Over the next few days, the battle on Red Blood Star evolved in a peculiar way.
The Kunmo Race forces, having lost Zagar and their core command staff, did not retreat entirely, but they could no longer organize the kind of precise war of attrition they had waged before.
They seemed to have become a Swarm enraged but without its lead bee. They still surrounded Helios Base and launched attacks, but their assaults had grown chaotic and utterly uncoordinated.
At times, Blade Bugs surged up in a mass from the east, only to be easily mowed down by the defenders' well-prepared crossfire. At other times, Ripper Beasts charged from the west alongside Acid Cannon Bugs, but without cover or coordination, they were quickly picked off. Explosive Locusts continued to launch suicide attacks from the air, but they could no longer create the same overwhelming, sky-darkening pressure as before.
"It seems that although they've lost their unified command, their rear has still issued some sort of order to keep up the attacks at all costs."
Standing atop the reinforced ramparts, Tavik gazed at the still restless but thoroughly disorganized Kunmo Race activity zone in the distance. "But attacks at this level can no longer pose any real threat to us," he said to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi gave a slight nod.
He had not let his guard down over the past few days.
From time to time, when too many Kunmo Race troops gathered and threatened to put serious pressure on a section of the defenses, he would step in and clear the area with a small-scale domain attack.
This precise, energy-efficient intervention further secured the defensive line and gave the soldiers precious time to rotate shifts and rest.
The soldiers' fatigue had eased, their spirits had recovered, and a more