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"Senior, you just need to protect Nana and let her focus on buffing everyone."

"I know, waaaaah!"

"Cheng Fei, the BOSS won't run away from this place, will he?" A familiar, clear voice rang out.

"That's right, Master Ye, do you have any good ideas?"

Aside from the boy, Ye Shuang was the only person present who could get close enough to force the failed work to appear.

Faced with the two threats, the silver life form kept flashing across the field with its staff, and then took advantage of the moment when the two arrived to launch a counterattack.

"Wouldn't it be better if we each guard one side?" the obedient girl said tentatively.

"That's what I think too. Master Ye was quite clever this time," the boy replied with a smile.

Because they shared the same communication channel, everyone naturally heard this. Realizing this, the well-behaved girl said in an embarrassed and annoyed tone, "You're so annoying."

So the two stopped chasing the failed attempt together and instead each occupied half of the field to drive the enemy away. Although they still couldn't deal any real damage to the enemy who could react quickly and teleport a long distance, they significantly reduced the pressure on their teammates.

"Cheng Fei, how long will it take to kill it?" Lin Xuanqi asked in confusion.

Of everyone present, she probably inflicted the most damage on the enemy.

Protected by a group of men in black, the arrogant girl in a black combat uniform knelt on one knee, aiming a sniper rifle as tall as herself at a leisurely pace.

Her accuracy was higher than Zhou Han's, whose bullets could automatically track targets. There were even instances where she fired at the point of impact as soon as the silver life form appeared.

"Ruan Jingyi, she's incredibly accurate, it's insane..."

"Um……"

The other two whispered conversations could be heard in the channel, seemingly unaware that their words would be heard by everyone.

Cheng Fei coughed lightly, "Just focus on outputting damage. Its power isn't limitless, and units specializing in spells might be even more fragile than expected."

“Okay, then I’ll keep an eye on it and keep attacking.” Lin Xuanqi responded obediently.

"Heh." A cold laugh of unknown origin echoed in the channel.

Faced with the continuous impact on the shield, the silver life form that flashed into mid-air turned its head to look at the source of the attack, then raised its head, and a large number of staffs appeared from the void, hovering behind it.

The next moment, a storm of mixed magic swept over the area where Lin Xuanqi and the man in black were located.

"Lin-san?!" Nagasaki Asuna exclaimed in surprise at the scene. Realizing that the situation was bad, she didn't have time to chant to activate the staff's range and quickly made the arrogant girl her only target for protection.

After Ye Shuang used multiple jumps to drive away the silver life form that was continuously bombarding her with magic, the men in black had been almost all killed or wounded. The surviving arrogant girl gritted her teeth and moved away with her sniper rifle in her arms.

This made everyone's hearts sink a little.

"Cheng Fei, I'm sorry." Nagasaki Asuna's cautious voice rang out in the channel.

"Focusing on yourself isn't your fault," the boy replied casually.

Without the protection of the men in black, even with Cheng Fei and Ye Shuang keeping her occupied, Lin Xuanqi could no longer shoot with the same peace of mind as before.

"Nana, take a moment to apply a slow effect to the BOSS," the boy had no choice but to give the order in the channel.

“Okay.” Nagasaki Asuna obediently responded. After a brief hesitation, she adjusted the order in which she used the staff, trying to add interference to the enemy without reducing the protection of everyone.

In this atmosphere, a young girl with long white hair and a black trench coat appeared at the top of the courtyard wall, holding a straight-handled black umbrella and looking down at the battlefield below.

Then, she vanished from her spot in a flash, reappearing on the ground.

"Wait, wait, isn't that one?!" Zhou Han exclaimed in shock as he stared at the girl with the black umbrella dressed in a black sailor uniform.

Cheng Fei noticed this as well, "Teacher Shen, look! A black umbrella!"

"I can see!" The aloof girl was attacking the enemy with growing irritation.

Even in defeat, the girl under the black umbrella glanced at the battle.

Under everyone's gaze, the expressionless, childlike girl looked around, finally focusing on the silver life form, and held up her black umbrella.

The next instant, a terrifying purplish-red beam of light shot out from the tip of the black umbrella.

The failed attempt had to dodge the attack, and the crimson beam struck the wall, leaving a red-hot mark.

Immediately afterwards, it retaliated against the girl with the black umbrella with unwavering momentum. The girl with the black umbrella, holding her umbrella, flashed to a distance with a bang and launched another fierce attack on it.

"She's one of our allies?!" Miriam exclaimed in surprise.

"Honey, is she your friend?" Lin Xuanqi's voice was filled with confusion and a hint of something else.

