Ark Undead

boom!

With a thud like a small mountain collapsing, the dragon's head rose, but before it could utter a mournful cry, it was pressed down into its throat by the "Steam Knight's" giant fist.

Representing the anger of the Victorian lower class, their creations, driven by royal heirs, unleash the fury of the people.

The shockwave from that punch even blew away several scouts who were on guard duty overhead.

"it is good!"

The workers, who had rushed out from underground to check on the situation, saw the punch and their eyes turned red with excitement. They also clenched their fists, trying to feel the same joy as the driver.

"That felt amazing!"

Sass laughed and cursed while clenching his fists, wishing he could sit inside that machine himself.

Who wouldn't want to sit inside such a mechanical creation? This is the technological culmination of Victoria, a steam knight that has been hidden away for a century and still possesses immense power.

It can be said that for these Victorians who grew up listening to the legends of the steam knights, just like the people of the Great Yan who wanted to see the divine general, it was an indelible impulse and desire.

Unfortunately, there is only one authentication key for the Steam Knight, and currently only members of the royal bloodline can activate the authentication key and start the Steam Knight.

Perhaps in the near future, the restrictions on steam knights will be lifted, but certainly not now.

Even the other Rhodes Island operators watching the fight were secretly astonished, a desire for a show of force stirring within them.

"This thing... looks pretty cool."

Having just finished setting up the communications station, Ace stood on the city wall, staring at the steam knight while itching to rub his shield.

Why can't your shield turn into a giant robot like this?

"That's awesome, of course."

Scout also glanced at the battlefield over there a couple more times.

However, they soon discovered a problem.

"Although it looks impressive, it can't break through the defenses."

Although Huang was also somewhat excited, she noticed the dragon's condition.

Although it was knocked to the ground and fell backward by the Steam Knight's punch, it had experienced such an impact once, and it recovered somewhat when it was hit a second time.

After regaining its balance, the dragon retreated for a while until it reached the entrance of the upper city.

When it looked up at the big guy in front of it again, it was no longer as dizzy as before.

"What is the outer skin of this thing made of? Why is it so hard?"

Ace noticed that although the dragon had taken two punches from the Steam Knight, not a single scale had fallen off.

These two punches at most made the dragon dizzy and disoriented. But in terms of lethality, they were not as painful as the arrow that just flew in from the sky.

This fact brought everyone back to reality.

Yes, although the emergence of steam-powered mechs has given Rhodes Island and the regular army the power to directly counter the dragons, the problem is that it is still unable to inflict enough damage.

While everyone was still marveling at how tough the dragon was, the dragon realized that a true enemy had appeared who could fight it.

It slightly raised its upper body, with its thick hind legs supporting its entire weight.

Then, with explosive force from its hind legs, it crashed into the steam armor standing in front of it like a truck.

Vina realized that the dragon had launched an attack, so she quickly manipulated her knight to defend.

At the same time, Froststar's expression changed as she stood on the city wall.

"Everyone, get out of the vicinity of the city walls! Quickly!"

That is, by the time Frostnova realized something was wrong, the dragon had already crashed into the steam armor.

First, the dragon's claws left scratches of varying depths on the armor's outer shell. Then, its entire body slammed into the surface of the armor, pushing it backward.

Until the back of the steam armor slammed into the outer city wall of Londinium.

The boulder showed signs of cracking, and half of the massive mechanical body was smashed into the city wall. But the sensor on its head still glowed a healthy red.

The buffer device prevented the steam armor from suffering much damage, and the impact of the dragon's collision was also largely absorbed by the steam armor as it retreated.

At the same time, the steam-powered armor that was pinned to the city wall by the dragon opened the outer shell of its hands.

呲!

A massive amount of steam, accompanied by hand radiators, relieved the pressure buildup caused by the hand cushioning. At the same time, energy continuously flowed from the core into the hands.

The sound of gears turning couldn't be suppressed, even by the sound of steam escaping.

The gears, rotating along with the internal chains, continuously accumulated pressure from the hands, eventually gripping the dragon's two forelimbs tightly.

Then, the pressure from the compressed hands was released along with a huge amount of Originium solution, like a water balloon suddenly hitting the ground and then bouncing back up.

boom!

Starting from the shoulders, a shockwave that was almost visible to the naked eye spread outwards.

The taut chains were released instantly, and the impact hammers hidden in the arms, powered by Originium energy and steam machinery, struck the wrists and were released along with the forelimbs that had been gripped by the hands onto the dragon's body.

