Chapter : 140 : Impossible Task
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Ordinary-Class Zerg, Elite-Class Zerg, King-Class Zerg, and Royal-Class Zerg. Among them, the strength of the Royal-Class Zerg would be distinctive compared to the King-Class Zerg.
In Endless Mode, you can reach the 17th hour at most. As the examiner won't let you score too high, so in the 17th hour, it would be significantly more difficult.
For Royal-Class Zerg, don't mention these candidates who had just awakened their planet only a few months ago, even those masters at the peak of Level 1 could not withstand it. Not to mention, this was still Endless Mode so the fearsome army of Royal-Class Zerg would keep entering.
"Let's see if these geniuses can last more than a minute and beat the record along the way!" The Mayor spoke up, with a trace of anticipation in his eyes.
Finally, it was the last second of the hour. The continuous shooting of the Machine Guns from the Astra Militarum was frenetic, as countless Zerg fell under the large-caliber bullets.
But the situation for the other candidates was that most of their positions had been breached. But if they wanted to maintain for another ten minutes, whether they could hold up was another question. Each of their species was gasping for air. They were exhausted and they weren't given a chance to rest.
In the next second, the next hour was here and the fearsome Royal-Class Zerg made their appearance. From the entrance of the Planet Passage came a horrifying aura, letting everyone stiffen up and their face was solemn. Because this aura, compared to the earlier Zerg hordes, was way too potent.
In the next moment, from the entrance of the Planet Passage, one by one, they walked out, their bodies slender and dark but strange Zerg with dim stripes on their bodies. These Zerg didn't crawl, instead, they floated with long tentacles extending from their backs and reaching heights of more than 3 meters. Instead of Zerg, they resembled humanoids.
From their movements, there was no sound at all and their eyes were observing the situation of the Astra Militarum on the walls.
"False Xel'naga." Seeing these Zerg appear, Sebastian narrowed his eyes.
False Xel'naga was infamous, as they were the most intelligent and powerful class of Zerg. Unlike all the previous Zerg, people witnessed the shadow of a powerful Super-Civilization from these Zerg.
Those dim stripes were the typical markings of Royal-Class Zerg. The more stripes, the stronger their strength. These Zerg had at least three stripes and were the Elite among the Royal-Class Zerg.
The first False Xel'naga suddenly opened its mouth and a long roar erupted into the atmosphere. Immediately, all the Zerg behind them followed suit and roared. In the next moment, the False Xel'naga started to move, swiftly rushing towards the position of the Astra Militarum. Their speed was unexpectedly fast.
The expressions of the Generals and Scientists above the wall changed. Because of these False Xel'naga, they felt the same aura as the Fire Giant from the 6th round.
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In the City Hall, they made a comparison.
"These False Xel'naga have the strength of the Fire Giant from the 6th round, right?" a planet master asked.
"It should be a little worse, but not by much. These False Xel'naga don't have the flames of the Fire Giant, but they're faster, and the armor on them is quite tough."
"In other words, those kids are going to face something much more comprehensive than the Fire Giant? No wonder, in the past, those candidates couldn't last even a minute."
In the 6th round, the Fire Giant were the most powerful individuals with only 30 of them, yet everyone suffered. Although the Zerg army in Endless Mode was alarming, in terms of individual strength, they were not as formidable as the Fire Giant. It was mainly because there were so many of them, that's what made it tricky.
And now, there were hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands. As long as there was enough time, there might even be millions of Fire Giant-Level Zerg at the same time. How else were they going to fight?! These False Xel'naga were terrifically agile.
Hundreds poured in from the entrance of the passage and their numbers kept growing steadily. Within half a minute, it soared to thousands.
The front ones had already rushed to the positions of the candidates. They barely managed to fend off those 30 Fire Giants, but against 300, it was better to surrender.
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"That's not even a fight." Grosser, who had left the examination room, saw this and shook his head. If it were him, he would admit defeat.
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The candidates did not admit defeat, they gritted their teeth and resisted tenaciously, but their position was almost indefensible. Against these False Xel'naga, in just ten seconds, they admitted defeat.
