Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

The vines that had been quietly curled up outside the dividing line seemed to have received some kind of signal and rushed frantically toward the tunnel.

They launched their attack simultaneously from the ground, walls, and dome, like countless venomous snakes pouncing on their prey, instantly filling the tunnel entrance.

And then the spiders moved!

Thousands upon thousands of spiders simultaneously opened their mouths, revealing a thin, long transistor inside. The transistor emitted a blinding white light, and then—

laugh!

White rays shot out from the transistor, accurately hitting one after another the vines that had crossed the boundary.

The moment the ray touched the vine, it seemed to evaporate, rapidly carbonizing, shattering, and turning to ash from the point of contact. The entire process took less than half a second; there was no burning process at all, it turned directly into powder.

In the blink of an eye, all the vines that had surged into the tunnel were sliced ​​into pieces by the rays, and grayish-white powder flew through the tunnel...

A moment later, the vines stopped growing wildly, the spiders stopped shooting, and everything returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

But the ground at the tunnel entrance was covered with a thick layer of grayish-white powder—the remains of vines.

Liu Nian watched this scene, lost in thought.

"Arachne." He summoned his summoned creature.

Arachne emerged from the void, her eight spider legs landing on the ground. Her gaze was immediately drawn to the spiders, and her pupils contracted slightly.

"Master, that's not a real spider," she said. "It's a mechanical creation."

"Can you tell its origin?"

Arachne shook his head: "I don't know. But they're similar to the magical servants of the floating city, but more advanced."

Liu Nian turned to look at Shi Ri.

"Spider Servant," the Devouring Daily reported. "LV350. Very low health... doesn't seem like a combat unit. However, one thing is certain: they are immune to magic."

Arachne nodded: "Anti-magic alloy. It must be refined from anti-magic ore; even the Netherworld doesn't have this kind of technology!"

Liu Nian pondered, "You said these things are still operating. Is it possible that the workshops or factories that manufactured them are still intact?"

Arachne's eyes lit up.

"Master, you mean...?"

Liu Nian looked at the spider servants: "If we could find the workshop that manufactures them and move it to the floating city, wouldn't that be very valuable?"

"Of course! If it's a fully functional workshop, we can even reverse engineer the technology to upgrade our own magical servants!"

"Let's do it!"

Liu Nian decisively gave the order, his gaze sweeping over Shi Ri and Wu Zhan behind him: "You guys take your men and guard this place, I'll go into the tunnel myself!"

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

Liu Nian didn't say much. He put away Arachne, took a deep breath, and turned to face the dark and deep metal ramp.

The spider servants in the tunnel seemed to sense his intention—the mechanical spiders that had been quietly crouching near the dividing line began to stir.

Their arthropod-like legs tapped restlessly on the metal ground, making a fine, rapid "tap-tap" sound, like a swarm of disturbed ants.

Liu Nian made a move.

He immediately used Shadow Strike to lock onto a spider minion and charge into the tunnel, then turned around and used various movement skills to rush deeper into the tunnel!

The spider servants reacted more slowly than Liu Nian had expected. It seemed that although they were mechanical creations, they were clearly not designed specifically for combat. The moment Liu Nian rushed in, the ones closest to him were even circling in place, seemingly recalculating target priorities.

However, the technology used to manufacture them was indeed very advanced. After the initial chaos, they quickly locked onto Liu Nian's figure and opened fire.

laugh!laugh!laugh!

Beams of white light shot out from the transistors in the spider servant's mouth, tracing blinding paths through the dim tunnel. These beams were aimed precisely at Liu Nian, moving at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

These unassuming white rays are surprisingly powerful, dealing the same damage as the trap triggered by the dragon demon at the very beginning!

For some reason, this attack wasn't counted as magic damage. The Serpent God's protection didn't work, nor did the previous fruit. It seems that things here have their own special rules.

However, Liu Nian has high health and a movement skill to help him dodge, so it's not too difficult for him.

Liu Nian had no intention of dealing with these spider servants. These were non-combat units with very low health, and they would die instantly if touched. They were not worth farming for attributes.

Furthermore, the death of mechanical units won't trigger any hellish curses or anything like that...

So Liu Nian went at full speed, his figure moving swiftly through the tunnel. The spider servants' rays were always a step behind him, either hitting the walls, the floor, or the ceiling, leaving behind charred spots.

The tunnel wasn't long. As soon as Liu Nian rushed in, he saw light shining through the tunnel's end. It wasn't the dim yellow light from before, but a pale, cold light, like an incandescent bulb. The light shone from behind an open metal door, appearing particularly dazzling in the pitch-black tunnel.

Liu Nian accelerated several times and crashed into the door. The spider servants behind him seemed to lack the necessary permissions and did not follow.

The scene behind the door surprised Liu Nian.

He thought there might be more spiders here, but to his surprise, there wasn't a single one.

And it's not a workshop or factory.

This is clearly a laboratory.

A huge, high-tech laboratory.

The walls were covered with various instruments and screens, some of which were still flashing, displaying incomprehensible data streams and waveforms.

The instruments were covered with a thin layer of dust, but at least they weren't rusted, and the metal panels still reflected a pale white light.

I don't know if those spider servants are periodically brought in to clean and maintain this place.

In the center of the room was a huge device.

Its shape resembles a slit sphere, with a diameter of at least ten meters. Its outer shell is made of some kind of silvery-white metal, covered with intricate patterns and grooves.

Inside the sphere, various robotic arms and pipes are densely packed together—some as thick as an arm, others as thin as a hair, layer upon layer, like a mechanical heart.

Below the device is a platform.

The platform is circular, with a ring of glowing runes around its edge. The runes rotate slowly, emitting a low hum.

Directly above the platform, several energy chains extended from inside the device, fixing a figure in mid-air.

He was a small, very burly giant.

His skin was silver-gray with a metallic sheen, as if plated with platinum.

He was completely naked, his hands and feet were bound by energy chains, and his whole body was shaped like the Chinese character "太".

His eyes were closed, but the eyeballs under his eyelids were moving rapidly, and his chest was rising and falling slightly, so he was obviously still alive.

[Level 589 Legendary Adventurer - Morse]

Liu Nian's pupils contracted slightly.

This guy's level is actually that high?

Wait! Morse... isn't that the name of the person who owned that diary?

But didn't Kal'tsit say Morse was a dwarf? But this guy is taller than Liu Nian and stronger than a troll! What kind of dwarf is he?

How did he end up here?

Who has trapped me here?

How long were you stuck?