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Chapter 27 A Glimmer of Hope
Hearing Fang Senyan and Mogansha's accusations, a corporal stood out with a sad expression and said,
"Lieutenant! We also know that setting up an ambush position here is not suitable, but the Mother Nest's order to us is to guard the Raptor incubation pool below! If we retreat to the location you mentioned, then the incubation pool will be exposed to the enemy's direct attack range and we definitely won't be able to defend it. And once this important building is destroyed, the Mother Nest will no longer be able to hatch Raptors from larvae, and it will no longer be able to hatch Spine Crawlers. That would almost mean utter disaster for us!"
After hearing his explanation, Fang Senyan understood. The incubation pool itself does not actually have the ability to hatch. It is like a man's testicles, specifically secreting hormones that promote the growth of Raptors, and then transporting them through pipelines connected to the Mother Nest. This important organ building must be built by a cerebrate injecting its unique body fluids. Therefore, for the current Blackthorn Tribe, it is an absolutely unique building. Once destroyed, it cannot be rebuilt.
Currently, the only offensive units that the Mother Nest can mass produce are Raptors and Hydralisks. Units like the Zerg Queen are products of genetic mutation and cannot be mass produced. The Mother Nest's current mental power can only control about three hundred Raptors to continuously reinforce the battlefield, but when converted to Hydralisks, it can only control a hundred at most. Once the ability to produce Raptors is lost, it is conceivable that they can only defend with a hundred or so Hydralisks, who are not good at melee combat, plus Spine Crawlers, which are also ranged attackers!
It is conceivable that using this defense combination to fight against the Liquid Tribe's offensive Raptor sea plus a small number of Hydralisks is indeed, as the corporal said, utter disaster! Without the constant replenishment of three hundred cannon fodder Raptors and Spine Crawlers that can be rebuilt, even with a freak like Fang Senyan, he would only be worn down alive on the spot!
Because, although this Prometheus III flamethrower is extremely powerful and has unlimited ammunition, no matter how economical it is used, it can only last for five minutes at most. After five minutes, it will take at least five minutes to replenish the fuel before it can be used again! Once the battle lasts for about half an hour, that cooling interval would be enough for the astonishing number of follow-up Liquid Tribe forces to raze everything that can move here to the ground!
Everyone was silent for a while. In the current situation, retreating means death, and not retreating also means death. The difference is only dying sooner or later. Everyone looked at each other, and Mogansha suddenly lowered his voice and said,
"If most of the Blackthorn Zerg's current forces cannot be mobilized, then why don't we all sneak away together? The Blackthorn Tribe is too busy to take care of itself right now. Even if they send pursuers, they might not be able to kill us!"
Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's eyes suddenly lit up and said,
"That's right, you can leave!"
Fang Senyan heard the meaning in his words and immediately said,
"What about you?"
Lieutenant Colonel Dundee shook his head slowly with great helplessness. He unbuttoned his jacket, and there was a protruding blue blood vessel in the position of his heart, with an oval tumor full of red veins growing on it, and the surface was very smooth.
"Remember that flying Queen? That is a special Zerg unit. In addition to being able to use the special ability: Ensnare, to weaken enemies in a large area, it can also breed a small parasite and attach them to the enemy's body. These small parasites allow the caster to see everything that the attached unit can see. So we are destined to not escape. As long as that mutated Queen is willing, it can hatch parasites in our bodies at any time to kill us - I have seen these disgusting little things more than once on the previous battlefield. In fact, once these parasites are attached, they are very difficult to remove. The most effective way to eliminate them is to eliminate the attached unit."
Fang Senyan and Mogansha could not possibly abandon Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. After they looked at each other, Mogansha suddenly said,
"I think that Spine Crawler is also a very strong defense. Why doesn't the Blackthorn Mother build more of them?"
Before he finished speaking, the Blackthorn Mother's telepathic communication had already sounded:
"I am currently still in the level I basic base mode. The area covered by the creep is already at its maximum, so the nutrients extracted from it have also reached their limit. I can no longer support hatching more organ buildings. The twenty-one Spine Crawlers currently built are the limit! Also, Mr. Dundee, I do not deny that there are parasites attached to your body, but as long as you abide by the agreement between us, it will not only be harmless to you, but will also eradicate the cancer in your body. I am right."
