However, the electric light within the ginseng dragon whisker continuously accumulated, disrupting its every movement, resulting in increasingly noticeable effects such as paralysis and movement distortion.
Liu Er's pressure drastically decreased.
Zhang Hei then took out the Rooted Ground Drill Hammer and deployed it onto the ground.
This hammer-shaped mechanical artifact immediately drilled underground, swiftly approaching the ginseng dragon whisker.
Zhang Hei then released the Golden Scale Cutting Snake.
The latter moved extremely fast, like a dazzling golden thread, quickly drilling underground as well.
The Golden Scale Cutting Snake was extremely agile, completely devoid of the Rooted Ground Drill Hammer's clumsiness, rapidly nearing the ginseng dragon whisker.
The Rooted Ground Drill Hammer stopped midway, a yard away from the ginseng dragon whisker.
Multiple wooden rods emerged from the hammer body, extending to a significant length and inserting into the surrounding rubble for stabilization.
A small hole appeared on the hammer head.
Swish swish swish!
The next moment, iron nails shot out from the small hole.
Each iron nail, the length and thickness of an adult's finger, shot out at extreme speed, with three talismans depicted on each nail, making it incredibly sharp.
The iron nails continuously pierced the ginseng dragon whisker, then drilled into its body, moving to fixed positions.
When the number of iron nails reached over fifty, the interference they caused to the ginseng dragon whisker became visibly apparent.
Originally, every strike of the ginseng dragon whisker was natural and flexible, resembling a snake or willow. But now, it seemed stuck, as if every joint was frozen, with its movements becoming jerky.
The Golden Scale Cutting Snake took the opportunity to coil around the base.
Its scales stood erect, continuously slicing and rapidly penetrating.
Shuangjing used his divine sense to observe in amazement: the Golden Scale Cutting Snake, as swift as a golden thread, circled the base of the ginseng dragon whisker multiple times in a short period, easily sawing through a thick root of the ginseng dragon whisker!
Without support, the ginseng dragon whisker toppled into the rubble with violent movements.
At this moment, it fell into a frenzy, no longer focusing solely on Liu Er, but attacking every entity that posed a threat.
The Rooted Ground Drill Hammer was quickly destroyed, five rolling electric ball cages were smashed, leaving only two of the smallest ones as survivors.
As for the Golden Scale Cutting Snake, it had already drilled deeper underground, escaping this calamity.
The frenzy of the ginseng dragon whisker didn't last long.
The iron nails and electric needles within its body continued to exert their power.
Shortly after, the ginseng dragon whisker trembled all over, lying in the rubble, incessantly twitching.
Liu Er exhaled a breath of turbid air, stepped forward, and affixed a sealing talisman, collecting it.
"Just like this?" Shuangjing's eyes widened.
He recalled his battle with the ginseng dragon whisker, which had been at least ten times more difficult.
This wasn't because Shuangjing's strength was inferior to Liu Er and Zhang Hei; on the contrary, he was a Nascent Soul level cultivator, far exceeding Liu Guanzhang in cultivation and combat power.
Unless the trio leveraged the army to wield more combat power, only then would it be possible.
The challenge lay in Shuangjing needing to preserve the quality of the ginseng dragon whisker as much as possible, rather than focusing solely on attacking.
The better the quality of the ginseng dragon whisker, the more battle merits he could obtain.
But Shuangjing, being at the Nascent Soul level, had many powerful skills that lacked precision, forcing him to use swordsmanship to achieve this.
These past couple of days, scouring the battlefield indeed provided ample training for his sword skills.
Shuangjing belonged to a noble family. For him, cleaning the battlefield was actually a collection task, which was indeed difficult for him since he typically wouldn't engage in such activities.
"Liu Er is only responsible for attracting fire, although his cultivation level is the highest, he isn't crucial."
"The key players are those three mechanical artifacts."
"They complemented each other, with each piece being highly tailored to counter the ginseng dragon whisker. During combat, they displayed a strong restraining effect."
"Among the three mechanical artifacts, the best quality is the golden snake. But it is only at the Golden Core level."
"As for that ball cage and hammer, they are merely Foundation Establishment level."
Calculating like this, Shuangjing realized that Liu Er and Zhang Hei's cost consumption was pitifully low. In this battle, they only lost six to seven Foundation Establishment level mechanisms.
"Oh, the scales on the golden snake need replacing, they are severely worn."
"Liu Er also expended a significant amount of mana, and the weapon treasure sword in his hand suffered wear."
"That's barely anything!"
"Zhang Hei hardly even made a move, just deployed mechanisms."
Shuangjing felt a bit envious.
He compared the current battle with his own experiences.
He had to stay mentally tense at all times, controlling his sword light to a precise degree, preventing excessive damage to the ginseng dragon whisker.
After several battles, his mana consumption wasn't much, but mentally he was exhausted, needing tea and snacks to replenish his divine sense and rejuvenate his spirit.
Those spirit foods were all costly.
The key issue was that the ginseng dragon whiskers cut with sword Qi didn't have as good an appearance compared to the one Liu Er harvested.
In matters like this, the weaker the attack that brought down the ginseng dragon whisker, the better.
Liu Er and Zhang Hei's offensive was precisely so weak, perfectly executed!
In fact, Liu Er didn't even attack, just kept enduring hits.
"Third brother, you're up next." Liu Er gritted his teeth in pain, his body bruised all over, speaking while casting healing magic on himself.
Zhang Hei responded with a low "Oh", feeling down.
Compared to staying in the camp training soldiers, he originally enjoyed field battles more.
But this mode of combat didn't interest him at all—just enduring hits.
However, following the battle strategy designed by Ning Zhuo, their gains were maximized!
The leaderboard of battle merits was the best testament to this.