Chapter 248: Dragon City Team, Danger
Through the conversation, Su Xia roughly understood the current situation of the Zerg.
After that battle, the Zerg was divided into five parts, some surrendered and some went into hiding.
Now, there are countless insect nests of all sizes scattered across the three continents of this world, dotted like stars, similar to the human resistance organizations.
There are more than a dozen high-level intelligent Zergs like Suxia and the octopus monster Haidar who directly serve the queen.
They are responsible for bringing together old and new Zerg from all over the world, combining them into one force and waiting for the opportunity.
Now is not the time.
The progress of the dozen or so people was not very smooth either.
Some of the hive lords in various places have doubts about the queen's life and death, some are unwilling to go to war with the mechanical race again, and some new hive lords are not afraid of the queen's reputation at all.
Unless Queen Helen comes in person, the new lords will never be convinced.
Haidar's tentacles fluttered, his eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "In the past few years, the queen has been recovering from her injuries, and some lords want to establish themselves as kings."
Su Xia asked, "Can they succeed? By devouring each other?"
"Of course not." Haidar said firmly, "The Queen possesses the power of the Zerg from the stars. That power is likely related to the Creator. Those lowly lords can never compare to the Queen. Even if they grow to the sixth-level creatures, they can only submit to the throne."
Haidar couldn't explain the queen's special power, but he absolutely believed that -
As long as they have seen the queen, even the strongest Zerg creatures will submit to her.
When he first saw the queen, he felt a sense of intimidation from his life to his soul. Without any words or communication, he understood that she was his king.
He is not an ordinary Zerg. With his wisdom and reason, he can forcibly go against the deterrence and leave.
But he stayed.
Even though he was defeated in the battle, hunted down by the mechanical tribe, and severely injured and dying, he never regretted this decision.
"You can feel it too, right, Els?" Haidar was willing to tell Suxia some Zerg secrets because he believed that Suxia would succumb to the threat.
This deterrent has never failed on any Zerg.
Su Xia nodded: "Yes, I felt it too."
Of course, in fact...
He felt nothing.
Either this body does not have Zerg genes.
Either the life level of this body is not weaker than that of the queen.
From its initial evolution to now, this body has awakened more than ten active skills, and also has two passive skills, namely "Leader's Will" and "Enhanced Perception".
The kind of deterrence that Haidar talked about gave Suxia the feeling that it was similar to the "will of the leader."
The leader's will allows him to have a deterrent effect on creatures that are weaker than himself.
The skill description does not clearly state how strong this effect is, and Su Xia is still exploring it.
Not long after, Helen finished observing the two insect nests and prepared to leave.
Beside her, Haidar said to Susha, "Els, the Queen and I will not stay here. If you need to contact us, you can come to Baimu Town on the outskirts of Coral City and express your intention to contact the town's blacksmith. The blacksmith will help you."
Su Xia asked, "Is that blacksmith a parasite?"
"Yes."
After getting a positive answer from Haidar, Su Xia was a little surprised.
He had been to the town of Baimu not long ago, but he didn't even notice the blacksmith .
The Bikini Bottom team is leveling up at the lumberyard outside the Whitewood Town. The average level of the team is quite high, and they are working hard to reach level 30.
The last forum war has made many players feel anxious, and everyone has been working hard to upgrade recently.
If the coalition forces of foreign players really attack us, we cannot let them be as arrogant as they were decades ago.
"Is there anything else I need to know?"
"No, I'll contact you if there's anything."
Su Xia wanted to ask about the Zero Point Tavern. The queen could freely enter and exit the underground core area of the Zero Point Tavern, so her status in the tavern must be very high.
But Haidar did not bring it up on his own initiative. Even if he mentioned the contact, he only gave the location of Baimu Town. It was obvious that it was not the right time yet.
What is the relationship between the tavern and the Zerg?
This neutral organization was definitely not established by the Zerg, otherwise the Mechanical race’s attitude towards it would not be so strange.
This question can only be asked later.
At present, Su Xia needs to achieve some results in order to increase his importance within the Zerg.
Outside the insect nest, the rainstorm had stopped, and a ray of dawn appeared on the horizon. The fresh air brought by the morning breeze dispelled the smell of blood.
Helen stood on a blood-stained soil and said to Su Xia: "Els, I look forward to your good news."
