The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 397: Zerg Gathering! Trickster! Bladeworm and Tunnelworm!
“Assemble——!”

Under the psychic control of the Queen of Blades, the Zerg fleet continued to produce combat units while advancing forward in the face of the bombardment of the Cosmic Corporation.

In order to protect the remaining Brood Lords, countless flying dragons moved towards them, forming a living protective shield layer by layer.

With the help of the dragon shield, the lord can reach the defensive position and destroy the turret facilities of the giant enterprise.

When the hard light cannons of other turrets attack, these dragons will actively form an array and move forward to block, like moths to a flame, intercepting these deadly artillery groups.

Doing so can minimize the damage to the Brood Lord, even if it means losing thousands of dragons every time it is bombarded.

At the same time, the Blade Queen's flagship, the Leviathan, was also surrounded by dense flying dragons.

With three layers inside and three layers outside, the entire Leviathan is tightly protected. Every time it is attacked and damaged, more flying dragons will appear to replenish it.

This is the Zerg fleet's defense mode!

Different from the Protoss' psionic shield and the human's armor shield, the Zerg's defense strategy is quite simple and unpretentious, which is to rely on countless bugs as front-line meat shields.

This method may seem cruel and inhumane, but for insects with extremely high productivity, it is actually the lowest-cost and most efficient way of defense.

Insects' utilization of energy is basically entirely carried out through genetic evolution. Humans use energy through tools, while insects only need to adjust their own genetic sequences.

Relying on the tactic of consuming and producing at the same time, the Zerg fleet pushed through the first line of defense system.

Under the cover of the flying dragons, the hive lord released a large number of worm sacs onto the orbital array, gradually encroaching on the space of the AI ​​turret array and destroying the giant company's weapons facilities.

After several hours of tug of war, the Zerg fleet finally advanced to the orbital area of ​​the last three galaxies.

Although the Queen of Blades' advance was unstoppable, the process was not smooth, and more than half of the Zerg troops had been killed.

Even if the Zerg troops could continue to be replenished, they had not absorbed any nutrients at all along the way.

They can only continue to dispatch more reinforcements from the rear.

It turned out that under the sturdy defense of the world giant, all planetary life in the front-line orbital defense system had long been cleared out.

Not to mention organisms and plants, even a simple cell would not be left to these bugs by giant companies!
The Blade Queen silently calculated the consumption in her mind and estimated the advancement time. Breaking through the previous defense line had wasted too much of her time.

If this continues, it might be too late!

"Speed ​​up the attack, prioritize launching airdrop capsules."

As the Blade Queen gave the order, a large number of airdrop capsules were dropped onto the surface of the planet by the Brood Lords. These airdrop capsules were not officially dropped until the defense system was completely destroyed.

Instead, they directly withstood the bombardment of hard laser cannons and forcibly descended to various frontline bases of the giant enterprise.

At the same time, groups of flying dragons also entered the core orbital areas of various planets to cover the landing of these airdrop capsules.

However, under the powerful firepower of the orbital gun array, the Zerg inevitably lost a large number of troops.

More than half of the insects were blown into pieces by the hard light cannon during the fall and completely turned into ashes.

The Nest Lords, who relied on the flying dragon as cover and shield, also suffered heavy casualties during the period.

This is the consequence of ignoring the hard light turret array and forcing a landing. The Zerg can either take down the orbital defense positions one by one, or risk their lives to endure the harassment and pass through other positions.

Although the Queen of Blades' risky decision increased the casualties of the Zerg forces, it did allow some Zerg to successfully land on the Megacorp's front-line base.

But what doomed the Zerg to be disappointment was that even if they broke through here, they still could not obtain any effective biological nutrients from it.

Because most of the combat units here have long been replaced by AI automated machines by global giants.

From the fighter planes flying in the sky to the individuals in combat, all are controlled by powerful AI.

At this time, a huge Zerg airdrop capsule, with a long tail flame, fell straight into the seabed.

The sea surface hit by the airdrop capsule suddenly turned into huge waves, spreading in all directions.

[The Zerg are landing——! ]

After the AI ​​shuttle's reconnaissance system identified the invasion of enemy units, it immediately reported the situation.

Almost at the same time, more and larger airdrop capsules fell down, landing on the seabed, on the beach not far away, and in the dense forest.

