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Chapter 296 Seizure of Titan Machinery! Don't kill me, my dad is... (Bonus Chapter)

"Get out here! You damn scum! You cowardly runaway!"

Augustus's roar echoed through the passage, and with each swing of his magical greatsword, he cleaved the obstructing rocks in his path into pieces.

Where the sword's edge passed, the cut was perfectly clean.

Immediately afterwards, Titan raised its massive metal foot and kicked out with a powerful thud.

boom!

Large chunks of rock shot out like cannonballs, attempting to block every possible corner where Lin Li might appear.

But the next second, a flash of blue light appeared, and Lin Li's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

"Thief! Thief! Bastard, get out here!" Augustus couldn't find Lin Li again.

He frantically activated the detection devices, trying to lock onto the enemy.

At the same time, the shield will be activated at a medium power.

Energy is being depleted, but the enemy remains elusive.

He became increasingly agitated.

"You piece of trash, come out of that machine and fight me one-on-one!" Lin Li's voice drifted from the shadows on the other side. "All you do is hide in there and spout nonsense! You useless piece of trash!"

"You're the trash!"

Augustus, controlling the Titan, slammed the ground again, sending a terrifying shockwave spreading out in a ring.

However, the blue light shone again, and the Linli figures disappeared once more.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Augustus's chest heaved violently, and the warning lights in the cockpit flashed with his heavy breathing.

This enemy is too cunning; he avoids direct confrontation altogether.

Although he knew that piloting the Titan was a bit of an overreach, he figured he had taken the initiative to attack, so why didn't the other side just stand there and let him kill them?

A glint of malice flashed in his eyes, and he abruptly turned the Titan's massive body around: "Damn scum, since you're so good at hiding, then I'll go kill all your companions first! I'll come back and slowly torture you later!"

"Just you wait, Lord Augustus has already seen through your treacherous scheme!"

Titan strode forward, turning to chase after the Butcher and his men in the direction they had fled.

"You come and go as you please, did you even ask me?"

A cold voice came from behind him.

Augustus was startled and turned around abruptly, only to see Lin Li appear not far behind him, blocking his way.

This time, before Augustus could even raise his sword, the plasma cannon on the Titan's shoulder had already fired.

But this time, instead of concentrated shells, they opted for a diffuse bombardment.

The scorching plasma burst exploded the moment it left the barrel, transforming into a sea of ​​blazing energy that instantly enveloped a fan-shaped area dozens of meters in front of it. The rock walls of the passage sizzled and turned crimson from the intense heat.

He attacks, he dodges!

He attacked fiercely, and he dodged fiercely!

Lin Li's figure disappeared again just before the plasma sea of ​​fire touched him.

"Damn it! Come out here and face your death!"

"No."

This time, Lin Li's voice was unusually close, right behind him.

"You're the one who deserves to die."

Augustus's nerves tightened instantly. Just as he was about to turn the Titan around, a blinding burst of fire suddenly erupted right in front of him, at the edge of the elevator platform he was about to step onto!

Boom!

The violent shockwave from the explosion slammed into the Titan's energy shield, creating a visible ripple.

This is the aerial bomb that Lin Li dropped earlier but failed to detonate!

He deliberately used words to attract Augustus's attention, all for this moment!

The dwarven titan's shield was too thick for his rune sword to penetrate in a short time, so he adjusted his strategy from the beginning, using the opponent's rage to lure him into his carefully laid trap.

The explosion of the first bomb caused Augustus to stagger, and the massive Titan instantly lost its balance.

Augustus, being an experienced warrior, immediately adjusted his center of gravity and forcibly stabilized his machine.

However, before he could make a move, several more bombs that had been placed in the surrounding rock walls detonated one after another!

In addition to kinetic bombs, there are also electromagnetic bombs.

According to Laplace's Demon, electromagnetic bombs can interfere with dwarven titans, but only when their shields are depleted to a certain extent.

Boom! Boom boom!

A series of explosions came from all directions, and the powerful thrust was like several invisible hands slamming into the Titan.

Normally, he would simply need to stay grounded, activate his shield, and tank the damage.

But now, he is on the edge of the lifting platform, with half of his feet already hanging in the air!

Having already lost its balance in the first wave of explosions, the Titan could no longer maintain its equilibrium.

