Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 224: Constructed Lifeforms and Soul Wetware (5K)
drop.

The moment he heard that slight sound, a surge of sense of crisis erupted wildly in Herbert's heart.

He had no time to explain, nor did he worry about being exposed. He tried his best to warn Sophia.

"run!"

Run!

!!!

Although Sophia didn't understand Herbert's nervousness, she still took action at the first opportunity reflexively.

He pushed his four hooves hard and then leaped high into the sky!

As soon as she jumped up, Sophia immediately realized that something was wrong.

"not good!"

In a hurry, she had no time to choose another position, and could only expose themselves and each other to the sight of the construction robot.

But at the same time, the next moment they were exposed...

laugh--

A red laser silently descended upon the place where they were just now, melting a bottomless hole there.

!!!

"What kind of spell is that!?"

At that moment, Sophia did not feel any fluctuation of magic power at all.

But judging from the damage suffered on the ground, if that light fell on her, the power would definitely seriously injure her!

"What on earth is it..."

There was no time to think, the peace was soon broken, a heavy roar came from afar, and the earth shook.

Sophia looked up and saw that the robot contaminated by flesh and blood had stood up and was slowly walking towards them.

The metal shell of the chest was wrapped in hideous flesh and blood, and the blood vessels were still wriggling, as if they had their own life.

The mechanical eyes inlaid with magic crystals flashed with an emotionless cold light, and the heavy body made the ground sink a little with every step it took.

As if realizing that it was moving slowly, the robot did not continue to chase, but stood still and raised its right arm.

The hole in the arm flashed a dangerous red light.

What is that... No, I can't keep waiting like this!

Without Herbert's orders, Sophia's fighting instinct engraved deep in her soul had already directed her body to respond.

The muscles of her tall and strong horse body were taut, while her human upper body showed an extremely calm and resolute expression, her eyes fixed on the robot in front of her.

She drew her bow and arrow in an instant, and the spiritual arrow, wrapped in dazzling light, shot towards the constructed robot.

The arrow did not cut through the air and make a sharp whistling sound like ordinary arrows, but passed through the space silently and extremely quickly.

Whoosh!
At the same time, what she shot was not just one arrow, but a series of arrows!
Just before a blazing beam of energy spurted out from the robot's palm, Sophia shot three arrows in succession within this limited time.

And these three are aimed at different positions.

Forehead, chest, and muzzles of arms.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
The first spiritual arrow and the energy beam met in the air, causing a strong shock wave and exploding with a "boom".

The strong shock wave caused Sophia to retreat two meters, while the heavy robot stood firmly in place.

But it's not having a good time at this time.

The second arrow followed closely and pierced the gem on its forehead before the shock wave arrived!
The arrow was moving so fast that the robot could only turn its head with difficulty and had no time to react. The arrow pierced the gem on its forehead that was emitting a faint blue light.

laugh.

Then, a crack appeared on the gem, and it burst like a broken spider web under the weight.

click!
The robot's body reacted immediately to this shattering, and began to tremble violently, as if its internal system had suffered a serious impact.

clack clack...

But the most fatal one was the third arrow, which did not arrive at the same time as the first two arrows, but deliberately lagged behind by half a beat.

Its target is the robot's chest - where its power core is located!

"go to hell!"

The arrow pierced straight into the chest with an unstoppable momentum, like the scythe of the god of death, piercing into the robot's chest fiercely.

But in an instant, something unexpected happened.

The flesh and blood on the robot's chest actually reacted first, taking the initiative to attack before the arrow arrived and intercepting the arrow halfway.

The flesh and blood stretched out a tentacle like muscle fiber, wrapped around the arrow, broke it, and then merged into the body.

"What!!?"

Sophia's originally confident expression froze, and she looked in disbelief at the flesh and blood that easily swallowed her spiritual energy arrow.

"How can this be?"

How could her soul arrow be swallowed so easily!

In other words, as if to confirm Sophia's thoughts, the flesh and blood seemed to have triggered some kind of strange chain reaction.

hum...

A powerful energy quickly gathered inside the robot's body, and then exploded without any warning.

The explosion was so powerful that it created a strong impact force that spread in all directions, sweeping the surrounding environment.

A large amount of smoke and dust rose into the air, and spread rapidly like a huge black wave, covering everything around it.

boom!
A huge roar was heard, as if a heavy object had smashed heavily to the ground.

Sophia was stunned for a moment as she looked at the scene in front of her, then she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, it's my victory!"

Although the robot was unexpectedly powerful and its attack method was very tricky and strange, it was no match for him!
hum.

Just three arrows are enough!

The three arrows shot by Sophia were not shot casually without any thought. She considered a lot carefully at that moment.

