Fang Qingyu charged at the forefront!

The Star Force Field was like a moving death domain, reducing the speed of the insect swarm and disrupting their attack trajectories wherever it passed!

Every slash of the Dragon Sparrow Calamity Slash shone with the brilliance and destruction of starlight! Or it executed a swift and precise "Shocking Dome" to pierce through high-tier insects' vital points.

Furthermore, the newly comprehended Starlight Power flowed freely, sometimes transforming into the freezing "Cold Breath," turning the oncoming swarm into ice sculptures.

At other times, it condensed into the scorching "Starfire," igniting the shell from within!

The Qi Blood of the Bone Melting Realm granted him terrifying strength and endurance, with bones forged like lava. Every step made the ground tremble, and every slash carried overwhelming force!

Qin Hui and Old Qiao guarded his flanks like wings, grinding any insects that breached the force field into pieces.

Qi Hao and Lv Chen stood as solid rear guards.

Ensuring the core, Jiang Wei, and the rear were unharmed.

The squad was like an efficient and violent killing machine, plowing a fiery, icy, corpse-strewn path through the insect sea!

Though not fast, they advanced resolutely toward those giant pillars!

"It's reinforcements!!"

Under the support pillars, a member of the Luo Feng Squad caught sight of the destructive storm surging against the insect tide, and his hopeless eyes suddenly lit up with joy, "Captain! It's Captain Fang and his team!!"

Covered in blood, Luo Feng cleaved a Blade-legged Insect with a single strike, gasping as he looked up, seeing Fang Qingyu ignite a Rock-breaking Beetle blocking the way with Starfire, the dazzling starlight blade and the distorted light around him, like a lighthouse in the dark!

"Brothers! Hold on! Reinforcements are here! Close in on Captain Fang!!" Luo Feng's hoarse voice carried the excitement of salvation from despair, instantly reigniting the remaining fighting spirit of the squad!

Inside and outside coordination!

Fang Qingyu's squad cleaved through the swarm like an icebreaker, while Luo Feng's squad mustered their last strength, desperately cutting their way towards the reinforcements!

The distance was rapidly decreasing!

One hundred meters! Fifty meters! Thirty meters!

"Qin, Old Qiao! Support!" Fang Qingyu called out in a low voice, halting suddenly, the Dragon Sparrow Calamity Slash held horizontally in front, and the Starlight Force Field compressed and solidified, forming a sturdier barrier in front, forcibly withstanding the frenzy of insects swarming in due to their charge!

Qin Hui and Old Qiao immediately comprehended the plan, rushing out from Fang Qingyu's sides like two iron clamps, slamming into the swarm in front of the Blade Squad, instantly joining Luo Feng and the others!

"Go! Retreat behind the pillar!"

Qin Hui shouted, supporting an injured Blade Squad member on their shoulders alongside Old Qiao.

"Captain Fang! We owe you a great debt!" Luo Feng wiped blood from his face, roaring towards Fang Qingyu, then quickly organized the still-mobile teammates to support each other, retreating swiftly towards the nearest giant support pillar covered with dark purple fleshy ducts.

"Qi Hao, Lv Chen! Cover the retreat!"

Fang Qingyu ordered while maintaining the force field to block the insect wave.

The two immediately positioned themselves on the flanks, their weapons slicing through and shielding against the encroaching insects.

Jiang Wei's small figure stayed close to Fang Qingyu, the invisible heat waves disturbing the nearby insects.

Finally, everyone retreated to the relative safety behind the giant pillar.

The few massive support pillars and the thick fleshy ducts covering them formed a natural, easily defensible semi-circular fortification.

"Huff... Huff..." Everyone leaned against the cold, slippery pillar, breathing heavily, the feeling of surviving a calamity intensely palpable.

The Luo Feng Squad was battered, most members injured and nearly exhausted.

"Captain Fang! You all..."

Luo Feng looked at Fang Qingyu with complex emotions, gratitude mixed with deep shock.

He had personally witnessed how Fang Qingyu carved a path through the insect sea, a power far beyond his understanding.

"No time for pleasantries."

Fang Qingyu interrupted, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone, finally resting on the base of the towering pillar, more precisely, on the area where it connected to the plaza ground, covered by thick dark-purple ducts.

The low, heartbeat-like "thump... thump..." emanated most clearly from deep beneath here!

Moreover, the ducts here were notably thicker, with more vigorous and powerful pulsation, and a darker hue, almost plum-black.

The mucus seeping from the ducts carried a peculiar sweet, metallic smell.

"The main entrance is at the plaza center, but that's the core of the insect sea, a direct assault is too costly." Fang Qingyu spoke rapidly, pointing down, "Here! These ducts are the 'umbilical cords' extending from the mother nest! They connect directly to the deep underground core! The energy fluctuation is strongest, and the defense structure is necessarily weaker! Moreover..."

"You mean... breach it here?"

Old Qiao eyed the thick, lifelike pulsing flesh ducts and the concrete base below, drawing in a sharp breath.

"This is the quickest route! And it's the 'blind spot' in the swarm's defense!" Fang Qingyu stated firmly, looking at Qin Hui, Old Qiao, and Luo Feng, "You hold this position, establish a temporary outpost, and draw the outer insects' fire! Qi Hao, Lv Chen, guard the sides and above! Xiaojiang, you..."

"I'm going with you." Jiang Wei raised her small face, her tone calm yet unyielding, with faint red glimmers swirling deep in her clear eyes.

Fang Qingyu gave her a deep look, not opposing, "Alright. Stay close to me."

With all preparations complete, Fang Qingyu hesitated no longer.

Taking a deep breath, his aura surged to its peak!

Buzz!

The Celestial Stars Field condensed within three feet in front, forming a viscous defensive shield.

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