The caravan walked silently on the desolate sand on the edge of the Anook Desert, no singing, no conversation, only the slight swaying of camel bells and the monotonous jingle of camel bells.

It's been a few days since the town of Kanluo, but the caravan slowly moving along the black road is still only wandering on the edge of the Anook Desert, where thorny shrubs and various perennial herbaceous plants can be seen growing tenaciously along the way, and all kinds of wild animals are running wild for their lives on the Gobi.

Zhu Ba walked slowly on the Gobi, although the road was made of hard soil and coarse sand and gravel under his feet, but the weight of the metal still made him leave shallow footprints on the ground, although his dark green body was wrapped in a shabby cloak, but the incandescent sunlight made his body still hotter than the cooking needs of eggs.

"Everyone, pay attention, prepare to take shelter from the sandstorm!"

The old brass beard stopped suddenly, lifted the telescope around his neck, leaned in, and roared. So everyone skillfully ordered the camel to stop, lie down on the gravel, and then remove a roll of blanket from the camel's back and cover the camel and themselves.

In the distance, the sky suddenly flashed a trace of gray, and then in an instant it turned into a gray storm that swept across the sky, obscuring the light of Losanda as well, and the nearly twelfth-level wind carried the laughter of the wind elemental so that the gravel on the ground danced with it, hitting the blankets and camels with a crackling sound.

Although Zhu Ba let the camel beside him lie down, he himself still stood. His cloak rattled in the wind, and it seemed like it would be torn by the wind at any moment, but in the end it stubbornly hugged his body.

"This is not a normal sandstorm!"

Zhu Ba's divine fire burned quietly, and he keenly felt the bad breath in the air, as if something dirty and evil was approaching, but in such a violent storm, except for Zhu Ba, no one could maintain stable combat effectiveness.

In the distance, the roar of an unidentified creature rang out abruptly, and then the sound of countless claws striking gravel could be heard even under the double cover of the wind and blankets.

"Hide, I'll protect you. ”

The powerful man-made fiber muscles of his legs burst out with amazing strength under the abundant energy provided by the core, and Zhu Ba took the two machetes with Edman's metal blades attached to them from his back, and with a light force, he had already crossed the caravan and rushed towards the place where the sound came from.

Hideous, ferocious.

This was the first impression that the jumping insects gave to Zhu Ba, their characteristic wings waving, providing rapid speed to their hound-sized bodies, and drops of viscous blood were dripping from the alienated pair of giant front paws.

"Zerg's jumping worm!"

Zhu Ba's memory of StarCraft has long been activated by the star spirit, as soon as the fierce small creatures in front of him appeared, Zhu Ba discovered their true identity, and seeing that these jumping insects have given birth to wings, it means that the zerg nest that gave birth to them has developed an evolutionary cavity, which has greatly improved the metabolic speed of the jumping insects.

And with Zhu Ba's sprint, the eyes of all the jumping insects focused on his dark green body, these little predators from the desert planet Zigash, very adapted to the desert climate similar to their hometown, they roared, jumped lightly, and pounced on Zhu Ba with the help of the thrust of the storm.

It's a pity that they chose the wrong opponent, although their sharp scythe-like claws can tear ordinary people to pieces, but in the face of Zhu Ba, who has turned into a heavy armored machine warrior, their claws can only make a piercing grinding sound, except for adding a few heroic scratches to the surface of Zhu Ba's body, there is no more to show off.

Chop, slash, slash, with every movement of the blade, a jumping worm is cut in half, and the fragile armor of small creatures makes it impossible for them to resist sharp weapons.

"I hope that the agency man will win. ”

Thunderhammer Copperbeard curled up silently under the blanket, allowing the sandstorm to coat the blanket in a thick layer of gravel, but even with the thick sand and howling wind, the shrill roars of the unknowable creatures could be heard.

This strange sandstorm came and went quickly, and in just a quarter of an hour, it disappeared into the desert, and the incarnation of Loshanda above his head once again released the light that shone on the world, dispelling a trace of coolness brought by the sandstorm.

With the blanket covered with sand on top of their heads, the caravan was once again bathed in the sun, and the old brass beard climbed into his camel and looked around, despite the sand on his beautiful beard.

Not far away, a dark green figure in a cloak was particularly eye-catching.

"Efeld, are you alright?"

Marcos shook off the dust from his head and immediately shouted to Zhu Ba not far away, and he was the only one in the entire caravan who remembered the name of this silent man.

"I'm fine, but you'd better come and have a look. ”

Zhu Ba greeted them with his own sounder, and continued to observe the jumping insects in front of him, who had all died. The split bodies of these greedy little guys are full of strong muscles and specialized bony structures, but there is no digestive system, no stomach, no intestines, nothing, only an empty energy storage organ exists, maybe this is the way of evolution of the Zerg, under the strategy of overall combat, the warrior only needs to be in charge of the battle, and everything else can be handed over to the others (worms).

