If it can be said that Mutants live worse than dogs in this World.
Then in this World, Darian is equivalent to a Celestial Dragon.
As a Mutant without any X-Gene, he is not within the attack range of the Sentinel Robots.
Even if he stood before a Sentinel, performing abilities far beyond those of an ordinary person, the Sentinel would only treat him as a plain and unremarkable human.
But the Warden didn't know this.
Watching Darian approach step by step, the Warden shouted frantically at the Sentinel Robots, "Damn it! Are you blind! This guy is an evil Mutant, kill him now!"
Sentinel Robots: What are you talking about? This is clearly a fine, upstanding human citizen.
Despite the Warden's shouts, the Sentinel Robots remained indifferent, even actively moving to the side to make way for Darian.
"Truly a good partner for humanity."
Darian praised them and casually picked up the Warden.
The Warden's legs went soft with fear; before he could even beg for mercy, he was instantly hypnotized by Darian.
Darian asked, "Tell me, how do I control these Sentinel Robots?"
The Warden's eyes were hollow as he answered honestly, "You need specific permissions."
"As long as you have the permissions, you can make them obey?"
"No, Sentinel Robots only receive the most basic instructions. Specific actions are determined by their own systems, and instructions cannot violate their underlying code—which is to eliminate or capture Mutants and not to actively attack humans."
"The underlying code is indeed difficult to break through."
Darian nodded and asked, "So, Sentinel Robots can still passively attack humans?"
The Warden replied, "Yes. If a human helps a Mutant escape, hides a Mutant, or actively attacks a Sentinel, they will take necessary measures based on the situation, arresting the human interfering with the mission or even executing them on the spot."
"Over the years, many humans who helped Mutants have died at the hands of Sentinel Robots."
Darian clicked his tongue.
"The person who designed this code is truly insidious."
With this setting, it effectively creates a total rift between humans and Mutants.
Even if a kind-hearted human wanted to help a Mutant, they would have to weigh the consequences first.
As a result, Mutants are left isolated and helpless wherever they go.
"Order the Sentinel Robots to leave the prison, the further away the better."
Darian didn't want these Sentinel Robots to detect Quicksilver and the others' actions and trigger the underlying code.
The Warden complied immediately, issuing orders to the Sentinel Robots.
Several Sentinel Robots immediately turned and left, flying out through the hole in the office wall and disappearing into the night. Once the Sentinel Robots were far away, Darian didn't idle either.
He swept his hand, and the dozen or so prison guards in the office were instantly turned into sand statues.
"Let's go, take me to the control room."
"Yes, My Lord."
The Warden nodded respectfully and led Darian toward the prison's control room.
Not long after the two stepped out of the office, a squad of men suddenly rushed out from the end of the hallway.
"Fire!"
"Fire your ass!"
Darian's mouth twitched as black tentacles shot out from his surroundings, directly taking out the armed squad that appeared to be led by a Deputy Warden. Soon, the two arrived at the door of the prison control room.
Pushing open the door, several technicians inside had long since obediently raised their hands over their heads, clearly having seen Darian's arrival on the surveillance monitors. Darian ignored them, walking straight to the broadcast controls, pressing the switch to open all speaker channels in the prison.
He cleared his throat and leaned into the microphone.
"Cough, cough. Attention all Mutant prisoners, I am a comrade come to save you."
"My companions are in action. Please keep an eye on your cell floors; holes may appear at any time, leading to the exit to freedom. Please escape in an orderly fashion, do not push, safety first."
The Mutant prisoners: "???"
Is this a prison break or a fire drill?
Is it really this blatant?
Just as everyone was looking bewildered, a strange sound too fast to clearly hear arrived, followed by a square pit suddenly appearing out of thin air in the cell floor.
The Mutant prisoners stared at the pitch-black hole for two seconds, then rushed forward without a word, jumping in one after another. Staying in this hellhole was worse than death; they dreamed of escaping.
Regardless of whether what he said was true or false, as long as there was a shred of hope, they were willing to try.
The entire prison instantly erupted into chaos.
The Mutant prisoners were escaping en masse; once the guards realized what was happening, they rushed forward to stop them.
However, out of nowhere, piles of sand surged toward the guards trying to block the way, turning them into sand statues.
The remaining guards looked at their colleagues' miserable state and dared not interfere anymore, only able to watch helplessly as the Mutant prisoners slipped away one by one.
