Became a Mechromancer - Chapter 85

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Chapter 85.
Before the Sun Rises (3)
Twenty minutes before Hyun Se-hee was demanded to hand over the green stone.
Lim Doo-ho, who had just replaced the malfunctioning Android’s eyes with a second mana circuit, drained a potion in one gulp.
‘The stamina drain is severe.’
It was certainly more practiced than before.
Yet the mana consumption flowing through the Soul Bot skill hadn’t diminished.
At this rate, pushing forward with the plan would be difficult.
Hmm….
‘In the end, an elixir?’
After surveying his surroundings, Lim Doo-ho entered the Garage.
He reached for the elixir sitting on the shelf.
Bom-i, perched on his shoulder, spoke.
-You’re thinking of drinking the divine beast’s heart elixir you received from Poseidon, croak?
“Yeah, the mana consumption is too severe. I think I need to try this.”
-That does seem like a decent approach, croak.
At Bom-i’s words, Lim Doo-ho sat down cross-legged on the floor.
Back then, Poseidon had handed this over after witnessing Lim Doo-ho consume an elixir.
So….
‘It should be an elixir comparable to that one.’
Gulp.
I swallowed the crimson liquid inside the bottle.
I steeled myself.
My chest would grow scorching, or mana would surge through my entire body in response.
Thump—.
Hgh.
A tremendous force rushes in like a tsunami.
Bom-i’s round eyes, which had descended from my shoulder, widened to the size of a bun.
-This looks like an elixir for body enhancement, croak.
Curious about what she meant, I looked at my reflection in Bom-i’s transport vessel.
My physique had noticeably improved.
Huh?
‘This is unexpected.’
Feeling something strange, I looked down at my hands.
Swish, swish….
The Soul Bot flowing from my hands drifts as if possessed of will.
‘Is it also unable to contain the sudden surge of power?’
Fortunately, there was no runaway.
It seemed to be organizing the suddenly inflicted power on its own, and before long, it naturally returned to my hands.
At this point, what I was curious about was my main status.
Doo-ho opened the window.

[Main]
Rank: E-Rank Lv.24
Experience: 4814 / 4844
Skills: Metal Manipulation, Component Detection,
Dimensional Entry, Furious Charge Lv.2,
Soulbot Lv.4, Biological Assimilation Lv.8
Attributes: Mana Affinity 137, Mechanical Knowledge 130, Craftsmanship 130, Mana Circuit 135
Available Stats: 251
Upon seeing the status, Bom-i expressed her dissatisfaction.
-We cleared two floors, but the level-up is too stingy, croak!
“If you’d converted the crab egg’s experience, I think we’d have surpassed D-Rank, right?”
-This is the system’s tyranny, croak.
Doo-ho, who played along lightly, noticed the changes.
Among them, the Furious Charge skill had reached level 2.
‘I didn’t even use this one, yet it leveled up.’
Upon checking the details, Doo-ho was startled. It meant I could use S-Rank power for 10 seconds.
Oh!
-Short as it is, it seems useful when landing a decisive blow, croak!
In other words, Lim Doo-ho’s counter punch?
Hmm….
I wasn’t sure about that.
‘Isto and Hawkeye would probably handle it beforehand.’
For now, I moved on.
I checked the Soulbot, which was what I was most curious about, and Bom-i got even more excited.
Master!!
-Fixing the trident was such a good call, croak!
That notoriously difficult Soulbot level rose by a whole stage.
In other words, leveling up Soulbot with just one bottle of elixir was now out of the question.
Beyond that, Biological Assimilation had risen from level 5 to level 8.

‘So my body improved because of biological assimilation.’
There was no other explanation for it.
Moreover, I received an additional 150 stat points, bringing my usable stats to 251.
So I distributed the stats evenly across all my abilities.
With his condition improved, Lim Doo-ho stepped out of the Garage.
Seeing the broken Android, confidence surged through him unbidden.
“Let me give this a try….”
His smart watch chimed.
『Mother』
He quickly connected the channel, and Mother’s form materialized as a hologram in the air before him.
-Son! We just arrived at the Air Raid Shelter a moment ago. Is it safe there?
Mother’s voice trembled.
She was clearly quite frightened.
In truth, his family seemed deeply worried about Lim Doo-ho.
After reassuring everyone and just before disconnecting, Seol Ye-na’s voice cut through.
-I’ll protect you.
With those words, the channel closed.
‘I should express my gratitude later.’
Just then, Hyun Se-hee’s voice flowed ceaselessly from within the Break Room.
“Report to the government that the military robot belongs to China. We must prevent the occupation of Chiko Island at all costs….”
