Starting from the recovery of Shanhaijing

Chapter 156 Race against time
An underground cavity of nearly [-] meters.

The insect nest is spreading wantonly with a blanket of rotten flesh and a large number of mycelium cavities.

It is like a scavenger in the hive, even in the face of the ember apostles who protrude into the ground, they still perform their roles.

The Zerg corpses were devoured, decomposed, and converted into flesh and blood energy recovery at an extremely fast speed, not even a trace of flesh and blood was left behind!
The dozen or so remaining lighting drones are still performing their duties.

The red and blue warning lights flickered non-stop, illuminating the numerous grotesque insects rushing from the darkness, many of them with mutilated limbs.

They have survived the previous bombardment, and now they are directly thrown into the battlefield, launching a suicidal charge against humans.

"Immediately release the light source, signal to the troops on the surface, and build positions as planned!"

As the on-site commander of this operation, Wu Senyan knew their duties clearly, and immediately shouted loudly.

It's not yet the time for the ember apostles to attack with all their strength, and they are currently surrounded by the lowest-level zerg. The extraordinary props they prepared and their physical strength must not be wasted in such a place.

The plan for this operation has already been communicated to everyone.

As soon as Wu Senyan's voice fell, the team members immediately took action.

Some ember apostles who are good at long-range attacks quickly formed a circular firepower network centered on the earthen platform, intercepting the low-level zerg that were constantly approaching here as cannon fodder.

Although there are a large number of Zergs, their strength level is obviously not enough to fight against the numerous ember apostles present.

After all, those who participated in this operation were elites from various regions, and they had participated in at least two otherworldly events, and the line of defense quickly stabilized.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Zhao bit his right index finger and wrote a spell on the bronze tripod with blood.

In the next second, the palm-sized bronze tripod swelled rapidly under the shroud of earthy yellow fluorescence, and in just a few seconds, it turned into a giant bronze tripod about five meters high in the center of the earthen platform.

Qin Zhao took a deep breath and formed a seal with his hands.

The earth-yellow fluorescence instantly spread in all directions, and the loose earth platform was quickly tamped under the shroud of light and absorbed the surrounding soil and began to expand. Immediately afterwards, dozens of earth puppets stood up around the ground, holding spears to meet the Zerg The group forms a defensive line.

Yu Zhen on the side raced against time to unfold a scroll bound with a red string.

In an instant, a round of brilliant golden light rose up, and the dazzling light illuminated the area within a radius of [-] meters.

The scene inside the worm nest finally appeared before everyone's eyes.

Even though they had already made psychological preparations before coming down, when they actually saw the worm nest, many Ember Apostles including Yu Zhen couldn't help but tremble.

I saw that everywhere on the creep blanket where the strong light was shining, apart from the zerg swarms that were still approaching, there were also a large number of unicorn-shaped flesh and blood tentacles!
Different from those on the Zerg, the diameter of these fleshy tentacles is generally more than three meters, and the surface is covered with blood-colored bumps. Under the strong light, the silhouette of the wriggling Zerg can be faintly seen inside.

Without exception, they are all supported by the creep. The energy from the devoured and digested insect remains is diverted to these tentacles to cultivate the zerg eggs inside. In just a few tens of seconds, more than 20 zerg crawled out of it. .

Although it looks like a juvenile body, it grows and mutates at an incredible speed under the creep feeding.

In the past few minutes, the amniotic fluid-like mucus on the surface of these monsters was sucked up by their expanding torsos, so their fangs were exposed, their ferocity soared, and they roared to join the zerg swarm that hit the earth platform, turning into an outright killing machine!
That's all there is to it, the fighting power of ordinary Zerg is limited after all, it is not difficult for nearly a hundred Ember Apostles to defend the nest.

What's really troublesome is that there seem to be other types of "hatching chambers" in the shadows behind these fleshy tentacles, which can be seen from the direction of the extension of the inner cavity of the creep.

Most of the energy is being transported to the depths of the insect nest.

At this moment, besieging the Ember Apostles and the zerg was obviously just to delay the time, the real offensive of the worm nest was still brewing.

Wu Senyan hoped to build a position to provide a suitable foothold for the special forces in the rear, and the Zerg seemed to seize this opportunity.

"We can't wait any longer, and immediately send a signal to the team above."

Seeing the initial formation of the defense line, Wu Senyan didn't intend to waste any more time and decisively issued an order.

huh~
Accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, a dark green flare shot up into the air along the pothole.

surface at the same time.

