I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

As soon as he finished speaking, the world centered on Potimas's body changed. All the extraordinary things disappeared, and Spider-Man found that his skills and abilities had stopped working.

She's like an ordinary giant spider now; she can't use her abilities that affect the surface or outside of her body. Only her internal abilities, like accelerated thinking, are still functioning normally.

Kurumi Tokisaki's situation wasn't much better. She couldn't manifest Zafkiel, and she couldn't even control her shadow. She could only barely maintain her Spirit Armor.

The only good news is that Potimas himself doesn't seem to be able to use any skills either, and he rolls up his sleeves and comes over to prepare for hand-to-hand combat.

The name "Anti-Magic Barrier" is pretty self-explanatory, but Karl's power comes from his cells and has nothing to do with magic.

Karl shielded the two behind him and went forward alone to face Potimas.

“If you don’t want to get hurt, you’d better surrender,” Karl said.

A heavy iron fist came flying straight at him; clearly, Potimas had no intention of heeding Karl's advice.

The attack missed its mark, and Potimas was somewhat surprised. He immediately threw several more punches, but Karl easily dodged them all. He quickly realized that he couldn't keep up with Karl's speed.

"Hmph, try to dodge this!" Potimas sneered, his wrist suddenly detaching and revealing something that should never have been there.

M1917, made in the USA by Smith & Wesson!

It's not this one, but it's a gun nonetheless.

Chapter Eleven Robots

Spider Girl and Kurumi Tokisaki could hardly believe their eyes. What did they see? A gun? And judging from its design, it seemed to be even more advanced than guns on Earth.

It's not that firearms can't exist in another world, but this world is a classic medieval setting, and it's a fantasy world where magic exists. It just doesn't make sense for firearms to appear under these circumstances.

Not to mention that the person holding the gun is supposed to be a nature lover, it's just incredibly incongruous.

No, that's not right. The elf in front of us isn't holding a gun; rather, the gun is inside his arm. It's clear that his entire arm is completely mechanical.

"Did this guy modify his arm? That's insane!" Kurumi Tokisaki exclaimed.

“It wasn’t modified; he was a robot to begin with,” Karl corrected.

When Potimas revealed his weapon, Karl was also somewhat surprised, so he activated his X-ray vision to see if there was anything else that seemed amiss with Potimas.

The result was shocking. There wasn't a single sensible part of the elf in front of me; it wasn't an elf at all, but a robot.

As expected, this world is not as simple as it seems. It is not a world like a classic RPG game. Behind the seemingly whimsical upgrade and stat allocation system, there are things that are unknown to others.

Da da da da…!

While Karl was speaking, Potimas had already fired a shot. The weapon was quite advanced; it didn't fire a physical bullet, but rather an energy beam.

But it made no difference to Karl. Just like when Potimas swung his fist at him, he could have easily dodged it if he wanted to, but this time he stood still.

The light bullets scattered upon hitting Karl, having no effect whatsoever, just like a toy water gun. Karl had experienced similar attacks countless times in his world and was quite experienced.

Karl ignored the bullets and walked step by step toward Potimas.

He had chosen to dodge earlier as a sign of mercy, but since the opponent was a robot, he no longer needed to hold back.

Karl walked up to Potimas, grabbed his wrist which had become the muzzle of a gun, and crushed it like rubber. The energy inside the gun had nowhere to go, and it exploded with a bang, rendering it useless.

Potimas cursed under his breath, "What kind of monster is this?"

At the same time, the intact arm clenched into a fist and swung backward to gather power. The simulated skin on the elbow peeled off, revealing a huge jet nozzle, which was the propulsion unit. Flames shot out from there, propelling the iron fist to generate even greater force.

The blow landed squarely on Karl's face, producing a thunderous sound. Both Spider and Kurumi Tokisaki instinctively covered their ears. When the sound subsided, they looked worriedly at Karl, who had taken the hit.

Karl was completely unharmed, while the attacking Botimas's hand was twisted into a pretzel by his own force.

“That’s why I told you long ago that you’d get hurt if we fought, but you’re a robot, so you probably don’t care.” Karl said, extending his hand to Potimas.

He grabbed Potimas's head with one hand and struck the man's chest with the other. The immense force tore them apart. The head was still in Karl's hand, but the body was smashed into scattered pieces and sent flying into the distant mountains.