"Heh, this Lin guy seems a bit nervous?" Shen Xi chuckled, then paused, her voice cold and wary, "Trash, what do we do now?"

Cheng Fei thought for a moment, "Let's treat her as an ally for now, and just be careful."

Although it's unclear why, it's obvious that Black Umbrella is now on their side. While they were talking, the naive girl had already clashed with the failed attempt several times.

The two sides fought in a similar manner to some extent, appearing and disappearing around the courtyard, making the entire battlefield even more chaotic.

The addition of the Black Umbrella somewhat mitigated the negative impact of the staff reduction, allowing the Corridor Research Department to regroup and launch a joint attack on the failed project.

Even so, the silver life form did not fall into a disadvantageous position. The void behind it seemed to hide another world, with staffs of different effects appearing one after another. It remained unmoved in the face of the group's all-out attack.

After the battle had been going on for a while, Zhou Han was the first to cry out in panic, "It's over, it's over, I'm almost out of bullets!"

"Cheng Fei, I'm running low on batteries too, what should I do?" Nagasaki Asuna's worried voice followed.

The boy smacked his lips. "Teacher Shen, it still doesn't seem to work. There aren't enough of us."

"Trash! Then what do you suggest we do?" Shen Xi replied with displeasure.

Her two staffs, the old one called the Staff of Void Torrent, has only ever hit an enemy head-on for a moment with the crimson beams it emitted. As for the Staff of Voidfire that she acquired later, she has never even had a chance to use it. It is obvious that the slow-moving Voidfire could not possibly hit an enemy that flashes by.

"Logically speaking, it's best to retreat first," the boy said in a low voice as he continued fighting.

"Cheng Feiyu is backing down again!" The girl gritted her teeth, her eyes flashing. After a brief silence, she opened her mouth.

As she continued speaking, in the darkness outside the giant shield, the void that had been gazing at the core area for who knows how long rose up. Its body was gradually covered by a broken exoskeleton. Then, a torrent of particles shot out from its legs, and its body rose off the ground, turning into a fleeting afterimage as it flew towards the shield.

It crashed head-on into the shield, and the exoskeleton instantly turned red-hot and melted, turning into liquid and falling off the body. Then, the fragments of equipment covering the body did not escape the same fate, being melted by the shield's terrifying energy.

After the outer shell completely disappeared, there was nothing inside its ethereal body, and the area in front of the shield became empty, as if it had been completely annihilated.

In the dark and silent space, this situation continued for a while. Then, a crack appeared out of nowhere on the outer wall of the Protoss facility inside the shield, as if something invisible had violently struck it.

Debris from the building at the point of impact fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Amidst the smoke and dust, the silhouette of a human figure slowly rising could be faintly seen.

A silvery, mercury-like metal flowed out from the void and gradually formed a humanoid life form.

It staggered toward the massive building ahead, a triangular device appearing in its hand, which it patted against its chest. A metallic liquid flowed out, enveloping its body as if alive, and then solidifying back into its broken exoskeleton. Intermittent streams of particles gushed from its legs.

Then, it took off, swayed in mid-air, and flew forward again as a fleeting afterimage.

The battle continued in the courtyard.

Although Cheng Fei wanted to retreat decisively, Shen Xi decided to make one last effort, and the boy had no choice but to agree, but told everyone to prepare to escape.

The girl with the black umbrella is still fighting the enemy with all her might, using her teleportation ability to move at high speed across the field.

In this atmosphere, the surging stream of particles reached the sky above the courtyard, slowed down, and then fell vertically.

The void entity that forced its way through the giant shield landed in the center of the arena and slowly rose.

In the bright courtyard, its mercury-like body beneath its broken exoskeleton could be clearly seen, looking no different from another silver life form that was engaged in battle.

"Two?" Cheng Fei's eyelids twitched at the sight, and he finally couldn't help but shout, "Teacher Shen, run!"

"You cowardly piece of trash, take a good look at the situation first!" the aloof girl said coldly and without any politeness.

The void entity that landed in the courtyard got up without hesitation and instantly rushed towards the silver life form that had flashed nearby.

The player's firearms materialize out of thin air in its hand, and it fires at the failed attempt.

Failed attempts had to be made one after another to dodge the sudden barrage of fire.

"What's going on? What's going on? Why are there more people helping out?!" Zhou Han, who had run out of ammunition for his main weapon and was just using his pistol to get by, widened his eyes.

"They started fighting? Why?" Cheng Fei asked, equally surprised and uncertain.

"It seems to be a ghost, but why?" Shen Xi narrowed her eyes, observing the equipment and fighting style of the ethereal being. Realizing something, she frowned and became puzzled.