The unfolding situation was far more grave than he’d anticipated.
‘If the island falls, negotiations will collapse too.’
Lim Doo-ho decided to focus on repairing the Android.
‘I need to do what I can.’
Whoosh.
Soul Bots extended from his fingertips.
In an instant, he inscribed mana circuits behind the Android’s artificial eye.
Huh?
‘This has become far too easy.’
“Bom-i, time me on this.”
-Got it, croak.
This time, multiple strands of Soul Bots extended from his back all at once.
Same structure, same location, same circuits.
Once he grasped the pattern, the work became almost unbelievably simple.
“How long did it take?”
-1.2 seconds, croak!
After that, it only grew faster.
The Androids lying in the hallway began opening their eyes one by one.
Three, five, and then seven.
Even modifying them while they were fully operational produced no defects.
“I didn’t realize the Heart’s Water effect was this potent.”
-Isn’t that a bit too dramatic, croak!
* * *
Moments later.
Isto contacted me.
After delegating the work to those guys, I headed straight toward the inner Break Room.
And now.
I was presenting another request to Hyun Se-hee.
She rubbed her brow and spoke.
“Explain quickly.”
I pulled out the green stone.
“These stones destroy the visual sensors of electronic devices. So….”
I turned around and hurled the green stone toward where dozens of androids stood.
“W-what are you doing right now?!”
Hyun Se-hee erupted in anger.
Understandably so.
I’d just thrown a stone at the android she’d painstakingly repaired.
But then a twist occurred.
One of the androids caught it precisely. And not only that—it brought it back and handed it to me!
Hyun Se-hee’s breath caught.
‘How… how is this possible?’
Not only did he instantly repair the broken androids.
Now he’s even providing a method to turn the tide of battle.
‘Is this person… a genius?’
She swallowed a long breath.
Lim Doo-ho before her eyes appeared far larger than before.
Meanwhile, I shrugged as if it were nothing.
“I happened to find a shielding method.”
I brushed off the explanation to Hyun Se-hee, thinking I could simply extract the mana stones from the androids later.
Without further explanation, Hyun Se-hee was already piecing it together.
“So our androids carry those stones and destroy the weak points of the combat robots. Is that it?”
“Yes.”
But her expression darkened again.
“The confiscated goods storage is on Basement Level 2, but we don’t have personnel to send there right now.”
“Then, I could go….”
“That’s not an option.”
It was too dangerous.
When I smiled wryly, she asked.
“You have another idea, don’t you?”
“Yes.”
“What is that?”
“Would they really send robots there unless they’d gone mad? They have overwhelmingly more combat robots than we do.”
Ah…!
Hyun Se-hee found herself momentarily at a loss for words.
‘How does he think without hesitation?’
Or is my mind just rigid?
Lim Doo-ho spoke.
“I’ll take a few androids and come back. If I can repair any along the way, I can increase the numbers further.”
She found his logic sound.
After all, regardless of what ability it was, Lim Doo-ho had repaired dozens of androids in just twenty minutes.
And Doo-ho’s true thoughts were.
‘If things get dangerous, I can slip into the Garage and call either Isto or Hawkeye.’
Bom-i, reading his mind, interjected.
-Master, consider using the transport ship for movement too, ribbit.
‘Aren’t you scared?’
-I fear demonic beasts, not mere humans, croak!
Doo-ho chuckled softly and was about to leave the Break Room, telling Hyun Se-hee he’d be back shortly.
His smartwatch chimed.
Checking the message for confirmation.
『Scene Priority Control Transfer Complete』
‘Huh, this?’
Hyun Se-hee’s voice came from behind.
“Excluding me, from now on Lim Doo-ho is the highest priority command authority over the androids.”
* * *
Doo-ho exited the Hospital and entered the corridor leading down to the basement levels.
He secured the green stone in his pocket.
Whoosh.
As he concealed his face with the Soul Bot, Bom-i asked.
-Master, are you nervous, ribbit?
“I don’t know who might be watching.”
-You worry a lot, Master, ribbit.
“That’s precisely why I live without incident.”
Thanks to the banter with the creature, some of the tension eased.
To be honest.
Excluding one Awakener, the remaining four were military-trained, but ultimately natural humans.
‘Why do the robots they operate not frighten me?’
-Isn’t that because you have Iron Corps and Hawkeye under your command, Master, ribbit?
That was probably the most accurate assessment.
“Then shall we go now?”
He suppressed his presence using assassination techniques.
What’s the use anyway….
Whirr. Whirr.
Three androids ahead were making motor sounds.
“….”
‘I’ll just have to put them in the Garage.’
How far had I walked?
