Chapter 620 - Peak Automaton

Kerry remained suspicious of Han Wu. She kept her distance throughout the battlefield cleanup and watched him with open wariness. She feared that he would backstab her.

Han Wu didn’t want to explain himself, since any explanation would just sound like an excuse. From the Five Body, he recovered the remaining blueprints of the BD series he had been seeking.

With the Machine God, he took one look and understood the difficulty of constructing them. Although he already possessed the required Energy Parts, the ruined site wasn’t a suitable place for such delicate work. He decided to collect more Energy Parts and construct them when the time was right.

Before departing, he took the Mechmouse King with him. It appeared like and was an automaton, but it possessed a soul. That was why it feared Han Wu. Even so, Ji Zhongyi’s soul was in his possession, so it had to follow him.

After dealing with the Five Body, they refused to spare the remaining members of the Machine God Cult. Without the powerful Five Body, even the bishops were powerless against him.

Due to the Machine God, he could suppress all mechanical devices. He dismantled their defenses with minimal effort, then seized control of the base and unlocked the vault, where he discovered a vast supply of Energy Parts.

Even though Jumen had Spatial Storage, its capacity had limits. There were too many treasures within the vault, and he couldn’t bring everything with him. As such, he stationed Bart and Akanzor to guard the vault while he constructed the remaining five BD-series automatons inside.

With the Machine God’s power, he completed the work within a day. Each automaton bore a distinct name and fulfilled a different function.

[BD-01, Tanlang. Rating: X. Function: Accelerated Energy Condensation. Additional Function: Multi-chips (0/20, can equip chips up to level 10)]

[BD-05, Lianzhen. Rating: X. Function: Reverse Polarity. Additional Function: Multi-chips (0/20. Can equip chips up to Level 10)]

[BD-03, Wenqu. Rating: X. Function: Energy Shield. Additional Function: Multi-chips (0/20. Can equip chips up to Level 10)]

[BD-06, Wuqu. Rating: X. Function: Physical Shield. Additional Function: Multi-chips (0/20. Can equip chips up to Level 10)]

[BD-07, Pojun. Rating: X. Function: Overclock. Additional Function: Multi-chips (0/20. Can equip chips up to Level 10)]

Combined with the two previous BD-04 Luxun and BD-02 Jumen automatons, he now had all seven of them. They floated above his head, and he sensed a faint awareness among them, as if they were holding a silent meeting.

When all seven gathered in one place, a hidden resonance awakened. An energy link formed, connecting them together. Then a new prompt appeared before Han Wu, asking him whether he wanted to combine them.

He had learned from the Machine God that automatons often possessed a hidden ability to merge. The strongest trait of the automatons lay in combination, which allowed different elements to integrate perfectly and operate as a unified whole.

Han Wu agreed, and the seven automatons merged into one tiny box called BD-Prime Beidou. Its rating jumped from X to EX. It retained all seven functions, and its Multi-chips function received a major upgrade. Its load limit increased to 145, and the chip level’s limitation had vanished.

The result stunned Han Wu. BD-Prime Beidou was too powerful, surpassing the seven automatons in their separated forms. It stood at the pinnacle of all automatons. After combining, its overall functions had improved. For example, the capacity of the Spatial Storage function had expanded enough to store every treasure in the vault.

After transferring them inside, he reduced the Machine God Cult’s base to ashes. Even though he knew that a second and a third base would rise even after this one fell, he could do nothing to stop it. All he could do was focus on what was in front of him.

Once the base was destroyed, nothing remained to keep him there. They boarded their flying vessel and returned to the entrance they had used before.

Kerry paid the toll to open the gate again. This time, Han Wu used the Machine God’s senses and realized that Kerry didn’t pay with standard currency. Instead, she offered a rare gear forged from rare metals.

The tollkeeper accepted the payment and opened the gate.

As they attempted to leave, Han Wu suddenly noticed something wrong. The others passed through without issue, but he couldn’t!

He quickly checked the cause and reached a bitter conclusion. The massive wall surrounding the Lawless Civilization, forged from dense crystal and metal, existed for a single purpose: to seal the Machine God. It was a prison designed to keep the Machine God confined.

Han Wu was the Machine God now, which meant he had become the designated inmate. He had broken free from the seven restricted zones, but he was still trapped here.

Although he could separate the Machine God with Avatar Creation, allowing him to escape, the Machine God Avatar would remain inside forever. He couldn’t accept that outcome. He had painstakingly fought through numerous battles, only to find himself unable to take it with him. It felt like a complete scam!

He needed another way out.

While he was still searching for a solution, a huge man wrapped in a black cloak approached them rapidly. The man tore away the black cloak midstride, revealing his true identity. It was the ninth guard that had escaped from Imperial College!

Han Wu was confused.

Why is he here?

The ninth guard fixed his eyes on Han Wu, his expression sharp with the satisfaction of a hunter finally tracking down his prey.

“You liar! I’ve been waiting here for a month, and at last you showed up. Because of you, I misunderstood Eldest Brother. Today, I will kill you and appease his soul!” the ninth guard barked.

Han Wu could not make sense of it. The ninth guard had escaped on his own.

Since when did I deceive him? He is delusional!

The ninth guard had no interest in explanations. He expanded, and the Runic Divine Ring appeared behind him. No one could tell how many layers of runes had condensed within it.

He gathered his strength and threw a punch at Han Wu. The latter quickly retreated from the gate and closed it.

The ninth guard’s fist slammed into the Lawless Civilization’s wall, and the impact sent pain tearing through him.

Even so, the ninth guard didn’t give up. “Do you think you can escape me just by hiding inside the barrier?”

He activated his Divine Ring and plucked several runes from it. A strange power concentrated within his fist.

“Boundary Breaker!” the ninth guard shouted.

The force meant to shatter all barriers converged in his fist, and he punched. The wall that could block blows from a World life form started to crack. Fractures spread rapidly until the entire section of the wall shattered.

Han Wu froze at the sight of the wall shattering. He looked at the ninth guard with gratitude. He had struggled with the issue of leaving this place with the Machine God, yet the ninth guard resolved it for him.

Han Wu walked through the shattered wall and finally tasted freedom. He, the Machine God, was finally free!