The Huge Hole

The flares that rose into the air illuminated a large area in front of the Outpost as bright as day. But the imagined enemy did not appear; the ground remained calm.

"I knew that assembled junk wouldn't work, it scared the hell out of me." A Meto soldier, whose heart had been pounding in his throat, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everything seemed alright.

"Boom!" A burst of fire suddenly erupted from the ground in the distance, accompanied by a loud bang. The soldier Meto had just spoken cried out in fright, crouching down with one hand covering his head, and almost dropping his weapon with the other.

However, no one was paying attention to his disgraceful appearance at this point, because one after another, sparks flew and explosions rang out.

In recent days, the Meto Race had laid a lot of landmines around the Outpost, of all types, effectively clearing out their inventory. The ones that exploded now were the more sensitive ones.

One of the Meto soldiers realized what was happening and shouted, "Watch out, they're underground!"

After being reminded, the other soldiers all realized that the vibrations were coming from underground and had triggered the sensitive landmines.

"The explosion point is the enemy's location! Fire grenades!" a commander shouted.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" A series of muffled blasts rang out as grenades landed precisely around the blast zone. More frequent explosions followed, as the grenades not only detonated on their own but also triggered the slow-detecting landmines.

Those landmines with slower detection are usually prepared for various armored vehicles; they have a larger yield and cause greater damage. Large amounts of soil were blown into the air, and dust filled the air, obstructing visibility.

But this did not stop the Meto soldiers from firing; grenades were fired into the dust as if they were free, and even other heavy weapons joined the battle.

After a barrage of attacks, everyone stopped in perfect unison.

"Did you kill them?"

"I don't know, maybe you should check it out."

"Go to hell!"

Is the instrument still responding?

"No, the explosion is causing too much interference; the instruments have malfunctioned."

"Damn it!" the commander muttered, just about to send a few men to investigate. Suddenly, another explosion rang out, spreading towards the Outpost at an even faster pace.

Now we don't need to go check, but that's not good news either.

"Shooting!"

The barrage of shells rained down again, but to no avail, just like before. Seeing that the enemy underground had already crossed the minefield, the commander shouted, "Watch out! Everyone, get back to the surface!"

The soldiers weren't fools; without his prompting, they had already climbed to higher ground. Soon, they had secured their positions and set up their weapons. Some who couldn't find a spot even strung ropes between the walls to hang themselves from them.

With a loud "boom!", the Meto Race's construction was of good quality; the violent impact did not destroy it, only causing it to shake violently twice.

Caught off guard, several Meto soldiers fell from the height with screams. Just then, the ground suddenly caved in, revealing a deep, dark hole from which faint circles of unidentified objects could be seen gleaming coldly.

One Meto soldier fell in and disappeared, while several others were luckier and landed on the ground, sustaining some injuries.

"Send a few men to pull them back!" The large hole emitted a cold light, like the gaze of an abyss, sending chills down one's spine.

Several Meto soldiers closest to the wounded soldier mustered their courage and went down the steps, intending to drag the wounded soldier back.

Just then, a rustling sound came from the hole, and then it seemed as if the thing supporting the hole had left. The entire hole and the surrounding land sank down, but it did not collapse.

Immediately afterwards, a rustling, frictional sound and the hissing of an unknown creature emanated from the cave, growing louder as the giant cave seemed to act as an amplifier, continuously amplifying these sounds.

"Prepare to fire!" The commander was the first to realize the approaching danger and shouted a warning to the surrounding soldiers.

A giant spider, over twenty centimeters in diameter, suddenly sprang out of its hole, but before it could even properly admire the magnificent landscape, it was engulfed by overwhelming firepower. Although it had tried its best to dodge, the firepower was simply too fierce, and in a mere 0.1 seconds, it was reduced to a bloody pulp.

But as one Raider fell, even more Raider sprang up.

However, the Meto Race had already set up their weapons in advance, and their firepower was more ferocious than imagined. Countless "giant spiders" were shot down as soon as they appeared, their juices and limbs flying everywhere.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Several more large holes appeared. After a short while, the Tunneling Worm solidified the holes and retreated, from which swarms of Raider emerged.

"Shoot! Don't let them out!" Commander Meto shouted.

However, the numerous pits inevitably dispersed the firepower of the Meto soldiers, and some soldiers also suffered from decision paralysis. Soon, some soldiers slipped through the dense network of fire.

These stragglers further dispersed the firepower, resulting in even more stragglers escaping. As the firepower snowballed, the Meto soldiers soon found it difficult to suppress the Zerg's attack.

"Incendiary bomb!"

At this moment, the dangerous incendiary bombs were finally delivered to the front line. Several soldiers threw them down with all their might, and then the fire pushed the Raider back down again.

Although Raider are cannon fodder, they still have ways to deal with fire. Their body fluids are acidic and highly toxic, and the smoke from their burning will displace oxygen and form a film to seal the fuel.

The flames gradually died down, and the Raider reappeared.

"Bring all the incendiary bombs and grenades over here! Send a few sharpshooters to blow this crater up!" the commander shouted. But another crater appeared, and more and more Raider emerged, gradually weakening the resistance of the Meto Race. The Raider even climbed onto the watchtower wall.

Suddenly, a volley of missiles rained down from the sky, and the powerful explosions and shockwaves instantly wiped out most of the Raider on the ground.

"Our air support has arrived!"

"Go for it! Fight them back! Victory will surely be ours!"

Before the Meto Race could rejoice for long, a giant Evil Eagle suddenly revealed itself, swooping down from the sky and seizing the Meto Gunboat in mid-air with its sharp talons.

Its speed did not decrease in the slightest; the immense force pulled the Gunboat toward the ground, and the Gunboat's counter-fire was deflected by the Evil Eagle's metallic feathers.

With a deafening roar, the Gunboat was pinned to the ground by the Evil Eagle, kicking up a cloud of dust. The warning lights on the Gunboat went out one by one, and it was severely damaged. The Evil Eagle's claws were also unnaturally deformed, with blood seeping from some places.

But the bleeding stopped quickly, and the claws returned to normal rapidly. By the time it took flight again, the injury had mostly healed.

The soldiers of Meto were dumbfounded by the swift and decisive scene.

"What the hell is this thing???"