The Mutant version of Quicksilver was indeed ridiculously fast, and combined with the Kirin Arm he had developed over the years, he quickly dug through more than half of the cell's underground tunnels with his diamond pickaxe.
In the deeper underground space, Erik and Red Devil were not idle either.
One was responsible for removing the inhibitor devices from the Mutant prisoners' necks, and the other was responsible for teleporting the Mutant prisoners away.
The few of them cooperated, sending out batches of Mutant prisoners one after another.
Only a very small number of prisoners were worried that escaping would attract Sentinel Robots and refused to leave, even wanting to keep the other Mutant prisoners behind, thinking this would please the humans and make their future lives easier.
For these brain-dead Mutant prisoners, Darian showed no mercy, directly turning them into sand statues as well.
Just then, Darian suddenly noticed on the surveillance screens that Sentinel Robots had appeared outside the prison again, and in great numbers, a dark mass rushing this way.
Darian turned to the Warden: "What's the situation?"
The Warden replied: "The higher-ups must have discovered what's happening here and issued direct orders to the Sentinel Robots. Now they only listen to the Supreme Command Center; my authority has been lost."
"They reacted quite quickly."
Darian observed for a moment; the transfer of Mutant prisoners was only halfway done. At this rate, it wouldn't be finished for another ten minutes. If these Sentinel Robots rushed in now, Quicksilver and the others' actions would surely be hindered, slowing down the transfer progress.
He didn't hesitate, turning and rushing out of the control room.
On the prison perimeter, a dense pack of Sentinel Robots was rapidly approaching from the distance, at least a hundred of them.
Just as they were about to reach the prison walls.
Suddenly, the ground shook violently.
A sandstorm suddenly swept up from the ground, carrying countless fine sand and gravel, swallowing dozens of the front-row Sentinel Robots in the blink of an eye, blowing them off balance and making their bodies completely uncontrollable in the air.
But some Sentinel Robots still managed to dodge the sandstorm, bypassing it from the side, leaping over the walls, and landing steadily inside the prison. Boom!!
Accompanied by a loud crash, the Sentinel Robot in the lead was hit head-on as if by something heavy; its entire body instantly deformed, crashing through the wall behind it and flying dozens of meters sideways before slamming heavily onto the ground, parts scattering everywhere.
Darian's figure appeared before the dozens of Sentinel Robots.
By now, he had changed into his God-King Set, with a Mental Power Amulet hanging around his neck and the pharaohs scepter in his hand, standing before these Sentinel Robots.
Darian looked at the large number of Sentinel Robots before him and snorted coldly: "What I hate most is when the many bully the few."
As his voice fell, he slammed the pharaohs scepter into the ground.
Countless sands surged up, gradually condensing into humanoid silhouettes.
They were massive in size, each two heads taller than an average person, wearing strange masks on their faces, holding spears in their left hands and shields in their right. One by one, Sand Soldiers rose from the ground.
Ten, twenty, thirty...
In the blink of an eye, the number of Sand Soldiers had exceeded that of the Sentinel Robots before them.
They formed a dense formation, spears held level and shields held in front, like an army that had traveled through time from Ancient Egypt.
Darian raised the pharaohs scepter and pointed lightly at the Sentinel Robots.
"Stop them."
At his word, these Sand Soldiers stepped forward in unison, launching a charge toward the Sentinel Robots.
The Sentinel Robots were not punching bags; sensing their progress was blocked, they immediately took counter-measures, transforming into different forms to attack the Sand Soldiers in front of them, smashing their bodies into piles of loose sand.
But those Sand Soldiers didn't care at all.
New sand grains would rush over to fill the wounds that just appeared on their bodies, restoring them to their original form in the blink of an eye.
This bunch of Sand Soldiers simply tanked the Sentinel Robots' output and forced their way into the enemy ranks.
The next moment, the Sand Soldiers and Sentinel Robots were locked in combat.
The Sentinel Robots were indeed powerful, with varied abilities, but the strength of the Sand Soldiers was not low either—much stronger than ordinary humans—and combined with their practically immortal, pesky nature, they managed to keep the Sentinel Robots pinned down.
No matter how the Sentinel Robots tried to clear them, the Sand Soldiers were like sticky patches, gathering again after being broken, fighting again after gathering, impossible to shake off.
