Universal Mechanic

At this time, Asta was using the communication bracelet to talk to Charlotte.

Asta: So Luo Yuan should have a lot of restrictions?

Charlotte nodded and said, "Of course, how can we escape? Once he uses the Nightmare Thousand Steps and we run, we will definitely not be able to avoid it."

Asta: But he was walking. I remember that the clones generated by Nightmare Thousand Steps were equal to his speed. The faster he was, the more clones there were. On the other hand, his current speed must be limited and he couldn't even create a hundred clones.

Charlotte: This is both a trap and an opportunity.

Asta: But the chances of it being a trap are a little higher. Judging from the current intelligence, his restrictions prevent him from doing anything serious. But it seems that when he faces the two of us, his restrictions may be partially lifted... Does that mean you're still being chased?

Charlotte: Yeah, that bastard's clones are hiding everywhere and are ready to attack me at any time! What about you?

Asta: Similarly, I guess that guy is probably planning to use his clones to consume our strength and energy.

Charlotte: Who knows? I don't know what to expect. That guy is much better than us at this.

Asta: Don't rely on me. I'm only good at hunting and my hounds can't get close to him at all. As long as they appear near him, they will be chopped off by a sword. Obviously, the captain didn't give him this restriction.

Charlotte: If you give it to us, it would be too biased towards us. The captain has always been miserable, and everyone else will suffer as well. And if even your hound is restricted, that guy won't be able to play.

Asta: I guess things are not that simple. He told me that he has been trained in hell and was stabbed through by a sword. Given the captain's personality, it is impossible for him not to trick us.

Charlotte: Then we have to take them by surprise.

Ashtar: Are you sure?

Charlotte: There's nothing I can do. I was protected by him for too long. Even if I want to plot against him, I'll only be plotted against in return. What's more, the spell cards you gave me are consumed faster than I expected.

Asta: ...That's the only way. We are relying on spell cards to deal with just a few clones. If we don't have spell cards, that guy will be able to find us directly, and that would be terrible.

Charlotte: And there's no way that guy won't crack your spell card, so instead of being passive, we might as well take the initiative!

Asta: Yeah, okay.

At this time, Luo Yuan was sitting on a tree, watching the show leisurely with a drink in his hand. He had no intention of attacking the two of them.

Luo Yuan: Tsk tsk, although I am not very happy with Xiaoyan's interference, it does save a lot of trouble... But since she was disturbed so easily, she really needs to be retrained.

After saying that, Luo Yuan took the last sip of the drink made by Xiao Mingqin, put the cup on a tree branch, let it shake, and left.

At the same time, Asta, who was on his way, was suddenly hit on the head by a glass.

Asta silently took off the glass that had fallen on his hat at just the right height and twitched his lips.

Asta: This is the end.

Asta certainly understood what this meant. It meant that he and Charlotte had been scaring themselves the whole time! Luo Yuan had made them think that he was nearby so they had to use spell cards to hide, but Luo Yuan had already run here to slack off!

Asta frowned and said:...It's strange, how could I not have noticed such an obvious loophole?

Finn: Oh, you finally found out? You were affected by the grass ring.

Asta: ...As expected, but with Shen Yanyan's personality, she would never do such a thing, and Luo Yuan would never do such a thing that would reduce the difficulty of the game. In other words, it was Anna. She was probably bored watching the show.

Asta began to quicken his pace as he spoke his thoughts. If he was not mistaken, Luo Yuan was definitely planning to give Charlotte, who had lost her ability to think normally, to...!

bump! ! !

Asta didn't hesitate and immediately activated his armor, turned around, grabbed Charlotte and threw her further back!

Asta: Oh my god! You're a psychopath! You want to fight two people at once with so many restrictions!

Then Asta raised his sword and slashed at Luo Yuan. The two figures of black and gray moved and fought at high speed.

Luo Yuan: Why didn’t you think of the most crucial armored captain not banning me?

As he spoke, Luo Yuan kept changing his sword moves slightly and suppressed Asta with his one-handed sword.

Asta gritted his teeth as he blocked Luo Yuan's sword, which was not very strong but had to be used.

Asta: No way, you have become stronger again!

Luo Yuan: Because I found a good sparring partner.

As he spoke, Luo Yuan fired a shot and knocked down Charlotte's arrow.

Luo Yuan said helplessly: Oh, it’s really troublesome that I can’t use energy bullets, otherwise I would have killed you long ago.

As he spoke, Luo Yuan suddenly took a step back and threw a few grenades on the ground.

Asta: Tsk.

Asta looked at the grenade on the ground and had to take a few steps back. Then his face changed and he turned around and shot a few arrows with his crossbow towards Charlotte's location, but a long sword burning with hellfire suddenly appeared beside him and cut his waist.

Asta had to flash and teleport to the tree and said: That's too much!

Luo Yuan: What are you talking about? When did we talk about this?

After saying this, the clone was pierced by an arrow.

Charlotte: Meow! This could even be a clone!

Asta: It must be difficult to fight calmly.

As he spoke, Asta tore off the part of the armor that was stained with hellfire.

Charlotte: We have no way out. Xiaoyan stuffed all the attachments with chains!