Dundee sighed, but did not deny it. After a while, he turned around and said to Fang Senyan with great helplessness:
"You have seen the current dangerous situation. It's not too late for you to leave now. Those damn bugs' attack today has ended, and the next attack will be launched at this time tomorrow. You have plenty of time to leave. And the harmonica that Keith made looks like it was pieced together from scrap parts, but there is a hidden signal transmitter inside! It can call a ship to transport you away, but remember to escape thirty kilometers before using the signal transmitter! Otherwise, Keith will not risk the attack of the Zerg's Spore Towers to force a landing! Oh right, remember to have Keith take a message to my family, Vansessa, I will always love you!"
At this time, Fang Senyan and Mogansha received another notification:
"You have obtained Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's hidden mission: Message."
"Mission objective: Escape from the territory of the Blackthorn Zerg and bring a message to his family."
"Do you want to accept this mission? Once this mission is abandoned, it cannot be accepted again."
Obviously, this mission should be a compensation for the failure of this main mission: low difficulty, high reward. After completing this mission, even if Fang Senyan and the others lose honor points due to the main mission, they can make up for a part of it, and the deducted basic attribute points may be compensated during the clearance reward.
Mogansha was about to choose to accept, but saw Fang Senyan thoughtful, and seemed not intending to accept the mission. He was shocked and said:
"Sailor! Don't be penny-wise and pound-foolish. This is already a dead end. There is no chance of winning by staying! The strength of the Liquid Tribe on the opposite side is getting stronger and stronger. No matter how much you suppress the Raptors, if that tribe sends out twenty at the same time, no, ten Hydralisks, you won't be able to handle it!"
Fang Senyan's eyes were deep, and he didn't speak all the time. After a long while, he slowly said:
"I think that although the situation is very difficult if we stay, it may not be impossible to turn things around."
Mogansha frowned and said:
"How can it be possible to turn things around in such a bad situation?"
Fang Senyan said seriously to Lieutenant Colonel Dundee:
"Sir, I don't want to give up, so give me some time to collect some information, okay? Anyway, the Liquid Tribe still needs to accumulate troops before attacking tomorrow."
Lieutenant Colonel Dundee nodded and said:
"Okay, you can come to me for the pocket watch before 12:00 midnight today, but if it is past this time, then it will be very dangerous outside."
Mogansha finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was at least seven or eight hours away from 12:00 midnight, and if they had this buffer time, it should be enough to do anything. Fang Senyan went to the soldiers and helped them bandage and treat their wounds. Fang Senyan would also ask the seriously wounded to drink a sip of endless strong vodka, which could effectively relieve their pain. In this case, it was naturally easy and pleasant for Fang Senyan to ask something.
After obtaining first-hand information from the human side, Fang Senyan frowned and began to sit on the ground, breaking a branch and drawing on the ground, not knowing what he was calculating. After a while, he rubbed his temples, sighed tiredly, and suddenly raised his voice:
"Blackthorn Mother! I want all the first-hand intelligence you currently have! Especially about the Liquid Tribe, the more the better!"
The Blackthorn Mother's telepathic communication immediately sounded in Fang Senyan's mind:
"We have captured members of the Liquid Tribe many times before, so we have first-hand detailed information about them, but your authority is insufficient, your reputation is insufficient, and you have not met the opening qualifications."
Fang Senyan said decisively:
"Let your Queen parasitize me! This should allow me to access the information, right."
The Blackthorn Mother hesitated for a while and said:
"The Queen's feedback shows that it cannot parasitize you and your companions."
Fang Senyan said impatiently:
"Then share the information I specify to watch with me, otherwise my companions and I will leave immediately! I am not interested in dying with you. You just saw that if I am not in front to contain those damn Raptors, I am afraid that the Liquid Tribe will be able to destroy the incubation pool next time! Then your main body will be frantically torn into tissue fragments by those guys."
The Blackthorn Mother was silent for a while:
"Okay, there is a mysterious and great aura on your body (Legendary +1). I don't understand why you humans are so powerful. The strength of your body can almost be compared to the ultimate unit of this race, the Mammoth. But you must remember that if you dare to do anything that harms this race, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee and the others will be buried with you."
Fang Senyan snorted and began to carefully read the first-hand information shared by the Blackthorn Mother through telepathic communication. After he finished reading it, his eyes suddenly burned like they were shining. And Mogansha, who was not far away, seemed to hear a vague sentence:
"It seems... things are very promising!"