12 Book 3 Chapter 8 (2/2)

Each module varied in shape, but all of them were the size of a computer's CPU. They could be fitted to a weapon or armor like a magnet, though only one was allowed per piece of equipment. Jewelry didn't count, either.

With the reputation they acquired from saving Decker, everyone was able to purchase relatively high quality modules. Much like Peter, all of them felt an increase to their combat power. The soldiers that was previously somewhat hard to fight was now no match for them. The battle was over in less than a minute.

After gathering the loot, Shenlong took a glance at the map before pointing in a direction. ”That way. We're close.”

Under Jason's protection as a tank and Ebba's skill as a scout, they encountered no problems the entire way.

Hours later, they arrived at a destroyed office building. With a quick search through the wreckage, they found an elevator shaft leading underground. Long prepared for any situation, Shenlong pulled out rope from his inventory. He attached one end to a large piece of rubble before tossing the other end down.

Jason went first, followed by the rest. Down and down they went, until eventually they ran out of rope. Fortunately, there was a ladder attached to one of the walls. An hour later, Jason stepped foot on solid ground. ”Whew. Didn't know it would be so deep.”

”Must have been over a mile at least.” Peter nodded.

Zhen Hu grunted in agreement. He wasn't one for words.

Jason glanced around, his caution rising. He wasn't familiar with this facility. By the time he reached this floor in the alternate timeline, other guilds had long since completed this quest. There was no need to be here, so he never came.

”Lights please.” Shenlong said calmly.

”I got it.” Amara was irritated that most of her work on this floor was being a human flashlight. Still, she cast her spells regardless, feeling a little pride that no one else was able to light up things as well as she could. She sent out her weakest fire skill. As it took barely any mental concentration, she was able to manipulate twenty orbs of fire at once. The underground room lit up very quickly.

Jason found himself in a wide open room made of reinforced steel. It was about twice the size of a school's indoor gym. On the other end of the room was a door and a device for scanning keycards. Seeing that there was no enemies, they made their way over to the door.

”Looks like it's still powered by something.” Shenlong said as he pulled out the keycard given to him by Cable and swiped it across the scanner. There was a beep followed by a red light. Shenlong frowned. ”It didn't work?”

The room suddenly rumbled. Spinning around, they found the floor in the center of the room open up. A robot, larger than any they had seen before, stood on a platform that rose from the hole.

”Ah, crap.” Jason clicked his tongue when he saw the monster.

(Field Boss) Corrupted Defense Bot - Level 100