Self-destruct! Suppress the golem!

Cao Xing looked at these Golems with a hint of greed in his eyes.

He didn't even need to give an order.

Braum had already sprung into action on the side.

His body grew rapidly, his muscles expanding as if inflated, and in the blink of an eye, he had grown to ten meters tall.

The [Shield of Origin] in his hand also became as huge as a city gate!

The next moment, he slammed the shield into the ground, emitting a deafening roar!

"Come to me!"

Following Braum's loud shout, the four Golems were instantly and involuntarily drawn towards him!

Even the cannon barrels in their hands changed direction.

Four energy cannonballs, carrying destructive fluctuations and terrifying momentum, came hurtling toward him!

"Boom—Boom—!!"

With several loud bangs, the area was instantly covered by a terrifying explosion!

The energy fluctuations alone were enough to instantly annihilate those mercenaries!

However, as the firelight gradually dissipated.

A figure stood motionless in place.

The four attacks had merely shattered the three layers of Holy Shield on Braum.

The final attack struck him, causing only a damage figure of two digits, which wasn't even as much as the health he recovered every second. Moreover, Braum hadn't even activated his [Guardian Sovereign Domain] and [Glacial Body] forms.

Only after activating these two skills could he be considered his true complete self.

After all, Braum in his all-out form could withstand Demigod-level attacks head-on!

Although these four Golems also possessed powerful firepower, compared to Braum's defense, it was like a tickle.

"Buzz Buzz!"

The core devices in the Golems' chests whirred frantically, seemingly sensing the threat posed by this giant in front of them.

A cold mechanical voice sounded: "Target detected—too powerful—"

"Entering overload mode."

"Buzz—!!!"

The next moment, high-pressure steam erupted simultaneously from the joints of the four Golems, and the runes all over their bodies turned from blue to a dazzling red!

A destructive wave swept out like a tidal wave, covering the entire hall!

However, before they could make their next move.

The four Legendary powerhouses on the side—Sarah, Zevelin, Isabelle, and Malenia—had already attacked simultaneously.

"Thunder · Heaven's Punishment!"

Blinding lightning burst from the tip of Zevelin's staff, and a lightning bolt as thick as a barrel whipped down fiercely onto one of the Golems!

The raging current surged wildly within its body, causing the Golem's frame to tremble continuously.

"Crack!"

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A large damage number appeared, the Golem's durability dropped instantly by a chunk, and it entered the [Paralysis] state.

Immediately following was Isabelle's Holy Light attack.

A golden spear shot out from above her head, carrying powerful purification and piercing power, directly piercing the chest of the second Golem!

"Pfft!"

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Another large damage number appeared.

And this was merely the prelude to the attacks of the two Legendary mages!

The next moment, Zevelin and Isabelle unleashed a barrage of spells.

Thunderbird!

Thunder Rhapsody!

Arc · Chain Lightning!

Holy Light Orb!

Chain of Holy Light!

"!!!"

Thunder and Light attribute magic raged above the heads of the two Golems, and their nearly three thousand units of durability dropped like flowing water!

The Golems were beaten into a state of having no power to fight back, and their mechanical voices came intermittently: "Enemy detected as Legendary—Arcane Mage—"

"Enemy too powerful—initiating—"

Before their voice could finish.

The other two melee Legendary powerhouses: Malenia and Sarah had already closed in!

Swish! The blood-drinking sword burning with flames slashed down instantly, and where the blade passed, it seemed as if even space was sliced open!

The Reaper's Blade, exuding an aura of death, swept across, and the light was completely swallowed!

"Clang!"

"Slash!"

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Coup de Grace!

These two melee Legendary powerhouses, one possessed a Legendary-level burst skill like [Valkyries Wrath].

One possessed a Legendary weapon + Coup de Grace + Assassin's Heart!

In combat form, their damage was no less than that of the two Legendary mages.

