Armor: The opening lane mage saved me

construction site

With a burst of tremors

A mutant beast whose entire body is made of hard rock.

Rock Beast appears.

It looks like a mutant beast.

The workers fled in haste; some, unable to escape, grabbed shovels and rushed forward to overpower him.

The result was that the Calabash Brothers were sent away one by one while trying to save their grandfather.

ERP Research Institute

Beep beep beep, sounding the alarm

"Strange energy has appeared at the construction site. And this time, the energy is very powerful," Meizhen said.

Upon seeing this, Dongshan quickly entered the teleportation room.

"Captain, a powerful surge of alien energy has appeared. According to the information received, it's from a Rock Beast."

Louis received a message from Cupid.

"Have Qiu Ruit and Qiu Le go and get me the combat data of this alien beast. Also, have you collected the combat data of Wind Eagle Knight yet?"

"Yes, I'll arrange it immediately."

construction site

As a blue beam of light arrived, Dongshan emerged from it.

Place the summoner in your hand

"Wind Eagle Armor"

"fit"

Armor Combination

Without saying a word, Wind Eagle immediately turned the button to summon its weapon.

"Wind Eagle Crossbow"

The attacks struck the rock beast's belly, sending sparks flying.

Standing there unharmed

Switch to "Wind Eagle Sword" and unleash it upon the rock beast.

The Rock Beast took a few steps back. Still somewhat unstable after its resurrection, it was about to flee when an energy blast struck from behind.

Escape failed

Dongshan turned his head and saw two figures wreathed in black flames, with blue faces and fangs, both with completely black eyes, exuding an eerie aura.

Dongshan knew this was the monster that Xinnan had mentioned last time, the one that had suddenly appeared.

"What do you want?" Dongshan asked warily.

"Don't waste time, hurry up, which one do you want?" Qiu Yao said.

Qiu Rui looked at him, but said nothing. He directly summoned a black sword, the Extinction Flame Sword.

He then headed straight for the Wind Eagle Armor.

As Dongshan looked at him, a sense of oppression washed over him.

Quickly prepare for battle

Qiu Rui launched an attack with his sword, his swordsmanship sharp and swift. Dong Shan hurriedly dodged, having no chance to retaliate.

The Wind Eagle Armor teleported away instantly, creating distance between them.

"A speed contest?" Qiu Ruit asked.

Qiu Ruit instantly teleported in front of the Wind Eagle.

"What? So fast!" Dongshan exclaimed.

Flames erupted from his chest as he was sent flying backward.

"You're not ready yet," Qiu Ruit said mysteriously, pointing his sword at Dongshan on the ground.

Qiu Yao bombarded the rock beast with blows; this thing was really hard!

The data collection is almost complete.

"Hey, I've got this sorted out, I'm off," Qiu Yao said.

After collecting the battle data, Qiu Yao released the rock beast and then disappeared underground.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Ruit put away his weapon and quickly disappeared underground.

Dongshan removed his armor and stood up in a disheveled state.

"Who exactly are these people?" Dongshan asked strangely.

"Dongshan, are you alright? I'll teleport you back right away," Meizhen said.

"Someone is injured here, take him back." After saying that, Dongshan helped A'tu up from the ground.

"Captain, mission accomplished," Qiu Ruit said.

"Yes, everyone go and rest," Louis nodded.

"Yes."

Louis thought for a moment, then made a phone call.

"Hey, Captain."

"Next time the Rock Beast appears, have our people seal it away and take its magic stone. We'll keep it for later."

"Yes, Captain, do you want to keep it to deal with King Peer later? Or Xing Tian?"

“Oh? Why can’t he be a general?” Louis joked.

"The captain is joking."

"Yes, the general will definitely retaliate against Ares in the future. Keeping these might come in handy. Let's end this war quickly, then I think I'll just live on Earth."

"Yes, Captain," Cupid replied on the other end of the phone.

He hung up the phone after saying that.

Louis looked up at the sky and sighed.

Having lived on Earth for so long, Louis wasn't the only one who didn't want to return to those dangerous, perilous days. Besides, Louis was, at heart, a human being. How could he possibly destroy it with his own hands, especially now that he had a home here?

Louis, as the leader of the Dark Souls squad, was well aware of their thoughts. Therefore, he didn't hesitate to tell them about staying on Earth.

ERP Research Institute

Mei was giving A-Tu a full-body checkup, while Dongshan was watching A-Tu in the treatment room.

"Luckily, he is physically strong. If an ordinary person had taken that hit, they would have been dead long ago."

After Meizhen finished speaking, she brought out the test report.

"RT blood type, fighting style, and an unusual heart rate. He should be a descendant of Tu Village, but his genetic makeup has changed, so he does not meet the qualifications to summon the armor."

"Not qualified to be summoned? What do you mean?" Dongshan asked, puzzled.

"If the genes are not 100% compatible, then the summoning armor also has unstable factors."

When Atu woke up, he was very excited, and it took Meizhen and Dongshan to comfort him before he calmed down.

Happy Castle

"What's wrong? I didn't receive any notification from you."

Xin Nan is here.

"Sigh," Dongshan sighed.

"What's wrong?" Xin Nan asked.

"The two monsters you mentioned encountering last time have reappeared."

One of them was a new face.

Upon hearing this, Xin Nan was also taken aback.

"We don't know what this mysterious force is, who's behind it, how many people are involved, or whether they're friends or enemies. We have no idea," Dongshan said.

"This kind of unknown enemy is the most terrifying," Xin Nandao said.

"But in these few interactions with them, their goal wasn't to eliminate the mutant beasts or destroy the armor. So what's the purpose of their seemingly pointless fights?" Meizhen asked.

"By the way, Xin Nan, what was different about that monster you encountered on the beach last time?" Mei Zhen asked.

Xin Nan recalled for a moment and shared his opinion, "The person I fought was very strong, extremely strong."

Xin Nan spoke with absolute certainty, continuing, "In his presence, I might not even be a match for him. And comparing my recent experiences, that person is probably far stronger than the two I encountered before. The oppressive feeling he exudes makes me incredibly nervous when facing him. I suspect that person is their leader."

"The film industry issues haven't been resolved yet, and now such a powerful enemy has appeared. Sigh," said Higashisugi.

"Today they didn't use lethal force; instead, after completing a specific task, they burrowed underground and disappeared. Their method of withdrawal was unprecedented, and so calm and unhurried, just like an army," Dongshan stated his observation.

“If we look at it from a different perspective, the Shadow Realm and the armor are also unknown to them. If we're dealing with an unknown enemy, what do we usually need to do to find out their strength?” Meizhen pondered.

"Furthermore, Dongshan also said that they came today to test the mutant beasts and then left."

"If you don't know the opponent's background, you need to figure out their strength. To figure out their strength, you must fight them..."

"Fighting the enemy generates combat data; only by recording this data can we develop methods to defeat the enemy,"

Suddenly, a flash of white light appeared in Dongshan and Xinnan's brains.

“Collect our combat data.”

“Collect our combat data.”

"Yes, I think I heard them saying something about the collection being completed today?"

Xin Nan and Dong Shan spoke in unison. Then, the group carefully pieced together their experiences, and everything matched up—a chilling thought.

"If that's the case, then they've figured out exactly what happened in these last few battles," Dongshan said.

"If that's the case, we're in trouble," Mima said.

"What should we do if we encounter this again?" Dongshan asked.

"If you can avoid fighting, then do so. It would be best to find out their purpose," Mi-chan said.