Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

["Lucky Strike" charge +5.]

"..." Bai E, who received the prompt, felt a bit strange.

He glanced at his teammates... It seemed like everyone was seriously shooting, too busy to pay attention to him.

So... were the five people from the neighboring team the ones?

It looked like this assistance hadn't been in vain.

Bai E felt somewhat relieved.

The final exchange of gunfire didn't last long, with the hundreds of meters passing in the blink of an eye. Several flames rose on the fortress walls—those were the remains of the destroyed.

Underneath the flames of relentless artillery fire, You rolled out of the vehicle and scattered a large number of grenades towards the back of the fortress.

With the reaction time passed, more active smart-robot soldiers had undoubtedly poured out from inside the fortress, ready to defend their "home."

The alliance team's adversaries weren't just the fixed cannons and machine guns; the emerging multitude of smart-robot soldiers was also a significant nuisance they had to face.

The far-weapon specialist combat soldiers, adept at long-range shooting, and the close-weapon specialist combat soldiers with melee combat modules were the two most common types of smart-robot soldiers that everyone had encountered in the ambushes before.

Because of their loading capacity limitations, their individual destructive power might seem less significant than fixed cannons and machine guns, but for some peculiar reason, the intelligence level of these humanoid robots was notably higher.

When connected by machine force, they could even act completely disregarding "success rates," and the distance close enough made it harder for the off-road vehicle to evade completely.

"Abandon the vehicle!"

The charge towards the smart-robot fortress was a one-way road, and at the last moment, abandoning the vehicle was inevitable.

This meant that if they couldn't take the fortress entirely, their purely physical extraction would face the baptism of countless bullets.

The difference lay only in the extent to which they could damage the fortress's robotic warfare capabilities.

With a Blast Shield in hand to protect those around him, Bai E and the others rolled off the speeding vehicle and got to the base of the fortress.

The only advantage at this short range was that the fixed cannons on the other side lost their intimidation power.

"Boom!" The moment they jumped off, the off-road vehicle met its end in a violent explosion.

Shielded by the Blast Shield and waiting for the fierce explosion to subside slightly, Bai E, crouched at the foot of the not-so-high fortress wall, pressed his earpiece and clearly asked through the voice channel, "Anyone hurt?"

"No."

"No."

"Just grazed."

"My hand's a bit numb..."

The Blast Shield could indeed stop the bullets, but the accompanying kinetic impact was solidly endured by their bodies.

Zhou, the least agile of them, had resisted countless bullets to get to the base of the fortress.

"Then use your foot as a boost, and I'll pull you up last," Bai E quickly decided.

The walls of the smart-robot fortress were not very tall, about the height of two people, but the surface was smooth and curved, making it difficult to climb directly; they needed someone beneath them for a boost.

Zhou, tall and sturdy, was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

After glancing at Grey Iron City's team, which was a mere ten meters away, and finding they too had successfully reached the base of the fortress wall, Bai E opened the channel to them, "Get ready to climb."

The rough voice of the opposing team leader responded in time, "No problem."

"I'll lead the charge; follow me," Bai E instructed, wielding the Blast Shield above his head to thwart the shots of the few far-weapon specialist combat soldiers who showed themselves. He backed up a few steps along the wall, then burst into a sprint.

Stepping on the Blast Shield held up by Zhou and with Absolute Defense and Gun Fighting Skill activated, Bai E, one hand with the shield and the other with the gun, dashed up in an instant.

In mid-air with a flying somersault, his left hand with the Blast Shield covered most of his body while his right hand's machine gun opened fire at those smart-robot soldiers inside.

"Dadada!" The spewing flames were effective against those mechanically constructed soldiers. Low-level robot soldiers faced inherent limitations in technology or resources in all respects.

The materials making up their bodies certainly weren't exceptional, so their impact resistance was limited.

Lacking standard materials and intelligence levels, their mechanical power was equally limited, unable to compensate for or repair any damaged structures throughout their bodies.

Perhaps the defense capabilities of smart-robot soldiers might be notably stronger than bare human warriors, but against heavy firearms, they were just as limited, and their movements were rigid, far less capable of seizing opportunities than humans.

If an average frontline human soldier had defensive C and offensive B abilities, then these low-level smart-robot soldiers might only have defensive B+ and offensive C abilities.
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They could take a hit a little better... That's about it.

Bullets hitting the armored parts might only leave a deep dent, but those hitting the less armored parts easily penetrated, sparking a flurry.

With a level 4 expertise in shooting, augmented by an extra level of performance provided by Weapon Master, and the additional boost from Gun Fighting Skill, most of the bullets fired found the weak spots on the robots for critical hits.

A barrage of fire in mid-air, and as his metal combat boots landed on the metal walls of the fortress, the flames exploding from three combat robots served as Bai E's dramatic backdrop.

Zhou, who also "flew" onto the wall, averted his gaze, his eyes heavy with solemnity.