The Fourth Trial Succeeds!

The trial personnel on the ground did not know what the true final test would be, but Shien had set a firm safety limit for it.

If an operator cabin was breached, a soldier faced imminent death, or two Wallwalkers lost their protective capability at the same time, Herman would raise the termination flag and the high-tier forces on the perimeter would enter the battlefield.

The choice of an Earthsplitter Burrower Matriarch had been carefully considered. This Demonic Beast moved relatively slowly, and its strength lay chiefly in its bone armor and frontal charge.

It could strike a Wallwalker with Fourth-Tier force while still leaving the Legion time to adjust its formation and intervene.

Every soldier present had trained in this emergency formation as a contingency plan, but none had expected the final target to be a Fourth-Tier Demonic Beast.

Fortunately, Herman issued orders at once: "Vehicles One and Two, turn sideways and block the mine passage. Vehicle Three, pull back and find a firing lane. First battle group, hold both sides of Vehicle One. Second battle group, protect the engineers. Everyone else, clear out the Caveclaw Beasts."

Flag signals and shouted orders swept through the line, and every unit immediately changed position.

On the battlefield, the Earthsplitter Burrower Matriarch's six forelimbs crushed the gravel beneath them as it slammed into the side of Vehicle One.

Clang! The side armor buckled inward, and several outer plates broke away.

The entire Wallwalker was shoved toward the rock wall. Its track drive seized, and the impact knocked its gun mount out of alignment.

The operator cabin shook again and again, but its supporting structure remained intact.

The driver had gashed his forehead, and a gunner had injured his shoulder. Yet none of them panicked. Every man held his post.

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