Age of Mecha: Divine-grade Genetic Extraction

“Oh my god! Don’t ask about that mysterious organization. They can’t be mentioned in this town either. Believe me, Barker, I won’t lie to you.”

Barker ignored her and simply spoke about the smart mecha that the Holy War Organization had.

“Have you guys not seen a strange smart mecha in this town?”

“In that case, I remember something.”

Cinthya seemed to have recalled something.

“Someone from the trade caravans in town said that they’ve seen mechas that don’t seem to be operated by humans in this area. However, there are mutated creatures here. This should be the reason, right? Who knows? Who cares?”

“Do you know when mutated creatures stopped appearing around this town?”

Cinthya shook her head slightly.

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen the mutated creatures they mentioned. When I arrived here, I’ve never seen any traces of the mutated creatures. However, there will be a very strange noise at night near this town.”

“What sound?”

“It’s very hard to describe.”

“Is it the sound of a beast?” Barker asked again.

“That’s unlikely.”

Cinthya thought for a moment and continued, “There should be a sandstorm tonight. Perhaps that voice will appear again.”

As the night progressed, wind began to blow from the sky above the abandoned town. This wind swept through the yellow sand on the east coast all the way here. At first, it was just a thin mist. Under the hazy moonlight, one could even see the cloak of sand dancing in the wind. As the wind grew stronger, the sandstorm became denser. Gradually, even the moonlight disappeared.

At this moment, the door was pushed open by someone and a thin gap appeared in the door. Despite this, the wind and sand blew through the gap in the door and landed on the ground.

“Lord Cinthya.” The person who entered stood by the door and said, “The sandstorm tonight is especially strong. I’m afraid that the dilapidated houses on the outskirts of the town won’t be able to withstand it.”

Upon hearing this, Cinthya stood up and said, “Bring your people there first and gather everyone who lives outside the town. Then, get someone to vacate the taverns and shops and settle them down. I’ll be there shortly.”

“Yes,” The person replied. Then, he immediately turned around and opened the door a little more, squeezing out through the gap. However, the door had already been opened. Just as he closed the door, the door blew open again. Sand blew into the room, instantly extinguishing the lights on the wall.

Cinthya picked up the lantern on the table and pulled up the scarf on her neck to cover half of her face. Then, she said to Barker, “I have to take a look.”

“Let’s go together,” said Barker as he turned on the lights and glanced at the God of War, who was beside him.

Peter nodded silently and stood up.

Cinthya walked to the door and asked someone to bring her flying beast, which was a mutated beast with the body of a deer and the head of an eagle. It had a pair of tree branch-like horns on its forehead and an extremely thick snake tail behind it.

At this moment, the town was already covered in sand. Only the lights from the houses could be vaguely seen. The flying sand in the sky had already started to blow in all directions in the streets. When one was among it, it was as if they were forcefully pushed by their surroundings and staggered all the way.

“It’s been a long time since such a large sandstorm has occurred in this abandoned town. Even the sandstorm has come the moment you arrived,” said Cinthya as she rode her flying beast. She occasionally looked back at Barker, even though she could only vaguely make out his figure.

Just as they were about to reach the old city wall of the abandoned town, a strange sound sounded from ahead.

Cinthya suddenly pulled on the reins and turned to Barker. “That’s the sound.”

“I heard it.”

Barker listened carefully to the sound mixed in the sand. He was no stranger to this sound. When he had once wandered around, he had often lived with the various worms and insects underground. Thus, he knew how to find the insects underground. Not only did he have to rely on the traces on the ground, he also had to lean close to the ground and listen to the sounds they made from the ground. At this moment, what he heard was like the sound of those insects crawling in the soil. However, this sound was much louder.

Cinthya saw that Barker was carefully identifying the sound he had heard and asked, “Can you tell what the sound is?”

“This sound isn’t coming from the ground. Something must be underground. Furthermore, it should be very large.”

“Underground? How big is it?”

Cinthya asked curiously.

“It’s hard to say. I’m not sure how far it is from here. We should deal with the residents living along the periphery first.”

Thus, Cinthya didn’t ask further. Instead, she gently flicked the reins and ordered her flying beast to continue travelling beyond the city wall.

At this moment, the people outside the town had already realized that the sandstorm tonight was different from usual. Thus, they had already moved towards the town, leaving only a small number of people on the way to the town. Meanwhile, the people that Cinthya had sent over to deal with the residents were urging the residents to move into the town.

Cinthya went forward and asked, “Has everyone returned to the town?”

The person was riding on the back of the mutated gray wolf. One of his hands was shielding himself from the wind and sand, and the other was holding up the lighting device high above his head as he looked over.

“Lord Cinthya, this is the last batch of people. However, the houses in the town are almost full.”

“Then bring these people to my place,” said Cinthya.

“But…”

“Hurry up.”

As Cinthya spoke, she pointed to the people beside her and said, “Gather the Mecha Warriors and Genetic Warriors in the town. The sandstorm tonight is too big. We have to build a sand wall outside the town.”

After she issued the order, she looked back at Barker. “What about you? Are you still trying to figure out what exactly that sound is?”

Barker nodded.

“Don’t worry about me. I’m familiar with the desert, and I’ve encountered a sandstorm like this before. I know when to leave.”

“Then I’ll stay here with you.”

Barker didn’t refuse. He squatted down and pushed aside the sand on the ground. Then, he leaned over and pressed one of his ears against the stone slab. As he listened carefully, he said, “This sound indeed comes from underground.”

Upon hearing this, Cinthya also leaned over and pressed her ear against the ground to listen carefully. Then, she straightened up and listened to the sound in the wind. “It seems like this sound really came from underground. What do you think it is?”

“I don’t know.”

Barker wondered if he should inform the God of War Peter.