God Slayer: Make Up for the Past

The huge metal gears in the engine room turned slowly, making a low roar, and the air was filled with the smell of engine oil and metal.

In the dim light, the tall figure still had his back to them, as if he was completely unaware of the arrival of Chu Feng and Pan Yue.

"Be careful, something doesn't feel right here." Pan Yue lowered his voice, holding the rune dagger tightly in his hand.

There was a faint smell of evil spirits in the air, which made him feel uneasy.

Chu Feng nodded, drew his sword, and approached the figure cautiously.

As the distance shortened, they finally saw the man's attire clearly—not a mechanic's uniform, but a black cloak. Beneath the cloak, a faint, frightening energy fluctuation could be seen.

"Who are you?" Chu Feng asked in a deep voice.

The figure slowly turned around, revealing a pale and cold face under the hood.

A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "You are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Chu Feng's heart sank. This person was the mastermind they had been tracking down!

"Why did you attack the fortress?" Chu Feng asked sternly.

"For revenge!" A trace of resentment flashed in the eyes of the man in black, "I will make those arrogant Night's Watch pay the price!"

Before he finished speaking, the man in black suddenly attacked, and a powerful evil spirit force burst out instantly, pushing Chu Feng and Pan Yue back several steps.

"Brother Chu Feng!" Su Yao exclaimed, hiding behind Chu Feng and looking at him worriedly.

"Don't be afraid, Su Yao." Chu Feng comforted him, while watching the man in black warily. He knew that this battle would be extremely difficult.

The road leading deep into the mechanical room was more dangerous than they had imagined.

Various deadly traps and strong evil spirits made every step forward extremely difficult for them.

Su Yao clutched Chu Feng's sleeve tightly, her face pale, obviously frightened by the depressing atmosphere.

"Damn, what the hell is this place?" Pan Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead and cursed.

He felt his physical strength and energy were rapidly depleting, and even the rune dagger in his hand became heavy.

"Stop complaining, Pan Yue, we must find the control center as soon as possible and stop him!" Chu Feng gritted his teeth, endured the fatigue of his body, and continued to move forward.

He knew they had no way out.

Chu Feng successfully avoided most of the traps with his keen observation and extraordinary reaction speed, which made Su Yao, who had been worried, breathe a sigh of relief.

She looked at Chu Feng's resolute back, her eyes full of trust and dependence.

Pan Yue also secretly admired Chu Feng's calmness and decisiveness. He knew that if it weren't for Chu Feng, they would probably have been in a desperate situation.

Suddenly, a shrill alarm sounded and the entire engine room shook.

"Oh no! He's about to activate the self-destruct device!" The voice of the man in black came from a distance, full of madness and pride. "You will all die here!"

Chu Feng's face suddenly changed, "Pan Yue, Su Yao, follow me!" He grabbed Su Yao's hand and ran towards a passage deep in the machine room.

At the end of the passage is a heavy metal door.

"Open the door quickly!" Pan Yue shouted anxiously.

Chu Feng took a deep breath, inserted the long sword in his hand into the crack of the door, and pried it open with force...

The heavy metal door opened slowly with a sharp grinding sound.

An even stronger evil spirit aura hit me in the face, mixed with the smell of burnt and metal.

What appeared before their eyes was a huge control room, flashing with various complex indicator lights and runes.

In the center of the control room, a figure with his back to them was frantically operating the buttons on the console.

"That's him!" Chu Feng shouted, gripping his sword tightly as he rushed forward. Su Yao and Pan Yue followed closely behind, not daring to slack off.

The figure seemed to sense their arrival and turned around suddenly, revealing a distorted and hideous face.

He was wearing the uniform of a senior engineer, but his eyes were empty and his skin was an unnatural gray-green, clearly completely controlled by an evil spirit.

"You ants, how dare you ruin my plan!" The controlled engineer let out a hoarse roar and waved his hands violently. The runes on the console suddenly lit up and the entire control room began to vibrate violently.

"Brother Chu Feng, be careful!" Su Yao exclaimed. She saw a large number of mechanical creatures pouring out from all around the control room. They were of various shapes, shining with metallic luster, and exuding a terrifying murderous aura.

Chu Feng's eyes narrowed. He knew that the real battle had just begun.

He protected Su Yao behind him, swung the sword in his hand, and sword energy whizzed out, chopping the mechanical creatures in the front into pieces.

