Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 929 - 656: Breakthrough!

Upon Bai E's request, Catherine was also escorted by Xing Zhuo using a small shuttle.

Having learned via voice communication that Bai E had boarded the Thousand Stars Commerce Alliance, she appeared worried but instantly felt relieved upon hearing Bai E's voice.

It seemed that even in the heart of the opponent's stronghold, this planetary leader from the unknown Star Domain could easily control the situation.

"I received an emergency notification, asking me to cooperate in combat. What's going on?" Catherine asked as she hurriedly arrived.

Bai E had already quickly outlined the potential internal structure of the Bug Race's "biological warships," combined with the approximate location of the Spiritual Energy core sensed by his "Insect Race Killer."

"They are both warships and creatures. The core must possess the strongest Spiritual Energy nodes and a system akin to a neural hub, and... the strongest Guardian. We're not entering a cabin, but a massive, living organ armed to the brim."

Based on his knowledge and experience, Bai E briefly explained the possible upcoming situation to several other Legendary Mechanics before the battle.

"Our goal is to destroy or paralyze its Spiritual Energy core, disrupting its fleet command and blockade. Remember, we are about to face biological weapons with a collective intelligence, not the adversaries you've encountered before."

"Weakness or mistakes could leave us there forever. Before officially departing, I must ask you one final question—"

"Are you ready?"

Seeing all eyes on him, Dragon Roar's face flushed slightly, "Why are you all looking at me? Do I not have guts?"

No one wished to face death meaninglessly, but Bai E, their strongest among them, always spoke of "leading you" instead of "sending you."

When the leader takes the lead, courage is no longer an endless ocean.

He wanted to see if the limits that were not pushed by force could be revealed when facing unknown creatures—that would be his direction going forward.

"Then let's move out!"

"Wait..." Xing Hen confirmed one last time, "Don't you need to familiarize yourself with the mecha's performance first?"

The mechas of the three major powers each have their strengths and weaknesses, and every mecha has its own "temperament."

Even for these Legendary Mechanics, if they are first-time users of unfamiliar mechas, it's difficult to fully utilize their strength.

And their greatest reliance on this journey was Bai E, the top figure—if he was not familiar with the mecha he was about to pilot, then undoubtedly, they were headed to their doom.

Bai E did not halt his steps towards the hangar, "The mecha itself will give me the answer."

"This..." Behind him, a few exchanged glances.

They realized once again that the mysterious figure before them had a comprehension of mechas that perhaps reached heights beyond their understanding...

Several mechas representing the top power of the alliance—

The Thousand Stars Commerce Alliance's "Xing Hen," "Iron Curtain," Catherine's own custom mecha, plus the Thunder Dragon Empire's "Thunderstorm Monarch," Blood Cry Empire's "Dragon Roar Blood Steel," were all launched from the command ship's sortie cabin.

Like several reverse meteors, they bypassed the entanglement of direct firepower and charged straight at the nearest and most psychically active Bug Race mothership.

As the distance closed further, everyone saw the body details of one biological giant ship for the first time—

The Bug Race biological warship's surface was entirely different from human warships.

Covered by chitin armor, the "hull" appeared like constantly wriggling muscle tissue upon close inspection, with blue bioluminescent bulbs densely packed like compound eyes, mucus-like secretions congealing into bizarre crystalline attachments in the vacuum.

"Is it this one?" Xing Hen asked in voice communication.

Bai E carefully sensed, then shook his head, "No."

The closer they got, the clearer the feedback in terms of the Spiritual Energy core's location.

They had practically gotten to this one, yet no sufficiently strong radiation source was detected, clearly not the target they were seeking.

Based on Bai E's previous experience, the Bug Race, a species pursuing ultimate efficiency, would never use a single Spiritual Energy core to nurture two carriers with equivalent power authority in the same area.

The individual hosting its Spiritual Energy core to blockade the whole airspace is unique; finding that existence is the start of their decapitation strategy execution.

It seemed the Bug Race biological warship had also noticed the approach of Bai E's mech pilot squad and began to launch a corresponding counterattack—

Several unit types Bai E had never seen before emerged from the gaps on the surface of the biological warship, swarming towards the mech pilot squad like locusts.

Bat-like bugs covered in blue scales went gliding and diving with membrane wings, spewing out some form of crystalline acid, targeting the joints of several mechas.

The moment the acid hits the targets, the mecha's Ion Shield shone instantly.

An endless swarm of bugs, roughly the size of mech fists, formed a cloud of acid mist, concealing the sky and rushing forward.

Facing the Bug Race's blockade, the mech pilot squad immediately launched a full-scale counteroffensive.

The Thousand Stars Commerce Alliance's Iron Curtain mecha deployed its missile compartment, with swarms of small missiles pouring out like fish, locking onto those bat-like bugs in the first wave of bombardment.

Dragon Roar alone deployed several jet paths, charging into the acidic mist cloud.

Bright flames ignited in the cosmos, with fleshy locusts turning to ash amidst the fire.

"The energy consumption is substantial, can't engage in entanglement." Xing Hen, while retaliating with his mecha machine gun, calmly monitored his own status as well as that of his companions.

"Ignore them, keep moving forward!"

Bai E had sensed it; the location of the Bug Race's Spiritual Energy core was in this colossal biological giant ship right before their eyes... the third vessel they've searched.