Last Totem Novel - Chapter 509
Chapter 509 First Battle
An invisible pressure pervaded the sky above the stronghold. All the soldiers’ expressions were extremely solemn as they repeatedly loosened and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands.
A moment later, the swarm of insects spread out like sewage pouring onto the ground. Tie Zha took one last glance, pulled out the machete behind him, and jumped off the city wall. You can’t stay on it at this moment, or else you’ll attract the attention of the swarm of weeping flies.
“Squeakk squeakk squeakk …”
In the next moment, deafening hisses came from all directions, as dense as gongs and drums. Tens of thousands of weeping flies were surging past the wall, and the entire stronghold shook slightly.
“Relax and stay alert. They’re just passing by.” In the extremely oppressive atmosphere, Zhao Wenke’s gentle voice came from the walkie-talkie, calming everyone down.
Feeling the tremors on the ground, Tie Zha slowly exhaled and relaxed all the muscles in his body. He naturally straightened his body. According to Hagrid, the bug tide lasted for a long time, and it took about three Silver City days. If he kept on tensing his body, it wouldn’t be long before he would be exhausted without a fight.
About ten minutes later, Tie Zha picked up the walkie-talkie and said, “Everyone, prepare to change shifts. Half resting, half on guard.”
“Yes, sir.” A few whispers came from the walkie-talkie.
After arranging the personnel, Tie Zha and Zhao Wenke met again.
“What if there is a Hegemon mixed in?” Tie Zha stabbed the machete into the ground and asked.
“No way” Zhao Wenke shook his head and explained. Facing such a large wave of wild insects, the insect didn’t dare to release brain waves to connect mentally. Otherwise, it would instantly go insane due to the huge flow of information. Only the legendary Dark Golden Ant Queen, who was comparable in strength to a god, could control the wild insect tide. However, they only existed in vague records, and no one had seen them with their own eyes.
As the two of them chatted, Sofia’s hurried voice suddenly rang out on the walkie-talkie. “Lord Commander, there are a large number of flying insects in the southwest of the stronghold. Request a response plan.”
Zhao Wenke’s expression darkened as he ran towards the area in charge. He picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted, “Everyone, get your weapons ready for battle!”
“Buzz buzz buzz buzz …”
In an instant, the dense sound of membrane wings flapping came from the southwest, causing goosebumps to appear all over one’s body. Immediately after, the sky suddenly darkened. Countless flying flies swept past from above, bringing strong winds.
“Ji!” With a blink of an eye, a flying fly dived straight down and pounced on Tie Zha.
Tie Zha narrowed his eyes and locked his gaze on the flying fly. He waved his waist and swept his fist across it.
“Pa!” With a crisp sound, the flying flies that were rushing over were sent flying in the air, “KUANG!” With a loud shout, his head smashed into the metal plate on the side of the city wall, and dark green body fluids immediately sprayed out.
“Ji ji ji …”
Just as he retracted his fist, several hisses came from the top. Tie Zha pulled out the straight machete that was stabbed into the ground with one hand, bent his body, and pointed the blade downwards. He suddenly raised his head and sliced it. A half-moon arc flashed, and with a “whoosh” sound, the three flying flies were cut into six sections in the air, sprayed with slurry and fell to the ground, rolling and twitching.
Soon after, another flying fly continued to descend. Tie Zha let out a breath and spun up. “Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh” The blade drew an arc one after another and killed dozens of flying flies in the air. With his current strength, killing flying flies was like cutting melons and vegetables. He didn’t even need to expend much stamina.
Looking around, the surrounding bounty warriors were skillfully killing Song Ching. They had originally hunted wild insects for a living, so it was naturally not difficult for them to do so.
However, the number of flying flies was almost endless. Even if they were to occasionally leave the group, there were hundreds or thousands of them. For a moment, green liquid flew everywhere in the stronghold, and the corpses of the insects scattered all over the ground. Tie Zha soon discovered that the bounty warriors had just finished killing the flying flies beside them, and immediately took out the pliers hanging at their waist to pull out their hook-shaped sharp teeth.
Hook-shaped fangs are the hunting and feeding tools of flying and singing flies, and are located on the left side of the mouth. The largest fangs can be exchanged for a gold coin from the Silver City authorities. These bounty warriors’ guild awareness was simply too poor. They were simply lone wolves as they fought while collecting spoils of war.
However, these bad habits could not be changed in a short period of time. They could only rely on long-term training.
Not long after, however, Tie Zha’s biggest concern was what had happened. In order to compete for spoils of war, some of the bounty warriors actually started fighting on the spot.
Facing this situation, Tie Zha’s heart skipped a beat. While killing the flying flies that fell from time to time, he picked up the walkie-talkie and said in a low voice, “Everyone, listen to the order. Anyone who fights, fights, or competes for spoils of war during the battle shall be executed on the spot!”
“Old Niu, Lilith, Black Pig King, listen.”
“Yes!” The three of them replied at the same time.
“The maintenance team will immediately take over the work of the Sand Fox Group and be responsible for the internal management of the fortress. The Sand Fox Group will head to the area under the responsibility of the Wild Boar Group to take over the defense work.”
“The Wild Boar Group exercises the military police’s right to execute on the spot any soldier who dares to disobey the military order.”
