Chapter 82

Reaching out, Zheng Chen grabbed the flying stone from Romuska's hand and tossed it back to Hida. He then glanced at a small booklet that had fallen from Romuska's hand. The text on it was unfamiliar to Zheng Chen, but it resembled the inscriptions on the tombstone he had seen not long ago. The text also included a translation guide for the common language.

He threw this small booklet to Hida as well.

"Wait... What do you plan to do to the king of Laputa!"

Seeing Zheng Chen take away his two most important items, Romuska used one hand to forcefully grab Zheng Chen's arm while the other struggled to reach for the gun that had fallen to the side.

"King?" Zheng Chen tilted his head, his expression indifferent. In Romuska's extreme unease, Zheng Chen exerted force, and a brief, sharp crack echoed. Hida, who was approaching, heard this sound and involuntarily shuddered, stopping in her tracks.

She looked at Romuska, who had stopped struggling, with shock. "You killed him!?"

Zheng Chen's calm gaze made her take a small step back.

Throughout the journey, Romuska had attacked them multiple times, each attack being lethal. Now that Zheng Chen had caught him, there was no reason to let him go. "There's a mechanism here that can show the outside world. Try it."

Zheng Chen tossed Romuska's corpse to the side, where it was covered by the vines growing around. He then spoke to Hida.

After hesitating for a moment, thinking about the rampaging robot soldiers outside, she quickly walked to the stone slab where Romuska had been and opened the booklet Zheng Chen had thrown to her.

Because she had learned Laputan spells from her elders before, and with the help of the translation in the booklet, she could recognize the text on the stone slab, though it was somewhat awkward.

This stone slab was used to control Laputa, and the key was the flying stone in her hand.

"Quickly master it," Zheng Chen said, picking up Lei and walking to the side of the giant flying stone. The container holding the giant flying stone was covered with thick roots, but some of the roots had been torn away, revealing the flying stone inside clearly.

The giant, pyramid-shaped flying stone was clear and flawless, emitting a gentle light, almost transparent. The center rippled like water, a highly pure giant flying stone, and also the central power source of the floating city.

A vast floating city was supported by this flying stone, which was less than half a meter in diameter, for hundreds of years, and even now, there were no signs of energy depletion!

This thing could be considered the ultimate product of ancient Laputan technology.

One could imagine the kind of disputes that would arise if the news of this nearly infinite energy source were to leak out. The importance of energy was beyond doubt.

"Um, I can control it now," Hida said softly, noticing Zheng Chen staring at the giant flying stone.

"Only you should know about this," Zheng Chen said coldly. "If you want to continue living a normal life!"

With that, it was up to Hida to make her own choice.

She nodded slightly, puzzled. Zheng Chen's serious expression made her unsure of the reason, but she believed him. Compared to being the king of an empty, magical floating city, she preferred a normal life.

Laputa had long been destroyed. What was the point of being the king of a fallen nation?

After the flying stone was used to activate certain texts on the control slab, the texts flashed a faint red light, and new commands were issued. The rampaging robot soldiers stopped their attacks.

At the same time, multiple projection screens appeared, live-streaming the environment outside the control room. The largest screen showed Xieya. Despite the continuous attacks from the robot soldiers, the vines around her had expanded several times over!

"Baru, hide quickly!"

After the robot soldiers stopped their rampage, Baru was safe. Chen Kai wiped the sweat from his forehead, putting away his empty gun. It was finally over. He wondered how much experience he would gain from this.

"Is that Hida's voice?" Dora asked, hearing a voice coming from a robot soldier, slightly puzzled.

"It's me, Dora. Hide quickly, it's still dangerous here," Hida said urgently, seeing another projection screen showing the still rampaging Xieya. The voice came from a robot that led them to a hidden place, with several robot soldiers guarding the area.

"Uh, although they were enemies before, it's quite reassuring to have them as bodyguards now," Chen Kai scratched his head, breathing a sigh of relief. Finally, it's over, right?

As soon as he said that, a loud noise echoed. Seeing a vine pierce through from above, Chen Kai gasped. What the hell, it's not over yet!

