Chapter 60: Half-Beast Transformation!
After enduring a bombardment, Half-Beast's body only had a few small wounds on the surface, and these wounds were healing at a visible rate.
Ju Ling's expression changed as she noticed that Half-Beast's recovery speed was even stronger than before.
Despite this, Ju Ling did not stop attacking with her firearms, which was the only attack that Half-Beast could not dodge.
In terms of melee ability and overall strength, Ju Ling might not necessarily be Half-Beast's match, but in this Sub-base, Ju Ling did not need to engage in close combat with Half-Beast. She could simply use her long-range weapons to slowly wear down Half-Beast's stamina.
She did not believe that Half-Beast's stamina was limitless. As long as she gradually depleted it, she had more than an 80% chance of defeating Half-Beast when Guangtou Qiang arrived.
One Guangtou Qiang brought a 50% chance of victory, indicating that Guangtou Qiang was very important. As a melee-based super unit, Guangtou Qiang's existence was the perfect complement to Ju Ling.
One ranged, one melee, a perfect combination.
If it weren't for Half-Beast's appearance, it would have taken who knows how long for the two of them to unite in battle.
Half-Beast roared and charged into the group of Soldiers, ready to wreak havoc despite being hit by bullets.
At that moment, all the Soldiers were deployed, and a small circle of fortresses appeared around them. At the same time, an invisible force greatly enhanced their attack and defense.
Red Alert Soldiers do not fear!
They crouched in place, took out their large firearms, and fired at Half-Beast.
Half-Beast slapped a Red Alert Soldier, but surprisingly, the hit did not kill the Soldier. He was angry and prepared to strike again, but Ju Ling's bullets came and directly injured Half-Beast's hand.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the injured Soldier decisively deactivated the deployment effect and retreated.
How could Ju Ling watch her Soldiers be killed?
Whenever a Soldier was in mortal danger, Ju Ling's bullets would fly from an unexpected direction and injure Half-Beast, allowing the Soldier to retreat and heal.
Ju Ling's expression became serious. Her bullets were able to create a large hole in Half-Beast's body before, but now they could only injure a small area. If it weren't for Half-Beast protecting some of his weak points, Ju Ling would have killed him with a single shot.
"I hope Guangtou Qiang arrives soon."
There was still an hour before Guangtou Qiang arrived.
During this hour, Ju Ling hardly rested. If she made a mistake, it could mean the death of a Soldier.
She had built a thousand Soldiers here, but since she focused mainly on the ore carts, the number of Soldiers was not as many as the main base. A thousand Soldiers was already a lot.
But in this hour, she had already lost more than ten Soldiers. These Soldiers had rushed to Half-Beast's side, hoping to die with him because their injuries were too severe. But Half-Beast's defense was too terrifying, and their sacrifice had no effect. They could only watch as Half-Beast became more and more arrogant.
Ju Ling gritted her teeth. She knew she couldn't continue like this.
"Use the Prism Tower!"
The Prism Tower's attack was very power-consuming. Once the power was not enough, the entire base could be paralyzed, so she would not use it lightly.
But at this point, she had no choice.
The eight Prism Towers erected around the Sub-base began to operate. The next second, eight beams of light suddenly appeared and focused on Half-Beast.
The Prism Tower's beam could penetrate Tank armor. Ju Ling believed that even Half-Beast's defense would suffer greatly.
Sure enough, when the eight Prism Towers attacked together, they triggered a hidden effect that increased their attack power.
In the place where the eight beams of light converged, Half-Beast's skin emitted a red light, as if it was about to melt.
Roar!
Half-Beast let out a roar, and in the next second, his body underwent an astonishing transformation. His upper body, which had previously been that of a human male, was now covered in black animal fur.
In just a few short seconds, Half-Beast had become a werewolf, with the head of a wolf replacing his human head.
Howl!
The werewolf let out a long howl and suddenly darted away at a speed that even the beam couldn't catch up with, much to everyone's disbelief.
Fortunately, Ju Ling's bullets were still able to hit the werewolf, limiting some of its speed.
The werewolf realized that Ju Ling was its biggest threat and turned its bloodthirsty gaze towards her.
Whoosh!
The werewolf disappeared from sight and Ju Ling could see that it was quickly moving towards her. She knew that sniping the werewolf was no longer an option.
"It looks like I'll have to engage in close combat. The werewolf has strong defense, but its attack power shouldn't exceed mine. There's still hope." Ju Ling took out her dagger, preparing to fight the werewolf up close.
But when she actually made contact with the werewolf, she realized that she had underestimated its strength.
If Half-Beast's attack power was relatively weak, then the werewolf's current state had already surpassed Ju Ling's level.
Su Chen saw on the radar that Ju Ling was already struggling in her fight against the werewolf, finding it difficult to defend herself.
He looked over at Guangtou Qiang's situation and realized that it would take another five minutes for him to arrive. That meant Ju Ling had to hold on for five more minutes.
"Damn it, it's just five minutes. I don't believe we can't do it!" Su Chen furrowed his brow, trying to think of a way to help Ju Ling. He was worried that she wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.
At this moment, Su Chen's Red Alert system appeared, "Master, don't worry. As long as you use a core to strengthen a Sub-base, all units in that Sub-base will receive a boost. The buildings and defense units will receive the greatest boost, while the combat units won't exceed your Commander level, but their strength will still increase."
Su Chen's eyes lit up. He had no idea that the core had this effect.
Without hesitation, Su Chen used the core to strengthen the Sub-base.
Suddenly, Ju Ling felt her strength increase.
"What's going on? Did the Commander do this?" Ju Ling wondered subconsciously. But in this battle, she knew she couldn't think too much and began to fight back.
The sudden increase in strength didn't allow Ju Ling to surpass the werewolf immediately, but it did help her withstand its attacks. For Ju Ling, that was the most important thing.
After a few minutes of fighting, Ju Ling noticed that the werewolf seemed to be considering retreat. She guessed that the transformation couldn't be sustained for long and knew that she couldn't let the werewolf escape.
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