12dz Chapter 1403 The Empress Dowager and the Mother Insect
Chapter 1403 The Empress Dowager and the Mother Insect
A holographic topographical map of a blood-red plain suddenly unfolded before everyone's eyes.
"Now, let's clarify our tactics." Nightsong's voice was clear and steady. "Although we are launching a counterattack on the Zerg hive this time, the enemy has clearly already discovered our movements."
"According to our human Sky Eye's reconnaissance, several board members of the Gene Company have already led troops to support the war effort."
Su Yanling narrowed her eyes slightly: "Did they move so quickly?"
“This is not surprising.” Lion Thunder shook his head. “There’s no way around it. The alliance’s multi-race armies launched a coordinated attack on a massive scale. It’s impossible for them to go unnoticed with such a commotion.”
Su Yanling sighed softly, "That's true..."
"Hmm." Ye Ge's gaze fell on the scarlet area marked on the map. "The enemy forces that have been discovered so far, besides the Zerg, include the Sea Clan, the Celestial Clan, the Demon Clan, the Evil Nether Clan, the Spider Demon Clan, the Holy Elf Clan, the Dark Elf Clan... These are all races that rank extremely high among all races. Moreover, unlike the Zerg's low-level swarm tactics, these races almost all have high-level transcendent generals leading their troops."
Flame Princess crossed her arms and parted her red lips slightly: "With such a huge investment... are they basically planning to have a final battle with us on the Crimson Plains?"
Shui Tianhua stroked his beard and pondered, "Strange. Although we plan to besiege their hive, there's no need for them to react so strongly, is there? They've suddenly deployed such a large force. There are no resource points on this Crimson Plain, and it's not their city. Why are they completely unwilling to retreat, just to protect their hive?"
Ye Ge smiled: "Of course, there are reasons for that. One reason is that the Crimson Plains are geographically very important. Occupying this place can cut off the supply transport between our various factions within the Myriad Races Alliance; and the second reason..."
He paused briefly, then turned his head to look at Gao Shenxue.
Seeing this, Gao Shenxue took a step forward and gently waved her hand.
Another holographic map has appeared.
However, this map is not a surface map of the Bloodstained Plains, but a map of the plains underground!
"This is?!?... " Ao Shenglong's eyes narrowed. "A map of the Zerg's lair hidden beneath the Crimson Plains!"
On the screen, at least a hundred areas across the entire plain are riddled with winding and intricate Zerg nests!
These nests extend from tens to hundreds of meters underground, like countless greedy roots spreading wildly through the earth's entrails, resembling a sophisticated underground fortress or a vast, suffocating underground labyrinth.
The passageways crisscrossed, and the chambers were nested one inside another, with countless scarlet lights surging within, like poisonous blood flowing through veins.
"hiss......"
Feng Shangbo gasped, "Good heavens, so many?!?"
Keep in mind, the Zerg began their attack on the Eastern Dragon Kingdom just over a week ago!
In just over a week, they managed to build a Zerg nest like this!?
The giant father, Tal, spoke slowly, his voice like a rock grinding against the ground: "This is the speed at which the Zerg build their nests, and it is also the most terrifying thing about the Zerg. Their infrastructure, reproduction, and production speed should be the fastest among all races."
Ye Ge didn't speak, but he felt a deep sense of agreement in his heart.
As a player who had created hundreds of strategy videos against the Zerg in his previous life, he understood this aspect of how terrifying the Zerg were better than anyone else present.
Once they find a suitable place, they can build nests, lay eggs, house the queen insects, and expand rapidly with astonishing efficiency... and then continue to build nests, expand, house the queen insects, reproduce, and produce in a continuous cycle.
Perhaps on the ground, everything is calm and the enemy is completely unaware of the danger.
But in reality, hundreds of meters underground, the Zerg kingdom had already quietly taken shape, its scale even far exceeding that of the territories of the surface lords.
And when they have fully developed, break through the soil, and launch their attack...
That was the true passage of locusts, annihilating everything and leaving not a single blade of grass alive!
Night Song continued, "And the reason why the Zerg are able to develop so quickly underground is..."
He swiped his fingertip, and the image focused on several core chambers deep within the labyrinth, where several particularly large crimson dots of light were visible.
“These are the things,” he said.
Gul'sas glanced at him: "What are these red dots?"
Ye Ge's gaze was calm as he spoke slowly and deliberately: "Empress Dowager Mother Insect".
"They are the highest-level beings in the Zerg, apart from the Empress Dream Butterfly. In fact, if we consider age, they are much older than the Zerg Empress. They are the longest-lived insects in the Zerg and one of the greatest assets of the entire Zerg."
The Black Sun Demon Lord narrowed his eyes: "I have heard of the Empress Dowager Worm. It is said that as long as there is one Empress Dowager Worm, in an environment where resources and food are not lacking, it can reproduce and produce the population of a country of other races in just one week."
Ao Sheng stared at the six glaring scarlet dots on the map, his face growing increasingly grim: "And this time, when they attacked the Eastern Dragon Kingdom, they actually buried a full six Empress Dowager Mother Worms beneath the Blood Plains!"
“That’s right.” Ye Ge looked at him: “Legend has it that there are only six Queen Mother Insects in the entire Zerg race, so the Zerg race has almost mobilized all its forces this time in order to take down Crimson Dragon City. It seems that they are really determined to defeat the Eastern Dragon Kingdom this time.”
"Why is that???" Feng Shangbo asked, puzzled. "With such a huge investment, why are they determined to take over Crimson Dragon City? Is there something particularly attractive about Crimson Dragon City?"
"I don't know about that." Ye Ge shrugged.
"..."
Willow warbler, standing to the side, stared blankly at the underground nest map.
Ye Bing stood beside her, her expression the same, her eyes filled with confusion.
strangeness......
How did Ye Ge...
Ao Sheng stared at the incredibly detailed map of the underground nest with a grim expression. After a long silence, he suddenly sensed something was amiss and looked up at Ye Ge: "Ye Ge, such a detailed map of the underground insect nest... where did your human race obtain it?"
The other tribal leaders were taken aback upon hearing this, and only then did they realize what was happening, and they all showed expressions of doubt.
Indeed—on this projection map, every passage in the insect nest, every chamber structure, and even the exact location of each mother insect is marked with meticulous detail!
How did you obtain Night Song?
The map on the ground just now, which marked the enemy's distribution, might be somewhat understandable.
After all, the human race has an Eye in the Sky, which is always watching from the top of the map of all races with a God's-eye view!
This cave is located tens or even hundreds of meters underground!
Surely the Human Race's Sky Eye can't possibly scan the underground world too, right?
Ye Ge smiled faintly again and turned her head slightly: "Xue'er, why don't you explain it to them?"
Gao Shenxue remained silent, her aloof and exquisitely beautiful face still calm and expressionless.
She slowly raised one fair hand, palm facing upwards.
A tiny insect quietly crawled out of her palm and gently landed on the ground in front of everyone.