Listening to Sheyan and Mogensha's accusations, a corporal stood out and lamented.
"Second Lieutenant! We know it isn't suitable for us to attack from here. But, the Mother nest's orders are to protect the zergling incubation pool below! If we retreat to the location you mentioned, then the incubation pool will be exposed to the enemy's attack range. We definitely won't be able to defend it. Once this important structure is destroyed, the Mother nest will no longer be able to use larvae to breed zerglings, and will no longer be able to breed the Sunken Colony. To us, that would be a calamity! "
After listening to his explanation, Sheyan finally understood. The incubation pool itself didn't have any incubation capabilities, it was just like a male's high pill, specially secreting out zergling hormones, which would then be transported through the Mother nest's pipeline. As for an important structure like the incubation pool, it required the Overmind to inject its unique fluids to construct. Therefore, to the current Blackthorn tribe, it was an absolutely extinct structure. Once it was destroyed, it would be unable to be reconstructed.
Currently, the Mother nest could only mass produce zerglings and hydralisks. Like the Queen zergling, it was a genetic mutation product, and was unable to be mass produced. Moreover, the Mother nest's current MP could only control roughly 300 zerglings, allowing them to continuously reinforce the battlefield. But if it were to be converted to hydralisks, she could only control a hundred. Once she lost the ability to produce zerglings, then one could imagine, she could only rely on a hundred plus hydralisks that weren't proficient in close combat, and the similarly long range Sunken Colony to defend!
One could imagine, using such a defensive combination to resist the Thick-liquid tribe's sea of zerglings and hydralisks, that was indeed like what the corporal had said; it could only be described as a calamity! Without the constant replenishment of 300 cannon fodder zerglings and the Sunken Colony, even with Sheyan's monstrous strength, they could only be exhausted to death on the spot!
Because even though the 'Prometheus III Flamethrower' possessed unimaginable might and unlimited ammunition, it could only be used for 5 minutes at most. After 5 minutes, it would require another 5 minutes of fuel before it could be used again! Once the battle continued for half an hour, during this cooldown period, it would be sufficient for the terrifying Thick-liquid tribe's reinforcements to raze everything to the ground!
Everyone went silent for a moment. In this situation, retreating meant death, not retreating meant death. The only difference was that one would die sooner or later. Everyone glanced at each other. Mogensha suddenly lowered his voice.
"If the Blackthorn tribe's forces are unable to mobilize, then why don't we sneakily escape? At this moment, the Blackthorn tribe is too preoccupied to fend for themselves, even if they send reinforcements, they might not be able to kill us! "
Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's eyes suddenly.
"That's right, you guys can leave now!"
Sheyan understood the meaning behind his words and immediately said, "That's right.
"What about you guys?"
Lieutenant Colonel Dundee helplessly shook his head. He unbuttoned his shirt and saw a green blood vessel protruding from his heart. On top of it was an oval tumor filled with red filaments. Its surface was extremely glossy.
"Remember the Queen ''s Queen's? It was a special unit of the insectoids. Apart from using its special ability to trap and weaken enemies in a large area, it could also breed a type of small parasite and attach them to the enemy. These small parasites could allow the caster to see everything that the attached unit could see. Therefore, we are destined to not be able to escape. As long as that Variant Queen is willing, it can hatch parasites from our bodies and kill us. In the previous battlefield, this isn't the first time I've seen those disgusting little things. In fact, once these parasites are attached, it is extremely hard to remove them. To eliminate them, the most efficient method is to eliminate the attached troops. "
Sheyan and Mogensha obviously wouldn't give up on Lieutenant Colonel Dundee. After glancing at each other, Mogensha suddenly asked.
"I see that Sunken Colony is a rather valiant defence, why didn't the Mother of the Blackthorns construct a few more?"
Before his words faded, the Mother of the Blackthorns' telepathic transmission sounded out.
"I'm currently still in the 'I' class base, the area covered by the creep blanket is already at its maximum. Hence, the nutrients extracted from it have reached its limit. Currently, the 21 Sunken Colonies that he had constructed were already the limit of what he could do! Furthermore, Mr Dundee, I don't deny that the parasites are attached to your body. But as long as you abide by our agreement, not only will they be harmless to you, they will even eradicate the cancer in your body. Am I right? "
Dundee sighed, but didn't deny it. After a long while, he turned around and spoke to Sheyan helplessly.
