"These source ores are toxic!"

"What kind of toxin can incinerate a seventh-tier? It's clearly some kind of radiation!"

The shocked and chaotic voices of the Star Thieves rang in his ears, discussing fervently.

Lu Yuan held the Abyss Demon Coin he had obtained through [Extraordinary Contact] in his hand, rubbing its rough patterns, staring solemnly at the ominous chain incineration scene below.

It's not poison, nor radiation, if his guess is correct....

This should be a... curse!

A curse power from the Abyss Evil God System.

Lu Yuan's gaze fell on the Lord of Gems, never expecting that this seemingly harmless fat man could be related to the Abyss Evil God.

His understanding of the Abyss Evil God was limited to just one coin.

"Damn it, these source ores can't be touched..."

The Star Thieves gritted their teeth, some began to focus on the Lord of Gems.

Others changed expressions, starting to consider escape routes.

But regardless of the plans, it wasn't easy to execute them at the moment.

All of them were surrounded by dozens of Red Gold Mechas, almost every moment, each person enduring fierce attacks from different directions.

"Damn it!"

Lu Yuan heard a low curse from "Red Beard," who was wielding two blades, fiercely slicing through the encirclement of two Red Gold Mechas, persistently approaching him, seemingly wanting to make contact.

Lu Yuan ignored him, defending the onslaught around him, his gaze remained fixed below.

He noticed that those Star Thieves incinerated by the bright yellow flames had their bodies transformed into black ash, silently infiltrating the ground, as if being absorbed by something.

A strange, indescribable aura seemed to be circulating in the air.

Lu Yuan gradually felt a sense of unease.

"Boom!"

At that moment, a powerful energy fluctuation suddenly erupted in the field.

Blinding light accompanied by a terrifying white shockwave nearly dispersed the battle formation of the Star Thieves and the Red Gold Mechas.

Everyone looked up, startled, to find the long-lasting entanglement of the two eighth-tier mechas had finally concluded.

In the consciousness-filled sky, under the blood-colored wolf head, the air rippled with transparent, viscous waves.

Blood-red energy light flowed on the elongated arc-shaped blade edge, the twelve-meter-high black giant mecha hovered in the air, its arms naturally hanging down, overlooking the silver-white mecha on the ground kneeling.

The voice belonging to Sea Wolf emerged from the black mecha, cold and authoritative.

"Eighth-tier Spirit Court Guard....

Your strength is quite average..."

The head of the silver-white mecha, at a disadvantage, hung low, silent.

The Star Thieves were stunned at first, then quickly turned to ecstasy.

Sea Wolf!

In the grand scheme of things, the eighth-tier power struggle that decided the true outcome of this battle surprisingly ended in Sea Wolf's victory.

No one had anticipated this.

Lu Yuan was similarly stunned, feeling intense surprise.

He knew Sea Wolf was formidable, but he hadn't expected Sea Wolf's prowess could suppress the Spirit Court Guard Mechanician intricately nurtured by the empire.

This outcome seemed unbelievable to him.

Whether it was because Sea Wolf's strength was excessively overpowering or because the Duke's son named Helier was merely a façade.

Lu Yuan glanced at the nearby expression of the Lord of Gems, noting that the fat man showed no change after witnessing Helier's defeat, as if unconcerned about any reversal of fate.

"Five times...."

At this moment, the silver-white mecha kneeling on the ground slowly lifted its head, looking at Sea Wolf above, breaking the silence.

"Your strength has explosively increased five times..."

Helier stood up slowly from the ground, even with the mecha, his noble elegance and composure could be seen.

"I imagine, even if all five of your Solidified Resonance slots are equipped with the same Secret Skill.

By now... you should be at the end of your strength, shouldn't you?"

"You can try."

Sea Wolf's tone was calm, his arms slowly rising, speaking: "By the way, I've never personally killed an imperial elite like you before."

Helier did not speak; the silver mecha slightly blurred.

Accompanied by a muffled "boom", leaving behind a cracked pit, disappearing.

Powerful energy waves spread from the high sky, a silver and a black mecha once again entangled.

But in this battle, Helier was visibly at a disadvantage, consistently suppressed by Sea Wolf.

Due to Sea Wolf's influence, the Star Thieves felt encouraged, each becoming excited.

The previous shock and fear due to the curse on the source ore were completely dispelled.

Becoming a leader of a Star Thief Group, controlling numerous unruly seventh-tier Star Thieves, none were easy to handle.

Now, displaying their strength openly, the techniques bizarre, style ferocious, posture arrogant, with numbers far exceeding the Red Gold Mechas, they slowly turned the tide back.

Lu Yuan continued "fishing in troubled waters" within the battle formation.

He signaled Sonice, and as Sonice's long-range Energy Cannon splashed below, blasting a crater in the small hill laden with source ores, his form rapidly changed.

Unobtrusively pocketing a piece of blasted source ore.

[Devour] Skill, activated!

The half-human-sized Life Source Ore barely touched Lu Yuan's body before he directly devoured it.

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