457: Prey caught in the spider web

“Retreat, retreat immediately!”

Facing Kai’s frantic barrage, Timsi’s eyes were filled with dread, and he could only issue the order to retreat.

He was indeed not afraid of Kai’s laser barrage, but his subordinates, who were not strong enough, could not withstand it.

He was the leader of the Timsi Pirate Crew; if he survived alone, wouldn't he become a bare commander?

Moreover, the tower was right here, and this damnable mechanical puppet was right here. Neither of them would run, so he could completely protect his subordinates as they left, then return later.

He could even return after making thorough preparations.

Thinking this, Timsi’s intention to leave grew stronger.

Under his protection, all members of the Timsi Pirate Crew, except for those who were already dead beyond saving, surprisingly survived.

Of course, this was mainly because Kai did not pursue them.

His primary mission was to guard the tower and Lin Tianwei, who was currently refining his Body of Talents within it.

Kai would never do anything as foolish as rashly pursuing the enemy and falling for their feint.

After being upgraded with a large number of Core Code fragments, Kai’s logical thinking was extremely strong, and his computing ability was terrifying. Such small tricks could not deceive him at all.

He had reason to believe that if he dared to abandon guarding the tower to pursue, Timsi would absolutely abandon covering his subordinates' retreat and seize the opportunity to enter the tower.

For a pirate like Timsi, subordinates were completely expendable pawns.

As long as the profit was sufficient, he would sacrifice all his subordinates without hesitation.

Just as Timsi was about to step out of Kai's firing range, he looked back at Kai, who had never pursued him, and felt immense regret.

The Mech Clan's mechanical puppet was cold-blooded and ruthless, only coldly executing the orders given by its master.

He actually didn't take such a good opportunity to strike a fallen foe, which was quite disappointing.

He had wanted to feign a righteous and caring demeanor towards his subordinates to trick the opponent into coming out, but he didn't expect to fail.

Shaking his head slightly, Timsi ordered his subordinates to leave this secret realm and await his summons outside.

Overall, saving these subordinates wasn't too much of a loss.

Perhaps next time he could sell them for a better price.

As for Timsi?

He rested on the spot, as if there were no Cosmic Beasts around.

He had expended a lot of stamina covering the retreat of the pirate crew's subordinates.

Fighting Kai under such circumstances would undoubtedly be a huge loss.

Anyway, Kai would not take the initiative to attack; he would only guard the entrance to the tower like a log.

Given this, Timsi could completely rest where he was and fight Kai again after his stamina had fully recovered.

This wait lasted for a full half month before Timsi completely recovered all the energy in his body.

The reason, in summary, was simply stinginess.

Timsi had no intention of using resources to accelerate his stamina recovery; he was completely waiting for natural restoration, which naturally took so long.

Once again in a state of full stamina, Timsi walked forward again, heading towards the tower guarded by Kai.

This time, he decided to use his Claws to pry open Kai's mechanical head and smash the internal mechanical circuits to vent his anger.

While covering his subordinates' retreat, Timsi also discovered that Kai's strength was not as powerful as he had shown.

Overall, he was only at Domain Lord Level Six.

If it weren't for his subordinates being too weak, he wouldn't have been in such a sorry state.

Unfortunately, Timsi was incredibly selfish and often betrayed his subordinates, so it was impossible for him to cultivate any powerful subordinates.

He could only act himself at critical moments.

Fortunately, his Domain Lord Level Nine strength was completely capable of handling things, which allowed the Timsi Pirate Crew he led to run rampant in the universe.

This time, he set his sights on Kai and on Lin Tianwei, who was refining his Body of Talents in the tower.

He just didn't know if he truly had the strength to break through the guardian Lin Tianwei had carefully chosen for himself.

They clashed again. This time, facing Timsi's relentless advance, Kai did not choose to continue with laser barrages.

When one's strength was far inferior to the opponent's, laser barrages would only waste energy in vain, to no avail.

Accompanied by a series of mechanical clanking sounds, Kai's body rapidly transformed, quickly switching to combat mode and reverting to its previous mechanical giant beast form.

The blades covering his body made Kai look incredibly intimidating.

Whoosh!

That was the booming sound of Kai's massive body cutting through the air.

Offense was the best defense.

