The Changrong Mech immediately opened its jaws wide, and a pillar of blazing light gathered in its pitch-black maw before blasting out.
Explosive Flame!
BOOM!!!
The blazing heat instantly melted an eight-meter-wide opening and bored downward.
At first, it advanced quite quickly, but after a few seconds, it seemed to lag, its progress becoming restricted.
Everyone was astonished.
The Changrong Mech sprayed for more than ten seconds before the resistance suddenly lightened, and it stopped firing.
"Damn, that's deep."
Cai Xiaodong sucked in a sharp breath, grimacing.
The Pluto Mech extended its head and activated its long-range scanning function, swiftly gathering information.
Very soon, Li Yi said,
"The ice layer is nearly twenty meters deep. The first ten meters are ordinary frozen soil."
"The next ten meters appear to be some special material. Its hardness, toughness, and melting point are all extremely high."
"Below that is a vast space. Looks like we got lucky and found another way into the second stage."
"Furthermore, this method may allow us to avoid the second stage's alarm system, create a time gap, and keep the guardian mechs from coming after us."
As soon as Li Yi finished speaking, AI Xiao Chi's voice rang out by everyone's ears.
"Congratulations on discovering another route into the second stage. Its intelligence value has been rated A. Due to the plan's high feasibility, it is valued at 2 million Star Credits."
Hearing that, everyone looked at Li Yi with even greater admiration.
Being able to fight was important, but being able to command and explore ruins was an equally rare ability.
"That's insane, Li Yi. I, Cai Xiaodong, hereby proclaim you the god of walkthroughs!"
Li Yi smiled. "I just happened to run into something I'm good at."
"Fine, but no matter what, this route should be