A few team members, having never faced mutant plants before, were caught off guard, but fortunately, with the help of teammates, they escaped danger safely.
"There are bugs!" Huang Sheng discovered a high-level Zerg in the jungle and spotted a massive mound of "flesh."
Its size was estimated to be as large as a basketball court!
The creature had no visible eyes, nose, or mouth, and its surface was covered with countless holes, with slender bugs moving in and out.
This creature devoured soil and rocks, secreting various substances, and the surrounding beetles transported these materials.
"So disgusting! What is this?" Xiong Manni felt a chill run down her spine.
The bizarre Zerg also noticed them, and countless metallic substances shot out from the holes on its body, forming a rain of bullets that attacked everyone.
"At least Level 5 or 6!" Deng Jian shouted, "Be careful, collect the samples!"
"I’m fired up!" Huang Sheng charged forward, dodging bullets, killing two green beetles that tried to intercept, then activated the laser transmitter to cut a piece off the grotesque Zerg, harpooning it with a rope, and pulled it back.
"Mission material GET!" His actions were fluid and seamless.
"Well done!" the teammates shouted.
"Spread out, the bugs are gathering, don’t engage them head-on!"
The screen showing the team collecting samples made the young audience’s blood boil, making them feel like they were on an adventure deep into a monster’s lair!
The team continued to advance, getting closer to the core of the Zerg nest.
At this point, more Zerg appeared, many being above Level 6.
This time, even the mecha couldn’t withstand it, and a team member was ambushed by an unknown bug, damaging the mecha. Fortunately, timely action saved him.
People then realized this wasn’t a game but a brutal monster nest!
The team members had mentally prepared before coming and continued advancing. Some had too many samples and had to return to deliver them to the volcanic crater.
"Attention, you have reached the core of the Zerg nest, beware of high-level Zerg!" He Xingzhou reminded.
The team proceeded cautiously; they were at the deepest part of the volcanic crater, and further down was magma.
They looked at the walls, which were lined with eggs, somewhat resembling the fruit of deep-sea insect trees, hatching Zerg.
"So many monsters, it’s giving me goosebumps!"
"Oh my god, this is terrifying!"
"Are these all going to hatch high-level Zerg?"
"Damn, I saw an egg bigger than my house, no telling what kind of monster will hatch!"
He Xingzhou issued an order, saying, "Collect a few samples, then return, your mission will be complete."
The team began to act, selecting three targets.
Two of the targets were smaller, and a single mecha could carry them away.
The other target was the size of a truck, half submerged in magma! Its shell was harder than steel, clearly a high-level Zerg egg, possibly even a giant beast’s egg.
Twelve members worked together, using a special net to lift it, then all powered up to maximum, pulling it into the sky.
The remaining team members provided escort and combat support.
As soon as this egg moved, the entire Zerg nest became agitated, with countless Zerg rushing in from the ground and a multitude of mutated birds in the sky.
"Fighter squadron provide cover, missile cover!" He Xingzhou ordered.
The prepared fighter jets immediately took off, bombing the mutant birds. Ships continuously launched missiles, clearing the way on the ground.
"Oh my gosh, this is thrilling!" Huang Sheng was elated, the kind of person who became more excited the more dangerous it became.
He looked at the ground; countless Zerg kept emerging from the caves, turning the ground into a sea of bugs.
"Retreat, everyone retreat!" Harvey and other commanders hurriedly instructed their team members to leave.
It was only a path to death if they stayed any longer.
The other teams quickly withdrew, but for the Red Flame Team, the retreat wasn’t easy, as they were dragging the giant egg and now became the primary target of the Zerg’s pursuit!
"Rumble..." A section of the ground was broken open, and a colossal creature emerged from beneath the volcanic rock.
It was a gigantic spider-like Zerg, larger even than the "Super Emperor Crab" that had attacked Shanghai before.
And its speed was incredibly agile. This creature could also shoot silk to the volcanic crater, pulling itself upward.
