I can find treasures in my dreams.

Lingya Black Star's eyes flashed, and he immediately saw a strange scene.

This is an illusory sapling.

The sapling's trunk was entirely green, surrounded by layers of ripples, but it had no leaves.

Where leaves should have grown, there were instead illusory bubbles.

Within each bubble, a miniature landmass floats, where a fierce war is raging.

This is Space Island.

As for the illusory sapling, it is a space tree created by Xiao Cang, a sapling of the World Tree, using the power of the Illusory Heaven inherited from its mother.

The spatial labyrinth located on the North Island battlefield is essentially this magical spatial tree.

Although it wasn't the first time Black Star had witnessed this, its eyes were still filled with amazement.

This is an existence far beyond its imagination.

Black Star couldn't help but murmur, "The closer you get to greatness, the more you understand how great greatness truly is."

Illusory Luo Heaven

Raven Flash glanced at its companion and asked, "Are you going to start?"

Black Star nodded: "Yes."

Its tone was tinged with amusement: "The whole world thinks that the spatial maze is a fixed spatial structure, but in reality it can be manipulated by humans."

Having received authorization from its master, it now holds the key to manipulating the maze.

Flashthorn stared intently at his companion, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Black Star flapped its wings, and a phantom leaf emerged from its body.

Without waiting any longer, it swiftly pecked at the leaf with its beak.

The space tree immediately changed, and several space islands swapped positions.

Space Island 275, where the superpowered individuals of the Blue Lion Kingdom reside, happens to be one of them.

The space island was quietly moved to the "front row," an area where the ant swarm could more easily enter, replacing the previous space island number 16.

The smaller the number of the space island, the higher the danger.

Black Star looked at his companion and said, "We can issue an alarm now."

Flashthorn nodded at the bird's head: "Understood."

It wears a bird communicator specially developed for the crow flock by the Supernatural Ability Research Institute. It integrates metal nerves, ultra-micro chips, and ultra-micro retinal projection screens.

Flashthorn stared at the virtual screen and manually edited a warning message specifically for Space Island 275:
"Please be aware that a swarm of poisonous ants is about to hit this space island. Immediate evacuation is recommended!"

Flashthorn said with a smile: "According to the psychological model that the intelligence department has created for Bond, this guy's personality has become increasingly arrogant and conceited after he obtained the treasure."

"Given the previous battle, the Blue Lion Ability User has tasted success, so Bond certainly won't retreat easily. Now let the Poison Ants help test whether Bond has truly mastered the treasure."

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the other side.

Under fortification.

The warning message appeared on the holographic interface of all Blue Lion ability users the instant it was sent out.

The Tiangong-2 exoskeleton is not equipped with a vision helmet, but only with a smart holographic projection device.

Bond paused for a moment, hesitating whether to retreat.

His deputy, Charles, said loudly, "Boss, I have a feeling that the Great Xia people are deliberately preventing us from gaining merit points."

The guy picked up two six-barreled machine guns and laughed, "I think those cute little ants can't stop our big baby at all. Even if we retreat, we'll wait until we've used up most of our ammunition."

Bond was convinced: "Perhaps you are right."

However, to be on the safe side, he made a request to the command: "Lion King Crown is willing to hold on a little longer. Please send a drone formation to protect our retreat."

Even if there are too many poisonous ants, as long as their retreat route is secured, they can still retreat quickly.

Command insisted: "General Bond, please trust us. The ant swarm is much larger than you anticipated. Please try your best to evacuate Space Island 275."

Bond insisted, "The warriors of the Blue Lion Kingdom need a chance to prove themselves. Just give us a safe way out."

The command had no choice but to compromise: "Alright, we'll immediately allocate 200 battlefield hounds, 200 battlefield raptors, and 100 mechanical spiders to you."

Battle Hound is a military version of a robotic dog, Battle Raptor is a medium-sized attack drone, and Mechanical Spider has more uses, including assisting in attacks and being ridden for escape.

Bond was quite greedy: "We need 300 battlefield hounds, 300 battlefield raptors, and 150 mechanical spiders."

The command center was silent for a second before finally granting his request: "No problem, we will hand over command of this drone formation to you shortly."

Transferring command of battlefield drones is a demand made by many countries because they are worried about being taken advantage of.

Bond smiled with satisfaction.

five minutes later.

Another wave of poisonous ants entered Space Island 275.

Compared to the previous wave, the number of poisonous ants has increased by about 30%, but it is still within the Blue Lions' ability to cope.

