Purplish-red light flashed continuously in the distance, and there were also buildings collapsing and violent rumbling coming from the distance.
All sorts of voices rang out one after another.
Su He stood on the tallest clock tower in the academy and gazed into the distance. His heart had already sunk to the bottom.
As the temporary commander of the academy, he arranged everything in an orderly manner.
But he also knew that if even the army couldn't stop the aliens, how long could these students hold out?
The Marauders had come too suddenly, too violently.
In the distance, large patches of purplish-red color were spreading towards them at an alarming speed.
Su He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
Images suddenly appeared in his mind.
These were the images he saw from the holographic image.
The blue mecha flashed through the forest, taking down one enemy after another.
Saving one life after another.
Lan Jue, I can do what you did back then.
Perhaps this will be my last battle, but I will make sure they pay for what they've done to me.
Finally, the rays of purplish-red light rushed towards Hailing College.
"In the direction of the main entrance, prepare for battle." Su He immediately gave the order based on his observation from the vantage point.
"Class One, Class Two, Class Three, get ready.
Aliens were approaching at one o 'clock.
Prepare the laser cannon.
Prepare for battle. "Su He raised his voice.
How could the students not be nervous when they were about to face off against the marauders? Their youthful faces paled.
"Grrrrrrr!" An enormous alien appeared, accompanied by a furious roar.
It looked like a tortoise, over ten meters long with a large shell on its back. It crawled quickly, its limbs thick and strong compared to a tortoise's.
His body flickered with a purplish-red glow as he charged towards the academy.
"Laser cannon, fire!" Su He ordered.
Although the students were nervous, those who could control heavy weapons were the cream of the crop. They were able to obey orders and control the weapons.
Rays of blinding light shot out, quickly covering a large area in front of them.
The turtle-shaped alien reared up, using its shell to block the laser beam. Still, the force of the blast sent it tumbling back.
Repelled!
The students couldn't help but cheer.
However, the cheers only lasted for a short moment, as if they were stuck in their throats.
More than ten purplish-red figures appeared in front of them. Each of them had different shapes and sizes, but all of them looked like enlarged sea creatures. Their ferocious appearances made people feel a strong sense of fear.
What was even more terrifying was that a large purplish-red bird was flying in the sky, heading straight for the academy.
"Don't worry about the sky.
Fire the laser cannons at full power. Attack from the front. "As Su He gave the order, he flew into the air.
The mecha he controlled instantly accelerated in the air, bringing with it a blinding light as it crashed into the purplish-red bird like a meteor.
With a flash of light, the giant bird was sliced into two, turning into a rain of blood that fell from the sky.
Su He's mecha nimbly somersaulted in mid-air before returning to its previous vantage point.
This was the first marauder that the students and the public had seen killed in Hailing College. Cheers rang out across the college.
Their laser cannons fired in all directions, barely managing to hold off the first wave of alien attacks.
However, the alien's body was extremely tough.
The turtle-like creature that had been sent flying was picked up by the other aliens and used as a shield. They continued their advance on the Academy's students.
They were getting closer and closer.
Twenty mechas lined up on top of the academy's wall.
These were close-combat mechas, designed to hold off the enemy in close combat.
Behind them were the long-range mechas and the laser cannons.
Finally, a frog-like alien leapt into the air, its tongue lashing out like a cannonball.
A dazzling red light shot out from the academy's walls, bringing with it a dazzling red light in the air.
"Pfft!" The frog Marauder screamed in agony. Its tongue had been cut off.
The student who had attacked was not piloting one of the college's teaching mechas. Instead, it was a sovereign mecha of exquisite craftsmanship.
The weapon in his hand was a large sword that glowed with a fiery light.
Xiao Han!
The pride of Hailing College, the number one student.
He sliced through the frog marauder's tongue with a single slash. Xiao Han was the first to charge forward.
At his side, the other nine mechas lunged forward to meet the aliens.
Aside from Xiao Han, the other nine mechas were all piloted by the teachers of the Mecha Department. They were a group of people with real combat power in the academy.
The ten mechas worked with the long-range firepower on top of the college walls to destroy the first wave of aliens.
With the first wave defeated, Hailing College's reputation soared.
Aliens were coming in from every direction, but the teachers and students worked together to defeat them one by one.
The defense line was stable for now, but Su He couldn't bring himself to be happy.
This was because he could clearly see that on his radar, the distance had completely turned into a purplish-red world.
There was no way of knowing how many more aliens were coming.
Su He's eyes flashed. Fight to the last, fight to the last drop of blood!
This was the only way!
Inside the College, four transports rose into the air and tore through space.
Before the aliens could close in on them, the four transports carried the hope of Lir University with them and sailed away.
Su He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them leave. At least some of them would survive.
Now they could only hope for reinforcements. That was the only way to survive.
It had been a little more than a day since the appearance of the aliens. The nearest reinforcements should be arriving soon.
But Planet Lir was huge. Even if reinforcements did arrive, it was uncertain if they would be able to make it in time.
What they had to face was a horde of aliens!
More aliens began to appear in the students' line of sight.
Mechas and long-range firepower were thrown into the fray.
Su He had no choice but to fight.
Whenever a powerful alien showed up, he would be there to make up for the lack of manpower.
As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.
The Hailing College students were beginning to show their prowess.
Thanks to the defenses and firepower of their mechas, they were able to hold their own against the aliens.
Under the leadership of the teachers, groups of marauders were annihilated one after another.
The weaker ones were no longer a threat to them.
The battle continued. Under Su He's command, the students of Hailing College never had more than three hundred mechas fighting at a time.
The rest were kept as reserves.
Every time they fought, they would be swapped out, recharged, and rested.
This was the only way they could hold out longer.
At least Hailing College still had a large stockpile of energy crystals.
They could support the mechas for a while.
Su He hadn't expected his students to perform so well.
He couldn't help but sigh in admiration. If they could survive this battle, then it would be better than half a year at the College.
A true battle of life and death was the best way to stimulate one's potential.
Lir City had fallen. As the largest city on Planet Lir, and the capital, it was the first to be attacked.
Lyr City had fallen. It was the largest city on Planet Lyr, and the capital. It was the first to be attacked.
The army had been completely destroyed. If one looked down from the sky, they would see that most of Sea Spirit City had turned purple.
The reinforcements had actually arrived three hours ago. The first thing they did was to search for the Void Mother.
But Planet Lir was too big.
He couldn't find it at all.
Suddenly, a group of aliens that could fly in space appeared to block their path.
That was why no real reinforcements had arrived.
As the minutes ticked by, more and more aliens swarmed toward Hailing College. Although these infected aliens were not as strong as real aliens, they were still very sensitive to life force.
They could always sense the presence of life at the first moment.
Then, he pounced over.
A large number of humans had gathered in Hailing College, so it was only natural that they would be discovered.
After all, humans were not machines, and machines also needed energy.
The battle went on for more than two hours.
Hailing College began to face a crisis.
The first was a lack of energy!
There were Adepts amongst the students, but they were the minority. They didn't have mechas to rely on.
How could the students stand up to these powerful aliens?
"Professor Su He, we're running low on energy.
We can hold on for another hour. "Su He's heart sank when he heard the news from the logistics teacher.
Damn, we're out of energy. What do we do?
The outside of the college was filled with aliens. If it weren't for the mechas, they would have fallen long ago.
"Stop firing the laser cannons. Give priority to the mechas," Su He ordered.
The aliens were far more resilient to long-range attacks than they were to close-quarters combat.
They could only choose the lesser of two evils.