At this moment, the Overlords that were scattered around the outskirts of the Blackthorn base were forced to retreat. This was because the Redliner tribe's Mutalisks were scattered all over the outskirts of the Blackthorn base. Once the Overlords couldn't enter the range of the aerial hydralisks, they would be slaughtered alive. As previously mentioned, the Overlords didn't possess any offensive capabilities, but could provide essential nourishment to the newly hatched arachnids. Hence, they couldn't be sacrificed in vain.
At this moment, the Blackthorn Overmind Mozi had already hatched several aerial hydralisks, and started patrolling around the base. Strictly speaking, once the hydralisks reached a certain scale, then they wouldn't fear the Mutalisks. Moreover, the cost of producing a hydralisk, especially the amount of rare ores and gas required, was much lower than the Mutalisks. But one must note, the Mutalisks' vision and mobility were 10 times that of the hydralisks. Hence, 90% of the hydralisk patrolling returned without any results. Instead, there were several groups of hydralisks that were annihilated by the Redliner tribe's Mutalisks.
Momentarily, the situation was extremely passive.
At this moment, Sheyan found the Blackthorn Overmind Mozi. This human and bug congregated together for 10 minutes, no one knew what they were plotting, before they separated.
Not long later, at least 40 Overlords gathered together. Under the escort of two groups of hydralisks, they charged towards the west. It seemed like they were heading towards the Thick-liquid base to carry out some operations. If these 40 Overlords were to be slaughtered, then the entire Blackthorn base's food supply would be in a state of shortage. Even the larvae would be unable to hatch due to the lack of food, and could only concentrate on hatching a new batch of Overlords! Undoubtedly, this would greatly delay the base's development!
Under such a huge temptation, the surrounding Redliner tribe's mutalisks gathered together and launched a frenzied assault. If they wanted to eliminate the 40 Overlords, then they would have to first eliminate the 2 groups of hydralisks guarding them. If not, the Overlords' defence and vitality weren't bad. If they launched an all-out assault on the Overlords, then even if they could wipe them out, the simultaneous spitting of the two groups of hydralisks would inevitably result in disastrous casualties. This wasn't a scenario that the Redliner Overmind wished to see.
The situation was indeed developing as expected. The two groups of Hydralisks were unable to withstand the frenzied assault of the Mutalisks from all directions! In just a few minutes, many of them were dead or injured. The few that were left were no longer a threat at all. The overlords hurriedly retreated back to the main base in a sorry state. Hundreds of Mutalisks chased after them relentlessly, killing at least half of the Overlords before they could even make it two or three kilometers.
Yet in the midst of their pursuit, the Redliner tribe's Mutalisks had arrived at a spacious clearing not far from the Blackthorn tribe's main base. At this moment, they didn't notice that the pursued Overlords were constantly descending in flight, as though they were flying close to the ground. In order to kill these Overlords, these Mutalisks had to fly lower to make it easier for them to attack.
The Redliner tribe's Mutalisks continued their frenzied pursuit, concentrating their firepower on killing the Overlords one by one. It seemed like they weren't going to give up until all the Overlords were annihilated! Yet when the majority of the Redliner tribe's Mutalisks had gathered together to launch their assault, a human figure suddenly leapt out from a particularly large black Overlord's cavity. His hands were shockingly hugging an unremarkable cylindrical object. It was the 'Electromagnetic Cloud Bomb' that Sheyan had half-snatched from the humans!!!
A glaring blue radiance flashed out! The battle habits of the Mutalisks was to gather in groups to attack. Yet when Sheyan leapt out from Shenxu's cavity, he was shockingly right in the middle of the Mutalisks' congregations! With this explosion, at least half of the Mutalisks were jolted into a stunned state! Simultaneously, from all directions of this spacious clearing, "Rumble rumble", at least 6 groups of Hydralisks and 5 groups of Zerglings drilled out. The Hydralisks simultaneously spat out venom into the sky! Furthermore, the majority of these Hydralisks and Zerglings still bore the remnants of the Thick-liquid tribe's insignia!
