I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

"That laughter... is truly terrifying!" A young man in a baseball cap folded his arms in the stands, his voice trembling. "We were able to paralyze that giant mechanical monster earlier, and now they're saying this is just the preliminary round?! What even more perverted things are waiting for us next?"

A female audience member next to him rolled her eyes. "Just shut up and stop annoying the people below. We're betting on them winning, and you're making it seem like they're doomed to fail."

However, before he could finish his words, a series of crisp, eerie ticking sounds suddenly emanated from the center of the arena—the unique noise of a mechanical core gradually cooling under high temperature and pressure. At the same time, Zhao Li slowly emerged from the dense smoke and dust, her steps steady yet stern.

"Calm down, friends." She waved her hand gently to dispel the dust in front of her, her playful smile still on her lips. "If my analysis is correct, the true purpose of this test is not to let us fight to the death, but to observe our teamwork and strategic wisdom."

As soon as these words were spoken, the tense atmosphere actually eased a little. Some of the audience couldn't help but whisper to each other:

"I see... So the mastermind behind this is actually using everyone as pawns for testing? No wonder the whole design looks so strange and unconventional."

"But no matter what, the difficulty of this level is ridiculous. A human being facing this level of battle—who could possibly endure it?"

Zhao Lili shook his head slightly when he heard this. "Don't worry. Since the 'mastermind' has set up such rules, they must have left room for breaking them. Otherwise, everything will become a meaningless massacre game, which goes against their original intention."

As she spoke, the black behemoth, which should have been paralyzed, suddenly began to hum again! Everyone's faces changed suddenly: its scarred shell suddenly cracked and peeled off, and a new layer of shining metal slowly emerged.

"Oh no... This thing's recovering much faster than expected!" Wang Hao exclaimed repeatedly, sweat on his forehead as he stared at the scan results on the screen. "It seems that those 'safety valve' explosions just now didn't completely destroy its basic operating logic system. It still has self-healing capabilities! What should I do? The energy barrier is almost rebuilt now!"

Faced with this sudden reversal, all the team members felt an unprecedented sense of pressure. Even the usually calm Qin Yifei frowned deeply. "The situation is indeed beyond our expectations. However... it's far from time to give up."

Just as he was trying to boost morale, a young boy standing in the crowd shouted, "Come on! You've made it this far. If you hold on for just one more second, there will definitely be a turning point! Don't let everyone down!"

This sentence seemed to ignite the last bit of passionate faith hidden deep in everyone's hearts. Whether it was the contestants or the ordinary onlookers, after a moment of silence, they all began to cheer for the survivors fighting hard in the front:

"Go! Bring down this iron lump! Let it see the power of unity!"

"Yeah! Smash that stinky ass head in with your fist!"

"Who's afraid of who?! I'm definitely buying my money to watch the protagonist's comeback! It's an absolutely god-level performance. If you haven't seen it, you've missed out on the ticket price, comrades!"

……

The endless outpouring of support from all sides pushed the protagonist team forward like a wave, recklessly charging straight into the enemy position to launch a counterattack! Meanwhile, in the heart of the battlefield, Qin Yiyou and his teammates were replanning their next offensive strategy:

The fat chef waved the large spoon in his hand between gasps, forcing a wry smile as he quipped, "Tell me, tonight's dinner is seriously fucking sumptuous—teppanyaki, stir-fried teppanyaki, and stewed tartare. It's a complete deluxe set menu. But only if you survive until dinner to enjoy it!"

Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, their tense mood finally relaxing slightly. "Stop using these witty jokes to distract attention! Tell me where we need cover fire," Du Fan asked, wiping the blood from his face as he fiercely glared at the increasingly ferocious and powerful silhouette of the giant mecha.

at this time--

"Everyone, listen to my signal and act later--" Zhao Li, who has been responsible for the overall control, dispatch and command, and the allocation of positioning tasks, suddenly raised her voice to remind, warn and notify all members to concentrate and enter the final decisive battle state to prepare for the final general attack!

Then, in the next second, the fateful turning point came and the critical moment exploded instantly—

As a dazzling arc of lightning flashed in the sky, the dark sky was shrouded in darkness, and the oppressive and suffocating environment and atmosphere were completely changed, changed, and rewritten. The future historical trajectory was guided in the direction and the path was chosen!

When the dust had settled and the lingering fears were still lingering, a strange voice that had just joined the communication channel broke the silence, the dullness, and the long-standing haze of threats and coercion hanging over their heads. "Not bad, not bad... Everyone is indeed very satisfied... But please don't misunderstand... The real show has just begun~ Hehe... Hahahaha..."

The words abruptly stopped, and he vanished without a trace...leaving only the audience in shock, in uproar, questioning, doubting, speculating, and anxiously waiting to face the next unknown challenge...

"Hmph, that's quite interesting..." The strange voice stopped abruptly, leaving behind astonishment and discussion in the room.

"who is it?!"

"What was that just now? A new enemy?"

"No, it doesn't seem like—it sounds more like someone's behind this!"

"Could there be another round of challenges? This scene is already explosive enough! How can it be escalated?"

The audience's reactions were varied, but the protagonists standing in the center of the arena had no time to be distracted. Zhao Li took a deep breath, quickly made several complex hand gestures in the air, and said coldly, "Whether it's a new 'surprise' or not, our top priority now is to put an end to this thing!" She gestured towards the mechanical behemoth, which was gradually growing larger.

At this moment, the mechanical monster's shell not only repaired itself, but even began to emit a blue-white light, as if stars were condensing on its surface. "Holy crap! Its defense field is reorganizing, and its strength has increased by more than double!" Wang Hao screamed, staring at the portable scanner in his hand. "This is cheat mode!"

The fat chef licked his lips and said with a twinkling look in his eyes, "Since the appetizer has become a full meal, let's treat it in the most powerful way possible. Hey, hey, hey, brothers and sisters, anyone who doesn't want to enjoy this steel feast can leave immediately!"