Chapter 145: The Precisely Accurate Strategy to Clear the Instance

When Jeremy saw that a portion of The Mechanical Duke's high-dimensional data had been absorbed into the data core, he felt a surge of victory within the battle.

However, he received no notification from The Eye of Omniscience, nor did he get any indication that The Iron Lair instance was about to close. This clearly meant that he had not yet defeated The Mechanical Duke.

Enduring the intense headache, Jeremy meticulously examined the surroundings.

He immediately noticed that a portion of The Mechanical Duke's high-dimensional data had escaped. Moreover, this escaped high-dimensional data had infiltrated other mechanical monsters.

These newly empowered mechanical monsters were mostly clustered around Bonnie and the others.

"Be careful! These mechanical monsters have been enhanced, you stand no chance against them!"

Realizing the peril that Bonnie and the others were in, Jeremy shouted at the top of his lungs in their direction.

Jeremy's warning made Bonnie understand that she could no longer remain where she was. She immediately brandished her staff and summoned a blizzard.

Although the blizzard did not eliminate the enhanced mechanical monsters, it successfully slowed them down.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the slowed mechanical monsters, Bonnie swiftly led Emma and Claire toward Jeremy's position.

"With the mechanical monsters enhanced, we are no match for them. Our only option now is to regroup with Jeremy."

Bonnie quickly explained to Emma and Claire why she was taking this course of action.

In fact, she didn't need to explain much, as Emma and Claire were already completely bewildered by the recent battle.

At this moment, all Emma and Claire could do was follow along with the others.

Seeing that Bonnie and the others were temporarily out of danger, Jeremy felt a bit more at ease.

However, Jeremy still faced a significant problem. He needed to locate The Mechanical Duke's core once again.

Finding The Mechanical Duke's core earlier had already drained all his mental energy. He had no capacity left to activate his Mechanical Puppet Technique again.

"What should I do now? The Mechanical Duke can actually split itself into two parts. Does that mean even if I find The Mechanical Duke's core again, it can still escape by discarding part of its high-dimensional data?"

"Wouldn't that render The Mechanical Duke an utterly invincible instance boss? How could there possibly be an instance with no conceivable way to clear it?"

All these perplexing questions swirled incessantly in Jeremy's mind.

Furthermore, he was currently enduring a searing headache, a direct consequence of his depleted mental energy. He found it utterly impossible to focus his thoughts on devising a plan to escape The Iron Lair instance.

When Bonnie and the others arrived by Jeremy's side, they immediately noticed something wrong with him.

"What's wrong with you? You look like you're in a lot of pain. Did you suffer a severe blow from the instance boss during the battle?"

With Claire's assistance, Bonnie successfully prevented the surrounding mechanical monsters from closing in.

However, Bonnie knew that as time went on, the threat posed by the mechanical monsters would only grow. To ultimately defeat these mechanical monsters, they would have to rely on Jeremy.

At this moment, Jeremy was concentrating intensely, trying to alleviate his headache.

Emma was by his side, continuously offering her support. However, Emma's skills were ineffective in alleviating Jeremy's headache.

Despite the excruciating pain, Jeremy pondered everything he had experienced since entering The Iron Lair instance.

After some reflection, Jeremy suddenly felt that his strategy for clearing the instance might be flawed.

The cues from The Eye of Omniscience explicitly stated that only by locating The Mechanical Duke's true form could they defeat The Mechanical Duke.

Jeremy theorized that The Mechanical Duke's true form was its high-dimensional data.

However, up until now, Jeremy had not discovered a method to eliminate high-dimensional data. Furthermore, The Mechanical Duke could infinitely partition its high-dimensional data.

Moreover, as The Mechanical Duke continued to stall for time, the Data Erosion affecting Jeremy and his companions would become increasingly severe. Eventually, Jeremy and the others would be transformed into mechanical monsters before they could defeat The Mechanical Duke.

Jeremy realized that following this line of thought would never lead to a successful completion of the instance, thus, he needed to devise a new strategy for clearing it.

In that instant of realization, Jeremy instinctively glanced up at the topmost part of the tower.

He suddenly noticed that the ethereal Portal at the tower's peak still existed, and some high-dimensional data was flowing through the ethereal Portal into The Iron Lair instance.

At this moment, a sudden spark of inspiration illuminated Jeremy's mind.

"What if The Mechanical Duke's core isn't in the instance at all? What if The Mechanical Duke's core has always been hiding behind the ethereal Portal?"

At the very moment this possibility struck him, Jeremy instantly took out the data core.

He observed that the connection between the data core and the mechanical monsters besieging their group was not particularly strong. However, the connection between the data core and the ethereal Portal atop the tower was exceedingly tight.

One must understand that the data core contained the vast majority of The Mechanical Duke's high-dimensional data.

This indirectly confirmed that The Mechanical Duke's core was not within The Iron Lair instance. Their goal was not to destroy The Mechanical Duke's core but to find a way to close the ethereal Portal.

As Jeremy reached this revelation, Bonnie and Claire could no longer fend off the mechanical monsters' assault.

Bonnie turned back and shouted loudly in Jeremy's direction.

"We can't hold off the enemy's attack any longer! If you don't act now, we'll be annihilated by the mechanical monsters!"

Bonnie's words threw Emma and Claire into a state of panic. Like Bonnie, they turned their eyes to Jeremy. Only Jeremy could save them now.

At this moment, Jeremy had a brand-new strategy in mind. A faint smile played on his lips as he opened his eyes, which had been tightly shut due to the excruciating headache.