Swallowed Star: The Zerg Overlord

Chapter 81: Beast Tide vs. Zerg Tide

Outside the walls of City 003, Qin Mu led an army of millions of Zerg units towards the city. As the largest monster gathering center on the Eurasian continent, this place was home to hundreds of millions of monsters, including several King-level beasts.

Not only were there land monsters, but City 003 was also a coastal city, attracting many amphibious monsters that liked to crawl ashore from the ocean. Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, this area was a key region for oceanic monster invasions. This was why the military had spent a significant amount of resources to build a war base on the Huangpu River.

Previously, Qin Mu had sent a large number of Tiger Mastiffs, Single-Horned Wild Boars, and other first-wave Zerg units to invade the city. However, the city was heavily defended by Horde Leader level monsters and even King-level beasts. Without Planetary-level combat power, the Zerg swarm struggled against the King-level beast and failed to gain any advantage after several encounters.

Following Qin Mu's orders, the first wave of the Zerg invasion only managed to occupy a peripheral area of City 003, setting up five Nests to continuously spawn new Zerg units. These units lay dormant underground, waiting for the main force to arrive.

"Roar—"

In the center of City 003, a deafening roar echoed as a purple-haired giant ape over a hundred meters tall slowly emerged from the city's ruins. This was a King-level beast, the top-ranked Great Demon Ape among ape-type monsters. Surrounding this King-level beast were hundreds of thousands of various ape-type monsters, with more continuously gathering from afar.

Not just one King-level beast, but on a building several hundred meters high, a silver python covered in electric light coiled around. In its hissing, countless snake-type monsters emerged from the city's corners. King-level beast—Silver Electric Python.

The ground shattered as a terrifying black scorpion with nine tails and a chilling glint emerged from the underground. King-level beast—Nine-Tailed Venomous Scorpion.

On the coastal area of City 003, waves surged as a ferocious horned head emerged from the ocean. A mountain-like body with a diameter of over three hundred meters slowly crawled out of the sea. King-level beast—Dragon Turtle.

Four King-level beasts appeared in City 003, emitting terrifying roars that stirred the entire city. Countless monsters emerged from the city's ruins, converging towards the King-level beasts. High-rise buildings, the city's underground network, and even the ocean was filled with monsters.

King-level beasts were as intelligent as humans. When Jia Yi's voice spread across the nation, many King-level beasts learned of the impending war between the Chinese military and the monsters. Do not underestimate the monsters; their information network was just as efficient. Some monsters even kept humans as spies. In their spoils, there were numerous human technological products. While humans observed the monsters, the monsters also kept a close eye on human movements.

Immediately, all the monsters in City 003 were mobilized, forming a massive beast tide. Like during the Great Nirvana period, the monsters had united.

In terms of hatred, the monsters' grudge against humans was truly bone-deep. They had been enslaved by humans for thousands of years. Now, with intelligence and the power to resist, how could they willingly return to the days of being slaughtered at will?

Humans had a blood debt with the monsters, but the monsters also had one with humans.

This was a racial war! A war for survival! Earth was too small to accommodate more than one overlord.

Outside the city, Qin Mu could easily see the disturbances within the city, even from miles away. He knew the monsters were gathering. But it didn't matter; the Zerg swarm would tear them apart!

The military soldiers within the Zerg swarm had separated from the main force. They had appeared earlier to show the nation that the Zerg swarm and the Chinese military were on the same side. Their purpose was achieved. Qin Mu needed an opportunity to bring the Zerg swarm onto the stage legitimately, and the military's endorsement was the perfect opportunity.

Above the battlefield, several military aircraft hovered, not to participate in the war but to act as battlefield cameras. Just like when the Golden Horn Beast launched a global war, the Chinese military had initiated a national live broadcast to boost global morale. This war was the Zerg swarm's war. Although the military had mobilized, they only followed behind the Zerg swarm, providing long-range fire support when necessary.

"Boom—" The ground trembled as the Zerg swarm charged forward. Not only were the Zerg charging, but the opposing beast tide was also gathering and charging. Countless monsters in City 003, driven by the four King-level beasts, charged madly towards the Zerg swarm.

