Four spacecrafts maintained a tight formation in the skies above, raining destruction upon the ant horde below. Their bombardnts created waves of crimson explosions that ripped through the insectoid ranks. As the chaos unfolded, soldiers began leaping from the spacecraft, and their jetpacks flared as they descended into the thick of the battle.
Three of the spacecrafts deployed squads of four soldiers each. These figures, clad in sleek, reflective armor, exuded a nacing aura. Their glowing red eyes locked onto the enemy, carrying no emotion.
anwhile, the fourth ship released a massive anti-air turret tank. A parachute deployed from its sides, ensuring a gentle descent, yet its imposing weight crushed the exoskeleton of a massive ant warrior upon landing, flattening it like a pancake.
The ants, however, were far from passive. Their aerial units launched an aggressive counterattack, charging at the descending soldiers with mandibles wide open and dripping with acidic venom.
Unperturbed, the 12 automatons adjusted midair, raising their rifles. Their glowing optics tracked the swarm. Without hesitation, they opened fire.
Streams of beam bullets carved through the skies, slicing through the flying ants like paper. One automaton, outfitted with rocket pods mounted on its shoulders, unleashed a flurry of guided missiles. The projectiles streaked across the battlefield, homing in on distant targets and erupting into fiery detonations that engulfed entire clusters of enemies.
The turret tank, now fully operational, swung its rotating barrels toward the units on the ground. Crimson energy bullets spewed forth in rapid succession, obliterating anything that dared approach.
From his vantage point high above, Felix observed the carnage with a mix of awe and bemusent. While dodging stray projectiles from his reinforcent below, he chuckled dryly.
"They never fail to surprise . What are these guys? Terminators? My system is feeling particularly generous today."
Jessica's voice chid in, offering an explanation.
"…HUH?!" Felix shouted, unable to hear her over the ringing in his shattered ears. Frustrated and injured, he pulled out a healing potion from his inventory and chugged it.
The restorative liquid worked quickly, repairing his eardrums and stopping the bleeding. Feeling the pain subside, Felix exhaled in relief.
"Okay, no more UP RIGHT DOWN DOWN DOWN! F-ck that password!"
Felix rubbed his eyes, trying to clear the dust and lingering brightness from the explosion. When his vision adjusted, he surveyed the aftermath with a mix of awe and smug satisfaction.
The nuke had done its job spectacularly. A massive, one-mile-diater crater scarred the battlefield, and its edges smoldered with residual heat.
Countless ant carcasses, charred and writhing weakly, lay scattered across the ground. The wiggling ceased within monts as the last traces of life left the once-mighty swarm.
anwhile, his reinforcents had managed to shield themselves just in ti. Ergency energy barriers glowed faintly around the automatons and the turret tank, protecting them from the brunt of the explosion. Remarkably, there were no casualties among them, but their glowing red eyes collectively fixed on Felix with an unmistakable expression of robotic disapproval.
BANG!
The anti-air turret tank swiveled its massive cannon and fired a round in Felix's direction. The shot missed him by ten ters as if it sent a warning shot.
"Okay, okay! My bad! I'm sorry!" Felix shouted with a sheepish laugh, though he regretted nothing.
With the swarm decimated and the fight officially over, the reinforcents regrouped at the edge of the crater. Their spaceships descended gracefully, collecting the automatons. A larger craft arrived monts later, lifting the turret vehicle before disappearing into orbit.
Felix waved casually as they departed, watching the ships fade into the atmosphere.
Once they were gone, Felix descended to the battlefield, eager to assess his spoils. His upgraded inventory system, complete with a vast new warehouse capacity, ant he could collect to his heart's content without worrying about running out of space.
As he started picking up the fried, broken corpses of the World Eater Ants, a chi echoed in his mind.
*DING*
A glowing number appeared above his head.
12
Felix tilted his head in confusion. "What's this?"
"Score?" Felix frowned. "How's it calculated?"
"Wait, so even these scraps have value?" Felix perked up.
Felix nodded firmly, invigorated by the prospect of profit. He got to work, thodically scooping up every ant carcass he could find.
An hour later, Felix finished his grim harvest, racking up a total score of 22,335 points. Considering he had wiped out nearly 100,000 ants, the number felt a little underwhelming, but many of the corpses had been so utterly obliterated that they offered zero point.
With the battlefield cleared, Felix turned his attention to the other landmarks. He searched for the giant egg and the grotesque limb tree he had seen earlier, but both had vanished. The nuke also had obliterated the town itself, leaving little behind but rubble and scorched earth.
Finding nothing of interest, Felix decided it was ti to regroup with Diana. Taking flight, he headed west, leaving the devastated battlefield behind.
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Unbeknownst to Felix, a figure had been watching him from the very beginning of the fight.
High in the sky, a black-haired martial artist in a flowing white daoist robe deactivated his invisibility skill, revealing himself atop a floating sword. He wobbled precariously, and his pale face was streaked with blood. The earlier nuclear shockwave had taken its toll, shattering his eardrums and bruising his internal organs.
Grimacing, the daoist reached into his storage ring and retrieved a jade-green pill. Popping it into his mouth, he swallowed quickly. The pill dissolved instantly, spreading warmth through his body and nding his injuries. Within monts, his bleeding stopped, and his essence flowed freely once more.
Standing straighter, the daoist gazed in the direction Felix had gone.
"Diamond Star. Compared to him, how do I asure up?"
*DING*
A translucent screen appeared before him, displaying the visage of an elderly daoist.
The man chuckled, "So, he's my equal, then?"
The daoist's grin froze. "First?"
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