Scorpion had a good idea, but after it entered this place, it was met with setbacks.
First, it encountered two Mineral Giants, and it took a lot of effort to defeat them. Then, it entered the crystal area and encountered the Crystal Beast.
Just as Su Chen had speculated, the Crystal Beast asked for its help. Wind Tide was the first to refuse, and then... there was no "then."
Wind Tide was struck down instantly, bitten, and died a pitiful death. Scorpion's scalp tingled, and it immediately agreed to help before leaving the Crystal Beast.
However, in such a vast place, where could it find a different kind of crystal?
Scorpion was in a dilemma. During the time it spent away from the Crystal Beast, it wasn't searching for crystals; it was looking for the entrance to the third area.
Its knowledge of this place was thanks to the Zerg Brood that Su Chen had killed. A long time ago, the Zerg Brood had left a contingency plan. Among the hundred Zerg stored in Base City, they had left a memory in one, a memory that contained coordinates, with the location being this place.
The Brood told them that by entering there and finding the third area, they could use something inside to contact other Zerg Broods. Once the Zerg army arrived, a mere planet wouldn't be much of a challenge.
Scorpion was a super Zerg among the ranks, and its loyalty to the Zerg was beyond question. Among all the races, the Zerg had always been the most united, even powerful super Zerg like Scorpion would be obedient in the face of the Brood.
While other races had traitors, such a thing was impossible among the Zerg!
Suddenly, Scorpion stopped in its tracks. It heard some sounds that seemed to resemble aircraft used by humans?
"How could that be? Aircraft shouldn't be possible here..." Scorpion's thought was cut short as it saw an aircraft zooming by from above.
Hmm, upon eye contact, it was indeed a human aircraft!
Scorpion had detected the reconnaissance drone, and naturally, the drone had detected Scorpion as well, immediately relaying the information back to Su Chen.
"Oh, we've spotted Scorpion's presence?"
This was good news. Su Chen wouldn't allow any Zerg to cause trouble here.
Su Chen opened the map, observing that most areas were pitch-black, with a portion illuminated very convenient.
"If only the Spy satellites were available, it would be even better. Now we have to use such primitive methods to explore the map." Su Chen sighed in frustration.
Despite this, it was more than sufficient for him. Su Chen immediately located Scorpion's position and then checked his own position roughly eight hundred kilometers apart.
"Guangtou Qiang, Scorpion is closest to your location. Go and take care of it," Su Chen ordered.
It wasn't just Guangtou Qiang; Su Chen also ordered two other super soldiers to follow up and ensure that Scorpion was eliminated.
Guangtou Qiang received the command, a fierce battle intent gleaming in his eyes. Without hesitation, he flew towards Scorpion's location.
Seeing the reconnaissance drone fly over, Scorpion considered shooting it down. It didn't understand much about human weapons and only recognized conventional helicopters and fighter jets. It didn't know what a reconnaissance drone was. Otherwise, it wouldn't have stayed in place.
As Scorpion continued searching the surroundings for an entrance, a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air.
"Found you!" Guangtou Qiang yelled.
Scorpion was startled. How had the opponent found it? Was it the aircraft from earlier?
Scorpion had no intention of fighting. Even though it believed it wouldn't lose with its strength, the numbers on the other side were overwhelming.
After the battles between Guangtou Qiang's group and the Dream Shadow Clan, not only did the humans know about the nine peak eighth-order experts among them, but the Mutant Beasts also knew. This person was one of them.
Naturally, Guangtou Qiang wouldn't let Scorpion escape. It was a Commander's order.
Guangtou Qiang launched a powerful assault, his skin turning a deep golden color. A faint film covered his entire body, a result of the Iron Curtain Device's power. His defense was unmatched.
Although Guangtou Qiang's speed among the eighth order wasn't particularly fast, Scorpion wasn't swift either. When Scorpion realized it couldn't evade, it had no choice but to counterattack.
A cold light flashed in Scorpion's eyes. The massive stinger on its back shot towards Guangtou Qiang at an imperceptible speed, aiming to strike.
This was an eighth-order peak Zerg's stinger. Even among fellow eighth-order peak experts, getting hit by it meant no escape.
Facing Scorpion's attack, Guangtou Qiang remained unfazed. He showed no intention of dodging and chose to meet Scorpion's attack head-on.
First came the sound of Guangtou Qiang's fist heavily connecting with Scorpion's head. Scorpion let out a painful cry, its skull cracking significantly. The second sound was the noise produced when Scorpion's stinger met Guangtou Qiang's body.
A look of horror crossed Scorpion's eyes. Its stinger had failed to penetrate the human's body. Was his body made of cosmic metal or something?
If Guangtou Qiang knew what Scorpion was thinking, he would surely burst into laughter.
His defense was naturally robust. Coupled with the Iron Curtain Device's power, it wasn't simply adding one and one together. Among those of the same level, there were very few who could break his defense.
Guangtou Qiang abandoned defense altogether and focused on offense. Don't think his punches lacked strength. With a single punch, he could make Scorpion cry out in pain.
Scorpion lacked the strength of a Zerg super soldier, and it was completely overwhelmed by Guangtou Qiang.
Su Chen watched from afar, shaking his head slightly. He had thought this Zerg had something special about it, but he hadn't expected it to be so weak.
Just then, Scorpion's body emitted a dark black light. The light was corrosive and forced Guangtou Qiang to create distance.
Guangtou Qiang sensed that even with his formidable defense, he wouldn't be able to withstand this corrosive force for long.
Guangtou Qiang didn't attack; he calmly observed Scorpion's transformation.
Originally, Scorpion was large in size and looked like, well, a scorpion. But now, enveloped in the black light, its form began to shrink gradually. Soon, a jade-like Scorpion, about three meters in length, appeared before Guangtou Qiang.
This Scorpion's size was significantly smaller than before, only about three meters long, a world of difference from its previous size. However, the strength of the white jade Scorpion seemed to have increased.
This was the trump card of being a super Zerg metamorphosis!
Zerg themselves were like bugs, and bugs undergo various metamorphoses during their growth. However, this metamorphosis was normal, whereas what Scorpion was experiencing now was an abnormal one.
Such a transformation was generally only used in the most dangerous situations
. It could provide a short-term power boost, but it would lead to weakness afterward.
Originally, Scorpion was at the pinnacle of the eighth order. But its current strength was no less than that of an initial ninth-order Zerg!
"Hmm, it looks much better now, but I wonder how it would taste when roasted?" Su Chen muttered to himself.
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