Since there was only one enemy in front of him, taking the initiative to attack was the best choice to guard the tower.

With the force of a thousand tons, Kai's Claws launched a deadly strike at Timsi.

Facing Kai's sudden attack, Timsi seemed to have been prepared, extending his own Claws.

With his rich experience in bullying the weak and fearing the strong, Timsi was terrifyingly powerful when facing an opponent far weaker than himself.

He swung his Claws, and their power was countless times greater than Kai's Claws.

Clang!

That was the sound of Claws colliding.

The collision between flesh and steel resulted in an undisputed victory for the flesh.

Although he had not fully mastered a domain like Lin Tianwei, Timsi also possessed some unformed domain power.

Attaching this domain power to his Claws allowed him to cut through steel like mud, instantly severing Kai's Claws.

If an ordinary Cosmic Beast suffered such damage, its combat power would definitely be greatly reduced.

After all, for Cosmic Beasts, Claws had always been their most powerful weapon.

But Kai was different; he was a Mech Clan member, a Mech Clan completely different from Cosmic Beasts.

The moment his Claws were split in two, with the operation of his body, another Claw instantly grew out.

Utilizing the space created by Timsi's attack, sharp Claws fiercely pierced into Timsi's body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

That was a sound like metal scraping violently, yet Timsi's body was not a bit weaker than Kai's Claws.

This seemingly sudden attack only left a few obvious scratches on Timsi's body.

Clearly, to break through Timsi's defense, Kai either had to unleash even greater power, or he had to scratch the same spot a thousand times.

And it had to be before Timsi's wounds completely healed.

Not only that, but the ineffectual Kai also fell into a passive state, facing another thunderous strike from Timsi.

This time, Kai lost not just his Claws, but an entire mechanical arm was severed by Timsi, looking utterly miserable.

Although there was only a two-level difference, it was as if an insurmountable chasm lay between them. The battle between Timsi and Kai was a complete crush.

Kai, suppressed at every turn, seemed to see no hope of victory.

However, only from Kai's steadily flickering electronic eyes could one tell that he was not as flustered as he appeared.

Kai had long known that in this battle of the weak against the strong, he had no advantage in terms of power.

His only advantage was the beast core within him, a powerful beast core, a beast core that could provide him with an endless supply of energy.

Kai appeared to be just a Mech Clan member with only Domain Lord Level Seven strength, but in reality, he was a Mech Clan member with Domain Lord Level Seven strength possessing infinite energy.

A miss is as good as a mile.

What Kai had to do now was to rely on his infinite energy to launch suicidal attacks against Timsi, giving the opponent no time to recover his stamina.

When the opponent's stamina began to decline, that would be the moment Kai would gradually turn the tide and ultimately win this battle.

As long as Timsi could not completely kill Kai, that moment was destined to arrive.

This was the resilience of the Mech Clan; as long as the energy core and Core Code were not damaged, as long as there was still energy, he could revive infinitely, using the most tenacious steel will to completely crush the enemy.

Facing Kai's death-defying, injury-for-injury fighting style, Timsi not only wasn't alarmed but was very cooperative.

In his eyes, Kai was a mechanical puppet at the end of its rope, and such behavior was commonplace.

For a mechanical puppet, its master's orders trumped everything, so it was natural for him to fight so desperately.

It was precisely because of Kai's desperate efforts that Timsi felt he had seen through the truth of everything.

The mechanical puppet was anxious; this mechanical puppet in front of him was truly anxious.

If he wasn't truly that anxious, how could he launch such frantic attacks against him, regardless of energy loss?

Want to win against a stronger opponent? That was simply impossible; he was merely struggling in his death throes, maintaining his last dignity as a mechanical puppet.

Very well, he would kindly bestow this mechanical puppet its last dignity.

He would accompany him to complete this final battle perfectly.

Only from Timsi's extremely malicious gaze could one tell that his heart was definitely not so righteous.

What kind of war to grant Kai the last dignity of protection?

Such a thing simply did not exist for Timsi; he did so merely to satisfy his twisted sense of humor.

However, thanks to this, Kai's plan was able to proceed smoothly.

Although he truly couldn't understand Timsi's outrageous behavior of sometimes being able to severely wound him yet holding back.

