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The tall figure that made Ling care about flew back and forth between the smooth mirror-like mountain walls, and the movement was as convenient and quick as walking on flat ground. In the new era that is changing with each passing day, the body structure of human beings is far from perfect compared to many different life forms, and even lags far behind. Except for those high-level ability users who can use their own strength to make up for their lack of body structure, middle and low-level people and most ordinary people have to admit that the bodies of some abnormal creatures have far more advantages than humans.
Just like the worm that is crawling fast on the vertical mountain wall, the mountain that is as insurmountable as a sky climber to humans is no different from a peaceful place to it. This worm was nearly three meters long, with an exceptionally graceful streamlined body, wrapped in a crystal-like thin and light carapace. A faint silver light flows on the surface of the carapace, and a faint dark red sky light is sprinkled by the radiation cloud in the sky. However, when the light is cast on the insect's carapace, the silver light of the carapace flows like water, and the part that is projected by the light becomes transparent. , so that the bugs can be integrated with the current environment.
This is a different kind of invisibility, which can play a very good concealment role.
This worm looks a bit like a praying mantis. It has three pairs of jointed limbs protruding from its abdomen. The two pairs at the back are long and powerful, and the jointed limbs are covered with bristles. These steel thorn-like bristles allow bugs to cling to objects well when they come into contact with them, even vertical and smooth mountain walls. The pair of jointed limbs in front are shaped like a moon sickle, with dark golden metallic luster flowing from time to time, like exquisite weapons from the hands of a master.
There are two long tentacles growing on the head of the bug, and each has eight compound eyes evenly distributed on both sides of the head. Its mouth is narrow and long, with a large and sharp hook protruding from each side. And when the insects inadvertently open and close their mouthpieces, they can grow to be covered with sharp, cone-like strange teeth.
If Ling was here, he would definitely be very surprised, because this mutated creature-like bug actually faintly reveals the breath of life equivalent to a ninth-level ability user!
This strange worm quickly climbed up one of the tops of Mount Tulash, and it stood up straight like a human, and then a slit was split in its head. An incredible thing happened, the worm's head split open like a mask, and then shrunk to the left and right sides respectively, revealing a cavity with viscous liquid flowing out inside. But soon, something gradually emerged in the cavity. When the bug turned around to face the skylight pouring down on his head, what appeared in the cavity of his head was a face like a middle-aged man.
This face, shaped like a male human, has profound features. The eyes are closed tightly on the face, but the eyebrows and eyes form an arrogant temperament, plus the mustache that seems to have been carefully modified, if the insect body is excluded. This face alone can only remind people of noble men among some human beings.
When this human face appeared, the mouth on it opened, and the strange insect emitted a sound wave of a certain frequency from the mouth. The sound waves spread quickly, and then the strange insect stood like this, and there was a strange silence on the top of the mountain, until it was broken by the sound of flapping wings.
On the other side of the mountain, a dark cloud suddenly rose. The dark clouds are densely packed with hundreds of flying insects. These flying insects are huge in size, each body is about five meters long, and when they spread their wings, they are about seven or eight meters wide. The flying insect looks like a unicorn fairy, with a thick and mighty horn growing on its head. The carapaces on their bodies are dark red, and there is a dark red flame flowing on them, making the carapaces look more like a pair of thick armor.
When they descend towards the hills, they have jointed limbs on each side of the abdomen. Like the streamlined strange insect on the mountain top, these flying insects also have three pairs of jointed limbs, but their jointed limbs are sturdier. The joint limbs are also covered with thick red carapace, just like insects with full body armor.
However, the pair of jointed limbs in front of the insect have pincers shaped like giant pincers at the end. The giant claws are covered with hard thorns, and the inside of the claw tip has a row of short and sharp sawtooth. It is not difficult to imagine that if it is caught by the giant claws of flying insects, the prey will be torn to pieces by the serrations on the inside of the giant claws.
After these weird flying insects landed on the ground, they only folded their wings. Their wings are wide and long, and the surface of the wings is formed with natural patterns like flames. When the flying insects also stand upright, their wings hanging down to the ground are like cloaks depicting flames, making these insects even more powerful.
