Zhou Yi's past battles had mainly been encounters and ambushes. This was his first time besieging a city. Although he had launched a forced march to raid Shell City, upon arriving outside the city, he deliberately slowed his pace.

On the coast, new humans wielding firearms and Sea Horse Shooters were blocking him, but their attacks were more like harassment.

The battle at the city walls was much tougher.

Consecutively faced with Death Bubbles, Light-blocking Oil, and ambushes by sea warriors with Chain Light Blockers, Zhou Yi's side quickly countered, killing a large number of enemy warriors in a short period of time.

Systematic squad operations were indeed different. If it weren't for Duke Baili's forces being inadequate and the intelligence provided by Red Kestrel, this battle would not have looked as quickly decided as it appeared.

During the fight, Jade City coordinated for the first time with buildings 2, 3, and 4.

"They are all my different units, but to mobilize them separately requires certain skills and practice."

Jade City was like a human child using five fingers for the first time, operating these different units to move, line up, circle around Shell City, and deliver powerful punches to the enemy forces.

Close combat was Zhou Yi's command.

In synchronous consciousness, Jade City followed and captured his movements. Initially, there were slight errors and delays, but it quickly became proficient with punching and using its finger structures, and even the touch and strike sensations were fully synchronized.

Both sides enhanced their synergy through the battle.

Zhou Yi also felt what it was like to control a Pacific Rim mech.

Operating the High-rise Giant, he punched the approaching sea warriors one by one.

Building life could extend its rebar outward like tree-shaped outer bones. Due to its large size, the outer bones could reach far, creating massive destructiveness in various forms.

Jade City itself was sluggish, especially in changing directions. Yet, propelled by energy, its outer bones could transform almost instantaneously—the simplest use was to thrust out long steel spears instantly.

The clumsiness of the main body and the agility of parts formed a contrast, creating a bizarre rhythm that easily confused the enemy.

Zhou Yi also took some time to gradually master the knack of using the outer bones.

The longest the rebar outer bones could reach was as high as Jade City itself, though at such extreme distances the lethality was weak; close combat was most effective.

The hardest part to master was the variations, which required some imagination.

Wrapping the rebar into claws or fists was basic, but rapidly forming spear-like long arms, or spreading out into multi-strand whiplike forms, or turning into hook claws greatly enhanced its lethality.

Zhou Yi learned through battle, using sea warriors to increase Jade City's proficiency in close combat.

Luckily, his "Stretching" ability and Jade City's outer bones had a certain similarity. Thus, the experience Zhou Yi accumulated training with Bone Fish came in handy now, needing only slight adjustments for application.

Eventually, the city's siege came to an end.

Zhou Yi overlooked the area surrounding the city and spotted a port near the Dead Sea. Surprisingly, it was adjacent to the real sea, where water mingled with the Dead Sea, twinkling with specks of light.

After entering the water to search with Jade City, he made another significant extra discovery.

However, Red Kestrel was puzzled, "Zhou, are you not going to storm the city? If this continues, Duke Baili's warriors stationed in the north and the soldiers from Steel Refining City in the south might come to support."

Zhou Yi said, "No rush. Let's first eliminate the combat power here. If reinforcements arrive, the Sea God and the Hunter can be put to use."

This long-distance surprise attack primarily aimed to destroy Duke Baili's resource industries. If it could force him into battle, all the better.

"Red Kestrel, tell Lie Hai to shout out above Shell City..."

The propaganda battle began.

"Duke Baili, if you're brave enough, come out for a duel!"

...

It's essential to savor the traditional style of Chinese taunting on the battlefield.

This was beneficial for demoralizing the Shell City garrison and maintaining pressure on the commanding officers.

Zhou Yi's coordinated offensive then followed.

That was to dismantle the city.

Uncertain if there were ambushes inside, they began dismantling from the city wall, dismantling from outside to inside, thoroughly destroying the infrastructure to expose any hidden ambushes.

The demolition had just begun when they made a significant discovery.

Red Kestrel and the Hunter almost simultaneously alerted, "B-level life discovered!"

The commander of Shell City!

Zhou Yi immediately ordered a pursuit.

The Hunter bombarded from the sky with Death Light, but the target was highly agile; the large body swiveling and dodging, always evading the attacks, fleeing across Shell City straight toward the Dead Sea throughout the night.

The moment it entered the Dead Sea, an explosive splatter erupted around its location.

The ambush by the Sea God was a success, hitting its soul in one shot.

After the bright red and white flashes and the dull explosion, flames engulfed the commander's body, but it still fled wounded.

The pursuit continued.

The Hunter and Red Kestrel pursued from the air, while in the Dead Sea, the Sea God tenaciously clung on.

Red Kestrel conducted real-time positioning of the enemy.

Zhou Yi, via the remote control screen, saw that the escapee had a triangular external armor structure on its back, with extendable wings unfolded from the shell. Its shell ejected a strong airstream, even leaving a trail in the Dead Sea as it sped southward.

Red Kestrel said, "It's accelerating fast, now reaching 62 kilometers per hour."

Zhou Yi was shocked.

If not for the Sea God, today this guy might have actually escaped.

Compared to the Sea God, which was light, specialized in speed and strength, a flesh-and-blood body simply couldn't sustain extreme speeds continuously. After only a few minutes, it had to slow down. In the relentless marine chase, it was ultimately unable to shake off the Sea God.

To prevent the enemy from desperately counterattacking or using some special skill, Red Kestrel controlled the Sea God to maintain distance. Whenever the enemy slowed down, they would use that pause to fire a shot.

After being bombarded, the enemy dared not strike back and could only continue fleeing.