"Oh, what is this? It's disgusting. ”

When Zhu Ba observed the body structure of the jumping worm, the caravan had already put away the blanket and drove the camel to Zhu Ba's side, and the strange smell of blood and ugly wreckage all over the ground made the entire caravan cover their noses, but the little dwarf who had been talking to the three sisters ran out and kicked the corpse of the jumping worm a few times with his little foot wearing high-heeled pointed scalp shoes, and asked curiously.

"I don't know, but these things aren't very durable. ”

Zhu Ba shrugged his shoulders habitually, he wouldn't tell this weird dwarf little loli that he knew these creatures, once some things were spoken, the truth behind them would flow out in a steady stream, and it would be too late by then.

"This is the rumored monster? It doesn't look like a human at all. ”

The old bronze beard also let go of the reins of the camel, walked to Zhu Ba's side, carefully observed the corpse of the jumping worm, and then opened his mouth uncertainly.

"It looks like some species like a region or an abyss, and those mongrels have such red skin, but they don't smell of sulfur, and they must have been swept away by the storm. ”

"I also feel like hell or an abyss. ”

Since someone confirmed that although it was wrong, Zhu Ba also happened to hit the snake with the stick, and continued.

"A monster like this isn't as strong as a kobold. Let's go, the sun is already halfway there. ”

Han Han's voice came from the back half of the caravan, a super non-existent minotaur reminded everyone of time, maybe Zhu Ba easily slaughtered all the jumping insects, and did not let the caravan guards feel the power of the living jumping insects, the old copper beard just knocked off a few front paws of the jumping insects with the tools he carried, and then continued to move forward with the caravan.

Old Copperbeard's caravan has taken the dark road many times, and this trade route opened by the Santarim Council for more than a decade is made up of dozens of oases and small towns, each of which is exactly the distance of a day's journey.

However, the trade routes opened by the Santarim Council robbed the business of the Bedai barbarians, who lived by selling desert passes, while the caravans who took the black road did not buy passes, so the Bedai barbarians often plundered the caravans traveling on the black road.

Zhu Ba's caravan was fortunate that it did not encounter desert lizardmen or the raiding troops of the Bedai barbarians for a whole day, except for a sandstorm and a group of jumping insects slaughtered by Zhu Ba, and finally arrived safely at the last foothold before entering the hinterland of the Anook Desert, an oasis called Sweet Water.

After enjoying a sumptuous but not delicious dinner, the tired crowd immediately began to rest to recover the energy consumed during the day, and Zhu Ba, due to his bravery during the day, was assigned a reading room for him to rest.

Walking into his room, Zhu Ba lay on the bed and listened, waiting for everyone to enter the dream, he turned around slightly and disappeared into the room.

When he reappeared, he was already in his half-dimensional palace.

"Crystal Core, how is the Godhead analysis?"

Although there is a suspicion of child abuse, Xiao Jingxin is still very happy about his father who can help him, he is using his super computing power to analyze the virtual godhead given by the Draenor plane, although there are no big results, but he already has some clues.

"Dad, I've analyzed 13%, and I can crack the secret of the virtual godhead in a month. ”

"Come on, baby, it's up to you whether you eat meat or soup at home. ”

Zhu Ba smiled and encouraged the crystal core, and then his body squirmed, returning to his true appearance, and lying on his golden throne for a while, Zhu Ba remembered that there was something about jumping insects, and it was necessary to inform the star spirits.

Through the half-plane portal, Juba came to Draenor, using the privilege of the son of the plane, Juba turned around, and when he reappeared, he had already come to the newly established city of the Star Spirits, Essoda.

The main body of this city located on the Shining Plateau is composed of the remnants of the Star Spirit Battleship after landing, the middle is the Holy Mothership, and then the other warships surround her in a circle, from the clockwise view, in turn, the space aircraft carrier Vilamute, the technology ship Prophet, the Void Glow Ship, and then in the open space between the three warships, dozens of buildings of different shapes, but also shimmering with golden metal and dark blue crystal luster, and the battleships reflect each other.

Following the breath of Zeratu and Phoenix, Zhu Ba walked on the city avenue paved with the crystal of the Star Spirit City, countless probes, mechanical sentinels and other artificial intelligence machines were moving quickly, busy with the work assigned to them, and when these artificial intelligence machines passed by Zhu Ba's side, they would instinctively slow down and lower the altitude of their flight.

Slowly approaching the location of Phoenix and Zeratul, when Zhu Ba walked to the towering bridge of the Holy Mothership, Zeratu and Phoenix also happened to come out of it, so Zhu Ba opened his mouth to greet.

"Hey Phoenix, Zeratul, how are you doing?"

Zeratul and Phoenix were coming out of the core of the Mother Ship, their brows furrowed, their spirits a little sluggish after a recent event related to the Star Spirit Race. When a fist-sized, silver-white grotesque kitten appeared in front of them, they didn't recognize it at all. But being able to speak is a basic sign of a sapient being, so they asked cautiously.

"Excuse me, but you are?"

"I'm Ring Efeld, don't you know me?"

Zhu Ba replied with a little surprise, but when he looked down, he immediately understood what was going on.

