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Chapter 14 - Rotten Metal Part 2

—Thank you very much, I imagine they will let us practice first. — Manolo Answered. 

—Sure, now get into the vehicle. —the employe Answered. 

—Oh, how spacious. —Manolo Responded as they entered the vehicle and settled inside it. 

—Yeah, those bastards at Rare should give us or give us something, I don't know, for this extra work. — Isidro Answered. 

—Attention everyone, we will begin the test! —exclaimed the director as everyone took their positions. 

—Guts and Bullets Ltd. Commercial, Test take one. —Said the employe who takes the articulated arm of the clapperboard and strikes it with its edge to start the recording. 

The technicians look at the horizon for a few seconds until they start the vehicle to accelerate toward the canyon. Manolo activates the map to guide them thru the place. Several monsters and various portals appear from which hordes of monsters emerge, but the vehicle shoots at them mercilessly. Isidro leans halfway out of the vehicle to sit on the window and shoot at some monsters with assault rifles and rocket launchers, which the vehicle fails to hit. They race thru the canyon with fury until they reach the agreed spot to exit like Speed Racer, but Isidro falls out of the door. 

—Cut, cut, cuttttt! —the director exclaimed. 

—My bad. —Isidro Answered. 

—At least it was for practice. —Manolo replied. 

—Very well, guys, you performed well on the track, although Isidro left much to be desired in his entry, but this is the test. —Zabel Answered. 

—Yes, I'll try harder to practice with the door. —Isidro replied, practicing his entrance, stepping through the door that Manolo opened. 

While Isidro practices, Manolo practices with the simulation in the vehicle until they manage to master it, so they agree on the entry and start practicing. After a few minutes, they manage to master it. 

—Are you done, because we have work to do? —the director Answered. 

—Yes, we're coming. —Manolo replied. 

They get into the vehicle. 

—Guts and Bullets Ltd. commercial, take one. —Said the employe who takes the articulated arm of the clapperboard and strikes it with the edge to start the recording. 

They do the same thing as a little while ago when they're going to do the final pose scene. Isidro got off, but he got off so quickly that he hit Manolo in the waist, making him fall. 

—Cut! —said the director. 

—Sorry, Manolo. —Isidro Answered. 

—No, it's fine, it's not your fault. — Manolo Responded as Zabel incorporates them. 

—Don't worry, in this dimension time passes slowly so there won't be any problems, so make all the attempts you want. — Zabel Answered. 

—I don't know if this is good or bad. —Isidro replied. 

—I know we must end this. — Manolo Answered. 

The technicians make several attempts where they argue and lose patience until they manage to make a successful attempt. The people in charge of the announcement see some details that ruin the announcement, so they send them back to redo it. 

—How many times has it been? I've lost count. — Manolo asked, who was sitting in actor's folding chairs. 

—I just want to go home and make love to Sofia, you know what I mean. —Isidro replied. 

—Me too...but with my wife—Manolo Answered. 

A digital bell rings, and the director calls them to redo the commercial. 

—Well, the break is over, back to work. —Manolo Said. 

—Oh God, I don't want to work on this lousy commercial. —Isidro replied. 

—Come on, move it, we don't have it all day. —The director Answered. 

They get into the vehicle, the employe starts the scene with the clapperboard. The technicians make the rounds, killing monsters left and right. Isidro leans out the window with an M16 and a missile launcher, shooting at anything that moves, while Manolo activates the vehicle's weapons, which mow down everything in their path. 

—I ran out of bullets; I'm going to reload them. —Isidro Said as he enters the vehicle and looks for a PKP machine gun with a rocket launcher. 

Some giant monsters were blocking their way. Manolo fires two missiles at the legs of one of the monsters, then uses it as a ramp, going up the hands, climbing the arms to jump and shoot bullets and missiles at the other monsters, jumping from monster to monster until landing forcefully on the ground to then move forward. But a horde follows them from behind, getting closer, but Manolo makes a 180° turn to shoot them mercilessly while driving in reverse. After obliterating the monsters, Isidro gets back into the vehicle. They arrive at the designated point where they exit the vehicle. Manolo gets out easily, but Isidro uses magic to position himself for a boost toward the door, jumping with enough force to perform the reverse meteor's pose. 

—Cut, cut, cut! It turned out perfect! —The director exclaimed. 

—Thank to...! — Manolo exclaimed, who hugged Isidro but realized he couldn't say that word in front of him and added. —To Alheim. 

—Yes, thanks to Alheim, now post-production awaits us. Goodbye. —The director Answered. 

—Yes, come on guys, you have work to do... here, we prepared human food for you. — Zabel Responded as the janitors brought them snacks (chicken croquettes, kibbeh, beef patties) and cola. 

The cross doesn't say anything to him, so they are safe; Isidro tries one of them. 

—It tastes good. —Isidro said he enjoys the kibbeh he ate. 

—Well, if you say so. — Manolo Responded, who took a croquette, examined it carefully, looked at the cross on his chest, and then looked back at the croquette. 

