Haoyun looked at Eva with some surprise. Eva had clearly said she was going with a special team to set up a new mission, so how did she end up back here in no time?

As if reading Haoyun's mind, Eva threw a flirtatious glance and said, "Surprised to see me? After arranging the next tasks, I specially came back to see you! This battle of ours is nothing like the skirmishes before, so I'm really worried if you guys can handle it! It's not easy for you rookies to participate in such a large-scale battle without prior experience!"

"Hahaha! Thanks for your concern, boss! Actually, we're doing fine! Although we're newcomers, from what we've seen so far, we can manage!" Haoyun picked up a supply box hastily and walked towards a heavy cannon set up in the trench, skillfully avoiding close contact with Eva.

Seeing this, Eva bit her lip, a bit unwillingly rolled her eyes, then turned angrily to Dream Jia, "Hey! Hey, Dream Jia, Dao Lao, don't just focus on checking that cannon! It's not like you've mastered it! Come over and help Ah Yun organize these ammo boxes!"

"If you don't learn, how will you know how to repair it? Besides, this kind of cannon isn't high-end stuff. I can learn how to repair it just by looking at it once!" Dream Jia replied curtly, emphasizing the words "repair it" as if hinting at something.

"Moreover, can't Haoyun handle it himself? What if he's just showing off in front of you? So let's not go over and mess around! Otherwise, certain people might get upset because we're affecting his muscle-showing." Dream Jia continued sarcastically.

Since their first meeting, Dream Jia and Eva hadn't seen eye to eye. Both hot-tempered and competitive, their high levels of assertiveness led to constant tension between them. As a result, whenever they had a chance to talk, it was like two barrels of gunpowder being ignited.

Watching the "friendly conversation" between the two exotic beauties, the surrounding soldiers were astonished. They couldn't understand why Captain Eva, who usually got along well with her squad, was being so harsh on her subordinate. At the same time, they admired Dream Jia's courage. She dared to openly retort to Eva, the famous leader of the Skeleton Special Forces. Indeed! A hot-tempered beauty like her could truly suppress another hot-tempered beauty, even if the latter was her immediate superior.

Compared to the soldiers' astonishment, the members of the Skeleton Special Forces present knew exactly why this conflict between the two girls had arisen. Therefore, when they saw Dream Jia retorting to Eva, they didn't show any surprise or anger. Instead, they just watched the situation unfold, eager to see how it would play out. What's more, these annoying guys occasionally glanced at Haoyun, winking and making no effort to hide their envy, jealousy, and Schadenfreude.

Oh dear! After all, who could resist watching a quarrel between two beauties? Ah! If they not only quarreled but also came to blows, it would be even more exciting!

("Although—, but is there something wrong with your brain?" Haoyun said with a sidelong glance.

"Cough, cough, cough! Well—, how did I accidentally blurt out the truth? Cough, cough! Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! Please don't mind these details!" the author awkwardly laughed.)

Finally, to prevent the conflict between the two beauties from escalating further, Haoyun had to bravely step forward, nearly sticking his nose between them, causing the observing soldiers to sigh with disappointment and regret. Haoyun rolled his eyes, unkindly addressing the onlookers, "Disperse! Disperse! It's so late, and you're still here watching them argue? Everyone hurry up and continue with the preparations for the battle!"

At the same time, to better calm Dream Jia and prevent her from escalating the situation again, Haoyun boldly patted her head, showing that he wanted her to give him face and not argue with Eva for now. Although Dream Jia was very uncomfortable with Haoyun's bold move, it must be said that her anger disappeared instantly under Haoyun's touch.

Dream Jia hurriedly pretended to disdainfully pat away Haoyun's big hand, then somewhat flustered said, "Tch! Who cares to argue with her? Today, you're lucky! After I'm done, I'll talk to you properly!"

Seeing Dream Jia turn around to continue repairing the damaged cannon, Eva raised her chin like a victorious rooster, showing a stance of willingness to fight to the end. However, because Haoyun's other hand was holding her arm at this time, she was also thrown into turmoil by this sudden physical contact. Therefore, although Eva still looked full of fighting spirit, her anger had long since dissipated.

("As expected! To resolve a misunderstanding, you have to talk it out!" Seeing this scene, the author couldn't help but marvel with an envious tone.

"Shut up, you! If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute! Look at this crappy plot you've written. I'm really annoyed by you!" Haoyun angrily scolded.)

To better divert the attention of both parties and ensure that the argument would end soon, Haoyun directly asked, "Um—, boss, I don't quite understand. With the heavy firepower the Sibo people have, they could have used it like they did at the rest stop, to first strike our defense systems. But why did they choose to attack us with infantry instead?"

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"Because it's still early in the battle, they're still testing us. Once this period passes, their mechanized forces will unleash their full power," Eva replied.

Eva's response surprised Haoyun. Her attitude suggested she didn't see anything wrong with the Xibo people's attack last night and felt Haoyun was overreacting.

Eva patiently explained, "The Xibo people greatly favor ground assaults. Since their invasion of Earth NX, they've been using swarm tactics to attack us. Of course, their audacity in using this method is solely due to their almost unlimited ability to reinforce."

