The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

"Screech—!!" Having eaten and drunk its fill, the bat-dragon bird raised its head and let out a cry that pierced through the clouds, its voice rough and domineering.

However, as soon as it asserted its territorial sovereignty, the feathers on the back of its neck suddenly bristled.

An instinctive sense of danger is creeping up my spine.

It suddenly scanned back and forth, its violent vertical pupils quickly fixing on the void to its right.

"Screech—!" Without the slightest hesitation, the bat-dragon bird folded its wings and, like a black cannonball, swooped down towards the empty area.

Just as its claws were about to touch the void, three dark blue laser beams suddenly ripped through the air, precisely piercing its wing membranes and heart.

As the sound-sensing bat-dragon bird let out a short, mournful cry and plummeted from the sky, the pilot of the Xuan Bird fighter jet calmly stated, "Danger cleared!"

"Roger that!" came the communication from another fighter jet. "Airspace alert clear. 20 kilometers from the incident site. Expected arrival in 2 minutes!"

As the two black birds swept across the horizon of the crimson Gobi Desert, they arrived low above the ruins where an armored vehicle had been torn in half and broken.

Ripples began to spread across the void, and two fighter jets, each 15 meters long and 4.5 meters high, slowly materialized.

Unlike traditional fighter jets with their sharp angles, it resembles a streamlined airship.

The entire body is covered with a dark silver coating, and wings extend from both sides like feathers.

As the energy patterns on both sides of the wing darkened, the originally extended wing surface slowly contracted inward along the pre-set track on the fuselage, landing on the open ground.

A moment later, the tail hatch of the second fighter jet opened, and four Black Fangs landed first, spreading out to patrol the surroundings.

Irina, Shiyan, and Shia, who was being carried by Lu Qianwei, then emerged from Unit 1.

The Xuan Bird's manned capacity is limited, and its wings do not have a retractable characteristic, so they lost air superiority on Gina Star.

Even the largest aerospace fighter jets can only be transported here by waiting for an even larger door to be forged.

The portal to the alien world has now been anchored, and Lu Qianwei can reclaim the system space at any time.

However, reopening still requires a medium based on the concept of a 'door'.

"Hey, my leg is over there!" Shia, who was being held by Lu Qianwei with one hand, excitedly pointed to a spot.

By zooming in on the tactical helmet screen, a lower body that had lost its upper body was indeed visible.

"Commander Lu, take my lower body to that car over there."

"I see, the operating table inside is still usable." Shia then pointed to the armored vehicle with a hole on the other side.

"no problem……"

"Something's up! Everyone, be on alert!"

Just as Lu Qianwei picked up Shia's lower body, Irina suddenly warned everyone.

Radar and other detection methods showed no abnormalities, but everyone raised their guns without hesitation and aimed at the depths of the dense forest that Irina pointed to.

Suddenly, a cracking sound grew louder as a massive, dark shadow burst forth from the dense forest.

Before anyone could see clearly, the massive figure, nearly twenty meters tall, leaped high into the air, accompanied by a strong gust of wind.

It flew directly over everyone's heads and landed heavily on the open ground behind them.

"Roar--!!"

The deafening roar and the rows of menacing, serrated fangs that appeared when the giant mouth opened made the Black Fang Army feel threatened.

"open--"

"Wait!"

Just as Irina opened her mouth, Lu Qianwei's voice suddenly rang out, stopping the group from unleashing their firepower.

He recognized the large creature covered in shiny black steel burrs and hard scales; it was an adult Corrupting Fiend.

Taking action would damage the harmony.

Moreover, the other party noticed its cubs when they were about to make a move.

Just as Shi Sha was somewhat bewildered, Shi Yan, who had spent several days with everyone, suddenly jumped out from behind.

The mother's roar clearly indicated that she regarded Lu Qianwei and the others as enemies, so it had no choice but to go forward and try to communicate and explain to its mother by gesturing wildly.

They have food...very good...a clan...of companions...

Upon receiving the excited message from Shiyan, Shisha glanced at the black iron men who were slowly lowering their guns, exhaled a long breath, and then restrained his killing intent and violence.

It could indeed smell the 'friendly' mark left on them by the Corrosive.

As the Fiend lowered its head, it nuzzled its cubs with a low, whimpering purr.

The group gradually relaxed. Animals are simple-minded; if they don't act aggressively towards you, they definitely won't.

Lu Qianwei stopped looking and quickly walked towards the wrecked armored vehicle, grabbing Shia by the lower half of her body.

