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Chapter 110 Star Energy Spell: The Clock in the Opposite Direction
[Rusty Iron Hell, District 5, Gray Rat Gang Stronghold]

[Abandoned warehouse, manager's office]

"Damn it, those guys agreed to make the deal at ten o'clock, but it's almost time and I haven't seen a single hair of it."

"Someone come here! Bring me some more Coal Ash Dark Beer, and hurry up!"

In the dimly lit manager's office, Mad Rat Jacks slammed an empty bottle onto the scratched metal table and drunkenly shouted outside.

What puzzled him was that he had clearly given the order.

But after waiting for a while, the little mice outside the door remained motionless, as if they had not heard his command at all.

This made him very angry.

"Hey! You little brats out there! Where's my dark beer?!"

Jacks's roar echoed in the empty manager's office corridor.

What followed was an unsettling silence.

Seeing that his words were no longer having any effect.

Jacks immediately stood up angrily, ready to teach the little mice outside a lesson.

Let them understand what the rules of the Gray Rat Gang are!
He strode toward the manager's office door, the various homemade bombs hanging on his body clanging and jingling.

The hydraulic device on the mechanical right leg emitted an ominous hissing sound.

He staggered to the front door, his calloused hands gripping the doorknob.

But at that moment, an unexpected event occurred!
Clang!
A beam of silver light pierced through the rusty iron door of the manager's office.

And with lightning speed, it pierced straight toward his head.

His instincts, honed from years of walking the line between life and death, allowed him to react instantly the moment danger appeared.

After all, rats are masters at maximizing their own advantage and minimizing their own harm!
boom!
Just as the cold light was about to reach the tip of Jacks' nose, the miniature thrusters at the bottom of his mechanical legs were instantly detonated, sending him flying backward.

They narrowly avoided the 'slender sword' that pierced the door.

And Jacks truly lived up to his reputation as a 'madman' who spent years in the Rusty Iron Hell.

At the same time he escaped, he launched a counterattack against the enemy, and dozens of mechanical rats flashing red light sprang out from his sleeves.

Portable factory: Self-destructing rat swarm!

Just as these self-destructing rats were about half a meter away from the manager's office door...

A calm voice came from outside the door.

"Second Hand - Six-Hit Combo".

A cool female voice accompanied six silver streaks.

The old, rusty manager's office door was suddenly sliced ​​open with six sword marks, as if it were tofu.

At the same time, the self-destructing rat that was pouncing in mid-air was also accurately hit by these six cold beams of light and exploded on the spot.

Boom boom boom——!
After a series of explosions.

The door to the manager's office, along with the wall next to it, was blown open with a huge hole.

Amidst the vast expanse of dust, a woman with short brown hair, dressed in a silver-white uniform, slowly stepped into the manager's office.

Her short brown hair swayed gently in the aftershocks of the explosion.

The slender, silver-white sword in his hand reflected a chilling light in the firelight.

"Tell me where the sacred relic is, and I might consider leaving you a complete corpse."

"Holy relic? Where would I find any holy relic from your Gear Church?"

Jax watched as the Silver Knight Vivian walked into the manager's office.

He gripped a remote control for explosives tightly in his right hand, a maniacal grin spreading across his face: "While I may not have the sacred relic, I've prepared a bunch of interesting gifts for you, you damned bald eagle! Hahaha!"

Amidst Jacks' maniacal laughter.

Vivian immediately noticed the eerie rustling sounds coming from the surrounding walls.

The next second, hundreds of mechanical mice surged out from all directions.

And like a black tide, it surged toward Vivian.

And after reaching a certain distance, they all self-destruct!

Boom boom boom——!
Amidst the intense and ear-piercing explosions and flames, the anime suddenly shifts into a slow-motion moment.

Vivian slowly raised the second-hand rapier in her hand, and a special stellar energy fluctuation burst forth from her body.

Click
It was accompanied by a crisp sound of gears turning.

