Chapter 519
Chapter 519 Warehouse Battle
Even if Gazlowe was the most influential and wealthy goblin of the plane, he could only barely sustain his life with some medical facilities.
That was why Tigule couldn’t help but feel sincere sympathy for the pitiful and tragic appearance of the old goblin, despite the great hatred he harbored for him.
If Gazlowe were willing to limit his ambition and use all of his intelligence and talent to contribute to the rise of the Goblin Empire, he would undoubtedly become an existence hailed as a sage and saint of the goblins.
Sadly, greed had clouded his brilliant mind. The fear of death had made him lose his dignity as a goblin!
The Goblin Empire of the present was betraying worrying signs of division, precisely because of this damned old fool. If the situation were allowed to continue as it was, the influence of the Royal Family would eventually be usurped by his financial groups.
After a quick reveal of his face, the metallic shields of the giant machine closed up once more. The elderly Gazlowe was once again protected under its thick metal body.
“Princess, your Highness; you must have something important to discuss to have sent your men to call me here secretly. I wonder… ” Gazlowe paused for a moment when he reached this part.
Metal dust flew everywhere as sparks flew here and there.
The battles between the magical machines were equally as savage as the ones between the soldiers. Every punch struck hard on metal. Every strike of a blade cut deep into a machine. The dangers of magical machine combat were not inferior to those of melee combat.
In just a dozen seconds, five magical machines had collapsed on the battlefield. Three of those belonged to the royal family, while two belonged to the old goblin. Over a hundred supporting goblin soldiers had already died.
Large and small battles continuously erupted, with the stumbling princess as the center. The number of guards by her side was quickly dwindling.
However, this place was still the territory of the Royal Family after all. The number of guards hidden around the warehouse was no less than the number of goblins that had suddenly ambushed them. The rapport of guns and cannons, as well as the rumbling of the clashing magical machines, rang out throughout the goblin town.
Tigule had no choice but to pilot his Second Grade spider machine and throw himself at the ultra-Second Grade giant machine to cover for the princess.
Gazlowe might have been the greatest engineer and inventor, but he was not proficient at piloting magical machines. The machine appeared to be extremely clumsy and slow under his control, and it unleashed almost none of its combat prowess.
However, Gazlowe had invested a heartbreaking amount of effort and resources into this giant machine to protect himself. The machine lived up to his expectations as well. It was so durable and sturdy that it was almost disheartening.
At the very least, Tigule, who was fighting with it, felt the impulse to start vomiting blood!
Most magical machines had to find a point of balance between the toughness of their armor and the agility of the machine. It shouldn’t be too heavy as to affect its movement, yet it shouldn’t sacrifice the safety of the mechanic for the sake of agility.
However, the giant machine before Tigule was an extreme counterexample of that!
The machine had been designed with layer after layer of alloy armor, with absolutely no consideration for its mobility or agility. It was like a rhinoceros covered with a dozen layers of armor when it stood there. It didn’t move a single step, but it was so resilient that it made any enemies lose all desire to fight with it.
It didn’t matter whether it was close-ranged bombs, high radiation flames, or sharp limb strikes. Nothing could move those layers of alloy armor.
Even if you spent all your efforts and smashed through one layer, there would still be another layer waiting underneath.
When trying your best to break through the second layer, there was still the third layer down there.
It was complete torture, and it deeply frustrated Tigule, who prided himself on his prowess in combat.
Even with his skill, the Spider Machine’s weapons could not harm the old goblin inside the machine at all.
The old goblin hiding inside the machine was like the colossal boss of a raid that just stood there. It endured Tigule’s attacks while clumsily taking out all sorts of strange magic energy weapons from remote hidden parts of its body to counterattack.
The battle quickly devolved into a stalemate!