Chapter 598 - 543: Body Cultivator (1) (1/2)
”Why did it aim for you? I'm the one with the flags.”
Lucy was confused about the robot's actions, which seemed illogical. Arthur had no enmity with them and as one of the contestants, it's more beneficial to take down the one with the most flags. Even Arthur didn't know why he was attacked, nonetheless, he didn't dwell too much on the matter.
He walked up to the robot and transformed into a small black whirlpool that attempted to enter robot only for it to be pushed back. The robot didn't resemble its original form, however, with Arthur's current race, he just needs a main part of a host to be able to possess it. For example, if he were to possess a head, the rest of the body will instantly recover, it's an advantage he didn't have back in the day.
Sadly, when he tried to possess the robots, it didn't work at all.
”Not working?”-Lucy
”Apparently not.” He sighed and appraised the robot but the results were unsatisfactory and too little.
”I think it's considered an object and not a living being. It's unfortunate.”
That was the only explanation for the rejections he just experienced. The robot was strong and it had interesting skills, some which can be very helpful to the parasite but it didn't seem he'll be able to get his hands on them anytime soon.
”I've heard that robots such as this one are the main force of the System Universe. The players are not as obedient as those mindless machines… come to think of it, wasn't Lolitta half-human half-machine?”-Lucy
She mentioned the pink-haired little girl who was annoyingly loud and talkative. She disappeared from Earth and up to this day, Arthur has no idea where she went but it certainly had to do with the capsule he entrusted her to safe keep and decipher.
”There's also this core.”
As he had more Strength than Lucy, Arthur was able to lift the robot's black core and inspect it. Appraisal gave no results and the energy lurking inside the ball was ominous and very dangerous. It made his Dark Magic turbulent and momentarily unstable.
”This should be the infamous Dark Matter?”
”En! On the Cloud Sea Universe, Nether Energy is commonly used, followed by Mana and Qi. However, in the System Universe, most players rely on Mana while robots use Dark Matter, a volatile and powerful type of energy. I've heard my sister once mention Antimatter, a unique kind of energy that's very hard to produce and can counter everything. Supposedly, only a few expensive robots can use it in all the multiverse.”
Arthur tried probing the black robotic core using different kinds of attributes but none worked. It couldn't even be stored inside Zodiak's ring so he was forced to give it up.
When she had beaten the robot into a wreck, Lucy retrieved its flag and once again increased the expected number of points she'll receive when this event is over. Quite surprisingly, even after lingering in this area for ten minutes, there was no one who attacked them or even got close.
It wasn't that people were scared but the place was insanely huge and the number of contestants isn't proportionally smaller. When the couple was about to leave, the voice of the Red Tower rang inside their head.
*All the rabbits on the 6th floor have been caught. 59 contestants will immediately be disqualified.*
After a very brief silence, it spoke again.
*129 contestants are on the 7th floor. The event will end when only 100 are left.*
*Special notice: Contestant Losha Alpenwatcher was able to kill three rabbits (merged) and earned 2,000,000 points along with a special pass to the 8th floor.*
”Tsk! I really don't like her.”
Arthur coldly commented, causing Lucy to chuckle at his childish behavior. Though she was only Losha's disciple for a short time, she was eternally grateful and knew that the female reincarnator was a good person despite her grumpy attitude and overbearing arrogance.