"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …"
In the air, countless red dots streaked across the air like bullets, creating whooshing sounds of the wind.
From afar, it looked like a "meteor shower" that was flying everywhere.
On the ground, a "blockhouse" that was more than 50 meters tall, equivalent to a 20-story building, emitted a faint red light from head to toe in the Withered Desert in the evening. It was the center of this meteor shower, as well as its origin.
"Whoosh, whoosh …"
The target that the "meteor shower" was flying toward was the hundreds of large insect-type creatures that were advancing toward the flaming blockhouse.
This was an insect-type creature that clearly did not belong to the desert. Its body was about five meters tall, and its entire body was covered in a layer of dark purple glossy carapace with flame patterns. In front of its huge and deep head, there was a black horizontal shovel-shaped structure and a pair of crimson eyes that resembled headlights.
Well, overall, it looked like a heavy bulldozer with its headlights on.
Apart from that, the target of this "meteor shower" was the sky about 200 meters above the ground. There were thousands of flying insects that had bat wings and dark greenish-brown centipede-shaped bodies.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …"
Of course, the so-called "meteor shower" was actually also insects.
They were some ants that were nearly 10 centimeters long, had a slender shape like bullets, and their entire bodies were translucent like flames!
Desert Fire Ants were unique to the Withered Desert. They were a Level-30 social unit.
Judging from the volume of the "blockhouse" that emitted red light and was even more conspicuous than the surrounding sand dunes, this was definitely a giant Desert Fire Ant nest that numbered more than a million.
Theoretically, such a giant nest would normally not be harassed by creatures at all.
Although the Desert Fire Ant was only a Level-30 creature in terms of level, its individual combat strength was at the bottom in the depths of the Withered Desert.
However, it numbered more than a million and had extremely high resistance to fire energy, which was the most effective against social creatures. Even extremely ferocious social high-level creatures like the Desert Tarantulas would avoid them at all costs.
Most importantly, a million-level Desert Fire Ant nest was almost certain that there was a Boss-level unit within it.
Not to mention normal desert creatures, even players would need at least a thousand ordinary players or a hundred origin power players. Only with sufficient preparation and coordination would there be a certain degree of confidence in clearing out the desert.
This was also the reason why these Desert Fire Ants, which were over Level 30 creatures, were able to build their nest in an area that was over Level 50.
However, today, the Desert Fire Ant's nest, which was definitely one of the most numerous in the entire desert, had finally met its challenger.
"Pa, pa, pa …"
"-41, -39, -35 …"
A large number of Desert Fire Ants shot through the air with a density comparable to that of machine gun bullets. They hit the shells of the large insects that were shaped like bulldozers.
The sound it made was like the sound of rainwater hitting a rock. It was continuous and unending.
However, it was immediately sent flying. There was not even a mark on the Bulldozer Bug's carapace. The damage value that appeared above its head was not even in the double digits of 50.
"Creak, creak …"
The follow-up attack that was supposed to continue using its mouthparts to attack after being shot into close range could not be performed.
This was because the shell of the Bulldozer Bug that was five meters tall was completely equivalent to a mountain to these creatures that were not more than ten centimeters in size and had mouthparts that were only one centimeter wide.
Their pincers that could bite through the hardest withered trees in the desert were like facing their only natural enemy in the desert, the Desert Pangolin, against the smooth reddish-black carapace. The Desert Fire Ant worker ants that were attacking in groups felt that they had nowhere to attack.
However, the Desert Pangolin was only able to bully the worker ants among them.
By the time the Desert Soldier Ants that were more than one meter in size and half the length of a person reacted, they could only retreat and escape.
However, even the Soldier Ants could not do anything to these giant Bulldozer Bugs.
This was because when the Soldier Ants waved the pincer-like weapons on their heads and charged in front of the giant creatures that were like siege vehicles that were continuously pushing toward the nest that they were defending …
"Puff …"
Below these Bulldozer Bugs, a poisonous fog with black smoke was emitted, engulfing all the Desert Fire Ants in the surroundings!
