The Zerg mother emperor cannot be killed. Once killed, the entire Zerg will riot. At that time, the human defense line is estimated to be unable to withstand even an hour. Shang Ke asked people to find out the Queen Mother not to kill it, but to "kidnap" it.
The size of the female emperor is smaller than that of ordinary worms, and the black carapace has dark purple reflections, which must be detected with special instruments. Previously, the Zerg was ferocious, and the insect sand storm also had some influence on the city of Via, and the detector never found the position of the mother emperor. Now that it has been exposed, it can no longer escape the lock of the detector.
As long as the mother emperor is taken away from the human defense zone, the Zerg army will also be transferred. The only difficulty is that there are insect sand storms within five miles of Via City, and the distance of five miles cannot achieve the effect of pulling the Zerg at all. At their speed, they can run back and forth in less than ten minutes.
Shang Ke had to bring the Queen Mother into the Insect Sand Storm, as far as possible. However, vehicles such as fighter planes cannot enter the insect sand storm, and can only rely on people to travel through it on foot. The storm plus the weight of protective clothing and various equipment, with the powerful physique of alpha, I am afraid it will not go very far. What's more, wearing protective clothing is also difficult to guarantee against radiation - the original owner is the best proof, although he was exposed to radiation mainly because the protective clothing was damaged during the escape.
However, this is the best way for now.
At this time, the Zerg started a new round of attacks. The soldiers dragged their tired bodies and fought on with will. There are at least 3 days left before the end of the storm, and the defense line of Via City has come to the brink of collapse.
Shang Ke knew that he couldn't drag it any longer, so he put on a protective suit and lay on the back of a fighter plane.
The soldiers who were fighting fiercely did not notice that Shang Ke, who was wearing a protective suit, was lying on a fighter plane, rushed into the sea of worms with the other two fighter planes, and went straight to the mother emperor.
"What does he want to do?" Lin Jie looked at Shang Ke on the screen in the center of the war zone hundreds of miles away, and asked in surprise.
"Catch the Queen Mother and lead away the Zerg army." Rein's expression was stern, and his tone was calm.
"Five miles away is the insect sand storm. It is impossible for him to lead the Zerg too far. It is just a sacrifice for nothing." Lin Jie frowned.
"I think," Rein said flatly, "his main purpose is to delay time."
Lin Jie stopped talking, looking at Shang Ke with a bit of admiration in his eyes. It is estimated that no one would have imagined that this fledgling young lieutenant would have such an outstanding performance and a resolute responsibility in a desperate situation. Knowing that you can't do it and doing it, even if you die, you will be brave.
"How is the detection of the insect sand storm? When will it end?" Lain asked.
Lin Jie replied: "The latest result is 4 days. After 2 days, the scope of the storm will gradually shrink, and the radiation intensity will also begin to decrease."
Rein's eyes sank slightly: "It's too long, at most 2 days, let the first team and the second team prepare for rescue."
In the sea of worms, two fighter planes are responsible for cover, and one fighter plane is responsible for capturing. After dozens of minutes, the four successfully captured the Queen Mother before being drowned by the insect swarm, and then increased their horsepower and quickly rushed out of the siege of the Zerg, rushing in the opposite direction of Via City.
When the Zerg noticed that the Queen Mother was caught, they were furious, and immediately gave up the siege, like waves of rolling waves, chasing after them.
The soldiers who were fighting hard against the Zerg quickly discovered the change of the Zerg army, and when they saw them chasing three fighter planes away from the defense area, the soldiers suddenly understood what happened.
Their commander left with the Queen Mother and the Zerg army. The signal light that commanded the ring was like a hidden star, disappearing into the distant horizon.
The crisis in Via City was temporarily lifted, and the soldiers gained valuable rest time and survival opportunities, but the young second lieutenant may never come back.
"Sir!" The soldiers shouted at the horizon.
The three fighters soon reached the brink of the storm, and one step further, the operating system would fail.
Shang Ke jumped off the fighter plane and said to the three pilots, "Go back and leave it to me."
"Sir!" The three pilots said at the same time.
"You don't have protective clothing, it's useless to follow me." Shang Ke picked up the box containing the Empress, and rushed into the storm without looking back.
The three pilots raised their hands and cautiously gave a military salute in the direction of Shang Ke's disappearance, tears flashing in their eyes.
Shang Ke has studied the terrain near the city of Via, and there is a moat that stretches for hundreds of miles about seven or eight miles away. He planned to hang the mother emperor on the cliff, separated by a 50 to 60-meter-wide moat, it would take a lot of time for the Zerg to rescue their mother emperor.
Shang Ke can control the breathing rate of the attack and exert his potential to the limit, like an unruly wind chaser, running wild in the storm.
Although tired, there is an inexplicable happiness, and the whole person seems to be flying.
He never knew that his physical fitness was so good, that he could still run for such a long time after several days and nights of fierce battles.
The Zerg army was chasing after him, and he couldn't stop for a moment. The sooner he got rid of the mother emperor, the higher his chances of survival.
I don't know how long it took, Shang Ke finally arrived at the destination, and behind him, there seemed to be earthquake-like fluctuations.
Shang Ke didn't dare to delay, took off his bow and crossbow, and shot an arrow at the cliff at the other end. Shang Ke put the box with the Empress closed into the wire, and then slammed it towards the opposite cliff. After fixing, the Zerg army is less than a thousand meters away from Shang Ke.
