Chapter 326: An Accident

Zerg Incubation Nest.

The humanoid mother worm watched as the Small Hatchery built by her children on the front lines continuously incubated Zerg for battle, feeling disgusted by the behavior of those Beast Race.

"Those green-skinned Orcs, what exactly are they trying to do? We were originally in a stalemate, and everyone was at peace as long as they didn't move, yet that day they actually fired a shot directly at our side. It is simply unforgivable. How dare this group of lowly creatures provoke our Zerg like this!"

Just then, as if sensing something, the humanoid Zerg closed her four eyes, and a thin tentacle grew from her back, connecting to the flesh wall inside the Hatchery.

After a short while, the humanoid Zerg opened her eyes and said in a somewhat surprised tone.

"These Beast Race actually sent an Orc of this strength to my territory, and they even killed quite a few of my children! These lowly Beast Race must be made to know the strength of our Zerg!"

As she spoke, this humanoid mother worm manipulated the flesh wall inside the Hatchery to transfer herself into an egg incubation chamber filled everywhere with insect eggs 2~3 meters in diameter; in some of these eggs, one could already see through the shell the monster that had already filled the entire egg.

"Release some children to join the battlefield first, and don't let those Beast Race be too arrogant."

Following the manipulation of the thin tentacle on the humanoid mother worm's back, more than 500 insect eggs began to hatch. As the eggs cracked, Zerg with thick shells on their torsos and massive bodies crawled out one by one.

Their Forelimb Blades also had a layer of shell on the back, and their size brought not only an increase in defensive power; there were also several shell-like structures resembling gun barrels on their backs. Their blood-filled maws had not closed since they emerged from the eggs. The entire insect stood a full 3.5~4 meters tall, and its body length was also about 6 meters, with sturdy insect legs supporting its torso.

Looking at her children who were craving blood, the humanoid mother worm spoke.

"Children, let those green-skinned Orcs outside know the power of our Zerg. Go, kill to your heart's content! Use the blood of those Orcs to tell the Beast Race High Priest that the strength of the Zerg is far above that of their Beast Race."

After the humanoid mother worm finished speaking, she connected to a Dominator Worm that was commanding the Zerg attack in a Small Hatchery on the front lines.

This Dominator Worm never expected that its mother would suddenly contact it; the tentacles on its head could not help but sway back and forth involuntarily, and its entire body was shaking.

"Mother, are you looking for me?"

"My child, I have already sent the Death Servant Worms to you. After you take over, let them go and kill the Beast Race warriors who are slaughtering Zerg offspring on the battlefield."

Upon hearing its mother's words, the swaying amplitude of the tentacles on the Dominator Worm's head decreased, and it hurriedly replied to its mother.

"Mother, should we deploy the Death Servant Worms now? Would it be too early? Didn't you intend to keep those Death Servant Worms for the attack on the Ninth Defense Zone?"

"It doesn't matter, my child. The incubation of the Death Servant Worms is now mature; it is time to let those arrogant Beast Race know our power."

"Yes! Mother!"

The appearance of the tall Beast Race warriors on the battlefield greatly boosted the morale of the ordinary Beast Race warriors, allowing them to hold the line that had been somewhat precarious.

Soon, the Insect Tide receded, and both sides tacitly entered a rest phase, preparing for the next, more violent offensive.

Inside the Beast Race rear camp, Wali, wearing a luxurious High Priest robe, looked gloomily at the Human Puppet kneeling before him. The entire tent was terrifyingly quiet. After a long while, Wali slightly parted his lips, revealing sharp teeth, and slowly asked Maike, who was kneeling before him.

"What exactly is going on? Why would the Zerg suddenly attack us? What did you do?"

Maike was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, not daring to move, and answered with a trembling voice.

"Reporting to the High Priest, I was originally testing our Rune Automatic Cannon, but some accidents occurred, and it fired at the Zerg side. After that, the Zerg began to attack our front-line camp."

Upon hearing this, Wali clutched his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

This fool; originally, the two sides were in a stalemate, and if nothing major happened, small-scale probing would only begin after the Human defense zone was captured. Now, however, the conflict between the two sides was escalating rapidly. Even if he wanted to stop, he felt there was no hope, mainly because he did not know what the Zerg were thinking.

"Hiss... huff... then how is the Rune Automatic Cannon you manufactured?"

"Reporting to the High Priest, the production of the Rune Automatic Cannon was very successful. Not only has the power increased several times, but as long as our Priest Apprentice is on the side to infuse Rune Power, the automatic cannon can continuously fire Rune Energy Shells. It was just an inspiration I got that time in the Fourth Defense Zone."

Mentioning the Rune Automatic Cannon, Maike looked up and introduced it excitedly to Wali. Realizing he had been somewhat uncomposed, he hurriedly lowered his head to apologize.

"Ap... apologies, High Priest, I was a bit uncomposed."

Wali's originally gloomy face now revealed a trace of a smile as he said to Maike.

"No, no, you did very well. Your Rune Automatic Cannon will soon be able to prove its strength. If its effect on the battlefield is half as good as you say, then I will let you continue researching weapons. If it doesn't even have half the effect, then prepare yourself to die to atone for your crimes."

Wali's words were calm, but after hearing them, Maike felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, and his soul felt fear.

"Yes... yes, this subordinate will certainly not let High Priest Wali down."

"Go down and prepare. I will have the Priest Apprentice follow your orders. I look forward to your Rune Automatic Cannon demonstrating its power on the battlefield."

"Yes, High Priest Wali."

After walking out of Wali's tent, Maike let out a heavy breath, patting his chest with lingering fear.

"Huff... it's a good thing my Rune Automatic Cannon production was successful this time, otherwise I would have been in grave danger."

Maike had been making all kinds of weapons during this time. He had previously been asked by Wali to make weapons used by those masked Two-legged Sheep, but he had made no progress, and many Beast Race warriors and Two-legged Sheep had died.

This forced Maike to stop the idea of imitating that kind of weapon and start turning to other weapons. Although the battle in the Fourth Defense Zone failed, it provided Maike with many ideas. He made many weapons that looked strange, but they always lacked power when actually used.

Of course, not all of Maike's manufacturing was a failure. He chiseled the Battle Axe blades of the warriors in the clan into the shape of a Chain Saw and branded them with high-speed vibration Runes and high-temperature Runes, which increased the power of the Battle Axes significantly. For this reason, the Beast Race warriors would call this weapon "Bite."

"Must hurry back and prepare the Rune Automatic Cannon, bring them all out, and let High Priest Wali see my value!"

Maike clenched his right fist and walked toward his workshop.