Chapter 552: The Alchemy Civilization’s First Battle, a Destructive Fight, Warning!

[Below the current area, at a depth of 543 meters, a lifeform signature has been detected. The biological species is classified as marine fish.]

[Current area...]

One detection message after another kept flashing.

Yet no anomalies were found.

Naz’s expression, however, turned exceptionally grim.

“No life, no cities, no trace of a shelter… How is that possible?”

It was only at this moment that Naz truly sensed something was off.

The core detection range of the Alchemy Wave was three kilometers, with a maximum detection range of five kilometers.

This shouldn’t be happening!

Just as he was puzzling over it, a new notification appeared.

[Warning! Energy fluctuations detected at 312 meters. Energy nature: Spiritual Energy.]

On the detection map in front of Naz, a blue light point appeared at the 312-meter mark.

Before Naz could examine it closely, a shocking scene unfolded.

[Warning! Energy fluctuations detected at 314 meters. Energy nature: Spiritual Energy.]

[Warning…]

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Countless densely packed warning notifications bombarded Naz’s nerves. He immediately shut down the alert function.

By then, the originally empty icy plain on the detection map was already covered in dense blue light points.

And they were still increasing.

Naz stared at these blue light points. Instead of panicking, a smile spread across his face.

“Hahaha! Finally caught you!”

The biological eyes on the Mountain Fortress zoomed in on the situation hundreds of meters away, bringing it into clear view.

They saw the true nature of those blue light points.

“Those are… Spiders?”

Naz showed a flicker of confusion, then suddenly realized what was going on.

“So that’s how it is! Moon Shadow’s Breath is an absolute idiot! Yu Yuan Shelter has clearly already fused a civilization shard, transforming its entire race into this spider species made of ice blocks. This extreme cold environment must also be the result of the civilization shard’s modification. And yet, he told us he was a werewolf!”

“No wonder his brother was killed by Yu Yuan. He’s a complete fool—can’t even figure out his opponent’s true identity. If he didn’t die, who would?”

“No wonder Yu Yuan Shelter’s ranking is so high. With a combination of racial advantage, environmental advantage, numerical advantage, and stealth advantage, any player who’s even slightly weaker or unprepared is dead the moment they show up!”

A smirk curled on his lips.

“Too bad, this trick won’t work on me!”

He licked his lips and gave the order.

“Vanguard units, war beasts, move out!”

With the command given, the Mountain Fortress’s massive tracks rose up. From its underside, ten spheres, each three meters in diameter, dropped to the ground.

The moment they hit the ice, they began rolling rapidly, charging toward the location of the cargo ship stuck in the ice.

Ten living war beasts also roared and started moving, charging at the ice crystal spiders.

On the Mountain Fortress where Naz stood, three cannon barrels slowly rose. With a series of “puff, puff, puff” sounds.

Three cylindrical metal artillery shells were launched, flying toward the battlefield hundreds of meters away.

The metal shells tumbled twice in the air before embedding themselves into the ice in a triangle formation.

Beep, beep—

With a sound, a valve popped open on the metal shells, releasing thick yellow-green gas that enveloped the surrounding area.

The ice crystal spiders, which had just transformed from ice blocks into living beings, were contaminated by this yellow-green gas. Their crystalline, translucent bodies quickly became mottled.

Their bright forms turned murky. Pockmarks and pits formed on their smooth icy surfaces from the corrosion.

Their originally swift movements slowed, and their sharp claws became fragile and brittle.

The rolling Vanguard Combat Units had already reached the battlefield. Moving at high speed, they slammed into the ice crystal spiders.

The impact sent the spiders flying into the air.

Then the spheres unfolded, resembling pangolins, completing a form transformation mid-air into humanoid combat units.

Alchemical long blades were already in their hands.

The moment they landed, they slashed at the ice crystal spiders.

Ssss—

Already weakened by the yellow-green gas contamination, the ice crystal spiders were cut cleanly in half by the alchemical blades, with no resistance whatsoever.

Efficient, precise, error-free.

That was the combat characteristic of the Vanguard Combat Units.

But there were simply too many ice crystal spiders.

As the Vanguard Combat Unit dispatched the spiders, it also found itself surrounded.

At least fourteen or fifteen ice crystal spiders attacked simultaneously.

But just as they were about to strike, the Vanguard Combat Unit had already leaped high into the air again.

Its body performed a mid-air handstand, flipping upside down.

Dark launching ports appeared on both arms.

Two energy threads shot from the ports, wrapping around the ice crystal spiders.

With a forceful pull, all the spiders below were sliced into pieces, scattering as pure ice crystals across the icy plain.

The ten Vanguard Combat Units moved among the swarm of ice crystal spiders, dodging and attacking with the grace of dancers. They fought with remarkable ease.

Though the ice crystal spiders were overwhelmingly numerous, the yellow-green gas had slowed them all down and made their icy bodies fragile.

The Vanguard Combat Units, however, moved effortlessly through the gas, even gaining a certain boost.

With this shift in momentum, their results were devastating.

The massive living war beasts also arrived on the battlefield at that moment.

Following the operators’ commands, the war beasts leaped high into the air as they approached the battlefield.

They crashed down onto the ice crystal spiders with the force of an avalanche, crushing everything in their path.

Not a single opponent could withstand them.

But the war beasts were huge and relatively less agile.

Each war beast was surrounded by at least dozens, even hundreds, of ice crystal spiders that climbed onto their bodies.

They raised their legs and stabbed down.

But the ice crystal spiders were only about a meter in size.

Facing war beasts that were seven to ten meters tall, this attack was like a tickle.

Especially since their bodies had been enhanced through alchemical modification, granting them astonishing defense.

This only further aroused the war beasts’ battle lust.

The Steel-Mane War Bear stood up on its hind legs, raising its two front paws. The yellow-liquid-filled veins on its body surface suddenly flared.

Opening its mouth wide toward the densest cluster of ice crystal spiders, it let out a deafening roar.

The roar transformed into a pale-yellow sonic wave that spread forward.

The ice crystal spiders caught in the wave were immobilized as if under strong control.

Their bodies, already mottled from the yellow-green gas, began to resonate under the sonic wave’s effect. The ice molecules inside vibrated rapidly.

Crack—

With a series of faint, crisp sounds.

All the ice crystal spiders directly in front of the Steel-Mane War Bear shattered into fragments, scattering on the ground.

True Bear Roar Technique.

Only then did the Steel-Mane War Bear lower itself back down.

The other nine war beasts also performed similar operations.

Some tore wildly with their claws, others unleashed arcs of electricity…

Naz watched the one-sided slaughter on the battlefield.

A scornful smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.

“Is that all?”

“As I thought. Good thing I didn’t listen to that idiot Ladiz’s stupid suggestion. Now… that battleship blueprint is mine!”

But just as this thought crossed his mind.

[Warning! Strong energy fluctuations detected at 423 meters. Energy nature: Spiritual Energy. Energy intensity is rapidly increasing, approaching high-risk threshold…]

A sharp, urgent warning suddenly blared.