Chapter 219 Let's test your defenses

Su Ze's figure appeared silently at the end of the 18th-floor corridor.

As soon as he appeared, he was drawn in by the sight before him.

The entire corridor had been completely sealed off by an invisible energy shield.

Outside the shield, a dense swarm of Wandering Ghost was frantically attacking,

their sharp claws making ear-piercing screeches against the barrier, yet they couldn't even stir a single ripple.

Behind that energy shield, several ferocious-looking automatic turrets were constantly spitting tongues of fire.

Every shell accurately hit a Wandering Ghost, exploding it into black smoke.

Su Ze's brow furrowed slightly.

Something wasn't right.

In Lu Jiaming's intelligence, the [Explosion-Proof Trench] belonged to Ye Qingqing,

while almost all turret blueprints were monopolized by another faction leader, a man named Shen Jie.

These two groups were in a cooperative relationship, but they shouldn't be close enough for this, right?

Although Su Ze couldn't see the specific attributes of these turrets, judging by the power and effect of the attacks, their quality was definitely not low—at least Rare grade.

Would Shen Jie be so generous as to directly give his core combat power to an ally?

This didn't fit the basic logic of apocalypse survival.

Unless their relationship was much closer than Lu Jiaming imagined.

Su Ze shifted his gaze from the turrets to the tightly closed door behind the shield.

This door was a bit strange.

The massive metal door was a dark gold color, and the door panels were carved with many copper coin patterns; it looked a bit gaudy, yet it exuded a singular texture.

Just then, another Wandering Ghost was blasted apart by a turret.

Among the black smoke the Wandering Ghost turned into, a small handful of copper coins fell with a clatter.

In the next second, a bizarre scene occurred.

The fallen copper coins seemed to be pulled by an invisible suction, passing straight through the energy shield with a 'snap' to stick onto the dark gold door before merging into it and vanishing.

Su Ze's eyes instantly lit up.

Good grief!

This Ye Qingqing really has something up her sleeve!

The [Explosion-Proof Trench] withstands damage, the automatic turrets handle the kills, and this strange door automatically picks up the dropped copper coins!

The acquired copper coins can, in turn, replenish the consumption of the [Explosion-Proof Trench] and the turrets...

Damn, isn't this just a self-sufficient perpetual motion defense system?!

As long as the number of Wandering Ghost isn't so great that they instantly burst the shield, theoretically, they could just stay idle and farm monsters like this forever!

Interesting.

Su Ze marveled inwardly; this woman named Ye Qingqing was indeed much smarter than that brute Lu Jiaming.

He just wasn't sure if this could maintain a break-even point.

Maybe it really could?

Because Su Ze looked at two of the turrets.

They looked a bit strange in design, but they gave off a faint sense of spirit fluctuations; they were clearly turrets specifically designed to target Supernatural Entities.

With such targeted restrictions, perhaps the consumption of those turrets would be relatively much lower.

However, Su Ze always felt that all of this was calculated a bit too perfectly.

It was as if they knew a lot of intelligence in advance, calculating every step just right.

In the brief moment he was thinking, the remaining dozens of Wandering Ghost in the corridor finally detected his fresh human scent.

They immediately gave up attacking the shield, letting out sharp screeches as they turned around and lunged toward Su Ze.

Su Ze didn't even lift an eyelid.

"Roar—!"

A Soul-Shaking Roar burst from his mouth.

Invisible spiritual energy instantly swept through the entire corridor.

The dozens of Wandering Ghost that had just charged halfway froze simultaneously, then quickly melted away like snow under sunlight, turning into flying ash.

Clink, clank.

Another floor full of copper coins.

The corridor was instantly cleared.

The turrets that were still firing also came to a stop.

The entire 18th floor fell into a brief silence.

They were a bit far away and weren't within the automatic pickup range of the copper coin necklace.

So Su Ze didn't go to pick up those copper coins; he just stood quietly in place, looking at the dark gold door.

A few seconds later, a crisp, calm female voice that betrayed little emotion came from behind the door.

"Honored guest from Jinghai University, I wonder what business brings you here?"

The voice was transmitted through some kind of amplification device, echoing clearly in the corridor.

Su Ze smiled.

He took a few steps forward until he reached the edge of the energy shield, facing the door from a distance.

"Nothing major."

"I heard your defense here is very strong, so I came to see for myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, inside the shield, those turrets instantly swiveled their muzzles in unison, all locking onto him!

"Swoosh—!"

A beam of scorching energy blasted out without warning, aiming straight for Su Ze's face!

The other party clearly didn't intend to waste words with him.

Su Ze's figure merely flickered slightly, vanishing from the spot and reappearing on the other side a few meters away.

The energy beam missed, slamming into the wall behind him and leaving a charred, deep crater.

"It seems you aren't very welcoming either." The smile on Su Ze's face remained, but his gaze turned a few degrees colder.

The female voice inside also became cold and hard.

"Friend, we have no grievances with you. There's no need for you to wade into these muddy waters."

"The defensive power of our [Explosion-Proof Trench] is not something you can break. If you leave now, there is still time!"

"Is that so?"

Su Ze gave a light chuckle, no longer heeding the other party's warning.

He flipped his palm, and a long spear, entirely silver with a tip flashing with cold light, appeared out of thin air in his hand.

Inside the energy shield, Ye Qingqing and Shen Jie, who were watching this scene through surveillance, felt their hearts skip a beat.

"What does he want to do?" Shen Jie's expression was a bit ugly.

"Don't panic," Ye Qingqing's voice was still relatively steady.

"The energy reserves of the [Explosion-Proof Trench] are still very sufficient. It's impossible for him to..."

Before she could finish her sentence.

Su Ze, outside the shield, moved.

He didn't make any fancy movements; he simply raised the long spear, aimed it at the energy shield in front of him, and then thrust it out powerfully!

There was no earth-shattering momentum, and not even a trace of energy fluctuation leaked out.

All the power was concentrated on that tiny spear tip.

Boom!!!

A massive roar echoed throughout the entire floor!

The energy shield shook violently, ripples visible to the naked eye spreading across its surface as its light instantly dimmed.

But, in the end, it held.

Behind the door, the sound of the woman breathing a sigh of relief could be heard.

She glanced at the loss and was instantly pained to the extreme.

Just this one strike had actually consumed forty thousand copper coins!!

She suppressed the shock in her heart and quickly issued a warning, though her voice betrayed her fear.

"See! I told you, you can't break it! I suggest you..."

Her words came to an abrupt halt.

Because she saw through the surveillance that Su Ze, far from backing down, had raised the long spear in his hand once more.

And this time, Su Ze's gaze narrowed slightly... he was clearly becoming much more serious.

Using skill, Armor Piercing Strike...

"Wait!"

"Sir, let's talk this out properly!!"