sbdcsierra Chapter 343 Three Problem Children
Chapter 343 Three Problem Children
Inside the cavity, the sound of metal clashing could be heard incessantly, coming from a man holding a pile driver and a construction site grabber.
It's hard to imagine what kind of physical ability is needed to achieve such a feat, but judging from the expression on the man's face, Anton, it seems that he has developed a sense of mutual respect with his opponent, the grabbing machine.
"Damn it, this guy's trying to escape!"
After dodging the claw machine's attack, Anton realized its true purpose and exclaimed in surprise. The claw machine on the other side also laughed loudly.
"Hmph! You've all had a hard time chasing me for so long! But give up! I'm not going back! I'm a real man! That kind of ordinary, boring work is not what I'm after!"
Just then, Grace, who had finished her work, rushed over from the construction site.
"Wait! If you're unhappy with your work, we can discuss it! If you keep making a scene like this, we'll get Yi Hai! Hollow Industrial Grabber [Hans]!"
This gripper, nicknamed Hans, was naturally unwilling to go back to its tedious work. It even retorted that it had given itself a more imposing and powerful name and should no longer be called Hans.
"Wow, they even gave it a name? Did they name all those construction machines too?" Kiana exclaimed.
"Forehead…"
Kroida's hands hung limply, unable to refute, because it was indeed true.
"Okay, alright." Kiana then speculated, based on Grace's previous behavior towards Ies, "Could she be a cyborg?"
"...It shouldn't be..."
"I hesitated."
Just as Kiana and Koleda were joking around, the huge commotion caused by the object grabber attracted a number of skeletons to the surrounding area, and their target was none other than the object grabber.
Looking at the object-grabbing machine covered in corpses, his tone gradually became weak, and the machine's aura lost its previous imposing presence.
In the end, it was Anton who stepped in and came to the rescue.
"He keeps saying he's a man..."
With just one strike, Anton dispelled all the skeletons on Hans's body.
"Is this the extent of your awareness?!"
Those who were knocked away by Anton were all killed by Kiana with a pistol—yes, it really was a pistol.
After doing all this, Kiana even pretended to blow on her index finger, which was inexplicably smoking.
"Why...why are you helping me?" Hans asked, puzzled.
“You have a wonderful dream, it’s a shame to give up so easily,” Anton said, turning his back to Hans and looking at him.
Then Anton turned around, pointed his left thumb at himself, and smiled confidently.
"Besides, I promised to have a proper contest with you, and that battle isn't over yet!"
"Hahahaha...I see! I see!" Hans laughed loudly, "Brother Anton!"
The rapidly unfolding plot left everyone speechless as they stared at the man and the machine.
"Wait, what on earth is going on..."
Zhe had absolutely no idea how many episodes he had missed. At this moment, the expression on Ies's face was enough to express Zhe's feelings.
"Although something feels off, the child should be alright now," Grace said, rubbing her head with a headache. She had a feeling that Hans would eventually become a hot-blooded idiot like Anton.
"Brother, I've made up my mind! I'm going back with you and learning to be a real man! Starting with ordinary daily work!"
"Hey! Let's cheer each other on, my good bro!"
Anton then extended his left hand and bumped fists with the shovel of the grabber.
“By the way, you haven’t told me your new name yet,” Anton asked.
"My new name is—Hans, the Iron Man Who Never Backs Down, Full of Courage, as Powerful as Steel, and with a Flashing Engine!" Hans replied.
At this point, Ling couldn't hold back any longer and complained, "Isn't this still keeping Hans?"
In short, the first piece of construction machinery safely returned to the outer perimeter of the cave after overcoming numerous difficulties.
After a brief rest, the group, led by Grace, began searching for another machine. This time, they located a tunneling machine, which, according to Grace's description, was a young girl in the prime of her life.
He was a very capable child before the logic was updated, but who would have thought that he would run away from home after the core logic was updated?
Kreta, standing nearby, complained that it was Grace's fault for insisting on making these pointless updates, only to be met with Grace's heartbroken reply.
"You wouldn't have said that when you were little. Honestly, you were so cute when you were little..."
It was at this moment that Ben revealed his speculation.
"Hmm, but rebellion is common during a child's growth, isn't it? Could this tunneling machine be harboring some rebellious thoughts...?"
Grace became excited immediately after hearing Ben's speculation.
"No—I won't allow it!"
"what?"
"I will never allow my lovely child to become a lawless, rebellious beast! Things like partying and racing in the middle of the night, deliberately scratching the machine, sticking on huge, indelible stickers, trying to mix prohibited ether fuels, and even attempting to combine with other machines like in old-fashioned cartoons..."
Seeing that Grace was getting more and more agitated, Tetsuya quickly stepped in to try to stop her: "Calm down, Grace is still just a child."
"Rope maker, hurry and take us to it! Hopefully, we can still make it in time!"
Well, compared to the grabbers that made a lot of noise before, this tunneling machine didn't make as much noise, so that apart from the positioning signal, everyone had no more clues.
Fortunately, the tunneling machine's signal remained silent, which raised concerns about whether the machine had suffered severe damage.
Subconsciously, everyone's pace quickened, and they soon arrived at the location of the signal. Unlike the grabber that was exercising under the building, all they could see here were various building materials and an unfinished building. Just then, a girl's voice came from above, and it was clear that this was the voice of their target—the missing tunnel boring machine.
"It's you! You villains who tried to break up Mashiro and Mashiro!"
Seeing the tunnel boring machine emerge from the rooftop of the unfinished building, Grace's expression visibly improved. The word "lover" uttered by the tunnel boring machine, in particular, made Grace feel that the machine had grown into a remarkable young woman.
Ben, standing to the side, urged Grace to calm down while simultaneously searching for Mashiro-kun inside the tunnel boring machine.
