This is definitely dead, no need for resuscitation!
What's going on!?
The sudden and unprecedented combat casualties caused everyone to panic.
"It's the High-Energy Laser!" Jubian roared, "The weapon on the BOSS's tail is a High-Energy Laser Cannon!"
Lu Yuan and Caoyuan immediately raised their guns to return fire, but the Mechanical Colossus had learned some lessons from the previous battle, constantly repositioning and wagging its tail, increasing the difficulty for the humans to aim.
Lu Yuan missed both of his consecutive shots, and the charging for the second High-Energy Laser was about to be completed soon.
If they didn't retreat by then, a second player would fall. The laser beam traveled at the speed of light, impossible to pre-warn or dodge, they could only endure it head-on!
But having fought this far, how could they give up easily?
"Let's fight it to the death!" Black Smoke roared.
"Everyone advance with me, surround it, and pin it in place! Executive Officer, Caoyuan! You two continue, shoot at the base of the tail!"
Black Smoke's judgment was spot on.
The BOSS's energy core was inside its body, meaning there must be a line in the tail connecting to the laser at the tail tip, and the base of the tail had the smallest range of movement.
As long as they could cut this line, they could disable the weapon!
A group of people surrounded it.
Guo Li Cheng and Ma Lou hacked at the BOSS's legs with all their might to make it lose balance, while the remaining people, fearless of death, pushed directly to the front line, using maximum firepower to restrain the BOSS's movement.
Lu Yuan and Caoyuan didn't waste a moment, shooting fiercely at the base of the BOSS's tail. However, the armor there was quite thick, and after a few shots, only the thick cables were exposed.
A few seconds later, the BOSS finished charging.
Another red light flashed, and Ma Lou found himself "lucky" to be chosen. The thick armor on his chest quickly glowed red, softened, and turned into a semi-molten substance.
This was at least main battle tank cannon level energy!
Ma Lou, in a moment of desperation, quickly removed the melting chest armor before the heat could fully spread.
"Damn it!"
At this point, the front chest area of the exoskeleton was red hot, and even the combat suit inside was damaged by the heat. He had no choice but to activate the exoskeleton to jump out, frantically stripping down until he was only wearing a pair of shorts.
If they weren't still in the thick of battle, some people around him would have been laughing so hard they couldn't hold their guns steady.
Black Smoke: "Be serious, be serious! We're almost there!"
The previous attacks ultimately had some effect. Perhaps because some of the power lines were cut, the lethality of the second laser burst was significantly less than the first, which was also the main reason Ma Lou survived.
The opponent was at the end of its rope.
Under the players' organized assault, the dual BOSSes were about to be taken down.
Just as the last plasma arrow in Lu Yuan's quiver was used up, the BOSS's tail was also completely severed, and both Mechanical Colossi ceased operation.
It's over!
"We did it! We did it!! First try! That was awesome!"
The moment the BOSS crashed to the ground, all the players erupted in joyful shouts.
Of course, everyone didn't forget to "commemorate" the fallen player. Her name was Wo Yao Chi Dan Ta, a technically skilled female player, but unfortunately, her luck was truly bad.
Next, scan the BOSS's body and recover the technology.
Lu Yuan wasn't particularly impressed with heavy flamethrowers and the like; players could slowly research these weapons themselves.
But the High-Energy Laser Cannon was a completely different concept; that was true future technology!
Although the BOSS's remains were damaged, with the help of the scanner's built-in logical deduction function, the complete blueprint was successfully acquired in the end.
Jubian came to Lu Yuan's side and reported the results.
"Executive Officer, the BOSS's laser cannon has a total weight of 330 kilograms, including 130 kilograms for the emitter and 200 kilograms for the capacitors and cables. It uses the infrared band. Its advantages are relatively low manufacturing cost and good thermal effect. Its disadvantages are susceptibility to scattering and a shorter effective range compared to ultraviolet lasers."
"Furthermore, this is a pulse laser cannon. In actual combat, it does not require continuous tracking and illumination of the target like 21st-century laser weapons. Each firing duration is 0.03 seconds, making it more flexible to use."
"Very good, what about its power?" Lu Yuan asked.
Jubian: "After 6 seconds of full charge, it's about 70 megajoules, 155mm artillery level. And I estimate this is far from the theoretical limit."
"Meaning we can try to make bigger ones in the future?"
"Exactly!"
Lu Yuan was thoughtful, "Okay."
"With such power and needing to release all that energy in such a short time, the energy storage system must not be simple, right?"
"Just as you expected!" Jubian was in a very good mood. The Executive Officer was one of the few people willing to discuss technical details with him.
"The supercapacitors in the BOSS's tail are far, far more advanced than what we currently possess. Not only is their capacity high, but they also solved the century-old problem of insufficient discharge speed, offering very broad application prospects."
"It seems we've struck gold then. By the way, what is the value of the BOSS's main body?"
"Basically, it's just an oversized Mechanical Desert Spider. Its combat weight reached 35 tons, using armored methane tanks with a capacity of up to one ton. But because of its large size and numerous legs, its off-road climbing ability is excellent. Do we need to repair it and incorporate it into our forces?"
Lu Yuan glanced at the tattered wreckage.
"Let's find a way to drag it out first. We'll continue forward."
Looting the BOSS's body was just a minor matter; the main event, the treasure chest, was still ahead.
After a brief rest, the team, in high spirits, entered the slightly translucent cave entrance guarded by the BOSS, finally seeing the full view of the Mechanical Hive.
This was a very spacious cavern hall, containing complex production line equipment.
Numerous small Mechanical Desert Spiders, only half a person's height, were busy between the production lines. Upon discovering the intruders, one of them charged over.
It was taken down by Caoyuan with a single shot. Seeing this, the others fearfully retreated around a specially shaped Mechanical Desert Spider in the center of the area, no longer daring to advance.
The one surrounded was their "Queen".
The Queen Spider had a massive head and significantly more precise optical sensor eyes. Its body was not stocky like its counterparts but presented a tall, upright posture close to that of a human.
Lu Yuan raised his war crossbow and aimed at it.
"I know you can understand human language. Regardless of who you obeyed before, they have all fallen in the apocalypse. The agreement concerning you no longer holds practical meaning."
"If you abandon resistance now and choose to cooperate with us, I will allow your species to exist in a form that does not threaten us; if you continue to resist, I will exterminate you."
The Queen Spider did not think for too long. Suddenly, it and all its surrounding counterparts ejected their methane fuel tanks, and the light in their eyes gradually extinguished.
Ye Xing stepped forward and carefully scanned this group of mechanical creatures.
"Team Leader, they don't have any weapons, and... they've shut down."
Lu Yuan nodded.
"Alright, stay alert, and start tallying the spoils."
"Yay!"
The players were waiting for this moment. They immediately spread out and began looting joyfully. Brother Ma Lou, wearing only a pair of white shorts, was mixed in, looking quite conspicuous.
This mechanical species had accumulated a large amount of resources over the long years, and now they all fell into Cangyuan's hands.