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He decisively used both bottles of potion to defeat the Fortress of Destruction. A large amount of crystalline dust from the Erotic Blade covered half of the spider legs of the Fortress of Destruction as Blaze ran back and forth, and continuously absorbed his MP growth, covering the joints of the spider legs.

The other half is handled by the snake, whose attack is more energy-efficient. It first spews out scorching flames from its mouth to burn the joints of the spider's legs that destroy the fortress red, and then spews out cold currents to instantly cool the joints.

Thermal expansion and contraction, a very simple yet very effective method to reduce the durability of metal enemies.

After Blaze and Snake evenly inflicted heavy damage to the joints of the six remaining spider legs of the Fortress of Doom, they interrupted the Fortress of Doom's action of absorbing the ore veins.

Blaze aimed at the tubular mouthparts used by the Fortress of Destruction to extract ore and kicked it. The extremely thick mouthparts instantly deformed and shattered, and the super-heated liquid used to dissolve the ore erupted. The fierce explosion forced the Fortress of Destruction to interrupt its repair state.

The crystals covering half of the spider's legs of the Fortress of Destruction were touched and also exploded. Most of the Fortress of Destruction was engulfed in flames.

Blaze was carried to a safe distance unharmed on the snake's [Shuttle Z].

"Okay, that's it."

Blaze patted the snake's neck, and after the snake stopped, he turned his back to the Fortress of Destruction that was engulfed by the explosion, as if the matter had been resolved.

A huge black shadow was looming in the dust of the explosion. This destructive weapon from the Magic Kingdom tore through the dust and moved its spider legs towards Blaze like an unmatched force, crushing him.

Blaze made no move to look back, but instead began to talk to himself.

"The difference between creatures from the Age of Gods and magical creations is that creatures from the Age of Gods are shielded from pain. All damage to their bodies is reported to the core AI, while magical creations are more like pain-free patients, unaware of the extent of damage they've endured. Only after a visibly severed limb does they belatedly react and attempt to repair it."

"Furthermore, when inanimate creatures like you move, the wear and tear on your joints is greater than that of living things. Your movements will cause considerable damage to your joints."

The Fortress of Destruction's ferocious charge began to stagger as if it had lost its direction. Each spider's legs had lost its last bit of durability, and its joints were damaged and broken.

The two spider legs that regenerated were completely unable to bear the weight of the entire Fortress of Destruction and were directly crushed. The huge Fortress of Destruction smashed straight into the ground, and continued to slide forward under the inertia of the charge, raising dust and flying clouds. Then just...

Blaze was knocked off balance and rolled forward.

"Ahem!" Blaze stood up neatly, coughed awkwardly twice, and said calmly, "The result will become like this."

The snake came close to Blaze, rubbed her huge head against Blaze, and let Blaze put his hand on her neck.

"When facing an enemy who is about to fall, it's cool to take a step back just as he's about to hit you and dodge just in time."

The snake did not choose to criticize and tell Blaze not to do that in the future. Instead, it encouraged Blaze and told him that there was another better way to do it in the future.

"That seems to be true."

Blaze touched his chin, and his face quickly cooled down and returned to normal. He touched the snake's neck to express his gratitude.

Compared to the touch of high-quality chicken down, snake scales are more delicate and silky, like high-quality silk. Each has its own advantages, and he can't let go of them and especially likes to touch them.

However, compared to the snake's encouragement, Jasmine played the role of a strict father, glaring at Blaze with a fierce face through her goggles.

[Next time you want to do something like this, please let me know so I can calculate the best distance for you!]

"Next, definitely next time." Blaze touched the back of his head and asked Jasmine as he looked at the Fortress of Destruction in front of him, which had closed its magic barrier and taken root on the spot to become a fortress copy.

"Magic technology originates from the Age of Gods. Can you control it like the Son of the Black Crescent?"

"No, magical technology is considered a magical artifact on the core, and..." Jasmine's expression was a little strange. "Because the magical technology is quite crude and inferior, even if I wanted to invade, it would be very difficult."

"This is really a blessing in disguise."

Blaze carried the Erotic Blade and squinted his eyes at the Fortress of Destruction in front of him.

In terms of the crusade process, we have now entered the second stage.

The first stage is the mobile fortress stage of destroying the fortress, and the second stage is after the mobility is abolished, it becomes a castle fortress that needs to be invaded.

The process is the same as for a BOSS with followers. Switch to combat mode after defeating the followers.

The Fortress of Destruction, transformed into a castle fortress, is just as dangerous as it was in Mobile Fortress mode.

The Fortress of Destruction suddenly deformed, the gate opened, and countless red lights lit up behind the dim door. It was the army of magical creations in the Fortress of Destruction.

The magical creatures, shaped like cold and efficient killing machines, let out extremely shrill roars. Inside each of these magical creatures was a soul that had been forcibly extracted from its body and trapped in a cold shell.

