Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 24 The War of the Zerg

"roar--"

"Awooo—"

Thousands of monsters clashed wildly in the city, their blood and flesh carpeting the ground, with mutilated monster corpses everywhere.

One side of the battle consisted of over five hundred tiger mastiffs, led by a tiger mastiff that was nearly 3 meters tall and exceptionally robust, a junior beast general-level dog.

The other side is much more complex, consisting of three land monsters: the Tiger Mastiff, the Iron-haired Wild Boar, and the Shadow Cat, as well as the Gray Lark in the sky.

The largest number of tiger mastiffs are over 1000, while the number of iron-haired wild boars and shadow cats are over 200 each. The smallest number of grey larks is still 100.

Although there was no monster general-level leader, this mixed monster team had many high-level beast soldier-level monsters. With their excellent teamwork and overwhelming numbers, they managed to completely suppress the beast general-level tiger mastiff dog.

On the battlefield, more than two hundred iron-haired wild boars gathered together and launched a charge. When their strong limbs ran on the ground, the earth trembled.

"Awooo—"

The tiger-mastiff-dog beast roared angrily, trying to lead its people to retreat.

Having already acquired a certain level of intelligence, it never imagined that such a thing would happen when it simply led its people to hunt as usual.

The monsters in this neighborhood are really too strange. They are just mere beast soldiers, yet they not only show no fear in the face of me, who is a beast general, but they even dare to hunt me down!

Moreover, their teamwork was seamless, like a sophisticated instrument; once the battle began, their own side suffered heavy losses.

Especially those of the tiger, mastiff, and dog clans, on ordinary days, as long as there is no beast general-level clan leader on the other side, they can make them submit with just a howl.

But now, not a single Tibetan Mastiff is paying attention to him; instead, they're attacking him like mortal enemies.

After he killed several enemies in a row, the opponent became even more frenzied!

The earth trembled more and more violently, and fear gripped its heart as it watched the iron-haired wild boar charging towards it like a heavy tank.

But its inner rage also erupted. How dare they? It was a beast general who had risen from countless slaughters!

With a roar, the tiger mastiffs that were about to retreat turned around and, led by the tiger mastiff of the junior beast general level, launched a frenzied counterattack.

"boom--"

The two massive teams collided with a deafening roar.

The tiger-mastiff-dog beast opened its blood-red maw and bit down on a high-level beast soldier-level iron-haired wild boar charging in front of it. With a sudden twist of its head, it actually threw the boar away!

With a swipe of its claws, it killed one iron-haired boar after another, displaying its strength at the level of a beast general. Even high-level beast soldiers would find it difficult to withstand a single blow from it.

However, apart from it, other Tiger Mastiffs seemed quite powerless against the charge of the Iron-haired Wild Boar.

They were thrown into the air the instant of impact, lifted into the air, and then thrown down heavily, trampled, and crushed into a bloody pulp!

In just one charge, more than a hundred Tibetan mastiffs died, while only fifty or sixty wild boars died.

The most important thing was not the casualties, but that their ranks were completely scattered and their morale was almost completely destroyed.

The tiger mastiff didn't miss this opportunity, closely following the iron-haired wild boar and completing the battlefield cut-off.

The entire battlefield was divided into smaller battlefields, with carnage everywhere. Under the cover of tiger mastiffs and iron-haired wild boars, the shadow cats emerged from the shadows, while gray larks swooped down from the sky from time to time, tearing up large chunks of flesh.

The leader of the tiger-mastiff dogs grew increasingly enraged as he watched his clansmen die one after another. He charged left and right across the battlefield, but was relentlessly entangled in a fierce battle.

Around it, at least a hundred high-level beast soldiers launched a frenzied death charge towards it.

Even a monster of the Beast General level would have to avoid such an attack.

If it weren't for its guards risking their lives to rescue it, it would probably have been severely injured long ago.

However, as time went on, its bodyguards dwindled, and it began to develop wounds.

