This was the first time such a violent explosion happened in the battle fort that had stood in the wilderness for tens of years.
The blood-red shockwave of the explosion swept through everything in its surroundings. The moment the explosion swept through, the fear of being dominated by the power of annihilation once again emerged in the hearts of those machines that had suffered greatly from the power of annihilation.
Why was there such a violent destructive force explosion inside the fort? Did the humans from the frontline base attack?
Why didn't 009 warn them?
Why didn't the Slayer appear?
After the violent explosion of the power of annihilation, it was followed by an even more terrifying explosion. All the energy cores stored in the warehouse were detonated in this explosion. The explosion caused by 15 annihilation bombs made the entire battle fortress tremble.
All of a sudden, there were explosions and chaotic energy attacks everywhere.
In the chaotic explosion, the Slayer tried to make one last effort to stop the destruction of battle fort No. 9. However, he soon realized that 009, which was supposed to come whenever he shouted, had also fallen silent in the explosion.
At this moment, the Slayer realized that the data center of 009's consciousness had also been destroyed in the explosion.
Now that 009 was destroyed, he could no longer easily control the fort. Before he could rebuild the communication network, he would not be able to send orders to his targets.
Not only was the data center destroyed in the explosion, but the energy storage room, the warehouse, the assembly factory, the modification room …
The entire battle fort no. 9, along with all its key parts, was destroyed in this explosion.
This meant that battle fort No. 9 was now a pile of rubble.
Not to mention, in this explosion and the subsequent explosions, who knew how many mechanical bodies were destroyed?
"Who is it?" The Slayer let out a furious roar.
The damage caused by this explosion had far exceeded that of the frontline base and the mechanical ruins underground.
More importantly, without energy reserves, all the machines that had survived the explosion would not be able to last for too long. If they could not replenish their energy, all the machines, including himself, could become a pile of scrap metal at any time.
Outside of battle fort No. 9, Qi Yuan's mechanical puppet saw the entire battle fort turn into a pile of rubble.
Nine's execution ability was maxed out!
After making sure that Nine had completed her mission, Qi Yuan turned around and left. Without the energy storage, the Slayer did not have many choices left.
The frontline base could choose to retreat, but the Slayer could not.
They were too far away from the Mech King Court. Without backup energy cores, even if there were no battles on the way, they might not be able to reach the Mech King Court due to energy exhaustion.
After the energy core processing factory was destroyed, there was no way to go into the wilderness to collect energy. No matter how many resources they got, without the energy processing factory, they would not be able to turn those resources into usable energy cores.
Now, the Slayer only had two choices.
One was to use all his forces and fight to the death with the frontline base.
The frontline base still had energy cores. As long as he could take down the frontline base of time, he could get enough energy cores to rebuild a simple base.
The other was to enter the Mechanical Wasteland and take a gamble. The Mechanical Wasteland also had energy core reserves. As long as they could take down the Mechanical Wasteland, they could also solve Slayer's urgent problem.
Between the two choices, Qi Yuan was 90% sure that the Slayer would choose the first one.
Even if the explosion had caused a huge loss to battle fort No. 9, the Slayer's forces would still be enough to fight the frontline base.
The underground mechanical ruins were too dangerous. The death rate of explorers had already exceeded ninety percent. Even high-grade mechanical apostles had died there. With Slayer's personality, he would definitely not dare to take the risk of this less than ten percent chance.
After Qi Yuan returned to the frontline base, he immediately found Duanmu Longxiang in the war room.
Before Qi Yuan could speak, Duanmu Longxiang couldn't help but ask, "What's the situation?"
Qi Yuan nodded.
"Just a moment ago, battle fort No. 9 exploded. The entire fort has turned into rubble, including the energy storage and energy processing factory. If I'm not wrong, the Slayer will soon lead all his forces to fight us!"
Duanmu Longxiang's body trembled.
"Are you telling the truth?
Is battle fort no. 9 really destroyed? "
Although Duanmu Longxiang had already prepared himself mentally, he was still shocked to the point of losing his composure when he heard Qi Yuan say this with his own ears.
