"That's right, the evidence is exceedingly clear." Mogensha suddenly spoke. "The Blackthorn tribe's switch from offense to defense is the best evidence! From the looks of it, the Redliner tribe is trying to balance out their aerial disadvantage. Their main force is Scourges, Hydralisks and Zerglings! With such a force composition, apart from a direct confrontation, there isn't much of a solution for a class II arachnid base. "
"But! If the Blackthorn tribe was able to obtain a certain number of human tanks and set them up in their own territory, then they would only need a large number of Sunken Tongue Cannons, 10 or more siege tanks and medium level hydralisks to defend their territory. You must understand, the range of a human tank in siege mode is 3 times that of a Hydralisk. Its bombardment damage is an area of effect attack, and it also carries a terrifying offensive power. Coincidentally, it is the nemesis of the Redliner tribe's force composition. It can be said to be an extremely tyrannical suppression, no matter how many come, they will all die! "
"To counter such a tactic, the Redliner tribe that has evolved to a class II Mother nest can only achieve victory by mass-producing Mutalisks, and forcefully destroying the siege tanks. Or they can directly airdrop the Mutalisks to the side of the tanks. However, the awkward thing is, they are currently at a disadvantage in terms of air supremacy ….. to break out of this situation, the Redliner tribe has to mass-produce aerial forces to seize air supremacy. This is undoubtedly a long and arduous process, and will cause both sides to fall into an awkward situation of attrition. But to the Blackthorn tribe, who has a full 10 years worth of high-grade ores, a war of attrition is undoubtedly their most desired outcome! "
"Damn it!" Reef finally understood, muttering. "Since Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's promised assistance is no longer significant, then to the Blackthorn Overmind Mozi, those Gigantic Spore Colony Cannons must be preserved. From a public point of view, this thing was a strategic weapon arranged by the leader of the Zerg, the Blade Queen. Protecting it would help ease the relationship between the Zerg and the higher-ups. From a private point of view, controlling this thing meant controlling the safety of the transportation line of the Terrans on this planet. When negotiating with the humans, we can use it as a bargaining chip, and gain benefits from both sides. "
Sheyan nodded.
"That's roughly it. Apart from that, we still need to be mentally prepared. That is, near the vicinity of the Gigantic Spore Fungus Towers, there is a high possibility of the direct guards of the arachnid leader, the Blade Empress! It will be a difficult battle to kill them, so we have to go back first. Firstly, he wanted to consolidate his reputation. He should be able to exchange some Mother Nest's strength for Reef to increase everyone's survivability. Secondly, I want to exchange for some Hosts and troops. Also, I want Lieutenant Colonel Dundee to send all his direct troops to us! If our progress is smooth, then we don't need them to take action. If the situation is bad and dangerous, then they will have to be cannon fodder. "
After contemplating for a while, Reef ultimately felt that Sheyan's arrangements were truly watertight and impeccable. He silently nodded his head in approval.
After returning to the Blackthorn Mother Nest, it was indeed as Sheyan had predicted. Shockingly, atop a strategic highland near the Blackthorn tribe's main base, he discovered a total of 16 human siege tanks. The giant fire-breathing bugs also began to appear on the battlefield, wriggling non-stop as they began to patrol. It could also be seen from the original logo on the tank. They actually belonged to the 'Fatal Helmet' base that Sheyan had previously crossed paths with before! The first base to collaborate with the Blackthorn tribe was actually this human base, this was something even Sheyan had never expected.
Even though this matter seemed to be out of his expectations, it was actually within reason. Once the human factions of the mother planet successfully cooperated with the Blackthorn tribe, they would definitely establish an outpost nearby. Without a doubt, the 'Fatal Helmet' base would be the most affected, hence, he had to strike first to gain the advantage! To strangle the possibility of landing on the mother planet in the cradle!
After Sheyan and the rest controlled the Overlords to approach, they could see that amongst the 16 siege tanks, there were shockingly humans operating them. However, most of their bodies were already implanted with parasites, their life and death were in the hands of Overmind Mozi. But according to Lieutenant Colonel Dundee, these parasites seemed to be able to cure diseases within the body. Hence, to these soldiers, it was a blessing in disguise. Furthermore, every siege tank was densely packed with numerous hydralisks and at least 2 arachnid anti-air Spore Colonies! Obviously, this was to prevent the enemy's aerial forces from forcefully firing at the tanks.
