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However, Bileluwa was a bit slower, so when Leroux rushed forward, his battle brother had just taken his last breath, the Overlord's war blade still not withdrawn.

Another battle brother met a tragic end, but Leroux no longer had time for sorrow. Seizing the opportunity, the Holy Blade struck off another of the Overlord's arms. Immediately following, the swift sword strikes relentlessly targeted the Insect Nest Overlord.

The Insect Nest Overlord tried several times to push Leroux back, but each attempt was unsuccessful.

The Black Cross Marshal exhausted all his strength to prevent the opponent from escaping.

The Insect Nest Overlord felt no fear, but its cold-blooded brain still analyzed that retreating now was the best solution. Thus, after another confrontation, it continued to flee unrestrainedly, even at the cost of exposing its back.

Leroux certainly wouldn't miss this opportunity, striding forward in pursuit, but saw the Overlord suddenly half-turning, a bone blade already reversed and stabbing back.

A feint with a backward thrust!

Pushing the chase too far, Leroux found it hard to dodge.

Yet, in the blink of an eye, he made a resolute decision, not retreating, but instead his steps grew more steadfast!

The bone blade pierced his abdomen, a massive force erupting within him, threatening to destroy his organs from inside; but his sword had already fallen, severing that arm as well.

The Insect Nest Overlord had not calculated that Leroux would be so resolute.

It had no means to end Leroux now, forced to turn fully around, hastily raising its last hand to block, only to have it cut down as well.

But the struggle had brought the two so close, nearly face-to-face.

The Insect Nest Overlord opened its giant maw, biting towards Leroux's head at such close proximity.

If it bit down, its enormous mouth could enclose the Marshal's entire head, biting it off.

But, at the critical moment, Leroux slightly tilted his head, making the giant jaw bite only the junction of his shoulder and neck.

Even though there was thick shoulder armor for protection, the sharp teeth still pierced through, and he could feel half of his neck on the left being bitten off.

Mortal wound.

But at that moment, the Holy Blade drew an upwards half-moon arc, completely severing the Insect Nest Overlord's head biting at his neck.

Vision darkening, Leroux could not hold on and collapsed with a tremendous crash.

Yet what allowed him to rest in peace was seeing the Insect Nest Overlord, with all limbs, tail, and head severed, also crash heavily to the ground.

...

When Leroux opened his eyes again, he found he was completely unable to move.

There was no sense of restraint, but he could not feel any body part below his chin, unable to move.

Even his chin seemed nonexistent.

He could feel that he should be completely immersed in a nutrient fluid now. Through the transparent cover of the cultivation chamber, he saw a group of people in the robes of the Sect of Mechanics bustling around.

The Mechanical Priests noticed his awakening, communicated among themselves, one turning to leave, presumably to report to their superiors, while another input commands at a console nearby.

Leroux felt a tingle at the back of his head, seemingly electrified, and then he seemed able to speak.

Of course, not speaking like a normal human, his vocal cords were gone.

The sound was produced by an artificial organ linked at his back, converting nerve signals into electronic signals, which were emitted through a speaker beside the petri dish, also providing neural feedback to let him 'hear' what he 'said.'

External sounds would also be 'heard' through a similar method.

"Marshal Leroux, can you hear me?"

"Yes." Though a bit uneasy, he still grasped the 'speaking' technique.

"You've finally awakened... We're very sorry, the situation was critical, and we had to remove a lot of your parts, but please believe it was all necessary for your survival. Though the success rate was very low, we're very glad to see you pulled through..."

Leroux interrupted the ongoing explanation of his condition, asking the most pressing question: "How is the battle going?"

He hadn't lost his memory, nor forgotten the final scene before awakening.

"The situation is quite complicated, and I'm not in a position to say much. However, at least your life is secured. Please wait a moment, we have notified the superiors, and someone will come to see you soon. Before that, let me give you a detailed account of your current situation and the methods we used to save you." Content presented by MV|LEMP|YR.

This person seemed to be a member of the Sect of Mechanics who was a Dominant Bishop, displaying considerable enthusiasm, even excitement.

For their team, saving Leroux, who was brought up to the heavens at that time, required exceptional effort, employing many unverified, highly risky, and even quite forbidden techniques.

But fortunately, they succeeded.

This is a very good case, which can serve as a topic in the future, marked on the bright resume when advancing to Principal Sage.

Leroux listened silently.

The many specific technical details mentioned by the Dominant Bishop in his words, he couldn't understand, nor did he care.

However, he also roughly understood his current physical condition.

As the other party said, most of his body was gone.

The jaw and the left half of his neck were completely destroyed and had to be removed, replaced with an iron jaw, sewn to the connection of the back of his head and neck, and the left half of his neck, which was bitten off, was also replaced with artificial blood vessels.

His chest left only the right half, the left half was cut off, leaving only one lung and one heart.

His abdominal cavity was completely removed.

The loss of the chest and abdominal cavities caused his limbs, which should have been intact, to lack connection to the torso, leaving only the left arm, and the rest were also cut off.

That is to say, his original body now only has the upper half of his head, the right half of the neck, the right half of the chest, and one right hand.

Everything else was gone.

Could he, in such a state, continue to live as a warrior?

Maybe he still could.

At this point, he 'heard' footsteps.

A Terminator wearing Black Cross Army colors, with a Marshal's insignia, accompanied by several trusted aides, walked in. He stood in front of the cultivation pod, took off his helmet, and handed it to the trusted aide beside him.

It was Leroux's old friend, Marshal Xi Rui of the Fourth Fleet.

Xi Rui's expression was quite complex, with both the relief of seeing an old friend survive and the sadness of seeing him in such a miserable state.

"How is the battle going?" Leroux asked the question he was most concerned about first.

"Victory." Xi Rui gave an affirmative answer, "Your final assault was effective. After beheading the Insect Nest Overlord, all Insect Race units inside Nest RM008 were incapacitated, the Insect Nest lost its protection. The remaining troops planted bombs and blew up the Insect Nest. Your surviving Personal Guard retrieved the bodies of many battle brothers, including you, called several ships immediately, and brought you back to orbit."

"Luckily, you at least got through the interception net. Now, here is the flagship of the coalition—the Golden Pass. With the support of General Gu, an expert group composed of multiple Dominant Bishops from the Alamita Sect, Martian Sect, and Mingyang Sect saved your life."

RM008 was Leroux's initial strategic objective.

Upon hearing it was finally destroyed, the biggest worry on Leroux's mind was relieved.

No matter how miserable he was now, at least, the battle he fought, as Xi Rui said, was won.

But at that time, the battle was not just in that one place of the Insect Nest.

"What about the frontline battlefield?"

"At least we didn't lose."

"What do you mean?"

"Your action to slay the Insect Nest Overlord actually influenced the frontline battlefield as well; many Insect Race units were incapacitated, and our troops inflicted a lot of damage during this stage. However, the most important Biological Titans remained functional, delaying until the time to take over the remaining incapacitated Insect Races."

"But after sustaining heavy casualties, they retreated as well. Now, ground combat is still ongoing. General Salius and Commander Matins have already taken their respective troops to the ground. I should have also been deployed; if you woke up a few hours later, I would already be on the ground."

"Next, take a good rest to recover, and leave the upcoming battles to us."

For the current Leroux, recovery seemed ridiculous, but Xi Rui could only say so.

"I want to enter the Fearless Iron Coffin, if the surgery is quicker, maybe I can catch up to the subsequent battles."

The voice translated through the telecom signal was cold and emotionless, but Xi Rui could hear the resolve within it.

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After watching the finals, I rushed to write, and ended up here now...

A bit disappointed...

Faker is admirable.