The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 1203

The moment it was attacked, the black beetle sent a distress signal to its two other teammates.

Although he also sent his coordinates, it would definitely take some time for the Green Beetle and the other two to arrive, and the Black Beetle estimated that this short time would be enough for the water monster in front of him to turn him into mincemeat.

He had to find a way to save himself before his teammates arrived!

Having made up his mind, the Black Beetle began to perform a series of precise operations using the Scarab Beetle. He sharpened the edges of his body, turning his armor itself into a high-frequency blade.

The sharp blade instantly cut Yang Le's palm. Although he had already started to let go when he noticed the black beetle's unusual behavior, he was still a step too late.

Red blood flowed from his palm. This intense pain did not frighten Yang Le; instead, it aroused his ferocity as a deep-sea predator after he transformed into the Ultimate Steel Fang.

Licking his fangs, Yang Le instantly turned off the lighting organ extending from the top of his head. After the ultimate evolution, this organ was also strengthened, not only able to actively control the switch, but also having some clever uses.

After darkness enveloped the surroundings once again, Yang Le took the opportunity to bury himself in the school of steel-devouring fish, the dense swarm of fish instantly swallowing his enormous body.

Black Beetle activated the ray gun in its left hand with all its might, raising its hand to fire a shot in the direction Yang Le had left, but apart from blasting a hole in the dense school of fish, it did nothing else.

The vacant space was immediately filled by the Steel Eater Fish. Before it was filled, the Black Beetle couldn't see Yang Le at all.

Subconsciously, he turned on the scanning device, but as expected, he found nothing. The dense swarm of fish had become Yang Le's 'camouflage,' and the scarab beetle armor they relied on was now useless.

"cut!"

Black Beetle couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement, and while he was feeling indignant, Green Beetle and the other two had already arrived at his side.

"What happened, Black Beetle? We just received your distress signal."

"I was attacked," Black Beetle said, still shaken. "I encountered an attack from these fish swarm controllers. The brief exchange revealed their true nature to me, and I'm sending you the log now."

As they spoke, the black beetle sent the video footage it had just recorded to the two green beetles. The latter's scarabs immediately extracted the key information upon receiving the message and projected Yang Le's current appearance onto their retinas.

"Is this thing... really a native Earth creature?"

The green beetle couldn't help but click its tongue in amazement. Its wild appearance was like a demon that had crawled out of the abyss. It didn't need much makeup to look like it could be in a horror movie.

"Whatever he is, he's going against the Reach Zerg now," Black Beetle said through gritted teeth.

"Green Beetle reports damage to the fleet."

"I'll send it to you right away. I've sent the rest of them to leave first; it's too dangerous for them here."

Without saying much, Green Beetle immediately sent the compiled information to Black Beetle. It wasn't that he was being lazy and didn't want to repeat it, but rather that the current environment wasn't suitable.

There is another threat hidden among the fish. If they repeat what they heard, one speaking and the other listening, then neither of them will be paying attention to their surroundings.

Moreover, the transmitted data can be directly processed and read into the scarab's brain, which is so convenient, why not? 'Of the 22 spaceships in total, 10 were scrapped, 6 suffered extensive damage, 3 suffered minor damage, leaving only 3 without obvious damage, and only 6 are usable.'

'Except for the three of us, there were 173 crew members in total, and only 48 are still alive…'

Black Beetle's face was so black it looked like it had become deep-sea camouflage. Since joining the Reach Zerg army, it had never suffered such a defeat.

Yes, for the highest commander of a fleet, if more than a third of your soldiers are killed or wounded, it can be considered a failure, let alone now that more than half have been killed.

This is no longer a matter of whether or not he should be court-martialed; having caused more than half of his men to die or be wounded outside of war, he could be executed on the spot.

However, it's not time to despair yet. Black Beetle can still redeem himself if he can catch the mastermind. He can completely pin the blame on Yang Le.

He could then claim that he had been attacked, saying that the attackers were Atlantean forces, thus escalating the conflict to war and giving the Reach insectoids a reason to attack Earth.

Then, by framing and slandering others, they can take the opportunity to declare a full-scale war on Earth. As long as they confirm the victim's identity, they might be able to fool the Green Lantern Corps.

Even if the Green Lanterns on Earth can't be driven away, they won't be besieged by the Green Lantern Corps. The Reach Zerg are confident of winning the final victory in the upcoming war.

In the blink of an eye, Black Beetle had already figured out his next move, which relieved some of his psychological pressure. However, all of this would have to wait until he actually caught the mastermind behind the scenes.

"I left a wound on that monster's hand," the black beetle said, regaining its senses.

"The wound is deep and long, and it probably won't heal in a short time. We can use this to find him."

"From now on, we must keep our communication channels open at all times, and also activate our distress signals. If we are attacked, we must immediately send a distress signal!"

The black beetle's deployment was very careful. Perhaps they were very powerful, but as the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Although the black beetle didn't know this saying, he still understood the same principle.

"This is where he lives; he knows it better than we do. We must be extremely careful!"

Black Beetle knew that no matter what, the three scarab warriors could not be harmed; they represented not only the fighting power of the vanguard but also the face of the Reach.

"We'll start searching from three directions. I'll go in this direction, and you two will search from those two directions. Be sure to report anything unusual."

After saying that, the black beetle searched in his direction. It wasn't that he was being arrogant and didn't want to travel with the three of them, but rather that a group of three was indeed safe, but also far too safe.

Black Beetle had already figured out from the brief exchange that his opponent was a very cautious guy; once the three of them got together, the opponent would definitely not make a move.

We have no choice but to resort to dangerous decoy tactics; it's a last resort.

"Drip!"

Black Beetle had barely swum two steps when it received a communication, but it wasn't from either of the two Green Beetles; it was from the remaining fleet that had just been dispatched.

(End of this chapter)