Chapter 283: Unlocking the Earth Thorn
Tang Fang was stunned, could it be that the bone worm did not possess life energy and rare elements? To put it bluntly, it's just a slug that dies and is possessed by a strange creature, which then produces genetic mutations and becomes a strange species. It was somewhat similar to Roy's previous state, not so much an animal as a special genetic parasite.
Thinking of this, he sighed, and it took a lot of effort to kill it, not wanting to end up with nothing.
With a wry smile of self-deprecation, he shook his head, and was about to get up, when he knew that there was a "hum" in his head, and his thoughts were uncontrollable, and he quickly transferred to the brain space.
At this moment, in the interstellar 2 system, the Protoss interface is darkened, the Terran interface is darkened, and finally even the Zerg interface is darkened.
As far as the eye could see, it was dark, and the cursor lit up, flashing and flashing, and it turned on and off more than 10 times in a row. Then, a string of characters flashed.
“system,restart…… ok!”
“init……”
“prepare,dates……”
“update…… 15…… 44…… 87……”
“release.”
“run,now!”
“……”
The system window returns, the psionic flame ignites, the eagle totem lights up, and the heart of the swarm shines.
"This ...... This is? Tang Fang stayed where he was. This situation has been experienced twice before, and he knows very well what it means to have such a picture, the system has been upgraded!
The first is to expand all the 1st generation buildings of the Protoss, and the second is to unlock the Fire Bat and Nurse MM in the Human Barracks. So this time, what will it be?
Tang Fang looked down at the corpses of the two bone worms, and with a thought, he directly focused his attention on the Zerg base. Select a larva and press the hotkey, and the production menu on the right will not change. He quietly directs the larvae to hatch a worker bee, select the target, and click out the basic building menu, with no new buildings unlocked.
He returned to the main interface without believing in evil, and clicked on the advanced building menu, but there was still no change.
"It's weird, there are no new classes unlocked, and no Gen 1 buildings appear, and Gen 2 buildings like Infested Abyss and Tunnel Worms are still gray and unbuildable. Could it be that the content of other races is being updated? ”
This thought was fleeting, Tang Fang shook his head, the bone worm really had nothing in common with humans and gods. Its strange abilities, devouring properties, completely belong to the category of alien insects.
Could it be the three bases of the Zerg, and the hive has been unlocked? Thinking of this, he moved his cursor over the wormhole. The "Upgrade Hive" option in the menu item in the lower right corner is still grayed out.
“shit!” Tang Fang couldn't help but swear, what is this damn system, what has been updated, can't you give a hint?
"Emma, do you know what's new in this system upgrade?"
"I'm sorry Commander, but I can't get the content update of the Worm and God 2 bases, but I'm sure it's not a human-related upgrade."
After retiring Emma, she turned her mind back to the Zerg base, and simply took a carpet sweep, choosing the base buildings one by one. minaret, a qiē as usual; split pool, no change; The same goes for cockroach greenhouses; The evolutionary cavity is the same; Stinging Snake Nest......
Stinging snake nest? This...... What is it?
In the Star 2 Swarm Heart version, there are only 2 upgrades to the Stinging Snake's Nest, "Upgrade Deep Groove Spur" and "Upgrade Tendon Expansion". However, at this moment, there is one more upgrade item in the menu. In addition to the "Evolved Deep Spur Spur" and "Evolved Tendon Expansion" in the first and second slots of the menu, a new evolution item "Mutated into Ground Thorn" appears in the lower left corner of the menu (aka Lurker, Stalker, Ground Spider). )
The ground spines are a newly evolved and more deadly creature of the Zerg. These mobs are mainly used to defend against Zerg nests and Zerg colonies that wander outside of the main base. They evolved from the Stinging Snake and can send out dense spikes against enemies, but the Spikes must burrow into the ground to perform this attack, and any unit on the ground will be instantly impaled when they receive such an attack, which can itself penetrate muscles, steel, and even reinforced armor. The only weakness of Stalkers is that they have no defenses when they are on the ground.
Of course, the powerful attack power can sometimes become a double-edged sword, and the ground stab is used when attacking in the ground, because the huge pinprick that pops up is an area attack, just like a human siege tank, it is easy to accidentally damage allies.