"No--!"

Augustus let out a terrified roar, frantically trying to control the Titan and make it grab onto something, but all in vain.

The thirteen-meter-tall war machine, propelled by the series of explosions, lurched backward like a clumsy giant, plummeting straight down from the edge of the massive elevator platform.

boom!

The deafening roar seemed to shake the entire underground base.

The 500-ton dwarf titan crashed straight down onto the hard alloy ground from a height of tens of meters, kicking up clouds of dust.

Rumble—

Several more electromagnetic bombs went off nearby.

Inside the cockpit, Augustus felt as if his internal organs had been dislocated.

The violent impact made him feel dizzy.

Even the dwarves' most prized shock absorption system cannot completely counteract this level of free fall when energy is insufficient.

"Cough—cough cough!"

Augustus shook his groggy head, fighting off the nausea that was churning him, and began to reconnect with the Titan's neural perception system.

The machine emitted a metallic groan and wobbled as it turned, trying to shake off the rubble pressing down on it.

Before his vision cleared, a face he wanted to tear apart came into clear view through the external monitor.

It was that damned intruder, that despicable scum!

Augustus's rage instantly overwhelmed his dizziness. Just as he was about to swing his greatsword and crush the guy who dared to play with him into mincemeat, he discovered that his Titan was becoming somewhat out of control.

Then, he saw Lin Li pull out a very familiar rune sword.

At some point, the runic sword, now covered in shimmering light, began to emit a deep hum.

A sense of impending doom filled him with dread, making him feel utterly terrified.

"Damn it!"

He wanted to control the machine, but the auxiliary system of the divine machine he was piloting sent him a terrifying signal: the machine was being interfered with and was restarting.

The impact of the fall, along with the explosions of several electromagnetic bombs, disrupted Titan's defenses, and the shield's energy was depleted by the nation's resources, preventing it from quickly accumulating.

Lin Li made a move.

His figure left an afterimage in place as he approached Titan's chest at an incredible speed.

Under Augustus's horrified gaze, Lin Li precisely located an extremely well-hidden structural gap on the upper side of the Titan's breastplate—the very weakness provided by the greedy Laplace's cat demon.

The energy field flowing across the runic sword made the seemingly indestructible armor extremely vulnerable.

"laugh""

A soft cutting sound.

The blade pierced the crevice with pinpoint accuracy, shattering the intricate internal signal transmission lines.

[Reboot complete]

"Go to hell!"

Augustus let out a desperate roar and frantically manipulated the Titan.

The robotic arm, weighing tens of tons, slammed down on Lin Li with a whooshing sound as it tore through the air!

Lin Li drew his longsword, flashed to the other side of Titan, and then repeated the same trick.

The other robotic arm also went completely silent amidst a burst of electrical sparks.

The Titan's most powerful arm and its shoulder cannon system were completely destroyed.

The massive mechanical arm that was about to crash down froze less than half a meter from Lin Li's head.

Then, Titan's movements came to an abrupt halt, and it slumped down limply.

The robotic arm lost its sensor signal and initiated a self-test.

[The robotic arm's neural feedback simulation signal circuit has been interrupted and is undergoing self-testing — repair is required.]

"You—what have you done!" Augustus's voice rang out from the speaker inside the Titan's cockpit, trembling slightly.

Lin Li did not answer.

After destroying the most threatening robotic arm, he began his demolition work.

He leaped quickly, then his wrists flicked, and the runic sword drew graceful arcs across the Titan's thick, angled breastplate.

The sturdy armor, crafted from adamantite and titanium platinum, can be easily sliced ​​open like tofu.

Large chunks of armor were neatly cut off, and Lin Li even had the leisure to casually wave his hand and put the fragments into his storage space before they fell.

These are all good stuff; we can use them to create some good things later.

Augustus watched helplessly as his steel fortress was dismantled piece by piece. At this moment, he was powerless to stop his husband's crime.

"No, stop, stop!"

As the last piece of armor on the outer perimeter of the dwarven titan was torn away, a metal hull covered with wires, runes, and energy conduits was exposed to the surrounding landscape.

The cockpit of a dwarven titan, a coffin-like structure.

