Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 926: Stand Firm to the Death
Behind the gate, a humanoid figure in a red robe was kneeling at the far end. It was unclear whether it was a human or how long it had been kneeling. It was like a sculpture, but humble and pious.

"Is that a person?"

"I don't know, be careful and get closer."

The enhanced vision provided by Alyssa's implants was unable to analyze whether it was a living creature or not. The two men drew their pistols and used the marble columns in the corridor to take turns to cover their way forward.

In such an inexplicable situation, it is better to be careful.

There are a large number of stained glass windows on both sides of the corridor, and each piece of glass is printed with complex binary codes.

Gold and red banners were hung at both ends of the corridor. They were so shabby and almost completely destroyed by time that one could only barely recognize their original appearance.

This place must have existed for a very long time, and no one has maintained it for a long time.

But this does not mean it is safe. Alyssa has been to many ancient void ruins. The more unmaintained the place is, the more traps there may be.

However, there are no traps here. What the two of them are doing is simply a battle of wits and courage with the air.

Walking through the long corridor, they were getting closer and closer to the figure in the red robe.

The other party remained motionless and did not react at all. Only the bright Nixie tube light from behind was reflected on his red robe without any change.

Alyssa took out a coin and flicked it towards the other party.

The coins clinked, but there was still no response from the other party.

The sound of the coin hitting someone didn't sound like it was caused by a living person, so the two men dared to slowly walk out from behind the stone pillar that served as cover.

The details are not very clear when viewed from a distance, but they are better when viewed up close.

——There are too many details.

The red robe, like the banners hanging in the corridor, was in tatters. It looked more like a ball of dark red mud than a piece of clothing.

Alyssa stood to the side of the humanoid and knocked on its head with the barrel of her gun, sending back the echo of metal colliding.

"Perhaps this is some kind of magical machine? A golem?"

Fang Lanyin shook her head and said:

"It's not quite the same size, but if it's a puppet, it seems too big."

Looking to the left and right, there are two huge metal doors, but the door panels are tightly sealed and traces of welding can be clearly seen.

At the end of the corridor was a huge Nixie tube more than one person tall. It was still glowing, but apart from that there was nothing else.

Being sent to this hellhole inexplicably, and not being able to find anyone who could talk to her about what was going on, Alyssa scratched her head in annoyance and said to Fang Lanyin:
"Help me keep watch while I tear the rags off this fellow's body and have a look."

Fang Lanyin immediately raised her pistol and aimed. Even though she was only good at shooting, there was no way she would miss at such a close distance.

Seeing that Fang Lanyin was ready, Alyssa reached out and lifted it.

The red robe that had long been rotten beyond recognition was torn into pieces easily, as fragile as catkins. Under the diffused thin smoke, a hideous and terrifying mechanical skull appeared there.

This scared Fang Lanyin and she almost pulled the trigger.

"Don't worry, the previous judgment may be wrong. This may really be a person."

As she spoke, Alyssa tore off the pieces of robe from the humanoid object.

Without the red robe, the humanoid object kneeling on the ground looked like a Terminator. Almost every part of its body was made of metal. It was just kneeling on its knees facing the door with its head lowered as if in a praying position.

Fang Lanyin calmed down a bit at this point. She put down her gun, looked down and said:
"Boss, look at his abdomen. There are artificial internal organs there. This is a highly mechanized cyborg."

If it was a pure robot, there would be no need to create internal organs. And Fang Lanyin found not only artificial internal organs, but also traces of multiple modifications.

This shows that this person's initial mechanization rate was not so high, but as time passed, various parts of his body were replaced with machines bit by bit, and eventually he looked like a Terminator.

This kind of mechanized transformation is irreversible. The advantage is that it can greatly extend the lifespan, but it also has disadvantages.

Slowly losing humanity.

What's more, no matter how it is modified, the brain cannot be replaced, so basically no one will use this method to prolong their lifespan, as the disadvantages are too obvious.

Speaking of machinery, Fang Lanyin is no longer sleepy, but Fang Lanyin's courage is obviously not as great as Alyssa's.

Fang Lanyin only dared to observe from a distance of one or two meters, while Alyssa went straight to the man's head and blew at it with her mouth.

The dust was blown away, revealing a dustproof port.

Alyssa pulled out another cable from her personal terminal and inserted the universal plug made of magic mercury into the dustproof port.

As the personal terminal emitted a subtle operating sound, it began to read the remaining data in this mechanical body.

After all, this is the only suspicious thing here. Maybe we can find a clue on how to go back.

"The level of confidentiality of this person's implants is very high. There are signs that they have been systematically cleaned. Almost no useful information is left."

"Maybe it's set to automatically format upon death."

Fang Lanyin heard this and said:

"If I had special equipment, I could try to recover the data, but I can't do that now."

The personal terminal was still reading, and Alyssa's eyes passed over a lot of garbled characters that couldn't form a sentence at all, until the personal terminal made a beeping sound.

"There is still a document preserved, which should have been left behind intentionally."

Alyssa operated a few times on her personal terminal and opened the document.

There were also a lot of garbled characters in the text recorded in the document, but some of it was still barely readable.

'We have done it and paved the way for the coming of our Lord. My brothers and sisters and I are overjoyed. Although it will be a very long wait, each of us is full of hope.'

"The remnants of the Mechanicus once passed by here. We held back and did not destroy them. We are waiting for the Lord to come."

"Time seems to be going slower and slower. We pray day after day, even if there is no response, but each of us knows that the Lord will come eventually. This is the guidance of destiny."

"How long has it been? I don't know. My brothers and sisters have died one by one, but I won't. I will continue to wait."

'Lord, it seems that I cannot see you coming, but it doesn't matter, I, we do not regret guarding for you, may your holy current accept me'

There were only a few sentences that could be deciphered in the document. Alyssa and Fang Lanyin looked at each other, both feeling puzzled.

"It sounds like these guys are guarding something, but what exactly?"

Complete mechanized transformation is extremely painful. Not to mention the pain of having to undergo multiple surgeries, since the brain cannot be replaced, after the transformation is completed, the brain will suffer from phantom limb pain every moment.

Since the drugs no longer work on the mechanical body, there is no way to relieve this torture.

Therefore, the current mechanization transformation rate will not exceed 60% at most.

So, what kind of mission makes this person stay here at all costs, endure unimaginable pain, and prolong his life as much as possible?

(End of this chapter)