The team captain, "Steel Heart," replaced Ah Lan's previous damage-bearing role, transforming into a thick, earthy yellow shield connected to Ah Lan's left hand.

The Light Shield Soul teammate turned into a cloud, hovering to his right.

Ah Lan activated the Life Connection Attribute at this time, linking the team members' health bars and entering shared Blood Pool mode.

He took out a Spiritual Bomb from the Space Bag, weighed it twice to confirm its importance, and then threw it into the densest area of mechanical spiders in the hall below.

Boom!

Along with the loud noise, a Challenger Tips for a successful kill echoed in Ah Lan's mind.

This bombing benefited from sacrificial power more than the cost of the bomb, so there was no loss.

He then decisively moved to the control room door, positioned the Rock Shield in front of him, planning to fight using the relatively confined terrain of the control room.

At this moment, dense red dots lit up from the hall below, groups of mechanical spiders awakened, swinging their long steel knife-like appendages, and after activation testing, they rushed like a Combat Insect Clan.

Suddenly, a mechanical spider pierced through the control room's glass and lunged forward, its eight sharp mechanical legs stabbing at Ah Lan like blades.

"Host, be careful, the facehugger is coming," the teammate Eagle-Headed Demon gave a warning from above.

Ah Lan's expression remained unchanged as he lifted the Rock Shield, precisely blocking the mechanical spider's lunge.

As the Rock Shield moved down, Ah Lan twisted his waist to the left for leverage, his right-hand Battle Axe swiftly followed with a powerful swing.

Crack!

The axe blade drew a sharp arc, precisely splitting open the mechanical spider's body center's Energy Core, sparks flying, mechanical parts scattering everywhere.

But this was only the beginning.

More mechanical spiders poured in from all directions, fearlessly attacking.

Compared to the former captain, Ah Lan had rich combat experience, and the Power Barbarian Axe transformed by Tu Bai became a harvesting tool in his hands.

The sound of the axe blade splitting the metal shell mixed with the explosive sound as the Energy within mechanical spiders was destroyed, the air filled with the smell of burnt circuits, metal debris flying.

During this time, the Rock Shield received the highest frequency of attacks, but Ah Lan transferred them to other teammates using the Life Connection method.

Especially the teammate on his chest, embedded with the Binding Soul.

His position was relatively safe, allowing him to share more of the health loss.

In the high-intensity battle, Ah Lan's Physical Strength was consumed rapidly, his breathing gradually becoming heavy, sweat pearling on his forehead.

White air currents continuously entered his mouth with each breath, converting into Spiritual Power and Qi-Blood replenishment.

During the clash, the Shield constantly transmitted vibrations from the mechanical spiders' impacts, while the Battle Axe in Ah Lan's hand flew, every swing bringing with it a force that slashed each mechanical spider into pieces.

Mechanical wreckage piled up at his feet.

In the battle, Ah Lan progressed rapidly.

He gradually figured out the fighting style of mechanical spiders and how to effectively attack them.

As the Blood Pool's total volume continuously dropped, Ah Lan spoke in a low voice:

"Little Chicken, come down and collect the wreckage."

"Okay."

A fiery red Little Chicken leaped down from above, continuously collecting mechanical wreckage into the Space Bag.

When the Blood Pool reached the bottom, Ah Lan again took out a Spiritual Bomb from the Space Bag and activated it.

Boom!

After the loud explosion, mechanical wreckage scattered around Ah Lan.

1 hour and 39 minutes later, Ah Lan led the team back to the control room.

The room, previously covered in dust, had been completely destroyed by the Spiritual Bomb, the air filled with a heavy smell of burning and the acrid scent of melting metal.

The walls were riddled with cracks and holes, as if torn by an invisible giant hand.

The original control panel was now a twisted heap of metal wreckage, melted by high temperatures into an unrecognizable mass of scrap iron, covered by a thick layer of black ash, with various parts and cables scattered on the floor, some still emitting black smoke.

Mechanical wreckage left by mechanical spiders lay scattered everywhere, with one piece in the corner, eight mechanical legs twisted and deformed, the shell burnt black by high temperatures, its red lights extinguished, internal circuits and gears exposed, emitting arcs.

After collecting all mechanical spider wreckage into the Space Bag for sacrifice, Ah Lan proactively commenced the second wave of offensive.

After three rounds of back-and-forth, Ah Lan successfully cleared out the mechanical spiders, descending into the hall along a rust-covered climbing ladder.

Standing before a mechanical core embedded in a massive device, Ah Lan forcefully pushed the switch down. With a dull "clack" sound, the previous roaring machine fell silent, huge gears ceased to spin, the flow of energy within pipes was interrupted, and the electrical sound constantly heard in the air gradually faded.

The Energy Core's radiance began to weaken, dimming little by little.

Everything returned to silence.

Extending his hand to take out a mechanical core the size of a head, Ah Lan stored it in the Space Bag and then summoned the interface for sacrifice.

Suddenly Challenger Tips resounded in his mind.

He captured the income information, posted it in the team chat channel, then initiated team trading mode, distributing the sacrificial rewards to the teammates.

"Continue exploring or return?" After the trade, Tu Bai's voice echoed in the team chat channel.

"Of course, continue exploring. I already lost the first time, now afraid of death, I only want to get rich," Steel Heart's voice followed.

"I also agree with continuing exploration; what if there are better treasures inside? If in the future, someone shares on the forum, claiming they got rich in a tunnel we explored, it would be more painful than killing me."

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