Chapter 49: Black-Winged Bug

Xu Fenqiu and the others watched the expression of tearful emotion on Yingfang's face and hurriedly walked forward to check the situation. They couldn't help but mutter to themselves, what on earth could have made Yingfang lose his composure like this?

When they arrived at Yingfang's side, they realized that the man, who was absurdly strong, was actually Yingfang's younger brother—Yingzhou.

Chenjie widened his eyes in surprise and said in disbelief, "My god! I didn't even recognize you! Do you still remember me? We've met before." As he spoke, he retracted the visor of his Individual Combat Armor, revealing a slightly puzzled face.

Yingzhou smiled and nodded, replying, "Of course I remember; it was thanks to your help back then." After finishing, he reached out his right hand to Chenjie in a friendly gesture of gratitude.

Chenjie gripped Yingzhou's broad right hand somewhat nervously, feeling as if his hand had been tightly clamped by a giant pair of iron pliers. He tried to pull away with force, but found he couldn't shake Yingzhou's palm at all.

Chenjie was secretly shocked; how had this guy become so strong? He thought to himself while trying to pull away from Yingzhou's right hand.

However, Yingzhou didn't seem to notice his intention and continued to hold his hand tightly.

Chenjie smiled helplessly and thought, "Good grief, Yingfang's brother is quite imposing now. He's nothing like he was when we first met."

"The Transport Aircraft will be here to pick us up in about half an hour. Let's gather the survivors here; we need to prepare for a quick evacuation," Lao Huo said at this moment.

Everyone began gathering the survivors and the children rescued from the Hatchery to wait for the Transport Aircraft. "Captain Xu, are those children the ones you rescued from the Hatchery?" Yingzhou saw the children being brought by Xu Fenqiu's squad members, and a sense of vigilance arose in his heart as he asked Xu Fenqiu, who was standing to the side.

"Yes, we rescued these poor children from the Hatchery. Don't worry, all survivors returning to the Human Alliance, including squads returning from missions, will undergo checks to prevent anyone from being controlled by the Alien Race," Xu Fenqiu said with a smile when he saw Yingzhou's vigilant expression.

Hearing Xu Fenqiu's words, Yingzhou's tense nerves relaxed slightly, but he remained alert. He knew that although it seemed safe now, no one knew what would happen next.

Just as Yingzhou was about to say something else, he suddenly sensed a powerful aura appear in the sky, and it was flying toward them at high speed.

Xu Fenqiu, who was talking to him, saw Yingzhou's expression suddenly turn grave and was just about to ask when he saw a black shadow in the sky rapidly approaching.

"Situation! Attention! Situation!" Xu Fenqiu stood on high ground and shouted loudly to the survivors below.

His voice echoed through the camp, alerting everyone. The survivors looked around with nervous expressions.

At the same time, the Krieg soldiers in the camp discovered the anomaly in the sky and immediately raised their laser carbines, firing at the black shadow in the sky.

However, the black shadow displayed astonishing agility and speed. It nimbly dodged most of the attacks, as if it could predict the trajectory of the bullets. Even when it was occasionally hit, it only slowed down slightly before recovering as if nothing had happened.

The black shadow seemed to realize that the weapons in the soldiers' hands posed a certain threat to it, so it changed direction and charged straight into the group of Krieg soldiers.

The moment it landed, it kicked up a cloud of dust; several Krieg soldiers were blown away by the powerful air current. After the black shadow landed, the remaining Krieg soldiers raised their Bayonets or took out their Entrenching Tools and charged toward the center of the dust cloud.

But soon, the sounds of fighting in the dust stopped, and blood slowly flowed out from the ground where the dust had been kicked up.

Seeing this, Yingzhou was secretly shocked, knowing that the black shadow must be very powerful.

He reacted quickly, summoning 80 more Krieg soldiers, and turned to say to Xu Fenqiu beside him, "Captain Xu, we must get away from the survivors; it looks like that black shadow prioritizes killing those with combat capability."

Xu Fenqiu nodded with a grave expression and said, "Alright, let's get away from here." However, just as they were preparing to move, the black shadow in the dust charged toward them at an astonishing speed.

In the blink of an eye, the heads of two squad members were ruthlessly severed, and blood splattered everywhere. "Damn it! What the hell is this thing!" Xu Fenqiu was furious and immediately summoned his Back Spirit; a blood-red Greatsword, accompanied by a powerful Spiritual Power Fluctuation, slashed fiercely at the spot where the black shadow had just been.

Unfortunately, the strike missed, leaving only a deep mark. The black shadow seemed to realize that Yingzhou could continuously summon those soldiers that annoyed it, so it immediately shifted its target to Yingzhou.

"Clang!" Yingzhou reacted extremely quickly, hurriedly using his Chainsword to block the black shadow's attack. He looked closely and finally saw its true appearance.

It was actually a Zerg that was pitch-black all over. Its wings flapped rapidly, and its sharp forelimbs scraped against the Chainsword, creating sparks.

"Screw you!" Yingzhou swung hard, shedding most of the impact force, and the Zerg flew back into the sky.

"Yingzhou, are you okay!" Yingfang aimed his longbow at the Zerg and fired an arrow imbued with Spiritual Power, but it was easily dodged.

"That is a Black-Winged Bug, one of the most ferocious predators among the Zerg. Its speed and strength far exceed those of ordinary Zerg, and its wings allow it to fly freely in the air, making its attack patterns even harder to predict. We are in big trouble," Xu Fenqiu said to Yingzhou with a serious expression.

After dodging Yingfang's arrow, the Black-Winged Bug dove toward Yingzhou again at high speed. Xu Fenqiu tried to intercept the Black-Winged Bug but was fiercely pierced through the abdomen and thrown to the side.

Yingzhou activated the Chainsword in his hand; the buzzing sound accompanied the Chainsword as it slashed at the Black-Winged Bug, cutting off one of its tail legs, but the Black-Winged Bug's two sharp forelimbs also pierced into Yingzhou's chest. Yingzhou felt a warm current rise in his throat and spat it out.

"Pfft!"

Just as the Black-Winged Bug wanted to finish Yingzhou off, three arrows were fired from three different directions at the Black-Winged Bug, aiming straight for its head.

The Black-Winged Bug gave up on attacking Yingzhou and turned to fly toward Yingfang. At this moment, the Krieg soldiers seized the opportunity and opened fire on the Black-Winged Bug. A barrage of laser fire enveloped the Black-Winged Bug, but it charged toward the Krieg soldiers once again.

Although the Black-Winged Bug had been injured, it was not a fatal blow. It flew into the group of Krieg soldiers, and every time it swung its forelimbs, it took the life of a Krieg soldier.

The Krieg soldiers did not retreat in the slightest; the soldiers in front provided cover for their teammates behind, after the Black-Winged Bug had slaughtered the Krieg soldiers entangling it in front.

Several Krieg soldiers holding bundled Hand Grenades rushed up. The Black-Winged Bug slaughtered the Krieg soldiers without any surprise, but as the Krieg soldiers were on the verge of death, they detonated the Hand Grenades in their hands.