It is a ground thorn, a unit that makes people and gods change color in the interstellar 1 era. In Interstellar 2, the Spikes were removed from the battle for gameplay reasons, but they can still be seen in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
The ground thorn combines stealth, area attack, and powerful attack power in one, and its storage zài is a nightmare for light armored units, even if it is a mechanical unit like a siege tank or Goliath machine, it will suffer a lot if it walks around its ambush range.
As for the Heavy in horse armor, their power armor is no different from papier-mâché in front of the ground spikes.
Ma Runjia is still like this, if he changes to the empire's "Guardian Knight" and "Earth Knight", which are no different from garbage in the eyes of Tang Fang, it is conceivable that the members inside will end up miserable against the ground thorns.
The attack of the ground thorn can be from the ground up, thinking about the situation that those soldiers will encounter, Tang Fang suddenly felt the chrysanthemum tighten. Assassinating and wounding the enemy's infantry with ground is too vicious, too vicious, too vicious, and the feeling of being poked with chrysanthemums is not very comfortable.
As soon as the stinging snake is unlocked, and the ground thorn is sent, like someone sending a pillow after a dozing off, there is absolutely nothing more cool than this. With an ambush in front and siege tanks in the back, it was a nightmare for the Imperial Army.
Tang Fang smiled and glanced at the lone stinging snake in the base, then moved his cursor to the "Mutate to Ground Thorn" option in the lower left corner of the stinging snake's nest research menu.
Remember that the upgrade cost in the game is 200 crystals, 200 gas, and here it is still 10 times the cost, 2000 crystals, 2000 gas.
Tap the upgrade button casually, and the resource value will drop to 322925, 66815. After five or six seconds, the study was completed. Next, Tang Fang moved the cursor to the stinging snake again, and the mutation command appeared in the lower left corner of the menu on the right.
Move the cursor to the option to show that the change cost is 50 crystals, 100 gas, and occupies 2 units. The cost did not increase exponentially, indicating that the size of the ground spike was not too large.
"Well, it's better to mutate first." Thinking of this, the only stinging snake in his circle base pressed the mutation hotkey.
The stinging snake metamorphosed into an egg, and about 3 seconds later, with a strange sound, a thorn appeared on the moss.
In the Zerg base, it was naturally impossible to accurately observe the size of the ground thorn, so Tang Fang decided to summon it to the real space for a look. However, just as he was about to move, he suddenly heard a muffled noise overhead.
Boom, boom!
The finely broken concrete and large pieces of wall skin fell off, and the dust was like a waterfall, scattering Tang Fang's head.
In the distance, Grant and Bai Hao were shocked, and when they looked up, they saw a figure flashing out of the hole in the ceiling, and the high-frequency sword in his hand stabbed straight towards the top of Tang Fang's head.
Oops, it's the Blood Wolf Warriors! The faces of the two changed, and they never expected that the enemy would launch a surprise attack from the exhaust channel on the ceiling.
From this point of view, the blood wolf warriors fought and retreated just now, but they were afraid that it was the conspiracy of Faraday and others, in order to disperse their own forces. It just so happened that Tang Fang didn't know what to study next to the corpse of the bone worm, and was in a state of distraction, and was seized by the enemy and suddenly killed from such a tricky position.
In order to avoid the splashing gray-black slime, according to Tang Fang's intentions, the two of them were far away from him, and in the face of this situation, they were simply beyond their reach. The ceiling is about 6 meters high above Tang Fang's head, the distance is very short, and there is sand and gravel, so it is useless to shoot.
"Tang Fang (boss), be careful!" In desperation, both of them let out a loud roar.
The long sword broke through the air, and the moves were ruthless, if it was solid, with the thickness of Ma Runjia's armor, it would definitely not be able to resist.
On the line of life and death, Tang Fang didn't have time to distinguish or listen, he pulled the sword with his right hand, and slammed it upward, with a "Zheng" sound, the two swords intersected, and the tip of the long sword that fell above was against the blade.
A strong surge came, only to feel that his waist sank, his mind was spinning, and the overclocking electromagnetic pulse poured into the power assist module of the power armor, and the output power was overloaded to 150, and he was stunned to stand up with the weight above, like a weightlifter.
The man who launched the surprise attack was none other than Stevenson, a lone wolf with sharper instincts, more accurate judgment and, of course, an important skill than the average soldier.
