Zhang Fan did not stop the tense standoff between Shusha and Doria. He wanted to see how well the Mechanical Insect Race could fight, too.
The Arena hardly seemed suitable for a battle between insect armies, though. Zhang Fan smiled at Jiesang. "Sorry for the trouble, but please arrange a battlefield so we can get a proper look at this contest between insects."
Jiesang hastily nodded. "I'll make the arrangements at once."
Under Jiesang's direction, a sufficiently large battlefield was soon cleared outside the city.
There were no friendly matches between insect armies. Every fight was to the death.
As the two armies formed up, Shusha's Enhanced Swift Spirit Bugs were a chaotic mess, with no formation to speak of. They scurried everywhere, already seeming impatient to begin.
Doria's Mechanical Swift Spirit Bugs, by contrast, stood in perfectly ordered ranks, not moving an inch without orders. Their discipline was strict, and the Laser Mantises in the center looked especially imposing.
At Zhang Fan's command, the battle began!
Shusha's Native Insect Race surged eagerly onto the battlefield, charging madly toward Doria's ranks.
Doria's forces remained completely still, waiting quietly for the Native Insect Race's charge.
When the Native Insect Race came within five hundred meters of her troops, she gave the order. The Mechanical Dragon Cannon Bugs unleashed a massed barrage, shaking the entire ground.
The charging Enhanced Swift Spirit Bugs suffered heavy losses in the first bombardment, but as the second volley descended, they all switched to low-altitude flight.
Flying low, the Enhanced Swift Spirit Bugs moved even faster. In the blink of an eye, they flooded into the ranks of the Mechanical Swift Spirit Bugs.
Relying on their reinforced mechanical skeletons and the defenses of their Bio-Boosted Armor, the Mechanical Swift Spirit Bugs stood firm against the charging Enhanced