pertwk Chapter 347 Astral Battlefield and the Zerg Swarm
Chapter 347 Astral Battlefield and the Zerg Swarm
Chapter 347 Astral Battlefield and the Zerg Swarm
Diana quietly tugged at Leon's sleeve and whispered, "She's Alex—the Queen of the Red Dragons. You beat her up pretty badly last time in the Scorching Sacred Domain."
Li Ang coughed lightly, stepped forward, and bowed slightly to the red-haired woman: "Ms. Alex, thank you for coming to our aid."
Alex snorted and looked away. "I just don't want to see this world eaten up by bugs."
On the ninth day, the teleportation array lit up again, this time bringing orc tribes from all over the continent.
Emerging from the Tianyuan Tower teleportation array were three hundred demi-humans from the southern desert. Among them were agile cat-people, lizard-people with skin covered in fine scales, and a few short, stocky gerbil-people skilled at digging.
Emerging from the Deep Rock Tower teleportation array were two hundred orcs from the Eastern Jungle. Leading them were several burly tiger-men, their black and yellow fur gleaming in the sunlight, exuding an aura of majesty. Beside them were packs of werewolves and a few agile leopard-men.
The leaders of the two teams walked up to Li Ang at the same time. On the desert demi-human side was an elderly lizardman elder, while on the jungle orc side was a tiger-woman warrior with claw marks and scars on her face.
"Children of the desert, we are willing to fight for the survival of the world." The lizardman elder's voice was hoarse but powerful. "The scorching sun and sandstorms have taught us to survive, and they have also taught us to protect."
"The children of the jungle will not stand idly by and watch their home be destroyed." The tiger-woman warrior bowed, her voice deep and resonant like a tiger's roar.
Leon solemnly returned the greeting: "Leilita, welcome to all my comrades who have fought alongside me."
On the tenth day, the Floating Workshop that Li Ang had been eagerly anticipating finally returned.
As the enormous shadow slowly descended from the clouds, the entire city of Riley fell into a brief, deathly silence; this was no longer the "workshop."
After being modified, it has become a giant aerial fortress, 400 meters long and nearly 100 meters wide, covered entirely with thick black adaptive armor.
The fortress is covered with a dense array of gun barrels, with two 460mm main guns like the fangs of a giant beast, twenty 203mm secondary guns, forty 155mm rapid-fire guns, and two hundred 55mm close-in weapon systems—the entire fortress is practically a hedgehog-like firepower platform!
At the edge of the fortress, nine golden guardian golems and two six-armed guardian golems stood ready, while two six-legged engineering golems were inspecting the gun mounts. At the top of the fortress, a giant banner bearing the emblem of Lelita fluttered in the wind.
Li Ang stared blankly at the transformed war behemoth before him. He had only left behind the special stone from his spatial ring, asking Master Frostheart to help reinforce the structure to withstand the recoil of the 460mm main gun—he hadn't said he wanted it modified like this.
On the evening of the tenth day, in the council chamber on the top floor of the Leli Tower.
The long table was filled with people, including ten purple-robed wizards from the Seven Towers of the Alliance, led by Makarov and Icarus, Elf King August, Dwarf King Sandramea Maxwell, Red Dragon Queen Alex, Desert Lizardman leader Gluck, and Forest Orc Queen Sharna.
Li Ang stood in front of the main seat, with a magical projection behind him displaying a three-dimensional defense map of Riley City and its surroundings.
"According to the latest intelligence from the space observation team, the swarm will arrive early tomorrow morning. The teleportation landing point is expected to be in the hilly area southeast of the city, about 30 kilometers away from the main city wall."
His finger traced across the projection, marking several key areas.
"The first wave of the swarm's attack will inevitably be the most ferocious. Our tactic is simple: before they can fully assemble, we will strike them head-on with maximum firepower."
"The Floating Workshop will be suspended above the main city, serving as the fulcrum of firepower and command center for the entire area. Master Makarov and Master Icarus, please take charge of the east and west city walls to deal with any elite units or emergencies that may occur."
"The Elven Valkyrie troops and the Dwarven Sky Knights are responsible for aerial defense, clearing out swarms of flying insects that break through the firepower network."
"Dragon Legion—" Leon looked at Alex, "Please launch a full-scale dragon breath attack when the swarm completes its assembly and launches its ground assault."
Alex crossed her arms and nodded slightly: "Leave it to us."
"Orc warriors and dwarven heavy cavalry, as reserves, will launch a counter-charge when a breach appears in the city wall defenses."
"All soldiers wielding the Divine Scepter must concentrate their fire under the command of their officers and not waste a single ounce of energy."
Li Ang's gaze swept across the entire room, his voice steady and powerful: "This battle is not for a particular tower or a particular country. It is for the world on which we all depend for survival."
The eleventh day, early morning.
Riley City was brightly lit, yet eerily silent. The entire army of 100,000 mortals was in position. Dwarven gunners on the city walls were checking the final energy circuits, while soldiers holding divine scepters gripped the staffs tightly, their knuckles turning white.
The wizards stood guard at their respective posts, secretly adjusting their mental energy.
The floating workshop hovered a hundred meters above the city wall, with all the cannons adjusted to the southeast. Li Ang stood on the command platform on the top floor of the workshop, with the entire First Special Operations Team behind him: Maya, Olivia, Helena, and Ludick.
"Spatial fluctuations are intensifying!" Graham Weber's urgent voice came from the Chairman's badge. "Attention, the portal is about to open underground! Countdown, ten, nine, eight—"
Li Ang had already activated the [Wisdom Mark], and the spiritual power of the legendary realm was like the most sophisticated radar, covering the entire battlefield.
He did indeed sense that the faint, almost imperceptible spatial ripples were brewing and expanding deep underground.
"—Three, two, one!"
Just as the countdown reached zero, starlight surged in Li Ang's eyes!
[Eternal Star Chart LV100], unfold!
Centered on Li Ang, a vast phantom of the starry sky unfolded like a scroll, instantly covering the entire area with a radius of fifty kilometers outside the city!
Earth, hills, sky—everything was drawn into this illusory yet real astral battlefield.
As the starry sky unfolded, a spatial portal opened deep underground.
Four enormous, pale white mother bodies, each thousands of meters long and as massive as mountains, along with tens of thousands of giant insects whose carapaces were still covered in slime after completing the teleportation, were astonished to find themselves not in their intended underground nest, but standing under an unfamiliar starry sky.
The mother's simple instincts couldn't comprehend what was happening, but the rich life force and the flames of civilization permeating the air instantly stimulated their most primal desire to devour.
They hissed, commanding the swarms to attack, while attempting to corrode the ground with mycelium and begin laying eggs. However, they were surprised to find that this land "could not be corroded at all; this is an astral projection, a conceptual battlefield," not the real material world!