Chapter 37: Warehouse Skirmish

Once again, the Herrscher of Sentience established a mental link with Luo Lin, providing her with the locations of the enemies lurking nearby.

"The Titans are closing in—"

Several melee-type Titans rushed out from the depths of the corridor. These individuals looked different from those encountered outside. Their arms appeared thicker, and there were even two Titans resembling pile drivers mixed in.

The bright, warning-yellow color sent alarm bells ringing in Luo Lin's mind.

[Mass-Produced Padrino] and [Flame Patrol]!

They moved swiftly, crossing the corridor in the blink of an eye.

Their fists pounded the ground heavily, causing arcs of electricity to explode from the impact points, rushing towards the Honkai Energy Storage Canisters behind them.

"Damn it!" Rarely did Luo Lin curse. She shouted loudly, "We can't fight here! Move inside, into the corridor!"

Struggling to evade the ground-smashing attack of a Titan, Kiana yelled in frustration, "But it's even smaller inside, and we can't hide!"

"That's still better than having those canisters behind us exploding!"

Biting her lip, Fu Hua's attacks on the Titans became even more ferocious. With just a few punches, she broke one Titan's arm, shattered its armor, and even made the energy pipelines on its body flicker.

The Titan determined that it had suffered significant damage and activated its overload function without hesitation. A red polygonal shield appeared in front of the Titan, blocking Fu Hua's fists.

"Just..." The appearance of an energy shield on the Titan made Luo Lin put on a painful expression. The memories of encountering monsters that were invulnerable head-on surged in her mind—it was disgusting.

Before Luo Lin could move to shoot from behind, Fu Hua unexpectedly leaped lightly, even using one hand to support herself on the shield, and flipped directly to the back of the Titan.

With a deep breath, Fu Hua landed a punch on the back of the Titan's head (?). Her punch was full of skill, penetrating the armor and directly destroying the mech's control center.

The red shield in front of the Titan instantly dissipated, collapsing to the ground with a creaking sound.

Luo Lin felt a bit embarrassed at this point. Hindered by the densely packed Honkai Energy Storage Canisters behind her, she couldn't activate "Flawless Dome" to perform a bounce attack—her current control was not enough to use her abilities as effortlessly as Elysia herself, who could easily shoot tracking arrows around corners.

Luo Lin had only managed to enhance the damage of her crystal arrows, but she had no idea how to selectively activate part of the "Flawless Dome" or even use a bounce attack without activating her ultimate ability.

The girl's ultimate ability would create a semi-spherical crystal shield, which would definitely encompass the canisters behind her. If she shot an arrow then, she would bid farewell to the harmonious and beautiful Nagazora City.

With no other choice, Luo Lin had to resort to being just a regular archer, shooting a few arrows to severely damage another Titan.

Her charged heavy blow landed on the shield activated by the Titan's overload, causing the polygonal shield to tremble violently.

"Huh? Isn't it supposed to be invincible?"

Only now did Luo Lin realize that she had fallen into a mental trap.

In the game, monsters with the "Shield" attribute were indeed invincible head-on and required flanking attacks.

But... this was reality.

No matter how hard the shield generated by the Titans was, it had its limits. And for a "powerful mech" like [Miss Pink Elf], it was just a matter of shooting a few more arrows.

Moreover, she wasn't limited to using just her bow and arrows.

Luo Lin smiled as she took out electromagnetic and high-explosive grenades and threw them towards the back of the shielded Titan.

Special projectiles designed for mechs exploded, completely destroying the already weakened mech under the onslaught of electromagnetic shock and explosions, kneeling on one knee and exploding into flames.

Kiana was targeted by an [Flame Patrol], which leaped towards her, smashing its hot fist into the ground, creating a large pit. The hot wind rustled through the fluffy hair on her head.

Using the power borrowed from "Sister Sirin," Kiana disarmed one of the Titan's arms, but the [Flame Patrol] still had another arm. The iron fist resembling a pile driver emitted a dangerous light, and a "convex" light wave swept over, even dragging the gravel on the ground into its hand.

The fluffy-haired girl exclaimed in anger, unable to stabilize her body, stumbling back two steps. Seizing the opportunity, the Titan mech launched a powerful punch.

Kiana clenched her teeth, performing a difficult maneuver akin to an iron bridge. The fist narrowly missed her body, and she even smelled the scent of her hair burning.

Enraged, the fluffy-haired girl dashed forward, accompanied by Kiana's furious kicks. Surprisingly, the Titan retreated several steps, and faint golden cracks spread from the point of impact where the girl struck.

In the blink of an eye, the armor on the [Flame Patrol] was sliced by invisible blades, shattering into pieces, and even the inner frame was scarred, sparking with electricity.

Kiana was unaware of the power she had just used, but Luo Lin beside her realized—those smooth cuts on the armor fragments and the faint spatial fluctuations were clearly the power of the Herrscher of the Void.

"What a combat style from the Herrscher of the Void!"

Miss Pink Elf(Luo Lin) marveled as she continued shooting arrows, quickly annihilating the Titan.

"Bam bam bam!"

A second wave of Titans appeared with heavy footsteps.

This time, they were all ordinary mass-produced anti-entropy Titans. After all, Hida Ren's resources were limited, and there were only a few special Titans left.

However, the main force of this wave of attacks was not the Titans but another person hidden among them.

"Swoosh—"

Luo Lin's ears twitched, and she decisively twisted her body, drawing her bow and shooting an arrow towards the depths of the corridor.

Under her control, the purple crystal arrow exploded.

"Tch!"

The mercenary wearing a hood clicked her tongue as she was forced out from behind the mech by the exploding crystal arrow. She had intended to use the mech as cover to approach the enemy, but she was quickly discovered.

She decided not to hide anymore. The all-black [Obscuring Wing] aimed at Luo Lin, and arrows wrapped in black and red energy tore through the air, heading straight for the girl's vital points.

—It's Little Island Exploding Crow!

Luo Lin was somewhat surprised. She knew that Cocolia had collaborated with World Serpent, but she didn't expect to encounter a member of World Serpent, Raven, so soon.

Nagazora City truly had hidden dragons and crouching tigers!

The girl remained calm. The Honkai aura covered the bow arm of her longbow as she used the bow like a sword, employing Edge of Taixuan to intercept and deflect the incoming arrows.

While Luo Lin dealt with these arrows, Raven had already reached her side. Her crimson claws shimmered with dangerous light as she reached for the girl.

Luo Lin flipped her arm and grabbed Raven's arm with a gentle motion, deflecting her attack with a combination of strikes and par ries. Then, like a lover embracing her beloved, she actively approached the mercenary.

Raven's expression changed, unable to distance herself. She could only watch as Luo Lin slammed her shoulder into her chest.

"Bang!"

The mercenary was skilled, adjusting her posture as much as possible to distribute the force, but this blow almost made her lose her breath.

Gritting her teeth, Raven flipped her arm, forcing Luo Lin to release her grip. Then, she kicked the girl in the chest, using the recoil to create some distance.

But Raven had only created distance. She swung her arm again, and three black-red shadows flew out from her sleeve.

Luo Lin quickly conjured a short sword and slashed twice, deflecting two of the red-glowing raven feathers, which were nailed to the wall.

The pink-haired girl pulled out the other raven feather that she hadn't intercepted in time, splashing a little blood. After a slight tremor of the black feather in her hand, it turned into Honkai energy and dissipated into the air.

Across from her, Raven coughed, clearly not feeling too well. Her eyes flickered as she drew her longbow once again, fully charged.