Chapter 140: Landing Combat Robots

Words : 1531 Updated : Sep 21st, 2025

As the number of spaceships above Planet One increased, Xiao Yu’s method of combat quietly underwent a transformation. Previously, Xiao Yu’s battle strategy resembled guerrilla warfare—strike once and move, rescue the Arrow Beasts and leave—rarely engaging in direct confrontation with the Swarm. But now, with his growing fleet, Xiao Yu began to attempt battles against the Swarm on the frontlines. During this period, Planet One had become an enormous battlefield. At any given moment, there were at least dozens of locations where battles involving over a thousand ships were taking place. Battles with dozens or hundreds of ships were commonplace across the surface of Planet One. The atmosphere of Planet One was saturated with the ozone-like stench produced by laser beams scorching the air, mixed with the smell of insect corpses. Xiao Yu estimated that the number of Swarm drones that had reached Planet One had already exceeded several hundred million, among which at least fifty million had flight capability. These fifty million flying insects were Xiao Yu’s primary enemies at this stage. The planet’s surface—especially that of a planet with an atmosphere—was entirely different from the vacuum of space. In outer space, Xiao Yu could unleash his firepower without restraint; fifty million insects wouldn’t even last him a day. But here, in the inner atmosphere of Planet One, these insects had caused Xiao Yu considerable trouble. However, overall, Xiao Yu still held the upper hand in the skies. A single Village-Class spaceship might not be a match for a thousand insects, but ten thousand ships could easily defeat ten million insects. Beyond basic attributes like firepower and defense, Xiao Yu also had advantages in soft capabilities: control coordination, tactical synergy, precision targeting, and ammunition efficiency. These soft capabilities made up for any deficiencies in hard power. On a certain plain, a fleet of three thousand Town-Class spaceships had just concluded a battle against a Swarm force numbering over one million. The battle lasted three hours, and Xiao Yu achieved a complete victory. Around three hundred Arrow Beasts had been hiding in this location. After rescuing these three hundred Arrow Beasts, the total number of alien beasts Xiao Yu had rescued finally exceeded ten thousand, nearly half of the total Arrow Beast population. The retrofitting of the Handan was now preliminarily completed, and these Arrow Beasts would be able to live safely aboard it. Of the fifty million flying insects, about half had already been wiped out by Xiao Yu, at the cost of approximately six thousand Town-Class spaceships. Aside from these flyers, the remaining Swarm consisted mostly of ground-bound insects. On Planet One, Xiao Yu couldn’t use hydrogen bombs, and energy shells also couldn’t be deployed on a large scale. Until the landing combat robots could be mass-produced, Xiao Yu lacked an effective method to deal with these ground insects. On the two moons orbiting Planet One, Xiao Yu had already begun building large-scale factories. The blueprints for the landing combat robots were complete. These vast numbers of ground insects would be dealt with by these robots. Time passed bit by bit, and the rescue operations continued for a full month. Finally, all Arrow Beasts who could be contacted had been rescued by Xiao Yu. As the number of Swarm drones arriving from space dropped to negligible levels, Xiao Yu commenced production of the first batch of landing combat robots at the moon-based factories. At this moment, only native plants remained on Planet One. For some reason, the Swarm seemed to have no interest in these plants. Aside from incidental destruction during movement, the plants remained mostly intact. The native animals of Planet One were not so lucky. Most had been killed by the Swarm, even aquatic creatures were not spared. Planet One had suffered a catastrophe. Its ecosystem was devastated beyond measure and would take at least a hundred years to recover—if it could at all. This enraged the Arrow Beasts. The Arrow Beasts were a race that revered nature. As the apex predators of their planet, they strictly abided by the principle of preserving the natural world. Now, witnessing the unrestrained destruction of their homeland, their hearts ached with sorrow. The first rescued juvenile Arrow Beast, Lorna, was chosen as the representative of the Arrow Beasts to communicate with Xiao Yu. During this period, Lorna had repeatedly and earnestly expressed her sadness to Xiao Yu, often pleading strongly for him to begin extermination of the Swarm as soon as possible. “Brother Xiao, have your war machines not been completed yet?” Hearing Lorna’s question, the 3D holographic projection of Xiao Yu gave a helpless shake of his head and