"Oh, yes, I've changed a bit a bit lately, hehe. ”

When Zhu Ba revealed his identity, Phoenix and Zeratu's faces actually flashed with a hint of joy, and then Phoenix took a step forward and saluted Zhu Ba, and continued.

"Your Excellency, my lord, you have come just in time, I have something to report to you here. ”

"Oh, I have news for you. ”

Zhu Ba felt a little surprised, so he re-entered the mothership with Phoenix and Zeratul, and then sat down around the table in a room similar to a reception room, and then Zhu Ba was the first to tell the news about his own activities, information about the activities of the Zerg in the Ainook Desert.

Listening to the news that Zhu Ba said, Zeratu and Phoenix both fell silent, and after a while, Zeratu said in a deep voice.

"Zerg? Ainook Desert? That's right. ”

Then he told what happened, and Zhu Ba also knew about it.

"A few weeks ago, we received intermittent messages from the Storm Battleship Helamut, and after requesting from you, we sent a small team to investigate, including a Phoenix Battleship, a detachment of twelve-man Zealots, and a mechanical sentry, led by Aurado's son, Ira Kamano. ”

"However, after they reached their destination, the mechanical sentinels were destroyed almost instantly, and then the signs of life of the Zealots disappeared immediately, not even the Phoenix Battleship, and now it seems that the Zerg should have done it. ”

After Zeratu finished speaking, Phoenix immediately picked up, this time it was even worse news.

"As far as I know, the Storm Battleship Helammut was once our prison ship, and many powerful creatures of the Zerg were imprisoned in it, and even I heard that the Zerg Blade Queen was imprisoned inside. ”

"So we would like to apply and send troops to the Ainook Desert on the main material plane again. ”

Zeratul and Phoenix made the request of the Star Spirit, but after pondering for a moment, Zhu Ba decisively rejected their request.

"No, it's too dangerous to open the plane force field barrier again, I already feel that there are some powerful beings who have noticed the existence of this plane. ”

After the last request to unify Zeratul, Zhu Ba already had a bad premonition, although it has not been realized yet, it does not mean that this danger does not exist. For Zhu Ba, who trusts intuition very much, the risk of opening the plane barrier again is like washing himself and sending it to someone else's dining table.

However, Zhu Ba thought about it for a while, and suddenly had another idea.

"I'm in the Anook Desert right now, I'll help you investigate. ”

"Thank you, Lord. ”

One night passed in a hurry, and when Zhu Ba put on his cloak and walked out of his room, he had once again regained his identity as the conqueror of the Demon Iron Machine.

The mounts and members of the caravan had assembled in front of the inn, the camels had already been filled with water, their mouths were still chewing on the hay they had enjoyed the night before, and the caravan owner and captain of the guard, Thunderhammer Copperbeard, was directing the rest of the convoy to fill all the bags that could hold water.

"Mechanic, are you awake? Good, the caravan will be ready to leave soon. ”

Maybe Tongsu didn't understand the living habits of the people, but it didn't prevent Zhu Ba from feeling that concern, the morning sun in the distance was slowly rising, and the color was a little redder than usual, which seemed to indicate that the real road in the Ainook Desert was not smooth

Dividing lines of race

Perhaps humans are really a race that is good at self-hypnosis and self-deception, and those who are swept back into the hive by jumping worms, no matter where they come from or what subspecies, no matter what subspecies they are, are no longer human beings at the moment when they are injected with nerve parasites by infected people. Nerve parasites can only control their bodies, but Kerrigan uses a small trick to convince them that even their souls are controlled.

As a result, they begin to confirm their new identities while giving their prayers and beliefs to the Queen of Blades unconditionally.

Similar to the formation process of the totem beast, all beliefs are gathered with one's own body, and through these beliefs, the structure of oneself is invisibly changed, and finally the quantitative change causes qualitative change, and all the power of faith is turned into fuel ignited by the divine fire, and the demigod is achieved.

"The power of faith is too little, I need more, more!"

Kerrigan thought as he looked at the parasites prostrate beneath his throne.

Although the parasites have a fungus blanket to provide a steady stream of biological energy that allows them to pray day and night, it will take hundreds of years for the prayers of hundreds of people of those primitive tribes to become a totem beast, and Kerrigan does not have much time.

Perhaps the raiding of the caravans and the Bedai barbarians had caught the attention of the gods, and Kerrigan felt a pair of eyes watching him at all times, even if he was hiding in the hive.

In fact, the Higher Zerg also has their own thinking and can provide faith for Kai Ruigan, just like the Mammoth Thunder Beast, the Infected, and the Hive Insect Lord, but it also takes a long time for a hive to grow to that stage, not to mention that the birth of the Higher Zerg needs astronomical resources to support, and Kai Ruigan does not have this time nor this resource.

Listening to the prayers under his seat and feeling the slightest change in his body, Kerry finally weighed it again and again and finally made up his mind.

"No matter, tomorrow we will start sending out all the Zerg and looting more people, I must complete this process!" (To be continued.) )