Among hundreds of these giant worms, the first one took a step forward. The giant worm raised its right claw, waved it in the air, and after making a salute gesture, it said to the silver monster in their own language: "Dear Lord Midra, Osmu leads the guards!" 'Hellfire' salutes you. We've been waiting a long time."
This silver monster with a human face is Midra, the king of the insect kingdom Kaiserath. And these huge unicorn-like flying insects are Midra's personal guards, each giant insect has the power equivalent to the sixth level of human beings, and the captain of the personal guards is the one who reported to Midra. The bug named Osmu even has the strength of the seventh level.
It can be said that these hundred flying insects are comparable to the strength of a small army, and their flying ability is a headache for any opponent. Obviously, in the new age of lack of air power, any creature that can fly in the sky at will is troublesome.
The silver monster Midra nodded with its anthropomorphic face in a very humane way: "Very well, Osm, you drove over from the border of our Kaiseras in just three days, faster than I expected. It's been half a day, and it's indeed the most elite unit in Kaiseras."
"Thanks for your appreciation, my lord. Then, my lord, please tell me where our enemies are. We will use the fire of hell to burn everything that is against your lord to ashes!" said the giant worm Osmu passionately.
"No hurry, my dear Captain Osm. Don't forget that our allies are still waiting in the fortress. You can pick nine more team members to go to the fortress with me. As for the others, they are on standby in hiding, and when needed , you will give our allies and enemies a big surprise." Midra laughed, its laughter was sharp and full of treachery.
At that moment, Osm, the captain of the Guards, selected nine exceptionally strong flying insects from the team. Then it lay down on the ground, flapped its wings and said, "Master Midra, please come up."
Naturally, Midra would not be polite, it jumped on Osm's back, and the four pairs of jointed limbs under its body were firmly fastened to the cracks in the carapace of the big flying insect, thus fixing itself. Osmu's wings flapped wildly, and a red cloud appeared, as if bright red flames were emanating from his whole body. In a red shadow, the flying insects carried Midra up into the sky, and the selected guards also lifted into the sky one by one, and then followed Osme towards the storm fortress in the distance.
As for the other flying insects also soared into the sky, they ran in the opposite direction from Midra. They are shaped like red clouds, passing by under the night sky, and then descending vertically, hiding in the shade of Tulash Mountain. After they left, the mountain peak returned to tranquility, as if the flying insects had never visited.
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Another day passed, and in the evening, the sky seemed to be lit with flames. Looking around, there are continuous clouds of fire spreading for thousands of miles.
It is very rare that the wind and snow gradually subsided at the moment of sunset on the western mountain, which greatly increased the speed of the team. After passing by an ice rock almost suspended in the void, Zero finally saw the outline of Storm Fortress. This majestic building perched high on the highest point of Tulash Mountain, like a prehistoric behemoth guarding the main road leading to the Emerald Field.
Just an outline left a very deep impression on Zero. The straight lines, sharp edges and corners constitute a mountain-like momentum rushing far away. Storm Keep occupies almost every corner that can be passed, if you want to go to Emerald Field. One is to get approval from Ludu, and the other is to fly over the fortress. The last one is only wanted to arrest this giant.
However, neither passing through the sky nor attacking the fortress will be easy. The former is served by surface-to-air weapons such as wind-driven cannons. As for the latter, it may cost a lot.
It has to be said that it is very strategic for Green City to build the Storm Fortress here. It's a pity that this military building was occupied by Icewing Malrog before it could be completed. Now only those dilapidated city walls and towering forts are left as witnesses of time, while the whole fortress exudes helplessness and desolation like a depressed man.
Just before night fell, the team finally came to the steel gate of the fortress. This is a steel gate with a height of 100 meters, and the alloy steel plate with a thickness of 50 centimeters makes it indestructible. I don't know what method was used to transport this huge body weighing more than 100 tons to the mountain, but now the gate that can only be opened by hydraulic machinery is half closed.
