Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 107: How come you know everything?

Su'en looked at the sniper rifle that didn't break the glass. To prevent any accidents, he put away the sniper rifle and immediately rushed down.

Although the truck had already overturned, the driver's cabin was bulletproofed, and no one inside was foolish enough to open the door.

Su'en stopped Kay from wasting another alchemical bomb to blow up the front of the truck. Instead, he used a ricochet shot to penetrate the glass and kill two people.

Oh... there was one unexpected thing.

The "barbarian" Buck surprisingly survived the explosion and jumped out of the flames. He fired his honeycomb flamethrower from his right arm, almost causing Kay to get injured.

But after all, he was only a first-tier professional, a mechanical gunner with limited ammunition. Su'en and Kay, two professionals working together, quickly killed him on the spot.

With that, all twelve members of the escort team on the three vehicles were killed.

.......

Kay looked at the steam party members who were wiped out in front of him, a smile on his face. "Hehe, the whole truck is bulletproofed. This batch of goods may be more valuable than expected... and thanks to you, Su'en, for preparing the alchemical bomb. Otherwise, they would have almost escaped."

Su'en felt that Kay was right. The truck was obviously intentionally made to look old, and the cargo they were escorting was also very valuable, as proven from the side of the truck.

He said, "Let's get to work quickly. They should have already sent out a distress signal. If we delay any longer, there may be trouble."

"Okay."

Kay nodded as well.

The reason they chose this ambush point was not only because it was remote but also because they considered the time it would take for the steam party reinforcements to arrive.

Now that they had dealt with the enemies so smoothly, they had enough time to unload the cargo.

Su'en didn't dare to be careless. He walked to the side of the carriage and pressed his ear against it, listening carefully.

The carriage wall was thick, and he didn't hear any movement.

Meanwhile, Kay was fiddling with the lock on the door. He quickly discovered that this mechanical lock, called the "Coltes alloy lock," was impossible to open without a key. He turned to Su'en for help and said, "Su'en, this lock seems to be a 'Coltes alloy lock.' We can't open it without a key. Should we use an alchemical bomb to blow it open?"

Su'en shook his head and said, "The individual cost of an alchemical bomb is 600,000. It's too extravagant to use a bomb just to open a lock. And what if there are valuable things inside and they get damaged by the explosion?"

"It's that expensive?"

Kay's hand immediately shrank back. Even as the captain of the Cross Society, he felt his hands trembling at that price.

In an instant, he looked at Su'en with an expression of a nouveau riche and exaggeratedly said, "Brother, you're so rich?"

Su'en didn't explain much and gave him a disdainful look. "The anti-tank mine from earlier wasn't cheap either."

Robbery also required costs. Without proper equipment, it was impossible to deal with this escort team.

Kay knew it wasn't the time to gossip and said helplessly, "Then what should we do?"

"Of course, we'll use a cheaper method..."

Su'en walked over and took out some materials. With the lock as the center, he drew a hexagram alchemical array.

Kay looked at the alchemical array drawn by Su'en curiously and asked, "What is this?"

He was purely a melee professional and knew almost nothing about alchemy except for unlocking alchemical arrays.

This was also a common problem for most outer city professionals. They could fight and kill, but their theoretical knowledge was lacking.

Su'en skillfully drew the alchemical array and explained casually, "First-tier alchemy, 'Melting Alchemy,' a very practical auxiliary alchemy. The main materials for drawing the array are a mixture of magnesium powder and mithril powder. When activated, it produces extremely high temperatures and can melt most known metals. It should be enough to deal with this lock."

Kay felt his knowledge greatly expand as he listened. But then he asked, "Aren't you a gunner? How do you know alchemy? And alchemy knowledge is expensive and not easy to learn..."

"I bought it from the black market."

Su'en didn't explain much either. This spell was indeed obtained from the black market, but it was a basic spell from the textbook that Mr. Black gave him.

In the eyes of people from the outer city, it was an expensive spell, but in the inner city, it was just an example in the textbooks of noble students.

Fortunately, he had some basic knowledge from the memories of the two assistant teachers he had previously separated from, so it was easy to pick up.