"I'll cover you, Chu Feng!" Pan Yue calmly analyzed the situation. The rune dagger in his hand flashed with light and accurately stabbed at the weaknesses of those mechanical creatures. Each attack could cause huge damage.

The battle was extremely fierce. The sounds of metal clashing, evil spirits roaring, and runes popping intertwined together, making it deafening.

Chu Feng relied on his extraordinary fighting skills and strong will to block most of the attacks. His body was covered with engine oil and the filth of evil spirits, but his eyes remained firm.

Su Yao hid behind Chu Feng, watching the battle nervously.

Although she couldn't help much, she knew that she couldn't become a burden to Chu Feng.

She held tightly in her hand a small mechanical device that she had made herself, which might come in handy at a critical moment.

During the fierce battle, Chu Feng noticed that the controlled engineer had been operating the console, as if preparing a more powerful attack.

His heart sank, he must stop him as soon as possible!

He found an opportunity, dodged the attacks of several mechanical creatures, and rushed towards the control console.

"Don't even think about it!" The controlled engineer roared, and the runes on the console shone brightly. A huge mechanical spider fell from the sky and blocked Chu Feng.

This mechanical spider is huge, covered with a hard metal shell, and its eight sharp spider legs are flashing with cold light. It is obvious that it is not easy to deal with.

Chu Feng took a deep breath. He knew that this was going to be a tough battle. He glanced at Su Yao and Pan Yue behind him, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes.

"Pan Yue, cover me!"

Chu Feng jumped high, and the sword in his hand shone brightly... "Boom!" With a loud noise, the entire control room shook.

"Boom!" After the loud noise, dust filled the air, obscuring everyone's vision.

The mechanical spider's giant legs were deeply embedded in the ground, and its metal shell was covered with cracks.

Chu Feng half-knelt on the ground, the long sword in his hand humming, and a tiny crack appeared on the sword.

"Chu Feng!" Su Yao shouted anxiously. She pushed aside the thick smoke, rushed to Chu Feng's side, and supported his shaking body. "Are you okay?"

Chu Feng shook his head, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and stood up.

His eyes were fixed on the control console behind the mechanical spider. He knew that now was not the time to rest.

"Pan Yue, are you ready?" Chu Feng asked in a deep voice.

"Anytime." Pan Yue's voice came from the smoke, his figure gradually appeared, and the rune dagger in his hand flashed with a cold light.

At this moment, the mechanical spider started moving again. It let out a piercing hiss, and its eight legs danced wildly as it pounced towards Chu Feng and Su Yao.

"Su Yao, hide behind me!" Chu Feng shouted, and the long sword in his hand drew a sharp arc to meet the attack of the mechanical spider.

The sound of metal colliding with metal rang out again, and sparks flew everywhere.

Chu Feng relied on his superb swordsmanship and extraordinary strength to barely withstand the attack of the mechanical spider, but he knew that this was not a solution.

He must find the weakness of this mechanical spider in order to defeat it completely.

Pan Yue's figure shuttled across the battlefield like a ghost. He keenly observed every movement of the mechanical spider, looking for its flaws.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he discovered a rune flashing red light on the mechanical spider's abdomen.

"Chu Feng, its weakness is in the abdomen! That red rune!" Pan Yue shouted.

Chu Feng was delighted when he heard this.

He seized an opportunity, dodged the mechanical spider's attack, and flashed to its abdomen.

He raised his sword high, poured all his strength into it, and stabbed the red rune fiercely.

"Buzz!" With a sharp cry, the red rune shone brightly, and then suddenly went out.

The mechanical spider's movements also stopped, and its huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The engineer at the control console saw this and his face changed drastically. He frantically operated the console, trying to restart the mechanical spider, but to no avail.

Chu Feng walked towards the control console step by step, his eyes were cold, as if he could see through everything.

"What other tricks do you have? Feel free to use them." Chu Feng said coldly.

A look of despair appeared on the engineer's face. He slumped in his chair and muttered to himself, "It's over, everything is over..."

Chu Feng walked up to the engineer and placed his hand on his forehead. A powerful spiritual force surged into the engineer's mind, dispelling the evil spirit in his body.

The engineer's eyes gradually regained clarity, and he looked at Chu Feng with gratitude in his eyes.

"Thank you, you saved me..."

As the engineer regained consciousness, the fortress's control system returned to normal.

The alarms stopped, the lights came back on, and the people in the fortress cheered and celebrated their survival.

