Chapter 273: Dark and Deep, at the Bottom of the Earth Dark and Deep, at the Bottom of the Earth
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Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
When It vaguely regained consciousness, the first thing It recognized was the sound of dripping water.
The implication of that was the deterioration of the facility.
This facility that It had created to escape the eyes of the foolish ones lounging up above was in a dark and deep place at the bottom of the earth.
In other words, if a crack were to form in the ceiling, there was a good chance that groundwater would seep in and flood the place.
It hurriedly tried to get up and assess the situation but quickly realized it was impossible.
Because now, It no longer had the limbs to move on its own.
It had become a lump of metal.
The emotion that filled Its heart upon realizing that fact.
It was.
Joy.
Success.
The experiment was a success!
Although It no longer had the limbs to jump and raise Its fists, inside Its cold metal body, Its soul was dancing wildly with joy.
Magical technology and cultural levels had declined, and now It was the only one left.
For now, It was relieved.
More importantly.
While going through the recent logs, It discovered a significant fact.
A few months ago, one of the guardians of this facility had escaped to the outside.
And perhaps triggered by that, it seemed that the existence of this facility had been exposed to the surrounding humans.
Quite frequently, intruders had been entering this facility, although still only up to the middle layers.
It licked Its lips in Its mind.
This situation was by no means undesirable for It.
Rather, It had scattered various baits to make it happen, to make greedy and strong humans infiltrate deep into this facility.
Its efforts were coming to fruition.
The reason It had awakened from Its long slumber at this moment was because of that current situation.
Humans exploring this facility to a certain depth.
That was the trigger for Its awakening.
Now, all It had to do was wait.
<Ihihi... Ihihihihi!>
Excited for the encounter that was sure to come, It... laughed ominously.
And with that, Arc 15 begins!
I would be glad if you could continue to accompany me.