Factory

Led by Tiandao, the group arrived at an abandoned mechanical factory building.

The factory was littered with discarded mechanical parts. Dust filled the air, along with the pungent stench of rust.

Jing Liuli could not help wrinkling her nose. She pulled out a piece of Star Fruit Candy from her pocket and popped it into her mouth, the sweet flavor easing the harsh smell.

At the same time, Jing Liuli did not forget to feed Spirit Fox a small piece. In a soft voice, she said, "Sorry, Spirit Fox. Once the mission is over, I'll buy you the tastiest Star Fruit Jerky and get you a beautiful photo shoot."

Just then, Jing Liuli's Dream Power suddenly sensed an intense fluctuation. She immediately stopped, and her expression changed slightly.

"A large number of Smart Machines are approaching from ahead. There are a lot of them, and there's an extremely powerful energy fluctuation too. They should be Tie Jin's subordinates!"

Caroline immediately stopped and brought up a terrain map of the area ahead. Her fingers rapidly tapped on the Smart Machine Terminal. "It's Tie Jin's Smart Machine guard unit. It looks like he anticipated our arrival and set up an ambush in advance."

"There's an abandoned control room to the left. Let's hide there first, get out of their sight, then figure out how to break through."

The group immediately moved, running toward the abandoned control room on the left.

Tiandao brought up the rear. Azure Star Power transformed into a barrier, blocking the Smart Machine attacks coming from behind as he said to the others, "Get inside. Leave this to me."

After Jing Liuli ran into the control room, she immediately turned around. Her purple Star Power became a glimmer that wound around Tiandao's arm.

"Tiandao, be careful. My fans are