Their resentment almost became tangible, bursting out from their eyes like flames.

This is an army that will destroy everything in sight.

Blaze raised his hand towards the oncoming army of death, and suddenly clenched his open palm, and the silent and invisible roar of a lion spread out.

"Relieve yourself."

Every magical creation that was enveloped stopped moving instantly, and the vengeful spirits within them turned into sparkling star-like fragments that floated towards the depths of the Fortress of Destruction.

They finally met their death, and then turned into a guide, pointing to the culprit.

Chapter 1848 Notorious

[Soul Pressure]

[A range soul shock that can be launched without contact. If you have the title of Noble/Great/God, the damage will be increased according to the corresponding title]

At first glance, it seems to be a very invincible skill. You don't need to do anything to kill all enemies around you in seconds. It is a very noble attack method that can ignore defense.

But in reality it is not that easy to use, because the soul and body of a normal creature are perfectly connected and naturally integrated. Before you want to harm the soul, you must first sever the connection between the soul and the body, which means killing the body.

Otherwise, most of the pure soul attacks will be filtered out by the body, at most causing mental confusion, interrupting movements, etc.

But on the other hand, soul attacks can produce unexpected and surprising effects on enemies like the dead souls who have no physical body, and enemies like chimeras whose bodies and souls do not match, and sometimes they can even kill them with one blow.

Blaze, who has titles including [Blind], [Leo], [Pisces], [Original Life·Giant], etc., can be said to have maximized the effect of soul attacks and can crush all enemies within the special attack range on a large scale.

Blaze walked into the army of magical creations. All the magical creations seemed to have stopped in time, maintaining a crazy charging posture and standing still. The souls that served as the core to operate their bodies had been shattered and turned into stardust-like bright spots that floated in the air.

Those shattered souls need to float for a while before they can completely eliminate the resentment in them and transform into pure soul energy to return to the earth.

Blaze looked at the scattered soul fragments with pity, and fire flickered in his eyes.

Normally, he wouldn't have that many opportunities to use this move. Even if his titles combined to significantly increase the damage of his soul pressure, it wouldn't destroy all the magical creations in one go.

Even the most notorious necromancers in history would pay special attention to the matching of soul and body to prevent their undead creations from being like fragile glass and shattered to the ground by a single blow from a soul attack.

The fragility of the magical creation can only mean one thing: the creator has only a superficial understanding of the technology related to the soul and is actually extracting the soul from the body alive.

The soul and the body are perfectly connected. If you forcibly extract the soul while someone is still alive, no matter how skilled you are, the soul will be torn apart, with only fragments remaining in the body.

In this way, the soul that is extracted is already in a shattered state and will be damaged with the slightest touch.

Even the most inferior necromancer would not commit such a wasteful and blasphemous act.

There was only one possibility Blaze could think of, that was the Magic Kingdom did it on purpose. For the Magic Kingdom, killing the flesh was not a difficult task.

As for why, his values ​​are not enough to guess.

Blaze walked towards the depths of the Fortress of Destruction holding the Erotic Blade. If it were a creation of the Age of Gods, there would probably be weapons such as automatic turrets blocking them in the corridor, but this crystallization of magical technology handed over all the defensive functions to the magical creation.

It’s not that there are no fixed turrets or the like, but the magic turrets used for defense are also magical creations.

In the deep corridor, there are a large number of statues embedded in the walls, some in the shape of gargoyles, some in the shape of soldiers, and some in the shape of beautiful maids.

They are just fixed artillery positions, but they all stopped functioning after the soul that served as the center was shattered by the soul pressure.

[This is truly out-of-control behavior. It's like discovering some extremely cheap energy source and impatiently using it in all areas, completely disregarding any potential risks.] Jasmine commented on the scene in front of her with a cold voice.

[This is indeed a poor imitation of Age of Gods technology. Even considering that few beings possess the ability to perform pure soul attacks, a single technology shouldn't be used on all facilities. Otherwise, if the technology is compromised, everything will fall like it is now.]

"That's why the Magic Kingdom was destroyed by magical creations."

Blaze carried the Erotic Blade and walked towards the end of the corridor. The structure of the Fortress of Destruction was not complicated. It was like the interior of a huge creature. Each area had its own function and was independent of each other, with only some simple passages connecting them.

The entrance he entered was the mouth, and the core area where the sun gem was located was the source of life's power.

The problem is how to find the heart that is the source of power.

"If I hadn't been deceived, I should have gone this way."

A hand stretched out from behind Blaze and pointed to the passage next to him.

Blaze turned around suddenly and saw the grinning monkey face of Lupin XIII.

"Oh, why are you here?"

"Why don't you seem very surprised?" Lupin XIII lowered his head in disappointment. Although Blaze said something surprising, his tone was very calm, as if he had already expected this development.

