Those who reincarnate must die.

After a brief, rhythmic knocking, a small observation window appeared on the heavy iron door, through which a pair of elderly eyes could be vaguely seen. (Google search reading)

"Uncle Aso!" Chilua called out with a smile, but the eyes behind the door narrowed as they saw the siblings. "Chilua and Ramsey, you're back so soon today?"

As he spoke, he looked behind the siblings and spotted Zhang Lang and Lei Ting, who was wearing power armor!

"Intruders!" The eyes immediately left the window, then alarms blared behind the door, the ceiling and walls outside cracked open, and several automatic cannons emerged, their dark muzzles aimed at the group.

"Oh no..." Ramsey slapped his face. "Level 1 alert... This is a disaster..."

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In a small, dark room at the base, Zhang Lang, his hands and feet shackled, sat on a straw mat. Beside him lay Lei Ting, motionless with its indicator lights off. On the mech's chest was a large reset bomb, constantly releasing pulses to interfere with the armor's circuitry, keeping it in a shut-off state.

Not long after, the iron gate opened, and a tall, powerful man carrying a uniquely designed silver gun walked in. He was carrying Zhang Lang's Tiger Roar and the Hunter, which had transformed into a bow and arrow. Behind him were two soldiers carrying guns.

As they entered, the incandescent light on the small dark roof suddenly turned on, causing Zhang Lang's pupils to contract slightly.

The man in the lead squatted down in front of Zhang Lang: "Hello, my name is Andrew, and I'm the leader of this stronghold... Who are you? Where are you from?"

"My name is Hunter!" Zhang Lang introduced himself.

"Hunter?" Andrew raised an eyebrow. "Hunter what?"

"robot!"

"Oh?" Andrew glanced at Thunder, who was sprawled on the ground beside him. "Was that your prey?"

"You've already scanned it, haven't you?" Zhang Lang looked at Andrew. "I'm a pure human being. That robot is just a shell; the pilot inside is also human!"

Andrew narrowed his eyes: "It's precisely because you're all human that I find you suspicious... In this world, it's difficult enough for humans to even survive... Where did you get such good equipment?"

As he spoke, Andrew picked up Tiger Roar: "I've never seen a pistol of this caliber before, and the materials are exceptionally high-quality! And this transformable bow and arrow—the draw weight is simply not designed for humans!"

"If you don't have some skills, how will you deal with those mechanical monsters!" Zhang Lang looked at Andrew. "I'm here to help, not as an enemy!"

"How can you prove it?" Andrew asked skeptically.

"Proof?" Zhang Lang chuckled. "The fact that you've locked me up is proof enough of my sincerity!"

As he spoke, Zhang Lang stood up naturally from the straw mat. The shackles that tightly bound his hands and feet seemed to be nothing to him, unable to hinder his movements at all. With his rise, they snapped with two cracking sounds, and half of the chain hung freely, swaying back and forth...

Upon seeing this, the two soldiers behind Andrew immediately raised their guns, but Andrew gestured for them not to fire.

"You're definitely not a robot!" Andrew looked at Zhang Lang, "but you're definitely not human either!"

"Thank you for the compliment!" Zhang Lang looked at Andrew. "Do you think an ordinary human could defeat the Mechanical Heart?"

Andrew frowned, then raised his hand, and a soldier behind him handed him a map: "If you want to prove your sincerity, it's simple! Kill all the mechanical monsters guarding this location marked on the map, and we'll believe you!"

Zhang Lang glanced at the map: "Okay, what reward will I get after completing this?"

"This is your pledge of allegiance!" Andrew looked at Zhang Lang. "However, if you truly succeed, I can let you choose a powerful weapon!"

"Deal!" Zhang Lang nodded, pointing at Lei Ting: "Release my friend first!"

Andrew waved his hand, and a soldier walked over, took a machine, and removed the pulse bullet from Thunder's body. Not long after, the indicator light on Thunder's head lit up again, and the joints of the power armor hissed as it struggled to get up.

"Phew, phew... It's so uncomfortable, I almost suffocated!"

Thunder had previously boasted about its powered armor, highlighting its excellent sealing and internal circulation system, capable of maintaining a constant temperature and humidity. However, with the forced shutdown, these systems naturally stopped as well. Although the emergency life support system could still provide oxygen, without temperature control, it felt like being covered by three layers of blankets—suffocatingly hot and uncomfortable…

Soon, the two were escorted out of the stronghold by soldiers, and their weapons were returned once they were back on the ground.

"These guys are so rude..." Although it was an electronic voice with no intonation, Zhang Lang could still hear Lei Ting's dissatisfaction.

"It's all because of you..." Zhang Lang glanced at him, "It's already considered a success."

"This is going smoothly?" Thunder glared back, his electronic eyes flashing and hissing.

Zhang Lang looked up at the dilapidated city: "In this kind of post-apocalyptic environment, human survivors are naturally cautious. It's normal for them to open fire and kill you on sight. The fact that the leader came out to talk to us and gave us a mission so easily must be due to the altar's secret manipulation... because this was originally a mission point prepared for us by the altar."

"A mission point?" Thunder was taken aback. "Like that small room we encountered in the Frozen Dungeon before?"

"There are special rules here," Zhang Lang explained. "Everything is under the control of the altar..."

Looking at Zhang Lang's nonchalant demeanor, Lei Ting suddenly felt that he was just a small sacrifice, while the one opposite him was a true hero.

"How many missions have you participated in?"

Zhang Lang didn't speak, but instead unfolded the map and, with Lei Ting in tow, headed towards the marked location.

The target point was not too far from this outpost, only a few kilometers away. They hadn't gone far when they saw the landmark building of the target location.

It was a huge signal tower. According to Andrew, a large number of mechanical spiders roamed around the tower, including an extraordinarily large mechanical spider king that kept humans from getting close.

"Why do they want us to kill this monster?" Thunder asked.

"Probably trying to restore the signal tower's functionality or something?" As he spoke, Zhang Lang drew his Tiger Roar sword and fired a shot to the side.

"Bang!" A shattered mechanical spider burst out of the shadows of the ruins, its torso smashed by Tiger Roar's bullets, sparks flying everywhere.

"Monsters are starting to appear here!" Thunder looked at the signal tower ahead. "Looks like it's going to be a fierce battle..."

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