The first arrow is to offset the light beam, the second arrow is to attract attention, and the third arrow is the real killer.

And now, although the process was somewhat different from what she had imagined, the result remained unchanged.

It fell down!
She raised her head in the smoke and dust, and her heroic figure looked even more heroic against the backdrop of the surrounding environment.

And just when Sophia wanted to ask her master for praise - she heard her master's angry rebuke.

"Idiot! What are you waiting for?!"

At this time, everything happened too much, and Herbert, who finally had time to speak, couldn't help but roar:

"Keep running!"

What the hell!
Don’t you understand such a simple truth that smoking does not cause harm? ! ?

run?
This time, because of her confidence in her own strength, Sophia did not immediately follow Herbert's instructions. She turned around and looked at her master in confusion.

Didn't I already win...

Sophia just thought so, and then she saw Herbert pounce on her.

Push her head down hard.

laugh--

The next moment, the red light brushed past her hair and the back of Herbert's hand from above.

"cough!"

Herbert groaned, and looking at the back of his hand where a centimeter of thickness had melted away, he couldn't help but grinning.

Tsk.

I almost left something out here.

But fortunately, I am in a spiritual state now and my origin has not been damaged. As long as I have a good rest, I will recover soon.

However, Herbert didn't care, but Sophia couldn't accept it.

My Lord is wounded.

My Lord, I am injured!

"..."

She looked at this scene with great remorse, her heart filled with guilt and anger for her own carelessness.

I failed to protect my master.

Anger and guilt burned in her heart, her eyes turned red in an instant, and she turned her head and stared at the robot that reappeared in the smoke.

Although it was seriously injured and had a big hole in its chest, it did not lose its fighting ability and slowly crawled up from the ground.

It wanted to attack Sophia again, but when it raised its hands, nothing came out.

Such a powerful attack is not without limits and comes at a considerable cost.

It's that robot!

Destroy it!
Destroy it!!!
A desperate urge surged in Sophia's heart, and she wanted to fight to the death with this robot.

The horse's hooves kept digging the ground, and the weapons in hands were tightly gripped. Even if it cost his life, he was determined to completely destroy this enemy who brought harm to my Lord!

Kill it!

"Sophia!"

But just as Sophia's desire to fight was overwhelmed, Herbert pulled her back and shouted in her ear: "Don't be impulsive! Go!"

Go!? How can I go now?

"But! You are injured! I..."

Sophia turned her head, unable to control her emotions, and glared at Herbert with her scarlet eyes for trying to stop her from taking revenge.

She was now completely dizzy and could no longer understand the current situation.

No one can stop me from avenging my Lord!

Not even my Lord!
Sophia was getting angry, but Herbert was very calm. He stared at her and said, "I'm not discussing this with you. This is an order! Go!"

After hearing these cold words, Sophia's body shook and she woke up immediately.

She finally realized what she had just done.

"I!!?"

How could he be so derelict in his duty?

My Lord must be extremely disappointed in me now.

"……Yes!"

Sophia didn't bother to check the status of the robot anymore. She immediately turned around and ran towards the escape route that had been prepared long ago.

Perhaps because she was so ashamed, Sophia ran with all her might, much faster than before.

On her horse's back, Herbert turned his head and looked back at the huge cloud of dust, squinting at the robot that was looming in it.

Although he tried his best to ask Sophia to leave, on the one hand, it was because he had no chance of winning.

On the other hand, the robot was in a particularly bad condition.

Sophia didn't notice it just now, but Herbert saw a detail clearly.

Just as the robot was about to chase after being severely injured, the flesh and blood spreading on its chest suddenly stopped its movement.

It's in a very wrong state.

The flesh and blood looked very strange, as if there was another will controlling them.

Rather than the flesh and blood that the robot was born from, it seems more like it has suffered some special contamination that has affected its will.

Symbiosis?

No, more like... parasitism?
Just as Herbert was thinking this, a faint voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"……beg!"

Who is speaking?
"please--"

It was not an emotionless mechanical voice, but a mixture of the mournful pleas of dozens or even hundreds of people, young and old, men and women.

Their simultaneous wails added up to one another, echoing in Herbert's ears.

Herbert stared with wide eyes at the robot that fell heavily to its knees, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.

save you?

"please--"

The voice touched the softest part of his heart, and he couldn't help but shed tears for their tragic experience.

"..."

As for this strange thing, Herbert just frowned and then resolutely withdrew his gaze.

He even patted Sophia on the shoulder and ordered, "Sophia, run faster."

There are dirty things here, so you shouldn't stay here for long.

slip away.

"Yes!"

He glanced back at the smoke and dust left behind and shook his head slightly.

