The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Seeing this, Tessa pressed the capture trap again. The moment the gravity well was activated, the Eclipse's massive body suddenly sank, its entire body collapsing towards the ground, but it still couldn't completely subdue it.

The title of "top predator of the planet" isn't given lightly.

The Fiend roared in fury once more, its thick limbs bulging with muscles, unleashing an even more terrifying power.

"This is exactly the moment I've been waiting for!" Tessa sneered as she pressed the monomolecular noose.

Several silver threads, almost invisible to the naked eye, immediately shot up from the ground like venomous snakes, coiling towards Shi Sha's neck and limbs.

These ropes, made of high-strength monomolecular materials, are sharp enough to cut through the armor of warships.

They dig deep into tough flesh, cutting into the target's tendons, rendering it unable to exert force and restricting its movement.

With the triple traps stacked on top of each other, the Fiend's struggles visibly weakened and sluggish.

In less than ten minutes, its proud head was forced to droop by gravity, and its thick limbs oozed dark green blood as the noose cut through them...

Eventually, it collapsed and lay motionless under the contraction of the electric grid, with only the occasional faint crackling sound from its scorched flesh.

"The target's vital signs dropped sharply, and he fell into a state of deep paralysis."

"The energy response is weak." A cyborg repeated the data from the system scan.

"Hmph, just a beast after all." Tessa's lips curled into a victor's smile as she emerged from the shadows and headed towards the massive, collapsed beast.

Shia quickly reached out to stop him, "There's no need to investigate. To be on the safe side, let's have the car take the target back to the research base first."

"Shia, you're overthinking it." Bypassing her attempts to stop her, Tessa led the other cyborgs into the razor-sharp grass.

At the same time, a fervent desire to capture top prey flashed in his eyes, "We are not human; the company's interests are the reason we were created."

"Shia, record this perfect data!"

Shia frowned slightly; when it came to company interests, even her core logic had to be followed.

But she always felt that Shi Sha's collapsed posture was too 'cooperative'.

“You’re being overly cautious, Shia.” As a twin, Tessa understood Shia’s logic and emotions, but she didn’t take it to heart.

However, he still waved to signal the two groups of cyborgs to be injected with strong sedatives and nerve anesthetics.

That should be fine now, right?

However, when squads of cyborgs, maintaining tactical formations and ignoring their exposed bodies revealed by cuts in the grass, approached the paralyzed Erosion, preparing to inject a neurotoxin into its neck...

The Fiend suddenly opened its eyes, and its huge tail nimbly transformed into a black lightning bolt, tearing apart the electric grid.

The nearby cyborgs were caught off guard and were also cut in half at the waist.

While monomolecular cable materials are indeed tough, they cannot withstand the enemy's ability to detach and regenerate to break free of their restraints.

Just seconds later, the noose binding the Fiend's limbs and neck broke free as it severed its head and limbs.

And what it will do next is to take revenge!

"Roar--!!!"

The deafening roar of the Erosion Demon instantly swept across the entire plain.

An even more violent aura erupted like a volcano, and even the razor grass was forced to collapse by the sound wave!

The gravitational pressure disappeared after its body density was regenerated and restored; instead, it became even more powerful!

An unexpected turn of events occurred, and Tessa immediately ordered the androids to open fire.

call out!call out!call out!call out!

Dense laser beams rained down on the erosion body like a torrential downpour.

However, the red beam of light, powerful enough to melt through thick steel plates, only burned shallow pits on the Corrosive Leather Armor, which were instantly restored by its abnormal regenerative ability.

How do we fight this?

It's impossible to win!

Breaking free from its cage, the Erosion Demon charged into the ranks of the cyborgs, braving a barrage of laser bullets.

A claw, a slap, and a sweep—that's the engine oil and the scattered limb parts.

The closest cyborgs only had time to utter a short cry of surprise before they were smashed to pieces.

"Retreat! Abandon all equipment, evacuate everyone as a priority!" Shia's urgent voice rang out in the public channel.

At the same time, she jerked the steering wheel, and the heavy armored vehicle she was driving sped out from behind the ambush point, skidding and screeching to a stop near Tessa. "Get in! Quick!"

Tessa gritted her teeth and climbed into the passenger seat, while the remaining cyborgs rushed towards the nearby armored vehicle.

Having cleared away the cyborgs blocking his way, the Fiend's rage was still not appeased. He charged after the armored vehicle that was accelerating rapidly with its pedals slammed on.

Finally, the increasingly faint gunfire and the Fiend's roar faded into the distance, disappearing into the Razorfen Plains...

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Linglong, Tarim Basin.

Rust-colored dust swirled across the cracked, saline-alkali ground.

