Chapter 23 Miramar Desert

Before teleporting, Li Ang quickly glanced at the notification bar on the player panel. According to the rules, the biggest feature of the Corridor of Realms in the second stage was the chance of interacting with the real world.

The concept of "interaction" here was very vague. It didn't sound like it was happening directly in the real world, nor did it seem like simply projecting the image onto a certain sky in the real world.

"Could it be that the players in the arena can interfere with other things in the real world?"

Li Ang squinted his eyes and muttered. Even if five hundred players completed ten matches, the probability of it happening in the real world, and appearing in the urban area of Yin City, was very low.

Besides, Chai Chai was still outside. If anything special happened, he could summon the Zerg Hive to protect himself, Wang Congshan, and the Experimental Middle School.

Li Ang gave Chai Chai sufficient authority. The Behemoth Zerg Hive fleet, disguised as a whale pod, had already lurked in the offshore waters of Yin City.

The other two Gorgon and Jormungandr Zerg Hive fleets, which were larger in scale and had more unit types, were lurking in the distant sea, ready to provide support at any time.

A typical Zerg Hive fleet possessed living warships equivalent to human civilization's destroyers, aircraft carriers, cruisers, torpedo boats, frigates, and landing ships.

In terms of function alone, not equal in combat power.

At this stage, considering combat efficiency and biomass, the size and lethality of living warships were much smaller than human ironclad ships.

Each ship carried one or more cerebrates, controlling tens of thousands of low-level units.

Whether it was a living warship or a low-level Zergling,

After countless improvements by Li Ang, the Abyssal Mirror, and the cerebrates, there were countless models, and their life forms were bizarre.

Before the expedition, the cerebrates would select the most suitable warships and Zergling unit combinations to deal with the enemy based on the information gathered about potential opponents. The cerebrate think tank formulated a battle plan, and finally, Li Ang personally made the final decision.

In terms of energy level alone, the current Zerg Hive fleet was far from reaching the level of hydrogen bombs, atomic bombs, or even fuel-air explosives.

The attack distance and accuracy were also far from ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.

But from the perspective of the threat to human civilization, the Zerg Hive fleet was still terrifying—

High-altitude patrol Zerglings, shaped like flying birds, could patrol at high altitudes at a flight speed exceeding the 352km/h limit of the white-throated needletail. When necessary, they could dive and approach human flying vehicles or buildings, directly detonating;

Zerglings disguised as dolphins and octopuses could quickly approach modern ships, using tentacles to chisel or acid to corrode, silently sinking ships and blockading coastlines;

Infestors could stab out neural parasitic needles, which contained different nerve speeds, and could paralyze, control, or directly kill humans.

The parasites hidden in the needles could also release neurotransmitters such as dopamine and endorphins, to control the other party's emotions and desires by regulating the physiological functions of the central nervous system;

In addition, there were mimic worms, paired with highly intelligent cerebrates, that could perfectly replace ordinary humans, with fingerprints, irises, and DNA all seamless.

This was the infiltration level of the Zerg Hive fleet, and in terms of the destructive level,

Giant burrowing sand worms could penetrate thousands of meters underground, easily causing geological collapses, ground subsidence, rock bursts, soil erosion, and other geological disasters;

Living warships were equipped with a large number of acid cannon arrays and biological torpedoes, and the damage caused at close and medium range was no less than that of artillery shells;

The most crucial thing was that the Zerg Hive fleet also inherited the fungal spore technology developed by Li Ang, and the transmission ability and activity of some fungi were somewhat frightening to Li Ang.

If released recklessly, a Zerg Hive fleet could turn an island into a world of fluff.

Even just a small amount of targeted release could cause huge damage to the ecological environment, especially human crops.

In the mid-nineteenth century, *Phytophthora infestans* caused a potato crop failure, leading to a sharp decline of a quarter of the Irish population,

Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 completely eradicated the Gros Michel banana from the stage of history,

Coffee rust caused by *Hemileia vastatrix* and coffee rust fungus, cucumber blight and tomato late blight caused by *Phytophthora*, *Rhizoctonia solani* caused seedling blight...

Human crops have a single planting tendency, and once infected, they are extremely difficult to eradicate.

In addition to releasing fungi themselves, the Zerg Hive fleet could also use pheromones to cause biological disasters—such as releasing 4-vinyl anisole to artificially trigger locust plagues.

The trident combination of the Biological Mother, Swamp Power, and the Abyssal Mirror allowed all the creatures that Li Ang cultivated to possess unprecedented variability, coupled with the long-sealed 【Meng Du】 short sword... (Deadly Poison)

Li Ang and the Zerg he created could completely do "spreading life and death" at the same time, and the speed of mutation and evolution was probably faster than the speed at which researchers could crack it.

Destruction is always easier than creation.

In the words of the think tank, it was: 【The side that takes the lead when civilizations with different development directions come into contact will gain a huge advantage】

Although the number of intelligent creatures led by Li Ang, who could be regarded as intelligent beings, did not exceed five hundred, they had already shown a hint of civilization potential.

The premise was that Li Ang's own development speed could ensure that he perfectly controlled the caged beast that was the Zerg Hive...

【Countdown 5, 4, 3, 2, 1】

【Entering: Corridor of Realms】

The system prompt sounded in his ears. Li Ang, who was wearing a standard dragon-headed white coat, reached into the dragon's mouth, pushed his monocle, and disappeared into the room.

When he opened his eyes again, the mountain wind howled and the sun was shining brightly.

Li Ang looked around. The place where he was standing was the top of a mountain slope.

The mountain slope was rugged and steep, and the rocks were dark red. Looking down, he could see some modern man-made buildings that had fallen into silence, such as brick factory construction sites and buildings, located in the vast desert, surrounded by palm trees, weeds, and cacti.

【Corridor of Realms has generated the map: Miramar Desert】

【Map Objective: Within the limited time, inflict damage on opponents until a total of ten points are accumulated】

"What a big map."

Li Ang, who was already prepared for battle, narrowed his eyes. The map objective said "inflict damage on opponents" instead of "cause damage to opponents."

This rule may be hinting that there may be map elements in the map that can injure opponents.

Also, the name Miramar Desert sounds a bit familiar...

While Li Ang looked around, wary of opponents of unknown direction,

He took out the automated pet feeder disguised as a coffin, and released more than a hundred reconnaissance Zerglings, which flew in all directions.

"Dong dong dong!"

"Bang bang!"

"Buzz buzz!"

Extremely clear noises came from the distance in the desert. Those were the sounds of modern firearms firing and vehicles driving.

"Boom—"

A jet plane flew quickly overhead, and something seemed to have fallen from the tail...

An airdrop box with a parachute, colored blue on top and red on the bottom.