Chapter 73 Tricks After Victory

The cooperation of several teams has allowed them to occupy important positions in relatively distant areas near the level seven alien beasts.

Zhou Jiu was at the forefront, his energy blade activated, and he charged forward first.

After a long while, the melee mechs gradually approached the alien beast from several directions.

This level seven alien beast was a huge creature, surrounded by jungle and grass. Zhou Jiu was facing its head, the place where he could feel the most pressure from its mental energy. The energy blade in front of Zhou Jiu's mecha drew out his mental energy and swung it outwards. The blade touched the center of the level seven alien beast's defenses, then slashed horizontally and vertically... drawing complex and mysterious runes to resist the mental pressure storm that the level seven alien beast was expanding outwards.

Several points of attack were continuously concentrated on the alien beast from a distance, and the continuous sound of gunfire and cannons blasting through the alien beast's defensive shell could be heard from time to time.

Zhou Jiu blinked. The virtual sensor simulated that the fluid flowing from her forehead was entering her eyes. At this moment, Zhou Jiu should have been seriously fighting against the alien beast, but it seemed that she had been split into two.

One was drawing incantations intently, constantly using the energy blades installed on the mecha arm, while the other seemed detached from his body, even having time to think about how the virtual simulator even simulated sweat. The detached self seemed emotionless, just watching himself fight and watching others fight.

Just as they were detached from the battle, Zhou Jiu's attention was suddenly drawn to the eyes of the strange beast, and the energy blade in his hand gradually slowed down its attack.

With a sudden flick of its massive tail, the python sent several melee mechs flying, dodging the attack. Zhang Ji, however, was trapped in the center by the python's body; in an instant, his mech was crushed into dust by the python's powerful grip. Before Zhang Ji could even speak into the team's communicator, he was logged off.

One of the mechs that was thrown off the platform had just been mentioned in the public channels as having suffered significant damage and being unable to fight, when it was subsequently struck by a snake's tail and also went offline.

The mechs' attacks on the alien beasts became less and less accurate, Zhou Jiu's energy blades weakened, Zhou Jiu stared at the snake's eyes, the snake's tongue hissed, and the entire alien beast's mental energy storm gradually exploded a few runes.

The beast, which was slightly restrained by the talisman array, began to move violently. Its forked tongue suddenly lunged at Zhou Jiu, revealing its sharp teeth.

Zhou Jiu opened his eyes wide, bit his tongue sharply, and rapidly tapped his fingers on the mecha's keyboard. The energy blade quickly drew a new rune, which then plunged straight into the Jungle Grass's body. Instantly, the Jungle Grass, realizing what was happening, closed its mouth and its massive head slammed towards Zhou Jiu.

Zhou Jiu was unable to dodge in time and was sent flying. Along with the impact came the snake's large tail, which writhed in pain and swung wildly in the jungle clearing.

Zhou Jiu's fingers flew across the mecha's keyboard as he retreated from the attack range of the Level 7 alien beast Jungle Grass's tail and continued his attack towards the Jungle Grass's snake head.

A wide-ranging, irregular, and somewhat chaotic mental fluctuation emanated from the level seven beast. Zhou Jiu continued to strike the snake's head with her energy blade, preparing to destroy the mental energy of the jungle grass that made people infinitely wary and vigilant. It is undeniable that with the support of the runes, she was also affected by the mental energy storm of the jungle grass for a moment.

The other mechs weren't so lucky. Close-range melee mechs were constantly attacked by the snake-like creature in the jungle, and were either offline or wounded and forced to retreat from the battlefield.

However, the accidental act of the rune entering the snake's belly had an effect on the beast, prompting Zhou Jiu to try this combat method a step further. She continuously provoked the beast to disguise itself and applied runes into its abdomen. The subsequent runes were not simple runes; she only needed the final trigger.

The level-seven alien beast cleverly sensed Zhou Jiu's plan, and its snake head quickly shifted its direction, heading towards the other harassing ranged shooting mechs.

The jungle creatures are incredibly fast, not only in their attacks, but also...

"It's trying to escape, don't let it get close to the jungle." The captain of the Goddess Team took the lead and followed from another angle.

The open ground was the battlefield they had chosen to lure people in; once they entered the jungle, it became a battlefield dominated by the jungle and its inhabitants.

Zhou Jiu moved quickly, now only one final trigger was needed, but she wasn't the only one who noticed the beast's weakening state.

The remaining mechs began their encirclement and suppression, hoping to finally take this person's head.

But taking heads isn't so easy.

Sun You chased after Zhou Jiu and told him a direction. Zhou Jiu quickly changed his attack angle, left the last rune in that direction, and then moved to the next advancing position that Sun You had mentioned, forcing the jungle thugs into their trap.

The jungle grass crawled forward swiftly, its tail swaying like a snake, until it finally reached the spot. Zhou Jiu unconsciously revealed a victorious smile and fired a thunderous cannon at the grass.

The wide-ranging cannonballs caused changes in the runic energy. The energy in the entire area where the grassland was located, as well as the energy inside the grassland, connected into a whole, radiating outwards from the grassland as the center and exploding.

Even some of the close team partners were among those who perished in the attack.

[Damn, how insidious! The War God team is completely wiped out! Is the final mission considered complete?]

Indeed, Zhou Jiu's smile was not only directed at the alien beasts, but also at Ye Yang of the War God team. Even if Ye Yang was truly innocent, as someone who was implicated because of Ye Yang, she still harbored a desire for revenge, especially in such a legitimate and reasonable battlefield where revenge did not violate any rules, since all teams were opponents.

It wasn't just the War God team that got screwed over; there were several others as well. But I didn't expect Wild Wolf and Star Glory to react so quickly. After she changed direction, it seemed that they only left behind their ranged mechs, while their melee units adopted defensive postures and headed towards different teams.

[Where was the treachery? You couldn't dodge in time, yet you blame Zhou Jiu for fighting well?]

[It's already quite good that they waited until this point to fight. Compared to the other teams, the War God Team was just there to make up the numbers in this monster siege; they didn't actually contribute much.]

[The Sailing Team has one more ranged attacker left; the Goddess Team currently has three, and both twin teams each have one member remaining, significantly reducing their strength. Currently, the Half-baked Team has four members, the Star Team has four members, and the Wild Wolf Team has four members. The top three are already secured!]