648. Incorrect Password / 649. Serious Injuries

After suffering repeated blows from the robots, Izayoi’s body began to sway. He could feel the true energy within him rapidly draining away.

He had to deal with the robots before him as quickly as possible. Otherwise, his condition would only worsen.

With that thought, Izayoi gathered all the energy in his body into his sword. He sought to kill with a single strike, pouring more and more energy into the blade.

His sword unexpectedly gave off a dazzling radiance, as if it were about to illuminate the entire sky. He swung his sword at the robot.

This strike was incredibly powerful, so much so that even Izayoi himself was startled by its might.

His slash severed both of the robot’s legs and even cut off all four of its limbs.

The blow heavily damaged the robot. It lay on the ground, glaring at Izayoi with resentment.

However, Izayoi had no sympathy for the robot whatsoever. He continued swinging his sword and attacking it, but the robot evaded every strike.

Still, he did not give up and continued attacking without pause. At last, amid a barrage of attacks, the robot was completely destroyed.

Afterward, a brilliant metallic gleam burst forth from it, and a powerful wave of energy instantly swept through the entire forest.

At that moment, Izayoi noticed that a pendant had fallen from the robot. He found it rather strange.

After picking up the pendant and putting it around his neck, he discovered that his strength had improved considerably once more.

Izayoi continued onward. As he walked, he discovered a magnificent palace and stopped to look at it for a while.

Just then, several giant robots emerged from the palace entrance. Waving their fists, they charged at Izayoi. They were as fast as lightning, arriving before him in the blink of an eye and smashing their enormous fists toward him.

Izayoi hurriedly raised his sword to block. With a loud boom, the longsword in his hand was sent flying, and he was hurled backward more than ten meters before managing to steady himself.

The robots charged after Izayoi again.

Izayoi dodged their attacks while gripping his sword and continuously stabbing at them, but it was useless. He could not hurt them at all, and they kept closing in on him.

Suddenly, Izayoi felt a sharp pain across his body. Then he felt something wrap around both his legs.

Only then did he notice that the sword knocked from his hand earlier had fallen to the ground, while his legs were being bound by the robots’ wires.

Izayoi struggled, but he could not break free from their restraints. At that moment, the robots charged at him again.

Izayoi hurriedly dodged, but his body was knocked down by the robots once more.

Password Error

A powerful force erupted from within him, blasting all the robots away. Then he picked up the sword from the ground, summoned a fire dragon, and sent it charging at the robots.

The robots activated their shields. Those shields were exceptionally tough; even his fire dragon found it difficult to break through them.

However, the fire dragon was not afraid of the shield at all. It opened its enormous maw and spewed out a massive torrent of flames, directly swallowing the shield whole.

At that moment, Izayoi was astonished to discover that his strength had become extremely powerful.

Although those shields were formidable, they could not stop the fire dragon and were ultimately devoured by it.

Then the robots swung their fists and directly smashed the fire dragon apart. Yet they did not stop. They continued attacking Izayoi, their fists striking his body like bullets and leaving deep bloody marks.

Izayoi’s body was sent rolling again and again. Blood splattered everywhere, his flesh split apart, and even his bones were beaten inward.

At that moment, Izayoi felt as though his body were being torn apart. The pain was unbearable.

Izayoi gritted his teeth and held on. He knew that as long as he endured, he would be able to defeat the robots.

With that thought, golden light radiated from his body. He felt his strength rise sharply, and his attack speed, agility, and reaction speed all increased somewhat.

He swiftly swung his sword, piercing through one robot’s head. The moment the robot was pierced, it exploded and vanished as a ball of fire.

Izayoi quickly swung his sword again and killed another robot, but more and more robots remained. They densely surrounded him, continuously attacking him with their fists.

Izayoi released wave after wave of sword energy from his blade, barely holding off the robots’ assault. However, the robots ignored everything else and attacked him desperately.

While attacking Izayoi, they used their bodies to surround and envelop him.

Izayoi felt a hint of pressure. Then he summoned a protective barrier around himself, and his figure teleported away, appearing in the distance.

At that time, the other robots followed him, but their movements had clearly become much slower.

Then he teleported again, arriving behind the robots. He thrust his sword into one robot’s body, then pulled it back out, and blood flowed from the robot’s body.

Next, he used the Sword Evasion Technique and vanished from the spot. He appeared sixteen meters away, then used the Sword Evasion Technique again and disappeared. Then he used the Sword Evasion Technique once more, arriving elsewhere.

