It must be emphasized that he was not at his full strength, possessing merely one percent of his power from his prime. Otherwise, he would have already slaughtered everyone present. After getting involved, he even found it difficult to turn his massive body in such a confined space.
If Matins really went berserk with his power sword, he could stab him dozens of times in a short period, enough to kill him.
All he could do was to release more Plague Fly Swarms to harass the action squad while dealing with the interstellar warriors. Moreover, he would occasionally turn his head to "spit" at the squad.
His actions were effective.
In a short span of time, at least three elite soldiers met their demise.
One was surrounded by gigantic flies that failed to be cleared by firepower. Their sharp mouthparts pierced through the Exoskeleton Armor, injecting venom, leading to a swift death. The other two were hit by the spittle of the Great Unclean One and dissolved into a puddle of goo.
After paying a significant price, the combat team led by Lacroix finally managed to approach their mission objective.
Next, all that was needed was to place the thermite bombs...
A loud bang sounded, signaling the approach of something heavy!
The Great Unclean One, at the last moment, ignored the fierce assault of the interstellar warriors, partially turned its body, and swung its rusted greatsword in a terrifying sweep at them!
In the nick of time, Lacroix desperately dodged. He managed to escape, but the other two were not so lucky, nor did they have his level of skill, and were cleaved in two.
Of course, that was the only opportunity the Great Unclean One had. He immediately had to turn back to face the fierce attacks from Matins and others.
But that one strike served as a clear warning; under threat, he would not hesitate to unleash a deathblow.
Immediately afterward, multiple Plague Flies flew out towards Lacroix, determined to drive him away from the Demon Engine.
Since Lacroix himself was already close to circling behind the Great Unclean One to reach the Demon Engine, and at that moment, a dozen Plague Fly Swarms attacked, his teammates' lines of fire were blocked by Ge Wajia's immense body, and he could only rely on himself to resolve the situation.
Despite his outstanding agility, and with his rapid-firing bomb gun, he wasn't killed but was inevitably forced to retreat in another direction.
But at that moment, in the midst of the chaos, he threw the activated thermite bomb.
It definitely couldn't reach the Demon Engine, it was too far, and easy to intercept.
But in this space, there was another important target: the Shield Generator.
When the Great Unclean One swung its heavy sword, Lacroix deliberately ran towards the Shield Generator, away from the Demon Engine; he continued to do so when pursued by the Plague Fly Swarm.
Unintentionally, he was less than a hundred meters away from the Shield Generator.
He threw the activated thermite bomb, like a grenade, a great distance away.
It wasn't easy, the thermite bomb was not designed to be thrown, and it was larger than a grenade, making it awkward to throw; maintaining precision over such a distance to land it on the Shield Generator was difficult as well.
But Soldier King, that's exactly what he could do.