"Oh, I get it. Intelligent construction machines that work for you, right?"
Belle said, tapping her palm with her other hand. This was truly an unforeseen path. Machines were far more capable than human labor, and with intelligence rivaling humans, many tasks no longer required direct command. They could just think and act on their own.
"That's right. The three machines were working just fine, but they suddenly lost contact last week. We suspect it was a tactic used by a rival company. You know our Belobog Heavy Industries is a new enterprise. We can tolerate other losses, but these three machines, which are the culmination of a great deal of effort and financial resources, cannot be lost."
Corin said with a nod. To put it bluntly, the cost was too high. The people at Belobog Heavy Industries were not Hollow experts and didn't know how to find items inside a Hollow, which was why they sought out a legendary Proxy.
"My purpose in finding you is to retrieve these three machines and see what exactly happened."
After Corin finished stating her commission, she looked at Belle with her one good eye, awaiting a reply. Although she was a very young girl, her right eye was injured and couldn't be used normally. It was now covered with an eyepatch, which made Belle feel a little pity for her.
"Just finding a lost item. I'm good at that."
Belle accepted the commission without hesitation. She had thought it was something major, with all the face-to-face meetings and secrecy. Turns out it was just this. She didn't know how many things she had found in a Hollow before. It could be said to be quite simple.
After agreeing, Belle immediately began to operate. She took out her Bangboo, Aethel, and a laptop from her car. She would operate the Bangboo, and her brother back home would provide assistance. It was a completely threat-free job.
"The only thing to be careful of in this commission is the Ethereals in the Hollow. Who among you can fight?"
Belle looked at the group from Belobog Heavy Industries and asked. She could only be responsible for searching, not for fighting Ethereals. And she wouldn't let Mo Xuan do this kind of thing. Of course, she had to cherish the person she had her eyes on.
"Of course, it's me. And the president, and Grace."
Anton patted his chest and said. Beside him were his two teammates. Belle felt both surprised and a little unable to accept this. When she was a teenager, she was still in school. She hadn't expected Corin to already be able to fight Ethereals with a hammer. And she didn't look like a Demi-human.
"Then let's go. I'll lead the way."
Belle immediately connected with Aethel. The Bangboo's movements became nimble at once. It walked towards the entrance of the Hollow with light steps. The Hollow area they were responsible for building was right next to the Black Goose construction site. Otherwise, the construction machines wouldn't have gone missing.
"Brother, are you coming with us too?"
Anton loved to call people "brother." He looked at Mo Xuan, who had come to the entrance of the Hollow with him, and couldn't help but ask with confusion.
"Mhm, I can assist Belle on the side."
Mo Xuan said with a smile. Since he was already here, he also wanted to go in and see what was wrong with the machines. He had fought with a military mech that had gone missing in a Hollow before. The situation of those mechs was very likely to be related to the current situation. A mystery would not be solved suddenly. It always had to be solved by oneself.
"Good brother! I'll remember your kindness."
Anton put his arm around Mo Xuan's shoulder and said enthusiastically. In his eyes, the Hollow was also a very dangerous place. For Mo Xuan to be willing to go and help was simply being a super good brother. Their relationship was so good that they looked down on life and death.
"We're troubling you, sir."
Big Ben also shook Mo Xuan's hand with great emotion. Seeing the very human-like expression change on the bear's face, Mo Xuan was really curious how he could control his facial muscles so well. Demi-humans were really surprising in every way.
"Just call me Mo Xuan."
Mo Xuan said.
"Isn't it Wise?"
Anton scratched his head and muttered to himself. But he didn't care about these details. He was the first to jump into the entrance of the Hollow. Mo Xuan also followed closely behind, followed by Corin and Grace. Big Ben was responsible for staying behind to watch the house.
"I'll lead the way."
Aethel waved at the three and said, then rushed to the very front. Its running posture was a little funny, but its speed was very fast. The three adults could only keep up by jogging. Soon, they came to the location of the first construction machine.
"So fast! My goodness! As expected of a legendary Proxy."
Anton looked at the huge four-legged machine not far ahead and exclaimed. It wasn't that Belobog Heavy Industries hadn't tried to find it in the Hollow. But the grabber machine would move. Even with great effort, they couldn't find it. That's why they thought of finding a Proxy. They didn't expect it to be so fast. No wonder they relied on their skills to make a living.
Mo Xuan also looked at the huge four-legged machine. It was even bigger than the military mech he had fought with. Above the chassis was a cockpit. On the left was an excavator's bucket, and on the right was a grabber. With these two things working together, they could clear a whole area of construction waste in an instant.
As for where this robot's face was, Mo Xuan looked for a while and found a display screen in front of the chassis. An angry expression was currently appearing on it. This robot seemed to be angry at seeing the people from Belobog Heavy Industries.
