233: Chapter 240 Special Forces, Level 6 Qin Imperial Guard

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"Buzz, buzz, buzz---"

After a volley of fire, the flying insects fell one after another.

There was absolutely no room for maneuvering; the Tyranid air units were completely wiped out by the black bird in one wave.

Subsequently, the operator pulled up again, performed a giant loop to turn the aircraft around, and dove back into the mist.

This series of barrel rolls and giant loops left Su Yang, who was immersed in the first-person perspective, almost vomiting.

Being immersed in the first-person perspective didn't just allow him to see the field of view; he could also feel the sounds and physical sensations.

As the pilot executed these maneuvers, the sky and ground in the panoramic window constantly flipped.

The fighter jet's emergency acceleration and deceleration also caused sudden changes in G-force.

During high-speed dives and emergency climbs, the black bird could reach a maximum acceleration of about 4g.

This meant that at certain times, the pilot had to withstand several times their own body weight.

Imagine several large men pressing down on you; compared to this feeling, roller coasters and drop towers in amusement parks are child's play.

After doing two giant loops in the first-person perspective, Su Yang felt as if his brain matter had been shaken into a smoothie.

"Boom---"

The black bird pierced back into the mist, diving to strafe the Insect Swarm in the low altitude.

Having lost their commander, the Insect Swarm had already fallen into anxiety and chaos.

At this moment, they were all gathered together like headless flies.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz---"

The two autocannons roared crazily, and massive crossbow bolts shot into the ground, kicking up countless dust.

Each crossbow bolt could kill several Stinger Bugs directly before losing momentum upon entering the surface.

Faced with the astonishing power of the crossbow bolts, even the Tyranid titanium-crystal shells couldn't protect them.

Even the Burrowing Giant Insects with thicker crystal shells couldn't withstand the crossbow shots.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz---"

The autocannons roared, and command points poured into Su Yang's panel like a tide.

[Killed Rank 18 Tyranid Titanium-Crystal Stinger Bug (Nature Race Fusion, Steel Variant), command points +340 (30% bonus)]

[Killed Rank 18 Tyranid Titanium-Crystal Burrowing Giant Insect (Nature Race Fusion, Steel Variant), command points +2700 (30% bonus)]

[Killed Rank 17 Tyran-Titan Crystal Jumper (Nature Race Fusion, Steel Variant), command points +340 (30% bonus)]

[Killed Rank 17 Tyranid Titanium-Crystal Stinger Bug (Nature Race Fusion, Steel Variant), command points +255 (30% bonus)]

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Regardless of Rank or type, any Xenomorph hit by the crossbow bolts was instantly deprived of life.

This was an air-to-ground slaughter, a ruthless crushing of inferior technology by Advanced technology.

The Insect Swarm had organized several counterattacks; the Stinger Bugs raised their guns to fire at the sky, and the Burrowing Giant Insects also fired their cannons at the sky.

However, the pathetic range of these firearms was not worth worrying about in front of the black bird.

The few stray bullets that hit the fuselage only added a few scratches to the brand-new titanium alloy armor.

After confirming the enemy's weak combat power, the xuan niao no. 1 didn't even bother to come out of the mist anymore.

After each round of attacks, it would directly perform a lateral turn and return to continue slaughtering the Xenomorphs.

You must know that the height of the mist was about 20 meters, belonging to the low-altitude Domain.

Therefore, all these operations by the black bird pilot were completed at low altitude.

The airflow in the low-altitude zone was very unstable, and combined with terrain and other factors, it greatly increased the difficulty of operation.

Only pilots with absolutely superb skills could complete these delicate operations at low altitude.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz---"

The black bird returned again, unleashing a slaughter on the Insect Swarm.

The gathered Insect Swarm died in droves once more.

The hissing of the Xenomorphs sounded, but this time it was no longer a horn for attack or panicked screams.

Blood, broken shells, and severed limbs flew in the air.

The gathered Insect Swarm finally collapsed and began to flee in all directions.

Although without the command of the Tyranid Warrior, the cohesion of the Insect Swarm would indeed drop significantly.

But this was the first time Su Yang had seen the Insect Swarm beaten to the point of fleeing in all directions.

Originally, when ground troops attacked the Insect Swarm, no matter how strong the firepower was, the Insect Swarm still had a target to charge at.

No matter the result of rushing towards the enemy, they at least had a target to charge.

But facing air units, they didn't even have the chance to fight to the death!

Just like that, the originally crazy Insect Swarm completely collapsed under round after round of ruthless slaughter.

Su Yang switched back his perspective, and he felt dazed.

Afterward, he leaned against the wall and slowly squatted down, sighing at the happiness of returning to the ground.

