7: Chapter 7 First Kill of the Whole Battle!

Whoosh————

Without waiting for the enemy to react.

The second sword pierced through the thick fog.

Unwavering and precise, it aimed straight for the torso.

In the blink of an eye, two strikes rendered the second Tyranid Stinger combat-incapable.

Just then, a shadow appeared over Su Yang's face.

The third Stinger Bug's twin blades were already poised above his head.

Not good!

These bugs know who the commander is!

Su Yang's pupils constricted, and he leaped backward with all his might.

Although he had retreated, his speed was simply too slow.

Two incredibly sharp insect blades struck like lightning.

There was no way to dodge.

Clang!

A crisp clashing sound rang out.

The Armored Elite Soldiers who had finished dealing with the two Stinger Bugs flashed over.

He spread his arms wide, guarding in front of Su Yang.

He caught the attack with the bronze plate armor on his chest.

The insect blades clashed with the iron armor.

Countless sparks flew.

As the sparks drifted down, the Armored Elite Soldiers raised their sword tip again.

Accelerated by high-pressure steam.

A diagonal upward sweep.

Ssh——————

The Stinger Bug let out a buzzing sound, blood splattered everywhere, and its limbs scattered on the ground.

[Killed Rank 1 Tyranid Stinger, command points +20]

Su Yang stared at the Stinger Bug, his chest heaving violently.

That was truly a life-or-death moment just now.

Fortunately, the combat power of the Armored Elite Soldiers was unexpectedly strong.

Otherwise, if those insect blades had pierced him, he would have either died immediately or certainly not survived long.

While catching his breath, Su Yang suddenly remembered something.

The number of enemies should be five!

He turned his head abruptly, only to see the other two Stinger Bugs slowly collapsing to the ground, turning into remains.

[Killed Rank 1 Tyranid Stinger, command points +20]

[Killed Rank 1 Tyranid Stinger, command points +20]

Fortunately, he brought two Armored Elite Soldiers.

Su Yang felt a wave of emotion in his heart.

Swish, swish, swish————

Just when Su Yang thought the battle was over, a noise sounded again in the dense forest.

This sound was not approaching, but rapidly moving away.

"Pursue!"

Su Yang did not hesitate and gave the order directly.

The Armored Elite Soldiers behind him immediately moved out.

The steam device on his back was driven to full power, and thick steam sprayed out.

In normal mode, Imperial Armor can increase a soldier's physical capabilities by nearly double.

Entering combat mode, the improvement to physical capabilities reaches about three times.

And when entering sprint mode, if only speed is pursued, Imperial Armor can increase a soldier's forward speed by five times!

The Armored Elite Soldiers shot forward like an arrow, breaking through layers of plants, and quickly found the Tyranid Swarm that was fleeing.

Unlike the attacking Stinger Bug, this Tyranid Swarm was smaller and did not have offensive twin blades.

Instead, its leaf-like back was densely covered with tentacles.

Sensing the Armored Elite Soldiers rushing out, all its tentacles stiffened and vibrated at a high frequency.

As if conveying some kind of message.

The Armored Elite Soldiers did not give it a chance.

In sprint state, he threw the bronze sword forward directly.

With his own speed boost and the steam acceleration from the sword hilt.

Clang——

The bronze sword pierced through the dense forest and impaled the Tyranid Swarm's body.

Pinning it dead onto a giant rock.

[Killed Rank 2 Tyranid Brain Bug, command points +100]

The Brain Bug died, and a tissue fragment wrapped in white light precipitated from its corpse.

The Armored Elite Soldiers brought the white-glowing tissue fragment back to Su Yang.

Su Yang reached out and touched it, and the fragment went into his backpack.

[Obtained Common Rank E drop, Biological Signal Fragment]

[Special Materials for synthesizing biological radar]

[Triggered event: Reward for the Brave]

[Common Rank E drop upgraded to Rare Rank E drop]

[After synthesizing biological radar, detection range will be expanded]

It actually triggered an incentive event.

Su Yang felt a bit surprised.

Incentive events are accidental situations in the Forbidden Ground.

Escaping death, winning with fewer numbers, and various other actions can randomly trigger incentive events.

Incentive events can be good or bad, and the one Su Yang encountered this time was clearly good.

Looking around.

Five Tyranid Stingers and one Tyranid Brain Bug were all dead.

The Tyranid Swarm's combat power didn't seem as terrifying as imagined?

Su Yang's thoughts flickered as he quickly analyzed the battle process between the two sides.

The final result was that the insect race was not weak, but the Armored Elite Soldiers were too strong!

