mtl008 Chapter 370: Difficulty in resisting
Chapter 370: Difficulty in resisting
The fact was just as Lin Heng expected. Four hours later, when the spore sacs that fell into the ionizing radiation airspace did not die, the battleships in orbit immediately launched a second wave of offensive.
The Zerg was no longer confined to one point. Several Zerg warships moved slowly around the low-Earth orbit. When strange creatures visible to the naked eye appeared over the heads of the five city-states, the war began.
"The enemy attacks, the Fire Elemental City-State is under attack!"
"The battle begins, the earth elemental city-state begins the war!"
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The five elemental city-states were attacked almost at the same time. It was thought that the enemy would concentrate its firepower on attacking one of the cities, but it seemed that the enemy had absolute confidence in swallowing up everyone.
"Fire at will!"
Following Lin Luoba's order in the parliament hall, the city guards who had been prepared for a long time launched a counterattack. They aimed at the gloomy sky, at the sky where the sunlight was blocked on the physical level, and at the sky where one million spore sacs fell every second.
When the calculation results were transmitted to the Elemental Council for the first time, even the Earth Clan engineers who fully trusted the AI did some manual calculations.
One million per second, sixty million per minute, three hundred million per five minutes...There will be 1.5 spore sacs distributed per square meter of land, and each spore sac will contain 4 to 6 knife worms.
Simple mathematics produced a complicated answer, and simple calculations resulted in an obstacle that could only be accomplished in the Arabian Nights.
“Bang bang bang bang bang!!!”
Every anti-aircraft firepower point in the city-state roared into the sky at the same time, and cluster rockets, melta machine guns, various types of plasma turrets, and missiles of all sizes whooshed into the sky.
Every one of them, even the ground fire warriors, fired into the sky. The light curtain formed by millions of rail rifles was equally shocking, and the shattered insect corpses were even more eye-catching.
As soon as the first wave of insect rain appeared, the next three waves pushed and squeezed out, waiting for the first missile to shatter the spore sacs, and the tenth wave of insect rain let out a sharp scream.
The spore sac split its body in the air, and several knife-worms with bared fangs and claws flew into the barrage. The magnetic rail projectiles in seven or eight directions of south, left, north, right, split it in half again.
However, the broken insect corpses rarely fall directly to the ground. Instead of being completely melted by the plasma projectiles, most of their corpses are brought back to the ship by the groups of gargoyles soaring in the sky.
After the biomass was recycled and recast, a new batch of Zerg cannon fodder could be deployed again in less than half an hour, filling the sky with a heavy smell of burnt and blood.
Tens of millions of guns and ammunition illuminated the last hope of the Tau world. For the first time, the logistics troops experienced what it meant to fight a war with supplies. As soon as they finished reloading the ammunition, they shouted to reload again in the next second.
There were actually eight people replenishing ammunition for an anti-aircraft turret at the same time. If the Tu clan had not developed the magnetic rail weapon that was difficult to overheat early on, the turret would have exploded just from the continuous shooting for two minutes.
"Southeast, north, southwest, northeast, northwest... Damn it, there are unkilled spore sacs in all directions of Ether City. Please ask the city guard team to take action immediately. All points have been uploaded to the internal map of the drone!
There are also a large number of spore sacs left outside the city. All outposts should be on alert and eliminate the swarms as soon as they are discovered. Don't be stingy with your ammunition and make sure to prevent them from gathering in groups!"
This looks awesome. The spore sac carries infantry and spews spores to transform the world. There is also a gun on top. It is the airdrop pod of the Space Marines, which can recycle itself.
Lin Luoba was sweating as he mobilized his troops. A large number of red dots kept lighting up on the city-state map on the screen. Although the Fire Clan's mobile forces were methodically dealing with the invaders, the defenses in the city must have been figured out by the Zerg in less than three minutes.
If the Air Caste's fleet cannot set sail quickly and put pressure on the Zerg in orbit, then at this rate of attack, the entire city will probably be overwhelmed by the Zerg in the near future.
The attack lasted for half an hour. The five major urban areas put up a tenacious resistance, wishing everyone could take up arms and fight. Fortunately, everyone survived.
Even more exciting is that the estimated casualties are only in the triple digits, while the Zerg has lost over 14 billion units.
Although the record was very impressive, there were still countless spore sacs that successfully landed on the land outside the city. Within the 400-kilometer radius of Taicheng District alone, 600 million spore sacs were effectively observed. God knows how many more insects were lurking among the mountains.
"The 85th outpost outside the city sent a message that the spore sacs of the insect swarm can return to orbit on their own. The insect species they carry are not Holmagant insects (knife insects). Once they escaped, they immediately hid underground."
"The 141st outpost outside the city sent a message that a Zerg mutant spore sac was found. The enemy landed on the ground 12 minutes after the battle began, and then rooted its body in the soil and began to release tiny mold spores. Its specific function is still unknown."
"The 33rd outpost outside the city sent a message that spore mines were found in many areas. Those mold spores grow when exposed to wind. It will take about minutes for them to mature and be able to be detonated."
This one looks pretty Q
The outposts outside the city continuously report the movements of the insect swarms on the ground, and the insect species captured during this period are being escorted all the way to the city-state.
All air defense positions are undergoing emergency maintenance, fearing that missing any details would cause the weapons to stop working. Large amounts of ammunition are being continuously delivered to the positions. The amount of ammunition consumed in just thirty minutes of fighting is more than the loss in half a year.
Lin Luoba looked at the displayed data and was certain that the subsequent amounts would become even larger. He only hoped that the subsequent reinforcements could arrive quickly, or that the Tu clan at the test site could complete their research on the mysterious energy.
Lin Heng, who was sitting in the corner and wandering in the subspace at this time, had the same thought, but he understood that the research of the Tu clan might have to be suspended for a while.
No matter what, it was impossible for them to clearly understand the situation in the warp under the shadow of the hive, and he was now constantly disguising his psychic footprints and carefully sensing the psychic fluctuations in the warp.
In that dark, gloomy space, a hungry will that was so familiar to Lin Heng and made him feel cold let out a series of low groans.
Lin Heng quickly exited the subspace, stood up and came to Lin Luoba and said hurriedly:
"The chance to gain a deeper understanding of the warp is gone. Now it's either a fight to the death or escape. The shadow of the hive mind has covered the surrounding star regions for several light years. There is no chance.
During this half hour, the Zerg must have already figured out the air defenses of the five major urban areas. According to the combat intelligence of Death Watch, they will probably send out Zerg soldiers again soon.
But those swarms are cannon fodder to attract attention. Now there must be a queen worm that has drilled into the ground to use the biomass of the home world to catalyze the birth of the worm species."
"Can it give birth to them one by one? Wouldn't its size be ridiculously large!" Lin Luoba said in surprise.
Lin Heng shook his head and said, "I don't know the specifics, and the Death Watch has very little information about the Life-Shaping Queen. But I know that those knife worms, namely Gunter worms, and gun worms are not born by the Queen.
They are all similar to cloned organisms in a genetic factory. As long as there is enough biomass and the factory production line operates well, they can give birth to thousands of them for you in minutes.
The Queen is the brains behind the factory. She waits for the spore sacs to release mold spores that transform the planet's environment, and then her underground biological factory can operate at full capacity.
Swarm spore mines, yeah, it feels great
Therefore, the swarms of insects in the city are not important, and the swarms of insects that raid the periphery are not important. What is most important is to kill the life-shaping insects! After all, who knows what kind of terrible insect species it can produce. "
Then Lin Heng quickly lowered his voice and whispered in the other person's ear:
"There will be no respite in the battle ahead. Ever since I knew that the Zerg tentacles were roaming around several star regions, I had no intention of ignoring this danger.
But I am aware of my own limited strength, so I will make use of all resources as much as possible, no matter which faction the opponent is from.
So now we are in the same boat, either we stick together or we are done for. Give me a set of combat uniforms, as advanced as possible, as flexible as possible, and as powerful as possible. "
After hearing Lin Heng's whisper, Lin Luoba quickly looked around to see if anyone had heard what he said.
Although cooperation has been reached with humans, it is still not easy to provide the wisdom of the Earth Clan and the foundation of the Fire Clan warriors.
Even though the two have known each other for several months, Lin Heng still thinks this request is a bit too much. But he has to give it a try. It would be very useful to have an xv25, and with his own psychic power, he can get 1+1=3.
Lin Luoba squinted his eyes and looked at Lin Heng carefully. After thinking for a moment and looking at the swarm of insects on the screen, he nodded and said:
"Don't let the Aether know."
Lin Luoba temporarily handed over the command to other leaders of the Fire Clan, and then took Lin Heng to the underground warehouse.
