Chapter 162 Insect Tide

"Does anyone know what's going on now?!" Federal Marshal Yu Xiuyuan shouted angrily during the military meeting, "In just one day, three planets have fallen."

General Sheng sat in his office, looking solemn, but he didn't speak. Not only did he not speak, but other senior military officials in the video also didn't speak.

"General Sima, you tell me, two of the planets were lost from your hands. Tell me, what exactly is going on with this Zerg raid?" Yu Xiuyuan began to call out names.

Sima Qing's face turned green as his name suggests: "These Zerg appeared suddenly, without any signs before."

"Was there no warning at all, or did you neglect to guard against it? Planet H-33 only resisted for half an hour, and the entire planet fell in half an hour? Do you know that now everyone on the entire star network is questioning the military, wanting to ask if we opened the door and let the Zerg in?" Yu Xiuyuan picked up the water cup at hand and threw it in the direction of Sima Qing.

If it weren't for the video conference now, Sima Qing would definitely be covered in tea leaves by now.

"It's mainly because they showed up too suddenly. The military strength on Planet H-33 was insufficient, so they took advantage of the situation and invaded..."

"Why did they allow others to take advantage of you? I think you are crazy about making money!" Just two days ago, the federal finance officer came to him and said that the military merits of the soldiers in various legions have increased too fast recently. A large amount of star coins are exchanged every day. He wants to reduce the exchange rate between military merits and star coins. There is nothing wrong with soldiers wanting to make money, but you can't ignore the rear for the sake of making money. "I watched the video from the front line. A large number of soldiers in the port don't even have mechas. Why? Because their mechas are either out of energy or under maintenance."

Sima Qing lowered his head, speechless.

At this time, Admiral Feng, who had been silent, spoke up. Within the area where the Feng family army was stationed, there was also a planet occupied by the Zerg.

"General Yu, I don't think it's entirely due to lack of combat power. The blue Zerg that appeared in this raid are very strange." General Feng.

"What do you mean?" Yu Shuai asked.

"At that time, Lieutenant General Qi happened to be on the planet G-12. As soon as he discovered the Zerg, he drove Chengfeng to meet them. Chengfeng is a level nine mecha, and Lieutenant General Qi is experienced in battle. He once killed two level nine Zergs alone. But when facing the blue Zerg, he bluntly said that he was no match for them, and..." Admiral Feng paused.

"And what?"

"He thinks that the newly emerged blue Zerg, in addition to being stronger than the level nine Zerg, also seems to have a much higher IQ," said Admiral Feng.

"What?!" Suddenly, everyone present showed a look of horror on their faces.

The Federation and the Zerg have been at odds for more than 300 years. Although they have always been at a disadvantage, they have always maintained confidence. The fundamental reason is that the Zerg do not have a high level of intelligence. As long as humans continue to develop, one day they will be able to find the Zerg's weaknesses, create more powerful weapons, and expel them. But what if the Zerg also have a high level of intelligence?

"Are the Zerg really evolving?" An old man with white hair and beard suddenly shouted.

"Professor Bai, what do you mean?" Yu Xiuyuan looked at the old man.

The old man's name is Bai Qi, a biology professor who has spent his life studying the genetics and biological structure of the Zerg.

"When we were studying the Zerg, we found that they eat all living things, including flowers, trees, animals, and humans. And among all their foods, they like humans the most."

"Humans are omnivores. After continuous evolution, the quality of human meat is not good. It can be said to be very unpalatable. So how did humans become the favorite food of the Zerg?"

The video shows experienced soldiers, but when they heard Professor Bai say that human flesh tastes bad, they all showed uncomfortable expressions. Besides, we humans don’t want to be the best in the food world, okay?

"Plants, animals, humans, think carefully, is there anything between these three that is arranged from low to high?"

"Wisdom," Admiral Sheng replied.

"Yes, it is wisdom." Professor Bai said loudly, "What is the essence of biological existence? Is it evolution? Hundreds of millions of years ago, we humans were just microorganisms in the ocean. We evolved step by step from microorganisms to what we are today. And the Zerg are also undergoing the same evolution."

"You mean that the Zerg will also become humans like us? And evolve by devouring other creatures?" Yu Xiuyuan asked.

"Yes, according to our research, the higher the level of the Zerg, the higher its IQ. Why? Because the higher the level of the Zerg, the higher its force value, and the higher the force value of the Zerg, the more people it eats." Professor Bai became more and more excited. "In fact, I have always had a question. Three hundred years ago, the Zerg suddenly appeared. At that time, the Federation was unprepared, and billions of people died in the surprise attack. But three hundred years have passed. The Zerg has such a strong reproductive ability and has eaten so many people. Why hasn't the number increased significantly, but only reproduced a similar number after we killed some of them?"

When Professor Bai asked this question, everyone in the field was stunned. They only knew that the Zerg had a strong reproductive ability and that when one batch was killed, another batch would appear, but no one had ever thought deeply about this issue.

"Because they want to evolve into advanced Zerg, and evolution takes time. They are keeping us in captivity."