Mo Xuan silently moved back a little. The current situation was different from when he had dealt with the mechs before. The mechs he had dismantled could be directly melted down and remade. But Belobog Heavy Industries' machines could not be destroyed. He was not here to fight with a machine either. So when Anton was negotiating with the grabber machine, he left the team and stood guard on their necessary path.
'BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!'
The grabber machine and the three from Belobog Heavy Industries had already started fighting. It's to be expected. If that guy was willing to go home, it wouldn't have been wandering alone in the Hollow for so long. A family dispute was not Mo Xuan's business to meddle in. He was just guarding here, waiting for the Ethereals that would appear.
One of the bases for Ethereal activity in a Hollow is sound. Many studies have shown that sound will attract Ethereals, let alone the sound of battle. Mo Xuan didn't have to wait long before he saw swarms of Ethereals appearing on the road. Of course, he couldn't let these things disturb Belobog Heavy Industries' recovery operation.
The Delta Driver appeared on Mo Xuan's waist. He took down the phone, put it to his ear, and input the voice command, then inserted it back into the camera.
"Henshin."
[Complete!]
Blue and white photon blood surged. The black and white fallen angel appeared before the Ethereals. The Ethereals did not think about what he was, only knowing that he was a humanoid creature with strong Aether Adaptability. That was enough to become their target.
"Fire."
Mo Xuan took down the combined pistol from his waist, put it to his ear, and input the voice command. Compared to the other two belts that required inputting a number to start, voice input could be said to be a cross-generational update. After all, it reduced many steps of getting beaten.
[Burst Mode]
The combined pistol entered burst gun mode, which could fire energy light bullets. There were a total of twelve bullets built-in, which would automatically reload over time. According to the setting, each energy light bullet could damage a heavy tank, and its power could rival the Crimson Smash.
Again, on paper, Delta was indeed invincible, but how to use it still depended on the individual. Mo Xuan raised his gun and aimed. As a blue and white light bullet shot out, the first Ethereal it hit was vaporized without even making a move. Then came the second, the third... until all the lower-level Ethereals on a path were cleared, the energy light bullet finally exhausted its energy and disappeared.
"Such a powerful ammunition, and I still have eleven shots."
Mo Xuan looked at the burst gun in his hand and once again felt what is called the beauty of strength. If it had been Delta who had dealt with the Dead End Butcher before, he was confident that he could take down one life with three shots. The second life would be gone with at most four or five shots.
'ROAR!'
The iconic roar of an Ethereal came from a distant roof. Mo Xuan looked up and saw that his old friend, the Dullahan, had appeared again. This made Mo Xuan wonder, among the high-level Ethereals, was there only the Dullahan variety? In fact, the truth was about what he had guessed. The reason there were many Dullahans was because this variety was the easiest to transform into a high-level Ethereal. The conditions for other routes to appear were harsh. An Ethereal couldn't just transform however it wanted. A Hollow had its own laws.
Because he felt the Dullahan's shouting was a bit annoying, Mo Xuan raised his gun and fired an energy light bullet. The Dullahan, seeing this, subconsciously blocked with the shield on its arm.
'BOOM!'
The sound of an explosion rang out. The Dullahan's body, smoking black, fell from the roof it had been on and crashed straight into the ground. Mo Xuan didn't understand why Ethereals all liked to stand on high places and shout. It was probably a way of calling their friends.
But this had nothing to do with Mo Xuan. He raised his burst gun again and fired two more shots at the place where the Dullahan had fallen. The vibration from the energy explosion was transmitted from the ground. Then Mo Xuan put the gun away, opened the screen flip cover on the side of the camera, and used the camera mode to zoom in on the picture in front, using it as a telescope.
In a sunken deep pit, the Dullahan lay sideways. Its four limbs were somewhat curled up due to the force of the explosion. The black hole on its head was on its last breath, almost about to crack. Mo Xuan couldn't bear to see the Ethereal suffer like this. After closing the screen flip cover, he fired another shot.
The Dullahan's suffering ended. Mo Xuan looked at the other Ethereals around him. They turned and ran away with their legs. Mo Xuan still hadn't figured out the operating principle of these Ethereals. Clearly, sometimes they were fearless of death, but as long as a leader-level Ethereal appeared, after it died, the other Ethereals would retreat. It was a bit like accumulating strength for the next attack.
Mo Xuan disassembled the phone and the camera, thus de-transforming. This Delta thing really had a beauty of strength. He hadn't even used his finisher Rider Kick, and the Dullahan had already been killed. And it hadn't taken any effort to break the opponent's defense. It could already be classified as a ranged type. It was a pity that Delta did not have a sword. Otherwise, it would have been a slaughter.
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