Chapter 1387: The First Engagement
Lines of fire staggered in the air, and bullets burrowed beneath the chitinous shells of the bugs, destroying their nerve centers and paralyzing their mobility.
The insects in front of them fell one after another, but more insects turned over from the other side of the mountain and rushed on the mountain, among the dense forests.
They are densely packed together, and people can't help but be afraid, and just looking at them, you can feel a chill rising from the bottom of your heart.
Goosebumps appeared on their skin, and the soldiers facing these zergs swallowed with difficulty, and then heard a calm voice coming from the earphones, which aroused the courage in their hearts, "Throw the fiery glue." ”
Even though it was just a command, it provoked their conditioned reflexes.
Without the slightest hesitation, he pulled out the glass bottle filled with fiery glue from his tactical belt and threw it at the target as if it had been trained hundreds of times.
More than a dozen glass bottles flew out from behind the front at the same time, swirling towards the Zerg's position, and exploded with a bang.
The torch followed, and the flame burst into flames and rose suddenly.
The fire swayed in the air, and the surrounding trees had long been greased by them.
Even if the moisture in the trees would cause the flames to gradually die out after a while, it would be enough to act as a line of defense to intercept the Zerg offensive during this time.
They had already found out that the front was just a lair of the Zerg, and the real Zerg army was still blocked in the Inland Sea area by the Inland Sea Overlords.
Xu is that the Zerg themselves don't want to come out and want to hunt those powerful monsters, and maybe those overlords are angered by them, which is undoubtedly good news for them.
If the Zerg really penetrated the Atoso Mountains, then their population should have grown to an unimaginable extent, but according to their expectations, the Zerg would not be able to do such a thing in such a short period of time.
Thankfully, they were right.
The ferocious flames erupted and began to lick the earth, and the wet lawn was ignited and began to burn.
There was a trench in front of the position, where even the flames of destruction had to stop, and the fierce fire reflected their faces red as they looked at the soldiers from a distance across the ravine.
Listening to the shrill hiss coming from the flames, the team leaders took a deep breath of scorching air and shouted loudly: "Don't let your guard down, these insects won't die so easily, all of them are ready for the next offensive!"
How could the Zerg, a well-known scourge in the multiverse, that could even be called a 'disaster', be wiped out so easily by these flames?
If they can be wiped out, then they don't deserve the name of 'scourge'.
Flames poured into the Zerg through the cracks in their carapaces, causing them to scream, scorching their bodies and burning their nerve centers through their nervous systems.
At this moment, they suddenly gathered together, wrapped in layers, and turned into a round ball, which rolled abruptly forward.
The limbs are crusted into the chitinous shell of the same family, and the hooks at the tip are almost embedded in the carapace.
These balls of bugs are tumbling forward in the sea of fire, and the Zerg inside are gnawing at the flesh and blood of their fellow creatures in order to obtain the energy to supply adaptive evolution.
Hundreds of insect balls rolled forward, not flinching in the eyes of the Zerg's low-level bugs who didn't have any intelligence, and they would never retreat without a superior ruling unit to order them.
This is one of the most terrifying things about the Zerg, when their enemies are about to win but are too frightened by the high casualties, even if there are only a few hundred left, they will never be afraid.
So they've won many times in similar situations!
"Those damn bugs!" The soldiers gritted their teeth and clenched their guns tightly at the sight of the huge shadows in the flames, sweat oozing from their palms and backs.
Nervousness filled their chests once more, and they couldn't help but feel nervous even though they knew they had other means, and that the more powerful Transcendents were standing behind them.
"Take a deep breath. Cervantes stood behind the soldiers with his arms folded, his eyes reflecting the vast sea of fire in front of him, he keenly felt the emotional changes of those soldiers, and immediately said in a deep voice, "I'm right behind you, don't worry so much, even if those bugs break in front of you, I'm still here." ”
The soldiers didn't look back, but when they heard the voice, they were relieved.
