Chapter 569 - 240: Instant Kill, the Decisive Battle Begins

Qin Feng swallowed hard as the aftershocks gradually subsided.

In a low voice, he ordered the other four squad members, "Everyone... fall back."

"Retreat to a safe distance."

When the light faded, the two A-Class Intelligent Mechanisms had separated. Their bodies were scorched black, and the horrifying cracks covering their liquid metal forms were a clear sign of severe damage.

However, before Qin Feng and the others could even breathe a sigh of relief...

The situation took another shocking turn!

Down below, amidst the factory ruins that had been razed by the energy blast, countless surviving machine tools, furnaces, and metal structures suddenly began to melt.

They transformed into torrents of silvery-white liquid metal, drawn by countless blue-violet energy threads toward the two heavily injured Intelligent Mechanisms!

In the blink of an eye, the two Intelligent Mechanisms, which had been on the verge of shattering, were restored to pristine condition. Not a single scratch remained!

"What... What the hell is this ability?!"

one of the squad members cried out in shock.

The battle resumed!

But this time, the two Intelligent Mechanisms had learned their lesson. They abandoned their long-range energy duel. In a flash, they transformed into two streaks of silver light, flanking Lin Ye from the left and right!

Close-quarters combat!

Qin Feng’s eyes widened. He could barely make out the three afterimages rapidly colliding and separating in mid-air.

The two Intelligent Mechanisms displayed incredible close-quarters fighting skills. Unconstrained by skeletons, their bodies could attack from any bizarre and unpredictable angle.

Every punch and kick carried immense force. And whenever Lin Ye tried to counterattack, the two silvery-white figures would vanish in an instant.

It was some kind of elusive, short-range Spatial Teleportation technique.

What was even more terrifying was that their bodies themselves were walking armories!

Their arms could instantly transform into cannon muzzles, firing particle blasts at point-blank range. Dozens of floating cannons would detach from their backs, circling the battlefield and waiting for an opportunity to fire deadly beams!

For a moment, the entire battlefield was filled with frenzied energy and the piercing sound of metal clashing.

Ah Qiang was grazed by a beam from a floating cannon just for trying to keep up. Half his body was nearly vaporized. After receiving Lin Ye’s order, he retreated to a safer distance with his remaining minions, though he was reluctant to do so.

"Captain! Major Lin Ye... we have to do something! There must be something we can do to help..." a squad member shouted anxiously.

"Help how?" Qin Feng roared, a vein throbbing on his temple. His face was a mask of frustration and helplessness. "Can you even keep up with their movements?! If we rush in now, not only will we drag Lin Ye down, but those two Intelligent Mechanisms will prioritize picking us off one by one!"

Qin Feng wanted to help, too, but he realized with bitter sadness that they truly couldn’t intervene.

’An elite squad led by a Late-Stage Divine Realm Perfection expert, with members who are at least in the Mid-stage of Divine Realm, is actually holding back someone in the Gang Condensation Realm.’

’Who would believe it if word got out?’

But the truth was right in front of them.

Qin Feng and his four men clenched their fists so tightly their nails dug into their palms. They felt an unprecedented sense of shame, but more than that, they were utterly shocked.

Lin Ye was actually fighting two A-Class Intelligent Mechanisms at once, holding his own and then some... He was completely flawless!

The Intelligent Mechanisms’ powerful punches, strong enough to shatter mountains and crack stone, slammed into the layer of black Gang Sha covering his body without causing so much as a ripple.

And their cunning energy attacks were all absorbed and neutralized by a hexagonal shield of light that would suddenly appear.

His offense and defense were one, with no openings whatsoever!

Just when everyone thought the battle would devolve into a long stalemate...

An invisible wave suddenly pulsed outward with Lin Ye at its center!

The next instant, Qin Feng and the others were horrified to see the two Intelligent Mechanisms, which had been moving so fast they were only afterimages, suddenly... slow... down!

It was as if someone had hit the slow-motion button on a movie!

The flames from the thrusters that kept them airborne changed from a restrained, faint blue to a violent orange-red, roaring as if under immense strain!

Qin Feng’s pupils contracted to pinpricks. He cried out:

"It’s Major Lin Ye’s Gravity Domain!"

At that moment, everyone realized a terrifying fact.

Throughout that entire heart-pounding battle, Lin Ye hadn’t even used his Martial Arts Spirituality!

The moment the Gravity Domain unfolded, the battlefield fell silent.

Everything became sluggish and heavy.

Even from a great distance, Qin Feng and his squad members felt an immense force, though weakened countless times over, descend from the sky, pressing down on them until their Exoskeleton Armor began to creak faintly.

If it was like that for them, one could only imagine the pressure the two Intelligent Mechanisms at the center of the domain were enduring!

The two streaks of silver light, which had been moving so fast they were mere afterimages, slowed drastically!

This sudden change was something the A-Class Intelligent Mechanisms’ internal processing units couldn’t comprehend, no matter how much they overclocked their calculations.

But the next moment, something even more incomprehensible happened.

POP!

A faint sound, like a bubble bursting, was heard.

A basin-sized hole inexplicably blew open in the chest of the Intelligent Mechanism on the left, spraying out silvery-white liquid metal and complex mechanical parts.

There was no energy beam, no physical attack, not even a hint of an impending strike.

The hole had simply appeared out of thin air.

Then.

POP! POP! POP!

A series of faint, continuous pops sounded out.

Ghastly holes blew open one after another on the other Intelligent Mechanism’s back, shoulder blade, and leg. Its body convulsed violently in mid-air, and it nearly lost its balance.