Mechanical Alchemist

Chapter 15: Annihilate Team

"What kind of person are you?"

Facing the other person's question, Su'en gave the prepared answer, saying, "I am a wilderness hunter. My team encountered a group of 'lightning lizards' before, and my team got separated. Now I am lacking food and water. If you are willing, I would like to buy some or exchange for some..."

Because he lacked knowledge of this world, he tried to speak in ambiguous terms.

This statement was half true and half false, not entirely made up. He did encounter a group of giant lizards before.

But he didn't expect that these people in front of him seemed to be heading towards the hunting of those large lizards that were as fast as cheetahs.

Su'en clearly noticed their reaction when he said this, and the faces of the people on the other side showed a bright expression.

Sure enough, someone directly asked, "You encountered a group of 'lightning lizards'?"

"Yes."

Su'en turned and pointed to the passage, saying, "On the left side of this passage, in the direction leading to Zone B11, there is a large group of them. I guess that's where their nest is."

Hearing the accurate reply, the joy on the faces of the people on the other side became even stronger.

The captain with the mechanical prosthetic limbs, Yuguang, glanced at the gun hanging at Su'en's waist and asked, "Are you alone? Which wilderness hunting group are you from?"

Without thinking, Su'en casually said, "I am from the 'Straw Hat Wilderness Hunting Group'."

"Oh?"

The captain squinted his eyes, seemingly thinking of something. His gaze also fell on the black storage ring in Su'en's hand, and he asked, "Are you a member of the Crow Gang?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the eight people on the other side turned unfriendly.

"..."

Su'en keenly noticed the expressions of the few people and became alert.

He didn't understand the exact meaning of the term "Crow Gang," but he vaguely felt that the other party's tone was certain, as if they had figured something out about him.

Clearly, something was wrong.

He felt that the problem might lie with the gun at his waist.

Without a comparison, he didn't know, but now that he compared it, the runic firearm he found from the bald man's storage ring looked much more advanced than the ones these people had on them.

But obviously, admitting that he was a member of the "Crow Gang" might lead to immediate death.

Su'en knew that continuing to ask questions might lead to trouble, so he could only respond vaguely, "As you can see, I am a freelance adventurer. Sorry, I just wanted to buy some food and water. If you don't have any extra, then forget it."

"A freelance adventurer?"

The captain listened to Su'en's response, and his eyes suddenly became playful.

But he clearly saw Su'en's hesitation and suddenly had a friendly smile on his face. He gestured to his subordinates to put down their guns and said, "No, what I mean is... if you don't have a faction, you can consider joining us. As you can see, we are the 'Steam Brotherhood.' You can call me Dick."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him added, "This is our captain, Dick, the famous 'Silver Mechanic Hand' of the Lang Street District in the East City."

Su'en glanced at his silver mechanical arm and casually said, "Of course, I have heard of Captain Dick's reputation."

Flattery never hurts, whether he knew him or not.

From the other party's tone, he guessed that this "Steam Brotherhood" should be a very large organization. Moreover, judging from the tone of the person next to him, this Dick should be very powerful...

Dick, the "Silver Mechanic Hand," suddenly changed his attitude and invited, "Brother, would you like to come into the camp and rest? We can sell you some food and water."

"That would be much appreciated."

Although he was no longer held at gunpoint, Su'en felt that he had no right to refuse.

He entered the camp, where a bonfire was burning.

Su'en had no intention of staying for long or speaking much. But obviously, the other side kept testing his bottom line.

"What should I call you, brother?"

"I am called Su'en."

"Brother, aren't you a professional?"

"Well, not really."

"Oh, then you should consider joining our 'Steam Brotherhood.' Once you join a faction, there will be many 'employment materials' and 'alchemy blueprints' for you to choose from. You know, besides the 'Cross Society' and the 'Crow Gang,' no one in the outer city can provide more resources than us. And if you want to modify mechanical prosthetics, only our 'Steam Brotherhood' is the top choice..."

"I will consider..."

Su'en captured a lot of useful information from their conversation.

It seemed that there was a distinction between the "Inner City" and the "Outer City" in that city.

And there were three major factions in the Outer City...