He turned around quickly, ran to a small steep stone peak next to him, climbed to the top of the peak neatly, bent down, and quietly observed the movements below...
Most of the Zerg in Via City were led away by Shang Ke, and the remaining few were no longer able to pose too much threat to the defense line. The soldiers switched defenses in batches according to the original team arrangement to resist the attack.
This is the life that Lieutenant Fillmore sacrificed himself for them, and everyone mustered up their strength to do the final struggle.
The 8th day passed, the 9th day passed... The Zerg army, which was originally expected to be delayed for only two days, did not appear on the 9th day.
The soldiers were shocked, wondering what method their commander used to drag the Zerg for so long. Seeing the hope of survival in front of them, everyone couldn't contain their excitement.
Compared with everyone in Via City, Shang Ke's situation at this time is not very optimistic.
The reason why the Zerg didn't come back was because Shang Ke "heroically" held back their hatred.
Originally, it was still possible to hide well. As long as the Zerg rescued the Queen Mother and left, he would be safe. However, just as the Zerg army was about to leave, the unfortunate curse aura suddenly appeared: [Curse aura activation: madness for 10 hours, target: OK.]
When he was illuminated by the cursed halo, Shang Ke could only feel that the blood in his body was boiling, he stood up suddenly, and roared up to the sky. His aura was almost like Sparta II.
The Zerg were shocked, and then responded to his arrogant and provocative roar with incomparable "enthusiasm".
Shang Ke looked at the bugs surging towards the top of the mountain, and gave the system a middle finger in his heart, and then he took out his saber, as if he had taken medicine, and launched an inhumane "slaughter" on the bugs...
The first aid arrived on day 10, walking through the shrinking circle of the storm in protective clothing and weaponry.
When the rescue team of 20,000 people arrived, all the soldiers in Via City were so excited that they burst into tears, and immediately fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
There are corpses all over the city, blood and flesh piled up, and there is almost no space for feet. Seeing this scene, the soldiers who came to rescue could hardly imagine what kind of tragic battle they went through. The soldiers of Via City, with no backup, lack of weapons, and a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and the enemy, stuck to the defense line for dozens of days, creating a miracle in the history of imperial warfare.
"Brigadier General Lancelot, please save Second Lieutenant Fillmore!" The situation in Via City gradually stabilized due to the arrival of the reinforcements. The Zerg army that was led away by Shang Ke never came back, which meant that he was probably still alive. After fighting side by side for more than ten days, the soldiers of Via City were all respectful of the young second lieutenant, so they asked for rescue at the first time.
Rein immediately organized three special teams, put on protective clothing, and rushed to the rescue.
At this point, the power of the insect sand storm has been reduced a lot, and some special equipment can be used. The special forces led by Rein had plenty of stamina, excellent weapons, and their combat effectiveness was several times stronger than that of ordinary soldiers. It was still possible to rush into the sea of worms to save a person.
However, when they arrived quickly, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
Around a small stone peak not far away, the corpses were piled high, almost flush with the stone crevices, and the blackness was pressed together, which was spectacular.
On the top of the mountain, a man in rags was grilling on a fire with a worm's leg. He sits cross-legged, his upper body is half naked, and his uniform texture is covered with large and small scars, and he looks like an indescribable charm.
Sitting on the sea of insects and corpses, surrounded by the radiation of insects and sand, and roasting insects' legs with bare upper body, do you want to be so coquettish and domineering? If you take this picture, it can almost be regarded as a masterpiece!
Everyone roughly counted the number of corpses, at least 30,000, two days without sleep, an average of one per minute... md, is this guy still human? Killing so many bugs with one's own strength, even in the case of extreme exhaustion, this strength and perseverance is really terrifying!
What's even more bizarre is that he actually dared to roast worms to eat. Is this bug edible? It smells so good! What about the rest of the worms? What's gone
"Lieutenant Fillmore." Rein ordered the soldiers to be vigilant, and then shouted at the summit.
However, the people on the summit were motionless and unresponsive.
Everyone's heart stunned: he wouldn't be...
Rein frowned, stepped on the corpse, jumped a few times, jumped agilely to the top of the peak, and stood in front of Shang Ke.
Shang Ke lowered his head, his hair fell weakly in front of his forehead, his eyes were tightly closed, his long eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his eyes, his face was stained with blood, his lips were slightly chapped, his shoulders drooped, his right hand was holding a long knife, There are gaps on the surface of the knife; a roasted worm's leg is held in his left hand, and it is obvious that he has only taken a few bites. There are claw marks and thorn marks everywhere on the half-naked body, and there is even a deep bone.
Rein felt his heart tighten. If he hadn't seen his slightly heaving chest, he almost thought this person was dead.
Fortunately, he is still alive.
Rein squatted down slowly, and just wanted to support him, but saw him suddenly open his eyes, and a long knife swept over at the same time.
Rein didn't dodge, he held Shang Ke's wrist accurately and collided with those star-like eyes.
"You are..." Shang Ke could see the person coming, relax his tense body slightly, and make a dry sound in his mouth.
"Rine Lancelot." Rine stared at him intently.
Rein Lancelow? Isn't he the "protagonist" of this world? This man has a familiar aura about him!
Shang Ke's heart thumped, his eyes twinkling, and with a bit of anticipation and joy, he slowly moved to Rein's right hand.
Rein just released his hand, revealing his palm. The palm of the hand was blank, and actually—no, there, mole!