Jiji Shows Its Might

Unlike the enemy situation along Lister's route, Kavin didn't even arrange any defensive formations.

All the main forces were concentrated on the other routes.

At the strategic planetary point currently being attacked by Ailan, countless mechanical lifeforms are surging forward, engaging in a fierce battle with the soldiers.

The mechanical army was led by several giant mechanical giants, followed by countless humanoid mechanical lifeforms that charged forward one after another.

If Lister were present, he would definitely recognize this mechanical giant, as it looks exactly like the mechanical giant in the Alchemy Ruined City.

Of course, its overall strength has also greatly improved. In addition to being larger in size, this mechanical giant has reached the 16th rank and possesses A-level combat power.

The officers of the current united Civilization Army are already struggling to deal with these few mechanical giants.

As for the other mechanical lifeforms, their combat strength is considerably weaker, generally around level 12-13.

After all, it's still in the middle section, not the core of the defense.

"Boom!"

A purple beam of light struck one of the giants on the shoulder from the high-flying cruiser, causing it to stumble back a few steps to the left.

They just happened to save a lieutenant colonel from being punched by a giant.

It was precisely because of the advantage of their warships that they were confident they could win this battle.

"Whew!"

He quickly got up and stepped back, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Just as I was feeling relieved, the sky suddenly darkened, followed by a tremendous roar of flight.

"Buzz~ Buzz~!"

The tone is low and somewhat subdued.

When he looked up, he saw a flock of silver-black mechanical birds that blotted out the sky, giving the soldiers who were fighting a strong sense of oppression.

Several warships above the planet struck again, unleashing a barrage of neutron cannons and various anti-aircraft shells.

Unfortunately, apart from a few attacks such as the neutron cannon that shot down some of the mechanical birds, only a few were actually destroyed.

The remaining large flock of mechanical birds were highly mobile and quickly evaded all suppressive fire.

And during the brief moment the warships stopped, they immediately split into two groups.

A wave of aircraft abruptly stopped and changed direction in mid-air with a speed far exceeding expectations, then rushed towards the warships on the outer edge of the planet.

In an instant, the speed was much faster than before.

With its wings fully extended, the wing blades on its wings attacked the warship, creating a metal storm that shredded more than a dozen escort ships into dust.

Even the smaller ships were damaged to varying degrees.

In particular, the weakest area at the stern of the warships was also damaged, and in order to repair the weapons inside the ship, these warships were temporarily rendered inoperable.

Meanwhile, another wave of mechanical birds swooped down, tearing the horizon apart.

At first, there were a few shimmering silver spots, which in an instant transformed into a surging tide of metal.

Tens of thousands of mechanical birds spread their sharp, blade-like wings, the hum of gears meshing so loud it hurt one's eardrums.

The lieutenant colonel's expression immediately turned serious.

Just as he was about to shout for the soldiers to take cover, it was too late, as the Wing Blade Storm slammed down across the entire battlefield.

The more capable officers are in a better position, especially the field-grade officers who all have their own ways of protecting themselves.

In particular, this lieutenant colonel raised one palm upwards, and an invisible Nen Guard immediately enveloped the area.

"Bang!"

Countless metal blades slammed into the Nen Guard.

A level 15 A-grade shield is still not enough to break through the defenses of most level 13 mechanical birds.

However, a very small number of high-level mechanical birds still managed to penetrate the Nen Guard with their wing blades.

The lieutenant colonel didn't care, since after being blocked by the Nen Guard, the wing blades that were about to hit him shouldn't pose much of a threat.

With a wave of his hand, the scattered wing blades were knocked aside.

Caught off guard, two wing blades still pierced his right palm.

Instantly, a sharp pain that pierced straight to the soul struck.

"Hiss~!"

"How is this possible?"

The lieutenant colonel murmured in disbelief.

His expression grew increasingly serious, and he even wondered if it was just his imagination.

But the pain suffered by one's own soul cannot be faked.

A mere mechanical life form is capable of inflicting damage on the soul.

In an instant, the lieutenant colonel gained a new understanding of the difficulty of this mission.

He gained a much higher level of understanding of the Church of Mechanical Truth civilization and the mechanical bird, and immediately sent a message to his superior captain to report.

The Nen Guard was finally removed only after the wing blade attack ended.

The lieutenant colonel surveyed the battlefield; the soldiers, who had initially been in a favorable position, were now almost entirely wiped out by the mechanical birds' true damage attack.

The medium-sized ship carrying Ailan has now entered the battlefield.

Looking at the severely damaged warships around him, and having witnessed the attack by the mechanical birds, Ailan finally put away his previous impatient expression.

"B-level combat strength? I'm sure I'm not mistaken."

"Judging from this mechanical bird's mobility, it's at least A-level."

"Sir, this assessment is correct."