During the short time they were talking, the battle between the two silver life forms intensified, and even the girl with the black umbrella seemed unable to intervene, so she could only stop and watch everything expressionlessly.

Looking at the chaotic situation before him, Cheng Fei thought for a moment and decided to give up trying. "Teacher Shen, don't worry about why. Since that's the case, let's give it another try."

As soon as he finished speaking, the boy activated Time Zero and rejoined the battle.

"Cheng Feiyu, an opportunist!" Shen Xi made no attempt to hide her disdain, while simultaneously seizing the opportunity to try and attack the failed attempt.

Seeing this, the others also joined the attack on the enemy.

Unlike the Corridor Research Department and the Black Umbrella Girl, the newly added Shadow Fighters' fighting style can be described as fearless and ruthless.

It relentlessly pursued its failed attempt, undeterred even by magical barrages. Its exoskeleton was quickly destroyed, and it produced new equipment from the void.

The mercury that makes up its body melts when attacked, but is immediately replenished from the void to reform its limbs, as if it possesses the ability to be immortal.

Shen Xi stared intently at the scene, her small face growing increasingly solemn.

In the relentless pursuit, repeated failures were inevitable, leaving almost no chance to retaliate.

Until one moment, the failed attempt collided with the shadow after a flash.

As the two silver lifeforms drew near, the shadowy creature entangled itself with the failed creation, grabbed the staff that hovered behind it for teleportation, and then clenched its fists and snapped it in two.

A not-so-loud cracking sound rang out clearly in the courtyard.

"Teacher Shen, so this is the correct way to fight a mage?" Cheng Fei was stunned.

Having failed and lost the ability to escape, it waved its hand as if intending to summon a staff from the void once again.

The shadow gripped its arm tightly, and then a strange phenomenon occurred.

The shadowy hand slowly sank into the failed creation's arm, and the bodies of the two silver life forms began to merge, becoming indistinguishable from one another.

The failed creation, which had been floating in mid-air, struggled for a moment, and then a large number of staffs that had been unfurled behind it disappeared one after another, as if they had been returned to the void.

After the staff that provided buoyancy disappeared, the failed creation plummeted to the ground, crashing heavily to the ground along with the shadow.

Cheng Fei seized the opportunity and rushed forward. The Dimensional Cutter slashed at the head of the failed creation, even though the boy was unsure of the enemy's weak point.

The black longsword easily sliced ​​through the silver life form's head thanks to its special properties, but the mercury-like metal instantly healed itself after the blade detached, appearing completely unharmed.

"?!" The boy looked at the weapon in his hand, speechless with surprise and doubt.

The shadow continued to merge with the failed creation, the two silver life forms almost sticking together like liquid.

A ball of eerie blue flame drifted in silently, igniting the two figures entangled together and lying motionless on the ground.

"Voidfire Staff: Uses modulated phantom energy pulses to simulate voidfire burning the target, continuously weakening electromagnetic forces and making the target's physical structure vulnerable."

"Cheng Feiyu, get out of the way!" Shen Xi narrowed her eyes with a cold expression, put down one staff and picked up the other, adjusting it to maximum output.

The boy met the cold, aloof girl's eyes, his expression changed, and he immediately activated Time Zero and fled from the spot.

982. Since things have come to this, the three who ordered takeout first...

Shen Xi did not hesitate.

Under everyone's gaze, a crimson beam of light as thick as a washbasin erupted from the tip of the girl's raised staff. The dazzling light gave people the illusion that the whole world had become dim, and the heat effect caused a shockwave that blew her waist-length hair.

The two intertwined silver life forms were simultaneously engulfed by the light stream. The mercury-like metal could be clearly seen melting under the bombardment of the light stream, and then constantly emerging from the void to repair itself. The two processes waxed and waned, creating a tug-of-war.

At this moment, another purplish-red beam joined the suppression of the silver life form. The childlike girl in the black sailor uniform held up her black umbrella expressionlessly, continuously releasing terrifying energy.

Under the erosion of the two energies, the speed at which the mercury repaired itself visibly slowed down until finally, it stopped flowing out completely.

The girl with the black umbrella watched all this, then silently ended her attack.

Shen Xi didn't put down her staff until the battery was exhausted, her small face still staring warily at the place where the two silver life forms were.

There, large patches of red-hot marks remained on the solid ground, and the two silver life forms had vanished without a trace.

The air in the courtyard returned to silence; apart from the occasional charred marks, it seemed as if nothing had happened.

"Did you win? Did you win?" Zhou Han blinked her round eyes, her face full of disbelief. "Or did they run away?"

"Probably dead?" Cheng Fei hesitated. "Disappearance is normal, although this case is special."