Two days passed by in a flash, and in the early morning, East Peak Military Academy and the surrounding area were already a scene of chilling.
On the huge landing pad, the rotors of dozens of armed helicopters whipped up strong winds, making deafening roars.
Further away, a long steel queue composed of tanks and armored vehicles was slowly driving along the temporarily cleared road toward the direction marked "No. 7 Small Nest" on the outskirts of Helu City.
The low roar of the diesel engine and the crushing sound of the metal tracks intertwined, playing the prelude to war.
In addition to these conventional forces, what is even more eye-catching is the figure on the playground of the military academy.
All East Peak Military Academy students have finished lining up.
Most of these ordinary students, Source Energy Unit, are between 20 and 40 points. They have just started and have limited individual strength.
But today, they are not bystanders.
According to the Operations Department's plan, they will be assigned to the students who have successfully promoted to Stardust level in this special training class and form combat teams with Stardust level as the core, ordinary students as the backbone, and some elite ordinary soldiers.
This is the first time that ordinary students have truly participated in an active attack on the nest, and it is also a key step in integrating what they learned in the classroom with practice.
Nie Chang stood on the temporary command platform, wearing a straight military uniform, and the general star on his shoulder flashed slightly in the morning light.
As the commander-in-chief of this extermination operation, he was conducting the final pre-war mobilization.
"Comrades, the target is No. 7 Small Nest! Our mission is to completely destroy it."
"Remember your training, trust your comrades, obey orders, and fight together!"
"Let's go for home!"
Nie Chang didn't use too much sensationalism. After a few simple words, he directly gave the order to set off.
Led by students from the special training class, each combat team quickly boarded the armored vehicle that came to meet them and merged into the torrent of steel.
For a moment, the engine roared, the wheels rolled, and the huge Operations Department team rushed towards the target area like a waking giant beast.
At the same time, a dark blue stream of light also quietly rose.
Lin Yi rode the "Starflare" fighter plane, cutting through the sky silently at a speed far exceeding that of the ground troops, and took the lead in arriving at the sky above No. 7 Small Nest.
The fighter jet hovers thousands of meters in the air, its optical camouflage making it blend perfectly into the blue sky.
Lin Yi looked down through the panoramic image at the purple-red vortex of Small Nest below.
Different from the past, this time, he did not plan to carry out Source Energy Neutralization himself.
Lin Yi silently covered the whole audience with Soul Power. This time, in addition to being an insurance provider, he also planned to carefully observe these students. In addition to selecting those who can take charge of their own work and are suitable to be Principal of East Peak Branch Campus, he was also preparing to establish Training Corps.
He paid special attention to this screening.
Because in his plan, Training Corps is not only the core force for the subsequent annihilation of Abyssal Tide, but also the important seed and backbone for establishing Blue Star's own Mercenary Group in the future and adapting to the battlefield in advance.
While Lin Yi was thinking about the follow-up plan, it didn't take long for the ground troops to break through and rush to Small Nest, complete the encirclement and establish a defensive position.
After all, in the last Miniature Nest extermination battle, this Small Nest and Abyssal Beast had been consumed to a great extent. Although there was some recovery during this period, the number was not particularly large.
The core threat of this battle is actually the reinforcements from the adjacent Medium Nest.
After the defensive position was established, ten military school instructors who had also been promoted to Stardust level stood in front of the whirlpool of Abyss Nest. Various source energy beams burst out from their hands, and at the same time they began to perform Source Energy Neutralization.
After Stardust level, depending on the major exercises, the most subtle arrangements of Source Energy Particle are also different. Therefore, visually, there will be certain differences in the color of the source energy.
However, most people still focus on the most neutral and peaceful azure blue source energy, because although this type of skill source energy has no special increase, it can be adapted to any martial arts.
Almost at the moment Source Energy Neutralization started, Abyssal Beast in the entire Small Nest territory suddenly began to boil.
Soon, the black "tide" swarmed in.
This Abyssal Beast wave, both in quantity and quality, far exceeds the previous Miniature Nest eradication war.
A large number of low-level Abyssal Beast are spread out like gray carpets, mixed with a large number of elite individuals, and behind the first wave of the tide are dozens of powerful figures exuding obvious Stardust level fluctuations.
They have different shapes, some are like enlarged giant lizards, others are multi-legged blade monsters, and there are also weird existences that are suspended from the ground and wrapped with energy tentacles.
"According to plan, meet the enemy!"
Nie Chang's calm voice sounded in the command channels at all levels.
In an instant, artillery fire roared!
The tank's main gun roared, and the shells exploded into flames and shock waves in the beast tide. The intensive machine gun firepower was like the scythe of death, mowing down the low-level Abyssal Beast.
Armed helicopters hovered at the edge of the battlefield, and rockets rained down like raindrops.
The torrent of steel and the black tide collided violently, instantly turning the battlefield into a meat grinder.
At the same time, the combat team with the students from the special training class Stardust level as the core stood at the forefront of the defense line like a rock.
Chen Yu felt his heart beating wildly in his chest. The defense area he was responsible for was a relatively open flat land, which was Abyssal Beast's favorite charging path.
In the field of vision, a gray-black tide of beasts roared in like a flood that broke a bank, and the ground was shaking slightly.
If it had been half a month ago, his blood would have surged, and he would have jumped out with a sword in hand to kill everyone.
But at this moment, the painful memory of being piled alive by low-level Abyssal Beast due to premature exhaustion of source energy countless times in the virtual space instantly extinguished his impulse.
"Hold on!" he growled to the nervously waiting team members behind him, his voice overpowering the roar of artillery fire. "Platoon Commander Zhang, as soon as those Abyssal Wolfs enter the range, cover them with fire immediately. Don't let them pick up speed."
"Xiao Wang! Your team is preparing for source energy impact. The target is the "Shieldarmored Beast" cluster right in front. Listen to my command and fire volley!"
Chen Yu issued instructions quickly while sticking to the front of the battle line like a nail, the sword in his hand swallowing the light of source energy.
He did not pursue flashy moves. Every swing of his sword was concise and effective. He specifically selected those elite Abyssal Beast who had broken through the firepower net to attack.
The sword flashed past, and "Swiftshadow Wolf", which tried to rush forward with speed, had its forelimb cut off accurately and fell to the ground wailing.
An elite "Thorn Scorpion" took advantage of the gap between his sword swings and stabbed his ribs with the poisonous stinger on its tail like lightning.
Chen Yu's pupils shrank. He did not choose to attack or dodge in a panic. Instead, he made a wrong step and turned his body sideways at a subtle angle. At the same time, he pressed down with the blade and accurately struck the side of the stinger with the blade, swinging it away.
"Tsk!"
Almost at the same time, an ordinary student behind him seized the opportunity and shot out a solid energy projectile, accurately hitting the abdominal weakness of "Thorn Scorpion" exposed by the attack.
Chen Yu turned around, looked at the student, nodded slightly, and then immediately turned his attention back to the front.
His breathing was slightly rapid, but his eyes were bright.
He felt like in the virtual space, he was not fighting alone, but the brain and strongest fist of this defense node.
He even took out a Source Energy Crystal during a break in the beast tide, relying on the fortifications, and raced against time to restore the source energy, regardless of the possible waste.