From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 812 Psychic Lightning
Under the emerald green sky of Eldalam, the creeping and rolling clouds in the distance were approaching at an unprecedented speed.

Natalia's eyes swept sharply across the group of biological combat weapons that covered the sky. The tentacles behind each mechanical squid were dancing wildly, and the psychic crystals on the top had begun to gather energy, emitting a disturbing purple-red light.

"How far is it from the target landing point?"

"Four hundred seconds, Your Excellency the Commander!" The driver answered with obvious nervousness, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Too far"

Natalia gritted her teeth. The time when the biological combat weapons launched the attack was exactly the final stage of the aerospace transport aircraft group's assault landing. It was impossible for the group to give up the landing at this time and evade in other directions.

"Commander, please allow our squadron to cover the fleet."

A middle-aged man's voice sounded calmly in the communication channel, without any fear in his words.

"But you only have one squadron of HCPs"

"It doesn't matter. HCPs are supposed to step up when other units are in distress. We are the 'guardian angels' of the infantry."

"We are the Imperial Guards~" an Imperial Guards infantry company commander interrupted.

"Haha, aren't they still infantry?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile, and the atmosphere in the communication channel suddenly relaxed.

The conversation in the communication channel did not affect Natalia. She nodded heavily and finally agreed to the request of the HCP squadron leader.

"Then it's up to you!"

"Leave it to us. 'Sealing Paint' Squadron, disengage from the transport plane immediately! Open up a passage for the landing troops!"

"Roger that!"

In the cargo hold of the aerospace transport plane, ten elite pilots of the Imperial Guard quickly activated their respective "Royal Holy Shields". The huge body emitted a low roar in the cabin, the psychic shield generator began to charge, and a light blue light flowed on the surface of the armor.

Then the cabin door burst open, and the slightly violent airflow outside the cabin instantly rushed in, making a sharp whistle.

The first 'Royal Shield', under the control of the pilot, slid out of the cabin through the track without hesitation.

Since one of the most important upgrade options for the 'Royal Shield' is to significantly improve its maneuverability in various situations, this model is also given a certain level of hovering capability.

Without any assistance from an atmospheric flight kit, this steel giant with gold and silver armor relied on the powerful power of the main propulsion array on its back and auxiliary nozzles throughout its body to maintain its posture in the air and keep the same descent speed as the transport aircraft.

Then, the second and third
Finally, ten 'Royal Holy Shields' formed a battle formation in the air like gods of war descending from the sky.

"Enemy target confirmed!"

"They're everywhere!"

"Then fire everywhere!!!"

The next moment, the 'Royal Holy Shields' deployed the heavy particle cannons mounted on their backs. Since it was the heavy firepower strike configuration of the Imperial Guard, all of these machines were equipped with two cannons.

Twenty heavy particle cannons roared at the same time. In the diffuse shooting mode, the blue-white heavy metal particle jets were like the wrath of the gods, tearing through the air and piercing through the dark group of biological weapons.

The diffuse shooting of the heavy particle cannon is a typical AOE attack, although its attack power can be said to be greatly reduced against targets with stronger defenses.

But if it is against relatively light aerial units, the jets of heavy metal particles under diffuse shooting can also cause sufficient dynamic heat damage.

The psychic shields equipped on these air combat biological weapons of the elves were obviously unable to withstand this kind of attack. Every hit of the heavy particle cannon would completely tear a mechanical squid apart, and dark purple blood and metal fragments would sprinkle onto the ground like raindrops.

But this is just the beginning.

The pilots of the Royal Shield did not pause at all. They released the safety of the electromagnetic machine guns on their bodies and began to fire. The dense high-speed alloy steel needles formed a steel storm of death.

Most of the high-speed flying steel needles were spread out by the psychic shield, and the few that penetrated the shield hit the mechanical squid's external biological armor, splashing sparks. Only a part of the tentacles with weaker protection were directly beaten into minced meat by the steel needles, but this was enough to cause a considerable suppression effect.

However, the elves' biological weapons are far more cunning than expected.

Faced with the sudden fire attack, the mechanical squids did not choose to continue to fight head-on, but instead, under the command of the commander, spread out in all directions like a frightened school of fish.

The psychic crystals inlaid on their tops also began to flash synchronously. In an instant, purple-red energy beams shot towards the "Royal Holy Shield" formation from different angles.

