Ark Chess Player.

If we lay down our weapons, we can no longer protect her.

Sometimes fate just loves to play tricks on you, leaving you speechless with amusement.

"Uncle Valery, the old man..."

Zoya looked around but couldn't find the old man who had given her the backpack.

When she saw Jaeger, who had lost his humanity and reason, she involuntarily bit her lip.

"..."

Valery just sighed.

Zoya suddenly understood something, and she turned to look at Lin Lu.

Lin Lu understood, how could he not understand? But his expression was calm, without the slightest hint of guilt.

If Lin Lu had arrived a little earlier, and if he hadn't prioritized dealing with the four infected mothers, things might have turned out differently.

Who would have thought?

Who the hell could have imagined this?

Lin Lu laughed; he was still too naive.

He thought he was truly omnipotent and could get whatever he wanted.

A self-righteous hero who thinks he's a hero is ultimately nothing more than a self-righteous fool.

Lin Lu was mentally prepared to be complained about by the girl, but he would never admit his mistake, never agree with her, and never back down.

However, the expected resentment did not materialize.

Zoya silently took out her revolver staff and aimed it at the monster that was stitching up the infected.

The girl answered with her actions.

She knew who her real enemy was.

Perhaps they are infected individuals who have been reduced to beasts, or perhaps they are this great monster.

But it certainly wouldn't be this man who was originally far removed from conflict, disaster, and danger.

He could have lived a carefree life in a comfortable and safe place, but he overheard a distress signal and, alone, resolutely crossed the boundless desert. He arrived in this city full of monsters and beasts, in this city abandoned by the Ursus Empire, in this city that would never receive military support, in this hopeless city.

What is justice?

Zoya saw the justice she longed for in Lin Lu.

Although the girl's expression still held a hint of bewilderment, and what she once believed in seemed to be crumbling, she never truly let go of the equipment she inherited from her father.

That pure and beautiful belief in justice and protection—even after witnessing the worst of reality, she never truly let go of it.

"For them."

Zoya gripped the Originium Arts trigger device tightly, a fierce look appearing on her young face, lessening her helplessness.

"For them."

Lin Lu couldn't help but sigh.

He grew to appreciate Zoya more and more, and his gaze softened considerably.

He had a gut feeling that he must have been just like her in the past.

Even if there is a bottomless abyss ahead, we must carry the important people on our backs and cross it together.

"Uncle, hang in there a little longer, watch a little longer."

Lin Lu squinted his left eye; he could see Valery's life force was like a candle flickering in the wind.

Lin Lu would not say "try to live" to Valery; that would be an insult to the soldier.

Even in the frozen land of Ursus, tiny flowers will bloom. The longest night will eventually end, the sun will rise, and spring will come as usual.

Lin Lu's fingers gently traced the black and gold body of the Noah Heavy Machinery. His gaze was fixed on the stitched monster, but he was speaking to someone else.

"The girl you admire will grow up, the flower will eventually bloom, and all this suffering will end."

Chapter 130 Noah's Armed Forces (4K)

"you……"

Valery stared at the man's thin figure, all the words stuck in his throat, unable to come out.

He caught a glimpse of stunning cobalt blue in the man's eyes, a chilling aura that seemed to suppress all evil.

Lin Lu twisted his wrist and said calmly, "PRTS, can the Noah Heavy Machine's weapon module be used?"

"Always ready for you, Doctor," the mechanical female voice said emotionlessly.

Lin Lu took a deep breath, flipped the black mobile terminal in his hand, and pressed 5-5-5 deeply on the virtual keys.

"Awakening! Standing By!"

The Noah motorcycle landed heavily on its rear, then stood upright, spinning, disintegrating, and disintegrating again. Like a Rubik's Cube, it rapidly transformed, its intricate structure reassembling and deforming. The sounds of metal colliding and rubbing against each other were crisp and melodious in the cold night, the symphony creating the most beautiful notes.

"God..."

Valery murmured.

