"Take care of yourself, too." Nicole said to Qin Hao.

"By the way, I'll give this back to you." Qin Hao took the alloy long knife from his back and handed it to Nicole, after all, this was the companion weapon of her individual armor.

"Keep it, it's a gift from me." Nicole smiled at Qin Hao, in her opinion, this long knife was more useful to follow Qin Hao than to follow herself.

"Thank you!" Qin Hao was not polite, after all, after receiving the genetic enhancement of the Zerg, this long knife was much better than an electromagnetic rifle in combat.

After a brief goodbye, Nicole also entered the landing craft, although the carrier aircraft squadron had cleared the surrounding swarm, it was still a risky move to keep the landing craft on the ground, so Nicole couldn't delay too long.

With the roar of the engine, the landing craft lifted into the air, and then carried Nicole and Lucia back to the battleship in orbital space, while Qin Hao needed to continue to serve in the forefront position.

Due to the carpet bombing of the carrier-based aircraft squadron, the bugs around the Z3 heights were cleaned up, which also made the 106th Mechanized Infantry Division usher in a rare opportunity to rest, almost all the soldiers collapsed behind the trenches, they have been fighting day and night in the past few days, the string in their brains is about to break, if they can't rest anymore, they may really not be able to hold on.

Taking advantage of the rest time, Qin Hao began to replenish his strength again, since the power of the Zerg was stimulated, his appetite was simply terrifying, not only did he eat a lot, but he was also hungry easily.

"Click...... A worm leg was quickly gnawed clean by Qin Hao, and the adult's thigh-thick worm leg went down, and Qin Hao's hunger finally disappeared.

"Platoon leader, what are you eating?" A soldier leaned over and asked.

In fact, as soon as Qin Hao came back, many people noticed the package behind him, because it was too exaggerated to carry insect legs on his back, so Qin Hao wrapped them in oilcloth before returning to the Z3 Heights, so although outsiders saw Qin Hao carrying a bunch of things behind his back, no one found that those were actually giant beetle legs.

"Yes, platoon leader, let's order something delicious." A few veterans were out of sight, and they began to ask Qin Hao for food, after all, the rations on the battlefield were rationed system, and it was not easy to get additional meals.

"Huh? Why do these things look so familiar? A sharp-eyed soldier saw those carapaces that Qin Hao had gnawed off.

"Why do you look so much like a bug's carapace?" Others have found out.

"Boss, you're not gnawing on worm meat, are you? Can you eat that? "The soldiers in the guard platoon were taken aback.

"Hehe......" Qin Hao saw that the paper couldn't contain the fire, so he had to open the package, revealing the worm legs inside.

"Is this really edible thing?" A group of soldiers looked at each other, although Qin Hao was fine after eating, but this thing was really not acceptable to everyone, even if it was not poisonous, the hideous shape and green mucus of the giant beetle were enough to make people sick to their stomachs.

"Frontline Briefing!" At this moment, the battlefield recorders of all the soldiers lit up.

"What's going on?" Everyone began to check the battlefield recorder.

"According to the latest research in the laboratory, although the blood of giant beetles is highly toxic, the flesh of their legs contains only a small amount of toxins, and as long as they are treated with high temperatures, they can be eaten with confidence."

The announcement on the battlefield recorder relieved Qin Hao of the siege, in fact, this is also the impact of Nicole and the others after returning to the battleship.

After Nicole and Lucia returned to the battleship, Lucia inadvertently mentioned that Qin Hao ate insect legs, which attracted the attention of the front-line laboratory, so those scientists immediately asked people to collect specimens and then began to study.

Soon, they discovered that the poison of the giant beetle is divided into two levels, one is a highly corrosive substance, which is mainly concentrated in the blood of the giant beetle, and the other part of the toxin is a neurotoxin, which is found throughout the body of the giant beetle.

The corrosiveness of insect blood is difficult to deal with, because it corrodes everything frantically from the beginning of contact, but that neurotoxin is actually a specific enzyme, although this poison can kill humans in a short time, but after high temperatures, the activity of the enzyme is destroyed, so that it cannot affect humans.

Finally, after animal experiments, the laboratory confirmed that the legs without the blood of green worms were completely edible after being treated at high temperatures.

This research result is a major positive for the front-line troops, because in this way, the supply problem of the front line is well solved, originally when the airdrop supply, food should account for a large proportion, but now the legs of the bugs can be eaten, then the focus of the airdrop can be on weapons and ammunition, as for food, the front-line troops can be completely self-sufficient, and the high-protein worm legs are not only more nutritious than compressed biscuits, but also have a better taste.

"I'll go! Boss, it turns out that your special forces have known this for a long time! Said the fighters of several guard platoons.

"Well, yes, haha......" Qin Hao hurriedly got off the donkey, and at the same time thanked the front-line laboratory for the announcement that came in a timely manner, otherwise he really couldn't explain it.

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The tranquility of the Z3 Heights lasted all night, and it was the most restful night for the soldiers of the 106th Division, but the next morning, most of the soldiers who were still asleep were awakened by the harsh sound of insects.

"What's going on!?"

"Oh my God! Where are so many bugs! ”

"Are these guys dying?"

The soldiers of the 106th Division were lying behind the fortifications and talking, because at this time the high ground was already covered with insects, and there were more than 10,000 giant beetles all over the mountains, and there were that kind of earthy yellow carapace everywhere as far as the eye could see.

"All of them cheer up, there may be a fierce battle today!" Officers at all levels boosted the morale of their troops, and the soldiers were given double combat rations, which they could not fight until such a big war without feeding them.

"Click......" Qin Hao was also lying on the back of a fortification, he was gnawing on the worm legs while observing the situation below the high ground, to be honest, he discovered the gathering of the worm swarm earlier than others, but these bugs were not in a hurry to attack, so he didn't bother the other soldiers after reporting the situation to James, after all, ordinary soldiers needed to rest too much.

"Air support will arrive in about half an hour, so let's not startle the snake first." James had already made contact with the fleet, and Qin Hao, who was James' personal guard, naturally heard it clearly.

"Hey! It's another fierce battle! James sighed as he looked at the swarm below the high ground.