Being a knight is not easy

Chapter 181 Night Watch

Amidst the sharp wailing of the alarm, the lights in the mansion corridor suddenly turned scarlet.

The mechanical patterns on the wall lit up, and the sound of turning gears approached from all directions, as if the entire building was waking up.

"The Night Watch has been activated." Feng Ling quickly made a judgment, "It has locked onto us, and we can't escape."

Robin put the account book in his arms, and held the Tang sword across his body. The star-shaped carvings on the blade glowed slightly. He took a deep breath, and the Dragon-Devouring Breathing Technique quietly started to work. The energy in his body surged like a tide.

"Then cut it down."

The ceiling exploded and a black shadow fell like a meteorite.

The ground cracked and smoke and dust rose up. When the dust settled a little, Robin saw the enemy in front of him clearly.

It was a mechanical giant nearly three meters tall, completely black, with star marrow crystals inlaid in its joints, and the core in its chest emitting a cold blue light.

Its head had no facial features, only a smooth metal visor with ever-changing runes appearing on it, as if silently calculating the way to kill.

"Intruder detected." The night watchman's voice was cold and mechanical. "Engagement protocol implemented."

The next second, its figure suddenly disappeared!

"clang--!"

Robin's tang sword collided with the Night Watchman's metal arm, sparks flying.

The huge impact force caused his feet to plow two deep marks on the ground, and his knuckles became numb.

"Speed, strength...it's indeed level two!" Feng Ling retreated quickly, raised his pocket watch, and silently chanted a spell. More than a dozen energy bombs flew out, but were bounced off by the invisible energy barrier when they approached the Night Watchman.

The Night's Watch ignored her, its only target being Robin.

The robotic arm suddenly deformed, extending a sharp alloy blade, instantly creating dozens of afterimages.

Robin retreated quickly, and the blade collided with the alloy blade, sparks flying everywhere.

His breathing became steadier, and the Dragon-Devouring Breathing Technique allowed him to accurately capture every attack trajectory of the Night's Watch, but even so, he was still forced to retreat step by step.

"Its core is in its chest!" Feng Ling shouted, "but there's an astral shield on the outside, so conventional attacks are ineffective!"

Robin's eyes narrowed.

The Night's Watch's attacks became more and more violent, and each of its blows carried a force enough to shatter steel. Although Robin's blade could barely block it, if it continued for long, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

"We must break its defense..."

He jumped back suddenly to create some distance, then turned the blade and used the Dragon Devouring Breathing Technique at full power.

The star-shaped carvings on the Tang sword suddenly lit up, and the golden lines spread to his arms like a living thing.

This is the key that Melinda left for him, specifically designed to restrain the mechanical creations of the Mechanicus.

"Half Moon Slash!"

The moment the blade slashed out, a golden blade energy roared out like a dragon shadow and rushed straight into the chest of the Night Watchman!
The Night Watchman's barrier shook violently, and the Star Marrow Shield began to disintegrate under the erosion of the sword energy, but it still did not break!
"Warning, energy overload." The Night Watchman's voice was still cold, but its movements were even faster. The mechanical arm deformed again, turning into a miniature star marrow cannon, and a dazzling blue light shone from the muzzle.

"Robin!" Feng Ling's face changed drastically.

The moment the bombardment came, Robin's figure suddenly disappeared!

The Night Watch's scanning system instantly locked onto Robin's position. He actually used the shockwave of the Star Marrow Cannon to fly in the opposite direction, with his blade pointing directly at the core of the Night Watch!
"it's over!"

The moment the tip of the knife pierced the Night Watchman's chest, the devouring property of the Dragon Devouring Breathing Technique erupted, and the Star Marrow Shield melted like ice and snow.

The Tang sword pierced through the core, and the Night Watchman's movements suddenly froze. "Clearance... agreement... failed..."

On its metal visor, runes flickered wildly, then eventually went out.

The huge mechanical body collapsed to the ground and turned into a pile of scrap metal.

Robin gasped and put away his knife. Feng Ling quickly moved forward, and the mechanical arm connected to the wreckage of the Night Watch, and data flowed rapidly.

"Found it!" Her voice was filled with shock. "The central system that Duke Hawke uses to control the knights... is right here!"

The wall suddenly cracked, revealing a hidden chamber.

In the secret room, a huge star marrow control console was suspended, and countless light threads extended to all parts of the mansion, even connecting to the awarding ceremony in the distance.

Robin approached and the console displayed the status of all the transformed knights.

Their consciousness, actions, and even life and death are all under the control of Duke Hawke.

"No wonder he can control the entire Knights..." Feng Ling whispered, "This is the Mechanicus's highest technology, the 'Astral Marrow Domination Network'!"

Robin's eyes turned cold.

"Destroy it."

Feng Ling nodded, she took out the pocket watch and placed it at the core of the console. As she recited the spell quickly, the data leaked out crazily.

"Warning! The central system has been damaged!" A mechanical voice echoed in the mansion.

The battlefield on the other side.

Duke Hawke's mechanical wings created a hurricane, blowing the approaching Bauhinia Knight dozens of meters away.

He hovered on top of the ruined bell tower, the star marrow crystal on his chest casting an eerie blue light across the entire battlefield.

"Aishar, is this all your poison ivy can do?" He raised his hand and crushed an incoming paralysis arrow, his metal glove splattered with purple venom. "It can't even kill the rats in my mansion."

Leo's heavy sword split the two mechanical guards, and his single eye was bloodshot: "Bastard! You think you can get rid of those junk by piling up the mechanical church."

"Rubbish?" The Duke suddenly laughed wildly, the sound waves shattering the surrounding glass. "The rubbish you're talking about is now crushing the Knights you're so proud of!"

He pointed in another direction, and the Night's Watch's energy surged into the sky. The second-level pressure caused the warhorses on the battlefield to convulse. "That little mouse that sneaked into my study, I'm afraid even its bones have been crushed into slag by the Night's Watch."

Lady Aisha swept her staff across, and poisonous vines wrapped around the Duke's left wing. "You underestimate that young man."

"Underestimate?" The Duke's mechanical wings suddenly spun in the opposite direction, and the poison ivy shattered into pieces. "Three years ago, the Night's Watch killed the Order Knight and the Second Ring Wizard who had sneaked into the mansion to assassinate me."

He swooped down suddenly, and the Star Marrow Light Blade split Leo's body protection. "And when you join forces, you can't even beat me. Where do you get the confidence to resist me?"

Leo retreated thirty steps, stuck his heavy sword into the ground to steady his body, and blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

Lady Aisha's Bauhinia magic circle had cracks after being bombarded by the Duke's seven consecutive light cannons.

"Enjoy your last breath." The Duke's pupils completely transformed into the gilded color of a mechanical prosthetic eye. "When the Night's Watch returns with the rat's head, you will see your own hearts crushed by it!"

Duke Hawke, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Lady Aisha and Leo, suddenly froze. The astral crystal on his chest flickered violently, then dimmed slightly.

"What's going on?!" he roared.

Lady Aishaer keenly noticed something unusual and sneered, "It seems your 'toy' has been dismantled."

(End of this chapter)