129: How can you lose a game when you're winning and trying to steal credit?

"Boom!"

A beam of thermal melt laser came from the air and shot fiercely into its mouth.

This Rank 2 boss Lizard-Man Dragon Beast was caught off guard; the energy light ball in its mouth was detonated, and more than half of its face was blown apart.

The intense pain made it let out an angry hiss, and it raised its head to look toward the sky.

A blue figure suddenly fell from above.

(Mode One, Deactivating!)

(Mode Two, Activating!)

(Mode Three, Activating!)

azure hope covered Xia Mulin's entire body, and a pair of steel wings unfolded behind his back.

With a hum, the Fengrui Warblade entered his hand. Xia Mulin held the blade as he fell from the air, slashing down onto the Lizard-Man Dragon Beast.

With the power and speed of the fall, this strike was enough to kill a Rank 2 creature.

With a "Booming" roar, the body and blood exploded, and the ground caved in.

The Lizard-Man Dragon Beast turned into blood mist under this strike, and faint blue particles appeared and merged into Xia Mulin's body.

(ecological instrument energy +0.27%)

(Current energy: 3.42%)

"Roar, roar, roar!!!"

In the next moment, more Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts surrounded Xia Mulin, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Xia Mulin did not act impulsively; instead, his mechanical wings vibrated as he flew out of the encirclement.

At the same time, other members of the Zhenxiao Combat Squad also landed one after another.

However, they did not dare to play like Xia Mulin and all landed obediently within the allied positions.

(I am the Vice-Captain of the Zhenxiao Combat Squad, Xia Mulin!)

(I am taking over the highest command of the current battle!)

It had to be said that Xia Mulin's request was truly bold.

For a mere Sergeant like him to dare to apply for command across Ranks, it would likely have been impossible to agree under any other circumstances.

But the fact that he had dealt with a boss-level Lizard-Man Dragon Beast for the Planetary Defense Force the moment they met made him seem quite different.

Besides, the battle situation had become such a mess that they could use this to shift the blame!

After some weighing, the commanders of those defense forces all chose to relinquish their authority.

(Kabul Tower Planetary Defense 157th Combat Regiment, obeying your command!)

(Kabul Tower Planetary Defense 48th Combat Regiment, obeying your command!)

The average combat power of these Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts was roughly between Rank 0 and Rank 2.

Although for the combat squad, they were within the normal range.

For a low-defense-level planet like Kabul Tower, they were simply terrifying monsters.

Many low-level Mechanical Cities had been breached by these Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts, and half of the Race in the Mechanical Cities had been eaten.

These Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts had extremely strong breeding abilities, lacked much intelligence, knew only slaughter, and could not be communicated with. There was only one way to deal with them: kill!

The battle began, with Xia Mulin leading more than ten elite teammates as the main force, while the remaining members and the defense army divided and strangled the Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts.

Swinging the Fengrui Warblade in his hand, Xia Mulin slashed at the hard body of a Lizard-Man Dragon Beast.

These monsters were truly troublesome; even though they were flesh and blood, they could barely withstand even the extremely sharp warblade.

The Lizard-Man Dragon Beast was slashed until it was drenched in blood, with a large amount of blood appearing on its skin.

However, they seemed unable to feel pain and continued to attack frantically.

While fighting, Xia Mulin constantly issued real-time orders.

Both the Planetary Defense Force and the combat squad members acted in an orderly manner under his command.

After a bloody battle, they finally gained the upper hand.

The Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts were being continuously cut down and eliminated; victory was not far off.

Just then, with a boom, another piece of Armed Equipment drove over.

(All Zhenxiao Combat Squad members, command authority change.)

(I am applying for the overall command of the battle!)

...Ou Shaobao watched from a distance as the other commanded like a god, and he suddenly felt very uneasy.

Not only did the other perform so well during training, but now he was even preparing to earn military merit.

If he didn't do something more, his position as Captain would be in jeopardy.

Therefore, he acted decisively.

(Frontline combat authority change, you have obtained authority.)

(Current highest command transferred to the Captain of the Zhenxiao Combat Squad: Ou Shaobao)

"Vice-Captain Xia, you're tired. Go to the rear and rest for a while."

The purple battle armor held an exaggerated chainsaw and charged toward the Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts without hesitation, blatantly snatching the credit.

Xia Mulin felt speechless, but he still nodded and returned to the allied position to reorganize.

The battlefield situation was already clear; the advantage was with them.

However, through scanning, he discovered a Rank 3 Lizard-Man Dragon Beast hidden inside the nest.

But it didn't matter; he had already instructed the others.

First, clear out the Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts outside the nest, then find a way to lure it out.

Once it was lured out, they would concentrate all their power to wear it down through long-range attacks.

Under the concentrated fire, this Rank 3 Lizard-Man Dragon Beast would be nothing more than a lamb to the slaughter.

Unless the other person was stupid enough to crawl into someone else's nest and fight to the death on their home turf.

Otherwise, Xia Mulin really couldn't understand how they could lose such a winning game.

...With command in hand, Ou Shaobao began a series of orders.

(Captain, give the order!)

(Who will be the main attacker? Who will go for the divide-and-conquer?)

(Captain, my armor's energy cell is leaking and is about to explode; I need to return to the rear for repairs!)

(Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, the entire regiment's energy cannon support positions have been calibrated. When should we fire?)

To this, Ou Shaobao smiled slightly.

(Everyone, stop what you're doing for a moment. I have another brilliant tactic here!)

(Everyone, follow my command and push forward together! We will surely be able to achieve victory in one go!)

(As long as we have perseverance and determination, our Zhenxiao Combat Squad will surely be victorious!)

Immediately after, Ou Shaobao shouldered his chainsaw and, howling, took the lead in charging toward the Lizard-Man Dragon Beast nest.

Rear, Zhenxiao Squad temporary base.

Xia Mulin had just returned to the rear and hadn't even had time to take a few breaths.

Suddenly, news came through the ecological instrument that the frontline squad was about to be wiped out.

"What's the situation?"

Xia Mulin did not dare to delay and immediately took several members back to the frontline.

Ten minutes ago... "Charge together! Get rid of all of them for me."

"Wait, Captain, but the Vice-Captain said never to enter the nest..."

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, this conflicts with the previous order..."

"Should we ask for the Vice-Captain's opinion first?"

"Let him get lost! I am the commander now!"

"Everyone, charge with me!"

Boom, boom, boom!

Everyone could only bite the bullet and follow Ou Shaobao into the Lizard-Man Dragon Beast nest.

The chainsaw roared, cutting through one Lizard-Man Dragon Beast after another.

Countless shells and mechanical weapons continuously fired into the depths of the Lizard-Man Dragon Beast nest in a wild bombardment.

Seeing this scene, Ou Shaobao couldn't help but sigh.

The advantage is with me!

However, just as the Lizard-Man Dragon Beasts were being routed like a mountain collapsing, an even larger Lizard-Man Dragon Beast crawled out from the depths of the nest.

(Boss-level Lizard-Man Dragon Beast)

(Rank: 3)

"What's going on!" Ou Shaobao was dumbfounded, "Oh no, we're finished..."