This wasn’t its only ability; it could also emit toxic gas from its tail, highly corrosive enough to turn nearby Zerg into pools of blood within seconds.
Even in their mecha, the team felt the machines being corroded. Fortunately, the mecha had an oxygen circulation system, maintaining self-circulation for a while.
"It’s too fast!" Qiu Hong shouted, "Stop it!"
Several team members immediately fired lasers and electromagnetic bombs at it, but the creature was too large. Even if the lasers pierced through its body, it wasn’t a fatal wound!
A team member, unable to dodge in time, got entangled in a silk strand, too late to escape, and was captured by the poisonous spider!
The fighter jets in the sky frantically fired, but there were too many mutated birds, blocking most of the firepower, and the poisonous spider moved quickly with strong defenses, suffering only minor injuries despite several hits.
"Report to command, we’re currently entangled with a giant spider, proceeding with the mission is very difficult!" Qiu Hong quickly reported the situation.
The giant egg’s mass was too great, and even with a dozen mechas pulling it, their speed was significantly hindered and they would soon be overtaken.
"Hold for five minutes, rescue is on the way!" He Xingzhou had already activated the Red Dragon Mecha when they discovered the giant egg.
Since there was no sign of the Zerg using electromagnetic attacks, he opted for remote control mode.
The Red Dragon was about to reach the volcano’s mouth.
At this moment, the whole country was anxious.
The entire volcanic crater seemed surrounded by Zerg, and landing mecha were engulfed instantly!
And the poisonous spider pursued relentlessly, able to shoot silks and toxins from a distance.
The creature’s silk was exceptionally tough, heat-resistant, and only laser weapons could cut it.
But it fired hundreds, even thousands of strands at once; if it hooked onto something, the laser weapons couldn’t rescue them in time!
Dodging it was difficult enough, and tens of thousands of Zerg attacked them from both ground and sky.
"Run faster! Keep going!"
"Don’t let anyone else die, my heart can’t take it."
"Forget the egg, if you drag it out, you’ll be caught!"
"What should we do? The fighter jets are blocked by the mutant birds!"
"They were too greedy, if they had abandoned the egg earlier, they might have had a chance to escape." Harvey sighed at the scene.
"Prepare the nuclear weapons," Igor Yoke said quietly.
"Move our fleet further away!" Gerard, Ferranlo, and others were commanding the fleet to dodge, and now Zerg had appeared in the sea attacking them, constantly firing torpedoes and missiles.
"It’s catching up!" Deng Jian saw the giant spider right behind them, its massive mouth poised to swallow them, mecha and all.
Huang Sheng, Xiong Manni, and others continued to attack with lasers, injuring it but unable to kill it!
"This thing is too damn big!" Huang Sheng cursed, "If only we had a bigger gun!"
"Looks like we might die before completing our mission today!" Xiong Manni joked to lighten the mood.
Despite their efforts to retreat, the giant spider was getting closer.
Their flight speed was slow, while the spider’s silk and leg power allowed it to leap over a hundred meters high, nearing them.
"It’s over, we’re done!" The team members were in despair, what could they do now?
"Ah!" Many viewers had already closed their eyes, unable to bear the brutal scene.
A familiar voice simultaneously echoed in the live stream and through the team’s earpieces.
"There’s no extra life this time, retreat quickly, I’ll cover you!"
As the voice sounded, an electromagnetic cannon blasted the giant spider, blowing out a quarter of its body!
Immediately following, a gigantic mecha appeared before them.
It towered over thirty meters, carrying a massive mecha backpack on its back. Its left arm was equipped with a heavy multi-stage electromagnetic cannon, the right arm assembled with a high-energy polymer laser transmitter, and its backpack and feet spewed powerful jets, allowing it to hover in the air.
And from where it came, the way was cleared, with mutated birds and Zerg blasted to pieces, blood flowing like a river!
"Commander He!" they joyfully shouted!