"Avoid! Avoid!" The squadron leader shouted loudly in the communication channel while evading urgently.

The ten 'Royal Shields' also immediately performed various difficult maneuvers in the air, with their back thrusters ejecting even more violent plasma flames in an attempt to avoid these deadly attacks.

But in a three-dimensional aerial battlefield, facing enemies with an absolute numerical advantage, complete avoidance is almost impossible.

A purple-red beam of light brushed past the left arm of Unit 03. The psychic shield that had been under continuous attacks finally couldn't bear the burden and lost its protection over the mechanical arm, leaving a charred scar on the surface of the machine's armor.

The pilot in the cockpit quickly switched his stance so that the shield mounted on the shoulder armor could protect more of his torso, while continuing to maintain a shooting stance.

"Damn it! Their attack power is stronger than expected!"

The battle immediately entered a white-hot stage. The mechanical squids attacked the "Royal Shield" like a swarm of bees, while the human HCP formed a back-to-back defensive formation and tried to tear open the encirclement with intensive firepower.

"Ammunition is being consumed too quickly!" Pilot No. 30 reported, "% of the electromagnetic machine gun ammunition is left!"

"Switch to melee mode!" The captain's order rang out in the channel, "Everyone draw your swords! Let these monsters see the blade of the Imperial Guard!"

The ten 'Royal Shields' completed their last round of diffuse shooting almost simultaneously, and then reached for the weapon attachment points inside the shields with their right hands.

With the sound of the mechanical lock being released, ten plasma heavy swords that had been powered on and preheated were pulled out. The high-temperature plasma jumped on the blades, making a buzzing cutting sound.

Close combat broke out instantly.

The first mechanical squid that rushed over was cut in half by Unit 1's plasma sword before it could even launch a psychic attack. The hot blade easily sliced ​​through the mechanical/chitin armor, and its tentacles and internal organs splattered everywhere, emitting a stench of burning.

But in just the next second, four or five mechanical squids entangled it. The number of these biological combat weapons was too large. They attacked from all angles. Their sharp tentacles were wrapped in psychic energy, lashing the HCP's armor like long whips, and the barbs on the top kept trying to tear the protection at the joints.

"Unit 5 is damaged! The left leg joint is broken!"

"Seventh Machine's shield is overloaded! Support is needed!"

"Number 8. Signal lost!"

Natalia, who was on the space transport plane, saw through the porthole with her own eyes that Unit 8 was attacked simultaneously by three mechanical squids. When the thick tentacles wrapped around the limbs of the aircraft, the pilot could not escape no matter how hard he struggled.

The plasma heavy sword held on the mechanical arm tried to cut off the tentacles, but was entangled by more tentacles and torn off. Finally, the chest armor of the machine was forcibly torn open, and the cockpit was exposed. The pilot even took out his personal defense weapon for the final attack, but a purple-red psychic beam directly penetrated the cockpit.

Unit 8 fell from the sky like a puppet with its strings cut, creating a huge crater in the endless sea of ​​treetops below.

"Damn it!" Natalia slammed her fist on the porthole, and a feeling of powerlessness surged into her heart.

The battle in the air continued, but the situation became increasingly unfavorable.

Every pilot of the Imperial Guards displayed combat skills beyond ordinary people. They almost reduced the exchange ratio to one to eight, but the numerical advantage of biological combat weapons was too obvious.

After killing the eleventh mechanical squid, the squadron's Unit 9 finally collapsed.

The psychic shield had already been overloaded, the body was damaged in many places, and the plasma sword's energy was about to be exhausted.

A cunning mechanical squid took the opportunity to attack from behind, and the sharp tip of its tentacle pierced the thruster on its back directly, regardless of the ablation of the plasma propulsion array.

The aircraft then lost its ability to stay in the air and began to fall at an accelerated rate.

"Unit 9! Emergency ejection!"

"The thrusters are seriously damaged! The ejection device is faulty!"

The voice of the ninth pilot sounded in the channel, with a hint of despair, "Captain, Commander, this is for Her Majesty Agnes!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the damaged main propulsion array of Unit 9 burst out with the last burst of blue light. It suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the densest group of mechanical squids. The subcritical reactor of the body also began to forcibly break through the critical reaction.

boom--!
A huge high-temperature plasma fireball bloomed in the air. The rapidly expanding fireball quickly swallowed up a dozen mechanical squids around it, and forcibly cleared a gap in this "dark cloud" full of murderous intent.