He said to Kay, "Step back a bit."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su'en formed several magician seals with his hands and pressed them onto the alchemical array. Immediately, the hexagram array lit up with a dazzling white light. Even from a distance, one could feel the scorching heat on their skin.

Then a magical scene appeared.

The high temperature generated after the alchemical array was activated instantly melted the entire metal lock, turning the alloy into red fluid-like magma that dripped onto the ground.

Kay, who was watching from a distance, was filled with surprise and muttered, "Why do I feel like you know everything..."

It was acceptable for a gunner to make alchemical bombs, but to know alchemy as well... it was strange.

Alchemy was not something that could be easily achieved just by drawing a hexagram alchemical array. It required learning spells, forming seals, and matching materials, a complete set of casting procedures...

Under normal circumstances, even if a mage had good talent, it would be impossible to become so proficient without one or two months of hard practice.

Which gunner would have so much free time and spend so much time learning an auxiliary spell?

Su'en didn't explain much to him. "Captain, get ready to work!"

.......

The lock was destroyed, and the door to the truck carriage was successfully opened.

Kay didn't dwell on why Su'en knew alchemy and instead looked forward with anticipation to see what valuable goods were inside.

But just at that moment, Su'en's ear moved, and he heard some movement inside the carriage. Suddenly, his face changed drastically. "Get back quickly!"

Kay hadn't figured out what was happening yet, but hearing Su'en's urgent warning, he didn't hesitate at all and quickly retreated.In just an instant, a huge black shadow burst out from the carriage. It leaped out and slammed its heavy fist into the spot where Kay had been standing, creating a half-meter deep pit on the ground.

Kay exclaimed, "What the hell is this thing!"

Su'en's gaze also froze as he looked at the sudden appearance of the monster.

Hateful Warrior

Explanation: A first-order semi-distorted monster created by X serum. They have lost their rationality but can still execute simple killing commands through special conditioned reflex training. The potion enhancement has given them super strong physical bodies, fast movement speed, high recovery, high strength, high physical resistance, and medium magic resistance...

This is a nearly three-meter tall, ugly blue-skinned humanoid monster.

"Conditioned reflex? It seems that the way to open the carriage was wrong, activating this monster..."

Su'en looked at the identification content displayed on the monster's head and immediately guessed what it was.

It turned out that there was not only a reorganized escort team from the Steam Party, but also a monster guarding it.

What kind of cargo was in this carriage that required such cautious handling?

The blue skin is somewhat similar to a living corpse...

A thought flashed through Su'en's mind, and his actions were not slow at all. He immediately raised his hand and fired two shots at the monster.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

The alchemical bullets successfully penetrated the back of the monster's head, but they didn't go deep. And strangely, the bullet slowly squeezed out of the muscle, and the wound visibly wriggled and recovered!

"Such resilience!"

Su'en looked at his two shots that didn't even hurt the monster and was greatly surprised. Alchemical bullets could create a bloody hole in an ordinary professional with one shot, but when used against this thing, it only left a bullet hole the size of a little finger.

The monster's recovery ability was even more terrifying, making it hard to believe.

On the other hand, Kay's reaction was not slow either.

After dodging the monster's punch, he rushed forward, his arm transformed into a blade, and he slashed at the unprotected thigh of the monster.

The blade flashed with a cold light, and under this slash, the normal flesh and blood would undoubtedly be cut apart.

But just as he made his move, Kay's expression suddenly changed. It was as if a blunt knife had hit the bark, almost causing his blade to get stuck in the monster's flesh.

Upon closer inspection, this slash only left a superficial mark and did not cause any substantial damage.

Moreover, in the blink of an eye, the scratch had already returned to its original state.

And because of this momentary delay caused by the slash, Kay just wanted to avoid it when a fist the size of a sand pot smashed into his abdomen. Even if he tried his best to dodge, it felt like he had been hit by a rhino's horn on his ribs.

"Poof!" He couldn't hold back the surge of dark blood and was sent flying like a cannonball.

With just one encounter, Kay fell into a dangerous situation.

.......

