Chapter 795

“Let…” Nicole finally made it near the Magic Mech. Her thrusters abruptly activated and her Ion Pulse Sword drew a line of light as it stabbed at the Magic Mech’s left leg, the one stepping on Tian Lie. “…him go!”

The Magic Mech raised its left arm, a halo flying towards Nicole. This time, the halo did not explode. Instead, it encircled Nicole before suddenly shrinking, firmly restraining her.

Nicole’s figure smashed down the ground. The Magic Mech opened its left palm and three more halos flew out to restrain Nicole further.

The Ion Pulse Sword on Nicole’s right arm flared on and off non-stop. However, with four halos restraining her, no matter how hard Nicole struggled, her Ion Pulse Sword could not cut the halos.

“Outstanding perseverance, but… all for naught.” Gaza scoffed. He then looked down.

“Tian Lie, you probably haven’t figured out what’s happening to you, right?”

Tian Lie laboured to push his body up only for Gaza to kick his body away. His body fell beside Nicole.

Coincidentally, Nicole and Tian Lie’s heads were close to one another and their eyes made contact.

The Magic Mech raised its right arm to aim at Nicole and Tian Lie. The layers of armour on the right arm split open to reveal wriggling pink-coloured organic tissues. A large magic crystal was embedded in the middle of the tissues.

Slowly, the magic crystal began lightning up.

“Truth is… I have long since wanted to use this against you, but I was never able to find the chance. Do you really think that – aside from the Guild Leader – you are invincible?” Gaza chuckled.

“Since your skill allows you to use metal as nourishment, you should have realized that there is a chance that one day, you might carelessly suffer from food poisoning!

“From the very moment I thought about killing you, I have been searching for a way. I have to admit, your skill is simply too much of a defiance of Heaven. As long as there is a sliver of metal around, there is practically no way of truly killing you. Inflicting external damage alone is useless. It has to be from the inside.

“I placed several pieces of armour that I had modified using my Magic Mech within several of the Thunderstorm Tanks of Team B. Thanks to the modification, the molecules of those pieces of armour have been re-arranged in a special sequence. Once that liquid metal data stream body of yours devours them, those special molecules will activate, becoming codes to disrupt your body’s skill.

“In other words, they are viruses! And you, have become infected!”

The light from the magic crystal grew increasingly bright.

“Sir Tian Lie, I believe that you must have never fallen so low as to become a target like this before, no? Though, your body is indeed very durable. I have to fully gather up my strength to ensure that every cell in your body is obliterated. But no matter, I have plenty of time to charge up the magic crystal.

“Well, then. Be sure to properly welcome the first one! Together with this Angel from Zero City! By the way…”

Gaza started speaking in a very ridiculing tone, “I do not know how you, someone that the people of Zero City called the Angel Killer, could end up with a remnant of Zero City. Could it be… the reason Sir Tian Lie suddenly disappeared, leaving Thorned Flower Guild, is because of love?!”

After saying that, Gaza burst into an unbridled laughter. The radiance emanating from the magic crystal on the Magic Mech’s right hand had reached its peak. “Regardless, you two should be delighted that you can die together, no? Before you die, hurry up and thank me for my generosity of letting you two die for love!”

…

“Looks like it’s about to end. Xia Xiaolei, give us a report on the strength of the survivors.”

Lun Tai peered far ahead to observe the battle below.

Due to the distance of several kilometres between them, it was impossible to get a detailed look. However, they could roughly tell that the two-man team had been subdued.

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Xia Xiaolei had been monitoring the battlefield with his Extrasensory Perception skill. Hearing Lun Tai’s words, he quickly replied, “Thorned Flower Guild still has a total of 28 men. A total of five displayed [A] class skills and one displayed an [A+] class skill. As for the two-man team, one of them utilized equipment without displaying any skills. The other one… displayed an [S] class skill!”

“[S] class?!” Lun Tai’s face sank. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“Earlier, I could not be sure which side he is on,” Xia Xiaolei replied with a wry smile.

