Chapter 250: Detection Failure (1/2)

Chapter 250: Detection Failure

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

The ninth platoon spread out and retreated while the Spider Zergs were hot on their heels.

”Balls! Did this detector broke?”

Overbite knocked the handheld detector with a fist agitatedly. He was confused by what he saw: red dots all around them.

They heard another howling, and the rocks and earth around them started to tremble. Behind a piece of large boulder next to the team, another Tank Zerg emerged, accompanied by a wave of spider Zergs. The situation had gone beyond the control of a platoon.

”Retreat! Retreat!” Jansining shouted, but the shouts of the Zergs had drowned his voice.

It was then clear to Jansining that they had entered a hive. He lamented over the inaccurate information they had received from the higher-ups. They had missed the location of the hive by a day worth of travel.

But, there was no time for lamenting, Jansining figured that he should lead his team out of this hellhole as soon as possible.

”HQ, this is Jansining of the ninth platoon. District D, Area number 5991. Hostile activities. Requesting air aid! I repeat! Area number 5991, requesting air aid!”

Jansining didn't hear a reply; instead, he heard a constant white noise.

”WTF?”

”Sir, our signal is being intercepted.”

Overbite's said it helplessly. The intervention of such a high tier Zerg confirmed Jansining's suspicion: they had walked right into a hive.

”Lieutenant, we are surrounded. What should we do now?”

”Pull back, get into that cave!”

Jansining watched as wave after wave of Zergs popped up from the ground around them. He thought today would be the day that he said goodbye to the world. He felt that it was a pity to have Wang Tong's life wasted by an erroneous information. The best thing he could do right now was to delay the inevitable as long as he could.

However, as soon as the platoon walked into the cave, the Zergs quietly surrounded them and didn't follow them in there.

”Curse these bugs. What are they gonna do now?”

Wang Tong studied the cave and noticed that this could be dug out by the Zergs. He suspected that the further they went into the cave, the more likely they would encounter another army of Zergs.

”They seem like they are waiting for something, or maybe they want to capture us alive.” Wang Tong said solemnly. He conceded the fact that there was no way out of this situation.

”All we can do now was to hold our position and wait for the rescue team. Wang Tong and I would secure the entrance. Big Head, give us some cover. I want you two brothers to keep exploring the cave, but don't go too far. The rest of you stay put and wait for my further orders.”

The Zergs waited a few more moments and started to charge at the cave entrance. Wang Tong and Jansining closed into the wave of enemies. The cave entrance was narrow enough to allow only a dozen or so Zergs to enter at the same time, so it became a choke point in the Zerg's advance, and helped the soldiers' defense.

In a blink of eyes, a dozen Zergs fell to the ground. Wang Tong knew that Jansining couldn't keep on going much longer, so he said: ”I'll cover here, Lieutenant! You go inside and help them out! I have a feeling that the bugs want us alive. Otherwise, they would have just shot us with the Tank Zerg.”

The entrance didn't have much space, so Jansining figured that he might as well leave more room to let Wang Tong do what he did best.

”Overbite, I don't care how you do it, but make sure to connect us with the HQ. I don't want to f*cking die here.” Jansining shouted at the top of his lungs. Wang Tong was holding his ground firmly regardless of how ferociously the Zergs charged at him. He didn't stay inside the cave; instead, he moved slightly beyond the entrance to gain more space. But it was still confined enough so that the Zergs would not be able to gain an edge over him with their larger body.

”I know that, lieutenant!” Overbite repeated their coordinates over and over to the communication unit, trying to catch the moment when the interception signal was temporarily weakened. Besides, the longer they could hold out in this cave, the longer the Zergs had to release the disruption signals and the more likely the military would pick up the Zerg's signals and decide to investigate. After all, the Zerg's won't sent out disruption signals for no reasons.

A few moments later, the Orien Brothers returned from their scouting mission. ”Lieutenant, this tunnel is a dead end. We are trapped.”

Everyone's face turned black. They were hoping that this tunnel would lead them to a less defended hive and they would find the queen trapped inside, waiting to be slaughtered. But, the reality seemed to suggest that the joke was on them.