—Don't think about it... just enjoy it. — Isidro answered, who is eating several snacks and drinking a 500 ml bottle of cola. Manolo proceeds to eat it. 

—It's good. — Manolo Responded, who starts eating more snacks. 

—Seriously, you were really hungry, well, when you're done, rest a bit because there's work to do. — Zabel Answered. 

After they eat all the snacks, they rest for half an hour. Once the break is over. They exit the portal, and fortunately, they arrive at a hallway where the terminal is located, so they get to work. They check the terminal ports, choose several for the offices that go up the stairs facing monsters, Zabel helps them since he loves killing monsters, although he does it so well that he doesn't let the technicians kill a single monster. They love this because they don't waste much energy killing those beings. They go up floor by floor installing the services and killing monsters until they manage to finish the service. The technicians teach the employes about the service, take photos with them, and sign autographs since they are fans of the technicians. 

Once they finish with the company, they go to the parking lot very happy with the treatment received from the employes, but when they get into the vehicle, their smiles turn into a serious expression. 

—Well! — Manolo exclaimed. 

—It's time to get back to the chaos, the good thing is that there's only one building left to install. —Isidro replied. 

—And the bad part. —Manolo Answered. 

—We must go out to confront that line of vehicles that are enemies of ours, and Rotten Metal hasn't even started to annihilate those runners. —Isidro replied. 

—You know, but nah, courage. So, let's get to it. —Manolo Responded, who starts the vehicle, takes it out of the parking lot to head into the chaos of the city. 

Once they leave the parking lot, shen-ray evades the other vehicles to navigate through the chaos they have on the road. While they were setting up, there was a last-minute change; instead of two vehicles, only one is now leaving, and it is the Carnage Burger from Xtar Xplosion and Sponge Splater, which is heading down the tentacle track toward where the other racers are. 

Returning to our runners, they chase and gun down the technicians, but Isidro activates a turret above Shen Ray from the control panel that fires laser beams, missiles, and bullets. Manolo shoots at the armed pedestrians who charge at or damage the vehicle and get in its way, but civilian vehicles full of inhabitants armed to the teeth attack them, and immortals drop bombs from the buildings to harm them. 

—This crap is getting good! (He laughs diabolically) —Exclaimed Sponge. 

—What a mess this is. — Isidro answered, terrified. 

—This, this...this...— Manolo Said, whose heart is racing a million beats per minute from all the chaos he is witnessing, and he shouted. —This is beautiful! They want ultra violence, I'm going to give it to them! 

Manolo drives like a madman, ramming and destroying everything in his path. A vehicle rams him from the rear, but he is waiting for it, correcting himself into a 180° position to gun them down mercilessly. They clash with the other competitors. Manolo activates all the vehicle's turrets, summons Pinky to each take a turret and gun them down mercilessly. Immortals with bombs continue to rain from the sky, so Manolo opens the vehicle's window, catches some before they detonate, and throws them toward the competitors, causing them to break their formation and continue killing each other until Manolo notices a mob of immortals blocking their way with pamphlets that seem to be against Rotten Metal. But since Manolo is blinded by ultra-violence, he activates a mode that turns the vehicle into a wheat harvester to crush the mob and scatter their remains with a straw spreader to shower his opponents with them. 

—My God, (screams in pain), what did you do? Those immortals were exercising their right to protest. — Isidro Said. 

—This is Rotten Metal, who in their right mind protests in a mess like this, after all, the other competitors are doing the same, since they succumb to extreme violence, beside they are immortal with some magic or they regenerate, that would be enough. — Manolo Answered, losing sight of the competitors until they reached the last building. 

—Yes, you say so. —Isidro replied, fearful and terrified. 

They enter the parking lot. 

—What is the last order we have to follow? — Manolo Said. 

—The last order we have is simple; it's a small company located before the penthouse called Bone Heart S.L.—Isidro replied, looking at the device's information. 

—Because it had to be on such a high floor... again. — Manolo Answered. 

—Well, what can I say, this caught us by surprise. —Isidro replied. 

—Well, I'm not going to fight for it, so I'm going to take out Musashi since I haven't taken him out in a while. — Manolo Responded, getting into the vehicle to start it and retrieve the sword from a compartment that activates the control panel. 

—Manolo Restituyo, what the hell do you want that you've pulled me out of my long slumber? —Musashi replied. 

—I want to kill monsters with you. — Manolo Answered. 

—Alright, but don't use the powers of the cross, I don't like them. —Musashi replied. 

—Denied, my brother, that's non-negotiable. — Manolo Answered. 

—I knew you would say that, please be gentle. —Musashi replied. 

—I'm sorry, but I don't have any lube to be gentle, so get ready. Isidro, let's get to it because we need to finish this quickly. —Manolo Answered. 

—Let's go to the game, damn it. —Isidro Responded. 

They enter through the stairs and several portals open where various hordes of monsters appear, and they face them. 

Returning to Tyron and Mordecai who are in another dimension where they monitor the movements of Manolo and Isidro as well as those of the other competitors until a call interrupts them. 

