People in the Alliance, Time Management Master

The tornado that destroyed the casino reappeared, kicking up clouds of dust as it hurtled towards the robot.

Mu Bai squinted, gripped the hilt of his sword, and tensed all his muscles.

The moment the robot is blown away, he will unleash the ultimate technique of the Wind Control Sword Art—the Gale Severing Breath Slash.

Unfortunately, reality is always more cruel than imagined.

Although the robot's body was enormous, its agility was by no means lacking. The scanner on its "face" emitted a red light, and then it nimbly turned its body to the side, perfectly dodging the whirlwind.

The next moment, the preheated heavy machine gun began to fire, bullets raining down.

"Damn, scripted movement..." Mu Bai's eyes twitched, and he quickly moved left and right, then used the forward slash to get close to the opponent to avoid being riddled with machine gun bullets.

Little did they know, this was exactly what the robot had calculated.

Two chains attacked simultaneously from the left and right sides, while electric blades slashed in the face, blocking all escape routes.

Mu Bai gritted his teeth, deciding to use the Dolan Sword to block the electric blade first. As for the chains... he wouldn't die from taking a hit!

Clang! The two sword blades clashed head-on, but the chains did not strike their bodies for a moment.

He looked up in confusion and suddenly realized that the connection between the chain and the robot's body had been blown apart at some point.

At the same time, a voice tinged with both resentment and joy rang out:

"You can't do without me, you idiot Mu Bai!"

Caitlin, panting heavily, pulled the trigger again.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: May the Haze Not Enter Our Home

Why are you here?

Upon seeing the girl in the pristine white dress, Mu Bai was overjoyed. And of course, he was also deeply moved.

"How dare you ask!" Caitlin glared at him fiercely, but the worry in her eyes was impossible to hide. "If you do this again, I'm not going to take care of you anymore!"

"My... well, let's deal with the immediate problem first." Mu Bai scratched his head sheepishly and quickly went around to the girl's side.

"Hmph, I'll settle the score with you when we get back."

Caitlin rolled her eyes at him, then pressed her cheek against the walnut wood panel again, ready to shoot.

"Speaking of which, what's with this robot...? When did Zaun get this kind of technology?"

When she rushed over, she was worried that Mu Bai would be no match for the Alchemist Baron's many henchmen, but she never expected that the reality would be completely different from what she imagined...

Mu Bai's strength was even more exaggerated than she remembered... The Alchemist Baron and his henchmen were all lying on the ground.

But where did this robot come from...?

How did things turn out so magically?

“I don’t know the specifics either.” Mu Bai shook his head slightly, his longsword twirling in the air with a few elegant sword flourishes. “In short, based on my observation, to dismantle it, we must first find its driving energy source.”

What are your plans?

"I'll maneuver around you, you shoot."

"……Then what?"

"That's all."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Bai charged forward with his sword, leaving a cut on the robot with a perfect forward slash.

Without those two annoying chains, he could attack more boldly.

The Doran's Sword and the Hextech Revolver attacked in a crossfire, filling in each other's gaps. With Caitlyn's occasional harassment, the situation suddenly became much clearer.

But to say that you can take down the opponent will probably require a lot of hard work.

Although their attacks were able to penetrate the robot's armor and did cause damage, the area of ​​destruction was too small.

Both sword blades and bullets target a single point of attack. Unlike humans, robots do not have fatal weaknesses, making it difficult to completely disable them with point-to-point attacks.

The energy core must be found...

"Level 2 failure has occurred. Suicide attack mode activated."

Just as Mu Bai was thinking of slowly wearing down his opponent, the robot's form and calculation method suddenly changed.

The heavy machine gun on its left arm was embedded in its body, replaced by another electric blade. The miniature cannon on its head was also retracted into a metal shell, replaced by a constantly spinning chainsaw.

Upon seeing this, Mu Bai was momentarily stunned.

Holy crap, chainsaw silver!

"Clear, clear, clear..."

The robot's movement speed suddenly increased, and its attacks became more ferocious. It almost completely abandoned defensive measures, and each attack was carried out with the intention of mutual destruction.