Charles squinted as he surveyed the battlefield, then shouted, "Boss, I knew those yellow-skinned monkeys were up to no good; they were deliberately trying to transfer us away."

Bond cautioned, "Buddy, this isn't Blue Lion Isles. You'd better watch your words."

He did not criticize the insulting term "yellow-skinned monkey," but merely reminded his companions to be careful, which is enough to illustrate certain tendencies.

Charles shrugged and raised two six-barreled machine guns: "Fine, I'll shut up!"

Those familiar with the Blue Lions know that although the Great Blue Lion Empire has been gone for many years, the arrogance of a considerable portion of the Blue Lions has remained.

They stubbornly refused to accept the decline of the kingdom, always dreaming of one day restoring its former glory.

The Blue Lions were extremely reluctant to accept the rise of the Great Xia in the East, even though it was a fact recognized worldwide.

To some extent, the fact that the Blue Lion Kingdom purchased the Heavenly Craftsmanship Exoskeleton from the Great Xia Dynasty, then spent a lot of money to modify it beyond recognition, only to find its performance had actually decreased, reflects this subtle psychology.

Bond glanced at the swarm of poisonous ants and issued an order: "Mobilize fifty battle raptors to attack the poisonous ants."

"Yes!"

The Battlefield Raptor is a fully electric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is over 1.5 meters long and has a wingspan of 2.5 meters.

Although it is not large in size, its advanced black technology power system gives it a payload of up to one ton.

A fully loaded Battlefield Raptor can carry four small missiles and eight guided rockets, and also has a cannon mounted on its belly.

To the people of Daxia, this thing's performance was mediocre.

Because of their low unit price and simple manufacturing, the military purchases them in units of "millions". Their only advantage is that they are available in large quantities.

But in the eyes of the Blue Lionmen, the Battle Raptor was too useful. Not only was its firepower fierce, but it could also attack automatically or be controlled by metal nerves.

Bond's eyes were filled with envy: "I wish we could produce our own drones."

However, he knew that even if the Blue Lion Kingdom obtained the complete technology, the cost would be at least five times, or even ten times, higher than that of the Great Xia.

Because the industrial capacity of the Great Xia Dynasty was terrifying.

"Boom! Boom!"

An explosion rang out.

This is a missile launched by the Battlefield Raptor that has exploded.

However, poisonous ants generally have extremely hard shells. These missiles are just ordinary ones, not powerful psionic weapons. The missiles may hurt them, but they are unlikely to kill them.

Dozens of Battlefield Raptors flew over and began using machine guns to lick the ground.

Subsequently.

The poisonous ants fought back.

They hissed and spewed out clouds of poisonous mist from their mouths, quickly covering three kilometers while constantly changing direction, accurately striking the birds of prey.

Judging from the operation, this was clearly a deliberate act of "sending" the drone right into the mouths of the poisonous ants.

The corrosive effect of the poisonous fog was terrifying; even a slight contact with it caused large and small holes to appear in the aircraft of the Battlefield Raptor. One drone after another quickly crashed to the ground.

Bond felt no pity whatsoever. Instead, he chuckled to himself, "Since Great Xia is known for having an industrial capacity that surpasses that of any other country in the world, I'll help Great Xia consume, oh no, create an opportunity to increase its industrial capacity."

The malice in it is obvious.

At this time.

The ant swarm finally noticed the Blue Lion Man.

Braving the bombardment of missiles and guided rockets, they charged forward in droves.

Bond shouted, "Guys, the merit points are practically handed to us! Give them a good beating!"

The words just finished.

He suddenly sensed a warning from some strange entity.

Bond paused for a moment, then hurriedly shouted, "Everyone, watch out on the ground!"

But it's too late.

Just as the word "caution" was uttered, the solid concrete beneath the feet of many exoskeletons mysteriously turned into soft, mushy mud, and the exoskeletons sank into it.

at the same time.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

Accompanied by a sharp cry.

Dark shadows sprang out of the mud like lightning, wielding blade-like forearms and slashing wildly at the exoskeleton.

As you can see, a faint, dim light is attached to the edge of the blade.

"Keng! Keng!"

The Blue Lionman meticulously fitted his exoskeleton with what he claimed to be extremely sturdy "super alloy" armor. However, when faced with the venomous ant's bladed arms, it was as fragile as paper and was easily cleaved in two.

The Blue Lion ability users, who were piloting exoskeletons, had no time to react. They were either disemboweled by the bladed arms or had their heads chopped off.

