Chapter 1: The Quicksand Sentry
Zurfarak, an ancient city of sandfury trolls, was once a shining jewel in the Tanaris desert. www.biquge.info But time has passed, under the scorching sun and sand, it has long since decayed, and it has no longer been prosperous. The Tanaris Desert is not a habitable place, food and water are scarce, and life is difficult, and the population of Sandfury Trolls is dwindling. In order to cope with the dangers of the desert, the trolls had to abandon the towns around the desert and gather in Zulfarak. It is hoped that the chiefs of the clan will protect them so that the Sandfury can continue.
Water is the source of life, and the water in the desert is incomparably precious. In the southern part of Zulfarak City, there are a few ponds where the Sandfury trolls get water.
At the edge of the pond is a sentry post where the Sandfury Trolls have a unit stationed to protect the water source. This is known to the trolls as the Quicksand Sentry. Kazik. Windfury, a powerful troll warrior who is the leader of this unit. As the Overseer of the Quicksand Outpost, Kazik may still be young, but his prowess convinces all the soldiers. There are only three towers at the quicksand outpost, on which a dozen archers stay, and when fighting, they provide long-range firepower. Not far from the watchtower are a few humble shacks, which are where the trolls rest. In the desert during the day, the scorching sun scorches the earth. Except for the trolls in charge of the guard, the rest of the people are hiding in the shack. It wasn't until the sun went down and the temperature gradually dropped that the Sandfury Trolls came out to move. The moon in the desert is always round and bright, and you can clearly see in the distance under the moonlight.
Kazik sat in his shack, staring at the desert outside, stunned. He wanted to make his people stronger, and he longed to fight, not to spend all day in the desert doing nothing. When he wasn't a Troll Overseer, he led a team of friends to hunt around the desert while fighting the ogre. Under his leadership, their team quickly achieved impressive results. More and more Sandfury Trolls came to Kazik's side, and their ranks grew.
After seeing the strength of the Kazik squad, and for other reasons, the Sandfury Chief Ukiz appointed him as the Overseer of the Quicksand Outpost. With one hundred and fifty troll warriors at his disposal, Kazik thought that a more difficult battle awaited him, and he could lead his men to find the ogre's troubles, but in fact he was confined to the quicksand sentry. He needs to protect the water and be a barrier to Zurfalak.
"Lord Overseer, I've arranged for my scouts to go to the pond, and I'm sure news will come soon."
"Okay, Zerelis. You don't have to be too inhibited, remember, I'm still your captain. Alas, I don't even wish I hadn't been an Overseer. ”
"Why, didn't Zulfarak agree to your proposal?"
"Ukiz doesn't agree to the proposed attack on the xenomorphs, and he refuses to send more soldiers over."
"The water here is drying up day by day, and the worms of the Corrupt Nest are popping up in large numbers, competing for our drinking water, doesn't he even think about it?"
"Hmph, he's thinking about his chieftaincy. Did he think I didn't know? I refused to send more soldiers to me, because I didn't want to increase the power in my hands and threaten his position. ”
It was not easy to take such words, and Zerelis was speechless.
"Overseer, our scouts are back." The guards came in with scouts.
"Lord Overseer, there are xenomorphs at the edge of the pond." The scout reported.
"Are there a lot of bugs?"
"Not many, only a dozen, but one of them is brighter and larger, and it is estimated that it is the leader of a xenomorph insect."
"Alright, Zerelis, Sandal, you two stay behind, Kenos, Soul, come with me."
Taking half of the troops away, Kazik they came to the edge of the pond.
"There is indeed a big bug. Thur, you lead people around and block the path of the xenomorphs, and be careful not to let them escape. ”
The encirclement gradually took shape, and the xenomorphs who were still enjoying the luscious water just now ushered in their tragic fate.
Kazik drew his sword and rushed out first. He charged up to the insect leader. Before he could dodge, the front wrist and foot of the insect leader were slashed off by a sword, and in a single moment, the insect lost its most important attack weapon. The intense pain caused the xenomorph to scream, and it kept backing away trying to dodge another attack from the troll in front of it, only to see a troll appear from behind them. More and more trolls also rushed over, completing the encirclement of the xenomorphs. The troll's numerical superiority was fully demonstrated, and the bugs were killed one after another, failing to escape a single one.
"Suer, take someone to clean up the battlefield and take away all those useful ones. Kenos, keep your people on the lookout, maybe there will be xenomorphs again. ”
Kazik kicked the corpse of the bug leader,
"This guy is big enough to catch up with those lizard beasts in Antusur."
Sur, one of the first members of the team to follow Kazik, is a spellcaster. He is now an adjutant to the Kazik Overseers, leading a detachment. The Sandfury Troll calls him the Sandwalker.