After resting for a full five minutes, Su Yang finally felt his Soul return to his body.

The kill notifications in the panel were still pouring out like a tide.

The black bird no. 2 had also locked onto an Insect Swarm and was engaged in battle.

With two fighter jets fighting simultaneously, the command points were rising as if they were free.

It had only been 10 minutes since the black bird discovered the Insect Swarm, and the command points gained from killing enemies had already exceeded eighty thousand.

This was only with two fighter jets and only one missile fired; if there were more fighter jets or if missiles weren't being saved...

Su Yang couldn't even imagine what kind of astonishing killing efficiency that would be!

Su Yang's eyes flashed, and he opened the Thousand Mechanism Tower panel.

With the black bird attacking, there was no need to worry about the command points required for various upgrades.

As for the research time for various technologies, he had now also obtained a rare C-Rank source of the hive.

This was also an unexpected gain for Su Yang; he originally thought the item for reducing time would at most be the expert-level Heart of the Hive, which lasted five days.

He didn't expect that the Tyranids would drop an Advanced version of the Heart of the Hive—the source of the hive.

The rare grade possessed an 8-day time reduction, and after being improved in quality by the Times of Peace and Abundance strategy, the reduction time was directly increased to 10 days.

Su Yang handed over all subsequent operations of the black bird to the smart brain and planned to start directly unlocking what was needed before the sortie tomorrow.

It wasn't that he didn't want to watch the black bird slaughter the Insect Swarm, but he simply didn't have the potential to be a pilot.

Opening the panel, Su Yang first focused his upgrade goal on the Armored Elite Soldiers.

This upgrade was also a Breakthrough for the Elite Soldiers; zero-gravity flight plus the submachine guns that could be unlocked subsequently.

Allowed them to advance from a single melee unit to a modern assault infantry unit with multiple capabilities.

Investing command points, the backpack technology began to upgrade.

With the current abundant stock of command points, a few technologies were simply too cheap!

[command points - 30000]

[Technology: Anti-gravity Multi-function Backpack researching...]

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After the anti-gravity backpack came the Scout's tactical reconnaissance.

Tactical reconnaissance had a prerequisite technology—Micro-robot.

The two technologies combined only cost fifty thousand command points, which was painless.

Su Yang's mind flashed, and he invested command points again.

This feeling of having a full treasury and consuming command points wantonly was just too great.

[command points - 50000]

[Technology Micro-robot researching...]

[Technology Tactical reconnaissance researching...]

After clicking the three technologies, Su Yang used the cutting technology to divide the source of the hive.

Several technologies combined required a total of 7 days, and after the strategy reduction, it only required 5 days and 15 hours.

The source of the hive was invested, and the research was completed immediately.

[Used item source of the hive, shortened R&D required time 6d]

[Technology Micro-robot research completed]

[Technology Tactical reconnaissance research completed, unlocked unit: Rank 6 Great Qin Thousand-Mile Scout]

[Technology Anti-gravity Multi-function Backpack research completed, unlocked unit: Rank 6 Great Qin Armored Elite Soldier]

The two soldier upgrades were completed, and the next step was the collective Tactical Helmet.

The Tactical Helmet also had a prerequisite technology—Advanced Detection Technology.

Advanced Detection Technology required twenty-five thousand command points, and the Tactical Helmet required one hundred and fifty thousand command points.

The Tactical Helmet was an upgrade for all infantry units, so there was a reason for it being more expensive.

The two technologies combined required six days of scientific research time, and after the strategy reduction, it still required 4 days and 20 hours.

The source of the hive in hand only had 4 days of reduction time left, unable to instantly upgrade the two technologies.

Then let the bullets fly a little longer.

After waiting a little, the item drop reminder sounded.

Su Yang opened the panel, a smile appearing on his face.

[Successfully killed Rank 19 Titanium-Crystal Tyranid Warrior (Nature Race Fusion, Steel Variant), command points +3800 (30% bonus)]

[Killed Rank 19 Tyranid Brood Mother, command points +5700 (30% bonus)]

[Obtained high-quality C-Rank drop item, source of the hive]

[Can be used to speed up technology R&D speed (high-quality grade shortens time by 8 days)]

The black bird was worthy of being a groundbreaking combat power; in just ten minutes, it had already taken down two Insect Swarm command units!

With such combat power in hand, what more could one ask for!

His mind flashed, and Su Yang once again invested various resources into the Thousand Mechanism Tower.

[command points - 175000]

[Technology Advanced Detection Technology researching...]

[Technology Tactical Helmet researching...]

