Heavy footsteps echoed through the abandoned factory, each step like a hammer blow to Su Yao and her family's hearts. As the sound drew closer, the ground began to tremble slightly. Su Yao stared intently in the direction of the sound, her hands blazing with flames once more, preparing for battle.
As the fog completely dissipated, a colossal figure gradually emerged. It was a mutated behemoth, its body resembling a mountain, seemingly pieced together from various metals and mechanical parts, radiating a cold metallic sheen. The behemoth's eyes, like two enormous searchlights, flashed with a blood-red light, filled with savagery and ferocity.
"What kind of monster is this?" Su Yao's brother couldn't help but exclaim.
Su Yao didn't answer; she knew she had to focus on the immediate crisis. She commanded the fire spirits to charge towards the behemoth, hoping to strike first. The fire spirits rushed towards the behemoth like meteors, bursting into intense flames upon contact with its body. However, the behemoth seemed unfazed by the flames; it merely swayed slightly, deflecting them without causing it any harm.
"Everyone be careful, its defense is very strong!" Su Yao shouted.
The behemoth let out a deafening roar, then swung its massive mechanical arm down at Su Yao and the others. Su Yao hurriedly led her family to dodge; the mechanical arm slammed into the ground, instantly raising a cloud of dust and creating a huge crater.
Su Yao's father quickly drew his energy crossbow and fired at the giant beast's eye. The bolt struck the beast's eye, but only briefly halted its advance before it attacked even more furiously. Her mother manipulated an energy shield, doing her best to protect everyone from the impact of the beast's attacks.
Su Yao tried attacking the behemoth from different angles. She noticed traces of energy flow around the joints of its body, guessing that these might be its weak points. So, she focused her mind and controlled the fire spirit to launch a more ferocious attack on the behemoth's joints.
Under the fire spirit's relentless attacks, the giant beast began to suffer minor damage to its joints, and its movements became slightly sluggish. Seeing an opportunity, Su Yao shouted to her family, "Attack its joints!"
The elder brother, wielding an ancient longsword, charged towards the giant beast's leg joint. Using his agility, he dodged the beast's attacks, reached the joint, and then, with all his might, plunged the sword into the joint crevice. The giant beast roared in pain, and a stream of black liquid gushed from its leg joint.
Su Yao intensified her attacks, continuing to target other joints. With the family's coordinated efforts, the giant beast's movements were further restricted. However, it continued to struggle frantically, attempting to crush Su Yao and the others with its massive body.
At a crucial moment in the battle, Su Yao discovered energy lines connecting the energy source behind the giant beast to it. She guessed that this energy source was not only the control center for the tentacles, but also the key to providing the giant beast with energy.
"Dad, Mom, you continue attacking the giant beast, I'll go destroy that energy source!" Su Yao said.
She bypassed the giant beast and charged towards the energy source. The beast seemed to sense Su Yao's intentions and turned around desperately to stop her. However, Su Yao's family fought with all their might to hold off the beast, buying Su Yao precious time.
Su Yao arrived at the energy source and could sense that the energy there was extremely powerful and unstable. She took a deep breath, concentrated all her supernatural abilities in her hands, and then unleashed a massive fireball towards the energy source.
The collision of flames and the energy source produced a powerful explosion. The force of the explosion sent Su Yao flying, feeling as if her body was being torn apart. The giant beast, deprived of its energy source, also became extremely weak. Its body began to sway, and the red light in its eyes gradually dimmed.
Taking advantage of the moment, Su Yao's family launched a final attack. Her brother used his longsword to sever the giant beast's leg joints, causing it to collapse with a crash. Su Yao struggled to her feet and, together with her family, walked towards the giant beast.
When they reached the giant beast, they discovered that its body was gradually disintegrating, emanating a mysterious energy. This energy was very similar to the energy of the mysterious source of power mentioned in ancient texts, and Su Yao reached out, attempting to absorb this energy.
As she absorbed the energy, Su Yao felt her powers increase once again, and her body was filled with strength. Her family looked at her with relief in their eyes. However, they knew that in this apocalyptic world, there were still many unknowns waiting for them to explore, and many more dangers to face.
This experience strengthened their resolve to survive in the apocalypse. With their newfound power, they prepared to leave the abandoned factory and continue searching for hope and ways to protect each other in this cruel world.
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