In an instant, the dragon's body arched forward, its chest was slammed by a tremendous force, and its body, with a wingspan of twenty or thirty meters, was briefly thrown into the air before falling backward.

A series of houses collapsed under the weight of the dragon's body, accidentally injuring countless friendly forces and Kazdel regulars fighting in the alleyways.

Even the original road was cracked by this terrifying weight, and the ground looked as if it had been plowed. The soil underneath was turned up and marked with lines of varying depths by the dragon scales.

The steam armor that had completed the attack withdrew its fists and stiffened in one position for a second or two before its outer shell suddenly popped open. With a hissing sound, the heat sinks throughout its body expelled all the waste and excess heat generated by the Originium solution.

Then, the outer shell slowly rebounded and snapped back into place.

Under everyone's gaze, the giant emerged from the white steam that enveloped its entire body.

"This thing is truly terrifying..."

The regicide hid under the eaves of a building, looked up at the enormous mech, and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's no wonder that Victoria was able to occupy the center of Terra for hundreds of years because she had such a thing."

"But it still didn't hurt the dragon."

The gaze of the Bonebreaker was completely different from that of the Kingslayer.

He looked at the giant dragon that had fallen to the ground and quickly gotten back up, and couldn't help but frown.

"It felt pain just now because when it fell, the giant spear stuck in its body went a little deeper. The big robot didn't hurt it at all."

Yes, it's the same old problem: the steam armor can't harm the dragon with its fists alone.

Even if those fists were incredibly hard, they couldn't tear open the dragon's tough scales.

Therefore, this time, the Steam Knight did not go directly to the dragon.

Where is it going?

One of the legion commanders couldn't help but ask.

"Isn't that the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Lower District?"

"Yes, it's the Civil Affairs Bureau."

An elderly engineer with white hair couldn't help but smile.

"Because its weapons and shields are there."

The steam rider strode as fast as he could, somewhat awkwardly, to the side of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and then reached out and grabbed a row of iron railings on the roof of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

The dragon realized that its claws seemed ineffective against the massive robot in close combat. So, after standing up again, it lowered its head slightly.

It emitted a low hum, and hot air was already billowing from its slightly open mouth.

A few sparks appeared, and it stared intently at the bent-over knight, then suddenly opened its mouth.

The flames illuminated the darkness, obscuring other lights like fireflies.

Before the flames erupted, everyone heard a cracking sound, and then the massive armor was engulfed in flames.

After a fiery explosion that lasted for several seconds, the dragon closed its mouth with satisfaction, intending to see firsthand the horrific state of those ravaged by its own flames.

But what awaited its gaze was a rough wall.

No, it wasn't a wall, but a shield that almost blended into the night.

Not a single spark left a mark on the shield's surface. A pair of red eyes slowly rose from behind the shield, and steam armor extended from behind it.

After everyone's eyes adjusted to the brief appearance and disappearance of the light, they looked back at the armor and noticed the shield on its left hand.

"What?! Where did this shield come from?!"

A legion commander stared wide-eyed, a mixture of shock and confusion in his eyes.

Where did this magic trick come from?

"When the Lower City was being built, this shield was embedded in the roof of the Lower City Civil Affairs Bureau."

The old engineer chuckled twice.

"Although I don't know if the old king ever imagined this scene today, he probably wanted to use this shield to protect his people back then."

"By the way, isn't there a flag in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau?"

The old man pointed in that direction.

"If such enormous steam-powered mechanical creations have appeared, how can there not be matching weapons?"

Just as everyone was listening to these words, they saw the huge steam armor reach out and grasp the flagpole in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau upside down.

Under the immense force of the armor, the flagpole tilted downwards slightly before being violently pulled up by the mechanical hand.

Soil and stones crumbled from the surface of the weapons buried for a century, gradually shattering the image of this flag, which all the citizens of Victoria saw almost every day, from their minds.

A curved arc bends downwards along the blade.

The steam armor gripped the items in its left and right hands firmly, then accelerated its movement towards its chest.

Weapons clashed with shields, and at that moment, sparks flew and the hum of colliding steel echoed throughout the entire Londinium.

The residue that had been hanging on the weapons and shields was bounced off with the collision, revealing their original appearance.

The shield is engraved with a round table surrounded by dragons and lions. Its rough surface makes it appear like an ancient work of art.

But when magnified countless times, the epic sense of awe can only be truly understood by those who witness it firsthand.