Half a month, another full half month had passed.

This war between Domain Lord Level powerhouses lasted much longer than Timsi had imagined.

As they fought, he began to notice something was amiss.

How could this hunk of iron in front of him be like a cheat, seemingly possessing endless energy, showing no signs of energy depletion?

On the other hand, after half a month of arduous battle, although the intensity of the fighting was not high, his stamina had been depleted by a full 30%.

After all, no matter how weak Kai's strength was, he was still a Mech Clan member whose strength had reached Domain Lord Level Seven; he wasn't some cat or dog from next door, so he wasn't that easy to deal with.

Timsi's combat state also gradually changed from the initial ease to his current state of having a little strength left.

He had been tricked; he had fallen into the trap of this mechanical puppet in front of him?

The gradually turning tide of the battle gave Timsi a bad feeling.

Being able to elevate his strength to his current level, Timsi couldn't truly be a fool, and he quickly realized something was wrong.

To avoid further complications, he had to be ruthless and immediately kill this troublesome mechanical puppet in front of him.

Thinking this, Timsi became even more ruthless and merciless, no longer holding back in his attacks, completely aiming to utterly destroy Kai in battle.

Unfortunately, he realized it a little too late.

With the blessing of the Talent: Core Code (Extraordinary) fragments, Kai's intelligence was extremely high, and he had already prepared a complete plan.

When he noticed that Timsi seemed to be holding back, he had been feigning weakness, not using his full strength at all.

The body parts that Timsi constantly destroyed became the most crucial part of Kai's layout.

Seeing Timsi finally realize, Kai also decided to no longer hold back and bestow the most eternal death upon this ignorant Cosmic Beast who dared to disturb his master.

Facing Timsi's Claws, Claws imbued with powerful domain power, Kai seemed not to notice, allowing Timsi to crash into his embrace.

Just as Timsi was happy that he had torn open Kai's chest cavity and was about to see Kai's Core Code, Kai's body suddenly mutated, transforming from a flexible tiger into a menacing spider with bared fangs and Claws.

Eight Claws waved, giving Timsi a fierce embrace.

Not only that, but the seemingly meaningless metal parts scattered across the battlefield also underwent a change at this moment.

Summoned by Kai, they began to quickly gather, eventually forming a cage, a metal cage that was constantly shrinking, ready to completely bind Timsi within it.

With Kai's immense energy, the strength of this metal cage was not low; it was simply not something Timsi could tear apart.

The defensive force field surrounding it had a very special effect, capable of hindering information transmission within the metal cage.

This meant that by the time Timsi realized something was wrong and was about to call for help from his subordinates outside, he would be completely unable to transmit any information to the outside world.

This was Kai, a Mech Clan member with infinite energy, a death cage meticulously woven for Timsi.

The seemingly powerful Timsi was merely prey about to be entangled in a spider web, completely unable to break free.

Only eternal death awaited him.

In fact, the moment Kai bared his fangs and Claws, preparing to completely bind Timsi's body, Timsi felt something was wrong.

A powerful intuition made him instinctively feel danger, and he subconsciously burst out with his strongest current power, preparing to break free from Kai's restraint and return to a safe position.

Unfortunately, how could the arrogant Timsi break free from Kai's restraint?

He was horrified to discover that Kai, whom he could originally easily break free from, now seemed like the heaviest shackles, binding him tightly, making him completely unable to move.

He had been tricked; he had been tricked.

He, the hunter, had been instantly reversed, becoming the prey in the eyes of the true hunter.

Timsi immediately intended to call for help from his subordinates, but he found that information could not be transmitted at all.

The signal in this area had long since been completely blocked by Kai.

As a powerful Mech Clan member, blocking signals was an effortless task for Kai.

Watching Timsi struggle tenaciously but utterly unable to break free from his restraints, Kai felt that the other party was like a butterfly trapped in a spider web, struggling in vain.

Kai had no twisted pleasure in torturing enemies; he extended his Claws, immediately preparing to deal with the intruder before him.

However, just as Kai's Claws were about to approach Timsi's head, he felt a terrifying pressure, a pressure that rendered him completely unable to move.

Under the suppression of this pressure, he was completely unable to deliver a fatal blow to Timsi, who was so close at hand.