The words Found it from Xiao Yi had just settled in her mind.
A piercing alarm suddenly went off. Red warning lights flashed alternately, and the entire space station instantly entered the highest state of combat readiness.
The optical computer on Gary's wrist vibrated wildly. He glanced down at the screen, his face instantly turning deathly pale. Commander, it is a massive insectoid swarm! Less than fifty light-years away! And it is approaching rapidly!
Fifty light-years. On the scale of interstellar warfare, this distance was equivalent to a blade already pressing against their throats. The deadliest part was that such a massive swarm had only been detected when it was this close.
Baal had no time for nonsense.
Activate the anti-air defense system fully. The First and Third Fleets are to launch and intercept immediately. Turn the energy shields to maximum power.
After arranging the tactics, he turned to look at Chiron standing to the side, his tone cold and hard. Take her away.
Chiron's gray eyes darkened. He did not move, looking instead at Jiang Lijin.
The Aegis Squad will escort you to the transport ship and head straight back to the capital planet, Baal's tone brooked no argument, carrying the authority of the military district's supreme commander. The scale and route of this insectoid swarm are abnormal. The distance is too close, yet they have not directly locked onto the base's precise coordinates. Kieran did this.
Kieran's original plan had been brilliantly calculated. By luring the insectoids to launch a surprise attack on the frontier defense line, he could turn the tide in the ensuing chaos and snatch a massive military merit. But he had miscalculated regarding Jiang Lijin and ended up getting his head blown off first. Without receiving the specific coordinates, the insectoids could only conduct an indiscriminate sweep of the nearby star sectors.
I am not leaving, Jiang Lijin, who had been sitting on a metal crate, finally spoke up.
Baal frowned, his tone growing sterner. This is not a game. The insectoid numbers are massive, and the base could be exposed at any moment. You staying here will only get in the way.
Get in the way? Jiang Lijin sneered, meeting his gaze without backing down. Supreme Commander Baal, have you forgotten what condition you are in right now?
She pointed at the medical officer standing in the corner who had not yet recovered his wits. You are still poisoned. If you go to the battlefield now and overdraw your spiritual power, you will immediately go berserk. Are you planning to drag the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in this base down with you to be buried with the insectoids?
Baal did not speak, his brows tightly furrowed.
Taking a step back, if you really explode and the defense line completely collapses, the insectoids will drive straight into the capital planet. If I flee back there, how many days could I possibly hide? Jiang Lijin dusted off her hands, fully justified.
These words were righteous and awe-inspiring, impossible to find any fault with.
Gary stood to the side, his eyes lighting up. He had originally just thought Jiang Lijin was pretty and had a fiery temper, making her someone not to be trifled with. Now, there was an added layer of respect in his gaze toward her.
Baal stared at her for two seconds.
The frontline battle reports were constantly refreshing; he had no time to argue here.
Gary, you follow her. Do not leave her side.
Yes! Rest assured, Commander! Gary replied loudly.
Chiron spoke up at the right moment, his tone gentle. I will stay too.
Baal cast a cold glance at him but did not refuse. At a time like this, having another top-tier combatant by Jiang Lijin's side was indeed safer.
Go to the supreme command tower, Baal threw down these words and strode toward the exclusive elevator.
Jiang Lijin followed closely behind. Only by standing high enough could she see the big picture and play her part. Chiron guarded her left side, shielding her from the officers rushing hastily through the corridors.
On the top floor of the command tower, outside the panoramic windows, lay a veritable slaughterhouse.
The heavy mechs of the Federation military shuttled through the meteorite belt, while small starships wove a dense net of firepower above.
The insectoids had no formation, charging purely on instinct. They spewed dark green corrosive toxins, and once the high-strength alloy armor of the mechs was tainted, it dissolved at a visible rate.
Soldiers whose mechs were destroyed were forced to eject from their cabins.
Those with high spiritual power levels could barely manage to materialize their spiritual bodies to continue fighting; those with lower levels, once their skin touched the toxins or was affected by the surrounding pollutants, would melt into a pool of bloody water before they could even cry for help.
The entire scene could only be described as utterly tragic!
Baal stood in front of the holographic star map, his hands resting on the console. As the supreme commander, his brain was the core processor for the entire defense line.
Orders were issued methodically, but the energy field surrounding him began to lose control.
In order to connect to the spiritual frequency bands of tens of thousands of mechs, he was overdrawing his already unstable spiritual sea.
Jiang Lijin keenly caught the slight tremble of his fingertips. That violent undercurrent was running rampant within his body, and his berserk value was constantly soaring.
She could not wait any longer. She quickly walked up behind Baal and pressed her hands onto his shoulders.
Soothing spiritual power poured out from her palms, heading straight for his riddled spiritual sea.
The moment her spiritual power touched Baal, a sudden change occurred!
She originally thought this would just be a routine single-person purification, but now, her spiritual sea was like a reservoir whose plug had suddenly been pulled out. Majestic energy poured outward uncontrollably.
That warm energy swept outward in a radial pattern with the command tower at its center.
Xiao Yi screamed in her mind.
Host! What are you doing?! Your coverage range has exceeded the limit! This is... This is...
It directly choked on its words.
Jiang Lijin was also stunned, her hands still maintaining the pressing posture, her pupils slightly dilated.
Outside the window, a miracle was descending.
That silver-gold halo swept across the tragic battlefield. Those soldiers whose spiritual bodies were on the verge of collapse, or who had even closed their eyes waiting for death, suddenly felt an extremely warm energy enveloping their entire bodies.
Her spiritual power expanded to occupy a third of the battlefield, and nearly twenty to thirty thousand males received her spiritual power baptism at the same time.
Even if she was an SSS-rank, it was absolutely impossible for her to achieve this level!
The most bizarre part was that she did not feel exhausted. In her spiritual sea, an unknown energy was continuously pouring in. It was as if while she was outputting to the frontline, there was an invisible wire behind her, frantically recharging her.
Who exactly was supplying her with energy?
Baal turned his head, his golden vertical pupils shrinking into a single line. He looked at Jiang Lijin, extremely complex emotions surging in the depths of his eyes.
Chiron also stopped what he was doing. His gray eyes stared intently at Jiang Lijin, and for the first time, an almost out-of-character astonishment appeared on his usually gentle face.
Group purification? And on such a massive scale?
This was unheard of in interstellar history.
The Federation army, which had been locked in a bitter struggle, experienced a massive boost in morale. Roar after roar came through the communication channels. Those soldiers who had narrowly escaped death looked in the direction of the command tower, their eyes as fanatical as if they were gazing up at a deity.
Charge!
The insectoids, which had originally used their numerical suppression to reach the edge of the barren planet where the base was located and were about to land, were beaten back in an instant.
Baal retracted his gaze. He did not question how Jiang Lijin had done it at this moment. He abruptly closed his eyes, and a low hiss echoed from the depths of his spiritual sea.
A massive black python, large enough to obscure the stars, materialized in the starry sky. That was his spiritual body.
Chiron closed his eyes as well. A piercing eagle's cry shattered the silence of space, and a massive black eagle spread its wings, diving straight into the asteroid belt.
Spirit forms were immune to Zerg toxins, but they were highly susceptible to corruption. Now, however, with Jiang Lijin's colossal purification net acting as their safety measure, the two 3S-grade males completely let loose and went all out.
Jiang Lijin stood before the panoramic window, her hands held out as she maintained a steady output of energy. She watched the two behemoths slaughtering their enemies across the starry expanse, then lowered her gaze to her own glowing palms.
This cheat ability was seriously overpowered.
