Zhou Yi snapped back to reality before he could celebrate.

The Light Seeds in those two broken fingers of the Breaker weren't conjured from thin air; they were gleaned from hunting the nearby creatures of the Dead Sea.

By the standard of the black fingers, twelve long fingers would equal 38,400 Light Seeds, indicating that this Breaker had killed nearly 40,000 Guangna Species!

However.

How was the Breaker supposed to take the Light Seeds with it? Was it just going to scoop them up like opening a box and taking what it wanted, then leave?

The Red Kestrel provided an explanation: "It's not like that. It seems you've misunderstood this mechanism."

"As a coordinate connection between two different worlds, a life form needs to expend 90% of its energy to pass through the Dark Domain and complete the projection."

"No matter how much energy one can obtain on the other side, one will still lose 90% upon returning, so there's almost no energy gain at the level of energy. The Breaker comes here to hunt for Light Seeds to absorb energy and reach its full state. These are just means; the core goal is to hunt genetic species."

"The vast amounts of precious information carried within the genetic species, that's the real treasure they seek."

Zhou Yi's mind suddenly cleared.

The Breaker would level up by defeating monsters, then hunt Class B creatures—or at least creatures of sufficient strength to possess genetic species.

With that said.

He suddenly realized: "The Breaker under the bridge hasn't actually retreated from this place?"

Losing 90% of its energy directly would be the same as starting from scratch, no different from having died once.

"Yes... Yes..."

The Red Kestrel hesitated for a moment before responding, "Yes. The Breaker you wounded earlier merely retracted temporarily into the Dark Domain."

But such a posture couldn't last. Not only did it consume a great deal of energy, but it also faced strong rejection from the Dark Domain.

The Red Kestrel likened it to a continuously pressuring piston.

Zhou Yi instantly understood.

If the monk can't run away from the temple, then it'll be easier to handle.

Just wait for me.

Data collection is the field of expertise for electromechanical life.

They first established the most fundamental strength assessment system, ranging from A to E, based on actual battle performance, harm caused, or physical measurements—enabling a direct and clear identification of threats.

In more detailed refinement, they quantified the data of each class's mechanoids, damage, and attack range so that anyone with the appropriate access could grasp it at a glance.

The peak attack value of the Hunter with his "Light Prism Outer Bone" deployed was around 800, while the black box records and the Red Kestrel's own tests confirmed the Breaker's attack value to be within the 700 to 1000 range.

Therefore, Zhou Yi believed he could withstand the Breaker's attack. If he could force it into a cooldown period, he could launch a counterattack.

The Red Kestrel and the ship discussed and calculated, ultimately devising a data chart for the Breaker.

...

[Breaker]

[Class B+ Main Weapon]

Damage: 1000

Cooldown: 16

Range: 185

[Class D High-Speed Secondary Weapon]

Damage: 3-10

Cooldown: 0.5

Range: 75

"Mark": Any form of attack that hits the target will leave a mark.

"Detonate": Triggering the marks with another attack causes corrosive damage that ignores defenses on Life Value, inflicting 1 point of life damage per mark.

[Mechanoid]

Life Value: (10/12)?

Defense:?

Energy:?

...

The Red Kestrel said, "My ability 'Inspection' can gather real-time intelligence on the mechanoid by continuously observing the target's movements."

"When you fought the Breaker, its mechanoid suffered slight damage because it released those black spheres."

"Its marking is done by detaching a part of its mechanoid to serve as the carrier, which is then fired as projectiles."

"Another marking method is through covering a wide area with an attack before making high-speed shots. The detonation points are on these black spheres, which represent two different uses of one ability."

"The main material of those black spheres is highly purified Light Soot, mixed with a part of Light Amber."

"From this, we can deduce that the Breaker's attack requires the sacrifice of part of its mechanoid, essentially using its own body to manufacture bullets for medium- and close-range rapid-fire attacks."

"The wide-area energy shockwave is the expenditure of pure energy, which interacts chemically with the marks to cause secondary damage."

The Detecting Machine concluded: "This Breaker has formidable destructive power, but its weakness is a lack of defense in its mechanoid, possibly even adopting an evolutionary path that forgoes defense entirely. Thus, when struck by the Hunter, part of its body was directly severed and damaged."

"In its assessment, the Hunter's attack caused substantial damage to itself. If you were to launch a close-range offensive, it would be in extreme danger, leading it to choose defense and evasion."

Zhou Yi's expression remained unchanged.

Unfortunately for the Breaker, it had no idea that although Zhou Yi had absorbed its full onslaught, his Stretching Fist move inflicted laughably low damage.

