Everyone focused their fire, and the Burrowing Robot lost a third of its durability.
At the same time, green +22 recovery numbers rose above the attacked Frost Wolf, Winter.
Its health was rapidly recovering.
There was no longer any suspense in the battle that followed.
More than ten seconds later,
black smoke rose from the Burrowing Robot's body.
It reverted from Burrowing Form to its upright form and said dejectedly,
"Robot... defeated..."
Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed Burrowing Robot Lv. 15, gaining 150 experience points. All combatants gained 75 experience points.
These combatants included not only everyone present, but also Ilena, who was back in the territory.
Cao Xing smiled again.
"Ilena should have reached Level 6 by now, right?"
Seeing Sarah's graceful attack movements and formidable attack power, Liu Muxue could not help praising her.
"Sarah... you're amazing!"
Hearing Liu Muxue's praise, Sarah nodded slightly. "I'm honored to receive the appreciation of a beautiful lord like you."
Cao Xing rolled his eyes.
This woman had no reaction when he praised her.
Yet she was so happy when Liu Muxue praised her.
Shaking his head, Cao Xing walked over to the scrapped Burrowing Robot.
Mole People Technology: Burrowing Robot (Destroyed) Can be dismantled into Basic Energy Core x1, Iron x120, Copper x41, Mithril x27, Mana Stone x6. Or use Iron x100, Mithril x10, Mana Stone x5 to repair it. Once repaired, the Burrowing Robot will become a friendly unit, and you can issue it simple commands.
Seeing the second option, Cao Xing's eyes lit up.
"Huh? It can become a friendly unit?"
Cao Xing had already witnessed the Burrowing Robot's powerful attack. In a one-on-one fight, the Frost Wolf was no match for it at all.
Furthermore, this thing could be used for mining. It was practically a multifunctional robot.
Cao Xing checked the materials in his inventory.
Iron x1723 Mithril x133 Mana Stone x164
"Good. I picked up quite a few of these materials along the way. More than enough to repair the Burrowing Robot."
Thus, Cao Xing directly selected repair.
Repairing...
"Creak! Creak!"
The sound of machinery turning rang out.
At the same time, the scrapped robot seemed to begin moving again.
The sections of its body that had been struck were torn open, with its iron casing split apart to expose the electrical components inside.
As various materials were fed into it, they rapidly repaired those damaged areas. Before long, it was restored to its original condition.
A system notification appeared.
Repair successful. You lost Iron x100, Mithril x10, Mana Stone x5. You obtained Burrowing Robot x1. Territory Population +1.
Cao Xing was taken aback. "This thing counts as a population unit too?"
After thinking about it, he did not pay it much mind.
In any case, he still had plenty of population capacity left.
At that moment, the Burrowing Robot stood up again.
"I am a... robot..."
"Master... please command..."
Seeing this, Sarah, Andrew, and the others all turned curious gazes toward it.
They seemed puzzled as to how the guy they had just taken down had gotten back up again.
Cao Xing checked the Burrowing Robot's status.
Mole People Technology: Burrowing Robot Level: 15 Attack: 237–250 Armor: 115–124 Durability: 100/2000 Maximum Movement Speed: 30 km/h Energy Consumption: 1 Mana Stone/30 days (low-energy standby mode), 1 Mana Stone/day (high-energy combat mode) Skills: Burrowing Form, Drill Ejection
Its other attributes were the same as before.
After becoming a friendly unit, Cao Xing could now see its energy consumption and movement speed.
"In low-energy mode, it only consumes one Mana Stone per month. That's pretty low consumption."
However, the newly repaired Burrowing Robot's durability was still extremely low.
Just as Cao Xing was about to restore its durability,
he suddenly sensed a dangerous presence rapidly approaching.
Assam's senses were extremely sharp. He instantly drew his longsword and warned, "My lord, be careful!"
At the same time, numerous pairs of glowing red eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness.
