Chapter 247: Devour! Mechanical City at 3% Fill Rate!
At this moment in the War City, desperate cries of residents could be heard everywhere.
It's not that they were making a fuss. The scene of the Mechanical City descending truly resembled an apocalypse. How could an ordinary person not be afraid upon seeing this? Even a Seven-star Transcendent would likely be startled.
On the chassis of the Mechanical City, those resource-devouring cracks were filled with menacing drills, grinding wheels, and milling cutters.
They operated frantically, moving fast enough to leave afterimages, emitting a heart-palpitating buzzing sound, extremely terrifying.
These cracks were not even part of the original blueprint designed by Su Yu.
They were something that the Mechanical City "grew" after gaining life. These are its mouthparts, used for eating.
Anything hard that gets swallowed by these things would be ground into powder.
And then, those powders would be refined by various melters inside the Mechanical City, turning into the resources that the Mechanical City needs.
Now, the Mechanical City aimed these huge mouths at the War City and truly intended to devour the city.
Some of the residents of War City, those with sensitive minds, could even sense a wave of hunger from the Mechanical City.
That was the appetite of the Mechanical City upon seeing the "feast" that War City presented.
The residents of War City who sensed this hungry emotion became even more despondent.
They realized that this monster descending from the sky was indeed a terrifying unknown creature that truly intended to eat War City!
The fact that these people didn't faint on the spot already showed their excellent psychological quality.
At this time, on the Mechanical City.
Su Yu had already ordered the Mechanical Spirit to activate the "devour mode" of the Mechanical City and then quietly waited for the consumption to complete.
And then, after a while, he heard the residents of the War City below shouting and screaming.
Su Yu was somewhat confused. Didn't he notify Tie Long in advance?
Logically, Tie Long should have explained the origin of the Mechanical City to the residents.
Why are these residents so panicked now?
He quickly projected his spirit, searching for Tie Long among the War City below.
Soon, through the bond of faith, Su Yu found Tie Long in the city.
However, Su Yu discovered that Tie Long had done nothing proper.
And instead, was... taking photos?
Tie Long's eyes protruded from their sockets, transforming into two cameras, as he frantically took shots of the Mechanical City in the sky.
As he was taking photos, he muttered in a fervent tone: "So spectacular! So beautiful!"
"I must capture this, not miss any detail..."
Beside Tie Long were his subordinates, Yue Cheng, Li Changfeng, and others, whose faces turned pale upon seeing Tie Long's state.
Tie Long's emotional fervor was one thing, but what was going on with his eyes? Was he still human?
"He's gone mad! The Commander has gone mad!"
"No, this is a monster, definitely not the Commander!"
"Yes, he must be a subordinate of that mechanical monster in the sky, having infiltrated War City long ago and assassinated the Commander..."
"It's over, War City is finished, we're all going to die today..."
These people were emotionally agitated, shouting and screaming.
After all, facing such an apocalyptic scene, the only powerful figure they could rely on, Tie Long, had turned into this crazy appearance.
If these people weren't agitated, it would indeed be strange.
After shouting for a while, they suddenly rushed toward Tie Long, seemingly wanting to attack him.
Tie Long was busy and didn't even look at them; with a casual wave, all of them were flung away, unable to get up from the ground.
Su Yu was also taken aback upon seeing this scene.
What was happening? Was Tie Long truly mad?
Seeing Tie Long's fanatical state, could it be that because of his faith in Su Yu, he had become a fanatical believer?
And then he took Su Yu's Mechanical City as a "divine miracle," hence falling into madness and unable to control himself?
This seemed to be the only explanation.
What Su Yu had always worried about was that the Power of Faith might warp the minds of believers and drive them mad.
That's why he dared not to develop believers on a large scale among humans.
Seeing Tie Long like this now, Su Yu thought his worries had come true.
"There should still be hope!"
Su Yu's gaze hardened as he suddenly activated the Power of Nihility, directing it towards Tie Long from a distance.
This Power of Nihility, like "Absolute Zero" in mental emotions, is the nemesis of any fanatical sentiment and should be able to calm Tie Long down.
At the same time as he sent out the Power of Nihility, Su Yu also used the bond of faith to speak to Tie Long in his mind:
"Tie Long, what are you doing! Wake up quickly!"
Su Yu's voice thundered in Tie Long's mind.
Simultaneously, a great amount of Power of Nihility was poured down on Tie Long.
In an instant, the fervent-looking Tie Long turned into a poker-faced expression, his emotions temporarily suppressed.
After calming down, Tie Long immediately answered Su Yu in his mind: "Mr. Su Yu, I'm taking pictures."
His answer was so honest that Su Yu almost laughed out of exasperation, asking again:
"I'm asking you, why are you taking pictures at this moment?"
Tie Long replied matter-of-factly: "Mr. Su Yu! This brand-new Mechanical City is truly spectacular! So beautiful!"
"It is filled with the beauty of heavy industry, simply my dream city!"
"Seeing the descent of the Mechanical City, I became extremely excited and wanted to take some good photos to properly document this great moment!"
As Tie Long spoke these words, his tone gradually became excited, as if the previous Power of Nihility couldn't suppress his fervent emotions.