"Isn't that what Phantom Thieves do? They appear from unknown corners at any time and anywhere. Sometimes they might steal treasure, and sometimes they might come to deliver crucial information."

"I heard that from the strangers," Blaze added.

Lupin XIII shrugged. The good news was that her actions looked like those of a Phantom Thief. The bad news was that what a Phantom Thief would do had already been exposed in various entertainment works.

These days, it's becoming increasingly difficult to write stories about phantom thieves. Audiences will complain that the thieves' tactics are old-fashioned, and they'll also complain that the police are too stupid to fall for even this little trick.

"Then did you betray me?"

"Why would I betray you? We have the same goal, and betrayal is never a good thing!"

"Really? I see. Your position should be Jigen, or Xiaowu." Lupin XIII's expression became even more lost. Being betrayed is a standard process in the Lupin series.

To be honest, she was initially interested in Blaze's invitation to join a team because Blaze's face had the charm of a bad woman like Fujiko Mine. She didn't expect that her inner and outer appearance were completely opposite.

"Never mind. The drama of this part will be made up for elsewhere."

"Oh, it seems you have discovered something." Blaze asked while looking around vigilantly.

"My time this week hasn't been in vain. A true Phantom Thief should work hard behind the scenes like this, then take control of everything effortlessly when they appear. But I'll keep this a secret for now."

Lupin XIII frowned at the right moment and spoke in a low voice.

"It seems there's an unexpected darkness hidden in the history of the Magic Kingdom."

Chapter 1849 Breaking the pot

"Next, go this way!"

Lupin XIII ran in front, leading the way for Blaze.

"Thankfully, the Magic Kingdom was rather lazy in this regard. The structures of all nine mobile fortresses are identical. I spent quite a bit of time digging up the battle records of the guilds that attacked the mobile fortresses, and from them I found this straight path."

"Wait, if these nine mobile fortresses all have the same structure, then wouldn't it be a joke that the nine mobile fortresses gathered together would have the power to destroy the world?" Blaze asked doubtfully.

Although the level of the mobile fortress is an astonishing LV450, it is inflated. The actual level should be around LV250. The magical creation army can make up for part of it, allowing it to barely make up for some of it as a group monster.

It is just a partial recovery. In this way, even if the nine identical mobile fortresses are put together, it will not cause any qualitative changes.

In this regard, the eleven beasts of Tiamat are more valuable. The eleven beasts alone pose no threat at all, but once all the eleven beasts are gathered together, they will combine into the extremely terrifying corpse of Tiamat.

"This is a classic trope. Nine mobile fortresses put together can indeed have the power to destroy the world, but the nine mobile fortresses themselves do not possess this power."

"One of those treasure-hunting stories where one riddle is followed by another."

"Could it be?" Blaze was stunned and thought of a possibility. "We guessed that the clue to finding the Sun Chariot was on the Sun Gems in the Fortress of Destruction, but it's not actually on any of them. To be more precise, it's not on any of them. The nine Sun Gems combined are the location of the Sun Chariot!"

"Yes, putting important clues in a separate place like this is kind of silly and cute."

"No, the Immortal Tribe should only have one Sun Gem. How come there are nine?"

"This part is what gives me the most headache." Lupin XIII crossed his arms across his chest, showing a distressed expression.

"The reason we resisted this answer was simply because the result of [the clue is in the easiest Sun Gem] is more favorable to us. We subconsciously resisted the more difficult method of [finding all the Sun Gems]."

"But unfortunately, the world is also subject to Murphy's Law, and the worst-case scenario will always happen."

Lupin XIII stopped and pointed helplessly towards the thing in the center of the core area.

"Look, the most undesirable thing has happened."

Blaze's expression darkened. As expected, the core area was filled with the Sun Gem. Just standing at the entrance, he could feel the terrifying energy coming from the Sun Gem.

But there's a problem, there's something wrong with the sun gem placed inside.

The reason why the sun gem is called the sun gem, in addition to the terrifying heat it possesses, is also because its shape is very similar to the sun and is a perfect round shape.

But the sun gem in front of him was very strange. It was just a long square strip with a slight arc at the end.

Rather than being a gem, it is more like a building block that foreigners use to build houses.

"Now let me introduce you to our world's classic educational toy, the Luban Lock."

Lupin XIII made a lifting gesture towards the Sun Gem behind him, and at the same time, with his other hand, he took out a small, long stone that was about the length of his forearm and very similar to the Sun Gem.

"Seemingly unrelated pieces can be put together into a very simple shape as long as they are put together in a certain order and with certain techniques."

"I suspect the Magic Kingdom disassembled the Sun Gem in some way that didn't affect its power, splitting the original sphere into nine parts."

"Dismantling, piecing it back together, I see. It feels a bit like a totem." Blaze stroked his chin and thought.

The Sunstone is a rather delicate gemstone. If the perfect sphere is even slightly damaged, its power will gradually be lost.