Nearly [-] heavily armed special forces were waiting on the surface, the atmosphere was solemn, and the transport planes not far away were still dropping fighters, including fighters in the reserve team and more medical personnel.

Casualties in this operation are inevitable, and the valley is extremely far away from Sanqing City, so a temporary medical center is essential.

The dark green signal flares swayed into the air, and the officers leading the team immediately put on gas masks and rushed to the insect nest along the stairs with guns in hand. The follow-up special forces did not hesitate at all, and plunged into the darkness of the pothole one after another.

Even though this mountain forest is hell for ordinary people, the soldiers still have no hesitation.

He vowed to decapitate the Zerg, and restore the world to a bright future.

on the peak.

Yan Jing and Miao Yingshi are sitting on the edge of the cliff.

The night wind blowing from high above made the two people's robes fluttering.

The former is holding a tablet computer in his hand, and it is broadcasting the situation underground in real time.

"Are we going to wait here until the master of the swarm appears?"

Seeing the bloody scene on the screen, Miao Yingshi couldn't help asking,
"Are you afraid it will run away directly?"

"That's right, the situation in the zerg nest is unknown. You and I can't participate in the battle until the worm girl's location is determined. If she escapes, it will be meaningless to kill more zerg in this trip. It won't take a few months." It can come back!"

Of course, Yan Jing also thought about taking Miao Yingshi with the team. With the strength of the two of them and nearly a hundred ember apostles, among other things, there is no problem in slaughtering the Zerg that appeared in the screen at this time.

However, the consequence of doing so is likely to be the evacuation of the bug girl.

After all, Yan Jing and Miao Yingshi's aura is difficult to hide from the Zergs. As long as they make a move, the suppression of the Zergs by the Mountain and Sea Remains will immediately arouse the vigilance of the Zerg Girls. This is something that Lord Lin specifically mentioned to Yan Jing before he disappeared. .

In order to avoid accidents, the Special Affairs Bureau chose to let them wait outside now.

It's fine if you don't make a move, once you choose to make a move, you have to make sure to kill it!

"At least we have to wait for the core combat power inside the worm nest to appear, or to confirm the location of the worm girl before we can act."

Emphasizing the plan again, Yan Jing's eyes fell on the screen of the tablet computer, observing the movements of the swarm.

"The problem now is that neither we nor the Special Affairs Bureau have seen the appearance of the swarm master. Even if it appears at that time, how can we distinguish it from so many zergs?"

"I have a way, as long as it appears, I can directly find out its location!"

Previously at Linjunya, the White Tiger Spirit God spent the last of his energy to leave Yan Jing with more than just the Heart of the Swarm mission.

The figures of special operations troops began to appear on the screen, and the attention of the two of them shifted to the battlefield inside the worm nest.

With the support of nearly a thousand people entering the arena, the situation quickly turned for the better.

Under the suppression of shoulder-fired rocket launchers, high-explosive grenades and even heavy machine guns, the low-level Zerg swarms were wiped out in a short period of time, and the ember apostle team led by Wu Senyan shared the defensive pressure, and immediately began to prepare to explore the insect nest. internal.

The goal is very clear, the area on the creep where the channels for transporting nutrients are densest must be the core area of ​​the insect nest.

"Yan Jing, nature is being eroded"

"what?"

Looking at the scene of members of the Special Affairs Bureau advancing layer by layer in the screen, and hearing Miao Yingshi's reminder suddenly, Yan Jing was a little confused for a while.

Subconsciously turned around to look at Miao Yingshi, and suddenly sensed the mysterious aura emerging from him.

"Natural energy is being seized, and there is something that is devouring the vitality of this area!"

Miao Yingshi, who has the legacy of mountains and seas, is extremely sensitive to the natural energy in the mountains and forests. It is precisely because of this ability that he can easily collect many special fruits.

Standing up suddenly, Miao Yingshi once again appeared behind him with a horse body and a human face, and a phantom of a strange beast with its back and wings. There were flowers and plants growing in the gaps between the rocks under his feet, but they withered into ashes in the next second.

Seeing this scene, Yan Jing couldn't help but frowned, got up hastily, half-closed her eyes, and decisively entered the spiritual vision state.

Sure enough, within the visual field of vision, with the valley as the center, the surrounding area was filled with black and gray spiritual energy at some point.

They are frantically devouring the life energy in the covered area.

Not only that, Yan Jing saw swarms of worms shuttling underground in the forest, they were like maggots attached to living things after death, greedily devouring every trace of flesh they could touch.