Previously when Sheyan launched a surprise attack on the Thick-liquid tribe, he had been schemed against by the elite zerglings at the entrance of the Thick-liquid Queen. If not for his' Electromagnetic Cloud Bomb ', his ultimate weapon against the arachnids, perhaps he would've really died on the spot. From this, one could tell that the Thick-liquid tribe had specially researched on the arachnid's technology, and enhanced the genetic ability of their own troops. When the 30 Overlords had left as bait, the Blackthorn Overmind Mozi had seized the opportunity of the Redliner tribe's scouting to gather the Hydralisks from the Thick-liquid tribe's base. Then, he dispatched them to this spacious clearing not far from the base, allowing them to burrow into the ground and lay in ambush … …
The number of Mutalisks that were stunned by Sheyan's' Electromagnetic Cloud Bomb 'was at least 50-60. They relied on flapping their wings to stay afloat in the air. After their hearing was damaged by the electromagnetic cloud bomb and they were stunned, they naturally fell from the sky. With the intrepid physique of the arachnids, they naturally wouldn't fall to their deaths. At most, they would suffer some light injuries. Yet after crashing to the ground, the zerglings that had been sharpening their blades long ago roared wildly as they charged forward!
After an entire 10 seconds, it was sufficient for the zerglings to pounce onto a single Mutalisk, entangling it and preventing it from rising into the air! Instead, the Hydralisks concentrated on spitting out those Mutalisks that weren't stunned. Under the concentrated rain of corrosive fluids, the remaining Mutalisks once again instinctively congregated into a group and soared into the sky! Like this, even if they sacrificed their comrades, it would be like peeling off the outer skin of an orange, but it would still preserve the lives of many of their kind.
At this moment, behind a distant boulder, a strange figure flashed out like a ghost. It was indeed the elite variant Queen Jenny! Although a single Mutalisk could instantly slay her, but at this moment, this formidable elite variant Queen Jenny could be of immense use!
It aimed at the large group of Mutalisks that had gathered together and spat out a small ball of green mucus.
Following that, the clump of green mucus actually split into 2, 2 into 4, 4 into 8 ….. before it reached the front of the group of Mutalisks, it had shockingly transformed into a massive pale green fluorescent spider web! Covering the sky and covering the earth, it enveloped them!
Ensnare!
This was the Queen's formidable AOE deceleration ability, Ensnare!!
If the Redliner tribe's Mutalisks previously required 5-6 seconds to escape the range of the Hydralisks, then now that time had been extended by at least two times! And this additional time, was the difference between life and death …..
3 minutes later, the battle ended.
The Blackthorn tribe's losses: 31 hydralisks, 33 Overlords, 6 zerglings, in addition 1 electromagnetic cloud bomb. Total losses: 5775 units of pandora crystals, 775 units of rare associated minerals: gas.
The Redliner tribe's losses: 107 Mutalisks. The total loss was 10700 units of Pandora Crystals and 10700 units of Rare Associated Ore Gas!
Such a huge loss ratio, could be said to be a complete victory for the Blackthorn tribe!
One must understand, losing the Pandora crystals wasn't a big deal, but the Gas was even rarer. On average, every 6-8 units of Pandora crystals, only 1 unit of Gas could be obtained. As for the Redliner tribe's Overmind, regardless of strategy or tactics, it could be said that he didn't make any mistakes. Even if he missed out on the capture of the elite variant Queen Jenny, he would at most lose 30 Mutalisks. The real reason for his crushing defeat, was because he completely missed out on the abnormal Sheyan. He could actually cause more than half of the Mutalisks to lose their ability to fly and crash to the ground in an instant! This led to the tragic annihilation of the entire tribe!
At the same time of the ambush, the Blackthorn tribe had completed their transformation from an I class base to a II class base! The two opposing factions finally stood on the same starting line. As for the Blackthorn Overmind Mozi's first advanced organ structure, that was the Spore Spire! This edifice looked like a gigantic mushroom, but from the mushroom's mushroom cap, there were dozens of thick blood vessels that were directly connected to the mucus on the ground. It provided genetic codes, allowing the larvae to develop into two types of soldiers. The first was the Mutalisk that previously plagued the entire Blackthorn tribe. The second, was the Scourge, the Suicide Bat.
Naturally, the Blackthorn Overmind Mozi seized the golden opportunity when the enemy's aerial forces were greatly weakened. His twin mines frantically operated, producing an army of Mutalisks and Scourge; giving the enemy a taste of their own medicine. During this period of time, both sides engaged in numerous aerial battles. Ultimately, the Redliner tribe suffered heavy losses due to the annihilation of hundreds of Mutalisks, and finally suffered a crushing defeat.
They could only give up their air supremacy, and switch over to producing cheap and excellent Hydralisks to carry out their strategic defence. But one could predict, the annihilation of those hundreds of Mutalisks would at most cause the Redliner tribe to suffer a huge loss, but it was far from being able to inflict serious damage! Currently, the military strength ratio of both sides was maintained at a terrifying ratio of 1: 3. Blackthorn tribe 1: Redliner tribe 3. Once the Redliner tribe accumulated enough military strength to slaughter their way out, then it would be the crucial moment of a decisive battle! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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