Mu Bai felt immense pressure and had to dodge repeatedly, without even having a chance to fire a shot.

"Lower your head!"

In the critical moment, Caitlin shouted and pulled the trigger at the same time.

A narrow, piercing bullet was fired from the muzzle. The moment it hit the robot's arm, it suddenly expanded into a blade-like projectile, severing one of the robot's electric blades.

Just as Mu Bai was about to give a thumbs-up to his ally, another ridiculously thick rope net shot out, binding the robot tightly.

Peacemakers and 90-gauge rope nets.

“Well done, Caitlin!” Now he could praise her.

"How beautiful?" Caitlin asked proudly, slinging the rifle over her shoulder.

"As beautiful as your face."

"...You're being cheeky again!"

"Just telling the truth." Mu Bai smiled, then dragged his tired body to continue the attack.

However, robots that don't care about their lives are not so easy to deal with.

Its propulsion devices all activated, and it broke free by brute force while simultaneously using intense heat to scorch the rope net. In just a few seconds, it regained its freedom.

Of course, such reckless operation comes at a price—circuit board overload, central information processor overheating, and slowdown.

"The time to decide the outcome has come..."

Mu Bai twisted his neck, stopped dodging, and faced his opponent head-on with all his might.

The blade clashed with the serrated edge and the electric blade, sparks flying everywhere. Both man and machine ignored the warnings from their overloaded bodies, forcibly swinging their swords with maximum speed and force.

Their exchange even created afterimages.

Caitlin hid in the shadows, aiming, but hesitated to pull the trigger—they were too fast, and firing rashly could easily injure friendly forces.

The Dolan sword left numerous sword marks on the robot's body, and its metal shell gradually peeled away; the robot also repeatedly injured Mu Bai, leaving countless bloody marks on his body.

hum-

Mu Bai's sword rang out.

"Caitlyn, get ready!"

He roared, and his surging sword intent reached its saturation point, with a whirlwind beginning to swirl around the blade.

"Hasage!"

The robot detected the tornado approaching it and immediately used the same trick as before, nimbly twisting its body in an attempt to dodge the attack and then strike with its sword.

However, this time it made a mistake.

The hurricane didn't strike it directly, but rather its feet.

"Get out of here!" Mu Bai stared at the rapidly cracking floor and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Since this broken robot crawled up from below, there must be space below, at least one upward passage.

Once you find the thinnest spot on the floor, the passageway will be directly underneath.

After so much effort and suffering so many injuries, I finally made the right bet!

"Whirlwind Slash—!"

Mu Bai's body vanished like a ghost, only to reappear behind the robot in the blink of an eye. A whirlwind lifted the two of them, leaving them suspended in mid-air, as the longsword slashed wildly.

The sword intent materialized, creating a gentle breeze. The wind blades relentlessly ravaged the robot's remaining metal shell, finally exposing its internal structure to the air.

The energy core has been found.

That blue crystal hidden deep within the circuit!

Goodbye, Tin Giant.

The moment the Gale-Slaying Slash stopped, Mu Bai turned to Caitlin and made a gesture.

The latter understood and immediately opened fire.

After a gunshot, the energy core shattered into countless fragments, the robot instantly lost power, all its devices shut down, and it turned into a pile of scrap metal that crashed to the ground.

With Caitlin's help, Mu Bai climbed back onto the ground.

"Finally done... This was really tough..."

Mu Bai lay on his back, the pain from dozens of wounds, large and small, on his body couldn't hide the smile on his face.

“Your injury…” Caitlin frowned and tore her beloved dress in half. “Don’t move, let me bandage it for you.”

"Thanks……"

"Don't thank me, I'll settle the score with you when we get back! Why did you act on your own? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Ahem, well... it's a long story..."

"Humph!"

A few minutes later, Caitlin helped Mu Bai wipe away the last bit of blood, leaving his elegant and beautiful dress tattered.

She sat quietly on the ground, her beautiful eyes gazing at the sky—she could see nothing; the haze and towers obscured her view, and not a single star could be seen.

"Um, I'm sorry..." Mu Bai sincerely apologized, "I ruined your Evolution Day..."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, he knew very well how much she was looking forward to the ball today.