Tap... tap...
Bzzz! Bzzzz!
Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of footsteps charged toward Cao Xing and the others at once, accompanied by the sound of machinery turning.
Andrew and Sarah's expressions tightened as they both entered combat readiness.
When Cao Xing looked over,
he saw a large group of Mole People wielding swords, spears, and other weapons. There were a great many of them.
Among them were several robots standing two to three meters tall.
Cao Xing swept his gaze over them and saw the monsters' attributes.
Mole People Archer Lv. 11 Health: 1760 Attack: 133–135 Mole People Soldier Lv. 7 Health: 640 Attack: 54–59 Mole People Technology: Loader Robot Level: 15 Attack: 377–394 Armor: 134–139 Durability: 2500 Skill: Loader Form (Activates the bucket and enters excavator form, increasing movement speed by 20%.) Skill: Headlong Charge (Moves forward at full power, flattening all enemies in its path. Deals 130% heavy strike damage to enemies along the route, with a 50% chance to knock them flying.)
Besides the Loader Robot, Cao Xing also spotted a Tracked Robot with tank treads and another Burrowing Robot.
"Damn... did we kick a hornet's nest?" Cao Xing said in surprise.
Over a hundred Mole People had surrounded them, along with three powerful robots.
Even Cao Xing felt a surge of pressure.
But when he thought of Sarah and the others' strength, Cao Xing calmed down.
The recruited creatures under his command were no pushovers either.
After receiving multiple buffs, both their survivability and endurance had undergone a qualitative improvement.
They were more than capable of handling the situation before them.
Thus, Cao Xing immediately ordered, "Assam, come protect us!"
"Andrew, Sarah, Winter, get them!"
The three powerful second-tier creatures accepted the order and charged forward without hesitation.
Faced with the force before her, Sarah was not afraid. Instead, she looked extremely excited.
She licked her rosy lips and murmured, "My prey is nearby. Now, let the hunt begin!"
The next moment, she vanished directly into the darkness.
Andrew also entered Giant Bear Form without hesitation. "Roar!!!"
A Frost Wolf, a white bear, and a mass of shadow rapidly charged into the Mole People army and began attacking.
The two sides clashed immediately.
"Boom! Boom!"
Andrew and the Frost Wolf, two massive beasts, leaped straight into the horde of Mole People, their claws sweeping through the crowd.
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A string of damage numbers floated upward.
Large swathes of Mole People were sent flying.
"Screech! Screech!"
They were slammed against the mine walls, crying out miserably.
Just then,
several second-tier Mole People Archers in the distance attacked at the same time.
"Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!"
The sounds of arrows cutting through the air came incessantly as they struck Andrew and the Frost Wolf, causing two layers of armor to flash.
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The damage was not very high.
The other Mole People could only deal ten or twenty points of damage at most.
Seeing this, Cao Xing felt completely at ease.
With their recovery abilities, they could easily survive such a siege.
"Roar!"
Andrew had now completely entered a berserk state.
He swung his millstone-sized bear paws, smashing the heads of those low-level Mole People with one slap each.
"Splat! Splat! Splat!"
The Frost Wolf at his side was not quite as terrifying, but it could still take down a Mole Person with two or three swipes.
On top of that, Sarah continued wielding Shadow Blades from within the shadows.
One Mole Person after another died.
Experience gain notifications kept appearing.
Meanwhile, Assam faithfully stood guard beside Cao Xing, protecting him and Liu Muxue.
Cao Xing let out a breath. "Good thing Andrew and the others are strong enough."
"So many Mole People appearing at once really gave me a scare."
Cao Xing looked at the Burrowing Robot that had just been repaired. Since it only had 100 durability remaining, he did not let it join the battle.
He tried casting an Ice Healing Technique on it.
A system notification appeared.
[Ice Healing Technique cast successfully. Talent Eternal Power activated. This skill has become permanent.]
I knew it.
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