"You've already seen how perilous the current situation is, you can still make it if you leave now. Those damned arachnids have already concluded their assault today, they will launch their next assault tomorrow. You have ample time to leave. As for Kitt's harmonica, although it looks like it was pieced together from scrap parts, it actually contains a hidden signal device! You can call for a shuttle to transport you away, but remember, you must escape 30 kilometres before using the signal device! If not, Kitt wouldn't be able to forcefully descend under the assault of the arachnids' anti-air Spore Towers! Right, remember to let Kitt pass a message to my family. Vanessa, I will always love you! "
At this moment, Sheyan and Mogensha received another notification.
"You've received Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's hidden mission: Message."
"Mission objective: Escape from the Blackthorn arachnid territory, and pass a message to his family."
"Do you wish to accept this mission? Once this mission is abandoned, you cannot accept it again. "
Very obviously, this mission should be a form of compensation for the failure of the main mission. Low difficulty, high reward. After completing this mission, then even if Sheyan and Mogensha lost achievement points from the main mission, they would still be able to make up for a portion of it. The deduction of basic attribute points would also be compensated from the mission completion rewards.
Mogensha was about to accept, but he noticed Sheyan's pensive expression, as though he wasn't intending to accept the mission. Mogensha's heart jolted.
"Seaman! Don't lose sight of the big picture for the small. This is already a dead zone, staying here won't give us any chance of victory! The opposing Thick-liquid tribe is getting increasingly valiant, so what if you suppress the zerglings? That tribe only needs to dispatch 20, no, 10 hydralisks and you won't be able to handle it! "
Sheyan's gaze was deep, he didn't speak for a long while before he slowly spoke.
"I feel that even though staying here is extremely difficult, it doesn't mean there's no chance of a comeback."
Mogensha's brows creased.
"Such a vile situation, how can we possibly make a comeback?"
Sheyan earnestly spoke to Lieutenant Colonel Dundee.
"Sir, I don't wish to give up. Can you give me some time to gather some information? Anyway, the Thick-liquid tribe still needs to amass their military strength before they attack tomorrow. "
Lieutenant Colonel Dundee nodded.
"Sure, before 12 midnight, you guys can find me for my pocket watch. But after this time, it will be extremely dangerous outside."
Mogensha finally heaved a sigh of relief. There was at least 7-8 hours till 12 midnight, with this period of buffer time, it should be enough for them to do anything. Sheyan then joined the soldiers, helping to bandage their wounds. For the more heavily injured, Sheyan would even treat them to a mouthful of 'Endless Spirited Vodka', which was extremely effective in relieving their pain. Under such circumstances, if Sheyan wanted to ask something, it would naturally be easy and joyful.
After obtaining first-hand information from the humans, Sheyan furrowed his brows and sat down on the ground. He broke off a tree branch and started scribbling on the ground. Nobody knew what he was calculating. After a while, he massaged his temples and sighed wearily. Suddenly, he raised his voice and called out.
"Mother of the Blackthorns! I want all the first-hand information you have right now! Especially regarding the Thick-liquid tribe, the more the merrier! "
The mother of the Blackthorns' telepathic message instantly resounded in Sheyan's mind.
"We've previously captured members of the Thick-liquid tribe, hence we have first-hand information. But your authority is insufficient, your reputation is insufficient, you don't have the qualifications to open it up."
Sheyan resolutely replied.
"Let your empress parasitize me! That way you can open up the information to me right. "
The mother of the Blackthorns hesitated for a while before replying.
"The empress' feedback is that she is unable to parasitize you and your comrades."
Sheyan impatiently replied.
"Then share the information I want to see with me, if not I'll leave with my comrades! I have no interest in dying with you. You've seen it for yourself, if not for me restraining those damned zerglings, I'm afraid the next Thick-liquid tribe would have destroyed the incubation pool! Following that, your main body would have been crazily torn apart by those bastards. "
The mother of the Blackthorns went silent for a while.
"Fine, your body emits a mysterious and grand aura (Legend level + 1). I don't understand how a human like you can be so powerful, your body's toughness is comparable to our tribe's ultimate army, the Mammoth. But you must remember, if you dare to do anything that harms our tribe, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee and the rest will accompany you to the grave. "
Sheyan snorted, starting to carefully peruse the information shared by the mother of the Blackthorns through telepathy. After he finished reading, his eyes suddenly lit up as though they were ablaze. Mogensha, who was not far away, seemed to have heard a vague sentence.
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