Chapter 327: Battle in the Thick Mist

Where the two races are at war.

Everywhere are the corpses of the Zerg and the Beast Race; the Zerg's scavenger bugs will retrieve the corpses further away, bringing them back to the Hatchery to serve as nutrients.

The air is filled with a pungent stench, not only the smell of gunpowder from artillery fire but also the odor of the corrosive liquid emitted by the Zerg as it evaporates.

The ceasefire has plunged this battlefield into a brief silence; Beast Race warriors are gnawing on unknown chunks of meat at their own positions, the fresh blood on their mouths not even wiped clean.

"Those annoying bugs, there isn't much meat on their bodies that can be eaten, and the meat that can be eaten is very smelly."

"Two-legged Sheep meat is still the best; that meat tastes very fragrant."

"Strange, why has a thick Mist risen in the territory where those bugs on the opposite side are?"

While two Beast Race warriors are chatting, one Beast Race warrior looks toward the Zerg Territory in confusion and asks their companion.

"Hm? I don't know, that Mist seems to be moving closer to our side; I'm going to go ask the Decurion for instructions."

This Beast Race warrior runs hurriedly to find the Decurion; soon, after seeing the Mist, the Beast Race Decurion fiercely slaps the Beast Race warrior who brought them there and scolds them.

"You should have told me the first moment this situation appeared! Notify everyone! Prepare for battle! I am going to tell the Centurion!"

As the Mist gets closer and closer to the Beast Race positions, the various leaders on the Beast Race front line all notice the anomaly and notify their respective subordinates to be on alert.

As the Mist invades the Beast Race positions, the Beast Race warriors in the positions hear what sounds like Zerg roars from within the Mist; the Beast Race warriors' line of sight is obstructed, and they cannot see the situation ahead.

"Hiss... roar..."

A Beast Race warrior looks nervously at the boundless Mist, cannot help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, and grips the large spear in their hand tightly.

Suddenly, a Giant Pincer Bug rushes out from the Mist and directly crushes the head of this Beast Race warrior; fresh blood splatters everywhere, and the headless body of the Beast Race warrior slowly falls to the ground.

This scene is like lighting a fuse; one after another, various types of Zerg rush out from the Mist. Because the distance is too close, the Beast Race warriors at the very front have no time to react before their heads are crushed.

"These damn bugs, they only know how to use the Mist to get close to us! Truly shameless cowards!"

A Beast Race warrior brandishes the mace in their hand, smashing a Swift Bug into a pulp of meat, and looks angrily at a Giant Pincer Bug not far away.

That Giant Pincer Bug seems to sense the gaze of this Beast Race warrior, brandishing its giant pincers in a show of force as it charges toward this Beast Race warrior.

But the next second, the giant-sized Giant Pincer Bug is seen being completely torn apart in an instant by a figure like a Steel behemoth.

This Beast Race warrior, covered in Rune Armor, is like a god of war descending into the world; their majestic 2.5-meter-tall body jumps in front of this Giant Pincer Bug.

They grip a battle axe radiating Rune Power tightly in their hand; the chain saw on the axe blade also begins to turn red, and the Rune Power becomes increasingly violent, causing the chain saw to vibrate.

With a sharp whistling wind and terrifying power, they forcefully split that Giant Pincer Bug in two from head to tail! Even its incredibly hard giant pincers do not escape, being chopped in two under this single blow.

"It's the Rune warriors! They have come to support us!"

The other Beast Race warriors, who were originally trapped in a bitter struggle and somewhat panicked, hear this news and suddenly feel as if they have found their backbone; their morale is greatly boosted.

They gather toward this side one after another, quickly assembling together, and begin to counterattack with these Rune Beast Race warriors as the center.

The powerful strength of the Rune Beast Race warriors forcefully stabilizes the morale of the Beast Race side.

And under these circumstances, the Beast Race warriors roar as they fight bravely against the Zerg army continuously rushing out from the depths of the Mist; the sounds of killing and roaring resound throughout the entire battlefield...

Zerg front line Small Hatchery.

After sensing the location of those Rune Beast Race warriors, the Dominator Bug begins sending orders to the Death Servant Bugs sent by the Mother, preparing to eliminate those Rune Beast Race warriors.

The Death Servant Bugs waiting in the Small Hatchery receive the order and quickly charge toward the positions marked by the Dominator Bug in the Mist.

Their 6-meter-long bodies move quickly through the Mist; hundreds of Death Servant Bugs scatter, charging toward the locations where each Rune Beast Race warrior has appeared.

Their speed is very fast; when their hard carapaces hit Swift Bugs that are too slow to dodge, they are torn into fragments directly by the protruding carapaces.

Locking onto the Rune Beast Race warriors firing in the Mist, they strike quickly, their sharp Forelimb Blades stabbing toward the faces of the Rune Beast Race warriors.

This strike is very fast; the approach of the Death Servant Bug directly crushes the Beast Race warrior. The Rune Beast Race warrior also notices the power of this Zerg, and after dodging the attack, this Rune Beast Race warrior confidently activates the Rune Power on the Biting Battle Axe and hacks toward this Death Servant Bug. The powerful Rune Power collides with the thick carapace on the Death Servant Bug; with them as the center, whether it is Beast Race warriors or Zerg, they are all blown away by the shockwave, and the Beast Race warriors or Zerg closer by are even more affected, resulting in countless casualties.

"You bug are quite sturdy, actually able to withstand an attack from the Biting Battle Axe."

As the Rune Beast Race warrior speaks, they swing the Biting Battle Axe again, but it is dodged by the Death Servant Bug opposite. The launch port on the back of the Death Servant Bug shoots out several blue, electrified slime projectiles. After hitting this Rune Beast Race warrior, the Runes on the Rune Armor begin to operate rapidly, attempting to offset the high temperature brought by the blue slime, but the Death Servant Bug does not stop its attack; more blue slime is shot out, eventually melting this Rune Beast Race warrior into a pool of blood.

Just as this Death Servant Bug prepares to head to the next location, a sharp, powerful wind strikes from above. Although the Death Servant Bug reacts, the gap between its head and body carapace is still severed by a single strike. As the head slowly falls, the body of the Death Servant Bug begins to slowly collapse, and viscous green liquid flows out.

It is precisely another Rune Beast Race warrior who, after finishing off the Death Servant Bug that attacked them, has come to help their comrade.

"Damn it, was I a step too late?"

The Beast Race's positions suffer this sudden attack by the Zerg, and the defensive line begins to slowly shrink backward, while the Zerg do not give up this opportunity, continuing to launch a fierce attack on the Beast Race.

"Lord Maike, our race's warriors have already withdrawn to the planned positions."

A Beast Race scout comes before a Human Puppet, bows to salute, and then speaks.

"Mm, I know."

Maike nods, looks at the Rune Automatic Cannons behind them that have already adjusted the angles of their muzzles, and gives a loud order.

"Fire! Crush those bugs!"

Under the Rune Automatic Cannons, several Priest Apprentices begin to infuse Rune Power into the Rune Automatic Cannons. Deep blue Rune Power is infused into the base of the Rune Automatic Cannons. A few seconds later, as the muzzles bloom with a dazzling light, streaks of deep blue Rune Energy Shells shoot directly at those Zerg in the Mist.

A burst of dazzling light shines, accompanied by a violent explosion; the Mist is blown away by the shockwave, and deep, bottomless giant craters appear in the locations where the Zerg had just been.