After one exchange, the durability of the four Hero-level Golems had all dropped below ten million, and they couldn't even perform an attack animation.

On the side, the mercenaries who saw this scene were completely stunned. These terrifying Golems, which could easily wipe out a ten-thousand-man cavalry regiment and even forced their captain to hide in a secret room to call for help.

In front of these few powerhouses, they were actually as powerless as a child's toy.

"By—by the gods, what have I seen!?"

"Four Hero-level Golems—actually beaten so miserably!"

"What kind of strength do these powerhouses—have?" The middle-aged man muttered, his eyes filled with intense shock!

The other mercenaries also stared at the battle ahead in disbelief.

The scene before them had completely shattered the nerves of these mercenaries.

And after the shock, a thought couldn't help but arise in their hearts.

That is—these powerhouses are so strong.

Doesn't that mean their captain is saved this time?!

Thinking of this, ecstasy appeared in the eyes of several mercenaries!

Meanwhile.

Less than three seconds after the battle began, the durability of all four Golems had dropped below 5 million, and they were on the verge of being completely scrapped.

Seeing this, Cao Xing quickly said: "Everyone stop, don't kill them all at once, do it one by one."

He hadn't forgotten that his biggest goal was to convert these four Hero-level Golems into his own units.

But that required relying on Tong Chuchu's [Mechanical Domination] skill.

This skill had a five-minute cooldown.

If they were all killed together, the four Golems would enter a self-destruct state simultaneously.

By then, Tong Chuchu would at most be able to convert one.

The four Legendary powerhouses stopped their attacks immediately upon hearing this.

Only Braum remained, acting like an iron wall, tanking the Golems' attacks.

Cao Xing observed the battle situation on the field, his gaze gradually locking onto one of the Golems.

Then, he raised his staff.

Vast ice elements were instantly mobilized by him.

Almost in an instant, a giant ice spear over a meter long appeared beside him!

This skill was just an ordinary [Ice Lance], but after being augmented by the Legendary effect on the [Grand Lich's Frost Soul Robe], it had become an [Enhanced Ice Lance].

Its power was greatly increased!

The next moment, with a wave of his staff.

This ice spear, carrying terrifying piercing power, instantly hit that Golem.

"Pfft!"

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After a series of status bonuses, as well as the 100% skill damage bonus from the Frost Soul Robe.

This small skill could cause over seven hundred thousand damage.

And… this skill had no cooldown and a short casting time.

He could throw three to four Ice Lances in a second.

In other words, relying solely on this skill, provided he had enough mental energy, Cao Xing's damage per second had already reached over three million!

It was almost approaching the Legendary realm!

"Pfft! Pfft Pfft Pfft!"

As one ice spear after another fell, the durability of this Golem dropped rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it hit zero.

"Whir—…"

This Hero Golem stumbled and stepped back a few times.

The synthetic mechanical voice came from its mouth again: "Body damaged—initiating Arcane Self-Destruct Protocol."

"Buzz—!"

A dazzling red beam of light erupted from the energy core in its chest!

Destructive fluctuations burst forth continuously, and the air was filled with a suffocating energy aura.

And as it entered the self-destruct state, the magical runes on the walls of the entire building lit up with blinding red light!

It was as if the entire building was responding to the Golem's self-destruct program.

Everyone felt a heart-palpitating sense of oppression, as if the shadow of death was approaching.

After all, the self-destruct of a Hero-level Golem was different from those Master-level Golems.

That was a full 100 times indiscriminate damage!

Once it exploded, it would be enough to raze everything around it to the ground.

At this moment, almost without needing Cao Xing's command, a petite figure had already rushed up.

Tong Chuchu leaped, nimbly jumping onto this giant Golem.

Between her small hands, a large amount of blue electric arcs were entwined.

Then, Tong Chuchu pressed her hands against the Golem's body and pushed down instantly!

The next moment, a large amount of mechanical force poured into its body, beginning to invade its core program.

