Just as Viscount Barf was frantically gathering his guards, Jain was also facing a major moment in his life - for only one reason: the metal egg he had built earlier was finally about to hatch.

  Although Zhan Yan didn't care about the bloodline of the Great Builder, as his first summoned creature, he still gave it considerable attention. At present, not only Enya and Vilna were called over by him, but also Iris and Bixie had arrived at the Dark Sanctuary, looking curiously at the metal egg.

  "Master, this is what you summoned... What is this thing?"

  "To be honest, I'm not too sure either."

  Facing Elise's inquiry, Zhan En shook his head. Considering that the underground city itself had no output, Zhan En only provided the minimum resources required to maintain control during this summoning, while strengthening both magical and physical attributes. As for what would actually come out, even Zhan En himself was unclear.

  But...

  "Master, why do we have to stand at the door..."

  "Just in case."

  As he spoke, Zhan En stretched out his hand to adjust his glasses and gazed at the metal egg standing quietly in the dark temple pool, its pointer spinning rapidly and making a "click-click" sound. For some reason, hearing this sound in such a quiet place gave Zhan En a rather ominous feeling.

  Maybe I should ask Becks about the blast resistance of the dungeon?

  Just as Zhan En turned this idea over in his mind, the countdown finally reached its last second. The next moment, a dazzling flash mixed with air waves burst out and whizzed outward in all directions.

  BOOM!!

  Zane, who had been prepared for this, reacted the fastest and darted out of the temple in one swift motion, dodging to the side. Enya was not far behind, as Zane's personal maid, she knew his behavior better than anyone else. Seeing his tense expression earlier, Enya knew things were not that simple, so almost at the same time Zane dodged, she also elegantly flashed to the side, hiding behind Verna.

  Compared to the two people who had already sensed that something was wrong, the other three people obviously did not expect things to develop like this. Faced with the sudden gust of wind and dust, Elise was also startled, but as a high-ranking mage, Elise naturally could not be attacked. She saw her body in front of her shining light, and in the blink of an eye, she formed a magical barrier that blocked the explosion in front of her. Bikusu also dodged behind Elise's body, thus escaping disaster.

  Only the hapless Verna failed to react in time, and although she also hastily made evasive maneuvers, she was still half a beat slower than others, and before she knew it, she was completely engulfed by the howling dust, without even leaving a shadow.

  "Cough! Cough!"

  For a moment, the entire Dark Temple was filled with dust and people were tumbling about. It wasn't until a brief moment later, accompanied by a gust of wind from the center of the Dark Temple, that the smoke in front of them was blown away. Only then did a bright and beautiful small figure appear before everyone's eyes.

  That was a petite girl, looking no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, with a slightly chubby and adorable face, a pair of bright purple eyes curiously gazing at the crowd in front of her. Her jet-black long hair was tied up in pigtails with a purple ribbon, making her look even more delicate and lovely. The girl's upper body wore a black uniform similar to a military uniform, except that there were armor-like equipment on her shoulders and chest. While her lower body wore a battle skirt made of layered armor, paired with a pair of steel war boots, looking like a knight's attire.

  The girl's weapon was also similar to a knight's equipment. In her left hand, she held a huge, thick, and heavy white steel shield that was almost as tall as half a person. Her right hand grasped a nearly two-meter-long spear... or rather, it would be more accurate to say it was a cannon barrel. The round barrel had a black hole-like muzzle, below which hung a sharp and pointed war knife, giving off a strong visual impact just by looking at it. Especially when this nearly two-meter-tall massive weapon was held single-handedly by a girl who was less than 1.5 meters tall, the feeling became even stronger.

  "Wow!!!"

  When he saw the girl, Zhan Yan couldn't help but whistle. Although he had already guessed that the rare unit produced by Da Jian would be different, just looking at it was so powerful and few in existence. Thinking of this, Zhan Yan quickly concentrated his energy and looked forward to the girl's body, soon, the detailed information of the girl appeared in his eyes.

  Stellaluna, Patti LaBelle (Golden SSR)

  Race: Cyborg

  Fighting strength: ★★★★ (More is beautiful, bigger is better, trillion cannons, trillion starlight)

  Administration: ★★★☆ (In a multiverse, nothing is more important than the rules themselves)

  Influence: ★★★ (Anyone would try their best to avoid making a suicidal response)

  Loyalty: ★★★☆ (To her, you are a destined encounter)

  Properties

  Cyborg Mastery - She has reached the pinnacle of harmony between machinery and flesh, enhancing her physical resistance by 75% and magical resistance by 75%.

  Ultra-Long Range - When the Grim Reaper descends from heaven, all one can do is despairingly pray (ability to accurately hit targets at distances beyond visual range)

  Having Special Skills

  Bizarre Artifact Fabrication: The ability to invent and create various strange and unusual items, with no limitations on type.

  "Massive Cannon Fire: The ability to deal massive damage to enemies over a wide range."

  How to say...

