Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

"Let's go, I've got it sorted out."

A moment later, the licker's smoky voice came again.

With the full map cheat back, the rest of the journey was ridiculously smooth.

They were like slippery eels, moving freely between the two forces in the midst of their clash.

"It's just ahead."

Soon, after bypassing another area of ​​gang fighting, Li Kai suddenly stopped and stared intently ahead.

Following his gaze, everyone gasped in astonishment.

At the far end of the ruins, a magnificent black pyramid stood silently.

Moreover, the pyramid itself and its surroundings are densely packed with countless gun emplacements and watchtowers.

The red laser dots intertwined continuously, and every now and then one or two beams of light shot into the void.

The muffled explosions heard in the distance also highlighted the special status of this place.

"Will...can we even get in?"

Zhang Yuan swallowed hard, his legs trembling as he looked at the dense barrage of fire.

This is practically a military restricted area!

"No rush, wait a moment."

Jiang Zhe's voice rang out at the right time, and he immediately focused his attention back on the newly acquired monitoring room number two.

But it was this glance that made him realize something was amiss.

"Um?"

In the rebel-held monitoring room, he discovered that the area around the pyramid was densely packed with puppet eyes.

But in a passageway directly opposite them, a strange vacuum zone appeared.

There wasn't a single puppet assistant in the passage, and even passing patrols would deliberately avoid looking at it.

It's like... there's an invisible red carpet laid out there waiting.

"What a coincidence!"

Seeing this, Jiang Zhe frowned slightly, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

Is this a trap? Or some kind of "closing the door to beat the dog" tactic?

"Number Two, go and take a look."

Instead of advancing rashly, he gave commands to the mechanical dog that was leading the way.

The mechanical dog rushed out and stepped onto the vacuum tunnel.

One step, two steps... until it ran dozens of meters.

But the surrounding defensive towers remained completely unresponsive, as if they were blind.

"Really no response?"

Jiang Zhe's doubts deepened.

"This feeling... it's like the host opening the door to welcome guests, isn't it?"

Although it made my heart pound, it really did seem like the safest route.

……

As it turned out, the road was safe.

It could even be said to be excessively safe.

As they stepped into the passage, self-destructing golems kept flying overhead, but they ignored them completely.

It's as if they're just air.

"no……"

Leia scratched her head, feeling that there were suddenly even more things she couldn't understand.

"Jiang Zhe, is this noodle so big?"

Why are they all avoiding us?

"Who knows?"

Jiang Zhe gave a perfunctory reply, but his vigilance was at its highest.

Filled with questions, the group entered the pyramid without any obstacles.

The space inside was incredibly large and remarkably clean.

Finally, after passing through the last corridor.

A massive metal gate, tens of meters high, blocked their way.

The door was engraved with intricate patterns, emanating a subtle sense of oppression.

"Do you need to crack it?" Zhang Yuan took out his toolkit.

However, before he could even get close, the Licker controlled by Jiang Zhe had only just taken a step...

"Buzz..."

The next moment, the patterns on the door lit up instantly.

"Rumble..."

Accompanied by a dull mechanical hum, the massive door that looked quite impressive appeared.

It simply slid slowly to both sides right in front of everyone.

"It's...open already?"

The group looked at each other, clearly finding the situation rather strange.

How come this is considered a welcome visit?

The space behind the door was more spacious than I had imagined.

This is a huge circular hall, with rows of enormous, operational columnar installations arranged neatly, emitting a soft blue light.

But in front of a platform in the center of the hall, a figure suddenly stood with his back to them.

It was a humanoid puppet, its entire body gleaming with a dark red metallic sheen, its form slender and graceful.

But what's most striking are the two unusually strong arms behind him.

At that moment, all four of its hands were rapidly operating something on that device.

He seemed so focused that he didn't even notice when someone came up behind him.

"This is... a core guardian?"

Zhang Yuan gripped the cards in his hand tightly with some nervousness, even holding his breath.

Although the other party did not make any move.

But that invisible sense of oppression made him feel as if the air itself was becoming somewhat viscous.

However, while everyone was still observing the situation...

Li Kai, who had been silent since entering the pyramid, seemed to have been stimulated by something.

His lips curled into a wild smile, and his muscles swelled at a visible rate.

"Click-clack..."

With a crisp sound, a layer of jet-black carapace quickly covered his entire body.

"mine!"

At this moment, Li Kai's eyes were filled with fanaticism, and his rationality seemed to have completely disappeared.

The guidance within his body was frantically telling him that the puppet definitely held what he had been dreaming of for so long!

"Whoosh!"

Without the slightest movement, he suddenly pushed off with both legs, and his entire body quickly transformed into a black lightning bolt.

It lunged straight at the puppet's back.

It moved so fast that it left a trail of afterimages in the air.

"Holy crap? Has this guy gone mad?"

Leia was startled by his sudden action and instinctively tried to grab him, but she missed.

"Don't move."

Seeing this, Jiang Zhe calmly stopped the crowd who wanted to help, although Li Kai's outburst surprised him.

But this could also be a good opportunity to test the waters.

Since this reckless fellow was willing to be the first to test the BOSS's strength, there was naturally no reason for him to object.

"Die!!"

In the blink of an eye, Li Kai had already rushed behind the puppet.

He raised his heavy fist high and slammed it down with a terrifying force.

If this hits solidly, even the truck's frontal armor might be useless.

However, the four-armed puppet seemed completely oblivious to this deadly sneak attack, still facing away from everyone.

As he turned slightly to the side, a hand behind him twisted instantly and reached out at an odd angle.

"Smack."

A soft sound.

That seemingly ordinary hand actually caught Li Kai's powerful punch steadily!

"What?!"

Li Kai's pupils contracted sharply, and his rationality returned instantly.

But before he could react, the other hand on the puppet's back moved as well.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two heavy punches, so fast they were almost invisible, slammed into his chest in an instant.

"Snap... Pfft!"