68: Chapter 68 The bewildered Tyrannical warriors achieve their first victory!

He drew attention in the front, creating an opening for the Giant Insects in the rear to attack.

It turned out that monster had kept the Scout alive solely to use as bait.

Sensing the approaching danger, General Li Xin did not look back.

Because there were two big guys behind him, and his current mission was to save the Scout.

Even a moment's hesitation, and who knew what that monster might do.

Hiss---

Just as the two Giant Insects opened their massive maws to bite at General Li Xin.

The Skyfire Guards on both sides of the formation stepped forward, taking the attack head-on with their chest plates.

Although they lacked melee capabilities, the Skyfire Guards' armor was undeniably sturdy.

Knowing the Skyfire Guards were behind him, he trusted them completely.

So, without even looking, General Li Xin crouched to gather strength, then leaped violently, vaulting over the circular formation and landing amidst the Insect Swarm.

"Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu, Armored Elite Warrior Zhao Zhang, lead the team and charge with me!"

General Li Xin brandished his long spear, sweeping away a swathe of the Insect Swarm.

Behind him, Armored Elite Warrior Chen Wu and Armored Elite Warrior Zhao Zhang each selected three Level 3 Armored Elite Soldiers to join the breakout team.

Under General Li Xin's lead, the breakout team surged forward, aiming straight for that new Tyranid unit.

At the center of the formation, the Giant Insects' massive jaws were clamped firmly onto the Skyfire Guards' chest plates.

They couldn't bite through, and they couldn't escape; in the end, they were dispatched by the Armored Elite Soldiers, who struck their vulnerable spots.

After killing the Giant Insects, the two Skyfire Guards chose to join the front line to compensate for the absence of General Li Xin and his Imperial Armor squad.

The Insect Swarm's blades could only leave shallow scratches on the heavy iron armor, while they could knock out a Stinger Bug with a single punch.

Relying on their exaggerated tonnage and heavy mechs, the Skyfire Guards transformed from vital strategic units into front-line meat shields.

The Skyfire Guards wreaked havoc within the Insect Swarm, having a great time, while the Imperial Armor soldiers were shielded, reducing the pressure on their front.

The only one suffering was Su Yang, because he would have to spend resources to repair the Skyfire Guards' mechs afterward.

The addition of the Skyfire Guards made the already dominant front line even more unstoppable.

As the number of the Insect Swarm decreased, their offensive became increasingly weak.

However, to be safe, the soldiers did not disperse to pursue them; otherwise, the Insect Swarm would likely have already scattered.

Looking at the very front of the battlefield, General Li Xin and the Imperial Armor squad were having a much harder fight.

From the moment they reached the middle section, attacks from Tyranid Spitting Insects began appearing from both sides of the dense forest.

After the Skyfire Guard bombardment, these were the only Tyranid Spitting Insects left in the Insect Swarm.

That new Tyranid monster had actually positioned them at the rear as an ambush.

It had guessed that General Li Xin would come out to engage!

The Imperial Armor soldiers raised their shields to block the insect spikes constantly firing from both sides.

Compared to before the evolution, these insect spikes were more numerous and faster.

Most crucially, the Spitting Insects could utilize the red crystals at their tails to create explosive insect spikes similar to explosive crossbow bolts.

Although the power was smaller, the resulting small-range shockwaves made it difficult for the team to advance.

Watching General Li Xin and the Imperial Armor squad struggling to advance under the assault, the new Tyranid unit tilted its head back, opened its mouthparts, and cackled.

Hiss, hiss, hiss... Hiss, hiss, hiss...

After laughing, it slammed the Scout onto the ground and stepped on it.

The Tyranid waved its hand, causing all the Spitting Insects ambushed in the dense forest to cease their attacks.

Then, it extended the middle one of its three insect claws, just as it was preparing to gesture.

General Li Xin suddenly activated all his steam power and lunged forward violently.