"-1000, -1000, -1000 …"
A large number of damage numbers instantly appeared. At least thousands of Desert Fire Ants were killed by this one attack, leaving behind a pile of energy crystals on the ground.
"Tch, tch, tch …"
The attack that the Desert Fire Ants received did not only come from the ground, but more importantly from the sky.
Above their heads, brownish-green bugs that were about 80 centimeters in size and shaped like bats opened their mouths and spat a stream of acid down below.
The Desert Fire Ants that were sprayed with acid instantly emitted a large amount of white smoke. By the time they finished bouncing and landed on the ground, all of their limbs had been corroded and they had lost their attack power.
[Wyvern. Venom type. Level 60. Elite. Low-level Zerg unit!]
These bugs were, of course, the Wyverns of the Zerg race. Moreover, they were units that were more similar to the prototype of the Zerg race in interstellar games.
In the Zerg race, any basic unit had many subtypes that could be incubated according to the situation. They could even undergo a second "evolution" or "mutation" after incubation.
In fact, even their body shapes could be adjusted.
If there was a need, this function could even be used to create giant Wyverns that were more than 10 meters in size and had higher HP and levels.
Of course, these Wyverns were clearly not suitable for this battle.
Although these normal Desert Fire Ants could not threaten the "Bulldozer Bugs" on the ground, in terms of aerial attacks, they were not weak.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …"
The pillar-like center of the ant nest shook violently.
From the holes at the top of the nest, Level-33 Elite Female Ants that were about half a meter in size rushed out. They flapped a pair of translucent and faintly fiery wings and rose into the air in an attempt to attack the group of Wyverns that were using the corrosive liquid to bombard the sky.
According to the average ratio, there should be close to 10,000 Female Ants in this nest that had the ability to fly. This was definitely a terrifying number.
"Tch, tch, tch …"
"-1203, -1304, -1056, -1104 …"
Of course, although the number was almost ten times that of the Wyverns, in terms of level, it was only about half.
Moreover, although they were both Elite units, due to the restriction of low-level social creatures, the actual combat power of these Female Ants was only equivalent to an ordinary Level-30 creature.
Although they were also social creatures, their actual combat power was still at the Elite level of the Zerg Wyverns, so it was impossible for them to be of much use.
Although there were many of them rising into the air, almost covering the entire area above the nest.
However, very quickly, the fragile wings of these Female Ants were corroded by the venom spat by the Wyverns, and they fell to the ground like rain.
However, as they blocked a large amount of venom, they also created an opportunity for the hundreds of Commander Grade Female Ants to attack.
After the Female Ants, whose bodies were shrouded in transparent fire energy shields, crawled out of the nest, they quickly gathered fire energy in their mouthparts. After brewing for a few seconds, they spat out balls of white fireballs that represented high temperature toward the group of Wyverns in the sky.
Moreover, the direction they were aiming at was the position where the Female Ants had completely fallen and were no longer obstructed.
"Boom, boom, boom …"
In an instant, there were a few explosions in the sky. A dozen Wyverns were burned by the fireballs, their wings damaged, and they fell from the sky.
"Puff, puff, puff …"
Although a few of them flapped their remaining wings with all their might to slow down their falling speed, they were immediately drowned by the ocean-like Desert Fire Ants when they fell to the ground.
There was obviously a commander among the Desert Fire Ants, and it was a commander with high AI.
This was because, in theory, the place where the Female Ants appeared was also the place where the Wyverns were the densest in the sky. Under the bombardment of the high-speed and high-temperature fireballs that could adjust their trajectory in the air, it was impossible for the Wyverns to completely escape.
However, this was something that ordinary monsters could never think of.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh …"
Moreover, that was only the first wave.
In the blink of an eye, the second wave of white fireballs, which were even more numerous, rose into the sky like rockets.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak …"
Seeing this situation, the group of Wyverns in the sky could not help but move, and in the blink of an eye, their formation also changed.