That was battle fort No. 9 of the Mech Kingdom!
During this time, he had almost used up all the forces of his combat division against battle fort No. 9, but he still couldn't take a single step into the fort. Instead, he was suppressed everywhere, and the Slayer almost reached the frontline base.
But now, battle fort No. 9 was destroyed just like that?
Without using a single soldier from the frontline base, battle fort No. 9 was destroyed just like that?
"The news is 100% true. I saw it with my own eyes!" Qi Yuan confirmed.
"This is great!"
Duanmu Longxiang was so excited that he began to pace around the war room. It seemed like this was the only way to calm down a little.
After a few rounds, Duanmu Longxiang calmed down a little.
"Since battle fort No. 9 is in rubble, the Slayer will soon come to fight us. We need to be prepared."
"This is going to be a fierce battle!" Duanmu Longxiang said.
"I almost forgot. There's another good news." Qi Yuan said.
"Before battle fort No. 9 exploded, the Slayer had sent at least 20 rank 6 automatons into the mechanical ruin below battle fort No. 9. At least before our final battle, they won't appear on the battlefield."
The news of battle fort No. 9 being destroyed was too shocking. Qi Yuan almost forgot about this important piece of news.
If they could win this battle, then Nine, the mastermind behind the scenes, would be YYYDS!
"Hahahaha!" Hearing this, Duanmu Longxiang finally felt like the clouds had cleared and the moon had appeared. He laughed loudly.
"If that's the case, then I have at least a 50% chance of winning this battle. This will be the final battle between us and battle fort No. 9!"
Duanmu Longxiang opened his communicator and yelled,
"All battle commanders, come to the war room immediately!"
Qi Yuan thought for a moment and decided to leave before the commanders entered the meeting room.
Duanmu Longxiang looked at Qi Yuan strangely.
"You have the right to stand here and participate in the battle plan. I think everyone will respect your opinion." Duanmu Longxiang said.
"No need." Qi Yuan shook his head.
"I don't know anything about battle commanding, so I won't cause any more trouble."
"Also, if you can, help me leak a message at the right time. The Teeth of Despair is under my control. I got the information about battle fort No. 9 through him. This explosion was his doing."
Duanmu Longxiang quickly guessed Qi Yuan's intentions. Qi Yuan had used him to leak this information in order to increase the credibility of this information. His true motive for doing so was definitely to cover for the real spy.
Duanmu Longxiang was very curious about this spy who could find out the secrets of battle fort No. 9 and destroy it in secret.
But since Qi Yuan didn't say anything, he wouldn't ask.
Duanmu Longxiang also had a guess. Perhaps the Teeth of Despair was Qi Yuan's spy in battle fort No. 9. In the last battle, the Teeth of Despair didn't do anything. It was the only rank 6 hunter that escaped. This was completely out of Duanmu Longxiang's expectation. With the vicious fighting style of the Teeth of Despair, it should've died in a bloody battle.
Combined with the information Qi Yuan leaked today, Duanmu Longxiang could vaguely guess that the Teeth of Despair was already under Qi Yuan's control. But other than the Teeth of Despair, Qi Yuan must have another spy in battle fort No. 9.
No matter how slow the Slayer was, he should've realized that there was an enemy spy in the fort after the destruction of battle fort No. 9.
He would find a way to find this spy.
Since Qi Yuan had used the Teeth of Despair as a cover and purposely exposed its existence to mislead the Slayer, it meant that the other spy's identity and status must be even higher than the Teeth of Despair.
The Teeth of Despair was the ace of battle fort No. 9. Although it was only rank 5, it had rank 6 fighting power. Its status in the fort was not low.
The other spy's identity was even more interesting. There were only a handful of people in the fort who could do something like this and be worthy of Qi Yuan purposely exposing the Teeth of Despair.
If Qi Yuan said that the other spy was somewhere between the Meteor and the Furnace of Death, Duanmu Longxiang wouldn't be surprised at all.
After Qi Yuan left, the battle commanders in the camp began to gather in the meeting room. From Duanmu Longxiang's sudden emergency order, they could vaguely guess that something big was about to happen.