Can't say it was completely useless, just that it served as a morale booster on the battlefield.

Zhou Yi first used 110 Light Seeds to replenish the 1100 points of life he had previously lost.

However, the supply conversion of Light Seeds took some time, and his own body had to remain stable. Otherwise, the conversion would be interrupted or even result in a total loss of Light Seed energy.

In other words, it was almost impossible to replenish in real-time during high-intensity combat.

Determined, Zhou Yi took out all his savings, totaling 12,414 Light Seeds.

White Suanni, give me a boost!

He absorbed the Light Seeds one by one, converting them all into Life Value.

His vitality doubled, reaching 22,504 points.

To deal with the Breaker, he had to withstand it to have a chance at fighting back.

Preparations complete, Zhou Yi led the team once again to the Dead Sea to start the second round of battle.

After reaching their destination at the sea floor, the Hunter immediately flew over to report.

"Chairman, that thing burrowed out twice more, and we confronted it, but it shrank back again. However, seeing that you weren't here, it came out strutting around again."

"I wanted to teach it a lesson, but remembering that your task for me was to keep watch, so I held back."

Zhou Yi glanced sideways at it.

The Hunter's twin red eyes suddenly looked downward awkwardly.

Zhou Yi didn't expose it.

He had pretty much figured out Lie Hai's character by now.

To put it nicely, it belonged to the team-player type; to put it harshly, it was the type that bullies others when backed by power.

With Zhou Yi leading the team, it appeared very assertive, as if it was eager to charge into battle. Left to face an opponent on its own, it would chicken out.

The Hunter was a B-grade creature that even in the entire Dead Sea food chain belonged to the upper echelon and should have an irreplaceable strong aura.

But character dictated otherwise; Lie Hai was timid and hesitant.

Zhou Yi guessed that perhaps it had been too well-protected by its mother, hence its lack of courage when facing danger and challenges alone. Lie Hai lacked ruthlessness and initiative; it was the kind that needed pressure and orders.

But then again, if Lie Hai had an indomitable and determined heart despite a broken body, there likely wouldn't have been any fate between them, and it wouldn't have been so easy to come work for his company.

Right away, Zhou Yi said, "Listen up, I'll take the hits, and you go on the offensive."

"Yes, Chairman!"

Lie Hai's eyes suddenly glowed red, and its fighting spirit surged, quickly switching to its trapezoidal prism combat stance.

Sure enough, the shadow of the Breaker was spotted up ahead. Although it had lost two fingers, the remaining ten were still very agile. But the way it was rummaging through everything on the ground searching for Guangna Species, it looked just like a vagrant.

Zhou Yi charged at it.

This time, the Breaker immediately gave up the attack, its massive body quickly shrinking back into the Dark Domain Void, turning into a hide-and-seek turtle.

Zhou Yi walked under the bridge, pointing at the void and cursing.

"You have the guts to steal my fish here, but not the courage to face me?"

"Listen well, you'd better hide in there for the rest of your life."

"If you dare come out, see if I don't finish you off."

This time he came prepared.

On the side, the samurai crab brought over a rhombic lamp, books, canned cola, beer, and some bagged nuts, and even a lazy sofa for sleeping.

Zhou Yi sat back on the sofa with his legs crossed, reading the manga "Fist of the North Star" while drinking cola.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Two hours later.

The Dark Domain Void finally shook violently, squeezing the black Breaker out.

The moment it came out, it was met by the Hunter's Death Light cutting it down, and two more black fingers fell to the ground.

This time, however, it seemed as if the Breaker was ready to fight to the death. The remaining eight fingers pointed at Zhou Yi, covered in silver patterns, with a crazy determination to die together if necessary.

Zhou Yi retreated while calmly giving orders; he also picked up a black finger—a trophy of war. He slung it over his shoulder and suddenly realized it wasn't completely severed from the body.

At the same time, a thought occurred to him.

Could he also infuse energy into this creature and have a chat? Fighting was always about negotiating while fighting and fighting while negotiating.

Zhou Yi tried to infuse energy into the severed finger.

It worked.

He said, "Hello? Can you hear me?"

A moment later.

An angry voice came into his mind: "What is there to talk about with you, you barbaric monster? Do you also want to humiliate me?"

Huh?

I'm the monster?

The world has really turned upside down.

Zhou Yi reminded the other party, "Mind your manners; do you want to talk or pay some war reparations or something?"

"How absurd!"

So there's nothing to talk about.

Zhou Yi immediately ordered to take the offensive and finish off the Breaker.