Seeing that Su'en did not agree, Captain Dick brought up the purpose of their trip.

He tentatively said, "We came out this time to prepare the cursed materials needed for the vice captain, Lorne, to craft alchemy prosthetics. Our target is the 'lightning lizard's leg tendons' or the 'abyssal horned dog's skin.' If you have these materials, you can sell them to us..."

"Sorry, I don't have any. Our team encountered danger shortly after we set out and didn't gain anything."

"..."

The atmosphere of the conversation seemed harmonious.

The other side prepared three days' worth of drinking water and food for Su'en.

Originally, Su'en didn't want to think badly of human nature, but with the next move, he knew it was time to act.

They handed him their water flask, and Su'en used his All-Knowing Eye to appraise it, revealing a few words: [Water with neurotoxin].

Their intentions were clear.

Before, they probably didn't act because they saw that he was alone and were unsure if he had any hidden cards or secrets. Now that they had tested him enough, it was time to act.

Poisoning the water was the best choice.

Once he drank it, everything would be over.

Even if he didn't drink it, with so many of them, it wouldn't be too late to act.

Now that he knew they had ill intentions, Su'en looked at those people with a slightly unfriendly gaze.

They seemed to be sitting around the bonfire chatting, but it felt more like they were surrounding him.

And their wandering gazes were always on his gun at his waist. If he made any sudden movements, they would attack first.

Su'en pretended not to know and opened the water flask. He had no intention of reaching for his gun.

He knew very well that even if he drew his gun quickly, he could only fire one or two shots at most.

And there were eight of them.

Not to mention the highly threatening professional, Dick, the "Silver Mechanic Hand."

But the good news was that, except for the two lookouts, the other six people were within ten meters of Su'en.

And this distance was within the range of influence of the Cursed ItemRune Puppet.

.......

Su'en had a sincere smile on his face as if he was about to drink the water.

But just as the water flask was about to touch his lips, he stopped, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile, "Captain Dick, thank you for your hospitality. Although I encountered some danger on this trip, I did gain something..."

Saying that, Su'en calmly reached for the cloth bag hanging at his waist and revealed the wooden box inside.

"Su'en, you are too kind..."

Although Dick's face was full of smiles, a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes.

He was confident that even if at this moment, Su'en took out a hand grenade to detonate, he would be able to dodge it immediately.

"This is something I found in a manor ruin before. I haven't figured out what it is for yet, so I'll give it to Captain Dick for now..."

Su'en pretended to be clueless, with a relaxed smile on his face. He opened the box and took out the rune puppet.

Since there were curse items that could control spirits in this world, there must be something to resist spirit control as well.

In his mind, Su'en was actually calculating that if it didn't have the desired effect, he would have an excuse.

Clearly, Dick was blinded by Su'en's "kind" smile and saw that he didn't make any dangerous moves. The few people did not guard against him.

Of course, no one would have expected him to take out such a "sinister thing"!

As soon as the puppet was exposed to the air, something strange happened!

An invisible mental power fluctuated instantaneously.

Obviously, the power of this puppet was stronger than expected.

Even Dick, who saw the puppet, had a momentary stiff expression. The other five people by the bonfire also seemed to have lost their souls, their gazes fixed in one place.

This was the moment Su'en had been waiting for!

Seeing the situation, a fierce light burst out of Su'en's eyes!nove(l)bi(n.)com

Without any hesitation, he pulled out his gun from his waist and pulled the trigger at the eye socket of Dick, the captain, in front of him.

Su'en had been paying attention before. As the only "professional" in the team, this guy, like Ivan the bald man, possessed many magical transcendent abilities.

So, even if he was controlled, Su'en believed that this guy had to be killed first!

"Bang!"

The head exploded like a smashed watermelon.

"Obtained 'Dick Nelson's Memory Fragment *2'"

"You have acquired some 'Intermediate Mechanical Knowledge'"

"You have acquired a memory: 'The distortion events in the city are increasing, I feel...'"

"Steam Mechanical Combat Experience +4"

"Spirit Power +0.13"

A "gray mist" also appeared on the corpse. Su'en waved his big hand, and the mist was swallowed into his soul.