Several military armored vehicles led the way from the front, rear, left, and right, maintaining the stability of the convoy.

Protected in the center by them were troop carriers, trucks, buses... and even freight cars carrying survivors.

Apart from the troop carriers, everything else was modified and pieced together by survivors.

In today's world, there is no room for weak forces to survive.

The Devouring Beast's emotional detection completely thwarted these people's ambitions.

The weekly reports from Tiangong coldly recount the disappearance of other settlements.

In an instant, the camp members who had luckily survived were filled with various thoughts of fear and unease.

Those who advocated fleeing, those who hoped to seek refuge, and those who stubbornly refused to leave... all became the source of chaos and internal strife!

Under these circumstances, the bunker's support convoy continuously gathered convoys from other survivor camps.

The large influx of people inevitably attracted the attention of the Devouring Beasts.

Dust billowed behind several armed pickup trucks with welded steel plates and mounted heavy machine guns.

Different types of Pan-Genetic Type I Devouring Beasts converged, constantly hissing, and biting the tail of the convoy tightly.

“There must be at least several thousand of them!” Dressed in a cyberpunk style, Charlie Clara lowered his goggles and unconsciously gripped the heavy machine gun on the pickup truck.

"Release the trigger if you don't want to die!" Link shouted hastily.

He could see the tension in everyone's eyes, but he had no choice but to stand up and use the megaphone inside his armored helmet to remind the armed convoy that was providing rear-guard cover.

"Your firing of your guns first caused panic among the women, children, and elderly in the center of the convoy!"

"The unease will only make the Devouring Beast more irritable. Without Commander Sima's orders..."

Everyone, refrain from firing!

Link's team of survivors was one of the stronger ones, and his words carried a certain degree of credibility.

Furthermore, the Dark Fortress unit was originally there to support Link and his team, who were providing information on the Devouring Beasts.

The rest of the people were either rescued along the way from the direction of Yanquan Valley or joined the flow of traffic.

Chapter 26 Lightweight Ion Shield

According to information provided by survivors from various places, they either couldn't hold out until Jiuchuan came to their aid and their homes were destroyed, or they fled after their families were killed.

They were either people who rebelled or overthrew their leader and left their settlement.

Faced with life and death, no one would leave their family behind to wait for death in the camp, abandoning these people's ambitions.

Even if they knew that overclocked weapons could interrupt the regeneration of Devouring Beasts, it was still beyond the capabilities of small factions like theirs to create such weapons.

Even if they could, the supplies in the settlement wouldn't be enough to last them for ten days or half a month.

This is the tragedy of small forces.

"Roar--!!"

A large number of Devouring Beasts roared to the sky, instantly igniting the frenzy of the entire beast horde.

"Company commander, we've entered within 20 kilometers of the bunker!" The soldier inside the armored vehicle, looking at the terrain map, quickly reported.

"it is good!"

At the forefront of the convoy, Sima Zhao connected to the bunker's communication base station via his tactical helmet.

"This is the 'Wind Tamer' team. We have entered the safe zone. Coordinates: xxx-xxx. Requesting activation of the blocking frequency!"

"Received, Company Commander Sima Zhao, you have three minutes to make final arrangements."

"understand!"

After hanging up the communication, Sima Zhao immediately ordered the various convoys: "Transport convoys, proceed at full speed."

Keep driving forward; another support team will be there ahead.

"The rest of the armored vehicles and I, slow down and prepare to engage the enemy!"

"The overclocked weapon will cover our area in three minutes. Don't worry about these bastards respawning!"

Upon hearing the order, everyone had already slowed down, unable to contain themselves any longer.

Having been chased by hordes of uncanny valley creatures for so long, the unease and fear had been suppressed for a long time, and now they could finally be killed.

The seasoned survivors on the armored vehicle and the soldiers in the bunker erupted in long-suppressed roars.

Three minutes later, an invisible wave, carrying an indescribable penetrating force, swept into the Devouring Beast horde.

The Devouring Beast suddenly felt the Spirit Seeds within its body becoming chaotic and violent, as if something had blocked their connection to the Mana ecosystem.

The charging beast tide seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall.

Almost simultaneously, each of the snake-dogs, salamanders, horned lizards, and other Devouring Beasts froze for a moment, then recovered and continued chasing the convoy ahead.

By this time, the armed convoy had already formed a tight chain, creating an ironclad defensive line.

Light and heavy firepower points are scattered throughout, missiles on the roof can be fired at any time, and a crossfire network has already taken shape amidst the roar of engines.

As the Devouring Beasts approached within firing range, Sima Zhao raised the Ripper machine gun and fired, shouting, "Fire!"