Chapter 6: Latent

Su Ming looked at the location of the wormhole on the map, which was located at the foot of a mountain peak, near a river. The distance is about 20 kilometers from the periphery, and it may take a day to hike.

This is an inaccessible no-man's land, and the situation in the forest is very complicated. Even a well-trained soldier could not guarantee that he would be safe inside.

Su Ming left the barracks with his package, and he planned to go to the vicinity of the wormhole to observe the situation first.

The defense line at the checkpoint checked his documents and let him go, and Su Ming's figure disappeared into the lush forest.

"This kid is crazy, he dares to go to no man's land alone, I really don't know if he is naïve or courageous." The guards at the checkpoint looked at Su Ming who was leaving, and smiled contemptuously.

"Smack", a fragile branch broke at Su Ming's feet, and Su Ming advanced among the vines and shrubs in one place. Dense mosquitoes fluttered among the branches and leaves, and various reptiles appeared in Su Ming's field of vision from time to time.

Su Ming took the mantis bayonet to open the way, and slowly approached the wormhole according to the compass. His clothes were changed into the military combat uniform of the 3rd Brigade, which can be said to be armed to the teeth. It's a pity that these things don't have the permission to take them away, and Su Ming can only use them temporarily.

"Poof", the mantis bayonet slashed a snake in two, and the snake corpse twisted and rolled on the ground.

As he continued to go deeper, various wild species began to attack Su Ming.

Su Ming ran wildly in a clearing, and behind his butt was a large pile of yellow ants. After that snake corpse turned into a pile of white bones in a few seconds, Su Ming pulled out his legs and ran. This is an authentic man-eating ant, one of the overlords of the forest.

After running for a thousand meters, he gasped and leaned against a tree trunk, and after resting for a while, he opened the kettle and poured it.

Su Ming slowly put away the kettle, and a bunch of canine predators surrounded him in front of him.

The sound of gunfire echoed through the forest, and a moment later only the corpses of dogs remained on the ground. Su Ming did not hesitate to leave this area directly, the sound of gunfire and the smell of blood would attract more predators.

Su Ming was puzzled by the ecology of the forest, there was a character like the Zerg who ate all the way to the end, and there would be other predators to survive. As he fled at noon, he approached the vicinity of the wormhole, and the large predators around him disappeared noticeably.

There was a sound of water flowing ahead, and a river blocked ahead. Su Ming swayed forward on the canoe, some vague shadows swimming in the turbid river water, no need to guess that there must be predators in the water below.

……

On the fork of the tree, Su Ming took the telescope and looked at the ground not far away. Several spiny mantis are returning with their prey, and according to the instructions on the map, there is a lair of the Zerg nearby.

Su Ming decided to follow up and take a look, and first found the nest and made a plan.

The Mantis carry deer-like herbivores, and they are only low-level troops. Doing the hardest and most tiring work, the food I get can only fill my stomach. The upper and lower levels of the Zerg are distinct, and the Worm King has absolute control over the heirs.

After following for a while, Su Ming came to a stone wall. A few thorn mantis carried their prey into a cave, and many thorn mantis converged from other directions, this should be a nest of the Zerg.

The appearance of the nest resembles a beehive, and the entrance to the cave is pitch black. Zerg prefer to live underground, and these habits are somewhat similar to those of insects.

The habit of the Zerg is to lie dormant at night, and Su Ming plans to take a look at it at night, maybe he can find an opportunity.

Night was gradually falling, and Su Ming looked at the quiet cave and thought. He took a stone in his hand and threw it near the entrance of the cave.

There was a thud as the stones fell to the ground, and several thorny mantis emerged from the hole. Their eyes roamed around, finding no target before burrowing back into the hole.

The Zerg's defense was very cautious, and it was difficult for Su Ming to blend in alone. If you go in and are discovered, 30,000 Zerg will surround you. Su Ming's brain made up for that scene and shook his head.

[Hint: You have 24 hours left on your current stay.] 】

The Void sent a reminder that he had only stayed for a day and a night. Su Ming thought that he could stay in this world indefinitely, and he would leave after reaping enough benefits, obviously he thought too much.

Looking at the wormhole in the distance, Su Ming was in a dilemma. As his mind pondered, a plan took shape.

Early morning.

Su Ming's figure appeared at the checkpoint, and the guards were surprised to see him safe and sound. This brat with fine skin and tender meat was lucky enough not to become a predator's ration.

"Dangdang" Su Ming knocked on the door of Suide, and Suide opened the door with a stunned face. He almost didn't recognize the mercenary in combat uniform in front of him.

"Coming back so soon?" Suide recognized Su Ming's face for a while. Judging from the smell of alcohol in his body, he was drunk last night.

"The wormhole is very tightly guarded, and I hope someone can cooperate with me." Su Ming said.

“……”

"Listen boy, I'm not alone in the brigade. The order to attack the insect king has not yet been determined, since you are the person introduced by Binjin, I don't want to spoil your fun, you can do it yourself if you want, and you want us to attack together, this is impossible. Suide leaned against the door panel and said to Su Ming.

Su Ming was not surprised by his statement, he had already guessed that this was the result.

