134: Second test

The victory of the first battle was merely a casual warm-up.

A million-strong robot army and a thousand Doomsday Judgment Squads, with an unstoppable momentum, completely destroyed and repelled the invading 250,000 mixed army.

On the battlefield, only burning metal, twisted flesh and blood remains, and the hollows and lava pits leveled by the Divine Authority Judgment were left.

Silently witnessing the absolute power of the invaders' armament.

After completing the fifty-kilometer sweep mission, the robot legions orderly retreated to the Anvil Base, and the heavy city gates closed once more.

The surface of the Anvil Base returned to calm, but the gears of war within it were still operating at high speed—

The Spirit Eye directed engineering units to repair damage and replenish ammunition, while the sky patrollers frantically expanded their reconnaissance range outwards.

Brian and Eric did not relax due to this easy victory.

They knew that a civilization capable of developing such a unique technological path would not stop there.

“They are probing.”

Brian stood before the sand table in the command center, gazing at the marked distribution of enemy wreckage and energy residues:

“Using 250,000 troops, plus a few seemingly powerful elite units, to test our defensive strength, firepower configuration, and reaction patterns.”

“Exactly,”

Eric agreed, analyzing the energy samples collected from the battlefield in his hand:

“Especially those few giant dragons... before being instantly killed by the Divine Authority Judgment, they must have transmitted our attack patterns and energy levels back. In the next wave, we will face an attack specifically targeting our weaknesses.”

As expected, the calm did not last long.

Approximately twenty standard hours after the first battle ended, the Spirit Eye's alarm sounded again—

This time, her voice carried a hint of gravity:

“Detecting ultra-high intensity spatial fluctuations! Source... directly above the base! Altitude thirty thousand meters! Fluctuation pattern is distinctly different from enemy units, intensity has reached peak Level 6... and is still climbing!”

Everyone in the command center instantly looked up, and though separated by the thick tower body, they seemed to feel the terrifying pressure from high above.

Above the sand table, a huge, dark red light spot appeared out of thin air, its energy reaction like a small sun, even interfering with the display of other areas on the sand table.

“Real-time image!”

Brian commanded.

The screen switched, and in the footage transmitted by the high-altitude sky patroller, above the orange-yellow clouds, a huge, irregular tumor-like mass floated.

Its surface was covered with pulsating, vein-like energy conduits and metallic armor plates, with a biological organ at its center that pulsed like a heart, emitting a heart-palpitating energy.

Its volume was comparable to a small mountain!

“This is... a living broodmother? Or a biological warship?”

Eric's pupils contracted slightly.

“They directly teleported this thing above us? Their spatial technology is not to be underestimated.”

Before he finished speaking, the pulsating organ in the center of the broodmother suddenly glowed brightly!

A silent shockwave swept across the base.

The outer energy shield generators hummed with overload, and large areas of defensive runes on the city walls dimmed!

“Suffering high-intensity, wide-area electromagnetic pulse and psionic interference mixed attack! External reconnaissance network 70% paralyzed! Low-level robot units experiencing temporary functional disorder! Energy shield strength reduced by 15%!”

The Spirit Eye quickly reported the damage.

And this was just the beginning.

Countless orifices opened on the broodmother's surface, and in the next moment, tens of thousands of small units spewed out like a swarm of bees!

They were small, incredibly fast, and resembled metallic jellyfish or octopuses, with unstable energy cores flickering within their translucent bodies.

“Detecting a large number of high-speed, highly maneuverable self-destruct units! Impact power estimated to be equivalent to a Level 4 Magic Formation! Target—city walls and defensive towers!”

These self-destructing jellyfish, relying on their small size and super-speed, easily evaded the conventional anti-air firepower net, rushing towards the city walls like suicide bombers!

Boom boom boom—!!

Continuous explosions erupted all over the city walls; although the single impact power was insufficient to shake the wall, the dense impacts continuously consumed the energy of the defensive Magic Formation, posing a serious threat to the surface weapon platforms.

At the same time, the ground vibrated again.

From the east, south, and north directions, enemy forces reappeared—

But this time, it was no longer a chaotic mixed tide, but an orderly formation.

