"boom--!"
The missiles that came flying in from all directions were intercepted and detonated almost simultaneously, exploding into a series of intense and dazzling fireballs in mid-air, just like the fireworks that once bloomed in Qingcheng!
Immediately afterwards, metal fragments rained down from the sky, striking the rocks with a crisp "clang, clang" sound.
Steel Cast's seemingly inevitable and perfect attack was completely thwarted by Li Yu's seemingly casual counterattack!
[Attack chain completely failed! Target threat level reassessed... Data overflow, impossible to estimate! Activating final stealth protocol!]
The cold, analytical voices continued, clearly indicating that the current situation had completely exceeded the core logic processing capabilities of the steel casting, approaching a certain limit.
It showed no emotion, nor the slightest urgency, but instead continued analyzing the intelligence regarding its battle with Li Yu:
[Duplicate verification passed, initiating the final hidden protocol!]
Seeing this, Li Yu completely lost interest in continuing, and the last trace of curiosity about the unknown vanished from her eyes.
His gaze turned indifferent; he no longer wanted to waste time in this pointless battle.
Li Yu finally reached out again and grasped the Phoenix Bow that had been quietly floating beside her.
Nock the arrow, draw the bow!
Crimson energy gathered at the tip of the arrow, compressed, and compressed again!
Then, Li Yu calmly looked up, as if looking at an inanimate object, and locked onto the steel casting.
It aimed at the red mechanical monocular that was flashing under overload, trying to recalculate the best tactics.
"Whoosh—"
With a slight tremor of the bowstring, the arrow flew out instantly.
The humanoid steel casting, which was calculating at full capacity and preparing for the next round of repeated bombardment, suddenly stopped!
"Bang!"
The mechanical monocular, flashing a red alarm light, suddenly exploded, followed by a burst of blinding sparks!
That alloy head, harder than steel, was easily pierced through by an arrow without any hindrance, emerging from the back.
[Warning! Suffering...devastating...]
Core sensor failure... Logic unit offline
Final conclusion: Mission failed... Individual combat strength is insufficient... Support is needed...
The synthesized sound, intermittent and filled with noise, emanated from the broken, cast-steel skull like a final utterance.
"Bang!" Another loud explosion.
The neck and part of the torso connected to the head also experienced a more violent energy explosion due to the short circuit, shattering half of its shoulder along with its internal intricate structure.
The exposed energy lines and mechanical parts crackled and spewed thick flames and black smoke. The massive mechanical body swayed, but ultimately could no longer maintain its balance and collapsed uncontrollably to the ground.
One arrow!
Just one arrow!
The metal monster "Steel Cast," which had just displayed terrifying firepower that made even the strongest on the Wind and Cloud Rankings tremble, was only able to withstand less than two rounds in front of Li Yu before being ended by an arrow and turned into a pile of wreckage.
The absolute disparity rendered the advanced technology and fierce firepower of the steel casting company pale and powerless at this moment.
At this moment, Han Qing, who was standing some distance away, froze completely in place.
He looked at Li Yu, who stood upright like a god or demon, and then at the steel-cast remains that were still twitching slightly. His last bit of hope and fighting spirit vanished completely.
"Zhou Zhenbei... is this all the helper you sent? He's practically a piece of junk! Utterly useless!" Han Qing thought angrily.
A cyborg with such power would be no match for Li Yu, let alone kill him.
It seems he has no choice but to flee this place.
Just as Han Qing reactivated his spatial abilities, everyone else thought the battle was over—
"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!..."
More, denser, and heavier crashing sounds came from the direction of the valley entrance.
Then came the sound of synchronized metallic footsteps.
"What happened?"
"Was there an earthquake?!"
"It looks like the army is coming!"
"No! Look over there! It's a metal monster!"
The refugees stared in horror at the entrance to the valley, their faces showing renewed terror.
In the dim rain, a series of dark silver metallic figures, identical to the "steel-cast" vehicle from before, walked in neat rows from the entrance of the valley.
Their single eyes flashed at the same frequency, like a pack of wolves in the rain. Without needing to communicate, they quickly dispersed at the same time, forming a tight encirclement that surrounded Li Yu, Xiao Zhan, Bai Ya, and the group of refugees behind them!
The cold metallic reflections blended together in the rain, and the violent yet unified energy fluctuations intertwined to create a chilling, oppressive metallic feeling that froze the blood, sending a shiver down the spines of all the refugees.
[Final Hidden Protocol Permissions Unlocked]
[Signal loss detected at unit 'Steel Cast-7', mission target threat level upgraded to 'Red']
The first batch of support has arrived at the target location and is ready to execute the cluster cleanup command!
Cold, synthesized electronic voices rang out simultaneously from all directions, overlapping each other and echoing with a sense of despair.
Han Qing was immediately filled with surprise, then, as if she had thought of something, her eyes instantly flashed with unbelievable joy:
"So that's how it is! 'Steel Cast' doesn't refer to a specific individual cyborg, but rather a series, a code name! It could even be an entire steel legion!"
The complete 'steel casting' has arrived.
The true torrent of steel has arrived!
Upon seeing the astonishingly large and uniformly organized army of cyborgs before him, Xiao Zhan, who was standing in front of the refugees, couldn't help but widen his eyes and gasp.
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