Professor Bai's words were like a thunderbolt, exploding in everyone's mind. Captive? Are you talking about the Zerg keeping humans in captivity? Keeping humans in captivity like humans keep cattle and sheep in captivity?

"Professor Bai, are you saying that this newly emerged blue Zerg is very likely a newly evolved highly intelligent Zerg?" Yu Xiuyuan couldn't help but ask.

"It's very possible." Professor Bai nodded.

"So how far do you think it has evolved?"

"I'm not sure about that. Zerg are creatures we've never seen before, and I don't know how they evolve." Professor Bai shook his head and said, "But what is certain is that their evolution speed must be much faster than humans."

"Now is not the time to study the evolution of the Zerg. The most urgent task is to re-stabilize the Federation's front line. The planet cannot be lost again." Yu Xiuyuan looked at Admiral Sheng, "Tianxing, at present, only the God of War Corps has not been attacked, and its combat readiness is the best. See if you can support other corps."

"Okay." General Sheng nodded in agreement.

"Why is it that only the garrison area of ​​the God of War Legion has not been attacked by the Zerg?" Sima Qing suddenly asked the question.

General Sheng frowned and looked at Sima Qing: "General Sima, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing, I'm just curious. How come it is such a coincidence that the bases of Admiral Feng and I were attacked, but the Ares Corps is calm? Does the Ares Corps have some special way to prevent the Zerg, or maybe Master Yan Hao invented some new weapon and gave it to you secretly? I hope Admiral Sheng will not keep it to himself and share it with everyone." Sima Qing said.

As soon as Sima Qing said this, everyone else looked over. This matter was indeed a bit strange. Of the three major legions, the other two legions were attacked, but only the victorious legion was unscathed.

"If I wanted to keep something to myself, Haoyue would not appear in your legion. If Master Yan Hao gave us something secretly, the Phantom Stone would not be used on your level nine mecha." As soon as General Sheng said this, the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

The relationship between Yan Hao and Sheng Heng is known to the entire Federation. Sima Qing's words just now are hinting that Yan Hao secretly favors the God of War Corps. Not only does he think so, in fact, many people in the military think so. However, the "Haoyue" invented by Yan Hao and the research and discovery of the Phantom Stone have made great contributions to the Federation and the military. With such a huge contribution, no one dares to slander Yan Hao without evidence.

"General Sima, watch your words." Yu Xiuyuan scolded.

"Sorry, I spoke out of turn." Sima Qing came to his senses at this time and stopped talking.

"Don't you think the Zerg are taking revenge?" A middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a military green uniform, suddenly spoke up.

"General Xiao, why do you say that?" The man who spoke was named Xiao Wei, a level ten mecha warrior, so Yu Xiuyuan took his words very seriously.

"Ever since the Federation launched a surprise attack on the Zerg and reclaimed eight planets in one fell swoop, the soldiers of the Federation seem to have developed an illusion that they can wipe out the Zerg in one fell swoop. The Sima Corps and the Fengshen Corps have been killing Zerg in their own bases for more than half a year, so much so that their own soldiers' mechas are so damaged that they can't be repaired."

When Admiral Sima and Admiral Feng heard this, their expressions suddenly became even more unnatural.

"But here in the God of War Legion, Admiral Sheng has been strictly ordering his men to stick to their posts. They are still following the previous strategic arrangements to guard and patrol the star regions they are stationed in, and they are not actively provoking the Zerg. Just imagine, if you were the Zerg, where would you attack first?" General Xiao asked.

Yu Xiuyuan thought for a moment, then lowered his head and pulled out a chart comparing the military merits of each legion this year. In the chart, the three columns were of different heights, and the red column representing the God of War Legion was only one-third of the other two columns, with an obvious gap.

If it were in the past, General Sima and General Feng would have been delighted to see their legions achieve such fruitful military achievements, but at this moment they felt it was extremely eye-catching.

"Sure enough, capital is the driving force behind everything." General Xiao chuckled, and his laughter was filled with a hint of sarcasm.

"General Xiao." Although Yu Xiuyuan was very dissatisfied with this matter, the most urgent task was to find a way to stop the Zerg.

General Xiao stopped smiling, leaned back and said nothing more.

"Now let's discuss how to deal with the cyan Zerg. Since a single level nine mecha is no match for the cyan Zerg, we will send two or three level nine mechas. We must..."

At this moment, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded, and the alarm sounded in almost everyone's video.

"What's going on?" General Sheng looked at his subordinate who suddenly rushed into his office.

"Report to the Admiral, a large number of Zerg suddenly appeared in the S-78 star field, and one of them is a cyan Zerg."

"Admiral, Zerg have reappeared near Planet H-09, and we are requesting support."

"Planet G-11, cyan Zerg spotted. Planet G-3, space fluctuations detected."

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News of Zerg attacks on planets continued to arrive from the various bases of the three major legions. Such a large-scale Zerg invasion had never happened in the past three hundred years.

"Is the insect tide about to start again?" Professor Bai said tremblingly.

Everyone was startled, and Yu Xiuyuan said directly: "Everyone, defend the defense line at all costs, and don't let the Zerg enter the federal star field!"

"yes!"