“Roger that.” “Understood.” “Yes!” The three of them answered one after another. It had to be said that compared to the swarm of insects, this was the sorrow of humans. The most elite troops had to be used to fight internally, not externally.
“I protest!” “Boss, this is unreasonable.” “Collecting spoils of war is our old rule.” “Whoever dares to go against the rules and rob things randomly, I will definitely not spare him.” “That’s right! We can’t just watch others steal our own things and not fight back …” The soldiers shouted in all directions.
“I don’t care what you think” Tie Zha sneered and said, “I only have one sentence. If it really doesn’t work, I can fly away with people and leave you to the insects to eat slowly.”
In an instant, the public channel was completely silent, and no one dared to breathe a single mouthful of air. The possibility that the commander had said was completely present. No one could imagine the tragic end of being buried in the sea of insects. After all, there were only a few insecticides that had wings. Even if there were flying flies that covered the sky above their heads and stinger bees that followed behind them, unless they had the help of the power armor, they would not be able to escape by relying solely on their membranous wings.
“Looks like I understand. That’s good.” Tie Zha said casually. This group of bounty warriors also had an advantage. They had experienced hundreds of battles, had rich social experience, and understood human nature. Without having to explain too much, they would be able to see clearly what was at stake, and thus make the choice that was most in line with their practical interests.
“You are the boss. You have the final say.” Following a classic dialogue, there was a sparse shout on the public channel.
“Alright, alright, alright. Stop robbing. Stop robbing. Everyone, stop robbing.” “Don’t cause trouble for Boss, or I’ll cut him down.” “Yes, support Boss.”
Suddenly, a strange feeling arose in Tie Zha’s heart, and he involuntarily took a step sideways.
“Whoosh” Following that, a soft sound came from beside him. Turning his head, he saw a pale, two-meter-long spike piercing into the spot just now.
“Everyone, watch out for the stinger bees!” Tie Zha shouted at the walkie-talkie and looked up.
At this moment, the sky was extremely dark, and the sunlight was blocked by the swarm of insects flying through the sky, leaving only sparks of light behind. Under the faint light, one could see black shadows the size of bulls mixed within the dense flocks of flying flies.
It was a stinger bee from a swarm of honeycomb insects. It had two pairs of main membrane wings and twelve pairs of auxiliary membrane wings. It could hover in the air for a long time and spit out stingers. It was similar to a military vehicle called the “Armed Helicopter” before the Ancient Great Nuclear War. The sting bee’s flying ability was extremely strong. It could fly tens of thousands of kilometers at one time without resting, but its speed was far inferior to that of a flying fly.
“Ji Ji …” “Buzz …”
In a flash of thought, a sting bee brought a few flying flies out of the swarm and rushed straight towards Tie Zha.
When the latter saw this, he directly jumped onto the ground and spat out crimson flames from his back. He slammed his shoulder into it.
“Bang!” With a muffled sound, the sting bee let out a mournful cry and flew backwards, smashing the flying fly behind it into the ground. Tie Zha then strode forward and stabbed into the ground one after another, piercing through the flying fly’s body, then kicked the last flying fly away.
“Ji!” At this moment, a sharp sound suddenly came from behind. Turning his gaze, it turned out that it was the sting bee that had adjusted its balance and rushed over.
“Go to hell!” Tie Zha roared, and at the same time, he raised his saber from the bottom to the top, cutting it open and spitting out pungent acid. He took a step back and avoided the acid splashing everywhere. The acid dripped onto the ground, releasing waves of white smoke.
After wiping the body fluids off the machete, a strange feeling arose in his heart once again. He instinctively turned around and heard two “pu pu” sounds. The two sharp thorns stabbed onto the ground again, just as they were brushing past his shoulders. Even if the Origin Energy was weak, it was still an invincible existence on the battlefield. Most of the dangers would be predicted and avoided.
However, the others weren’t so lucky. After the Stinger Bee appeared, there were casualties. In less than ten minutes, three members of the guard died and were carried back to the fortress.
The one who was pierced through by the insect stab died in a miserable state. Because he was an insecticide, his vitality was much stronger than that of ordinary people, so the time of his death was exceptionally long. White smoke rose from the inside and outside of his body, like a gradually melting candle, letting out an extremely painful scream. The teammates beside him really couldn’t bear to watch and shot him in the head.
In another defensive area, Hagrid wore power armor and brandished a large sword. Like a tornado, he swept through the surrounding flying flies and shattered them. Not far away, Zhao Wenke jumped up and pierced through a large stinger bee with a spear. Thick acid was dripping from the tip of the sparkling blue spear.
“Die!”
Zhao Wenke swiftly pulled out his spear, but at this moment, a roar came from the west. Turning around, the Black Pig King was holding a steel bar three to four meters long with the thickness of a bowl. The bear waved its waist and swept towards a group of flying flies. The overwhelming momentum instantly frightened the surrounding teammates into scattering.
In terms of brute force alone, the Black Pig King was still far above Tie Zha. In addition to the amplification of the power armor, this sweep was like possessing a giant spirit. It was extremely tyrannical, directly sweeping away dozens of flying flies until their entire bodies exploded and their body fluids flew everywhere.
“Black Pig King, keep your voice down!” Seeing this, Zhao Wenke hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted. If he roared like this, more insects would soon be attracted over.