Ironclad: How can hand-crafted knight belts not be considered genius?

As everyone panicked and became alert, the heavy partition door was suddenly smashed open by a huge, silver-gray body, sending up a huge burst of sparks and dust.

"Oh no! It's the Tramplers!"

Someone in the crowd with sharp eyes immediately recognized the monster's identity.

As a symbolic creation of the Antimatter Legion, the Trampler is relatively rare, but it not only possesses the powerful physique of an ancient beast, but can also summon Void Soldiers to launch a coordinated attack.

No wonder this legion invasion was so targeted.

Just as everyone raised their guns to retaliate, blue and white lights suddenly appeared behind the trampling man without warning.

In the next instant, countless diamond crystals, like a raging storm, engulfed the massive body of the trampling creature, causing it to let out a terrible scream.

His heavy armor was mercilessly torn apart layer by layer, and his mountain-like body crashed heavily to the ground, where he remained motionless.

Alan and Laira stood behind, watching this scene in astonishment.

The Void Soldiers and Tramplers who had just been suffocating them with their oppressive aura were now as fragile as paper.

"Mr. Jiang Ning, I'm back.(´▽`)ﾉ."

A figure slowly emerged from behind the destroyed door.

Following closely behind him, a string of surviving clerks popped their heads out one after another, inquiring about the situation outside.

"It actually came out! Who made this robot?! It's insanely amazing! I almost thought I was going to die!"

The surviving staff members cheered and reunited with the defense team, recounting their harrowing experiences.

The defense team members only came to their senses when the giant robot that saved them was mentioned.

That guy is still standing there.

Everyone stared intently, and there stood a massive armored robot.

Although he was slightly smaller than the Trampler, when he actually stood in front of everyone, the imposing and magnificent mechanical armor was even more impressive than the Trampler's.

Of course... all of this is on the premise of disregarding that "petite" display screen on top of that imposing armor, which is so small it's hard to even call it a "face".

At this moment, the vivid "(●´∀｀●)" emoticon on the screen was almost too much for me to handle.

"Could this be... what Mr. Jiang Ning has been waiting for...?"

Alan swallowed hard, his eyes filled with shock.

"Miss Leila? Long time no see! How have you been? (´▽`)ﾉ"

The heavy-duty robot spotted Laira in the crowd and swung its Imaginary Matrix Force Armor Fist at her.

The delicate electronic voice clashed drastically with the imposing figure, shattering the worldviews of everyone present.

"Huh? You know me?"

When the mysterious robot that suddenly appeared called out her name as soon as it spoke, Leira pointed to herself, somewhat at a loss.

"What? Miss Laira, don't you recognize me? ╥﹏╥"

The robotic voice of the re-equipped robot clearly carried a hint of crying.

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Ning coughed lightly, stepped forward, and patted Laira on the shoulder, pulling her back from her confusion.

"She's the assistant we created before, number 1... I made a few minor improvements and optimizations to the original design..."

Upon hearing this, Leila was first taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise.

"ah???!!"

Leila instinctively reached out and grabbed Jiang Ning's lab coat collar, pulling his face closer to hers.

Leila stared at him with a complicated expression, then used her arms to shake Jiang Ning back and forth.

"Who did you say she was?! Assistant Number One??"

Leila looked her assistant, Number 1, up and down in disbelief.

"It's me. I was able to do this thanks to Mr. Jiang Ning's help."

Seeing that Laila still didn't believe him, Assistant Number 1 simply knelt down on one knee, lowered his head, and positioned the top of his head towards Laila.

There, the word "贰" is clearly visible, obviously sprayed on.

"This was originally printed with the number '1', but Mr. Jiang Ning said I can't live in the past, so he named my upgraded self 'Two'~ (＾∇＾)"

"Is...it really you?!"

Leila shoved Jiang Ning, who was shaking half to death, and ran to Xiao Er, raising her hand to stroke his alloy armor.

This change... it would be a miracle if anyone recognized it!

Assistant #1 was only the size of a lunchbox a month ago!!

When Assistant 1 saw that Laiira recognized him, he quickly nodded, and a cute O(≧∇≦)O popped up on the screen.

Jiang Ning was shaken so badly that he was dizzy, but luckily Alan helped him up and he didn't fall.

"Good heavens, what exactly did that bastard Xiao Ningzi put in your bag...?!"

Tin alloy outer armor…imaginary matrix cannon…and what the hell is this core reactor?! You're actually supplying her with energy bottles?!

As Leila stared at the "gorilla," "diamond," "helicopter," and "rose" energy bottles inside the transparent enclosure of the core reactor, her brain nearly shut down.

Xiao Er just used the power of the Crimson Diamond Energy Bottle to subdue that Trampler.

Jiang Ning recovered from the dizziness, straightened his back, and proudly crossed his arms and leaned back tactically.

"Impressive, isn't it! This is my masterpiece! Stomping on the trampled and manipulating the feints are a piece of cake!"

He put in a lot of effort to research and develop the best possible machine for Xiao Er to match the characteristics of the energy bottle!

It can even now be equipped with the optimal combination of two sets of energy bottles at the same time, and switching between them makes it easier to cope with the complex and ever-changing battlefield.

Many staff members in the crowd looked at Xiao Er, who had been promoted, with eyes full of envy and admiration.

"Wow...so amazing! Mr. Jiang Ning's creation is simply a miracle!!"

Alan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with admiration, looking every bit like Jiang Ning's little fanboy.

"Then what's the point of installing that audio module for her? You have this kind of fetish? If you're going to install something, at least install a decent one!"

Leira sighed and rubbed her forehead, somewhat speechless.

Jiangning is great in every way, except for its cheapness; its outrageous design concept is absolutely unique in the entire universe.

Who in their right mind would equip a tall, imposing combat robot with a cute, loli-like voice module?!

Looking at Jiang Ning, Leila couldn't help but feel a chill.

"Hey! What's with that look?! She chose that audio module herself! It has nothing to do with me!"

Jiang Ning hurriedly tried to prove his innocence.

Xiao Er nodded in agreement.

"My analysis tells me that this voice module will be more approachable and won't scare people."

"Alright, alright, then explain why all the other components are so high-end, but you left this display screen and head unchanged?"

Xiao Er has so many flaws that Laiira feels she could complain about him all day long.

"Don't you think it's unique? I think you have a problem with your taste."

Jiang Ning crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow slightly at Laiira.

"The boss is right (＾ω＾)."

Xiao Er hurriedly echoed.

"I...you...you're both sick in the head..."

After struggling for a while, Leira really had no way to deal with this group.

"Alright, stop complaining and get down to business."

Jiang Ning waved his hand, interrupting the post-reunion banter.

"Xiao Er, report on the situation in Area A."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Er's expression on the electronic screen immediately changed.

"The vacancies in Area A have been basically eliminated."

However, a few remnants escaped to the platform, and considering the need to treat the wounded, I didn't chase after them... (//･_･//)」

Xiao Er's voice sounded somewhat downcast, as if she was blaming herself for not completing her cleaning task perfectly.

"It's alright, as long as the staff are alright, you've done a great job."

Jiang Ning raised his hand and patted Xiao Er's outer armor, gently comforting him.