To the contrary, Stevenson is a pervert, more twisted than pedophilia, NTR plots, and mature women, and he likes to collect beautiful right arms, as well as eyeballs. Of course, this is his personal interest, such as the Thirteen Princes, who are selectively blind, are talents, and can be used. Those bad tastes and hobbies, let him go.
Most of the guys who are smart and intelligent have more or less some minor problems. Just like Stevenson, he can be called brave and resourceful. Using the TS-001 specimen to snipe Tang Fang and the others, it is best to be able to kill them. If not, when the battle situation is anxious, organize the Blood Wolf Warriors, rely on explosive bombs such as cloud bursts, flash grenades, and smoke bombs to cover the enemy's vision, and then launch a surprise attack with a weapon that can break through the defense, such as the high-frequency sword.
If the enemy discovers and responds effectively, a follow-up plan will be implemented, and the Blood Wolf Warriors will fight and retreat to disperse the enemy's forces. At this time, he will lead people into the exhaust tunnel on the ceiling, and take advantage of the weakening of the opponent's forces to launch a surprise attack.
The whole sniper operation is one ring after another, like a combination punch of an old boxer.
Stevenson felt that he had a high opinion of his enemy, and that the TS-001 specimen was Faraday's treasure, and with its terrifying abilities, the enemy was nothing more than a herd of lambs to the slaughter. However, things deviated from the predetermined trajectory, and the guy who had been inconspicuous was able to excite high-energy currents, inhibit the cell activity of TS-001, and finally use the high-frequency sword to split it in half.
Stevenson, who was hiding in the ceiling ventilation duct, was already retreating, but when he thought that the situation had changed, the enemy leader would actually study the corpse of TS-001 and be in a state of distraction. This undoubtedly gave him a chance, a chance to kill with one blow.
Stevenson had never been an indecisive person, so he made a move, aiming at the enemy chieftain's Celestial Spirit Gai and unleashing a thousand blows. With a distance of 6 meters, coupled with the weight of the "Earth Knight", this sword can be called a lore.
However, the goddess of fate always likes to play such and such jokes with humans, and the sword that was full of ambition was actually blocked, but not only that, but the guy actually carried the weight on the top of his head and stood up easily.
Stevenson was in a trance, what kind of monster was this guy in front of him.
Tang Fang was not interested in sitting with him and talking about his abilities and his ideals. With a swing of his sword, Stevenson was bounced away with a force.
When he was in mid-air, Stevenson's eyes were cold, and Gao Zhoubo's sword slashed down again. Tang Fang snorted lightly, withdrew his sword horizontally, and "Zheng" sounded again with a symphony of gold and iron, and bursting sparks fell like rain of light.
Boom!
Stevenson landed on both feet, and while his opponent raised his sword to parry, he raised his right hand and stretched forward his long fist to smash the door in front of his opponent.
Tang Fang didn't expect him to use his fist, and in a hurry, his left hand reached out against the fist shadow, shook it hard, and with a "snap", he grabbed Stevenson's right fist tightly.
The battle between the two can be described as lightning, and when Grant and Bai Hao reacted and were about to rush to the battlefield, dust was sprinkled on the ceiling, and in the "Biliba Lulu", 5 blood wolf warriors jumped from above. The high-frequency sword in his hand was horizontal, and he quickly slashed towards the two.
Grant and Bai Hao were startled, suffering from the lack of corresponding weapons in their hands, and the firearms could not be used in hand-to-hand combat, just as they were dodging in chaos, the two fanatics charged close to the two, hugged their bodies and went backwards, quickly dodging away from the range of sword light.
At the same time, the 6 fanatics next to him waved their double-wristed psionic blades and went straight towards the 5 blood wolf warriors.
On the other side, the firelight from the high-frequency sword slash illuminated Stevenson and Tang Fang's faces. Of course, the expressions of the two could not be seen under the helmets, but an invisible murderous aura shrouded the two sides, so strong that it was suffocating.
After Tang Fang pinched the other party's right hand with his left hand, a trace of suspicion suddenly flashed in his heart. Stevenson's right hand was bare, and he was not wearing armour, and based on the feeling of a hard object coming from the palm of his hand, and the amount of force, it was certain that it was not a human arm, nor an ordinary prosthetic leg, but more like a mechanical arm. Otherwise, it would be impossible to resist Ma Runjia's strength.
