The Demonic Beast warriors began to show signs of retreat. They realized that when Wen Yuncheng was defending a city, numbers alone were not enough to secure victory. As for the Emperor-level Huanling beasts that had landed in the Demonic Beast Great Forest… after Lin Jinyu had taken care of one, only one remained.

Wen Yuncheng was still frantically farming experience, while the Huanling, Fu, and Demonic Beasts were completely unaware. Relaying messages, deciding on plans, dispatching reinforcements… all of this required time, and time was precisely what Wen Yuncheng needed most at that moment.

This was the Demonic Beast Great Forest, after all! Killing Demonic Beasts from the Starry Sky Continent only yielded 50% experience for the Heart of a Victor, but killing Huanling Demonic Beasts granted 100% experience. Although the experience from a single beast was small, the supply was endless.

“The losses are too great! Whether it’s our beast warriors or the mindless Demonic Beasts native to the Starry Sky Continent, the losses are too great!”

“It’s impossible to attack the city today… No, as long as that devil is there for even a single day, we’ll never be able to take this city! She doesn’t seem to get tired at all!”

“That’s the future God of the Starry Sky Continent! How could we possibly fight a God!”

The Demonic Beast warriors were on the verge of a complete breakdown. Wen Yuncheng’s presence made them feel as if there wasn’t a shred of hope in taking the city. If they had a choice, they would rather face the ruthless person who could slay a Star Emperor with a sword than this demon.

As for killing Wen Yuncheng? That would mean charging through a mechanical bombardment just to get close to her! They all knew she had other explosive and movement abilities. It was simply—simply not something they could accomplish.

“!” The Emperor-level Demonic Beast suddenly cried out in alarm. “We’ve received a message! Reinforcements are coming, all Emperor-level! They want us to pin Wen Yuncheng down!”

“Who’s coming? Are they reliable?”

“They say it’s the former sovereigns of this Demonic Beast Forest: the Green Flood Dragon King, the Dragon Ape King, and the Lynx King. And Ge Huan is with them.”

“Ge Huan? If it weren’t for Ge Huan, we wouldn’t have to be here throwing our lives away!”

“But we have to listen to him. He told us to pin Wen Yuncheng down no matter what and not let her feel endangered and leave before they arrive. They’ve supposedly locked onto Wen Yuncheng’s other machines. When they get here, they’ll join forces to kill her. If she escapes, the other scattered forces can also act.”

“We’re not supposed to let Wen Yuncheng feel endangered? What danger, the danger of her slaughtering all of us?” Despite their simmering rage, they were helpless and could only use their lives to stall for time. Fortunately, the Demonic Beasts on the periphery were mindless; a little pressure was all it took to make them willingly go to their deaths.

“They still haven’t retreated, and they’re sending the Starry Sky Continent’s Demonic Beasts to die?” Noticing that the “Kill the Invaders” mission was becoming increasingly difficult to complete, Wen Yuncheng instantly understood that the Huanling Demonic Beasts were sending the local beasts to their deaths. Were they trying to drain her Star Power? Too bad for them, her mana pool was bottomless.

[Maybe others are closing in on you.]

“That’s possible, but I have…” Wen Yuncheng suddenly froze. Her Apostles should also be in battle right now, but it was hard to distinguish their experience gains because so much was piling up at once. Wen Yuncheng rubbed her chin, suspecting that her Apostles were also being monitored and located.

In the combat zone, even with a Half-Saint or Star Emperor on guard, if they had an ambush prepared to kill her—were the Huanling, Dragon Island, and the Fu organization splitting their forces three ways? It wasn’t impossible.

But she… still had a random teleportation scroll on her.

Wen Yuncheng leaned back on her throne and pondered for a moment, deciding to see who was coming to ambush her before deciding whether to use the scroll. If their only goal was to force her to use it… within the Empire’s borders, it might be that Phantom Emperor and the Lynx King again. Wen Yuncheng glanced at the tracker’s location data and saw that those two dots were indeed heading her way.

