Stellaris Crisis: Rise of the Swarm
Chapter 76

Beneath Warrior Fortress

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Chloe is sitting on the shoulders of Hydralisk as usual, and the entire Swarm is moving quickly. The human marching speed is too slow, which is completely a drag on Swarm.

The war memories in his mind were reviving, and Chloe recalled the war experience left by Executor's Swarm friends.

"Speed is the lifeline for Swarm. In war, we must increase the speed of everything as much as possible, such as hatching speed, marching speed, killing enemy speed, firepower projection speed, etc."

"An unprepared enemy is the best target to attack. A prepared enemy will cause greater casualties to Swarm. No life can keep alert anytime and anywhere, and neither can Swarm. The lowest Zergling also needs rest, and the most sophisticated machinery also needs to be replenished with energy and repaired."

It is precisely because of the war philosophy in these memories that Chloe decided to abandon the human army and lead Swarm to launch the attack alone.

The marching speed during this period was in line with the human army, and Duke Duke's scouts should also have information about the marching speed.

But they didn't know how fast Swarm was. Swarm that set off at dusk could arrive at the Castle of Warriors after dusk the next day and launch an attack.

At this time, Duke may still be in the dark. He may feel that the enemy is still far away and it will take at least 5 to 6 days to arrive.

The Warriors' Fort is indeed extremely strong. If there is a real frontal attack, even someone as powerful as Swarm will suffer some losses. Magic crystal cannons, magic crystal guns, high-level Knight, and Psionics mages can all kill and injure Swarm.

Now she is not Overmind Executor in Hatchery. She can only rely on these five thousand Swarm, and it hurts her to lose even one.

The drill with the marquis soldiers and Knight Order was not meaningless. It improved Swarm's experience in fighting humans, and also gave Chloe a clearer understanding of the combat power of the two.

Assuming that human soldiers can form a formation and fight to the last man like Swarm, 5,000 Swarm can defeat an army of 50,000 humans head-on, including corresponding magic crystal weapons, high-level Knight and mages.

Of course, in this case, there will be very few Swarm left, and Chloe will definitely avoid this kind of conflict.

It is really inconvenient not to have Hive Mind. Many things need to be inferred by oneself. The cooperation and coordination of Swarm can only rely on them.

Compared with Creep with Hive Mind and Swarm Network assisting, Swarm's combat effectiveness dropped by at least 30%.

Chloe's own small network can only serve as a function of contacting Swarm and sharing consciousness and emotions.

Now Swarm's emotions on the Internet are full of excitement. Swarm is born to like war and is born to be good at fighting. Among them, fighting bugs are more obvious. As long as there is war and fighting, they will be happy and excited.

Ymir said to Chloe through a small network, "Your Royal Highness, your Swarm are very happy. They are looking forward to drinking the blood of their enemies. I have been infected."

Raul also echoed, "Yes, Your Royal Highness, I will definitely live up to your expectations and fight hard."

The Knight who were able to return from Death Forest became Chloe's confidants, but only Ymir and Raul who had been transplanted with Deteriorated Thorns, Chloe regarded them as half of their own.

Chloe is quite satisfied with the two people's statements. The longer she is connected to the Internet, the more Chloe finds that the two of them are becoming more and more loyal to her, as if the Internet has a magical power.

"Don't say it's my Swarm, Swarm only belongs to one existence, the great Overmind. Our mission is to complete the task assigned by Overmind as soon as possible." Chloe reprimanded slightly.

After hearing Chloe's reprimand, the two of them immediately apologized in fear.

Time passed very quickly, and the day and night of running around seemed nothing to Swarm, because he had already eaten enough and stored a lot of energy. Swarm arrived at the Warriors' Fort with the light of the setting sun still in high spirits.

The three people being carried by Swarm didn't rest either. Their physical fitness was far inferior to that of Swarm, but the various hormones secreted by their bodies kept them in a state of excitement and they didn't know how tired they were.

The five thousand combat bugs did not rush directly to the Warrior's Fort to launch an attack. Instead, they hid in Forest two thousand meters away, observing this majestic and solid fortress.

At such a long distance, Chloe cannot see anything clearly with his own eyesight, but Hydralisk can. Hydralisk is designed for long-distance attacks.

Through a small network, Chloe can clearly see the scenery two kilometers away through Hydralisk's super vision.

As expected, the Warriors' Fort did not become vigilant. The guards leaned lazily against the city gate, and the magic crystal cannons on the city tower were still covered with cloth. To Chloe's surprise, a large number of troops were stationed outside the city, more than ten thousand.

Could it be that Duke Duke wants to fight with him in the wild? Give up the solid city defense facilities and fight with Swarm in the wild? Even if he knows nothing about Swarm's combat power, Duke is a little too arrogant.

This arrangement also gives Chloe more opportunities. She is quietly waiting for nightfall. Swarm all have night vision capabilities.

As long as it's night, Swarm will turn into a nightmare in the night, and an unexpected night attack will completely wipe out the enemy.

Many things cannot be planned and executed smoothly. An accident happened. A group of scouts and hounds rushed out of the city gate.

The strange thing is that they did not take the main road, but rode towards Forest at full speed.

Then Chloe's eyes widened as Hydralisk looked at them. She didn't know how she and Swarm were exposed. The defenders of Fort Warrior had no reason to investigate this area of Forest when it was about to fall.

In fact, the reason is very simple. After the envoy negotiation failed, Duke Duke has been arranging scouts to investigate the intelligence of the Princess army.

According to the calculation of the distance, Princess's army will arrive in a few days. Then he can ambush an ambush in this Forest. If the two sides really get into a fight, it is easy to use this ambush to win quickly.

Fighter planes are often in a flash, and before the last ray of sunset sets on the horizon, Chloe gives the order to attack Swarm.

Zergling charged forward, rushing out like an arrow from a string. Needle Crawler followed behind, the needle bag full of power, ready to shoot the enemy into a sieve at any time.

The scout team that had just approached Forest immediately fell into chaos. They were so confused that they could never imagine how so many monsters could come out of a simple Forest reconnaissance mission.

Didn't they simply investigate the environment in Forest and find a good location for the ambush? Were they deceived by the officers?

The horses and their owners fell into confusion. They stopped suddenly and paved the ground with their hooves restlessly. The hounds, betraying their owners, turned and ran away.

The scouts finally recovered from their confusion, but it was too late, the wave of Zergling drowned them.

Under the sharp bone knife, it may be difficult for them to find even a intact body organ.

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