I told you to change your skills, and you changed them into a nuclear explosion immortal?

Early the next morning.

As usual, Lu Yun arrived at the entrance of the instance.

But this time, there wasn't a single person there.

Lu Yun was a bit confused, and even after the portal opened, none of the ten major families showed up.

But it was precisely because of this that he seemed to understand the reason.

"They're afraid of making a wasted trip and not even getting a bowl of soup..."

Lu Yun was both amused and exasperated, but he still stood on Xingguang's head and plunged into the portal.

And that's exactly what happened after he entered the instance.

Qian Jiayu, John, and the others also emerged from behind the tree.

Looking at the portal, Qian Jiayu gradually grinned menacingly.

"I was worried that too many people seeing this would cause trouble, so it's better if no one sees it now."

As he spoke, he immediately changed his expression and looked at John with a fawning tone.

"Sir John, I'm counting on you this time."

"Don't worry, he's just a lowly fourth-tier mage. We're not Steve's bunch of idiots."

John's face was full of confidence and disdain; he didn't take Lu Yun seriously at all.

Unbeknownst to them, Qi Zhaolin appeared in mid-air with a grim expression right after they entered the portal.

"Damn it...a bunch of traitors! Rare lackeys!"

"The Qian family really knows how to court death."

He was not in a good mood. Lu Yun had been assassinated just one day after he left. This not only made him look bad, but he also got a good scolding from Minister Lin for pledging to protect Lu Yun closely.

Sure enough, he rushed back before he finished his business.

"But you deserved it too. You provoked that brat, and you can imagine what happened to you."

Qi Zhaolin took a deep breath, and then sighed.

"It seems that it won't be long before the top ten families become nine..."

"Hmm... By the way, should we go help?"

He hesitated for a moment, then sent a message to Lu Yun. However, upon seeing Lu Yun's reply, Qi Zhaolin couldn't help but twitch his lips.

……

Inside the instance.

Lu Yun closed the chat window and laughed.

"Three Radiant-level experts? And a powerhouse ranked fourth on the Radiant-level leaderboard?"

"Hmm... in that case, the golden skill wasn't used for nothing."

With that in mind, Lu Yun finally turned his gaze forward.

To be honest, he was quite shocked when he first came in.

Because this place is different from any other dungeon he's ever run.

There are no mountains, rivers, forests, or grasslands here; all that exists is a mechanical city made of pure silver metal.

The buildings are made of metal, the ground is made of metal, and even the sun hanging in the sky is an artificial sun encased in a Dyson sphere.

But strangely, the patrolling soldiers were actually half-human, half-machine beings.

One-third of them still retained human bodies, while the rest were entirely mechanical, which looked quite bizarre.

[Mechanical Guardian] (Refined)

Race: Machine Race

[Level]: Lv255

[Physical Attack]: 1284723-1356933

[Magic Attack]: 873834-892782

[Health Points]: 3.5 billion

[Magic Value]: 1.2 billion

[Skills]: Slash, Cannon Fire, Charged Strike

"His health is a bit low, but his level is fine."

Lu Yun nodded, becoming increasingly curious about how this place worked, since this was the first time he had ever encountered a robot.

And he felt that some things here looked familiar...

However, his target was not there, nor did he want to use his skills here, so he commanded the starlight to fly into the air and head straight for the city center.

However, just as he stepped onto the boundary line of the metal floor, the watchtowers surrounding the city's four corners suddenly flashed.

【drop! 】

【drop! 】

【drop! 】

【warn! 】

【warn! 】

[Unauthorized intruder detected!]

[Energy level assessed as high risk!]

[Activate Defense Measure Number One!]

【drop! 】

【drop! 】

【…】

As the entire city began flashing red lights, countless red dots fell on him, and then there were those half-human mechanical guards that appeared out of nowhere, Lu Yun finally realized what he was looking at.

This place is very similar to the Titans' territory; even the mechanical sounds are the same.

