Being a knight is not easy

Chapter 144 Nutrient
"I see..." Alger's mechanical eyes zoomed in and out. "They use the villagers as 'nutrients' to cultivate more advanced symbionts."

From deep within the shaft came the roar of meshing gears; something gigantic was rising.

Elina wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth: "What should we do now?"

Robin pointed his Tang Dao at the shaft: "Go down."

"Are you crazy?!" Alger's mechanical voice changed its pitch. "That thing down there is at least a Knight of Order-level mechanical creation!"

A silver-blue light flickered in Robin's eyes. "That's why it must be destroyed. Three villages represent the power of three Knights of Order. This must be Duke Frosthawk's trump card."

The vibrations coming from underground became more and more intense.

Alger suddenly pulled out the ice-blue core and pressed it against the edge of the shaft. "I can freeze the tunnel for five minutes." His mechanical limbs began to overload and smoke began to rise. "But you'd better be sure to kill me."

Elina looked at Robin, the thorn pendant resonating with the Tang sword and glowing: "The 'Sword of the End' inherited by the Round Table Council, I only have the power to strike once."

When Alger's core erupted with a cold wave of absolute zero, the three jumped into the shaft.

The underground space is as vast as an arena, and in the center stands a mountain of flesh made of living machines - hundreds of human faces float and cry on its surface, and a beating silver heart is embedded in its core.

"Mechanical Apostle..." Alger's database automatically recognized it. "This is a Mechanical Apostle of the Order Knight level. If three Mechanical Apostles were to fuse together, they could unleash the power of a three-ring wizard!"

The mechanical flesh mountain extended thousands of tentacles, each carrying the remnant of the consciousness of the one being devoured.

Elina's Sword of the End bloomed first, and the golden light illuminated the ground like the sun, cutting out a passage.

Robin's figure charged forward amidst the golden light of the Sword of the End. The silver-blue markings on the Tang sword were completely unleashed, transforming the blade into a flowing blade of light. The mechanical apostle's tentacles attacked like venomous snakes, but were severed the moment they came into contact with the blade's light, spurting out a viscous silver-black liquid from the broken ends.

"Left side" Alger's mechanical voice exploded in the communicator.

Three thick tentacles, over half a meter in diameter, rose from the shadows, the painful face of the victim emerging from their surface. Robin spun sharply, the blade drawing a perfect arc.

"Half Moon Slash!"

The life force condensed on the blade, and a silver-blue crescent-shaped sword energy swept out.

The first tentacle was cut in half, the second was split in half, but the third tentacle suddenly split into dozens of thin tentacles at the moment it was about to be cut, and lashed towards Robin's limbs like a whip.

"boom!"

An ice-blue energy bomb blasted from the side, freezing the group of fine whiskers.

Alger stood in the distance, his right arm transformed into a cannon barrel, frost energy lingering at the muzzle.

"Don't get distracted, this is just an appetizer."

The main body of the mechanical apostle suddenly began to wriggle violently, and hundreds of human faces simultaneously emitted shrill screams.

The ground shook, and countless metal spikes protruded from the ground.

Robin leaped into the air, and the sword lights formed a net under his feet, chopping off all the attacking spikes.

"The core is moving!" Lina's voice rang out. In the afterglow of the Sword of the End, the silver heart could be seen rapidly moving within the meat mountain.

Alger's mechanical eyes locked onto the target: "Three o'clock, moving towards the second chamber!"

Robin exerted force the moment he landed and shot out like an arrow.

The dark red marks on the Tang sword suddenly became active, forming blood vessel-like lines on the blade.

"Ler me get through!"

Three cyborg corpses suddenly separated from the mountain of flesh, forming a human wall in front of Robin. Their joints were twisted, and sharp bone blades extended from their spines.

"An assimilated knight." Alger quickly scanned the database. "He was at least a Grand Knight in his lifetime!"

The bone blade of the first mechanical corpse is already in sight.

Robin dodged sideways, raised the blade, and cut into his neck joint accurately.

Silver-blue energy poured into the blade, and the mechanical corpse suddenly stiffened.

The second one attacked from the side, and Robin spun and kicked, using the momentum to retreat while throwing three throwing knives. The throwing knives pierced the eye sockets of the mechanical corpse, and the runes on the knife handles immediately detonated, blowing the head to pieces.

The third one suddenly accelerated, and the bone blade scratched Robin's left shoulder, leaving a string of blood beads.

The severe pain caused Robin to pause slightly, but the next second, silver light shone brightly in his pupils.

"Dragon Devouring Breathing Technique, full power!"

The life force in the body erupted like a volcano, and the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Robin's speed suddenly increased, and the Tang sword turned into a silver lightning, instantly piercing through the chest of the third mechanical corpse.

"boom!"

The energy on the blade explodes inside the enemy, sending mechanical limbs flying everywhere.

Robin didn't pause and continued to advance towards the main body of the Mechanical Apostle.

A huge hole suddenly opened on the surface of the meat mountain, spewing out thick acid.

Robin stopped abruptly, and the knife light formed an impenetrable net in front of him, blocking all the acid.

The corrosive liquid came into contact with the silver-blue energy, making a sizzling sound and emitting pungent white smoke.

"Alger!"

"Roger that!"

The ice-blue energy cannon fired again, this time hitting the mechanical apostle's newly opened mouth.

The extremely cold energy spread rapidly, freezing most of the meat mountain.

Robin seized the opportunity and rushed forward, with the Tang sword pointing directly at the silver heart.

Just as the tip of the knife was about to hit, the heart suddenly sank and disappeared inside the mountain of meat.

"Damn it!"

The ground suddenly collapsed, and a bottomless pit appeared under Robin's feet.

Countless metal tentacles stretched out from the hole and wrapped around his legs.

At the critical moment, golden sword light fell from the sky.

Elina's figure passed by, and the residual power of the Sword of the End severed most of the tentacles. Robin took the opportunity to leap up and land in a safe area.

"It has more than one weakness." Alina panted, "We need to attack three energy nodes at the same time."

Alger's scan results confirmed this: "Left abdomen, right shoulder, and the center of the back. They must be broken simultaneously!"

Robin wiped the sweat from his forehead, and the light on his Tang sword became brighter: "Then we will split up."

The three of them dispersed tacitly.

Alger's mechanical body began to overload, and its ice-blue core emitted a dazzling light;
Elina's thorn pendant lit up again. Although it was not as powerful as the Sword of Doom, it still condensed a powerful sacred energy.
Robin closed his eyes and poured all his life force into the Tang sword.

"on!"

Three figures rushed towards the mechanical apostle at the same time.

Alger's frost cannon bombarded the right shoulder node, Elina's sword stabbed the left abdomen, and Robin's Tang sword, with an indomitable momentum, went straight to the vital point of the back.

The mechanical apostle let out a final scream, and all its tentacles rushed back to defend frantically, but it was too late.

Three nodes were hit at the same time, causing the meat mountain to twitch violently and the silver heart to be forced to the surface.

Robin's sword flashed without any pause, and pierced directly through the beating heart.

"ended."

(End of this chapter)