Thanks to the music Li Wei played, the soldiers quickly recovered from the Spider Monsters' shrieks. But the monsters were fast, too. By the time the soldiers regrouped, quite a few had landed and were charging at them, screeching.
With several more legs than a human, the Spider Monsters moved fast. In a rustling blur, they lunged into the soldiers' faces and raised their foreclaws.
Li Wei did nothing more, merely watching the soldiers in the front rank. He couldn't handle everything himself, after all. These soldiers would have to fight more mysterious creatures in the future, and he couldn't accompany them every time. They needed to experience fighting these strange, sinister monsters firsthand and learn from it.
Besides, Li Wei had confidence in the Empire's weapons.
As mentioned before, the Second Field Company's soldiers now used directly rechargeable Laser Machine Guns, so they no longer needed to carry forty-kilogram ammunition boxes. That reduced their burden, allowing their Powered Armor to deliver greater strength and speed. With so much capacity to spare, they naturally had to put it to use rather than waste it.
Their Laser Machine Guns had therefore been modified for close combat. To make full use of the Steam Generator units' power, the guns dispensed with the bayonets found on ordinary rifles and instead had chainsaws mounted beneath their barrels. For close combat, the soldiers only needed to raise their Laser Machine Guns and activate the chainsaws to wield them like Chainsaw Axes.
Of course, that was only possible because the Steam Generator units delivered enough power. Otherwise, it would have been another story.
"Bzzzz!"
Facing the charging Spider Monsters, the soldiers in front quickly raised their Laser Machine Guns and activated the chainsaws. They charged straight at the monsters, then swung their guns like axes, chopping