There are many kinds of Zerg. Some have wings and can fly into the sky, while others can burrow underground. The Zerg encountered in this world obviously cannot fly, so they can't come directly over the fire wall... but they can burrow underground and bypass the fire ring.
The thought sent chills down everyone's spines.
Yu Hanjiang shouted sternly, "Get ready! Watch the ground!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the ground behind them began to ripple like waves on the sea. In the blink of an eye, dozens of muscular "humans" emerged from underground!
Although digging burrows left them covered in dirt and some even with injuries on their faces, they didn't mind at all.
Yu Hanjiang and his companions were surrounded by dozens of Zerg.
Looking at their scarlet eyes, agile reactions, and rapid speed, Yu Hanjiang lowered his voice and said, "Be careful, these have all been upgraded, and not just once."
If the fusion of two Zerg can advance from the first level to the second level, then the fusion of two second-level Zerg can advance to the third level.
The flames were fierce just now. Although they burned a large number of Zerg to death, some were only burned to the body and not to the head. These Zerg that were not completely dead will definitely merge spontaneously. I don't know what level these dozens of Zerg that suddenly appeared in the warehouse have reached. Just the plan to dig a hole, cross the fire circle, and attack from behind in just a few minutes shows that their intelligence is no less than that of humans.
Surrounded by the advanced Zerg, everyone's expressions turned grim.
Before anyone could move, two Zerglings suddenly pounced on Gao Xiaoyi!
Their movements were as fast as lightning, too fast for the naked eye to detect. The human fingernails they parasitized became extremely sharp, appearing even harder than crab claws, clearly due to evolution.
Gao Xiaoyi reacted quickly, immediately performing a pole vault and leaping onto the warehouse roof.
The two Zerglings naturally wouldn't let her go, quickly climbing onto the roof. Gao Xiaoyi immediately unleashed her card skill, releasing a giant python that coiled around them. The python's body was as thick as a tree trunk. The two Zerglings were bound and unable to move, and in the blink of an eye, they were...eaten by the python? It was unclear whether the python would infect them. But the next moment, Gao Xiaoyi recalled her golden python and jumped back to her teammates.
It seems this python amulet can devour all living things and is unaffected by infection.
At the same time, Xue Qing was also attacked. The girl picked up alcohol and splashed it at the Zerg, but the Zerg reacted quickly and dodged the alcohol she splashed. The girl was turning pale and trying to back away when the bespectacled boy standing next to her suddenly raised his hand. A current of electricity quickly swept over the Zerg's body, and the Zerg was so shocked that it became stiff and unable to move. The bespectacled boy then splashed alcohol and set it on fire.
The college students on this team are indeed very strong, with various physics, chemistry, and animal cards. The guy with glasses is probably a physics major; this card is related to "electricity." Sure enough, the next moment he activated a light bulb-type card —light.
A dazzling white light suddenly illuminated the night sky, nearly blinding the Zerg and stunning them!
The college students from the Distant Place Association were locked in fierce combat with the Zerg, and Xiao Lou's side wasn't having an easy time either. These advanced Zerg were incredibly fast, moving like shadows, making them difficult to hit with single-target control skills. Ye Qi used his erhu to...
He attempted a group control attack, but only managed to control three or four of them before Yu Hanjiang quickly dealt with them.
Long Sen's shuttlecock is completely uncontrollable under these circumstances, and Ye Qi's crowd control has a relatively long cooldown time...
Compared to the Zerg, who could run at top speed and attack from any angle, their speed was noticeably slower. Xiao Lou didn't hesitate to summon Bai Juyi to unleash his ultimate skill— Song of the Pipa —causing mass chaos!
Song of the Pipa has a large control range, but these Zerg have learned their lesson. They immediately retreat upon seeing unfamiliar figures. Xiao Lou's ultimate skill only controlled five Zerg, who then began to fight amongst themselves in the chaos. Yu Hanjiang seized the opportunity and poured a bottle of alcohol over them, burning them all to death as they fought together!
What's even more terrifying is...
Of the forty-odd Zerg, only half were killed, but more Zerg kept crawling out from underground!
Clearly, they were followed by many advanced Zerg, and the underground tunnels had been completely opened by them.
Kill one, and two more crawl out from underground...
Even the hardest whack-a-mole game isn't played like this.
Yu Hanjiang's expression darkened slightly: "Find a way to hold off these Zerg, get behind the warehouse and evacuate as quickly as possible, don't waste time with them!"
Although the Distant Place Association's college students are also very strong, using various cards to control and eliminate the Zerg, and no one has been caught in close combat yet, seemingly stabilizing the situation, everyone's stamina is limited, and card skills will cool down. If this continues, more and more Zerg will emerge from underground, and everyone will truly face the crisis of being overwhelmed by the Zerg swarm!
Yu Hanjiang said, "Fight and retreat simultaneously!"
Xiao Lou said to Shao Qingge, " CEO Shao, slow down, let me go first."
After saying that, he used Li Qingzhao's skill " Skill ". This skill can slow down the movements of everyone within range, like a movie starting to play in slow motion, slowing down by 90%. Even if the Zerg are very agile, they all become clumsy after being controlled by Li Qingzhao's 100-meter range crowd control.
