The Swarm's War

"Roar—"

"Awooo—"

Over a thousand monsters clashed wildly in the city, flesh and blood carpeting the ground, with mangled monster corpses everywhere.

One side of the battle consisted of over five hundred Tiger Mastiffs, led by a Tiger Mastiff nearly 3 meters tall, exceptionally robust, and at the early Beast General level.

The other side was much more complex in its composition, made up of Tiger Mastiffs, Iron-Haired Wild Boars, and Shadow Cats among the land monsters, as well as Gray Cloud Finches in the sky.

Among them, the Tiger Mastiffs were the most numerous, exceeding 1,000. The Iron-Haired Wild Boars and Shadow Cats numbered over 200 each, while the Gray Cloud Finches in the sky were the fewest, though still numbering 100.

Although there was no monster leading at the Beast General level, this mixed monster team had many high-level Beast Soldier monsters. Coupled with their seamless coordination and absolute numerical advantage, they managed to completely suppress the Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff.

On the battlefield, over 200 Iron-Haired Wild Boars converged and charged. As their thick limbs pounded the ground, the earth itself trembled.

"Awooo—"

The Tiger Mastiff general roared in fury, wanting to lead its kin in a retreat.

It, having already developed a certain level of intelligence, never expected that while leading its kin on a hunt as usual, something like this would happen.

The monsters in this residential area were too bizarre. They were merely Beast Soldiers, yet they faced it, a Beast General, without any fear and even dared to hunt it!

Moreover, their coordination was so precise, like a finely tuned instrument. From the moment the battle began, its own forces suffered heavy casualties.

Especially its own Tiger Mastiff kin. Normally, as long as there was no Beast General-level leader on the opposing side, a single roar from it would be enough to make them submit.

But now, not a single Tiger Mastiff paid it any mind. Instead, they charged ferociously, as if they were mortal enemies.

After it personally killed several enemies, the opponent became even more frenzied!

The ground trembled more and more severely. Seeing the Iron-Haired Wild Boars charging like heavy tanks, it felt fear.

But its inner rage also erupted. How dare they? It was a Beast General that had risen from countless battles!

With a roar, the retreating Tiger Mastiffs turned around. Led by the early Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff, they launched a frantic counter-attack.

"Boom—"

The two massive forces collided head-on.

The Tiger Mastiff general opened its cavernous maw, clamped down on an advancing high-level Beast Soldier Iron-Haired Wild Boar, and with a violent twist of its head, flung it away!

Its claws and teeth flashed as it killed Iron-Haired Wild Boars one after another, its Beast General-level power fully displayed. Even high-level Beast Soldier Iron-Haired Wild Boars struggled to withstand a single blow from it.

However, apart from it, the other Tiger Mastiffs appeared powerless against the charge of the Iron-Haired Wild Boars.

The moment of impact, they were sent flying, tossed into the air, then slammed back down, trampled, and crushed into pulp!

In just one charge, over a hundred Tiger Mastiffs died, while only fifty to sixty Iron-Haired Wild Boars perished.

The most crucial aspect wasn't these casualties, but that their formation had been completely broken. They were scattered, their morale nearly shattered.

The Tiger Mastiffs seized this opportune moment, closely following the Iron-Haired Wild Boars, completing the battlefield segmentation.

The entire battlefield was divided into smaller combat zones, with slaughter occurring everywhere. Under the cover of the Tiger Mastiffs and Iron-Haired Wild Boars, the Shadow Cats emerged from the shadows, while the Gray Cloud Finches in the sky swooped down repeatedly, snatching large chunks of flesh.

The Tiger Mastiff leader, watching its kin fall one after another, grew even more enraged. It charged and weaved through the battlefield but was relentlessly entangled.

Around it, at least a hundred high-level Beast Soldier monsters launched frenzied death charges at it.

Even a Beast General-level monster would have to avoid the brunt of such an assault.

