Qin Feng understood perfectly that if his strength increased to the point where he could shatter the steel wall, the monster within the secret realm would immediately attack. At that point, without sufficient follow-up power to unleash his perfect defense, he would be doomed. Therefore, Qin Feng's attacks were methodical, dedicating the vast majority of his strength to defense and only a small portion to the steel wall.
Qin Feng knew very well that although his current strength was small, the steel wall could not withstand his continuous attacks. It wouldn't be long before the monster would launch its assault on him.
Indeed, things unfolded as Qin Feng had predicted. With his relentless attacks, the steel wall began to show signs of collapse. A ray of sunlight even pierced through from the outside. If Qin Feng exerted a little more force, he could shatter the steel wall, escape the secret realm, and break free from its control!
Once outside the secret realm, the monsters within would not pursue, as it was a restriction designed to prevent these powerful creatures from roaming freely. If they did, everyone on the planet would perish, which would go against the intentions of the powerful entity that had transported them to this planet. They could face danger, but the danger had to increase gradually. Otherwise, a single powerful blow would be insurmountable, preventing anyone from evolving.
Qin Feng was well aware of this underlying rule.
Therefore, upon seeing the sunlight, Qin Feng’s priority was not to increase his attack and escape, but to remain vigilant and guard against an attack from the monster within the secret realm. Based on his estimation, the monster should have already moved.
At that very moment, a powerful and terrifying force surged from the depths of the cave with incredible speed. The instant Qin Feng sensed this power, he immediately deployed his perfect defense, transitioning from offense to defense. Countless golden sword lights formed an incredibly solid shield before him.
The golden light, akin to pure gold, illuminated Qin Feng, making him appear like a god of war. The terrifying force instantly reached Qin Feng. Only then did Qin Feng clearly see that it was a cannonball. It appeared ordinary, but its kinetic energy was exceptionally powerful, and its speed was so great that Qin Feng had no chance to dodge.
He could only rely on his perfect defense to withstand it.
Upon contact with Qin Feng's perfect defense formed by golden sword lights, the cannonball exploded instantly. The immense impact forced Qin Feng back over a hundred meters, stopping only when his body collided with the steel wall.
After its explosion, the cannonball vanished. Qin Feng let out a sigh of relief. He had sustained no damage from this attack, as his perfect defense had absorbed the brunt of the impact.
However, the same situation could repeat itself countless times. Qin Feng knew very well that the cannonball was immensely powerful. This indicated that the opponent was a mecha-type monster. If it could fire one cannonball, it could fire a second, or even countless more. This was an exceptionally powerful high-tech mecha. Victory against it was impossible. Qin Feng now had only one option: escape.
And to escape, there was only one way: to continuously wear down the opponent. He had to confront this powerful monster, which was two levels stronger than him, and deplete its strength until it could no longer attack him. That would be his moment to flee.
With this thought, Qin Feng advanced instead of retreating. He moved towards the depths of the cave, his objective being to attract the monster's attention, to make it continue attacking him, and to allow his perfect defense to deplete the monster's strength as quickly as possible. The monster, sensing Qin Feng daring to approach it step by step instead of attacking the cave entrance to escape, was greatly surprised.
In its understanding, it knew Qin Feng's strength was very low. Killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant. The previous cannonball should have been enough to kill him, yet he was still alive. The monster was greatly perplexed, but it felt no tension. It knew Qin Feng might possess some treasure that protected him.
However, no matter what protection it was, it required energy, and this energy consumption could not be replenished. The cannonball it fired was powered by the mecha, whose power was derived from high technology. It could absorb power from the surrounding space, meaning the mecha's power was inexhaustible. Dealing with a creature two levels weaker than itself was more than enough; the advantage was entirely on its side. It could kill the opponent whenever it pleased.
But it never expected that this fellow would dare to walk towards it step by step. Was this a challenge to its authority?
With this thought, the monster became furious and, without hesitation, fired five more cannonballs.
The power of these five cannonballs was even greater than the previous one. The monster knew very well that under such intense firepower, even if the opponent possessed an extraordinary treasure, it would be severely damaged and unable to continue supporting itself.
The thought of the opponent dying at its hands soon after filled the monster with immense satisfaction.
As five deafening explosions echoed, the monster sensed that the opponent's body was once again repelled to the end of the cave by its powerful cannonballs. However, it also sensed that the opponent was not dead and was once again walking towards it step by step. Sensing all this, the monster was astonished.
It thought, "Those five cannonballs did not claim this fellow's life. This is impossible. Could the treasure the opponent possesses be more powerful than this mecha? If so, why does the mecha's power level display indicate that the opponent is two levels lower than me? Even a small treasure with such power would be detected by the mecha and added to the opponent's overall strength. Has the mecha malfunctioned?"
"Could there be a problem with the internal detection instruments? Is the opponent's realm not as low as it appears?"
With this thought, the monster shook its head. It deemed this impossible. The technological level of the mecha would never make such a low-level mistake. There must be a reason for this situation that it couldn't fathom. However, regardless of the reason, the opponent's overall strength was far inferior to its own. It only needed to continue its attack.
Since the previous cannonballs couldn't kill the opponent, it just needed to escalate and fire larger cannonballs. However, this would consume a significant amount of the mecha's original power. Due to the immense power of the fired cannonballs, they couldn't be replenished solely from the surrounding air; it required the consumption of the mecha's own energy. But for the monster, this was not a concern, as the loss of the mecha's inherent power would be quickly replenished over time. As long as it quickly dealt with that fellow, its power would naturally recover gradually.
With this thought, it unhesitatingly fired another cannonball, its power a hundred times greater than the previous two volleys.
The massive shockwave reverberated through the steel tunnel, and the cannonball, having reached a terrifying speed, appeared before Qin Feng in the blink of an eye.