51: Combined, Mechanical Tyrant

"What the hell is that thing?"

Zhao Dezhu aimed the camera and continuously adjusted the focus.

His Rock Colossus started trembling when the massive structure appeared, its huge body shaking incessantly.

It wasn't just it; the beast pets of the other team members also showed varying degrees of unease.

This was the instinctive fear felt by living beings when facing a higher-Rank existence.

"The energy reaction is rapidly escalating."

Technician Zhang Yu looked at the data displayed on the terminal on his wrist.

"It has already broken through Elite Intermediate, and it's still rising."

"Exceeding Elite Intermediate?"

Li Feng looked in the direction of the massive structure in disbelief.

How could this be possible?

This Secret Realm has been probed many times by the Association, and the highest-Rank Demonic Beast was only Elite Intermediate.

How could a higher-Rank existence suddenly pop up?

"Could it be the Secret Realm Master?"

Wang Qian guessed.

This situation occasionally happens: the Secret Realm Master uses a special method to break through the Secret Realm's limitations.

The Lich in the first Secret Realm Bai Ye experienced originally had the potential to do this.

Unfortunately, it perished halfway through its Dao.

"Not necessarily."

Zhao Dezhu shook his head. He zoomed the camera lens out as far as it would go, staring intently at the Metal Nest.

"Don't forget, all the Demonic Beasts here belong to the Mechanical System."

The huge Metal Nest suddenly stopped wriggling.

Immediately after, massive cracks opened up on the surface of the nest.

The remnants of the Mechanical Sentries previously destroyed by Bai Ye flew up from all directions, drawn into those gaps as if by an invisible magnet.

Click! Click!

Tooth-aching metal friction sounds came from inside the nest.

Under the horrified gaze of the Support Team, the Metal Nest began to deform at a visible speed.

The bloated, ugly nest gradually stretched out, forming a humanoid torso and limbs.

A massive robot, over twenty meters tall and pieced together from countless metal components, stood up from the top of the Abandoned Factory.

The giant robot's body was covered in savage spikes and exposed wiring.

In the center of its chest was a core composed of the crimson single eyes of hundreds of Mechanical Sentries.

Hundreds of eyes lit up simultaneously, projecting cold red light that locked onto Bai Ye and his group below.

[Name]: Mechanical Tyrant (Body Integration Form)

[attribute]: Mechanical System

[Rank]: Elite Advanced (Pseudo)

[Aptitude]: Rare Intermediate

[Skills]: Sky Origin Cannon, Electric Drive, Self-Destruct... [Description]: A temporary combat form created by multiple Mechanical Sentries undergoing Body Integration via the Nest Core. It possesses immense destructive power, but its structure is extremely unstable.

Elite Advanced.

Although it was followed by "(Pseudo)," the pressure Bai Ye felt far exceeded that of an ordinary Elite Advanced.

This "Pseudo" Elite Advanced was actually close to the Elite Limit!

Looking at the information displayed on the illustrated compendium, Bai Ye finally started to take it seriously.

His current Rank is Elite Beginner. Although he has the bonus of the Purple Grade Photosynthesis Talent, without direct sunlight, he can only use the energy stored in his body.

Time was limited.

Facing this massive creature would likely be a bitter fight.

"Student Bai, can you still fight?"

Zhao Dezhu looked at the gigantic, heaven-reaching robot, his legs trembling.

Just standing there, the Mechanical Tyrant, formed by the Fusion of various Mechanical Spiders, gave them a sense of unconquerable despair.

Which Second-Tier could possibly fight an Elite Advanced?

Let a Fourth-Tier Beast Tamer handle this!

Li Feng's expression instantly fell.

What kind of joke was this?

Facing an Elite Advanced existence, their small team didn't even qualify to be a snack.

Forget fighting; escaping would be a miracle.

But while they wanted to run, the Mechanical Tyrant clearly didn't intend to give them the chance.

"Buzz!"

The Mechanical Tyrant emitted a sound wave that seemed to be a mix of countless metal frictions and electric screeches.

The sound wave rolled out, shaking the entire Ruins.

It raised its massive arm, composed of countless metal barrels, and slammed it toward the ground.

Boom!

The ground shook violently, and the metal debris accumulated on the surface rose up, spreading into an extremely long Metal Isolation Belt that directly blocked the retreat path of Li Feng and the others.

"Damn it, it won't let us leave."

Li Feng looked at the ten-meter-high Metal Isolation Belt, his face ashen.

He intended to contact the Association via the terminal to request backup.

But the terminal only emitted a harsh static noise.

This massive creature had even shielded the Spatial Signals.

In that case, they could only use a Transfer Stone to forcibly exit the Secret Realm, but that required ten seconds of preparation time.

Energy Ray, prepare!

The hundreds of crimson single eyes on the Mechanical Tyrant's chest lit up with blinding red light simultaneously.

The energy of a large number of Mechanical Sentries frantically gathered at its core.

The massive energy was so great that even its main body couldn't handle it, causing dense sparks to burst from its surface.

It's too late to use it!

"We're definitely dead this time. I was planning to confess to Ah Kai after this mission..."

Looking at the dazzling red light like the sun, Zhao Dezhu closed his eyes in despair.

Facing an attack of this caliber, any defense seemed pale and powerless.

Bai Ye was indeed very strong, and while he might be able to defend against it, that didn't mean they could withstand the aftermath.

"All of you, hide properly behind me."

Bai Ye waved his hand and said without looking back.

He faced the heaven-reaching Mechanical Tyrant alone, his small figure giving off a sense of reliability like a towering mountain.

"Bai Ye, you..."

Li Feng was about to say something but was interrupted by Bai Ye raising his hand.

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

Bai Ye felt the blood in his body boiling.

Since entering the Elite Rank, this was the third time he had felt such intense pressure.

The first two times were friendly forces, but this time, he was facing an enemy.

Joy! Joy!

"Let me test how hard this pile of Scrap Metal you cobbled together really is."

Bai Ye roared softly, stomped his foot violently, and charged forward like a green meteor, fearlessly meeting the world-destroying Energy Ray.

Watching the figure charging resolutely toward the ray, Li Feng and the others felt their hearts stop beating.

Using his Physical Body to directly withstand a full-power strike from an Elite Advanced Demonic Beast?

It could no longer be described merely as "madness."

The only thing they could think of was that Bai Ye wanted to commit suicide.

But was Bai Ye really that reckless?

Just as the Energy Ray was about to engulf Bai Ye.

A Ghost Orchid landed on Bai Ye's shoulder, transforming into Vine Armor that wrapped around his body.

Since someone below was still recording, he had to put on a show.

A more brilliant emerald green light burst forth from Bai Ye's body.

Countless bats surged out from behind him, forming a massive barrier that forcefully blocked the torrent of the Energy Ray.