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The mecha wielding twin blades seemed like an eternal, tireless War God.

Even when besieged by multiple giant beasts and an endless swarm of bugs, it didn't exhibit a single ounce of defeat.

And as one beast after another fell in battle, even those fearless bugs began to flee from this terrifying place.

Eternal Night City? Forget it!

The entire bug swarm started to converge on the position of their leader, attempting to buy time for their ruler to escape from this fearsome human enemy.

As the embodiment of the hive's will, the ruler's command was the absolute law that the bug army had to obey.

Yet, how could a sluggish, hulking ruler escape alive under the mecha's relentless pursuit?

Bai E piloted the mecha, trailing the ruler not too far behind, continuously exerting immense pressure upon it.

After all, as long as the ruler was present, it could restrain its underlings from dispersing recklessly.

If it were decapitated too early, the endless swarm might scatter in all directions upon realizing this iron monstrosity had no meat and was tough to fight.

This situation wasn't like the last Blackwater City assault on the Blackrock District Hive, where Bai E had an army assisting him after decapitating the leader.

If these scattered bugs smelled blood and swarmed the city collectively, Bai E's mecha wouldn't be able to handle such a widespread attack efficiently.

Thus, maintaining a calculated distance while cornering and attacking reinforcements was Bai E's chosen strategy.

Standing atop the mountain range, watching the blue-and-white mecha disappear into the bug swarm, anyone uninformed might mistake the mecha for the swarm's leader.

But the swathes of bug corpses piled beneath the mecha's feet were unmistakable proof of the machine's allegiance.

"How are they… getting farther and farther away?"

The observation squad perched on the ridgeline looked dumbfounded.

The bugs and mecha could move, but the mountains couldn't!

After finally finding a spot to observe the battle, how did the fight manage to shift so far away?

Not toward the city, instead further away.

Weren't they supposed to be attacking Eternal Night City? What's with the retreating battle?

"At this rate, we won't be able to see anything…" The squad captain, clutching binoculars, muttered, visibly frustrated.

"Of course they'd retreat! They don't stand a chance…" One soldier remarked with a sigh, fully accepting the bugs' perspective.

"Yeah, if it were me, I'd run too."

"Can't Mr. Bai catch up to the ruler? How long can this chasing last?"

"Clearly, Mr. Bai is focusing on cornering reinforcements. Without the ruler rallying the swarm, if the bugs scatter and storm the city, who holds them back? You or me?"

"Fair point…"

Another soldier scratched the back of his head, his laughter slightly sheepish.

Little did they realize that amidst their casual banter, they'd unconsciously acknowledged one undeniable fact—

This massive swarm had truly been driven away by Mr. Bai and his mecha, all by himself.

As for extermination, based on the current situation, it appeared to be just a matter of time.

The captain's gaze sharpened as he calmly commanded, "I'll follow with Old Two and keep observing; the rest of you, go back and report! The Bug Race… they've retreated!"

What had once seemed like an overwhelming catastrophe—a bug invasion—had been forcefully repelled by a solitary mecha.

Nobody could comprehend the terrifying strength required for such a feat, but they all understood this: for the first time, hope had truly descended upon this land.

...

Inside the city, the warriors shouted furiously, unleashing flames of anger onto the defiant "civilians."

No matter whether these rebellious "civilians" were disguised "lurkers" or not, they had to swiftly eliminate every enemy!

Because time wasn't on their side.

Outside the city, Mr. Bai was singlehandedly facing the enemy; no matter how capable he was, his allies needed to give their all on their own battlefield.

After all, a civilian's life may matter, but didn't a warrior's life matter too?

Instead of paying a hefty price to investigate whether the few insurgent civilians had been bewitched by the Lurkers, it was better to treat them all as Bug Race operatives and eradicate them entirely!

Only by cutting out the city's rotten flesh could the giant move forward unburdened.

However, the agile Lurkers often relied on their formidable close-quarters combat abilities and the maze-like internal architecture of the Inner City District to prolong the skirmish through street warfare, making this final operation profoundly arduous.

Right as the battle reached its boiling point, reports from outside the city finally reached Eternal Night City's high command—

"Victory outside the city!"

"Numerous low-ranking bugs decimated, countless Elite Insect Race members slain, multiple giant beasts killed, three guardians down!"

"The bug swarm has been singlehandedly driven away by Mr. Bai!"

"Currently, Mr. Bai is pursuing the ruler across miles, while simultaneously cornering reinforcements to try and annihilate every bug in the hive!"

Upon hearing these shocking reports, the tension that had been gripping the hearts of Eternal Night City's high officials finally snapped, releasing a wave of relief.

Only now did they feel the joy of surviving the catastrophe seep deeply into their spirits.

"Mr. Bai… truly did it…"

"Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable! Chasing an entire hive with just one mecha! No wonder they dared to come support us with such a small team, despite knowing the city was already crawling with bugs."

"To have such a War God among the Human Race is truly humanity's fortune!"

Ares, also called a "War God," absentmindedly scratched his ear.

He had also received the battlefield reports through his radio headset promptly.

Even though he had expected as much, witnessing such feats repeatedly left him in awe every time.

This time, the conditions were far more challenging than during the previous battle.

Executing a swift decapitation strike to leave the bug swarm leaderless—allowing regular armies to sweep up the disorganized lower-tier bugs—was considered the most practical analysis of Blackwater City's supposed victory over the Blackrock District Hive.

But now it seemed that even the most logical explanation couldn't capture Mr. Bai's unparalleled strength.

Instead of a rapid decapitation strike, he chose to immerse himself within the swarm, systematically grinding it down like a one-man mill, erasing the Bug Race's active forces by himself!

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'Is that guy really this absurdly strong?'

Ares finally confronted an unsettling realization.

He'd always assumed his level far exceeded that of others, but perhaps even he lagged behind that man by worlds apart…

'What the hell!'

Bothered by this newfound realization, Ares channeled all his pent-up frustration into the Lurkers in front of him!

"Every single one of you—die!"

Surging with a ferocious vitality, Ares launched himself like a missile into the heart of the Inner City District, wreaking havoc as dust and debris exploded around him!