The red light in the Golem's chest suddenly subsided, and its trembling body gradually returned to calm.

Clearly, this was Tong Chuchu's [Mechanical Domination] taking effect.

In a little while, she would be able to completely change the core program of this Golem and make it pledge allegiance to Cao Xing.

Seeing this, a look of relief couldn't help but appear on everyone's faces.

Just at this moment, the Golem's body began to tremble violently once again.

"Defense successful, intrusion terminated—"

"Initiating self-destruct—"

At this moment, a light even more intense than before erupted from the Golem's body!

The Energy Core instantly retracted into its chest, and all the red light covering its body converged toward the same spot!

A destructive wave erupted once again!

"Damn it! I actually forgot about this!" Cao Xing cursed under his breath.

He remembered that the [Mechanic Domination] skill had a success rate.

Furthermore, this probability was determined by the Mechanic's [Mechanic Mastery] skill level.

Tong Chuchu was currently only at [Advanced Mechanic Mastery], so she only had a 50% success rate.

She had successfully converted the Golems twice in a row previously.

Moreover, this time, she was attempting to convert a Golem that was 20 levels higher than her!

The success probability would be drastically reduced!

And the consequence of a failed conversion was that the Golem would immediately initiate self-destruct!

In the blink of an eye, Cao Xing quickly ordered, "Tong Chuchu, retreat."

"Braum, protect those guys, and the other three Golems!"

With the four Golems gathered together, there was another fatal danger.

That was, once the first Golem self-destructed, it would inflict indiscriminate damage on surrounding units.

The energy shockwave generated by the explosion would reduce the other Golems' durability to zero, thereby triggering a chain reaction.

Golem after Golem would explode one after another!

In that case, Cao Xing would not only fail to convert any of the Golems, but his team might also suffer significant injuries!

After receiving the order, Braum instantly entered his hundred-meter giant form and activated [Glacial Body]!

With a sweep of his massive shield, he directly pulled the three Golems behind him.

On the other side, Cao Xing raised his staff, mobilizing a large amount of ice elemental energy in the air.

"Clatter—"

Walls of ice rose up out of thin air, completely surrounding the Golem about to self-destruct.

With the obstruction of the ice walls, the impact of the self-destruct could be further reduced.

It sounds slow, but in reality, from the moment the Golem initiated its self-destruct protocol to Cao Xing releasing the ice walls, it took less than two seconds in total.

Meanwhile, the Golem's self-destruct had entered its final stage!

All the energy on its body seemed to be concentrated into a single point.

That is, at the Energy Core in its chest!

Then, it detonated instantly!

As a blinding white light flared up, everyone's vision was deprived.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by an unprecedentedly loud noise!

The shockwave generated by the explosion surged forward like a tsunami, and the ice walls shattered instantly!

Then, this shockwave swept directly through the entire building, covering everyone on the scene.

"Crack! Crack!"

As a series of cracking sounds came, the Holy Shields on everyone's bodies were shattering layer by layer.

The massive instruments around them were all destroyed in an instant.

Braum held up his hundred-meter-tall giant shield, blocking the terrifying shockwave like an immortal wall.

The others also relied on the protection of the Holy Shield to withstand this terrifying explosion!

Everyone was like a butterfly in a storm, pushed back continuously by the impact.

Three seconds later, that terrifying shockwave finally subsided.

When the shocking explosion noise disappeared, the blinding white light gradually faded away.

Everyone quickly opened their eyes and looked ahead.

In the grand hall before them, a giant crater with a diameter of several tens of meters and edges forming a perfect circle appeared!

The bottom of the pit reached a depth of seven or eight meters, and the exposed metal surface appeared magma-red.

The walls of the entire hall were covered in dense cracks, and all the instruments had completely vaporized.

From this, the terrifying power of this explosion was evident.

After recovering his sight, Cao Xing quickly scanned the surroundings.

After confirming that all personnel were standing there unharmed, a faint smile appeared on his face.

