Wasteland Development Diary

Zhou Yi's past battles had mostly been encounters and ambushes; this was his first time attacking a city. Although he had adopted a rapid march to raid Scallop City, he deliberately slowed down as he approached the city walls.

There were New Humans armed with firearms and seahorse archers on the coast providing harassing fire, but their attacks were more akin to disturbance.

The siege warfare at the foot of the city walls was much more difficult.

After being repeatedly attacked by Death Bubbles, light-blocking oil, and Sea Warrior ambushes using chained light-blocking devices, Zhou Yi's side quickly countered, killing a large number of enemy warriors in a short time.

Systematic formation combat was indeed different. If Baili Gong's strength had been sufficient, and if it hadn't been for the Red Falcon's intelligence, this battle would never have been decided as quickly as it seemed.

During the battle, Emerald City cooperated with Buildings 2, 3, and 4 for the first time.

"They are all my different bodies, but it takes some skill and practice to move them separately and independently."

Emerald City was like a human child using five fingers for the first time, maneuvering these different bodies to move, form ranks, walk around Scallop City, and deliver heavy punches to the enemy.

Melee combat was Zhou Yi's command.

With synchronized consciousness, Emerald City followed and captured his movements. Initially, there were slight errors and delays, but it quickly became proficient in punching and using its finger structures, with even the sense of touch and impact fully synchronized.

Both sides further improved their compatibility through combat.

Zhou Yi also experienced the feeling of piloting a Pacific Rim Jaeger.

Controlling the towering giant, he punched the onrushing Sea Warriors one by one.

The building-lifeform could extend its steel bars outward to form a tree-like exoskeleton. Because of its large size, the exoskeleton could extend to a great distance, creating various forms of immense destructive power.

Emerald City itself was slower than flesh-and-blood lifeforms, especially in changing direction. However, with energy propulsion, its exoskeleton could unfold and deform almost without delay – the simplest use being to instantly thrust out super-long steel spears.

The clumsiness of the main body and the flexibility of its parts created a contrast, a strange rhythm that easily confused enemies.

It also took Zhou Yi some time to slowly master the knack of using the exoskeleton.

The steel-bar exoskeleton could be as long as Emerald City's height, but that extreme distance itself had weak lethality; close-range effects were best.

The most difficult thing to master was the changes, which required a certain amount of imagination.

Letting the steel bars wrap into claws or fists was just basic operation, but if they could quickly form into锥形long spear arms, or spread out into multi-stranded whips, or turn into 条条勾爪, the lethality would be greatly increased.

Zhou Yi used battle as training, using Sea Warriors to improve Emerald City's melee combat proficiency.

Fortunately, his [Stretch] ability had some similarity to Emerald City's exoskeleton. So, the experience Zhou Yi had accumulated from leveling up with Bone Fish came in handy at this time, and could be applied with slight adjustments.

The city's outer defense war finally came to an end.

Zhou Yi overlooked the city's surroundings and discovered a port near the Dead Sea. It was actually adjacent to the real ocean, where the water and the Dead Sea merged, twinkling with starlight.

After controlling Emerald City to search in the water, he had another major additional gain.

Red Falcon, however, was puzzled: "Zhou, aren't you going to attack the city yet? If this continues, Baili Gong's defense fighters in the north, as well as the soldiers of Steel Forging City in the south, may successively come to support."

Zhou Yi said: "Don't worry. First, try to eliminate the fighting forces here as much as possible. If reinforcements come, Poseidon and Ridge Hunter can play a role."

The main purpose of this long-distance raid was to destroy Baili Gong's resource industry. If it could force him to fight, that would be even better.

"Red Falcon, tell Sea Hunter to shout above Scallop City..."

The propaganda war began.

"Baili Gong, if you have the guts, come out for a one-on-one duel!"

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Chinese-style cursing matches are an indispensable part of the battlefield.

This is beneficial to demoralizing the Scallop City defenders and can also put continuous pressure on the commanding officer in charge.

Zhou Yi's supporting offensive also followed.

That is, demolishing the city.

