Being a knight is not easy

Chapter 137 The Power of Sequence
"Everyone, evacuate immediately!" Bafiya roared, and the giant sword was inserted into the ground. A golden barrier instantly unfolded, trying to withstand the impending energy impact.

But Melinda stood still, a hint of surprise flashing in her silver eyes.

"That's it?" she whispered, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Robin: "Feel the power of order of the Knight of Order!"

Robin nodded, quietly feeling the energy contained in this golden barrier.

After a long time, the system panel reminder sounded.

"Comprehend the power of knight order 1/10000!"

The system's prompt sounded in Robin's mind. He suddenly opened his eyes, and a golden light flashed in the depths of his pupils.

Baffia's golden barrier trembled violently under the impact of the energy that was about to erupt from the furnace, and cracks spread like spider webs.

Veins popped out of the old knight's forehead, and he growled through gritted teeth: "Melinda! Take them away—!"

However, Melinda remained standing, a hint of disappointment flashing in her silver eyes.

"That's it?" she whispered to herself, then turned to look at Robin, "Feel it well, this is the true 'power of order'."

Before she finished speaking, she raised her hand and waved——

"Om-!"

A golden barrier that was far more condensed than Bafiya's suddenly unfolded, and it was like the tangible power of order sweeping across the entire venue like a tide, actually suppressing the scarlet energy erupting from the furnace!
Bishop Cress's mechanical core emitted a sharp whine, and he widened his eyes in disbelief: "No... Impossible! The Order Knight's 'Order Field'?! How could you-"

Melinda didn't answer. She just stared coldly at the gradually collapsing core of the furnace and whispered, "Robin, look carefully—this is the essence of 'order'."

Robin's Tang sword suddenly vibrated violently, and the faint blue light on the blade resonated with the golden barrier, as if responding to something.

The system prompt sounded again:

"Progress in understanding the power of Knight Order: 50/10000!"

"Detecting the resonance of high-level order power, comprehending the skill - 'Blade of Order: Prototype'!"

Robin's vision suddenly changed. In his eyes, the whole world seemed to be shrouded in countless golden threads - that was the rule of "order" and the source of the knight's power.

He subconsciously tightened his grip on the Tang sword, and a faint golden light quietly emerged on the blade.

"I see..." he murmured softly.

Baffia looked at Melinda in shock: "You...you are..."

Melinda smiled slightly, but didn't explain. She simply said, "The furnace isn't completely stable yet, so hurry up."

Sathis's face was extremely gloomy. He stared at Melinda and hissed, "The Round Table Council... really has something up their sleeve!"

At the moment when the battle in the clock tower temporarily stabilized—

"Boom——!!!"

The entire city of Obedi suddenly shook violently, huge waves rose in the distant lake, and a dark beam of energy shot up from the bottom of the sea!

"Oh no!" Odom's chains vibrated wildly. "The inverted clock tower at the bottom of the lake... has been activated!"

Melinda's eyes glared at Robin. "Time is running out. We must split up—you go to the bottom of the lake and stop the Mechanicus's ultimate plan!" Robin gripped his sword tightly and said in a deep voice, "Understood."

"It's too late!" Odom's chains suddenly stretched straight, pointing towards the lake. "The inverted bell tower at the bottom of the sea is activating the second soul furnace!"

Melinda's expression suddenly changed. "Kress in the bell tower is just a cover. The real ceremony is at the bottom of the lake!"

Bafia's greatsword suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light: "Knights, listen up! Seal off Lake Palong immediately."

At that moment, Sathis suddenly let out a sinister laugh: "Too late, foolish knights." He waved his staff, and his body dissipated into a puff of black mist, leaving only his final words echoing in the air: "The furnace at the bottom of the lake is the real feast, and you don't even have a ticket to enter."

Melinda took out a short knife with a strange shape, and Robin found that fine mechanical lines appeared on the handle of the knife - these lines were gradually lighting up as the energy of the seabed increased.

"That woman's knife is resonating with the device on the seabed?" Robin looked at the scene in shock.

Melinda walked over quickly and put her hand on Robin's shoulder. "There's no time to explain. This knife is the 'key' of the Mechanicum. It can open the door to the bell tower at the bottom of the lake and shut down the furnace." A complex emotion flashed in her silver eyes. "But there's a price to pay."

Odom suddenly started coughing violently, and his chains made a sharp snapping sound. "Damn it! My chains are melting! The furnace at the bottom of the lake has begun to affect the laws of reality!"

A huge whirlpool is forming on the lake, and the outline of an inverted bell tower can be vaguely seen in the center of the whirlpool.

What was even more terrifying was that the rescued wizards suddenly knelt down on the ground, and their pupils turned into mechanical gear shapes.

"They're being remotely controlled!" Bafia roared, swinging his sword to block the attack of a mad wizard. "Melinda, you must act immediately!"

Melinda quickly formed hand seals, and a flash of silver light appeared. A teleportation array appeared under her and Robin's feet. "Hurry! This teleportation array can only last for thirty seconds!"

At the moment the transmission started, Robin's system suddenly popped up a blood-red prompt:
[Warning! Ancient mechanical divine fluctuations detected]

[Mission Update: Destroy the lake bottom furnace, otherwise the laws of the world will be rewritten]

When the silver light dissipated, Robin found himself standing inside an inverted clock tower, its walls covered in rotating gears. Before him, a massive mechanical heart hovered, beating at a steady rhythm.

Melinda's voice rang out in the darkness: "Welcome to the holy land of the Mechanicus, where their most terrifying creations sleep."

Suddenly, the mechanical heart beat faster, and a cold mechanical sound echoed in the space:
Key holder detected

【Final activation process starts】

[Countdown to World Reconstruction: 00:59:59]

"Damn it! I've been fooled." Robin suddenly came to his senses and cursed.

The beating of the mechanical heart echoed like a death-defying drumbeat inside the inverted bell tower.

Robin tightly grasped the dagger given by Melinda. The mechanical patterns on the blade had all lit up, producing a strange resonance with the surrounding gear devices.

"Melinda, you--" Robin turned his head, only to find that her silver eyes were shining like a stream of data.

"I'm sorry, Robin." Melinda's voice suddenly became mechanical. "I lied to you."

Her body began to break down and reassemble, and a sophisticated gear structure emerged from beneath her skin.

When the transformation was complete, the being standing before Robin was a semi-mechanical life form—a perfect fusion of silver metal and flesh, with three pairs of glowing mechanical wings extending from its back.

(End of this chapter)