Tsk, the Fu organization was so predictable.

In that case… she would just kill as many as she could before they arrived. Wen Yuncheng had been holding onto her ultimate skills, not daring to use them, precisely to guard against an ambush. However… she could see the positions of the incoming enemies clearly and could perfectly estimate their arrival time. With her ultimates ready, she could unleash them the moment they appeared.

Wen Yuncheng also deployed the turrets and C-02 Enemy-Annihilators that had been replaced earlier. As for the C-01 Guardians… she hesitated for a moment, then decided against it. Still, for a Phantom Emperor-level individual to come here…

Wen Yuncheng left her throne, took out her long-unused Mechanical Wings, and flew into the city, ordering the Star Venerate and soldiers who were originally defending it to evacuate quickly.

“A huge battle is about to break out here, an Emperor-level battle. Your presence here will be of no use—fall back. I will contact the sects for support.”

“Emperor-level? But you’re only a Star Venerate. Your life is worth much more than mine. If anyone should retreat, it should be you—”

“Take the Dragon Tiger Guard and the self-defense force soldiers and leave this town immediately. This is a military order.” Wen Yuncheng emotionlessly produced the token the First Princess had given her years ago. “I have the means to protect myself and escape.”

The Star Venerate wanted to say more but ultimately lowered his head. He clenched his fists, seemingly blaming himself, but he didn’t waste time wallowing in his powerlessness. After just a few seconds, he immediately turned and began ordering the army to retreat.

Only then did Wen Yuncheng pilot her Mechanical Wings back to her throne. She muttered under her breath, “I hope they move quickly and get far away.” For this city, she alone was enough.

Whether as bait or as a defender, a Star Venerate… couldn’t really help her here.

It was time to speed up the slaughter.

The Floating Magnetic Disk began to move the Mechanical Throne. Wen Yuncheng piloted the throne off the city wall and straight into the battlefield. A G-3 Predator formed in her hand and pounced randomly into the horde of Demonic Beasts. Wen Yuncheng never stopped using Gale and the Viper Cannons. Now that she was deep in the battlefield, her various throwable skills could be used more effectively. With the cooldown reduction from Mechanical Domain and the two Mechanical Modification passives, the RX-78 Pursuer had almost no cooldown.

“An opportunity!” The Demonic Beast warriors in the rear saw Wen Yuncheng go deep into the battlefield, and their eyes lit up. They thought she had gotten carried away with the killing!

“But she has those explosive abilities!”

“But—”

[Ding! Invader killed. 3500 kill milestone reached!]

[Received 10,000 EXP, 500 points.]

Host: Wen Yuncheng

Race: Human

Age: 23

Class: Mechanical Overlord

Level: 79

Experience: 15955/134000

Points: 31987

She leveled up again! But it wasn’t enough, still a little short! If she could reach Star Emperor, she might be able to turn the tables and kill the Phantom Emperor and the Lynx King.

Use a skill or—

Wen Yuncheng looked at the small dots on the tracker image and raised her hand, tossing C-04 Self-Destruct Dogs toward the rear of the Demonic Beast horde.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

The explosions of one Mechanical Self-Destruct Dog after another ripped through the Beast Tide, reaping a continuous stream of experience notifications for Wen Yuncheng. She didn’t throw too many; she saved fifty for the Phantom Emperor and his group. When she only had 50 Self-Destruct Dogs left, Wen Yuncheng started throwing Mechanical Barriers and detonating them.

“Crazy, she’s crazy…”

“Explosions, so this is her ability. Terrifying. Unbelievable, I’ve never…”

“Reinforcements are almost here, fall back! Let the mindless Demonic Beasts take the front, fall back!—”

“Boom!—”

Utter chaos.

The outskirts of the Demonic Beast Great Forest had completely transformed into a festival of explosions.

