Chapter 175

The moment Su Jing's mecha boots touched the gravel floor of the abandoned city tunnel, Xiao Jin suddenly darted out of her backpack, its tiny paws gripping her collar tightly.

The voice in her mind was sharp and wary: "Su Jing! There's a 'bad smell'! It's the 'malicious smell' that followed us before, and a 'metallic coldness'—there are many people in the tunnel! They're hiding, trying to capture you and take over your space!"

She immediately stopped, pressed her fingertips on the communicator, and turned off all unnecessary lights, leaving only a faint red light for illumination.

The abandoned tunnel is about 50 meters long. At the entrance, plastic sheeting blown by the wind is scattered. The inside is pitch black, and the faint sound of metal clashing can be heard—clearly someone is adjusting weapons.

Su Jing gripped the mecha arm tightly, the energy patterns on her palm glowing with a faint blue light. She quietly took a half step back, hiding her body behind a piece of abandoned concrete at the tunnel entrance.

"Stop hiding! 'God of Wealth'! We know you have a spatial dimension filled with countless ores and weapons!"

A hoarse shout came from inside the tunnel. It was Scarface, the remnant leader of the Black Wolf stronghold—after being blocked by Su Jing, he and his remaining five accomplices had been tracking Su Jing's trail, hoping to seize the space.

"If you know what's good for you, hand over the space and leave your mecha arm, and we might spare your life! Otherwise, you'll die in this tunnel today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several pale red laser beams shot out from the depths of the tunnel, grazing the concrete block where Su Jing was hiding and burning a few small black dots on the ground.

Xiao Jin huddled in her backpack, her little nose twitching rapidly. The voice in her mind was certain: "There are six people in total! Three have laser guns, two have steel pipes, and one has something called 'net'—they probably want to tie you up! They're at the corner in the middle of the tunnel, about 30 meters away from us!"

Su Jing did not respond, but instead took out 10 unenhanced ore blades from her space. These were scraps left over from her previous forging. Although they were not as sharp as enhanced ore blades, they were sharp enough to cause damage.

A surge of supernatural power emanated from her fingertips as she buried the mining blades one by one under the rubble at the tunnel entrance, blades facing upwards and hilts flush with the ground, before gently covering them with gravel and dust.

He left only a barely perceptible energy line connecting to his mecha arm: "Number 1, Number 2, you two go around to the ventilation shaft on the other side of the tunnel. After I trigger the trap, flank them from behind. Don't let them get away."

Remember, prioritize shooting their weapons, don't kill them, leave them alive to find out if they have any accomplices.

Robots 1 and 2 immediately moved silently, their robotic arms retracting the laser guns to avoid making a sound.

Seeing that Su Jing didn't move, Scarface inside the tunnel shouted impatiently, "If you don't move, we're going to rush out! No matter how powerful your robot is, it can't stop our modified laser guns!"

As they spoke, five dark figures rushed out from around the corner of the tunnel. The two in front were holding laser guns, while the scarred man in the middle was holding a specially made metal restraint net with sharp wire wrapped around the mesh—clearly, they had come prepared.

"Now!" With a thought, Su Jing's mech arm's energy lines instantly activated. Ten mining blades suddenly sprang out from under the rubble at the tunnel entrance. With a "whoosh," the first two bandits, caught off guard, had their ankles slashed open by the blades, blood streaming down their trousers.

A scream of agony echoed through the tunnel as the laser gun in his hand clattered to the ground.

The remaining four men stopped abruptly upon seeing this. Scarface, enraged, raised the restraining net and threw it towards Su Jing, yelling, "Tie her up!"

Su Jing dodged to the side, her mecha arm unleashing an energy blast that sent the restraint net flying with a bang. At the same time, she drew her reinforced mineral blade from her waist and charged toward Scarface.

Scarface's accomplice swung a steel pipe at Su Jing, who easily blocked it with her mecha arm. A manganese crystal blade popped out and slashed at the steel pipe with a "crack," splitting it in two.

Just then, Robots 1 and 2 rushed out of the ventilation shaft, their laser guns pointed at the remaining bandits: "Drop your weapons! Or we'll shoot!"

The bandits were already terrified by the trap, and when they saw the robots closing in, they panicked instantly. Some tried to throw away their weapons and run away, but were knocked to the ground by the energy blast from Robot No. 2.

Scarface tried to resist, but Su Jing's mining blade was already pressed against his neck, the cold blade making him freeze instantly: "Tell me! How did you know I have a spatial dimension? Do you have any other accomplices?"

Scarface trembled all over, stammering, "It's...it's because I saw you taking things out of 'air' at the mine that I knew you had a spatial ability...There are only 6 of us, no other accomplices! Please don't kill me, I'll never do it again!"

Su Jing ignored his pleas for mercy and focused her gaze on the black device at his waist—the device was square, covered with intricate wiring, and had a red indicator light at the top, emitting a faint energy fluctuation.

"What is this?" Su Jing used a mining blade to pry open Scarface's belt and remove the device.

Scarface's face turned deathly pale instantly: "It's...it's an energy jammer we found in the abandoned lab. It can interfere with the signals of space equipment...We originally intended to use it to disrupt your space, preventing you from taking out your weapons..."

Su Jing handed the energy jammer to Robot No. 1 and asked it to test it. The communicator quickly displayed the following data: [Energy Jammer (Core Level): Can interfere with spatial transmission signals within 100 meters. If modified and used in reverse, it can enhance spatial protection and prevent others from spying on it.]

"Perfect, we can use this to modify the space protection of the villa."

Su Jing put away the jammer and ordered Number 1 and Number 2: "Confiscate all their weapons, put the laser guns and steel pipes into the space, leave the people here and let them find their own way out—remember, don't hurt their vital organs, we only need the weapons and core equipment."

After dealing with the bandits, Su Jing picked up the mining blade from the ground and put it back into her spatial storage.

Xiao Jin poked his head out of the backpack, sniffed the air in the tunnel, and said in his mind with a relaxed tone, "The 'malice' is gone! The 'greed' on them has also faded, they probably won't dare to follow us anymore!"

Su Jing nodded and glanced at the energy jammer in her hand—this thing could not only strengthen defenses, but might also be used to counter other people who wanted to spy on her space.

The last rays of the setting sun shone through the gaps at the tunnel entrance as Su Jing, along with robots No. 1 and No. 2, headed towards the villa.

She touched the heat-resistant fragment in her pocket, then glanced at the energy jammer in her hand. She not only needed to fuse the fragment to unlock the heat-resistant ability, but also use this core device to modify the villa's spatial protection, ensuring that no one could spy on or interfere with her space anymore.