—Lady Anubis, it's a pleasure to hear from you again. — Tyron Said, who answers the call and it turns out to be her since the caller ID says so. 

—You have done a good job in maintaining the ratings in the parts where the technicians do their work. —Anubis Answered. 

—However, I am a bit disappointed that the monsters have failed to fulfilll their purpose, it's not their fault since the technicians have experience facing hordes and I think I underestimated them, but I hope the competitors manage to finish them off. — Anubis Responded. 

—But what is the need to want to kill them... —Tyron Said. 

—Are you with the faction of the draft? — Mordecai Answered. 

—I must admit it, Mordecai, you always hit the nail on the head. — Anubis replied and added. —Yes, but I do it to benefit from them and also because the companies that encompass the pre-project faction contribute significantly to the program, so I'm between a rock and a hard place. 

—But what if he doesn't manage to eliminate them? —Mordecai asked. 

—Nothing, at least we tried, they tried too. —Anubis Answered. 

—I think we need to be prepared for the worst. Everyone supports the technicians; if they win, it could be counterproductive for the faction. We'll do what we can to stop them. — Tyron Responded. 

—I like that, I look forward to your ideas and suggestions, we'll let me continue with the program. Goodbye. — Anubis Answered. 

—Anubis, do you think those technicians are not like any other kind of human? They have something that makes them superior, so... I think we shouldn't get involved with them. —Tyron replied. 

—But we have to do it, for me it's just luck. — Mordecai Answered. 

—It's more than luck, we all know that the inquisitor is protected by a higher being, maybe it's God or whatever, but if they win this... it will have repercussions, but I don't know how much impact it will have. —Tyron replied. 

Returning with the technicians, Manolo cuts thru everything in his path; Isidro assists him with his magic wand until they reach the lobby. 

—We have arrived. Good eternal nights, we are the rare technicians, and we have come to install your services! — Manolo Exclaimed, almost out of breath, as he sheathed his sword. 

—Oh, but if it isn't Manolo Restituyo and Isidro Montero, let me take a picture of you! — The receptionist exclaimed, snapping a photo with her device and adding as she took it. 

—Let me call the supervisors, they can go to the bathroom, and the guard will accompany them. 

—Thank you very much, miss... (reads the receptionist's nameplate) Karen. — Manolo Said as she called the guard who would guide them to the bathroom. Once they are guided to the bathroom, there is the makeup team that once again cleans them up, leaving them well-groomed. 

Once they finish, they leave the bathroom and are then escorted by the guard to the lobby. 

—Welcome, you must be the Rare technicians who are going to install the interdimensional services for us. My name is Skull Kalbain, the administrator of this company, and the colleague next to me is Harris Clayman. — Skull Said. 

—The pleasure is mine, Mr. Skull, Mr. Clayman. — Manolo answered, who shook Skull's hand. Upon feeling the bony hand, he was surprised and curious, but it wasn't the first time he had greeted a living skeleton. Then he moved on to shake Clayman's hand, which sank into the mud since he is a clay golem. To top it off, his hand got dirty after the gesture." 

—Here, have a wet towel. —Harris said to pass him a box of wet wipes. 

—Thank you for the gesture. I'll take care of it. —Manolo replied, taking some towels and wiping the hand with which he greeted Clayman while Isidro shakes hands with them. Harris hands wet towels to Isidro; he takes them and wipes his hand. 

—Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get to work. —Skull Said. 

—Yes, but because of our condition, we have to take the stairs. — Manolo Answered. 

—Oh, alright, we will go with you to guide you to where the terminal is. —Skull replied. 

They enter the spiral staircase where several portals open, releasing various monsters. Manolo cuts down everything that stands in his way, while Isidro uses his magic to take out several monsters as they ascend to the penultimate floor where the company is located. 

—How great that we made it! — Manolo Said as they opened the door, but the two of them fell from exhaustion, yet Skull stepped over them without stepping on them." Harris helps them up. Manolo puts the sword back in its sheath. 

—Thank you, Harris. — Isidro Said. 

They enter the company, tour it while Harris guides them to the room where the terminal is. The technicians get to work; they work on the terminal, but they notice that the pipe is blocked by many cables. 

—Houston, we have a problem, the pipes are blocked by the cables. —Isidro said he is trying to get one of the cables through the messenger. 

—And is that bad? —Skull asked. 

—It's bad because they can't do the installation. —Harris replied. 

—But they can't use the cables we already have. —Skull Answered. 

—Well, the cables we use are designed to withstand the power required to use the service on our terminals; if we used the cables, you currently have, the protective insulation would melt. —Manolo explained. 

—So what do we do because we want the service? —Skull replied. 

—In that case, it would be to run the cable outside or request a technician for magic seals to place the seals in the appropriate locations. You come back and request the service, and we will just configure the service to make it work. — Isidro Suggested. 

—Cable outside, I don't want to damage the company's esthetics and the magical seals... I'm not a big fan of that solution, but I'll see what I can do. It's a shame. —Skull replied. 

