Chapter 99: Ugly Things
In addition to Guo Gang and his team, there were many other player teams present.
The anchor who was torn apart just now is called Li Qiang.
He is a contracted anchor of Tik Tok and has obtained permission from the gaming company, so he can broadcast live and has a dedicated anchor team.
On the right side of Guo Gang’s team, there are several gaming guilds including the Anton Guild, the Green Water Guild, the Black Iron Guild, etc.
The presidents of these guilds are very bold. They choose random maps to start the game, and their guild members are also scattered in various novice maps.
After Guo Gang was resurrected, he said with emotion: "With the development of the game, it is difficult for individual players to make a career on their own."
This was also the reason why Su Xia suggested to his roommates to recruit new people.
Although small studios can make a little money, they will never be able to have a place in the gaming world.
Anchor Li Qiang came back to life and upon seeing the situation, he immediately shouted, "Run! The bugs are coming!"
"Those NPCs can't be stopped!"
"Quickly retreat to the second level of fortifications, don't just stand there!"
“…”
As Li Qiang saw it——
The outermost defense was lost!
The crazy insects screamed and swarmed forward in terrifying numbers, like a surging black tide, submerging the outermost bunkers one by one.
"Retreat! Don't fight!"
“Evacuate immediately!”
The soldiers in the bunker began to retreat through the underground passage, igniting the explosives left in the bunker before retreating.
When the bugs entered the bunker, they were greeted only by the roar of explosions.
“Boom! Boom!”
Amidst loud bangs, countless bunkers collapsed in the explosion, sank into the ground, and turned into dead silent tombs.
Many soldiers did not have time to evacuate and did not want to expose the underground passages, so they chose to stay in the bunkers. They detonated explosives in the fight with the insects, blowing up the passages and fortresses, and perished together with countless insects.
When the outermost defenses were completely destroyed, Xiong Wei waved his hand and said, "Go!"
"yes!"
The blasters who had been prepared acted together, and a moment later, countless explosives buried between the two layers of fortifications were detonated.
Flames shot up into the sky, smoke and dust rose up, and the ground beneath everyone's feet was shaking.
Countless insects that flew over were blown to pieces, leaving debris all over the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the second layer of fortifications opened fire in unison, the firepower was intertwined and covered, and the hot bullets poured madly into the sea of insects.
“Da da da da da…”
The cruelty of this battle cannot be described in words.
Every step forward the bugs have to pay a heavy price.
The bumpy land had long been dyed green by the blood of insects, and every inch of soil exuded a strong smell of blood.
The Oasis Camp has used almost all the means it can.
On the artillery positions, many guns had already fallen into fatigue.
The soldiers on the battlefield shouted: "Boss, we must slow down a bit. If we continue to fight, these artillery pieces will break down!"
"Okay, follow me and drag out everything that can be used in the warehouse!"
Lan Guang took a group of people to some old warehouses.
In those warehouses, they found many ancient catapults.
“As long as it works!”
The trebuchet can not only throw stones, but also explosive packs.
The current oasis camp is lacking in everything, so we can’t despise these antiques.
Before long, pieces of hard stone whizzed out from the artillery positions and slammed heavily into the sea of insects like countless raindrops.
“Boom…”
“Boom…”
The sea of insects is so dense that there is no need to aim specifically.
Countless bugs were crushed on the spot and turned into bugs.zip.
Many players witnessed it all from behind the second layer of fortifications.
One player was worried and couldn't help asking: "The NPCs in the camp have even brought out their catapults. I guess they won't be able to hold out for much longer. Those damn bugs eat everything. If we get into a melee, will we be eaten after we die? I'm worried that we will be resurrected directly in the bugs' mouths."
“I don’t think so.”
Next to him, Wu Andong, the president of the Anton Gaming Union, spoke up.
He looked at the horrific scene of the bugs tearing at the bodies of their companions, and subconsciously said, "Human flesh doesn't taste good. It's like a mixture of chicken and beef, a bit tough and woody, and has a lot of tendons. It won't taste good at all without heavy ingredients..."
As he spoke, Wu Andong was suddenly stunned.
He noticed that all the players around him were looking at him.
Wu Anton felt puzzled and asked, "Why are you all looking at me? Pay attention to the Zerg. If the Oasis Camp falls, we will all become wandering players!"
Everyone: “…”
The president of the Black Iron Guild changed the subject, coughed twice, and said, "Speaking of which, Commander Beifeng is really fierce. He has been killing those flying insects in the sky. He has not been tired or even injured."
"That Dragon City NPC is pretty powerful too. He has killed so many giant insects!" said the president of the Green Water Guild.
