Published: February 13, 2025
Ye Zhongming discarded the weapon in his hand, which had been corroded beyond recognition, and took out another one.
Under the influence of the heavenly decay skill, although he could remain immune, the weapons and equipment he used would not be affected by the falling substances. However, those that turned into spots and adhered to the mechanical battle armor were a different story.
In just this short time, he had already rendered two crimson condensation level short swords useless. But compared to the results he was currently achieving, this was nothing.
The mecha piloted by the soldiers of the mechanical legion were of very high level, mostly at level five, with excellent defenses. Although the energy from heavenly decay was powerful, it took some time to exert its effect.
Restricted by the terrain, Ye Zhongming needed to leave enough room for Qing Mo to fight, so the range of heavenly decay did not extend that far. The distance between Lord Luoxu and the soldiers of the mechanical legion was not that great, after all.
Ye Zhongming was not afraid of them retreating; the range of heavenly decay was vast, and they would not be able to escape it anytime soon. But if they charged forward, then this long-cooling ability would lose its effect.
If he could not quickly deal with these mechanical soldiers, once they joined forces with Lord Luoxu, things would become very troublesome.
Thus, in the initial stage, Ye Zhongming would use his weapons to help the heavenly decay liquid directly corrode the enemy's body, while employing methods to hinder the movements of the mecha soldiers where the corrosive liquid had landed on the thicker protective parts.
By now, although more than fifty mechanical battle armors had been attacked and sustained varying degrees of damage, not a single mecha had exploded, nor had any soldier actually died.
However, chaos was already inevitable.
Besides the heavenly decay, there was also the night raid.
At this moment, Ye Zhongming's fighting power in the darkness was far higher than usual. Taking advantage of his speed, he constantly darted among the soldiers of the mechanical legion, launching attacks that resulted in more and more members suffering from various assaults.
The darkness and the unpredictable enemies intensified the fear within these soldiers.
Another factor that weighed heavily on their worry and confusion was that Lord Luoxu had not come to help. After losing most of their reconnaissance capabilities, they were unclear about the situation with Lord Luoxu. Those who were closer could faintly sense that there was a battle occurring, while those farther away could only try to gather towards this side, hoping to meet up with their companions.
Their actions fell right into Ye Zhongming's hands. One by one, the battle armors lost power, turning into immobile ‘metal blocks’. Although these guys were still desperately searching for opportunities to attack Ye Zhongming, their efforts were feeble.
“Captain, what do we do? We’ve lost over 80 units!”
“We've been split into two parts. To regroup, we need to maneuver around our immobile companions, but doing so will allow that person to pick us off more easily.”
“I saw Unit 88 try to leap across, but failed. That person precisely targeted the exposed control hub and shattered it with one strike. Unit 88 fell, and there was no response to the call!”
“Can anyone nearby check?”
“Attack ineffective, attack ineffective! Unable to capture his real body, too fast, cannot predict.”
“Don't come over! Stay put, regroup for defense, and wait for orders!”
The last statement came from the captain. Given the current situation, he could only make such a decision.
He was still holding on, trying to keep his companions from jumping out of their mechanical battle armors.
What he didn’t know was that Ye Zhongming did not care at all about how they acted. If they jumped out, the damage from heavenly decay was needless to say; their physical defenses could not compete with advanced mechanical battle armors anyway. If they didn't jump out... there were still methods waiting for them.