—Don't worry, Mr. Skull, I will gather information to see what the most optimal solution is. —Harris Answered. 

—Thanks, Harris, for the intention. —Skull replied. 

—I'm going to call the center to cancel the order. —Manolo said he would make the call on the device while Isidro sets up his device to send the corresponding cancelation request to the company's system. 

When they call him, they ask verification questions until the representative puts the technician on hold and calls the customer. Once Skull takes the call, the representative follows their protocol to proceed with the order cancelation. Once Skull gives the validation for the cancelation due to the obstructed pipe, the representative proceeds to cancel the service. 

—It was a pleasure working with you, Mr. Skull. It's a shame we couldn't provide our services due to this inconvenience. —Manolo Said. 

—Don't worry, when I solve this problem, I will request your services again, hopefully, it will be you. —Skull replied. 

—Hopefully, but don't worry, we have the best technicians the world can provide. —Isidro Answered. 

—Yes, I know, but you are the best, and I want the best at my disposal, without offending the other technicians. —Skull replied. 

—Don't worry, we are always at your service. — Manolo Answered. 

—Perfect, let us accompany you to the parking lot. — Skull Said. 

—Alright. — Isidro Answered. 

The technicians, accompanied by Skull and Harris, head toward the stairs where monsters emerge from portals. One of the monsters approaches them, but Manolo draws his sword, cutting it in half and then decapitating another monster that they use as a skateboard, climbing onto its belly to slide down the handrails of the stairs at full speed while Isidro shoots it with his explosive magic, staining the stairs with monster blood. They arrive at the floor where the parking lot is, but the makeup team intercepts them to leave them clean and well-dressed. Tyron and Mordecai are waiting for them in front of their vehicle. 

—Well, we'll leave you here, good luck surviving the Rotten Metal, I bet a good amount of money on you winning so don't let me down. —Skull Answered. 

—Yes, we will do our best to win. — Manolo replied. 

—Well, this is a see you later. — Skull Said as they went up the elevator. 

—And now what do you want, we just came to take the drones off your shoulders, even so, we have other cameras that will follow you. —Tyron Answered as they handed over the cameras. 

—Now the runners are all set, so they must go to the designated place to start the competition, so we wish them good luck. — Mordecai Responded. 

—Well, thank you very much. — Manolo Answered. 

—Even so, we will give him instructions before starting the competition, as I won't interrupt him anymore, good luck. —Tyron replied as they were leaving. 

The technicians get into their vehicle to leave the parking lot. 

While they were setting up, Vladius PainMaker and his squad emerged in a vehicle similar to a shen-ray but larger, armored, and armed to the teeth. They join the other competitors, demonstrating their dominance as the most powerful vehicle in the competition. 

Back to the action, Anubis communicates with the runners: 

Attention fighters, in a few minutes Rotten Metal will begin. You must head to the designated point where the launch ramps await you, and the bloody competition will commence. 

The competitors head to the designated point while killing each other until they reach a roundabout where the launch ramps are. Each one positions themselves on their corresponding ramp so that a device is extracted from below that makes them invincible and inserts another to recognize the devices that recharge the weapons and the vehicle's life (like in Twisted Metal). 

Next, Anubis says a few words: 

»Ready competitors, ready to spill blood, guts, and... metal! on this battlefield. 

From the sky fall devices called Weapon restore, which are for reloading ammunition, Health restore, which is for restoring the vehicle or parts of it, and Special restore, which is for reloading the special moves of the vehicles. 

Several of the competitors shout "yes" or affirmatively, while others remain silent. The audience at home is euphoric and full of excitement for the upcoming fight. 

»Let the Rotten metal begin! 

The racers start their engines and begin shooting at each other, emptying all their ammunition until they run out, but Mitsuri makes her presence known and guns them down with her weapons. They all scatter to search for ammunition, which they take from the Armor restores on the ground. Mitsuri's train splits into four parts, one becomes an Apache helicopter, another a tank, another a driller, and finally an oil truck armed to the teeth like the dreadnought from Death Race. 

The helicopter chases Blonde and Ruxus thru the streets, shooting at them with everything it has, but Blonde dodges them. Ruxus tries to evade while picking up weapon ammunition (Armor Restore) that appears along the way. Blonde grabs a Special Restore that gives her a special move, granting her spider-like powers for a limited time. She uses it to climb and swing thru the walls, performing various aerial maneuvers that help her shoot back, dodging bullets and missiles until they reach a multi-story parking garage. Ruxus climbs up the parking garage while the helicopter shoots at him mercilessly until they come face to face. 

Ruxus floors the accelerator and jumps into the air, breaking the parking lot wall, shooting at it with everything he has until Blonde shoots a web trap that disables the helicopter, causing Blonde to finish it off with missiles until it's destroyed. 