Unsure if there were ambushes in the city, he started demolishing from the city walls, demolishing it all the way from the outside to the inside, completely destroying the infrastructure, making it difficult to hide any ambushes inside.

Unexpectedly, a major discovery was made as soon as the demolition activity began.

Red Falcon and Ridge Hunter almost simultaneously issued a warning: "B-level lifeform detected!"

Scallop City's main general!

Zhou Yi immediately ordered a pursuit.

Ridge Hunter bombarded it from high altitude with death rays, but the opponent was very agile, maneuvering its tall body and always dodging the attacks, escaping from Scallop City into the Dead Sea in the dark.

The moment it entered the Dead Sea, a splash-like explosion suddenly erupted at its location.

Poseidon's ambush was successful, a one-hit kill.

After the bright red and white flashes and muffled explosion, the enemy general was on fire, but still fled wounded.

The chase continued.

Ridge Hunter and Red Falcon pursued from the air, while Poseidon doggedly bit at its heels in the Dead Sea.

Red Falcon provided real-time positioning of the enemy.

Zhou Yi saw through the remote control screen that the escapee had a triangular outer armor structure on its back, with an extended wing unfolding from the armor. A strong stream of air spewed out of its carapace, even dragging a contrail in the Dead Sea, fleeing south at high speed.

Red Falcon said: "It's accelerating quickly, already reaching 62 kilometers per hour."

Zhou Yi was shocked.

If it hadn't been for Poseidon, this guy would have really gotten away today.

Compared to Poseidon, which was light, specialized in speed and power, the flesh and blood body could not continuously maintain its limit speed. After only a few minutes, it had to slow down, and in the sea chase of you chasing me, it could never get rid of Poseidon.

To avoid the other party's desperation or special skills, Red Falcon controlled Poseidon to maintain a distance from it. Whenever the other party slowed down, it would take advantage of that pause to fire a shot at the other party.

After being shelled, the enemy did not dare to fight back, and could only continue to flee.

After the chase lasted for more than ten minutes, Red Falcon said: "Data comparison has been completed, it is a B-level Photonoid 'Fighting General'. According to the characteristics and environmental screening, it is determined to be Baili Gong."

This was something Zhou Yi hadn't expected.

Baili Gong was actually in Scallop City... then he couldn't be let go even more.

How can he be killed?

Zhou Yi fell into thought.

On the screen, Baili Gong had taken a dozen or so B+-level death-ray torpedoes and had been swept by the Ridge Hunter's [Light Prism Exoskeleton] for several rounds.

Each time it was bombed until it staggered, but it was able to resist and continue to run, simply a super durable king.

Worthy of being a life B+ heavy warrior.

Just scraping like this is really a bit difficult. If it joins up with subsequent reinforcements, it will be troublesome if Ridge Hunter and Poseidon are held back.

The best opportunity is for Emerald City to block it on land. No wonder Baili Gong ran so fast; the Dead Sea is its more specialized area.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh to the sky: "It seems very difficult."

Red Falcon's puzzled voice came from the remote control: "Zhou, why do you think so? It has already been sealed off by us, and it will only take enough time to kill it next."

Zhou Yi was puzzled: "How do you say that?"

"Zhou, you underestimate B-level life."

Red Falcon emphasized: "Any normal B-level life, if it just wants to escape, is difficult to kill immediately. Baili Gong is also a not weak sea lord, and it takes more patience to deal with it."

"Poseidon has excellent speed, plus the Win Snake attachment as a thruster, theoretically the speed can reach 100 kilometers per hour. Our side has an absolute speed advantage, and Baili Gong cannot escape in the Dead Sea."

"With continuous overload high-speed movement, Baili Gong's energy consumption is also very huge. It has no time and space to maintain a stable body and replenish Photonoids. It is only unilaterally consuming energy and vitality, and defeat is already a foregone conclusion."

"According to my experience in the rescue team, if there were reinforcements, they should have arrived long ago. In the current situation, the most likely thing is that its two B-level deputies think the risk is too high and have chosen to give up and preserve their existing strength."

Zhou Yi thought it was true.