"Such a huge worm nest, the energy source for daily operation and entering a state of war, I think there should be an answer by now!"

Yan Jing said with a solemn expression.

When exploring the valley earlier, Miao Yingshi and Yan Jing were surprised that everything in the area where the insect nest was located was normal.

There is no doubt that both the hive itself and the zerg that it hatches require a huge amount of energy to maintain their activities.

The problem is that they all preconceived that the way the hive replenishes its energy is by hunting other creatures.

Essentially correct, it's just that the two guessed the wrong way to hunt.

Inside and outside the valley, the forest floor cracked, and hundreds of giant worms rushed out of the soil.

They don't attack the surrounding existence, but just straighten their upper body like a poisonous snake, reaching a height of tens of meters. Compared with the surrounding giant trees, this size may not be a big deal, but such a strange scene makes people feel horrified from the bottom of their hearts. chill.

The head, whose facial features could not be seen clearly, was facing the sky vertically, and then split from the middle, turning into a "flower".

The petals are covered with dark yellow fangs, and the stamens are disgustingly dense twisted tentacles. Its torso is constantly retracting, and a large number of black silk screens and black-gray psionic particles are ejected from its mouthparts, covering the surrounding jungle .

The dark green forest was dying yellow at an alarming rate, and all creatures that came into contact with these black silk screens or psionic particles were severely injured in a very short period of time.

Withered and collapsed giant trees, fallen beasts, the jungle that was supposed to be full of vitality is falling into deathly silence.

Their lives are being plundered, turned into energy and transported back to the hive through these worms.

Obviously, these worms were probably just hibernating underground to absorb energy. Under the control of the worm woman, they absorbed life energy to a limited extent, and then the aura tide and the rapid growth of the trees covered up this change.

Now that the war has broken out, the hive no longer has the means to hide it!
Devouring so much energy in a short period of time, Yan Jing didn't need to think about knowing that the worm nest was bound to organize a more powerful offensive, and immediately opened the communication channel, ready to notify Wu Senyan, and at the same time turned his attention to the screen displayed on the tablet computer screen.

The special forces have already taken over the soil platform at this time.

The bronze tripod is still there, and the earthen platform has been turned into a temporary position for the human side. The earth puppets serving as the first line of defense are continuously generated to delay the attack of the zerg swarm, while the special forces maintain a high-intensity output, blocking three The low-level Zerg from the other side.

Their equipment is not limited to modern technology. Although the torch space rejects worldly items, the items sold in the market are not limited to the apostles, and ordinary people can also use them.

As for why it is three aspects.

That's because the team of ember apostles had already left the earthen platform, turned into a sharp knife, and inserted straight into the core area guided by the creeper.

The flames spread across the creeper, burning the rotting flesh into coke. A dozen Ember Apostles stepped through the sea of ​​flames, and their figures swept past the unicorn-shaped insect swarm hatching room in front, leaving blood fragments and larvae larvae all over the ground. corpse.

"I understand that you have only one goal, and you don't need support here."

After hanging up the communicator, Wu Senyan's expression turned ugly, and after a brief silence, he shouted loudly,

"The comrades in the earth platform position have suppressed the zerg swarm and bought us time. We must move forward and find the core of the worm nest in the shortest possible time!"

From the very beginning, this operation was not a positional battle, but a beheading battle.

The comparison is whether the humans can kill the Zerg Girl first, or the Zerg cut off their escape route first, and bury all the ember apostles in the ground!

Because of this, after receiving Yan Jing's reminder, instead of choosing to observe the situation, Wu Senyan immediately sped up his actions.

Everyone is well aware that it is the most stupid decision to stop when the time is racing against time.

There is no retreat!

Yu Zhen condensed another moving light source, and a light blue vertical pupil that rotated back and forth condensed on his forehead, and suddenly opened his mouth to remind,
"Front right, giant zerg!"

Almost at the same time as the voice fell, a beetle with a size larger than a heavy tank rushed from the darkness, but before the giant pincers in front of it came into play, it was overturned to the ground by several ember apostles. Flesh and blood flew under the repeated blows of the two heavy hammers.

Before they could catch their breath, Yu Zhen's reminder sounded again,

"There is a special energy reaction ahead, everyone be careful!"

Yu Zhen controlled the light source above the team and projected several beams of light to illuminate the scene ahead.

The core area of ​​the worm nest had already appeared before their eyes, but those low-level worms were obviously not guarding here.

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