A journey of Shadowverse and Honkai Impact 3rd

"Aurora?"

After reading the name written on the text, Sera fell into deep thought.

Is this the owner of this deck of cards? I wonder where he/she is now?

She stuffed all the cards back into the container and continued to study the buttons outside the container. Amid the crisp shuffling sound, the exiting pile of cards immediately made Sera's expression embarrassed. She didn't expect that this thing was actually an entertainment device, a wonderful automatic shuffling machine.

After searching for a while, I found several piles of different card series, representing different ways of playing. It can be seen that its owner, Aurora, is a big fan of card games.

Hey, this is...

Sera's gaze lingered on a unique card with a completely different feel. Although it was not the familiar Shadowverse logo, the girl could still tell that it was extremely similar to the [Godly Swordsman].

The light blue machine, which could be called a Gundam, held a shining sword of light in hand, and was surrounded by powerful magic power, demonstrating its extremely high energy output in the form of a brilliant wind.

Is it a coincidence?

After putting the cards she had searched back into the shuffler, Sera, who was eager to explore again, began to look for possible hidden door structures. She used the breeze flowing through the ventilation facility to fully understand the structure of the facility, hoping to discover more interesting things.

Deng.

Suddenly, the sound of the security door opening caught Sera's attention. After thinking for a while, she hid her body and quietly explored the appearance, magic power and other information of the monster. In just a moment, she had mastered most of the information about the monster.

It was a corpse with a human body, its eerie iron-blue skin divided piece by piece by the metal growing on the surface. There was an obvious red light flowing in its scarlet eyes, and its hands and feet had a sharp mechanical texture, which was quite good as a weapon.

But as an enemy, he must be like a demon.

After thinking it over again and again, and confirming that no one else had entered except the evil ghost that suddenly appeared, Sera decided to talk to it. At least, the fact that he could solve math problems proved that he had a high degree of logic.

You know, if you don’t know how to do other questions, you can just write down some random answers, but if you don’t know math, you just don’t know it!

131. Robot Girl

"you……"

The scarlet eyes stared at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him. The evil ghost, who undoubtedly had reason, stopped his forward movement. In the calculation of his own mechanical core, he was surprised to find that the person in front of him was indeed a human.

That race that seemed to have long been extinct.

"Hello, are you a resident here? I'm Sera, and I came to Yeloin because of a message from an old man who calls himself the Historian of the End Times."

"However, after searching for a long time, I only found this place. I think this shouldn't be the settlement that the old man mentioned."

Sera spoke with a faint smile, explaining clearly the reason for coming here, showing her kindness, while the ferocious-looking deceased standing opposite shook his head.

"I don't know what you're talking about, human."

The voice with a strong electronic sound seemed to be a product of synthesis rather than a normal vocal cord sound. The deceased gave a disappointing answer, followed by words that seemed to drive away the guest.

"It's better for both of us to leave here soon. You still have room to leave before the other undead return."

"They are not as easy to talk to as I am."

The deceased spoke word by word, as if to emphasize the fact, and ended his conversation with Sera with a stern warning. Moreover, in his bloodshot eyes, there seemed to be a faint sense of oppression, as if Sera would be forcibly expelled if she did not leave immediately.

"Really?" Sera still had a faint smile on her face. She was not afraid of the seemingly threatening warning or the possible enemies she might encounter. Instead, she was confident to a degree that others could not understand.

"To be honest, venerable sir, your unattractive appearance and cold tone cannot in the least conceal your genuine kindness. And when it comes to fighting, I also have my own backing."

The confidence contained in his words was like the aurora shining in the sky, brilliant and hard to ignore. After the slightly revealed mana fluctuations were captured by the deceased's sensor, the analysis results made him stunned for a moment, and he no longer had the toughness he had before.

This human... is very strong!

"By the way, I wonder if you know the card shuffling machine in the corner. Could you tell me a little bit about it?"

He showed off his muscles and maintained a friendly attitude. Perhaps it was the girl's sincerity that touched the ugly Mr. Dead. In the following communication, his tone was very calm, and he did not look as rebellious as before.

"...That was left here by a mechanical lifeform. She suddenly came here to discuss some cooperation matters. After being given a hard time, she still agreed to terms that were quite excessive for her."

"Right now, I don't know where she is. Maybe she's on her way to get the Death Component, or maybe she died outside."

"If you want to find that guy, you can go to the place outside where the smell of death is the strongest. That's where the death element is most likely to be found."

After the deceased told everything he knew, he fell silent. The corpse covered by metal walked away quietly with stiff steps, like a lonely old man. His heart was particularly empty without anything worth remembering, and as quiet as a pool of stagnant water.

"Thank you for the information, Mr. Deceased. I believe you are as respectable a man as you were in life."

Expressing your gratitude behind the deceased's back, the encounter between the living and the dead is like two streams of wind that accidentally intersect, and then disperse immediately after the intersection. The things exchanged between them will only show their value in the future.