From day to night, there were no reinforcements coming, which could only mean that they simply didn't want to rescue. The taste of the tree falling and the monkeys scattering in separatist regimes is this.

Classic: Friendly forces are in trouble, but remain as still as a mountain.

The Dead Sea chase lasted for three hours.

Baili Gong became dying, covered in wounds.

In front of the camera, it shouted angrily, and Red Falcon translated the other party's meaning: "Zhou, it wants to duel with you."

Zhou Yi originally refused.

I asked you to come before, but you didn't come. Now that you're forced into a desperate situation, you know to turn back?

But he thought about it carefully. His individual combat experience was actually insufficient. Dealing with Sand Sea Gong before was also a surprise attack. Taking this opportunity, he could use the B-level life Baili Gong as a practical combat coach.

Then duel.

"Tell it to sink to the bottom of the Dead Sea and wait for me."

Before starting, Zhou Yi gave an order to Red Falcon, telling it to have Sea Hunter and Poseidon open fire if the situation was not right, and shoot Baili Gong to death.

Then he stood on Ridge Hunter's back and came all the way to the bottom of the Dead Sea.

The two sides confronted each other.

Zhou Yi then saw clearly that Baili Gong's combat posture was nearly five meters tall. Unlike the embarrassed appearance of fleeing under the camera, it was full of oppression at close range.

Its back, chest, and abdomen had a layer of bone-like black armor, like a four-armed giant wearing heavy armor. Its head was also wrapped in a neck guard and face armor, and only two green eyes with wide eye spacing could be seen.

At this time, Baili Gong's armor had dense cracks and scorching black marks, which were all wounds caused by Poseidon and Ridge Hunter.

The [Alert] ability could clearly see that the other party's body was a dangerous bright red.

The two sides did not speak the same language, so there was nothing to say.

Zhou Yi moved his neck and switched to Unit 2, activated Berserk, and transformed into a black ethereal giant form.

A dark brown pattern then appeared on Baili Gong's armor, faintly glowing.

Xiao Fu's voice suddenly sounded in Zhou Yi's mind.

"Wait a minute, it can be transformed into a Fire Seed life."

"Now it has no choice. If it is transformed, it can still live. This intensity of life consciousness accumulation should be a lot..."

Zhou Yi said: "Red Falcon, tell Baili Gong."

"If you can withstand my punch without dying, then I will give you a way to live."

Red Falcon released a strange language to it.

Baili Gong's eyes shone brightly with green light, and white air rose from its body. Each of its four arms held a black short knife, and it screamed strangely and took the initiative to charge!

Zhou Yi turned into a thick black line.

There was a muffled bang.

The two sides passed each other.

Two seconds later.

The tall four-armed armored warrior fell face down, and the weapon fell to the ground with a clang. Two of its arms' forearms and claws were shattered, a large hole was punched through its chest, and a large amount of green blood spurted out crazily.

Zhou Yi slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the 'Life Strike' with a life value intensity of 50,000.

Although he was also cut by the four knives, causing a lot of life damage, it didn't matter.

Tracer Xiao Fu excitedly said: "It can still be rescued! It's still alive, although the level of consciousness is dissipating... it can be transformed into a Fire Seed life."

"Life force is very tenacious. Generally, for life with tenacious life force, the Fire Seed will be more vigorous!"

Zhou Yi was stunned.

Under the [Alert] deployment, it could be seen that the red light on the other party's body had dissipated, replaced by a dim white light, and there was no threat anymore.

Damn it.

Baili Gong's life is really tough.

In order to ensure that it was killed, he also adjusted the power upward, which was stronger than dealing with Sand Sea Gong before. Plus, it had already caused continuous damage all the way before...

I didn't expect that Baili Gong hadn't died like that.

It can only be said that luck was on its side.

Zhou Yi thought in his heart that the Sea Lord is really an average durable king. Next time, he must let Unit 2 absorb enough death rays first, and use a limit intensity of 100,000 to face the enemy.

Words are words.

Zhou Yi called Sea God and began to transform Baili Gong.