"Boom"
The low explosion accompanied by the cracking sound of Amber Tuning Fork echoed on the Klaxxi'vess defense line. The Mantid who were fighting fiercely did not need to look back to know that another barrier had fallen.
The echo shield covering the entire Holy Land was weakened a bit, and the flying dragons that covered the sky were close to the ground again.
Against the harassment and tearing of high-frequency sound waves, they smashed a burst of "venom rain" toward the ground, sweeping across the entire Mantid city, causing the brave Warrior people to scream and melt.
The giant individuals mixed among the flying dragons will take the opportunity to drop large spores. These vicious things will explode when they fall on the ground, infecting all Mantid that are close to it. They may seem harmless, but if not cleaned up in time, those spores will promote evil parasites and corrode the strong Mantid from the inside.
Once the infected Mantid collapses, disgusting parasites will emerge from its corpse, turning into brainless beasts that bite around and emit more spores.
Shadowstalker Bugs's tactics are undoubtedly evolving!
This is clearly the specialty of the cutter Rik'kal, one of the heroes of Mantid, but after the cutter disappeared on a mission to assassinate Empress, Shadowstalker Bugs mastered such an evil skill.
It has become apparent that these vicious swarms can learn and evolve from their enemies.
From this perspective, they are not just besieging the last Holy Land of Mantid for a simple victory, they want to turn the Mantid civilization into a stepping stone to a more powerful posture.
This cruel truth was quickly captured by the elders of Klaxxi, but they did not explain the truth at this fatal moment.
Because, there is no need!
If Exalted One can awaken Overmind before Mantid is destroyed, then they will win this battle!
If Exalted One cannot do it, then the demise of Mantid will also create a more powerful insect swarm as a branch of the Ancient Qiraji Empire, and they have already understood that the evolutionary blueprint of the insect swarm in front of them comes from Qiraji Swarm. Therefore, the elders of Mantid do not regard this as a shame.
It's like the echo and call of the ancient empire.
As one of the three successors of the Aqir Empire, no matter who wins, he will eventually create the second glory of the Aqir Empire.
Driven by this idea, the Klaxxi elders personally arrived at various defense lines. They transformed into "State Priest" and chanted the scriptures of Overmind loudly to encourage the elite Mantid Warrior to engage in the most brutal fight with the endless Shadow Chasing Swarm.
Mantid people are not afraid of death.
The once-in-a-century Great Cycle lasted for a full ten thousand years. The Mantid that can be born now all come from the heroic bloodline. The entire Dread Wastes will not give birth to any "local bugs" who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
They are just afraid of dying worthless.
In every Great Cycle in the past, the Mantids have been fighting for the ancient inheritance, the prosperity of the ethnic group, individual maturity and the desire to become heroes. Today, they are a little purer.
They fight for survival and to protect the glory of their faith for thousands of years.
Therefore, today's Mantids are particularly violent.
They risk their lives to launch Charge towards Shadowstalker Bugs. Even on those exploding amber positions, the still alive Mantid will pick up the weapons next to them or pop out the broken biological blades, looking for the most valuable target to pounce on to win glory.
Anveena and Jarod had indeed underestimated the intensity of this battle.
They believe that with a tenfold numerical advantage, Mantid may be more "smart".
But it turns out that even Jarod Shadowsong, a commander with terrifying combat experience, has never fought against a "fanatic believer" in the true sense.
When the "Breaker Team" composed of the seventeenth elite Warrior Bug was eliminated from the front line, Jarod, who had personally experienced War of the Ancients, had a cold look in his eyes.
"Mantid paid at least two thousand elites and one elder in order to kill these one hundred and seventy elite Warrior Bug. Their seven-layer amber echo barrier has been breached three times, but not only has the intensity of their resistance not decreased, but it has become crazier as Shadowstalker Bugs gets closer to Holy Land.
It seems that Grand Empress's "rational decision" made us misjudge the racial character of Mantid.
They are more fanatical and stubborn than demons.
The demons will retreat, but they won't!
I want to revise my evaluation of this swarm. If they appear in Kalimdor at their current scale, and if they conflict with Kaldorei, the intensity of the war will never be less than that of War of the Shifting Sands a thousand years ago.
On the contrary, because the opponents are all elites, Kaldorei's top brass will suffer more casualties."
