Tempest of the Stellar War
chapter-372

It was a totally different feeling. On Demon Island, those bugs, other than looking ferocious, were actually rather easy to take care of. But this group of bugs...

The team's initial thoughts were particularly naive. Now they could only rely on the terrain to resist, and they were unable to withdraw. Once they ceded the offensive, they would then truly become the prey of the insects.

Taros and Luo Fei stepped forward. One excelled at speed, while the other was good at sneak attacks. They were extremely effective at dealing with the hiding bone spur zerg. This was crucial as the hiding Zerg were suppressing the team.

Taros did not dare to tary, and started moving at full speed. Within a moment, six bone spur zerglings had died under his blades. Without a doubt, once he was in the shadows, a feeling of excitement had risen within his heart. At this point, Luo Fei had also disappeared. He was still present, but his breathing had all but vanished. If you swept past the area with your eyes, you would only see an illusion that blended into the surroundings. His fat body moved through the undergrowth noiselessly, and not a single bug had noticed anything amiss. The practical abilities of this two people had also let the others in the team breathe a sigh of awe.

Lear and Wang Zheng continued to fight the giant zerg. However, this fellow was slippery as hell, and its sharp spurs and swift attacks repeatedly repelled both their attacks.

When fighting against the Zerg, one had to thoroughly kill them off. If they were only left half dead, they could still retaliate!

From the beginning of the panic to the present situation, Lie Xin and Lie Guang had been fighting as a team. Both of them seemed as if they were on edge, with their Ability Xs fully activated. Although normal Ability Xs were not able to scare off the Zerg, as well as normal fires, Lie Xin and Lie Guang's flames had an entirely different nature, something which even the fearless insects were frightened of. It was precisely this advantage that gave the Solar System squad precious time to regroup.

The titanium blades that had been enchanted by the flames were surprisingly able to cut into the zerglings' bodies. Although Lie Xin and Lie Guang had wanted to help Wang Zheng out, they had been thoroughly surrounded by zerglings, which had managed to split up the battlefield.

Although she did not have a spear, Zhang Runan was still as ferocious with a titanium blade. She and Raston formed a steel line of defense, which gave Lie Xin and Lie Guang a chance to attack. Unconsciously, they had divided themselves into an offensive and defensive team.

Only Meng Tian's laser rifle was more useful. Although her Ability X. which could freeze. was not lethal, it was able to slow down the attacks of the Zerg for three to four seconds repeatedly, which was a big help to everyone.

In the midst of the exchange, Wang Zheng exclaimed, "Lear, such a stalemate will not do; it will only attract more bugs. I'll try to draw his attention, you attack!"

Lear nodded. "Do it now!"

Wang Zheng shouted loudly and directly assaulted the bone spur zerg leader from the front. Numerous sharp spears rushed towards Wang Zheng. If it was somebody else, he would already have been pierced. However, Wang Zheng's footsteps quickened at this crucial moment, and he managed to narrowly dodge all of them.

Against such bugs, humanity had to use mecha to solve the problem. Who would have thought that the IG would instead make them fight it out with their real bodies? This was too insane!

In the IG competition, there were only strong competitors and weaklings. In front of the strong, enemies did not last long.

The Solar System team's battle was in full swing on this side. For other battlefields, the situation was different. The Ghana Star team and their battlefield were in a mess, with insect corpses everywhere. All twelve players slowly stood up, their faces carrying excited expressions, as if they had not slaughtered enough, with a mad glint in their eyes.

The Aslan team had gone deeper and deeper, having escaped the encirclement of the insects on all three occasions.

Atlantis... The heck, were they going to fly directly to the destination???

The twelve players of the Atlantis team, although starting relatively late, were already in the second position, second only to the Aslan team. If they could maintain their speed, they would probably not face any obstacles, as apart from them, nobody else was able to fly...

Atlantis' dominating spiritual power could be used not only to control the runes on their mecha, but also to float...

Damn, everybody just got angrier and angrier when they were compared to them.

Boom...

Finally, Wang Zheng was no longer able to avoid one of the bone spears. Using his blade to guard his front, he was struck directly and was knocked backwards. However, this was also a chance for Lear to attack.

Lear bolted forward, slashing into the neck of the Zerg, the only unprotected part on its body. Seeing that he was about to enter, who would have thought that a row of bone spurs would surface from the ridges around its neck, as if they were snarling at Lear?

Lear's eyes grew solemn, and his killing intent exploded out. A sudden roar sounded out, and the movement of the bone spur zergling leader changed. Crucially, Meng Tian, who was at the edge of the battlefield, sniped a freezing shot at it, managing to gain a second of time. However, this was sufficient for Lear. The titanium blade was thrust directly into the neck, twisted, and swung from the left to the top, and then down.

Green blood splattered from the sky, followed by a body crashing down. With a weight of more than a thousand kilograms, boom...

Its body that had been split apart came tumbling down directly, its huge frame flattening more than a dozen nearby zerglings.

