You tell me, this is called daily youth?

Tens of thousands of tons of rock fell, crushing all living things and splitting the insect swarm into two parts, while inside the valley, the dense gunfire intensified.

The bullets tore the cockroaches into pieces one by one. When the insect swarm was still 500 meters away from the city wall, a ten-meter-sized gap suddenly appeared in the wall.

Several silver-white mechas about five or six meters tall walked out of the gap. They reflected a metallic luster, their legs were disproportionately thin, their torsos were oval, and two thick mechanical arms extended forward.

Bang bang bang!

You can tell from the caliber that it was very large, and it actually blew up cockroaches one by one, while dazzling flames spurted out of its left hand.

The cockroaches were burnt on charcoal, and the sea of ​​fire engulfed most of the valley, which made Yuki's eyes twitch.

Such a strong firepower! It seems that we can’t fight them head-on.

Almost all players are experts in squad battles, and probably no one would do something stupid like charging towards the enemy while facing hundreds of rifles. As he watched, he found that these mechas had powerful firepower, but moved too slowly and were too bulky.

Some of the escaped fish with flames all over their bodies rushed to the front and immediately ran into the blind spot of the shooting. The mecha began to retreat, and only with the cover of the infantry on the wall did they retreat to the gap.

The swarm of insects continued to flow in and had already crossed the collapsed valley entrance. Looking back, the cave entrance had expanded to more than ten meters. In addition to the cockroaches that kept pouring out, there were even more terrifying things squeezing out.

A huge round ball emerges from the center of the "Morning Glory". It is grayish white and has an uneven surface, like a raised tumor.

The huge body filled up most of the hole, leaving some gaps for the swarm of insects to continue pouring out. The speed suddenly slowed down a lot, but looking at those "ants" that kept gnawing on the black rock, the speed of the outflow would increase sooner or later.

Yuki didn't understand what this thing was, but he could make a judgment:

Humanity is doomed.

Cockroaches are just cannon fodder. Once more advanced insects emerge, this small fortress will be immediately overwhelmed.

He had no desire to intervene and only recorded the battlefield he saw. But at this moment, he heard a "dragon roar", raised his head slightly, and saw something flying in the air.

Accompanied by the roar of the engine, it started as a small black dot and then quickly grew larger.

"After the mecha, there is an air force?" Yuki raised his eyebrows and saw a silver-white fighter plane with rounded lines and short wings.

It looks a bit like an enlarged version of the Y-20 I saw in my previous life. From a distance, it looks like several dozen meters long and more like an aerial battleship.

As we were watching, the transport plane suddenly fired two missiles from more than ten kilometers away.

Grass.

Yuki quickly lowered his head and heard a muffled "boom". Two huge fireballs rose on the mountaintop a few kilometers away. The shock wave made his ears buzz, but there was not much dust raised.

The cockroaches that swarmed out from all around the mountain were melted instantly, but a blue light curtain rose from the entrance of the cave, offsetting most of the energy and preventing the cave entrance from collapsing.

Yuki finally knew what the gray-white sphere was. It turned out to be split in the middle, forming a huge insect mouth, and the light curtain was ejected from the mouth.

"He's intelligent enough not only to attack fearlessly but also to defend himself in advance?"

Yuki raised the Zerg threat to a notch, and saw the silver-white fighter plane begin to slow down, the tail hatch lowered, and a dozen black dots jumped out from it.

They were wearing silver-white metal armor that also emitted azure light. They actually penetrated the light curtain and landed around the cave entrance in a battle formation.

At this time, the swarm of insects on the top of the mountain had just been cleared out, and those in the cave had not yet poured out. It was just the right time to land. The dazzling laser flashed, cutting a mountain into pieces, and the falling boulders blocked the way for the insect tide to turn back.

The laser cannon couldn't shoot directly at the cave entrance because it was separated by several hills. This was obviously to cover the people who were landing. Even the soldiers took the initiative to leave the city wall and started a counterattack under the cover of several mechas.

Is this the global insect plague?

Yuki put down the telescope and didn't know what to say. Just from the battle that lasted more than half an hour, it was enough to discard all his previous dungeon experience.

Previous copies were always weird and small-scale, like a knife hidden in the night, stabbing you unexpectedly.

But the mission of this camp is completely different. This is war, a war fought in an orderly manner, requiring all courage and wisdom.

Feint, lure, airstrike, surprise attack...

Yuki had never seen such a grand scene, nor had he seen such sharp conflicts within the copy.

He gently stroked the hilt of the knife and looked at the dozen or so soldiers fighting bloody battles after landing. For some reason, he suddenly felt relieved.

