Chapter 120 : Everything Emptied Out — Since It Couldn’t Move, Cut Off Its Milk First!
Chapter 120: Everything Emptied Out — Since It Couldn’t Move, Cut Off Its Milk First!
“Then what should we do?”
Gazing at the tranquil girl sleeping inside the glass cylinder.
Liz began to feel nervous.
If this thing truly was a monster capable of arm-wrestling with Uncle.
If it woke up, things would get really fun!
Brian’s eyes remained as calm as an ancient well.
He swept a glance at the lines connected to the girl, those tubes that slowly channeled energy, and said in a deep voice: “No movement, is peace.”
His meaning was very clear.
As long as they didn’t actively disturb the one inside the cylinder.
She shouldn’t easily exit her dormant state.
“Around, useful, take away.”
Brian pointed toward the laboratory.
The scattered equipment, and the gargoyle remains he had one-shotted.
These things—
For Holy Light Town, they were without doubt precious assets!
Liz nodded, her tense nerves relaxing a little: “That’s all we can do.”
She absolutely didn’t want a terrifying battle between powerful beings erupting this close to Holy Light Town.
The aftermath of such a fight—
It could easily blow apart the wooden houses the town had only just managed to build, flipping them upside down!
Just thinking about it made one’s scalp tingle.
Uncle was strong, but the one in the cylinder was of unknown depth. It was best if no conflict occurred.
“Uncle, then let’s start moving things!”
“There must be treasures in these rooms!”
Liz rushed ahead immediately.
Like an explorer who had just found a trove.
She began wandering through the rooms Lynn had already scanned eight hundred times with his divine sense.
Sometimes she touched some dusty precision instrument.
Sometimes she tried prying open a locked metal cabinet.
She muttered nonstop: “This is good! Bring it back for Old Tom and the others to study…”
“This one’s good too, maybe it can be dismantled for rare metals!”
Brian behaved more like a foreman.
He silently followed behind her, his gaze carefully sweeping across each item.
Occasionally he extended a finger to tap lightly on a device, producing a dull sound.
As if determining its internal structure and material.
He only chose the parts with the weakest energy reactions, or those that formed the core of the device.
His movements were precise and efficient.
A stark contrast to Liz’s “locust swarm” style of scavenging.
After working for a while.
Looking at the small pile of loot gathered.
Liz wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead, feeling a bit frustrated.
“Uncle, at our pace, even if we work until tomorrow we won’t finish!”
“And lots of big items—we can’t move them at all.”
Her eyes turned, and she thought of the strong residents back in town.
“You stay here and keep watch. Don’t let the one in the cylinder cause trouble. I’ll go back to the town and call people! More people means more strength!”
Brian didn’t object, only reminded her lightly: “Go fast, return fast.”
“Got it!” Liz answered.
Her figure flashed, and she dashed back along the passage they came from. Her footsteps echoed across the empty ruins.
……
Watching his own believers move the relic materials like diligent ants.
Lynn felt both gratified and conflicted.
Gratified because Brian was truly reliable!
Originally he thought there were only four troublesome gargoyles, but who knew there were dozens hidden inside!
Even his divine sense had been deceived.
That scale—if it were him, he really wouldn’t have handled it!
Unlike Brian.
One move and everything was cleared. Pure crushing efficiency, and without paying any cost.
Now with all defensive forces eliminated, the relic’s contents could be taken freely.
But what made him conflicted was exactly the news confirmed personally by Brian!
The mechanical girl inside the cylinder—her strength was actually on par with seventh-tier Brian!
Lynn had long used divine sense to probe.
He could feel the incredibly complex and powerful energy circuitry inside her when she slept. The fluctuations were terrifying.
But it was like looking through frosted glass—ultimately not as clear as a strong expert like Brian observing up close.
Now that it was confirmed, it made him even more uneasy.
He often boasted about “my maid”.
But Lynn had never made this super-robot acknowledge him as master!
Her strength far exceeded his. If she woke and didn’t obey—
Or even slapped him across the room—this was no joke!
She was absolutely a massive hidden threat!
But to leave her alone like this?
Lynn was unwilling.
He had schemed after this ruin again and again, paid so much effort.
Now he was only one step away from success—the final awakening.
Like someone starving for days facing a full imperial feast, but being told it might be poisoned—how could anyone bear that?
“Fortune favored the bold!” Lynn gritted his teeth.
“When Brian is gone, it’ll be difficult to act.”
“While he’s still in town and can act as backup, I must try!”
A compromise formed within his consciousness.
Since this mechanical girl relied on the nutrient solution inside the cylinder to maintain her state—
Then if he unplugged her ‘charging cables’.
When her energy fell to rock bottom, weakening her—
Would the chance of successfully awakening and controlling her become much higher?
Though there was some risk she might wake directly.
But considering the massive potential gain, it was worth the risk!
Lynn felt this was the best possible moment.
If he waited for his true body to grind its way to seventh-tier?
That would take months; too many variables. Better to act now!
Thus—
Once Liz returned with Ulf and a large group of strong residents—
After they enthusiastically emptied out every useful material and instrument from the ruin—
And the ruin restored to an empty state…
A streak of golden light flashed within the Central Laboratory.
Lynn spent only 100 Holy Radiance to descend through a cheap avatar, quietly appearing before the cylindrical glass tank.
He gazed at the slumbering silver-haired girl.
Her perfect bionic face looked especially serene in the pale blue liquid.
Lynn took a deep breath. Holy Light gathered in his hand, forming an extremely sharp blade of light.
“Sorry, little maid—let you go hungry for a while…”
He muttered inwardly, and struck!
Swish! Swish!
Several golden flashes cut through the air.
Those energy-feeding tubes connected to the girl’s body were severed instantly!
Their cross-sections were smooth as mirrors.
Apparently the tubes’ material was far less sturdy than the large circular cylinder that housed them.
“Is she waking up?!”
Lynn’s avatar retreated more than ten meters in an instant.
He stared nervously at the mechanical girl inside the cylinder.
Ready at any moment to disperse and flee, then immediately notify Brian to clean up the mess.
Seconds ticked by.
The laboratory was deathly silent—only his own heartbeat echoed.
Fortunately, the mechanical girl remained motionless.
Even her long silver-white eyelashes didn’t tremble.
As if she had sunk into an even deeper sleep, completely unresponsive to the loss of energy.
“Whew…” Lynn exhaled long and slowly.
It seemed the first step succeeded.
That cheap avatar completed its task and dissolved into shimmering golden motes, leaving no trace.
As for the ruin’s safety?
Lynn didn’t need to worry.
After emptying the relic, Liz had strictly followed Brian’s instructions—
She led people to use boulders and packed earth to reseal the entrance completely.
Preventing uninformed people or wandering monsters from entering and disturbing the sleeping beauty inside.
In her and all the town residents’ eyes—
This dangerous ruin should only be reopened once their strength was sufficient, or when they received a clear divine oracle from Lord Angel.
But Liz never expected—
That their seemingly solemn and dignified Lord Angel, seated in the church—
Was even more impatient than she was!
He had already taken action first, unable to wait any longer…