Chapter 2619: Full-scale War

The Zerg forces traveled rapidly and returned to the valley base. As soon as they returned, Su Xiao sent the remaining 1,900 Demon Beasts to patrol the surrounding area. Hunting had long since stopped; now was the stage of war.

The 12 giant Spore Tanks were dragged to the side of the hive. The fifth-stage hive was exceptionally powerful; after cracking open a huge crevice, it began to devour the biological tissues within one of the giant Spore Tanks.

Biological energy reserves skyrocketed. Su Xiao had Zhila forcibly control the hive, letting it cultivate Demon Beasts while converting biological energy.

All the Poison Stingers lay on the creep, being converted into biological energy while in hibernation. Poison Stingers were fine for surprise attacks, but for frontal warfare, Demon Beasts were still needed.

Su Xiao was certain that as soon as he attacked the first hive, it would trigger a full-scale counterattack from the Tiger Bee faction. The Tiger Bee faction could become one of the two major powers in this world; neither the two Bee Queens nor the Tiger Bee Lord, Taimesha, would be easy to deal with.

The Tiger Bee faction's army was about to strike. Before that, Su Xiao needed to have a Zerg force capable of blocking the Tiger Bee faction.

The hive, over a hundred meters tall, was fully activated. While devouring the Spore Tanks, the incubation tissues inside also cultivated Demon Beast eggs.

The incubation tissues and cultivation sacs worked together, capable of cultivating 1,950 adult Demon Beasts every 2 minutes. The mass production of troops had begun. As for upgrading the hive's rank, that absolutely could not be done now.

When the hive evolved, it could not convert biological energy or cultivate Zerg. If it evolved now, when the Tiger Bee faction attacked, there would be no sufficient combat Zerg to defend, and the hive would be torn to pieces by countless Tiger Bee clansmen.

One Demon Beast after another rushed out of the hive and toward the outside of the valley. Tens of thousands of Worker Scorpions in the valley began to get busy; they were using a mixed mucus to dissolve the surrounding mountains.

Su Xiao wanted to make the surroundings open. This valley was suitable for hiding the hive in the early stages, but after a frontal war started, if the enemy had high-power explosives, the valley terrain would increase the power of the explosives. He often used such terrain to blow up enemies.

The ideal formation was for Demon Beasts to be distributed in a ring around the perimeter to defend against Tiger Bee clansmen attacking from all directions. Near the hive, defensive Zerg buildings—sensor towers, killing sentry towers, etc. —should be built as many as possible. These Zerg buildings were far more reliable than the naturally formed valley.

The biological energy within the Worker Scorpions was thoroughly activated. The first thing they dissolved was the rock ceiling above, followed by the surrounding mountains. In just over ten minutes, the surroundings became empty, and one could even see the distant plains.

The hive was cultivating Demon Beasts at a speed of 1,950 every 2 minutes. Before long, many Demon Beasts gathered near the hive.

Now was a time of racing against time. Baja sent a message every 30 seconds, and there was still no movement from the Tiger Bee faction.

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang also entered the field. After last night, he was no longer dizzy and was currently inside an enemy hive.

According to Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's information, all the Tiger-Eye Bees of the Tiger Bee faction had entered a huge pool at the bottom of the hive. After entering this pool, the Tiger-Eye Bees would struggle in pain, and then, with a very low probability, forcibly evolve into Tiger Bee clansmen.

Clearly, the hegemon of this world had been angered. They hadn't lost a hive in too long. That shattered hive made Taimesha and the two Bee Queens realize that something was wrong.

The enemy was very decisive. Even before scouting the hive, they considered the worst possibility, after all, a hive had been blown up.

With the number of Tiger-Eye Bees, even if the probability of evolving into Tiger Bee clansmen was less than 10%, the number of Tiger Bee clansmen could reach millions or even more.

Although most Tiger Bee clansmen did not have the ability to fly, their travel speed was several times that of the Tiger-Eye Bees, and their combat power was simply not on the same level.

An interesting scene appeared: Su Xiao was mass-producing troops here, and Taimesha was also mass-producing troops there. The two sides hadn't even met, yet they had already adopted a posture for a decisive battle.

Half an hour later, nearly 30,000 Demon Beasts were cultivated. Unfortunately, no leader-level individuals appeared.

The surrounding mountains were razed, and the fungal creep began to spread, soon affecting an area with a diameter of three kilometers.

A Tiger-Eye Bee flew from afar. This Tiger-Eye Bee was very special; it was only the size of a palm. Compared to the ferocity of other Tiger-Eye Bees, this one looked like a carved work of art.

Several Demon Beasts leaped up, just about to smash this Tiger-Eye Bee with their long tails, when they were stopped by Su Xiao's mental command. He could also control the Zerg, but controlling a dozen at once was his limit. Specialization was key; in terms of controlling the Zerg, no one could compare to Zhila.