After more than ten minutes of pursuit, Red Kestrel said, "Data comparison is complete; it's a B-class Guangna Species 'Fighting General.' Based on features and environment, it's confirmed to be Duke Baili."

This was unexpected for Zhou Yi.

Duke Baili was actually inside Shell City... he couldn't let him go now.

How could he finish him off?

Zhou Yi pondered.

On the screen, Duke Baili had endured over ten B+ grade Death Light Torpedoes and was strafed several rounds by the Hunter's "Light Prism Outer Bone."

Each time, he was blown away, shaking, yet, he managed to hold on and kept running, being a real enduring king.

A true heavy equipment soldier of life class B+.

But as the shaving continued, it was really problematic. If he were to meet up with the reinforcement, it would be troublesome if the Hunter and the Sea God were held back.

The best opportunity was for Jade City to block him on the land; no wonder Duke Baili ran so fast, the Dead Sea was his preferred area.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but sigh deeply, "It seems very difficult now."

A puzzled voice came from the remote, "Zhou, why would you think so? He's already cornered by us, we just need enough time to kill him."

Zhou Yi asked, bewildered, "How so?"

"Zhou, you underestimate a B-class life."

Red Kestrel emphasized, "Any normal B-class life, if just trying to escape, is very difficult to kill immediately. Duke Baili is also a strong sea lord; he requires more patience to handle."

"Sea God has excellent speed, plus the Sheng Snake as a propulsion, theoretically reaching 100 kilometers per hour. We have an absolute advantage in speed; Duke Baili can't escape in the Dead Sea."

"The continuous overloading and high-speed movement consume a huge amount of Duke Baili's energy. He has no time and space to maintain a stable body or replenish light seed; he's just unilaterally consuming energy and vitality, defeat is already inevitable."

"According to my experience in the rescue team, if there were reinforcements, they should have arrived by now. The most likely scenario is that his two B-class deputies consider the risk too high and chose to give up, preserving their existing forces."

Zhou Yi thought it indeed made sense.

Having fought from day to night without any reinforcements coming only means they don't want to rescue. It's the scenario of every man for himself that follows the collapse of a local regime.

The classic of classics: when allies are in trouble, stand still like a mountain.

The chase in the Dead Sea lasted three hours.

Duke Baili became extremely weak, his body covered in wounds.

In front of the camera, he let out an angry shout, and Red Kestrel translated, "Zhou, he wants a one-on-one duel with you."

Zhou Yi initially refused.

You didn't come when I called you before, and now that you are driven to a corner, you think of turning back?

But he thought it over thoroughly; his own personal combat experience was actually lacking. He had managed to surprise Lord Sha Hai before, so taking this chance to use Duke Baili, a B-class life, as a practical combat trainer might be beneficial.

Then let it be a duel.

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

Before taking action, Zhou Yi ordered Red Kestrel, in case things went south, to have Hunter and Sea God open fire and shoot Duke Baili in a disorderly manner to death.

Then he stood on Hunter, making his way to the bottom of the Dead Sea.

The two confronted each other.

Zhou Yi finally saw clearly; Duke Baili's combat stance was nearly five meters tall, unlike his desperate fleeing under the camera, imposing at close range.

Black armor like bone plates covered his back, chest, and abdomen, resembling a four-armed giant clad in heavy armor, his head wrapped in neck and face armor, revealing only a pair of broad, green eyes.

At this moment, Duke Baili's armor bore dense cracks and scorched blackness, wounds inflicted by the Sea God and the Hunter.

The "Alert" ability clearly showed the opponent's body in a dangerous shade of bright red.

As neither side could understand the other's language, there was nothing to be said.

Zhou Yi moved his neck a bit, switched to Mech 2, initiated Berserk, transforming into a black form of the Virtual Giant.

A dark brown pattern emerged on Duke Baili's armor, faintly glowing.

A voice suddenly rang in Zhou Yi's mind.

"Wait, you can transform him into a Fire Seed Life."

"He has no other choice now; if transformed, he might still live. This intense life force must have accumulated abundance of life consciousness..."

Zhou Yi said, "Red Kestrel, tell Duke Baili."

"If you can withstand one punch from me and not die, then I'll spare your life."

Red Kestrel relayed in a peculiar language.

Duke Baili's eyes blazed green, his body steaming white, each of his four arms wielding a black dagger, and with a strange cry, he charged!

Zhou Yi turned into a thick black line.

A dull thud echoed.

The two passed by each other.

Two seconds later.

The tall Four-Armed Knight fell face down, weapons clanging to the ground. Both of his forearms and claws shattered, his chest pierced through, copious amounts of green blood spewing wildly.

Zhou Yi slowly exhaled.

This was the power of the "Life Strike" at 50,000 life value strength.

Although he also sustained significant life damage from those four daggers, it was not a big deal.

Reverse Flow Xiao Fu excitedly said, "It can still be saved! It's still alive, although its consciousness is dissipating... it can be transformed into Fire Seed Life."

"Vitality is very tenacious; usually, the more tenacious the vitality, the more vigorous the fire seed!"

Zhou Yi paused.

With "Alert" unfolding, he could see the red light on the opponent's body scattering, replaced by a dim white light; there was no longer any threat.

Damn.

Duke Baili really had a tough life.

To ensure that he was killed, he had even boosted the power, higher intensity than when facing Lord Sha Hai, along with previously causing continuous damage...

Unexpectedly, Duke Baili still didn't explode.

One could only say, luck was on his side.

Zhou Yi thought to himself, sea lords really are enduring kings; next time, he would let Mech 2 absorb enough Death Light and use 100,000 extreme strength against enemies.

True to his word.

Zhou Yi called the Sea God to begin transforming Duke Baili.

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