CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 112: DIVINE SPIRIT’S ARRANGEMENT

On the vast plain, the marching formation of the Golden Pansy Domain was exceptionally elite, majestic, and grand.

Griffins spread their wings, flying over the orderly formation, while below, the war machines moved swiftly in a vertical convoy. Atop the machines sat heavy knights, their armor glinting in the sun, each holding a weapon, sitting back to back, vigilantly watching all directions.

In this mechanized march, the marching speed had more than doubled.

The formation of such a unique military style of the empire indeed owes thanks to the sponsorship of the Templar Order.

If not for the sponsorship of this incredibly wealthy knight order, Lin Rui really couldn’t have assembled such a mechanized unit.

Because these war machines are truly rare and expensive.

[Talent: Rare Level]

[Durability: 19762/35800]

[Load: 2458/3000]

[Speed: 220/260]

[Ammo: 29601/100000]

[Physical Defense: 1750↓]

[Spiritual Defense: 900↓]

[Trait: Original Cast Armor·Rare Level Trait: Heavy industrial military machinery never strives for precision. More reliable, more durable is the holy scripture of the military. War machines will not stop running due to slight damage and short circuits. They can continue operating with heavy industry traits until the durability is depleted. Original Cast Mecha is immune to all control effects! (Note: Reliable! Reliable! Still reliable! Heavy industry product, reliable endurance, will be your most dependable fire support on the battlefield.)

[Heavy Armament·Rare Level Trait: The premise of all speed, mobility, and firepower is armoring with heavy armor to survive on the battlefield. Heavy armor adds 1000 points of physical defense, ignores all types of damage below 200 attack power (including true damage), increases remote blocking rate +20%, immune to critical strikes, immune to life magic.]

[Skill: Form Conversion lvlmax: War is always divided between marching and fighting, and war machines can quickly switch between marching mode and combat mode. Marching mode movement speed +50%, all defense attributes -50%. Combat mode all defense attributes +50%, movement speed -50%.]

[Metal Storm lvlmax: The dense barrage wall is the most violent steel menace, capable of extinguishing the fervor of all flesh. The Lion Scorpion Roar’s overwhelming metal can cause 1000 points of penetrating damage, shooting speed of 1700 rounds/minute. Supplementing 10000 rounds of ammunition consumes 10000 units of iron ore, 100 units of mithril, 100 units of sulfur, and one Tier Four Spiritual Gem. Each ammunition refill consumes 10% durability and permanently reduces the maximum durability by 100 points. (Red)]

This attribute left Lin Rui in awe, as war machines were so different from sword-wielding colossi. The most significant difference is that war machines lacked attributes like physique and will, making them far less flexible on the battlefield than sword-wielding colossi and mechanical bodies. War machines are positioned as battlefield machinery to assist soldiers in combat, so their strength is exceptionally pure, astonishing observers.

Until completely brought down, they can provide powerful fire support every moment.

The key is their immunity to control; there’s no way to stop this continuous-output turret from unleashing firepower. One must either endure heavy casualties or pay a massive price to rush in and completely destroy it.

Anyone with experience in commanding battles knows how frustrating and intractable such a situation can be.

The key is that such a powerful war machine, unlike cumbersome crossbows or torsion artillery, does not burden marching speed in its converted marching mode. Instead, it can serve as an armed vehicle, carrying soldiers at high speed.

Thus, the targeted destination, which should have taken three days to reach, was rapidly approached by the rushing formation by afternoon the next day.

Lu Weite had previously told Lin Rui that he knew the altar was in a hidden location nearby, with many Fallen in the vicinity.

But now, what Lin Rui saw before him was an endless golden-yellow field of rapeseed flowers, with no place at all to conceal an altar.

What’s more peculiar is that in the middle of this rapeseed field, there were inverted tombstones, arranged in circles, forming a matrix moving inward.

Audrey, riding Xiaoxiao, observed from the air, then leaped in front of Lin Rui and said, "Lord, the arrangement of these tombstones is very strange, like a reversed sun."

Lin Rui turned his head to Lu Weite and asked, "Director Lu Weite, are you sure this is the altar location you mentioned? This place is not only public but unusually quiet, not at all like a place with any Fallen."

Lu Weite instantly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly explained, "Lord Lin Rui, please, you must believe me. I haven’t played any tricks regarding the altar’s location. Even if I were foolish, I wouldn’t risk my life as a joke."

Lin Rui scrutinized him for a few seconds, then turned his gaze to the endless inverted tombstones ahead and asked, "So what is going on here?"

Lu Weite immediately ordered the caravan guards beside him, "Quickly, go over and check what’s happening."

Three guards with swords immediately stepped forward. One tilted his head on the tombstone to look at the lettering, another kicked the material of the tombstone, while another went into the matrix for observation.

But as soon as the observation commenced, the caravan guards exclaimed in surprise; the guard who entered the matrix vanished!

The remaining two guards were shocked and immediately intended to leave the matrix’s range, but before they could start, the guard leaning over to observe the matrix suddenly disappeared, as if he had instantaneously entered another space.