Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Three guardians, reduced to utter spectators.

They too were overwhelmed with their own challenges to assist.

The speed at which it instantly killed the Mechanical Court mecha lay in the attack speed at the moment it struck.

If the Mech Pilot from the Mechanical Court had been slightly more vigilant, they might not have been instantly killed.

After all, their huge size limited their agility.

Against mechs piloted by ordinary Mech Pilots, it could easily crush them with the power of its blade-like bone arms, but when facing a Mech Pilot like Bai E who could manipulate a mecha as if it were his own limb, its lack of agility became apparent.

Substituting for the Mechanical Court Mech Pilot, with carefulness and teamwork, it wasn't impossible to inflict damage on it.

In the end, what truly needed to be tested was just how long the Mech Pilots could endure.

For Bai E, the process of rapidly depleting and replenishing Spiritual Energy was like turning oneself into a balloon, expanding violently and then deflating.

This discomfort, along with the pain from burning large amounts of Spiritual Energy in an instant, tormented his nerves and his willpower constantly.

The will reflects the body, and the body determines the will.

Any hint of hesitation could lead to severe consequences in battle.

But for Bai E, what he never lacked was persistence.

From his first arrival in this world, the first quality Bai E was forced to learn was...persistence.

Even when reaching the limit, he would take one more step forward, then another...and another!

Keep persisting, persist until you can no longer persist, then still try to break your own limits and persist a bit longer!

Countless tough battles had honed Bai E's will to a frightening level.

Facing all kinds of discomfort feeding back from his brain, body, spirit, and will, Bai E was clearly aware of these feelings, yet he didn't numbly dismiss them.

This constant struggle had provided Bai E with an incredibly flexible resilience, such that no enemy could defeat him before he was completely downed.

Today, this persistence allowed Bai E to achieve a victory beyond anyone's imagination in this world-defining decisive battle!

A one-sided suppression.

From beginning to end.

His precise performance that never erred, his relentless combat spirit, and that bit of whimsical tactical choice born of human wispiness.

All of these reduced the Dominator's health under Bai E's war blade like an avalanche, the painful screams mixing with the despair in the Psychic Sound Wave area, making the suppressive effect of Spiritual Energy even more terrifying in an instant.

Yet, under the awe of that invincible mecha, even the weakest-willed warriors of Blackwater City felt a gentle warmth always supporting them from behind.

It was as though a giant sun shone behind them, no matter where they went or how dangerous the opponent they faced, they were always under that man's watchful eyes...

[Inflicted 1000 points of Slash Damage to the target!]

[The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade has absorbed a significant amount of the target's flesh. Special attack effect is upgrading 3500/3000. (Stacked)]

[Star Devouring Blade (Enchanted Blade): As a blade blessed by the true God, this ordinary alloy combat sword has now permanently acquired all attributes bestowed by the true God—High-Frequency Cutting, Disintegration Field, +40% Attack Power against the Bug Race, ignoring 40% of the Bug Race's armor. You may name this war blade. Only those with your permission and who utter its true name can wield its full power.]

[Your skill — Enhanced*Enchanted Blade has successfully recorded the upgraded racial special attack attribute (Star Devouring Blade) (Tier 2): +40% Attack Power against the Bug Race, ignoring 40% of the Bug Race's armor. From now on, any enchanted weapon you wield may be granted this special attack attribute. However, if you wish to enhance the effect of this special attack attribute, you will have to use the initial blade that completed the ascension first. The current third-tier special attack effect progress is: 500/5000]

The specialty against the Bug Race was furious offense and armor-piercing capability.

The direct doubling of attack power instantly elevated Bai E's killing ability to another level.

[Dominator (Bug Race): Health 80,000/100,000; Defensive Power: 800...]

75,000...

70,000...

63,000...

54,000...

The ruler indeed possessed the on-the-spot adaptive evolution ability.

However, facing an opponent like Bai E who was powerful, comprehensive, and showed no flaws whatsoever, its combat evolution abilities had been completely blocked, leaving no space for evolutionary choices.

After its health dropped below half, Bai E became even more frenzied, propelled by his bloodthirsty instinct.

Under the plummeting health, the ruler didn't flee in advance as it had the last time.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Bai E could even see a hint of utter fanaticism in the ruler's enormous eyes.

Completely different from the withdrawal it had shown in their last encounter.

'Again?'

That strange feeling.

'Is it because I've become stronger and it knows withdrawal is futile?'

'Or is it because... it was actually waiting for me to grow stronger?'

Initially, when humans encountered the Bug Race, they showed mercy, clearly capable of crushing humanity but choosing not to strike, and later events proved that to be true.

The ruler's psychic spiritual energy field could have been made to only affect humans.

And now...

Bai E smelled a whiff of "going willingly to one's death" from this Bug Race ruler.

A thick air of conspiracy enveloped Bai E.

Yet, with his extremely fast processing mind, his actions were not at all hesitant.

No matter what tricks the ruler was brewing, that was a matter for later.

For now, humanity needed to defeat it, Blackwater City needed to defeat it, and he himself needed to defeat it.

Everyone would begin a new chapter with its death.

Even if it meant letting it die "as it wished."

Bai E raised his battle sword high, and the ruler, kicked back and losing its balance, flailed its bone blades in vain, leaving its center wide open to a slicing blow.

Acid mixed with blood gushed out like a fountain.

This was the most serious wound the ruler had suffered so far.

[Ruler (Bug Race): Health Points 4,750/100,000; Defensive Power: 800...]

On the brink of death!

As if realizing it was about to die, the ruler raised its head and let out a silent, mournful screech.

Only the Bug Race could feel the psychic sound waves that pierced through endless obstructions, heading in the direction they were meant to go...

[Activating "Critical Hit."]

Bai E's foot was planted on the ruler's bladed arm, the mech's right arm raised high with the battle sword in hand, striking down with the direction of the sunlight...

[Loot Drop Acquired: Bug Tribe Essence Extract*100,000, Combat Experience 80,000 points, Trait: Node Detection.]