Star Forge Titan

At the spine of the skeleton, a red light can be vaguely seen flickering. At the same time, the source of the crystals also comes from the skeleton itself, and the growing crystalline substances are "rooted" here.

In addition, the metals absorbed and assimilated from nearby areas also continued to flow into it, making the skeleton's luster closer to dark gold.

At this moment, although the outer armor became tattered, the power of the Titan Soldier Unit 03, Bekas, increased at an incredible speed, while Armstrong's control over the machine declined sharply.

In a sense, Unit 03, Begas, is now acting according to its own will.

What it wants to do is to go to its true master who can make it complete!

The metal mask covering the face of the machine fell to the ground, revealing a hideous skull face as if the skin had been peeled off, and the two eyeballs embedded in it flashed a dazzling red light.

roar!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The giant god soldier, as tall as a mountain, opened his mouth wide and roared like a mad beast.

This is completely beyond the scope of explanation of the products of magical engineering, and is clearly a behavior that only living things can exhibit.

"Is this the power contained within the divinely forged metal Olihagang? Damn, it's out of control again... With no mention of 'divinity' in the literature, can the Divine Corpse's primal instincts only be suppressed for this long, even if it's suppressed by burning the pilot's humanity?"

"Or is it simply because the temporary pilot hasn't achieved a 100% psycho-synchronous link with the machine? This is terrible. We lack so much information right now that it's impossible to analyze it."

Christina, deep in thought, habitually bit her thumb nail, a gesture exactly like Katherine's when she felt stressed.

At this moment, the fixing devices that were originally located on the shoulders, limbs, etc. of the body, which firmly fastened the Giant God Soldier to the wall, were now being pulled and deformed by the body with terrifying force.

The solid metal twisted and made a harsh sound, accompanied by a beast-like roar, and it seemed that the machine was about to break free from its restraints.

What's even more terrifying is that the assimilation reaction generated by the body has shown an expansion drive, and those growing crystals are about to touch the other three outer walls of the test site.

Seeing this scene, Christina finally sighed and gave an order.

"Activate the final safety device."

Chapter 86: Ruthless Years (Part 1)

Click—bang!

Following Ms. Christina's order to 'activate the final safety device'.

The gorgeous helmet that originally covered the head of the Giant Soldier Unit 03, Begas, had a hole blown directly from the right side of the armor.

More accurately, the armor that had been laid down later was self-destructing. The pre-installed high-pressure steam bottle valve was directly blown off, and the leaking high-pressure steam forcibly pushed the heavy armor plates outward and laterally.

Then, the boat-shaped driver's seat turned around on the spot like a lifeboat for escape, and then flew out directly from the inside under the propulsion of two other jets of steam.

Inside the cabin, the cables originally connected to the driver's helmet were directly torn off, and many locking devices that fixed the driver's seat were also disconnected, and various damaged parts also poured out.

The scene looked like a person being shot in the temple, with a large number of mechanical parts splattering like gushing blood.

Through the broken armor pieces, one can also see that the skull of the Giant God Soldier is also made of the mysterious azure Orichalcum material. Inside, one can vaguely see that a crystal substance with unknown function has filled nearly two-thirds of the space inside the skull. The remaining irregularly shaped cavity is where the driver's seat was previously placed.

As for the passage for the driver's seat to fly out, there was originally a circular gap in the skull there. Based on this, Lind's technicians designed a road that could accommodate the driver's passage, and also installed an emergency escape function that could forcibly disconnect the entire driver's seat from all connections with the Giant God Soldier.

"I hope this works. It's funny to say that all the armor we add later, even if it's made of the rarest materials and the most advanced magic alloy, can't compare to the strength of that skeleton. Maybe even if the formed Giant God Soldier suffers a devastating blow like the first-level absolutely forbidden magic, causing all other structures to turn into ashes, I believe this skeleton will continue to exist." Christina smiled self-deprecatingly.