"Who do you think is more powerful between the two of them?"
"With the mecha, the two are probably about the same, but without the mecha, the Dragon City NPC might be a little stronger. He has a psychic power of level 3.8."
“…”
In the sky, Su Xia was indeed not tired yet.
After upgrading his psychic power to level 3.9, his combat endurance was greatly enhanced.
“Sizzle—”
He grabbed a screaming black wing and tore it in two with a fierce rip.
But this monster had a terrifyingly tenacious vitality. Its claws desperately reached out to Su Xia, trying to drag Su Xia to death together with it.
Su Xia said nothing, tore off its two claws, and then threw it from the sky.
From the beginning of the battle to now, these black wings have been led away for a distance by Su Xia, and the sky where the two sides are fighting is no longer above the oasis camp.
When the black-winged creature's corpse fell, countless lower-level Zergs below raised their heads.
“Hiss…”
They crowded together, trampled on each other, and opened their mouths wide, like baby birds waiting to be fed.
Perhaps Su Xia had been fighting in this area for too long, so some of the insects below were unwilling to move forward and were waiting here for him to drop food from the sky.
Su Xia did not let down his guard.
He was always on guard against the possible appearance of Zerg leaders, and would occasionally glance in the direction of Xiong Wei.
"This mission specifically requires 'protecting Xiong Wei', it shouldn't be that easy... This guy is standing too far forward!"
Su Xia used his skills again, killing a large group of black wings, and took a look below.
Xiong Wei's position is very dangerous.
He was always commanding from the front and was easy to target.
This was Xiong Wei's own choice. Up to now, the Oasis Camp had been losing ground in the battle, and he, as the nominal manager, could not retreat.
If even he retreated, what would the ordinary soldiers think?
Su Xia temporarily got rid of a bunch of flying bugs, landed in front of Xiong Wei, and said to Xiong Wei: "Mr. Xiong, I hope you can step back a little."
Xiong Wei looked embarrassed: "Commander, I am still the nominal commander now, I just want to do my part..."
"Mr. Xiong, have you ever thought about the situation where you were shot and killed?"
"Don't worry, Commander." Xiong Wei pointed at a combat uniform, "As long as the leader of the hive doesn't show up, I can protect myself and won't distract you."
"Fine……"
Su Xia didn't want to waste time, so he started the mecha and returned to the sky.
He didn't take any action for the time being. He hovered high in the sky with a wide field of vision and noticed many problems.
"The bugs are not as dense as before!"
According to the current development of the situation, the Oasis Camp can survive this night.
Such a huge task...
Once it's over, the reward Su Xia will get will definitely be extremely generous.
But at this moment, a new intermediate - the Flesh Chariot!
It was a strange-looking insect with a dark brown shell all over its surface and a strange lotus pod-like structure on its back. However, there were no lotus seeds in the honeycomb-like holes of the lotus pod. Instead, they were covered with a sticky and slippery green film that kept surging, as if some creature inside was trying to push its way out.
Looking down from a high altitude, those densely packed holes in the lotus pods can really cause physical discomfort.
"How can there be such an ugly monster?"
The Zerg monsters before could be described as horrible in appearance, but they could not be described as ugly.
At least Su Xia can accept it.
But this thing...
Su Xia always thought that he didn't have trypophobia, but when he saw this monster, especially the wriggling holes on its back, he got goose bumps all over his body.
The last time he had this feeling was when his roommate Li Defu showed him pictures of lotus breasts.
"Such an ugly monster doesn't deserve to live!"
Su Xia took a deep breath and activated the armor's shoulder cannon.
After a few loud bangs, half of the first wave of ugly monsters were killed.
Some were still alive, but were also crippled. Holes on their backs opened up and small insects crawled out.
These little bugs had ugly faces and were covered in smelly mucus. They shook their bodies and then slowly spread their wings.
“Can it fly?”
It really is the giant southern cockroach!
Su Xia was not polite and fired a few more shoulder cannons.
Just as he retracted his shoulder cannon and prepared to continue dealing with the flying Zergs in the sky, a dark figure suddenly flashed across his vision.
The dark shadow was extremely fast, and seemed to be able to blend into the night. It moved in the sea of insects and arrived outside the oasis camp in just a few breaths.
Judging from its direction, it was obviously heading towards Xiong Wei.
"That's... Shadow Hunter?"
Shadow Hunter, a high-level soldier in the Zerg Hive, is at the same level as the Fear Parasite. It is good at assassination and is one of the rare highly intelligent creatures among the Zerg.