Lin Li stood at the edge of the gap, glanced down at the life support system that was covered in signs of repair, and twitched his lips.

He leaped lightly and jumped in.

Augustus remained inside the life support pod, watching the uninvited guest in horror.

"Hello, Augustus!"

Lin Li landed in front of him, revealing a set of white teeth.

"No, don't come any closer!"

Inside the cockpit, the voice coming from the external speaker had completely changed; it was sharp and panicked, with none of the previous arrogance and disdain.

The dwarves inside the life support pods once again attempted to activate the Titan.

Although Titan was activated, his combat ability was completely lost after he lost control of his arms.

He could no longer deal with the enemy that had entered his stomach.

Augustus's voice suddenly turned hysterical: "Get out! I am the great Augustus! My grandfather was the great blacksmith! Don't come any closer! Don't kill me! If you dare touch a hair on my head, the entire dwarf kingdom will not let you get away with it!"

His threats were all bark and no bite; by the end, a sob could be heard through the loudspeaker.

Lin Li looked at him expressionlessly.

Seeing that his threats were ineffective, Augustus completely broke down. He wept uncontrollably and screamed without any dignity, "Father!"

Help me! Help me!

"Oh, so you can be scared too, you little brat!"

Lin Li sneered, then raised the rune sword in his hand.

Buzz—

The sword's surface lit up again, energy converging at the tip and condensing into a cold gleam.

Augustus stared in horror at the sword, which was aimed at the jeweled glass observation port on the front of the life support pod, a port that was said to be able to withstand direct hits from a magic cannon.

There was no loud noise, no explosion.

"Sizzle—"

A soft sound, like a hot knife cutting into butter.

The hard gemstone glass could not even form a moment's resistance in the face of the runic energy field before it was silently pierced through.

The blade pierced precisely, passing through Augustus's wide-open mouth and silencing all his cries and pleas for mercy.

The dwarf's expression froze, his fear turning into a deathly silence and resentment.

Lin Li drew his sword at an angle.

The dwarf's blood seeped out from the gap between the sword and the glass, followed by a life-sustaining fluid of unknown composition seeping out from the broken part.

Next, Lin Li began the dismantling work.

Based on the information provided by the greedy cat demon, he accurately located several interfaces connected to the life support pod.

"Self-destruct system — shut down."

"Energy supply — shut down."

"Backup line — disconnect."

"Anti-disassembly core overload self-destruct module — destruction."

He unplugged some critical wires while muttering incantations.

After the pilot destroys this thing, it needs to be dealt with, otherwise the core will self-destruct, which would be a huge loss.

As the last port was unplugged, the buzzing of the newly restarted Titan began to subside.

Lin Li clapped his hands in satisfaction, then leaped directly down through the huge hole in Titan's chest, landing lightly on the alloy floor.

Looking up at the colossal, lifeless creature before him, Lin Li's eyes gleamed with satisfaction.

This thing, if given to a human pioneering team, would be of immeasurable value.

The rune technology and magical potions previously seized from the dwarves constitute a superhuman power system that allows humans to run and catch up with the world.

If human scientists can fully understand this complete dwarven titan, it will be a revolutionary technological breakthrough.

If those things are mostly technologies from the near future.

What we see before us could kick human civilization into an even stronger science fiction era!

The cat demon said that during the golden age when dwarven technology was still in its infancy, this thing was actually a machine used for clearing mountains and building large-scale projects.

Later, as the dwarven civilization ceased to exist and its technology was lost, this thing was directly transformed into a weapon of war.

Later, it became something that even I could no longer replicate, and could only be kept as a treasured weapon of war.

Over time, they are even thrown into a magical stasis field to prolong their lifespan.

It's similar to the situation faced by the War Titans in a certain Warhammer universe.

Lin Li clicked his tongue, withdrew his gaze, and turned his eyes to the darkness deeper into the base.

According to the cat demon, the base's treasures weren't just limited to the dwarven titans; there were also some repair relics from the titans' maintenance.

Those are even more important and valuable things.

Beneath the dwarven military base, at the edge of the battlefield where the Titans clashed.

"Electromagnetic interference dissipated, equipment restart complete!"

"Reconnaissance situation."

