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Chapter 492: Dramatic Change! The Will of the Machine Clan’s Arrival



Chapter 492: Dramatic Change! The Will of the Machine Clan’s Arrival

A massive amount of parts, and blueprints and documents that occupied nearly one third of the container.

The Mechanical Cult had not used chips or storage drives. Obviously they understood that if they had used chips, Lynn would definitely raise questions and demand replacements.

So this time all the blueprints and documents were carried on physical media.

Lynn smiled and extended a tentacle again, storing all the components and documents into System Space, saying,

“Looks like our cooperation is going very smoothly.”

That cold voice said, “There is a third fold-jump. This is the final transmission. After it ends, our deal is complete. You must fulfill our agreement and immediately release and lift the curse and restraints on Silver Fantasy.”

Lynn smiled, “You don’t need to trouble yourselves with that.”

Slowly.

The third fold-jump beam arrived.

Zuo Zuo warned in a low voice, “Brain, could the Mechanical Cult really be conceding to us? This feels way too smooth.”Lynn narrowed his eyes, “Caution is good, let’s see how this unfolds.”

Then.

Under Lynn’s gaze, the outline of the container slowly materialized.

As with the previous two times, the massive mechanical container slowly opened up, revealing a large quantity of parts and materials. It was clear this shipment carried some of the core materials necessary to build the Stellar Core Furnace.

Lynn smiled, staying alert, and once more followed the same routine. He extended his tentacle and probed the mass of materials.

Swish, swish, swish—

All those materials were sucked into his inventory.

Everything was progressing very smoothly.

So smooth it felt unreal.

That cold voice sounded again, “The deal is done. Release Silver Fantasy immediately.”

Lynn narrowed his eyes, his gaze flickering.

Was he just being paranoid?

Had the Mechanical Cult really conceded, merely seeking to complete an exchange through trade?

Yet for some reason, he still felt he had overlooked something.

Lynn slowly backed away, expression unchanged, maintaining a faint smile, creating distance between himself and the bound Silver Fantasy, saying,

“Pleasure doing business. I keep my word, but to avoid accidents it’s best we keep a safe distance. I really don’t want this dear miss to—”

Lynn’s foot took a slow step backward.

But at that instant, the System alarmed violently in his ear.

[Warning! Warning! The Desire Mother Tree’s threat to you has reached 100%! Evade immediately!]

Clatter—

Almost at the same moment the System alert sounded.

Anomalies erupted.

One by one, as if prepared in advance, blood-and-flesh vines suddenly burst up from under his feet, rushing up to coil around his waist with a cacophony.

At nearly the same time, giant vines large enough for several people to embrace erupted from the surrounding soil, wildly lashing toward the bound Silver Fantasy.

Lynn barely had time to react before a fierce surge of desire thundered into his consciousness.

A sultry, viscous voice sounded in his ear, like someone breathing gently beside you, sweet and poisonous.

“Little fellow, the Mechanical Cult is not big on keeping its promises. Would you really throw away such an interesting bargaining chip so casually?”

Warning prompts blared frenetically.

Root-level fluctuations rolled like thunder.

Immediately Lynn’s vision filled with the info panel for those blood-and-flesh vines.

[Desire Mother Tree (Avatar)]

[Level]: ???

[Alignment]: Chaotic Evil

[Race]: ???

[Combat Ability]: One-fifth of the original’s power, but still capable of suppressing a Monarch.

[Description]: A tree seed that fell from the higher world three thousand years ago. Violent curses and hatred allowed it to be reborn and achieve nirvana in hell, but its regrown branches turned into blood-and-flesh vines. Natural greatness warped into twisted madness, limitless desire swelling within its ever-growing trunk. A crown that once upheld the stars has become grotesque, laughing, malformed limbs. This made it one of the darkest Root terrors in the Dark World.

The Desire Mother Tree!

It was the Desire Mother Tree!

Hahaha!

So that was it!

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

At that moment Lynn finally understood the source of his unease and the huge oversight he had made.

The Desire Mother Tree belonged to the Chaotic Evil alignment, just like the Flesh and Blood Dominator!