Then, overwhelming flying dragons began to break out of the ground. They gathered into a group and swept towards every giant company's facility area like a swarm of locusts.

There is a huge stinging organ on the tail of the flying dragon. It was originally the part where the flying dragon laid eggs, but now it has been transformed into a parasitic weapon that can launch "blade insects".

A blade-like insect like this will immediately curl up after being launched and use high-speed rotation to cut armor.

It then drills into the target's body and uses its own explosive impact to further destroy the target unit.

At this moment, an AI Skyhawk shuttle was targeted by a swarm of flying dragons and was hit by dozens of spiral blade insects.

The shuttle was torn into pieces by the blade bugs in an instant, and a large number of instrument parts fell like raindrops.

The remaining AI shuttles immediately used machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to counterattack. Large-caliber aviation cannons poured out, instantly tearing apart the bodies of several flying dragons.

But the Zerg's reproduction speed was really astonishing. A large number of new Zerg appeared in a short while. Compared with the huge number of Zerg, this level of casualties was nothing.

With no other options left, the AI ​​shuttle fleet could only fight and retreat, moving towards the military base in the rear, preparing to rely on the base's anti-aircraft firepower to fight against these flying dragons that blocked out the sky.

At this moment, the defense system of the front-line base has been fully opened, and the anti-aircraft firepower formed by anti-aircraft turrets and surface-to-air missiles has formed a criss-crossing network of death.

The overwhelming dragon army turned into fragments and fell down, and the blade insects ejected by the dragons were also blocked by the energy shield force field.

Fortunately, the giant company has prepared enough planetary engines for energy supply, so that the core area of ​​the entire front-line base will not be damaged by the impact of blade insects.

The AI ​​shuttle, which was being chased by the dragon, rushed through the shield force field at full speed, but the dragon following closely behind it suddenly crashed into the invisible force field.

It was like a fragile bird hitting the tempered glass window of a building, and the final result was a broken neck and death on the spot.

This is a planetary-level engine shield force field that has been improved by a giant corporation in the universe. It can not only allow the firepower inside to reach the outside, but also allow one's own troops to move unimpeded.

The enemy units will be ruthlessly blocked outside.

Under the protection of this indestructible energy shield, the dragon's harassment failed to achieve more results, and it could only be used as a target and destroyed by the anti-aircraft firepower of the giant enterprise. At this moment, the broken limbs and wreckage of the dragon fell like raindrops, and soon a pile of corpses and bones piled up around the front-line military base.

However, the Zerg's offensive tactics were executed with considerable patience.

Under the cover of the flying dragons, a large number of airdrop capsules have successfully landed around the front-line base. The hatched insects have turned into a surging tide and attacked this side.

The ground forces of the Universal Corporation also opened fire at full power at this moment, with large-caliber cannons continuously roaring and madly pouring artillery fire on the Zerg.

The high-speed shock wave generated by the violent explosion created a huge wave among the Zerg troops, and flying limbs and debris were scattered in the air and on the ground.

But even with such fierce bombardment, the Zerg will continue to produce more Zerg troops to charge forward. Among them, the fastest-moving Zerglings have already rushed to the edge of the shield force field.

These bugs rammed and bit the energy shield like crazy, trying to destroy the barrier in front of them.

The AI ​​turrets deployed on the city walls fired at them from above, and heavy pulse cannons and Gauss electromagnetic cannons fired alternately, sweeping away this group of agile and ferocious Zerglings.

The rain of bullets mixed with pulse bombs and metal spikes caused countless blood flowers to bloom among the Zerg, and a large number of Zerglings turned into a pool of mud.

At the same time, the remaining AI hard light turrets continued to shoot and fire, constantly loading energy crystals and high-energy gas mined from other planets.

Blocking the approaching Zerg fleet.

Fortunately, the StarCraft universe is rich in energy crystals and high-energy gas, otherwise it would be impossible for AI turrets and planetary engines to continue to operate at high loads.

Although the defense system of the Cosmic Corporation is indeed powerful, the offense of the Zerg fleet is equally outstanding.

The Zerg army commanded by the Queen of Blades has been moving forward steadily.

Judging from the current situation, if you want to completely destroy the Zerg fleet of the Queen of Blades, you still have to rely on the fully charged keystone.

