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Chapter 74: 074 Spiritual Energy Field

The Gun Fighting Skill and the well-trained trait effects were simultaneously activated, allowing Bai E to precisely collect all the battle information around him.

Metal war boots scraped across the ground as Bai E abruptly performed a Z-shaped dodge to evade the predictive Corrupting Gun shot from another mantis Bug.

Arching his body to avoid the mantis Bug's blade that swept past his face, Bai E stepped twice onto the rugged exoskeleton of his opponent.

The same technique, as long as it's useful, will never become obsolete.

With prior experience, Bai E carried out the maneuver even more deftly.

[You rapidly collect information on the battlefield during combat, reacting flexibly. Insight +0.1, Reflex +0.1.]

"Target… location…"

Bai E, who hooked one foot around the edge of the carapace, did not fire immediately; instead, he took less than half a second to aim as he turned around.

Fire!

"Bang! Bang!"

[You have successfully intercepted fast-moving targets in the air, Light Firearms Mastery experience +5.]

[You intercepted a Spore Mine, "Side Quest—Air Raid Precautions" progress 10/10.]

[Side Quest—Air Raid Precautions, completed.]

[Mission Reward: Light Firearms Mastery experience +200, awarded.]

Two Spore Mines flying from different angles were intercepted midway. Bai E then swung the rifle muzzle around and unleashed all its firepower on the Bug beneath him.

[Multiple precise hits on the same target's weak points, dealing 82 points of piercing damage!](Accumulated)

[Successfully poured fire on the same target, Light Firearms Mastery experience +1.]

The mantis Bug in pain struggled violently, but Bai E, with his prior experience, did not let it break free easily; his one hand and one foot hooked into the chitin carapace's crevices made it difficult for him to be thrown off.

The only thing to be cautious of was…

"Swoosh!"

A dark worm brushed closely past his cheek, while the two other mantis Bugs at a distance could still lend support to their comrade with their Corrupting Guns in hand.

"Boom!"

It wasn't good for a tank facing its own camp to fire, but its heavy steel body roared to the extreme.

The tank that had been recaptured by Tiger charged back into the fray, ramming into a mantis Bug that had stopped to shoot.

These Bugs were indeed flexible in their movements, but they proved to be quite clumsy when firing…

The three infantry vehicles on the other side fired simultaneously, beating back the last mantis Bug into a retreat.

The mantis Bug, unable to rid itself of Bai E, was almost single-handedly killed by him.

"Dada Dada Dada!"

As he emptied an entire magazine of bullets, the mantis Bug's huge body, bearing its king, slowly collapsed.

[Multiple precise hits on the same target's weak points, dealing 168 points of fatal damage!](Accumulated)

[Successfully poured fire on the same target, Light Firearms Mastery experience +1.]

[You have thoroughly killed the target, earning 50 points of combat experience.]

["Lucky Strike" energy charge +21]

Bai E, with some sticky body fluids splashed on his legs, jumped down lightly, his face still as motionless as dead water, without a ripple of emotion.

The drone attempting to lower its flight altitude to observe the specifics of the battle zone remained hovering in the air.

Big Mountain repositioned the jaw of another team's special forces member beside him.

"This this this... Is this the new guy in your squad?"

Big Mountain boasted proudly, "Do you understand what star rookie means in terms of value?"

Bai E glanced at him from afar and casually reminded, "Behind you."

…

In a crisis, all soldiers performed exceptionally well, perfectly repelling the sudden onslaught.

The next wave of mantis Bugs, mixed with the Bug swarm, attacked again, but they could no longer make a fatal breakthrough against the stable frontline with reserve force support.

"Thud! Thud!"

The shadow loomed over Bai E's head as the slow-moving Mecha finally arrived at the frontlines.

The Mecha, at least ten meters tall, lifted its tank-like feet high amidst the sounds of pistons and jet propulsion, and stomped down on the Bug swarm.

"Squish~"

Under the terrifying weight, the Bugs burst open like squeezed toothpaste in an instant.

Aside from a few Bio-Plasma Cannons that could pose a sufficient threat to these war machines, the other Bugs on the battlefield were incapable of resisting these steel constructs even slightly.

The mecha, easily slicing into the insect swarm, unfolded its chest armor, and dozens of small missiles burst forth like darting fish, blooming into flowers of flame under its feet.

"Dadadada!"

The rotary cannon on its right arm fired at full force, madly reaping.

The massive size brought enough defensive power, but it also meant the ability to carry countless heavy weapons.

Each mecha was an absolute ruler on the local battlefield!

"This is our ultimate weapon!"

"A mere Bug Nest, nothing to speak of!"

Weslin somewhat excitedly boasted to the Elf Race's emissary about human military force, "Our Titan-class armaments have never been used until now, precisely so that we could eradicate the Bug Nest in one fell swoop during today's decisive battle!"

Under the cloak, Yue Ying's complexion was somewhat pale, with fine beads of sweat seeping out from her fair skin.

A terrifying Spiritual Pressure was brewing in the depths of the Bug Nest.

How could humans know if the Bug Race had exerted its full strength when they themselves had never done so?

Humans seemed to have stirred something terrifying.

"I suggest..."

Yue Ying lightly spoke, yet struggled to continue.

As an outsider, would these humans believe her?

"What did you say?" a nearby commander kindly asked.

"It's nothing."

Yue Ying shook her head, her knuckles white as she gripped her long sword under the cloak.

"What is that?"

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Higher and higher... and higher...

A... creature similar to a mantis, only much larger and notably possessing four scythe-like arms, appeared!

A variant of the mantis insect?

But there seemed to be slight differences in its features; the mantis insect had a more slender form, and its exoskeleton wasn't as thick as this newly emerged creature's.

"Isn't this the insect that was photographed from a distance by the drone that one time?"

"It's big, huh..." Low murmurs rose in the command vehicle.

"Is it a variant of the mantis insect?"

Yue Ying stared intently at the target appearing on the screen. The drone couldn't convey the pressure of Spiritual Energy, but she instinctively felt that the overwhelming Spiritual Pressure was emanating from it.

The sea of insects, parting as if to welcome a king and creating a wide thoroughfare, was the clearest evidence.

...

"Thump thump!"

"Thump thump!"

The sudden appearance of the gigantic insect instantly captured the attention of nearly everyone on the battlefield; all sentient beings couldn't help but look towards it.

For a moment, the battlefield was so quiet it seemed you could hear your own heartbeat.

No! You could actually hear your own heartbeat.

Getting faster and faster!

"Thump-thump! Thump-thump!"

Some soldiers, powerless, dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground, bewildered.

The Titan-class armed mecha stood silently in place, as if they had lost all power in an instant.

On a silent battlefield, that voice in the mind conveyed unimaginable brutality.

It roared through like a tempest, sweeping over the souls of all sentient beings present.

Rage!

Rage that seemed to fill the chest and could burst at any moment!

A breath held in the chest, unbearable unless released.

Bai E's veins bulged, struggling for a long time before finally breaking free from the constraints, and he bellowed fiercely,

"Run!"

[With the help of "Self-Restraint," you have successfully passed a "Psychic Check."]

[You have successfully passed a mystical resistance check, mysticism +0.1.]