Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 70 Post-War

When Qin Mu dragged the two ocean king-level monsters, each hundreds of meters long, out of the sea, the entire battlefield erupted in cheers.

The morale of the defending troops in the war base instantly reached its peak, and the firepower they unleashed increased significantly.

The monsters, however, fell into disarray. Some continued to attack the war base, while others began to retreat, diving into the Huangpu River to escape into the ocean.

Some monsters even started killing each other while fleeing for their lives.

Battles between monsters are often extremely bloody and cruel.

However, when launching a beast tide, this instinct was suppressed by King-level and Lord-level monsters.

However, under the hunting of Qin Mu and fifty flying high-level lord-class monsters, a large number of lord-class monsters died, and the king-class monster that was in charge behind the scenes was also killed by Qin Mu himself. Without the suppression of king-class and lord-class monsters, their true nature was exposed all at once.

After killing two king-level monsters, Qin Mu stopped hunting ordinary sea monsters and landed in the war base on the Crescent Moon Disc.

"General Qin!"

"General Qin!"

"..."

Along the way, all the soldiers looked at Qin Mu with fervent eyes. The army respected the strong the most, and his strength in single-handedly charging into the horde of billions of beasts and crushing king-level monsters amidst the army was too shocking.

Especially when that octopus king-level monster, hundreds of meters long, was lifted out of the ocean, it was as if a god had descended to earth in the eyes of many soldiers!

After passing through a long metal corridor, Qin Mu arrived at the war base command hall amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of everyone present.

"Haha, Qin Mu, this is the shortest duration of a Level 1 beast tide ever! You took down those two King-level monsters that were directing things from the very beginning."

"With you here, China is truly blessed!"

Li Dawei had never felt so good. It was so relaxing. In the past, it would have taken at least ten days or even a month of fierce fighting to kill a massive number of monsters and make the monster tide unable to maintain its attack before it would retreat under the command of the King-level monster.

This time, even the King-level monster was directly killed.

Although the intense battle did not last long, the results achieved were unprecedented.

Leaving aside ordinary monsters, more than a hundred lord-level monsters have died!

This is something that couldn't be achieved even after a month of fighting.

Even Jia Yi couldn't kill a king-level monster underwater, let alone a planetary-level third-tier monster.

Not just Jia Yi, but on the entire Earth before Qin Mu, only Hong and Thor could achieve that.

Upon hearing Commander Li Dawei's praise, Qin Mu merely smiled slightly.

It's just a beast tide commanded by a planetary-level Tier 3 monster. If it can't end the battle quickly, where does it get the confidence to start a global war?

When the sea monsters truly launch their attack, this beast tide will be nothing more than an appetizer.

"How are our casualties?" Qin Mu asked, having previously seen numerous casualties at the war base from the sky.

"Fortunately, the total number of casualties this time is only a few hundred, which is much better than any previous incident."

Commander Li Dawei's smile faded, replaced by a somber expression.

Most of these casualties were caused by monsters that initially possessed various bizarre ranged attacks.

The ocean is home to a large number of monsters that can attack with electricity, monsters that can spray venom, and even monsters that can launch ranged attacks such as shockwaves and poisonous mist.

Some monsters, skilled in stealth and infiltration, also managed to enter the war fortress through gaps in the war base, causing casualties.

However, this time, these monsters, which are good at lurking, often encountered some monsters with a keen sense of smell, such as tiger mastiffs and shadow cats, and were discovered in advance, so the damage was not significant.

In the past, every first-level beast tide resulted in the deaths of thousands, or even tens of thousands, of outstanding warriors.

If the war base is unfortunately breached, this number will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold.

Such tragedies have occurred more than once in the past.

"Hundreds of people."

On his way to the command center, he saw the bodies of many wounded and even dead soldiers.

"This is war! A life-or-death war between humans and monsters, it's impossible for there to be no casualties!"

All wounded soldiers will receive immediate treatment, and with the availability of self-healing agents, the death toll will be significantly reduced.

Seeing that Qin Mu's expression was somewhat unpleasant, Li Dawei offered some words of comfort.

"Because of your existence, and those high-level lord-class flying monsters you brought, their effect is comparable to a million-strong army!"

"You and those flying lord-level monsters took care of the vast majority of them. Before, we would have had to rely on human lives to fill the gaps!"

Qin Mu shook his head. This was the first time he had witnessed so many human deaths and injuries, and he couldn't help but feel sad.

The deeper reason is the all-out war that he himself is about to start!

If things aren't handled properly then, the casualties could be far more severe than they are now.

But Qin Mu also understood that if he wanted to restore the country and drive out and kill all the monsters, there would be no way to avoid bloodshed and sacrifice.

Even the success of one general requires the bones of ten thousand, let alone a racial war.

But this also serves as a reminder to Qin Mu that he must be more fully prepared for the all-out war that is about to begin.

Thinking of this, Qin Mu raised his arm and sent a number to Li Dawei via the auxiliary computer.

"This is a number used to call those high-level lord-class monsters outside. The military can call them directly if they encounter a crisis!"

Qin Mu looked at Li Dawei and said.

"What?"