Herbert does not think that he is a heartless person. For those who need help, he is willing to lend a helping hand in most cases as long as he still has the ability to do so.

But the situation just now obviously did not meet his requirements - he did not have enough strength left at the moment, and the other party might not be innocent.

"Nenasha, you heard the sound just now, right?"

[“Yes, I heard it. That soul fluctuation did come from that constructed life form.”]

Construct life form.

In this world, constructed life is a special existence.

They are usually life forms created by a combination of magic and machinery, with a variety of forms and functions.

It could range from simple stone golems to extremely complex magical creations.

Strictly speaking, the Holy Grail that carries the wine of oblivion is also a kind of animated organism and is included in the category of constructed life forms.

The creation of construct life forms usually requires powerful magical powers and some extremely rigorous expertise.

Creators will need to gather specific materials such as metals, gems, magic items, and more.

After the materials are prepared and assembled, they still need to cast specific spells and magic to give it life and consciousness.

Such spells and magic are extremely rare, and are the most valued trump cards of every spellcaster who can create constructed life, and they will not be easily passed on to others.

This has also caused the price of constructed life forms to remain high, making them a very sought-after, high-priced item.

It is precisely under such circumstances that some evil beings have created another cheap and quick way to take advantage of the situation.

According to their method, most people can skip the step of soul endowment and easily create constructed life forms.

Or, you can use a simpler and more understandable name - wetware.

"There is wetware in this world, too."

Unlike a certain world with four vendors, the wetware here does not rely on artificial brains and other physical tissues.

But it relies on another kind of power - the soul.

Artificial souls are rare and precious, but aren’t the souls of intelligent creatures everywhere?

Why should we seek something far away instead of something near?
Powerful spellcasters will imprison the souls of intelligent creatures in special gems, sealing them within construct life forms, making them its soul.

In order to maintain their wisdom, their consciousness was not completely eliminated, but was deliberately preserved.

Those imprisoned souls would carry out their master's orders day after day, and could only watch their bodies move without being able to make any changes.

There is no doubt that as soon as this method came out, it was considered by the justice camp to be an extremely cruel and evil act and was immediately listed as a forbidden technique.

However, due to the high demand for constructed life forms, many evil and neutral spellcasters always secretly make them.

Even those in the justice camp would buy such cheap constructed life forms.

Anyway, I didn't kill the man, I didn't extract his soul, and I didn't seal him in.

I bought him to help him get rid of them, to prevent them from falling into the hands of those evil people!
It's easy to deceive yourself anyway.

They can have as many reasons as they want to convince themselves, as long as they can get over it in their hearts, it doesn't matter.

Also because of the general trend, the situation gradually changed and people gradually relaxed the restrictions on this kind of soul wetware.

Although it still cannot be brought to the table, it is no longer banned.

It is now assumed that all souls being used are extremely evil people, and sealing them in constructed life forms is also a way for them to atone for their sins.

This is also one of the reasons why Herbert is not sure whether the other party is innocent.

Sophia's arrow broke the gem on the robot's forehead. Does this mean that those poor souls have been freed?
If so, why did they let Herbert rescue them?
And if not...why did Herbert save them?

He had no reason to risk his life for souls that he could not identify as friend or foe.

In addition, there was something weird about the robot.

Although the construct did not reveal any magical fluctuations, it made Herbert feel an extremely strong sense of crisis.

"Nenasha doesn't know how it attacks either... Is it pure energy?"

There was no trace of magical fluctuations on the robot before it launched the attack.

Compared to the animated constructs on the magic side, it looks more like a machine that moves purely on the basis of a mechanical structure.

But the energy it used was beyond Herbert's comprehension.

"It can't be the source of fire..."

After all, what aspect of development did the destroyed civilization focus on?

After thinking carefully, Herbert shook his head. The knowledge he had at hand was not enough to support his idea.

"After we return to the monastery, we will go to the caretaker and ask for more relevant information."

What Herbert feared most was the "filthy flesh and blood" on the robots.

What does it mean for robots?
Where do they come from?

Is it the corruption of some being? Or a curse?
"..."

Herbert was thinking silently. Sophia, who thought she had made a mistake, did not dare to disturb him. She just galloped with him silently, rushing back to Elda.

This time they chose another path, crossed the towering mountains, and did not encounter the heavy knight hero again.

The journey out to explore took a lot of time, but the return journey was several times faster.

When they were not far from Eldar, Nenasha broke the silence and asked:

[“Herbert, have you looked at the three occupants of the wreckage and decided which one to attack?”]

"Which one are you asking about..."

Herbert also came back to his senses, blinked and thought for a while, and said helplessly: "Those guys are not easy to deal with."

(End of this chapter)