If not for its personal guards fighting desperately to rescue it, it would likely have been heavily wounded long ago.

But as time wore on, its surrounding guards dwindled, and wounds began to appear on its body.

From a high-rise building, Qin Mu, who was observing the battle, finally revealed a satisfied smile on his previously taut face as he watched the Tiger Mastiff leader sustain injuries.

"The overall situation is decided!"

"It's a shame they came a bit early. The Zerg units I just infiltrated into this Tiger Mastiff pack still have low status and can't get close to the Tiger Mastiff leader. Otherwise, a surprise attack might have been more effective."

In this battle, Qin Mu did not intervene directly but let the Swarm handle it on its own.

The result exceeded Qin Mu's expectations. After losing only over 200 Zerg units, the more than 500 Tiger Mastiffs led by the early Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff leader were nearly wiped out.

Only the Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff was still struggling desperately.

But its fate was sealed. After barely fending off an Iron-Haired Wild Boar, a Shadow Cat hidden on its flank leaped out silently, its claw gouging out one of its eyes.

Heavily wounded and blinded, the Tiger Mastiff leader was submerged by the Swarm not long after, letting out a feeble cry.

"We won!"

This was the first Beast General-level monster the Swarm had killed without Qin Mu's direct involvement.

The Swarm had truly established a foothold in County Town 0203.

"I should head back to the base city now."

After more than a day of development, the Swarm's numbers had grown explosively. Excluding those lost in battle, the remaining Zerg units approached 2,000.

Among them were over 1,200 Tiger Mastiffs and 400 high-level Beast Soldiers.

The Iron-Haired Wild Boars and Shadow Cats each numbered over 300, with more than 100 high-level Beast Soldiers among them respectively.

Even the lowest-numbered Gray Cloud Finches numbered over a hundred, and all of them were at the advanced Beast Soldier level.

Furthermore, their numbers were increasing at a rate of over a thousand per day, so even without a Beast General leading them, they were already a very formidable force.

The Swarm's ability to rapidly produce troops was beginning to show. While the Swarm wasn't quite a "swarm of insects" yet, it was starting to resemble one.

"It's a shame that Beast General level Tiger Mastiff died a bit too quickly. Otherwise, I wanted to see if I could subdue it and have it serve the Swarm after being zergified," Qin Mu shook his head regretfully.

However, this battle also gave Qin Mu a clearer understanding of the Swarm's strength.

Beast General level monsters were indeed powerful, but when faced with a siege by hundreds of advanced Beast Soldier level Zerg units, even they had to kneel.

Of course, Qin Mu wouldn't underestimate Beast General level monsters because of this. The Zerg achieved this victory due to their fearless pursuit of death, their coordinated tactics, and their immunity to the Beast Generals' oppressive aura.

If it were ordinary Beast Soldier level monsters in the wilderness, they would have scattered and fled at the first sight of a Beast General level monster, daring not to resist.

Ordering the Swarm to clear the battlefield, Qin Mu returned to the underground garage to gather his belongings.

He also had the Worker Bugs bring over the dissected and materialized materials of the low-level Beast General level Tiger Mastiff.

Qin Mu now had materials from two Beast General level monsters: the Two-tailed Tiger Cat and the Tiger Mastiff.

After bringing them back to the base, they could easily be sold for over 20 million. For Qin Mu at this moment, this sum was not insignificant.

By the time Qin Mu emerged from the underground garage, a contingent composed of one hundred Tiger Mastiffs, fifty Iron-Haired Wild Boars, and fifty Shadow Cats was already waiting for him.

All these Zerg units were at the advanced Beast Soldier level, and Gray Cloud Finches were circling in the sky.

They would escort Qin Mu back to the primary Hive Mother, ensuring his safety on the journey.

Qin Mu leaped onto a Tiger Mastiff, tossing a package filled with monster materials onto another Tiger Mastiff that was accompanying him.

He shouted with high spirits, "Set off! Let's go home!"