Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Likok's gaze hardened once again, and he abruptly turned to the supreme commander Gregory, "Commander, please give the order."

Could he really trust that synthetic soldier so much? Just because they had entered to provide support together for this brief period? What exactly had he done to earn such trust from all those who accompanied him?

Gregory's eyes flickered thoughtfully and he responded immediately, "I will follow your will."

He was a soldier, and a soldier's duty was to obey orders.

The final judgment was to follow Minister Likok's instructions completely; such were the orders he had received.

"Everyone, put down your guns, draw your blades! Charge in!"

However, the "missing" soldier's previous estimation about the number of personnel within the base turned out to be correct. By compiling the counts from each squad's independent kills and adding the number of bio-soldiers still stubbornly resisting, the total was indeed around a hundred people.

This accuracy in judgment was also an important basis for his willingness to comply with Minister Likok's sudden change of orders.

If 95B27 had not demonstrated any reliable signs before, whether he would have followed Likok's decision of trust, he himself could not be sure...

But there were not so many ifs, the reality was right in front of him.

Upon hearing the order, the soldiers immediately stowed their firearms, and the roar of gunfire ceased abruptly.

It goes without saying, the brief opening salvo truly laid the foundation for victory.

Had it not been for caution over the equipment, unarmed ancient bio-soldiers would merely be piles of meat under a machine gun.

The remaining handful of minor troops no longer posed a threat; led by the Blood God, masters of close combat charged forward with their knives, cleaning up in a final melee.

Following behind the soldiers and progressing, upon hearing that stopping the destruction was the correct response, Minister Likok moved along, tenderly touching the bullet marks on the walls with a heavy heart.

The steel walls had been pitted with bullet craters, not to mention the reinforced glass behind the glow tubes.

Some blue-purple viscous liquid, the material of which was unknown, slowly oozed from the punctured holes, twinkling with flecks of gold within.

The soldiers indeed did not deliberately target these glow tubes with gunfire, but stray bullets could still find their target within the steel passages given enough probability, which was why they were ordered not to use firearms from the start of the operation.

Minister Likok, pressing his earpiece, asked softly into the microphone, "We have stopped, what should we do now?"

"Reboot the main server cluster; we need its computational power."

Hearing Bai E's slightly breathless voice, Gregory, who had also opened his voice communication, asked, "Where are you?"

Listening to the voice in the absence of visibility always bred suspicion.

After all, their opponent was an electronic demon, and while they knew nothing of its actual abilities, its capacity to interfere with radio communications alone was enough to cast doubt on the authenticity of the voice transmission.

Only a face-to-face explanation could engender complete trust.

That was also Minister Likok's thought.

He trusted Bai E, but he needed to be sure it was the real Bai E first.

"I'll be right there... ugh!"

A muffled grunt, as if wounded, reached the ears of all listening, tightening their hearts.

Minister Likok asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Did you encounter the enemy?"

"...It's nothing." Bai E bit back a breath and fired his twin guns.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The sharp and clean sounds of the pistols echoed long in the voice channel.

Bai E calculated the trajectory of each bullet and its potential ricochet path as best he could, ensuring not to cause trouble for the reboot of the main server cluster.

Bai E, pursued by the "ancient strongest warrior" now under the control of the electronic demon, could only rely on his formidable comprehensive abilities granted by Gun Fighting Skill to escape Its pursuit and reunite with his comrades.

And with each pistol bullet that hit, the pixelated body of the "ancient strongest warrior" visibly stuttered.

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It indeed could not be hit by external attacks, but there were effects when it was attacked.

It seems that transforming physical objects entering the "Digital Domain" into forms under Its control also required a certain processing time.

This brief "freeze" was the premise for Bai E's escape.

"Damn it!" Bai E cursed inwardly.

The pixelated person, whose body was directed by the electronic demon, seemed to lack any ability for language communication, but Its pursuit was befitting of the template called "ancient strongest warrior."

Fast and overwhelmingly powerful.

Just being hit by a punch, not even a solid one, caused his insides to feel as though they were being torn apart, a searing pain as if they had shifted position. If it hadn't been for the powerful dodging abilities afforded by his Gun Fighting Skill, Bai E would likely not have lasted even half a round.

Blocking seemed to have some effect, too. The external manifestation of the Digital Domain was only meant for dodging incoming attacks, and yet, when the pixelated being actively struck out, it was still possible to block successfully in close combat without being affected by the dodging rules.

This combat rule was a bit strange but indeed workable.

Regrettably, his own close combat abilities were clearly inferior compared to this "ancient strongest warrior" under the control of the electronic demon. In a single exchange, Bai E felt an oppressive force even greater than when he had faced "Blood God."

Engaging him in close combat was akin to seeking death. It was more sensible to create distance and use Gun Fighting Skill to flee for his life.

This was the most frustrating use of the Gun Fighting Skill he had ever experienced...

"Tss~"

After receiving another punch, Bai E flew directly for more than ten meters across the slick ground.

[You have been hit by an attack, receiving 8 points of strike damage. You have entered a "lightly injured" state, and your combat effectiveness has significantly decreased!]

"Damn!"

That really packed a punch!

Bai E wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up from where he was.

To escape his opponent as quickly as possible, he chose to let them give him a 'ride.'

Despite the injury, it was unquestionably worth it.

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"Blood God, go!" Gregory's cold voice rose from behind.

Three figures leaped past Bai E's body and pounced forward.

Facing pixelated beings made of mosaic, human warriors would never shrink back, even when confronting the unknown for the very first time!

"B27..." Gregory was about to inquire but was interrupted by an even more anxious Likok.

"Bai E! What is that!" Minister Likok immediately approached, his eyes wide with surprise as he looked towards the thing beyond the realm of common understanding not far away.

"Electronic demon..." Bai E responded softly.

"Is that the electronic demon?" Interest sparked in Gregory's eyes in an instant.

Electronic demon, electronic demon, it sounded like something very ethereal.

He didn't quite understand the scientists' work, but if it had a physical body...

A couple of battalions of gods?

All fear stems from a lack of firepower. Could something with a physical body even deserve to be called a demon?

"Can't we just kill it directly?"

Hearing Gregory's question, Bai E answered earnestly, "You can try."

Try, then. Gregory wasn't superstitious. In the face of the unknown, brave human soldiers were never afraid to fire a shot.

Not daring to fire the machine gun recklessly for fear of damaging precious mainframe equipment, using the more controllable pistol to test things out shouldn't be a big issue.

Drawing the pistol from his waist, Gregory aimed between his subordinates' combat with the enemy and fired a shot...

"Bang!"

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"..."

Superstitious, my foot!

"Bang!"

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Superstitious, my foot!

"Bang!"

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"This..."

Bai E no longer watched him but looked seriously at Minister Likok, "Minister, we need to reboot the mainframe cluster as soon as possible. The electronic demon is adapting to the human body, and using the mainframe cluster's computing power can help it accelerate this process.

Once it completes its transcription, it will lose the protection of this layer of the Digital Domain and become no different from a normal human. At that time, by killing this body directly, we can completely destroy its core!"

Minister Likok turned to look at the rows of mainframes blinking red and green, nodding firmly, "Alright!"