No one wants to do a deal where the risks far outweigh the rewards, and there are countless Zerg in the no-man's land, and it is not an overnight thing to encircle and suppress them.

To deal with this insect king, you need to mobilize the military force of your subordinates, and Suide doesn't have that authority.

"You don't need to fight the Zerg to the end, just lure the worms out and I'll sneak in alone." Su Ming said.

"......" Suide frowned and looked at Su Ming suspiciously. This kid has no problem with his brain, right?

"If you're blocked, and I have no reason to believe you." Suide said as he lit a cigarette.

"Lieutenant Colonel Suide, now there is a chance to obtain the core of the Worm King without a big loss. I'm sure you wouldn't turn down the chance to wipe out a hive, would you? Su Ming said.

The Worm King is the absolute core of a nest, and the death of the Worm King will lead to the demise of a race, and the Zerg of other nests will not accept other people's heirs.

Suide's expression was decided, and after looking at Su Ming, he left the room, Su Ming waited here, and he believed that the other party would not refuse.

After a while, Suide returned from outside, "I asked my superiors, and they approved a flying team to assist you. We'll create opportunities at the entrance of the cave, and when the time comes, you'll find a way to sneak in. ”

"No problem." Su Ming smiled.

Three helicopters in the air were moving at a low altitude, the blades of the propellers blowing the trees below and swaying from side to side.

"Why are you flying so low?" Su Ming was puzzled.

"What do you eat as a plasma worm?" A soldier replied unhappily, and the soldiers who were ordered by their superiors to attack the hive warehouse were very uncomfortable. This is an extremely crazy idea, a flying squad to deal with tens of thousands of Zerg is simply whimsical, although they are only creating chaos and attracting the hatred of the Zerg.

No one could think that Su Ming would succeed, even if they attracted most of the forces in the lair, there would still be a few guards to protect the insect king.

The core preciousness of the insect king is not unreasonable, that is, it is to exchange countless bullets and artillery fire, and a piece of fresh human life.

The helicopter flew over the river and soon came to the vicinity of the hive. Su Ming had already landed on the ground in advance and found a hidden bush to cat.

The sound of the propeller drew the mantis inside the hive, and the helicopter found the right angle to attack and fired a grenade.

"Boom!" The hole shattered in flames, and several mantis splintered and died in the dirt.

The swarm inside exploded in an instant, and the thorny mantis rushed out of the nest like a flood.

Helicopter fire began to pour, and shell casings fell from the sky like hailstones. Three helicopters circled in the sky, slowly moving to the right.

The mantis on the ground shattered one by one in the rain of bullets, and a road paved with the flesh and blood of the mantis gradually spread like the depths of the forest.

There is also a Zerg that can shoot spikes, and the helicopter body is filled with long and short bone spurs in a short time.

There are not many Zerg left behind by the hive, and half of the thorny mantis have gone out to hunt. They have a wide range, and the nest was discovered by the 3rd Brigade not long ago.

The dense thorn mantis and other zergs chased after the flying team, and after the last thorn mantis rushed out of the hole, Su Ming waited for a while and felt that the time should be ripe.

Su Ming walked lightly to the entrance of the cave, and the remains of several thorn mantis were trampled into meat paste by his compatriots. There is a black hole inside, and the light spreads to the inside for more than ten meters, and it is impossible to see clearly.

The passage is very wide, and the main junction is a ramp that slowly extends downward.

The infrared glasses were turned on, and Su Ming walked inside with a gun.

The Worm King lives at the bottom, where the location is the safest. The flying team just bombarded the entrance of the cave, and it shouldn't have caused the insect king to escape.

The road gets steeper and steeper, and the angle forms a 45-degree slope. There are many holes on both sides of the road, and it seems that they are all rooms where the mantis lives.

Su Ming noticed that some of the thorny mantis inside were resting on the surface, and there were some injuries on their bodies, like the wounds they received while hunting.

How big is a nest large enough for tens of thousands of zerg? Su Ming trotted all the way, and if he didn't speed up his pace to reach the bottom layer, the Zerg would be ruined.

There was a burst of footsteps in the empty nest, and some of the zerg nested in the house without responding, they only thought it was the sound of their own kind.

After running for five minutes, the road still hasn't bottomed out, and the main road here is crooked, and it is impossible to expect any artistic cells from the Zerg.

When Su Ming passed by a room, he saw a creature inside, which looked like a beetle, but it had to be the size of a small truck.

Looking at the creature in front of him, Su Ming took a breath of cold air, the genes of the Zerg were really strange.

He took out a metal ball from his space backpack, which he had paid 800 Void Coins for detection equipment, and the grade was only the lowest grade white.

After aiming the metal ball at the giant beetle, an information bar appeared in front of Su Ming.

【Ink Armor Plasma】

Category: Zerg

Health: 100%

Plasma energy: 300

Power: 11

Constitution: 12

Dexterity: 8

Intelligence: 1

Carapace Lv15: (Passive) Defense +15, HP +150.

Skill 1 Plasma Cannon Lv10: (Active) Accumulate plasma energy in the body, dealing 50+ Strength ×3 damage.

Skill 2 Nibble Lv11 :(active) to initiate a bite.

Su Ming looked at the behemoth in front of him, he couldn't afford to provoke this thing.