“When the distance is too great, the Extrasensory Perception skill’s identification ability is not as strong. It needs to be combined with the Bug Armour’s detection ability to make a comprehensive deduction. I have only just matched all the icons and the skills they used with the life signatures that the Bug Armour detected.”

“But…” Qimu Xi frowned.

“If it’s true that the [S] class fellow is with the two-man team, how could they lose? The strongest in Thorned Flower Guild, aren’t they just [A+] class?”

“That’s not how it works. Xia Xiaolei’s Extrasensory Perception skill can only detect the level of the skill used, not the level of the user. Xiaolian had informed me before about his meeting with Xia Xiaolei. It was before he participated in the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum instance dungeon. Back then, Soo Soo had unleashed her skill once, causing Xia Xiaolei to think that he had encountered an [S] class expert. In truth, however, Soo Soo was still very weak back then. I believe that the situation down there is likely similar.”

“Yes.” Xia Xiaolei nodded.

“If that’s the case, then it’s alright.” Lun Tai breathed a sigh of relief. It would indeed make sense that only the user’s skill level was high while the user’s personal strength was not at [S] class.

At present, Thorned Flower Guild only had 28 men left. They also only had one Thunderstorm Tank left.

As for the Tidal Fighter, it was still resting on the ground.

As they had just gone through a battle, practically every one of the survivors down there was wounded. This moment was likely the weakest point – in this instance dungeon – for these members of Thorned Flower Guild.

“Do we take action now?” Xia Xiaolei looked at the icons on his radar. “The system has determined that Thorned Flower Guild has obtained the quest item. Their location has appeared on the radar. The 48-hour countdown has begun counting down. However, they have a Tidal Fighter. Once they leave and start up its stealth mode, we’ll have a hard time just tracking them.”

Lun Tai slowly nodded, but he did not immediately make a decision. After pondering for a moment, he said, “Roddy, activate your mech’s recon mode and mark the quest target.”

“Understood!”

After hearing Lun Tai’s command, Roddy, who had been lying on the ground in a bored manner, stood up lazily. He brought out his Sentinel mech.

“Ready for battle? Xiaolei, this time, be more careful. Don’t do the same thing you did in the last instance dungeon, relying on your strong regenerative ability and charging in alone all of a sudden. Work together, get it? Work together!”

“Don’t worry, Brother Roddy! I’ve become very steady now. This time, it won’t happen again!” Xia Xiaolei vowed while patting his chest.

“Then, I will be assigning combat roles next.” Lun Tai watched as Roddy climbed into his Sentinel mech.

“Roddy, your Gundam’s use time is still in its cooldown phase. You and Bei Tai, provide long-ranged support from behind. For the vanguard position, me and Xia Xiaolei will take on the first wave of the enemy fire. Qiao Qiao, you launch the second surprise attack. After entering melee combat, begin harvesting them. Qimu Xi, you sneak around. Wait for my order before you start assassinating them. Soo Soo, flank them with your attacks. Prioritize taking out the enemy leader. Understood?”

“Understood!”

Everyone swiftly replied, everyone but Roddy.

“Roddy?” Lun Tai turned to see the Sentinel mech standing there motionlessly. It was as though Roddy had not heard Lun Tai at all.

The mech’s telescope had been brought out, extended to its very limit while turning slightly.

Qiao Qiao was also feeling puzzled. Roddy… why did he suddenly go silent?

She took a few steps forward and stretched her fingers to tap the Sentinel mech twice. “Roddy, we’re talking to you here!”

“That looks like…”

Roddy’s voice rang out from the Sentinel mech, but his voice sounded absentminded. It was as though he was drunk.

“That looks like? Looks like what?” Qiao Qiao gave him quizzically.

“That person there looks like…

“Nicole!!!”

Suddenly, Roddy shouted, like a cat who had its tail stepped on. Instantly, he activated the mech’s thrusters.

Like a rocket, the Sentinel mech charged downhill, heading straight towards the camp below.

Stunned, Xia Xiaolei turned around. “Didn’t Brother Roddy just say… we have to work together?”