vstars Chapter 268 The Zerg Attack
Chapter 268 The Zerg Attack
"Ring ring~!"
This was the 20th day since Yufei and her friends came to this world. While they were still in class, a sharp sound rang out.
"It's an air raid siren! Quick! Get to the air raid shelter!"
Upon hearing the noise, Ms. Avery, who was teaching a class, solemnly organized the students to evacuate the school immediately.
However, it seemed like this had happened many times before; the evacuating students showed no sign of panic.
They were retreating in an orderly fashion, following the people above. Suddenly, the sky darkened, and Yufei looked up in surprise.
The entire sky was covered with countless insects.
No wonder we can't see the sunlight; these insects have been fighting with the humans here for so many years, they know there's a protective canopy above this place.
Many of their brothers and sisters had perished in this place, so they flapped their wings above the air-raid shelter, hovering not far from it, without taking another step forward.
"Damn bugs! They've actually gotten smarter this time. They know that if they get any closer, they'll be going back to their mother bug, so they don't dare to come any closer. But so what? You can't break through our defenses. You'll be anxious to death!"
As Yufei looked up at the sky, several other classmates also looked up at the sky as they evacuated.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but say with pride.
Before the man could finish gloating, a sharp scream suddenly rang out from the air—it was the insect.
As a sharp cry rang out, a layer of chubby insects, their armor noticeably thicker than that of other insects, flew to the front.
The armor was jet black, like the black-armored warriors of ancient times, cold-blooded and sharp-edged.
The sharp insect-like sound rang out again, but Yufei felt the tone was completely different from before, as if it were giving some kind of command.
Yufei felt a heaviness in her heart. This world was far more dangerous than she had imagined, if she wasn't mistaken.
Some of these insects possess their own language, and this language is systematic—a language system has finally emerged.
This means that they have developed intelligence, and this intelligence is not insignificant.
Just as Yufei had expected, with the second chirp, the swarm of plump insects charged headlong into the protective shield of their base.
The protective shield emitted a blue light, accompanied by a hissing sound—the sound of electricity.
However, the insects seemed unaffected; after the impact, the protective shield remained intact.
It flew up into the sky again, then swooped down to crash into the protective shield. The shield, like a calm surface of water, undulated like waves with each impact, absorbing the force of the insects' strikes.
"Damn it! The protective shield's attack is ineffective against these insects!"
The classmate who had been looking up at the sky with Yufei earlier gasped in horror.
The teachers also clearly noticed that the students were being organized to move towards the air-raid shelter at a faster pace.
At the same time, the air raid siren changed its sound, repeating "Wah-woo" three times in a row.
Yufei knew what this meant: Level 1 Alert! This was emergency preparedness knowledge Yufei had learned a couple of days ago.
The ringing of this bell signifies the start of a life-or-death moment. Except for the students, everyone in the base must prepare for battle at any time.
At the same time, all personnel who could pilot mechs or owned mechs rushed to the battlefield, including students.
Then Yufei saw dozens of mechs from the high school and junior high school sections take off into the air in an open space not far away, and among them was Cui Yu'an piloting "Kuafu".
Cui Yu'an is probably the youngest among the mecha pilots, Yufei thought.
Soon, Yufei and the others, except for Cui Yu'an, safely reunited in the air-raid shelter. They were now waiting for the all-clear to be lifted, or for the base to fall and for them to escape to other bases, or for them to fight a desperate final battle against those damned Zerg.
While Yufei and the others were waiting, Cui Yu'an, piloting the "Kuafu," and his seniors arrived outside the air-raid shelter through a special passage to confront the Zerg.
Both sides looked at each other, neither choosing to make a move immediately.
Through the vision granted to him by "Kuafu," Cui Yu'an saw nearly ten thousand mechs fighting alongside him.
It seems like a lot, but compared to the overwhelming horde of Zerg, their number of mechs is a mere fraction of theirs.
At the very front of the mechs was a red mech over ten zhang tall, its entire body gleaming with a metallic sheen.
This is the Grand Marshal's Yuanliu Mech! Cui Yu'an saw it on the forum! Legend has it that this Grand Marshal piloted the Yuanliu Mech and achieved great feats of arms.
Five years ago, under his leadership, they even destroyed a mother nest codenamed "Zhi," thus gaining fame in one battle.
Ranked 6th in combat power among numerous human bases.
The Grand Marshal's arrival instilled a powerful sense of confidence in the mechs that came to battle, especially since he had a battle-hardened mech army trained by him behind him.
They stared at each other for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, until the Zerg were the first to lose patience.
With a chirp of an insect, the first attack was launched, and the mechs, ready for immediate deployment, began to engage the enemy under the marshal's command.
Cui Yu'an also directed "Kua Fu" to draw two swords from its sides.
This was commissioned by him to be made by a mecha manufacturing workshop based on the Mo Dao (陌刀) from the Tang Dynasty of the Great Xia Dynasty, except that the material used was probably the carapace of the Zerg.
This metal is not among the metals found on Earth.
Moreover, its hardness and toughness are thousands of times sharper than weapons made of steel or other metals produced on their planet.
He had tried to clash it with the sharpest knife they had ever made on Earth.
Unsurprisingly, the knife shattered into two pieces. Cui Yu'an wondered if the insectoid materials could be used to make spaceships if they were brought back to their Great Xia.
If possible... wouldn't their dream of going to outer space be realized?
He didn't know that, but what Cui Yu'an did know was that this mecha workshop was a veritable money pit; he had only made slight modifications to the "Kuafu" he had bought.
Two knives were added, but no modifications were made to its engine, control panel, or other internal components.
He spent another 2000 million! If he wanted to make his mech look top-of-the-line from start to finish...
Cui Yu'an estimated that it might cost more than a billion yuan to barely make ends meet.
However, the money was definitely well spent. He used a dual-sword style to cut through the swarm of insects, slicing them down one by one as easily as slicing tofu.
This attracted the frequent glances of the mechs beside him, and when he looked over, they gave him a thumbs-up in respect.
In an instant, a vacuum zone was created around him.
However, this period of time was short-lived. The Zerg, who had initially thought the humans here were weak, concentrated most of their forces on the army led by the marshal at the base.
As the Zerg discovered that Cui Yu'an was a tough nut to crack, they actually sent a small elite squad of Zerg towards him.