The tank chases the wreckers and the princesses of doom. In this case, the tank is slow, but it has an absurd amount of weapons that prevents them from getting close, so they decide to collect several special restores that gave them the special move to split into smaller vehicles to surround it. However, with surgical precision, they dodge the horde of projectiles it launches and manage to respond by riddling it with bullets mercilessly, completely destroying it. 

The driller chases Mark Speed Racer, Icezcel Frost, Absorvex Atrocitus. Here, the driller dives and emerges from the ground while shooting at the racers. It also prevents them from taking devices, leaving them short on ammunition until they find exactly two Special Restores, so they accelerate with everything, but the driller gets in their way, pushing them away from the devices. They are about to be destroyed, so they took another path. Mark, determined to destroy that thing along with Icezel, finds another Special Restore, so Mark uses nitro to reach it. However, the driller emerges, but fortunately, he manages to grab it, causing the driller to follow him. Icezel takes advantage of this to get a special one. They both agree to destroy the driller, so they turn around and the driller emerges to charge directly at Mark, but Icezel shoots her special move, which is a freezing ray that leaves you frozen for a while, and Mark activates his, which makes his vehicle invulnerable for a time, allowing him to completely pass thru the driller, destroying it in the process. 

The truck chases Shen-ray (the technicians), Vladius, the swat tigers, Xtar, and Absorvex. They fight against the truck that keeps them at bay, Manolo is at the front, the SWAT Tigers are on the left, Xtar is on the right, and Vladius and Absorvex are at the back. 

Absorvex takes the initiative and crushes itself to get under the truck, expanding upwards to launch it into the air, but just as it was about to fall, it transformed into a giant robot. When he lands as a superhero, they leave as quickly as they can, but he transforms into his truck mode, collecting several armor restores and special restores. Manolo uses his, which allows him to transform Shen Ray into giant robot mode, but this one is smaller than Mitsuri's robot. They fight while the others search for more devices with special moves. Xtar lunges at one of the legs to activate the special move that turns the vehicle into a beast and bites one of the arms. Absorvex, who grabbed a special restore that increases his viscous mass, lunges at the leg to subdue it. The SWAT Tigers obtain a special restore, which involves releasing a drone that creates a tornado with electric storms that shoots laser beams everyplace. When it reaches Xtar, Absorvex, and Shen-ray, they get out of the way so the tornado can suck up the robot and spin it in the air several times until the tornado stops. Vladius, who also found a special restore, finishes it off with a powerful laser beam that disintegrates it. 

Mitsuri and her group are teleported to where Anubis is sitting. 

—Good job, Mitsuri, thanks to you the ratings have gone up a lot. —Anubis Said. 

—I wanted to participate in the competition, not be a juggernaut! — Mitsuri exclaimed. 

—I'm sorry, but there were no spots available anymore. — Anubis Answered. 

—But with the technicians, they make eleven runners, I could have joined. —Mitsuri replied. 

—Yes, I know, but I decided to break the balance of the competition by orders from above, so I had no choice, but you did a good job, so good luck next time. —Anubis Answered. 

—Hopefully the technicians win and give you what you deserve. — Mitsuri replied as she left the set with her group. 

—We'll see about that. —Whispered Anubis. 

Once Mitsuri was defeated, everyone turned into enemies, triggering small battles throughout the city. Blonde is facing off against Ruxus, but since her vehicle, a Harley motorcycle, couldn't sustain prolonged confrontations, she makes a tactical retreat to search for ammunition and restore her vehicle's condition. However, other racers try to destroy her, but she evades them when she gets a special restore that enables her special move, allowing her to swing and drive on walls. 

However, a guided missile chases her, she tries to evade it until she makes a 180-degree horizontal turn and shoots a regular missile at it. She goes down to get more devices until she has a full supply of ammunition. 

—Who was the bastard who shot a guided missile at me? He will pay dearly for it. —She told herself until she looked in the rearview mirror and added. —But if it's those damn technicians Manolo Restituyo and Isidro Montero. 

—We'll see each other again, you bloody bitch! —Isidro exclaimed over the Shen-ray speaker. 

—Oh, but if it isn't the cowardly dog, you think that because you have the modern inquisitor with you, you have the right to raise your voice at me like a rabid dog. Tell me who drives you, you or Manolo? — Blonde Asked, stepping in front of them. 

—Manolo is the one who always drives, but this time I'll personally send your ass to hell. — Isidro Answered. 

—Really? Since when did that happen? Remember that Shen-ray doesn't let just anyone drive him. — Manolo Said. 

—Please, Shen-Ray, let me guide you to avenge my fallen comrades, once again. —Isidro begs, clasping his hands while covering the microphone so Blonde won't hear him. 

Shen-Ray makes an affirmative sound. 

—Thank you, Shen, I will reward you greatly. — Isidro Said and added. —Now, excuse me Manolo, I'll drive. 

They change places. 

—Ready for the rematch, you lousy technicians. —Blonde replied. 

—I was born ready, bloody scoundrel! —Isidro exclaimed. 

They accelerate toward each other to crash, but Blonde presses a button on his handlebars to make a super jump and evade them, continuing on his way. 

