Magic Energy Outburst

As Old Wang marveled at his rapid leveling, Zero's synthesized voice suddenly cut through the air.

"Sir, be careful!"

But Old Wang was still too slow. An energy crossbow bolt directly hit Zero's chest.

-165

The arrow was originally aimed at his neck's weak point, but Old Wang moved at Zero's warning, narrowly avoiding the vital spot.

Ignoring everything else, Wang Qianduo immediately sought cover, trying to conceal his silhouette, but he was hit by another bullet.

-85

However, that was all his opponent could manage, as Wang Qianduo had already found cover.

He looked in the direction the arrow had come from and spotted a player team of five mechs, hiding far behind the ruins created by the elite demon rats.

-80

As he stealthily observed, another bullet struck Zero's head.

Fortunately, it didn't hit an eye. Wang Qianduo immediately hid, no longer looking around carelessly.

However, he had already seen his opponents and their setup. Zero could generate a minimap, allowing him to check their positions at any time.

The team consisted of five mechs: an agile mech, first-evolution type, the "Hunter" mech.

An agile mech, first-evolution type, the "Sniper" mech.

An agile mech, first-evolution type, the "Assassin" mech.

A strength-type mech, first-evolution type, the "Shield" mech.

An intelligence-type mech, first-evolution type, the "Shaman" mech.

While none of these mechs were rare, it was an almost perfect team composition.

Moreover, judging by the performance of the Hunter and Sniper, their skill level was not low.

At least, Wang Qianduo's accuracy couldn't match theirs.

"Old Feng, the damage doesn't seem right. This guy's defense is incredibly high!"

"Nonsense, how could he solo a boss without high defense? This must be a rare mech!"

"Should we still go for it? We might not be able to afford to offend this person!"

"Let's go. No matter how good he is, his post-boss fight state can't be too good.

Plus, his drops plus the boss's drops are worth at least tens of thousands, even over a hundred thousand. That's way more than our club's monthly salary. It would be a shame not to go for it!" said the pilot of the Shield mech, named Old Feng.

"Alright! Let's do it!" Hearing the potential tens of thousands in profit, the others forgot about offending anyone.

"Old Wu, cast buffs. Then I'll push forward from the front, Assassin will flank from the rear, and you guys be ready to focus fire!"

After Old Feng finished speaking, the team began their assault. The Shaman mech's "staff" flashed, and an energy shield appeared around the Shield mech.

Then, the Shield mech rapidly advanced towards Wang Qianduo's position from the front, while the Assassin mech's form gradually faded, becoming almost invisible.

Their plan was well-conceived, but unfortunately, they encountered Wang Qianduo, who couldn't be judged by common standards.

As their plan was just beginning to be implemented, and the Shield mech hadn't even moved far, a bolt of lightning shot out from behind the building Wang Qianduo was in, directly hitting the foremost Shield mech.

It had just entered Wang Qianduo's attack range.

The Shaman mech and its own shield were almost instantly melted, and then the violent lightning directly destroyed the entire Shield mech.

But this was just the beginning of their nightmare. The lightning didn't stop after destroying the Shield mech; instead, it leaped among the other mechs.

They had no time to scatter. In an instant, the entire team, with their near-perfect composition, was wiped out.

Meanwhile, Wang Qianduo, who had instantly obliterated five mechs with a single blow, glanced left and right before picking up the drops from the elite demon rat and the player team, then left the area.

Instantly killing five mechs wasn't really a big deal. The Shield mech, the one with the most HP on the player team, had only a little over a thousand HP including its two shields. How could it withstand Wang Qianduo's chain lightning?

A skill of this level was far too overpowered in the early game, let alone being boosted by two levels from equipment.

The players dropped only some money and materials, along with one Level 5 rare equipment – all sellable items.

However, the elite demon rat dropped much better loot. Besides the Fragment of Tooth No. 7 that Wang Qianduo wanted, there was also a perfect-grade material and a skill disc.

The material was also a tooth, but a complete rat tooth.

[Rat Tooth] (Perfect):

A rat tooth made of special material, serving as a perfect material for crafting certain equipment.

There was nothing special to say about this, but the skill was extraordinary.