The second-hand rapier in Vivian's hand suddenly began to deform and reassemble.

Countless gears interlock.

Numerous sword blades began to split and recombine.

Before long, a greatsword made of black iron, covered with intricate gears and inlaid with a black iron clock at the junction of the hilt and the blade, appeared.

Vivian gripped the sword hilt with her right hand and placed her left hand on the special black iron clock, decisively activating her Star Source ability.

【Star Energy Spell - Clock in the Reverse Direction】 In a strange golden fluctuation.

A semi-transparent golden force field suddenly appeared within a three-meter radius around Vivian.

And those explosion shockwaves and debris that touched this 'golden force field'.

They all began to 'regress' at a speed visible to the naked eye.

It collided with other shock waves that followed, canceling each other out.

Vivian's figure was completely engulfed by the blinding firelight and the constantly collapsing rocks and dust above.
When the explosion ended.

The manager's office, which was already in disrepair, was now a pile of ruins.

Meanwhile, other areas near the manager's office were also affected by the explosion.

Landslides of varying degrees occurred.

In the ruins filled with dust and smoke.

Jacks abruptly ripped off the 'riot cloak' covering him and looked up in the direction where Vivian was.

But the imagined scene of blood and flesh flying everywhere did not occur.

Instead, a weapon that he hadn't expected appeared in Vivian's hands.

Jacks stared at Vivian in astonishment.

Or rather, it was the iconic 'clockwise greatsword' in her hand, the symbol of the Clockwork Knight.

In an instant, memories began to flood into Jacks's brain like a tidal wave.

Ten years ago, on that rainy night, the same clock-handed greatsword, the same golden force field, and... his own right leg, which had been neatly severed.

"The Clockwork Greatsword. You're William's only daughter?"

After learning of this situation.

Numerous green electronic patterns began to spread wildly across Jacks' face, distorting his expression beyond recognition.

"Very good!"

"I was thinking that since William is dead, where should I go to avenge the broken leg I lost back then?"

"Unexpectedly, his only daughter came to him of her own accord."

"This is truly like finding a needle in a haystack! Hahaha!"

After laughing, Jacks' expression suddenly calmed down.

But beneath this calm lies a massive, almost tangible, killing intent!
"You little bitch, let me show you the pain I felt when your short-lived father was chasing me back then!"

Boom!

A sudden, violent tremor swept through the entire abandoned factory.

Before long, a giant mechanical rat, as tall as a three-story building and covered in various green potions, appeared. It was half biological and half mechanical.

Suddenly, it burst forth from the depths of the abandoned factory!

Jax jumped onto the head of the giant mechanical rat.

The mechanical prosthesis of his right leg is inserted into a groove on his head.

The next second, a large number of data cables extended and connected to Jacks' body.

This allows its nervous system to connect perfectly with this mechanical monster, becoming completely integrated.

After doing all this, Jax looked down at Vivian, holding up two sizzling explosives with lit fuses.

With a ferocious expression, he said, "Little girl, if it were your old man himself, I might be a little afraid."

"But you alone are far from qualified!"

Jax threw the bomb in his hand at Vivian and gave the mechanical giant rat the command.

"Old buddy, eat her up!"

Upon hearing Jacks' command, the mechanical giant rat let out a deafening roar.

He suddenly charged towards Vivian.

Its steel-like claws scraped the ground, creating dazzling sparks, and its heavy body left cracks and craters with every step.

This shows how terrifying this giant mechanical rat is.

Vivian simply raised her heavy sword in response.

A familiar, crisp ticking of a clock echoed once again in the empty, abandoned factory.

[Name: Jacks (Mad Rat)]

[Faction: Rusty Iron Hell - Gray Rat Gang - Second Leader]

[Level: Level 2, Lower Grade]

[Base Star Energy Value: 8000]

[StarSource: Intelligent Machine System - Portable Factory]

(End of this chapter)