Because Firefly’s physical strength and stamina were not very good, the speed of their movement was not fast.
Moreover, Firefly followed the route and ran around everywhere, which even made Anby a bit puzzled.
Although they didn’t encounter any danger along the way, this was simply too slow.
There was no help for it; the route found by HQ was absolutely safe, and wanting to bypass Ethereals definitely couldn’t be the fastest route.
Speaking of the other side, Billy and Nicole encountered three Ethereals.
They were all very ordinary Ethereals, and Billy cleanly and neatly shattered their cores.
Nicole wiped away a sweat, remembering that the guidance of the luobo wouldn’t make too big a detour.
“Proxy, why are we taking this road?
Is it closer or safer?
If things don’t go smoothly, those debts will just have to be given a bit more grace period, you know.” But Eous didn’t respond to Nicole, just persistently walking in a certain direction.
“Wait a moment, Proxy!” Nicole and the other chased after it.
Eous’s rabbit ears were grabbed, and then the entire Bangboo was lifted up.
“Proxy, let’s see where you’re going now!
What on earth is going on?
You aren’t going to lead us to a dangerous place, right?
Surely not.
Aside from owing you a bit of money, we haven’t done anything to let you down, have we?” Just as Nicole was still trying to communicate with Eous, Billy’s voice reached her ears.
“Boss Nicole, it looks like we’re surrounded.” Billy’s voice carried a hint of hoarseness, and his usual sidekick demeanor completely vanished.
And Nicole also raised her head to look ahead.
There, four or five Ethereals had appeared at some point, and looking behind them, no less than five Ethereals had appeared as well.
Eous was put back on the ground, and it still paced in a certain direction, as if nothing could stop it.
The Ethereals roared and charged, raising their arms and swinging their blades.
Their powerful slashes struck Nicole’s mechanism box, and the Ether bullets ejected from the box caused this Ethereal to fall into a state of rigidity.
Billy nimbly dodged the attacks of the other Ethereals, casually firing a precise shot at this staggered Ethereal.
Accompanied by the gunshot, the Ethereal’s core shattered in response.
“Well done, Billy!” Nicole slightly praised Billy, then continued to engage the enemy.
Three Ethereals launched an attack from the front simultaneously.
Unflustered, Nicole strapped her mechanism box to her waist, and an Ether compression device popped out from the box.
Soon, a human-sized condensed Ether projectile was fired, quickly striking the three Ethereals.
The projectile exploded and expanded, leaving the struck Ethereals completely paralyzed.
Billy swiftly carried out precise shooting.
The three Ethereals were eliminated once again, but the Ethereals around them did not decrease.
The two looked at the increasing number of Ethereals swarming around.
“Damn it, why are there so many Ethereals?
If Anby were here…” Over at Anby’s side might be even worse, after all, Firefly didn’t look like she had much combat power.
“Boss Nicole, if this goes on, we won’t be able to afford the attrition.
It’s best if we can break through.” “Of course your boss knows!” Without missing a beat, Nicole activated the mechanism box to its maximum power, and a huge Ether projectile was currently condensing.
Billy fired bullets to shatter the approaching Ethereals.
Hearing a loud roar, a super-huge Ether projectile ejected, affecting almost all the Ethereals ahead.
When the Ether projectile faded, those Ethereals that got hit almost entirely lost their mobility.
The two quickly bypassed them; Nicole scooped up Eous, Billy ran ahead to clear the path, and Nicole neatly avoided the pursuit, quickly rounding a few corners to shake off the pursuing Ethereals.
After all, the Ethereals in the vicinity were probably all gathered back there just now, so wasn’t this area nearby a safe zone?
“Hey!
Proxy, what on earth is going on with you?” Nicole held Eous high up, and then she patted Eous’s dazed head, as if doing so could fix it.
“Hey, Boss Nicole, this place looks a bit familiar.” Billy said to Nicole after observing the surroundings.
Hearing this, Nicole became interested and turned her head to look at Billy.
Billy was standing on a flight of steps, keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings, and Nicole immediately spotted the lonely safe on the station platform.
“That’s my safe!” The moment she saw the commission target, Nicole’s eyes turned to cash, and without a second word, she went to grab the safe.
“Hey!
Boss Nicole!
Wait…” Billy wanted to step forward to stop her, but before he could take a step, a figure had already lunged at Nicole.
