Chapter 650: Chapter 19: Completion and Activation!

Months later.

In the flying aircraft, within the laboratory.

The workbench no longer held scattered parts, but instead, there was a barely pieced-together Destruction Alchemy Demon Puppet—

Or rather, it was Lynch’s creation using all relatively intact components at hand, “picked from the best” amidst several wrecks, supplemented by parts he meticulously crafted. The final product was “stitched” together.

Its appearance still bore obvious signs of battle damage: the chest armor was covered in deep claw marks and seared charring, many protective plates at joints were missing, exposing the intricate internal transmission structure. One arm’s end connected to a gigantic metal claw, clearly from another guardian, with a slightly different style. The entire figure exuded a fierce and stubborn aura, as if it had crawled from ruins.

Lynch stood before the workbench, his gray eyes like the most precise scanner, giving a final scrutinizing glance at this “masterpiece” that condensed several months of his efforts.

His fingertips flickered with weak spatial fluctuations, conducting a final internal energy pathway calibration. His movements were steady and smooth, accompanied by an almost instinctual confidence brought about by a Level 1 skill.

“Energy core interface… stable. Main rune array… pathways clear. Secondary energy buffer… redundancy confirmed…” he murmured to himself, each step taken with confidence.

Finally, all checks were completed. He took a deep breath, his gaze landing on the “energy source” carefully embedded into the core slot of the demon puppet’s chest cavity—

It was not the original, powerful, unknown arcane core from Sky City, but an imitation “Wise Man’s Stone” from the Magic Power Alchemy Research Institute.

Due to research purposes, after obtaining these materials from the Magic Power Alchemy Research Institute, Lynch conducted in-depth research and exploration on it, and made several such imitations.

Originally, they were intended for research, but now they just happened to be of use.

This fist-sized polyhedral crystal, with a dark red energy glow flowing inside like concentrated blood.

“Start!” Lynch’s mind moved, simultaneously condensing a trace of pure spiritual power at his fingertips, precisely tapping the activation rune on the surface of the imitation Wise Man’s Stone.

Buzz——!

A low and powerful hum instantly emanated from the demon puppet! No longer the sharp shriek of previous uncontrolled explosions, but a trembling filled with energy, as if an engine awoke!

The hollow eye sockets of the demon puppet, two cracked crystal lenses suddenly lit up!

No longer a chaotic purple-black glow, but two stable, cold, dark red beams full of destructive aura! This light swept across the laboratory walls, leaving two short-lived scorch marks.

Immediately after, accompanied by a sound of metal friction and gear engaging that could make teeth ache, this destructive machine that had been dormant for unknown ages slowly, with a sense of heavy oppression that made hearts pound, sat up from the workbench!

Its movements were initially somewhat stiff and sluggish, joints groaned under strain, clearly indicating those pieced-together components and substitute parts needed to be broken in.

But soon, driven by the core energy source, its movements became coordinated.

It raised the arm assembled from various parts, the huge metal claw slowly opened and closed, stirring a faint airflow.

The dark red gaze swept across the laboratory, finally fixed on its creator—Lynch. Although there was no explicit expression of intelligence, the focus of that cold beam implicitly carried an awakened, obedient will.

“Haha, it’s a success!”

Looking at this destruction alchemy demon puppet in front of him, battered and pieced together yet truly “alive,” Lynch’s eyes erupted with irrepressible excitement!

Months of hard work, going through countless explosions, all turned into the sweet taste of success at this moment.

He paced around the demon puppet slowly, perceiving the flow of internal energy and the operation of its structure with detailed spiritual power. Alongside excitement, calm analysis came.

“Material limitations are too great.” Lynch tapped the obviously patched chest armor of the demon puppet: “Too few core components available at hand, too much patching visible, the overall strength, coordination, and energy utilization efficiency are drastically reduced. Assembling this one is already the limit.”

His gaze finally landed on that dark red glowing imitation Wise Man’s Stone driving the demon puppet. Spiritual power clearly perceived that with each tiny movement of the demon puppet, its internal energy was rapidly depleting!