In this way, Izayoi continuously used the Sword Evasion Technique. In a short span of time, he used more than ten different skills, each one consuming a certain amount of mental energy.

His figure appeared again and again. He teleported time after time, appearing here repeatedly, but each time, just as he used teleportation, he was killed by another robot.

At that moment, Izayoi understood. To defeat them, he had to first defeat them individually, then break them one by one. Once he figured that out, he felt much more at ease.

However, this was not the time to relax, because there were simply too many robots.

Severe Injuries

No matter how powerful his mental energy was, it would not last long. Moreover, he was in poor condition and could not use any particularly powerful moves. Izayoi frowned and thought hard, but no matter how much he considered it, he could not come up with a solution. He could only use the Sword Evasion Technique again to flee.

In this way, he continuously teleported through the air, and his sword energy always hit its targets accurately.

Under the attacks of that powerful sword energy, Izayoi finally defeated the robots. Then he arrived before the palace gates. He wanted to enter, but the doors were tightly shut, and he could not get in.

Just then, Izayoi discovered a password mechanism. However, he did not know the password. He pressed something at random, and it indicated that the password was incorrect. At the same time, many enormous robots appeared and attacked him.

Faced with the powerful attacks of the giant robots, Izayoi fell into a bitter struggle. He swung his sword, releasing waves of sword energy as he resisted those monsters.

However, it was all in vain. He could not kill those monsters at all. Instead, he was struck by them and sent flying, crashing down in the distance.

With a muffled rumble, the entire mountain seemed to tremble. Izayoi’s body was smashed into a deep pit, and even the summit of the mountain caved in. His eyes flew open, revealing a trace of terror.

Izayoi knew clearly that he had to escape as soon as possible, or he would be dead for sure. But now that he was trapped, how could escaping be easy?

He gritted his teeth and used all his strength to stand up. However, the soil beneath his feet suddenly softened, and a massive object weighing over a hundred jin pressed down on him, making it impossible for him to rise.

At that moment, Izayoi suddenly thought, Am I really going to die here? No! I’m still young! I absolutely can’t die here!

He struggled fiercely, trying to free himself from the heavy object pinning him down. Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he could not move it in the slightest.

With another loud boom, Izayoi was pressed into a thick mass of dirt once more.

Mud had already clogged his mouth, making it increasingly difficult for him to speak. Only his labored gasps could be heard. At that moment, Izayoi’s heart was filled with regret.

This was an incomparably dangerous place. He should not have barged in so carelessly!

But even if he knew all this now, what could he do? He was still helpless…

Then the earth suddenly churned, and an enormous creature appeared above the soil. It was a giant monster standing twenty meters tall, its entire body golden.

Its body was like a small hill, and its blood-red eyes stared fixedly at Izayoi. Its nose and mouth protruded outward.

This was an extremely powerful giant robot. It possessed tremendous combat strength, a burly build, and immense defensive power.

It had an invincible body and astonishing regenerative abilities. Such a powerful existence was not easy to deal with.

In an instant, the giant robot moved. Its speed was incredibly fast. It dashed to Izayoi’s side in a flash and punched him in the stomach.

That punch directly sent Izayoi into the rock. The giant robot’s strength was terrifying, punching straight through him and exposing his intestines.

"Ugh…" Overwhelming pain struck, and Izayoi could not help letting out a miserable scream as he curled up on the ground.

With another boom, a fist slammed into Izayoi’s back, sending him flying.

Open the Gates

This time, his injuries were even more serious. His body was almost completely shattered. With three consecutive booms, Izayoi’s body was struck until blood flowed everywhere.

At that moment, he finally realized that he was finished. He was surely going to die. He looked at the giant robot in despair, his eyes filled with unwillingness and fury. He was still young. He did not want to die!

With several more booms, a layer of golden shielding suddenly appeared around Izayoi. The punch struck it, yet failed to break the shield around him.

Izayoi sucked in a cold breath, his pupils shrinking. Just how strong is this shield? What kind of shield is this? It can actually withstand a super robot’s full-powered attack?

The giant robot froze for a moment upon seeing the shield, then continued its assault. Yet every punch that landed on it had no effect at all. Instead, the shield only grew brighter.

Seeing this, Izayoi’s face showed astonishment.

This is…? He suddenly thought of a possibility, and wild joy immediately appeared on his face. Could it be that the robots can no longer hurt me?