[Used item source of the hive, shortened R&D required time 5d]

[Technology Advanced Detection Technology research completed]

[Technology Tactical Helmet research completed]

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[Equipment: Titanium Tactical Helmet]

[Type: Protective, Auxiliary Item]

[Applicable Units: All Infantry Units]

[Basic functions loaded]

[Advanced Night Vision: Can provide the wearer with clear vision in low-light and dark environments, suitable for night and cave combat scenarios]

[Infrared Thermal Imaging: Converts the heat emitted by objects into images, capable of helping the wearer discover enemies behind obstacles or in the dark, and is also applicable in extreme environments such as dust and mist]

[Small Telescope: Provides the wearer with a wider field of view and observation distance, used for rapid battlefield reconnaissance and target monitoring]

[Advanced Loading Function]

[The Tactical Helmet also has many loading interfaces; unlock Rank 2 Foundry to obtain more information]

[Tactical Helmet equipped, all infantry units can obtain equipment updates upon entering the barracks]

Night vision, thermal imaging, telescope, the special unit three-piece set.

Su Yang's eyes flashed; this was simply too cool!

Night vision was responsible for clear vision in non-light and low-light environments, and thermal imaging was used to discover targets in various states.

With these two pieces of auxiliary equipment added, the impact of extreme environments on soldiers' combat power could be minimized.

In the future, dark nights, mist, sandstorms... no environment would be able to stop the killing pace of the Imperial Armor soldiers.

After unlocking the Tactical Helmet, the technology needed for tomorrow's expedition had all been unlocked.

The next step was the comprehensive upgrade of the troops!

With an initial four hundred thousand command points, summoning two black birds and then going through a series of upgrades, originally only about fifty thousand command points would remain.

But this was a calculation that didn't take the black bird's killing into account; if it were taken into account, everything would be different.

The black bird had directly gained eighty thousand command points in 10 minutes of sorties, and now this number had risen to one hundred and fifty thousand.

With the black bird fighting outside, Su Yang felt very confident.

He first clicked on the Imperial Armor Camp panel.

Having just unlocked two new technologies, the first thing to do was naturally to check the specific upgrades of the soldiers.

[Imperial Armor Camp panel]

[Unit Type: Great Qin Armored Elite Soldier]

[Unit Type: Assault Infantry]

[Production Requirement: Rank 6 Imperial Armor Camp]

[Description: Enhances Imperial Armor maneuverability, equips short submachine guns, adds anti-gravity devices, adds multi-function loading backpacks, allowing soldiers to adapt to various battlefield needs]

[Anti-gravity Device: Capable of creating a small gravitational field, providing soldiers with a short flight effect]

[Short Submachine Gun: A small-caliber one-handed electromagnetic gun, allowing soldiers to use it while holding a shield and charging]

[Multi-function Loading Backpack: Allows soldiers to carry more types of weapons; unlock Rank 2 Foundry to view more weapon types]

[Unlock prerequisite technology to unlock more capabilities for Elite Soldiers]

[Summoning Required command points: 1500 points]

[Energy Consumption: 40 units of electricity/day]

[Maintenance Consumption: 5 units of steel/time, 5 units of copper/time]

[Loading Consumption: 10 units of electricity/time, 1 unit of steel/time, 1 unit of saltpeter/time, 1 unit of copper/time, 1 unit of fuel/time]

After finishing the Elite Soldier panel, Su Yang felt slightly surprised.

He didn't expect this upgrade to directly provide an electromagnetic submachine gun, which made him feel extremely surprised.

He originally thought that he had to unlock the Rank 2 Foundry to forge equipment before he could unlock it.

After the Elite Soldiers were equipped with electromagnetic guns, the troop's long-range firepower would increase by another large margin.

Moreover, the unlocking of long-range weapons also allowed the Elite Soldiers to handle more tasks, and they would no longer be at a loss when facing units like poisonous insects.

Besides the electromagnetic gun, the other two upgrades were also very critical.

The anti-gravity device had greatly improved the Elite Soldier's maneuverability, which would be a great help in executing assault missions.

Another one was the multi-function loading backpack; although it was not yet known what weapons could be loaded, this technology would definitely expand the boundaries of the Elite Soldiers' capabilities.

Overall, this upgrade was an all-around improvement for the Elite Soldiers.

Upgrading them from a single frontal melee unit to an assault unit with long-range firepower, strong protective capabilities, and high mobility.

It could be said that after the upgrade, the Elite Soldiers were a full-fledged special forces unit.

In modern troops, special forces are extremely rare, but Su Yang could mass-produce them here.

How exaggerated this is!

After finishing the Elite Soldier upgrade, Su Yang clicked on the Scout panel again.

The improvement of the Scout also filled him with expectations.

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