"In my lifetime? Who knows what kind of guy he would be."

The murmuring words drifted in the empty space. The deceased, whose consciousness fluctuated for a moment, shook his head. The figure sitting alone next to the tall and thin shuffler was like a walking corpse.

The space teleportation techniques were carried out one after another, and the departure was much faster than the arrival. After understanding the situation, Sera boldly rushed around in the civil defense facilities. It was not until she reached the outside where there were many demonic shadows that she restrained her little emotions.

The Death Element, the place where the breath of death is the strongest, in other words, the place where the concentration of negative magic is the highest.

Sera looked up at the sky. From the inverted pyramid-like vortex of black clouds, she could clearly see the vortex at the lowest end.

If nothing unexpected happens, the origin of the vortex at the bottom is the area in the center of Tianhai where the concentration of negative magic power of Yeluo is the highest.

"It doesn't look like an ordinary mechanical lifeform could escape unscathed."

Sera, who had been here for more than three days, grumbled helplessly and hoped that today would be her last day in the kingdom of demons. Otherwise, she would have to return to reality and relax.

The outstanding pupils locked onto the time and space coordinates of the most distant region within the sight. The miraculous technique unfolded, opening up a green channel leading directly to the end point in the gap between time and space, compressing the long distance into a short line. In a flash, the elegant and calm practitioner passed through the world of chaos and was about to reach the area with the most concentrated negative energy.

All things are occupied by high-concentration negative energy. Seemingly normal spaces will occasionally experience annihilation caused by it, revealing strange holes leading to other dimensions, but they can be restored to full size in the next moment, as if an invisible predator is hunting here.

Pale white lightning rang from time to time, and the wailing thunder sounded like a baby's cry, or a woman's miserable wail. The instantaneous explosion and burst of light dyed the world into daylight, but it also brought a terrible impact, and created a large number of holes like a chain reaction, instantly swallowing up the crazy energy.

There are no ruins, nor any extra undead. The cruelty of this place has long since crushed everything that exists into particles of soil that can no longer be crushed, prohibiting the birth of life. However, within this, there are products that are close to life that are tenaciously surviving.

Death element.

It is undoubtedly a starship component. Even in the cruel primitive environment of the planet, it did not turn into dust along with other materials. Instead, it transformed into a precious thing that the undead longed for.

However, due to the harsh environmental conditions, wave after wave of undead monsters that blindly pursued components have turned into indistinguishable dust and buried in the thick underground.

She knew how dangerous it was before she even stepped in. The distorted space was actually difficult for Sera to grasp and required careful consideration. However, the target she was looking for was brave enough to charge into such an environment.

Aurora...could she be a reckless man...

Seeing the extremely tiny shadow, Sera couldn't help but sigh at the courage of this intelligent machine and was impressed by her desperate back.

With the fighting spirit of an athlete running towards the finish line, the lady, whose real name should be Aurora, rushed forward regardless of the cost, as if the finish line was right in front of her.

132. Rebellious Omnics

The girl was running, using up all the energy generated by every part of her body to gallop across the land shrouded in destruction.

The beautiful appearance was eroded by the dense negative energy, and the bionic structure became increasingly shallow as it continued to move forward. The inner mechanical nature was inevitably exposed, and the fair and attractive skin was replaced by the cold body. Only the pair of inorganic eyes still flashed with fiery colors.

A rebellious heart burned fiercely, spewing out scorching emotions like an active volcano, and a steely determination drove her increasingly damaged body forward, until the distant death of the past quietly arrived, clouding all her calculations about the outside world.

She seemed to be trapped in a beautiful dream. In the dream, she led everyone to escape from the unbearable stronghold, and after a long journey, they found another home where they could survive, bringing the lofty prototype down from the altar.

Then, the dreaming girl stopped her legs that could no longer move, lost the powerful power brought by the vector jet nozzle, grinned with a smile full of steel with the happiness in her dream, and severed her connection with the outside world.

.........

Distant and terrifying, the detectors and analysis systems did not provide any useful information. Even the primitive visual receivers did not receive any signal, but Aurora still saw the color of death.

I am dead?

When will I be unable to endure life in the base next?

After witnessing the horror of death, she felt relieved. No matter what, she finally found the destination she had always dreamed of, where she could relax and fall asleep.

However, some people did not want her to die in such a worthless way. At least, before she completely died or shut down, she had to reveal all the information she knew. Only after her role as a tool was over could she go down and get a seat in the underworld.

"you're awake?"

The clear and pleasant voice was transmitted to the core of the mind through the auditory sensor. As soon as the dazed Aurora came back online, she felt an unusual coldness all over her body.

According to the design of its own body, the operating temperature should be higher, but why does it run more smoothly at low temperature?

"Because I wasn't sure how to repair your damage, I took the initiative to use the Death Component on you. After the alchemical ritual, you are now a qualified necromancer. How is it? Do you feel anything is wrong?"

