The Pursuit

While the Tunneling Worm's primary function is to quickly dig tunnels for other insects to attack, its combat capabilities should not be underestimated. After all, given its size, even a few swipes from it are more than most people can withstand.

Duoqi, now blocked again, realized this, but it was too late. Although the Tunneling Worm had now cleared the way, it was now far more dangerous than before, and anything that tried to cross it would be struck down by lightning.

Time passed slowly, and suddenly the sound of something rubbing against a metal wall came from afar. The Duoqi realized that it was the sound of insects running on the wall, their segments rubbing against the metal.

Seemingly having spotted their prey ahead, the insects, who had been silently making their way, suddenly began to hiss. The sharp sounds assaulted the eardrums of the Duoqi People, amplifying their fear.

The Duoqi Race, trapped, collapsed. Their vehicles were poorly armed and their personnel were not dedicated combatants. With Tunneling Worm blocking their way in front and pursuers behind, annihilation was only a matter of time.

Several Duoqi suppressed their fear and decided to take the risk. They had just discovered that the Tunneling Worm's body had a long recovery time between its lunges and contractions, and perhaps they could take advantage of the gap to rush over.

With a roar of engines, one tank suddenly started moving and rushed towards the tunnel ahead, followed closely by another tank thirty meters behind.

As expected, the approaching tanks attracted the attention of the Tunneling Worm. It sprang out like a spring, crushing the lead tank to dust. Then it retracted...

"Quick! Let's rush over while it retracts its body." The lead vehicle was Duoqi, its autopilot activated. The following vehicle carried five or six Duoqi, who, seeing the scene unfolding as they had envisioned, excitedly urged their drivers to hurry.

The driver's adrenaline surged, making his already flushed face appear even more fiery red. The tank roared deafeningly, floored the accelerator, and sped forward, leaving afterimages in its wake.

When they reached the Tunneling Worm, it had only shrunk halfway. According to their calculations, the Tunneling Worm would not be able to launch another attack before they rushed over.

"Oh ho~" Overjoyed, one of the Dokis kept making Duoqi noises, even sticking his arm out of the window and making a universally used insulting gesture towards the Tunneling Worm.

As the saying goes, "If you don't court death, you won't die."

The Tunneling Worm's body, which had shrunk halfway, suddenly lunged forward. The fact that it had to retract before it could launch an attack was just an illusion. It wasn't a machine with a fixed program; it could control its body at will.

The joyful expression froze. Although the Tunneling Worm's enormous body slowed its forward momentum considerably because it hadn't fully retracted, it still managed to stop the chariot before it could pass.

"Boom!" A burst of flames erupted as the tank that crashed into the Tunneling Worm caught fire and exploded. Fortunately, because the acceleration distance was too short, Duoqi inside the tank did not die on the spot and there might still be a chance to save him.

But at that moment, the Tunneling Worm suddenly shook its head, opened its giant mouth, and revealed three layers of spiraling, sharp teeth that gleamed with a cold light.

The scene was so brutal that the other Duoqi nearby took a half-step back in terror. But they would soon be free from this psychological torment, as the Raider had already emerged from the distance of the tunnel.

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"They're finished!" Rewind a little, and the five escaped tanks looked at the tunnel behind them, now blocked again, and a Captain made his judgment.

What do we do now?

"Hurry up and get to the exit to rejoin the main force!"

"Watch out on both sides. I don't believe there's only one of those huge Zerg."

Perhaps luck was on their side, or perhaps someone was testing the diversity of their units. In any case, the five tanks made it through the remaining distance without any major incidents and successfully reached the exit.

"Send a signal to the boss that we've come out, and proceed to the designated location!" Communication was still blocked, but the Duoqi were prepared for this; many of their primitive tools were difficult to restrict. For example, this signal flare that rose high into the sky, billowing red smoke.

With the signal given, the Duoqi on board relaxed considerably. Inside the tunnel, the vehicles' performance was severely limited due to the confined space. But now that they were on the surface, the vehicles had a much wider range of options, which meant their survival rate would increase significantly.

But before they could relax for long, the situation recurred.

"Captain, something is chasing us!" a team member who was inspecting the Heavy Machine Gun on the roof of the vehicle suddenly shouted. He was in the "convertible position," which had the best view, and was the first to spot the anomaly.

Several Captain either leaned out of the vehicle windows or climbed onto the roof, pulling down the binoculars on their helmets. Behind them, billowing dust rose as a pack of wild beasts charged toward them.

This design, never before seen on Duoqi Planet, immediately made the Duoqi realize that these things were not with them.

"Speed up! Throw all the mines off the tanks and blow these bastards to bits!" a Captain roared angrily. Being chased around like this wasn't a pleasant feeling.

"Try calling the boss, we need air support!" another Captain shouted.

"No, Captain, still no signal."

"Get out of here quickly, keep calling out. I don't believe the Zerg can block this area!"

"Yes!"

The ferocious beasts chasing from behind were extremely ferocious in appearance, with upper and lower jaws that looked incredibly powerful. They were about 1.8 meters tall at the shoulder, and their streamlined bodies, excluding their tails, were about four meters long, exuding a wild beauty. Their strong and slender limbs allowed them to run like the wind even though they weighed more than half a ton.

The Duoqi chariot was now traveling at nearly 500 miles per hour, but it still couldn't shake off these guys.

"Faster!" The Captain were extremely anxious. The ferocious beasts behind them, made of some unknown material, were running so fast despite their flesh and blood.

Although the two sides have not yet fought, judging from each other's appearance, they are not easy to deal with.

"Captain, we can't go any faster! The road conditions don't allow it. This isn't an airplane!" the pilot shouted in a moment of respite.

Due to the departure of the Duoqi species, the various man-made buildings and facilities on the once prosperous planet have fallen into disrepair because they have lost maintenance and upkeep personnel.

Therefore, the road conditions were not very good. Although the superior performance of the tanks allowed them to minimize the impact of the road conditions, they still could not be completely ignored.

Especially with the occasional piles of debris, drivers had to be highly focused; at such high speeds, a collision could result in a fatal accident.

The car had reached its maximum speed, and not only could it not shake off its pursuers, but the pursuers seemed to be slowly closing in. Faced with this, the Captain had no choice but to think of other solutions.

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