Chapter 611: Chapter 510: Invasion, Invasion!

"Marshal Ye, it’s all under control now."

Behind him, a figure formed of pale gray slaughter energy spoke.

Although Ye Qiu had formally been appointed as the Legion Commander of the Third War Zone, as members of the Qiulin Guard, they still preferred to address Ye Qiu as Marshal Ye.

The location they found themselves in was the largest fortress base of Great Xia in Donglin, a steel stronghold forged with ultra-high-tech.

It was right on the frontline bordering the Crimson Insect Race.

At this moment, within the Donglin Fortress base, various bizarre mutated humans were lying haphazardly on the ground.

Surrounding them were figures of pale gray slaughter energy floating mid-air.

"What are the casualties like?" Ye Qiu habitually asked, only realizing afterward.

The warriors of the Slaughter Legion were created by the Original Dao Soldiers White Jade Emperor’s Seal, and they couldn’t die.

"Reporting to Marshal Ye, just about died," one of the pale gray figures responded.

Ye Qiu glanced at him, "Chen Shaotian, do you think you’re funny?"

"Reporting to Marshal Ye, aren’t you the most aware if I’m funny or not?" the figure known as "Chen Shaotian" responded confidently.

Indeed, the slaughter warriors were "fabricated" by Ye Qiu from his own memories, so Chen Shaotian’s words weren’t wrong.

Ye Qiu felt like he had punched cotton.

Not wanting to argue, he returned the conversation to the main topic: "It’s the influence of that Blood Moon that caused almost all Combat Spirit Contract Masters in Donglin Fortress to lose their combat power and turn into grotesque monsters."

"With the Blood Moon hanging high, its influence might be greater than we imagined."

The crisis of the Divine Heart’s resurrection on the Moon had just recently passed, lingering freshly in Ye Qiu’s mind.

He had thought a period of recuperation would follow.

Unexpectedly, another crisis arose so soon.

This gave him a whiff of an unusual conspiracy.

"Meng Xiaobei, what is the current status of Donglin Fortress’s battle strength loss?" Ye Qiu thought, continuing to ask without turning his head.

Another gray slaughter figure, "Meng Xiaobei," responded truthfully: "All Combat Spirit Contract Masters except Marshal Ye have been affected. Additionally, the Celestial Net communication is down, and all intelligent mechanism battle units have vanished."

"Vanished?" Hearing this, Ye Qiu’s brow furrowed deeply.

With Great Xia’s Combat Spirit Contract Masters completely wiped out, at least he still had the Slaughter Legion to defend here, so it wasn’t too much of an issue.

However, if the Celestial Net is dormant and all intelligent mechanism battle units disappear...

"That becomes a significant problem," Ye Qiu said gravely, "Donglin Fortress is essentially a high-tech fortress, controlled entirely by the Celestial Net within its fire range."

"Replacing it with manpower will pose a challenge in both difficulty and precision."

"Intelligent mechanism units are the best countermeasure against enemy cannon fodder on the battlefield. If they all vanish, how do we counter the crimson insect swarm attack from the Crimson Insect Race?"

"If the Crimson Insect Race decides to attack us now, I don’t know if Donglin Fortress in its current state can hold." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

As soon as Ye Qiu finished speaking.

Suddenly, a scout grey figure rapidly appeared in front of him, speaking urgently: "Marshal Ye, the scout tower a hundred miles ahead reports a situation!"

At this, Ye Qiu’s heart sank a little, could it really be that bad news comes true?

"Speak," he commanded in a deep voice.

"Crimson Insect Race traces have been found five hundred miles from Donglin Fortress."

"Report the numbers," Ye Qiu said, already clutching the Original Dao Soldiers White Jade Emperor’s Seal.

"Numbers... too many to count!"

...

Five hundred miles outside Donglin Fortress.

This was once an expansive ocean, suddenly tinged with crimson.

Like ink dripping into clear water and rapidly spreading, a splash of crimson turned the entire sea red!

The color of a crimson sea of blood.

Crimson waves rolled.

Immediately after, bizarrely shaped, terrifying crimson insects appeared beneath the surging waves.

They stretched for millions of miles, cramming the entire ocean full!

The majority of the Crimson Insect Race comprised low-tier cannon fodder, the main force on the battlefield, considered expendable, numbering in the billions.

These low-tier Crimson Insects could be spawned in enormous quantities every second, without consuming much of the sea of blood’s energy, and their deaths were inconsequential.

Amid this red sea were larger and more conspicuous figures than the low-tier Crimson Insects, positioned at the forefront of formations, clearly elite forces within the Crimson Insect Race.

Each exuded at least a Tier Seven aura.

There were also numerous powerful Tier Eight Crimson Insects mixed among them.

In the far rear of the crimson sea of blood were three Tier Nine Ultimate aura-emitting insects, like raging demon gods, at the horizon’s limit!

As they emerged from the sea, vast quantities of seawater cascaded off them.

If Han Zhan were present, he would recognize at a glance these three Tier Nine Ultimates.

They were commanders under the Crimson Queen, reigning over the Crimson Insect Race, known by an even more terrifying name: Crimson Demon Gods!

Donglin Fortress.

After hearing the scouts’ urgent report, Ye Qiu’s expression grew even graver.

"Too coincidental."

"Choosing to launch an all-out attack on Great Xia at this time."

"It’s too precise to believe it wasn’t meticulously planned in advance."

The Blood Moon’s descent and the Crimson Insect Race’s all-out assault were definitively orchestrated by the same person.

"Marshal Ye, shall we... defend or not?" Meng Xiaobei asked.

As he spoke, he keenly felt the surrounding gray slaughter figures all turn their attention toward him.

Though they lacked eyes, this sense of being watched was unmistakable.

At this time, Ye Qiu calmly began:

"Xiaobei, you’re new to the Qiulin Guard and haven’t experienced past battles."

"Let the other brothers tell you that in the face of any enemy, there is but one answer in the Third War Zone."

"And that is—"

As Ye Qiu spoke, he raised the White Jade Emperor’s Seal high in hand.

With this action, a chorus erupted from all the gray slaughter figures:

"Kill!"

Ye Qiu closed his eyes.

Listening to the deafening cries of battle in his ears, he felt as if he’d been transported back to when Great Xia was surrounded, the Qiulin Guard’s shouts against the apostles of the Old Covenant echoed clearly once more.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

At that moment, Ye Qiu’s figure seemed to traverse time, merging with his past self.

With a grand gesture, he gripped the White Jade Emperor’s Seal, commanding: "All combat personnel in the Third War Zone, prepare formation and meet the enemy!"

"Kill!"