novelraw Chapter 128-1: Giant Doll Artisan (1)
Chapter 128-1: Giant Doll Artisan (1)
[You pass through a series of assembly lines, entering a wide factory area. The floor is painted with many square grids.]
[In the silence, only the echo of your footsteps resonates through the factory.]
[You continue deeper into the factory…]
Lin Xun paused in thought.
The Support-Type Maid Doll currently had no combat capability. Better not to let it out and embarrass himself.
Might as well summon the little lion and let it stretch its legs.
Having just passed the assembly lines, the factory space was quite large, perfect for a massive beast like the Three-Headed Lion to move around.
He opened the inventory and clicked on the Brass Whistle.
[The Support-Type Maid Doll dissolves into starlight and vanishes with the wind, awaiting your next summon…]
[With a crisp whistle, you summon the fierce and burly Corrupted Three-Headed Lion.][You can issue simple combat commands to the Corrupted Three-Headed Lion.]
He clicked the “Follow” combat command and continued the exploration.
[You continue deeper into the factory…]
[At the far end of the factory is a massive passage that seems to lead to another factory area.]
[Suddenly, the sharp whooshing of air cuts through the silence, interrupting the rhythm of your footsteps.]
[Several dark shadows speed toward you. Before you can react, a clinking sound rings out from your scale armor.]
[A few brass spikes shot at you fail to pierce your armor and fall to the ground weakly.]
[At some unknown moment, five graceful figures have appeared within the factory.]
[Four Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Dolls leave shimmering afterimages as they dart rapidly toward you…]
[One Intermediate Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll hovers mid-air, jets of scalding steam spurting from beneath her feet to maintain her floating posture. Her expression is blank, and she continually fires brass spikes at you.]
[The Corrupted Three-Headed Lion roars and pounces at one of the Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Dolls…]
[The Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll morphs her arm into a spike, ready to clash with the Corrupted Three-Headed Lion…]
[The hovering Intermediate Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll opens her small mouth and emits a sharp screech of metal grinding!]
[The Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll suddenly halts her movement and sidesteps the lion’s charge. Rather than clashing directly, she relies on speed to outmaneuver it.]
[The remaining maid dolls rush toward you…]
Lin Xun raised an eyebrow.
The intermediate doll seemed capable of commanding the basic dolls in combat, clearly more intelligent than the lower-tier ones.
[You let out a roar, your feet braced against the ground, muscles bulging across your body. The Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub in your hands smashed down toward the oncoming maid doll…]
[With a thunderous boom, rubble sprayed as the greatclub crashed straight through an afterimage. Three spikes struck your scale armor with metallic clangs.]
[You had only struck an afterimage left behind by the doll’s rapid movement, the real body was untouched…]
He narrowed his eyes.
The reconnaissance-type maid dolls had very low attack power and couldn’t breach his defenses, but their movement speed was astonishing, likely monsters with full agility stat allocation.
Large warriors like Earth Giants had slow attack speeds and couldn’t land a hit on these dolls at all.
[Several brass spikes fly at you again but still fail to inflict any damage.]
Lin Xun pondered for a moment and had a plan.
He opened the Shell Panel and clicked on the Dancer Shell.
Only magic could defeat magic.
[You possess the Corrupted Theater Dancer Shell!]
The Dancer was already a swift assassin-type class, and combined with the movement speed boost from the Iridescent Scaled Wing Boots…
Against these agile little monsters, he could have them begging for mercy in no time.
[Your summoned creature defeated a Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll. Your experience increased slightly.]
While Lin Xun hadn’t yet taken down any enemies himself, the Three-Headed Lion had already scored a kill.
[With graceful steps, you used Bloodshadow Step, your shell’s figure gradually fading into invisibility.]
[The remaining maid dolls glanced at each other in confusion as you vanished, then redirected their attacks toward the lion.]
