Qin Yu kicked the ambushing Mechanical Soldier away.
"I'm fine!"
Elena didn't even furrow her brow.
She didn't even glance at her wound.
"Forget about me! Look ahead!"
Only thirty meters remained to the Raptor.
The Third Tyrannosaurus finally sensed the commotion beneath its feet.
"Beep beep beep—"
Its massive Electronic Eyes locked onto the two figures on the ground.
Although the main cannon was still charging the energy sphere,
its Secondary Weapon System activated instantly.
The Raptor opened its maw wide.
A highly concentrated Plasma Fireball was rapidly coalescing.
"It's about to fire!"
Qin Yu roared.
"Cover me!"
"Leave it to me!"
Elena hurled her Micro-Submachine Gun directly at the Raptor's eyes.
Simultaneously, she drew the last two High-Explosive Armor-Piercing Grenades from her waist.
She didn't throw them.
Instead, she charged forward with all her might.
Stepping onto the shoulder of a Mechanical Soldier, she leaped high into the air.
Mid-flight,
she slammed both grenades directly into the Raptor's closing chest armor.
"Clack!"
The armor was sealing shut.
It was meant to protect the Nuclear Reactor Core within.
"Bang! Bang!"
The grenades lodged precisely in the Hydraulic Gaps of the armor.
"BOOM—!!"
A massive explosion erupted on the Raptor's chest.
Although it failed to breach the main armor,
the blast's force violently deformed the hydraulic transmission shaft.
"Screech— Groan—"
Amidst the piercing screech of grinding metal,
the two chest armor plates of the Raptor jammed shut.
Leaving a half-meter-wide gap.
Inside,
the blindingly white Energy Core was completely exposed!
"Beautiful work!"
Qin Yu let out a wild laugh.
The thrusters at his feet erupted with a burst of blue flame.
His entire body shot skyward like a fired cannonball.
Using the cover Elena's explosion provided, he soared straight up.
"ROAR—!!"
The Raptor emitted a furious electronic roar.
The Plasma Fireball in its maw blasted directly at Qin Yu in mid-air.
No time to dodge.
No leverage in the air.
"Battle Armor energy to full output! Shield activate!"
Qin Yu's eyes burned crimson.
An indigo-blue energy shield instantly enveloped the surface of his S-class combat armor.
"BOOM—!!"
The fireball smashed violently against the Shield.
Qin Yu felt as if he'd been struck head-on by a high-speed train.
His internal organs churned violently.
A mouthful of blood sprayed across his visor.
"Alert! Shield overload!"
"CRACK!"
The Shield shattered.
But the fireball's energy was also completely depleted.
Using the momentum from the blast, Qin Yu's body was forcibly propelled three meters higher.
He landed right before the jammed chest gap of the Raptor.
Extreme heat washed over him.
The temperature inside the core exceeded a thousand degrees.
The surface of Qin Yu's Battle Armor began emitting a scorched smell.
"Come out!!"
Qin Yu ignored everything.
He thrust both hands directly into the half-meter-wide gap.
Clutching the Energy Core—larger than a human head—with all his might.
"Sizzle—"
The nanofibers of his armor gloves began to melt.
Excruciating pain shot from his palms.
The skin and flesh of Qin Yu's hands were instantly seared black.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!!"
Qin Yu let out a bestial roar.
Every muscle in his arms bulged taut.
Blood vessels even burst at the corners of his eyes.
This core was locked into the Reactor with a Strong Magnetic Lock.
Forcing it out was equivalent to fighting against the entire Mecha's Power System.
"Beep beep beep—"
The Raptor frantically sounded alarms.
Its massive body began to struggle violently.
The enormous mechanical claw swung directly toward Qin Yu on its chest.
"Boss, watch out!!"
On the ground, Elena watched with eyes wide in horror.
She picked up a rifle from the ground and frantically fired at the descending mechanical giant claw.
But the bullets struck it without even sparking.
"Break... for me!!"
Qin Yu gritted his teeth until they nearly shattered.
With a sudden surge of strength from his waist, his legs braced firmly against the Raptor's chest armor.
All the power in his body converged into his hands.
"Crunch!"
The buckle of the Strong Magnetic Lock emitted a sound of unbearable strain, on the verge of snapping.
"Crunch, crunch!"
More connecting pipes were forcibly torn apart.
Just as the mechanical giant claw was less than half a meter from Qin Yu's head.
"Squelch—!"
A large burst of blue Coolant mixed with electrical sparks gushed out.
That Energy Core, radiating a blinding white light.
Was forcibly, completely uprooted by Qin Yu!
Instantly.
The entire underground workshop.
Fell into deathly silence.
The frenzied Electronic Eyes of the Third Tyrannosaurus.
