177: Chapter 0177 Exoskeleton

Felina nodded gently, her golden curls shining with a charming luster, swaying slightly with her light and cautious steps, like golden waves dancing in the sunlight.

As she slowly walked to the cold corpse, a thick and mysterious pale purple light had already quietly lit up at her fingertips.

Within that light, the complex and profound "Soul Attraction" rune patterns were faintly interwoven, like mysterious patterns outlined by stars in the night sky.

At this moment, her pale purple eyes were slightly half-closed, her long eyelashes trembling gently.

This subtle movement showed that she had already highly concentrated all of her Mental Energy, throwing herself wholeheartedly into the upcoming witchcraft ritual.

Then, she carefully pressed her fair palm lightly onto the corpse's cold forehead.

The rune light emitting mysterious power from her palm slowly seeped into the corpse's skin like a trickling stream.

It left trails of pale purple marks on the surface, like strange symbols depicted on a pale canvas.

"Corpse Questioning Art, activate!"

Her voice was low and magnetic, carrying a rhythmic quality unique to witchcraft, as if every syllable contained powerful magic.

Simultaneously, complex rune light flickered in her pale purple eyes.

This light constantly changed and flowed, and even her breathing became extremely slow, as if the entire world were immersed in this mysterious atmosphere.

Amidst this tense atmosphere, the originally devoid of Life Qi corpse suddenly reacted.

Its fingers twitched violently, and its pupils, in the process of dilating, contracted slightly again, emitting a trace of gray-white light.

It was as if a mysterious power were awakening it from the abyss of death.

Felina's lips trembled slightly as she began to issue clear and powerful questions in sequence:

"First question—what is your name, and where are you from?"

The corpse's throat moved with difficulty, producing a voice as raspy as a broken gong:

"Ka... Karl... De Kela Si Merchant Guild... Wojin City Branch..."

This intermittent answer seemed to come from the depths of Hell, filled with an eerie aura.

"Second question—who ordered you to assassinate Li Size?"

The corpse's jaw trembled incessantly as the voice came out intermittently:

"Kel... Kelvin... Vice President of the Guild..."

Every word seemed to be squeezed out with all its strength, making one involuntarily shudder at the huge conspiracy hidden behind it.

"Third question—do you have any other companions in Gray Mist Mountain Town?"

The corpse's fingers twitched uncontrollably again, its voice so weak it was almost inaudible:

"No more..."

This answer eased the atmosphere on the scene slightly, but everyone knew that things were far from simple.

"Fourth question—will you continue to hunt Li Size?"

The corpse's chest rose and fell slightly, its voice carrying a sense of despair:

"Yes... Kelvin said... he must be eliminated..."

These words were like a thunderclap exploding in the hearts of the three, indicating that future danger would still follow them like a shadow.

"Fifth question—what secret strongholds of the De Kela Si Merchant Guild do you know?"

The corpse's eyes suddenly widened and then quickly closed, its voice almost too weak to capture:

"Wojin City... abandoned mine... Gele City... pier warehouse..."

These locations were like poisonous snakes hidden in the dark, ready to launch a fatal attack at any time.

After a while, Felina slowly withdrew her palm, and the once brilliant pale purple light at her fingertips also gradually faded, receding like a tide.

She slowly opened her eyes, her expression as solemn as a thick layer of frost, her golden curls falling over her shoulders and swaying gently in the wind.

Her voice carried a suppressed anger, like a volcano about to erupt:

"His name is Karl, a Wizard Apprentice at the limit stage and a close-combat expert secretly trained by the Wojin City Branch of the De Kela Si Merchant Guild. Vice President Kelvin ordered him to come.

This time he was the only one who infiltrated this place to execute the mission.

But according to his answer, the guild will definitely continue to hunt you. The currently known secret strongholds are the Wojin City abandoned mine and the Gele City pier warehouse."

She looked at Li Size, her pale purple eyes full of deep concern, and said with a furrowed brow:

"Husband, those disgusting bugs from the De Kela Si Merchant Guild—it looks like they will definitely not let this go!"

Upon hearing this, Li Size frowned, a flash of anger and determination in his eyes:

"Since the dispute over the intellectual property rights of the little sorcerer donkey, we have already formed an irreconcilable hatred with them!

Fortunately, I brought the black magic iron armor this time, otherwise the consequences would have been unthinkable.

In the future, you must also pay attention to wearing armor when you go out. I am worried that these people will be desperate enough to strike at you."

After saying that, he walked to the corpse and picked up Karl's metal fist blade to examine it closely.

The "Armor-piercing" rune on the fist blade was still flickering with a faint light, as if telling of its former power.

Li Size's fingertips lightly traced the patterns of the fist blade, when a sudden flash of inspiration brought an important question to mind:

"The design of this fist blade..."

"Hmm, my close-combat ability is too weak.

Should I consider forging fist-blade-type weapons for myself to prevent being ambushed at close range by enemies again like today?"

Li Size's fingertips continued to stroke the patterns of the fist blade, his brow slightly furrowed as he fell into deep thought.

He knew very well that his advantage lay in long-range shooting.

Close combat was only to deal with extreme situations like tonight's ambush, so there was no need to spend too much energy researching complex battle armor.

At this moment, a famous movie character from Blue Star in his previous life, 'Iron Man', suddenly appeared in his mind.

That incredibly cool steel battle suit had left a deep impression on him, and it was very suitable for his current situation.

Phase six of the Nantianmen Project that Li Size had participated in during his previous life had actually already achieved similar technology. He recalled the images of mecha from the meetings that suddenly flashed through his mind:

Silver-gray armor with shoulder-mounted rocket launchers and arm-mounted laser cannons; the blue tail flame when the thrusters started, cutting through the night sky; alloy fists that could easily punch through tank armor...

That spectacular scene remained fresh in his memory even now.

However, he also clearly recognized that it was a product of a top-tier technological civilization.

While this world took mysterious power and runes as its Foundation, without an underlying technological base, he could not manufacture it through technological means.

Moreover, with his current Mechanical Alchemy attainment and his current witchcraft methods, he simply could not realize such a high-tech battle suit."}],"new_glossary_terms":[{"zh":"Exoskeleton","en":"exoskeleton","entity_type":"item","gender":"neutral"},{"zh":"Soul pull","en":"Soul Attraction","entity_type":"technique","gender":"neutral"},{"zh":"Karl","en":"Karl","entity_type":"person","gender":"male"},{"zh":"Metal Knuckle Duster","en":"metal fist blade","entity_type":"item","gender":"neutral"},{"zh":"Armor Penetration","en":"Armor-piercing","entity_type":"technique","gender":"neutral"},{"zh":"Iron Man","en":"Iron Man","entity_type":"person","gender":"male"},{"zh":"Blue Star","en":"Blue Star","entity_type":"location","gender":"neutral"},{"zh":"Nantianmen Project","en":"Nantianmen Project","entity_type":"organization","gender":"neutral"}]}```