But there was nothing around. Surely Mashiro couldn't be an unfinished building under the excavator?
As soon as Ben voiced his speculation, the excavator became excited. The next moment, it jumped off the unfinished building it called "Mashiro-kun" and started its demolition saw, aiming it at the group.
"I just don't understand the thought process of your mechanical system," Kiana sighed, rubbing her head.
"Don't ask me, I don't know either," Kreta quickly said, disclaiming any involvement.
“Well, hehehe…” Grace began to talk about her parenting style with a bit of awkwardness.
In contrast to the relaxed atmosphere among the three, Ben and Anton were in a rather difficult situation.
After all, the two of them are currently bearing the brunt of all the attacks from the tunnel boring machine; the attack from that 1400-kilogram demolition saw is no joke.
Especially Ben, who, in the eyes of the tunneling machine, had just insulted Mashiro-kun, so most of the attacks were directed at him.
In the end, Kiana stepped in and used electromagnetic force to firmly fix the tunneling machine in place, thus averting the crisis for the two. However, this also brought about another problem.
That is, although it has taken control of the tunneling machine, its mind is still on its Mashiro-kun.
Even if we bring it back to the construction site now, it will eventually return here when no one is looking.
Although we now know where it will eventually appear, making it easier to find, it's still too much trouble. But moving the entire unfinished building back intact isn't a solution either; putting aside the capability, just finding a place to put it is a problem.
Don't let its status as an unfinished building fool you; it's still an unbuilt structure with a foundation. Given its size, it's hard to find a vacant lot in this prime real estate of New Ellido to justify placing a useless, unfinished building there.
Just as everyone was wondering what to do, the Ikumo, attracted by the sounds of the previous battle, was also gathering here, and many of them climbed onto Mashiro's body.
The tunneling machine watching from the side was so anxious it was jumping up and down. At first, the tunneling machine could still maintain a relatively sweet voice and gently persuade the skeletons to leave Mashiro-kun, but later it couldn't help but become irritable.
Even Kleida was surprised by the sudden change in her voice, while only Grace was still there with stars in her eyes, wondering if this was the power of a girl in love.
This prompted Kreta to complain that no girl in love would use a 1400-kilogram demolition saw powered by etheric hybrid electricity.
Yes, ever since the excavator went berserk, it has been slowly moving towards Mashiro after breaking through Kiana's restraints, which has piqued Kiana's interest.
Although Kiana didn't actually use much power, the intensity of this attack was based on the electromagnetic force released from the data obtained from the two battles with the engineering machinery. It was an intensity designed to ensure that the opponent couldn't move an inch even when using their maximum power, but now the excavator is moving, albeit very slowly.
However, this movement was not without its costs. From Kiana's perspective, the entire excavator was creaking and groaning. Moreover, due to overclocking, the engine's temperature had reached its limit, and if it wasn't cooled down soon, it risked exploding at any moment.
Ultimately, considering that Kroeta's requirement was to ensure the integrity of the machinery as much as possible, Kiana lifted the restrictions on the tunneling machine.
The next second, the excavator rushed towards the unfinished building named Mashiro-kun at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, and the demolition saw it was using hit the load-bearing wall of Mashiro-kun exactly right there...
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Mashiro collapsed with a crash, and the tunneling machine was crushed underneath him.
Of course, all of this was within Kiana's expectations. Kiana had already come up with this plan after she saw that the excavator was moving in the direction of Mashiro's load-bearing wall.
Anyway, forcibly taking away the tunneling machine is useless. It would be quicker to just destroy Mashiro-kun and cut off the tunneling machine's idea at the source. And it would be best if the tunneling machine did it itself.
This is the best way to achieve the desired effect. Although this will make the digging opportunity sad for a long time, Kiana believes that Grace, as the child's [mother], will be able to comfort her.
With Grace's comforting words, the tunneling machine cried and said it would go back with them, and that's how today's work ended.
The remaining pile driver was the first machine to go out of control, so it will take some time to pinpoint its approximate location. Besides, the two machines that were just recovered need to be sent for repairs, and it's already getting late.
Therefore, after a brief discussion, it was decided to suspend the search plan until Baizhi Heavy Industry received the news.
During this free time, Zhe completed several more requests from the Morning Star. Meanwhile, Nineveh was successfully located, and Hoshimi Miyabi is now leading a team to surround and annihilate her.
Subsequently, Baizhi Heavy Industry also sent a message saying that they had found the trace of the last pile driver.
Kiana and Zhe then returned to the Dead End Void, this time venturing to a much greater depth than before, with a significantly higher concentration of ether in the air.
As a cavity that has been formed for some time, its depths naturally have a higher concentration of ether, and it is also closer to the old capital, which makes Ben somewhat worried about whether there will be any problems with the piling machine.
Fortunately, the pile driver was not hard to find. Fairy quickly located the exact position of the pile driver by the vibrations caused by the occasional tapping of the ground.
After the group found the pile driver, they discovered it was hammering the ground with its piles in an open space. Upon noticing the group chasing after it, the pile driver charged towards them without saying a word.
Then it leaped up and flew over everyone's heads before disappearing again into the depths of the void.
"Oh!"
Kiana clapped in the direction the pile driver had left; she had to admit that the pile driver's leap was quite impressive.
Stop clapping! Chase after them!
Then everyone began to surround and intercept the pile driver, and finally successfully forced it into a corner.
Unlike the other two problem children, Piston, despite being somewhat immature, admitted that he wasn't lying before Grace was about to forcibly shut down his system after Kiana suppressed him, and claimed that he came to the depths of the void under Horus's guidance.
Upon hearing this, the people from Baizhi Heavy Industry were all shocked. They never expected to hear this name from the mouth of an engineering machinery company, the name of a person who had long since disappeared.