She relaxed her control over the chains to let herself slowly descend. The moment her feet touched the ground, she felt a sense of powerlessness, and realized she temporarily couldn't participate in the battle.

"You guys, go for it. I'm going to lie down for a bit..."

Luluwo listlessly uttered these words and then lay flat on the ground, waiting quietly for her legs to recover.

However, just as she lay down, she seemed to see something, her eyes suddenly widened.

On the other side, the Steel Giant Puppet had regained mobility and was relentlessly chasing Tami with unyielding strength and speed. Tami's armor was ragged, and it seemed he had taken a hit but luckily wasn't injured.

The joints of the Steel Giant Puppet bore marks from the explosive effects of various elements, proving the magic scrolls Tami had just used had fully done their job.

These scrolls, which he had earlier chosen for their seemingly average power, proved not very effective when mixed together. The damage they caused to the thick-skinned Steel Giant Puppet was negligible.

Yet he looked thoughtful; the crucial point of the engagement just now wasn't about causing damage. The critical point was that.

This time, the Steel Giant Puppet didn't convert the damage into a shockwave to release.

Tami had been prepared to withstand the shockwave with his body, even ready to fall off the cliff, but nothing happened.

"I understand now!" He dodged a vertical slash and sprinted toward Berto, shouting, "Not all attacks reach the level that would make this monster self-destruct!"

Berto instantly grasped Tami's meaning upon hearing those words.

Attacking the interior of the Steel Giant Puppet could indeed inflict damage, but too much attack would cause it to unleash its power. So, should they abandon this attack method?

No, they just need to control the total power of each attack!

"To defeat this guy, we can't rely on a big move we've saved for ages to take it down in one hit!"

Berto's eyes lit up.

"We have to slowly wear him down!"

"Let's do it!"

The terrifying sensation of the giant axe pressing the air came from behind, and at this moment, Tami hot-bloodedly shouted out while quickly turning around to meet the giant axe, which was even larger than his shield, with the small round shield strapped to his left arm.

"Bang!"

A crisp collision sound rang out, and the direction of the giant axe's attack deviated, crashing heavily beside Tami without harming him in the slightest.

He successfully executed a bounce back!

"I actually did it!"

Even Tami himself couldn't believe he managed to pull off something like this; bounce back was a move he had never mastered despite his training.

It's said that Dal could bounce back the Golden Lion's Wangba Fist, but when he faced the Golden Lion, every attempt to bounce back ended in a quick defeat. The bounce back this time was done in desperation.

"It seems when a person is boiling with blood, luck follows!"

Berto appeared behind Tami, and with a glance, the two began to cooperate seamlessly. This kind of synergy could only come from having adventured together for a long time.

They constantly switched positions up and down, left and right, trapping and pulling along the Steel Giant Puppet's attacks, seizing every fleeting chance to attack, even if it meant not being able to throw explosives in time; they wouldn't miss out on banging the armor once or knifing when possible.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Boom!"

The two continuously used their tools to test the conditions for the Steel Giant Puppet to trigger counterattack injuries. Their wild style meant they started by testing with high-yield explosives, and every "boom" indicated the trigger of the Puppet's counterattack.

Each time that happened, they would run away laughing, maintaining such an optimistic outlook even in the face of possible death if they were even a second late. It could be said adventurers have a knack for courting death.

"I feel like we're almost there."

"Yeah, it feels close, but there's bad news."

Berto, whose armor and even clothes were ragged, and whose body had taken significant injuries needing constant support from Healing Potions, said.

"What bad news?" Tami, in a similar state and almost entirely naked, tilted his head.

"We're running out of tools," Berto patted his noticeably deflated pouch, "We can't test many more times."

The Steel Giant Puppet behind them continued its relentless pursuit with the tireless energy of a machine, well, since it indeed was a machine. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"There's no way to see if we've actually hurt this guy..." Tami's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of frustration.

"The fact that we held up this long under a monster of this caliber is something to be proud of, right, kid?" Berto discarded his unusable glasses.

They only managed to survive this long because of the relatively slow attack speed of the Steel Giant Puppet.

However, with their resources nearly exhausted, if they sustained further injuries, it was uncertain if there would be any Healing Potions left, turning it into a do-or-die battle.

"Is there no other way to deal with this guy?" Berto couldn't help but feel troubled. He hated monsters without any visible damage feedback.

Would it end up repeating the pattern of "understanding the monster's traits the first time ensures survival for next time" again?

At that moment, several chains snapped behind the Steel Giant Puppet, reminiscent of classic scenes from the plantation.

Even several chains twined like snakes, trying to coil around its arms, only to be forcibly pulled apart by its unreasonable strength.

"I have an idea!"

A spirited voice from the other end called out, and Tami glanced over to see Luluwo, full of energy and excitement on her face.

This scene was like in a hot-blooded manga where the protagonist group finally finds the key to defeating the Demon King after immense trials. The passionate melody was nearly playing in their ears.

"Captain, what did you think of? This time, just tell us quickly, don't keep us in suspense." Berto called out while dodging attacks.

"Do you remember how we defeated that bald ugly bird in the Great Tomb Area?"

"You mean the Death Ritual Bird?" Tami immediately recalled the grotesque creature and his eyes lit up, "Make this guy fall off the cliff?"

"That's right, exactly!"

Luluwo picked up a fist-sized rock and hurled it toward the feet of the Steel Giant Puppet, causing a large chunk of the edge of the path to shatter.

They hadn't noticed before, but the path was already fragile due to the repeated shockwaves released by the Steel Giant Puppet, with dangerous cracks all over, genuinely fitting the concept of being on the brink of collapse.

Even though the path looked near breaking down, it wasn't something they could break; only the Steel Giant Puppet's monstrous power could affect it.

"Lure it to attack the floor."

Luluwo gave this ultimate insight and also charged forward on her now-recovered legs, "Don't forget to feed it more tools, its shockwaves harm structures far more than they do us!"

After all, despite battling the Steel Giant Puppet here for so long, they'd only managed to damage the path to its current state. The construction quality of Sain Ancient City was worthy of Yanor Londo's inspection.

Even though the path presented a precariously unstable appearance, it wasn't going to collapse in a short time.

Now, the plan was clear on how to proceed!

The only consideration now was that leading the Steel Giant Puppet to destroy the path would take a considerable amount of time, and during this process, its attacks would remain perilous. They still needed to stay alert to counter the attacks.

"So, be on your guard."

Luluwo wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, flashing a valiant smile.

"The next stage will be the true no-damage-clear phase!"