Jarod sighed:
"Although it lacks in high-end power, it is indeed a group that can force Pandaren and Mogu to join forces to fight. The inheritance of the Aqir Empire cannot be underestimated."
"This makes me even more curious about how Troll Empire defeated Aqir Empire back then?"
Anveena was also shocked for a while by the exaggerated numbers and intensity in these battle reports.
She complained:
"Mantid is just a branch of the military aristocracy of the Aqir Empire. No matter how you look at it, Troll Empire risked his life to accomplish such a miracle. It is said that after defeating Aqir Empire, Troll Empire, who once dominated the world, was brought to a standstill. This was the rise of the Elven Empire.
Well, now I really feel that World Mother has treated her "eldest son" a little badly.
But didn't you notice? Jarod.
Not only is Mantid extremely fanatical, Shadow Chasing Swarm is also "serious"."
Sunwell female ghost didn't just talk casually, she said it very professionally like a review:
"In the last hour's statistics, I found that the attack frequency of springtails and Hydralisk has increased significantly. Warrior Bug's exaggerated desire to attack has exceeded the threshold, and even actively devours the corpse of the loser.
The flying dragons produce venom balls significantly faster.
Swarm Mind was aroused with the desire to win. This has never happened in previous battles. I can guarantee that I was not involved. According to Overmind, this may represent Swarm Mind's "awakening".
The swarm is a unified whole!
The more active Swarm Mind is, the higher the insect swarm's desire to attack and combat effectiveness. Sure enough, even if the mentor Vigilant opens the way to evolution, the original gene of Shadow Chasing Swarm is still in effect.
Qiraji Swarm is also eager to fight to the death with his ancient "brothers" in this more powerful posture, so as to regain the glory of the Aqir Empire.
According to this guess, after Shadowstalker Bugs annexes Mantid and Nerubian, Swarm Mind will become complete."
"Stop doing academic research at this time."
Jarod reminded:
"If you have already used the trump card given to you by Grand Empress Shek'zeer, then be prepared to respond. Once a fighting opportunity that determines victory appears, you must not miss it. This is the most important information on the real-time battlefield, and the commander must develop a sensitivity to fighter opportunities."
"Hmm!"
Anveena nodded and said:
"I have dispatched Unscarred Tyrant·Malik to personally lead an assault force composed entirely of Warrior Bug to ambush near Klaxxi'vess. Once the opportunity arises, they will pierce the enemy's heart like a sharp knife and end the Mantid's resistance in the most ruthless manner."
"The captured heroes and quasi-heroes haven't been transformed yet?"
Jarod said:
"The efficiency of the insect swarm shouldn't be that slow, right?"
"Gene Master has eaten up the cutter and Swarm Guardian long ago, but Overmind is a miser."
Anveena complained:
"It has transferred the newly born Hive Tyrant to the battlefield of Sea of Darkness. There is also a war over there. It is said that it is hunting a dying Lesser God.
Overmind is very tough-talking. He always looks down on us and thinks that we cannot lead the insect swarm to victory.
But in fact, that guy has a very strong self-esteem. He wants to compete with us on how fast he can win, but I won't lose! Even if I'm just the "Stubborn Bronze" in the mouth of instructor Vigilant, I must clear our names!"
"Boom"
A loud noise exploded in the center of Klaxxi'vess town as Anveena waved his hand.
Under the gaze of the Sunwell female ghost, the Holy Land temple at the center of Mantid Holy Land seemed to explode. The explosion triggered a chain reaction, weakening the entire Holy Land amber echo barrier by at least 40%!
"The opportunity has come!"
Queen of Blades's eyes lit up.
Her whole body trembled with excitement, suspended in the air, and shouted:
"The whole army attacks! Press forward. I don't want casualty figures, I just want Klaxxi'vess!"
Queen of Blades's command was like a whip that hit all Shadowstalker Bugs on the entire battlefield, causing the flying dragons in the sky to hit the fragile echo barrier crazily in a suicidal manner, and finally tore a crack open.
In the dull gaze of the Mantid warriors, in the next moment, like mercury pouring down the ground, countless flying dragons poured into the center of the city they were guarding.
Among them is an exaggerated Hive Tyrant!