With that, Eva pointed to a massive mothership in the distance, saying, "See that giant mothership? When attacking our human capital city, the Xibo people deploy these mothership battle groups at multiple locations around the city. Besides engaging nearby Xibo troops, these motherships also open multiple teleportation channels for continuous Xibo infantry attacks on the human capital."

After a brief pause, Eva continued, "So, from this point, all we need to do is concentrate our firepower on the Xibo people who continue to attack our defenses. The mothership battle groups primarily protect the motherships and don't actively engage in combat. As for the Xibo people's other warships and tanks, unless the Xibo infantry break through our defenses set up in the Lena Mountains and reach the defensive fortifications of the Lena Mountains, they'll only provide small-scale fire support for attacking Xibo infantry and never engage in large-scale frontal combat. Don't ask me how I know this; it's a lesson learned from past experience."

Eva's explanation seemed illogical to Haoyun, so he questioned her again, "But what about the warship we encountered at the rest stop? Why wasn't it as gentle as you describe? That warship was firing all its cannons at the rest stop and nearly blasted us into oblivion."

Eva shrugged and replied, "Oh, that mechanized combat squadron was executing its own mission when it encountered the Xibo people chasing us and then joined that group of Xibo people who came from Terlech City to attack us together. During this period, the Xibo people from Terlech City synchronized their ongoing combat mission with that squadron and marked us as the primary target for full firepower. That's why they immediately launched a full-scale attack on us after the battle began."

"And remember, just as you shouldn't disturb the semi-dormant Xibo people, we mustn't disturb the Xibo people executing their missions. Otherwise, just like the awakened Xibo people, they'll immediately launch a full-scale attack on us until they've completely annihilated us."

After listening to Eva's explanation, Haoyun fell into thought. Eva then asked, "What? Do you still have questions?"

Haoyun tilted his head and said uncertainly, "Uh... I'm thinking, if the mothership of the Xibo people's task is to receive and transmit commands to the surrounding Xibo military forces and open continuous teleportation arrays to deliver troops to the battlefield, would disrupting the mothership squadron's current task prompt them to launch an immediate attack on us?"

After a moment's thought, Eva replied, "In theory, they wouldn't. Because the mothership squadron's mission objective is to attack us, it's just that their attack methods differ. So logically, unless we go now and disturb the semi-dormant mothership battle groups, or wait until they re-enter battle mode at night and are attacked by us, they won't immediately launch a full-scale attack on us from the perspective of their mission being forcibly interrupted."

Eva added, "The escort warships of the mothership battle groups are not to be trifled with. Even if we manage to approach and disturb the mothership, it wouldn't yield any results against the powerful firepower encirclement of their squadron. Besides, with the strength of the human defense forces, whether by stealth attack or direct assault, we lack the ability to approach the mothership battle squadron. Moreover, even if we could approach the enemy's mothership, we don't possess weapons capable of inflicting massive damage on the mothership."

Hearing this, Haoyun boldly proposed his idea, "So, is this why we're not taking the initiative to attack the warship group behind the enemy's ground array? Have the human defense forces never considered launching a preemptive strike against the enemy's mothership on the battlefield? If we can find a way to destroy the enemy's mothership, wouldn't it disrupt the Xibo people's support troops and cut off their support forces?"

Eva sighed helplessly, "Ah! Do you think we haven't considered this? Believe me, human scientists have been developing mothership killers all along. But unfortunately, after so many years, we still haven't developed a weapon capable of effectively damaging the mothership. Besides, the mothership battle squadron of the Xibo people is simply too powerful! With our current strength, storming the mothership battle squadron's firepower line is tantamount to suicide. Ah! Don't ask me how I know this. Ask for the lesson learned!"

At this point, Eva shook her head helplessly and made a throat-cutting gesture. From Eva's pained expression, it seemed that Haoyun's conversation with her had again stirred up some unforgettable terror from her memory.

"The Savior can't think of a way to deal with those motherships?" Haoyun asked again.

Eva shook her head again with a sigh. "It is said that in an earlier large-scale siege battle, a main city named Saint Wall fell to the foot of the Saint Wall Mountains because the frontline defense forces couldn't resist the Xibo people's attack, and they retreated all the way there. At this moment, everyone understood that once the enemy reached the foot of the Saint Wall Mountains, it would fully activate various heavy firepower combat units that had been following behind the Xibo infantry all along. They would begin a comprehensive assault on the defensive fortifications built on the Saint Wall Mountains."

"At this critical juncture, the two saviors who had been overseeing operations in Saint Wall City decided to launch a daring raid at dawn. Their target was a mothership that was rapidly approaching the Saint Wall Mountains. Given the situation at the time, Saint Wall City was almost powerless to halt the advance of the Xibo people. Therefore, rather than passively waiting for the Xibo people to break through the last line of defense on the Saint Wall Mountains, they chose to launch a desperate preemptive strike."

"Although this move was also out of desperation, for those two saviors, it was also an opportunity to test a newly developed anti-ship bomb. Moreover, they wanted to see if destroying the Xibo mothership could prevent further Xibo attacks on the Saint Wall Mountains."