Su Xia nodded: "Please rest assured."
Just as he finished speaking, a breeze blew by, and when he looked up again, Queen Helen and the octopus monster Haidar had disappeared.
This way of exiting is quite high-class.
Suxia knew that Haidar had blinded his eyes with illusions, but he just couldn't see through it yet.
Next, it's his own time.
In the wilderness littered with corpses, all the insects, including the two overlord creatures, looked at Su Xia, waiting for orders from him, the queen's messenger.
"Why are you all looking at me? Go eat those corpses while they're still fresh."
Su Xia waved his hand and issued the first instruction.
And this instruction is what the living insects want to hear most.
At the command, most of the insects around moved, pounced madly on the nearest corpse, opened their bloody mouths and gnawed hard.
If the queen hadn't been there, they would have started eating it long ago.
“Crack…Crack…”
The sharp fangs tore the flesh and broke the bones, and they raised their heads to swallow without caring about their image.
The bloody scene reminded Su Xia of the Animal World she watched when she was a child.
Only some high-level Zerg can remain calm.
These high-level insects have high IQs and do not just eat randomly. Instead, they patrol the vast battlefield or sky, looking for corpses containing more psychic energy.
They knew very well that in this battle, nearly 80% of the insects in the two nests would die, and the remaining 20% would not be able to finish eating even if their stomachs burst, so there was no need to rush.
The two insect nest lords did not move, but slowly walked in front of Su Xia.
In terms of apparent strength, they are stronger than Su Xia.
But the queen had spoken, and they had to obey. Even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, they could not show it.
"Lord Els, what should we do next?" The stronger black overlord asked, but he did not bend down, but instead raised his head.
His wingspan was nearly thirty meters, and he looked like a giant in front of Su Xia, as if he was looking down on Su Xia.
The weaker shadow hunter had the same attitude.
Su Xia knew very well that if he wanted these two guys to surrender completely, he had to beat them into submission with his fists.
He seemed not to notice the two insects' little thoughts. He remained calm and said calmly, "Wait until they are full, then collect the corpses and throw them to the insect mother. Let the insect mother refine the spiritual energy in the corpses and feed it back to the insect nest."
"No problem, I'll do as you say."
"By the way, you two don't have names yet, right?"
"Yes."
"Well, I just thought of two names." Su Xia looked at the black overlord and said, "From today on, you will be called 'Big Bear'."
Then he looked at the weaker one and said, "How about you call yourself 'Xiong Er'?"
The shadow hunter was puzzled and asked doubtfully: "Lord Els, what is the meaning of this name?"
Su Xia nodded and said seriously: "Well, I know a little about human culture. In their culture, bears represent strength, and they usually use the strength of a bear to describe a person who is strong."
"I see."
Although they were dissatisfied, the two bugs could not find any fault with the name.
There is nothing much to say about the serial number.
Judging from the performance in previous battles, the Black Overlord is indeed stronger than the Shadow Hunter, so it is ranked first.
Afterwards, at Su Xia's instruction, the two lord creatures went to the battlefield to look for blood food.
Su Xia also entered the battlefield. As the queen's messenger, he no longer needed to snatch food like before. As long as he set his eyes on an insect, the insects would give it to him.
Perhaps it was his identity, or perhaps it was the passive skill Leader's Will at work, Su Xia noticed that some low-level bugs looked at him with a hint of fear in their eyes.
"I was promoted too quickly this time. I don't have time to test the effects of my skills. I'm going to go back and find some wild monsters outside that don't recognize me to try."
Su Xia looked at the [Leader's Will] on the skill bar and thought secretly in his heart.
He activated the enhanced devouring skill, devouring a 3.6-level psychic burrowing worm beside him, quietly enjoying this leisurely growth.
A soft breeze carrying the scent of grass, earth, and blood blew by. He sat on the corpse and folded his wings. This body, which had been fighting continuously, felt a little tired.
Looking around, the whole night of violent storms and the crazy killing had left the wilderness in ruins.
Next, it will probably take several days to clean up the battlefield.
After cleaning up, there is more trouble.
Searching for resources, expanding outward, finding other insect nests, training different types of troops, and so on, all kinds of affairs, just thinking about them makes his scalp tingle, and he also wants a bug steward like Haidar.
"Oh, I'm busy now."