Seeing the battle intensifying in various defensive positions, Paul felt a little impatient. He looked at Qiansihu and asked:

"Is there any way to speed up the charging of the key stone? For example, using a few more planetary engines to charge at the same time? Is this feasible?"

The Queen of Blades' tactics have been effective. Although the Zerg troops suffered heavy casualties, their reinforcements never stopped throughout the whole process.

On the other hand, more than half of the facilities of the Universal Corporation's defense system have been destroyed, and even a large number of insects have appeared outside the front-line base.

If they continue like this, they might not be able to hold on until the key stone is fully charged.

Qiansi Fox sighed helplessly, shook his head and said, "The charging principle of the key stone is mainly to activate the huge energy contained in the key stone itself."

"The little bit of energy transferred from the outside to the inside is just a trigger. It cannot determine the charging speed of the key stone at all."

"After our careful calculations, we have found that using one planetary engine has almost reached its charging limit. If we use more, it is very likely that the key stone fragments will be blown away."

Qiansihu said truthfully that if there really was a way to complete the charging in a short period of time, they would have used it long ago.

The current method is already the best solution!

Paul was silent. He turned his head to look at the holographic screen, silently estimating whether the existing defense system could hold out until the key stone was charged.

At this moment, the surging tide of insects was still constantly impacting the energy shield force fields of various fortresses. The accumulated alien insect debris alone was piled up to nearly a hundred meters outside the force field!

If it weren't for the ultra-high temperature laser cannons that burned and cleaned up a batch of alien insect corpses from time to time, the fortresses of various tribes would have been overwhelmed by the insects long ago.

It seems that the giant company’s front-line base headquarters fortress has been unable to be captured for a long time.

The Queen of Blades immediately gave orders, allowing a large number of Zerglings to climb onto the shield force field, expanding the contact area and continuing to cause more damage to the barrier.

In an instant, hundreds of base fortresses in various places turned into small hills crawling with insects, and dense dragons and springtails tried to drill in from every angle.

Even people who don't have trypophobia would feel a little creepy when watching this scene. It's a good thing that the energy shield force field has not been broken.

Once breached, the soldiers inside would die instantly!

In order to extend the duration of the shield field, the AI ​​turrets in various fortresses began to lock on to the banelings and make them their primary target for killing.

Unlike the relatively primitive and backward sharp teeth of the Zerglings, the self-destruction effect of the Banelings will obviously cause greater damage to the energy shield.

In particular, when this type of insect explodes, it will produce high concentrations of corrosive acid.

This is far more destructive than the claws of a springtail.

Therefore, the AI ​​turret would rather ignore and allow the Zerglings to climb onto the shield field than allow the Banelings to approach here.

The built-in high-precision AI laser beam device will scan and identify, and immediately snipe the Baneling troops among the Zerg.

But even so, there are still many banelings that take advantage of the cover of other bugs and rush under the shield force field to detonate themselves.

The venom splashed onto the barrier, continuously eroding the shield force fields of various fortresses.

At this time, the charging progress of the key stone has just reached 13%, but the shield force field of some fortresses has been worn out, reaching a worrying 39%.

Looking at the Zerg's methodical attack frequency, Le Ang, who was stationed at the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Worlds Base, had already guessed the Blade Queen's battle strategy.

She was testing him.

As long as the Universal Corporation can't hold back and releases some killer moves, the subsequent Thunder Beasts, Nest Lords, and even the flagship Leviathan in the sky will immediately come out in full force!

How could Li Ang not see such a cool operation that deceived the key ultimate skill and facilitated the team's battle?

Therefore, under his instructions, the current giant corporations of the universe mainly focus on countering the opponent's moves and delaying time as much as possible until the main force of the Zerg arrives.

When the main force of the Zerg has almost arrived, use the killing move to annihilate them.

Just as the Zerg army outside was still struggling to attack the shield field, a tremor suddenly echoed from underground, as if a huge beast was swimming underground.

[Traces of tunnel worm movement detected——! ]

As soon as the alarm sounded, a terrifying creature like a sandworm broke out from the ground. It opened its bloody mouth and spit out a large ball of fungal carpet and alien insect troops.

By digging their way out of the ground, the Zerg actually bypassed the shield force field and successfully entered the interior of the Megacorp frontline base!
(End of this chapter)