Thunder Beast

The Mutated Ironwing Mosquito has a small body, and its wings are only about the size of a fist. However, its body is extremely strong after being evolved by the insect race. In addition to sucking blood, it can also inject toxins into its target's body while sucking blood, causing it to continuously lose blood!

"Bang bang bang~~~"

Amidst the dense splattering, the Ironwing Mosquito slammed into the armor of the players in the front row like small cannons. Within seconds, the faces of more than ten players in the front row turned pale, all of them entering a poisoning state, their health bars plummeting.

"What the hell is this?!"

"Fight back! Kill them!"

A group of players shouted and yelled, but to little avail.

The Ironwing Mosquito is short and powerful, with a high flight speed, making it difficult for firearms to hit it, while melee attackers also have a low hit rate when slashing with their weapons.

Especially the few Hammer Specialization super weapon players in the crowd, each of them wielding a huge hammer just like Jess, but it felt like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito.

"Holy crap..."

With a gentle swing of my Power Sword, I instantly sliced off two Ironwing Mosquito. But there were too many of Ironwing Mosquito. A swarm swarmed up and bit my exposed face and neck several times. I was poisoned in the blink of an eye, and my health bar dropped rapidly.

"Ding Han, you can't fight like that!"

Behind her, Ruolin shouted, "Get out of here, or we'll all get eaten alive by the Ironwing Mosquito!"

"Um!"

I swung my sword and cleaved several Ironwing Mosquito in two, shouting, "Retreat! We can't stay in the insect nest pit any longer! Fearless ones, stay behind to cover the rear! Those who go out, prepare your flamethrowers!"

"Walk!"

Wall Observer drew his sword to cover everyone's retreat. A group of players from the In the Jianghu Guild quickly retreated, while Ruolin and I covered the rear of Ding Han Squad. After Kou Mei, Fa Ye, and other fragile characters retreated, I swung my Power Sword to scare away Ironwing Mosquito and then retreated.

Behind him, only Aji, piloting the Fearless, was firing freely in the darkness. As the machine guns roared, Aji's angry curses could be heard.

"Come on, you bunch of idiots, let's fight your mecha grandpa for three hundred rounds!"

Very good, very cringeworthy.

The group quickly left the insect nest and returned to the shore.

"Aji, get out!"

Although the fearless creature's shell is thick, it will still wear down under constant attack.

With the roar of engines, blue flames erupted from the back and feet of the Dauntless as it flew directly out of the insect hive. After a brief flight, the energy bar on its chest had decreased by at least 30%, but it was slowly recovering.

"Watch out, Ironwing Mosquito is coming!"

A voice boomed from the Wall Observer: "Flamethrower, charge!"

Immediately, players with flamethrowers rushed forward and began spraying flames towards the cave entrance. Even the Fearless One raised his right arm and joined the flamethrowing army.

"Squeak squeak~~"

When the dense Ironwing Mosquito encountered the flames, although their bodies were hard and their wings, as thin as cicada wings, were difficult to cut with ordinary swords, they were still afraid of fire. Their wings were quickly burned off in the flames, and soon a bunch of wingless Ironwing Mosquito appeared, wriggling on the ground like insects.

How could the players miss such a golden opportunity? They all took out their guns and fired wildly, gaining a lot of Experience Points and mission Points.

"Drop!"

Just then, my phone rang.

He took out his phone and glanced at it. It was a message from Su Wei: "Ding Han, hold on in the direction of Emerald Lake. The Crimson Dragon Legion's Southwest Theater has issued a Level 1 alert. I and a large number of power Power Armor warriors will be airdropped there as soon as possible. Remember, you must hold off the swarm and prevent them from spreading out, otherwise it will be troublesome. The spread of a Super Giant Bug Nest may not be able to stop the Wall of Life outside Creek City and Huaining City."

I replied briefly, "We'll do our best, come quickly!"

Although the Player Faction in Huaining City is considered top-tier nationwide, it's still too much of a stretch to ask them to single-handedly take on a rampaging, Super Giant Bug Nest.

If the players can't hold out, they'll have to rely on powerful "NPCs" like Su Wei to join the battle!

"Drop!"

Gun Like a Dragon sent a voice call, "Ding Han, the explosive power of the Super Giant Bug Nest is too fierce. Our three major guilds, Crimson Firmament Alliance, Ember Domain, and Old Day Royal Court, will soon withdraw from the insect hive. You guys guard the cave entrance and don't let the insect swarm cross the line. We'll guard the western entrance and organize a defensive line on the surface to suppress the spread of the insect swarm at all costs."

"Good!"

I nodded, then charged into a swarm of blue Crimson Blade Bug, sword flashing wildly as I dismembered the insects, trying to alleviate the pressure on the group of players behind me.

"Front row, hold on!"

Cai Cai and Fatty, two tough and resilient Firepower Specialist, also joined the front line. Their armor sizzled under the onslaught of the insects, but their attacks never stopped, as they frantically mowed down the swarm of insects!

Like me, Ruolin wielded her sword and shield, hacking wildly through the swarm of insects.

Kou Mei and Fa Ye unleashed a barrage of area-of-effect (AOE) damage into the swarm, attempting to inflict as much damage as possible.

However, the swarms of insects were too dense, and the players' defenses continued to crumble. In the Jianghu were frequently being focused down and killed by the insects, their golden light carrying them back to the King of Glory City.

Just as the battle was raging, a booming sound came from the bottom of the lake not far away.

