Qiuye City.
As evening approached, the city lights began to flicker on.
The streets were bustling with traffic and people, creating a lively scene.
But at that moment.
A massive black cloud swiftly approached from the distance, appearing over Qiuye City in the blink of an eye.
Many people instinctively looked up, only to be shocked and discover that the black cloud was actually a sea of countless Insect Race!
Besides this.
Amid the endless insect sea, there were also dozens of Insect Race warships.
These warships were enormous, grotesque in shape, and equipped with terrifyingly destructive biological plasma cannons and acid venom cannons.
They could breach the defense systems of a large city in an instant!
"Warning!"
"Warning!"
"Insect Race fleet detected over Qiuye City, all residents please seek shelter immediately!"
"Emergency defense measures activated. According to Star Alliance Law Article 572, I am now taking full command of combat operations!"
The piercing warning resounded in everyone’s ears.
Then.
The intelligent AI in charge of Qiuye City’s jurisdiction immediately entered a state of war.
"Buzz!"
Lasers quickly activated, forming an arc-shaped light web that enveloped the entire Qiuye City.
Dense swarms of unmanned fighter squadrons also soared from the military base, attempting to intercept the insect army outside the city.
Thousands of mechas constructed a temporary defense line with their steel bodies.
In addition to this.
All professionals within Qiuye City received a draft order simultaneously.
They were required to head to designated locations to combat the Dark Insect Race!
The next moment.
Accompanied by deafening booms of cannon fire.
Over a thousand plasma mechas fired skyward, causing a temporary gap in the endless insect sea!
Unfortunately, the number of Insect Race was simply too overwhelming.
They could not be eliminated completely.
As the plasma cannonballs exploded, more Insect Race warriors surged in to fill the gaps!
Moreover.
All the Insect Race warships launched counterattacks at the same instant.
Thick biological plasma and acid venom projectiles rained down densely, falling among the mecha army.
"Boom!"
Some low-tier mechas, unable to evade, were directly struck by acid venom projectiles.
Before they could react, their seemingly indestructible alloy shells melted away like snow.
The mecha masters inside the cockpits were also melted into pools of blood!
Along with the projectiles, countless spore parachute pods were also deployed.
These pods successfully landed across Qiuye City, penetrating the laser defense matrix.
Next.
Insect Race warriors burst from the pods, launching a frenzied slaughter on low-tier mechas and innocent civilians.
In just a few minutes.
The prosperous, bustling Qiuye City became a living hell!
...
"The Dark Insect Race has already invaded here?"
In the South Shore District.
Lu Yuan extended a strand of Divine Sense, witnessing everything that was happening in Qiuye City.
Although Qiuye City’s intelligent AI activated emergency defenses immediately.
This city, as a satellite city of Xinghua City, didn’t host many troops, and most of its residents were ordinary folks and low-tier professionals.
In contrast, the Dark Insect Race had dozens of planet-class Insect Race battleships and a large number of Tier Four Insect Race Predators, giving them an overwhelming advantage from the start.
If Qiuye City didn’t receive strong support, it would struggle to hold out for more than half an hour before being completely overrun.
At that moment, he received an urgent communication.
As soon as Lu Yuan answered, he heard Gu Yao’s anxious voice.
"Ah Yuan, where are you now?"
"The situation is serious. Besides Xinghua City, nine other large cities are also under attack by the insect army simultaneously."
"The big sister suspects their true goal is to open a Void Passage through a blood sacrifice, allowing more Insect Race fleets to arrive!"
Before the other side could finish, the communication suddenly cut off, leaving only a harsh electronic noise.
"Ten large cities are under attack?"
Lu Yuan’s eyes narrowed as he quickly realized something.
Though technologically backward, Hulao Star, as a life planet under the Star Alliance, also had a complete planet defense system.
Under normal circumstances.
Even if the Dark Insect Race could breach this defense, it would cost them dearly.
Yet now they effortlessly landed on Hulao Star’s surface.
It’s clear that someone must have colluded with the Dark Insect Race!
"Some people will do anything for money; it’s time to end this farce."
With a thought, Lu Yuan left a Spiritual Power Mecha behind to protect his parents.
Then he stepped forward and vanished as if teleporting.
Elsewhere.
In a street in Qiuye City.
Gu Yao, along with over a dozen patrol officers, was desperately defending this stronghold.
She piloted a Tier Two Heavy Gun Mecha, unleashing a torrential barrage on the insect swarm at a thousand bullets per second.
Yet the sheer number of Dark Insect Race was despair-inducing. Even though she fired relentlessly, expending all her energy, she only barely slowed their advance.
Shortly after.
The energy shield on the mecha flickered a few times and vanished due to insufficient energy.
In the instant the energy shield disappeared.
A sudden flash attacked from the side with incredible speed, slashing the surface of the heavy gun mecha.