38: Chapter 38 Absolute Defense!

United States territory.

MacArthur was somewhat surprised by the intelligence provided by the Lord of Spain.

Who could have imagined that a race possessing both such quantity and quality could exist?

Even for the United States military, engaging in battle with the Xenomorphs in the dense forest was an extremely dangerous choice.

If he had been spawned in the bug nest, he would have waited at least until armored vehicles were unlocked before letting his soldiers venture deep into the forest.

It was truly the highest-difficulty spawn point; even if one could defend the base upon arrival, it was impossible to develop further.

"God bless the United States."

MacArthur muttered, then opened his backpack.

The 50 units of oil from his ally, Afghanistan, were ready.

He grinned and burst into laughter.

From this moment on, the United States would leave all other countries far behind!

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Somewhere in the rocky area of the Forbidden Ground.

Bang, bang, bang — — — — — — — — — — — —

Soldiers wearing Japanese military uniforms lined up and fired forward.

The barrage from the Type 99 rifles was incredibly dense, leaving the creatures hiding behind the rocks without even a chance to poke their heads out.

Another squad quickly flanked behind the rock formation, and after a round of shooting, fixed bayonets and charged.

"Long live the Emperor!!"

The battle ended quickly.

Behind the rocks, a group of short creatures wielding stone weapons lay dead everywhere.

Japan's spawn point was the Goblin Mine, and those lying dead on the ground were the Goblin race.

In the Japanese territory, Tojo Injin opened his panel.

The recent skirmish had yielded another 460 command points.

The great Japanese warriors, possessing the Bushido trait, would not stop fighting as long as they were not injured.

The Goblin race, however, was weak in the early stages and could not inflict effective damage at all.

This allowed the Japanese warriors to reap command points without any resistance.

Tojo Injin's eyes flickered, and a sharp determination surged forth.

The number one spot in exploration ranking was already within his grasp.

Taking first place would earn him a decryption card, establish an alliance with Afghanistan, and secure key oil resources.

No one could stop the great Japanese Empire's advance!!

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Nighttime, Heart of the Hive.

Because he needed to save resources, Su Yang did not let his soldiers go out to explore during the day.

All soldiers followed orders to take turns guarding the city walls.

While saving fuel, they also conserved energy to cope with the night attacks.

The soldiers did not go out, but two Scouts were still out exploring.

A steady stream of reconnaissance intelligence returned to Su Yang.

After the day's exploration, the Scouts had discovered two more mineral deposits.

A Good-grade coal mine and a Common-grade copper mine.

The quality wasn't high, but at least they had been found.

Su Yang roughly noted these two locations in his mind.

If he took first place in the development ranking, he could obtain the extra mining machines rewarded by the System.

By then, these newly discovered mineral deposits could be put to use.

Unlike the exploration ranking which only required killing enemies and uncovering the map, there were many factors affecting the development ranking.

Even if it was difficult, he had to strive for it with all his might.

After all, the first place winner could obtain two mining machines and the opportunity to manifest resources.

With extra mining machines, he wouldn't have to live so frugally.

"Your Majesty!"

Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu, who was patrolling inside the base, reported to Su Yang.

"There is a situation underground!"

It's here!

Su Yang's eyes flashed.

"All troops, alert! Southeast and Southwest ballistae, turn your direction!"

Under Su Yang's command, the entire force lined up and entered a state of alert.

The two ballistae at the diagonal corners of the city wall turned to aim at the interior of the territory.

Rustle, rustle, rustle ---

A series of sharp insect chirps rang out from the northern forest!

The Insect Swarm did not charge all the way like the last attack.

Instead, they chose to approach stealthily before suddenly launching a charge.

Using their bodies' protective coloration, they skillfully evaded the Scouts' detection!!

These bugs possessed an extremely strong ability to learn!

"Fire!"

Su Yang ordered, immediately mobilizing the mobile units from the southeast and southwest to support the northern city wall.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ---

The crossbow bolts covered the Bug Swarm Tide like a net.

The moment they landed, the Xenomorphs within the range instantly turned into mush.

The battle began.

Screams, roars, the sound of sharp objects piercing the air, and the sound of steam gushing out echoed in the sky.

A loud bang was heard.

A Tyranid Burrowing Giant Worm rushed out of the ground, opening a large hole in the south of the territory.

They seemed to have realized that after sending troops to defend the north, the defense in the south would weaken.

One Stinger Bug after another quickly poured out from the hole beneath the Giant Insect.

Hiss ah ---

The Tyranid Burrowing Giant Worm roared at the sky, as if mocking them.

Little did it know, the ballista above the city wall was already aimed at it.

Click, click, click.

The Crossbowman adjusted the ballista's sights.

Click, aiming complete.

Hum ---

The crossbow bolt was fired, emitting a thunderous sound.

The 2-meter-long bronze crossbow bolt shot towards the Tyranid Burrowing Giant Worm like lightning.

Puchi — — — — — —

A crisp, clean piercing sound rang out, and the Giant Insect's roar came to an abrupt end.

The crossbow bolt pierced directly into the left side of its skull, penetrated its entire body, and stuck into the ground.

The Giant Insect's life was extinguished in an instant, and it crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

[Killed Level 5 Tyranid Burrowing Giant Worm, command points + 300]

Its massive body pressed down on the hole, blocking the subsequent Insect Swarm.

Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu led the newly enlisted Armored Elite Soldiers to kill their way to the south of the territory, quickly eliminating the Stinger Bugs that had entered the territory.

The first wave of the Bug Swarm Tide was perfectly resolved by Su Yang.

In the north, relying on the towering city walls and the gradually arriving reinforcements, the threat posed by the Bug Swarm Tide's offensive became smaller and smaller.

The second Tyranid Burrowing Giant Worm of the Xenomorphs wanted to break this stalemate.

It broke through the ground directly at the foot of the northern city wall, opening a path between the inside and outside of the city wall.

However, the Insect Swarm pouring in from the hole still could not break through the Imperial Armor Legion's defense.

And the second Giant Insect also died under the volley fire of the two ballistae in the north.

With the death of the two Giant Insects, the Xenomorphs' attack was declared over.

Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu led the Armored Elite Soldiers unit to kill their way out of the city, hunting down the remaining Xenomorphs in the dense forest.

Meanwhile, Armored Elite Warrior Zhao Zhang led another team to dispose of the Insect Swarm corpses and fill in the holes dug by the Giant Insects.

Because of the four newly built ballistae, the territory passed through this offensive with almost no damage.

After spending 20 units of stone to repair the city wall, Su Yang opened his panel.

After a night of battle, he had harvested a total of 5300 command points.

Added to what was left before, Su Yang's current command points had reached 8660!!

What an exaggerated number!!

Even excluding the base upgrade, there were still over 4000 points left.

Possessing so many command points, Su Yang decided to further enhance the strength of his army.

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