Because half of the fort had been dug underground, the flying bugs couldn’t directly damage the fort; they buzzed around in frustration and some even attacked the towering Mother Fort above ground.
"Who says this isn’t the front line? Look at those flying bugs!" Pang Meiqin tried to shoot as many as she could, not only to rack up points but also to take some pressure off Tang Zheng.
Due to the angle of the firing ports, they couldn’t cover a full three hundred and sixty degrees, so many flying bugs flew directly over the Sub-castle and pounced towards the Mother Fort.
The Mother Fort had quite a few people, but apart from Dantai, Gu Xueqi, Jing Xiang, and three soldiers, the rest were all wounded, with even one who had lost a leg and was unconscious, lacking the strength to even hold a gun.
The appearance of self-destructive flying bugs made the battlefield situation even more severe. They acted like desperate warriors on a suicidal mission, folding their wings and crashing into the Sub-castle.
Even though the survivors fired desperately, a large number of bugs slipped through. When they crashed into the Sub-castle, it immediately set off explosions, sending dust flying and causing the ground to tremble as though it might collapse.
"Ignore the ordinary flying bugs; take out the self-destructive ones first," Tang Zheng stood on the second floor of the Mother Fort, ignoring the ordinary flying bugs that kept hitting the fort, drawing his bow, and shooting down the self-destructive flying bugs behind them. Their broken flesh and body fluids fell like a storm and soon covered the ground in a thick layer.
Though it was hard, everyone managed to destroy the Teleportation Gate and hold the position within twenty minutes, and the acid-spitting bugs couldn’t hurt them, which was a piece of good news.
Seizing the break between attacks, the survivors immediately set out to reinforce the fort and clear the field of fire; Xu Liangmao drove a bulldozer to push away the thick layer of meat sauce.
The high-intensity combat was exhausting. The soldiers felt time passed quickly. After having just a bottle of water and some food, an alarm for another enemy attack sounded.
This time, fifteen Teleportation Gates appeared at once, and the most terrifying part was the appearance of six gates spewing out Overlord Beetles. In an instant, ten emerged, their mandibles gathering energy and then six beams of light swept across the fortress cluster. Towering Trees thick as water barrels dozens of meters away snapped like they had been cut by a military knife, crashing down and igniting into flames.
Boom, one of the Overlord Beetles collided with the Sub-castle, shaking loose chunks of dirt. The newbies’ faces all turned pale.
Li Xinlan activated her Ability, causing frost to spread before bursting out like a blooming rose, shooting out countless Ice Spears aiming to pierce through the Overlord Beetles.
Lu Fan still unleashed a sandstorm, building a Great Wall to protect the fort, while Ruan Feifei’s lightning roared with the greatest power.
Tang Zheng and his companions started targeting the Teleportation Gates, blasting them with heavy firepower. The intensity of this wave was undoubtedly the greatest, and new types of bugs appeared to complicate matters.
There were bugs that emitted bright light after self-destructing, blinding the survivors so they couldn’t keep their eyes open. The first time they appeared, most of the Warhammer team were affected, their firepower momentarily weakened, and then assault-type beetles charged into the surroundings of the Mother Fort.
About ten seconds later, the Conquerors’ vision recovered, and they immediately switched to S-grade Firearms, enhancing their firepower, trying to annihilate them in the shortest time possible.
At the same time, the West Lake Longjing Tea team, who had to opt for guerrilla warfare due to their low numbers, also fell into a tough battle. Xu Changtai and Huangfu Xiong had cleared a derelict hospital of bugs and were holding out, but they couldn’t last even twenty minutes before they were overwhelmed by the endless tide of bugs and had to move. Their firepower was fierce, but it couldn’t withstand the inexhaustible swarm of bugs, not to mention that ammunition wasn’t infinite. Once they ran out, it would truly be the end.
Huangfu Xiong had thought several times about using his Power Armor to escape alone and letting Xu Changtai fend for himself, but remembering that the Teleportation Gates would relentlessly follow and reappear, he gave up that idea.
"Why do the bugs keep attacking? We must have made some mistakes?" Xu Changtai’s brows were nearly furrowed into one as they’d been fighting for a whole four hours straight from midnight until now, without a break. If it hadn’t been for the plentiful reserves of sweet spring water, they would have collapsed from exhaustion. But even so, the mental strain was immense.
"Could it be we have to destroy the Teleportation Gates? Otherwise, they’ll keep spawning bugs?" Huangfu Xiong felt miserable. Even so, there was no way they could compensate. Even when the bugs were at their fewest, there were still over a thousand, chasing them to the point of panic.
"Watch out, the self-destructive flying bugs are coming again," Xu Changtai warned, pulling out his Devil Flame Pistol and unleashing a Barrage storm, blasting the sky in a frenzy.
The remaining self-destructive flying bugs folded their wings and began to dive, exploding upon hitting the ground, creating a blast that sent shockwaves rolling. For more chapters visit NoveI[F]ire.net
Huangfu Xiong was right; if they didn’t destroy the Teleportation Gates, bugs would continue to pour out indefinitely, but when the survivors moved beyond a certain range, the number would decrease, though they would never stop.
"Damn, all the newbies are dead; not even a single Cannon Fodder Bait remains," Xu Changtai was furious. "Think of something, find the Warhammer team, and partner up with them. If this continues, we’ll be exhausted to death."
Huangfu Xiong dodged the pursuit of a few Overlord Beetles and disagreed with the plan. With Warhammer having more people, they would surely conserve their strength and might take advantage of them in a Robbery, considering the high stakes for him and Xu Changtai.
Teleportation began once more, with twenty gates descending, blocking the path of the Armored Humvee and starting to vomit out a large number of bugs. This time, Insect-Humans began to appear, and they even carried ordinary Firearms, significantly increasing the danger.