The Di Family Mountains.
"What the hell is this thing? It hits so hard. Why does it feel fiercer than the Dark Tide? It's chasing me around trying to chew on me."
"These bugs have pretty high magic resistance. It took three Fireballs to kill one. Melee might actually rise up this patch. This sucks. I hope melee stays bottom-tier forever and us mage gods remain the true gods of every patch."
"The rolling thunder tactic is pretty fun. Just line up with your buddies, switch to Thundering Lightning form, and roll forward. The only downside is that it's pretty squishy."
While the rampaging bug tide frantically attacked the Evil Eye Tower, Insect Race Warriors on both flanks of the main battle line crossed the Phantom Marsh's borders and entered the Di Family Mountains.
Every resource along their path was chewed up and devoured.
During this time, the bug tide made initial contact with players out exploring.
In the players' eyes, the frenzied Insect Race Warriors were no different from the Dark Tide's evil spirits.
The Zerg warriors had not evolved ways to counter Origin Primordial trait abilities. Although they fought ferociously against the players, they had no effective means of countering them and could only overwhelm them with numbers.
The happiest of all were undoubtedly the players who had chosen melee Star Meridian combinations.
The Terrifying Dark Tide had already spawned large numbers of evil lifeforms that were difficult to kill without elemental damage. Melee offered no advantage unless paired with a Life Soul that dealt elemental damage.
Examples included the lightning enchantment granted by the Thundering Lightning Life Soul, or the fire enchantment granted by Inkflame.
But equipping a spellcasting Life Soul would undoubtedly weaken their physical attributes.
Against Zerg warriors, however, melee players did not need to