Chapter 318: Iron Monger Requests to Fight
At this moment, Senior Martial Sister finally calmed down. The moment the Armor Knight’s heavy blow landed on the Alien’s waist, she cleverly used this impact force to channel the stacked force into the swinging tail, utilizing the Alien’s unique interlocking spine.
In that instant, the accelerated swinging tail blade tip, like a four-edged armor-piercing cone, cut through the airflow and struck the Armor Knight at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
Even though the Armor Knight’s materials had been reinforced by Karl, it still couldn’t withstand such a concentrated force. The specially made tail blade was like a hot knife cutting through butter, easily piercing through the Armor Knight’s thick shoulder armor and causing severe tearing to the surrounding metal, rendering the entire arm nearly useless.
Due to the damage to the shoulder structure, even if the Armor Knight’s core wasn’t damaged, one arm was crippled. The few remaining parts connected to the main body were clearly unusable.
Such exaggerated destructive power caused an uproar among the students watching.
Golems have always been known for their strength and defense, far exceeding knights of the same level, but they were so easily shattered. If it were them, they would be instantly killed, not even leaving a complete corpse. How could this not make their hearts skip a beat?
If this blow had hit the core, the outcome of this duel would have long been decided. Unfortunately, Senior Martial Sister’s control over the Alien puppet wasn’t perfect, and there was a slight deviation, resulting in the duel not being immediately decided.
Tren’s face changed, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He had underestimated the opponent’s attack method, and the swinging tail wasn’t as simple as it seemed.
Most people focused on the tail blade that could easily penetrate the Armor Knight, but as the creator of the Armor Knight, Tren knew very well how strong it was. It wasn’t something that could be penetrated by mere sharpness.
That was the truth. The Alien’s entire spine and tail were a single unit, several meters long, and with a very special structure that allowed force to be conducted smoothly. Especially when conducting towards the tail end, the special structure would lock in layers at this moment, transmitting the force without any loss, even expanding it continuously. When it reached the tail end, it far exceeded the upper limit of the force that this puppet could exert.
Just like a whip, the longer it is, the faster the tip of the whip swings, and it can easily crack the air with a crisp sound.
If the whip was replaced with a tail connected by a metal spine, the power was unimaginable. Tren had suffered from this.
However, this move also had many limitations, especially during the charge-up phase, which required shaking the head and tail to accumulate power, making it easy to interrupt. The fact that Senior Martial Sister could use the opponent’s attack force to reduce the preparation time showed she had some talent.
The Armor Knight wasn’t human. Despite suffering such a heavy blow, it didn’t hesitate. Its intact arm grabbed the Alien’s tail that hadn’t been retracted yet. Before Tren could give the order, according to the original settings, the enchanted gem in its core immediately shattered, and alchemical fire gushed out.
At the same time, the Armor Knight’s faceplate opened, and the alchemical fire that could melt gold and iron was about to spray all over her, but Senior Martial Sister sensed it in advance, because this feeling was familiar to her.
Besides, the opponent had a trump card, and she wasn’t without one. The opponent could spray, and so could she.
Opening her mouth and flicking her tongue, a thick tongue like a cannonball shot out instantly under the pressure inside her skull, shattering the Armor Knight’s helmet in one go. The unbound alchemical fire gushed out from the neck armor for several breaths before stopping. At this point, the Armor Knight was completely scrapped, its core and magic circuits all melted.
Years of hard work were completely scrapped in an instant, leaving Tren, who was a step too late, dumbfounded.
It’s easy to talk about winning, but now that he had lost, who would reimburse him?
Ignoring Tren, whose face was ashen as if his entire family had died, as he cleaned up the still-warm remains of the Armor Knight, the second duel continued under the opening remarks of Kevin Flynn, who was becoming increasingly interested.
Glancing at Tren’s dejected figure, Owen said to Blaude,
“Talk to him after the match and ask if he’s interested in joining HYDRA.”
Since this guy was chosen to participate in the duel, even if he wasn’t the top student, he was at least first-class and worth recruiting. After all, the current HYDRA really didn’t have many presentable figures.
Blaude nodded knowingly, then prepared for the second duel according to Owen’s decision.
Minas, the second student from the Alchemy Department to enter the stage, had a considerable reputation, so Owen had information about him.
He was one of the few students who were good at using alchemical objects in battle, and his own combat power shouldn’t be underestimated, as could be seen from his choice of the second battle mode. However, it was still not enough to make Owen come out to deal with him.
“It’s finally this young master’s turn. Iron Monger requests to fight, victory is certain!” Wearing a tight suit that looked like it was modified from black stockings, Obadiah climbed into the Iron Monger with his fat buttocks, then patted his chest forcefully to express his confidence. However, the three layers of jiggling fat made the puppet student in charge of the final inspection change his expression. For the sake of money, they gritted their teeth and quickly completed the inspection, then immediately slammed the cockpit door shut. It seemed they wished they could weld the door shut if possible.
Minas hadn’t taken Obadiah seriously at first because he knew about this noble disgrace. But when he saw Iron Monger walking onto the stage with heavy steps, his expression changed a little.
“This guy wouldn’t have sold his family’s castle, would he?” Minas muttered to himself.
Because of the rush, the Iron Monger, which had no coating, showed a smooth metallic luster. So, he saw at a glance that the entire puppet was actually made of mithril steel.
Actually, not only Minas, but even Kevin Flynn’s eyelids twitched, and the students watching were in an uproar.
Mithril was known as the universal fusing agent, widely used in alchemy and magic. Even adding a little bit to weapons and armor could greatly improve their performance and obtain enchanted attributes. It was a well-deserved top-grade magic metal.
Of course, the price was also very much in line with its evaluation. Comparing it to gold was simply an insult to mithril. If alchemists knew that the price of mithril was the same as gold, they would probably go crazy with joy.
Actually, the price of high-quality mithril steel was equivalent to gold. Although the mithril steel used by Iron Monger didn’t reach this quality, it wasn’t just a shoddy product with a little bit of mithril mixed in.
Let’s just say that the Alien tail blade, which could easily pierce through the Armor Knight, could at most pierce a little bit into it. It couldn’t penetrate the door, which showed how insane the Iron Monger’s defense was.
At this point, Minas no longer had any thoughts of holding back. He activated the alchemical mechanism backpack on his back immediately.
As the backpack unfolded, a set of light armor similar to what Senior Martial Sister was wearing quickly covered his body. At the same time, four spider-like folding claw blades sprang out from the backpack, propping up his body and allowing him to move quickly around the arena.