"As expected of the phantom material nicknamed Divine Metal. This is probably the power of Orichalcum, the legendary metal forged by the gods themselves."

While the director was secretly sighing, the researchers on the other side were nervously activating the final safety device. Ejecting the pilot was only the first step before activation.

The so-called "ultimate safety device" is actually a shutdown method that starts from three key points related to the Giant God's mobility and ends when the body is completely silent and stationary.

As the shuttle-shaped cockpit flew in a straight trajectory in the air, Armstrong's screams, which kept changing in tone, were heard from the communicator. However, the fact that he could scream at least showed that he could still feel pain, that he was at least still alive.

At the same time, the eyes of the Colossus Unit-3 that had been lit up dimmed again as the temporary pilot disconnected, and the assimilation reaction caused by the activation of the "true blood" inside the divine skeleton gradually stagnated.

The disconnection seemed to have caused the assimilation reaction to lack a key element. The crystalline thorns growing from the chest and joints of the body broke off one by one, and then turned into powder that was too fine to be caught and floated in the air.

The dark golden light radiating from the inside out of the skeleton exposed through the gap in the armor slowly died down, returning the entire skeleton to its normal state, appearing as if cast from rusty bronze.

But even so, the Colossus Unit 03 was still struggling frantically on the spot. The sturdy fixing device was dragged and cracked inch by inch, and even the wall connected to it was damaged.

The harsh sound of the metal armor twisting could be faintly heard even in the command center some distance away from the secret laboratory.

This made the researchers break out in cold sweats, and they sped up their movements.

In less than fifteen seconds, the safety device finally activated and entered the second stage.

Inside the star-simulating furnace engine, the high-grade alchemical fuel that was still burning was suddenly released directly to the outside through the emergency valve.

The extremely expensive high-grade alchemical fuel was sprayed on the ground of the test site like wastewater, and then the super-large magic engine installed in the chest cavity stopped working due to lack of fuel.

Without the supply of magic power, the machines created based on magical engineering theory immediately ceased to function. The heavy external armor that originally increased the strength of the machine and provided additional protection became an extremely heavy burden.

The movements of the Titan Soldier Unit 03, Begas, immediately became sluggish, and even the roar coming from its mouth began to weaken.

"The assimilation reaction has been confirmed to have disappeared. The mana stored in the machine is being rapidly depleted. There are only fifteen seconds left before it completely ceases activity!"

The researchers' voices became much more relaxed. After completing the previous two steps, the magic engine had been shut down urgently. When the magic power stored in the body was completely exhausted, the seal of the divine skeleton that was temporarily opened by the magic machinery would recover on its own. At that time, the Giant God Soldier would not be able to continue any activities.

"Don't be careless, continue to activate the final safety device." Christina did not feel relieved at all, but continued to issue instructions to activate the final safety device:

"However, that would cause irreversible damage to the armor of the aircraft, and the cost of subsequent repairs would be quite terrifying." A researcher made an uncertain suggestion.

"Preventing the machine from running wild is more important than anything else. Can you guarantee that the Colossus Unit-3 will stop once the magic power generated by the magic engine is exhausted?" Christina stared at the other party sharply until the latter couldn't help but tremble.

"Yes, yes! Activate the final safety device!"

"Activate the final safety device!"

As numbers flowed inside the differential engine, a command was transmitted along the cable connecting to the external armor of the body.

Afterwards, explosions immediately occurred in various parts of the Giant God's external armor, and all the movable joints of the armor were destroyed. This made the external armor, which had already lost its auxiliary power, completely turn into a set of heavy iron armor that restricted the Giant God's movements.

The Giant God Soldier, whose divine skeleton activation rate was originally only around 1%, was now even more difficult to move.

However, it still did not stop struggling.

"How, how is this possible!?!" Someone in the command center made an unbelievable sound.