replied, “Mm, it’ll still take some time... You have to understand, these landing combat robots need to reach a certain number before they can effectively deal heavy damage to the ground insects. If the numbers are too small, they’ll be wiped out instantly.” According to Xiao Yu’s plan, the first wave of landing combat robots would total one hundred thousand units. Miniaturized energy shield technology had already been developed and was being widely implemented on the robots. At the same time, Xiao Yu had incorporated alien beast flesh into their construction, greatly enhancing the strength of their materials. Each robot was equipped with at least two types of weapons: laser cannons, Swarm-inspired miniature energy cannons, and standard kinetic weapons. “Brother Xiao, is there anything we can help with?” Lorna asked cautiously. “Mm... yes, you can,” Xiao Yu replied. “Once the flying insects are eliminated, your people—since you can fly—will be a powerful combat force. You can coordinate with the robot units for surprise assaults.” “That’s great!” Lorna, who had transformed into a large feline form, pounced excitedly toward Xiao Yu, seemingly wanting to hug him. But she clearly forgot that this was only a holographic projection of Xiao Yu. She passed right through his body and smacked into the wall behind him. Xiao Yu chuckled and shook his head, then returned to his work. Over time, Xiao Yu had come to understand the Arrow Beast civilization better. Having experienced the dark side of the universe, Xiao Yu found these Arrow Beasts as pure as crystals. They revered nature, were straightforward, and had no schemes or hidden agendas. They spoke and acted from the heart, without a trace of calculation. As such, Xiao Yu wasn’t bothered by their frequent urging. In fact, he enjoyed his time with them. The schemes, deceptions, and unending wars among other civilizations—situations in which he had nearly died several times—had not dragged him into darkness. Instead, they made him yearn even more for the light. And this Arrow Beast civilization was undoubtedly a race of light. The Arrow Beast civilization was similar to human civilization. They had two sexes. A pair of different-sex Arrow Beasts could produce the next generation. However, in terms of societal roles, the sexes had no distinct division of labor. Once they reached adulthood, there was no significant difference in combat ability between them. Their average lifespan exceeded thirty thousand years, and they didn’t reach adulthood until the age of eight thousand. Female Arrow Beasts required nearly four hundred years of gestation to bear a single offspring. The juvenile Arrow Beast who frequently contacted Xiao Yu—Lorna—would need almost a thousand years to reach adulthood. Converted to human years, assuming adulthood at age eighteen, Lorna would be the equivalent of a girl under sixteen. On Planet One, a vast fleet was still conducting extermination operations against flying insects while attacking ground insects whenever they revealed themselves. Initially, these attacks caused losses to the ground insects, but over time they grew more cunning—using terrain to hide, such as forests and caves. In such conditions, continued aerial attacks became impractical. In truth, Xiao Yu dearly wished he could wash the planet clean with high-yield hydrogen bombs—simple, effective, and efficient. But remembering that tens of thousands of Arrow Beasts would one day return to live here, he could only abandon that idea with deep regret. On the two moons of Planet One, massive construction factories were now fully operational. Xiao Yu utilized local resources to conduct large-scale mining, and dispatched numerous ships for energy transportation—constantly ferrying vast quantities of fusion fuel from Planet Two. With sufficient minerals and fuel, Xiao Yu’s factories continuously produced large quantities of robot components. These components were transported in bulk by Village-Class ships to assembly lines, where they were assembled into finished robots. Currently, Xiao Yu’s warehouse housed at least eighty thousand robot landing units. Once the number hit one hundred thousand, he would deploy them en masse to Planet One to initiate ground operations. Now, Xiao Yu was close to that target. As more production lines came online, his manufacturing speed accelerated. From building only a few hundred robots per day initially, he now produced over ten thousand per day. Xiao Yu estimated that once all production lines were operational, he would be able to achieve a daily output of one hundred thousand robots. Time continued to pass. Two days later, the robot inventory had surpassed one hundred thousand units. “It’s time to begin the landing operation. Swarm... your nemesis has arrived.”

Chapter 140: Landing Combat Robots

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