"Any special attack methods?"

Zheng Chen asked.

Hida quickly flipped through the booklet in her hand and shook her head. "Only the robot soldiers in the upper space."

"Then have them destroy her root system!" Zheng Chen pointed to the vines Xieya had driven into the ground. "Destroy as many as possible! Take me up there."

Gently patting Lei's hand, Zheng Chen considered for a moment and left her here. This was the safest place.

With Hida's control, it was easy for Zheng Chen to leave. A floating patterned block became his vehicle. The flying stone, which was uncontrollable in his hand, could now freely change direction under the control of the machines in the block.

Returning to the upper level of the floating city, he saw the area littered with the remains of broken robot soldiers. The remaining robot soldiers, following new commands, were attacking the roots of the vines that had penetrated the ground. Even when entangled by the vine-like arms, they would turn their heads and launch their final attack before being crushed.

"Ughhhhhh!!!" As the roots were continuously severed, Xieya's bug-like regenerative ability began to decline.

"Cover me!" Zheng Chen shouted, rushing forward. Hida, in the control room, quickly issued new commands to the robot soldiers.

Cover... How? Clear the vines attacking Zheng Chen?

Seeing Zheng Chen quickly jumping and moving between the broken vines, Hida breathed a sigh of relief. This was the right approach.

Xieya, whose attention was drawn to the robot soldiers, did not notice Zheng Chen's approach. When he nailed a large syringe into her neck and injected all the suppressant, she finally realized the greater threat!

The strong suppressant took effect quickly, and Zheng Chen had deliberately increased the dosage. After the suppressant was injected, the activity of the vines spreading from Xieya's body immediately decreased.

The unprotected root system was instantly destroyed on a large scale.

The dosage was insufficient!

Seeing that Xieya had not lost her fighting ability, Zheng Chen frowned. The suppressant dose he had injected was dozens of times what he usually used, but it still could not stop her rampage.

He immediately jumped back to avoid a vine that was sweeping towards him. The other vines did not concern him, as they were blocked by the approaching robot soldiers. Seizing the opportunity to act again, Zheng Chen quickly refilled the syringe with suppressant, but this time it was not as easy.

Although Xieya was continuously destroying the robot soldiers attacking the root system, she had also increased her own defenses, making it impossible for Zheng Chen to approach her easily.

However, seeing her movements becoming increasingly slow, Zheng Chen decided to wait patiently for a new opportunity. The suppressant was not completely ineffective, but it did not achieve the expected effect.

Bang!

Hearing a gunshot from the side, Zheng Chen's scalp tingled as he sharply pulled his body back. A bullet whizzed past his eyes, creating ripples in the air.

"Kill them!" A cold look flashed in Zheng Chen's eyes.

"..." Hida, in the control room, hesitated upon hearing Zheng Chen's voice. Killing people...

While she was hesitating, another gunshot rang out, and several vines came crashing down. The shooter had excellent timing!

The syringe in Zheng Chen's hand sparked and flew away, and his right hand, holding the syringe, was torn open by the bullet's impact, leaving several bloody cuts.

He quickly dodged the subsequent vines, moving towards the direction the bullet had come from. At the same time, a player holding a long-barreled sniper rifle, who was a bit further away, changed his position immediately.

The first ambush was surprisingly dodged by Zheng Chen, and the second well-timed attack was also blocked, resulting in only a wounded hand. The player had thought there was a chance to kill Zheng Chen without the Holy War Angel by his side, but his survival ability was still formidable!

The two attacks clearly enraged the new killer. He charged over with a clear target, and the speed was terrifying, far exceeding human limits!

As Zheng Chen charged over, the players near the sniper tried to block him, but with his high-speed movement, they could not lock onto him.

During this time, the sniper also attempted to attack and block Zheng Chen twice, but with his position exposed, it was impossible to hit Zheng Chen.

"Close combat!!" The sniper player shouted, as the distance between him and Zheng Chen was very close. With Zheng Chen's speed, the distance made the machine gun ineffective.

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