Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

The shell shattered along with the sternum.

Amidst a cloud of blood mist, Li Kai was blasted away like a rag doll, crashing heavily into the wall.

"Thump!"

When the smoke cleared, he was seen lying on the ground like a dead dog.

His chest was sunken; his fate was unknown.

"hiss……"

Upon seeing this, the remaining two couldn't help but gasp, feeling a chill run down their spines.

Is Li Kai weak?

It's definitely not weak.

Despite the side effects, he is now...

Even at Ironforge Academy, where big guys abound, their physical fitness is above average.

How could such a tank-like fighter be instantly defeated by just two punches?

"Is this the true strength of the core guardian...?"

Leia frowned slightly, her muscles tense.

Even at her peak, she might not be able to withstand more than a few hits from this level of close-combat strength.

However, something unexpected happened.

After casually swatting away the annoying fly, the four-armed puppet did not continue its killing spree.

It simply turned around slowly, its movements as elegant as a nobleman's.

What came into view was a face without any facial features.

Only six crystalline eyes, gleaming red, are arranged in a ring on the forehead.

The next moment, its gaze swept across the entire area.

But they didn't linger on the terrified Zhang Yuan and the wary Lei Ya at all, as if they were just roadside trash.

In the end, the six eyes were fixed on the corner.

There was nothing there, only a shadow.

But as if he had seen something that pleased him, the flashing red light seemed to soften a bit.

"Sizzle..."

An electrical hum sounded, and its chest cavity began to vibrate, producing a somewhat awkward synthesized sound.

"Is that you... my brother..."

"Did you finally do it?"

It slowly raised its hand and then pointed directly at the shadow.

"What's wrong? Why are you avoiding me?"

"..."

The entire room fell silent.

Zhang Yuan and Lei Ya looked in the direction it was pointing, completely bewildered.

There's only air there? Has this boss lost his mind?

But just because these two people can't see it doesn't mean Jiang Zhe doesn't know it.

That was the location where his puppet was hiding!

At that moment, far away at the base, he suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.

"Brother? Me? Is he calling me?"

"No...no, it's calling for that wet part!"

But after only a moment's thought, Jiang Zhe instantly understood the whole story.

No wonder the puppets made way for them, and even the gate opened on their own.

You should know that he was able to control the puppets only by using floating cannons and wet components.

The presence of wet components also left certain internal signal characteristics on the puppets.

That explains it.

The reason this holdout survived was because it and the guy who ran away were old acquaintances before they were turned into wet parts.

This place may have been bombed by a nuclear bomb, so the old acquaintance took this opportunity to "wake up" and eventually escape with a new body.

But there are no holdouts!

That's why the old acquaintance changed to a separate pipeline and left all the nutrient solution from the other wet components to the holdout.

Although I don't know why he didn't take the holdout residents with him at the time...

But overall, this is going to be really funny.

Looking at the four-armed monster staring affectionately at them in the surveillance footage, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"You've mistaken me for someone else. I'm the one who exploits your buddy."

But soon, a plan formed in his mind.

Since the other party doesn't seem to recognize the situation, then perhaps...

"Floating cannons, squeeze that guy dry a little more."

"Buzz..."

The next moment, a distorted ripple flashed by.

In the once empty corner, the figures of several puppets slowly emerged.

"It really was you..."

Seeing this, the red light in the four-armed puppet's eyes softened even more.

Even on that faceless one, there seemed to be a hint of joy.

"Click... Sizzle..."

Jiang Zhe did not prevent the licker from opening its mouth.

After all, that thing has a fairly clear voice, and it wouldn't be good if it said too much or made a mistake.

He directly controlled Number Two to slowly step out of the line, and then spoke through the mechanical dog's even worse vocal organs.

"I... sneezed..."

The sound was so pitiful and strained, it was like the final sigh of an old man on his deathbed.

"Why……"

Upon hearing the voice, the four-armed puppet indeed had no doubts, and instead let out a heavy sigh.

It strode forward and then crouched down.

With those four trembling hands, he gently stroked the mechanical dog's poor body.

"It seems you've suffered, my brother."

"This inferior physical body not only limits your strength, but it even imprisons your mind."

It shook its head, its tone full of heartache.

"It's all my fault, I couldn't deal with that guy quickly enough to save you..."

"But it's okay, this is only temporary."

As it spoke, it suddenly stood up, waving all four arms at the same time.

"Snap! Snap!"

With a roar of machinery, the enclosed metal walls on both sides of the hall slowly cracked open.

Then, rows of shells encased in a transparent liquid were revealed inside!

Those bodies were not killing machines like the Lickers.

Instead, it possesses a more perfect biomimetic structure, as well as streamlined armor and powerful built-in weapons.

There are even muscle fibers on the surface that resemble biological tissue.

Aside from its four arms, it is practically a perfect mechanical ascendant.

"Look... these are all prepared for us."

The four-armed puppet pointed at the bodies, its tone tinged with pride.

"Once I take control of the core of this place, everything here will be ours."

"You can change whichever one you want, or even... we can rebuild ourselves to our original state! Restore our glory!"

"hiss……"

Looking at the wall full of high-end goods, Jiang Zhe, far away at the base, couldn't help but gasp and almost drooled.

This is clearly an armory!

If only I could bring all of this back with me...

"Holy crap?"

Zhang Yuan, who was not far away, was so engrossed in watching that his eyes almost popped out of his head, and he drooled all over the place, muttering to himself.

"Isn't this too luxurious?"

"If you just took any one of these and sent them out for research, they could probably become professors right away, right?"

In contrast to Zhang Yuan's envious gaze, Lei Ya, standing to the side, fell into a different kind of strange contemplation.

Looking at the BOSS who was being so affectionate, I glanced at the mechanical dog that was pretending to be pitiful.

The string of logic in her mind snapped and reformed once again.

"Bro? You got a body swap and your appearance was restored?"

Leia frowned, and her eyes gradually sharpened.

"How did Jiang Zhe end up being related to this monster?"

"And this monster is treating him so well?"

As her thoughts raced, a bolt of lightning suddenly pierced her brain.

"Could it be?"

Leia's pupils dilated in shock, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth, her eyes filled with a look of sudden realization and horror.

"Is Jiang Zhe not even human?"