“How many Thunder Cannon rounds do we have left?”
Jiang Zhixu’s voice was as calm as still water over the comms.
At this moment, the *Singularity* was passing by the massive bulk of their ally, the *Iron Guard*.
“Thirty-two!”
Lu Yan’s youthful voice held a hint of excited hoarseness.
Before his words fully faded, the city’s movement speed, wind resistance, and even its pitching and shuddering vibrations all transformed into a set of precise coordinates in his mind.
A new ballistic calculation was already complete!
BOOM!
The Thunder Cannon round landed precisely in a relatively dense cluster of insects. The spherical lightning expanded continuously, electrocuting countless bugs into charred husks. The pressure on the besieged allied convoy instantly lessened.
“Woohoo!” Lu Yan cheered. “Report to the City Lord, we have 31 rounds left now!”
Jiang Zhixu gave an acknowledging “Mhm.”
Within the Rust Town Alliance, apart from the *Singularity*, the other four cities had all dispatched their own heavy combat vehicle convoys.
Some had as few as ten vehicles, others up to twenty. Each was topped with a heavy machine gun, spewing bullets like water. The insects, being flesh and blood, were easily torn to shreds.
Jiang Zhixu had chosen not to send out a combat convoy because he had no intention of using his own weaknesses to attack the虫族’s strengths!
The *Singularity*’s off-road vehicles were all ordinary-grade light models, equipped only with light machine guns.
They were more than sufficient for combat between Mobile Cities, but against虫族 with their hard carapaces, they fell somewhat short.
However, Jiang Zhixu’s decision was not criticized by his allies.
Because the *Singularity*’s artillery support was too crucial!
Sometimes, even from two kilometers away, the *Singularity* could maintain rough accuracy and was utterly unsparing with its Tier-1 cannon rounds, frequently breaking sieges for everyone.
To put it bluntly, if not for the *Singularity*, they would likely have already abandoned this “instance” due to the overwhelming虫族 numbers!
Seeing the *Singularity* had no convoy, the others tacitly allocated a portion of their own vehicles to form a tight protective screen around the *Singularity*, clearing away the杂兵 for it.
Each city had only sent five heavy off-road vehicles for this task, but combined, that made twenty. The *Singularity*’s safety was fully guaranteed.
“Reserves are still sufficient,” Jiang Zhixu assessed, then ordered, “Notify the *Iron Guard*. We’re advancing to the front. Prepare for decapitation strike.”
Jiang Zhixu’s gaze locked onto the distant “Founder.”
Coincidentally, they had just entered comms range with the *Iron Guard*.
Lei Qing’s voice was somewhat hoarse. “Understood! We’ll decelerate to provide escort for you!”
The *Singularity*’s储备 of Tier-1 cannon rounds made him feel inadequate by comparison, so he had no issue with the other taking the lead.
Considering the spearhead would face even more虫族, he additionally dispatched ten more heavy off-road vehicles to join the escort convoy.
“Two kilometers to the ‘Founder’. Order the signalmen to prepare the encirclement formation!”
Jiang Zhixu naturally assumed command of the alliance, instructing his own signalmen to wave the flags.
Signal flags snapped and danced in the fierce wind, transmitting his commands at the speed of light across the entire battlefield.
The *Silence* and Qian Wansan’s city, bringing up the rear, understood immediately and accelerated to keep up.
Looking out.
The black fungal carpet pulsed like a living entity across the land, transforming the entire Wasteland into a writhing sea.
Countless grotesquely shaped虫族 hatched and surged from it, converging into black tidal waves that fearlessly charged the five Mobile Cities.
However.
Nearly a hundred heavy off-road vehicles weaved and roared beneath the bellies of the Mobile Cities!
Their喷吐的火舌 interwove into a dense火力网, supplemented by the occasional artillery fire raining from above,构筑ing an impassable wall of death amidst the虫族!
Occasionally,虫族 with ranged attack capabilities successfully struck a Mobile City, erupting in flames!
But the *Elegy* at the center immediately drew close, using its seven mechanical arms to swiftly conduct repairs. In less than an hour, the damage was restored to perfect condition!
