You tell me, this is called daily youth?

Then, Levi set up a simple trap, placing a coordinate gun on it. If there was a problem, the coordinates would be fired to attract the sentry array. Now the swarm was on guard and would definitely be lured away.

Finally, Yuki took off the "Loyal Guardian" badge on Mai's chest and threw it into the wasteland next to her under her puzzled gaze.

"Put it all away. This thing can send coordinates. The commander-in-chief can use them to determine our location."

"You mean... they're using us as human spies?" Mai showed a dissatisfied expression.

"It's possible. The further we go, the greater the resistance will be. They can use this thing to determine our reconnaissance route and find the insect nest." Yuki grinned. Most of the people in the command center were staring at the map. He knew that the problem in the west was the biggest and others would also focus on it.

"Since the people in the command center are not honest, if I really get something, I can play some dirty tricks on them."

Yuki waved his hand and this time he walked in front. He never thought of becoming a loyal warrior.

He can only be a chess player, playing against humans, Zerg, and players with his life on the chessboard of Emerald Star.

Chapter 5: Open the door and let the schoolgirl out! (K)

Wall of Sighs, South.

The black mountains stand not far away. Looking up from below, they look like a huge black wall whose top is difficult to see.

The purple-black plain was covered with craters, and thousands of insect remains were piled up layer upon layer. Some of them were blown into pieces, while others were slowly wriggling their bodies, slowly recovering with tenacious vitality.

Behind these craters were the bodies of more than a dozen psychic warriors, all of whom fell facing the battlefield, forming a clear dividing line.

Behind this dividing line, one kilometer away from the wall, is another battlefield.

The air was filled with yellow-green smoke, and dozens of swooping bat dragons were reduced to ashes. Their bodies were full of pale bone spears, densely extending into the distance.

cough cough.

Accompanied by a cough, an arm covered with sutures pierced through the smoke. The real person covered his mouth and nose and coughed continuously, spitting out some blood and flesh and swallowing it back.

"These 'cemetery guards' are so stinky, they even fart before they die."

The players are always the best at dealing with them. 'One Hundred Demons Night Parade' accepted the mission and rushed to the outside of the wall as quickly as possible, just in time to intercept the 'cemetery guards' who wanted to go back.

He tilted his head slightly when he saw the dense craters and corpses in front of him.

"You think the natives are here for fishing? If so, then these players are really stupid."

The Zerg reacted extremely quickly, using its neural network to mobilize all nearby troops. As a result, it was hit by a burst of fire, and then all the psychic warriors in the tunnel rushed out to join the battle, never retreating until their death.

thump—

The shadow fell, splashing a large amount of smoke and dust. The real person turned his head and saw a black dragon more than ten meters long falling beside him, creating a big hole. The storm dispersed the mist.

The fair-skinned red-haired boy was sitting on the dragon's back, twisting a knight in black armor with one hand. The crown-shaped helmet had been smashed into his chest.

"How could it be fishing? They are indeed trying their best to cover it. But you look a little embarrassed, Mr. Zhenren." Shenwei sat cross-legged and threw the knight's body away like a rag doll.

"The souls of these stinking skeletons are very strange. It's not convenient for me to use them." The real person ignored the provocation and asked, "How does this Death Knight feel?"

"Monster-level, it should be the captain, but it has no blood, so killing it feels boring." Shenwei narrowed his eyes, jumped off the dragon corpse, and rubbed his hands lightly: "But this battle was really fierce, so many bugs died, and there are only three of us players left."

"You can just look for him in the outpost, but you should leave him alive. I want to ask him what they're going to do."

"That's easy to say. Every player knows that falling into the hands of the enemy is worse than death. Weren't you injured by the explosion of that fat guy called Abomination?"

Shenwei shrugged. He didn't care about teammates. He had as many players below the monster level as he wanted. It was just that this battle was a bit confusing.

This group of people ran out of the wall just to set up some kind of array, but they were blocked by them when they were trying to escape. Don’t they know how dangerous it is to go out of the wall?

The swarm reacted quickly, but not fast enough. The players had skills like teleportation, so by the time they wanted to retreat, it was already too late.

"It looks like a coordinated action. Didn't the Aether Particle gang go to the east to block it?"

"Those losers are cowering, so we can't stop them." Shenwei waved his hand, indicating he had no hope. Suddenly, he raised a finger and said, "Hey, do you think there are players escaping the wall in the north and west?"

"Theoretically, there should be, but the swarms of insects didn't react."

"They must have been undetected. Those patrolling bugs would have left no one alive. Ordinary bugs don't have much intelligence." Akaza, his face covered in tattoos, emerged from the smoke, greeted the two who came, and spread his hands.

"That woman from the Mechanical Believer ran away. She actually set up the phantom puppet in advance. Don't look at me like that. Thanks to her, I discovered a secret. Do you want to come and take a look?"