Magic Burst (Rare)

LV1

Unleashes demonic energy, dealing (500 + Intelligence) attribute damage to enemies within a 15-meter radius and repelling them.

Attack Range: 15 Casting Time: Instant MP Cost: 500 Cooldown: 120S Proficiency: 0/500

A powerful survival skill for Intelligence-type mechs, and an important skill Wang Qianduo currently lacks.

With the spoils tallied, Wang Qianduo examined the seven tooth fragments in his backpack.

Contrary to the speculations of everyone on the forum, these seven fragments did not trigger any quests when assembled.

They didn't even merge together, lying there inertly, silently occupying seven inventory slots for Wang Qianduo.

"What? What's going on? Zero, analyze this!"

"Understood, analyzing for you now!"

As soon as Zero's voice faded, a holographic projection of the seven tooth fragments appeared before Wang Qianduo.

Then, after Zero combined them, Wang Qianduo looked at the giant tooth and the cracks on it, gaining some understanding.

"Is this a map on it?" Wang Qianduo asked Zero with some doubt.

Zero: "Yes, sir, but more accurately, it's a treasure map. The tip of the tooth indicates the location of the treasure."

"I see. Can you pinpoint the location? Let's go check it out!"

"Affirmative. Based on the path we took, the treasure location is within this underground world."

Once again experiencing the power of artificial intelligence, Wang Qianduo took to the sky, beginning his search for the treasure.

~~~

"Too late, this boss was killed a long time ago!"

"The tracks suggest one person soloed it, and their level is probably quite high!"

"And it looks like others have been here too, but they were likely wiped out, a one-hit instant kill. The gap is huge."

While Wang Qianduo was searching for treasure in the sky, another team of players found the battlefield where he had killed the boss, following the commotion.

This team of players didn't seem simple. In just a few words, they had roughly analyzed Wang Qianduo's combat process.

However, if Wang Qianduo were present, he would immediately recognize one of the snow-white mechs as Lin Qimeng's "Dragon Princess" mech.

And the pilot of this "Dragon Princess" was Lin Qimeng herself. Her current level was 11, and this Demon Rat Star was her leveling area, so her presence here was reasonable.

"Qimeng, should we pursue? That person might have the seventh tooth fragment we've been looking for!" said the tank mech pilot in the team.

Due to a breakdown in negotiations with the manager of the Shan Hai Professional Club, she had established her own small gaming club, affiliated with Shan Hai.

"No! We can't pursue! That item is a consumable, it gets used up.

And even if we caught up, we might not be able to beat them, or rather, we definitely can't beat them.

The team that was wiped out here was a professional team from [Ten Thousand Miles] 7th Regiment, and not the reserve team.

Although they just reached level 10 and haven't updated their equipment after evolving their mechs, we're not necessarily much stronger than them."

Before Lin Qimeng could speak, a woman piloting a red mech in the team said.

"Sister Hua, how did you know who was wiped out?"

"I'm friends with them. Just now, they all switched maps simultaneously. Combined with the situation here, it wasn't hard to guess."

Hearing Sister Hua's words, everyone abandoned their unrealistic thoughts. But just as they were preparing to leave, a missile suddenly appeared, heading straight for Sister Hua.

Fortunately, the team's strength-type tank mech, "War Rhino," reacted quickly, activating its shield and raising its shield to block the missile for Sister Hua.

-110

Seeing the damage War Rhino sustained, everyone's hearts sank. Even a successful block from a tank took this much damage; the opponent's damage output was definitely crushing them.

Seeing this, Lin Qimeng drew the Tang straight saber that had been hanging behind her. Flames swirled, and a fire dragon soared into the sky, landing in the direction the attack came from, illuminating the entire area.

"Judging by the mech configuration, it's people from [Wind Flower Snow Moon] 3rd Regiment!

Find cover, I'll try to communicate with them." Sister Hua made a judgment immediately upon seeing the opponent.

"Friends from [Wind Flower], you've misunderstood. We didn't kill this boss; we just got here a little earlier than you!" Sister Hua shouted in the regional channel.

"Do you expect us to believe that?"

Sister Hua: "..."