Chapter 222: Chapter 222 Mutation Chapter 222: Chapter 222 Mutation The appearance of the Avengers made the chaotic battlefield boil with unprecedented speed, as if a few drops of cold water had been thrown into hot oil!
Those enemies, already blinded by rage but unable to strike due to the protective shield, became increasingly irritable. Upon seeing the fortress that had been shrinking suddenly open up again and release another batch of soldiers, they were exhilarated as if injected with a boost of adrenaline. Especially when they saw the seemingly easy-to-bully “skinny” female soldiers appear before their eyes, these merciless mutant monsters entered a frenzied state. They let out various ear-piercing howls, rushing towards the groups of red-clad female soldiers, eager to tear apart those fragile enemies with their magic and claws—of course, it was they themselves who ended up torn apart.
Thousands of Avengers, controlled by the program, entered “Fanatic Revenge” mode. The high temperatures generated by the overload burst from every heat vent on their bodies, slightly distorting the surrounding air. Bright blue-white sparks burst from the joints of these terrifying machines, carrying a stench of air being electrolyzed—this was the energy leakage caused by the isolation layer being breached. Meanwhile, their Ghost Energy Cannons also emitted a low hum. The excessive energy relentlessly destroyed the circuits along its path while also providing these horrendous weapons with enough power to contend with warships. In an instant, the single Ghost Energy Cannons, nearly enhanced to the level of ship cannons, poured out intense dark red energy beams. The tooth-aching energy screeches and deafening explosions resounded through the night sky. Originally slow-firing cannons, now overloaded and continuously unleashing endless Light of Destruction like machine guns, began massively slaughtering the vulnerable stone-statue ghosts and Skeletal Griffins. As for the Frost Dragons and Variant Demons, perhaps they could withstand one or two energy beams, but against the monstrous cannons spraying wildly like machine guns, these tough-skinned creatures could only turn into organic steam between heaven and earth. Soon, the slightly smarter Variant Demons realized that these bizarre red soldiers were entirely different from the warriors they had been facing. These were exceptionally powerful fighters—no, they were monsters! They were emotionless, unconscious killing machines! Though demons and undead were called monsters too, compared to these genuine, thoughtless battle machines, they were far too… gentle…
At first, the high-speed shooting of the Avengers simply shocked these demons, but ten minutes later, the ensuing events ignited the urge in these cunning yet ferocious creatures, even more fearful of death than the Undead Air Force, to turn and flee.
As the Avengers entered a berserk state and poured out firepower, their bodies gradually began to collapse under the intolerable flow of intense energy. From initial energy leaks at the limb joints to now being covered in shattering scars all over, what spewed from the heat vents on their backs was no longer merely hot steam but a mix of sparks and charred fragments. Simultaneously, these efficient killing machines also began targeting the densest enemy formations.
An Avenger’s lifespan from activation to detonation was merely a dozen minutes, and in such a battle, that was not a very long time.
When the first Avenger, already bursting into flames and nearly turning into a ball of lightning due to the wild currents, charged into the enemy lines and cleared a hundred-meter radius vacuum zone in a deafening explosion, the still desperately fighting enemy forces finally began to waver.
As more explosions occurred in every corner of the sky, countless Variant Demons and Frost Dragons, just like fragile stone-statue ghosts, turned into fundamental particles without resistance, and finally, some enemies started to retreat—specifically the Variant Demons. Unlike the unthinking undead units that only followed orders next to them, these creatures were not fools. Perhaps they could fight desperately under commands and their own madness, but when faced with even more insane and reckless self-destructing robots, these demons began to feel fear.
This was the greatest advantage of the Xyrin Combat Puppets. These thoughtless tools of war, upon receiving commands, would execute their tasks most efficiently without hesitation. In terms of recklessness, no carbon-based lifeform with independent emotions could compete with a machine that merely followed programs. So, facing a group of beings created solely for dying in battle, the demons finally retreated.
However, it was only the Variant Demons that retreated. What remained were more of the Undead Air Force, creatures without consciousness. Perhaps they could match the Xyrin Combat Puppets in recklessness—if not in strength, that is.
The scene above, we all watched clearly from the command center, my feelings now, truly earth-shaking…
“The Avengers are indeed fierce,” I exhaled slowly, calming my emotions, “but isn’t designing a moving bomb with a human shell a bit of a dark joke?”
Sandora answered while eating popcorn, “Don’t ask me, I’m not the author… cough, those designers…”
Then, we collectively gazed intensely at the individual who could still manage to eat popcorn and watch the movie during intense combat and almost slipped up, while Little Baobao happily hopped next to Sandora, reaching out her hand for popcorn.
Wait a minute! Little Baobao?!
How did this little guy get here? Although I had become somewhat accustomed to this little one popping up anytime anywhere, but… this is the command center, right? This place isn’t supposed to be a daycare, is it?! Can someone tell me how those Xyrin Soldiers guarding the door let a little girl who is less than one meter tall and constantly stirring trouble into the command center?!
Perhaps my facial expression was too obvious, even Dingdang, known for being slow, guessed my thoughts, this little thing holding a popcorn kernel that could be a bun for her, munching away like a little squirrel, mumbled in response, “Because Little Baobao is also a Xyrin Host, this place is essentially a control room for Xyrin Host… Ah Jun is really silly!”
“I always feel something is off…”
Just as we were slightly relaxing due to the enemy’s temporary retreat, Big Sister suddenly frowned and made a comment, which immediately tensed us up again.
You see, although Big Sister’s intuition might not match that of Lin Xue, the Demi Immortal, she’s generally very accurate and is always thorough and sharp, so we dared not take her words lightly.
At this moment, Sandora had her head completely buried into a huge bag of popcorn. Hearing this, she also lifted her head and glanced at the holographic projection, saying, “Indeed, the enemy wouldn’t simply retreat so easily. And that Eternal Level spaceship has been hovering outside the range of the main cannon this whole time without any movement. After such a huge sacrifice, could it be…”
Big Sister picked up where Sandora left off, “After such a huge sacrifice and preparing a large-scale ambush, it’s definitely not possible for them to be simply driven off by a mere thousand or two of our Avenger forces. And since the Eternal Level enemy ship still hasn’t made any move, that means…”
Even though I am not the quickest to catch on to schemes and plots, at this moment, I roughly guessed their thought, “That means, they have another fallback plan?”
Another fallback? Although this possibility was significant, what exactly was this fallback?
In the hall, all commanders and operators began searching for any possible information, but aside from the continuously decreasing enemy cannon fodder and that huge Eternal Level, we detected no other enemy presence.
“Lin Xue, can you see anything?”
Finally, I placed my hopes on our unconventional radar system.
Lin Xue slightly closed her eyes, and after a minute, slowly opened them again then spoke in a slightly confused tone, “I don’t know if I really saw anything… I saw a red sphere surrounded by some fragments, and then nothing.”
“A red sphere?” We exchanged glances, and then Sandora suddenly seemed to recall something, saying, “Could that red sphere be…”
Just then, an alarm suddenly sounded in the command center!
“Serious system error! Serious system error! Core command source lost! Air Fortress emergency shutdown! Spaceship fleet uncontrollable! Energy System shutdown! Emergency switch to backup energy reserves, the fleet’s protective barrier will disappear after thirty minutes! Entering energy control mode!”
As the alarm blared, the bright lights in the command room began to extinguish one by one, all additional power-consuming devices also gradually silenced, leaving only the essential fire control systems, command systems, and defensive systems still running at low power consumption.
Before we could react to this, Sivis, who was behind us at the command console, suddenly exclaimed, “Eternal Level! The enemy’s spaceship has activated!”