Unscarred Tyrant·Malik carried his Sha-Touched Weapon, and when he landed, a Whirlwind hacked to death the Mantid warriors who rushed towards it with indifference.
As the claws under its left shoulder waved forward, the ferocious Warrior Bugs opened their four claws and crashed forward.
As a "former hero", Malik is really familiar with this place. It knows where to attack to make this town fall faster. However, the Demon Blade Apocalypse in the carapace behind it is screaming.
This nasty weapon begs Malik to have some fun with it.
However, Unscarred Tyrant ignored this request that did not comply with the command of Queen of Blades. It is now Swarm Lord. The consciousness of the insect swarm has given it more individual consciousness, and it can already resist the command of the magic blade.
Moreover, Malik started to feel that this weapon was a bit noisy.
Who gives you the right to put your own pleasure above the interests of the swarm? Even if you want to have fun, you have to wait until you win this war!
This reaction made Demon Blade Apocalypse very unhappy.
It quite likes the current life of "going from one victory to another". Life in the realm of chaos is much more comfortable than in the realm of death, but Apocalypse doesn't like the overly "selfless" character of the insects.
It also began to feel that Malik was not a very good sword wielder.
It began to miss the living souls that were unwilling to bow to it. Yes, maybe after Shadow Chasing Swarm devoured Mantid, it should find a "sword slave" among the heroes that better suited its "taste".
Among the twelve heroes, you can always find one.
"Front!"
Apocalypse roared:
"There is your brother ahead, and there is fun ahead! Go, defeat it, humiliate it, and drag it back to the nest! I want to hear it scream!"
Unscarred Tyrant turned his head, flapping the elytra on his back, turning himself into a death blast and rushing towards him. He swung his halberd and slashed the red blood in front of his eyes. The corrosive blood spilled on his armor, making a hissing sound of corrosion.
In front of it, Yingjie Blood Summoner Ni'lak is holding an amber staff and staring at it warily.
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"Capture them without mercy."
Unscarred Tyrant whispered:
"Your genes. Very valuable."
"You traitor who betrayed Overmind!"
The Summoner of Blood waved his staff and gathered balls of blood around him. He shouted:
"What exactly did your evil god promise you?"
Unscarred Tyrant tilted its dragon-shaped head.
It didn't bother to answer the question, so it replaced its weak defense with weapons.
Overmind?
No!
The era of losers and false gods has passed, and the insect swarm is eager to become truly powerful! Let's start with this advantageous gene in front of us!
"Ahem"
Klaxxi's great elder Ik fell in the ruins of the collapsed secret chamber temple, its dim old eyes staring at the thin figure walking out of the dust of the amber bomb.
"Kor'lik? Is it you? Child, why?"
The great elder raised his claws with difficulty, but the traitor aide in front of him wielded an amber dagger and cut off the luxurious limbs decorated with amber. Facing its inquiry, the short traitor wearing a sacrificial robe let out a strange laugh.
It says:
"You have never been loyal, so how can you betray me? Great Elder, you have slept for too long, you are old and confused. When you praised me as a loyal servant of Overmind, I knew that your so-called "divine nature" was just bragging.
How can a ten thousand-year-old priest who can't even tell a traitor be convinced?
Oh, it's just hypocrisy!"
"Are you loyal to Grand Empress?"
When Great Elder Ik was about to die, his thoughts became ethereal. He stared at the short priest in front of him and gasped:
"But why did you choose this time to surrender Shekzeer Shadow Chasing Swarm?"
"Surrender? Why use such malicious words?"
Kor'lik did not step forward to take the life of the great elder. It just rushed over to destroy the ancient rituals that maintained the resonance of the amber stone, speeding up the amber echo barrier Dispersion that enveloped the entire Holy Land, making it easier for Shadow Chasing Swarm to break into Holy Land faster.
At first glance, this guy is an extremely shrewd assassin, someone who has obviously undergone long-term training.
While it was busy, it said:
"You may not believe it, but I truly believe that the interests of the swarm are supreme, Great Elder. I am not just embarking on this path for the future promised by Grand Empress.
I am an idealist!
Although his behavior is despicable, it is all for our insect swarm.
In fact, you know better than anyone else that even if Overmind is resurrected, it will not be possible to give the whole world to Mantid, as in the myths and legends, what it cannot do on its own. How dare it make such a bold promise to its believers?
