I'm the administrator of the National Fortune Arena at the start of the game; I'll hand it

"not good!"

Almost the instant the obelisk lit up red, Wang Yi's combat instincts kicked in and he sounded the alarm.

"All units, spread out! Take cover! That's an artillery position!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dazzling blue energy sphere instantly condensed atop the hundreds of crystal-clear obelisks.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The next second, a dense barrage of blue high-energy pulse beams ripped through the dark seawater, like the scythe of death, and swept towards the three mechs!

"Damn it! Here we go again!"

Chen Hu let out a strange cry and suddenly turned the Titan mech's power up to the maximum, and the huge alloy shield immediately blocked in front of him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several beams of light struck the shield precisely, exploding into bursts of blinding energy sparks. Chen Hu felt a tremendous force surge through him, propelling the entire mech backward for over ten meters, while alarms blared in the cockpit.

[Warning! Left arm shield energy shield reduced to 80%!]

[WARNING! The machine has been subjected to a high-intensity energy impact!]

"Damn it! That thing is really powerful!" Chen Hu cursed as he steadied himself, looking at the several charred dents on his shield, his heart pounding with fear.

This is only the power of a few beams of light. If he were to be targeted by concentrated fire, even his thick tortoise shell wouldn't last more than a few seconds.

Wang Yi and Zhao Zihan, relying on the mobility of their mechs, narrowly navigated through the gaps in the beams of light, but were forced into a state of frantic activity and utter disarray.

"No! The firepower is too intense! We can't get through at all!" Zhao Zihan's voice was a little urgent. Her Eagle Eye underwater drone was the slowest and was almost grazed by the beams several times.

"There are too many of these turrets, and there are no blind spots!" Wang Yi, controlling the Thor mech, hid behind a huge rock, his brow furrowed.

The scene before him reminded him of a tower defense game he used to play. And they were the poor little soldiers trying to breach the tower.

The atmosphere was equally tense at the Dragon Kingdom's combat center.

"This defensive firepower is more terrifying than a salvo from an aircraft carrier battle group!" Li Guodong gasped as he looked at the barrage of death on the screen.

"Can we find a way to destroy them?" General Lin Zhan asked Su Yuan.

Su Yuan, however, looked relaxed and even had the leisure to pick up his teacup and take a sip of water.

"Destroy?" He smiled. "General Lin, it would be such a waste to destroy something so valuable."

"Good stuff?" Lin Zhan was stunned. "Our men are riddled with bullets, and you call this good stuff?"

"In my opinion, these aren't artillery emplacements." Su Yuan's gaze swept across the system panel, and he lightly tapped it with his finger. "These are honor guards. Honor guards specially for welcoming our Dragon Team."

He looked at the local network structure diagram of the Atlantis ruins generated by the system analysis, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"An ancient civilization from tens of thousands of years ago still has a network firewall at the 'Stone Age' level. Trying to run automated programs in front of the administrators is like showing off your limited skills before an expert!"

Su Yuan's thoughts, like an invisible ghost, easily infiltrated the control center of those obelisks through the backend provided by the system.

He didn't even bother to crack any complicated firewalls; he simply used administrator privileges.

[Administrator privileges: Information tampering]

[Target: Atlantis's outer defense network]

[Command: Change the Identification Signal (IFF) of the "Dragon God" mech squad from "Unknown - High Threat Target" to "Highest Authority - Royal Patrol"]

[In progress...]

【Successfully modified! 】

The entire process was smooth and quick, taking no more than three seconds, and the amount of national fortune points consumed was negligible.

……

Inside the instance.

Just as Wang Yi was about to give the order for Chen Hu to force his way through the artillery fire to create an opportunity for him and Zhao Zihan, the barrage of death bullets suddenly stopped without warning.

"Um?"

Wang Yi was stunned, and everyone else was also stunned.

One second they were firing away, as if they wanted to grind them to dust, but the next second they all went silent?

Just as they were filled with doubt and uncertainty, something even more astonishing happened.

After ceasing their attack, those towering crystal obelisks miraculously turned their cannons around, shifting their aim from them to the dark depths of the sea to the outside.

Then they opened fire again!

This time, however, they were no longer firing aimlessly. Instead, they were firing in a highly regular pattern, creating a "path of light" made of blue beams on both sides of the Dragon Team's path!

The beams of light dispelled the surrounding darkness, illuminating the only path leading to the city gates.

Then, hundreds of obelisks, like well-trained soldiers, lined up on both sides, their cannons pointing straight ahead, forming a guarded posture.

It was as if they were saying: "Distinguished guest, please."

"What...what's going on?" Chen Hu stammered, staring at the absurd scene before him, his mind completely blank.

"They...they are clearing the way for us?" Zhao Zihan's voice was filled with disbelief.

Wang Yi remained silent for a moment, then gave a wry smile and said in the team channel, "Stop guessing. Who else but the administrator has such extraordinary connections?"

"Holy crap! The admin is amazing! They managed to turn the enemy's artillery emplacements against them?"

"This isn't just turning someone into a defector; it's completely reinstalling their operating system!"

"Awesome! I really don't know what else to say but 'awesome'!"

After a brief moment of shock, the team members erupted in cheers. The experience of turning adversity into opportunity, of transforming a hopeless situation into a smooth path, was simply exhilarating!

"Don't get too excited." Although Wang Yi was also shocked, he remained calm. "Since the administrators have paved the way for us, let's not waste any time. Everyone, stay alert and move forward at full speed!"

"yes!"

Three mechs, with their heads held high and chests puffed out, swaggered toward the main gate of Atlantis, greeted by hundreds of "guardian turrets".

This comical yet shocking scene was broadcast live and spread all over the world.

All the foreign viewers and commanders watching the live stream felt as if their worldviews were being repeatedly rubbed into the ground.

"Cheating! This is definitely cheating!"

"How is that possible? That's an automated defense system! How could it be controlled?"

"God, please tell me this can't be true! The Chinese have turned the enemy's artillery fortifications into their own honor guard?"

"It's over... completely over... how are we supposed to fight now? They've already modified the code!"

Meanwhile, in the command center of the United States, General Davis looked at the triumphant Chinese mechs on the screen, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

He knew that conventional methods could no longer pose any threat to the Dragon Kingdom.

That being the case...

A glint of madness flashed in his eyes as he picked up a red emergency communicator from the table.

"Connect me to the highest-ranking official."

"It's time to release the last pet."