The turning point in the battle began with the five cities suddenly scattering like blossoming flowers!
The虫群… or rather, the Founder commanding the虫群, was momentarily stunned by the suddenly dispersed invaders.
‘Are they splitting their forces?’
It wasn’t a专职指挥的脑虫.
But even it knew that splitting forces now would further weaken the压制力 of the虫海, preventing it from拖延ing until the诞生 of the “Hunter” that could终结一切!
Just as it hesitated, a distant thunderous roar sounded. A lightning-wreathed cannon round flew over, slamming directly into its body!
BOOM!
ZZZZT—
The spherical lightning violently exploded, a狂暴的电网 instantly enveloping its庞大身躯.
The pungent smell of scorched protein filled the air.
“ROAR!”
Excruciating pain sent the “Founder” into a complete frenzy.
It let out a heaven-shaking roar. The虫群 responded instantly,疯狂地涌向 that胆敢伤害指挥官钢铁造物!
But what greeted them was simultaneous炮击 from the other four cities.
The first to strike it was the *Iron Guard*’s Magma Cannon round!
The crimson round detonated in the air above the “Founder’s” head,粘稠的熔岩 cascading down like a waterfall.
Its坚硬甲壳 rapidly melted and peeled under the恐怖高温,发出 “sizzling” sounds.
“ROAR—”
In极致痛苦, the “Founder’s” forelimbs slashed through the void!
SWISH!
A gray spatial rift materialized out of thin air!
It不顾一切地撞入其中. The next second, it appeared directly beside the *Iron Guard* that had inflicted such重创 upon it!
Impact!
KABOOOM!!!
In an earth-shattering roar, the *Iron Guard* lost its balance.
Its庞大城体 tilted violently. One side of its treads寸寸崩断 under the恐怖冲击力!
The失控的城市 carved a deep trench dozens of meters long across the fungal carpet,碾为齑粉成千上万的虫卵!
However.
Whether it was the immense energy消耗 of opening the spatial rift, or its肉体承受不住 after撞击ing a钢铁怪物 larger than itself…
The “Founder” stood dizzily in place, its庞大身躯 swaying slightly, momentarily unable to launch a follow-up attack.
By the time it recovered, it was already too late.
Another Thunder Cannon round screamed in,精准地命中 the wound melted open by the magma.
Countless electrical arcs tore through its flesh like the sharpest blades,绿色血液喷溅ing everywhere!
“ROAR!”
Utterly enraged, its猩红复眼 locked死死 onto the distant *Singularity*. Its forelimbs rose high again,准备开启空间裂缝故技重施.
However, right at that moment, the一直沉默的 *Silence* finally unleashed its first咆哮!
BOOM!
The炮声 was沉闷. The漆黑炮弹飞出去, landing around the “Founder,” but it produced no爆炸, no火光.
Not even any sound.
If one word could describe it:万籁俱寂.
“This is…?” Jiang Zhixu’s pupils contracted.
“Tier-1 Silence Cannon. Also the origin of my *Silence*’s name.”
Lady Ying’s voice came over the channel, carrying a trace of pride.
As for its effect, no further explanation was needed.
Because Jiang Zhixu saw the “Founder’s” forelimbs, capable of撕裂空间, sweep down with all its might!
Yet—nothing happened!
“So it’s a silencing effect!” Jiang Zhixu instantly understood.
“It can temporarily sever a target’s energy conduction.”
Lady Ying explained. “Against Mobile Cities, it’s ‘artillery fire goes哑火.’ Against the ‘Founder,’ I was just testing it. Didn’t expect it to actually work.”
Their brief exchange did not pause the battlefield.
Zhou Yi’s *Elegy* immediately rushed toward the *Iron Guard* for emergency抢修.
And Qian Wansan used his own Tier-1 Frost Cannon, attempting to slow the “Founder’s” advance.
However, the “Founder” clearly possessed high resistance to frost. Two rounds from Qian Wansan had little effect.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhixu commanded:
“All conventional artillery, fire indiscriminately! Thunder Cannon,无需节省! Pour every remaining round we have onto the ‘Founder’!”