Su Xia exhaled a few times and rubbed his eyebrows.
…
at the same time.
In the remote mountainous area of the southwest.
Under the dense alien plant jungle, inside the wreckage of the spacecraft, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded.
“Ding-ling-ling——”
“Ding-ling-ling——”
“…”
Sun Lang, who was still sleeping, shuddered all over and slapped his hand without even opening his eyes.
With a snap!
His poor cell phone was smashed to pieces.
On another space bed next to him, Chang Rufeng got up in a daze. His whole body ached, his brain was dizzy, and his eyelids seemed glued shut and he couldn't open them.
This uncomfortable feeling...
The person is awake, but the soul is still asleep.
"Ah... I already got up yesterday, why do I have to get up again today!"
Sun Lang hung over the edge of the bed in pain. Thinking that he would have to save someone next, he hardened his heart and slapped himself to wake himself up.
In fact, before this, the two had not slept for two days and one night.
So the last time they got up was the day before yesterday.
Injuries, poisoning, tension and other factors made them exhausted, and they fell asleep almost the moment they touched the pillow.
The crew lounge in this spaceship is well-equipped with soft mattresses. It feels as if gravity has disappeared when you lie down on it. It is more comfortable than the top-level suites provided by the Zero Point Tavern.
"Good morning, both of you. Breakfast is ready for you."
Hal controlled a service-type machine, walked into the room, and asked carefully.
"Should we have it delivered to your bedside? Or should we leave it in the dining room?"
"Just leave it in the restaurant. We are not three-year-old children anymore."
After all, the two were psychic creatures, so they woke up quickly, packed up their things and walked out of the room.
The restaurant was brightly lit. Su Xia was sitting by a porthole with a calm look in her eyes. She was reading a book in the light from above. The book she was reading was the mission reward, "Spaceship Operation: From Beginner to Ascension in 21 Days".
Sun Lang yawned, rubbed his eyes and said, "Commander, how did you do it?"
Su Xia raised her head, looked at him calmly and asked, "What did you do?"
"Your energy is really too strong." Chang Rufeng sat down beside him, "It seems that you never get tired. Commander, did you rest last night?"
"Well, I took a break."
Su Xia closed the book, and of course she would not say that she had fought with the bugs all night.
Sun Lang shook his head and sighed: "Alas, this is probably the difference between people. People like you, the commander, who have goals and beliefs, may never get tired."
"We will never be able to reach your level ."
Chang Rufeng stretched, rubbed his waist, and then began to enjoy this alien breakfast.
The breakfast was simple, a fruit-flavored energy punch, a bowl of vegetable soup, and two pieces of freshly roasted meat from the oven. The taste was average, but it was enough for half a day's activities.
After Hal prepared the breakfast, he began to report the search progress to Suxia.
That night, Suxia's nanorobots and hundreds of repair robots controlled by Hal were searching the vast jungle for traces of the Dragon City team.
The good news is that a lot of traces , and the direction in which the Longcheng team was heading has been determined. There is no body belonging to Longcheng along the way.
The bad news is that there are more dense and more killer plants in their path.
There were also more medical supplies packaging found in the several resting places discovered.
"If they can get through the most dangerous area, then... they might be discovered by another me."
Based on the trace analysis, Hal made a rough judgment.
As long as the Longcheng team's route does not change, there is a high probability that they will pass through another area of spacecraft wreckage.
Once they discover the spacecraft, the consequences can be imagined.
Another Hal, in order to avoid exposing the ship, might physically destroy them.
"What's the firepower of that piece of wreckage?" Su Xia asked.
"It's no problem to kill level 5 creatures." Hal answered truthfully, "We just need to plant more than ten floating light bombs on the road they must pass, and then use the modified maintenance robots to snipe in the dark. No one can escape."
According to Hal, a big "danger" is hanging over the Dragon City team.
Unfortunately, the two pieces of wreckage cannot be directly connected.
The two HALs have always been in communication through controlled maintenance robots.
Every time they make contact, it takes several days to cross the area in between, and those long days are enough for the Dragon City team to die countless times.
After hearing this analysis, Sun Lang and Chang Rufeng immediately sped up their eating speed. They swallowed the pieces of meat on the plate in two bites, and then gulped down the energy drinks and vegetable soup.
"Commander, we can get going!"