When the leader fell, the Solar System team all had a boost in morale, and under Lie Xin's directions, fought back even more fiercely. Needless to say, the whole Solar System team were still capable of fighting. There were people like Zhang Runan and Raston, who were adept at defending, as well as Lie Xin and Lie Guang, who could pinpoint the enemy's weaknesses. This was definitely good news as the flames were capable of exterminating the rest of the bugs and could easily penetrate their thick shells. Additionally, it was able to instill a sense of fear in the Zerg. Luo Fei and Taros had also emerged from the woods, and the situation seemed to be under control. The coordination between Achilles and Masasi was extremely good as well, with both of them supplementing each other in the fight; they were able to prevent any injuries from occurring. The loudest, yet the most useless member of the team, was Zhang Shan. Although he had taken up the role of defending, his defensive skills were still very different from those of Zhang Runan and Raston. After being hit by the bugs twice, his legs had already gone numb. If one was not a strength-based Ability X user, it was indeed frustrating to go up against the Zerg. Zhang Shan's movement abilities were useless when facing these bugs, and he currently was wishing that he could use the shotguns on his mech. Meng Tian's freezing abilities had played a large role this fight. Although it was not able to harm the bugs directly, her shots were fast and accurate. Crucially, it was able to stall the bugs for a time, which was extremely useful.

Inadvertently, the team had reached a tacit understanding, killing the zergling leader and sweeping away the obstacles. They did not dare to tarry further and immediately left the battlefield. If there were lured into the trap right at the start of the round, there would be no hope left for later.

After the bugs that were pursuing after them were killed off by Taros, who was responsible for the rear, they had finally shaken off the remaining bugs. Then they swiftly resumed towards their destination. Only, there was not a trace of a relaxed expression on their faces. This fight had led them to understand the severity of the situation. Without mentioning the difficulty in reaching the destination, it was a problem to even get there in one piece.

Only a single battle was needed to wake the Solar System squad up from their fantasies. This was the Milky Way's IG competition, not a private game. The real Zerg were not as fragile as they believed, and they also did not have the assistance of their mecha. Solely relying on the physical bodies was simply a joke. Perhaps they could win a few small-scale battles, but the price they would have to pay would be huge. Once their Ability Xs were used, it would take a significant amount of time to regenerate, no matter if it was Zhang Shan's explosive type, or Meng Tian's supportive one. The only bright spot was abilities like Lie Xin's. The Lie family's spiritual ability truly lived up to its name. Their capability to endure using their Ability X was indeed a notch above the rest.

In fact, even Lie Xin and Lie Guang were surprised, as in the past, their flames had never been that easy to use. It was obvious that its lethality had increased, and the attachment effects of the soul flames had evidently improved. The daily improvements were not something they could detect, but it could clearly be seen during combat.

Although there was not much communication between Lie Xin and Lie Guang, they could see the surprise in each other's' eyes. Had the effectiveness of their exercises been enhanced?

The decline of the Solar System in the early days was also related to the failure of the training methods. The originally strong training programs had, over the years, transformed into simply aerobic exercises, which also led directly to the disappearance of many families. Although the Lie family still remained, their standing within the Solar System had been lost.

In fact, it was not only Lie Xin and Lie Guang, but even Lear had the same feeling. From the start of the IG selection tests for the Solar System, he had felt his own strength increasing, and it had exceeded his expectations. Yet he was unable to discern where his increase had come from.

This was also the basis of his confidence in this Milky Way's IG competition. Watching the performance of Lie Xin and Lie Guang, Lear had already made a conclusion in his heart. The effectiveness of the training programs had been increasing. However, he had hidden the change rather well, and was only willing to show it off in times of need.

Achilles was unable to notice any difference, and did not have any opinions regarding Lie Xin and Lie Guang's performance.

Except, the light in his eyes steadily grew strong. The revival of the Solar System was in progress.

And it was not only just himself!

Taros and Luo Fei took on the role of scouts and left to investigate the surroundings, allowing the squad to avoid as many Zerg nests as possible. The single worms that they encountered were killed off immediately, not giving them a chance to report the situation.

The deeper they went, the more traces of the Zerg they saw, and their tracks were also larger. What was the military thinking, preserving a planet with such a large Zerg colony?

Mankind was a strong and confident race. When they won the extermination against the bugs in the past, mankind had begun to study the Zerg, Their methods got bolder and bolder, as they had nothing to fear with their current military strength, at least within the Milky Way. Humans were unstoppable, and perhaps the only thing that could stop them was an internal conflict.

The stronger they were, the greater the desire for power. It was the same for both the country, as well as the individual.

The experience of Demon Island provided a good experience for the group. For two days in a row, the Solar System team evaded further battles and maintained a good speed, while also avoiding the teams of other countries as far as possible.

Originally, everyone had the intention of cooperating, but a sentence from Lear shut them up. Simply because the rescue bracelet was a life-saver, and no one would willingly use their own. That directly meant disqualification, and they might as well just kill themselves. However, if you were able to use the bracelets from other teams, not only could you protect your lives, but could also remove a competitor, killing two birds with one stone. Solely based on this point, the other teams were more dreadful than the insects.

Needless to say, Lear's words had dashed any hope of cooperation in the team's minds. While the others had not realized this issue earlier, they could not help but ponder when Lear had this thought.