—Don't run away, coward! — Isidro exclaimed, who was chasing her. 

They encounter several runners blocking their path, fighting a bit, but getting them off their backs. 

—Damn it, get out of the way! —Isidro shouted in anger, which he eventually lost. 

—I've got those damn technicians! — Mark exclaimed, stepping into their path. 

—If you want a fight, you'll get one! —Isidro exclaimed as both of them pulled chainsaws from their vehicles to battle each other for a moment until Isidro broke free from the clash and went to look for her on the control panel map. 

While Isidro searches for Blonde, she is driving thru the webs between buildings to reach a health restore that can return the vehicle to its original form, but a guided missile strikes her treacherously, freezing her. 

—I caught you, little spider, little spider...now, die! — Icezcel exclaimed, who riddled her with everything he had, but a stun grenade temporarily blinded her so that Isidro could charge at her, throwing her into a building for him to finish her off without mercy. 

—Hey, she was mine! —Icezcel exclaimed. 

—No, she was mine! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm leaving. —Isidro Answered, who is fleeing from there." 

—Don't run away, coward! —Icezel exclaimed, who was chasing them. 

—Let me drive, Isidro. —Manolo Answered while Icezcel attacks them." 

—But... — Isidro replied. 

—You have already fulfilled your revenge, not in the way I expected, but you did it, so give me back my throne. — Manolo Answered. 

—Well, alright, I'll give it to you. —Isidro replied as he set the autopilot. They change seats. Manolo disables the autopilot and turns around to shoot himself momentarily until he turns back to drop oil to temporarily get rid of it. 

On the viewers' screen, they reveal that Blonde Blaze has been eliminated. 

Manolo goes thru the streets reloading ammunition and restoring Shen-Ray, but Icezcel recovers by traversing the streets until he finds them. However, Absorvex intervenes, leading to a fight among the three as they shoot and launch projectiles at each other. Icezcel prepares his freezing ray, but when he shoots Shen-Ray, he drifts to make Absorvex take the hit, freezing him. Shen-Ray transforms to evade the shot, then runs toward Icezcel to throw him at Absorvex, shattering him into pieces. Shen-Ray transforms back into a vehicle and riddles Icezcel with bullets to eliminate her completely. On the viewers' screen, it is revealed that Absorvex Atrocitus and Icezcel Frost have been eliminated. 

While Manolo reloads his ammunition, the demolishers and the princesses of doom are fighting over a health restore, but the Swat tigers shoot their special move, the electric laser tornado, which sucks them in. Instead of succumbing to the tornado, they align themselves and shoot at each other until they mutually eliminate each other. On the viewers' screen, it is revealed that the demolishers and the princesses of doom have been eliminated. 

After this, Ruxus finds himself fighting against Xtar and Sponge in a fierce vehicular battle to the point where both vehicles use their special moves, turning their vehicles into monsters that kill each other like the beasts they are, but Mark interrupts them by firing several missiles and bombs, causing them to chase him. The vehicles return to their original form. They fight to see who can take out Mark first, so they race thru the streets battling each other until the Swat Tigers use their special move and trap them in the tornado, but Vladius uses his special move, which is a shot from his laser cannon that eliminates all three of them. On the viewers' screen, it is revealed that Ruxus Scavenger, Mark Speedracer, Xtar Xplosion, and Sponge Splater have been eliminated. 

Vladius and the SWAT Tigers fight among themselves until Manolo joins the battle. They fight fiercely until Vladius drops oil on the floor, causing the SWAT Tigers to fall into the trap so that Vladius can use his laser cannon to obliterate them completely. On the viewers' screen, it is revealed that the SWAT Tigers have been eliminated. 

The last vehicles are facing each other. 

—Now that we are face to face, I only order you in the name of the army of the dark dimension, return to Wagu antralitor where you belong, which is with us, he must be judged for his crimes. — Vladius Said over the intercom. 

At that moment, at a turn of events, the vehicle comes to life. This surprises the technicians since Shen-Ray had no consciousness. 

—I will not return it to you. You used me as your war machine for a long time, and when I was no longer useful, you discarded me like a piece of trash. If I attacked that overlord, it was because I was tired of winning; I needed a reason to live. But now that I'm working with these technicians, I've found my reason to live. So, if you want to arrest me, come and defeat me if you can! — Wagu explained, who surprisingly regained consciousness for a moment. 

—Well, if that's what you want, I'll turn you into scraps and take you by force. —Vladius replied. 

—Junk your grandmother, Vladius, I will show you that I am still Wagu Antralitor, the most powerful vehicle in the dark dimension, so Manolo and Isidro get ready because this will be ultra-violent. —Wagu Answered. 

—So be it, damn it! —They both exclaimed. 

—Alright, let's fight, no restrictions. Let me deactivate the device that limits this vehicle. —Vladius Said as he activated an electromagnetic pulse that disabled the device that nullified the vehicle's full potential. 

—Now we can use all the weapons, get ready. —Wagu replied, doing the same and getting into armed mode. 