Faster, faster. Wen Yuncheng piloted the Mechanical Throne, moving rapidly. She detonated the Mechanical Barriers she threw without a second thought. The Huanling Demonic Beasts were all retreating—heh, you’re double experience, trying to run?

The C-03 Air Wing flew rapidly to cover the rear of the Beast Tide, while the Star Cannons continuously bombarded the cannon fodder beasts in the front. Wen Yuncheng’s Mechanical Throne stood in mid-air, constantly moving. She used various skills with her mind, threw skill items or Mechanical Barriers with her right hand, and chugged bottle after bottle of high-grade MP potions with her left.

“Hic.” The high-grade MP potions were rapidly consuming her points. Wen Yuncheng drank until she was bloated and wanted to vomit, but she didn’t stop.

After leveling up, I hope the shop has a super MP potion, the kind that restores MP multiple times with a single drink…

[Ding! Invader killed. 4000 kill milestone reached!]

[Received 10,000 EXP, 500 points.]

Host: Wen Yuncheng

Race: Human

Age: 23

Class: Mechanical Overlord

Level: 79

Experience: 121305/134000

Points: 34368

Almost there, just a little more—

The two small dots on the tracker were closing in.

[It’s not two Emperor-levels! It’s four!—] 1947 shrieked. [But I’ve identified the other two Emperor-levels as the Green Flood Dragon King and the Dragon Ape King. One is a Star Emperor 2nd Layer, the other is a Star Emperor 1st Layer.]

She’d miscalculated! Wen Yuncheng felt a flash of annoyance, but—she could take the gamble.

Wen Yuncheng quickly tucked the random teleportation scroll into her sleeve, pressing it against her arm so she could instantly infuse it with Star Power and leave with a single thought. The next moment, the Heaven-rank small lamp lit up above Wen Yuncheng’s head. The G-3 Predator instantly transformed into the G-0 Warlord and locked onto the Green Flood Dragon King. Airstrike Support, Interceptor Factory—

“Save me!—” The Green Flood Dragon King’s eyes widened, and he yelled urgently as his body shot backward. The Lynx King and the Dragon Ape King hesitated for a moment before striking out together with the Green Flood Dragon King to counter the attack.

129955…

Ge Huan lunged at Wen Yuncheng. Her Mechanical Throne moved at high speed. She didn’t order the Air Wing or the Star Cannons to attack the four Emperor-levels; she kept them firing at full power, bombarding the Demonic Beasts.

The light of the small lamp flickered for a moment, dimming slightly after taking a full-powered blow from the Phantom Emperor. The Mechanical Throne carried Wen Yuncheng, swiftly grazing past Ge Huan’s slash as a G-Magnetic Pulse detonated—followed by five Mechanical Self-Destruct Dogs! It wasn’t that Wen Yuncheng didn’t want to throw more, but she was afraid she couldn’t withstand the shockwave. She didn’t want to teleport away. Since they were here, they were here.

Advancing to Star Emperor and slaying four Emperor-levels to celebrate… seemed like a pretty good idea.

“Go!—”

The Mechanical Throne was instantly recalled. The five Self-Destruct Dogs exploded in an instant, the shockwave killing a large swath of mindless Demonic Beasts nearby. Ge Huan retreated in time and was only injured by the blast’s aftershock. He stared at the center of the explosion, guessing that Wen Yuncheng had already teleported away. In that case, he could now wait for news from the Huanling side—

“She didn’t leave!”

“What is that!”

The Green Flood Dragon King and the Dragon Ape King exclaimed in shock at the same time. In that instant, the Lynx King lunged fiercely toward Wen Yuncheng. “Attack.”

A massive blue and white mech rose from the pile of Demonic Beasts. Inside the mech’s cockpit, Wen Yuncheng raised her right hand. With a thought, a compressed Star Power cannon blast shot toward the Lynx King.

A mech with 15% damage reduction really was useful.