Central battlefield.
The alien beast base.
Long Shuang was moving around, observing the layout and committing valuable information to memory.
Although his strength was not great, as a direct descendant of the royal family and with noble status, he possessed certain privileges, allowing him free access to most areas.
As he walked, he recorded information, intending to pass it to his main body when it contacted him again.
Now, he had arrived on Blue Star, and the two were separated by only a few dozen miles, making communication much easier.
It would not be as difficult as it was last time.
He had a premonition that his main body would contact him soon.
Suddenly, he stopped, and a realization dawned on him: "As expected, they've arrived!"
His expression remained unchanged as he quickly walked towards his quarters.
Upon reaching his residence, he spoke, "Main body, it's ready!"
Lin Yu said, "No need for pleasantries, transmit all the information you've gathered recently to me!"
"Yes," Long Shuang nodded.
Soon, Lin Yu received a large amount of information, and then he withdrew his consciousness.
The cave.
He looked at the information obtained from Long Shuang, and a new information folder appeared in his mind, which was part of Long Shuang's memories.
Lin Yu opened the folder and slowly began to absorb it.
Since he was unfamiliar with the alien beast realm, the process was somewhat slow.
Time flowed slowly as Lin Yu immersed himself in deep memory fusion.
After a long while, he finally absorbed all the information and abruptly opened his eyes.
"There's a lot of information, but no critical intelligence!" Lin Yu sighed.
"Never mind, I should focus on fighting monsters and leveling up. The self-detonation tactic needs to continue," Lin Yu muttered.
"However, I'll let the clones handle the monster hunting, and I'll meditate and cultivate!"
Lin Yu sat cross-legged and began his meditation.
At this time.
On the battlefield.
Lin Yu stopped controlling his clones, and they began to hunt monsters on their own.
Some scattered to become lone wolves, while others used the fusion technique, specifically targeting seventh-tier alien powerhouses. If they were defeated, they would detonate themselves along with their opponents.
The entire battlefield was in chaos, with beings dying almost every second.
Broken limbs and mangled bodies littered the ground, and blood flowed like streams, reflecting the sky.
Time slowly passed, and the great battle ultimately concluded with the victory of the human race.
The alien race was defeated.
Furthermore, Qianyu Cang, the leader of the Qianyu tribe, abandoned the battle and fled alone.
Someone saw the direction of his escape was not towards the alien beast race, implying he feared punishment from them.
No one pursued him; victory had been achieved, and everyone was immersed in celebration.
However, after the victory, endless fatigue and sorrow washed over them.
They were tired and longed to lie down and rest immediately.
Thinking of their fallen comrades, their spirits were also weary.
At this moment, someone shouted, "Bad news, the alien beast army is attacking!"
Li Qiudao heard this and immediately shouted, "Everyone, retreat to the base!"
"Retreat!"
"Retreat!"
"Retreat!"
The remaining more than seven thousand soldiers of the Blood Dragon Army shouted for retreat.
The adventurers, already exhausted, breathed a sigh of relief at this order.
One by one, they bolted, running so fast that they were barely slower than the Blood Dragon Army.
Li Qiudao watched them and laughed, "These guys are really fast, their legs are like the wind."
The adjutant said, "This is more than just fast legs; a sixth-tier kid just ran past me."
Another adjutant scoffed, "Cowards who fear death can never achieve greatness!"
Li Qiudao's face darkened, and he reprimanded, "At a time like this, you cannot say anything that undermines unity. If I hear it again, you can go and shut yourself away."
At this moment, the base was in sight. Li Qiudao said, "Everyone, stop. We will cover the rear!"
"Yes!"
Although some were unwilling, no one dared to disobey the general's order.
However, a group of people suddenly appeared not far from them.
"We will cover the rear, will there be any military merits?" asked a person clad in full armor. Not only him, but everyone around him was also in full armor.
Li Qiudao's heart trembled slightly, and he thought, "What great righteousness!"
But after seeing their strength, he shook his head, "You are only at the sixth-tier combat level, you won't be able to stop them. Let us handle the rear guard duty. You should go back!"
"Don't worry about us, we won't die!"
"Even if you die, you won't be able to stop tens of thousands of vanguard troops. Hurry back and don't throw your lives away needlessly."
Although the request for military merits was made, he was still deeply gratified that someone had volunteered to cover the rear.
However, a group of sixth-tier awakened ones attempting to halt the alien beast vanguard army was akin to a fool's dream, merely sending their lives away for nothing. He could not agree.
Otherwise, if someone brought this up later, not only would he lose face, but he would also be branded as a coward who sent his juniors to cover the rear.
By then, it would be difficult to shake off that label.
He did not want to leave any stains on his record, nor did he want them to perish in vain.
At this moment, an adjutant beside him whispered in his ear, "General, they seem to be Lin Yu's clones, the self-detonating infantry on the battlefield, that's who they are."
Li Qiudao suddenly remembered the incessant sounds of self-detonation, which had killed quite a number of seventh-tier aliens.
Most importantly, the self-detonations had deterred the enemy, making them hesitant and unwilling to push too hard.
Li Qiudao suddenly smiled and said, "Excellent! Using clones to earn military merits with me, you are quite cunning. I agree. The Blood Dragon Army's total merit for covering the rear is one million. I'll give you half of it!"
Lin Yu's clone said, "I want all of it!"
Li Qiudao refused, "Your group of clones cannot hold the rear. I will stay behind just in case!"
The Guan Dao (saber) struck the ground, creating a deep pit with a loud bang.
"I am a ninth-tier awakened one. Even if the alien beasts have three heads and six arms, they cannot keep me. Do not try to persuade me; my mind is made up!"
"All of you, step back. After fighting alongside me, you have lost thirty-five percent of your forces, and all of you are injured. Hurry back to the base for treatment!"
Everyone heard this and gathered around.
"General, we are willing to die and will never live in cowardice!"
Lin Yu's clone watched their dramatic scene from afar, feeling quite uneasy.
You put on a dramatic show, but as an onlooker, I cannot empathize. I only feel awkward.
Therefore, Lin Yu directly ordered his clone to turn around and charge towards the alien beast army.
He only had five hundred clones. Facing the tens of thousands of enemy vanguard troops, they seemed insignificant. However, five hundred self-detonating infantry units were very deterrent.
"Kill!"
The main general of the alien beast vanguard army saw the enemy walking into a trap and was overjoyed.
But when he saw that they were a group of sixth-tier awakened ones, his anger surged.
"The human race sends sixth-tier individuals against our vanguard army? Are they underestimating us?"
"My soldiers, kill them!"
Roar! Roar! Roar!!!
The beasts roared to the sky, displayed their skills, and hurled them at the clones.
Suddenly, the clones unleashed their skills.
Illusion Soul Technique!
A faint glimmer flashed, and their numbers suddenly increased.
From the initial five hundred, they now appeared to be endless, with masked humans as far as the eye could see.
"Impossible!"
"My soldiers, charge!"
"Kill all humans!"
"Roar!"