Breaking Free?

"Fire cover!" With the pursuers closing in, Duoqi and his men had no choice but to take the most dangerous approach.

The Heavy Machine Gun on the roof opened fire first, and at the same time, the team members leaned out of the windows and fired their guns.

These actions may seem harmless under normal circumstances, but they can be extremely dangerous when driving at high speeds.

Although the team members' combat protective suits have magnetic attachments to help secure their bodies, there is still a risk of them being thrown off.

Moreover, it's difficult to guarantee accuracy when shooting under these conditions; if the angle is wrong, you might even hit your own people.

The dazzling beams of energy flew backward, but their numbers were rather meager. With only five vehicles and a small crew, coupled with limited firing angles, the firepower was far too sparse.

Although it couldn't form a powerful firepower network, it still effectively slowed down the Zerg assassin's pursuit, causing the distance that had been close to widen again.

"Boom!" A sudden loud explosion rang out, and a ferocious beast covering an area of tens of meters in diameter was blasted away. This was the explosion of the Heavy Induction Mine that had just been thrown down.

This type of induction mine has a very large blast radius. To prevent it from being dismantled by the enemy, it is detonated by the vibration coefficient within the induction area. When the vibration coefficient in the area reaches a certain value, it will detonate.

Originally designed to deal with the enemy's main war machine, this weapon is also very effective against Zerg beasts. The protective power of flesh and blood is naturally weaker than that of steel.

Explosions continued, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the Zerg beasts suffered heavy casualties, but the Duoqi showed no joy. This was because there were too many beasts; the gaps created by the explosions were filled by other beasts, and their total number seemed to remain unchanged.

"Still no signal?" the Captain called out as he changed his energy magazine.

"No! The signal is still blocked!"

"Damn it!" the Captain cursed, spitting as he was about to continue his rant when the team member operating the Heavy Machine Gun shouted:

"Captain, they've slowed down!"

The Captain quickly turned around and saw that, sure enough, the speed of the ferocious beasts had decreased significantly compared to before.

"What's going on? Why have they slowed down?"

"I don't know. Could it be that they were scared by our attack and are worried about stepping on more landmines?"

"Impossible! They're not real wild beasts; they couldn't possibly be deterred by mere landmines!"

"Indeed, the Zerg's fighting style means they don't care about these losses at all."

The Duoqi discussed the matter, their unease stemming from the beast's inexplicable behavior. After some thought, one of the Duoqi suddenly offered a suggestion.

"I've studied the Zerg data carefully. They've only engaged in a limited number of battles, mostly in space warfare, and rarely on the ground. Moreover, the unit types we've encountered haven't been recorded before. Considering the Swarm's previous actions, I think they might be using us as test subjects."

"You mean they're testing their new weapons in actual combat?"

"That's right. The Zerg have probably already taken over the star system. They have a hundred ways to kill us, but they're using the most troublesome one. I don't think they did this out of boredom."

Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true.

"Following this line of thought, if these ferocious beasts are experimental troops, perhaps they have some flaws that caused them to stop pursuing?"

"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling."

"How?"

"Since this is an experimental test, there might be other strange and unusual things waiting for us ahead..."

Just as Duoqi had guessed, the ferocious beast they were chasing did indeed have some kind of flaw.

All the military units currently appearing on Duoqi Planet are modified based on the native genetic template. This makes them cheaper to produce than their space counterparts, while also giving them more biological characteristics.

For example, when pursuing ferocious beasts, Rowan increased their adrenaline levels, allowing them to ignore pain and fatigue, and making them more energetic and explosive. However, their basic template determined their upper limit.

Their respiratory and heat dissipation systems couldn't withstand such a high-intensity, prolonged burst of power. So after chasing for a certain distance, they slowed down and gradually came to a stop.

Because if they continued to chase them, unlike the attacks from the Duoqi, they would simply burst their lungs.

It's not impossible to remedy these shortcomings, but that would require increased investment, and the incubation process would take longer. After much deliberation, Rowan decided not to strengthen them anymore, because once the units that had become valuable lost their numerical advantage, they would lose their cannon fodder attribute.

Moreover, this ferocious beast did not perform well. Rowan's original intention was to create a type of soldier that could make long-distance raids and constantly increase the pressure on fleeing troops.

However, it seems that they are currently caught in a vicious cycle. They cannot achieve a balance between cost and plan, which forces Rowan to look for other solutions.

The Duoqi convoy continued forward, and the pursuing Zerg had disappeared from sight. The soldiers in the open-top compartments of the vehicles nervously looked around, while the other soldiers enjoyed a rare moment of rest.

"Huh?" Duoqi, in the convertible seat, was wiping his gun and checking his ammunition when a shadow suddenly loomed over him. To his surprise, the ground around him was bathed in sunlight, and the car was speeding at over 400 miles per hour, yet the shadow remained firmly in his sights and rapidly grew larger.

Experience told him that this was definitely not normal, so he quickly looked up.

"Ah!!!" A cry of alarm rang out, filled with fear and despair. In the starlight, a black dot rapidly expanded, eventually transforming into a colossal beast. It possessed sharp eyes, a piercing beak that gleamed coldly, and wings that blotted out the sky, their feathers gleaming brightly, giving it an overall majestic and awe-inspiring appearance.

At this moment, the behemoth stretched its wings backward, its terrifying giant claws reached forward, and its body rapidly descended, its target being the chariot it was riding.

"What's going on?" Hearing his exclamation, the Captain leaned out of the car window and scanned his surroundings warily, searching for the source of the danger.

"It's above us! Right above us!" Since the behemoth was descending at almost a 90-degree angle, the vehicle-mounted Heavy Machine Gun had no firing angle. The Sentry in the open -Duoqi top seat quickly grabbed the personal weapon next to him and fired into the sky.

The red energy beam pointed the danger to the other Duoqi, and more heads popped out of the car windows, straining to look up. When they saw the source of the danger, their mouths involuntarily gaped open.

Although they were already aware of the possibility of encountering the Zerg's giant biological units when they fought against Zerg.

But when a colossal creature with a wingspan of nearly sixty meters descends from the sky, the suffocating sense of oppression is something that simple information cannot fully convey.