"Sir, we have successfully connected to the signal station in Viva City, but the signal is extremely unstable, and we can only receive surveillance footage intermittently for short code transmission," one of the liaison officers reported.

In front of the console, a man in a straight military uniform stared intently at the screen. He had a handsome face, well-defined, and looked no more than thirty years old, with a gold star and an emblem on his shoulders indicating his status as a brigadier general.

The screen unfolds 24 lens images in different directions, but snowflakes and ripples appear from time to time in the picture, and the signal reception is not smooth.

"Huh? Who is the second lieutenant who wears the command rank now? A man with the rank of captain next to the brigadier general looked at one of the videos and wondered.

In the video, a young lieutenant commands the soldiers against the Zerg, his expression is resolute, his face is covered with dust, his eyes are bright and sharp, and the command ring on his right hand is shining in the darkness.

The command rank is a temporary assignment to the operational commander in times of war to determine the identity of the marker, which can send signal commands and develop prompts, so as to avoid confusion among soldiers because they cannot find a commander.

After the siege of Via City, its military defense layout, war fund reserves, troop strength and officer information appeared on the desk of the military headquarters for the first time. Brigadier General Rhein Lancelot, the commander-in-chief in charge of the rescue, knew the basic situation of Via City, he stared at Shang Ke in the video, and said: "That's Philmore, a recent graduate of the Royal Military Academy, and this expedition was assigned to Via City. ”

"What? Graduate? Captain Lin Jie looked incredulous, "How could they hand over command to a graduate who didn't have any combat experience?" ”

Rhine did not reply, but only ordered the liaison to get in touch with the city of Viva.

Half an hour later, the liaison officer reported: "Report to the sir, I have just received news that almost all the superior officers of Via City have been killed, only one seriously wounded captain remains, and more than 19,000 soldiers have been killed. He is currently succeeded by Second Lieutenant Fillmore. ”

"More than 19,000 people were killed in just three days, and almost all the officers were killed?" Lin Jie and the others were shocked, "Impossible! ”

Rhine stared at the monitor for a long time, and then said: "The information is wrong, the main force of the Zerg in the invasion this time is not the ground beetle, but the ground appendage. ”

The appearance of the ground appendage insect and the ground beetle is very similar, and it is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. The difference is that the dorsal spine of the female ground appendage can give birth to poisonous larvae, which are small in size, strong in jumping, fast in movement, and sharp in limbs, which can instantly tear the skin, pierce the human body, and release toxins that paralyze people's nerves.

What's even more terrifying is that the gestation time of the poisonous young only takes 3 hours, in other words, every 3 hours, there may be a group attack of the poisonous young.

Even if only one-third of the millions of earthworms are females, the amount of poison they can launch will be a terrifying number.

As soon as Rhine's words fell, countless fist-sized poisonous babies suddenly shot out of the sea of insects, crossed the defensive wall, and smashed into the interior of Via City like hailstones.

The soldiers raised their light shields, only to hear a crackling crash, and countless poisonous children rushed into the line of defense and began to engage the soldiers in close combat. With full armament and emergency measures, it is not a problem to resist several waves of poisonous attacks. But as long as it takes another two or three days and a large amount of weapons are worn out, the situation will inevitably take a turn for the worse, and it is necessary to destroy as many insects as possible before the soldiers are still fighting power.

"Sir, be careful." While he was thinking, a poisonous baby suddenly jumped next to him and rushed straight towards Shang Ke's throat. Seeing this, the faces of the two soldiers not far away changed greatly, and as soon as they made the action of preparing for rescue, they saw Shang Ke's body move, teleporting back half a step, and the poisonous young grazed 5 centimeters in front of his neck, and then was stabbed by a dagger that flew out of his hand and was firmly nailed to the wall.

The soldiers were dumbfounded, and they were amazed by this throwing knife stunt. For several days, the city of Phil Mulvia had been mediocre, and the soldiers' impression of him was still that of a "little nobleman with a handsome appearance, a generous hand, and no knowledge of the sufferings of the world".

It is not surprising that the primary martial arts that can still be strengthened are not unique in the cultivation-truth-world-world where masters are everywhere, but in the world dominated by science and technology, it is extraordinary. This is the only way for him to survive this war at present.

