Inside the Creator's Sanctuary.
“Traitors! Die!”
The alchemical core in Evelyn No. 1's chest suddenly burst with light, which flowed into her left arm like blood through veins.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the next instant, No. 1's mechanical left arm deformed, shifting into a long, silver-painted cannon barrel.
As the alchemical core rapidly charged the barrel, an emerald-green light lit up at the muzzle—
Boom!
The cannon roared, and a fist-sized metal shell shot out of the barrel.
Its speed far exceeded the speed of sound. Before the sharp sound of tearing air could even reach their ears, the massive shell had already roared before them with fierce momentum.
However, Leon only calmly raised his palm.
In an instant, the triple defensive glows of the Sacred Light Shield, Bemis’s Protection, and the Moonlight Cloak appeared simultaneously in his palm.
With just a gentle squeeze forward, he firmly caught the menacing metal shell in his hand.
Bang—
The moment the shell touched his palm, a blazing explosion erupted from within.
But Leon simply clenched his right hand, and the scorching flames and shockwave were crushed to pieces right inside his palm!
Not a single shred of residual power escaped, nor did it affect the surroundings in the slightest!
“!!!”
Seeing this blazing explosive shell, which was powerful enough to kill a peak Silver Rank transcendent, neutralized so easily, a very human-like look of surprise flashed across Evelyn No. 1's face.
But in the next second, her surprise turned into gnashing teeth:
“Traitors! Die!”
Clang!
The power of the alchemical core surged into No. 1's left arm, and her mechanical left arm rapidly deformed, shifting from an intact arm into a mechanical wand embedded with magic crystals.
No. 1 raised her right arm, and a moonlight greatsword quickly materialized at the tip of the wand.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
With three rapid mana charges, the blade of the moonlight greatsword swelled dramatically.
From its original length of just over two meters, it suddenly grew into a crystal-clear moonlight sword that was over ten meters long!
Whoosh!
No. 1 swung her right arm violently, smashing it down toward Leon.
The ten-meter-long moonlight greatsword seemed weightless, whipping up a fierce, cold wind as it slashed down right in front of Leon.
If one were hit by this strike without any defense, it wouldn't just separate head from shoulders—it would grind them directly into mincemeat!
Yet, facing this strike, Leon still did not move.
Just as the moonlight greatsword was about to strike, he raised his left hand and merely extended a single index finger.
Bang!
The moonlight greatsword collided violently with the three layers of defensive divine arts around him!
Instantly, a violent, howling hurricane whipped up at the point of impact, tearing through the surrounding air and causing it to vibrate violently.
Leon stood firmly in place, not backing down even half a step.
As for the moonlight greatsword, which was wider and more massive than his entire body, the mana pathways inside it shattered instantly upon this single touch!
The magic model tore apart immediately!
The entire greatsword rapidly disintegrated starting from the blade. In less than half a second, it shattered completely and dissipated into nothingness!
Seeing this effortless display, let alone their opponent, Evelyn No. 1—
Even No. 5 and Titus's group in the back were completely stunned.
“Is this the target His Majesty ordered us to protect?”
Titus was filled with doubt at this moment.
With this kind of strength, did he really need a group of Limit warriors to protect him?
Even with their battle formations, a squad of Limit warriors could only take on a single Gold Rank expert.
But... the power Leon displayed was by no means that of someone who had only just entered the Gold Rank!
“Traitors!!!”
Seeing her attack neutralized so easily once again, No. 1 fell into a stupor for a second before flying into a rage once more.
The alchemical core in her chest suddenly spun at high speed, causing the mechanical parts on her chest to grind together with loud thuds, even giving off wisps of scalding white steam.
Under the influence of the alchemical core, No. 1's entire mechanical body gradually grew scalding hot. The internal engine oil flowed rapidly, lighting up with a fiery red glow, as if magma were coursing through her body.
The red light in No. 1's eyes flared up suddenly!
She threw open her metal mouth, the energy in her throat surging violently as she let out a low rumble, preparing to unleash—
Boom!
Before the impending mental shriek could escape her mouth, an air cannon compressed to its absolute limit slammed heavily into her chest!
The air cannon pierced straight through the mechanical armor on her chest, and the alchemical core embedded within was knocked loose, flying out and landing on the ground.
Deprived of its core's energy supply, the power inside No. 1's body rapidly withered.
The crimson engine oil that had been rushing like lava also slowed down significantly!
The mental shriek that had already taken form in her throat came to an abrupt halt at this very moment!
“I let you get a couple of hits in, but did you really think you could just keep going?”
Leon looked down at Evelyn No. 1, who had been knocked to the ground by the air cannon, and slowly walked forward, the divine art ring of the Wind-Whisper Heavy Cannon hovering beside him.
As he walked, he spoke:
“Titus, keep an eye on the No. 5 golem next to you. Don't let her cause any trouble.”
“Ah? Yes, sir!”
Titus was taken aback for a moment, but he quickly revved his chainsword and led his warriors to surround No. 5.
Although he didn't understand what was happening, since Leon had ordered it, there had to be a reason.
Suddenly surrounded by chainswords, Evelyn No. 5 was also dumbfounded, a trace of confusion and bewilderment flashing across her face.
Just as she was about to move, Leon's voice rang out.
“Miss No. 5, I advise you not to move. After all, Miss No. 5, you wouldn't want to be dismantled directly into a pile of alchemical parts, right?”
Leon raised his eyes and swept a glance over No. 5. “Before I clear up the situation, I am willing to trust you, so please do not make any rash movements.”
Having warned Evelyn No. 5—who possessed about half the silliness of Alicia—Leon picked up the alchemical core that had fallen to the ground.
Then, he looked at the indignant Evelyn No. 1 and said:
“I heard a story from Evelyn No. 2. Now, I want to hear your side of the story.”
Hearing this, the indignation on Evelyn No. 1's face vanished, replaced by confusion. “Traitors?”
Leon frowned. “Is 'traitors' the only word you know?”
“Die! Die!” Evelyn No. 1 replied.
“Hmm... From the moment we met until now, she has only said the words 'traitors' and 'die'.”
Leon pondered for half a second, then ordered Titus to bring No. 5 over.
He asked No. 5:
“From what you know of No. 1, can she speak the common tongue fluently? Or can she only say a few simple words?”
No. 5 was extremely tense, still unable to make sense of the situation.
She didn't understand why Leon had ordered his men to trap her after defeating Big Sister No. 1.
Nor did she understand why Big Sister No. 1, who was supposed to have fallen into a frenzy, didn't seem to be contaminated by mana at all.
Nevertheless, hearing Leon's question, No. 5 said timidly:
“Big Sister No. 1... she can speak the common tongue fluently. She isn't like this normally, only knowing a few words...”
“Just as I thought,” Leon said, a look of realization dawning on his face.
He looked at the No. 1 golem, who was lying on the ground, once again staring indignantly at No. 5.
After entering the sanctuary, Leon had sensed the presence of two auras.
One was Evelyn No. 1, and the other was Evelyn No. 4.
Just as No. 2 had said, Evelyn No. 4 was indeed contaminated by mana, emitting a faint aura of contamination.
This aura of contamination was extremely faint.
However, because Leon's perception was incredibly precise, and he had just sensed the aura of contaminated mana earlier,
he was able to recognize immediately that No. 4 was contaminated by mana.
Yet, No. 1, who had been curled up in the corner of the sanctuary...
Leon hadn't sensed even a shred of mana contamination on her.
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