Hundreds of Royal-Class Zerg frantically rushed in, their offensive power extremely frightening. Their limbs were like giant scythes, with a slash, no Supernatural species could stop it.
An army of False Xel'naga charged into their positions, launching a heated attack. One by one, the Supernatural species kept falling.
Traylor, Kazik, Jackalyn, and Morgan were gritting their teeth, wanting to hold on a little longer. But they had no other choice, the enemy was killing them too quickly. There was also a steady stream of enemy reinforcements coming in.
Their entire position was being flooded with these fearsome Zerg, so 4 of them opted out almost simultaneously and so, they left the examination room.
In the entire examination room, currently, only Sebastian remained. All other projections had also disappeared, leaving only Sebastian's still lit.
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Facing these fearsome enemies, Cross knew the situation was very dire. So he utilized all the remaining Machine Guns, positioning them on the wall and in the small gaps beneath it, while Artillery and Rifles were almost useless at this point!
TU-!, TU-!, TU-!, TU...
The rapid fire of the Machine Guns unleashed a ton of bullets. The large caliber bullets were being fired almost continuously, shooting rampantly at the fast-approaching Zerg.
These royal Zerg weren't just fast, their armor was also tough. After being hit by thousands of bullets, only then could one be pierced. At that moment, the False Xel'naga were nearing within a range of 300 meters.
The False Xel'naga in the back didn't wait, they climbed onto the bodies of their companions and jumped over. They were getting closer.
Seeing the mass of madly swooping Zerg, the Guardsmen clenched their fists as they felt their impending doom.
"Prepare for the worst-!" Cross's face was unprecedentedly serious as he commanded, "The research group will retreat first; the others will cover each other, and then retreat to the second wall to continue our defense."
Hearing this command, many faces grew grim. If they wanted to cover their Allied retreat, someone must stay behind to avoid the enemy, and death was inevitable. But no one had a problem with it; this was the pride and glory of the Astra Militarum. Even until the last men, they would not give up.
"The Planet Will Broke / Cracked Before The Guard Did."
TU-!, TU-!, TU-!, TU...
The gunfire from the Machine Guns was relentless, resisting the hordes of the enemy.
Time went by minute by minute while the swarm of Zerg was closing in.
200 meters, 150 meters, 100 meters... It was nearly the most precarious situation they had been in.
Finally, the first 10 minutes passed.
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Everyone in the City Hall suddenly exhaled a sigh of relief, as they had just witnessed the birth of a brand-new history. Before this, no candidate had ever lasted past the first 10 minutes of this hour; even the recognized Super Geniuses were the same.
But Sebastian had improved this record by nearly 10 minutes by passing the 10-minute mark.
"It's okay." An old man next to the Mayor remarked, "It's already very good to reach this step; there's no need to hold on any longer. At most, this is the ending. In the next 10 minutes, the position built by Sebastian will be breached."
"He can hold on for another 3 or 4 minutes at most; it's impossible to last through the second 10 minutes."
"It's enough. I'm afraid that this record won't be broken by anyone for a long time in the future."
"This Sebastian is much better than the Super Geniuses so there's no need to prove anything more."
All the masters now sided with Sebastian. They were discerning and could see that the resources of the Astra Militarum were exhausted and there were no further tricks to use. Although the Machine Guns were powerful, in the next 10 minutes, the False Xel'naga would only grow more powerful, and then his position would be torn apart.
Everyone understood well that the Machine Guns created by Sebastian were far more outstanding than the Supernatural races of the Super Geniuses. They couldn't even last a minute.
In the examination room, Sebastian was aware of the situation and this was the moment of the Astra Militarum. The Championship had been gained so there was nothing to regret.
Though the Astra Militarum had not suffered much yet, it could still hold out for a while. There was also a chance to launch the Schwerer Gustav.
But this was an endless horde of Zerg, so holding on for another 10 or 20 minutes was pointless. Sebastian slowly reached his hand out, ready to press the button.
Just when the crowd, along with Sebastian himself, felt it was time to quit and give up. Suddenly, behind the walls of the Astra Militarum, there was an unexpected change. A group of biologists, not usually taken very seriously and often seen as oddities, had appeared.