I still prefer this flavor.

He didn't know why he liked it. It was obviously much more dangerous here and not suitable for the old cunning guy to set up a plan.

But he just liked it, every cell in his body was cheering, and he couldn't help but put away the telescope, draw his sword and head towards the battlefield.

The battle situation has returned to a balance. Will the humans kill the giant insects blocking the cave entrance first, or will the insect swarm break through the obstacles? As for the meaning of the players' existence...

It is to break this balance!

Chapter 5: First Kill of the Insect Swarm (K)

Kill insects, gain reputation, and obtain more information from humans.

After watching the battle, Yuki knew what "lurker" meant. An individual's strength would rapidly decline due to the scale of the battle. In a large-scale, systematic war like this, even a monster-level player could not cause much trouble.

Therefore, players standing on the Zerg side can only act as lurkers. Anyone who dares to join the charge will be blown to pieces by laser cannons and flamethrowers.

"Besides, the Zerg may not appreciate it. At least I don't have the means to communicate with them."

Yuki said to himself, maybe there are insect players among the players, this is their home ground, but he is not one of them.

As he climbed the second hillside and approached the battlefield, he could already feel malicious gazes. Some cockroaches that were heading to the cave entrance to provide support turned around and locked onto Yuki who was coming from behind.

The tentacles trembled, the limbs crawled wildly, and it rushed over without saying a word.

Wait, we are family.

Yuki moved his lips. It was just as he thought. The main quest did not include "protecting a certain insect species", so naturally he would not be accepted by the Zerg according to his identity.

Many people must be regretting it now!

Yuki looked at several huge cockroaches. Their front legs emitted a metallic luster, their eyes were scarlet, and their mouths were full of sharp teeth. They were still a little scary when viewed up close.

Thinking of the first contact, he stopped abruptly and raised his shotgun.

Shotgun!

Gunshots rang out, and hundreds of soul bullets covered the area a hundred meters ahead, and those cockroaches instantly turned into a pool of rotten meat.

"Weaker than I thought. No, I'm too strong."

Yuki was not surprised at all. If these cannon fodders could block the hunter's musket, he would turn around and run away, hiding from then on.

boom!

With the second shot, the deer hunting bullet penetrated several cockroaches in succession, leaving washbasin-sized holes in their shells. The gunshot attracted dozens of insects that were climbing the mountain, and they turned around in an orderly manner.

Clang——

With his long sword drawn and his knees bent, Yuuki launched himself forward, slashing cleanly into the insect's back and breaking the shell.

"It's not as weak as I thought. Its physical resistance is quite high."

He deliberately did not use any energy, relying solely on brute force to break the shell, almost confirming the monster's defense.

It is similar to an infantry fighting vehicle. If it is brought to Earth, it is enough to ignore firearms with a caliber below 12.7 mm, and it has strong vitality. It will take a long time for those future-tech rifles to withstand it.

"And never back down."

Under his feet, the cockroach with its back split open struggled and lifted Yuki into the air. The surrounding insects swarmed over and slashed at him with more than a dozen sharp front legs.

They have good coordination, sharp perception, and good attack power.

Yuki watched the insect sword break through the external energy of normal strength, and converted it into defensive power. This kinetic energy was enough to penetrate a steel plate several centimeters thick. With a twist of his wrist, the released energy made the blade expand several times.

Combat skills. Circumcision.

It started later but arrived first, and a red ring unfolded in the air, like cutting butter, cutting the dozen or so cockroaches surrounding Yuki in half.

"Physical resistance is extremely high, but energy resistance is almost zero."

The foul-smelling liquid splashed, and the insect that was cut into two pieces let out a sharp cry and moved its limbs to try to stand up.

Yuki landed on the ground and gently waved his long sword: "In summary, the individual strength of these cannon fodder is average, about the same level as the citizens of Bloodlight City. But the problem is that they are fearless and can't be killed."

He raised his head and saw that another dozen or so had already pounced in front of him. The red energy was slightly reduced, and Yuki changed his tactics.

The knife moved with the body, cutting off feet, chopping off backs, and beheadings. Each cut was extremely precise. His eyes moved around, observing the details of each monster, and then his brain worked at high speed to analyze them.

It has strong vitality and remains alive even after being cut in half.

The insect had a strong recovery ability. The insect that was cut in half actually crawled towards its own hind half and healed the wound with mucus.

Its dynamic vision is good and it can capture my movement position, but its attack method is too simple. It can only chop with its front feet or hit with its body.

Yuki is not an expert in biology, but he is an expert in combat. After chopping dozens of cockroaches, some were injured and some died. Gradually, he began to figure out some tricks.