The wind blew out from the inside of the fortress, making a sound like a beast roaring. Inside the door is a dark world, but there is no smell of damp or musty. In fact, in this cold weather, the whole fortress is extremely dry.
A few beams of light pierced the darkness inside the door, which were tactical searchlights in the hands of a few people. The beam of light from the searchlight was concentrated and not scattered, so the distance it illuminated was very long, which made Zero see that there was a deep tunnel inside the door, which led to the inside of the fortress. The tunnel was about 100 meters long and was finally cut off by a partition wall. Lighting equipment had been installed on both sides of the tunnel, but now these equipment are only wreckage and cannot work, which makes the world in the tunnel like a tomb, so quiet that one can hear the echo of one's own heartbeat.
The team filed in, and after passing through the tunnel, there was an exit on each side of the partition wall. After choosing an exit at random, push open the malfunctioning automatic door, and after the exit, a maze-like branch road appears in front of the team. Ademili told Zero and them that this is the traffic trench of the fortress, extending in all directions. It can quickly lead to the fort above the fortress, the shooting fortress and other places. And in case the fortress is attacked by the enemy, it can also play a role in delaying.
It seems that Ademili has been to the Storm Fortress many times, and for these complicated branch roads that made the strangers who came to Zero for the first time dizzy, Ademili took them through the maze with ease. During the period, the team passed ammunition warehouses, temporary rest rooms, concealed departments and other facilities. There is also a power station that is half built. Of course, there is no equipment in it. Only various electrical conduits reserved for equipment and cables that have not been put into use can be seen.
When Ademili led the team out of the maze, a training ground nearly a kilometer long and wide appeared in front of everyone. There is no doubt that when the area or volume of anything reaches a certain order of magnitude, even if it is empty, it will give people invisible pressure. This is the case with the training ground in front of him, not to mention that there is a gap in the middle of the square that is hundreds of meters long and wide, and under the gap is an abyss that cannot be peeked into.
That was the exit for Ice Wing to enter and exit the lair. From the width of the exit, it was not difficult to guess Malrog's size, and the result naturally made people breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, no abyss beast is known for its petite stature. These creatures that have evolved intelligence are often huge in size, and the larger the body size, the more biological energy they can possess.
For abyssal beasts, strength and body shape are directly proportional. And although a physique with a length and width of several hundred meters is enough to be described as huge, as far as the few people who have seen Anji Gullit, Malrog's body shape can only be regarded as moderate. This gave Zero One a signal that Bing Wing was still very young.
And being young means impulsive, and at the same time has not reached the peak state in terms of combat experience and biological energy level. Although such an abyss beast is tricky, it doesn't mean it can't be dealt with. It's just that impulsiveness sometimes means recklessness, so compared with the cunning guy who has lived for a long time, Malrog may also be more dangerous.
In short, it is better not to provoke Bingyi if it is not necessary. This is the conclusion reached by Zero's brain center after collecting all the information.
Above the military training ground is the uncapped fortress sky. Under the dark red skylight of the radiation cloud, it can be seen that the fortress at that time had already built the structure of the sky dome, and the steel bars covered with thick black ice depicted the arc shape that the sky dome should have. Unfortunately, they could not complete their mission and could only Hanging alone above with the cold wind.
Obviously, it's not suitable for the team to rest here. So Ademili led the crowd around the square, and finally rested in an abandoned barracks. The barracks is basically completed, five stories high, each floor has ten rooms, a total of fifty rooms is enough for the troops to rest. And there are as many as ten barracks like this, they are neatly planned, but there are still six barracks that have just laid the foundation and are too late to build, and now there is only one frame.
After arranging the servants to stand guard around the barracks, the others each chose a room to rest. Zero and Liya naturally lived in the same room, and the two chose a room facing the training ground for rest. There was no equipment in the room, and the walls were useless. But the two of them didn't mind, they spread the bear skin on the ground, and it became a soft bed.
It's just that Zero wasn't sleepy yet, he stood in front of the open window, facing the deep darkness outside the window.
As if it could stand like this until the end of time.