Both vehicles fire their laser cannons at each other, the clash of the laser beams so powerful that it destroys the ground, until the power is so immense that it explodes in a considerable blast. From the mushroom cloud, the vehicles take to the air, firing all their ammunition at each other until they transform into robots and start fighting. Vladius's vehicle draws a sword and a shield, while Wagu's vehicle draws a war mace and a shield. They fight all over the city, each throwing the other thru several buildings. Vladius fires a rain of projectiles, but Wagu gets up and flies toward Vladius while protecting himself with the shield from several projectiles. However, Vladius fires a rain of laser beams, and Wagu uses his shield to protect himself, but it breaks, causing him to be hit by the laser beams, which throw him into several buildings. 

—Give up, Wagu, and accept your fate." said Vladius to Wagu. — Vladius Said to Wagu. 

—Never! —Wagu exclaimed, who deployed a large spear from his shoulder that fired a blinding grenade. But Vladius caught it and destroyed it. However, he took advantage of this to charge at him and shot another stunning grenade from behind, gaining the upper hand and knocking him to the ground to give him a beating. But Vladius slipped away with the wheel of his vehicle, leaving Wagu behind, and transformed into a vehicle, flying away in flying mode. 

Wagu follows him while they engage in a violent aerial battle that fills the sky with explosions and lights until Wagu spots him and charges, transforming into robot mode, which causes him to transform into robot mode as well. They strike each other in the air until they fall to the ground, where they transform into vehicle mode to continue the battle on land, where they shoot each other with all their artillery, destroying everything in their path. 

—This is on another level, how are we going to defeat this beast? —Manolo Said. 

—Don't worry, it may be a modern version of the Calvan Burgan Class S, but I won't fall for it. —Wagu replied. 

—I must admit it, Wagu, for being an outdated version of the Calvan Burgan Class S, you move just like this version I have, but you're already at your limit so give up! —Vladius Responded. 

—Never, beside you're also at your limit, so let's give it our all. —Wagu Answered. 

Both charge their respective laser cannons until they fire at each other, colliding with the beams, where forces are measured. Sometimes the impulse of the beam is in favor of Vladius or Wagu, but at one moment, Vladius's beam is about to surpass Wagu's. 

—I'm not going to lose here, Wagu, this is going to hurt, but get ready because we're going to win! —Manolo exclaimed, who imbued Wagu with the power of the cross to gain more strength and surpass Vladius. 

— Impossible, this can't be happening! — Vladius exclaimed, who was being obliterated along with his squadron. 

On the viewers' screen, it is revealed that Vladius PainMaker and his squad, the Warstalkers, have been eliminated. 

After they defeated Vladius, Anubis Calypso stood on a platform decorated with a sign that says the winner. 

Manolo and Isidro get out of the vehicle to head to the stage. 

—Congratulations Manolo Restituyo and Isidro Montero, you have won today's Rotten Metal. How do you feel about this? — Anubis Said. 

—Thank you for allowing us to participate in your contest, but we have work to do, we don't want to participate in another Rotten Metal, we just want to continue with our work so let's finish this. — Manolo Answered. 

—Oh, how responsible they are, but this is not over. Those who win a Rotten Metal participate in a tournament to participate in another Rotten Metal to win a grand prize, besides the one they are going to receive now. — Anubis replied. 

—Oh, we're going to receive an award, the company won't keep it. — Manolo Answered. 

— Don't worry, it's for you, we talked to them. —Anubis replied. 

—Well, if you say so, what's the prize? —Manolo Answered. 

—Two million dragmarks, taxes included. — Anubis said as two checks appeared and she handed them over. 

The technicians are impressed and rubbing the check. 

—Well, I have two options for you: you can participate in the great Rotten Metal tournament to win a hundred million dragmarks, or you can get five million if you defeat the boss of our choice. — Anubis Said. 

—Wait a moment, please. —Isidro replied, taking Manolo aside and asking. —What do we do, Manolo? 

—I'm not going to participate in Rotten Metal anymore; if this is how they treated us today, I'd rather leave and confront the boss. —Isidro Answered. 

—Yes, you're right about that, although a hundred million isn't bad...but it's better if we get out of this. —Isidro replied, thinking it over carefully as he feels traumatized by what happened before Rotten Metal. 

They return with Anubis. 

—We'd better confront the boss. — Manolo Answered. 

—Yes, we don't want to continue participating in the Rotten Metal, maybe another time, but this has mentally destroyed us. —Isidro replied. 

—I understand, well, what can we do? Our spectators are disappointed by this, but what can we do? So, let's spin the boss roulette! —Anubis said and exclaimed, who made a roulette with the bosses from the tournament appear. She spins it, the technicians cross their fingers hoping they don't get something difficult or impossible. 

However, to their misfortune, they have to face all the roulette bosses. 

—Damn their gods, you must be kidding, that should be fixed! —Manolo exclaimed. 

—No, it's not fixed, you decided it, now show why you are the best technicians of the dark dimension. — Anubis Answered. 