Most of the Wyverns quickly pulled away from each other, while a small portion of the Wyverns charged directly toward the fireballs below.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
They were actually using the direction of contact to detonate these fireballs, buying time for the rest of the Wyverns to pull away.
The commanders of both sides belonging to the Zerg race were like two players in a strategy game, quickly attacking and dismantling each other's moves.
The commander of the Desert Fire Ants was obviously the Boss in this super nest, and the commander of these Wyverns was naturally 24K!
Following that, the flying units of both sides continuously changed their formation in the air, and both sides continuously suffered casualties.
Although it seemed that more than ten Desert Fire Ants were killed to kill one Wyvern, at least the Desert Fire Ants managed to stabilize the situation in the sky.
However, although the situation in the sky was stabilized, the hundreds of huge, bulldozer like bugs on the ground were already less than 200 meters away from the Desert Fire Ant nest. At this time, they displayed their second attack method.
"Puff!"
A bulldozer bug opened its mouth under its shovel-like horn, and a sulfuric smell emanated from it.
"Whoosh, whoosh …"
This made the surrounding Desert Fire Ants that were charging toward it feel that this was an opportunity, and they instantly shot toward its mouth.
"Pa, pa!"
However, when the first Desert Fire Ant shot into the Bulldozer bug's mouth, it immediately regretted it.
"Boom!"
In the next moment, the Bulldozer bug spat out a red flame with high temperature from its mouth, directly engulfing it and a few Desert Fire Ants that had jumped over.
Moreover, because of the shovel-like head structure, the flame split in all directions and became a relatively flat flame. In an instant, it was like a flamethrower, covering an area of about 10 meters around the Bulldozer bug.
"-576, -649, -465, -532 …"
Instantly, a large number of continuous damage points appeared on the heads of more than a thousand Desert Fire Ants in this area.
Although creatures like the Desert Fire Ants had a high resistance to fire energy, the flame that the bulldozer bug spat out was a biological flame formed by some atomized combustible agent.
Even if they had resistance, they would still be burned to the point that their limbs were broken, but they would not die quickly.
"Buzz!"
And this was clearly a deliberate design.
At that moment, a mass of something emerged from below the body of the bulldozer bug. However, it was not the poisonous mist from before, but a black gas that seemed to have a life of its own.
After rushing out, it quickly spread and covered the entire area. The Desert Fire Ants that had lost their ability to move but were still struggling.
After more than 10 seconds, when the Bulldozer Bug's huge body passed through the area, a wisp of black gas emerged from the corpses of the Desert Fire Ants and merged with the black gas that seemed to have a life of its own, moving forward with it.
"Qiang Mantis. Basic Level: Level 60 (Commander). Intermediate Zerg unit!"
This was a type of Zerg unit that did not have a real prototype in the interstellar game. This was because it was obtained after the Steel Beetle had gone through the "evolution" of the Zerg base.
As a Commander Grade unit, Feng Luo had originally wanted to name it "Devil Steel Beetle," but he decided to follow the Zerg's custom and named it "Qiang Mantis."
From its original name, it was also known that it had actually fused with the gene fragment of the mythical creature "Devil."
As such, this type of Zerg unit level directly reached the Commander Grade and could become the host of the Dark Life Protozoa for a short period of time!
Apart from that, compared to the original Steel Beetle, it had obtained the poisonous gas and "mouthpiece" attack method that could originally only be unlocked by Quasi-Boss and Boss-Grade Steel Beetles while maintaining its high defense ability.
"Buzz!"
The Qiang Mantis at the very front had officially stepped within 200 meters of the Fire Ant nest.
The sand around the Fire Ant nest suddenly rumbled endlessly. A bunch of holes continuously appeared on the sandy ground, and 10 Desert Fire Ants that looked similar to the female Ant Commander rushed out of the holes. They were more than two meters tall, and the Fire Energy surging around them was so strong that it was as if the air around them was burning.
At the same time, a sense of oppression instantly filled the entire battlefield.
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