Chapter 89 - Self-Destruction of the Smart Mecha (1/2)

The voice behind Peter was a warning from the smart mecha that it was going to self-destruct.

When Peter had heard that the smart mechas could use human language, he had confirmed that they were self-aware. Furthermore, since the smart mecha could still issue a warning before it self-destructed, this meant that the self-destructive power of the smart mechas far exceeded that of the A-Grade mutated vulture. Thus, it was not afraid that Peter would have time to escape from this area.

Peter immediately turned around. His pupils constricted as the alarm of the smart mecha he was dragging began to beep. Furthermore, the beeping grew faster over time.

“Activate the illusion!”

Seeing that the smart mecha was about to self-destruct, Peter activated his illusion ability in a hurry.

He did not know if the illusion would work on the smart mecha, but it was too late to escape now. Thus, he could only make a final gamble..

After a short wait, Peter was delighted to see that the beeping sound from the smart mecha suddenly stopped. This meant that the illusion he had used on the smart mecha worked.

However, this did not mean that the smart mecha’s self-destruction would be canceled. Instead, it would only be interrupted. After the smart mecha’s consciousness left the illusion, the self-destruction would immediately occur.

In order to avoid the crisis that he had previously faced when the S-Grade queen insect self-destructed, Peter did not stay where he was this time. Instead, his legs erupted with power and he accelerated away from this area. According to Peter’s estimate of the range of the explosion, he had to run at least a few thousand meters away to reach an area that was considered safe.

With Peter’s current speed, he would soon reach a safe area. During this process, an unfamiliar scene appeared in front of Peter.

He knew that this was the autonomous consciousness of the smart mecha, which had been affected by the illusion. The unfamiliar scene displayed the experience of the smart mecha’s autonomous consciousness.

However, Peter didn’t have time to check how the smart mecha had entered the illusion because he had discovered several other smart mechas, who had also discovered Peter. Instead of activating their self-destruct mechanism, they began to chase after Peter.

As Peter sped away from this area, he discovered more and more smart mechas. The smart mechas that had just appeared immediately joined the pursuit team.

“These guys are really stubborn!”

Behind Peter was a group of smart mechas chasing him. In terms of physical strength alone, Peter was not afraid of these smart mechas. However, he could not keep running like this.

Just as Peter was wondering what to do, the S-Grade queen insect’s voice sounded in his mind.

“Master, I’ve successfully controlled a mecha!”

“Hm?”

Peter was very surprised to hear that the S-Grade queen insect had actually succeeded in controlling a smart mecha.

“How did you control the mecha?”

After waiting for a short while, the S-Grade queen insect’s voice sounded in his mind again.

“Master, a mecha suddenly entered my cave, so I tried to use my control ability. In the end, I was actually able to control the mecha.”

It turned out to be a smart mecha. Previously, in order to avoid the self-destruction of the A-Grade mutated vulture, the smart mecha had coincidentally run into the cave of the S-Grade queen insect.

There were many tunnels connecting the S-Grade queen insect cave to the outside world. Peter guessed that the smart mecha had chosen another tunnel. Or else, it would have definitely encountered Peter.