Chapter 138: Nightmare-grade Dungeon — Steel Wasteland

【Your team has entered the Nightmare-grade Dungeon — Steel Wasteland!】

Upon entering the dungeon, a vast, twilight wasteland appeared before Zhou Chu's eyes.

The wasteland was rugged with jagged rocks; boulders of various shapes were scattered about in disarray, as if they were the remains left behind after ancient giant beasts had fallen, eventually becoming wind-dried fossils.

In the distance, there appeared to be a complex of buildings forged from steel.

Those structures had long been weathered by the elements, yet they still possessed the texture of steel.

Towering steel spires pierced the clouds, though most were already dilapidated; some were covered in rust, while others even had massive gaps, as if they had endured a world-destroying war.

"That is Steel-Cast City!"

Li Er's gaze rested on the massive steel city in the distance, and she spoke its name.

Zhou Chu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Li Er, do you know this place?"

Li Er nodded gently, a flash of melancholy in her eyes: "This was once my hometown, and my birthplace! It was also the place where I fought my final battle!"

Zhou Chu nodded in realization, squinting his eyes as he sized up the majestic silhouette of the city in the distance once more.

So this was the city where Psionicists gathered hundreds of years ago; it was truly magnificent.

Although eroded by the passage of time, many parts had become dilapidated, yet one could still glimpse its former grandeur.

It was just unexpected that this once-glorious city had turned into such a miserable state, and was even sealed within a dungeon.

It was truly a pity.

In fact, apart from those low-level dungeons within cities, the dungeons and Secret Realms in other places were all crafted from the actual sites of that time.

After the Abyss Rift and the power of space collided violently back then, the entire land was torn into numerous irregular shapes.

Some places were even transported by the power of space to some plane in the world, and eventually, through people's continuous exploration and efforts, these severed lands scattered across different planes were rediscovered.

Finally, these places were used as blueprints to create Secret Realm dungeons for Soul Professionals to explore.

The Steel-Cast City before them was the true reflection of the Spirit Energy Clan's fall back then.

Just as Zhou Chu was lost in thought, not far away, a jagged boulder began to shake, emitting a rumbling sound from time to time.

Zhou Chu hurriedly snapped back to reality, directly imbuing Soul Entanglement onto Gadi, while continuously summoning Chaos Death Soldiers and Calamity Knights from the Contract Pool.

That boulder stood up at this moment, and with the continuous shaking, large chunks of stone peeled off, finally revealing a decaying mecha over three meters tall.

The decaying mecha exuded an old, rotten aura, its shell covered in pits and cracks, with dark red light faintly leaking from the gaps, and its entire body was stained with a thick Calamity Aura.

On its massive mechanical arms were a giant greatsword and a huge Gatling gun; although they had become rusty, they still exuded a dangerous aura.

Every step taken by the heavy mechanical legs caused the ground to tremble slightly, emitting a dull thud.

And in the cockpit at the center of the mecha, a decaying skeleton was operating it.

One could see two eerie lights flickering in the skeleton pilot's eye sockets, and messy, rotten long hair still grew on its head, as it let out shrill cries toward Zhou Chu.

【Undead Mecha】 (A-Grade)

【Level: 25】

【Blood Value: 】

【Attack Power: 3000】

【Skills: Earth-Splitting Slash, Tracking Missile, Firepower Suppression】

【Description: Once a mecha warrior of the Spirit Energy Clan, after falling in battle and being eroded by Calamity Power, it turned into a terrifying undead mechanical monster.】

The Undead Mecha driven by Calamity Power before him was not as strong as the poisonous zombies that could self-destruct in Yiwang Zhidi.

However, just looking at its size was enough to cause a great sense of oppression.

Although it was an A-Grade mob, its destructive power could not be underestimated.

The key was that this Undead Mecha was quite magnificent in terms of weapon configuration.

It had a greatsword, as well as a machine gun and artillery.

It could output damage in both melee and ranged combat.

Just the giant Gatling gun alone looked extremely oppressive.

Zhou Chu felt that if one were to be swept by it even once, it would definitely not be pleasant.

Li Er, on the side, saw this and her expression became solemn; she quickly condensed her own Spirit Energy, and a pair of Spirit Energy Swords emitting a pale blue light appeared in her hands, while her body was already covered in a black Soul Power Battle Suit.

Without a word, she leaped high into the air, and immediately after, two blue flames erupted from behind her, and she charged toward the Undead Mecha at high speed.

Under the enhancement of the Fire Propeller, Li Er's speed was quite fast.

Conversely, the Undead Mecha's movements appeared extremely sluggish, yet it could still lock onto Li Er as she charged toward it.

With two "click-clack" sounds, two dark gun barrels appeared on its shoulders, and with two "hissing" sounds, two Tracking Missiles shot toward Li Er, dragging long trails of smoke.

Since these Tracking Missiles had a homing effect, generally speaking, it was not easy to dodge them.

Yet, one could see Li Er quickly perform several flips in the air, then directly change direction and climb rapidly toward the sky, with the two Tracking Missiles chasing wildly beneath her feet.

Suddenly, Li Er made a sharp zigzag turn and began to dive downward, while the two Tracking Missiles also quickly adjusted their direction to keep sticking to Li Er.

At this moment, Li Er went full throttle and flew rapidly toward the direction of the Undead Mecha.

The Undead Mecha raised the greatsword in its hand and slashed down toward the oncoming Li Er.

At the critical moment, Li Er, while in flight, twisted her body and passed directly through the gap in the Undead Mecha's arm.

And the two Tracking Missiles that had been in hot pursuit were blocked by the arm that the Undead Mecha had slashed down.

With two "bang" sounds, the two Tracking Missiles exploded on the Undead Mecha's body; one directly blew off the arm holding the greatsword, and the other hit the skeleton in the cockpit perfectly.

As the skeleton pilot was blown to pieces, this Undead Mecha also had all its Blood Value cleared in one go, and finally stood motionless on the spot.

Zhou Chu saw this stunning and thrilling operation by Li Er, and his eyes lit up instantly.

This Undead Mecha looked all bluster, but it had a fatal weakness.

That was the pilot driving the mecha.

As long as the pilot was taken out first, this mecha could be instantly paralyzed.

Zhou Chu could not help but reveal a satisfied smile.

As a Psionicist, he was certainly clear about these mechs, which was why Li Er was able to find the opponent's weakness at the very first moment.

This also made Zhou Chu's speed in clearing out the small mobs much faster afterward.

At this moment, a thought stirred in Zhou Chu's mind, and his gaze fell upon that motionless undead mech.

Seeing that the undead mech had no reaction at all, Zhou Chu could not help but knit his brows slightly.

God-Level Undead Resurrection had failed to revive this undead mech.

It was likely because the skeleton pilot had been blown to smithereens.