The ecstatic joy of escaping from cyberspace; the greed for the suited robot; and the excitement of imminent success...
A myriad of emotions finally transformed into an unabashed smile on Mad Spirit's face.
He didn't expect that the inconspicuous little girl, Yun You, could overcome the cyberspace that even he was helpless against.
"It seems I really didn't misjudge..."
As he thought this, there was not a hint of gratitude in his heart; he only felt that a lowly civilian serving someone like him was only natural.
The little girl should feel proud that "she could help the Apprentice Death God".
"Well... let's talk about the girl later. Now, it's time to reap the fruits of victory!"
The Apprentice Death God grinned maliciously, pouncing at the suited robot like a rabid dog.
The whirlwind he stirred was ignited by the red aura emanating from him, forming a wave of heat that struck Yun You and the suited robot.
Due to his extreme speed, Yun You, who was beside his charge, was directly blown away by the fierce wind, rolling several times before stopping at the edge of the wall.
Mad Spirit could have avoided Yun You, but he was too lazy to do so, even though it would cause him no harm.
He simply didn't care, just like a person wouldn't detour for an ant.
At this moment, his eyes were only on the robot...
More accurately, on the benefits and the promising future that the death of the suited robot could bring him.
"Scrap metal, meet your end!"
Mad Spirit roared, and his already fierce voice became as muffled as a tiger's roar after passing through the fiery wind.
His fists formed a pincers shape, one left and one right, wrapped in a crimson aura, like a giant wolf with jaws wide open, ready to tear into the suited robot's body...
"Roar—!"
The robot instinctively retreated, raising the baton in its hand to defend...
But having been cracked out of cyberspace, it was already in a weakened state, and had simultaneously lost the ability to control other robots, devoid of any power to resist the Apprentice Death God's force...
Only with a muffled "boom", Mad Spirit's fist landed heavily on the robot's head and left shoulder.
The terrifying force instantly crushed its plastic shell, deforming the hard metal skeleton beneath...
Sparks flew, motor oil sprayed out from the gaps in the steel pipes... Mad Spirit's moves were as ferocious as the giant wolf demeanor he displayed, continually tearing at the robot's body.
Just one move, and the latter's shell exploded, exposing the fleshy chunk with orange eyeballs inside...
This disgusting flesh that Yun You had seen before was the true body of the mutant creature, the real form of the suited robot.
"Look at your form now, you irrecoverable trash..."
Mad Spirit sneered, looking contemptuously at the front-facing orange eyeball, "A piece of scrap metal eliminated by Huikang Company, an inferior product that couldn't even make it to the table, merely lucky to be parasitized by the power of the Death Domain, barely gaining self-awareness... and you dare to talk about some so-called art?"
"What do you think you are? Laughable low-grade trash, just like those worthless low-class people, if not for your dog luck, you wouldn't deserve to meet me in this lifetime."
"Nonetheless... I have to thank you..."
The Apprentice Death God's grin nearly reached his ears, increasing the force in his hands while mocking, "At least now, your lifetime devoid of any worth can provide me a proper 'Soul Stone' in death."
"This is more valuable than anything you've done in your life."
With that, Mad Spirit's left fist applied force again, with a crunching sound breaking open the robot's last protective heartplate, firmly gripping its body chunk.
"Gurgle..."
The robot opened its mouth, the internal speaker lowly growling, filled with anger and grievance.
Having human emotions, it hated the high and mighty Apprentice Death God more than ever.
If it could, how it wished to twist off Mad Spirit's head...
But it couldn't.
Cyberspace's ability was fair, qualifying the suited robot to compete with the Apprentice Death God, but once cracked, it stole the robot's "Ability Chips" wagered, taking away most of its power.
It had no ability to resist anymore, just like its famed piece—[Firelight]—where under absolute power the weak life flame is extinguished.
In Nest City, the Apprentice Death Gods had overwhelming advantage and victory against mutant creatures.
Because of this, they could tightly control the city.
"Let me guess... where is this trash's fatal weakness?"
Mad Spirit examined the robot, finally fixing his gaze on the orange eyeball.
"Haha, if I'm not mistaken, it should be here, right?"
The Apprentice Death God grabbed the eyeball.
Perhaps due to continuous bursts consuming a lot of energy, Mad Spirit suddenly felt his prideful arms were somewhat weak, as if overexerted.
This wasn't a good omen, the Apprentice Death God didn't want to drag this out anymore.
Thus, Mad Spirit didn't hesitate, lightly applying force with his fingertips, directly crushing the eyeball.
"Pop—!"
Black goo splattered out, scattering everywhere.
"Goodbye, the first mutant creature to die at my hands."
Mad Spirit released his grip, allowing the robot to weakly collapse to the ground, smiling while flicking off the blood plasma off his hand.
"By the way, while you can still breathe your last gasps, I must tell you..."
Mad Spirit extended his big foot, crushing the baton in the robot's hand.
"Your tune, just by listening to a few passages, can smell that sour stench from the bottom layer... no wonder you can empathize with those low-class people."
"But sadly, to me, it has no value, no aesthetic, it's even less meaningful than your wailing, and those sycophantic remarks from low-class people."
"Back then, Huikang Company was quite decisive, discarding you... hmm, they did quite right, otherwise letting such lower-class tunes spread would truly be a desecration of high art."
"In summary... your life is both laughable and extremely dull..."
Accompanied by the Apprentice Death God's taunts, the light in the robot's eye gradually dimmed.
Its body, be it flesh or machine, gradually turned into black fog, dissipating piece by piece...
And as the suited robot marched into death, the entire Death Domain also began to disintegrate.
Beams of light from the Nest City's lower residential district pierced the black fog covering the alleyway, familiar drone patrol sounds also emerged in the distance.
The Death Domain covering R9 street, was heading towards death together with its machine master.