SOON, A SCENE IN FRONT OF HIM CONFIRMED HIS SUSPICIONS, STEVENSON'S RIGHT ARM POPPED OUT A LAUNCHER, THE WHOLE WAS RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE, THE AMMUNITION CALIBER WAS MORE THAN 20MM, IT WAS A MINI TYPE CLUSTER ROCKET.
Tang Fang couldn't help but be stunned, his hands were tripped by him, the distance between the two was less than one meter, and with the thickness of Ma Runjia's armor, it was difficult to resist the repeated attacks of several cluster rockets. I really didn't expect that the opponent's mechanical arm not only had the function of increasing strength, but also hid a miniature cluster rocket launcher.
"Humph!"
As the launcher was adjusting its angle, he snorted coldly, concentrating, mobilizing the extreme high-energy current in the brain space, and waiting to give his opponent a little bit of a powerful taste. At this moment, a gray shadow swept by, and several substances similar to octopus tentacles wrapped around Stevenson's mechanical arm.
The tentacle material writhed, only to hear a "creak" sound, and the mechanical arm holding his left hand broke into two with a "click" in the opponent's miserable snort.
The robotic arm made of titanium alloy was actually twisted alive!
Tang Fang lost his mind for a while. At this point, the tentacles kept changing, and the surface of the tentacles that had been twisted into a strand squirmed, quickly splitting into a slightly thinner tentacle, and then stabbing Stevenson's left hand like lightning.
During the flight, the tips of the tentacles became sharp and hardened, and the arm armor of the "Earth Knight" had turned into a spear-shaped blade.
Just listen to "Poof! With a bang, the spear pierced through the armor, and a large pool of blood sprayed on the ground. Stevenson snorted miserably, and the high-frequency sword in his palm slipped weakly. Tang Fang first twisted the hilt of the sword, and while lifting the opponent's long sword, he shook his wrist hard, and in the thunder and lightning, the long sword slashed sideways with a piece of blue light.
Thorn ......
The Earth Knight's breastplate was split in two, like paper cut by a sharp blade. Blood flowed out of the wounds that ran across the left and right of the chest as if it were liquid spilling out of the sink.
Stevenson fell straight down, Tang Fang's sword directly cut his ribs, cut his heart, and was already dead and could not die again.
Falling rubble from the ceiling rattled on the surface of the power armor, spurting blood in his face. Until the end, Stevenson didn't think about one thing, why? Why would the great and merciful Lord abandon him this time? Isn't he the darling of fate and just died?
That flawless arm, he hadn't had time to put it in the showroom......
On the other side, the fanatics also eliminated their opponents and dodged to the side. Tang Fang raised his head and looked ahead, and there were two people standing not far from Stevenson's body. On the left is Aros and on the right is Roy.
The right arm, which had been transformed into a tentacle earlier, was rapidly recovering, and it took a few breaths to return to its original state. Roy's face was a little pale, maybe it was the first time he saw the tragic scene in front of him, or maybe it was the blow just now that consumed too much energy, and his body was a little unbearable.
He ...... He...... Who is he? Grant and Bai Hao rushed over, and the two of them watched the scene just now. Roy's arm reminded them of the rotten flesh of the possessed slug.
At that time, Bai Hao did not enter the internal morgue of the real yàn hall, and did not know about Roy's storage. As for Grant, after looking at the boy a few times, he finally recalled his identity: "You...... Is it Roy? ”
"It's me." Roy nodded and stroked his right arm gently.
"Why are you here? Also, your right arm ......" At this moment, Grant's mind was full of question marks.
"I'll tell you." It was Tang Fang who spoke, he casually threw the Gao Zhou Bo Sword to Bai Hao, and then beckoned to a few people, and while walking forward, he briefly recounted what happened to Roy.
After listening to what Tang Fang said, Grant couldn't help but sigh, and his face was sad. Bai Hao walked up to Roy and patted him on the shoulder.
"By the way, what about Valentine?" Tang Fang turned his head to look at Aroth.
The veteran said expressionlessly: "I asked them to wait in the real hall, there are 3 machine gunners guarding outside, there should be no danger." ”
"Hmm." Tang Fang nodded and put his mind at ease. RS