“Damn it, get the oil ready! Don't let these monsters climb up!”
Several soldiers hurriedly opened nearby oil barrels and poured out massive amounts of hot oil. A fire arrow fell, and a raging fire immediately erupted at the base of the city wall.
The two zerglings, though covered in flames, seemed completely unaffected. After a few continuous steps, they leaped onto the top of the city wall.
Swoosh—
A Tier 4 warrior immediately charged forward, his arm bursting with blinding light as he swung his sword down.
He saw it; this zergling was one of those previously pierced by arrows. Yet, after suffering such an attack, the creature's combat power seemed unaffected. It was truly bizarre.
The glowing weapon struck the zergling's sharp blade.
Clang—
It was like hitting steel. The insect's blade only showed a shallow mark, but a violent rebound force surged back, numbing the warrior's arm.
His palm split open. With a look of horror, he watched helplessly as the zergling before him swung its blade, stabbing it directly into his abdomen.
Pfft—
Blood splattered.
In the next instant, a gaping maw opened and swallowed the warrior's head whole.
Like biting into a watermelon, the zergling turned. While a crunching sound came from its mouth, it swung its barbed iron tail, whipping a Tier 2 warrior away.
There were too few experts in the lord's army. Once a Tier 4 zergling reached the wall, it was as if it had entered an uninhabited land.
Its body began to rampage through the narrow corridor, forcibly knocking aside the human soldiers of flesh and blood.
Ordinary Tier 1 soldiers were like blocks of tofu, crushed to pieces under its legs.
The city defense officer's eyes widened. He rushed forward and hacked off the zergling's head with a single blow.
Even as its head hit the ground, the monster's headless body continued to attack him as if it still possessed life. After being dodged, the insect crawled for several more seconds before finally collapsing to the ground.
The sight made him subconsciously swallow his saliva.
“This is no ordinary monster.”
He concluded.
He watched as more fleeing soldiers were killed below the wall, and several more zerglings climbed up.
The dark mass of the swarm, which had been at the edge of the horizon, was now very close. At a glance, there were at least several thousand. Although they were somewhat scattered, the scene was indescribably magnificent.
The situation made the defense officer feel suffocated.
Several elite guards ran over; they were the strongest individuals in the entire city defense force. With a series of coordinated strikes, they finally managed to kill the first few insects on the wall at the cost of one man.
It was then that the white-haired old man hurried up the stairs from below.
“What happened? Has the enemy already breached the walls?”
Following the old man were a large number of soldiers who had been stationed inside the city.
“Lord Butler,” the defense officer saluted, glancing anxiously at another group of zerglings about to leap onto the wall. “We were suddenly attacked by monsters. There are too many of them!”
The old man now saw the scene below the wall. At a glance, countless black dots were rushing into the range of one kilometer from the wall.
“So many?”
The most troubling part was their absurd speed. It was estimated they would reach the wall in less than twenty seconds.
“People below the wall, move faster!” the old man shouted down.
Of course, being a butler, he was not skilled in combat, so he quickly hurried down another set of stairs.
At that moment, a second squad of insects leaped onto the wall. After a brief clash, two insects fell directly from the top of the wall into the city.
Thud!
A dull sound echoed. Nearby soldiers immediately brandished their weapons and charged.
But even from such a height, the zergling acted as if nothing had happened. It scrambled up and charged directly into the dense forest of weapons. With one collision, three or four men were sent flying.
“Spearmen! Spearmen!”
Someone roared. Several soldiers holding three-meter-long spears charged at the zergling with all their might. A fiery red glow blossomed on their arms.
Pfft!
With a fierce thrust, a sharp metal pole was driven directly into the zergling's mouth.
Although the brain bug provided precise command, one of the spearmen was a high-tier expert. This meant the zergling's speed could not keep up with the enemy's attack speed.
Xia Jin also learned of the battle at the same time. “As expected of a Duke, he has quite a few powerful people under him.”
In a lord's army, while Tier 6 or even Tier 7 individuals might appear, they were very rare. Tier 5 sergeants were also uncommon.
Yet, in this Duke's territory, she had already seen nearly ten Tier 5 experts right at the start of the battle.
“Is this the source of your confidence to ignore Amelo?”
Xia Jin wasn't worried at all. To her, zerglings were now consumables.
Things were different now. Even a single day's production of insects was enough to conquer the opponent's entire territory.
This battle was merely a small test before the major conflict. High-tier insects consumed many resources to produce, so gathering more energy was always beneficial.
Xia Jin looked at the unit prices for lurkers, infestors, and roaches, feeling a bit of a sting.
She used to think standard energy was abundant, but now that her daily consumption exceeded a million, she didn't feel so wealthy after all.
Rate on N.U.