The bottom of the entire Emerald Lake had long been hollowed out by the insect nests, and now the surface was collapsing continuously, like a chain reaction. In the blink of an eye, the bottom of this strip-shaped lake sank into the ground, followed by a large swarm of insects!

It's over. The battle line has been extended even further, and only five or six hundred people from Huaining City have actually come to the Emerald Lake battlefield. Even with the Fearless Ones in command, it's impossible for them to withstand the attack!

From afar, the sound of Gun Like a Dragon, rang out. "Right-side positions, pull back and give way to the swarm. Left-side positions, move slightly to the right to connect the defensive line. If we create a breach in our line, the swarm will charge in relentlessly to encircle us!"

I hurriedly shouted, "Retreat fifty meters, leave the main position to the swarm, and move the right flank forward thirty meters to suppress the swarm within the Emerald Lake area as much as possible!"

Everyone did as instructed.

Unfortunately, our command was fine; the only problem was that the swarm was too large to stop!

Even more deadly was that, with the slight retreat of the main battle lines, countless scorpions and hydralisks cackled and stopped attacking by the lake, as if welcoming something.

In the blink of an eye, streaks of pink light flashed out from the insect hive and gathered into a swarm.

"Watch out, it's Caliban!"

Ruolin narrowed her eyes. "At least 200+ pink Caliban. This wave of attack will be incredibly powerful. We must hold them off. If we can't, we'll be utterly defeated!"

"Withstand!"

Aji piloted the Dauntless, charging forward and sinking his body. His right arm spontaneously assembled a giant, spinning Chainsaw Sword, looking extremely ferocious.

"Hiss--"

One of the Caliban suddenly let out a piercing screech, and the rest of the Caliban rushed forward like a pink tide, which was quite frightening!

I stood at the forefront, and in an instant, dozens of pink Caliban swarmed in, wielding their scythes to slash at the Power Shield, creating a hissing sound and sending sparks flying everywhere!

"Use your area-of-effect (AOE) control skills!"

After a loud shout, the people behind him activated their controlled Burst Skill.

Some summoned a whole patch of supple reeds to greatly reduce Caliban's movement and attack speed; some unleashed Starfall to stun a swarm of insects; and others summoned clear streams to crash into the insect swarm, causing it to retreat instead of advance.

In short, as veteran players, everyone has some secret weapons up their sleeve.

Great opportunity!

I immediately activated Battle Roar + Chaos Blade + Overpowering Momentum, quickly unleashing more than ten sword strikes to stack up the damage, and then released the Burst Skill - Summon Swarm - against the dense horde of Caliban monsters!

"Boom!"

A crimson six-pointed star crashed into the earth, engulfing nearly a hundred Caliban. Immediately afterward, a large number of insect phantoms were summoned from the six-pointed star, including exploding insects, Ironwing Mosquito, and fire beetles. Under the rampage of the insect swarm, Caliban's health bar dropped rapidly!

That damage was incredible! No wonder it's Burst Skill added by Chaos-rank necklace!

The next second, he charged into the swarm of insects with Explosive Charge, unleashing a double attack of Furnace Vortex and Power Sword Storm!

Caliban's health bar dropped rapidly, a very encouraging result.

Ruolin quickly joined in, also unleashing a flurry of Furnace Vortex and Power Sword Storm. It's unclear when she acquired Furnace Vortex, but as the strongest female player in Huaining City, she certainly has some skill.

After nearly twenty minutes of fierce fighting, more than 200 pink Caliban were reduced to corpses, but the swarm of insects pouring out of the hive only increased, constantly compressing the outer players' defenses.

"It feels like we're about to lose control."

Amidst the frantic gunfire, Cai Cai uttered a sentence.

I haven't expressed my opinion yet, because if I did, it would undermine morale.

Sometimes, whether it's playing a game or fighting a real war, it all comes down to one breath. Whoever lets their guard down first loses. So you can't say things that shake morale, even if it's true.

"Don't give up, we can still fight!" Ruolin said.

"Um!"

Everyone nodded in unison, and the fearless warriors in the front row, wielding their Chainsaw Sword and continuously slicing open the insects' bodies, seemed even more energized.

"Boss."

Suddenly, Kou Mei whispered, "A large red light has appeared underground!"

Indeed, that spot of light was much larger than the pink Caliban's.

No way! The Zerg swarm is already quite troublesome; if a major boss appears now, who could possibly withstand it?!

At this moment, the Essence Furnace began to hum, and then a colossal creature emerged from the black hole at the bottom of the lake. Its body was covered with hard carapace, and powerful scythes extended from beneath the carapace to support its body. Its head had a Y-shaped horn that was constantly flashing with lightning, making it look quite frightening!

"Damn, this is it?"

Cai Cai, Bingzi, and the others turned pale.

At this moment, I also saw the attributes of this Zerg unit making its first appearance—

[Thunder Beast] (Void-rank, S10, Crimson BOSS)

Level: 80

Attack: 45000-60000

Defense: 20000

Qi and Blood: 200,000,000

Skills: [Strength Enhancement Lv10] [Life Enhancement Lv10] [Thundercloud Storm Lv.10]

Details: Thunder Beast, Eighth Order Zerg unit. These behemoths evolved from Lord Bug and possess immense strength and defense. A single Thunder Beast is equivalent to a mobile biological fortress, capable of defeating a sizable human army. But its most terrifying aspect goes far beyond that; the lightning generated from the psionic energy within its body is its true killing move!

We actually encountered the Eighth Order Zerg unit, the Thunder Beast, on its very first appearance!