Xing Yuan was confident that a single moment would be enough, enough for her to tear apart the Insect Mother with her own power. After all, to her true form in the cultivation world, the Insect Mother was merely a low-level creature, incapable of even withstanding the pressure of her bloodline.
Xi Yue felt her heart tremble violently, a sense of unease spreading through her. "This is bad! It doesn't matter even if the insectoids invade every year. I'll be with you. You can't take a risk that might not even be realized."
"It will be realized," Xing Yuan murmured softly, her eyes full of confidence.
"Sister~ Just like we said before, you just need to wait for me at the base. When have I ever gone back on my word? Trust me." Xing Yuan winked playfully, then hung up the call as if she had a bad signal.
She let out a soft breath. She could understand Xi Yue's worry, but before the action began, she didn't know what the outcome would be. Therefore, the best way was to reassure her and stop her from overthinking.
On the other side, although Xi Yue was indeed worried, her initial unease had also eased considerably. Since she said so, she would trust her. What others couldn't do, her General would surely be able to.
However, the unease in her heart was not something that could be dispelled by mere belief. Xi Yue busied herself with some post-disaster reconstruction work. Only by doing so could she avoid thinking about things and causing herself unnecessary trouble when she had nothing to do.
With various forms of support, a team of several hundred people was quickly assembled and brought to the agreed-upon location.
What Xing Yuan needed them to do was not difficult, but it was very dangerous.
They needed to proactively attack the Insect Mother's nest to attract its attention, and then hold on for an hour after she infiltrated the nest to draw fire, after which they could retreat to a nearby location and await her next signal.
For example, whether it was successful or not, the nest would definitely react. They could act according to the situation.
After hearing Xing Yuan's combat plan, many people frowned.
One person protested, "Major General, this is too childish! And almost all the pressure falls on the General."
"Exactly! Even if we attract most of the insectoids out, there will still be many left in the nest. Mechs are very distinctive, and the General will be discovered as soon as she enters." Another person reasoned logically, their words full of disapproval.
But Xing Yuan was insistent. She wouldn't need a mech at that time; a mech would only hinder her performance.
Since the General had said so, and she was after all the leader and boss of this team, they could only obey orders.
Things went smoothly at first. Although the insectoids around the Insect Mother were calmer than others, the nest was almost blown apart, which seriously affected the Insect Mother's egg-laying.
The Insect Mother let out two calls and drove them out to deal with the enemies. Later, because they discovered that the enemy numbers were large, most of the insectoids really came out as they had expected.
Xing Yuan put on a specially made insectoid combat suit, gave Wei Guang a command to pick her up later, and then crawled into the insectoid nest.
The insectoid nest was dark and damp. Although it was not small, Xing Yuan still felt very uncomfortable. She held her breath, took out a small oxygen tank, and took two breaths when there were no insectoids around.
The larvae had little combat power and were responsible for transporting food to the Insect Mother in the nest.
Xing Yuan followed them, picked up a few pieces of food, and blended into this large group.
Perhaps because such a situation had never occurred before, a few insectoids felt that this insectoid Xing Yuan was impersonating seemed a bit malnourished. However, with their low intelligence, they didn't think much of it and continued to diligently do their work.
Xing Yuan saw the Insect Mother. It seemed to be squinting, its massive body piled with a heap of young eggs, and it continuously chewed the food brought by the larvae, its countless tentacles lazily moving up and down, looking extremely comfortable.
Xing Yuan was a little nervous. She revealed her hand when no insectoids were paying attention.
Soon, a flame rose from her palm, and the scorching fire fell on the Insect Mother's body, which was instantly engulfed by more than half.
It rolled and roared incessantly, seemingly in extreme pain.
But the flames were fierce, and no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't extinguish them. Instead, it accelerated the erosion of its own body.
Xing Yuan's face was extremely pale, feeling as if her internal organs had been displaced by the pressure of that instant's might.
Damn it! Ever since she understood the essence, the one who descended with the pressure was no longer just the Heavenly Dao of this world. It was more like the order of the world, punishing her for violating the rules. She was increasingly curious about who she used to be.
After all, anyone who could receive such a strong punishment from the pressure shouldn't look like a good person!
The Insect Mother's pained cries spread out. The insectoids outside no longer cared what the humans were doing and madly returned to the nest to check on the Insect Mother's safety.
It was precisely because of this that no insectoids discovered a human who looked like an insectoid running out.
Xing Yuan's face was pale, and even connecting mentally with Wei Guang was difficult. With a 5% connection rate, Wei Guang could barely control the mech's body.
"Warning! Connection rate too low, please adjust immediately."
"Warning! Connection rate too low, please adjust immediately." Wei Guang continuously issued alarms.
Xing Yuan coughed lightly, a bit of blood coming out of her mouth. She mustered her strength and commanded, "Wei Guang, adjust the power, switch to flight mode, and head to the nearest planet."
The red exclamation marks flashed, finally turning green. Wei Guang's voice sounded in the mech, "Received! Executing command, estimated arrival at destination in one hour. Please prepare, Master."
Xing Yuan coughed lightly, blood staining the mech's control panel. Upon hearing Wei Guang's reply, she breathed a sigh of relief and fainted.
When she woke up again, she was already in the medical bay.
Looking at the white cabin, Xing Yuan's eyes were slightly dazed. Her body no longer felt pain, but this was not because she had been cured, but because the medical bay naturally helped to relieve pain.
"The General is awake!" The medical officer, who usually came to check on patients, was overjoyed and quickly ran out to inform others.
Xing Yuan, who was about to ask what was going on, quietly closed her mouth.
Soon, a medical officer of a higher rank entered and began to examine Xing Yuan's physical data, nodding or shaking her head from time to time.
"General, I know you can hear me. You've just woken up and are severely injured, so you cannot leave the medical bay for now. If you need anything, just press the button below. You can type or speak, and we'll know outside."