Han Xiao turned and ran, frequently looking back to snipe Luo Qing with Heimdall rounds, kiting her.

As she ran, Luo Qing raised her hands, pushing forward to release a steady force field barrier in front of her, blocking the incoming rounds. Each impact erupted in a ripple of white light.

Force field-type abilities were naturally effective against gunners, but the poisonous gas of the Heimdall rounds caused Luo Qing's health to drop slowly but surely. Furthermore, a very small portion of the impact from the force field was transmitted to Luo Qing. Though weakened by more than ninety-five percent, amounting to only single-digit damage, it was still damage.

Luo Qing's rage soared, her killing intent almost liquefying... Speaking of which, if killing intent could actually liquefy, she'd probably be a fountain right now.

After Han Xiao fired the thirteenth shot, Luo Qing closed in. This bit of kiting had taken away about a hundred points of her health.

Unless they specialized in defense, ability users were basically squishy. Luo Qing's force field could be used for both offense and defense, but if she tried to go head-to-head with Han Xiao, armored with his Magnetic Control Armor, she would be knocked around in an instant.

As soon as they exchanged blows, Luo Qing realized this.

Han Xiao suddenly drew his folding combat knife, wielding the long blade in his right hand and the mechanical arm in his left. He fearlessly collided with her. Luo Qing immediately condensed a force field, smashing it fiercely against Han Xiao's head, only to find a set of thin metal armor appear on his body, instantly transforming into a helmet and mask. Han Xiao merely tilted his head back slightly, enduring the force field impact. Right blade, left fist, he fiercely tore at Luo Qing's force field. At the point of contact, white light waves generated by the impact on the force field continued to erupt.

Even Pan Kuang, who was approaching level forty, had returned defeated from close combat. Luo Qing was even less likely to cause him much damage. However, the characteristic of her force field ability was troublesome, attacking without warning from any angle, interrupting Han Xiao's offense multiple times.

"Force Field·Slam!"

Han Xiao suddenly felt struck in the knees by an invisible force.

Taking the opportunity, Luo Qing retreated to create distance, her ample chest heaving. Her lungs burned. The high-intensity battle left her stamina somewhat depleted. Ability users consumed a lot of energy. She had already squeezed her physical strength multiple times to replenish her energy, leaving her exhausted. She looked at Han Xiao with a mixture of shock and uncertainty.

This sniper was too damn good at fighting, even harder to deal with than martial artists!

"Tu-tu-tu—" The remaining Rose Armed mercenaries finally approached, immediately focusing fire on Han Xiao, but he dodged with sliding steps and continuous shots. With Overload activated, Han Xiao unleashed a volley from the Mad Eagle, and the mercenaries fell to the ground, spurting blood.

Only Su Li dodged, agile and nimble, with the bearing of a martial artist. He wore a pair of specially made black gloves, covered with electronic motherboard-like patterns that glowed with a dazzling blue light. Han Xiao keenly sensed a trace of danger.

"Mech-fighter."

Su Li quickly closed in, pressing his hand forward. It looked light and without force, but Han Xiao's eyes suddenly narrowed. He recognized the origin of the gloves. Su Li's threat level greatly increased in his mind. He hurriedly spun away, not daring to clash head-on, and focused fire with both guns, wanting to eliminate Su Li first. But Luo Qing immediately moved in, using her force field to block the bullets.

The three fought fiercely in the desert. Su Li's gloves made Han Xiao somewhat hesitant. The two women quickly realized this and took advantage of it, rapidly gaining the upper hand. The situation gradually turned against Han Xiao.

"If I don't pay a price, it'll be hard to deal with these two."

Han Xiao's eyes narrowed. He had been wary of Su Li's gloves all along. This sudden charge caught Su Li off guard for a moment. The glove subconsciously pressed against the Magnetic Control Armor on Han Xiao's chest, and electricity and heat suddenly exploded!

The durability plummeted wildly, dropping nearly a hundred points in an instant. This was the first time the Magnetic Control Armor had lost so much durability from a single blow!

Han Xiao's chest burned with pain. The temperature exceeded the heat resistance of the Magnetic Control Armor, injuring his body. With no time to look at the panel information, he took advantage of the brief close proximity to stab Zhan Fengren into Su Li's chest, exchanging injury for injury!

Meeting Su Li's horrified eyes, he pressed the Mad Eagle against her forehead and opened fire wildly. A mechanic without armor was very fragile. All the bullets in the Mad Eagle's magazine were fired.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Blow your skull open!

Kill one first!

Luo Qing roared, taking the opportunity to strike Han Xiao heavily in the back.

A sharp pain shot through his spine, as if it was about to be broken. Han Xiao endured the pain and slid forward, turning to empty the Mad Eagle's bullets, focusing on Luo Qing's legs. After the previous fierce battle, Luo Qing's energy was nearing its end. She was at the end of her rope. After a successful sneak attack, her energy couldn't keep up with the consumption. The bullets broke through her force field, and one bullet shattered her kneecap.

Luo Qing's expression changed drastically. She knew very well how fatal impaired mobility would be when facing a sniper. In desperation, she wanted to finish the job in one fell swoop, condensing all her force field to similarly cripple Han Xiao's legs.

However, Han Xiao created distance the moment he succeeded, and the force field exploded in a huge pit where he had been standing!

Luo Qing's heart sank to the bottom. His leg was injured, and she was now a complete target. Han Xiao sniped from afar, and she could only passively block, her energy would eventually run out. Despair rose in her heart.

"It's over!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Han Xiao steadily fired his sniper rifle from a distance, shot after shot grinding down Luo Qing's energy. In her unwilling and angry eyes, he blew her head apart with a single shot.

[You have killed Luo Qing (lv30), you have gained 12000 experience.]

Han Xiao exhaled, his tense nerves relaxing. Ignoring the burning pain in his wounds, he immediately went to Su Li's corpse and took off the pair of black gloves.

[You have obtained [Electrothermal Cutting Gloves] x2]

The principle behind these gloves used [Basic Thermodynamics], which he had not yet learned. They were embedded with a micro electrothermal converter, powered by a high-energy battery, with high energy consumption and powerful damage, with a damage bonus against metal.

Han Xiao naturally accepted the spoils of war with a smile. Speaking of which, this seemed to be the first mechanic-type enemy to drop his equipment.

Mech-fighters used one or several melee mechs as the core of their combat and developed special skills around their weapons. Su Li's combat mode was a relatively low-level mech-fighter, relying solely on the power of his equipment.

Some mech-fighter-specific mechanical equipment came with skills that could be used when certain conditions were met. Among Lu Old Man's four blueprints, one was for mechanical equipment with its own skills.

The mission was already completed. All that was left was to go back and submit it to receive the reward.

Han Xiao thought of Filona from earlier and prepared to go back and take a look. He turned off the EMP jammer and inspected the damaged precision parts of the Thorns. After calculating, it would take about fifteen minutes to repair the vehicle, so he immediately started working.

"There seemed to be a group of Wanderers near Filona just now. I wonder how they are doing."

Han Xiao thought to himself.

…

Half an hour ago.

The entrance to Filona was a rock wall fault. The pilgrims climbed down the rock wall to the bottom, their eyes met with a patch of darkness, could only feel faintly that they were in a corridor-like space, narrow walls on the left and right, and a extending passage ahead and behind.

A young pilgrim turned on a flashlight, saw the surrounding environment clearly, and everyone's mouths gradually widened, with an incredible look on their faces.

"This, this is..."