"Logically speaking, the Titans call themselves gods, so even if they use technology, it should be far more advanced than these cyborgs. Why would they be involved here?"

Lu Yun raised his head to look at the sky, frowned slightly, and pondered.

"And since there's no demon invasion here, why has it turned into a purgatory mode without any affixes?"

"Could it be that the two races have started cooperating?"

The Ten Secret Realms are the backyards of the Ten Great Families and also one of the Dragon Kingdom's top resources. Their sudden outbreak of anomalies is truly unusual.

However, the monsters had already gathered, and he was now in the very center of the city.

Not only did all the monsters on the ground raise their arms, which turned into cannon barrels, but even the tallest, identical buildings launched drones equipped with Gatling guns.

So, he had to prepare to take action.

However, just as he was hesitating whether to wait for Qian Jiayu and the others, Qian Jiayu's gloating voice came through.

"He's there! I saw him! Hahaha! That idiot! He actually flew over the city! Didn't anyone tell him that flying isn't allowed in the Mechanical City?"

"He's just asking for it! I don't think we even need to lift a finger! Hahaha!"

Qian Jiayu was very excited, and Lu Yun saw them because of this.

That was a small team of 20 people, which was quite a significant number.

The three leading figures were clearly the same three Qi Zhaolin had mentioned, and judging from their equipment, they were indeed much stronger than Terra and his group.

Unfortunately, the monsters had already locked onto their targets and began their attack.

"Beep beep beep!"

"Target locked!"

"Fire!"

"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!!!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!"

Countless bullets, rockets, and small missiles rained down as if they were free. With each violent explosion, Lu Yun and his dragon were quickly engulfed in dust and smoke.

Upon seeing this, Qian Jiayu, who was still on the edge of the city, burst into a ferocious laugh.

"Good! Great! Hahaha! You idiot Lu Yun! You're finally dead! Hahaha!"

"Thank God! Thank God!"

"Yes! That's it! Keep attacking! Don't stop! Turn him into a sieve! Make this idiot die a horrible death!!!"

Qian Jiayu laughed hysterically, determined to vent all the humiliation Lu Yun had inflicted on him these past few days.

John, who was standing to the side, glanced at him with disdain before turning to Turtle World beside him and giving him instructions.

"Deploy the death limiter. Even if he has a way to revive, he can only revive in the city. That way, as soon as he revives, the machine squad will continue to attack him."

"Hi!"

Gui Jie led his people to make arrangements, and Qian Jiayu finally realized what was happening.

"Lord John is so thoughtful! Haha! I'll go make the arrangements too! Just in case he comes out!"

Qian Jiayu's eyes turned red with excitement, and with a sinister grin, he ran to the side to begin setting up the death limiter.

As beams of light appeared, a massive barrier enveloped the entire mechanical city, and Qian Jiayu immediately stood up with his hands on his hips, looking up at the sky.

"Haha! You idiot Lu Yun! Your death is near! Hahaha!"

It's no wonder he did that; the mechanical race's attacks have been relentless since they began.

But this quickly caught John's attention.

He frowned slightly, looking at the area in the sky engulfed by explosions and smoke, and spoke with some suspicion.

"This isn't right. The machine race has been focusing their fire on us for five minutes now. Even I would have a hard time holding out."

"But if he has already been killed, the machine race should stop."

Upon hearing this, Kim Min-hyun curled her lip in disdain.

"He's probably been taking medication the whole time, but even if he can withstand an attack like this, he'll definitely be barely alive and won't have time to do anything else."

"Why don't we go see him off? That would be a good way to complete our mission."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jiayu's eyes lit up.

"Yes! That's right! Lord John! Although he enjoyed being killed by the machines, I still want to kill him myself!"

John didn't find anything wrong with it; instead, he nodded confidently.

"Alright, let's go finish them off then, consider it a mission."

Upon hearing this, Qian Jiayu couldn't help but smile, and the resentment in his eyes was almost overflowing.

"You idiot Lu Yun...you're dead!!!"