Juggernaut: Rise of the Zerg

Chapter 115 Thoughts
At first, the fireflies were dismissive of the harassment of explorers. Compared with these tiny mosquitoes, their targets were the large creatures in the center of the camp, especially the hatching that was wriggling all the time.

Driven by instinct, they would give priority to attacking such a huge creature.

However, under the tireless harassment of explorers, they were still unable to cross this line of defense, and finally could only burst out at the outermost periphery.

One after another, violent bursts of sparks scattered in all directions, burning violently on the wet ground.

Zero was surprised to find that these flames turned out to be like kerosene, and could burn even above the water!
After the heavy rain, there are many large and small water beaches in the jungle. The moment these scattered sparks hit the water surface, the flames spread directly on the entire small water beach. Not water, but oil in general!
Fortunately, this time, Zero has completed intercepting them at the outermost edge, otherwise if it is really allowed to enter the swarm, it is unknown what kind of chaos it will cause.

And even if it erupted at the outermost edge and didn't directly touch a large amount of vegetation, the flames they sprinkled would illuminate the entire Zerg camp brightly for a while.

It has to be said that the opponent's attack method is very subtle, unexpected enough, and extremely difficult to detect.

But now that the opponent's method has been discovered, this method will no longer have much effect on the Zerg.

Zero didn't know how many such bugs Sommer still had, but he was already wary enough of this form of attack. If the other party didn't have any big ideas in the future, it was unlikely to pose a threat to the Zerg.

As long as these bugs appear, they will be noticed by the Zerg immediately, and the same trick cannot work on them continuously.

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Now that the threat had been removed, Zero turned to observe these strange bugs.

This kind of bug looks small in size, but the flames it bursts out are really not small!
Without the threat from the outside world, he couldn't help looking at these bugs with a little jealousy. If Sass can apply his analysis to the Zerg himself...

A picture appeared in Zero's mind, swarms of insects swarmed like waves, with bright flames behind them rushing into the enemy group fearlessly, detonating themselves in the crowd, the flames soared into the sky, and the battlefield The last mess...

The scene was so beautiful that Zero didn't even dare to continue thinking about it.If it can be done, then the Zerg's overall combat capability will undoubtedly increase dramatically.

However, it will not be easy to achieve this, and there is a very real problem that needs to be solved.

That is how to find and control this kind of bug, so that Sass can complete the research?
They are so dangerous, it would be ridiculous if they accidentally blasted Sass at close range during the research process.

Moreover, the bugs that entered the Zerg camp had all exploded under the attack of the explorers, and they didn't know where to find them at half past zero.

Maybe Sommer still has some in his hands, but it is not easy to find him in the vast forest. Even if all the Zerg main forces outside are transferred to zero, it is quite difficult to find and catch him with the ability he has shown.

After all, the current number of Zerg is far from overwhelming.

But now there is a stupid way, that is to mass-breed explorers, let them spread all over the jungle, squeeze Sommer's living space, and finally force him to show up.

This is a really stupid way, not to mention the time and resources required to hatch so many explorers, even if this is done, the opponent can't stay in the jungle, won't he still run away? ?
Once Sommer ran out of the jungle, where would Zero go to find him?
Zero carefully pondered this unreliable idea, and suddenly a flash of light came to his mind.

"Since these bugs are so dangerous, how did Sommer bring them here and manipulate them to attack the Zerg?"

At this moment, he felt that he had found the point.

The other party's attack is so targeted, it must not be a wide-ranging net to release this kind of bug, then he must have a way to control it, and it is very likely that he will carry it with him.

Then how did he control these bugs not to attack him, but only stared at the Zerg to attack?Could this bug be tamed?
Although this possibility is not ruled out, Zero thinks it is unlikely.

According to his understanding, bugs don't have any intelligence. They basically rely on instinct to act. Generally speaking, taming is more about finding out the laws of their actions and using them in a targeted manner.

If Sommer is strong enough to change this instinct, Zero needs to think about whether there is an existence similar to himself in this world, because he can indeed change this instinct of the Zerg to a certain extent.

If this possibility is ruled out, another conclusion can be drawn.

That is to say, the opponent found this kind of bug from some place, discovered its characteristics and used it, and used a certain method to avoid being attacked by itself, thus bringing them here, and then using their characteristics to attack the Zerg.

Where is this place, what are its characteristics, and what is the method used by the other party to prevent itself from being attacked, Zero does not know.

But he knew that this time the fire did not ignite, which meant that the other party could not use this to destroy some traces. As long as the other party came here, something would definitely be left behind.

Maybe, he can find something from these traces.

Without the cover of the fire, under zero intention, even if the opponent is an old hunter who roams the jungle, as long as he has been here, he will definitely be noticed by him.

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Although the peripheral flames were ferocious, they did not burn to the center of the camp, so naturally they did not affect the Zerg inside.

Under Zero's instructions, the engineers began to put out the fire in an orderly manner. They collected sand and soil on the spot, and bit by bit they put out the fire that was gradually expanding.

At this point, Sommer's plan has been declared a complete failure.In this accident, the Zerg's losses were very limited. Only some peripheral explorers died directly in the flames, and the larger warriors and even the hatchery did not suffer any casualties.

Now that the fire has been extinguished, the next step is to look for the traces left by the lizard boy.

The surviving explorers were divided into half to carry out this task, and the rest shrank their defenses inward to prevent Sommer from repeating his old tricks.

Soon, the explorers who were out had results.

During their exploration in several directions, they found a kind of stone box buried in the soil.

This is obviously not a natural product, and the Zerg will not do such meaningless things, so it can only be brought by the lizardmen.

Through the explorer's field of vision, Zero saw that the lid of the stone box had been fully opened, or more than half opened, and there was a thin rope connecting the lid to extend backwards, bypassing the nearby trees, making a quite For an ingenious structure.