Li Dawei's face showed surprise, followed by a look of wild joy.

There are a full fifty high-level lord-class flying monsters outside!

Each high-ranking flying monster can easily reach speeds of seven or eight times the speed of sound, enabling rapid support across the entire country!

If the military can call upon them for assistance in combat at any time, the military's overall combat capability will instantly be elevated to a new level!

"You can call one or more at once. I have already sent you their information, including details of their strength, flight speed, and so on."

I will replenish supplies if any casualties occur during the subsequent battle.

Qin Mu continued, saying that the idea of ​​using these high-level flying lord-class monsters to support the military was not something that had just come up, but rather something that had been prepared for some time.

Because he really didn't want this old man, who had worked hard all his life for the army and for China, to have to go to great lengths to ask for help from those powerful war gods in order to reduce casualties when facing the beast tide.

This was a lingering regret in his heart.

To prevent this from happening again, Qin Mu implanted a communication device into each of these high-level lord-class monsters for communication and command.

With the support of these fifty high-level lord-class monsters, the military is essentially equipped with fifty extremely fast and fearless high-level war gods!

This strength is generally enough to face a level one beast tide.

After this period of development, the number of Lord-level monsters in the swarm has exceeded 3000, and there are still five such support teams.

Providing one unit to the military to support the national army will not affect the swarm's development strategy.

With such a team, military casualties will be much lower, and many times there will be no need to risk lives.

"That's wonderful! That's absolutely wonderful!"

Li Dawei's eyes welled up with tears, and his face wore an indescribable expression.

The military sacrifices far too many lives every year in order to combat the beast tides.

Even now, the beast tides that have erupted across the country are not limited to this one place!

A similar beast tide attack broke out in Kyoto base city, but it was not a level one beast tide, but a level two one.

Having such a powerful, rapidly deployable, and fearless flying high-level lord monster squadron is a tremendous help to the army.

Since the Great Nirvana, since he joined the army, how many wars, how much suffering, how many deaths has he experienced?

For more than 30 years, the war has never stopped.

How many people died in those wars?

Unable to provide statistics!

Every year, sea monsters attack, and each year more and more monsters appear, growing stronger and stronger.

Although the number of strong humans is also increasing, it is still far behind the growth of monsters!

Sometimes, he would despair.

Faced with ocean monsters, humans can't even mount a decent counterattack!

"Over the years, the attacks of sea monsters have become stronger year by year."

Here, in this sea, I confronted the sea monster for ten years!

I've always been afraid—afraid that one day our defenses will be breached, that our base city will be overrun by ocean monsters, and that humanity will one day perish!

I took the wrong path in the past, and my strength has reached its peak, so I can only stay here and guard this place.

I've always hoped, hoped that one day humanity, hoped that China, would produce an invincible powerhouse capable of defeating monsters. I think perhaps I've finally waited for that day!

Li Dawei's face shone, and his eyes were exceptionally bright.

"I'll accept those monsters. I also look forward to your plan proceeding smoothly, to humanity, and to China returning to the pinnacle of this world!"

As one of the top figures in the military, he was aware of some of Qin Mu's plans.

"Don't worry, that day will come soon."

Qin Mu's face was also filled with solemnity.

The beast tide has basically come to an end, but Qin Mu is not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stays in the military camp for the time being.

He couldn't be sure whether killing the two King-level sea monsters would provoke retaliatory attacks from other King-level sea monsters.

As long as he stays here, even if the two great beast kings of the ocean attack, he is confident that he can stop them or even kill them!

If a large number of King-level monsters attack him right after he leaves, the crime would be too great.

As for the remaining sea monsters, he doesn't need to take action; the military and the fifty high-level lord-class monsters are enough.

Besides this reason, another reason is that the mother nests of the insect swarm have already spread out in the vicinity of this sea area.

More than a million Zerg units have already been hatched and are fighting against the monsters in the ocean.

It must be said that there are far too many monsters in the ocean, and their battles are far more brutal than those on land.

In the past few days, the number of Lord-level units killed by the insect swarm in the ocean has exceeded twenty!

The casualties among those below the lord level were even greater.

One particularly dangerous situation occurred when a mother nest was nearly discovered by a passing jellyfish-like monster.

"It was the right decision not to rush the swarm into the ocean earlier. The intensity of the fighting here is too high, and there are too many king-level monsters."

Qin Mu sighed. In the past two days, he had been looking for an opportunity to enslave one or two Ocean King-level monsters to protect the development of the marine swarm.

I just haven't found the right opportunity yet.

As for why they didn't enslave the two king-level monsters that triggered the beast tide, the reason is simple: the scene was too chaotic, and there were too many sea monsters around.

He didn't intend to let the sea monsters know that he could enslave king-level monsters. Enslaving lord-level monsters would be fine, but enslaving king-level monsters would likely cause panic and a collective attack from all king-level monsters.

Therefore, this matter can only be carried out in secret.

The insect swarm is not large enough yet; it needs to develop further.

Qin Mu was unaware that while he was stationed at the war base...

In the Palace of the God of War, the video of him directly charging into the sea and killing a sea king-level monster during a first-level beast tide has already spread.

(End of this chapter)