"The main advantages of the mechanical bird lie in its mobility and group attacks. Its single-target attack strength is not high, and its defense is low, resulting in average survivability."

"However, according to Lieutenant Colonel Lance, who is still on the battlefield, the wing blades of this mechanical bird can strike directly at the soul, so you and the other soldiers must be careful."

Listening to the captain's words, Ailan looked as if she had discovered a new and interesting toy, and continued to observe with great interest.

This made the captain anxious; the battle situation on the planet had already turned against them.

Only a few dozen officers and about a hundred lucky sergeants barely survived.

These are all the core components of his ship!

Seeing the swarms of mechanical lifeforms rushing towards the soldiers, a large flock of mechanical birds immediately swooped down in coordination with the mechanical troops.

This prompted the captain to speak up.

"Sir, could you please lend me your assistance?"

The attack targeted three mid-section coordinates, and the warships were nearly deserted.

He was powerless to provide any assistance; he himself was only a lieutenant colonel, and even if he went down there, he couldn't save the situation. He could only plead with Congressman Ailan, who was standing nearby.

Fortunately, Ailan didn't refuse this time and nodded to head to the landing area.

The surviving soldiers' faces were now filled with despair.

The warships high in the sky were still under repair, while a torrent of mechanical legions stretched out before them.

The outcome of the battle is now decided; the two sides are outnumbered by a thousandfold and are simply powerless to resist.

Just as the steel torrent was about to reach them, an invisible energy shield appeared in front of them.

Neither the heavy punches and explosive bombs of the mechanical giant, nor the pecks and wing blades of the mechanical bird could break through it.

Ailan was now hovering above everyone's heads, his councilor's robes gone, replaced by a pure black Witchcraft's robe.

He held a dark brown staff in his hand, with red Witchcraft patterns on the staff appearing in a regular alternation of light and dark.

At that moment, he raised his staff, and a six-pointed star array was activated from it.

The vast swarms of mechanical lifeforms and mechanical giants, including mechanical birds, were all enveloped and suspended in space.

"Boom!"

In an instant, space collapsed.

All mechanical life forms were crushed.

As Quasi-Hegemon at the eighteenth level, it could be said to be a complete crushing force against the mechanical torrent.

In particular, as the purest magic-based class in the Witchcraft Civilization, it has a unique advantage in large-scale attacks.

At this moment, the massive torrent of machinery behind them began to retreat.

Instead, the swarms of Evil Shadow Mechanical Birds fought even more fiercely, launching suicidal attacks.

Ailan was utterly disdainful of this, and swung his staff once more.

The hexagram array reappeared, and the invisible space once again enveloped the charging mechanical birds.

Then, the space collapsed again.

Little did she know that in the brief moment she struck, the energy and severed limbs of the mechanical lifeforms she crushed were absorbed by the large flock of mechanical birds behind her.

Then it is transmitted to the breeding chambers on the planet in the core area at the back end for absorption.

More mechanical birds emerged from the breeding pods amidst the gray mist, ready to join the new battlefield.

[LV130→LV137 (Kill Count: 217)]

[True damage effect +0.9%]

The return and accumulation of energy, including the Energy Transfer from mechanical life forms.

The Evil Shadow Mechanical Bird born from the breeding pods are constantly growing stronger, which is the strength of the Zerg civilization.

As time goes by and energy is continuously absorbed and condensed, the strength of the daughter body will increase.

The new Evil Spirit Mech Bird's overall shape remained unchanged, except that the tips of its wings had turned a crimson red.

Of course, this is all the situation in the back-end core area. At the current coordinates of the mid-planet, the battle is not over yet.

Ailan seemed quite interested in the mechanical birds and didn't rush to use other, more drastic methods to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Instead, she continued using the hexagram array to imprison most of the mechanical birds in the space she controlled, observing their behavior with great interest.

At the same time, use energy shields to keep the remaining large number of mechanical birds at a distance.

Manipulating the confined space, one of the mechanical birds was already in its grasp.

Due to the spatial constraints, the Evil Shadow Mechanical Bird was completely unable to move and was at Ailan's mercy.

In particular, the feathers on the wings were quickly torn off for inspection, clearly indicating that the bird was very interested in the soul damage inflicted by the mechanical bird's wing blades.

The officers behind him dared not say anything more, for fear of disturbing Ailan's interest.

Anyway, now that this person has made a move, everyone's lives are safe today.

"Huh...?"

Upon closer inspection, Ailan's expression suddenly changed, and she uttered a sound of surprise and doubt.

The mechanical bird's wings are actually quite ordinary; it's the mechanical bird itself that's extraordinary, seemingly more than just a mechanical life form...

At the same time, as Quasi-Hegemon, she keenly sensed that the mechanical bird in her hand suddenly had an unusual energy fluctuation.

