Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Bai E, fully aware of how formidable the opponent was, was the first to launch a fearless assault.

The aura of Spiritual Energy enveloped her body, and the strong protective field undeniably played a certain role.

Facing the opponent's renewed attack, the little minion had no concept of holding back, yet as it entered the radius around Captain Whitefur, the surging Spiritual Energy and its sprint clashed violently.

Also endowed with Spiritual Energy, Bai E could distinctly sense that area becoming like an inflated balloon, squashed into the shape of a platelet under the pressure of two opposing forces…

"Boom!" The solid breeze dispersed, Whitefur's Spiritual Energy field ultimately failed to completely withstand the minion's charge, but it did slow down the original intelligent machine that even Bai E found difficult to track.

Whitefur's Spiritual Energy was formidable; although it couldn't suppress the opponent completely, fighting within her domain of projected Spiritual Energy could at least mitigate some of the minion's combat power.

Equivalent to a support bestowing debuffs.

In the heat of battle, a faint concern flickered through the cool brows of Captain Whitefur as she calmly warned, "I can't hold on for much longer."

Make your move!

Of course, Bai E would not sit idly by and let his teammate's effort go to waste; it was evident that Captain Whitefur alone could not defeat this original intelligence machine.

He could see the loot drop rate caption above the enemy's head—

[??? (Intelligent Machine) (Hostile) (Lord) — "Lucky Strike" kill drop: Guaranteed (Steel*3000, Combat XP 8000 points); High probability (Tech: Advanced Steel Smelting Process, Tech: Advanced Part Forging Process); Possible (Knowledge: Miniaturized Kinetic Theory, Trait: Mechanical Mind)]

The experience points were the highest Bai E had seen thus far in a conceivable target.

In a sense, it also indicated its strength.

Only with true teamwork could they have a chance of defeating this powerful intelligence machine, a relic from the Golden Age.

"Go," Bai E commanded curtly, and Rose responded instantly.

"Yes!"

Bai E didn't rush forward but stuck to his "character" by taking a shot first, just to see where he stood.

Seizing an opportunity when the enemy pursued Captain Whitefur, Bai E quickly drew his pistol and fired a shot.

[Attack hit, but failed to penetrate the target's armor…]

Damage wasn't important, but the visible feedback provided Bai E with a clear display of the target's combat abilities—

[??? (Intelligent Machine) (Hostile): Health ???/???; defensive power 70; Action Power 200% (Overclocked State); Traits: Energy Shield, Super Alloy Armor, Nano-Repair, Throne of Machine Power, Strong Energy Punch…]

Each ability detailed came with a comprehensive explanation, but the function of many abilities was apparent just from their names.

The stat panel was so luxury it was terrifying, and that wasn't even all of it.

As the battle progressed and the opponent revealed more abilities, it was clear the display panel would update.

Most notable among them was the "Throne of Machine Power," highlighted in a special golden font, as if the panel itself was alerting Bai E to pay extra attention to this particular ability—

[Throne of Machine Power: An endless current of mechanical energy floods its body, and any intelligent units "fallen" within a certain radius become part of it. The abundant mechanical energy allows it to increase the output of all its abilities exponentially. Once it has acquired enough "fallen" intelligent machine units, it will briefly enter an "Overclocked State," destroying everything! (The duration of the "Overclocked State" depends on the number and quality of the "fallen" intelligent machine units.)]

"Damn it!"

Sacrificial offerings of teammates!

Even Bai E couldn't help swearing outright upon seeing the opponent's capabilities.

No wonder the defense intelligent machines were so easily eradicated, as if they were completely mismatched with the level of this intelligent machine fortress.

It turned out the true trump card was this unique original intelligent machine!

Can they delay for time?

Or, is a forceful kill necessary?

"Boom!" The deputy captain watched helplessly as his axe was blocked by a not-so-burly arm all by itself, the blade, forged from monometal, easily shattered upon impact, and the lengthy pole's linkage didn't need mentioning, breaking at the same moment the blade flew off.

"Snap!" A seemingly unanticipated kick swept across, and the burly man launching the surprise attack from the side let out a sound of bones shattering and contorting as his body twisted and flew backwards, following in the large gorilla's wake. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

Even within Captain Whitefur's domain of projected Spiritual Energy, the performance of the little minion was unbelievably strong.

Not to mention, standing against the explosive power driven by a small nuclear reactor and in an overclocked state, Captain Whitefur, at the second level of Spiritual Energy, probably couldn't hold out for long.

They couldn't delay!

Or rather, they couldn't afford to plan on just buying time.

"Gun!"

Bai E reached back and called out, and Stone, who was responsible for carrying miscellaneous items and had just come up last, finally handed over the newly assembled Anti-Material Sniper Rifle to Bai E.

The basic killing power of the Anti-Material Sniper Rifle far exceeded his own bow and arrows, and under the premise of not using "Instant Kill Nine Heads," the most powerful arrow barely matched the inherent killing power of the Anti-Material Sniper Rifle.

The adage that technology is humanity's greatest strength was no empty talk, with sufficient proficiency and the freedom to use such firearms, their power to boost humanity's combat effectiveness was undeniable.