Of course, while this skill is powerful, it's a double-edged sword. The Zerg slow down, but Xiao Lou and his team also slow down.
All that could be heard was Li Qingzhao standing there, beginning to recite: "Searching and searching, so desolate and lonely, so sad and miserable..."
The university student team was dumbfounded.
Gao Xiaoyi couldn't help but ask, "What brand is this... Li Qingzhao?"
Xiao Lou didn't have time to explain to her, and simply said, "Get out of here!"
Gao Xiaoyi walked forward, only to find that her legs felt like lead and she couldn't move. She panicked and exclaimed, "We've been controlled too!"
Cheng Ziyang's expression changed, and he turned to look at Xiao Lou: "You're controlling us, making us move in slow motion so we can't move, and then you're leaving on your own? Isn't it a bad idea to just sell us out like this?"
Ye Qi couldn't help but retort, "Do you think everyone is like you? It's said to slow down all targets within range, which naturally includes ourselves. This card needs to be used in conjunction with a displacement card!"
Too lazy to argue with Cheng Ziyang, he used a teleportation card to take Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang to the back of the warehouse.
The description of this Teleportation Card is: instantaneous horizontal movement of 50 meters.
What does "instant" mean? It's similar to an instant-cast skill in a game, which cannot be interrupted. Li Qingzhao's slow effect does not affect this type of instant-cast skill.
Therefore, Xiao Lou released Li Qingzhao's large-scale slowing Zerg, allowing them to evacuate using the Teleportation Card.
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi each took a teleportation card and quickly took their teammates away.
Seeing that Ye Qi and Shao Qingge had led everyone to the back of the warehouse, Cheng Ziyang's eyes flashed with a sinister glint as he looked at Xue Qing and said, "They're trying to abandon us and run away. Quickly use your crowd control removal skill!"
Although Xue Qing didn't think Xiao Lou was that kind of person, everyone was indeed affected by the slowdown and could barely move. Without hesitation, she immediately took out a bottle of potassium permanganate. Since potassium permanganate is a strong oxidizing agent, its first skill, "Disinfect," can remove all negative status effects, while its second skill, "Sterilize," can help treat wounds.
After clearing his teammates of negative status effects, Cheng Ziyang, whose " Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell " skill, which grants a one-kilometer teleportation to the entire group, was still on cooldown, said in a deep voice, "Follow them!"
Unaware of the truth, but as more and more insectoids emerged from underground, the 12 of them were indeed unable to cope, so they had no choice but to listen to their captain and run to the back of the warehouse.
Halfway there, Ye Qi and Shao Qingge suddenly turned back.
Ye Qi frowned and said, "I was going to pick you up, but you came here on your own?"
After all, no matter how fast you run, it's not as fast as teleporting 50 meters. Ye Qi and Shao Qingge only took a few seconds to pick up and drop off their teammates using the teleportation card, before Li Qingzhao had even finished reciting his words.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned somewhat awkward—it was clear that the captain had assumed the worst of them. After all, they had fought side by side and killed so many Zerg, so why would he suddenly take control of another team and run away? Wouldn't that be the same as indirectly killing them?
Xue Qing explained sheepishly, "Everyone was unable to move, so I used a crowd control break skill."
Shao Qingge narrowed his eyes slightly, but didn't say anything.
The teleportation card could carry up to 200 kilograms, and several of the girls in the group of college students were quite thin, each carrying three at a time. In less than five seconds, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi had brought them all to the side of the dug hole.
Xiao Lou brought these people with him because they were strong enough to wipe out a large number of Zerg if they encountered another large group. Besides, controlling the others and running away was too unethical for him to do.
After lifting the cardboard covering the burrow, Yu Hanjiang was the first to jump down, and said in a deep voice, "Quick! Don't let the Zerg catch up!"
Shao Qingge said, "I'll cover the rear. I can use Skill's skill one more time."
Ye Qi was worried about CEO Shao taking the lead, so he stayed behind as well.
Xiao Lou, Yu Hanjiang, and other students from the Distant Place Association jumped one after another, leaving only Cheng Ziyang, Xue Qing, Ye Qi, and Shao Qingge outside.
Just then, a large number of Zerg suddenly surged over like a tidal wave!
After Li Qingzhao finished reciting his words, the Zerg regained their mobility. Without hesitation, Shao Qingge summoned another Li Qingzhao and continued to make them move in slow motion. The Zerg, who had been so aggressive, were affected by the slow motion and couldn't crawl an inch for several seconds. They stretched out their claws and slowly moved forward, which looked rather comical.
Ye Qi was about to laugh when suddenly, two Zerglings pounced down from the roof of the warehouse!
These two insects were quite clever; they bypassed Li Qingzhao's control, climbed onto the roof from the side of the warehouse, and quietly waited for their chance.
The two attacked separately, one attacking Cheng Ziyang and the other attacking Ye Qi.
Just as it was about to pounce on Cheng Ziyang, Xue Qing's eyes widened. She was about to shout "Watch out!" but unexpectedly, Cheng Ziyang pulled Xue Qing to shield her without hesitation. Xue Qing let out a scream as her entire face was scratched by the insectoid's sharp claws!