In his eyes, this upright heavy-duty motorcycle was constantly transforming and reassembling. Key components interlocked, flipped, and overlapped, extending and overlapping without a single spark. In the ancient East, the long-lost mortise and tenon technique was revived on the Noah Heavy Machinery. The dazzling rotation of the axles seemed as if an invisible force was using this machine to be reborn.

With a thunderous roar, Noah's heavy machine transformed into a two-meter-tall skeleton, like a king's armor.

The bright moonlight shone on it, as if celebrating its rebirth, bathing it in its radiance.

"I have no dreams, but I can protect other people's dreams."

Lin Lu smiled and inserted the mobile terminal into the groove on the side of the Ark Driver.

He spread his arms wide, as if embracing the whole world.

The black and gold armor strode forward heavily, opening its arms to Lin Lu.

Just as a butler changes his master's clothes, he assists his young master in stepping into the most challenging social arenas.

The photon frame conformed to Lin Lu's body, and even as time passed, the armor still remembered its owner's physique.

The Originium Engine continuously draws energy from pure Originium, causing large amounts of steam to seep out from the gaps in the armor, filling the rooftop of the abandoned building with thick white mist. High-energy Originium particles flow through the blood vessel-like structure, while complex liquid industrial polymers are integrated into the outer periphery of these vessels. The powerful polymerization and bonding effect is sufficient to prevent the volatilization of Originium and reduce unnecessary energy loss.

Lin Lu's frail body was as if it were covered by wings. The ever-expanding steam during the filling of Originium Particle Energy continuously impacted his body, causing the feathers of his wings to fall off.

As the last feather fell from the steam-formed wings, the massive impact forced back the stitched monster that had seized the opportunity to attack.

Waves of steam surged one after another, forcing the heavy monster to be pushed back ten meters and kneel on the ground to reduce the impact.

"COMPLETE"

As the white mist dissipated, a mechanical ghost descended, and a two-meter-tall steel humanoid slowly raised its arm, which reflected a metallic halo, and clenched it into a fist.

The black and gold visor gleamed with a chilling light, and cobalt blue flames rose from its dark eye sockets, like fire rising from hell. Immortal patterns, impossible for even the most skilled craftsmen to etch in their entire lives, were etched onto the armor, forming an array of the most profound Originium Arts. Brilliant light flowed like ripples along the patterns on the armor, tinging the veins carrying Originium particles with starlight.

The bloodstains splattered on Noah's armor gave Lin Lu a chilling aura of killing intent, making him appear as ferocious and monstrous as a demon.

Both Noah's Heavy Machines and Rhodes Island ships are products of ancient ruins, unearthed by Kal'tsit from deep beneath Rembiton many years ago.

What is most awe-inspiring is that an ancient, long-lost language was inscribed on the back of Noah's armor.

It says……

"Made in China".

Oh my god...

Valery's mind went blank.

This was a scene he had never understood, an industrial development he had never imagined.

Even when he had the privilege of facing Lateran's musketeers, he had never witnessed such a scene.

This is humanity's ladder to God, this is giving life to machines, this is a masterpiece born!

Let alone Ursus, an industrial powerhouse whose lifeblood is steel and smelting, even Raytheon Industries, Terra's largest arms dealer, would never possess such... alloy equipment! An upright bipedal walking weapon, this advanced design concept is like a symbol, enough to leave its mark on history.

"The Spirit Realm cannot detect specific data... Is this the price for refusing to connect to the PRTS system?"

Lin Lu moved his body, the heavy Noah Armor as flexible as his limbs. This wasn't him manipulating the machine with brute force, but rather he had become one with it, as if it were an extension of his body. This was still the state where the Spirit Realm was not connected to the system; Lin Lu could only resonate through the outermost neural connection. Otherwise, he could have amplified his power by 80%.

Just like opening an Android emulator on a computer, if VT mode is not enabled, it can only perform an emulation at the lowest possible level.

"Prompt: The PRTS system has once again requested permission to establish a data connection."

