A Sudden Spear

Six miniature detection vehicles sped out, and a group of engineers kept their eyes glued to the screen, which displayed real-time video and detection data such as sound waves and infrared rays.

Five minutes later, the data showed no abnormalities.

Looking at his mixed force of trainees and Special Operations Team soldiers, Luo Jianjin gave the order, "Heavy Hammer, disengage from Siege Mode! Advance with flank cover! Dual Arrow Attack Formation up and advance!"

Mu Fan drew his Alloy Broadsword and followed the troops forward, keeping close to the inside of the Siege Tank. He had never been to the next area before, so he had to be extra careful.

The troops advanced in silence, the only sound the rumble of Tank engines.

Half an hour later, the view in front of the group changed; the jungle disappeared, and in its place was a Stone Forest.

The engineering corps dispatched the probe again.

Quiet conversations broke out in the group. Mu Fan leaned against the trunk of a tree that resembled a palm tree and spoke discreetly with Hei.

"We did not see any trace of the Zerg along the way."

"Yes, the images transmitted back by those detectors didn't yield any valuable clues either. The cunning of these Zerg is only now beginning to show. Mu Fan, don't you have a feeling that the Zerg Race's movements have suddenly become unpredictable?"

Mu Fan hummed in agreement, as he was completely unable to deduce Zeg's movements at the moment.

"This means that an intelligent command-type Zerg has officially taken over the operations in this Zerg region. These insects are far more cunning than humans can imagine. To be honest, I'm no longer optimistic about humanity's strength on this planet. The Federation's lack of attention and the limited throughput of the few space Warp Point make it difficult for your supplies to keep up. The Federation's truly mechanized forces are practically nowhere to be seen on this planet. This kind of army is going to fight against the relentlessly multiplying Zerg Race..."

"The situation is not optimistic," Mu Fan continued, picking up where Hei left off.

"Yes, according to the information shared by the Fighter and me, the Zerg Race are currently under the unified command of an intelligent life form. This indicates that the Zerg Race on this planet is far from being small."

Mu Fan tapped the Alloy Broadsword unintentionally with his fingers. "This Zeg clearing combat training exercise by the academy will last for 12 days on the planet. It seems we can only get through this period and then go back to report to the military."

"I don't recommend you report it. The military definitely knows, but right now, the Li Du quite stretched. If we take into account the input-output ratio, the military may not necessarily send a large number of additional personnel here before obtaining accurate Zeg data. As for your suggestion to wait for their return, as an intelligent life form, I agree."

"This is the only way."

When Mu Fan rejoined the team, he happened to pass by Young Master Zhang Tang.

This noble young master from the Capital Star, after several days of fighting, already had a hint of ruthlessness on his face. As Mu Fan passed by, he suddenly said, "Starting today, let's have a competition to see who kills the most Zegs."

Mu Fan stopped, tilted his head to look at Young Master Zhang Tang, thought for a moment, and said, "I hope there will be an opportunity to compete."

Young Master Zhang Tang frowned, pondering the profound meaning of the sentence. Watching Mu Fan's departing figure, he unusually refrained from showing a cold smile or anger, instead falling into deep thought.

"Vertical double-trapezoidal formation, with mechs flanking both sides, heading towards the Stone Forest, advance."

After receiving the data from the detector, Luo Jianjin issued another command.

Because of the towering rock walls on both sides of the Stone Forest area, mechs were chosen to provide flank protection to prevent accidents.

Wearing Exoskeleton Armor, Mu Fan drew his Laser Spear. In this situation, a spear capable of mid-range projection was undoubtedly more advantageous than a broadsword.

Continue to advance.

The atmosphere in the group gradually relaxed after the initial tension. They had been advancing into the Stone Forest for half an hour. This Stone Forest was like a natural maze, and if it weren't for the reconnaissance of the drone, it would probably be impossible to move in a straight line.

We are about to pass through a relatively narrow and short canyon area.

With drones clearing the way and mechs providing escort, the troops' advance did not slow down.