The Tiger-Eye Bee flew in front of Su Xiao and exploded with a bang, turning into gold-black light particles. A blurry figure appeared. Her physique was no different from a human's, but her specific appearance could not be seen clearly.

"Oh ho ho, what a figure~"

Baha landed on Amu's shoulder; it had followed this Tiger-Eye Bee back.

"Are you Kuku Lin, White Night?"

A female voice filled with majesty came through. There was no need to guess who the owner of this voice was: the Lord of Tiger Bees, Taimesha.

"I am."

"Let the war begin, human."

"Very well."

As soon as Su Xiao finished speaking, the light mist in front dissipated. The Lord of Tiger Bees, Taimesha, did not ask Su Xiao for the reason or purpose behind attacking the hive, because that would have been meaningless.

The hive continued to spawn troops. When the number of Demon Beasts reached 40,000, the spawning stopped.

On the creep a dozen meters from the hive, several Worker Scorpions were busy at work. Their bodies gradually dissolved, and a large amount of biological energy was transmitted here along the creep.

Dark green biological tissue surged, and a cylindrical Zerg structure rose from the ground, stopping only when it reached over 50 meters in height.

The biological tissue cylinder was covered in meridians, and a translucent sphere appeared at the top. The Zerg structure, the 'Sensing Tower', was successfully established.

A ripple spread out, and all biological fluctuations within a 25-kilometer radius were sensed by the 'Sensing Tower'. Intelligence is the key to victory.

Six 'Slaughter Sentry Towers' were distributed within a hundred-meter radius. Besides the Slaughter Sentry Towers, there were Zerg Guardians. This was a cone-shaped Zerg structure that did not react to biological entities; if an energy-based attack approached, it would activate immediately.

Over a dozen types of defensive or offensive Zerg structures were built. The hive was never afraid of being exposed to the enemy's sight; after all, a Fifth-Tier hive itself was not a fragile thing.

Su Xiao checked the remaining biological energy: 569,000/570,000. He continued to breed Demon Beasts, striving to push the number of Demon Beasts past 50,000.

Rumble—

The ground vibrated. If one were to look down from above, they would see countless Tiger Bee clans rushing in from all directions in the surrounding open area, a vast, dark mass with no end in sight.

Within two kilometers of the hive, over 40,000 Demon Beasts stood in a ring to guard the perimeter, and behind them were 12 scattered Leviathans.

A giant beast galloped through the large group of Tiger Bee clans, with the Bee Queen, Caro, standing on its back. At this moment, Caro was bowing her head. If one saw her expression, they would find she was smiling. Naturally combative, she craved war, but unfortunately, no enemies had appeared for a long time.

"Kill them all."

Bee Queen Caro pointed forward with one hand, and the Tiger Bee clans near her roared in succession.

Behind Bee Queen Caro, Bing Jue was running with long strides. His fighting spirit was high; after all, he had received a 'War-type Hidden Mission'. He had only heard of such war-type hidden missions, as their trigger conditions were extremely harsh, and the rewards were naturally very tempting.

"Kill!"

Bing Jue roared, but the very next moment, he saw the sky full of missiles. A sense of crisis that made his hair stand on end appeared abruptly, and his heartbeat even skipped a beat.

After the deafening explosion, Bing Jue climbed out of the pile of Tiger Bee corpses with some difficulty. Just one encounter, and he had been beaten senseless.

"Roar!"

The Demon Beasts forming the ring defense roared and pounced toward the Tiger Bee clans rushing in from the perimeter. Blood splattered everywhere, and shattered carapaces flew about.

The current Demon Beasts were not yet at their strongest. When the hive evolved to the Sixth Tier, the Demon Beasts completed their fourth genetic evolution, and their numbers exceeded 100,000, enjoying the bonuses of the War Lord title—only then would the Demon Beast army become the war Zerg that made enemies despair.

The chaotic battle broke out instantly. A type of Tiger Bee clan with flight capabilities pounced toward the hive from high altitude. Before they could even get close to the hive, they were shot to pieces by the Slaughter Sentry Towers and fell onto the creep on the ground.

Bee Queen Caro had not yet discovered a fatal problem: the Tiger Bee clans she commanded were fighting the Demon Beast troops on the creep. Her lack of understanding of the Zerg destined her to suffer a huge loss.

Su Xiao had indeed seen such brave behavior for the first time. As soon as the war began, the creep on the ground started to decompose the corpses of the Demon Beasts and the Tiger Bee clans. The biological energy stored within the hive instantly went off the charts, and the breeding of Demon Beasts never stopped for a moment.

It might not be long before Bee Queen Caro discovered with surprise that the more of the enemy she killed, the more there seemed to be.