Hyper-Dimensional Player

Chapter 777 - 60: Uprising, Union of Workers and Peasants (Part 3)

The seventh day since the Farmer's emergence.

Jingzhou, Jing Mountain, Hidden Valley.

If it weren't for the guidance of the kind mother and her party, Duncan would never have known there was such a hidden valley near Jing Mountain. At a glance, the distant foliage was lush and green. After passing through a gorge, the front seemed like another world. Various traps were set up on all sides, shrouded in a light mist that concealed everything within the valley.

"Young Master."

"Inside is the secluded residence of the Pavilion Master, Lu Xiu, of the Arcane Pavilion."

The kind mother gestured to the Water Maiden and Fire Maiden beside her. The two women immediately flew into the air, passing directly through the mist in front to investigate the surroundings.

Through an omniscient perspective, Duncan had already noticed some unit marks nearby. He turned his head and nodded slightly to the voluptuous and beautiful kind mother beside him. As if strolling leisurely, the surrounding mist was directly isolated by his force, allowing him to enter this valley, as if a miniature paradise.

At first, it was extremely narrow, barely passable by a person, but after taking dozens of steps, it opened up suddenly.

——Mo Family's Mechanical Man (Neutral) (Mechanical Body) (Three-star Silver-gray).

Among the mist.

The Water Maiden seemed to have heard some noise, instantly swiping out a web of swords. The next second, several bolts of arrows shot through the air, followed by a rigid humanoid figure that appeared. It wielded a bronze sword and thrust at the Fire Maiden. With a clang, sparks flew, and the Fire Maiden's swordsmanship was as swift as lightning. She directly pierced the heart of the figure with one sword.

One sword piercing the heart.

But the figure showed no hesitation. Its attack remained fierce. The Fire Maiden withdrew her sword and slashed down, cutting off a wooden carved head silhouette in an instant.

Duncan's figure also approached at this moment.

He raised his palm, using Dragon Capturing Skill to pull the head of the mechanical man into his hand. He examined it up and down and found that its structure was not complex, but it was engraved with strange runes from the Pre-Qin Era.

"Unbelievable."

"To think they could create mechanical life even in a high-magic plane, yet so many people in this world still starve."

Crack.

He casually crushed the head. The mechanical man was made of bamboo and wood, and its internal design was quite ingenious. It operated on true qi and mana, seeming to absorb external energy, unlike the Western plane's use of Soul Crystal Stones. Its core was a meticulously carved array, with faint mana fluctuations attached.

The Mo Family indeed has some skills.

At this point, the Water Maiden and Fire Maiden had already killed several aggressive mechanical men nearby. As the alarm inside was triggered, some commotion quickly arose within the valley. Not long after, several figures flew over.

"Why does the Mingjiao intrude on the Mo sect's forbidden grounds?" a powerful voice called out.

Duncan signaled to the Fire Maiden beside him, and the young woman immediately leapt into the air. A fierce sword energy shot through the air.

Clang!

The newcomer was a middle-aged man wielding a heavy greatsword. His movements seemed sluggish but were actually surprisingly calculated, instantly blocking the Fire Maiden's attack. Then the greatsword swept across with immense force, forcing the Fire Maiden to retreat several steps. When she attacked again, his sword momentum was impenetrable, a continuous assault leaving the Fire Maiden unable to gain any advantage.

"Mozi Sword Method."

The kind mother stood beside Duncan, like a dedicated secretary, softly introducing, "Using defense instead of attack, attack instead of defense, a balance of attack and defense."

"This person has mastered the 'Non-offensive' sword momentum."

"His sword energy is subdued, silent. The Fire Maiden will likely have a hard time defeating him."

It resembles the 'Defense and Attack' stance in Western swordsmanship.

Warrior's defensive posture.

The man wielded the greatsword with finesse, moving his body in harmony with the sword. Although the Fire Maiden was considered a top expert in the martial world, she was suppressed facing him. Moreover, the Mingjiao's spiritual secret techniques were completely ineffective on them, as if they couldn't overcome their willpower immunity in gaming terms.

Although the Mo Family's techniques don't cultivate spiritual power, they're not vulnerable to ordinary psychological interference either.

"Water Maiden."

Duncan's gaze swept past the several people ahead and looked into the depths of the valley.

As his voice rose, the Water Maiden also drew her sword and advanced. She wielded a soft sword, her sword momentum flowing like water, heavy and swift, effectively countering the opponent's greatsword. Seeing the middle-aged man at a disadvantage, several people beside him exclaimed, "Senior brother, let me assist you."

These people engaged in a chaotic battle.

Duncan was unhurried. He leisurely chose a place, where the kind mother beside him swept the dust away with a carefree staff, and he slowly sat down to observe the Mo Family heirs' martial arts skills.

This branch of the Mo Family is both righteous and evil, with countless ties to the demonic sect.

A sound of something breaking through the air.

The several people engaged in combat seemed to hear something. The leading man forced back the Water Maiden and Fire Maiden with his sword momentum, then bowed to an elder in a plain gray robe behind him, saying, "Master."

The main character finally arrived.

The newcomer appeared to be in his fifties or sixties, looking somewhat ethereal and scholarly, with sleeves fluttering. However, his hands were covered in calluses, stained with dirt, as if he'd just emerged from Luban's workshop, more like a skilled level-eight machinist, a master among masters. His demeanor lacked the pretentious aura common in the path of Dao.

Those who genuinely work often bear some aura of a worker.

"I was unaware of the Ming Leader's arrival. Please forgive this old one's failure to welcome you from afar."

The newcomer was indeed Lu Xiu, the Pavilion Master of the Arcane Pavilion, considered a legitimate branch of the Mo Family's heritage. After the decline of the Hundred Schools of Thought, most of the heritage has been assimilated; ordinary Mo Family techniques are in the court's Ministry of Works. This branch excels in strange skills and cunning, also mastering the Art of Mechanisms, with most of their martial techniques sourced from the Mo Family's Juzi Command.