As she spoke, Charlotte let go of the bow and drew her sword to block Luo Yuan's sneak attack, but she also fell from the tree.

Charlotte waved her hand and storms rose from the ground, not only sweeping away the clone on the ground but also giving Charlotte a moment to breathe.

At this time, Asta was also on the tree fighting with the clone using a dagger and a crossbow, but he was at a disadvantage because Luo Yuan's clone specifically targeted his wounds!

Asta's mouth twitched and he said mockingly: This is really troublesome. How can I fight you like this?

Luo Yuan: I'm a killer and you still want me to fight you openly? Please, are you stupid or am I stupid?

As Luo Yuan spoke, he fought with Charlotte with swords while shooting at Luo Yuan. Of course, ordinary bullets could not cause any harm to Asta.

Luo Yuan looked at the bullet that could only produce a few sparks and said: Next time I must explain the rules of the game clearly to the captain, otherwise I won’t be able to even do scraping.

As he spoke, Luo Yuan kicked Charlotte in the abdomen, sending her flying, and dodged Asta's attack from the sky. He also took the opportunity to throw a flying knife at Asta, causing him to drop his weapon.

Asta: Oh, you are so serious!

After saying that, Asta swung a punch at Luo Yuan, but it was blocked by the mithril thread wrapped around Luo Yuan's hand. However, the flame of Youlan directly burned it off, and Asta's punch actually hit the clone.

Asta: ???

Luo Yuan: You don’t think I would compete with you in strength, do you?

Luo Yuan suddenly appeared above Asta, kicked his head into the ground and shot at Charlotte without holding back.

Charlotte: Tsk!

At this time, Charlotte had already drawn her arrows and had to put down the bullets to exchange wounds for wounds. As the bullets exploded on her armor, countless arrows that were enough to cover the entire chain cage also poured out.

Luo Yuan: How dare you play when An Xiangsheng is not around?

As Luo Yuan spoke, he continued to use the Nightmare Thousand Steps to dodge the rain of arrows.

Luo Yuan: Oh my, as expected, Charlotte's mood is not affected. She might be more aware of the fact that she is affected than I am. Speaking of which, Asta really put himself in the chessboard from the beginning. But this is almost enough to get by, so let's be serious.

The moment Luo Yuan made the decision, hellfire rose from the ground and even burned all the waves of arrows!

Charlotte: Shit! Asta!

As Charlotte shouted, she decisively put away her bow and drew her sword, cooperating with Asta to slash at Luo Yuan.

However, countless dark shadows flashed by and countless sword lights exploded on them! In the end, only two people were left on the ground, their armors chopped and their bodies covered with wounds.

Luo Yuan: Hmm, it lasted a second longer than I thought? Never mind, this should be enough.

As he spoke, Luo Yuan waved to Shen Yanyan who was coming to retrieve the two people who were unable to move, opened the space door and left, then removed the incomplete armor. Then Luo Yuan checked if there was any damage to his clothes while reporting to Lin Changye.

Luo Yuan: I lasted one second longer than I expected. However, Asta was injured and Charlotte hasn't fully recovered yet, so it's not bad.

Lin Changye threw a bottle of drink over and said: Thank you for your hard work. What are the results of the experiment?

Luo Yuan opened the can with one hand and said: Just as you predicted, Captain, it looks almost the same as the unreleased armor, but apart from the basic defense, it has no other effects. But at least I don’t have to change clothes.

Lin Changye: Do you think it is useful?

Luo Yuan: It depends? This way we don't have to cover our faces. After all, sometimes armor is used to conceal one's identity.

Lin Changye: What’s the price?

Luo Yuan: The energy consumption is higher than when wearing armor, or it is because there is no ability to continuously become stronger, so maintaining the armor will consume some energy.

Lin Changye: After all, your energy will be restored in the process of becoming stronger, but do you think you can win?

Luo Yuan: I haven’t trained for nothing these past few days, and how can I play games without items to restore health and mana?

As he spoke, Luo Yuan took out a bottle containing blue potion.

Lin Changye: They didn’t notice?

Luo Yuan: I gave this thing to Li Fenghua in advance and asked her to study it. In less than an hour, she came up with a list of the necessary materials. Later, we went to find Xiao Mingqin who was bored and was researching drink mixing. He successfully made several experimental products. However, Xiao Mingqin felt that there were too many procedures and, most importantly, the taste was not good, so he stopped researching.

Lin Changye: ...When did it happen?

Luo Yuan: When you were teaching yesterday, Li Fenghua hadn't used the blood-recovering potion well.

Lin Changye: Didn’t she already give it to you?

Luo Yuan: That one is too rare, so I don't want to use it. After all, the golden apple tree seems to be planted by Anna for fun, and the yield is not very good. However, if there is a good blood-recovery medicine, the safety factor can be greatly improved.

Lin Changye: It would be good if you could be safer. By the way, are you going to tell them about what happened today? I'm afraid they will become autistic.

Luo Yuan: Well, I'll think about it.

Lin Changye: Don’t overdo it.

Luo Yuan: I know.

After saying this, Luo Yuan left the workshop with a smile.