Recovering her wits, Nicole could only use her mechanism box to parry.
However, the attack of the senior Ethereal Dulahan wasn’t so easy to block, and Nicole was sent flying entirely.
However, she didn’t fall down; instead, she unfolded the mechanism box, aiming the Ether compression device at Dulahan.
With anger, she said word by word, “That is!
My!
Safe!” …
“We’ll be there right away.
Although HQ is not a luobo, doing a simple calculation of the Hollow is not a problem.” HQ’s unreliability was fully displayed; once the space changed, HQ had to recalculate all over again.
Good thing she brought Anby along, otherwise the Ethereal that suddenly appeared just now could have cut Firefly into two halves.
The two didn’t dare to stop for a moment, until a suitcase quietly lay in the middle of the road.
“Found it at last.” Firefly stopped her footsteps and caught her breath for a moment.
She pulled up the suitcase, originally intending to open it, but remembering the SAM summoner inside, she didn’t open it on the spot.
“Alright, let’s go find Nicole and rendezvous.” Firefly said to Anby first, and then inwardly asked HQ, “HQ, help me determine the route.” “Although HQ is not a luobo, HQ is reliable.” A route was transmitted into Firefly’s mind.
Firefly raised an eyebrow.
This time’s route was quite short; she just needed to make a turn and enter a fissure to arrive immediately.
“HQ, are there no Ethereals nearby?” “None.” HQ answered immediately.
Firefly tentatively believed it.
What else could she do anyway?
Who told Nicole not to buy a spare luobo just to save money.
Firefly dragged the suitcase while Anby guarded closely beside her, and the two headed toward Nicole’s location like this.
Just as the two were rushing over, Nicole’s side was having a hard time.
The senior Ethereal Dulahan was truly no pushover; both its attack power and defense power were top-tier.
Although the core was right there, breaking through the calyx’s protection to shatter the core wasn’t all that simple.
And Billy was a ranged damage dealer; although he had nimble footwork, he couldn’t engage in close combat.
Nicole’s pressure was immense, and any attacks that couldn’t be dodged were taken by her.
If the mechanism box hadn’t been durable enough, she probably would have become Nicole-chan long ago.
“Damn it, if Anby were here at a time like this…” “Watch out!” Just as Nicole was complaining, Dulahan seized the opportunity to swing its blade-hands.
Just as that slash was about to hit Nicole, a flash of lightning caused Dulahan to pause, and Anby descended like a divine soldier.
A large amount of current coiled around Anby’s blade, leaping up to unleash an ultimate skill.
Anby’s body flowed through the air, the electric blade striking the shield and Dulahan’s chest.
The massive electro attribute caused Dulahan to fall straight into a staggered state, and seeing this scene, Nicole and Billy finally breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
“Anby!
You came at just the right time!” Nicole exclaimed, though her hands didn’t stop for a single second, taking advantage of while Dulahan hadn’t recovered yet.
This moment was the optimal DPS window; Dulahan couldn’t resist, and Billy fired with all his might, shell after shell striking the core.
However, the output of the three of them seemed to have little effect.
That core fluctuated, and along with purple light flashing within it, Dulahan stood back up with its entire body covered in purple light.
Seeing this scene, all three found it incredible.
“How could this be?
If I’m not mistaken…” Billy said in astonishment, and then Anby recited Dulahan’s current rank at this moment.
“Corrupted Dulahan!” Right now, even Anby knew this was going to be a tough battle.
An Ethereal of this magnitude was second only to Notorious Ethereals.
Soon, all three fell into a disadvantageous position.
After all, Nicole and Billy’s stamina had already been consumed quite a bit, and relying solely on Anby made it difficult to resist Dulahan.
Their hard battle was all seen by Firefly.
She observed the battle of several people from a safe corner.
With her combat Remembrance, she could tell that their current state wasn’t good.
Firefly looked at the SAM summoner in her hand, turned around, and walked deep into the alley.
And this action was completely witnessed by a hidden Bangboo.
At this time, Firefly was deep in the alley.
She placed the summoner in front of her and gave a flick of her hand.
“Molten Knight SAM, Initiate!” Cyan flames gushed out from the summoner, instantly wrapping around Firefly entirely.
Soon the flames dissipated, and the young girl who had just been standing in place turned into a tall, silvery-white mecha radiating a powerful aura.