Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1207: Chapter 654

When Major Akangji saw yet another landing craft crash into the defensive zone, he was already somewhat desperate.

As part of the Solar Auxiliary Army, such emotions were unwarranted.

He wasn’t afraid of death, but he feared that his mission would not be completed, and he was scared of losing the “Long Qi Star” he was stationed to protect.

Akangji wasn’t exactly a high-ranking officer; he was originally part of the Solar Auxiliary Army and now, along with the Otaubis Battle Group, had formed an expeditionary force to fight in the Spiderweb Domain.

And up until now, despite not knowing much about the greater scheme, from the orders he recently received, he could see some issues.

First, the rapid advancement was halted.

The content of his comrades’ discussions had been about competing with the Northern Line Army to see who could take down Reiaductus, the enemy’s stronghold, first. But suddenly, orders changed to hold positions and exert full force to eradicate the local insect infestation problem.

The infantry regiment he led had just taken down several digestion pools when they encountered swarming insect hordes!

The Sun Legion, among all the renowned Star Realm Army corps of the Empire, was considered top-tier. Putting aside their level of training, in terms of equipment, as the direct unit of the Holy Terra Star Realm Legion, their standards were exceptionally high.

Even though they were just an infantry regiment, they had a substantial amount of heavy artillery and heavy bomb guns. These could even be considered regular weapons. In addition to the three regular combat battalions, there was an elite combat battalion, fully equipped with exoskeletons!

Within the regiment’s artillery company, there were also two formidable mobile artillery vehicles—the Petrified Lizard Cannons!

These armed forces, combined with elite training, made his unit perform exceptionally valiantly in battle.

They not only held the line but also gathered many units that had retreated from other directions. These units, recruited and armed locally, didn’t even reach the level of the Star Realm Army, merely the ordinary Planetary Defense Force, so one couldn’t expect too much from them.

Akangji executed military law on only a few who only thought of fleeing; the remaining troops were gathered to fill various front lines, bolstering the defensive strength.

They held out until reinforcements arrived, among which were even some Red Copper Warriors of the Otaubis.

Just as he was preparing to receive orders from above for a major counteroffensive against the detestable insect swarms, a transfer order came, moving him and his forces away from the front line, leaving just some local Defense Army troops to hold the position.

He protested this, believing that these Defense Army troops were far from sufficient for defense, which would lead to a disastrous situation.

But the superior silenced him with just a phrase.

“I know, but there’s nothing we can do; we have more important tasks to accomplish.”

What was this so-called more important task?

Guarding the starport.

A fleet bearing the banner of the Iron Armor Battle Group had already entered the Long Qi Star System and was advancing towards the planet.

Planetary defense, with the starport being the utmost priority. His mission was to enter and hold the starport.

The conflict between the Space Fleet and the planet’s orbital defense system was beyond his help. However, living pods filled with insects were continually flying into the starport. The starport observation post he was guarding had been repeatedly attacked over the past two weeks.

He had to deal with not just the bugs escaping those living pods but also the infectees fighting alongside them.

These infectees were no longer the trash or scum encountered during the planet’s surface cleansing.

They were all dressed in standard Star Realm Army equipment, and under the various bodily fluids and overgrown flesh, one could still faintly discern from their gray-purple attire that they were from the “Princess Legion.”

At least they used to be.

Back when the Expeditionary Force had just arrived in the Magrey Cosmic Domain, he had clashed with the Princess Legion. He had to admit, this legion was a formidable opponent—not only was their equipment, supported by the so-called Alfonso Mechanical Sect, superior, but their training level was also stronger than some of the lesser-known Star Realm Legions.

However, the “Princess Legion infectees” he was currently facing were even more formidable than he had remembered.

The difference lay in the stronger physical vitality of these infectees, who might not die even when shot. Moreover, they truly feared neither life nor death, with no cases of morale collapse or retreat.

Of course, from another perspective, they might have weakened: the overall unit’s maneuvering and combat pattern changed significantly, resembling more like insect hordes rather than human troops. This often led them to adopt particularly aggressive combat strategies, resulting in unnecessary casualties.

Nevertheless, the overwhelming numbers, plus real bugs nearby, wore them down!

The most critical battle came when three Interstellar Warriors in black-gray battle armor suddenly appeared before them!

Those were from the Iron Armor Battle Group!

Akangji’s elite combat battalion, which he was so proud of, suffered a brutal massacre.

Just as his defensive line was about to be irreversibly breached, an Otaubis Warrior arrived on the battlefield—bearing a round shield and a spear, clad in red copper armor with a lateral plume on the helmet, symbolizing his champion status.

Single-handedly, he killed those three Iron Armor Interstellar Warriors, at the mere cost of taking a few hits, but he seemed unharmed.

After the battle, just as Akangji went up to express his gratitude, he received new orders: counteroffensive.

It turned out that a power facility defended by a neighboring brother regiment had already been breached, and they were tasked with recapturing it.

Despite the already heavy casualties, Akangji gritted his teeth and gathered what mobile forces he had left, handing them over to the Otaubis Warrior to take along.

Then, they heard nothing further.

What came next was that his troops had hardly caught their breath, not even having replenished their ammunition,

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