614 Into The Sewer (1/2)

”Although we have fewer numbers, our mobility has improved because of that. Plus, we still have enough men to destroy Zerg cities.” Michaux said.

”However, if we want to really change the situation, we will have to go meet the dark lord himself.”

”I agree! We paid a steep price to get so close to Moye…We can't leave without making him feel pain. Moye's castle might be too much for us to take on right now, but we can make him feel annoyed at least by harassing the surrounding cities.” Lie Jian grinned. He still had many tricks up his sleeve to use on the Zergs.

”What's your plan?”

”Hehe, let's take one city at a time. The first target could be Antonio. I know that city well…spent a lot of time there while I was...you know...getting around. I wonder how many of my girlfriends are still alive in there.”

”Sounds good! Let's go after Antonio then.” Michaux smiled. He did not mind the harsh military life, since his life in the tower did not boast comfort either. Unlike the public's imagination of a carefree life at the top of the ivory tower, Michaux's life consisted of only one thing: ascetic cultivation.

Anyway, despite his deep understanding of the Divine Path, he lacked the skills as a commander, in which Lie Jian excelled.

The two were almost a match made in heaven.

”We need to give the Zergs a surprise this time. Antonio has a complex sewer system, and I think we should use that to our advantage.” It was needless to say that the dark ones would not sit around and let the human soldiers attack them unprepared. Therefore, it was essential for Li Jian and Michaux to use wits and gain the element of surprise.

In the night, Antonio City glowed under the starlit city. The defenders had left the city before the Zergs had arrived; therefore, the city had never seen war. Not only was the human city well preserved, but the Zergs also had added a lot of their own modifications, particularly around the downtown area, where the dark ones lived. Due to the smaller population of the dark ones, only a small portion of the downtown had been converted into Zerg style. The rest of the primitive Zergs lived at the outskirts of the city. Right now, even those areas were empty, since most Zergs were fighting at the front line.

Lie Jian and his men entered the sewer system. They were surprised to find out that it was cleaner than it was during the human occupancy. A few level twenty warriors moved in dead silence in the sewer; they were trained in the arts of sneaking around unnoticed among Zergs.

Lie Jian had been down here before, not alone of course, since he was always accompanied by his girlfriends. One of them was even a popular singer at the time.

”Get the bomb ready. We have ten minutes.”

”Yes!”

While two soldiers were busy installing the explosives, the Zergs had detected the commotion and were on the move. However, they had not been able to pinpoint the human soldiers' exact location.

The dark ones would never come down into the sewers; those were the dirty jobs for the primitive Zergs. Luckily for the human soldiers, there weren't a lot of primitive Zergs in the city.

As soon as the explosives were installed, they pulled out of the sewer. The explosion would be the signal for the main force to attack when the city fell into chaos.

When the warriors returned from the sewer, Lie Jian noticed something was amiss the way the Zergs moved about in the city, and so did Michaux. Since they didn't have enough evidence to prove that they should ditch the plan, they brushed the thought off and carried out the attack.

However, ever since the two returned from the sewer, the nagging sensation became even stronger.

”Something is not right.”

”Captain, something has gone wrong with the bomb. The first one should have detonated by now.” A soldier announced.

”Pull back!” Lie Jain ordered firmly. Everything had been too easy; it was as if the Zergs had let them come into the city intentionally.

KOM!

At that moment, the ground broke apart as heaps of Zergs crawled out from the crevasses. Meanwhile, the sky was suddenly awash with dark ones; they were all charging toward the small group of human soldiers.