Watching the battle from a high-rise building, Qin Mu looked at the Tiger Mastiff leader, whose body was already bearing wounds, and a satisfied smile finally appeared on his previously tense face.

"The outcome is decided!"

"It's a pity they arrived a bit too early. The Zerg units that had just infiltrated this Tiger-Hound tribe were of low rank and couldn't get close to the Tiger-Hound leader. Otherwise, a surprise attack might have been more effective."

Qin Mu did not intervene in this battle, but let the swarm resolve it on its own.

The result was beyond Qin Mu's expectations. After only two hundred Zerg units were killed or wounded, the more than five hundred Tiger Mastiffs led by the junior Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff were almost completely wiped out.

Only the beast-general-level tiger mastiff was left struggling.

But its fate was already sealed. After barely managing to repel an Iron-haired Boar, a Shadow Cat, hidden to the side of the Iron-haired Boar, silently leaped up and gouged out one of its eyes.

The severely wounded tiger-mastiff howled, trying to retaliate, but the continuous fighting had greatly depleted its stamina, and its reaction time had noticeably decreased.

Not long after being severely injured and blinded, the Tiger-Dog leader was overwhelmed by the swarm of insects, letting out a powerless wail.

"We won!"

This was the first beast-general-level monster killed by the insect swarm without Qin Mu's help.

The insect swarm has truly established a foothold in County 0203.

"I should head back to the base city."

After more than a day of development, the number of Zerg swarms experienced an explosive growth, and after accounting for those that died in battle, the remaining Zerg units were close to 2000.

Among them are more than 1200 tiger mastiffs and 400 high-level beast soldiers.

There are over 300 Iron-haired Boars and Shadow Cats, and over 100 high-level beast soldiers each.

Even the smallest number of Grey Larks is over 100, and all of them are high-level beast soldiers.

Moreover, their numbers are increasing by thousands every day, so even without the leadership of a beast general, they are already a very powerful force.

The Zerg swarm's ability to mass produce units has been initially demonstrated. Although the current Zerg swarm cannot yet be considered a massive Zerg army, it is approaching that level.

"It's a pity that the beast general-level tiger mastiff died too quickly, otherwise I would have liked to try to subdue it and have it serve the swarm after being transformed into a Zerg."

Qin Mu shook his head with some regret.

However, this battle also gave Qin Mu a better understanding of the Zerg swarm's strength.

Even a powerful Beast General-level monster would be defeated by an attack from hundreds of high-level Beast Soldier-level Zerg units.

Of course, Qin Mu would not underestimate the beast general level monsters because of this. The insectoids were able to achieve this result because they were fearless, coordinated well, and unafraid of the beast general's pressure.

Ordinary beast soldiers and monsters in the wilderness would only scatter and flee for their lives upon encountering a beast general-level monster, and would not dare to resist.

After ordering the insect swarm to clean up the battlefield, Qin Mu returned to the underground garage and tidied up his belongings.

Then, the worker insects brought over a tiger mastiff dog that had already been dissected and disassembled into materials, which was at the level of a low-level beast general.

Qin Mu now has materials for two Beast General-level monsters: the Twin-Tailed Tiger Cat and the Tiger Mastiff.

After bringing it back to the base, it can easily be sold for over 2000 million. This amount is not a small sum for Qin Mu now.

When Qin Mu walked out of the underground parking garage, a team of 100 Tibetan Mastiffs, 50 Iron-haired Wild Boars, and 50 Shadow Cats was already there to greet him.

These Zerg were all high-level Orc soldiers, and there were also Grey Larks circling in the sky.

They will escort Qin Mu back to Mother Nest No. 1, ensuring his safety on the way back.

Qin Mu flipped over and leaped onto a Tibetan Mastiff, tossing a package full of monster materials onto another Tibetan Mastiff that was accompanying him.

He shouted with great enthusiasm.

"Let's go! Home!"

(End of this chapter)