"The weak point is the head. If you cut off the head, it will curl up and die."

Yuki now understood that this was not a simple matter, because the head with two tentacles was the size of a normal human head, and was mostly covered by extended insect armor, so it was not easy to shoot it with a gun.

But for cold weapons, it is not too difficult as long as the speed and strength are sufficient.

An inch shorter means an inch more dangerous. After finding the weakness, Yuki's killing speed skyrocketed, and he began to approach the top of the mountain.

Swish.

The shell could not block the soul energy, and the blade directly chopped off the insect's brain. He dodged the incoming forelegs sideways, stretched out his left hand, and with a "pop" sound, the monster-sized body directly crushed the hard head.

It was like a caterpillar exploding in his hand, and the spurting mucus was disgusting. However, Yuki lifted up the almost complete insect corpse and saw several cockroaches crashing into its back.

It was a bit like a car crashing at full speed, causing Yuuki's feet to crack the rocks, but the monstrous strength only made him retreat half a step. He thrust his shoulders forward, knocking several monsters away while swinging his sword.

Swah——

The extended energy blade was like a laser, cutting off the insect corpse and the cockroach behind it. Yuuki stepped forward, rushed into the flying slime, and swung the sword continuously at the monster that had no defense anymore.

More than a dozen curled up insect corpses fell to the ground neatly, all cut in half and all beheaded.

The front was clear, Yuki paused slightly in swinging his sword, and turned around again. Nearly a hundred insect corpses were spread from the mountainside to the top of the mountain.

Am I so fierce?

Yuki smiled. The uneasiness that had been lingering in his heart was swept away by the killing. He suddenly jumped two stages and became the leader of this camp. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It's better to kill them than to think too much. You should know that these cockroaches are big enough to be small bosses in the "Bloodthirsty Red Moon", and they are close to those butcher doctors in the Demon Hospital.

But here, I chopped them up like melons and vegetables, and they couldn't even be called my opponents.

Is this the value of "Monster"?

Yuki gripped his knife tightly and looked towards the top of the mountain with a bloodthirsty smile.

A few hundred meters away, the entire mountaintop was a battlefield, littered with insect corpses, some of which were not quite the same as "cockroaches", and nearly half of the dozen or so airborne soldiers had suffered casualties.

The silver armor was covered with traces of corrosion. They were either shooting with strangely shaped guns or slashing with beam sabers. After getting closer, Yuki found that they were a size larger than normal humans.

The airtight armor was almost three meters high. Not only was it covered with lethal weapons, it also brought extremely fast speed and reaction.

The overall evaluation should be close to extraordinary.

This is already terrifying. There are only dozens of players on the entire earth who can reach the extraordinary level. Presumably, these warriors are not the most advanced combat forces on the planet.

They were fighting hard, trying their best to get closer to the cave entrance, probably hoping to kill the giant insect; the Zerg were also resisting, with new species constantly pouring out from the cracks in the cave entrance, making the warriors' approach slower and slower.

Yuki was still not in a hurry to join in. He turned his head and looked inside the valley first. The soldiers pouring out of the fortress could only serve as a diversion. By the time they rushed to the top of the mountain, these soldiers would have been dead.

Then, he switched to soul vision and found that the scene in front of him seemed to be set in the "darkness field" and he could not see anything.

"I see. No wonder it can block powerful missiles but not landing soldiers. This force field is ineffective against living things."

Yuki immediately understood. In other words, this light shield could not stop him. As for the reason, he didn't have time to think about it now.

He just stood outside the light shield, occasionally swinging his sword to kill the insects that rushed towards him, and watching the soldiers struggling forward with interest.

He observed their strength, armament, and coordination, and then saw their charge slow down and stagnate until they were pushed back, and then he took a step forward.

Since you are trying to gain reputation, of course you have to choose the right time.

Passing through the azure light curtain, his vision blurred for a moment, but it was at this moment that Yuki received a strange feedback.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on him, and even if he was invisible, he would still be noticed.

This isn't a force field, but something like a barrier.

I felt something in my heart, and then a hurried female voice sounded in my ears.

"I'm Lieutenant Chris, the deputy captain of the 'Crimson Team'. Please cover us and destroy the wormhole immediately!"

The voice was urgent. Yuki raised his head and locked onto one of the figures holding a beam saber. He didn't need a reason, it was just an intuition.

Transmitting sound into the ears? No, this is also a kind of soul energy. I was almost fooled by those high-tech gadgets.

Neither the azure screen nor the female voice had anything to do with technology. Instead, they reminded him of settings from science fiction movies: