Chapter 471: Surrounded (1/2)

Chapter 471: Surrounded

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

Everyone held their breath and waited until the flying Zergs passed through the valley below. After a while, the ground trembled more violently; the cargo was almost there.

Guan Dongyang pressed his ear to the ground and listened to the din attentively, and was surprised to realize the size of the transport fleet was much bigger than what he was told. He stood up and looked at the distant valley. It took him only one glance to know that it was not a small force; the entire valley was filled to the brim with swarms of Zergs. Guan Dongyang estimated the number to be at least five thousand. Among those five thousand Zergs, he wagered that there would be at least a couple high tier hybrid Zergs, the so-called dark ones.

As doubt about the mission sprout in Guan Dongyang's mind, he was painfully aware that he had no choice but to carry on. Once the bulk of the Zerg army pressed close enough to them, it was only a matter of time until their ambush was discovered.

Leaders of the other two factions also sensed the urgency, and were caught off guard by how inaccurate the information was. As one of the leaders took a closer look at the swarms of Zergs, he was surprised to find out that amidst the sea of Zergs stood a giant, emerald colored monstrosity: the Nestor Zerg. And on the back of the Nestor stood a dark one. Behind the monstrosity was a file of Spider Zergs, each carrying a giant cargo box on their back.

The infighting and competition between Patroclus and Moye had been fierce. Although Patroclus had adopted the humans' technology, the Dark Lord had outright banned the use of any human tools. In the eyes of the dark lord, science and technology was the reason that human had become so weak in both mind and bodies.

Guan Dongyang zoomed the view on to the dark one and was astonished to find out that his power was at least at par with a level seventeen human warrior. Everyone's attention was caught by the marching Zergs, and no one had noticed a lonely figure and a robot standing on the top of a distant hill.

Charcoal never liked this barren and dusty red planet. He preferred the lush greens on Norton. After the war, even the very little vegetation inside the doomed greenhouses was destroyed by the Dark Lord. However manipulative Moye was, his plan of turning Patroclus into another one of his puppets had failed miserably. Five years later, Patroclus had successfully turned the tables, and as his influence grew at every nook and cranny of the universe. Moye now found himself at the risk of being substituted by his former apprentice.

The schism between the two most influential warlords was quite pervasive. One would only need to look at the architectural styles of their colonies to see their profound differences. The structures built on Earth and the Moon under Patroclus' occupation was a combination of humans' conventional architectural style and Patroclus' personal tastes, which was elegant according to human standards. However, the buildings commissioned by the dark lord on the Mars were an amalgamation of various alien building styles and Zergs' burrow-like accommodations.

Ever since the birth of the hybrid Zergs, the Zergs realized the importance of assimilating the human culture to completely root out the resistance. The power of the Blade Warrior also spurred the Zergs to crave the secrets locked inside humans' mortal coil. The goal of the Zergs was simple, to consume everything in their way. And to do that, they would need to constantly improve themselves to stay at the top of the food chain. Ever since the Zergs entered the milky way galaxy, Blade Warrior became the only roadblock they had encountered. The threat that the Blade Warrior had posed to the Zerg race was not only due to his immense power, but also the well-played move of cutting off the communication between the Zergs.

One of Moye's main task was to find out the source of Blade Warrior's power and reopen the portal that led to the Zerg headquarters.

However menacing the Zergs seemed to the human, mother nature was rather indifferent to their existence. Perhaps in the eyes of the universe itself, it was humans who were the source of all malice and evil, and Zergs were merely a tool to root out the human race, much like the immune system in the human body.

Wang Tong watched the swarms of Zergs in the distance and reckoned that being a hero was already a thing of the past. It was only a matter of time before either Patroclus or Moye gained the key to the Blade Warrior's secrets, and Wang Tong hopped that it was Patroclus who could do it first.

”Charcoal, run a scan for me.”

”Master, there are six thousand and one hundred Zergs on the surface, and another nine hundred and twenty underneath the earth. One hundred of those Zergs are level fifteen and above, fifty-three dark ones, and eighteen commander level dark ones.” Charcoal announced the numbers mechanically.

”They won't be able to fend off the attack. Get ready!”

”Yes, Master.”

Before Charcoal's voice faded, Wang Tong disappeared into thin air.

Meanwhile, at the ambush spot, Guan Dongyang was still hesitant about carrying out the original plan.

The massive escort team was a telltale sign of the item's significance. If it eventually made its way into the city, it would likely make taking over the city an even harder task than it already was. Plus, there was a high concentration of dark ones among the Zergs, so it would be easier to get rid of them now than picking them off one by one during the chaotic siege.

”Bothers and sisters of the Battle Wolf, our time has come! We will stop them right here! No Zerg would be able to walk cross us and enter the city!” Guan Dongyang encouraged his fighters and let out a battle cry.