Mechanical Alchemist

About ten meters away, eight spider limbs steadily landed, dissipating the force.

Su Lun shook his head, which was a bit dizzy from the tossing, and as he looked at the fiery monster before him, his furrowed brows finally relaxed somewhat.

Because he discovered the monster's defense was broken!

Previously, the damage from the fire gun was repaired so quickly that before a second attack could land, the initial wound had already healed itself.

But now, the phosphorus burning combined with the dozens of punctures from the spider limbs had inflicted tons of damage. The healing of the wounds was visibly strained, indicating that the monster's self-healing ability had reached its limit.

Although it was still healing, as long as the damage exceeded the healing rate, the monster would grow increasingly weaker.

Moreover, self-healing wasn't without a cost.

In the field of alchemy, energy is conserved.

Even though this monster had a terrifying self-healing ability, it still required the consumption of biological energy.

The more wounds it had, the greater the energy consumption, which would make it progressively weaker.

Because of this weakness, the monster's strength, perception, and reaction ability would all decline.

Thus, the pressure on Su Lun in the battle would decrease.

Besides, this abomination had one major flaw, which was "low intelligence"!

Reality only afforded him a brief moment to catch his breath. As soon as Su Lun landed, he saw the monster charging at him again.

Yet he remained calm and repeated the old trick, pulling on the "Oil-Swallowing Doll" and the "Phosphorus Doll" once again, covering the nearly extinguished flames on the monster with a fresh layer of phosphorus, reigniting them vigorously...

With no wisdom but only the instinct for slaughter, this was just like fighting a boss in a game, where one could pull aggro and choose a fixed pattern of attack.

After setting it ablaze again, Su Lun seized another opportunity, leaped onto the monster's back, and unleashed a flurry of stabs with his spider spear...

The blue blood sprayed more fiercely. The monster grew weaker, its movements slower and less threatening.

....

Kai, watching the battle from not far away, was at a loss for words.

He had thought about rushing in to help; even if he couldn't damage the monster, he could at least distract it, sharing some of the pressure with Su Lun.

But before he could act, he realized the scenario was unfolding in a direction far beyond his expectations...

It was one thing to know alchemy...

It was another to have spider limb implants...

And the spectral flames could also be overlooked...

But now, what the hell were these incomprehensible runic puppets?

He had thought those spider legs were just for running away, but it turns out...

My eyes tell me you're also a Puppet Master?

However, in the end, Su Lun had the upper hand, causing Kai, also aglow, to feel exhilarated: "What quality is this spider limb implant, and how he controls it so fluidly..."

A creature with the close-combat capabilities of a second-tier professional, whose defense and recovery were monstrous, was actually being suppressed by Su Lun?

Alchemy bullets couldn't penetrate the monster's defense, but the spider spear could... by now, he had no doubt that the implant's alchemical quality was terrifyingly high.

It definitely wasn't iron!

In fact, Kai felt even a silver implant couldn't be this strong!

Being a professional himself, he knew all about the prerequisites for merging with an implant.

That Su Lun could merge with a high-quality alchemical implant meant his spiritual power value at appointment must have far exceeded his peers.

Plus, to manage such fluid control over those eight spider limbs wasn't something an ordinary person could achieve.

"So he wasn't joking on the battlefield before; he was serious."

With this thought, Kai muttered darkly, "Damn, if it hadn't been for encountering this monster today, I'd never have known just how formidable this guy really is!"

Always covering for Su Lun as the team leader, turns out the joke was on me.

But seeing the scales of victory now tipping towards Su Lun, the tense fists of the spectating Kai gradually relaxed.

....

The battle had been destined to end this way from the moment Su Lun found the abomination's weakness.

Before long,

The fiery monster, weakened by continuous damage and the piercing thrust of the spider spear, let out a reluctant scream before collapsing thunderously to the ground.

Su Lun looked at the body and finally exhaled a long breath of stale air.

The whole battle process seemed to be just a repetition of a few routines: tripping, spraying oil to burn, and then poking...

But in reality, he was dancing on the blade's edge every moment, teetering between life and death.

The monster's strength didn't allow him any mistakes.

You could hit the monster a hundred times, and it wouldn't feel a thing, but one mistake, and the monster could seize the opportunity to kill you instantly.

It was his constant state of calm that reduced the probability of mistakes to the lowest.

However, with high risk came great learning from combat.

This was the first time he had used all his methods to kill a formidable enemy.

Though he had trained many times in the basement before, it was not real combat.

Fighting this "Abomination Warrior" gave him a lot of insights.

He also realized that the Puppeteer profession was very strong, not only because of the various miraculous effects of the puppets but also due to the operability of the profession.

If different puppets with various utilities were well-utilized, the combat effectiveness could nearly double, producing the effect of an entire team single-handedly!

This battle gradually made Su Lun understand the future planning of his profession.

Tank, damage output, healing, control, support... all these capabilities could completely be substituted by puppets with various functions.

He didn't need to team up with others; he was a team by himself!

....

Su Lun put away the equipment and slowly regulated his breathing.

At that moment, Kai quickly walked over, examining Su Lun as if he were a monster, and excitedly asked, "Brother, when did you become so powerful? What's with that equipment, what spell is that cold flame, and those puppets..."

Su Lun felt there was nothing good to hide but it wasn't the time to explain, he shook his head smilingly and said, "Now is not the time to discuss this, let's move the stuff, we don't have much time."
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Kai pursed his lips, then suppressed his curiosity, "Right."

The two did not delay further and quickly walked to the back of the truck.

They looked at the cargo compartment filled with densely packed alloy boxes, their eyes filled with anticipation.

"Haha... Let's see, the goods guarded by this monster, what kind of treasures they will be!"

As Kai spoke, he casually opened a mechanical box.

Instantly, a blast of cold air hit them.

The two men stared for a moment because inside the box was a set of high-tech, brand-new armor.

"This..."

Kai looked at the armor and then back at Su Lun.

Wasn't it supposed to be second-hand mechanical equipment? This didn't seem right...

Gently touching it, his palm felt a chilly sensation of frost.

Helmet, armor, mechanical gloves, Frost Cannon, power boiler... each component was adorned with high-grade runes and enchanted coatings.

Kai, born in the slums, where had he ever seen such things?

Looking at the armor, he was delighted yet puzzled.

The loot was too high-end, making him feel it was somewhat unreal. It felt like he was just here to snatch a few scrap metals, but what he got were shiny gold bars instead.

He turned to look at Su Lun, his voice trembling slightly, unsure, "Brother Su Lun, what kind of armor is this? Is it... refurbished?"

Su Lun narrowed his eyes slightly, indeed recognizing the origin of this armor.

His expression thoughtful, he slowly said, "The latest mechanical equipment of the Inner City Guard—Frost Giant Combat Armor."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Kai's mind went blank.

Looking again, the compartment still had dozens of large and small mechanical boxes, still unknown what treasures were inside.

The two immediately realized, this batch of goods...was nothing like the information they had received!

This seemed like a big score.

PS. Some have doubted, so let me explain a bit more. Don't think this kind of low-profile escort group is unreliable, and the plot forced. The more valuable the items, the more low-key and safer the delivery is. If interested, you can search for '1931 Gold Theft Case'. There are countless similar real-life cases.

Many very valuable things are often transported in the simplest and most unpretentious way, and the process of loss is also very coincidental. Moreover, this plot also involves a hidden plot, in the Outer City, Black Tower is not without rivals.