Li Wei had no idea how the battle below was going, because the moment the war began, he became the busiest person around. "Combat zone 32, be advised, Burrowing Beasts are passing beneath your position... Combat zone 17, the enemy is trying to flank you from the right..." Li Wei was run ragged, while his subordinates hurried to relay message after message to the frontline positions.
There was no helping it. Although Li Wei had made a series of improvements and modifications to the Empire's weapons, one enormous problem remained difficult to solve.
These bugs loved digging tunnels far too much.
Their favorite tactic was still to tunnel beneath the Empire's defensive positions and attempt to attack from behind. Meanwhile, the Beastmen at the front charged toward the imperial army in an endless stream. The Empire formed defensive lines with its Mecha on the spot and unleashed a ferocious assault on the Beastmen army. Its airship fleet appeared again as well, fiercely bombarding the ground from above.
The most troublesome enemies, however, were still the tunneling Burrowing Beasts. Fortunately, the Empire was not entirely without weapons to deal with them. After hearing Li Wei's report, a Mecha quickly reached back and pulled something resembling an enormous drill from its back. Gripping it with both hands, it pointed the device at the ground, and the drill soon bored into the earth with a roar. A moment later, the downward-moving drill suddenly stopped. A hammer-like attachment at its rear rose high, then slammed down.
Boom!
With a muffled rumble from underground, the ground suddenly heaved upward. A Burrowing Beast resembling an enormous earthworm covered in sturdy armor burst out with an angry howl.
"Attack!"
As the Burrowing Beast emerged, the heavy artillery behind the lines swung its barrels toward the target. Shell