—Oh, yes, you're right about that. —Manolo replied. 

—But we can use all our weaponry since our vehicle is very weakened. —Isidro replied. 

—Fine, why not, although since you broke the rules by defeating Vladius, a limiter will be implanted in you so that you can defeat them. — Anubis Answered. 

—You're going to shove your limiter up your ass, if you're not going to give us the money for it, fine, but we're fed up with you! We will do what we want! Wagu summons Pinky to join the chaos! —Manolo replied and exclaimed while Wagu obeyed the order for them to line up where Wagu handed out weapons: to Manolo, he gave swords with chains, to Isidro, a broom with his wand, to Pinky, a chainsaw, and Wagu transformed into his robot mode. At that moment, the bosses appeared, who were: 

A kind of bio-organic mech lion armed to the teeth. 

A liquid metal orb that changes shape. 

A motorized city with an army of vehicles armed to the teeth. 

A ground dragon armed to the teeth 

Giant centaur-type robot armed to the teeth. 

The viewers are excited about the great battle that is about to unfold, so the ratings are thru the roof. Anubis looks at the technicians with admiration and decides not to reprimand them. 

Wagu transforms into vehicle mode where everyone gets in to drive toward the bosses, where the city sends its henchmen so that Manolo can fill them with his divine energy that causes pain and discomfort, but he likes this because it regenerates his wounds and gives him more power. They split up to charge at the city's motorized army, destroying each one of them until they reach the bosses. 

Pinky faces the lion who shoots at him with everything he has, but he dodges until he closes the distance to cut off his weapons, limbs, and split him in half with the chainsaw. 

Wagu goes after the dragon, which shoots at him with everything it has, but he hops onto a guided missile like a flying skateboard while dodging several shots in the air until he crashes the missile into its face, takes advantage of the moment, opens its belly, takes its entrails, and strangles it until he rips its head off with sheer brute force. 

Isidro faces the orb where they shoot at each other, Isidro with explosive magic, energy, lightning, etc., and the orb with energy rays. The orb transforms into a humanoid being that shoots explosive energy balls at him. Isidro dodges them, but they are so fast that one of them ends up hitting him, which the orb takes advantage of to unleash a rain of explosions and shots until he is left half-dead, but Isidro gets back up. 

—If it weren't for this monster body I have, I would have died a long time ago, but I'm not ready to die. — Isidro Said, making his wand float into his hand, along with his broom, and added while regenerating his spells with a spell. —Now I know how I'll destroy you, since you protect your weak point by moving it from one place to another. 

Isidro flies on his broom to return for his second assault. The orb shoots explosive orbs at him, but Isidro protects himself with a shield that eventually breaks, allowing him to reach the orb and pummel it with a rain of explosive spells to take revenge for what it did to him, which lets him take the wait, its weak point, only to break it with his hand, killing the boss once and for all. 

Manolo faces the Centaur, who is about to charge at him with his spear, and at the same time, he shoots at him with his weapons. However, he uses his swords to deflect the shots and repel the spear, attacking the Centaur with various combos until he makes him fall, opens him up from below, and takes out his insides like Kratos would. 

Once the four bosses are defeated, only the motorized city remains, so they join forces to face the horde of motorized vehicles armed to the teeth. They are stained with oil and filled with metal shrapnel from the many vehicles they destroy until they reach the city, where they climb up the giant wheels of the city. 

Once inside, they find themselves in a passageway through which they infiltrate the city, but the city notices and sends its minions to stop them. However, they continue advancing until the minions intercept them, but they destroy them as if it were nothing. 

—This place is immense; how did we finish off this bastard? —Isidro Said. 

—Surely it must have a weak point, I'll use my energy detector to find it. —Wagu replied, using his energy detector to find the weak point, and added when he found it. —I've already found it, but we need to break thru several walls. 

—It doesn't matter, the faster the better. —Manolo Answered. 

Wagu with his mace breaks thru several floors and walls until he reaches the core of the city, but he detects them, so he sends robots and drones to confront all of them until the city expels them from its interior, causing it to transform into a giant robot. 

—A giant robot, you must be joking. — Isidro Said. 

—This is getting good, let's defeat him! — Manolo exclaimed. 

Wagu transforms into aerial mode to fly toward the giant robot, but the robot sends hordes of aerial vehicles, drones, and giant robots to evade and shoot at everything that moves until it gets close enough to transform into a giant robot with bat wings and thrusters. Isidro comes out and shoots explosive spells at everything that moves, and Pinky and Manolo shoot at everything that moves until they open a path where everyone enters Wagu, who then propels itself at maximum speed to penetrate the core in its chest, causing it to fall. But to finish it off, they shoot a nuclear missile that explodes into a thousand pieces. 

—Now I understand the threat they represent, at least Aldrich tried, now what I wonder is what comes next. — Anubis Thought as he looked at the explosive mushroom. 

After that, they go to Anubis to receive their check and then continue with their work installing orders. 

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