Zerg Appear!

Tom Cruise's death truly caught Fang Zheng off guard. To be honest, Fang Zheng did not feel much attachment to this world, but Tom Cruise had played a hero, after all, so he had intended to have a proper talk with him. Unexpectedly, the moment Tom Cruise heard the word "ability," he decisively shot himself. He was probably afraid Fang Zheng would slice him up... Sigh, this just showed that being too used to certain things was not always good.

The protagonist was already dead. Fang Zheng could only observe three seconds of silence for him. What else could he do? The man wanted to die himself, and Fang Zheng could not stop him.

With Tom Cruise dead, the plot of Edge of Tomorrow was definitely ruined. Fang Zheng did not care, though. He had never planned to follow the protagonist's route, so whether Tom Cruise lived or died was not much of a problem to him. In fact, it did not make much difference to humanity either, because right now... things could not possibly get any worse.

The landing forces were wiped out by the alien monsters once again. Without the protagonist's save-and-reload ability, the alien monsters crossed the channel directly and destroyed all of London. Through a livestream on his phone, Fang Zheng could see that the entire city had been swallowed by flames. Then the feed cut out. Though he could not see what happened there with his own eyes, Fang Zheng could already determine the outcome.

Over the following days, the Mimic Aliens attacked on every front and bloomed everywhere. Europe had basically fallen completely, and humanity was retreating again and again. After eliminating Europe's remaining resistance, the alien monsters began advancing eastward toward Fang Zheng's location.

It was about time, wasn't it?

Through the internet, Fang Zheng had gotten a fairly complete picture of Earth's current situation. Europe had fallen, and war raged elsewhere as well. The White Eagle was too busy dealing with its own problems, while the Eurasian continent struggled desperately to hold on. Humanity was clearly at the brink of life and death. By the usual script, this was when the savior should make an appearance.

It was just that this savior did not look much like a savior at all.

"Master."

As Fang Zheng held his phone, watching the battle while letting his thoughts wander, Milune came to his side.

"The enemy is about to reach the front line and is currently exchanging fire with the humans."

"How is the situation?"

Fang Zheng was not particularly surprised by Milune's report. Days earlier, he had learned that a joint force from the Bear and the Rabbit had arrived here and established a defensive line against the approaching Mimic army. Fang Zheng had watched them, but he had not made contact. He had even ordered the Zerg spread throughout the mountains and plains to burrow underground and hide. If those people discovered that such an enormous Zerg army was concealed beside him, they might just piss themselves in fright.

"The humans are being pushed back steadily. Their total annihilation is only a matter of time."

"Very good."

Hearing Milune's answer, Fang Zheng nodded in satisfaction. Then he turned off his phone and stood up.

"Milune, do you know why humans like superheroes?"

"Superheroes? The beings from the stories you told before, Master? I believe it is because of their great power, and humans must desperately desire such power."

Very good. That was very Zerg... But it was indeed what many humans thought. Perhaps the Zerg and humanity had more in common than he had imagined?

"That is one reason. But more importantly, superheroes always appear when people are at their most desperate and helpless, giving them something even more precious than life—hope."

"Praying for assistance from powerful individuals is a sign of weakness, Master."

Milune clearly did not think much of that. Though she looked like a human girl on the outside, she was still a Zerg at heart.

"The weak only need to obey. They have no right to beg."

"That is where the Zerg differ from humans."

Fang Zheng had no intention of persuading Milune. To the Zerg, the only value of a powerful being was to kill it, devour its genetic sequence, fuse its power into their own bodies, and become stronger themselves. That was a defining trait of Zerg civilization. Trying to convince them otherwise was like trying to persuade a tiger to eat vegetables, so Fang Zheng did not dwell on Milune's answer.

"But no matter what, fewer troubles are always better. It is time for us to make our entrance. Milune, prepare to attack!"

"As you wish, Master."

At that moment, the situation at the front line had already become chaos.

"Team Wang!"

A soldier wearing a mechanical exoskeleton strode over a mound of sand, came before an officer-like figure, and wiped the blood from his face.

"What are the orders from headquarters?!"

"Headquarters orders us to hold the line to the death! This defensive line is the most important gateway into the east. We absolutely cannot lose it!"

As he spoke, the officer known as Team Wang raised his right arm, aimed at the dust ahead, and pulled the trigger. A stream of bullets immediately burst from the machine gun mounted on his arm, shredding a Mimic monster that sprang out of the sand into pieces.

"We do not have enough men. We cannot hold this position at all. How is Monkalevsky's side doing?"

"They are still holding on!!"

Boom!!

Before Team Wang could finish speaking, a violent explosion suddenly erupted. The two hurriedly turned toward its source and saw a ball of fire rise from the ground and soar into the air.

"Damn it, that is Position 215. They must have lost it!!"

Team Wang's face turned ashen at the sight. He immediately activated his communicator and shouted.

"This is Position 128. Can anyone hear me? Respond if you can! Damn it..."

After receiving no reply, Team Wang angrily tore off his helmet and threw it aside. Then he raised his weapon and looked ahead. At that moment, Mimic monsters began emerging one after another. As if they had sensed that the soldiers before them were at the end of their rope, they started screeching arrogantly at them.

"You monsters! We will never give up, and we will never retreat! Everyone, take one step forward!"

Following Team Wang's furious roar, the surviving soldiers stepped forward with resolute expressions, then raised their guns.

"If you want to get through here, step over our corpses, monsters!!"

"-------!"

Hearing Team Wang's enraged shout, the alien monsters opened their mouths and roared in fury as well. Yet in the next moment, they did not charge as everyone expected. Instead, the alien monsters actually began retreating.

"Th-This is..."

"What is going on, Team Wang?"

Everyone was shocked by the sight. They had already prepared to die here. If those Mimic monsters had pounced just now, they would certainly have died. Yet to everyone's surprise, the monsters had not attacked. They had actually retreated? Could their captain really be so formidable that one roar could scare off eight hundred elite troops?

"I do not know either."

With his gun raised, Team Wang himself looked completely bewildered. He stared at the monsters before him, utterly unable to understand what they were doing. But when he looked closely, he was startled to discover that the monsters seemed extremely... nervous?

Nervous?

Team Wang's eyes widened as he stared at the monsters. He even rubbed his eyes and looked again. That was right. The monsters appeared deeply agitated, uneasy, and nervous. They stared at him fixedly, and the tentacles on their bodies seemed ready to bristle. They looked as though they had encountered some terrifying enemy, but nothing had changed on their side. They were only ordinary soldiers. Since when had these monsters feared them?

"Rumble rumble rumble..."

Only then did Team Wang hear a sound coming from behind him. He lowered his head in surprise and found that even the ground was trembling slightly. As that sound emerged, the alien monsters seemed to grow even more nervous. They instinctively backed away and formed a defensive formation!

Defensive? He had fought these things his whole life, and he had never seen them defend themselves!

What exactly was behind them?

"Team, Team Wang!"

At that moment, a trembling voice suddenly rang out. Team Wang looked in its direction and saw a young soldier not far from him turning pale as he stared behind them. His body shook uncontrollably, and he looked as though he might collapse at any moment. Team Wang knew him. He was one of the bravest young men under his command. Even with a gun pressed to his head, he would not so much as furrow his brow. Yet now, the young man looked like a rookie who had just entered the battlefield. He was so frightened that he backed several steps toward the Mimic monsters, then his legs gave out and he fell to the ground!

"What is wrong with you? Pull yourself together! What is it?!"

As he shouted at the soldier, Team Wang turned to look behind him as well.

Then he froze completely.

"My God..."