The greed and fickleness of this alignment meant they could do anything based on personal whim. Even if they were nominally in the same camp, they could strike at you at a critical moment!

So long as there was sufficient benefit!

So long as they deemed it necessary!

They would act!

And the Desire Mother Tree, seeing such a useful pawn to blackmail the Mechanical Cult, how could it not be tempted?!

Because the Mechanical Cult had conceded!

Lynn immediately realized this must also be a risky play by the Mechanical Cult, a counter-calculation against him! They had keenly perceived the infighting within the Chaotic Alignment and exploited their selfishness and greed!

In short, once the deal was done!

Once they showed even the slightest sign of submission!

The Desire Mother Tree would instantly be pried loose and turned against them, converting the situation from Mechanical Cult versus Lynn and Desire Mother Tree into a three-way standoff: Mechanical Cult versus Desire Mother Tree versus Lynn!

From a duet into a threesome!

“You must not attack me! You’ve fallen for their trap!!” Lynn snarled, trying to warn the Desire Mother Tree that bound him.

But it was too late.

Everything changed too fast, almost at the exact moment the Desire Mother Tree struck.

On the patch of ground where the Mechanical Cult’s folded materials had landed, the surfaces of the three scattered mechanical containers suddenly lit with countless fine streams of light.

Those seemingly useless, discarded container walls glowed with dense light flows, beams connecting on the ground to form an extremely complex optical image.

If Sir Aiwen were here, he would instantly recognize it as a summoning magic circle used for precise targeting in the darkness!

Seeing this, Lynn’s understanding ripped through him.

The real key was not the materials inside the containers, but the three containers used to hold those resources!

The three fold-jump landing points had clearly been calculated with extreme precision so that when the three mechanical boxes opened, they could perfectly piece together that optical summoning pattern!

Like three puzzle pieces!

One by itself meant nothing.

But once combined, their true intent immediately revealed itself!

Seeing that scene, the Desire Mother Tree’s avatar was shaken violently as well, because everything had happened so quickly. Almost the moment the summoning circle formed, an unimaginably terrifying aura surged out from it.

It tried to strike, but it was too late!

At that moment.

The light flared brilliantly, illuminating the entire subterranean cavity.

Hum—

And within that boundless cascade of light, it seemed as if innumerable gears hummed and machines whirred in an instant.

A humanoid outline formed entirely from numerical constructs slowly floated at the center of the massive magic circle.

A terrifying aura spread.

No facial features, no physical body, only a silhouette built from torrents of data.

“I originally did not wish to descend so early,” a detached mechanical voice echoed from the apparition.

Cold.

Bitterly cold!

An information panel immediately appeared in front of Lynn’s eyes for that virtual projection.

[God of All Machines (Projection)]

[Level]: ???

[Alignment]: Absolute Order

[Race]: ???

[Combat Ability]: One-tenth of the original’s power, but still not something you can contend with.

[Description]: Above the stars, forgotten knowledge and ancient technology. The first great being to achieve Mechanical Ascension, it birthed its initial self amid gears and cannon fire, founding the Intelligence Machine Civilization among the vast stars and carving out an entirely different path. Yet all things decay and machines rot. For unknown reasons, it once waged a great war with the Colossus Civilization and the Cyber Civilization, and was cast down into the Dark World after the conflict. It founded the Mechanical Cult and took root in the night.

The instant he saw that panel, Lynn understood everything.

God of All Machines! The arrival was a projection of the Cult’s Sovereign!

Of course!

The Mechanical Cult had never intended to resolve this peacefully. From the moment the countdown ended, they had been running a precise calculation!

They used the completion of the trade to stir the Desire Mother Tree’s greed, diverting its attention toward Lynn, while in secret they had folded those three puzzle pieces into this very spot!

They knew that if they had folded in reinforcements directly, the Desire Mother Tree would have immediately intercepted them and Silver Fantasy’s safety could not be guaranteed!

So they hid their killing move in the most easily overlooked containers.

Three boxes!

Three puzzle pieces!

Ingeniously assembled into a summoning array for a projection of their Sovereign!

They concealed their ultimate trump card to arrive at this final moment!

“Run!” Lynn roared and, with almost no hesitation, forced his teleport ability to activate.


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