Seeing that the monster was still chasing after Kay, Su'en fired several shots in a row, trying to attract the monster's attention.

As he watched various alchemical bullets explode on the monster's vital points, Su'en also confirmed one thing: the monster had extremely high physical defense, but its magic defense was not too high!

However, it was difficult for the double-shot "Armor-Piercing Bullets" to penetrate its defense. Ammunition like "Anti-Magic Bullets" had some killing power, but if they didn't penetrate the surface, they wouldn't cause much damage.

Su'en successfully attracted the monster's attention with these shots. The towering body of over three meters looked burly and clumsy, but its speed was extremely fast!

The monster turned its head and charged forward, cracking the ground. Its whole body was like a cannonball crashing over.

"So fast! This monster's speed has reached the level of a second-order professional!"

Su'en felt the tremendous pressure coming towards him and was already prepared.

His muscles all over his body had contracted to the extreme, and with a pull of the steel wire in his hand, he used the collision force of brushing past to spin rapidly in the air before landing.

Although he looked a bit disheveled, Su'en calmly analyzed many things in his mind. "Very fast in a straight line, but the ability is somewhat lacking... Purely physical attacks, no implants, no spellcasting, low intelligence..."

This was a monster with some attributes surpassing a second-order professional but also obvious weaknesses.

He instantly judged that he could fight!

.......

Seeing Su'en being knocked away, Kay suppressed the discomfort in his chest and swiftly rushed over.

He felt that as a melee assassin, he might not win, but he could temporarily withstand a few blows.

As for Su'en, with his weak physical body as a gunman, it was hard to say. Once the monster got close, a single punch could take his life.

Kay urgently said, "This guy's strength has reached the level of a second-order professional. We are no match for him. Get ready to retreat!"

Su'en seemed indifferent, showing no intention of running away. He continued to fire his guns.

He knew very well that without alternating cover from both of them, Kay would definitely not be able to hold on for long. He urgently said, "You can't outrun it, don't run, use your skills to dodge!"

And if they chose to simply run away, the terrifying speed of the monster could catch up to either of them in an instant.

Once it stuck to them, with a single mistake, they would immediately die on the spot.

That was the tricky part about this monster. It couldn't be killed, couldn't be worn down, and couldn't be escaped.

.......

The monster was mighty, its punches and kicks shattering gold and breaking stones.

Kay's figure was agile, darting around the armored truck. Sometimes he would dive under the carriage, sometimes he would go around the back, barely able to protect himself.

But no matter how he attacked, the monster remained unscathed.

If they continued to drag it out, they would eventually run into trouble.

Not to mention being killed by the monster, if they were delayed, it would be enough for the Steam Party's reinforcements to arrive.

"Damn it! How could there be such a monster in the carriage!"

Kay cursed angrily. He saw the cargo right in front of them, but they had to give up.He understood Su'en's battle plan. It seemed like they were trying to kite the monster, alternating in drawing its attention to find an opportunity to retreat. He urgently shouted, "Su'en, I'll hold it off first. You snipe from a distance. We might still have a chance..."

He wanted to persuade Su'en to leave first, to create enough distance for a kill shot, and then both of them could escape.

But Su'en's battle plan was clearly not about escaping.

He vaguely guessed what was in this batch of goods and decided to go all out.

"Help me hold it off for a moment, prepare for a counterattack!"

"???"

Kay's thoughts stalled.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw from the corner of his eye that Su'en had already put away his twin guns. His hands were quickly forming seals, and a pentagram formation had already lit up under his feet.

"Such a fast seal formation speed!"

Astonishment flashed through Kay's mind, but he still couldn't figure out what Su'en was trying to do.

Was he going to unleash his implant and fight head-on?

But... this monster couldn't be killed!

In that instant, his puzzled thoughts hadn't yet shown on his face when Kay's gaze suddenly froze.

That familiar feeling from the battlefield had returned...

......

Su'en completed the seal formation expressionlessly and lightly shouted, "Implant: Release!"

After the pentagram formation fully lit up, a dark golden, ferocious eight-armed spider lance was revealed behind him!

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