With his eyes fixed on the sky, Carl began describing the appearance of the strange objects.
"They're a bunch of red, oval, fleshy creatures with many thin tentacles underneath. They're very slow. I can't tell their attacking method!"
"I knew it! They're king worms! But why would they appear in the sky near the Fortress? And during the bug tide, too…" Rio muttered to himself in contemplation.
"Hey! What are king worms? How do they attack? Should we inform Bill and the others? They look like they haven't discovered those bugs!" John shouted worriedly.
"There's no point. King worms fly at such a high altitude that anti-aircraft weapons on the ground typically can't reach them."
"What? Doesn't that mean they're undefeatable?"
Rio shook his head, smiling. "You're overthinking it. If the Empire sends its airmen or other aerial troops, those bugs will become living targets."
"What do you mean by liv
"Look! What's Instructor Iger doing?" John shouted in amazement.Meanwhile, Rio was opening his book to record Iger's War Spirit power and skills.He stared at Iger, who was curling his hands into his palms. There was a strange white light shining in his hands. His eyes were focused on the exploding cockroaches falling from the sky.When one of them was about to land on the top of the wall, Iger smiled and raised his palms to the same height. A white light immediately appeared underneath the exploding cockroach.The next thing everyone knew, the cockroach that should have exploded on the wall appeared above the bug swarm outside the wall!Boom! There was a burst of dazzling green light, indicating that the cockroach had exploded on top of its comrades and caused major casualties.The explosion even left a wide hole in the dense swarm of bugs."What an amazing War Spirit power! I can't believe
"You're kidding me…" Carl found it hard to accept this outcome. Even though he had only known Bill's team for two days, friendships established on the battlefield were always strong and deep.Even though Bill would show them a stinky face every time, they knew he treated them well.Unlike Trevor's intense resistance toward War Spirit warriors, Bill's strictness was laced with protectiveness. This much was apparent to Carl."Oh, all right. Some things are not up to us to decide. Do you want to rest somewhere? The battle nearly knocked me out just now." Iger moved his muscles weakly, looking exhausted."Instructor Iger, when will we be joining the defensive mission again?" Rio asked, staring at Iger."We can sit out two rounds. It's our turn to participate after two more rotation teams but since Bill's team has been disbanded, I'll have to check which team we're joining."Thud. Thud.The four of
"That's some incredible marksmanship! Are you Drizzt from Trevor's team? Wait a minute. I could feel the fluctuation of War Spirit power earlier. When did we get a War Spirit warrior that specializes in shooting in the Fortress?" the leader of the War Spirit warriors asked, looking at Carl and the others in amazement."Yo! Is that you, Wade? Weren't you guys supposed to be at the west defense zone? Why are you fighting bugs in this place?" Iger walked up to them with a grin.The War Spirit warrior named Wade snorted and said disdainfully, "Here comes the drunkard Iger. I can't believe Faye called you too…""As you can see, a large number of bugs poured into the Fortress as soon as the west defense zone was breached. Even though the War Spirit warriors nearby have stopped them as quickly as possible, there are still a lot of bugs that got in.""So you're doing an internal suppression mission now…" Iger nodded. He immediately underst
The Zerg attack was still ongoing as countless bugs poured into the Fortress via the gap in the defense. The bugs that were scattered around the periphery of the Fortress were also subconsciously gathering at the rift."Hey, this isn't working! There are only so many of us but the bugs are endless!" Iger shouted worriedly, all while splicing two bugs with his Spatial Shift.Clark snorted and his hard-as-steel tail whipped a bug that was attacking him from behind. He waited until he was done with the enemy before responding."Relax! Someone has already reported the situation here to the commander! Since the pressure on other zones has relaxed, the freed-up troops will definitely be transferred here!""Really? I thought they're going to leave this whole zone to us! I nearly peed my pants!" Iger's worried expression finally disappeared, leaving only a smug face behind. It was such an eyesore that Clark wished he could smack his head w
"It's not just Bill! Look at the people around him! Aren't those his subordinates? "Carl pointed to the people behind Bill. Having fought beside them in the last two days, he could recognize their faces well."Is the old man digging his own grave?" Iger had abandoned his usual composure. He was about to run up to Bill and his subordinates and pull them back. Carl and his friends wanted to go with him too."Stop!" Clark let out a tiger's roar, stopping the four of them in their tracks."This isn't the time for you to move freely! All War Spirit warriors must retreat and gather at the second line! Leave this place to the ordinary troops!"Suddenly, a breeze swept their faces as Faye appeared once again.Clark immediately turned around and asked, "Faye, are there new orders?"Faye nodded and swiftly said, "Shadow Blade has given his orders: all War Spirit warriors are to gather at the command center. There ar
It was not until Bill heard the surprised exclamations of Carl and the rest that he realized the several in the team of War Spirit warriors were his acquaintances."It's you guys. I can't believe Shadow Blade gave such an important mission to you." Bill's voice was full of doubt and distrust.Iger smiled sheepishly and did not take it to heart. "The four of us are kind of weak but we have big brothers like Clark with us.""That's enough! Leave the chit-chat for later! We need to complete our mission first!" Clark said impatiently, urging them."But…" Clark stared at Bill and his subordinates, all familiar faces to him. Even though their mission required the participation of a team of ordinary soldiers, he selfishly did not want the team to be Bill and his men."Enough, Carl!" Bill interrupted him."My team had already disbanded in the battle tonight. We used to be hundreds of men strong but we're down to a
The terran snake's attack was like running a hot knife through butter. No one could stop it head-on at this point.Watching the scene unfolding in front of him, Carl shouted until his voice was hoarse, "Bill, get out of the way!"However, even War Spirit warriors like them barely evaded the attack. What chance did Bill and his team of ordinary soldiers stand? The next thing anyone knew, the terran snake crushed Bill and his men with its massive head, spilling blood everywhere.Iger, Carl, John, and Rio stared at the terran snake with their mouths open. Even after a long time, they did not know what to say."Bill is gone just like that…" Carl's voice was shaking.He had seen soldiers dying in front of him before but since he was not close to any of them, he did not have such intense emotions.But in two short days, Carl and his friends had developed a deep comradeship with Bill.Watching Bill's
The team carefully made their way to the forest. Fortunately, none of them were ordinary people, so they were able to leave the Fortress without much trouble.Carl turned his head. Even now, he could still see the dark stream of bugs gushing into Punk Fortress through a rift in its towering wall."Does this mean that if those in the Fortress kill this swarm of bugs, the bug tide will be over?" Carl asked curiously.Iger nodded dejectedly. "Even if the bug tide ends, the Fortress has lost too many people this time… Our ordinary soldiers are being forced to fight back without any geographical advantage. There would be too many deaths to count."Everyone sighed quietly in response. Even though War Spirit warriors possessed fighting strength a hundred times that of ordinary soldiers, there were far too few of them.Their effectiveness in a battle against such an absurd amount of Zergs was a drop in the bucket. Even then, i