Chapter 145: Another Ironback
Those who had participated in the second round of the Academy Tournament changed their expressions, knowing what this meant—
The black Ironback broke through the ground, standing upright, shattering the entire underground nest. The Queen slowly stretched her body out of the nest, emitting a hoarse and unpleasant roar, commanding her offspring to attack frenziedly, making everyone on the battlefield involuntarily turn to look at her.
Those on the battlefield turned, facing the Queen they had only seen in textbooks, described as a cataclysm for humanity. Their movements froze for a moment in sheer terror.
Facing the Queen, the fear among the Stellar Corps was even greater, but they only panicked for a moment before regaining their composure, because Yuka had broken free from the swarm. She slowly turned to look at them, her mecha covered in the green fluid and blood of dead insects,.
Yuka was still there, and with her, her soldier’s faith and courage remained unshaken.
She would lead them forward.
The well-trained Stellar Corps members quickly divided into two groups following their routine training simulations. One group focused on controlling Ironback, pushing it down to attack its soft underbelly, aiming to kill it swiftly. The other group dealt with the space pirates attempting to flee.
Bartland was once again blocked by a Stellar Corps mecha. He kicked it away but failed to protect his cockpit in time, resulting in several more bullet holes from Ayoi’s gunfire on his barrier.
A bullet grazed Bartland’s right cheek, leaving a trail of blood. Frustrated, he smashed the cockpit of the mecha in front of him with a punch. But as he locked eyes with the pilot, he paused.