The wound quickly turned black and oozed foul-smelling pus, clearly indicating that the knife wound was highly poisonous.

Judging from the parts of the body attacked by the poisonous ants, they were clearly not slashing randomly, but rather had done some research.

This moment.

Of the 100 Blue Lion ability users, 22 died on the spot, and 14 were seriously injured, with almost zero chance of survival.

Charles, who had just been calling someone a "yellow-skinned monkey," had half his head chopped off, looking utterly miserable.

Bond was stunned.

Faced with the rapidly deteriorating situation, he was filled with fear and utter confusion.

How could it become like this?
It was only at this moment that the deputy chief began to regret not heeding the advice of the Great Xia people to evacuate from the space island.

"squeak!"

Two poisonous ants spotted Bond and charged at him from the left and right with astonishing speed.

This poisonous ant has a very striking feature—it has no eyes.

They are called "eyeless poisonous ants," and they live underground in the Black Sand Sea year-round, never emerging from their bodies from birth to death.

Therefore, the Iron Fist Man explored the Black Sand Sea of ​​Death for decades without ever knowing that such a poisonous ant existed.

The information about poisonous ants released by the Great Xia Command to the member states of the Pioneer Alliance made no mention of eyeless poisonous ants.

This is also the first time that the eyeless poisonous ants have entered the space battlefield.

but.

Yang Fan knew about the eyeless poisonous ants.

The two crows were also aware of the existence of the swarm of eyeless poisonous ants.

Originally, Yang Fan intended for the Eyeless Poison Ants to be left for "internal digestion" on the S1 to S6 space islands, as they produced two kinds of precious first-class exotic materials.

One of them comes from the blade arm. This thing can extract a material, and by infusing it with internal energy, it can unleash a kind of sharpness.

This unusual material has a name – Fengjin (锋金).

The reason why eyeless poisonous ants can cut through exoskeletons as easily as chopping vegetables and melons is due to the effect of sharp metal.

The other is brain matter.

Their brains can be used to extract an ingredient that can be used to make a "blindness potion".

Once the drug is taken, even in complete darkness, the mind can clearly "see" the surrounding environment.

Now that the Blue Lionman has arrived, and Bond, who is suspected of possessing the ultimate treasure, has appeared, the two ravens promptly invite this group of blind poisonous ants to the scene.

Black Star laughed and said, "This is a life-or-death crisis. Bond will probably use his most powerful treasure."

Flashthorn flapped its wings: "He'll definitely use it if he doesn't want to die."

Half a second passed.

The thing the two crows had been hoping for finally happened.

Bond suddenly roared and jumped out of the exoskeleton, then pounded his chest with a loud "thump".

Something strange happened.

A full-body metal shield, over 1.5 meters tall, appeared out of thin air in his hand, its surface engraved with exquisite patterns.

Judging from its appearance, it looks very much like an artifact from the medieval period of the Blue Lion Kingdom.

Flashthief exclaimed, his voice filled with delight: "It really is a treasure!"

The shield appeared out of nowhere, and Bond couldn't possibly have any spatial equipment, so there's only one answer—the Arcana.

Because the essence of a supreme treasure is the evolution of a wisp of law, it can be directly integrated into the soul, so the equipment can be stored in the body.

"Boom!"

A strange, muffled thud was heard.

The full-body shield suddenly became illusory, but the patterns on its surface remained solid, which looked somewhat...

Bond gripped his full-body shield with both hands, took a step forward, and fearlessly faced the two eyeless poisonous ants.

The two poisonous ants swung their blades together, slashing fiercely at the shield, seemingly trying to cut it in two.

"Bang! Bang!"

The entire shield was struck.

next moment.

The two crows immediately witnessed the strange scene.

The entire shield was completely undamaged, with not even a trace left on the patterned surface.

A very thin slit suddenly appeared on the forehead of the two eyeless poisonous ants.

Their movements suddenly froze.

Bond let out a wild laugh, gripped his full-body shield with his left hand, and punched a blind poisonous ant with his right fist.

The poisonous ant remained motionless, enduring the punch head-on.

"Bang~"

Half of its head fell off, its colorful brain matter splattering all over the ground, and the corpse lay sprawled on the ground.

The eyes of the Black Star Raven were filled with shock: "This is 100% damage reflection!"

This is undoubtedly because the damage was reflected, which caused the head of the eyeless poisonous ant to be slashed open, essentially killing itself.

Flashthorn was extremely excited: "I'll go and extract Bond's soul!" (End of Chapter)