Seemed as if their power had been instantly cut off.
The red light rapidly dimmed.
That giant claw, halted half a meter above Qin Yu's head.
No longer had the strength to descend.
As the Mecha lost power.
It collapsed with a heavy thud.
"Thud—"
The enormous metallic body was completely paralyzed.
Simultaneously.
The Golden Light Sphere, deprived of the Raptor's energy supply.
Instantly slowed its rotation.
The blinding light began to flicker.
Immediately after.
Those Mechanical Soldiers surging toward Elena like a tide.
Their movements froze in unison.
The Mechanical Soldier that had been swinging a combat blade to decapitate her just a moment before.
The next second.
All the red lights in its eyes extinguished.
"Clatter—"
Hundreds upon thousands of Mechanical Skeletons.
Lost their power support.
Like a pile of scrap metal, they collapsed to the ground in unison.
Stirring up clouds of dust.
It was over.
In an instant.
All threats completely disintegrated.
"Thump."
Qin Yu, holding the scalding Energy Core.
Jumped down from the Raptor's chest.
He landed heavily on the ground.
Kneeling on the ground.
He gasped for breath in great heaves.
His Battle Armor was already tattered and torn.
His hands were even more severely burned, skin torn and bleeding profusely.
But he paid no attention to the wounds.
Only clutching that core tightly.
Suddenly, he raised his head.
And laughed wildly.
"Hahahahaha!!"
"A bunch of worthless scrap metal!"
"Think you can stop me from making a fortune?!"
His laughter echoed through the vast underground workshop.
Carrying the madness of one who had narrowly escaped death.
Urgent footsteps approached.
Elena threw aside the empty rifle in her hands.
Stumbling, she ran to Qin Yu.
Her body was covered in cuts and scratches of all sizes.
That Tactical Undergarment had completely failed, barely covering the essential areas.
She looked at Qin Yu, half-kneeling on the ground.
At his charred hands.
Her eyes suddenly reddened.
She lunged forward.
Wrapping her arms tightly around Qin Yu's neck.
With astonishing strength.
Pressing his head firmly against the impressive softness of her chest.
"You lunatic!"
Elena's voice trembled.
"Do you have any idea how dangerous that was just now?!"
"Just a little more! Just a little more and you would have been smashed to pulp!"
Qin Yu was smothered, struggling to breathe.
But that warm, soft sensation after surviving a disaster.
And the unique scent of her body, mixed with gunpowder and sweat.
Instantly relaxed his tense nerves.
He didn't push her away.
Instead, he let her hold him.
A weary smile spread across his lips.
"Ahem."
Qin Yu gently nudged her waist with his elbow.
"Comrade bodyguard."
"If you keep squeezing this tight."
"I'll suffocate to death before any monster can finish me off."
Elena snapped back to reality and quickly let go.
A rare blush spread across her cheeks.
But she didn't step back.
Instead, she plopped down right beside Qin Yu.
"These hands of yours..."
She looked at Qin Yu's wounds, her brow furrowed tightly.
She tore a strip of cloth directly from her own thigh.
Carefully bandaged him up.
Her movements were gentle.
A stark contrast to the god of death she had been moments before.
Qin Yu looked at the woman so close to him.
At her messy golden hair and delicate profile.
The wild possessiveness in his heart was completely ignited.
"Hey."
Qin Yu suddenly spoke.
His voice was a bit hoarse.
"What?"
Elena didn't look up, focused on tying the knot.
"Who said it earlier?"
Qin Yu raised an eyebrow.
"If I didn't die."
"After this battle, you'd come to my room and strip for me to see?"
Elena's hands paused.
She lifted her head, her sapphire-blue eyes meeting Qin Yu's directly.
No shyness.
No evasion.
Only a fiery, directness belonging to a Western woman.
She suddenly leaned in closer.
Her nose almost touching Qin Yu's.
Her warm breath brushed against his face.
"I said it."
Elena curled her red lips, smiling like a temptress.
Her finger lightly traced Qin Yu's blood-stained chin.
"As long as the boss can afford the overtime pay."
"Tonight."
"I won't even bother wearing this underwear."
The two were extremely close.
The ambiguous temperature rapidly rose in the air still thick with gunpowder smoke.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem—!!"
Suddenly.
An extremely harsh cough came through the communicator.
It was Li Ruobing's voice.
"Um..."
Li Ruobing's voice sounded like it was spoken through gritted teeth.
"I don't want to interrupt your flirting."
"But the President's power furnace has already preheated to the red line."
"And."
Li Ruobing paused, her tone becoming extremely grave.
"Qin Yu, look ahead."
Qin Yu and Elena turned their heads simultaneously.
Looking in the direction Li Ruobing pointed.
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