"Why not? This is an ultimate creation related to the legendary Titan, a top-level excavated secret treasure named the Divine Remains. Even its material is the legendary divine metal - Orichalcum."

Christina laughed softly and held the open folding fan in front of her to hide her complicated expression.

Although she was as petite as a twelve-year-old child, facing the beast-like roar of the Titan Soldier Unit 03, Begas, on the crystal projection screen, her back remained straight, without any sign of retreat or fear.

"There's even a kind of 'true blood' flowing within it, which has remained active for countless millennia."

"How could a monster like this be paralyzed by a mere steel chain made by humans?"

Sighing, Christina continued with a complicated expression:

"There's only one thing that can stop it—"

"Ruthless years."

Chapter 87: Ruthless Years

"The earthquake seems to have stopped?"

Feeling the ground beneath his feet gradually stabilize, Khayon couldn't help but ask:

Hearing this, Ivan, who was still thinking about the previous strange information, was also attracted.

"Indeed, there has been no shaking for about a minute and a half." Catherine nodded in agreement.

Diana slowly stood up, holding onto the wall. She first scanned the classroom to check on the students' condition. After noticing that no one was injured, the silver-haired girl recalled the knowledge the nanny had taught her in the orphanage.

Although Mother Teresa only managed a poor orphanage in the lower city, as a nun educated in the Temple of Light, she naturally possessed far more knowledge than the average person. As a result, the children at Marilyn's Orphanage were also more knowledgeable than ordinary orphans.

Moreover, after becoming a student of the magician program, Diana had a great enthusiasm for learning. She knew how rare this opportunity was for an orphan like herself, so she seized every minute and worked hard. She was almost the one with the closest overall score to Ivan in the class.

"It's not safe here." Although Diana had experienced the sudden earthquake like everyone else, her voice did not tremble at all. It sounded like she was saying something as ordinary as 'It might rain today'.

But it was this calm and normal tone that allowed most of the students to gradually regain their composure.

Afterwards, the students in the classroom left the relatively safe areas such as under the tables or in the corners, and under Diana's advice or command, prepared to move outside the headquarters building.

Although it is unlikely to take the elevator directly out of the underground cavity, the probability of the building itself being damaged may be greater than the possibility of the entire large natural cavity completely collapsing.

The researcher who was the instructor was obviously aware of this. He had previously taken the initiative to agree with Diana's suggestion and went to the emergency exit with the students.

At this moment, red lights flashed inside the underground headquarters building of Zhenli Rock, signaling an alarm. The passages were crowded with staff members preparing to evacuate to safety.

The students were unable to move. At this time, Diana, who was surrounded by people, suddenly heard the reminder "Leave if you need anything, and take care of yourself."

Turning her head, she found that only Catherine was left beside her, hugging her arm. As for the two elusive "Genoese", they had disappeared from the team at some point, leaving only the whisper that only she heard.

At this moment, Ivan and Kayang, who had separated from the main group and walked alone, were going against the crowd and heading towards the restricted area for students closer to the bottom floor of the Truth Rock headquarters.

"Are you sure now is the right time to satisfy your curiosity?" Khayon looked around with vigilance, following Ivan's steps forward.

"This is obviously some kind of very serious accident. Otherwise, how could a confidential unit like the underground headquarters of Truth Rock be in chaos so easily?" When he said this, the black-haired boy's expression became strange.

The timing was too coincidental for him to help but connect the two seemingly unrelated things: 'he suddenly received a system prompt' and 'an unexpected accident in the laboratory'.

Although his thoughts were changing, Alvin remained expressionless on the surface.

"If we don't seize this opportunity to investigate, we won't be able to enter those areas that are off-limits to students. Are you completely uninterested in Lind's cutting-edge magical technology?"

He was clearly doing something that would make people mistake him for a spy, but his tone sounded as relaxed as if he was inviting a good friend to play basketball.