You have twisted the old story.
But a senior deacon like me is already qualified to check the truth that you have drowned in the mountains of books and literature. I know how Overmind died. It is not the opponent of "True God of Order" at all.
It's just a loser!
How can it be possible to worship such a loser and lead Mantid to true glory?
Great Elder, you are confused!
Even if we want to sell our souls, we still have to pick a devil who can raise the price!"
Kor'lik destroyed the last amber stone, and it dropped the dagger. Under the astonished gaze of the great elder Ik, it stepped forward and helped its bloated body up with difficulty.
Just like in the past, this very clever aide would always step forward to help the great elder when he was unable to complete the ceremony.
"Queen of Blades asked me to complete my mission, and I obeyed. I became a despicable traitor, but not because of Shekzeer's order, but because Queen of Blades allowed me to see the cause of Shadowstalker Bugs.
That's the path to greatness."
Kor'lik took out a Rune Stone full of Void Energy from his arms and smashed it to the ground in the ruins. When the Rune Stone was broken, a crack leading to Sea of Darkness opened in front of the two Mantid believers, one large and one small.
"Please follow me."
The Traitor Acolyte said:
"I'll show you the great things I've witnessed, and I'll show you where the real future of Mantid should be. Then you will understand what a glorious cause the real "Great Cycle" is.
Compared with that future, our so-called achievements in the past 10,000 years are as ridiculous as little Pandaren playing in urine."
Great Elder Ik did not refuse this invitation.
It's dying and it knows it.
In this case, why not make this death that is ten thousand years late more "exciting"?
The two bugs crossed the rift in the void, and the area where they landed was another battlefield. From the lightless place where they were, they could just see the activated mountains made of flesh and blood being torn apart and devoured by the endless Shadowstalker Bugs.
The tireless King Beast Agamaggan ran and trampled into the giant black eye of the flesh and blood monster with a "heartless" joy. Every time this terrifying monster Charge would make the giant eye tremble with pain.
The constant echo of the holy bell inspires millions of Shadowstalker Bugs seas, causing them to fight crazily and devour crazily.
Great Elder Ik simply cannot describe what he is seeing now in words. In his wildest fantasy, he did not dare to imagine that there would be a swarm of insects that could hunt "gods".
Its brain was in a mess and could not process the shocking scene before it. Of course, it was also possible that its mind had been crushed by Void Power the moment it entered Sea of Darkness.
Black Lightning descended from the sky in the lightless land, illuminating this cruel scene of "all the insects killing gods".
Amid Kor'lik's crazy laughter, the young traitor acolyte knelt down devoutly and allowed the flying "Mantid Flying Dragon" to pick it up like food and fly towards the main nest in the distance.
It knows that it will receive a "glorious promotion" under the gaze of "Overmind".
It will join this Invincible insect swarm, and it will travel across the world with them.
Yes.
The entire sea of stars, Six Realms!
That will be their future Great Cycle battlefield!
"This Lesser God is almost dead."
Overmind's slightly tired voice sounded in the ears of Great Elder Ik, and it said:
"In the previous "God War" that took place in Karazhan, its brain core was burned by Fallen Titan on the side of Fel, and it was already barely alive when it crashed into the earth. Even if Shadow Chasing Swarm did not attack it, it would breathe its last breath thousands of years later.
So this victory is actually nothing.
More like vultures, hyenas and crows feasting on a carcass.
At least it is far from the scale of the "God-killing War" that Light Weaver hopes to see. Shadow Chasing Swarm is still very weak. Even if we devour all the dying Lesser God in front of us, we will not be able to grow to the point where we can initiate "Great Cycle of the Force"
"Yeah you don't," we "need to evolve!"
Great Elder Ik murmured to himself:
"We need endless evolution, we need to embark on the highest evolution, we need knowledge, power and truth. Yes, I have more than ten thousand years of knowledge and desire in my mind. Take it away!
Make the most of everything.
Let us wait and become stronger!"
"Hehe."
Overmind let out a whimpering laugh and said:
"Then, welcome to join the swarm, Klaxxi watt·Ik, you will become the first "Swarm Archon", and your civilization and our Great Cycle will be recorded and written by you.
"Reserve Queen of Blades"Shekzeer still has a lot to learn, but you can teach her."