The smoke had dissipated a lot. Zhenren and Shenwei turned their heads and saw the cracked wall. Only this evil ghost would use all its strength to smash the wall as soon as it came up.

A green light appeared in the cracks, and the jades stacked layer by layer looked very beautiful.

"Hey, isn't that jade stone? Why aren't the bugs interested in it?" Shenwei sat up straighter.

"Because the soul isn't inside the stone at all, just like the indigenous machines, it's useless against bugs." Zhenren, an expert in this field, gave a playful smile. "So, the soul fire above won't work on us players. We can just drill a hole in it."

"I'm not interested in drilling holes in the wall. By the way, Akaza's reminder just now is quite interesting. The hunter's masters must be in other directions." Kamui didn't bother to care about the life and death of the insect swarm, and his attention was drawn there.

"You want to go and fight? Those hunters are not easy to deal with, and these insect swarms will not listen to us."

"It doesn't matter. Do you know why I like this game?" The boy turned around, shook his red braids, and opened his squinted eyes, revealing pure blue eyes.

"Because there are countless strong men waiting for me to kill. How interesting it is."

Madman, is all the fun in the fighting?

Mahito watched the boy walk away, and saw Akaza following him, and couldn't help licking his lips.

Yes, I'm crazy too.

.......

Wall of Sighs, West.

Yuki led his team deeper into the plains and felt increasingly exhausted. If it weren't for the serious consequences of destroying the fire, he really wanted to turn back.

But now that things have come to this, he has to find some clues and make some preparations for the second main line in advance.

There were more and more swarms of insects on the road. They were moving eastward along the road like a disciplined army. Their scale was so large that it had long exceeded the scope of handling.

Everyone had no choice but to hide and dodge, avoiding the enemy's advances, most of them diving into the woods. Occasionally, they would see a large flock of bat dragons flying through the sky. Some of the insects were huge, like balloons, with swollen eggs hanging from the bottom, which clearly did not look like they were digging holes.

The forest can block vision, but encounters often occur. It was only thanks to Levi's maxed-out "Reconnaissance" skill and Yuki's fast speed that no one was left alive.

"How many suspicious locations has this been?"

The sky had completely darkened. Yuki was leaning against a slippery tree, leaning on his knife. Under his feet was a centipede-like insect about two meters long.

Just now, this thing dug a hole and escaped at a very fast speed. Fortunately, it was dragged down by the tidal longbow, and Yuki came up and killed it with a knife.

"Fifth, we are already sixty kilometers away from the Wall of Sighs." Hiyori held the map in her hand. She did not participate in the battle throughout the whole process.

There was a winding curve on the electronic map. It was only 60 kilometers a day, so it was obviously not a straight line. Yuki would approach the town or mine to observe, and then leave the Loyal Guard Badge.

There were clues along the way, but no decisive discoveries. For example, large swarms of insects were stationed in certain towns, and they were obviously concentrating their forces.

"This is a precursor to a general offensive. Their goal is indeed to break through the 'Unbreakable Fortress'."

"Should we go back and report to the defense forces?" Mai happened to have just returned from reconnaissance and heard the discussion.

"They know, but there's nothing we can do. We can't just sit back and watch the wormhole take shape." Yuki scratched his head. This was a dead end he couldn't solve. "Record all the gathering places of the swarm and tell them when we get back."

Communications were completely cut off, and this little gain wasn't enough for Yuuki to turn back. He stared at the dark plain, vaguely feeling that the truth was not far away.

From a military perspective, the base camp would not be too far away from the target of attack, and no high-level Zerg were encountered along the way. They must be hiding somewhere after the night.

But it is difficult to move forward. The risk of being discovered at this time is too great.

"The third and fourth groups encountered hostile players, and a fierce battle ensued, resulting in casualties on both sides. The defense forces also used all their strength to provide cover, even sending psychic warriors to cover their retreat."

Yuki had already learned the news about the other teams. A lot of bugs were killed, and the defense army was not to blame, but overall it was the guardian players who suffered a great loss.

Especially the third group, who encountered the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons', and only Rebecca survived.

Yuuki 'knew' two of them, but the intelligence said there was a red-haired boy who was also very fierce, so he didn't know who it was.

"How's it going with Ms. Smile?"

"Forty kilometers deep into the plains, and no one has been discovered yet." Hiyori reported immediately.

Ms. Smile and Reiner brought members of the "Mechanical Believers" with them. They were more reliable and more willing to take risks, but due to their limited abilities, they could not go as deep as Yuuki.

"Did they gain anything?"

"According to the intelligence you provided, we have also explored some strongholds, and the insect swarms inside are much smaller."

That's right, it's almost certain that the main force of the Zerg is here. Of course, there are too many of them, and even if it's just a small force, humans will have to spend a lot of manpower to defend it.

Yuuki breathed a sigh of relief for some reason and ordered, "Tell them that they can be exposed now, and then retreat as quickly as possible. We will rest for a few hours before setting off again."