"[Elrond curses] Isn't it completely impossible for me to refute such a reason?" Khayon cursed inwardly, and his usually narrowed eyes couldn't help but widen a little.

At the same time, the necromancer's footsteps, which had been trying to make the noise as quiet as possible, not only did not slow down, but instead sped up.

At this moment, Ivan's curiosity was almost overflowing. What on earth did the New Era Research Institute hide in its underground headquarters in the Rock of Truth that could actually connect with the system in his body?

Although the origin of that system is unknown, it doesn't even issue tasks, and it's impossible to directly add points to improve attributes. It is exactly the same as the player system in the super hardcore game Paradia in the previous life.

But that was ultimately the most direct testimony of my being a time traveler, and any information that might be related to it was worth investigating with all my might!

At this moment, Alvin even began to suspect that the ruins rumored to be located in the underground cave of the Steel City Vulkan might not be the remains of the ancient empire as speculated on the forum, but the remains of some even older and more powerful existence.

For example...Titan!

Uranus civilization, Sky Dynasty, Northern Giant Kingdom, all kinds of words related to the source of his own bloodline flooded into Alvin's mind, making it impossible for him to suppress the turbulent emotions in his heart.

Even if it means taking additional risks, we will do it.

"Prepare non-lethal spells. As a top-secret base, and in this state of alert, the New Era Research Institute will definitely have its sentry magic activated to maximum sensitivity. In this state, even if Lind prohibits research on necromancy, spells related to detecting personnel deaths will be activated."

Despite the loud alarms in his ears and the excitement in his heart, Ivan's voice remained orderly.

"But..." The boy paused and stopped what he was doing.

"But?" At this point, Khayon was too lazy to continue asking the other party whether he had learned anything from the legendary northern witch doctor, and how he knew so much about the magical protection of Linde's secret base.

"Now is the only time they might reveal their weaknesses, but if we're unlucky, we might face some unavoidable battles."

Although he said so, Alvin did not choose to take out the Crusher heavy pistol, nor did he pull out the legendary weapon Burning Justice. He just quietly clenched his fists like a tiger with retracted claws walking through the dense forest!

Then, he dived in at high speed like a raging storm.

Ivan's tall figure walked silently through the corridor. The ground and walls that were originally secretly engraved with the sensing array were completely transformed into smooth ordinary walls and ground when he raised his hand and pressed it.

Originally, facing this kind of thing, even Alvin, who had rich experience due to his experience as a veteran player in his previous life, would need to perform some Tom O. Cruz-style gymnastics to avoid the infrared rays on the spot.

But with the core talent [Reshape the World], everything becomes simple.

After all, using a powerful talent like [Reshape the World] that is almost like authority to counter a mere sentinel magic is too extravagant, and the efficiency will naturally be shockingly high.

In addition, Alvin's familiarity with Lind's magical defense system makes people wonder whether he is an Elrond or a Lind.

No, it's not a question of identity anymore.

In short, along the way, Khayon's jaw opened wider and wider, as if he was a continuously running surprise machine that had to gradually open its heat dissipation vent to the maximum extent.

It seemed that they were lucky enough, because apart from various magic traps and sentry magic alarm devices, they only encountered a team of living guards passing by in a hurry.

Finally, Alvin, who entered the underground headquarters of the New Era Research Institute, finally saw something strange.

A downward-sloping cave, an inclined cave with outer walls as smooth as porcelain fired at high temperature.

Chapter 88: Ruthless Years

How could such a place appear in the underground headquarters of the New Era Research Institute?

Looking at the cave that has retained its original appearance and the surrounding area that also maintains its natural landscape, Ivan couldn't help but feel curious.

Just now, his method of choosing a route was very simple and crude. When faced with a fork in the road, he would choose the path with the stronger sentry magic. Or, he would choose the path with more defenders and patrols.

Except for some sections of road where there were too many guarding forces and Alvin was not sure he could pass through quietly, he relied on this rule to choose the route.