Chu Feng became a hero of the fortress, and the people were full of gratitude and admiration for him. Commander Liu walked up to Chu Feng and patted him on the shoulder solemnly.

"Thank you, young man, you saved the entire fortress."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "I just did what I should do."

However, Chu Feng did not feel relieved. He always felt that things were not that simple and there seemed to be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind it.

He looked at Pan Yue with a questioning look in his eyes. Pan Yue also frowned, as if he had noticed something.

"Pan Yue," Chu Feng whispered, "Let's go and take a look..." Before he finished his words, he was interrupted by a burst of hurried footsteps.

A soldier ran over in a panic, his face pale and his voice hurried.

"Report! Commander, outside the city... outside the city..."

"Report! Commander, outside the city... a large number of evil spirits appeared outside the city!" The soldier spoke intermittently, collapsed to the ground, his eyes full of fear.

Commander Liu's face suddenly changed. The evil spirits outside the city had been cleared away not long ago, so how could they appear again?

He suddenly looked at the engineer who was slumped in the chair with empty eyes, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Chu Feng and Pan Yue looked at each other and saw the same doubt in each other's eyes.

Things are indeed not as simple as they seem.

Chu Feng quickly walked to the soldier, helped him up, and asked in a deep voice, "How many evil spirits are there? What types are they?"

The soldier trembled and said, "Countless... all kinds of them, more ferocious than before..."

Chu Feng frowned, he knew that this was definitely not an ordinary invasion of evil spirits.

He turned to look at Commander Liu, "Commander, I suspect someone is behind all this."

Commander Liu took a deep breath and nodded. "I thought so too. But who is the manipulator behind this? What is their purpose?"

"Now is not the time to think about these things. We must first stop the evil spirits from invading." Pan Yue said calmly, "Chu Feng, let's go to the city wall and take a look."

Chu Feng nodded and said to Su Yao, "Su Yao, you stay here and protect the commander and the engineer."

Although Su Yao was worried about Chu Feng, she knew she couldn't help, so she could only nod and agree obediently.

Chu Feng and Pan Yue quickly rushed to the city wall. On the wall, the soldiers were nervously preparing for battle, and the atmosphere was solemn.

"What's the situation?" Chu Feng asked.

A soldier guarding the city pointed outside the city and said in a trembling voice: "Look..."

Chu Feng and Pan Yue looked in the direction the soldier pointed, and saw a dark mass outside the city. Countless evil spirits were roaring and rushing towards the fortress like a tide.

These evil spirits are of many kinds and in various shapes. Some are human-shaped, some are beast-shaped, and some are grotesque monsters. Their eyes all flash scarlet light and emit a heart-pounding aura.

"This number..." Pan Yue took a breath of cold air. Even he had never seen an army of evil spirits on such a scale.

Chu Feng's face was solemn. He knew that this battle would be extremely difficult.

He took a deep breath, drew his sword, and shouted, "Brothers, fight for the fortress, for our home!"

The soldiers shouted in unison, their morale high.

The battle was about to break out. Chu Feng and Pan Yue rushed to the front line. Their figures were like two lightning bolts, shuttling through the army of evil spirits. The weapons in their hands flashed with cold light, and every swing took the lives of several evil spirits.

However, the evil spirits were too numerous to be slain or exterminated. Gradually, the soldiers began to tire, and casualties mounted.

At this moment, Chu Feng noticed that the eyes of some soldiers began to become empty and their movements became mechanical, as if they were controlled by some force.

They stopped attacking the evil spirits and started attacking their comrades instead.

"Oh no! They are under control!" Chu Feng shouted.

He slashed a controlled soldier with his sword, turned to Pan Yue and said, "Pan Yue, be careful of those controlled soldiers!"

Pan Yue also noticed the abnormality. He nodded, and the rune dagger in his hand flashed with an even brighter light.

The battle became more chaotic. Chu Feng and Pan Yue had to resist the attacks of evil spirits while being wary of their comrades who were controlled.

Chu Feng noticed that the eyes of those controlled soldiers had turned scarlet, exactly the same as the eyes of the evil spirits outside the city.

His heart sank, and a terrible thought came to his mind... He suddenly turned around and looked inside the fortress. He saw that the originally bright lights were now flickering, sometimes bright and sometimes dim... A soldier was slowly walking towards Su Yao, holding a bloody dagger in his hand.

"Su Yao! Be careful!"