He didn't have time to digest the information he obtained and immediately raised his gun for another shot, killing the sniper on the watchtower in the distance.

The bullet hit the abdomen, and a figure fell down.

The two snipers were not within the control range of the puppet, but they didn't expect Su'en to suddenly attack.

Furthermore, they didn't expect that Su'en could instantly "control" six people in their team and kill their captain.

Su'en fired two more shots without hesitation. He knew he didn't have a chance to shoot a third time, and the sniper on the other side wasn't a fool.

Then he decisively leaped back and hid behind a mud wall.

As expected, the next second, with a "crack" sound, a bullet exploded on the mud wall, shattering a large piece of it.

The bullet directly penetrated the mud wall and narrowly missed Su'en.

Then, with a rapid succession of gunfire, the nearly one-meter-thick mud wall was instantly reduced to rubble.

At this moment, the only remaining threat was the sniper hiding in the watchtower.

Su'en knew that he was at a disadvantage in terms of marksmanship and terrain. If they engaged in a shootout, his pistol would definitely lose to the sniper rifle.

Without wasting any time, he directly drew the rifle filled with special alchemical bullets, and then fired several shots towards the sniper's position on the watchtower.

Alchemy Bullet (Incendiary)*2, Alchemy Bullet (High Explosive)*2, Alchemy Bullet (Shockwave)*2.

Although the large-caliber revolver only had six bullets, he used them to overwhelm the sniper directly.

Su'en had no idea that this round of shooting consumed much more ammunition than an average gunman would use in a year.

The three types of special bullets had astonishing power, and after the ammunition was used up, the entire watchtower was blasted away.

The explosion at a distance of a hundred meters was quite loud, especially the last two "shockwave bullets." Even Su'en, who was far away, felt his head buzzing.

Without any delay, Su'en rushed out after the shooting.

Due to his enhanced vision, he saw the struggling sniper trying to climb up from the tower in the thick smoke. Su'en shot two more rounds at him.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

The body fell to the ground.

"Obtained 'Xenos Carter's Memory Fragment *2'"

"You have gained some 'Basic Alchemy Knowledge'"

"Firearm Experience +6"

"Spirit Power +0.07"

........

Su'en didn't let his guard down and found the other sniper who had been shot in the abdomen and shot him as well.

Then, he returned to the bonfire and without any hesitation, fired four shots at the five bodies that were twisted like marionettes, killing four of them.

Only the vice captain, Lorne, was left.

From the moment the fight started until it ended, the entire process did not exceed one minute. A reorganized wilderness hunting team was wiped out by Su'en's decisive action.

However, there was a small problem.

"I extracted too many memories at once, and my head is a bit overwhelmed..."

After extracting the memories from three bodies in a row, Su'en found that his head was a bit dizzy.

It felt like staying up all night, with a confused mind.

But he also discovered that if he didn't extract the memories in time, the "gray mist" on the bodies would become lighter and lighter. The longer the interval, the lower the quality of the extracted memories. After about five minutes, the gray mist on the body would completely dissipate.

At this moment, Su'en probably understood some of the limitations of the Reaper of Death ability.

After resting for a while and completely digesting the memory fragments in his mind, Su'en opened his eyes.

Su'en took a deep breath and looked radiant. "With this Reaper talent, I feel like I can become invincible in this world..."

The soul fragments of the seven bodies brought him many benefits. His mind was filled with all sorts of strange knowledge, as well as an understanding of this world.

He felt visibly stronger.

In just a few minutes of digestion, he felt that he had mastered knowledge and skills that would take one or two years of study to learn!

.......

Su'en put the Rune Puppet back in the wooden box.

He looked at Lorne, who was tightly bound, and muttered to himself, "I didn't plan to communicate with you in this way..."

Unfortunately, you had to harbor evil intentions.

After putting away the puppet, Lorne regained his clarity from the mental confusion.

Like waking up from a dream, this guy seemed to not understand what had happened yet. But when he saw the bodies scattered all over the camp and looked at Su'en, he instantly showed a terrified expression. "You..."

Su'en didn't waste any more words and stabbed his right leg with a knife, coldly saying, "Now, I will ask you a question, and you will answer..."

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