"These Zegs have strong counter-reconnaissance capabilities, but if they saw such a large force as ours, they should have attacked long ago. The fact that they haven't appeared yet means that the Zegs in this area have probably moved away."

An advisor explained this to Luo Jianjin.

Mu Fan, Mu Fan was at the front of the group, nodded secretly after hearing this, but for some reason, he felt that there was something vaguely wrong with the canyon ahead.

But looking around, there was nothing unusual.

Mu Fan has a habit of never letting his guard down when he is in the wild. Therefore, in this complex terrain, activating the Absolute Calm state of Dark Breath has an excellent boost to his ability to record routes and perceive the surrounding environment.

The fourth level of Dark Breath quietly activated, and a faint black aura appeared in his eyes, making his vision clearer.

The instant Mu Fan exhaled his Dark Breath, a rock wall about thirty or forty meters above the group suddenly trembled slightly.

It was just a rocky area, and the bio-detectors and everyone else didn't react at all.

However, while in the state of Dark Breath, Mu Fan's dynamic vision had been enhanced to an outrageously precise level.

All the branches and leaves swaying naturally in the wind, the clouds floating in the sky, and the stones kicked on the ground are all perfectly normal components of this painting.

However, the area of rock that suddenly and abnormally trembled, no matter how subtle, was magnified infinitely in Mu Fan's vision.

Without any warning, his arm suddenly rose, and the two Azure Blue spears at both ends instantly activated.

When Luo Jianjin was walking ahead, suddenly turned around, the Laser Spear Mu Fan had been holding normally just a second ago had already slipped from his hand.

When the blue light appeared in everyone's field of vision and climbed into the air, only then did the people in the group notice it!

The Laser Spear that Mu Fan flung out at full speed was so fast that it only left a blur in people's retinas before it slammed into the rock that had previously trembled slightly.

A mournful insect chirp echoed throughout the land!

Luo Jianjin's reaction was incredibly fast.

"Spread out! Open fire!"

Some people were still in a daze, but that did not stop them from faithfully following Luo Jianjin's orders to disperse and search for cover.

Then, a scene that sent chills down everyone's spines appeared. On the rock walls on both sides of the canyon, countless rocks suddenly bulged out. After a wave of insect chirping, a dark shadow large enough to block out the sky above them attacked amidst countless sonic booms.

"Lie down!"

The trainees and soldiers wearing Exoskeleton Armor fell to the ground at the same time, Mu Fan was no exception.

Almost the instant I lay down, I heard a series of rapid thumping sounds on my back!

The enormous impact reverberated through the body via the steel.

"Retaliate and open fire!"

The mechanical arms on both sides of the "Heavy Hammer" Siege Tank simultaneously slammed into the ground, and the 130mm Shock Cannon were erected.

Boom! Boom!

In Siege Mode, the Shock Cannon instantly unleashed a massive sea of fire on both sides of the rock walls.

"It's the Cliff Bug Legion! Keep a hundred meters away, suppress them with fire, and kill these damned bugs!"

Cliff Bug, through their special digestive organs, compress boulders and spit them out at near-bullet speeds, making them terrifyingly lethal within a range of sixty meters.

This is a sniper from the Zerg Race!

**********

P. S.: (To those who say the Shadow Base will produce inflatable dolls first, enough already! Are they planning for Mu Fan to make his fortune in interstellar space using this? Dangdang expresses 120% contempt.)

Thank you to reader "dm2356" for the 1000 coins!

Thanks to book friend "tadashi" for 600 coins! Thanks to book friend "Tangmenrenhuang" for 500 coins!

Thank you to the following readers for 100 coins, "Book Friend 160309170559246", "Night Rain Assault", "Not the Wind Doesn't Understand", "ngceal", "Aquatic Tank Repair", "Big Poisonous Mushroom 1986", "hanel", "Ran Jia", "Silently Laughing", "Fallen Leaves", "Insolence of Indulgence", "Carefree Little Rice Bucket", "liumin7715", and "niezheng"!

Thank you to book lovers "Ping Ping) " for 20 coins and "Lingshan Shi" for 10 coins!