After the trio gathered together to discuss, they decided to exchange for the 'Mother Nest's Strength' for Reef – Increase all attributes by 1 point. Following that, Mogensha exchanged for the 'Zergling Gene Improved Adrenaline' for the 'Zergling Gene Improved Adrenaline' – Permanently increase basic movement speed by 33%. This increase was aimed at basic agility, but its actual effect was roughly 8 points of agility. As for the hydralisk 'Muscle Contraction Hormone' that increased long range attack range by 15%, this property wasn't something Mogensha needed to exchange for, hence he left it out.
Finally, the trio pooled together, accumulating a total of 12,000 utility points. They then used the reputation points to purchase arachnid units, cleanly spending it all. Following that, they went to find Lieutenant Colonel Dundee, and successfully obtained the commanding authority of the other soldiers. Hence, their final military strength was as follows:
"Human Elite Machine Gunners: 7. Hydralisk: 7, zerglings: 30. "
"Scourge: 12, Overlords: 6, Mutalisks: 4."
With such a squad in addition to the trio, their battle prowess could be said to be rather valiant. Probably an ordinary arachnid squad of less than a hundred could be easily devoured. Even an army of two hundred would be able to fight evenly against the enemy.
After staying at the Blackthorn base for a while, the battle ahead had already reached its climax. Hence, he ordered them to set off. 6 fully loaded Overlords were encircled by 4 Mutalisks, while 12 Scourge escorted the outermost perimeter, trying their best to prevent any sudden situations from occurring.
After flying for close to half an hour, the intensity of the battle ahead had already exceeded one's imagination. Looking down from a bird's eye view, one could observe a horrifying amount of hydralisks and zerglings gushing out from the Redliner tribe's main base; like a massive black flood. Not far ahead, the horde had split into 4 groups. 3 groups were rushing towards the 3 sub bases to provide assistance, while the largest horde was rushing towards the Blackthorn tribe's main base!!!
According to Mogensha's estimation, the military strength ratio of both sides had reached a terrifying 3: 1 ratio. It seemed like the Redliner tribe's chances of victory were still relatively high.
Probably due to their air superiority being completely suppressed, the Redliner tribe shouldn't be aware of the existence of siege tanks. Hence, Sheyan could predict that this operation which the Redliner Overmind had pinned his hopes on, would most likely end in failure! Under the bombardment of 16 tanks that were mounted on high ground, the Redliner tribe's troops would probably lose more than half of their men before they even got close.
Sheyan carefully controlled his treacherous troops, as they circled around the main base of the Redliner tribe. Then, they started attempting to approach the rear. According to the markings on the electronic map, the 10 Giant Spore Colonies were installed at the top of a steep rocky hill. The shape of the hill was like a giant tree stump that had been magnified many times. The top was flat, while the edges were steep. The humans named it the Spore Highland.
Moreover, the main base of the Redliner tribe wasn't too far away from the Spore Highland. Observing from the periphery of the battlefield, they could tell that although the Blackthorn tribe had occupied the air superiority, not a single mutalisk dared to attack from the rear of the Spore Highland. Either they were fearful of the might of the Blade Empress, or the Empress of the Spore Highland didn't recognize her kin. As long as any flying object dared to invade her airspace, she would shoot it down!
In the distant skies, the Redliner tribe's Suicide Bombers and Hydralisks once again clashed against the Blackthorn tribe's wyverns. Both parties were like two massive black clouds clashing intensely, every second, at least tens of units would perish. It could be said to be an exceedingly bitter battle of offense and defense.
Seizing this opportunity, Sheyan commanded his tiny squad to approach from the rear. Especially the fully loaded Overlords, all of them were flying close to the ground. The reason was naturally to avoid being suddenly shot down and causing an incomparably tragic air disaster. Finally, they arrived at the vicinity of the Spore Highland without any surprise or danger.
As they neared the Spore Highland, the group could see the mountain wall ahead through the crevices of the Overlord's roots. They were all astonished, only to discover that on the Spore Highland's rocky walls, there were shockingly many gigantic organic tentacles that resembled tree roots. Green veins were bulging out from the surface, as they tightly latched onto the rocky walls. It was as though the entire Spore Highland was filled with an incomparably terrifying tentacle monster.
The Spore Highland wasn't considered too high, roughly 500-600 metres. But because it rose steeply from the ground, it gave off an incomparably precipitous feeling. Especially after flying to the bottom and looking up, he really had the illusion that his neck was going to ache from looking up. This sounded ridiculous, but actually just try to imagine the feeling of standing at the bottom of a hundred metre tall building and looking up. Also, you have to multiply the height of the building by 5. Probably because this was a forbidden area for other arachnid tribes, not even a single zergling of the Redliner tribe could be seen. (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support, is my greatest motivation.)
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