Chapter 2617: Leviathan

On the creep beside the main base, a Mantis-Claw slowly moved its armored legs, checking inch by inch whether the creep needed repairs. This was not an order from Zhila, but a spontaneous action by the Mantis-Claw, Bubu. It seemed unable to stay idle for a single moment; if it wasn't maintaining the creep, it was inspecting the various organs within the hive.

Su Xiao sat in a wooden shed near the hive. At this moment, his biological energy reserves had reached 327,520 points; it was time to unfold his plan.

According to Baja's scouting, the Tiger Bee faction had a total of 33 hives. 30 of them were around 40 to 70 meters high, while the remaining 3 were much larger, standing at 135 meters, 154 meters, and over 200 meters respectively.

The tallest hive was the residence of Taimesha. No matter how one looked at it, that thing no longer resembled a hive; it looked more like a strangely shaped black stone building.

The remaining two hives were the residences of the two Bee Queens, located in the south and north directions respectively.

If there was one area where the Tiger Bee faction was strongest, it was in numbers. Even in the smallest hive, there were millions of Tiger-Eye Bees and tens of thousands of Tiger Bee clansmen.

Tiger-Eye Bees were completely different from the Tiger Bee clan. The former could be classified as transcendent creatures, while the latter were heteromorphic species with a certain level of intelligence. However, most of the Tiger Bee clan had lost their ability to fly.

At first glance, the Tiger Bee clan looked like humanoid monsters covered in armor. Their forearms were equipped with armored blades, indicating they were creatures specialized for combat. Their lower limbs lacked feet, replaced instead by talons with sharp, hooked blades at the tips.

These were the most common Tiger Bee clansmen, though some had evolutionary structures that were surprisingly similar to the Zerg. Such Tiger Bee clansmen, however, were rare.

Tiger-Eye Bees were not too difficult to deal with, but the Tiger Bee clan was exceptionally troublesome. Their attack and defense capabilities were strong, and they were extremely fast.

Su Xiao's plan was to first attack a hive located at the very edge of the Tiger Bee territory, aiming to end the battle within a few minutes. This was also why he chose to cultivate Poison Stingers. A Poison Stinger only needed about a minute to fire all 15 of its bone-armor spikes. As for their melee ability, one could only say it was better than a Mantis-Claw, and that was the extent of it.

With 327,520 points of biological energy, Su Xiao used 300,000 to cultivate Poison Stingers. Of the remaining 27,520, he spent 20,000 to cultivate two Leviathans, and the remaining 7,520 were all used to cultivate Spore Tanks. Post-battle transport was crucial, and it had to be fast.

The incubation tissues within the hive began to work. Cultivating a third-stage Zerg like the Poison Stinger allowed for 3,200 eggs per batch. From incubation to cultivation, each batch took about 1 minute and 25 seconds. Poison Stingers had a lifespan of less than a month, but they had no childhood or growth period; once they crawled out of the cultivation sac, they were ready for battle.

One Poison Stinger after another rushed out of the hive. They were not large, possessing four armored legs and bloated abdomens, much like spiders covered in armor. They lacked sharp claws or teeth; their mouths were cylindrical, and their backs were covered in sharp spikes like a porcupine.

During combat, Poison Stingers would retract the spikes on their backs into their bodies, build up pressure internally, and then fire the spikes through their cylindrical mouths.

After more than an hour, 150,000 Poison Stingers were cultivated, and the cultivation of the Leviathans began.

Poison Stinger (Third-stage Combat Zerg)

Speed: ★★ (Already received bonus from War Lord title)

Destructive Power: ★★★★ (Already received bonus from War Lord title)

Defense: ★

The Poison Stingers were severely specialized. Looking out now, the valley was densely packed with them, waiting on the creep.

Ten minutes later, the two Leviathans were cultivated. These were two behemoths, both over 30 meters long. Their backs were covered in scale-like armor, each plate several meters wide. Hidden beneath these plates were their weapons: bio-missiles.

Each Leviathan could fire 120 bio-missiles in a single volley. These bio-missiles were living creatures; as long as the Leviathan locked onto an enemy or building, these missiles possessed tracking properties.

If a Leviathan locked onto a Qiyuezhe and fired 120 bio-missiles, an ordinary Qiyuezhe would certainly die within 15 hits. A combination of a Tank and a Healer might be able to withstand 30. As for more than 50 bio-missiles, Su Xiao felt that even he would die if he took them.

After a bio-missile exploded, it had a corrosive effect, significantly increasing the lethality of subsequent missiles. Assuming the damage of the first was 300 points, by the tenth, the damage of each would be at least 1,000 points or more. The further it went, the more exaggerated it became.

Explosion causes damage -> corrodes enemy defense -> explodes again -> corrodes defense again. This process would continue to stack.

Leviathan (Fifth-stage Combat Species)

Speed: ★

Destructive Power: ★★★★★★

Defense: ★★★★

A very slow war turret. Once the back armor opened, it was a sky full of bio-missiles. After each volley, they needed to rest for 5 minutes.

The main role of the two Leviathans was to blast the hives to pieces. The Tiger Bee faction was no soft persimmon; until the Zerg reached a certain scale, one could not consider what loot might be inside the hives.

The Poison Stingers would likely be unable to do anything against the hard hives. If the Tiger-Eye Bees and the Tiger Bee clan hid inside and refused to come out, it would be disastrous. Other hives would quickly reinforce, eventually leading to the total annihilation of the Zerg forces. In that case, they wouldn't even be able to bring back the corpses of their own Zerg, let alone the enemy's.

At the very first moment of the war, they had to blast the enemy's defensive fortress, end the battle in a short time, and withdraw immediately.

150,000 Poison Stingers, 1,020 Spore Tanks, and 2 Leviathans—this was the Zerg force Su Xiao used to attack the Tiger Bee faction.

Directly in front of the valley, the narrow rock crevice gradually dissolved, expanding to 20 meters wide. Su Xiao leaped onto the back of a Leviathan. The Leviathan was over ten meters tall; standing on its back, the area below was in full view.

One Poison Stinger after another rushed out of the valley. At first, one could only hear the dense sound of footsteps, but by the end, the entire valley was trembling.

Thump, thump, thump.

The Leviathan carrying Su Xiao moved forward step by step. Every step was steady; it seemed nothing could stop it. Surrounding it were the Poison Stingers rushing forward wildly.

Boom—

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the Zerg forces rushed out of the valley. The scene was like a tide surging out after the floodgates were opened. Armored legs collided, and hundreds of thousands of Zerg hissed. The Demon Zerg revealed their ferocious side to this world for the first time. ===== CHAPTER 2618 =====