It was their 'duke', their 'monarch', and among them, there were even those who grew up listening to the stories of this monarch.
It has been more than ten years since the Grand Duke succeeded to the throne of Duke, which is enough for a generation to grow up.
They had not only heard of the power of their own monarch, but the news of his killing of the gods had spread throughout the Duchy of Sorrow almost in a short period of time, and many soldiers had expressed themselves in small talk that they had chosen to enlist because they admired his strength.
Their sovereign, a legendary powerhouse capable of 'killing gods', is now standing behind them!
Burnt corpses were constantly crushed from the ball and fell from it, and the orbs that rolled in the sea of fire became smaller and smaller, but by this time, the bugs at the core had completed their adaptation to the flames.
A ball of insects collapsed, revealing that the carapace in the depths was stained with a layer of crimson insects, and after a while, they regrouped again, only this time the inside and outside were reversed, and the zerg who had adapted to the flames were wrapped outside.
The ball continued to roll, and soon, it broke through the sea of fire that tended to spread outward, and rolled into the ravine dug by the soldiers.
At this moment, the metal plate under the feet of the squad suddenly shook, and they panicked, pulled the trigger sharply, and shouted to fire bullets forward.
The officer in charge of the area immediately noticed the situation over there, ran over to the surprised eyes of the others, waited for a few soldiers of that squad to empty their magazines, and then slapped them on the shoulder and yelled in their ears: "Calm down!"
Seeing that several soldiers of this squad gasped for breath, the officer frowned, afraid that the scene of the sea of insects before had given them too much mental impact, and their spirits had been tense, so after an unexpected situation occurred and their spirits were stimulated, they immediately broke out.
"It's a directional bomb, have you forgotten?" the officer reprimanded as the thought flashed, "as long as there are metal plates, those bugs can't easily attack us from underfoot." Obey the command and fight with peace of mind!"
His voice was loud enough for the rest of the squad to hear, and it was also to calm the other soldiers and keep them from being so nervous.
A buzzing sound of flapping wings joined into a roar, and the sound was rapidly amplified, bombarding the soldiers' eardrums.
When they looked up, they saw a lot of insects vibrating their membranous wings and flying towards them.
The insects form a thick, fast-moving, dark cloud that obscures the sky and makes people's scalps tingle just by looking at it.
This is their enemy, and what they are facing now is even just a small nest of them......
After being stunned for a long time, the officers came to their senses, did not forget their duties, and immediately shouted at the top of their voices: "The machine gunners shoot cross-fire, and the rest of them all have - free fire!"
"Grenadiers prepare bombs, blast those bugs that fell into the ditch for me!"
The soldiers reacted in a hurry, and although they hesitated a little because of nervousness and fear, all their movements were skillful and smooth, and in a few moments, the battle began again.
The lines of fire crossed, and the bullets wrapped in huge kinetic energy easily tore apart the carapaces and bodies of the bugs, and the zerg fell from the sky and smashed into the sea of fire.
They could have evolved a more defensive shell, but the energy to produce a bug is greatly increased, and due to their increased weight, they are unable to fly.
Perhaps because of 'balance', it is difficult for ordinary zergs to use magic, and only ruling units and some special units can use magic.
Ordinary units of the Zerg cannot use spells, and most of their special abilities come from some special organs in their bodies, so when fighting them, there is no need to worry about how much damage they can do with a single bug.
The Zerg that fell into the deep ditch spat acid, stirring up the team shield of the front, which was a piece of equipment that every squad had.
The soldiers of the Principality of Sorrow are far better equipped than ordinary people can imagine, and only in this way can the survival rate of the soldiers be guaranteed.
- Compared to these things, a veteran is more precious!
Bullets fired, chiseling through the chitinous shells of the bugs, tearing apart membrane wings, and boxes and boxes of ammunition were transported from the rear.
