Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

[After your body was destroyed and reborn, your physique received sufficient exercise, physique +0.1.]

Bai E, reborn, felt a lingering sense of dread.

The strength of these two Wisdom Machines was surprisingly formidable, far beyond the level of the one he encountered last time.

The previous Wisdom Machine had only one laser-type weapon that could pose a fatal threat to him, and it took a considerable amount of time to activate, not to mention it was only used once, obviously unable to be fired multiple times.

And this time?

If it weren't for his ability to ignore death once, he would already be a goner.

Was it because Nova stole energy last time that made them seem easier to fight?

I don't know.

But actually, it's not important.

Just as Blackwater City's counterattack against the Blackrock Bug Nest, humanity's understanding of this world isn't always accurate.

But many things need to be done before anything else.

If he didn't have his current configuration, he wouldn't have been bold enough to assault this factory alone.

Let's see whose luck runs out!

Underneath the cold rage surged a spark of inspiration, and five arrows were Bai E's arrows of vengeance.

The red-painted chivalrous Wisdom Machine reacted first, its silhouette flashing as it positioned itself directly in front of an incoming arrow, the round shield in its hand directly facing the arrow's trajectory.

Even the arc-like motion of the arrow couldn't avoid the shield so closely in front of it.

"Boom!"

The arrow, capable of penetrating anything, did not spare the shield that could quickly recover, and upon touching the shield's surface, numerous afterimages followed, piercing through.

Nine strikes as one, the shadows of the arrows plunged in.

The large round shield was completely perforated, and the mechanical body behind the shield also suffered some non-penetrating damage.

The internal mechanical structure was faintly visible.

After passing through the Power Source Shield, the arrow lost its previously invincible power.

But that was just one arrow.

There were still four arrows with the same power!

Using a powerful shot combined with full-powered instant-kill arrows, he unleashed his strongest move yet, expending 75 points of Spiritual Energy in an instant for unparalleled lethal damage.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

The dragon-like arrows left behind almost imperceptible trails in the air before collectively slamming into the targeted Wisdom Machine's body.

Of course, the body structure of a First-Generation Wisdom Machine was hard enough, its "super-alloy material" a match for the current human-made elemental series alloys.

But it wasn't enough!

The arrow shadows shot through like shuttles, instantly plunging in.

Without any resistance, the body of the Wisdom Machine showed four holes about a meter in diameter each.

The Wisdom Machine, with its arms completely shattered, could no longer hold its two Energy Gathering Rifles, and erratic electrical currents roamed over its entire body.

The pair of blue electronic eyes flickered, and the electronic synthesized mechanical voice became incredibly stuttered, "How... could this... happen?"

[You delivered an extraordinary strike that instantly shattered your opponent's defenses, gaining +35 experience in ranged weapon mastery.]

[Your attack has precisely hit the target's energy core, rendering the target's body in "scrap" status, but it's rapidly recovering under the effect of "Mechanized Energy Sharing," with a countdown of 29.9 seconds.]

A new feature appeared in the combat attribute information of both the red and blue Wisdom Machines at the same time—

[Mechanized Energy Sharing: Their long-term collaboration and complementary characters and abilities allow their mechanized energy to merge and communicate without obstruction; any damage sustained by one within a certain distance will be healed by the mechanized energy of both. You must complete the synchronized "kill" within 30 seconds to truly defeat them! (Effective range: 10 kilometers)]

It was after this strike that Bai E finally saw the line of text from the drop rate appearing above their heads—

[??? (Wisdom Machine) (Hostile) (Lord)—Using "Lucky Strike" to kill may drop: Guaranteed (Steel*8000, Combat Experience 20000 points); High Probability (Technology: Fission Field Generator, Technology: Energy Gathering Bullet Manufacturing Process); Possible (Blueprint: Energy Gathering Rifle, Blueprint: Dynamic Source Sword, Blueprint: Power Source Shield)]

No wonder he hadn't been able to see the drop rates of these two First-Generation Wisdom Machines since the fight began; it turns out the subtitles only appeared after discovering how to defeat them.

The resources to be dropped were more than double those from the last Wisdom Machine he fought, and all it took was one skill recharge... assuming he could win, that is.

30 seconds!

Bai E drew his sword and charged towards the red chivalrous Wisdom Machine, which had recovered and was ready for battle.

The arrow's attack was effective against the other Wisdom Machine that used the Energy Gathering Rifles, but this red chivalrous one was faster and more responsive.

Attacks aimed at the blue Wisdom Machine could be completely blocked by it, and attacks on itself were likely to largely miss.

Moreover, even if one or two arrows hit, if they were blocked by the Power Source Shield, not much power would be left.

Under such circumstances, shooting arrows wasn't as reliable as the sword in his hand.

Without the five-fold shot from his instant-kill arrows, was he out of options?

Spiritual Energy surged, and the Spiritual Power Enchantment attached to his hand grew even stronger.