"Soldier." Natalia closed her eyes, feeling a surge of pain in her heart.

As a commander, the death of her soldiers was already a number on the list of dead, but witnessing a soldier's death up close was another matter.
At this moment, the remaining 'Royal Holy Shields' of the 'Sealing Lacquer' Squadron were less than half, and the mechanical squids finally began to split up after paying a huge price.

One part continued to harass the remaining HCP, while the other part changed direction and rushed straight to the transport aircraft group along the gap left by the "Royal Aegis".

"Attention all transport planes! The enemy has begun to attack the main target!" Natalia ordered decisively, "Speed ​​up the breakthrough! Reach the landing point at all costs!"

The engine power of the fifteen aerospace transport aircraft was instantly increased to the maximum, and the blue plasma tail flames were dragging very long. The pilots no longer cared about flight safety and began to control the huge aircraft to maneuver at low altitude.

But even so, facing the attack speed of biological weapons, it still seems powerless.

The first wave of purple-red energy beams hit.

The left wing of transport plane No. 12 was hit, the metal armor instantly melted through, and the fuselage began to roll over. The pilot tried desperately to correct the course, but the damage was too severe, and he had no choice but to make an emergency landing.

"Emergency landing of Plane 12! Repeat, emergency landing of Plane 12!"

Next was Unit 14. The rear engine was torn apart by the tentacles of the mechanical squid. The transport plane lost power, trailing an arc of thick smoke as it plunged into the dense forest below, eventually causing an explosion.

The war situation is on the verge of collapse.

Natalia tightly grasped the support rod beside the porthole. She watched the soldiers she had carefully trained fall one by one, and the loyal pilots sacrificed to protect the transport fleet. The anger in her heart boiled like magma.

"How far?" she asked again.

"Forty seconds! Commander! We're almost there!" The driver's voice was trembling.

At this most critical moment, a new threat suddenly appeared in the distant sky - more biological combat weapons were gathering from all directions, like a black tide, covering half of the sky.

Natalia's heart sank instantly.

With the current remaining strength, they are simply unable to cope with an attack of this scale. Perhaps they can reach the ground, but the price may be everyone's lives.

"Prepare for the final sprint!" She gritted her teeth and gave the order to fight to the death.

But at this desperate moment, a blue lightning as thick as a pillar of heaven suddenly shot up into the sky from the core area of ​​the royal court!

The lightning twisted and turned in the air as if it had life, emitting terrifying and heart-pounding psychic energy fluctuations.

When approaching the biological combat weapon cluster, the lightning instantly split into countless tiny arcs, like a giant net that spread out, covering all the units in the air!

In the instant of lightning, those ferocious biological weapons fell from the sky one after another as if they were judged by Thor.

Their psionic crystals exploded, their tentacles twitched and spasmed, and eventually they turned into charred remains that rained down on the ground.

The entire sky was cleared in just a few seconds, leaving only a few damaged 'Royal Shields' teetering in the air.

"This is..." Natalia widened her eyes and looked at the scene in disbelief.

"Commander! An extremely high-intensity psychic reaction has been detected!" The voice of the surviving pilot sounded in the channel, with shock, "Energy level. Oh my god, this value."

Natalia's heart skipped a beat.

This level of psychic attack, this precise and violent display of power, she had only seen this level of psychic attack on one person.

"Amber," she whispered the name.

If it really is him, then His Majesty should still be safe, Natalia comforted herself in this way, and tried to locate Agnes again, but still did not receive any signal.

Finally, she shook her head and gave up the idea, then pulled herself together: "Everyone, pay attention! Land immediately! Our people are still waiting below!"

Psychic lightning was wandering in the air, constantly shooting down those fish that were trying to escape in mid-air.

The surviving aerospace transport plane and the 'Royal Shield' were able to safely reach the designated landing point thanks to this sudden assistance.

The hatch opened, and fully armed Imperial Guards poured out like a tide, quickly establishing defensive positions on the alien land.

After completing the crew release, the aerospace transport aircraft took off again and began to hover at a low altitude through variable auxiliary thrusters, and ground-attack weapons were also deployed under the fuselage.

Natalia was the last one to walk out of the transport plane, carrying a plasma halberd. She looked up at the burning Elf King's Court in the distance, with a determined flame burning in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I'm here."

(End of this chapter)