"Yo, this little lieutenant seems to be pretty good." Lin Jie saw this scene in the video and couldn't help but whistle. In just 2 or 3 seconds, the opponent only moved half a step, and with a flick of his hand, he easily turned the crisis into invisibility, showing his extraordinary reaction speed and adaptability.

Lin Jie called up Firmmore's file at school, browsed for a moment, and frowned: "His comprehensive grades in school are so poor?" ”

Rhine had seen the file before, and had not made any comments at this time.

"Brigadier General, do you think he has what it takes on this task? Should we appoint their commander and choose another commander? ”

"It's not appropriate to change generals on the spot." Rhine's eyes were deep, and he carefully watched Shang Ke's every move.

Lin Jie said no more. In fact, the outside world has almost no hope for Via City, which is caught in the sea of worms and the storm of worms. The warriors of the city are destined to die in this war in the end. Their sacrifice, which could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, played a decisive role in the outcome of the war.

What others can do is to record the battle as a proof of martyrdom in the future.

A wave of poisonous young attacks passed, but the Zerg still had no intention of stopping, and they were completely tireless. They only take a break during the three hours of day and night. It was only at this time that the soldiers could take a breather.

Shang Ke ordered someone to take stock of the inventory, and the weapons were consumed faster than he expected, only lasting about 5 days. Although he knew that this was a difficult and protracted war, the actual situation still made his heart a little heavy.

One day passed, 1,210 soldiers were killed.

Two days passed, and 2,375 soldiers were killed.

3 days passed, 4 days passed...... The total number of dead soldiers has reached more than 20,000 and is increasing every day.

It was the first time Shang Ke had experienced such a tragic and real war, watching the soldiers fall one by one, the living did not even have time to place their remains, the ground was full of severed limbs and bloodstains, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and sourness.

The soldiers were in a state of despair, with despair on their faces and empty eyes like wandering spirits.

On the 5th day, the arsenal was almost empty. The soldiers were armed with empty bullets and wore tattered armor, facing the surging sea of insects outside the defensive line, and all of them had the smell of death on their faces.

The people who are watching the video can also really feel the despair and powerlessness.

Have you reached your limit?

A new wave of poisonous larvae attacks swooped down again, and black worms poured down like a torrential rain. The soldiers raised their heads, and the twilight sky seemed to have been eaten out of black holes. They became very sluggish in both reaction and movement, and few people acted for a while.

"What are you guys doing!" A roar broke the dead silence, and then a figure jumped high, and in the flash of the sword, several poisonous children were split in two, and large pieces of green slime splashed in the air.

Shang Ke's body flipped over, landed firmly on the ground, swept with a long knife, and said loudly: "Without a gun-stick-cannon-bullet, you can't even use a sword□□ ”

As he spoke, he harvested 4 or 5 more poisonous youngsters, which were even more efficient than using guns.

However, most of the soldiers had lost their fighting spirit, and only symbolically resisted a few times, and then allowed the poisonous child to tear himself apart.

Shang Ke is not afraid of death, but he wants to live more than anyone else. Even if everyone gave up hope, he wouldn't give up. Not only for the mission, but also to find him.

Under the siege of the poisonous young, Shang Ke's body flashed, and his long knife danced, bringing his martial arts to the extreme, and devoting himself to the battle. His face was covered with green slime, the buttons on his military uniform had all fallen off, and the messy hem of his clothes was flying up and down with his movements. The sharp long knife reflected the golden light and shadow in the dusk, and the command ring on the finger was like the pupil of a brave man, looking fearlessly at this bloody world.

Insect corpses piled up on the ground, and the red of blood and the clear green were mixed together, forming a strong contrast and stimulating everyone's eyes.

The hearts of the soldiers seemed to be inspired, and the fighting spirit that had been extinguished was ignited again. They raised their weapons and roared into battle......

The battle lasted for 2 hours, and as the sun and moon turned, the Zerg temporarily retreated, leaving the warriors with less than 3 hours to rest.

Shang Li sat on the edge of the wall, his head bowed, a few drops of sweat mixed with mucus, slowly landing on the knife surface lying horizontally on his lap.

"Sir, let's have something to eat." A soldier brought Shang Ke a jar of nutrient solution, and looked at his cracked and blood-soaked hands, and his eyes couldn't help but show admiration.