  After reading the detailed intelligence on Pattylena, Zhan Yan wasn't as excited as he thought he would be. Although it was clear from the intelligence that Pattylena's strength was quite formidable, the problem was that these abilities were almost useless in the Dark Territory. The Dark Territory itself was very narrow and had height restrictions. A long-range unit like Pattylena could play a very limited role in the Dark Territory, even to the point of being negligible. Fortunately, judging from her appearance, this Starlight Knight should be able to fight both at close and long range. So even if she was used as just an ordinary close combat unit, it wouldn't be impossible, but that would be somewhat wasteful.

  At this moment, she noticed Jen's gaze, and the girl's purple eyes suddenly brightened. She hurriedly ran to Jen's front, then smiled and bowed solemnly to him.

  "Stardust Knight Ptilopsis has arrived. Are you my master?"

  Why does this scene seem like I've seen it somewhere before?

  "That's right, I am your master."

  Facing Pattirina's inquiry, Zhan En nodded. Upon hearing Zhan En's response, Pattirina instantly revealed a happy smile.

  "Ah, I knew it... Thank you for your guidance, Master. I will fight with all my heart and soul for you, no matter what command you give me! Please give me your orders!"

  Looking at Pattirina in front of him with expectant eyes, Zan felt that he was not looking at a heroic female knight, but rather a small dog wagging its tail waiting for its master's reward.

  Just by looking at her appearance, it's impossible to tell that this girl actually has legendary-level strength. But anyway, what the heck is a machine person?

  Thinking of this, Zhan En carefully examined the girl in front of him. From her appearance, she seemed to have no difference from ordinary humans. However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the girl's eyes were different from those of other "beings". Her clear and bright eyes didn't seem like they belonged to a living creature, but rather resembled some kind of artificial glass product. After activating 【Evil Eye】to observe and question Patrillina, Zhan En finally understood why the girl in front of him was a "machine person".

  To put it simply, Pattirina is a hybrid of machine and human, looking somewhat like those futuristic fusion bodies in sci-fi movies. Her body has the usual human flesh and blood, while the other half consists of mechanical parts that assist her. For example, there's an alloy steel plate protecting her heart, a high-tech steel skeleton that's been re-forged, and enhanced neural chips and connection systems that give Pattirina powers and abilities far beyond those of humans. Just this alone makes Jann feel like he's already gotten his money's worth.

  "In short, welcome to the dungeon."

  After confirming Patti's strength, Zhan also put his mind at ease and continued to speak.

  "So, next thing, you can go to my deputy Enya, she will be responsible for arranging your accommodation. And...” At this point, Zhan En suddenly paused, then narrowed his eyes and revealed a cold smile. “……It seems that we have new guests arriving, would you mind going together to welcome them?"

  "Alright, master, no problem."

  When Zane finished speaking, Pattirina hastily nodded her head and gazed at him with a smile. As for Pattirina's reaction, Zane was apparently very satisfied, so he stroked Pattirina's hair and then turned to leave.

  "Cut..."

  Verna, who was standing next to her with a gloomy face, saw this scene and immediately felt uncomfortable. She had been abandoned by others before, which made her feel humiliated, and now she saw such a freak, which made her feel incomprehensible.

  "I thought it was something, but it's just that bastard's dog, humph... Ugh!!"

  However, before Vern could finish speaking, she felt a sudden flash of shadow in front of her eyes, and the next moment, an overwhelmingly powerful force came, pinning the poor dark elf firmly to the wall.

  "What's this black-skinned mutt saying? Ah?"

  What appeared in front of Verna was Patti Rina. However, unlike the obedient and lovely appearance in front of Zhan earlier, Patti Rina now had a sullen expression, with her eyes rolled up and her mouth pouting, just like those delinquent girls often seen on the streets. She stared at the dark elf in front of her with disdainful eyes. Her right hand was tightly clamped on Verna's neck, like an iron gate. And her voice, at this moment, was low and menacing, like a roaring lioness, full of killing intent.

  "Listen up, you wretch. Don't let me hear you, a black-skinned mongrel, speaking ill of the master again, or else I'll make sure to stuff [—censored—] into your [—censored—], and let you experience the pain of living worse than death! Don't think you're anything special, with your lower half all black and not even a hair visible, yet still pretending to be pure! Did you hear me?!"

  "Hmm... Hmm..."

  At this moment, Verna's face had turned pale, she could feel Pattirina's right hand slowly tightening, Verna had no doubt that if she didn't take action, her only outcome would be to have her neck snapped by the mad dog in front of her! Thinking of this, Verna couldn't help but nod her head reluctantly, indicating that she understood what she said. Seeing Verna's response, Pattirina finally let out a cold hum and released her.

  Just then, Enya's voice also came from outside.

  "Miss Pattilina, are you ready? We're leaving now?"

  "Ah, I'm coming right away, please wait for me, Enyo-nee-sama."

  It was just an instant, the originally roaring mother lion transformed back into a light and agile lovely little cat. Only to see Pattirina immediately turn around, responding to Enyo's call with a crisp and sweet voice, then hastily turned around and left.

  Verna leaned against the corner of the wall, staring intently at her back until Pattirina was completely gone. She then spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva to the side and muttered to herself in a low voice.

  "Monster."