Chapter : 142.1 : Witness The Miracle
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Boom-! Boom-! Boom-! Boom...
On the battlefield, the sounds of Artillery fire and Machine Guns kept ringing out as the ammunition flew toward the rushing Zerg horde.
The Guardsmen were forced to use everything at their disposal to stop the Zerg horde from closing in, but there were still too many. The shells on their bodies were somewhat absurd; even though the rifles were loaded with alloy bullets, they still required several shots to penetrate.
100 meters.
90 meters.
80 meters.
...
The Zerg horde was approaching little by little.
The Astra Militarum was supported by the firepower of the Machine Guns from the rear. There were 100 Machine Guns, each responsible for a small area. Covering these small areas, no matter how agile the Zerg were, there were alloy bullets everywhere, so running faster wouldn't help.
In addition, the team of scientists had discovered a weakness in the Zerg: their joints, but hitting these targets was extremely difficult.
"General Fleming, prepare for the activation of the plan." Seeing the Zerg horde closing into almost 50 meters, Cross said to Fleming with a gloomy face.
"Yes!" Fleming's face was also solemn. He led his men off the wall and prepared to enter the tunnel.
The plan involved planting a large amount of gunpowder in the tunnels and then detonating it. It wasn't just about devastating the Zerg; there was another purpose: to blow up the wall. Once the city wall was down, it would briefly slow the advance of the Zerg horde. The Astra Militarum was ready to retreat to the second wall and continue defensive preparations.
But just as Fleming was about to lead his men down the tunnel, an abnormal event occurred outside the city gates. The False Xel'naga that had been bitten by the Fire Giant earlier suddenly trembled slightly. Its armor gradually turned gray-black, and even its scythe-like limbs turned black. Their expressions became odd, especially their eyes, where a trace of blood began to appear.
"Hiss!" The False Xel'naga let out a long hissing sound.
In the next moment, its companions were surprised to see the False Xel'naga lunge toward them at a speed greater than before.
A nearby Zerg caught off guard, was cut at its weakest point by the erratic Zerg. With a slash, its blood flowed out. The other Zerg were dumbfounded. Are you crazy? You're attacking your ally!
But it wasn't over yet; the erratic Zerg continued to charge at the other weaker allies beside it. With a downward slash, it opened a large hole. Only then did its peers react, realizing there was a problem with this one. From the Fire Giant behind, flames shot out, and it bit down.
With the addition of the first mutated Zerg and more than a dozen Fire Giants, the area beneath the walls suddenly became chaotic.
"It worked!" When the bald biologist saw this scene, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
This demonstrated that the T-virus he developed worked on Zerg, even if they were higher-class creatures. After being infected, they were still able to turn into zombies, relying solely on their instincts to attack the living creatures around them, with the False Xel'naga being the first target.
This first infected Zerg was very active, using its scythe-like forelimbs to charge into the horde and slash wildly.
The intelligence of the False Xel'naga was not low; they immediately stopped, taken by surprise. No attack was effective against the infected Zerg; even strikes to the weak armpits had no effect.
This was a prominent characteristic of zombies: they were immune to pain from physical attacks. To resist the infected Zerg's assault, all the Zergs retreated and regrouped.
The pressure on this side of the wall suddenly eased. The Astra Militarum and the team of scientists looked surprised, but soon, the scientists were the first to react. This can't be the success of that crazy Hans's research, right?
Elizabeth also let out a long sigh of relief. Looking at the bald scientist next to her, she asked, "After these Zerg become zombies, do they have any weaknesses?"
"The same weaknesses as ordinary zombies!" Hans replied. "They fear fire and headshots, but attacking the head is difficult."
Elizabeth nodded slightly; the Zerg's heads were very hard. Their earlier joint weakness had shifted to the head after turning into zombies. Thus, attacking the joints wouldn't work!
On the battlefield not far away, the first infected Zerg was surrounded and slashed to pieces. However, the remaining Zerg soon found another change unfolding in front of them.
The Zerg that had just been bitten by the Fire Giant and struck by the first infected Zerg began to change. Their shells turned black, and the same change occurred in the color of their forelimbs and eyes. They resembled the first infected Zerg.
"Hiss..." These few infected Zerg emitted hisses, their eyes glinting with bloodthirst as they frantically attacked their nearby allies.
After infection, Zerg exhibited a slight increase in fighting power, so the other Zerg were no match for them. They were quickly slashed to pieces. The normal Zergs had their joints as weak points, while the infected Zerg did not.
For the time being, the battlefield became even more chaotic! A few infected Zerg dashed left and right, wielding their scythe-like limbs and attacking indiscriminately. The Fire Giants slowly followed behind, attacking occasionally.
A large number of Zerg were affected, either being cut or bitten.
"Dr. Han's research... has been successful?" At this time, only Cross dared to voice the thought, his eyes glued to the unfolding chaos in disbelief.
"It looks like it worked," Elizabeth replied.
"But don't be careless!" Elizabeth continued. "Tell the Astra Militarum to get everything ready."
"Yes." Cross understood this. Until the last minute, they must not let their guard down.
Because of the infected Zerg, chaos engulfed the horde. The few infected False Xel'naga, after rushing several hundred meters, were finally surrounded by their kind. However, at this time, the ones in the back were scratched.
Furthermore, the other False Xel'naga that were infected mutated and turned into zombie Zerg, their numbers reaching dozens.
"Hiss, Hiss, Hiss..." A long, piercing hiss echoed throughout the area.
These infected False Xel'naga madly lunged at the nearest Zerg, taking them down with slashes.
At this moment, the remaining False Xel'naga seemed to understand the situation! After one Zerg was scratched, it would become infected and mutate. One by one, they began to feel fear. They were Elites who did not want to die like this, so they covered their weak points.
Behind the infected False Xel'naga were the Fire Giants, their flames bubbling up. It didn't matter who they were; everyone was at risk. Breaking the shells and then biting hard, more and more False Xel'naga were becoming victims of bites and scratches.
On the battlefield, numerous infected Zerg were wreaking havoc. The horde had drifted far from the Astra Militarum's position and was continuing to move further away.
Meanwhile, Sebastian, sitting in the examination room, witnessed how a horde of infected Zerg started to form from just a single individual. It was a complete success, and there was no chance of reversal.