Unlike the uniform Zerg units, these monsters were highly mixed. At the forefront were weaker monsters like Wild Bulls, Boars, Tiger Mastiffs, and Two-Headed Pythons. Their numbers were vast, stretching as far as the eye could see. These monsters were chaotic, occasionally engaging in small-scale conflicts, which were quickly suppressed by powerful Horde Leader level beasts. Clearly, these were cannon fodder arranged by the King-level beasts to absorb the Zerg swarm's first wave of strongest impact.

In the middle were vast numbers of ape-type, scorpion-type, snake-type, and turtle-type monsters. These monsters belonged to the four King-level beasts' clans and were exceptionally strong, with many at the Commander and Horde Leaders.

In the sky, countless flying monsters soared, their wingbeats audible from miles away. Their shadows completely blocked the sun, casting huge shadows on the ground. Although there was no flying King-level beast leading them, the King-level beasts themselves could fly. On the order of the four King-level beasts, all the flying monsters in City 003 were gathered.

As both sides drew closer, Qin Mu could see the monsters' bloodshot eyes and the white mist they exhaled. The Zerg swarm behind him also became increasingly violent, with the frontline Mantises and Giant Tiger Beetles emitting excited roars.

No declaration of war, no communication.

The slaughter began.

The first to engage were not the ground monsters but the flying Zerg and flying monsters in the sky. In the sky, the Zerg side, countless giant poisonous bees, unleashed half-meter-long bone spikes from their tails.

The sky seemed to rain arrows, and the flying monsters fell in unison. The bone spike attack was too dense, and even Commander and Horde Leader level monsters would fall under such an attack. In the first wave, tens of thousands of flying monsters died.

Two black clouds of Zerg and flying monsters collided, and in an instant, countless severed limbs fell from the sky.

The most brutal and bloody close combat had begun.

A blood rain fell from the sky, dyeing it red. On the ground, bathed in blood, countless monsters went mad, and the Zerg's eyes glowed red. Stimulated by the blood, both the beast tide and the Zerg swarm went completely berserk. The monsters at the front roared, opened their blood-stained mouths, and extended their claws. Within the Zerg swarm, the Mantises flapped their wings, leaping into the air to strike down from the sky. The Giant Tiger Beetles opened their immense jaws and charged forward at full speed.

Like two black tidal waves, the Zerg swarm and the beast tide collided with a thunderous impact. The terrifying sound of the collision could be heard clearly from miles away.

A Mantis swung the long blade on its arm, slicing the throat of a Tiger Mastiff. Just as it prepared to leap again, it was struck by a Wild Bull, sent flying. The Wild Bull, with bloodshot eyes, charged forward with a terrifying intent in its large, bell-like eyes.

"Crack—" Behind the Mantis, a Giant Tiger Beetle charged, its massive jaws clamping down on the Wild Bull's leg bone. The impact forced the three-meter-tall Wild Bull to stagger backward, its leg bone snapping under the pressure. But behind the Wild Bull, a horde of Bloodthirsty Tanks charged forward, pushing the Wild Bull's hindquarters and crushing it further.

The frontlines where the Zerg and monsters clashed were like a deadly meat grinder, ruthlessly devouring lives.

The monsters and Zerg at the front were almost instantly torn apart, only to be trampled into pulp by those behind them.

Complete madness!

The Zerg roared, and the monsters howled!

The ground battle was a hundred times more brutal than the sky battle! Even the heavily armored Giant Tiger Beetles were torn apart in an instant.

But in terms of combat power, the Zerg swarm had the upper hand, surging forward like a terrifying blade. After the first wave of impact, the rear Zerg units almost immediately surged into the monster horde.

In terms of strength, these hastily assembled monsters could never match the Zerg units that Qin Mu had meticulously selected from hundreds of thousands of monsters, perfectly suited for large-scale combat. The Zerg frontline, like a tidal wave, engulfed the monsters at the forefront and spread towards the rear.

The King-level beasts watching from the rear of the beast tide roared, summoning more monsters to join the battle. The four King-level beasts and Qin Mu did not rush into action, allowing the Zerg swarm and the beast tide to clash.

On this battlefield, with units numbering in the millions, the previous skirmish was just an appetizer. A more brutal melee had begun. Countless monsters and Zerg intertwined, and death became eternal at that moment. Every second, tens of thousands of monsters and Zerg perished.

"Kill! Fight! And evolve!"

Qin Mu's eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light, for this was what the Zerg swarm sought!

To forge the path of Zerg evolution with the corpses of monsters!

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