192: shock

“Damn it! What should I do?!” Ran Quan was also a bit numb, feeling as if he had fallen into a dead end.

He didn't know what kind of energy source this robot relied on to maintain its activities, so maybe he could... exhaust it?

After thinking about it, this path seemed a bit unfeasible! He was flesh and blood; how could he outlast a mechanical body?

Moreover, he didn't know the robot's energy situation... If he could truly confirm that the opponent's energy could only last for half an hour or an hour, then doing so would be acceptable...

But looking at the opponent now, there was no sign of energy depletion.

Ran Quan frowned deeply, constantly pondering a way to break the deadlock.

“A machine... as long as it's not a machine with independent thought... it definitely has a set of operating logic... then I just need to find this logic... and then use this logic to deal with it...” Ran Quan mused... He couldn't help but start observing the robot in front of him.

During the continuous attacks, Ran Quan had not yet discovered the robot's operating logic, but he did discover another exciting thing: some nicks appeared on the robot's sword under constant assault.

Although very subtle, almost unnoticeable to the naked eye, Ran Quan perceived it.

Ran Quan glanced at his Mantis Blades during the attack—they were perfectly intact!

It must be said, the System's power was still very strong!

The Mantis Blades were only level 2, but their quality was top-notch!

Wait... this was a way to break the deadlock! Ran Quan thought of this point; currently, the Mantis Blades could only scratch... but he now had 15,000 source points, and upgrading the Mantis Blades only required 10,000 source points... He knew that the gap between each level was huge, so if he upgraded the Mantis Blades to level 3, wouldn't that mean his attack power would greatly increase!

Then he could just hack through the robot!

one thought led to another, and Ran Quan couldn't help but get excited.

Ran Quan was a decisive person and immediately had the System upgrade the Mantis Blades.

Even during combat, it did not hinder the Mantis Blades' upgrade.

The Mantis Blades shimmered with a cold light, as if polished and ground in an instant.

Immediately after, the Mantis Blades and the robot's sword arm clashed fiercely.

Ran Quan felt the resistance of sinking in, which was very different from the bouncing force of previous collisions.

After attacking several times, Ran Quan clearly saw the nicks on the robot's sword arm; although not very large, they were indeed there.

“Ha! You rigid fellow! Watch me hack you down today!” Ran Quan was instantly excited upon seeing this; the robot showed no reaction, seemingly rigidly defending and counterattacking as he continuously attacked, constantly engaging Ran Quan in close combat, and once Ran Quan pulled away, it immediately switched to ranged attacks, using air cannons.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Under Ran Quan's continuous assault, hard work paid off; after nearly ten minutes of fierce battle, Ran Quan forcibly severed the robot's sword arm.

The robot seemed to sense that its “hand” had been severed; it even lowered its head to look at the broken end of its sword arm.

The next moment, Ran Quan's Mantis Blades sliced into the robot's body.

Clang!

A shower of sparks flew.

Two cut marks appeared on the robot's body, adding two unsightly gashes to its smooth, silvery torso.

The robot seemed to have a “contingency plan”; with its sword arm severed, the broken end transformed, becoming two holes.

The two severed muzzles fired at Ran Quan from close range.

However, Ran Quan, in close quarters, had maximum mobility; relying on his powerful reactions and speed, the robot's attacks appeared extremely clumsy.

It simply couldn't hit Ran Quan; every cannon blast flew past him, striking into the distance.

Meanwhile, Ran Quan's attacks continuously landed on the robot's body.

After multiple slashes, with a final sweeping strike.

Whoosh!

The robot was cut in half by Ran Quan.

Thud!

The robot fell to the ground, but even though it was cut in half, it continued to operate.

It raised its hand to continue attacking Ran Quan.

Ran Quan dodged that cannon shell, then stepped on the robot's arm, and the Mantis Blades chopped down fiercely.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Ran Quan cut off the robot's arm.

Both arms were cut off by Ran Quan.

To be safe, Ran Quan also chopped off the robot's head.

Looking at the robot's still glowing red eyes, Ran Quan put the robot's other parts into his System space, then took the head and looked at it up, down, left, and right.

It was a bit magical; the internal structure didn't have any complex wiring or anything like that.

It was more like a structure of mechanical components.

Emmm... Ran Quan couldn't quite explain it, but it felt incredibly profound and magical.

Ran Quan held it in his hand, not putting it into the System space, as it was still “active”; of course, just in case, Ran Quan wrapped the robot's head in layer after layer of cloth.

Then he returned to the Underground World.

Immediately, Ran Quan contacted Lin Diao.

Outside, he used a large box to wrap the robot's other parts in cloth and placed them together.

Then Ran Quan went to Lin Diao's shop.

He entered the back room.

Lin Diao was sitting in the courtyard, as usual.

As soon as Ran Quan entered, he heard Lin Diao's words.

“How was your haul today?” Lin Diao asked Ran Quan without looking up.

“Today's haul... you might lose your composure,” Ran Quan said with a smile.

“Oh?” Lin Diao raised an eyebrow; she sat up straight, her interest piqued. For Ran Quan to say that, it must mean the haul was much, much bigger than usual... What kind of surprise could it be?!

Lin Diao couldn't help but feel a little anticipation.

Ran Quan placed the large box on the table.

“What is this?” Lin Diao looked at the large box: “You're not telling me the surprise is just some monster materials, are you?”

“Yes, but also no,” Ran Quan said with a smile: “Open it and see.”

“Oh?” Lin Diao looked at Ran Quan, who was playing coy, smiled helplessly, and then reached out to open the box.

“This is...” Lin Diao was stunned when she saw what was inside the box.

“First, unwrap the cloth,” Ran Quan told Lin Diao.

“Mmm...” Lin Diao picked up one piece of cloth, unwrapped it, and saw a metal arm...

“This...” Lin Diao thought for a moment, then quickly unwrapped all the other cloths. After clearly seeing what was wrapped inside the other cloths, Lin Diao looked up at Ran Quan with a shocked expression.

“Is this a robot!?” Lin Diao asked, somewhat disbelievingly.

“Yes! That's right! It's a robot! And not the kind that's already scrap, found in some ruins! It's a functioning robot I encountered on my way back! The most crucial thing is! It attacked me!” Ran Quan told Lin Diao.

“!!!” Hearing Ran Quan's words, Lin Diao was even more shocked.