A construction base that is even larger than the warehouse that Lin Heng and Taraxin had looted together.
Among them, countless Earth Clan engineers are making combat uniforms, and many Fire Warriors are also testing equipment. Once completed, they will board the plane and head to the combat area.
With Lin Luoba's identity, the two went deeper and reached an area with a heavy metal door closed.
After Lin Luoba completed unlocking several biological codes, the door finally opened slowly.
Hundreds of xv8 combat uniforms of various models are placed in the front row, ready to go. As long as the weapons are installed according to different scenarios, this combat power can be said to determine the direction of the battle.
The two rows of nearly 50 xv9 combat suits of various models were even more powerful. Lin Heng also saw the xv95 combat suit that he had fought against before.
There are many problems with machine translation.
There were so many good things that he wanted to take them all away.
"I believe you have seen all of these and have fought against them. You must be aware of their power, but what I really want to introduce is the more scarce XV104 combat suit."
As Lin Luoba spoke, he input something on the wall panel. With the sound of a platform rising and falling, a huge combat robot shaped like a Gundam appeared.
The searchlight focused on the 6-meter-tall robot, and the silver-gray body seemed to be calling to Lin Heng.
"No need to say, it's him!"
"You wait first."
Lin Heng didn't want to wait. The Empire's Dreadnought couldn't get in or out, and the knights couldn't fly, let alone the Titan. The only thing suitable for him was the Tau Empire's combat uniform in front of him.
"Listen to me first." Lin Luobala said to Lin Heng.
"The xv104 combat suit can be loaded with large rapid-fire cannons, plasma fusion cannons, large railguns, and almost all Tau weapons to form a sharp spear.
Its additional intelligent missile system and portable shield generator are its solid shield. It is no problem to resist the Empire's death strike missiles.
And its absolutely powerful engine, the Nova Prototype Reactor, can be overloaded to provide energy, strengthening all of the above-mentioned weaponry."
"Then what are we waiting for! Isn't this ridiculously powerful? If I had this, Typhus would be slaughtered like a dog." Lin Heng said excitedly. At this moment, he wished he could jump in and practice with this mecha right now.
“But the problem is not only that combat uniforms are extremely rare, but also that the Nova Engine has very serious side effects.
The excessive amount of radiation means that even fully armed fire warriors cannot drive continuously for more than 2 hours, and once driving is finished, they must immediately enter a hibernation chamber to freeze and eliminate radiation.
There are only a handful of Fire Caste warriors who can drive such high-mobility combat uniforms, and if one is used, there will be one less.
I am proud to be one of them, and I would like to make this my final grave.."
“Well, you can die later. Radiation is no longer an insurmountable problem for me.
I will track the Queen's footprints. While the offensive is weakening, you should immediately dispatch high-speed mobile forces to use thermal detectors to track points of thermal anomalies, especially those with newly excavated large caves.
Just drill the ground and bomb the ground, don't worry about whether you die or not, retreat immediately, and then tell me the location, I will go to the depths of the nest to explore again."
Lin Luoba nodded heavily and said, "I will let the most elite combat uniform team help you... you'd better come back alive."
"Heh." Lin Heng laughed strangely. "I value my life very much. If things go wrong, I will run away."
"Okay, I'll remember what you said."
Lin Luoba forced a wry smile, then opened the control center of the xv104 Torrent combat suit.
Lin Heng flipped over and jumped in. After putting on the highly integrated brain-control data helmet, the system's AI appeared.
[The AI Fenglinhuoshan of the Riptide Combat Suit sends you greetings, and wishes you great military luck and a long and prosperous journey]
The hatch closed, and Jiliu's arms quickly raised up as Lin Heng's brain waves transmitted them. He took alternating steps with his left and right legs, and after walking three steps, he switched to a jogging pace.
In just three to five minutes, he was able to skillfully control the mecha that seemed like a clone, and then, through the psychic pocket that he had mastered, he stuffed the mecha into the subspace in front of Lin Luoba.
Then, under Lin Luoba's shocked gaze, Lin Heng took out an xv95 and an xv88 combat suit as spare parts.
"The more I look at it, the more frightened I am. I really don't know if I made the right decision..."
Lin Luoba had no time to continue thinking about the correctness of his judgment, nor did he have time to sigh at Ether's foresight about the mysterious energy, because at the moment of his sigh
The third wave of attacks also began when a giant spore sac suddenly rained down from the sparsely populated suburbs discovered by the observation station.