The bomb was thrown into the deep ditch, and a moment later, a continuous explosion resounded, and countless flesh and dirt were thrown up in the deep ditch.
Most of the Zerg individuals are quite weak, but as long as they are large enough, there is no need to worry about individual weakness at all.
According to the knowledge found in the maid's memory, the black dragon knew that an ordinary unit of the Zerg only had a short growth period of one or two hours from birth to being able to join the battle, and even the lifespan of the Zerg of ordinary units was very short, most of them did not live for ten days, but it was still the same sentence, as long as there were enough of them, they did not need to worry about other problems at all.
Ordinary units are defined as 'consumables', so why give them too much life if they are consumables?
This front once again resisted the attack of the Zerg, even if the consumption of bullets and bombs was very large, as long as it held this formation, there would be a short-term vacancy in that lair.
If the Zerg Lair wants to hatch more units, it will take not only time but also a lot of nutrients to put them into battle.
As long as they resist the attack, the bugs will not be able to recover the corpses of their kind, re-throw them into the hatching pool, and breed new bugs.
This is one of the most widely used methods of defeating the Zerg in the multiverse, and while it can only be used against a few nests, not all places will be invaded in a big way.
Their Assatom world is very unlucky, it should be that the Arcane Empire accidentally exposed its whereabouts when it returned, and was tracked all the way here by the Zerg race.
This is not just a few hastily few nests, but the invasion of an entire race, and it is also very rare in the history of the multiverse.
Often, only worlds with broken crystal walls will encounter this kind of calamity, but their Assatom world has a passage to the astral plane, and it cannot be closed, and it is because of this that it will be invaded by a large scale of the Zerg race.
"Seth, the second echelon has arrived. ”
The black dragon's voice suddenly sounded in his mind, he raised his eyebrows, and looked up at the right time, but saw that the clouds suddenly broke open, and several dragons carrying large-yield bombs pierced the sky and flew towards the back of the mountain.
It didn't take long for Cervantes to feel the vibration under his feet, and the bugs in front of the front line also stopped attacking, standing in place for a while, Huo Ran turned back and ran in the direction he came.
The officers, apparently receiving the news as well, drew their command swords from their waists and pointed straight ahead, "Keep shooting, don't stop!"
Although the soldiers were puzzled by the Zerg's escape, they heard the order from their superiors and continued to pull the trigger without the slightest delay, causing the muzzle of the gun to ignite.
Seeing this, Cervantes bowed slightly, the command of these officers was not bad.
Although the Zerg turned around and 'fled', it was obvious that they would not be able to catch up with the surging sea of fire, but if they continued to slaughter the Zerg, they would be able to relieve the pressure on some friendly forces.
He's here both for insurance and for observation and documentation - there will be even more brutal wars to come, and they're now dealing with just a normal lair of the Zerg, unable to even produce special units other than the generic ones.
If you can't even deal with this kind of enemy, how can you deal with an entire race?
Let them use that nest to sharpen it first, so as to save all kinds of situations when they really face the Zerg.
Cervantes adhered to the principle of 'if you can't shoot, don't shoot', and now it seems that the officer's command is okay, he knows how to pacify the soldiers, and most of the soldiers respond quickly, which is quite good.
After all, this is only the first time they have faced the Zerg, and they can't be too demanding, if it is the army of other countries, the performance of those people may be even more unbearable.
As for the adult dragons...... They were enough to tear down that nest without worrying about their safety at all.
Cervantes looked into the distance, and the black smoke rising from behind the mountain overlapped with the smoke from the burning trees in front of him.
It's just a small nest that fights so hard, and if it weren't for the fact that this is the Black Forest, this wouldn't have happened.
As the vanguard army, they only need to open up the road and pave the road, and they don't need to carry too powerful munitions, otherwise, in the face of the insect hive of that size just now, they only need to pull up the artillery, and a few waves of intensive fire can wipe them all out.
However, now that the second echelon has caught up, the task will be much easier after that.