Bai Ye's body plunged downwards, but Bai Ye held firm!
After enduring the automaton's attack, Bai Ye's steel wings behind him split apart.
Twelve metal blades flew forward, directly at the automaton's body.
Then...
Bang, bang, bang...
The twelve blades repeatedly struck the automaton's chest, pushing its massive body back.
As the automaton retreated, Bai Ye's figure flickered, escaping the automaton's giant palm, and then he punched forward.
"Phoenix!" Bai Ye shouted, "Phoenix Flame!"
The air suddenly became scorching hot.
Rolling heatwaves swirled around, and the surrounding grass turned yellow from the intense heat.
Then...
Bai Ye punched forward!
A massive pillar of fire shot forward, fiercely hitting the automaton's chest. The flames then continuously spread, engulfing the automaton.
Bai Ye clenched his hand and said, "Flame Burst!"
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
Explosions sounded one after another, continuously surrounding the automaton's body. Huge fireballs exploded amidst the sounds, instantly swallowing the automaton.
With a bang!
The massive automaton fell backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.
Bai Ye immediately extended his hand and formed a sword seal!
"Seven-colored Sword Qi!"
Black mud bubbles surged from Bai Ye's body, then detached from Bai Ye's body, soaring into the sky and rapidly condensing into the form of flying swords.
Buzz, buzz...
Crisp sword hums echoed through the heavens and earth, and then seven streaks of sword qi slashed down from the sky.
With a deafening explosion, the surrounding ground continuously shattered under the impact of the sword qi. Dust billowed up and swirled in the air.
A moment later, as the dust gradually dispersed, the automaton had been cut to pieces by the sword qi and was completely unable to function.
Bai Ye's gaze swept past the automaton and looked ahead. The man with golden hair had vanished.
However...
Bai Ye thought it didn't matter. Whether he killed him or not was fine. Bai Ye was too lazy to pursue, as long as it didn't hinder him from completing the mission.
Moreover, this commotion made Bai Ye even more certain that the place where the light pillar appeared must be where the ancient giant was, otherwise, why would they send someone to intercept him in this direction?
However, this also meant that the path ahead would not be easy.
Thinking this, Bai Ye quickly ran past the remains of the automaton and headed towards the place where the light pillar appeared.
As expected, not long after running, two massive automatons stood at the intersection ahead.
When Bai Ye approached within fifty meters, red light appeared in the eyes of the two automatons, and their massive bodies began to move.
Light Stream Energy Cannon!
Without hesitation, Bai Ye slid open the metal plate on his shoulder, then raised the Light Stream Energy Cannon and began to rapidly charge.
When the two automatons approached within twenty meters, the Light Stream Energy Cannon suddenly fired.
A golden beam of light shot forward, landing in the center of the two automatons, and then...
Rumble!
A deafening explosion occurred, and a huge fireball erupted between the two automatons.
The layered air currents pushed them, causing the two automatons to stumble and almost fall to the side.
Bai Ye did not stop, continuously advancing forward. The Light Stream Energy Cannon charged again and fired immediately.
Rumble!
The explosion sounded again. The two automatons didn't even have a chance to regain their balance before being blown away by the secondary explosion.
At the same time...
Bai Ye produced two talisman talismans.
"Flying Stone Technique!"
As the talismans burned in Bai Ye's hands, the ground around the two automatons continuously shattered. Then, pieces of rock flew up, hovered in the air for a moment, and smashed down fiercely.
Bang, bang, bang...
The rocks continuously struck until they smashed the two automatons to pieces.
However, after smashing the two automatons, Bai Ye did not immediately move forward.
Too slow!
Bai Ye looked up at the place where the light pillar appeared, at least two to three thousand meters away. If nothing unexpected happened, there would be automatons intercepting him all the way.
Moreover, there might be experts like the blond man.
At the same time, although the mission did not have a time limit, this kind of hidden mission was very complicated.
Just like in the Demon Beast Country, the mission also had no time limit, but in reality, the time Rimuru arrived was the time limit, which eliminated one-third of the chosen ones at once.
Therefore, Bai Ye felt it was hard to say whether there was a time limit this time.
"Then I can only cheat!" Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "Supersonic Movement!"
The cooldown had long passed. With the sound of machinery rotating from within the mecha armor, thrusters shot out from Bai Ye's back, and blue flames erupted. Bai Ye quickly turned into an afterimage and charged forward.
Soon, two automatons appeared again. However, as the red light lit up in the automatons' eyes, an afterimage suddenly darted through the gap between the two automatons.
By the time the two robots fully activated, Bai Ye was long gone.
A moment later, as Bai Ye flew over a patch of grass...
The ground suddenly trembled, and large cracks continuously appeared.
Bai Ye leaped up fiercely, stepping on the rising rocks to leap over the area.
After Bai Ye moved away, an automaton drilled out from the cracked fissures and looked around in confusion.
No target!
Bai Ye broke through the defense line at the fastest speed, before the automatons could intercept!
Then...
Bai Ye saw an altar.
The altar was trapezoidal, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, covered with moss and various vines. In the center, there was a white staircase leading to the top of the altar.
And that dazzling pillar of light originated from the top of the altar.
Bai Ye immediately ran upwards. When he reached the middle of the stairs, Bai Ye was slightly taken aback.
There were traces of battle in that area, with headless swords stuck all around. In the midst of the scattered swords, a man lay there, with obvious battle marks on his body.
"Kai-die?" Bai Ye quickly stepped forward and helped Kai up, saying, "Someone could injure you like this?"
Kai slowly opened his eyes, then suddenly grabbed Bai Ye's shoulder and said, "Never mind me, go stop them. They are about to activate the ancient mechanical giant."
Bai Ye looked up at the light pillar above, it seemed he had found the right place.
At this moment, Kai pushed Bai Ye, urging him, "Go quickly!"
Bai Ye nodded, let go of Kai, and said, "Take care of yourself!"