“The bigger problem is the energy…” Lynch frowned slightly: “The energy strength and stability provided by this imitation are far from sufficient to support it for long term or high-intensity battle. At this consumption rate… it can only maintain its basic activities for a dozen or so minutes at most, once it uses annihilation energy weapons, it probably will overload and collapse in an instant.”

A dozen or so minutes… this clearly doesn’t meet the needs of a Third Tier combat unit.

“Need to thoroughly study those Wise Man’s Stone materials brought back from Sky City.” Stroking his chin, Lynch pondered.

Then, he excitedly snapped his fingers at the destruction demon puppet: “Let’s go out for a stroll.”

Having just completed such a masterpiece, it was naturally time to experiment with its power.

When Lynch and his battered yet imposing “new companion” stepped onto the spacious deck of the flying aircraft, they immediately drew the attention of everyone.

Annie and Naliti were leaning on the ship’s railing, exclaiming at the playful white whale calves in the distant sea of clouds. Hearing the heavy footsteps, Annie’s small mouth instantly formed an O-shape, her big eyes full of wonder.

However, the biggest reaction came from Kong, who was reclining against the ship’s railings, seemingly admiring the cloud sea scenery.

The moment of laziness vanished, her silver eyes suddenly narrowed, a sharp gaze like a tangible probe, instantly locking onto the tall and fierce destruction guardian behind Lynch.

“You… you actually repaired it?!” Kong’s voice carried unmistakable shock, with even a hint of disbelief. Chapters fırst released on novel·fire·net

As a high-level wizard of Fran, she knew better than Annie and others how high the technical barriers of these Sky City guardians were! It wasn’t something that could be resurrected simply by piecing together and welding; its core energy circuits and rune arrays were ancient wisdom far beyond today’s reach.

That Lynch could cobble together something operational from a pile of scraps in just a few months—this alchemical achievement was truly unimaginable!

Lynch walked to Kong’s side, a relaxed smile of success on his face: “Lucky and with previous research accumulation, I finally got it to move. However…” he pointed at the demon puppet, “it’s still a semi-finished product, with many issues.”

Kong’s gaze remained fixed on the demon puppet emitting a cold oppressive aura, silver eyes with runes flowing, clearly evaluating its energy fluctuations and structural stability.

She took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart, finally turning her gaze to Lynch, genuinely praising: “To turn a pile of scrap metal into a functional war machine, ’luck’ doesn’t quite cover it. Lynch, your accomplishments in alchemy and constructs are truly remarkable.”

Lynch smiled, not delving further into the topic. He surveyed the boundless sea of clouds outside the deck, felt the stable speed of the flying aircraft, and said to Kong: “I want to take it out to test its ’skills,’ find a more open space to avoid affecting the airship. Could you ask the captain to pause the journey?”

Kong immediately grasped his intention. Testing a construct of this level would undoubtedly make quite a commotion. She nodded without hesitation: “No problem. Besides…”

With a flick of her wrist, a fishing rod appeared in her hand, shimmering with a gentle blue light, crafted from some strange metal and semi-translucent fishing line, with bait that glowed faintly hanging from its tip. “I also plan to try my luck at the edge of the cloud layer, see if I can catch some rare ’cloud skippers’ or ’radiant rays.’ You go ahead, I’ll be here watching.”

She raised the fishing rod in her hand, a hint of fishing anticipation flashed in her lake-green eyes. Fishing for strange atmospheric creatures in the cloud sea is a favorite pastime for many sky travelers, as well as a means of obtaining rare materials.

“Thanks.” Lynch nodded, satisfied with Kong’s arrangement. He didn’t delay any further, waving to the quietly standing destruction alchemy demon puppet.

“Let’s go!”

As soon as the words fell, Lynch’s figure floated into the air, his gray robe flapping in the thin high-altitude air.

Close behind, the heavy body of the destruction alchemy demon puppet burst forth with a speed incongruous with its bulky appearance! Its enormous metal clawed feet pushed vigorously against the deck with a powerful thrust!

Boom!

The forceful impact on the deck stirred a fierce gust of wind, blowing Annie’s hair into a disarray.

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