The Tyranid's ugly face visibly froze, and panic appeared in its six compound eyes.

In its haste, it tried to assume a parrying stance, but because it was stepping on something, it couldn't stand steadily.

Swish---

In an instant, General Li Xin arrived before it.

He thrust his long spear forward violently, knocking it directly back.

Then he flashed forward again, delivering a sweep like a crescent moon.

Before falling to the ground, the Tyranid's six compound eyes blinked frantically, trying to send a distress signal to its subordinates.

But it was too late; General Li Xin's silver spear had already crashed down. The rotating spear tip shredded the connection between its head and torso entirely.

An ugly, hideous head flew out with the sweep, green blood tracing a graceful arc in the air.

[ Killed Level 7 Tyranid Warrior (Stinger Bug Variant), command points + 700 (40% bonus) ]

The Tyranid Warrior was dead, and the surrounding Stinger Bugs and Spitting Insects were clearly stunned.

They didn't understand why their commander, who had been so full of himself just a moment ago, had died just like that!

General Li Xin didn't give them a chance to react at all; the moment he cut down the Tyranid Warrior, he issued a command for a full-scale assault.

While the Insect Swarm was still stunned, the Imperial Armor soldiers had already launched a counterattack.

Three Armored Elite Soldiers led the charge, crushing the last of the Insect Swarm, while the Crossbowmen followed behind, continuously supplementing the damage output.

The already disadvantaged Insect Swarm was now completely collapsing like a mountain.

To General Li Xin's surprise, the remaining Insect Swarm did not counterattack after coming to their senses; instead, they fled immediately.

They all began to flee toward the direction of the Insect Nest, as if they had lost all desire to fight.

However, under the assault of General Li Xin and the Imperial Armor soldiers, fleeing only hastened the arrival of death.

[ Killed Level 5 Tyranid Spitting Insect, command points + 80 (40% bonus) ]

[ Killed Level 7 Tyranid Stinger, command points + 70 (40% bonus) ]

[ Killed Level 7 Tyranid Stinger, command points + 70 (40% bonus) ]

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Soon, the Insect Swarm's formation completely disintegrated, turning one by one into command points on Su Yang's panel in the distance.

The battle ended, and General Li Xin led a squad straight to the Tyranid Brood Mother in the insect burrow.

After completing the kill, General Li Xin reported the entire battle to Su Yang.

Su Yang watched the battle details sent back by General Li Xin, and based on the panel information, roughly deduced the course of the battle.

This first battle against the third-generation Xenomorphs ended in victory.

Although there were minor setbacks during the process, it didn't change the final outcome.

Although the third-generation Insect Swarm was powerful after evolution, the upgraded Imperial Armor soldiers were not afraid.

The only reason this battle seemed relatively difficult was that the enemy had built its home on a saltpeter mine.

Otherwise, with the Skyfire Guards' firepower directly bombarding the Insect Nest, this battle would have been even simpler.

What Su Yang found most laughable was the Tyranid unit called the Tyranid Warrior.

This guy was really a bit confused.

Looking at this battle, it seemed to have replaced the position of the Brain Bug, acting as the sole mastermind of the entire Insect Swarm.

So after it died, all the Xenomorphs fell into a state similar to a computer crash.

What Su Yang didn't understand was that the front line was clearly at a disadvantage, and they had finally managed to suppress the enemy in the rear.

Why did it not take the opportunity to expand its advantage, but instead stopped its fire to initiate a duel?

Where did it learn that tactic?

[ Killed Level 8 Tyranid Brood Mother, command points + 800 (40% bonus) ]

The kill notification for the Tyranid Brood Mother sounded, and the battle was officially declared over.

During the final tally of spoils, the first achievement made Su Yang laugh.

[ When a Tyranid Warrior unit initiates a duel, launch a sneak attack against it ]

[ Achievement Obtained: No Martial Virtue, command points + 2000 ]

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