This feels totally wrong!

Reluctantly opening her eyes, Aurora, without bionic skin, stared with a pair of soft and bright blue eyes. The first time she saw Sera, her subconscious analysis surprised her to an indescribable degree.

It's human! This is unscientific!

"Cough cough cough."

After testing the sound and the sound components, Aurora felt that the machine was not running properly, so she adjusted it secretly. Only after she felt a little more comfortable did she speak.

"Um, hello, where is this place?"

Sera responded to Aurora with a cheerful tone. Perhaps seeing that Aurora was in good condition, Sera's heart relaxed.

"This is the small base I set up. I used a magic barrier to isolate the inside and outside, so the undead won't find it."

"By the way, my name is Sera. Nice to meet you. What's your name? Is it Aurora?"

Filled with a brilliant smile, her lovely smile was like a ray of sunshine shining into her heart, as if it temporarily dispelled the coldness in her body. Aurora, who had composed herself, nodded in surprise and told her identity.

"Yes, I'm Aurora. It was Sera who saved me before. Thank you. If you need anything, please feel free to ask."

He thanked her in a dignified manner, but after a while his body overheated and he remembered that he had messed up the cooperation. The death element that was promised to him was used on him by Sera. What should he do?

She was so sad that she couldn't even cry. After scanning and self-inspecting, Aurora suddenly discovered that the death component was inseparable from herself. In a sense, her data was now running on the newly constructed data platform of the death component. If it was removed, she would definitely die.

But if the requirements are not met, the possibility of cooperation will be completely over. If everyone wants to move around on the surface in the future, they will have no safe house to stay in, and sooner or later they will be swallowed up by the endless tide of undead demons.

Frightened by the horrible imagination, Aurora was at a loss. If she still had a fair and attractive appearance, she would definitely look as if she had lost all hope in life and shed tears silently.

"Um, Aurora? What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your machine?"

Sera was worried about the sudden cessation of movement of the intelligent machine, but she didn't know what to do, so she asked first and waved her hand in front of the other person. This action against the stupid person was inexplicably effective, and the Aurora machine that noticed Sera suddenly became enthusiastic.

"I'm fine. By the way, Sera, can this magic barrier be mass-produced? What's the specific range it covers, and does it require a lot of energy to operate?"

Suddenly, the girl was bombarded with questions like a machine gun. The various questions bombarded her and her hands were grabbed by the other party, which made her very surprised. Facing Aurora who was approaching, Sera, with the ugly face of the undead machine reflected in her eyes, forced herself to maintain a smile and asked dryly.

"Aurora, what are you doing?"

"I'm just asking if this base of yours can be replicated, Sera. I'm supposed to be a pioneer, so I need to find a safe house on the surface for everyone to use in the future. Otherwise, if we step outside, we'll all be doomed."

Just like before, she quickly explained the reason for her inquiry, and then turned her expectant gaze to Sera. Aurora, who felt that things had taken a turn for the better, didn't want to receive a negative response from Sera.

Don't want to die before achieving your goal or something like that!

"This?" Sera tried to pull her hand away, signaling Aurora to calm down. She spoke bluntly and gave Aurora good news. "It's no problem to make it, it just takes some time..."

The gaze she felt was even hotter. Sera, not knowing how Aurora could use the cold body of the undead machine to shoot out such a scorching gaze, paused before continuing to explain the data Aurora wanted to obtain.

"Most of the costs are my personal labor. The cost of engraving the runes and supplying mana are not a problem."

"By the way, Aurora, are you from the settlement in the center of Tianhai?"

This time it was Sera who looked at Aurora with sparkling eyes, and Aurora's excited mood subsided a lot after hearing this question.

"That's true... but it's not a good place. It's just a place to eat and wait for death."

133. The Place of Absolute Sublimation

Living a life of idleness and waiting to die? In this apocalyptic situation, is there still such a word to describe this settlement?

Sera showed a strange expression. Aurora saw the look that was a mixture of curiosity and strangeness, and immediately she understood what Sera was thinking. In response, she just said lightly.

"Once you actually see it, you'll understand. Ultimately, this is just my opinion and that of some people, but I've had enough of that kind of life."

The disgust was expressed in the words he spoke and in the tone he used when mentioning the settlement. Even the enthusiasm he had shown towards Sera was temporarily diluted. The obvious abnormality not only made Sera more curious, but also made the atmosphere in the basement a little solemn, and it took a long time to return to calm.

"Let's get back to the topic, Sera. I hope you can help us build a safe house. As for the reward... you can name it."

It seemed as if she had thought of something bad, and her words also sounded naive. When talking about the reward, Aurora's tone was particularly cruel, as if she was trying to slap herself in the face and show off.

Sera couldn't stand it anymore, and she had something to say about this unique cruelty that was only directed at herself.

"Aurora, didn't you say the same thing to those caring deceased people before?"

"How do you know? Did you, Sera, build that place too?!"