The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Crash!

Ju Ling was always one to strike first and strike hard. She immediately fired a shot.

The bullet pierced through the surface defenses of the Zerg Hive and entered its body, but it didn't seem to cause any visible damage.

"Something's not right; it's absorbing the energy from my bullets!" Ju Ling's words made several Super Soldiers around her grimace. This was the most challenging Zerg Hive they had encountered. Ju Ling had the highest output among them, and yet it seemed like she was serving a meal to the Zerg Hive.

"Even if it's absorbing, there must be a limit. As long as we attack together, I don't believe it can withstand us," Yun Ru's words lifted their spirits.

Various powerful techniques were directed at the Zerg Hive, combined with the constant assault from various Red Alert units nearby, filling the air with the smell of gunpowder.

Plop!

Suddenly, a large chunk of tissue fell from the Zerg Hive's body. Seeing this, Yun Ru's face brightened. "My idea was right after all. Its body is starting to give in. Keep attacking."

With that, she took her 40-meter-long Earthbreaker modification and drilled it into the Brood's body.

The squeaking sound echoed, and Yun Ru's Nuclear Radiation power gradually seeped into the Zerg Hive's body, causing it to turn green.

Pieces of disintegrating tissue fell from the Zerg Hive's body, looking quite pitiful. At this rate, it was only a matter of time before the Zerg Hive met its demise.

"Why do I have a sense of unease?" Ju Ling furrowed her brow slightly after firing a shot.

"I feel the same way. Could the Zerg Hive have some last resort?" Yun Ru approached Ju Ling, her eyes fixed on the direction of the Zerg Hive.

By now, that area was covered in smoke and dust, making it impossible to see the Zerg Hive's appearance.

After a while, they finally saw what was happening inside.

The Zerg Hive's body was almost completely shattered, with no intact tissues visible. They couldn't detect any signs of life, indicating that the Zerg Hive was indeed dead.

"Is that it? I thought it had some hidden tricks," Natasha said with a hint of disappointment.

"No, what's that?" Lily exclaimed, pointing at a spot.

Everyone immediately looked in the direction she indicated and saw that amidst the crumbling Zerg Hive tissues, there was still one egg.

This egg was greenish in color and emitted almost no aura, causing them to overlook it for a moment.

In the next moment, just as they were about to eradicate it, the previously lifeless Zerg Hive tissues suddenly moved, surging towards that egg and merging into it.

The egg underwent a rapid transformation, almost in the blink of an eye, breaking out of its shell to reveal a massive flying insect!

The appearance of the insect resembled a typical beetle, but it had a lightning-shaped horn on its head, and its carapace gleamed with a golden hue, clearly marking it as extraordinary.

"Alice, can you find information on this Zerg?" Su Chen asked.

"I'm searching now. Found it. This is an extremely rare breed among the Zerg, known as the Matricide Beetle. It's the last egg produced by a dying Zerg Hive, and it only appears when the Zerg Hive willingly sacrifices itself to feed it. Even in the records of the Qiluo Civilization, the appearance of this Zerg is exceedingly rare."

A Zerg born from being nourished by a Zerg Hive—it was evident that this creature was far from ordinary.

Su Chen hadn't expected the Zerg Hive to be so decisive, knowing it couldn't survive and producing the Matricide Beetle. It was indeed a cunning beast!

"What are its special characteristics and weaknesses?"

"In its exceptional aspects, it possesses the ability to shield against the majority of attacks. In other words, regardless of the type of assault directed at it, it only incurs a small fraction of damage. It is a natural-born tank, and it can also reflect a portion of incoming attacks, making it a rather formidable Zerg unit."

"As for weaknesses, the Qiluo Civilization has no recorded information; it seems they were unaware of any weaknesses. The Qiluo Civilization had to rely on overwhelming strength to eliminate the Matricide Beetle."

This was far from good news for Su Chen.

"Let's try a probing attack first," Su Chen ordered.

Ju Ling immediately launched a Bullet, which reached the Matricide Beetle in an instant. With a light sound, the Bullet was deflected!

Ju Ling's attack had caused no harm, and simultaneously, a beam of light shot out from the point of impact on the Matricide Beetle. Ju Ling quickly shifted her body to evade it.

"Just as Commander said, the Matricide Beetle can significantly reduce most attacks and even reflect them. This Zerg unit poses quite a challenge."

Ju Ling's expression turned serious. While she could unleash incredibly powerful attacks, they also resulted in substantial rebound damage. If she failed to dodge, she might be the one getting injured, not the Matricide Beetle.

"The only somewhat good news is that I observed its speed earlier, and it doesn't appear to be very fast," Yun Ru's voice chimed in.

Upon closer inspection, the other Super Soldiers confirmed that the Matricide Beetle's speed was indeed slow, at most equivalent to that of an ordinary Seventh-order Transcendent, which they considered quite sluggish.

They attempted to attack, but like Ju Ling, their assaults had no effect on the Matricide Beetle, and a portion of their attacks was reflected back.

To test the proportion of damage reflected, Lily endured some damage herself.

"It seems that it reflects about thirty percent of the damage."

"So, our attacks are at least eighty percent negated, and it also reflects thirty percent of the damage. What kind of bizarre unit is this?" Yun Ru couldn't help but curse.

The Matricide Beetle completely ignored the Super Soldiers and flew above the Red Alert army, descending from the sky and crushing several Rhino Tanks beneath it.

What happened next was beyond their belief.

The Matricide Beetle opened its large mouth and actually devoured these tanks!

"It likes to eat metal?" Yun Ru, being a scientist, was the first to notice this, as the Matricide Beetle showed no interest in the nearby Red Alert soldiers, focusing solely on the weapons.

Subsequently, the Matricide Beetle continued to endure various attacks, eating numerous tanks and vehicles along the way. At this rate, it would consume an entire army's worth of weapons.

"Commander, with our current power, we can't kill the Matricide Beetle. I recommend using a Superweapon," Ju Ling calmly suggested.

The Matricide Beetle's abilities were practically invincible, and unless they could deliver an attack exceeding its damage threshold, their efforts would be in vain.

At this point, only a Superweapon could accomplish this.

"Libra, what about Psychic power?" Su Chen inquired.

"No, it has substantial defenses against Psychic power, and when I attempt a Psychic assault on it, I would also suffer from the backlash, albeit to a lesser extent, roughly around twenty percent."

As she responded, Libra discreetly wiped a trace of blood from the corner of her mouth. (To be continued...)

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