Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

[Node Perception: From now on, you can clearly perceive the full sensory experience of every individual in the "collective consciousness," including "vision," "hearing," "touch," "smell," "taste," "spiritual sense," and so on, through the connection of "collective consciousness." Moreover, with the consent of the target, you can also attach your will directly onto the target in the form of "descent." Your will carries all your battle experience and most of your Spiritual Energy abilities. Thus, you can use your will to control the target to do anything you need them to do. A single target cannot be "descended" upon continuously, nor can it endure the pouring of your will for an extended period (The duration of the descent and the cooldown time are both regulated by various factors such as "the target's physical condition," "the strength of the target's will," "the target's level of Spiritual Energy," etc.).]

After a long time, the once unchallengeable Overlord had become a soul under Bai E's blade.

Back then, the panel that couldn't be viewed through drop rate now just provided 80,000 points of battle experience.

As Bai E's strength increased, the benefits provided by the same opponent naturally decreased as well.

The Overlord's body fell with a terrifying roar, and its massive figure hit the ground, causing the Earth to tremble as if in an earthquake.

The psychic field that enveloped the entire scene also vanished instantly, and the Bug Race, without a unified command, instantly became chaotic.

Small node commanders, like praying mantis bugs, could also command lower Bug Race members within a certain range, but their detailed command was limited, and they could not perfectly coordinate and communicate with each other.

The greatest advantage of the Bug Race was their real-time shared Bug Hive Will Network.

Now, with the Overlord, who provided the network, down, each group of bugs could only fight their own battles under the command of a few praying mantis bugs.

Without the Overlord, the Bug Race didn't have any sense of fear; instead, the abundance of flesh and blood close at hand was driving their ravenous hunger to madness.

Madness couldn't enhance their killing ability.

The chaotic Bug Race only became the target of human tactics, not to mention that the human warriors still had the blessing of "collective consciousness" after the loss of the Overlord's psychic field suppression, making them even more powerful.

As one side weakened and the other grew stronger, the situation instantaneously took a one-sided turn.

Feeling the instant dissipation of the terrifying Spiritual Energy ocean that belonged to the Overlord, Yue Ying, who was inside the armored vehicle, suddenly opened her rosy lips.

"Really... really killed it."

The fall of the Overlord's body on the screen couldn't be taken as conclusive evidence by her, yet the dissipation of the Spiritual Energy ocean undoubtedly proved that it had all happened indeed.

"Over... Over... Overlord?!"

Even just seeing the sight of that once invincible figure falling, every member of the diplomatic squadron from the capital felt genuinely incredulous.

Even though this General Bai E from Blackwater City had shown enough power to contend with the Overlord in previous actions, him truly bringing down the Overlord still inevitably made them feel a surreal sense of the shifting of times.

Even the Overlord, who was a tough challenge for the capital, was successfully slain by an army assembled in Blackwater City, not at all well-equipped; it was self-evident who played a central role.

The point wasn't that Blackwater City had the power to eradicate the Bug Hive on its own, but rather that the Bug Hive was almost single-handedly destroyed by General Bai E.

If that was the case... General Bai E's existence had strategic significance for them in reclaiming lost territories.

Although they in the capital could also wipe out Bug Hives one by one, it would cost a lot of resources, and each eradication would require time for rest and rearmament.

But what about General Bai E?

With such strength, he could traverse the globe alone, leading the armies of each city to directly slay the Overlords.

The efficiency of this recovery was unimaginable; perhaps the ambition of humanity returning to its peak could be fully realized in their generation!

"We must report back to the capital as soon as possible!"

"General Bai E's existence is the biggest discovery of our mission!"

A few team members suppressed their shock, cautiously exchanged looks, and shared their thoughts in their minds.

After the Overlord died, the remaining bugs posed no threat at all.

The three guardian behemoths, no longer having a target to protect nor commands from the Overlord to direct their actions.

Facing the imminent threat before them, they had not the slightest desire to flee.

Swinging their huge, spherical arms from different directions, they attacked Bai E.

Too bad that without the Overlord's coordination, their tactics were even less effective, easily slain by Bai E.

[The bloodthirsty blade has absorbed a large amount of the target's flesh, special attack effect is upgrading 9500/5000.] (Stacked)

[Star Devouring Blade (Magic Blade):... +40% attack power against the Bug Race, ignores 40% of the Bug Race's armor...]

[Your skill — Empowered *Magic Blade has successfully recorded the racial special attack attribute after the upgrade (Star Devouring Blade) (Third Tier):... Current Fourth Tier special attack progress: 4500/10000]

The slowly setting yellow sun on the horizon cast light on the blue and white mech, reflecting a dazzling orange glow.

The armored vehicle, which had been at the very rear of the army, now arrived at the front line of the battlefield as the dust settled.

The high-ranking officials from Blackwater City and the members of the diplomatic squadron stepped onto the scorched ground from the high stairs.

Like being baked by fire, the ground still held a bit of warmth.