Chapter 371: Natural Disasters and Burrowing Worms
Chapter 371: Natural Disasters and Burrowing Worms
"Outpost 141 sent a message that a large number of Gunter bugs were found. The estimated number is 7."
"7?! How many troops are there guarding the outpost?"
"800 defenders, plus... a message from Outpost No. 43, 4."
“68号5万,99号6万,82号8万,33号3万,41号11万,111号...”
The AI system suddenly began broadcasting, and nearly all outposts sounded the alarm at the same time. Each outpost would face an enemy force that was dozens or even hundreds of times larger than its own.
The number of insects is still growing. A rough estimate is that there are nearly one billion of them on the ground, and they don't even know where they came from.
And then, the operator who received the message heard the latest news from the observatory. He stood up and could only gasp in shock, unable to utter a coherent word.
"say!"
Lin Luoba slapped the other person's head with both hands and asked a question that woke up the dumbfounded Titanium personnel.
"Ten million! Ten million ejections per second!"
In fact, there is no need for the other party to pass the information to various outposts or camps within the city-state, because everyone with eyes and looking up at the sky at the same time can see the swarm of insects covering the sky and the sun falling to the ground.
Their screams seemed to explode in my ears, and their weird grinning faces seemed to appear right in front of me. The third wave of attack was coming.
The Tau warriors of the major city-states once again witnessed the threat of death, and this time the panic it conveyed was something they had never experienced before.
[The outskirts of the Earth City are under attack by a large swarm of insects! 】
[A large number of spore sacs were found in the sky above the Fire City! ]
[The Air Caste orbital city is attacked by a large number of Tyranid Gargoyles! ]
【Water City Discovered Outside the City...】
'ZHAAAAA! ! ! ! ! '
The shrill scream parted the clouds and the wind, and in an instant the already unstable communication systems of the city-states were disconnected, and even the city-states could not communicate with their internal camps.
The Tau were silent.
The hoarse electronic blinding sound made all the receivers take off their headphones, and the systems of tens of thousands of reconnaissance drones stopped working, and the monitoring screens turned dark.
The Tau were blinded.
"Damn it, immediately check the problem and reconnect the system. We must get in touch with all the troops within 20 minutes!" Lin Luoba said nervously.
Lin Heng sighed, knowing that it was time to attack. The fall of the city-state was imminent, and everyone would fight for their own lives. He must take the lead in attacking!
"Hold on, I'll draw fire for you from the periphery."
He stepped forward and patted Lin Luoba on the shoulder, then quickly left the underground hangar. Lin Luoba looked at the other person's back as he left, clenched his fists, and turned to look at the XV8 combat suit ready to go.
Tyranid Gargoyles, small units
...
"Did you receive that? A super-large spore sac has landed about 260 kilometers southeast of the city-state. We are dispatching mobile forces to carry out a quick strike! Please pay attention, all city-states!"
"The signal is disconnected, Commander, all signals are disconnected!"
"The Greater Good..."
The Fire Clan commander of the Water City looked at the barrage of bullets rising into the sky outside the window, watched the shadow of the spore sac fall into the city-state, and watched the bloody cloud of dust and wind squeezed by the explosion.
He knew that now was the time for everyone to go their separate ways.
The night always makes people feel depressed, not to mention in such a difficult battle. Even the Titans, a race that does not like activities in the sun, now long for a ray of warm light.
"The mobile force arrived 3 kilometers away from the target and found that the target was a large node creature. Please... did the command center receive it?!
Damn it! All troops turn on stealth mode to ensure their positions are not exposed."
After the captain finished speaking, he pulled down the polarized periscope and carefully observed the huge black sphere in the distance.
According to AI calculations, the diameter of that thing was about 40 meters, and the chitinous shell on its surface was so thick that it was almost pure black.
The impact caused much of its body to be buried in the soil, and the ground was also scorched and steamed by the high temperature generated by its passage through the atmosphere.
Looking along the carapace, one can see thorns crisscrossing each other, and thick black smoke of spores coming out of the cavity tubes extending from the seams of the carapace.
The entire body of the shell was seamlessly integrated without any gaps. If it weren't for the lobster-like head and claws near the bottom of the ground, the captain would have thought it was excrement released by the insect swarm.
The biological airdrop warehouse, under the solid shell is protecting the important node organisms. The size is exaggerated in the text, of course, it is not impossible, at most it consumes more biomass
"Captain, we have detected a small number of Gunter bugs and gargoyles approaching the target location from multiple directions. Should we take action?"
The Fire Clan captain frowned in thought. Although his mobile force was equipped with two hammerhead sharks and a sky ray missile ship, it seemed that they were not enough to deal with the bugs.
"Keep in contact with the command center and send out Hammerhead Shark No. 2 to harass the approaching swarm.