As a native species, the insect race has terrifying mobility.

And relying on the cover of the dense forest, they can almost come and go without a trace.

Killing their way to your front without you even noticing.

Only high-mobility units equipped with battle armor like the Armored Elite Soldiers can resist this without pressure.

If it were other countries' early-stage units, no matter how powerful their firepower was, the soldiers were only mortal flesh.

As long as the distance is closed by the insect race, high-intensity firepower will fail, leading to a passive situation.

Truly a product of Great Qin Heavy Industry; the strength of the Qin Elite Soldiers equipped with Imperial Armor is truly Heaven-Defying!

After analyzing the combat power of both sides, Su Yang began to check the battle spoils.

The gains from this battle far exceeded his expectations and could simply be described as abundant.

First was the high command points reward for killing the Tyranid Swarm.

The Tyranid Swarm, as a native species of the Heart of the Hive.

Its powerful combat capability can be seen from its body structure.

Six sharp foot appendages for moving rapidly through the soft humus layer of the dense forest.

Colorful shells for camouflage to hide in the dense forest.

And being able to fight in organized groups early on.

Native species in other areas rarely possess such powerful characteristics.

This is why the Heart of the Hive is called the hardest start, a graveyard for newcomers.

However, high difficulty also comes with equivalent rewards.

The average command points drop for Rank 1 creatures is generally around 5 points.

And even the lowest Stinger Bug of the Tyranid Swarm has a 20-point command points drop.

Not to mention the Brain Bug that leads the whole team, which has a full 100 command points.

Things always have two sides; while the Tyranid Swarm causes great difficulties, it also provides high returns.

Excluding the kill drops, the 1,000 command points from the First Kill achievement was the most unexpected gain for Su Yang.

The official Dragon Country data only mentions the First Kill achievement in passing, without mentioning the 1,000 command points reward at all.

Perhaps this reward conflicts with their conservative strategies.

The first two rounds of First Kill rewards were taken by the United States and Japan, and they both lasted until the end of the Forbidden Ground.

The high command points provided by the First Kill reward must have played a part in this.

Six Tyranid Swarm plus the First Kill achievement reward.

Su Yang's command points reached 1,200 points directly.

Starting with an extra 1,000 command points, he is ahead of other lords by a full factor.

This means he can unlock technology faster and develop more quickly.

The strategic significance is immense!

Finally, there is a Rare Rank biological signal fragment, which can be used later for the synthesis of various detection devices.

Detection equipment is very important for the complex environment of the dense forest.

Once built, it can largely avoid sneak attacks by the Tyranid Swarm.

And because of the triggered event, the item's quality was upgraded to Rare, which is a rare treasure to encounter in the early stage.

Rank E represents the drop Rank, from low to high being E, D, C, B, A, S.

In the early stage of the trial, generally only Rank E drops appear.

And Rare represents the quality of the drop, from low to high being Common, Superior, Rare, Expert, Legendary.

The better the quality, the better its effects in all aspects will be.

As the item Rank increases, the gap between high quality and low quality will become larger and larger.

Su Yang contentedly put away the drops and opened the Armored Elite Soldiers panel.

The remaining steam power of the two Armored Elite Soldiers was 55% and 57% respectively.

A 2-on-5 skirmish of less than a minute consumed nearly 20% of the Imperial Armor's fuel reserves.

This energy consumption is surprisingly high!

However, Su Yang can understand this exaggerated energy consumption.

Being able to use steam power to make the heavy bronze Imperial Armor move is already remarkable.

If he were to pursue endurance, it would be truly greedy.

Feeling the high energy consumption of the Imperial Armor, the urgency in Su Yang's heart to find carbon mine resources became even more pressing.

Fortunately, he had newly acquired 1,200 command points from unlocking the achievement, and theoretically, there were 12 soldiers as reserve combat power.

This greatly relieved Su Yang's pressure and increased his confidence in searching for carbon mines.

Besides carbon mines, there is one more thing worth mentioning.

That is, although the Insect Swarm lost 5-on-2 to the Armored Elite Soldiers, it does not mean their combat power is weak.

The attack that the Armored Elite Soldiers took for Su Yang penetrated deep into the bronze chest armor, directly consuming 32% of the armor value.

The Insect Swarm has always won by numbers; if the quantity were increased, the outcome of the battle could very likely change.

The location of this skirmish was not far from the base; according to the characteristic that the Insect Swarm does not stray far from the nest during the day.

I fear the mother nest that produced this Insect Swarm squad is nearby!