"Thank you." Shang Ke took the nutrient solution, and did not rush to drink it, but silently looked around, although the scene was still tragic, but the soldiers, finally had some vitality, after all, they had just used cold weapons to successfully resist the attack of the poisonous young and won a big victory.

Shang Ke replenish□□ed his strength, then called a team and ordered them to fire hypnotic bombs at the bugs in 2 hours.

The team leader was surprised: "We still have hypnotic bombs?" ”

"There are only 15 of them." Shang Ke replied, "It doesn't do much to the bugs in battle, but they are tired now, and using hypnotic bombs can prolong their dormancy." ”

This is the last ammunition, and Shang Ke specially left it for use at critical times.

After receiving the order, the squad immediately went to the warehouse to get ammunition.

Two hours later, 15 hypnotic bombs were fired in unison, and a white mist slowly rose, soon enveloping the bugs.

As Shang Ke expected, the use of hypnotic bombs at this time allowed the bugs to delay their attacks and give the soldiers more time to rest.

There are more than 40,000 soldiers left, ammunition is empty, three fighters, and the defensive wall is in a low-energy state.

Shang Ke turned his head to look at the deep darkness outside the defensive wall, and the lights floating in mid-air cast two pale golden halos in his pupils. His fair face was still stained with unwashed blood and slime, making him look like a night elf who had just experienced war.

This scene was captured by the invisible electronic eye and teleported to another war camp hundreds of miles away.

Rhine sat in the command room, staring at those beautiful eyes through the video. The battle at dusk still came to mind, and the young ensign's brave fighting style and flexible and elegant body style almost instantly inspired his fighting spirit.

If he could, he hoped that the man would survive.

At this point, the young lieutenant in the video moved, got up and walked through several electronic eyes, and then walked into the command room. The situation in the command room was not visible to Rhine, and he was curious, did the young lieutenant think of any countermeasures?

On the sixth day, the battle continued.

Shang Ke still took the lead, holding a long knife and killing all sides.

Without hot weapons, fighting the Zerg with physical skills and cold weapons alone is undoubtedly a huge test of the soldiers' physique and perseverance.

Soon, some soldiers began to be unable to hold on, they were breathing heavily, sweating, and there was a white mist in front of them, and they could barely stand on their feet.

One soldier sat down in a slump of time, followed by third, then fourth...... As if contagious, more and more soldiers withdrew from the combat circle.

Forget it, why are you doing so hard? I can't escape death anyway. The soldiers' expressions were gloomy, and negative feelings came back to their hearts again.

At this moment, a large patch of slime suddenly splattered on the faces of the soldiers, and in the hazy vision, a tall figure was still fighting the insects.

It was Ensign Fillmore, their commander.

He hasn't fallen yet, he's still holding on.

1 hour, 2 hours...... 5 hours ...... The other soldiers fought alternately, only their commander did not rest.

After several hours of fighting, it could be seen that the second lieutenant was extremely tired, his movements became sluggish, the interval between battles became longer and longer, and finally he almost stumbled a little.

However, he has not given up and is still fighting.

The soldiers' eyes began to heat up, and a surge of courage rushed to their hearts.

"Sir, let's do it!" One soldier couldn't help but shout, "Go and get some rest!" ”

"Yes! Leave it to us! Several other soldiers chimed in.

Shang Ke touched the blood from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Are you sure you can hold it?" ”

"Of course!" The soldiers shouted in unison.

"Haha, okay." Shang Ke stabbed a bug to death with a backhand, then raised an index finger at the soldiers, "Give you thirty minutes to deal with the bugs in this area." ”

"Yes!" The soldiers were in a state of war, raising their weapons, howling and rushing towards the swarm.

Thirty minutes later, Shang Ke rejoined the warband, and the soldiers became more courageous. The breath of alpha was originally mutually exclusive, but the breath of Shang Ke was like a hormone, stimulating the nerves of the soldiers, making them feel like a second spring, and their blood was boiling.

As long as their commander does not fall, they will grit their teeth and hold on, even if they are tired.

This young ensign is their pillar and will at this moment, and it is also their hope for survival.

When everyone in the outside world thought that the soldiers who lacked weapons and equipment could not hold the city of Viva, they relied on their will and persevered until the seventh day.

And on this day, the command room reported a good news to Shang Ke, and found the mother queen of the earth appendage.