Chapter Ninety-Three: The Giant Hive
The bottomless Zerg passage and the dark environment made the team members feel uneasy and anxious like never before. However, Ares did not stop because of everyone's fear and anxiety. Now that the path has been chosen, there is no turning back. If you look back now, you will surely die. Even if the swarm doesn't attack the team, many people will die because they run out of water. It is even possible that they will kill each other before they get out of the desert by then, in order to compete for water on other people......
Ares would never allow such a situation to happen. In that way, it is better to take a gamble and go deep into the tiger's den. It's not like I've done this before, anyway. In Naxxramas, in the Psychic Academy......
I don't know how long I walked in such a gloomy environment, until a long and disgusting Zerg passage appeared in front of me.
A sarcoma-like swelling hangs above the inner wall of the passage and looks like it will fall off at any moment. The walls of the passage are also covered with soft bubbles like mushrooms and flesh, and what is even more disgusting is that these sarcomas still breathe and expand and contract on their own, like exposed hearts. Some viscous fluid is dripping down the outer membrane of the sarcoma, and the ground is full of milky white viscous liquid.
The night elves have lived for tens of thousands of years, they have never seen anything, they are all experienced warriors, and the orcs are born with the ability to overcome fear, as long as they are furious, any creature is the prey in their eyes.
But those alliance priests, it is unacceptable, especially the female priests in the alliance, you can see that several priest girls can't help but vomit when they pass through the Zerg passage, those soft bubbles and sarcomatous organs sometimes block the passage, you have to turn sideways to pass, therefore, having to have a close contact with the Zerg's secretions, this feeling is simply terrible.
"How much longer are we going to go like this?"
Finally, one of the League priests couldn't take it anymore, and she stood there with a pile of goo beneath her feet, looking disgusting. Nervous and frightened, she clutched a dagger in her hand to defend herself, in case a bug suddenly burst out of the darkness and knocked her down...... Along the way, the coalition forces saw too many terrifying bugs. Some are larger than orcs.
"I don't know, but for sure, we have no choice but to move on. See those sarcoma-like things on top of your head? They are none other than eggs. ”
As soon as Ares finished speaking, the entire crew looked at him in surprise.
"Eggs?"
An orc warrior asked in a stiff lingua franca.
"Yes."
"Then why are some of them so big, while others are so small, and they hang from the cave walls?"
The pastor then asked.
"It's easy to explain, because some bugs are very large, and their eggs are also very large, which is generally the heavy armor worm in the swarm. Their bodies can grow to be larger than ours, so it's no surprise that their eggs are the size of a fist. As for the eggs that are very large but small, they are the eggs of small insects. They are extremely numerous, infested in groups, generally without carapace, and fight on a pair of forelimbs. So it's also good to kill. ”
Faced with the priest's sister's questioning, Ares explained lightly. At this time, everyone cast even more trust and admiration, this human paladin captain not only has strong combat power, but also has a wealth of knowledge. It seems that before every fight, he always studies his opponent so thoroughly. The Night Elves nodded and smiled at Ares as if admiring.
"Let's go, pastor, hold on, there are worm eggs here, proof that there is a water source, we will find it in a moment, it is only a matter of time, believe me, in two days, we will definitely be able to drink clean drinking water."
Putting his arm on the priest's shoulder, Ares said with a faint smile.
The expression on the priest's face was contradictory and mixed, and she was both fearful and hopeful, as Ares said, that she might soon find a source of water. All were thirsty.
They went all the way. The road was extending, and at the same time, it was no longer steep, but gentle, up and down, and Ares guessed that he was moving through the swarm network, and this was where the swarm passed, but no one knew why there were so few insects along the way, after all, no one could see what was going on on the ground.
A few hours later, the worm path reached its end. In front of him, there was a large room with a drop of tens of meters, and the scene was so shocking that even the orcs were stunned. The faint light overhead spilled down, and at such a height, with such a drop, it was almost impossible to see what was underneath.
"What is this?"
The Union soldier asked.
"The Swarm Workshop."
"It's a staging station."
The Night Elves explained.
Looking down from the end of the worm path, you can see that in the hive room of the amazing height, countless Zerg chrysalis lead here, and the insect swarm gathers here. It is similar to the intersection of several transportation arteries in the human kingdom to form a small town or small city. As the Night Elves say, this is where the swarms gather, and the staging point for the swarms to flow. However, unexpectedly, there was not a single insect in this giant insect house at this moment. In normal times, it can accommodate at least tens of thousands of alien insects.
Where did the bugs go, not only Ares was confused, but even the well-informed Night Elves were puzzled. But no matter what, it's good not to have so many bugs, and the target of this operation is not the swarm, but the leader of the swarm. The swarm cannot be killed, and only a decapitation operation can put an end to the Angela infestation.
Luckily, they found a source of water...... Yes, under this giant insect house, hunters used their eagle eye to see the underground river.
Where there is life, there is water. Ares's theory was once again confirmed.
As a result, the Night Elves in the team began to transform into giant eagles one by one, carrying humans, orcs, and trolls to the lower levels of the hive. That's where the power of teamwork comes in.
Water...... This kind of resource that is not used to seeing in ordinary times has become so precious at this moment. People have never felt that the water is so sweet.
Many people rushed to the river, picked up the river water with their hands, and poured it into their mouths. There has been no water for a long time, and the feeling is so painful. Many people have dried their saliva, their lips are chapped, and they finally wait for a water source. An underground river flows through the hitch, wetting the entire hive. But even though there were no bugs in sight at the moment, Ares had the warriors filled with water stand guard on the shore in order to prepare for the danger that might come at any moment.