As expected, after everyone had arrived, Duanmu Longxiang threw out the most important bomb.
"Just then, I received an important piece of news."
Duanmu Longxiang paused for a moment and scanned across the room. He tried his best to control his emotions and continued with a calm voice.
"Battle fort No. 9 has been completely destroyed. It has become a pile of rubble!"
Boom!
The moment the news was announced, all the commanders stood up from their chairs. The meeting room exploded.
"How is this possible?"
"Director Duanmu, where did you get this news?"
"Yesterday, our patrols in the wilderness encountered battle fort No. 9's troops. They were quickly sealing off the wilderness."
"Battle fort No. 9 has the Slayer in charge, a large number of machines, and a digital life that would never make a mistake. Who could destroy it?"
"Could it be that battle fort No. 9's troops were collecting energy in the wilderness, and they attracted the revenge of many panicked insects and destroyed the fort?"
"I still can't believe it. Battle fort No. 9's power has already surpassed our frontline base. Who has the power to destroy it?"
"Is this fake news purposely leaked by the enemy?"
Ha!
These guys are even more excited than I was when I heard the news!
Looking at the chaos in the meeting room, Duanmu Longxiang smiled in his heart, but he maintained a serious expression on his face.
Duanmu Longxiang sneered, and his Heaven's Awakening force field covered the entire room. Only then did the noise quiet down.
"I've told you many times. You're already senior commanders. Each of your decisions will affect the lives of many soldiers. No matter what, you can't lose your composure. You have to deal with and face problems calmly."
Duanmu Longxiang yelled at everyone in the meeting room.
The people in the meeting room didn't mind being yelled at. If this news was true, they would be willing to be yelled at 10 more times.
"Director Duanmu, can we confirm if this news is true?" Pang Jiuchuan couldn't help but ask.
Duanmu Longxiang nodded.
"It's true. A few days ago, Qi Yuan made 15 powerful annihilation bombs and had the Teeth of Despair smuggle them into battle fort No. 9. Then, he blew up all the important parts of the fort, including their energy storage and processing plant."
The commanders looked at each other. They didn't expect Qi Yuan to destroy battle fort No. 9 all by himself. The Black Steel Shelter's entire combat division couldn't even take a single step into battle fort No. 9.
As for how the Teeth of Despair became Qi Yuan's mole, and how the annihilation bombs escaped the enemy's surveillance, none of these details mattered in the face of this shocking news.
As long as this news was true, it was enough!
"I can't believe Qi Yuan saved our entire frontline base again!" Pang Jiuchuan sighed.
"In the beginning, when Qi Yuan first arrived, I was worried that he was pushed aside and was forced to come here. I didn't expect him to break the defense of battle fort No. 9 and use himself as bait to kill a large number of the fort's core forces."
"And now, he destroyed the entire fort all by himself."
"In fact, we don't even know how he accomplished it. We can only sigh at his contributions after he's done all that."
Everyone nodded at the same time. Qi Yuan's performance had already won them over. Now, he had single-handedly destroyed battle fort number 9, which they had dreamed of destroying. This shocked them even more.
Amongst the group, only Ke Shoulin was expressionless as he sat in a corner. He had long since given up on the grudge between the two of them. However, it would not be so easy to let go of this grudge. Even if he wanted to give in, it would depend on whether Qi Yuan was willing or not.
Ever since Qi Yuan received the Leader's Medal, he knew he couldn't do anything to Qi Yuan. Now that Qi Yuan had made such a huge contribution, the grudge between him and Qi Yuan might even turn around and affect him.
This time, it could be said that all the soldiers in the frontline base owed Qi Yuan their lives. Under such circumstances, once Duanmu Longxiang stepped down, even if he advanced to the Seventh Order, it would be impossible for him to take over the position of department head.
In the entire combat division, no one would want someone who had a grudge with Qi Yuan to be the head of a combat division. Duanmu Longxiang would not choose him, nor would the soldiers of the combat division. Even the board of directors would not choose him.
Ke Shoulin's feelings were complicated. He had never imagined that the wastelander he could easily crush would grow to such an extent in such a short period of time.