Block the Entrance

"Is there any evidence?" a captain asked.

"Of course, please watch these videos." Dr. Bart operated the instrument in front of him, and several videos were randomly played on the large screen.

Judging from the footage, the video was taken late at night. In the darkness, a swarm of Zerg is carrying prey. They move out in groups to hunt small creatures and then quickly carry them back to their cave.

"This was taken by our small Drone during yesterday's battle, and of course, the location was on several other continents," Dr. Bart explained.

What does this prove?

"This shows that their hunting times are extremely fixed. Perhaps in their time, this insect was only at the bottom of the food chain. Through their long hunting activities, they figured out which time period would result in the least loss of prey, and then ingrained this into their instincts, which they have retained to this day," Dr. Bart said, pausing before adding:

"Just look at that creature that spews fusion energy; if these insects lived in the same era as it, they probably wouldn't even be considered food."

Many captains and staff officers nodded in agreement, feeling that the professionals' analysis was indeed accurate and that these speculations were reasonable.

"If that's the case, then they'll be much easier to deal with."

"Yes, but looking at the combat videos, can they really achieve such exquisite coordination using such outdated communication methods?"

"That's precisely why it's such a terrifying creature."

"Hmph, just a bunch of inferior beings. We were simply caught off guard this time because we weren't familiar with them."

That's not wrong.

"Dr. Bart, do you need any assistance with the research you just mentioned?" General Masai suddenly asked.

"We need as many people as possible, along with a large amount of experimental material, preferably live subjects," Dr. Bart said after a moment's thought.

"No problem, I will arrange for men to take down this nest first. I believe that with their heavy losses today, the difficulty of the attack will be much lower. Then I will instruct the Special Operations Team to capture as many as possible alive," General Masai replied.

The general's orders were quickly carried out, and not far from the original assembly site, the Riken Person once again used incendiary bombs to clear a large area of land.

Transport Craft kept bringing metal modules and soldiers to the area, and soon the place was bustling with activity.

Although a major battle had just taken place nearby last night, the ground was still stained with the blood of comrades, and black smoke was still rising from the wreckage left by the explosion.

However, the construction workers at the new site weren't too worried, because they believed they had figured out the daily routines of underground organisms and thought it was absolutely safe during the day.

The Zerg are nocturnal creatures with strict hunting times. Experts' analysis has quickly become common knowledge, so no one feels any pressure regarding their daytime activities.

The construction site was bustling with activity. With the increasing manpower, a large number of construction machines were assembled, and giant excavators, some thirty to forty meters tall, began to work.

Each massive bucket can scoop hundreds of cubic meters of soil and gravel from the ground with a single stroke, then place them into equally enormous metal cargo boxes, which are finally hoisted away by one or more transport ships and dumped at a distance.

Soon, a huge pit more than ten meters deep was dug out, and as the pit got deeper, the area of the construction site also expanded considerably.

Meanwhile, a large number of regular troops and Special Operations Team were on high alert near the pit to prevent the Zerg from suddenly rushing out.

By the early hours of the morning, the deepest part of the crater had reached over thirty meters, and even the giant excavator could only expose a small portion of its roof.

During the excavation, numerous underground passages were unearthed. Especially after reaching a depth of 20 meters, the number of underground passages increased dramatically, becoming densely packed and interconnected.

As a result, the Riken Person had to slow down their digging, and the guards also deployed soldiers wearing heavy protective suits and carrying flamethrowers to provide close defense.

Fortunately, no accident occurred. The Zerg seemed to adhere to a strict hunting schedule, and even though the tunnels were destroyed, not a single one rushed out.

However, as their hunting season approached, these giant excavators had to gradually withdraw from the pit, because, barring any unforeseen circumstances, it would soon become a battlefield.

Under the cover of the Guard Team, the engineering machinery and personnel were successfully evacuated, and the soldiers immediately rushed into the pit to set up some defensive facilities.

No more landmines were laid today because the insects are too light; even if they run over the landmines, they won't trigger them.

So today the soldiers replaced them with more sensitive induction mines. These little things are not as powerful as landmines, but they are much more dangerous. After the minefield was laid, even the soldiers themselves dared not enter.

"Captain, I think we should just throw bombs into the tunnel, or pour molten iron on them, and see how they get out then," a Special Operations Team soldier said into the communicator while setting up the defenses.

"Are you stupid? If there's a hole, they'll just crawl out from there. If you blow up the hole and block it up, do you know where they'll crawl out from? That would put us in an even more passive position," Winter said with a laugh.

"I see." Winter's words impressed the team members greatly. They thought to themselves that he was indeed their Captain, thinking so thoroughly. Their admiring gazes seemed to penetrate the mask, making those around them feel it.

Winter was somewhat taken aback; he had raised this question with his superiors before, and this was exactly the answer they had given him...

The time is drawing near.

"They're here!" The reconnaissance soldier, who had been keeping a close eye on the monitoring equipment, was the first to issue a warning.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"..."

Explosions rang out continuously. The insects, which had just rushed out of their burrows, were met with a head-on attack, and the sensor-activated mines completed the first wave of killings. These bombs, which were generally only the size of eggs, were among the few gunpowder weapons still in service with the Riken Race, but their power was considerable, with each bomb having a kill radius of three meters.

These Zerg have relatively fragile limbs, and under such a powerful explosion, they basically only have two outcomes: being blown to pieces on the spot or losing their ability to move.

"Fire!"

At the command of the on-site commander, a barrage of red energy beams swept towards the insects in the crater. Under the dual attack of the sensing lightning and the energy beams, the insects suffered heavy damage.

"Haha, see? These brainless, low-level creatures only managed to catch us off guard."

"That's right, they really do come out to hunt at fixed times, which makes them so easy to target."

"Judging from their appearance, they are completely trapped."

However, there were too many insects. No matter how many casualties occurred outside, the number of insects rushing out of the hole never decreased. The deaths and injuries of their own kind did not dampen their spirits in the slightest.

In this way, the insects managed to clear the entire minefield by sheer numbers, and then quickly climbed up the earthen walls of the pit, approaching the Riken Race soldiers' defensive line.

"Strange, an ordinary creature would have retreated in fear by now."

"Perhaps because they are too primitive, they haven't evolved the emotion of fear."

"These alien creatures may not be entirely governed by our theories."

"They're going to charge!"

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