Chapter 312: The History of Glamoth's Iron Cavalry; The Swarm is Just Too Terrifying!
There was no time to catch a breath.
The Swarm was arriving in waves!
Firefly piloted SAM, a flame igniting in her right hand!
Before the dark shadow in the air could reach her, she shattered it with a single punch.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Every punch pulverized a bug.
However,
The Swarm was endless!
Very soon,
She was attacked from both front and back!
After being struck by the Swarm,
She stumbled and took several steps back.
Clearly,
She was at the end of her rope!
Her strength, speed, and energy had all plummeted to an abysmal level.
Behind her, the dark, overlapping shadows had already surrounded her.
Right at that moment,
Another SAM descended from the sky!
As both fists swung, flames erupted!
The arm-mounted mortars fired into the surroundings.
Boom!
Flames burst forth!
The surrounding Swarm was temporarily wiped out.
This SAM glanced back at Firefly and said, "Stand up."
"The target is right ahead."
"Keep breaking through."
Firefly immediately replied, "Yes!"
The two ran forward.
At the same time,
Several other SAMs gathered together,
Forming an orderly squad.
But compared to the endless Swarm,
They were merely a few fireflies in the dark night.
…
"Holy crap! So many SAMs!"
"Mecha lovers are rejoicing!"
"So SAM was mass-produced…"
"Iron Cavalry of Glamoth, kid!"
"If just Firefly's SAM is already this strong, how powerful must the Glamoth Empire have been back when they had an entire SAM legion?!"
"The Cosmos Front Glamoth!"
"They actually defeated the Swarm Disaster with their own strength!"
"It's a pity they were ultimately destroyed by civil war…"
"I feel like this battle shouldn't be the peak era of the Glamoth Iron Cavalry."
…
Towering flames continuously surged around the battlefield.
Black mushroom clouds rose.
But the Swarm was still endless!
Blocking the path of the SAMs' advance!
When their energy was depleted, they used their own bodies as weapons,
Tearing through the Swarm that blocked their way!
It seemed as if the SAM squad was unstoppable.
However,
When they reached the target location,
They discovered…
At the very front of the battlefield,
A massive black mountain had appeared.
But it was not a mountain.
It was a giant Swarm Mother!
Before it, the SAMs and the Swarm were as tiny as ashes!
The bugs surrounding it were even more densely packed, blotting out the sky!
…
"!!!"
"Is this the Swarm Disaster?"
"They're flying all over the sky, the pressure is too overwhelming…"
"I've encountered this in the Simulated Universe, but the text is far less intuitive than this imagery!"
"Now I finally experience the terror of the Swarm Disaster…"
"Why is SAM running on the ground instead of flying?"
"The sky is completely filled with flying bugs. If the mecha flies up, it will immediately become a target."
"So hopeless…"
"Anyone who has experienced a locust plague in reality knows how terrifying and hopeless that sight is."
…
Under the suicidal attacks of the Swarm,
The surrounding SAMs fell one after another.
"Who is still alive? Cover me as I approach the Swarm Mother!"
"Yes."
"Take this."
A detonator was handed to Firefly.
The SAM in front of her said, "Activate it immediately upon seeing the signal."
With that,
This SAM burst forth with full power, charging forward!
Flames ignited on both legs.
Dodging and weaving through the dense Swarm,
Like a meteor, he finally approached the surface of the Swarm Mother.
However,
In the next instant,
A sharp tentacle extended from beneath the Swarm Mother's body,
Instantly impaling the SAM!
In the distance, Firefly's pupils contracted instantly!
An expression of unbelievable grief appeared on her face!
Green blood flowed down the tentacle.
The impaled SAM struggled to rip off his mask,
Throwing it downward with force.
"Protocol approved…"
"Execute Scorched Earth Operations."
"For Her Majesty the Empress!"
Firefly also screamed hoarsely, "For Her Majesty the Empress!!"
She pressed the detonator.
A massive beam of light fell from the sky.
In an instant,
A blazing fireball ignited on the earth,
Enveloping the Swarm Mother within.
The fireball rapidly exploded!
In an instant, heaven and earth were completely shrouded in the blazing firelight!
The Swarm Mother, the Swarm, the SAMs…
Within these flames, everything was submerged.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Firefly opened her eyes,
Waking up from the ground.
And lying around her were many corpses… similar to her.
The earth had completely turned into scorched ruins.
Black ashes drifted in the air.
The silent scene
Spoke of an unspeakable, tragic desolation.
…
"Dead, they're all dead…"
"So this is the true meaning of Scorched Earth Operations…"
"Too tragic…"
"Oh my god! No wonder the entire universe wants to resist Propagation. This thing is too terrifying!"
"Waaaah, my SAM…"
"So this is Firefly's past…"
"If it weren't for Feathered Spirit's video, I really wouldn't have believed it!"
"Waaaah, my Firefly…"
"My heart aches for her…"
…
"Am I…"
"Dead…?"
"Who.. dead…?"
Firefly looked around blankly.
In the ruins,
There was an endless sea of corpses.
They were all SAM pilots, just like Firefly.
A short-haired girl slowly walked toward her,
Dragging her broken body,
Muttering, "Born to fight… such is the glory of the Glamoth's Iron Cavalry…"
"For… Her Majesty the Empress…"
After saying this, she collapsed right beside Firefly,
Her head drooping lifelessly.
And this time,
Firefly did not repeat "For Her Majesty the Empress…" along with her. Instead, she stood frozen in place,
Tears silently streaming down.
"Why… do we die…?"
"Why… do we live…?"
The gray screen flashed back.
Inside the experimental cabins, identical "Fireflies" were lined up in neat rows.
Subsequently,
These "Fireflies" were trained into disciplined and orderly soldiers,
Declaring together, "For Glamoth!" "For Her Majesty the Empress!"
Firefly raised her head, looking toward the sky.
"But…"
"Glamoth…"
"Has long ceased to exist…"
A simple sentence, yet it sent a shockwave through the hearts of all the players watching!
It revealed an extremely significant amount of information!
And…
A cruel reality!
…
"Does Firefly mean… Glamoth had already fallen when this battle took place?"
"Then why were they still fighting the Swarm?"
"I knew this battle didn't look like an evenly matched fight! This must have happened after the Glamoth Empire was destroyed by civil war!"
"This should be after the civil war, when the Glamoth Republic was already destroyed. These Iron Cavalry couldn't find a reason to live, and only by continuing to eliminate the Swarm according to past military orders could they find a shred of reality…"
"The mask is a locator, and Firefly is the last surviving Iron Cavalry, so she approved the protocol and executed the Scorched Earth Operations. Just from the name, it's a mutually assured destruction tactic."
"Speculation: The Glamoth Republic fell to civil war, but the Glamoth Iron Cavalry continued to execute the order to clear the Swarm. Because the empire was gone, every Iron Cavalry lost was gone for good."
"This must be some kind of mental imprint. Even if a girl like Firefly survived, they would still execute the original orders until they were all wiped out."
"Firefly actually used to be one of them?!"
"Unbelievable. What on earth has she gone through all these years?!"
"Only now do I understand why this video is called 'Embers of Glamoth'…"