"Wait, you want to use them as bait to attract the swarm's attention?" Levi, who was listening, interrupted immediately. They were his teammates.

It's not that easy to retreat, you have to fight your way out.

Yuuki met his gaze and nodded gently, "Yes, because Ms. Smile thought the same as I did, placing her bets on the West. Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent you to help me."

That's to keep an eye on you!

Levi glared at him but didn't say anything in the end. The two of them had been working together for a whole day and could barely be considered comrades.

"What if the hive isn't here?"

"Gambling is all about probability. If you're not here, we should give up on the idea of ​​doing the second main plot." Yuki paused and sighed deeply, "We'll just have to stick together and try to drag it out as long as possible."

This is equivalent to chronic suicide. Everyone's faces darkened when they heard this. They had personally gone outside the wall and seen how bad the situation was. It could be delayed, but it certainly wouldn't last long.

"But our time is limited. There are more than hundreds of thousands of square kilometers to the west until the sea, with hundreds of various city ruins and mines. Can you check them all?" Levi asked.

"So we need to choose a place to focus our search." Yuuki raised his hand to calm him down, then took a half step aside. "Ms. Hiyori, you can tell me."

she?

Levi frowned slightly. This girl had never participated in a battle, but she kept writing in her notebook. She was not nervous and immediately tapped on the map.

It was once the ancient capital of mankind. As the defense forces deliberately blurred the history, no one knows when it was lost.

"The mine without jade is inconsistent with the previous analysis." Levi frowned even tighter, feeling a faint sense of oppression.

"Yes, Captain, but my judgment is not based on political considerations." Hiyori smiled sweetly, her smile full of confidence. "While you were fighting, I was responsible for collecting all the information. I have gradually formed a clue. Now I will tell you my reasoning process."

If it weren't for Levi, things wouldn't have been so troublesome, but Yuki was a stranger to them, and he looked like he was asking for advice.

Hayasaka brought the coffee tacitly, and ignoring the strange environment, Hiyori seemed to be reading a novel written by herself.

"From a military perspective, if the Zerg's plan is to launch a total assault on the fortress, their base camp can't be placed too far away. Because the Zerg's movement speed is limited, if they want to replenish their forces in a timely manner, the closer they are, the better."

Everyone nodded. This could be confirmed through field investigation and comparison with several other groups.

"That makes sense, go on." Levi also became interested. This girl was more useful than he thought.

Rihe was already used to being a military strategist, so he took a sip of coffee and reasoned from multiple dimensions.

First, the city is large enough to accommodate a large number of insect swarms, and as the capital of mankind, it has no mines, but it must have storage warehouses or something.

Second, we could infer from the swarm's movements that two kilometers from the woods lay Highway 0504, where hundreds of insects frequently passed by. Judging by their size, this didn't look like a patrol. The highway ran straight west, leading to the city, and the swarm of bat dragons in the sky were also coming from that direction.

Third, when other groups are exposed, the Zerg will not move a single soldier from each stronghold. Just as the defense force information says, the Zerg has a clear division of labor. Those who dig holes will not fish in burrows, and those who gather will not leave. Therefore, the only mobile force that can be used is the base camp.

Fourth, fifth...

Along with the gentle voice, clear evidence slowly unfolded. Yuki didn't really need a reason, he could trust Hiyori unconditionally, but seeing the amazed expression on Levi's face, he felt a faint sense of pride.

This is my Riyu. She is not very good at killing, but her observation and reasoning abilities surpass most players.

"I feel like the probability of winning the bet has increased." Yuki glanced at Levi, who snorted in agreement and pointed to the city icon forty kilometers away.

"Deploy in search formation and head to Verdant Star City."

......

The sound of the bat wings flapping the air flow was like muffled thunder, rolling through the night sky. The night on Emerald Star was very similar to the aurora, with a healthy green color.

In a sense, the fungal mat is also the best cover. These bat dragons have excellent eyesight and an infrared-like ability, which often allows them to find hidden remnants.

However, the fungal mat covering the treetops blocked detection, and the hundreds of bat dragons did not notice the people hiding underneath.

The second group heading north has been exposed. What Hiyori said was right. The mobile forces were indeed sent from that direction.

Yuki crawled out of the tree hole. He was already used to the sticky touch. He had dealt with many middle and lower level insect swarms and found that the latter were as rigid as machines.

Not afraid of life or death, he executed orders 100% without any deviation.

Take patrolling for example, when they encounter enemies they will run away and send a message, but after they are all wiped out, the bugs in the stronghold will never meddle and will not come to check.

"Walk."

With a wave of his hand, the team continued on their way. Levi was still searching alone in the front, and the others followed closely. Once they encountered the enemy, Kaguya Shinomiya would immediately occupy the commanding heights, while Yuki himself would go around to the front to block the enemy.

Under the illumination of the 'Aurora', the forest provided the best cover. The few people cooperated tacitly, providing a one-stop service of killing insects and burying corpses, and finally reached the edge of the forest when the green light dimmed.