Number One released the Stalker Team and set up high-explosive plasma explosives near the head of the black ball worm.
After the explosion was over, the Ray concentrated all its missiles to cover the damaged area with firepower.
The action begins. "
As soon as the words fell, the three fighters split up and headed for the corresponding points. Five fire warriors wearing xv15 stealth combat uniforms jumped out of the hammerhead shark, adjusted the flight backpack to low power, and half flew and half jumped towards the giant black ball worm.
As soon as the stealth troops were dispatched, the two Hammerhead Sharks adjusted their fire control systems and fired plasma railguns at the running knifeworms.
The fierce artillery fire directly blew up dozens of knife worms, but those guys did not pay attention to the direction of the artillery fire and still rushed towards the black ball worms.
The same goes for the gargoyles that were swaying like a school of sardines in the sea. No matter how sticky their companions were blown into pieces by the railgun, they still rushed straight towards the black ball regardless.
"Let the stalker team retreat. There's something strange about these insect swarms."
The team members who received the message had to turn off the stealth system, increase the output efficiency of the backpack and leave quickly.
The black ball worm with strange body proportions raised its head and roared, swinging its huge claws to dig, and the rumbling sound made the surrounding insect swarms even more excited.
Completely ignoring the roar of artillery fire, he jumped directly across the fire and onto the shell of the black ball worm.
To the surprise of the Titanium people, they thought that the black ball worms issued the call to protect themselves, but unexpectedly, when the swarm of worms arrived, they actually launched an attack on that guy.
Before one could see, the swarm was filled with black ball worms, and the sound of "ding-dong-dong" echoed everywhere. The gargoyles kept bombarding the outer shell, and the carnivorous beetles soon gnawed the shell into pits and bumps.
"Are they crazy? Are they fighting among themselves?"
The stealth team members who returned to the hammerhead shark transport ship were puzzled.
"They are indeed a bunch of low-level bugs. Let them kill each other. When the big black ball can't stand it anymore, the seeker missiles will send them all to hell!"
The captain was in a good mood immediately. Looking at the swarm of insects attacking wantonly, the big black ball could only vent its helpless anger towards the ground due to its body structure.
When the roar of the black ball worm became weaker and weaker and its shell began to be stained with blood, at a command, six seeker missiles rose vertically into the sky.
The insect swarms all howled to the sky, and to the Titans, they were all roaring in despair.
"BOOOOOOOOM!"
No living creature could survive in the midst of the smoke, dust, blazing flames and roaring air waves. Tens of thousands of insects died. This result was enough for everyone to be proud of.
But in fact there is still one bug that has not died...
"Captain! AI warns that there is life fluctuation in the thermal energy center!"
"Is there anyone alive? Hammerhead Shark, immediately fire at high frequency to get rid of the black spherule worm."
Blue plasma flew into the smoke and dust, exploding light on the new shell. The sticky body fluids were illuminated with a dim light, and a huge snake-like creature raised its umbrella-like head.
"JAAAAAAA!"
Foul-smelling saliva spurted out from the huge mouthparts, and the attack was like a sonic cannon, instantly dispersing the swirling smoke and dust, revealing the hideous and terrifying face.
"We..seem to have made the wrong decision."
Before the captain of the mobile team finished his words, a huge snake-like monster immediately crawled out from the body of the black ball insect, shaking its sickle blade as it plunged into the ground.
Earth and rocks flew everywhere, and in an instant the dozens of meters long body sank into the ground with a rumble, leaving only a pile of wreckage and the mobile team that helped it come into being.
"Damn it, damn it, return home immediately! It's heading for the Water City!"
After determining the opponent's intention, the captain of the mobile force immediately ordered to rush to the city-state as quickly as possible.
The pilot called the city-state command center again and again, but silence echoed in the tense cabin again and again.
"Zizi ...
As they ran, the swarm of insects became more and more obvious. Amid the hoarse sound of the communicator, they suddenly received a signal from the nearest outpost.
The captain of the mobile team was overjoyed and hoped that the signal tower in the outpost could contact the command center, ordering the removal of the cloaking force field and running the engine at full capacity to break through the swarm's encirclement.
The main and secondary weapons of the hammerhead shark rumbled and fired, and the two rapid-fire cannons attached to the sky ray also showed their power at this moment. The three fighters advanced in unison, and the dense projectiles immediately plowed a large area of blood and flesh. The defenders not far away saw the team coming and immediately fired missiles to clear the swarm of insects on the road.
Seeing that the swarms of insects in the sky and on the ground were being beaten to pieces, the team was about to enter the outpost when the rumbling sound from the ground suddenly became much heavier.
"Oh!"