It must be said that the Holy Shield skill is truly useful.

Under such a terrifying self-destruct, they only moved a few steps and didn't have a single injury on them.

Cao Xing looked at the hundred-meter giant holding the massive shield nearby and asked, "Braum, how is your situation?"

Hearing this, Braum gradually moved the shield away, revealing the figures behind him.

Besides the three Golems attacking him, there were also a few mercenaries hiding in the corner.

Those mercenaries had expressions of lingering fear on their faces, staring blankly at the scene before them!

Just now, they really felt that they were about to die immediately.

Under that kind of terrifying self-destruct, they couldn't imagine that they had any possibility of surviving!

Escaping was even more hopeless.

The diameter of this self-destruct reached three kilometers; given their speed, it was impossible to escape such a long range in a short time.

But what they didn't expect was that this big guy in the team suddenly swelled in size, turning into a hundred-meter-tall giant.

And he completely blocked the energy shockwave of this self-destruct.

"Lord, Braum is completely fine!"

"Those Golems are still just tickling me!" Braum replied with a relaxed expression.

His 'Taunt' skill could last for 80 seconds, and the total combat time so far was less than 20 seconds, so the other Golems were forced to continue attacking him.

Upon hearing this, a smile also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"Good, keep dragging them out, force these Golems into a corner, and then wait for Tong Chuchu's skill to recover."

"No problem, Lord!"

Braum instantly deactivated his [Glacial Body] form, regaining his mobility.

Then he directly flipped his shield, blocking in front of the remaining three Golems,

With a loud shout, the muscles in Braum's thick legs instantly tensed, and then he exerted force suddenly!

"Rumble…"

Like a giant humanoid bulldozer, he began to push the three Golems forward continuously.

No matter how much the Golems resisted, in the face of absolute strength, they still had no room to struggle.

They could only be pushed step by step into a corner, and then be restricted by this big guy with his massive shield within a narrow range of movement.

"Boom!"

The three Golems continuously fired energy cannons, bombarding Braum.

However, these attacks only left a little smoke on his body.

Seeing this, Cao Xing said, "Isabelle, Farnaz, you are responsible for restoring Braum's health points."

Although Farnaz was a Plague Priestess, she had a skill—Plague Pulse, which could also restore health points to allied units.

Although it was not as powerful as Isabelle's recovery ability, it was still quite good.

The two priestesses, one in black and one in white, nodded slightly, then held their staves together and came behind Braum.

Cao Xing continued to order, "Everyone else, take this time to search the surroundings and collect everything that can be collected."

"Yes, Lord!"

Everyone responded in unison, then scattered and left.

They began a carpet search in every corner of the hall.

Only those few mercenaries were standing there in a daze.

On the other side, Braum held the large shield, forcing the three Golems into a corner and giving them no chance to get out.

"Buzz—"

"Initiating barrage attack—"

"Enabling Rune Domain—"

They continuously unleashed terrifying impacts, trying to break through Braum's blockade.

They even wanted to fly up and break out from the air.

However, after Braum entered his [Four-Armed Giant] form, two massive arms grew out of his shoulders, wielding two giant ice swords, slashing wildly at the Golems flying in the air.

"Swish—Swish!"

In just a few strikes, he hacked them back down.

Just like that, the three Golems could only be trapped in place, frustrated.

Several minutes passed, and they were unable to do anything to this big guy.

If it weren't for the fact that Golems had no emotions, they would probably have realized what despair was at this moment.

Just at this moment, Tong Chuchu's crisp voice sounded in his ear: "Big Brother, the cooldown for Mechanic Domination is over."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"Very good, wait on the side for now."

"Braum, let one Golem out."

"No problem! Lord!"

The big guy directly lifted his shield and turned slightly to the side.

With a casual push, he separated one of the Golems.

That Golem had finally escaped from that cramped corner, but before it could make an attack move.

Several giant ice spikes had already struck.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

"Puff!"

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