At the same time, Darian's mana was being consumed rapidly.
He immediately downed a Mana Potion, bringing his mana back up.
"Come to think of it, what exactly is the power source for these Sentinel Robots? They use all kinds of abilities at will and can function for so long; could their energy source also be a nuclear reactor?"
Darian felt these Sentinel Robots were even less scientific than Iron Man armor.
Just as he was thinking, a Sentinel Robot suddenly landed beside him, its hands instantly transforming into two sharp blades, slashing toward him!
Clang!
Darian raised the pharaohs scepter in his hand, blocking the blades.
Immediately after, he twisted his waist and spun with the momentum, swinging the pharaohs scepter hard against the Sentinel Robot, knocking it flat on the ground. Darian raised the pharaohs scepter, poised to strike down.
This Sentinel Robot also reacted extremely quickly, its body instantly becoming crystal clear—it was Emma's diamond form.
But at the same time, a series of magic runes lit up on the surface of the pharaohs scepter as it smashed down with massive force.
Boom!!
The Sentinel Robot's diamond head exploded on the spot, mechanical fragments flying everywhere.
Darian shouldered the pharaohs scepter; if one looked closely, they would find the pharaohs scepter was covered in dense runes.
Clearly, this pharaohs scepter had undergone Enchantment, and quite a lot of it.
It was unknown what material this pharaohs scepter was made of; not only was it ridiculously hard, but it could also carry a large amount of magic.
Darian had added almost every spell he knew to it, and yet he hadn't even touched the limit of the pharaohs scepter.
Darian curled his lip and looked disdainfully at the headless robot: "I'm dropping dozens of spells with this one staff strike; can you handle it?"
Just then, a system notification sounded in his mind.
[Mission "Prison Break Operation" completed]
During the time Darian was stalling the Sentinel Robots, Quicksilver and the others had successfully rescued almost all the Mutant prisoners.
The system's voice continued.
[Settling rewards...]
[Rewards are as follows: 3000 Experience, Mutant Favorability +10, Anchor Shards *2, Item "tears of the ocean", Item "Soap", Equipment "andys rock hammer"]
[Item: tears of the ocean (Tear of the unlucky, a priceless and rare collectible)]
[Item: Soap (If it drops on the ground, people won't be able to resist bending over to pick it up; please be sure to hold onto your Soap in prison)]
[Equipment: andys rock hammer (Andy Dufresne spent nineteen years escaping Shawshank Prison with this little hammer, only to find out after escaping that the safest place in the World was the prison)]
Darian glanced at them; only the Soap item was worth noting.
It was somewhat similar to the one-Dollar coin he had used before, both having a forced control effect.
As for the other two items.
The tears of the ocean—he could keep that; Darian hadn't seen one of these until now.
As for andys rock hammer, he didn't hesitate for even a second, decisively tossing it for second-hand recycling.
Don't be fooled by Andy's successful escape from Shawshank Prison in "The Shawshank Redemption"; once he really gets out, he would find that the World outside is far more terrifying than prison.
For example, the Joker, an incarnation of Loki, who stages a mass Carnage every few days.
For example, the Military recklessly conducting experiments, opening otherworld portals and releasing a bunch of Mist Monsters.
Or perhaps the Eerie Cemetery that can bring the dead back to life, a town trapped under a dome by Aliens, a Crazed Witch with powerful superpowers, or a hotel full of Zhang Weis...
In comparison, Shawshank Prison was practically a safe fortress. Andy stayed inside for nearly twenty years and, aside from almost being forced to perform prison favors, he basically encountered no fatal dangers.
Of course, it might also be because there was a Black God looking out for him in the prison.
Under such a chaotic worldview, who knows if this hammer would be tainted with some strange curse debuff; it's better to recycle it quickly to be safe.
"Soldiers, your Emperor is dipping."
Seeing that the mission was complete, Darian ignored the Sand Soldiers fighting to the death ahead and decisively turned to run.
Without him supplying mana from behind, those Sand Soldiers soon couldn't hold on, being beaten into piles of loose sand by the Sentinel Robots and never reviving again. After finishing off the Sand Soldiers, the Sentinel Robots rushed into the prison.
The result was that the inside was empty; the Mutant prisoners had long since disappeared.
Their mechanical heads turned back and forth, scanning for a long time without detecting a single Mutant.
Sentinel Robots: "..."
Could they clock out now?