The team leader cried out in alarm, but the large creature he was trying to convey the message to emerged from the ground first. Two huge sickle blades broke through the earth and rocks and emerged from the center of the outpost.
"dodge!"
The Sky Manta missile ship was overturned, and the multiple sickle blades of the burrowing worm hit the jet propulsion engine. After the shattering sound, it was followed by an explosion that caused it to lose balance and hit the ground.
Meanwhile, in the outpost, several anti-aircraft turrets that were trying hard to block the swarm of gargoyles in the air flew away, and the soldiers defending the line dodged in horror to avoid the falling rubble.
The scene, which had just been looking promising, suddenly collapsed. The burrowing worms roared and stretched, gnawing on the warheads brought out from the ground.
That is the outpost's last resort. Once they find that they cannot stop it, they will retreat away and then detonate the buried thermonuclear bomb.
But unfortunately, that guy's sense of smell seemed to be too sensitive. He could find the carrier of this violent energy very accurately, and the weapon that killed the enemy whole became a source of nutrition for the opponent.
“Bang bang bang bang…”
The large snake swung its tail in the air and plunged into the ground again. The violent tremor caused countless soldiers to die among the rubble.
The grandfather of the Digging Python and the father of Trigon (a transliterated large digging python). In fact, this picture looks more like Trigon. The larger one is called Viragon (but it doesn’t matter)
At this moment, the unstoppable swarm of insects rushed into the ruins with a hissing sound. Although the warriors fought back quickly, the swarm of insects tore their bodies apart in an instant.
The gargoyles folded their wings and came down to share a piece of the pie. Three or five of them pulled up the wailing Titanium soldiers, tearing and gnawing at them in the air until their bodies were torn into pieces, with arms and legs missing.
"Retreat! Retreat! No matter what, return to the city-state immediately!"
As they were running, countless swarms of insects began to swarm out from all directions. Now they were not as reckless as before. Any existence that showed up would be food in their mouths.
The hammerhead shark turned in time and avoided hitting the insect's body. Seeing that the entire outpost had turned into a pool of blood and a sea of fire, it had no choice but to drive away.
In order to lighten the burden, the team members in the cockpit volunteered to open the cabin door, land on the ground and become guerrillas, so that the news could reach the command center as soon as possible.
The captain and the driver sped all the way, avoiding many outposts that were being besieged. Looking at the bodies of their own kind being eaten by several Gunter bugs, they wished they could rush in and kill them alone.
However, they had to retreat as they had a mission to accomplish. After running 200 kilometers, before a hopeful situation could emerge, the AI early warning system issued a locked alarm.
On a slope in the distance, a newly born long-range firepower insect species, a group of gorillas shaped like armored gorillas with huge cannons on their backs, took the lead in conducting pre-war test firing on them.
Tyranids, ranged units, cannons have their own brains
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The gun barrels growing on their backs rumbled and fired, and the spore mines with tail tentacles shot towards the flying hull in a parabola. Before the two could react, the intelligent anti-missile system took the lead and launched a counterattack.
But three small missiles could not stop dozens of biological plasma shells, and after a series of "bang bang bang bang" attacks, another Hammerhead Shark was directly blown up.
The captain's ship was also hit and fell to the ground, but before the hammerhead shark hit the ground and rolled, the captain put on the xv15 stealth suit, opened the side door of the cabin and flew out.
Under the cover of the subsequent explosion flames, they successfully escaped from the battlefield without being noticed, bypassed various places where insect swarms gathered, and avoided the area where the distress signal was sent, with the sole purpose of conveying the message to the urban area.
But half an hour later, when the team leader who had experienced many hardships stood outside the city, what he saw was not a good situation.
The swirling fireworks continued to impact his heart. Broken chariots and mutilated corpses were scattered all over the ground. Countless swarms of insects that he had never seen before were advancing towards the city-state one after another.
Not far away, those bugs with cannons on their backs were still firing at the city, smashing into the city walls again and again. There were only a few city defense cannons left that were still emitting smoke and embers, and those that were still firing were also being besieged by the Gunter bugs.
The barrage of bullets from bottom to top in the city area where flames were rising to the sky was visibly reduced. From time to time, Tau fighters would fall into the city in flames, and the swarms of flying insects would tear the parachuting soldiers to pieces in an instant.
While he was stunned, two mushroom clouds rose up. It must be the explosion of the ammunition depot.
The team leader clenched the rail rifle in his hand. The energy in his backpack was almost gone. In order to maintain his stealth, he had to move forward on foot. His eyes were sharp and his strides were fast. The message must be conveyed as soon as possible!
"Clap."
He stepped on the muddy blood, but the splashing water quietly shattered in the air. The invisibility field faded away silently, and the follower insect that pierced him appeared.
"SIIIIAAA"
Licat, Squire Bug
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