The lieutenant’s cockpit was smoothly extracted, facing death; the lieutenant still ordered the soldiers to protect the competitors first, then report to the Vice Admiral.

"Even if I die, my body is mine alone. It absolutely has nothing to do with you, Insect Man," the lieutenant roared.

The lieutenant was about to press the self-destruct button, "Lieutenant, don’t give up; don’t panic; we can still hold on."

Hu Ping and Ji Heng switched to custom mechas the moment the Insect Mother emerged.

They had fought against Insect Man Warriors and the Insect Mother many times in the New World, having faced death often, they could handle a few rounds alone. Teamed up, one reached out to seize a mecha cockpit while the other wielded an Insect Slaughter weapon to hack at the Insect Mother’s hand.

As soon as the Insect Slaughter touched the skin of the Insect Mother, the Mother felt a piercing pain. It swung its hand fiercely, bringing a wave of terror, sweeping towards Ji Heng’s mecha.

Seeing he couldn’t dodge in time, Ji Heng bent backward, his mecha gliding back, creating distance with an odd posture.

Wu Feiyang and Wu Qingqing also joined the battlefield, directly using dual energy shields to counteract.

The collision of two energies generated a ripple; the strong airflow was like the power of a tornado, stripping away a layer of the surrounding cleared debris.

Hu Ping, alone, was certainly no match for the Mother. He couldn’t escape in time and had to reverse course, seize the mecha cockpit, and slide-kneel hiding behind the Mother.

This slide almost led him to gouge out his own eyes.

The Mother’s back had many disgusting short tentacles, hooked tentacles and oral parts greedily opened, Hu Ping urgently pulled out the Insect Slaughter to block the tentacles.

Slashing horizontally.

"Brother Hu, watch out." Hu Ping sensed hostility from behind; he rolled the lieutenant’s mecha cockpit like a bowling ball.

The soldiers hurriedly went to catch it.

Liu Xun pulled a relatively flat stone slab over and threw it. Even the tumor tentacle left in place had aggression.

The corrosive substance quickly eroded the slab completely.

Pan Mingjie shot out a tether, "Got you."

With the tether’s aid, slide-kneeling out of the Insect’s pincer attack range.

The seemingly effortless coordination was actually all extreme maneuvering; a little lack of tacit understanding and they’d be dead.

Hu Ping’s body temperature rose, gasping for air; it was terrifying; his heart was pounding as if it would leap out of his chest.

The liquid temperature in the mecha cockpit immediately lowered to maintain body temperature.

Hu Ping’s Navigator, nicknamed Little Angel, reminded him: "There’s massive dense attacks from the six o’clock direction, predicting teammates unable to support in time; auto-defense initiating, shield mode." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The shield immediately drew five percent of the energy; a transparent wall unfolded behind Hu Ping’s mecha.

Bone-wing launched spines silently landed on the defense wall; the spikes exploded, drawing another two percent of energy.

Hu Ping winced with distress.

Rescued lieutenant felt nauseous, but he couldn’t afford it, suppressing the discomfort in his chest, contacting the military department, "When will the Vice Admiral arrive?" The Deputy General went to the front line, can’t make it in time.

Several Major Generals are also on the front line.

"Already contacted, but Admiral Bai had instructed that after eight, he might not be able to support; already messaged Colonel Bai, estimated ten minutes to arrive."

Only a few can handle the Mother; it’s impossible to care for every location adequately.

The lieutenant was frustrated, blaming himself for not holding out longer.

Currently, Ji Heng was the only one able to duel with Insect Man, maintaining superpower status.

With Wu Qingqing and Wu Feiyang’s interference, the Insect Mother frequently overlooked him.

Xing Miao kept giving them instructions, Li Leilei discreetly caused trouble, constantly sniping from afar.

The competitors also wanted to intervene, but after a row of spikes pierced a few of their cockpits, they stayed as far away as possible.

The Vegetable Farmers looked capable of handling it; it seemed as though they could manage if they joined. But it wasn’t the case.

In battling the Mother, even the slightest mistake would lead to demise.

The Vegetable Farmers gave the Mother no chance, ensuring their survival.

They watched, unblinking.

The Vegetable Farmers’ coordination was unmatched, like the most beautiful visual feast. They didn’t even feel the threat of death, but wanted to watch more, absorbing experience.

Assuming that with masters holding down the fort, all was well.

"Can’t hold on much longer." Ji Heng gritted his teeth; his Qi Sensing was nearly exhausted. Once he loses his superpower, the team would collapse completely.

The Mother was sick of these entangling humans, shrieked, the bone-wings on its back detached again. It held weapons formed from bone-wings, stomping the air, like a javelin, suddenly transferred in front of Wu Feiyang, piercing his mecha cockpit.

The Navigator sensed danger, immediately activating defense mode.

But the Mother’s weapons were like machine guns, firing spikes from a close-range port; those were even more terrifying than armor-piercing bullets.