Rocot: Reborn

The light came from a half-open metal door at the end of the passage, like a beast opening an eye in the darkness. The mottled red paint on the door vaguely showed the word "Danger", but most of the place had been corroded to reveal the pitted metal.

"Oh, 'Garden of Eden'?" Roccod sneered, his tone full of disdain, "What an ironic name."

"Don't be careless," the scavenger lowered his voice, but Roccod could hear the excitement in his tone, "The Maker is waiting inside."

Rocot did not respond, but calmly placed his fingers on the weapon at his waist. He was not naive enough to believe that the so-called "Creator" would be a benevolent god.

The scavenger carefully pushed open the metal door. A harsh "creaking" sound echoed in the empty passage, like the wail of the god of death. Behind the door was a huge metal space, with various instruments and equipment crisscrossing and flashing cold light. There was a strange smell in the air, like motor oil mixed with rotten meat, which was disgusting.

"Welcome to... the playground of the 'Creator'." The scavenger laughed strangely and walked into the room first.

Rokod followed closely behind, his eyes quickly scanning the surrounding environment, analyzing every corner and every shadow. In the center of the room was a huge spherical device, with countless cables and pipes connecting it, like a heart connected to blood vessels. The surface of the device flickered with unstable light, as if it would explode at any time.

"That is the core of 'Garden of Eden', which controls the energy system of the entire city, and also controls..." The scavenger paused, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "those monsters."

Before Locot could ask what the "monster" was, the lights in the room suddenly flickered a few times and then went out completely, and the entire space fell into deathly silence.

"What's going on?" the scavenger asked in panic, his voice sounding particularly harsh in the darkness.

"Hush!" Rocot shouted. He felt an unknown danger approaching. He held his weapon tightly, held his breath, and listened attentively to the movements around him.

In the silence, a subtle sound gradually became clearer, like countless reptiles crawling on the ground, or like some creature gnawing at metal. The sound was getting closer and louder, like a tide coming from all directions, making people's scalps numb.

"Damn it! It's those 'scavengers'!" The scavenger's voice trembled. It was obvious that he was full of fear of these 'scavengers'. "They are the pets of the 'Creator', specializing in cleaning up invaders!"

In the darkness, Locot couldn't see the appearance of those "scavengers", but he could feel that countless pairs of cold eyes were staring at him in the darkness, greedily licking his fear.

Suddenly, a flash of cold light passed by, and Roccod instinctively dodged to the side, but the scavenger behind him was not so lucky. A scream pierced the darkness, followed by the sound of metal tearing and disgusting chewing.

"Damn it!" Rocot cursed inwardly. He knew that now was not the time to be sad. He fumbled for a flare from his waist and pulled it out with force.

The blinding red light illuminated a corner of the room, and also the hideous faces of the "scavengers". They were like monsters crawling out of a nightmare, with twisted limbs, sharp claws, and heads without skin, with scarlet light flashing in their empty eye sockets.

The light of the flare obviously angered the monsters. They let out sharp roars and rushed towards Rocot frantically...

The blinding red light was like a spotlight on a stage, exposing the ugly forms of the "scavengers". Their twisted limbs danced wildly in the red light, like evil spirits roasted by the flames of hell. Their sharp claws flashed coldly, as if they could tear Roccod's throat open in the next second. The most horrifying thing was their heads without skin, with two balls of scarlet flames burning in their empty eye sockets, as if they were staring from the abyss, greedy, cruel, and inhumane.

The light of the flare was like the spark of igniting explosives, which completely enraged these monsters. They let out a piercing roar, like the sound of metal rubbing against glass, echoing in the empty metal space, making people's scalps numb. They surged like a tide, greedily pouncing on Rocot, as if he was the last delicacy in the world.

"Damn it! These beasts!" Rocot cursed, but his body remained unusually calm. He quickly stepped back, pulled out the energy pistol from his waist, and pulled the trigger.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

Energy beams cut through the darkness, and several "scavengers" in the front fell to the ground, their twisted bodies emitting bursts of green smoke and a burnt smell. However, these monsters seemed to have no sense of pain, and the "scavengers" behind them continued to move forward, fearless of death.

While firing, Rocot observed the surrounding environment. He knew that the illumination effect of the flare would not last long, and he had to find a safe place as soon as possible. His eyes swept across every corner of the room and finally fell on the huge spherical device in the center of the room.

"The core of the Garden of Eden..." Roccod narrowed his eyes, and a crazy idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

He continued to shoot as he moved towards the spherical device. The "scavengers" seemed to sense his intention and rushed towards him more frantically, with a deafening sharp roar.

"Come on, beasts!" Rocot sneered, with a hint of madness in his eyes.

He nimbly dodged the "Scavenger's" attacks while constantly pulling the trigger. The energy of the energy pistol was limited, so he had to save every bullet.

Finally, he reached the bottom of the spherical device. It was a complex metal platform, covered with various pipes and wires, flashing dangerous lights. Rocot did not hesitate and jumped onto the platform.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" Those "scavengers" were unable to climb onto the platform and could only roar angrily below, staring at Rocot with their scarlet eyes, as if they wanted to eat him alive.

Roccod ignored the monsters and stared at a control panel in the center of the platform. This control panel was obviously the key to controlling the entire spherical device, which was also the key to controlling the entire "Garden of Eden".

"Let me see what tricks you, the 'creator', are playing!" Roccod sneered, stretched out his finger, and pressed the control panel...