With their bodies destroyed, the anti-magic barrier lost its effect, and both Spider Girl and Tokisaki Kurumi regained their abilities.

"I didn't realize you could be so ruthless when you get serious," Kurumi Tokisaki said as she walked over.

Karl shook his head, mimicking Potimas's head, and said, "Because it's a robot, as long as the main chip isn't destroyed, the other parts can be repaired."

Karl wouldn't do something like that; it would damage his Superman image. If his friends thought he was a dangerous person, who knows how long it would take to get them to agree to let him visit.

Sparks flew from the exposed circuitry beneath the mechanical head's neck, but the head continued to function, emitting distorted words mixed with the hissing of electricity.

"How did you do that? This barrier can interfere with the operation of magic, so the ability value should be sealed." Potimas's head could still ask questions.

Karl pulled him close and said, "Before you ask your questions, why don't you answer my earlier questions first? How did you know about the reincarnated ones, and what happened to the babies you kidnapped?"

"And why you're a robot," Kurumi Tokisaki added, expressing her curiosity.

“Didn’t Ariel tell you? My purpose has always been very simple,” Potimas said.

Potimas still seemed to believe they were the Demon King's subordinates, and Karl made no attempt to correct him, asking, "You still haven't answered where the people you captured are now."

“Oh, so you actually care about those insignificant people. How about this, you tell me how you fought against the barrier, and then I'll tell you the whereabouts of those babies, how about that?” Potimas said.

“It’s simple. Since I’m not within the scope of the barrier’s functionality, your barrier naturally won’t have any effect,” Karl said.

Potimas thought to himself, "Isn't this obvious? They really don't intend to reveal their secret so easily. Well then, I'll tell them a riddle too."

"Don't worry, you might see those people soon. I failed this time, and the reincarnated person in the town belongs to you."

After he finished speaking, Potimas's mechanical pupils dimmed, and he shut down.

Kurumi Tokisaki looked at the mechanical elf head and sighed, "Things are getting strange."

"Give me his head; maybe I can glean some useful memories from it."

“Wait a minute,” Karl said, his eyes glowing red as intense heat rays emanated from them, burning away the camera that Potimas had left inside his skull.

“Okay.” Karl handed the head to Kurumi Tokisaki.

Kurumi Tokisaki fiddled with the head in her hand a few times and said, "The chief of the elves is a robot. This world is really strange."

"Not necessarily. The other party is probably remotely controlling this body. We don't know what the real body is. Judging from the anti-magic barrier and this body, this world is not so simple."

"Speaking of that barrier, why can it affect even me?" Kurumi Tokisaki said unhappily, recalling what had just happened.

Carl didn't reply, but he did have a guess in his mind.

Kurumi Tokisaki is not actually a special race. She became what she is now by fusing with something called Spirit Crystal. The Spirit Crystal comes from the Primal Spirits, who were actually created by several magicians who extracted planetary power.

In other words, Kurumi Tokisaki's power actually originated from a large-scale magic ritual, so it's not incomprehensible that she was affected by the anti-magic barrier.

In a bad mood, Kurumi Tokisaki fired several time bullets that could read memories into her head.

Chapter Twelve: Frozen Breathing

As her ability was activated, a massive amount of memories flooded into Tokisaki Kurumi's mind. The content was chaotic and disorganized. In her memories, Potimas was sometimes in a primeval forest and sometimes in a high-tech laboratory.

There are a great many memories that can be read from this head. After all, it is a robot body, and it can be used indefinitely as long as it is not damaged. Potimas may have nearly a thousand years of memories stored on it.

Kurumi Tokisaki rubbed her temples, which were aching from overworking her brain, and said, "We should be able to read the information we need, but there are too many memories. It will probably take a long time to find the right one."

“Let’s go back to camp first, don’t push yourself too hard,” Karl said.

There was nothing useful left in the cabin; it contained only some simple furniture and no mechanized items. Karl decided to go back and wait for the Demon King.

Thinking of this, Karl activated his super vision again and glanced at the Demon King at the bottom of the maze. The battle between the Demon King and the earth dragon was nearing its end, and the last earth dragon was on its last legs. It seemed that the Demon King would soon be transferred over with the help of the system administrator.