Zero observed carefully for a while and came to a conclusion.

This should be a simple timing device.When the set time arrives, the device will open the lid of the stone box. If Zero expected it to be correct, it will contain that kind of bug.

It seemed that Zero's guess was not wrong, the other party really couldn't command these bugs, and he was also afraid of being attacked by them, so he made such a device to guide them to the Zerg camp.

Then, judging from his behavior, the stone box itself should contain some information about the characteristics of this bug.

He asked the engineers to collect these stone boxes, bring them back to the camp, and hand them over to Sass for analysis.

This kind of bug can cause a big fire, so naturally it cannot be housed in a wooden box, so it seems reasonable to choose a stone box.

But Zero always felt that this stone box should be unusual. In addition to containers made of items that are easy to be ignited, the other party can also use simpler utensils to hold them, such as clay pots and the like. Such things are not difficult to obtain .

Of course, it is also possible that because the Zerg broke through the lizardmen's territory, he had nowhere to look for such containers.But looking at the appearance of the stone box, it didn't look like it was made recently, and he didn't believe that this lizard boy could grind out so many relatively regular stone boxes in just two or three days.

So Zero thought that this must have been done before, and it must have some connection with those bugs!

Sass got quite a lot of memories of Lizardmen hunters. If there is any bug among the Zerg that knows the continent where Lizardmen are located, it must be it.

It is indeed well-informed, and quickly told Zero where this kind of rock might appear.

According to the knowledge obtained from the Lizardmen and the traces left on the stone box, Sass believes that this stone should come from the ground and have been washed by water.

This is a very specific piece of information. The reason why it is so detailed is that Sass has directly seen a stone of this material from the memory of one of the lizardmen.

Underground river!
Unfortunately, I don't know whether he didn't go deep, or that kind of bug didn't exist in the underground river he went to. In the memory of that lizard man, he didn't see that kind of bug.

While not entirely sure, Zero still thinks it's a possibility.

The lizardman boy Sommer has used this bug to attack the swarm three times so far. Coincidentally, all three of these attacks took place in the dark night!
Regarding this point, Zero does not think it is his means to avoid the Zerg's eyes or just a coincidence.With the abilities he has shown, it is not difficult to understand that for the Zerg, night and day are not much different.

The dark and damp underground river bank has something in common with the dark night where you can't see your fingers.

Zero felt that finding and using these bugs in such a short period of time, no matter how fast Sommer was in the jungle, he would have a rough range, at least not too far from the base camp in the center of the jungle.

The Zerg have been active in the jungle for a long time, and in Zero's impression, they have never seen this kind of rock on the nearby surface.

Then the underground river provided by Sass is indeed the most likely location.

Now that the location is basically confirmed, Zero plans to send the Zerg to the entrance of the underground river where the Lizardmen have memories nearby. If they can really find this kind of bug, no matter what, he will try to get some back, and find a way to let Sass Do your research.

Of course, even if there is already a little clue, there is no way to actually complete it. I don't know how long it will take to really realize it, but it is always a possible direction, and Zero will not give up easily.

At present, the opponent's method has been confirmed, and Zero does not think that this method can pose any threat to the Zerg.

Then everything still needs to get back on track, that is, work hard to develop and strengthen the Zerg, research and transform better and stronger Zerg units to deal with the possible reaction of the Lizardmen, and even rush out of the jungle one day and sweep the continent...

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Sommer quietly watched the "firefly" rising in the darkness in the distance, and the fire that erupted afterwards. With his eyesight, with the help of such bright light, he was able to see clearly what happened there.

Those bugs detonated the fire bugs ahead of time!
He found that he still underestimated these ugly bugs after all.In other words, they underestimated the wisdom of the other party's leadership.

After just two attacks, they immediately realized where the problem was and blocked it directly.

Trying to use this method to deal with them will no longer work.

Sommer is not unaware of the particularity of this group of bugs. Their social habits, distinct classes, and effective division of labor have all shocked him inexplicably. He has long realized that these bugs may have certain intelligence, and from their understanding of Judging from the reaction after discovering themselves, they at least still have the ability to share vision and unified scheduling.

But Sommer still didn't expect that they could do this to this extent.He thought that his methods were sufficiently secretive and unexpected enough, but he had already been discovered by the other party after only succeeding twice.

He could find the problem so quickly, and he hadn't fully realized what this power of action represented, but his heart was not peaceful under the indifferent appearance.

He suddenly thought of the Zerg army that had gone away in the jungle before, thinking that with their speed and number, all the territories of the same tribe in this jungle might have been breached.

Sommer was silent. He thought of the food that had been taken away, the corpses of the same kind that were stuffed into the huge and ugly bugs, and the eggs that were quickly produced under them, and there were more and more almost It is the number of swarms that are skyrocketing...

He looked at the Zerg camp in the distance, which was hidden in the darkness again. He knew that in the central area there, Sass, who was guarded by engineers and warriors, was probably the leader of these bugs and the most important of them. Its existence, as long as it is killed, it may be able to harm the roots of these terrifying insect swarms that come from nowhere.

However, he seems to be at his wit's end...

Under the protection of the explorer, he couldn't sneak into the Zerg camp at all. The fire worm plan he had placed high hopes on had failed to work after only two attacks...

At this moment, he finally realized that with his own ability, it was impossible to deal with such a terrifying swarm of insects.

To take revenge, he must resort to more and stronger forces.

On the dark canopy, a figure slowly turned around and looked at the distant sky behind. There was still a cloud over there, and the morning sun seemed to be about to reveal its first ray of light from the horizon. After the cloud, there was already a bright white sky .

There is the western part of the jungle, where the frontiers of the Empire lie.

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