Thinking that, Izayoi quickly took out his sword and released a fire dragon capable of devouring everything. The fire dragon carried scorching heat, burning the surrounding air and producing a sizzling sound.

At that moment, Izayoi saw that the giant robot neither dodged nor avoided it. It took the fire dragon’s attack head-on, then charged at him again. At that moment, the golden light around its body intensified.

A massive force of attraction radiated from its body. That force seemed to absorb the fire dragon, causing it to disappear into the robot’s body.

Seeing that, Izayoi’s eyes widened. He could not believe that his attack had failed to injure the robot and had instead been devoured by it.

No way… How is this possible? Izayoi was stunned.

With that thought, he gathered all his power and attacked the giant robots. A powerful aura erupted, and an incomparably sharp sword intent radiated from Izayoi’s body.

His sword intent tore through the surrounding soil like a blade and severed the giant robot’s arm.

The giant robot let out an enraged roar as immense pain struck it. It swung its other arm and attacked.

However, Izayoi was no longer afraid of it. He directly killed it with a single sword strike. Then, moving at incredible speed, Izayoi killed all the other giant robots as well.

After Izayoi defeated all the robots, a slip of paper with a password written on it fell to the ground. He picked it up and memorized the password.

Then he went to the gate and entered the password. With a swish, the doors opened. Seeing them open, he was delighted and immediately went inside.

As Izayoi walked through the palace, he accidentally stepped on a mechanism. After a burst of alarm sounds, many robots appeared before him.

There were simply too many robots, and Izayoi found them somewhat troublesome. He drew his sword and prepared to fight, only to discover that a hole had been cut into his clothes.

A sword passed through the hole and stabbed into the wall. Izayoi hurriedly stepped back several paces as a beam of light shot toward him from the sword.

Izayoi hurriedly dodged, but he was still struck by the beam. However, it did not hit him directly, as it was blocked by Izayoi’s defensive shield.

No Strength Left

The beam struck the defensive shield without stopping, bombarding it again and again. Izayoi dodged repeatedly until he finally found an opening. He rushed into the crowd of robots and began hacking away with the longsword in his hand. His sword flashed rapidly through the robots, its radiance gleaming.

However, his attacks were utterly insufficient to harm the robots. Instead, he was captured by them.

Izayoi struggled, trying to escape from the robot’s grasp, but he was pinned firmly to the floor. Both of his arms had been restrained by the robot’s arms, and blood flowed down his arms onto the ground.

He wanted to break free, but could not do so at all. Just as both his arms were about to be torn off, golden light suddenly radiated from Izayoi’s body, blasting the robots several meters away.

Izayoi hurriedly stood up, but he fell down again the moment he got to his feet.

Using his sword to support himself against the floor, Izayoi barely managed to stand. Looking around, he discovered that there were actually many mechanical puppets here, and they were crazily attacking him.

The toughness of their bodies exceeded his imagination. His longsword was completely useless against the mechanical puppets.

The strength of these mechanical puppets had far surpassed anything he had imagined.

Izayoi wanted to run out, but he found that there was nowhere to escape. Mechanical puppets surrounded him in every direction. There was no way out, as though he were trapped prey.

Just as Izayoi was falling into despair, a strange power suddenly appeared in his mind.

It was a mysterious power. Izayoi did not know what it was, but he could clearly feel that it was like a lifeline.

He hurriedly circulated that power and struck the robots again. However, he had still underestimated the robots’ durability.

Izayoi’s sword only left shallow marks when it struck the robots, while their attacks left wounds deep enough to reach the bone on his body.

Izayoi’s body was pressed to the ground by the robots. He had no strength left at all, as though a mountain were crushing him.

Izayoi struggled desperately, trying to break free from the robots’ restraints, but it was useless. These robots were simply too strong.

They were like giants. No matter how Izayoi struggled, it was futile. His body was pinned firmly to the ground by the robots, unable to move.

At that moment, he circulated all the power in his body and finally blasted the robots away. Yet the instant he stood up, a beam of light pierced into the center of his brow, and intense pain swept through his body.

Izayoi dropped to his knees in pain.

He looked at his right arm and saw strands of black blood flowing out along it.

His arm slowly began to lose feeling. He quickly swallowed a miraculous pill, and all his injuries recovered. The strength throughout his body surged as he attacked the robots.

Robots surrounded Izayoi. He swung his sword at their legs, but their legs were simply too hard, like steel.