This world's system has administrators. For example, the god named D who reincarnated the spider into this world is one of the administrators. There is also another administrator, who is male.

Before he could look away, Karl suddenly saw that two armies had gathered on the border of the country; war was about to begin.

The Divine Word Cult had planned this allied force for a long time, and in just a few days they had assembled an allied army of 53,000. In contrast, the Goddess Cult was hastily responding to the battle and could only mobilize far fewer troops than the other side. They had almost no chance of winning, and the battle would definitely be a bloody massacre, which would also involve Spider-Z's classmates.

The soldiers were lucky. Karl had previously decided to stop the war if it broke out before the Demon King arrived, and now that the time had come, they decided to intervene.

Karl carried Spider and Kurumi Tokisaki, who had sunk into the shadows, and flew into the sky. In this place with a clear view, even Kurumi Tokisaki could see the vast sea of ​​people.

"What's that?" Kurumi Tokisaki asked, as she was too far away to see clearly.

Karl flew over the army and looked down at the troops below, saying, "Three countries have formed an alliance to attack the country beneath our feet. It seems to be due to a religious conflict, with both sides believing themselves to be the rightful rulers."

"If you can't understand these guys' thinking, then are you going to stop the war?" Kurumi Tokisaki asked, based on her understanding of Karl.

“That’s right. If we let the war break out, a lot of people will probably die, and this town will be destroyed.” Karl said.

Kurumi Tokisaki didn't say much, but asked, "So what do you plan to do? These troops seem really fanatical. They won't retreat unless they're given a terrible lesson, right?"

They were indeed very fanatical; the people in the military command were all members of Theravada, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them religious fanatics.

"No, Kurumi, this is ancient warfare. It's all about timing, location, and the people. There are far more factors to consider in war than in modern warfare, and it's much easier to stop it," Karl retorted.

Below the clouds, an army of 53,000 men marched under the scorching sun. Every officer was full of fighting spirit, ready to fight bravely in the upcoming battles, hoping to be promoted, marry nobles, and reach the pinnacle of life.

However, although they were full of fighting spirit, if you asked them what their opinion was on the war itself, they couldn't say at all. They only said that they were fighting because the Divine Word Sect said it was the will of God.

Unlike ordinary officers, true followers of the Divine Word are incredibly fanatical. If this war goes smoothly, they can wipe out those heretics of the Goddess Cult in one fell swoop, thus bringing them one step closer to spreading the Goddess's glory throughout the world.

Thinking of this, the believers were all filled with fervor, feeling as if they were about to burn up under the blazing sun. "Ah Qiu!"

One of the believers suddenly sneezed, shivered a couple of times, and said in surprise, "Isn't this summer? Why do I suddenly feel a bit cold?"

"Look! It's snowing!" a soldier suddenly exclaimed, pointing to the sky.

The heavy snowfall came suddenly, without any warning. Just moments before, the sun was shining brightly, but within seconds the sky darkened. The snow quickly covered the soldiers' ankles, followed by a sharp drop in temperature.

Because of the recent sunny weather, the soldiers were dressed very lightly, with most of them wearing only one layer of clothing under their armor. The armor, which could withstand swords, was of no use against the power of nature, and the metal cooled down even faster. The soldiers who had just complained about the stuffiness inside their armor now felt as if they were inside a huge block of ice.

Everyone was shivering from the cold and unable to move forward.

"General, what should we do? This weather is so strange, and we didn't bring any warm clothes," a soldier asked.

The general was a follower of the Divine Word Cult. He was grinding his teeth so hard they were almost broken. He was so close to eliminating the heretics, so why did he suddenly encounter this situation?

But no matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to give the order: "Withdraw the troops!"

Forced to make this decision, he didn't want to say another word. He simply climbed into the carriage and waited for the army to slowly retreat.

…………

Above the clouds.

Seeing that the army had begun to retreat, Karl felt that it was about time and stopped his frozen breathing.

Carl said, "The heavy snow will last for several days, and the low temperatures can last for at least half a month. Their battle lines are longer, so the countries under our feet can prepare their winter clothing more quickly. It's impossible to fight under these circumstances."

"As long as the right timing, location, and people are all in harmony, and one of these factors is completely eliminated, war is impossible to break out, so it is very easy to prevent."