Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 978 - 682: Backstab! (Part 2)

More battleships have been disrupted by the sudden attack, their formation collapsing instantly.

"Damn it! What are they doing?!" Black Beast gritted his teeth, "Are humans only capable of internal fighting?"

"We are allies! We are allies!" The high echelons of the Karian Federation, caught off guard by the sudden change, continuously announced through voice channels.

But it was useless.

The opposing side still fired frantically, as if possessed.

Meanwhile, the Bug Race fleet seemed to receive a signal, and their previously harried tactics turned violent and precise!

They ignored the high-speed assaulting small formations, concentrating all their firepower on the Karian Fleet's main forces and orbital defense platforms!

With attacks coming from both inside and outside, the Karian defenses were instantly at a critical point!

"Report! 'Iron Wall' platform shield overload, structure severely damaged!"

"Report! 'Federal Glory' battleship heavily damaged, lost power!"

"Report! Flanking formation tangled with Traitor Fleet, unable to provide reinforcements!"

Bad news came like an avalanche. The barely maintained balance was completely broken, and the situation rapidly deteriorated, sliding towards complete collapse.

"Mr. Bai Er! We..."

President Edwin looked ghostly pale, turned to Bai E, his eyes filled with despair.

To be stabbed in the back by humans themselves, such betrayal was more chilling and weakening than the direct attack of the Bug Race.

Bai E's gaze was cold as iron.

The learning and infiltration ability of the Bug Race far exceeded common imagination.

The remnants of the Alliance Fleet that returned defeated last time were probably already infiltrated to a riddled extent, and those fleets that secretly observed and aimed to seize the opportunity became the best cover and trump card for the Bug Race!

"Catherine, Black Beast, Victor!" Bai E's voice was firm as iron, overpowering the alarms and chaos in the command center, "Special strike team, launch immediately! Target: Bug Race Biological Battleship Spiritual Energy Core! We don't have time to search one by one, we must quickly paralyze their command and attacking capabilities!"

"Yes!" The three responded in unison, eyes burning with a battling spirit of doom.

The situation had reached this point, only by taking out the leadership was there a slim chance of survival!

"General Aleksey, shrink the line, abandon the outer platforms, concentrate strength to protect the 'Shield of Defense' and fleet core, hold off the Bug Race and Traitor Fleet! President Edwin, activate the final refuge protocol, protect the civilians as much as possible!" Bai E quickly issued the final defense orders.

"And you, Mr. Bai Er?" President Edwin asked urgently.

Bai E did not answer, he already turned, striding towards the launch passage.

Bai E's exclusive blue-white mecha stood silently on the launch rack, like a silent giant... This was the best mecha the Karian Federation could prepare for Bai E, "Star Emperor".

This time, there was no Legendary Pilots Team to cooperate, no Alliance Fleet support, not even ample time or clear targets.

Meanwhile, the Bug Race's Brain Worm had smartened up, hiding the Spiritual Energy core extremely deep, its fluctuation barely perceptible.

Bai E's "Insect Race Killer" detection could only roughly lock onto the area with the most concentrated Spiritual Energy, unable to precisely locate the core as before.

He could only fight through each battleship one by one!

Using the most violent method, tearing open these biological battleships from the outside, fighting to the deepest part, until finding and destroying the core commanding everything!

"Brother Bai Er!" Victor shouted in the communications channel, his voice carrying concern.

"Execute the order." Bai E's voice was calm and unbroken, "If I fail... find a way to withdraw with the people."

He didn't say "if I can succeed," because even he didn't know, in such a dire situation, single-handedly with one mecha, whether he could truly penetrate the six evolved Bug Race biological battleships.

The mecha cockpit closed, system activated, Spiritual Energy link instantly connected.

The familiar, surging sense of power filled his whole body, but also brought clearer, enormous pressure from the entire battlefield and Bug Race fleet.

"Special strike team, launch!"

Four mechas shot out like fiery meteors from the emergency launch port of the "Shield of Defense" space station, facing the sky full of artillery and Bug Race flyers interception, charging unwaveringly towards the nearest, largest Bug Race biological battleship!

The four mechas maneuvered through the hail of gunfire with difficulty.

The Bug Race seemed to also sense the threat of this team, originally dispersed attackers like flying insect swarms and biological boats converged like sharks smelling blood, attempting to overwhelm them from all directions.

Blue acid darts, corrosive spore clouds, self-destructing small locust flyers... various attack methods emerged endlessly.

"I'll open the path!" Black Beast's "Night Owl" mecha displayed the bold courage of a pirate leader, heavily modified cannons firing frenziedly, tearing open temporary pathways through the swarms, the mecha surface corroded by acid, emitting sizzling white smoke.

Catherine's "Silver Feather" played to its advantage of precision shooting, selectively targeting Bug Race units trying to launch surprise attacks from blind spots or casting spiritual energy interference from a distance, clearing threats for the team.

Victor's "Dawn" was a newer standard mecha with balanced performance; he strived to follow the team, providing fire support with missiles and machine guns, though tense, his operation became steadier under pressure.

Bai E's "Star Emperor" led the charge, the Devouring Star Blade gripped in hand, the blade flowing with armor-breaking spirit light against the Bug Race.

He didn't waste energy clearing minor enemies, focusing his spiritual energy detection to the utmost, like the most sensitive radar, searching arduously for that one core fluctuation amidst the chaotic battlefield and immense spiritual energy backdrop of the Bug Race battleship.