Being a knight is not easy

Chapter 146 Spread
Inside the ice cave, the flickering candlelight reflected Alger's solemn face.

He was silent for a long time, then suddenly and roughly pulled open his collar, exposing his chest.

All I saw was an ice-blue core emitting a faint light. Around it, silver-black mechanical veins were spreading at an astonishing speed like tangled tree roots, and most of the chest had been firmly occupied by them.

"See these lines?" Alger twitched a sarcastic smile, his voice hoarse and full of self-mockery. "Every time I use my mechanical abilities, this damn erosion gets worse. When the core is completely encased..."

He tapped his temple heavily. "This place will completely become a puppet of mechanical thinking, just like my 'great' father."

Elina couldn't help but gasp when she heard this, her delicate face filled with shock. "So that's why Grand Duke Frost Eagle..."

"He's so obsessed with the gift of the Machine God?" Alger snorted coldly, his laughter filled with disdain. "Indeed, he naively believes that only divine power can reverse this terrible erosion. It's simply ridiculous..."

Before he finished speaking, his mechanical eyes suddenly turned to Robin, and a faint green light flickered in the darkness: "But now, I have discovered something more interesting."

Alger extended his finger, covered in mechanical patterns, and pointed it directly at the Tang sword at Robin's waist. "Your sword can actually temporarily suppress this erosion."

At that moment, a sharp, piercing sound of metal scraping suddenly emanated from outside the cave, like nails scratching glass, sending shivers down their spines. The three of them instantly entered combat mode, their nerves tense as a string.

Alger's mechanical eyes quickly switched to thermal imaging mode, and his expression suddenly changed. "Damn... they're hunting units! At least twenty of them!"

Robin reacted quickly. With a "swish," the Tang sword was completely unsheathed. The dark red lines on the blade flickered rhythmically like breathing. "There are two more sources of extremely strong energy fluctuations."

"A legendary knight." Elina gripped the hilt tightly, her knuckles turning white. "He's the personal guard of Grand Duke Frosthawk."

As if to confirm her words, the entrance to the ice cave suddenly exploded with a deafening roar.

Ice chips were flying all over the sky, like a winter blizzard.

Two figures walked slowly in the icy fog.

The man on the left was wearing scarlet armor. In the dim light emitted from the ice cave, the spikes on the armor flashed coldly.

He held a serrated long knife in each hand, and the blade kept dripping corrosive liquid, which sizzled on the ice surface and left scorched pits.

The giant on the right was covered in thick silver-grey armor, even his face was hidden by a tight metal mask, emitting an unapproachable cold aura.

"I found you." Blood Blade Chaos extended his scarlet tongue and licked the blade, his eyes greedy and cruel. "The Grand Duke wants the boy with the knife... alive. The other two can be dealt with as you please."

It is not difficult to hear from Blood Blade Chaos' words that Grand Duke Frost Eagle is cold and ruthless towards his own son.

Iron Wall Garm remained silent, only slowly raising his right arm. With the clacking of gears, the armor on his arm rapidly deformed and unfolded, revealing the black muzzle of the gun.

A powerful energy gathered at the muzzle, distorting the air.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the shell, wrapped in blazing flames, came towards them like a small meteorite.

Robin reacted quickly and rolled to the side. The shell grazed the corner of his clothes and blasted a huge hole in the ice wall, sending ice chips flying everywhere.

Blue flames instantly shot out from Alger's feet, and he rushed towards Chaos like a flash of lightning. He clenched his fists and smashed into him with a roar of mechanical power.

Chaos remained calm, crossing his swords and easily blocking the attack. The sound of metal clashing was deafening.

Elina brandished her longsword and charged at Garm. Garm slowly raised his other arm, his armor transforming into an impenetrable shield, blocking all of Elina's attacks. Robin seized the opportunity to stand up, his katana slashing in an arc, its dark red lines gleaming brightly.

He could feel the strong vibrations coming from the blade, as if the blade was longing for a fight.

He took a deep breath and rushed towards Chaos, trying to deal a fatal blow to the enemy from the side.

Kaos sensed the danger, dodged Robin's attack by turning sideways, and slashed at Robin with his backhand.

Robin hurriedly raised his knife to block, but the huge impact made his arm numb.

At this moment, Alger seized the opportunity and attacked Chaos from behind. Chaos turned around to respond, and the three of them engaged in a fierce fight.

As for Elina and Garm, Garm always has the upper hand thanks to his heavy armor and strong defense.

Elina's forehead was covered with sweat and her breathing was rapid, but her eyes were firm as she kept looking for Garm's flaws.

Suddenly, Garm let out a low roar and aimed the muzzle of the gun at Elina again.

At this critical moment, Robin shouted and swung out a half-moon slash, interrupting Garm's attack.

This also gave Chaos the opportunity to cut Robin's arm with a knife, and blood splattered everywhere.

Blood flowed down Robin's arm and spread on the ice.

The severe pain caused his arms to tremble slightly, but it did not weaken the fighting spirit in his eyes.

At this time, Chaos took advantage of the victory and attacked again with a serrated long knife wrapped in a fishy wind. The corrosive liquid on the blade dripped to the ground, making a "sizzling" sound. Robin dodged and cleverly avoided it with the cover of the ice wall.

Seeing this, Alger's thrusters on his back emitted an even brighter blue light, and he rushed towards Chaos like a meteor.

His right arm instantly deformed, revealing a sharp mechanical spear with a cold light flashing at the tip.

Kaos sensed the threat, his eyes lit up with murderous intent, and he turned around and swung his sword to block.

Sparks from the metal collision flew between the two men, making a harsh sound. The powerful impact made the surrounding ice walls tremble, and large chunks of ice kept falling.

At the same time, Alina did not sit idly by.

She took advantage of the moment when Garm's attention was distracted by Robin and quickly danced the sword in her hand, and a faint golden light appeared on the sword.

This is the secret sword technique passed down from her family, specifically used to restrain powerful enemies.

Garm felt this unusual power and immediately activated his defense mechanism. His armor instantly thickened, and the originally dark muzzle began to glow, ready to launch a new round of attack.

Robin took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on Chaos. He could feel the katana's agitation stirring in his hand, the dark red lines becoming clearer and clearer, as if they had life flowing across the blade.

Suddenly, the Tang sword made a low humming sound, and a powerful force surged out from the blade. Robin swung out a huge sword energy, which was wrapped in hot energy and instantly dispersed the surrounding ice fog.

(End of this chapter)