The vanguard consisted of flat-bodied, heavily armored pangolin-like units, specialized in resisting long-range artillery fire;

Behind them followed a large number of long-range units, launching corrosive spore sacs and biological rockets from extreme range.

The enemy had changed tactics!

The high-altitude broodmother suppressed and interfered, high-speed self-destruct units consumed defenses, and ground troops steadily covered with long-range attacks!

“They want to wear us down?”

Brian's eyes were icy cold:

“Then let's see whose foundation is deeper!”

“Spirit Eye! Activate area purification protocol! Target—all small units above the base! Authorize full coverage with Iron Curtain mode!”

“All breakers and long-range artillery, carry out counter-fire against ground enemy forces, suppressing their firepower!”

“Lock onto the high-altitude broodmother! All Doomsday Judgment Squads, enter Divine Authority Judgment standby state! Calculate its spatial coordinate stability and energy shield strength!”

Commands were swiftly executed.

Inside the base, over three hundred Doomsday Judgment Squads simultaneously lit up, entering Iron Curtain mode with high-speed burst fire!

Tens of thousands of plasma beams wove a net of death, instantly covering the sky above the base!

Under this saturated strike, the high-speed self-destructing jellyfish, like insects hitting an electric net, exploded in mid-air, turning into brilliant but fleeting fireballs, unable to approach the city walls!

Ground robot artillery simultaneously returned fire, dense artillery fire and biological rockets collided and exploded in the air, forming a new firepower barrier.

And the most crucial blow was aimed at the high-altitude broodmother.

“Analysis complete! Target possesses a high-intensity biological energy shield, accompanied by spatial phase shift characteristics; conventional attacks will be ineffective. Recommendation—super-convergent strike, instantly overloading its defenses!”

The Spirit Eye provided analytical data.

“All available final judgment units, target high-altitude broodmother, maximum power, Divine Authority Judgment—volley!”

Brian unhesitatingly used his trump card.

Excluding necessary alert units, the energy of nearly nine hundred Doomsday Judgment Squads within the base was instantly integrated!

An unprecedented energy torrent converged above the base, its brilliance so intense that it momentarily dispelled the orange-yellow hue of the plane, illuminating the heavens and earth in a stark white!

Nine hundred ultimate energy torrents of indescribable color, like giant axes splitting the sky, tore through the long sky, and with speed beyond thought, fiercely slammed into the colossal broodmother at an altitude of thirty thousand meters!

The biological energy shield on the broodmother's surface shattered instantly like paper!

The main body squarely took this destructive blow!

There was no explosion!

Only silent annihilation!

That mountain-like broodmother, in the energy torrent, disintegrated and vaporized inch by inch from its center like ice and snow in sunlight, finally disappearing completely, leaving not a speck of dust.

The high-altitude threat, cleared in one strike!

The enemy forces, which were advancing orderly on the ground, seemed to receive information about the broodmother's destruction, their offensive visibly paused, and then they rapidly retreated like a tide, even more decisively than when they arrived.

The second engagement once again ended with the absolute military might of the Anvil Base.

But this time, Brian's and Eric's expressions grew even more solemn.

“They learn very quickly.”

Eric said in a deep voice: “The first time was a reckless charge, the second time they knew how to use tactical combinations and special units. Next time...”

“Next time, they will bring something that can truly threaten us.”

Brian interjected, his gaze seemingly piercing through the command center walls, looking towards the depths of the plane:

“We must quicken our pace. Spirit Eye, what is the progress on the analysis of the captured enemy wreckage? Especially the high-intensity spatial teleportation technology and the broodmother structure!”

“Analysis in progress, Master. The enemy's technical encryption level is extremely high, and the biological components have strong rejection and self-destruct characteristics, making Analysis extremely difficult. However, it has been initially confirmed that their energy core contains a unique, highly active life source essence, which may be the key to their integration of biology and constructs.”

“life source essence...”

Brian murmured, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

“Continue the analysis, at all costs. I want to find their technological core and weaknesses before the next wave of attack!”

The Anvil Base stood like an unsinkable steel island amidst the otherworldly storm.

But the real storm had only just begun to brew!