"Lord Overseer, this xenomorph leader's carapace is beautiful and well-preserved," Thor said, pulling out the dagger from his body and slicing it.
The surrounding trolls are doing the same thing, peeling off the xenomorph carapace and cutting off the edible parts of the bug. Insect shells can be used as armor or pendants, but insect meat is also a good food, but the taste is not very good. In this barren desert, you can't ask for too much. And the part that the trolls discarded can actually be used to feed the lizard beasts of Antusur. Unfortunately, Kazik did not have it in his hands and had to throw it away in the sand. Soon, vultures and hyenas will clean up the place. After disposing of the corpses of these xenomorphs, Kazik led the people back to the quicksand sentry. Unbeknownst to the trolls, as they left, a xenomorph worm emerged from the sand and quickly ran towards the Corruption's nest.
A thousand years ago, the Night Elves and the Dragons fought against the Chira Zermen in Silishus. In the end, the Elven Coalition paid a heavy price to seal the Worm Man. Now, various xenomorphs have appeared in Silisus, Angolo Crater, Tanaris, and Firas. Will there be a figure of the insect puller behind these bugs? No one knows the answer.
The Nest of Corruption, when viewed from the sky, resembles a rotten scar in the Thanaris Desert. This is a nest of xenomorphs in the Tanaris Desert. The nest goes deep underground, and there are dense tunnels here, and countless xenomorph insects hide in the depths of the cave.
An xenomorph is in a large pit in the deepest part of the Corrupt Nest, its lair, and it is its leader. The xenomorph foot was two meters tall, with four strong, powerful brachiopods full of barbs that supported its body below, and its unusually large body was covered in a brightly colored carapace, strong and shiny. The wrists and feet in front of it resembled two giant scythes, and it was now holding a terrified little bug that had escaped from the edge of the pool. The xenomorph leader roared angrily, brutally tearing the little bug in half. Its only offspring was killed by trolls. It was its larvae that Kazik killed.
The angry roar of the xenomorph leader spread throughout the nest, and it was gathering its minions to rush out of the nest with the swarm and drown the trolls who had killed its larvae. Its fury will be vented.
The Sandfury Troll returned to the quicksand sentry and arranged to wait, while Kazik rested in the shack with a few of his lieutenants. During the day, they had to hide from the scorching sun, and now at night, the trolls had nothing to do.
"Thur, a nice gadget," Kazik said, playing with the pendant that Sand Stalker had given him. The pendant is the size of a palm, and the material is a carapace peeled from the head of the insect leader, which is polished from a part of the carapace, and is the most colorful and beautiful part. This is a pendant made of xenomorph beetleshells.
"Overseer, a lot of bugs are rushing over."
After the food, Kazik was chatting with his lieutenant, reminiscing about their past adventures in the desert, when a scout in charge of the guard returned, his face very ugly and frightened, as if he had discovered something terrible.
Kazik hung the pendant around his waist and walked out of the shed, followed by his lieutenant.
Seeing that there were vultures scattered in the sky and flying into the distance, it was the direction of the pond, and the vultures were supposed to be eating the minced meat of xenomorphs, and they were startled away by xenomorphs.
"Lord Overseer, you've found a ton of xenomorphs!"
The archers on the watchtower also found out about the situation. The swarm approached, and the troll could clearly see the dust raised by the bugs.
"Zerelis, take the archers to the watchtower. Kenos, you are in charge of the right side, Sandar is in charge of the left, and I lead the team in the center. Go ahead, defend hard, and fight off these bugs. Sur, go back to Zulfarak, find Ukiz, tell him about the situation here, and ask him to bring someone to save us. ”
"No, Overseer, I'm with you. I'm not going to run away. ”
"It's not an escape, Sur, look at this group of xenomorphs, there are thousands of bugs here. We need support. ”
"No, Captain Kazik,"
"Knowing that I am your captain, obey orders. Go ahead, we'll stick to it. Let the support come sooner, we may not last long. ”
At the behest of their leader, the swarm stormed the quicksand sentry posts, taking the lives of many of the Sandfury Trolls and leaving behind a large number of xenomorph corpses. The leader of the xenomorph looked angrily at the sentry in front of him in the swarm, it was these trolls, they were the ones who killed his heirs. As he passed the edge of the pond, the xenomorph leader recognized the broken corpse of its larvae, which was about to be devoured by vultures and hyenas. Its anger was unquenchable, and it was going to rush over and drag the trolls out one by one, tearing them apart and devouring their flesh.
"That's Solid the Devourer," the Sandfury Troll Archer on the watchtower screamed in horror at the sight of the giant xenomorph leader coming out from behind the swarm.