She didn’t need to answer—Su Ming already knew.

  Because right before his eyes, the massive mechanical dinosaur began to slowly stir, its colossal shadow gradually engulfing him.

  The dinosaur had been activated when Barbara connected the main system. Brice hadn’t opted for any firewall programs. After all, the enemy had already broken into the cave and cracked the system. No matter how secure a firewall was, there’s always a way to breach it.

  So, she’d gone with a “physical” firewall. Once the mechanical dinosaur stomped everyone’s bones to dust, who would be left to crack the system?

  “Sindy~~~ You’re definitely going to want to see this.”

  “What now? Men are such a hassle,” Sindy muttered, gncing over and freezing in surprise. “Damn it, Su, what have you done?”

  “I didn’t do anything. You should be asking yourself what you forgot to do. This is Batman’s security system for the Batcave.”

  Su Ming rolled out of the way just as the dinosaur’s giant jaws snapped shut. While it wasn’t filled with sharp teeth like a killing machine, getting caught between two massive steel ptes was bound to hurt.

  “What is this? Shouldn’t Batman’s toys be, well, bats?” Sindy looked puzzled, remembering the st time she visited. She had thought it was just some decoration.

  “Clearly, she had a dilemma. Was she making Batman, or Dinosaur-Man?”

  Su Ming cracked a joke, then hooked his foot on a railing behind him, twisting his body backward in a smooth roll to avoid the dinosaur’s sweeping tail. The tail swished inches from his face, the wind whistling sharply. It was a forceful swing—so powerful that it tore through the steel fence and sent it spinning.

  Even though Su Ming’s body and armor were in top condition, he couldn’t take too much blunt-force damage. His internal organs would suffer severe damage, and his self-healing abilities worked best on open wounds. Dodging was the smart choice.

  Fortunately, the beast’s speed wasn’t that impressive, and with its enormous size, there were bound to be weaknesses.

  “Can you handle it?” Sindy asked, a little too calmly for the chaos around them. The dinosaur seemed to have it out for Su Ming, chasing him around the cave, crushing tables and bottles along the way. Su Ming steered it toward the path they’d entered through.

  “Should be fine,” Su Ming replied, ducking between the dinosaur’s legs and taking a quick shot at its underbelly. The only result was a shower of sparks. “You keep Barbara and the computer safe!”

  Sindy nodded, drawing out a long stick. If any debris came flying her way, she’d knock it out of the air.

  Vick’s eyes lit up with excitement. “A Deathstroke vs. a mechanical dinosaur—now that’s a story.” She immediately ordered Pete to start filming.

  The dinosaur wreaked havoc in the cave, but to avoid bringing the entire mountain down or damaging Barbara’s computer, Su Ming couldn’t use C4 or an EMP. That was a bit frustrating.

  Vick seemed to be enjoying herself, giving nonsensical commands like “Go for the eyes! Kick it in the jaw! Grab its tail!” Su Ming ignored her, his focus now fully on the dinosaur. He had begun to figure out its attack patterns.

  “This thing’s movements need a lot of energy, but it’s obvious that it’s neither steam-powered nor running on an internal combustion engine. And it’s definitely not magical.”

  “So, it’s probably battery- or nuclear-powered… But nuclear? That’s just ridiculous. Even Brice wouldn’t go that far. Her beloved Batmobile doesn’t have nuclear power. So, it’s gotta be some kind of battery.”

  “Battery-powered, and it can assess enemies and act independently, meaning it’s running on its own processor and program. That means it’s hollow inside, like a medieval knight. Just because the outer shell is tough doesn’t mean it can take blunt force.”

  “I’ve seen three of its attack methods so far—stomping, biting, and tail-whipping. No ranged attacks or energy weapons. I think I know how to handle this…”

  In mere seconds, Su Ming mentally mapped out his pn and dove right into action.

  Everything he’d analyzed had been processed in a fraction of a second.

  He ran, picking up speed, the rush of air whooshing by. As the dinosaur’s massive jaws snapped at him, he slid underneath its belly, then leaped onto its tail, using its whip-like motion to propel himself upward.

  Timing it just right, he released his grip and flew off like an elephant had flicked him with its trunk. He nded on the dinosaur’s head, the impact knocking the wind out of him.

  The dinosaur was equipped with sensors all over its body. Even if its “eyes” were blind to him, it could feel him on its head by the pressure of his touch.

  But that was exactly what Su Ming had been counting on. This model was based on a T-Rex, and its front limbs were ridiculously short—too short to reach its head. With two of its attack methods now neutralized, it only had one choice left…

  Its enormous tail shot up like a battering ram, aiming straight for him.

  That was precisely what Su Ming wanted. He immediately dropped into a roll, grabbing onto the dinosaur’s eye socket frame and suspending himself in mid-air to dodge the tail strike.

  The steel tail smmed into the dinosaur’s own head.

  “DUANG!!!”

  The sound of a massive impact echoed throughout the cave, so loud that Su Ming nearly reached up to clutch his ears. It felt like someone had set off a gong next to his head, the force of it leaving him momentarily dazed. But his battle instincts kicked in immediately, and he regained focus.

  The two massive metal pieces collided with deafening force, but the T-Rex didn’t take much damage. However, the force had cracked open its green outer shell, revealing a long stretch of metal underneath, twisted like a small irrigation ditch.

  Su Ming lured the dinosaur into hitting the same spot again and again. Once he figured out the logic of its programming, he could exploit it endlessly.

  After several more thunderous impacts, the metal around the dinosaur’s head gave way, revealing a small crack.

  Finally, Su Ming pulled out his katana, plunging it into the gap without hesitation, slicing through the inner workings with reckless abandon.

  Sparks flew from the crack like fireworks, showering his mask and leaving bck streaks across the yellow surface.

  The more precise the machinery, the more fragile it was when a single gear failed. The steam age had shown this, and the information age was no different.

  No need to destroy its CPU or hard drive—just short-circuit a few circuits. Like opening a computer case and yanking out a few wires, the results would be disastrous.

  But as expected, this mechanical dinosaur was a tough toy from Brice. Even after Su Ming’s destructive fiddling, it didn’t immediately stop. So, he quickly drew his shotgun and shoved it into the crack, firing off every remaining round in the chamber.

  Finally, the dinosaur stopped moving. It began to tilt and fall.

  Su Ming stood tall, steadying himself on its head before gracefully leaping off as it colpsed.

  A cloud of dust rose and slowly settled, revealing the shiny silver armor of the mechanical dinosaur, now lying in ruin beneath his feet.

  Su Ming bent down, yanking his shotgun out of the crack and calmly began reloading, as if he’d just swatted a mosquito—no big deal.