At the same time, a large number of mechanical birds that had been blocked by the barrier in the distance suddenly changed direction.

It ascended rapidly, its target resembling a warship anchored in the sky above a planet.

"Interesting."

Ailan was becoming increasingly interested in the mechanical bird's current actions.

He crushed the mechanical bird in his hand, then swung his staff again, as if to stop the mechanical bird from flying upwards.

What I thought would be an easy task turned out to go wrong.

Only a small number of mechanical birds were blocked; most of them passed through the barrier and continued to rise into the air before she could cast her spell.

Even now, all the mechanical birds have scattered, instantly lengthening the battle line.

Compared to before, this time the Evil Shadow Mechanical Bird seemed to be under command.

Jiji's eyeballs reflected the holographic battle situation, far away inside the Ship A73.

Lister, through Jiji's shared vision, was currently directing the remaining mechanical birds.

In any case, there's no doubt that these mechanical birds will escape; they are essentially offspring, and will provide cover for the mechanical legion on this planet to evacuate.

Seeing that Ailan was about to make another move, Lister acted quickly as well.

"Notice: Robustness Aura is now activated: All mechanical birds gain 200% increased health, defense, and stamina."

Mechanical Bird Summoning is now enabled: All Mech Birds have had their base stats increased by 50%.

Overclocking Aura is now activated: All mechanical birds gain a 15% attack power increase and an 18% movement speed increase.

..."

Use all available auras and skills immediately.

In the next instant, all the mechanical birds suddenly accelerated, turning into streaks of gray as they charged straight toward the warships.

By this time, it was too late for Ailan to make a move.

On the contrary, the warship itself remained highly focused. Upon realizing the situation was not right, it immediately launched close-range fire suppression against the mechanical bird.

However, the flock of mechanical birds was essentially a suicidal attack providing cover.

The metallic storm from the wing blades swept across the fleet once more, slamming into the warships.

The remaining frigates and supply ships were all reduced to ashes.

With the amplification of various auras, the attack power has also been significantly improved.

In this wave of suicidal attacks, several small ships, except for the core compartment at the bow, were riddled with holes.

Even the two medium-sized ships suffered nearly 40% damage, and their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced even if they were temporarily repaired during this period.

The mechanical lifeforms also began to withdraw while Ailan was on the defensive.

Although Ailan ultimately achieved his objective at this coordinate point, the cost he paid was the heaviest ever.

At the same time, the Evil Shadow Mechanical Bird began to be born and reproduce on a large scale.

They began to be active on all the planets in the middle section.

This caused enormous losses to both the Ailan and Tolon fleets.

For a moment, the offensive momentum of both ships began to slow down.

Inside the Ship A73, Lister once again ordered the coordinates to be moved one step ahead.

Compared to the intense fighting and casualties on other routes.

They maintained their "steady" approach of moving only once every three days, and all the officers from both civilizations within the fleet were in perfect harmony.

At this moment, Lister is communicating via projector inside the room.

"How's it going? Is the evacuation preparation complete?"

"It will take a little more time; the coordinates have been determined."

"They're setting up Forbidden Magic Teleportation Array over there; it should be operational in a week."

Forbidden Magic Teleportation Array, i. e., non-standard teleportation array.

It is independent of the Galactic Federation's standards and is not subject to the teleportation restrictions imposed on this Chaotic Star Region.

The only difficulty is that only level four civilizations possess the Forbidden Magic Teleportation Array, and its construction is extremely difficult and costly.

At least most of the forces within the Chaotic Star Region do not possess this strength.

Kavin, belonging to the Leviathan Civilization, is not much worse off than Wang Yue in terms of resources; he can even acquire this forbidden teleportation technique.

"The entire transfer is expected to take one month."

Kavin was talking on the projector about the current progress of the work.

After all, it was the migration of an entire civilization. Logically speaking, Kavin didn't need to plan this battle at all.

With a portion of the civilization's strongest fighting force and most of its resources, they can break out and evacuate at any time, establishing a new civilization in new territory.

But doing so doesn't qualify as Mechanical Civilization, given that the founders and leaders of a civilization are not on the same level.

It is impossible for a natural being to willingly abandon any mechanical life form.

The greatest difference between the Church of Mechanical Truth founded by Kavin and other Mechanical Civilizations that have emerged in history lies in its equal respect for life.

The progress of civilization requires sacrifice, but even more so, it requires the cohesion of spirit.

Therefore, Lister naturally chose to support him, which is why he exposed Jiji.

With the endless barrage of mechanical birds like Jiji now blocking their way, delaying things for a month shouldn't be a problem.

He now vaguely understands why Kavin harbored hatred towards the Galactic Federation, and even why he later carried out a massive explosion against the Galactic Federation.

The current Federation's suppression of Mechanical Civilization is the biggest reason for this.