The emergency lights in the carriage were still flickering, and the operating table in the center, covered with fine robotic arms, still had power.

Lu Qianwei didn't hesitate and put Xia's upper and lower body on it.

Before he could operate it, the main control screen on the operating table suddenly lit up, and the robotic arm started moving automatically.

The hair-thin nanoprobes released a silvery-white bioadhesive at the broken ends.

This will probably take some time. Lu Qianwei went outside to watch the two beasts, one big and one small, interact.

He touched his metal jawline, pondering how to win the favor of the adult Corruptor.

"Drip-drip-"

Just then, a remote communication came through, and Lu Qianwei heard Sylvia's familiar voice after answering it.

"Brother Lu, I've intercepted a few messages from Wieland Tanggu Company."

"Say!"

"Because of our contact with Shia, the satellite has reported our armed force that appeared on Gina Star back to the company."

I think it's too late to intercept it.

"They... seem interested in the power armor we're wearing and are sending people to Gina."

The final instruction was for Tessa, the advanced cyborg at the Armed Research Institute, to remain inactive.

Sylvia said this with an uncertain tone.

In her view, a civilization capable of traversing galaxies and wielding laser guns should have no shortage of powered armor.

Unfortunately, she was wrong. The technology in the alien world is indeed distorted, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to hack into the network so easily.

"Should I plant a virus to cause the spaceship's systems to deviate from their course?"

"Don't worry about them, it will be months before they get here."

Having seen the map of the Galactic Federation's territory, and lacking the Ironblood's advanced wormhole technology, when the Weyland Tanggu Company's ship arrived at the remote star system of Gina...

Ha~ Aren't they just here to deliver equipment?

He could now make use of the cyborgs on the planet to foster their relationship with the adult Eclipses...

Chapter 35 Armed Research Base

At the biological weapons research base, Tessa looked solemn as she watched the satellite images of the Black Peak Mountain base.

In terms of both numbers and equipment, the unknown force is stronger than their side.

"Where did they come from?" Tessa muttered to herself.

They could only conclude that the other side arrived earlier than them; otherwise, the satellites would have detected their spacecraft's trajectory much earlier.

"Tessa, the defenses are all in place." A calm voice sounded behind her.

Tessa turned around and saw the cyborg numbered α-7 standing at the door with its hands at its sides.

He mechanically continued his report: "The pulse warning network around the base has a coverage radius of three kilometers."

An alarm will be triggered if any metal vehicle or biosignal approaches.

"The twelve automatic turrets are concealed in the rock strata of the mountain, and the thermal imaging aiming system has locked onto several key routes."

"There are no blind spots in frontal defense. If the enemy tries to launch a strong attack, we will detect their movements immediately."

α-7's tone was completely flat, like coldly reciting a Bible.

No, even the Church Fathers had more emotion when reading the Bible than they did.

"Step down."

After waving the other person away, Tessa suddenly felt a little nostalgic for Shia; at least the base wouldn't feel so deserted.

However, since the location signal disappeared, she must have been destroyed by that unknown force.

The thought had barely formed when the metal door to the main control room opened again, and α-7 reappeared in the doorway.

"The target has been detected moving toward the base at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour and is expected to reach the edge of the alert range in ten minutes."

"What's going on?!" Tessa frowned upon hearing this.

Since the last mission failed, Satellite 3 has been monitoring the movement of the eclipse in real time.

If the other party moves over a large area, she should receive the news immediately, and the base's AI system should issue an alert!

She raised her hand and made a gesture in the air, and the holographic projection in the center of the base lit up.

The real-time trajectory map transmitted by the satellite unfolded in mid-air, and the red dotted line trajectory of the Eclipse was indeed approaching the base.

The satellites were indeed tracking the movements of the Eclipse, but they never sent her a single warning message.

She only found out after the cyborgs at the guard post discovered her!

"Cerberus!" Tessa demanded of the base system, her voice tinged with suppressed anger, "Why didn't you issue a warning about the Eclipse's movement trajectory?!"

"Target movement trajectory detected, but not triggering danger assessment threshold..."

No high-threat attack behavior or intrusion intent was detected; therefore, no alert procedure was activated.

A cold, mechanical voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, rang out in the command room.

Upon hearing this, Tessa felt as if her fists were hitting cotton.

The base system's AI intelligence is only at the level of a low-level bio-engineered human, serving to monitor and report to the company.