Chapter 16: Level 2 Item - City Camouflage

“Hurry, hurry up!” In the cockpit, Tang Fang spoke nervously. At this moment, he was sweating profusely as he operated the mechanical arm to clear away the spider silk. On the deck of the Tomorrow, Li Ye led the others in a frenzied barrage of gunfire with their Peregrine Falcon Assault Rifles at the swarm of spiders. As a Level 1 rifle, the Peregrine Falcon Assault Rifle’s lethality far surpassed ordinary heavy machine guns and cannons, and the Molten Spiders at the front were annihilated in moments. At this moment, everyone was madly pulling the trigger, firing non-stop. Under the cover of the spider swarm, several elite captain-level Spider Guards charged in. Their massive bodies were the size of trucks, extremely terrifying. One of the Spider Guards suddenly leapt up and landed straight onto the deck of the Azure. It spewed lava-like venom toward a nearby cannon; the unsuspecting gunner, along with the cannon, melted completely. This scene made Li Ye’s heart jolt in horror. Fortunately, the combatants on Azure’s deck reacted quickly and gunned it down with fierce firepower—the weapon used was the very Peregrine Falcon Assault Rifle Li Ye had previously traded to them. “It’s done!” With Tang Fang’s delighted shout, the Tomorrow regained power and was able to move again. Among the three Mobile Cities, the spider silk entangling the treads and tires of the Tomorrow was the least. But Li Ye did not order a retreat, because the Azure had yet to regain mobility, and he could not abandon his allies. Looking to the other side, the Conqueror was fiercely engaging the Molten Broodmother. The Molten Broodmother had already identified this Mobile City as its primary enemy and began frantically spewing spider silk. By now, the entire Conqueror was wrapped in silk, even the mechanical arms used to remove the silk were tightly bound. Several of its cannons and heavy machine guns were entangled and couldn’t fire. Worse still, many combatants were also trapped in the web and couldn’t move. Fortunately, its Level 1 cannon was still firing continuously, and the Molten Broodmother’s body was heavily damaged, its movements significantly slowed. Li Ye suddenly saw hope. “Hold on, we can win!” At this moment, all three Mobile Cities were going all out—at a time like this, no one could afford to be selfish. Bullets and shells were being fired as if they were free. After who knows how long, the spider swarm was finally cleared. Just as the Tomorrow and Azure got free, they immediately went to support the Conqueror. Seeing this, Lei Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief. But his gunner looked grim. “Lord, we only have three shells left for this Level 1 cannon.” Lei Jian’s face darkened immediately. As a Level 1 cannon, the Wind‐Erosion Cannon could not use Level 1 Iron Ore to make its shells; it required Level 1 Wind‐Erosion Ore. Each shell required 10 units of Wind‐Erosion Ore and 1 unit of gunpowder. Being a rare ore, Wind‐Erosion Ore was hard to come by, and sometimes couldn’t be bought even with a high price. The Conqueror had a total of just 11 Wind‐Erosion shells. “Sigh, we’ve really lost a lot this time.” He thought for a moment, then sighed. “Don’t hold back, fire the remaining three shells. Taking down this wild BOSS is the priority—we can’t afford any mistakes at the last moment.” In an instant, all heavy machine guns, cannons, and Level 1 firearm holders across the three Mobile Cities fired together, saturating the sky with firepower, completely covering the Molten Broodmother. Despite being heavily injured, this wild BOSS still held on against the combined firepower of three Mobile Cities for several minutes. Only after the Conqueror fired its final Wind‐Erosion shell did it let out a mournful cry and collapse to the ground. “Phew, we finally got it.” Li Ye, Li Jin, and Lei Jian all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. At the same time, a trace of lingering fear flashed in their eyes. Without any one of them, they wouldn’t have been able to take down this wild BOSS. Through this battle, they had gained a clear understanding of a wild BOSS’s combat strength. The rumors were true: even a fully equipped Level 1 Mobile City had less than a 30% chance of defeating a wild BOSS. With its super leaps, spider silk spraying, and the surrounding spider swarm, a single Level 1 Mobile City really couldn’t hold out. From the start of the battle until now, everyone had been on edge. If defeated, everyone would perish with their Mobile City—this was the nature of wilderness battles. Once they calmed down, everyone turned their gaze to the Molten Broodmother’s corpse. Now was the time to open the spoils of war. 【4874 Crystal Coins.】 【1256 units of Level 1 Iron Ore, 976 units of Level 1 Coal, 412 units of Level 1 Fuel.】 【325 units of Molten Spider Silk.】 【Level 1 City Component - Molten Shell.】 【Level 1 Weapon - Molten Spider Fang.】 Faced with the mountain of loot, everyone was stunned. They knew wild BOSS drops were generous, but they hadn’t expected this much. Just the Crystal Coins, coal, iron ore, and fuel alone would take forever to gather in the wild. As for that Level 1 City Component - Molten Shell, it was a type of city armor that looked like flowing magma and had a 10% defense boost—an excellent defensive city component. The Level 1 weapon looked extremely cool, with the added effect of “inflicting burn damage on hit targets.” The three Lords all looked on with some envy. Finally, there was the dropped Level 2 item. This Level 2 item type was completely random; it could be Level 2 crop seeds, Level 2 firearms, Level 2 city components, or even Level 2 heavy machine guns and cannons. In fact, at the moment the Molten Broodmother was killed, Li Jin and Lei Jian both looked at Li Ye with a complicated and subtle expression. As allies, they feared for Li Ye’s suffering, but also feared him getting too lucky. Li Ye, meanwhile, stared fervently at the Level 2 item. From the outside, the Level 2 item resembled a radio, with a shell faintly glowing with fluorescence. 【Item Name: City Camouflage】 【Item Level: Level 2】 【Bonus Effect: Activates a camouflage that covers the entire Mobile City, allowing it to fully blend into the surrounding environment.】 【Note: Activating City Camouflage consumes 5% energy, with ongoing maintenance consuming 6% energy per hour. This City Camouflage can only be maintained while stationary.】 “A great item!” Full of envy, Li Jin and Lei Jian couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. “Thank you, both.” Li Ye shook hands with them one by one, then unceremoniously took the Level 2 item. According to the original agreement, this Level 2 item belonged to him, and the rest of the loot had nothing to do with him. As the strongest among the Three-City Alliance and the one who contributed the most in battle, seeing the best loot taken still left Lei Jian feeling a bit bitter. But the haul of Molten Spider Silk eased his regrets a little. Molten Spiders had a chance to drop 1–3 units of Molten Spider Silk, while Spider Guards dropped 10–20 units. The Molten Broodmother dropped a whopping 325 units at once. In total, 536 units of Molten Spider Silk were dropped. “Not bad at all,” Lei Jian couldn’t help but nod.