Chapter 100 The Tower Defense

Asqa looked up. She also saw the group of drones the size of a bird. Based on what happened before, Asqa believes the drones will get bigger and more dangerous over time.

She wanted to warn the other group members. But it turns out she doesn't need to bother. They all knew about the presence of the drones.

"The fuck is that? Are that drones?!" Reed asked with a look of disbelief on his face. "How are we going to deal with that now?"

Reed was confused because, in the previous turns, the Regressors had not encountered the drones.

That was because the drones would only attack players who tried to get close to the Main Control Tower and the Regressors didn't bother doing that. So they don't know about the drones guarding the tower.

But now the situation is different. Because Clyde makes them get closer to the tower, the drones became active. So, they have to fight them.

His questions and concerns make sense. What Reed asked was what they were currently worried about.

Until recently they could defend just fine against ground-walking foes. Because they could be sure that their attacks would land on that enemy.

However, when their enemies are flying drones, how will they do it? No one in this group can fly.

The drones began to lower their altitude. Until they are at the right distance to deliver an attack.

The part that looks like the wings on the drones is exposed. Then something long like the muzzle of a gun appeared.

Ten drones were flying. And they prepared to fire simultaneously.

"TAKE COVER!" Clyde shouted from his spot up ahead.

The Regressors tried to split the waves of robots that were still around them to find shelter. But they know that they won't have time to find shelter before the drones open fire.

*JYUU!*

*JYUU!*

*JYUU!*

*JYUU!*

...

The drones started their barrage of fire targeting the members of the group. Clyde can hide behind the big tank robot.

But the rest of the group must try to find their own protection.

Luckily, Asqa is near Sonya and Reed. So she can immediately act.

Asqa dashed towards Sonya and Reed and activated her [Skill: Dome of Protection] which she had maxed out.

Asqa stretched her arms up and a white dome appeared. The dome covered the place within a ten-meter radius with her as the center. So she can protect Sonya and Reed from the shot at the same time.

However, the other Regressors were too far from her for Asqa to protect them.

The series of laser shots hit Asqa's white light dome. Ripple is when a pebble falls into still water is created.

But Asqa was certain that her dome would not be destroyed by the bombardment of the shots.

She felt pride inside her after having this kind of Skill. In this way, Asqa will no longer feel that she is useless in battle.

Reed and Sonya both breathed a sigh of relief. Their eyes looked up and stared at the ripple created in the dome.

"Phew... thanks, Asqa," said Reed.

Asqa just nodded in response. Because she must continue to concentrate on holding her dome.

Sonya also feels grateful for her protection that comes in clutch. It turns out that this is the Skill that Asqa bought at that time.

The other Regressors had to use their own means to defend against the fire.

Rodney uses the body parts of the robots he has killed as shields. Luckily Mona was close to the building so she could run right in there.

Eric can take good cover because he has the Skill to create that light shield. So Eric is not in much predicament right now.

They didn't only survive the drones' shots but also the attacks from dozens of robots. So, their situation is actually quite difficult.

Clyde saw that this situation would get worse in no time if he didn't do anything.

Clyde wanted to use this tank robot, but now this tank robot has lost three of its canons, and only a matter of seconds until it can't move anymore due to receiving attacks from robots around and drones simultaneously.

[ Pure Lightning (Lv. 10) is activated! ]

Clyde plunged the Elderglass Sword into the tank robot. Then lightning appeared in both of his hands.

Clyde then stretched his hands toward the drones and fired his bluish-white lightning bolts.

*JRZZZZTT!*

*JRZZZZTT!*

His lightning bolt shot hit several drones at once. The drones emitted smoke then fell and hit the robots below them.

*BOOM!*

Several explosions occurred when the drones fell. Now there are only four drones left in the sky. And now they shifted their aim to Clyde. Their shots were no longer aimed at the rest of the group.

A barrage of lasers fired rapidly at him. Clyde was still able to avoid some of them by taking cover behind the tank robot's torso. However, a few shots later the torso shattered and forced Clyde to leave.

He jumped from there and entered the building that was closest to him.

The human skeleton robots followed him. And the four drones that also came down and came looking for him.

Clyde realized that now, he had become the main target of the robot troops. So they deploy more robots to chase him than the other group members.

As soon as the robots arrived at the entrance of the building, a huge fire explosion was created and knocked them back. The drones were engulfed by the huge fiery explosion and disappeared within it.

As soon as the flames dissipated, the drones appeared to be lying on the ground with their bodies melted.

Clyde was in the building with a flaming left hand.

Knowing that drones were now coming, Clyde climbed up the stairs until he reached the top of the building.

From here he could see the black tower standing tall with its antennas constantly rotating. The antenna gave off a very bright red light.

Clyde had not seen the red light earlier. So Clyde deduced that the Main Control Tower had just activated its defense when it noticed that an enemy was heading towards it.

Suddenly, drones came out of the tower. Their number is so many times more than before. They come out like a swarm of wasps just out of the nest and ready to find prey.

Clyde knew that the best way to fight the drones was to be on high ground. Because he can't fly.

He started running towards the drones. The drones, who had set Clyde as their target ever since coming out of the tower, immediately flew toward Clyde.

Their wings opened again. Then those dozens of drones started raining down on Clyde with their laser barrages.

[ Pure Lightning (Lv. 10) is activated! ]

Bluish-white lightning shot out and enveloped Clyde's body. He had to use that Skill again to be able to avoid the barrage of shots.

He moved so fast that he was left with only a blur of motion and a bluish-white flash. No laser shots could hit him because even the drones' aiming mode couldn't track Clyde's movements.

In the blink of an eye, suddenly he was in front of the drones. Without slowing down, he slashed the Elderglass Sword which was also covered in bluish-white lightning.

*JRZZZTTT!!*

As soon as Clyde slashed the Elderglass Sword, a thin crescent-shaped arc of lightning flashed out. The lightning slash was so long that it covered all of the drones.

*JRZZZT!*

*JRZZZT!*

*JRZZZT!*

...

The drones that were hit by the lightning slash were instantly scorched and lost their power. The flock of drones fell like birds that died suddenly in the air.

They explode onto other robots below. Because the number of drones is quite a lot, they can cause considerable damage to the robot troops below.

Clyde glanced at the Main Control Tower. He looked forward to the drones that the tower would release again.

However, there was no movement from the tower. The antenna is still rotating. Yet nothing happened.

'Is it like... taking a break?' thought Clyde.

Maybe the tower has used too much energy to mobilize the drone's forces to protect itself. So, the tower has to gather power again to be able to deploy drones.

'This is the chance!'

Clyde saw a gap that probably wouldn't open for a long time.

So he dashed and jumped between the rooftops with his body still covered in [Skill: Pure Lightning] power so he could reach the Main Control Tower in an instant.

But as soon as he almost reached the Main Control Tower, Clyde realized something.

He looked back. Then he saw the rest of the group who were having a hard time amidst the robots' attacks.

'Are they going to be okay?'

But when Clyde took a closer look, they were just fine. The maxed-out stats make them able to fight well.

The only worrying thing is the drones. Clyde is sure everything will be alright if he can take care of the drones.

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