CHAPTER 282 - The Burden on Shoulders

After this battle, Li Lin roughly assessed the current strengths of Gaboga and Malphite.

If Malphite's magic reserves are adequate, it probably possesses the strength of a demigod, though nowhere near the divine stature of Nasus, at best comparable to Renekton.

Li Lin's earlier assessments had some errors; Malphite, without lacking energy, can only barely touch the threshold of a demigod, still the weakest among them.

However, such comparisons are evidently unfounded.

After all, some divine warriors or demigods are not renowned for their physical prowess but rely on various types of elemental or arcane magic, making them unpredictable.

In other words, based on Gaboga's current strength, if it's fully loaded with a million rounds of ammunition and tens of thousands of rockets, it stands a good chance against a physically robust but magically inexperienced divine warrior, who is relatively weaker.

Of course, this is an ideal scenario.

Artifacts like the Solar Disc, Ascension Talisman, and Divine Posture, along with Gaboga's high physical resistance and low magic resistance attributes, were not factored in by Li Lin.

However, this is just the initial phase of the newly completed mech; there are many areas that need improvement, and as its level increases, more powerful technologies can be unlocked.

Moreover, he plans to incorporate Demacian anti-magic stone materials into it.

In its final phase, not only Gaboga but all subsequent large mechs could rival the strength of demigods or even surpass them.

At that point, they should consider how to confront the Void and defeat the Void Watchers.

After the battle with Gaboga, Malphite's magical energy was exhausted, feeling extremely tired, it chose to dig a hole right there and burrowed underground to sleep until its mana recovered.

Li Lin emerged from Gaboga's cockpit and flew directly to Kiramman's family airship.

Just as he steadied himself, a highly excited Kai'Sa ran up to him, exclaiming, "Li Lin! You actually defeated the Magma Behemoth! That's amazing!"

"Huh?" Li Lin looked somewhat surprised. "You even know about the Magma Behemoth?"

"Of course! It's a legend my dad told me, and someone in our village has even seen the Magma Behemoth near the Kahleek Mountains."

As Kai'Sa spoke, Caitlyn, Jayce, Viktor, Skye, and several guests sponsored by the Kiramman family gathered around, their expressions filled with astonishment.

Although the dust and smoke stirred up from the battle below obscured everything, the mechanical workers had infrared thermal scanning capabilities, clearly showing Gaboga and Malphite as sun-like furnaces, with the thermal images being distinct.

The environment was mostly gray-white and deep red in color due to the surroundings, not as visually appealing as it originally was, but it did not hinder their view of this thrilling battle between giants.

The rest of the group stood a few steps away from Li Lin, forming a circle, while Caitlyn walked straight up and threw herself into his arms.

Fortunately, Li Lin reacted quickly, retracting the armor on his chest and arms, preventing her from hitting the cold, hard warframe.

Feeling the warmth in his arms, Li Lin's heart warmed, one hand around Caitlyn's shoulder and the other gently holding her slender waist, planting a light kiss on top of her head.

"Don't worry, Cait. I'm fine," he said, hearing Caitlyn's slightly hurried and nervous breath, comforting her with a light smile.

Jayce couldn't help teasing, "Caitlyn was really worried about you just now when that monster's lightning struck you unprepared."

"Shut up!"

Caitlyn turned back, glaring at him dissatisfied, then buried her little face back into Li Lin's chest.

Viktor and Skye exchanged smiles, while the other Kiramman artisans showed knowing smiles.

"Hey, Cait doesn't know much about Gaboga, so it's natural for her to worry... It's my fault; I should have explained it to you before the fight," Li Lin said, his gaze resting on Jayce, gently patting Caitlyn's shoulder to ease her worries.

"Don't worry. In fact, Gaboga only displayed half of its strength, and Malphite is our friend. We were just friendly sparring; we didn't go all out."

"Is that big guy called Malphite?" asked a man in his forties, dressed in the exclusive brown-red and white uniform of the Kiramman family.

"I seem to have seen records of the Magma Behemoth in the archives... Wasn't it in the Godspire?" responded another elder.

Immediately, a female craftsman with a deep interest in history said, "To be precise, hasn't Malphite been roaming the entire Runeterra? Didn't workers report a giant beast appearing in the mines of the trench?"

"Yeah, that mine belongs to Li Lin, and the news was sealed..."

All eyes turned to Li Lin, waiting to hear his explanation.

"Ahem, actually, Malphite has deep ties with the former Shurima Empire...," Li Lin began.

For the next ten minutes, Li Lin quickly recounted Malphite's background, the creation of the Monolith of the Divine Warriors, and the Void War of Shurima thousands of years ago.

He spoke as Kai'Sa supplemented according to the legend told by her father Kassadin.

These events were only sporadically recorded by a certain minister of the Shurima Empire who once served as a Royal scribe in "The Ascended Warriors" 

After all, as a traitor to the empire, Nesuk is not eligible for recording in historical records, and only mentioned the ultimate fate of the unique stones. 

As the craftsmen born and raised in the two cities, they never even went out of their own country.

Thousands of years ago, the Void War, the remains of the fragments of the Monolith, the birth of the spirit, and the embodiment of the lava giant, as well as the threat of the Void's return...

Not to mention the other families, to the craftsmen of the Kiramman family these are all unbelievable.

Li Lin sighed quietly shaking his head.

Fortunately, pulling Malphite out for a fight today made these people realize that even with Gaboga, this world still has more powerful and threatening creatures.

In this way, subsequent research and construction of new mechas and resistance of the mechanical forces were reduced.

As Li Lin was talking with others, Caitlyn looked up slightly, pursed her mouth, and stared at his face, with a flicker of brilliance deep in her sapphire blue eyes.

For some reason, she always felt that Li Lin's shoulders seemed to be bearing a heavy burden, forcing him to move forward constantly.

At the same time, Caitlyn also had a sense of illusion, or was it a real feeling?

That is, no matter how deep the exchange, one's loved ones are still covered with a layer of vague mystery, making it difficult to see their true appearance...

Even if she is familiar with criminal investigation, good at grasping various details, she can't see what Li Lin's mind is thinking.

Caitlyn didn't like this feeling very much, but she had no choice.

From the beginning, she knew that Li Lin was not a bird confined to the birdcage of the two cities.

Just she didn't expect the time to come so early...

In the end, what keeps you constantly moving forward, even unwilling to rest for a moment?

Is it the void in your mouth?

Or...

Something else?

Caitlyn's eyes were distracted, deeply immersed in her messy thoughts.

Until Li Lin noticed her quietness, he lowered his head and asked worriedly, "Cait, are you okay?"

"...Um, just a little confused in my head," Caitlyn shook her head lightly, her lips adorned with a somewhat forced smile.

"Didn't sleep well? You said I, and after drinking the genetic enhancement potion, didn't you go out early and come back late every day? You should also take a good rest and relax."

Li Lin paused, as if he had guessed her thoughts, and gently brushed her nose with his hand. "Anyway, I will always be by your side."

Caitlyn's heart warmed, her expression quickly changed, and she smiled sweetly like a small cake: "I know~~"

(End of this chapter)

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