At this moment, the PRTS system seemed to sense the change in Lin Lu's heart, and a mechanical female voice came from the mobile terminal on Lin Lu's waist.

Lin Lu smiled faintly in response.

"turn down."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Lu had already dragged the Noah Armor, which was emitting high-temperature steam, toward the stitched monster. The metal gauntlets with sharp iron claws gripped the black blade and red edge of the unicorn Sarkaz's sword as he ran, leaving two white lines of cold light in the air, as if he wanted to cut through space as well.

“Ga ga ga ga…”

The cracking sounds of bones popping rang out one after another. The Frankenstein's monster, which had been leisurely toying with the military and police, finally got serious.

It has intelligence; it's just that it's been wandering around this city for too long and can't find any fun.

Now, it senses a strong danger.

In an instant, the armor and the monster collided, bursting forth in a crimson flash. Lin Lu's two katanas, one long and one short, struck the monster's attacking fist in a crisscross motion. Like hot knives cutting through butter, the incredibly sharp black blades with their red edges easily severed the infected limbs attached to the monster's arm, sending flesh and blood flying.

Large amounts of bloodstains soaked the black breastplate, making the engraved patterns on the black armor even more dazzling, resembling a demon.

"..."

Valery saw this and inwardly cried out that something was wrong.

Despite Lin Lu's apparent advantage, Valery, as a battle-hardened military police chief, naturally possessed remarkable insight.

At the moment the exchange ended, Lin Lu's sharp gauntlets slightly loosened their grip on the hilts of the twin katanas, only to grip them again after a few brief seconds.

Valery noticed this detail carefully. As someone who had been brutally beaten by the Frankenstein monster, he could vouch for it with his own injuries—Lin Lu had suffered a severe impact during their first encounter, and his Metal Gear hands had malfunctioned, but fortunately he regained his strength in time.

"That monster eats people! It can assemble its body by devouring other people, so don't engage in a prolonged battle with it!!"

Valery shouted a warning, a reminder born of the hard-earned experience and lessons learned by the military and police.

At this moment, Lin Lu was parrying the Stitched Monster's headbutt with his cross-shaped sword. The sudden impact forced him to retreat involuntarily, and Noah's mechanical foot armor left two deep grooves in the ground.

The Frankenstein's head was cut into four equal parts. It shook its head and quickly separated flesh from other parts to reassemble the head.

It's so bizarre it makes you want to vomit.

In comparison, the slime monsters in Chernobog's Upper Town are simply too cute.

Lin Lu lowered the red blade in his right hand and gave Valery a thumbs up.

At the same time, he nimbly ducked low, narrowly avoiding the gray pus gushing from the Stitched Monster's massive maw. The highly corrosive gastric juices melted instantly upon contact with the rooftop railing and the infected man clinging to the edge. The infected man, his arms and head corroded, flailed wildly, his severed limbs flailing as he plummeted to the ground.

"Just hold on a little longer, watch a little longer... shall we?"

Valery muttered to himself, even in this perilous situation, he couldn't help but smile.

Is this how Lao Fei feels? He had a slight understanding of it.

I've lived long enough and seen enough; this life has been worthwhile.

Valery was able to witness the wonders of industry, the pinnacle of weaponry, and alloy equipment.

For the people of Ursus, isn't this a kind of honor?

Unfortunately, I will never have the chance to drive one myself in my lifetime. No matter how old a man is, he can't resist the idea of ​​piloting a Gundam.

Valery made a decision; he couldn't just stand by and watch the Ark Knight fight alone.

"Zoya, take out the device from your backpack."

Valery shouted as he took a deep breath.

A surge of power welled up within him, allowing him to grasp the battering ram and smash the heads of the infected rushing towards them.

The method of knocking infected people off the rooftop to their deaths was no longer viable. The densely packed infected people below formed a human wall, a cushion thicker than anything else.

Upon hearing the instruction, Zoya quickly took off her backpack, unzipped it, and forcefully removed one of the round bases. The base was heavy, but she didn't let go.

"What is this?" the girl asked.