As I carefully turned down the corridor, an android lay collapsed a short distance ahead.
Whirr, whirrr….
The sound I heard.
‘That one’s eyes are broken too.’
The traces of Zhang Wei’s colleagues moving about diligently were unmistakable.
Whoosh.
As I walked, I released the Soul Bot from my fingertips almost habitually.
By the time I reached where the android had been lying, it was already standing in place with its eyes repaired.
I’d already collected twelve androids and stored them in the Garage so far.
Bom-i asked.
-Are you going to retrieve the mana stones you planted in the androids later, ribbit?
“Why? Worried about waste?”
-You get punished for throwing away food carelessly, ribbit.
Pfft.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
Anyway.
“Why is it that no one but me can enter the Garage?”
-People can enter, ribbit.
“Really?”
-Only the living cannot, ribbit.
Flinch!
‘Bom-i sure has a scary way with words.’
I finally reached the middle of the Underground 1st Floor Night Market.
Seeing the interior was empty, most people must have gathered outside the building.
‘There shouldn’t be any injured….’
Right then.
Clang. Thud clang….
A heavy metallic sound echoed through the air.
‘…It appeared.’
I quickly pulled seven androids out of the Garage.
That distant silhouette that looked like a gorilla.
‘Is that a combat robot?’
Clang thud clang….
The combat robot that had spotted the androids began charging toward them.
Seeing the massive robot up close, my heart pounds wildly.
Bom-i cried out.
Master!
-Pull out more androids and get the master into the Garage, ribbit.
“I can’t engage it head-on.”
-…ribbit?
Lim Doo-ho pulled the green stone from his pocket.
And then….
Rumble rumble rumble.
He rolled the stone toward the combat robot.
Thunk!
The rolling stone struck the combat robot’s foot and stopped.
The reaction was instantaneous.
Its vision must have been scrambled.
Clang clang clang crash.
Suddenly it spun sideways, rammed wildly into the wall, and collapsed under its own weight.
Whirrrrr!
A heavy motor sound followed by a deafening crash that shook the ground.
Unlike the android, the military model possessed tremendous power.
Lim Doo-ho reinforced his defense with a Soul Bot barrier and commanded the androids.
“You four—restrain its limbs. The rest of you, find the gaps and strike.”
Four androids rushed forward simultaneously.
Clack clack clack….
They subdued the thrashing combat robot’s limbs.
But then….
Crash crack crunch!
Three androids were hurled away helplessly in an instant.
Lim Doo-ho had to pull seven more androids from the Garage before he could finally subdue the combat robot.
He approached and scanned it with component detection.
Surprisingly.
‘I don’t see any obvious weak points.’
Two androids tried to seize the combat robot’s head and wrench it off, but the resistance was monstrous.
“Isto and Hawkeye—are you two alright?”
-Those guys are on another level, ribbit.
Well, they’re the ones who can crush even a god’s toes.
Lim Doo-ho approached the combat robot.
‘…It was built with brute force, nothing else.’
He sharpened his Soul Bot and drove it in with all his strength.
Clang!
Sparks flew as the armor crumpled.
[Soul Bot Damage 0.2%]
“What?”
Lim Doo-ho quickly withdrew the Soul Bot. Just as he was bewildered by the unfamiliar message, Bom-i explained it to him.
-Master, that thing seems worth some scrap metal value, ribbit.
“What material is it?”
-It’s Hero-grade Ecometal, ribbit.
At those words, I narrowed my eyes and noticed it had a silvery-white sheen, unlike the grayish-brown I’d seen before.
Wow, insane.
“Does China have that much money?”
Whirr-click, whirr-click.
The suppressed androids began to gradually overload.
-Master, wouldn’t it be better to abandon this and head to Basement Level 2, ribbit?
Just as Lim Doo-ho was about to load a metal manipulation skill onto the Soul Bot, an odd thought struck him.
“Bom-i, why do you always think about destroying?”
-W-what, ribbit?!
After all, I’d already examined the entire structure of the combat robot with the component detection skill.
Inhale!
Concentrating with all his might, Lim Doo-ho pulled out more Soul Bots and wrapped them around the combat robot.
Why hadn’t I thought of something so simple?
“Assembly is just disassembly in reverse.”
With those words, the Soul Bots began moving frantically.
Whirrrr! Whirr-click. Whoooosh….
High-speed rotation sounds erupted from every joint and armor seam of the combat robot.
Mecromancer Has Awakened
Author｜
Kungang E
Publication Date｜
February 25, 2026
Publisher｜
Talesyx
Website｜
https://talesyx.com
Email｜
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ⓒKungang E, 2026
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