energy explosion immediately blasted him away.

Fortunately, Cyke was already adept at controlling the magic armor. He twisted his wrist and plunged the chainsaw sword into the ground. He then used his feet to push off the ground to stabilize himself. After briefly creating some distance, he lunged forward again.

All the onlookers present understood his intention... to keep the enemy pinned down and not give it any chance to fly into the air and launch a counterattack.

Another red beam grazed past Cyk's ribs. His thick and sturdy demonized armor negated most of the damage from the energy impact. As long as he wasn't hit in the spinal cord nerve connection device on his back, he could withstand several direct hits of the red beam in a head-on battle.

After his close-range grappling attempt missed, Cyk slightly lowered his body, gripped his sword in his right hand, and twisted his waist to sweep horizontally... The rapidly spinning blade went straight for the winged creature's slender legs.

It has to be said that this giant bat-like monster is truly disgusting.

Despite having virtually no power to resist in close combat, it managed to dodge and weave with its agile wings, dodging several of Cyke's attacks with incredible speed, and even managing to unleash a red light attack to counterattack.

If it weren't for the environmental constraints of the enclosed building, and if the battle had broken out outdoors... without ranged weapons, Cyke would probably have been used as a sitting duck long ago.

(End of this chapter)