The situation was critical. Cheng Ziyang probably had no cards left to play, so he instinctively pulled his teammate to take the hit.
At the same time, Shao Qingge suddenly pulled Ye Qi into his arms to protect her.
Ye Qi heard a muffled groan, and then he saw blood flowing down Shao Qingge's forehead.
Behind him was a horde of Zerg, and in front of him were raging flames. The Teleportation Card could only teleport horizontally, and Shao Qingge had no other cards left to save his life. The Zerg attacked Ye Qi from behind, but Ye Qi obviously didn't see it. All he could do was use his body to protect Ye Qi.
That was his subconscious reaction; it seemed like he hadn't even thought about it at the time.
Seeing the bloodstains on Shao Qingge's forehead, Ye Qi's eyes widened in fury, and his body trembled violently. He grabbed Shao Qingge's arm tightly, his voice shaking uncontrollably, "How are you? CEO Shao... don't scare me..."
Hearing the boy's voice, which sounded like he was about to cry, Shao Qingge chuckled softly: "It's alright."
He said through the Telepathic Connection channel, "I'm infected, I'm leaving now."
Ye Qi's eyes suddenly welled up with tears. He no longer cared about Xue Qing being infected and pulled Shao Qingge directly into the hole.
As soon as they went down, a card holder was dropped, followed by Xue Qing's tearful voice: "Thank you for taking me with you, but I'm infected. I don't want to become a worm and be a puppet without dignity, nor do I want to kill my teammates. Please give the card holder to them!"
This girl may seem delicate, but she has an extremely strong personality.
She was clearly surprised and disheartened when Cheng Ziyang pulled her in to take the blow.
Ye Qi was astonished to find that she was actually standing on a skateboard, fearlessly rushing into the ring of fire!
Shao Qingge was still conscious at this point. After going down into the cave, he calmly said, " Professor Xiao, may I borrow the Hairdryer?"
All that could be heard outside was a girl screaming; no one knew exactly what had happened.
Gao Xiaoyi asked worriedly, "It sounds like Xue Qing's cry, what's wrong?"
Shao Qingge offered no explanation, and seeing Cheng Ziyang about to jump, he suddenly picked up the hairdryer—
A sudden gust of wind swept by, and Cheng Ziyang's body was instantly blown dozens of meters away! Shao Qingge was blowing directly into the fire circle, sending Cheng Ziyang flying into the flames.
Cheng Ziyang's piercing screams echoed in my ears.
If he were thrown into such a huge fire, he would obviously be burned to ashes like Xue Qing, leaving no trace of his body.
He wronged Ye Qi once, and Shao Qingge has always held a grudge against him.
Now that he's using his teammates as scapegoats, Shao Qingge has had enough and might as well take this opportunity to get rid of him.
Ye Qi was trembling. He was the only one who knew that CEO Shao had been infected, and he was the only one who knew Shao Qingge's thoughts. CEO Shao was very protective of his own and had always disliked Cheng Ziyang. Now, he wanted Cheng Ziyang to die with Xue Qingge, which was the best ending for the Cheng family.
What goes around comes around.
The captain was thrown into the fire, and everyone from the Distant Place Association looked grim. Some tried to argue with him, but Yu Hanjiang immediately stopped them with a stern face: "Let's go first, we can talk as we go. Old Mo will block our way back."
Regardless of Shao Qingge's reasons for doing this, Yu Hanjiang trusts CEO Shao's decision.
Old Mo immediately blocked the back path with marble, and Xiao Lou's team quickly moved forward. The people from the Distant Place Association looked at each other and had no choice but to move forward first, since the back path had been blocked and they could not go up. Staying here would easily lead to their demise in the swarm of insects.
The atmosphere was terribly oppressive throughout the journey, and the tunnel was completely silent.
Seeing Ye Qi on the verge of tears, Shao Qingge's heart softened. He gently patted the boy's head and said via Telepathic Connection, "I remember you said you wouldn't abandon me. I'm waiting for you to carry me through the game. That's the ultimate way to win without lifting a finger."
His joke wasn't funny. Ye Qi's eyes reddened, and he forced back tears, saying, "I'm sorry!"
At that time, if he hadn't been distracted by Cheng Ziyang, he wouldn't have been attacked from behind. He could have controlled the insect with the musical instrument card, but it was his distraction that allowed Shao Qingge to shield him from the insect's attack with his body.
It was all Ye Qi's fault that Shao Qingge was infected; he hadn't taken good care of CEO Shao. Ye Qi wanted to slap himself a few times.
Sensing the intense guilt and regret in Ye Qi's mind, Shao Qingge sighed softly and said gently, "Don't blame yourself. Quickly tell Professor Xiao about this and let him figure something out. I believe in your abilities; I won so many games in the heart room."
"This time, it's up to you all again."
Ye Qi nodded vigorously and walked to Xiao Lou's side.
Xiao Lou had already noticed that something was wrong with him, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Ye Qi leaned closer and whispered in Xiao Lou's ear, " CEO Shao... has been infected."