"Report, the fighting ahead has ceased." The robot operator stared intently at the screen, which showed only a deathly still patch of infrared heat energy mixed in with billowing smoke and dust, with no further signs of activity.

"Is it over?" a soldier next to him asked, peeking out.

The butcher pursed his chapped lips, his gloved fingers swiping across the tactical tablet, bringing up the perspective of the multi-legged mechanical reconnaissance wolf. "Don't let your guard down. Send the dog to explore further, get a feel for what's inside."

"yes!"

The control signal was transmitted to the reconnaissance wolf, and the machine wolf began to stride into the dusty ruins with its long metal legs.

However, after advancing less than ten meters, the operator's expression suddenly changed.

"Wait! Something's wrong! A high-energy thermal reaction signal is rapidly approaching!"

On the screen, a clear human silhouette is peeled away from the background heat of the ruins.

The other party is heading straight towards the location of the scout wolf.

"Lock on enemy!" The operator's finger was already on the red button on the weapon system.

"Don't fire!" the butcher's voice suddenly rang out. "It looks like one of our own!"

Before the words were finished, a short, stocky figure emerged from the dust. He wore runic armor, his beard was braided, and his face looked gloomy. It was none other than Gazul, the dwarven ancestor they had met before.

The other person glanced casually at the mechanical construct blocking the way, then walked towards the Butcher and his group.

"That friend is here!" A team member's voice was a little strained.

All eyes immediately focused on the butcher.

"Don't be nervous, don't point your gun at him." The butcher took a deep breath and instructed the soldiers around him, "I'll go over there."

"Let's go too!"

"Okay!"

The butcher knew perfectly well that the guns his comrades carried were no different from firewood in the face of that kind of being.

Having more people just makes you seem less cowardly.

The butcher went to meet the figure who was walking slowly out of the main passage.

Lin Li, playing the role of Gaizur, spoke first: "Human friend, there's no need to be so nervous."

The butcher stopped, looked at the dwarf who only reached his chest, and replied in a deep voice, "Thank you for your help. Without you, we—"

"I also want to thank you." Lin Li waved to interrupt him, "You handled the peripheral battles very well, reducing many unnecessary casualties for my compatriots."

The battle at Tranquil Harbor is not confined to the base itself.

Among the hundreds of thousands of dwarven civilians outside, there are a large number of corrupted fanatics.

When humanity launched its final offensive, those guys incited the people, creating immense chaos and bloodshed.

Fortunately, the group of dwarven nobles rescued from the base intervened in time to stabilize the situation.

While the battle at Tranquil Harbor was still ongoing, the fighting on the outskirts was essentially over.

"This is a collaboration between friends!"

Lin Li raised his thick, calloused hand.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

The butcher was taken aback, then also reached out his hand.

One was tall and the other short, one was thin and the other strong; their two hands formed a stark contrast.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

Releasing his grip, Lin Li cut straight to the point; he had no time for idle chatter.

He turned and pointed to the huge gap he had cleaved open with his sword behind him: "I have some important information for you. There's some treasure in this military base."

The butcher's eyes narrowed.

"Go down through that gap, and there's a secret underground passage. Below lies the core secret of this base: a rather old maintenance line, the War Titan maintenance line you see. Although it's not complete, it's still quite useful to you." Lin Li spoke quickly. "Those corrupted madmen might trigger the self-destruct program. You must take control of that area as soon as possible and protect all the equipment. The value of that technology to your future far exceeds that of ten thousand Tranquil Harbors."

"Furthermore, I hope these technologies will enable you to treat our people kindly!"

After speaking, Lin Li did not linger. The ancient runes on his body suddenly lit up, and the azure light rippled out like water, causing the space to visibly distort.

The next second, he vanished from the spot, leaving only a faint aftershock of energy.

"Wow, that's amazing!" exclaimed Zhang Kai, a teammate beside him. "Is that teleportation?"

The butcher ignored his teammates' astonishment; his eyes were fixed ahead, his heart pounding.

The dwarves' Titan maintenance line?

He took a deep breath, then yelled at the communications officer, "Get in touch with headquarters! Tell them what's happening here, and request reinforcements. We need to protect these spoils!"

"OK!"

Once the Butcher's side re-established contact with the rear base and relayed the latest information to command, more troops and reinforcements quickly arrived.

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