[You danced behind one of the dolls with ease. A sharp blade sprang from your gauntlet and drove into the clockwork gears on the doll’s back…]
[You defeated a Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll. Your experience increased slightly.]
[You defeated a Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll. Your experience increased slightly.]
[Your summoned creature defeated a Basic Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll. Your experience increased slightly.]
[You obtained Ordinary Refined Copper Core (Material)]
[You obtained Ordinary Refined Copper Gyroscope (Material)]
[You obtained Ordinary Refined Copper Bearing (Material)]
[The floating Intermediate Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll let out a shrill screech as several brass spikes shot toward the Three-Headed Lion…]
[You maintained your invisible state, crouched low, then suddenly pushed off the ground and lunged toward the doll. The sharp blade in your gauntlet shimmered with cold light…]
[The Intermediate Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll seemed capable of sensing imminent danger. Jets of steam erupted from beneath her feet, allowing her to dodge the deadly edge.]
This intermediate maid doll could fly, wasn’t slow, and even had some kind of danger-sensing ability. The Dancer’s repeated leap attacks were all evaded.
Lin Xun curled his lip in disdain.
Just a petty trick.
He issued a Guard command to the Three-Headed Lion.
Then opened the Shell Panel and clicked on the Yellow-Robed Bishop.
[You possessed the Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop of the White Moon Church Shell!]
Can you move faster than light?
[You raised the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear, golden arcs of lightning coursing through the entire weapon…]
[You chanted a spell under your breath…]
[A few brass spikes shot toward you, but the Corrupted Three-Headed Lion leapt up and easily intercepted the attack for you.]
[A red glow surrounded by lightning flashed past…]
[You defeated the Intermediate Reconnaissance-Type Maid Doll. Your experience increased significantly.]
[You obtained Fading Chunk Spirit Essence of Steadfast Will]
[You obtained High-Quality Refined Copper Spring (Material)]
[The power within your Shell surged. The Shell level of Corrupted Earth Giant has increased. Current Shell Level: 31]
After being enhanced by the Advanced Thunder Enchantment Stone, the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear gained thunder attributes on every attack or spell.
Thanks to the effect of Visage of the Leader, all experience gained while using other Shells was funneled to the Leader.
As the Earth Giant, his Leader, leveled up, the rest of the Shells were also pulled up to level 31.
He opened the inventory. The Spirit Essence item was valued at 3000, he set it aside for now.
[High-Quality Refined Copper Spring (Material): A spring made of slightly superior refined copper material, used in the assembly of certain machines.]
This material was clearly of a higher grade than the earlier refined copper parts.
After checking the loot, Lin Xun continued forward.
[At the far end of the factory is a massive passage that seems to lead to another factory area.]
[Would you like to enter the passage and proceed to the next factory?]
[You enter the passage, continuing toward the next factory…]
The following factory was also filled with monsters, all maid dolls. In addition to combat and reconnaissance types, there were also self-destruct and support types.
The self-destruct-type dolls were like walking bombs. They would charge straight at a target, then explode, causing a substantial blast.
However, for the thick-skinned and armor-clad Earth Giant, whose scale armor could self-repair, these dolls were the natural prey.
The support-type maid dolls could use scattered brass limbs and parts to repair minor injuries on other dolls, essentially battlefield healers, though limited to dolls only.
Based on the enemy type, Lin Xun constantly switched Shells and steamrolled forward, slaughtering the mobs until they were crying for their mothers.
His inventory steadily filled with Spirit Essence and refined copper materials. However, intermediate dolls were relatively few, so high-quality copper materials remained scarce.
“This place is actually great for farming experience.”
Watching his experience value steadily rise, Lin Xun lamented that the harvest phases were too few, his Shell levels had been stagnating.
[You enter the passage, continuing toward the next factory…]
[A massive shadow takes up nearly half the space of the factory. Your sudden arrival appears to have drawn its attention!]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up.
Finally, a boss battle?