Poverty makes me capable of anything.

They were searching for mines among the debris with metal detectors when they discovered that what triggered the detectors was not a metal mine, but an unidentified mechanical force.

The enormous "mechanical octopus" attached itself to the nearest spaceship, while the other monsters pounced on it like hungry wolves.

Faced with this fierce attack, the players were powerless to resist. Despite their desperate struggle, the entire exploration team sank to the ground.

"If we don't deal with this mysterious mechanical force, our exploration plan will have to be suspended."

An emergency meeting was convened.

The player representatives reached a consensus.

They gathered their strongest players and formed a new fleet that marched powerfully towards the unidentified mechanical forces.

However, an unexpected event occurred.

The players were still on their way when they suddenly received a message from the detector.

A white-haired creature suddenly appeared in the supernova ruins.

The white-haired man was as strong as a war god, and in no time at all, he overturned the mechanical troops in the ruins, leaving not even a trace behind.

"..."

"Let's go back."

So the players of the Cult of Mechanics reached an agreement.

If we can't afford to mess with them, can't we at least avoid them?

We can just leave this place unexplored, right?

Leander did not pursue relentlessly.

Simply drive them away, and draw the main force of the Mechanicus over to oppose his demands.

He just didn't expect that those unidentified mechanical troops would be like leeks, growing back after being cut down.

"Again?"

Leander frowned.

These strangely shaped machines actually made him feel a little pressured.

This is the technological marvel of some ancient civilization that was unearthed by those strangers.

Leander had been fighting for half a day, and his eyes were getting dry before he finally found some peace and quiet.

"It's finally gone."

Unbeknownst to him, somewhere on the edge of the Star Tree Starfield, Vesta, having received feedback from the ancient machine group, was furious and jumping up and down.

"If An Ran were to tear this down, that would be one thing, but what are you anyway!"

fed up.

Vesta decided to teach Leander a lesson.

Chapter 28 Are you stupid?

Vesta did not personally go to Hidden Sands; he merely dispatched virtual attendants commanded by his own virtual consciousness.

A virtual servant, about the size of a person, passed through the interdimensional portal and disappeared from Vista's sight in the blink of an eye.

"I'd like to see just how capable you are!"

Vesta leaned back on the mechanical throne.

He stared intently at the virtual screen that appeared before him, his anger barely concealed.

The ancient machine group was a mechanical force that he had phased out.

Even so, Vesta could not tolerate anyone wiping out the ancient machine squadron without a word.

He'll make that white-haired guy pay the price he deserves!

Just as Vesta's virtual servants were heading to Hidden Sands, Leander gazed at the metal fragments scattered across the starry sky and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If the quantity of these items doubled, he would have no choice but to return them.

"It's fine as it is now."

A relieved smile appeared on Leander's lips.

This mechanized force must be the last resort for those outsiders.

He shattered the strangers' reliance on the area, and if they knew what was good for them, they should soon leave.

This would save him the trouble of chasing after the countless strangers from other places.

Leander barely managed to achieve his wish.

An Ran was shocked when the player sent the battle footage back.

Why is it always him?

An Ran was a little nervous.

She wasn't sure if Leander had figured out his relationship with the Chain of Judgment.

"Let's abandon that area for now."

Anran issued orders to the players exploring Hidden Sands.

She decided to test the waters first.

If Leander doesn't continue to cause trouble, then it means this was just an accident.

If he persists, then I'll have to make more plans.

Leander alone is stronger than her.

Not to mention Silver Moonlight and characters like Lumina, whom she can't see through.

"We understand!"

With Christopher's coordination, the players temporarily changed their investigation area.

Hidden Sandbar is so big, where can't we explore?

The only waste is a little transfer time.

However, Leander's actions gave Anran a headache.

He followed at a distance.

They launched an attack without hesitation when they discovered the player's intention to venture further into the Hidden Sands.

Faced with Leander, whose level had reached 223, the Mechanicus's mining exploration fleet was powerless to resist.

With a mere wave of his hand, Leander caused the Milky Way to tremble.

The grayish-white cloud of energy he emitted was like an indestructible giant missile, complete with a tracking function.

If they were to launch that attack, Anran would lose dozens or even hundreds of spaceships.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the dazzling explosion and sparks, An Ran was so angry that her liver hurt.

She even wanted to go up and fight Leander.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened.

That was the fifth day after the attack on the Mechanicus fleet.

Near a newly formed star system, a massive fleet is slowly making its way out of the Hidden Sands.

Leander followed behind as always.

As he passed by a gas giant, he was astonished to find a terrifying vortex in the planet's already noisy atmosphere.

Leander stopped in his tracks.

He stared intently at the vortex of airflow.

Meanwhile, the mining ship ahead also noticed the anomaly.

"Notify An Ran immediately!"

After discussion, the fleet commander immediately issued a call request.

Application approved.

Before An Ran could ask any further questions, she noticed that the image on the virtual screen had torn—

The giant vortex split to the left and right, and orange light flashed.

A square door suddenly appeared out of nowhere in a place that was just empty.

Leander, facing the interdimensional portal, immediately became alert.

Every muscle in his body was poised to unleash its power, and invisible ripples appeared around his superpower core.

now.

A dimensional portal opened wide, and a mechanical creature, roughly the same height and build as Leander, slowly emerged.

Eyes facing each other.

Leander could not sense any aura from the mechanical creature.

But that's what made him even more panicked.

This is illogical.

Even the weakest robot vacuum cleaner has energy fluctuations.

There is only one possibility for this situation to occur—

This mechanical creature is very powerful!

It is easy to block out one's own senses.

"who are you?"