The more Fang Zheng watched the battle scene, the more unhappy he felt.
It’s not that the Galactic Empire did a bad job, but... no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this Zerg was just a copy of his own swarm.
Like the Zerg, they also have a main combat unit similar to the Springerlings. The Empire calls them the Tearworms, which look nothing like their own puppies. To be more square, they are more like four-legged cockroaches. In terms of size, the two are not much different.
Similarly, in addition to the Ripper, there is also a monster called the Snake - this is simply a copycat version of the Hydralisk, except that it does not have as many claws as the Hydralisk, but everything else is almost exactly the same as the Hydralisk. It can also burrow underground and sneak, and is almost a fraternal twin of the Hydralisk.
There was also a Hydralisk's half-brother, the Digger, who looked like a larger and stronger version of the Hydralisk, but did the work of the Nydus Worm. Fang Zheng observed carefully for a while, and finally found that the opponent could only dig holes on the battlefield, and did not have the ability of his own Nydus Worm to dig wormholes across galaxies, so he just laughed and let it go.
Fortunately, other than that, the other Tyranid units did not have such a close relationship with Fang Zheng's own Zerg. Although their front-line troops looked like they were cut from the same mold as the Zerg, it was completely different when it came to the elite troops.
Mixed in with the tearing worms and snake worms were monsters with two legs and four arms. They were huge and good at both long-range and close combat. The two claws on the top could be extended, and the two hands on the bottom held different weapons. Not only that, these monsters were also very hard, at least much harder than the bugs on the front line.
Some of these monsters hold guns, some hold cannons, but if you look closely, you will find that the weapons in their hands are not so much weapons as some kind of microscopic special creatures. Considering that the other party also has similar characteristics to the swarm, perhaps these weapons are also the result of their adjustments?
Of course, they also have self-destructing units similar to Banelings, but compared to Banelings, they look a bit silly. These guys look like big-headed earthworms, and when they are hit, they will immediately stand up, then expand and explode on the spot. Although the power is barely acceptable, the process is too cumbersome, which means that only people who have never seen it will be fooled.
It's not as brave as the "charging bomb" of the Baneling.
Of course, these were all ordinary ground troops. So far, Fang Zheng had not seen any large units like the Thunder Beasts - but he was sure there must be some.
At this moment on the battlefield, the Imperial soldiers were fighting back and forth with these Tyranid Zerg.
The first wave of the Tyranids' attack came from the air, with spores falling from the sky and hitting everyone directly. But the Galactic Empire was not a pushover, they had lost so many planets and had learned a lot of lessons. As the spores fell, they immediately activated the countermeasure device - a large shield generator.
This is the latest shield generating device manufactured by the Galactic Empire. It was originally intended to be used on the Empire's new warships, but after several battles with the Tyranid Zerg fleet, the Galactic Empire discovered that its proud Star Destroyers were nothing more than sandwiches for people to eat, so they immediately tore everything down and started over again. Naturally, this shield generator was of no use, so it was pulled here directly to see if it could be used to resist the Zerg's air raids.
It turns out that there is an effect.
Most of the airborne spores were stopped by the protective barrier, and only a small part of them broke through the barrier and were caught and chopped up by the imperial soldiers.
But this good thing did not last long.
Soon, when the first wave of airborne Tyranids gathered, the weakness of the barrier was immediately exposed - it could control the sky but not the underground, so when the Digging Pythons learned from the Tunnel Worms to dig holes and drill in, the rest could only hold on.
In the process of fighting against the Tyranid swarm, the Chainsword and the Cannon Cannon also played a significant role. Compared with the previous time when there was no response, this time the Imperial Army seemed more oppressive and even pushed the Tyranids back - of course, this good thing ended when the Hive Warriors appeared.
The four-armed, iron-hard Zerg Warriors are more than twice as big as the Stormtroopers in power armor. They don't even need to do anything special. They just charge forward, and the Stormtroopers in front of them fly up one by one, then fall heavily to the ground, and are torn into pieces by the swarm of Zerg that are eyeing them covetously from all directions.
This group of Hive Warriors rushed forward and seemed to have no opponents, but it didn't take long for their opponents to appear.
"clang!"
The heavy steel plate stood in front of him like a shield, and collided with the Hive Warrior who was rushing towards him. The Hive Warrior looked up and saw a yellow rectangular ghost thing holding a steel plate in one hand and wielding a rotating electric saw in the other hand, chopping it down directly. The Hive Warrior also raised his hand in a hurry, trying to resist the opponent's attack, but the strange rectangular object suddenly accelerated, and the next moment the rotating electric saw swung down and chopped into the Hive Warrior's head, chopping it in half.
"Hmm... not bad."
Seeing this, Fang Zheng nodded. The Galactic Empire itself did not have the concept of mechas, but they had similar tools. In fact, these things that looked like large mechas were actually industrial products that the Galactic Empire originally used to mine wood and dig stones. They were requisitioned by the Empire, and then inlaid with a few steel plates and iron sheets, and then sent directly to the battlefield.
The advantage of these mechas is that they do not require special design. After all, they are used for large-scale and rigorous industrial activities, so there is no problem with defense and structure. Therefore, the most the Galactic Empire needs to do is to embed a few steel plates for armor, or add weapons such as a large chainsaw and howitzer for auxiliary use.
It is also because of this that the mechas that appear now are of different sizes, ranging from giant mechas used to dig mountains and open roads, to small mechas used to cut down trees - although they don’t look very beautiful, as long as they can be used, isn’t it okay?
The battle continues.
Two days have passed since the official invasion of the Tyranids. Now the Tyranids have already entered the inner city on the third floor - considering that the Imperial army was almost defeated in the previous battle with the Zerg, this is considered very good now.
But for Darth Vader, he was obviously not satisfied.
"I didn't expect these monsters to be so difficult to deal with."
Staring at the battlefield outside the city wall, Darth Vader whispered that they already knew that the Tyranids could transform and increase their combat effectiveness by absorbing biomass, so when designing the Empire's power armor, a self-destruct system was also designed. Once it was detected that the life signs of the person in the armor disappeared, it would immediately self-destruct.
However, what Darth Vader didn't expect was that these damn bugs didn't care about food, even the pieces of meat that were blown into pieces were not spared, and they swallowed them all up! They not only devoured their enemies, but also their own corpses. They ate almost anything. When their stomachs were full and they couldn't eat any more, the bugs would drag their bloated and fat bodies to the places on the ground outside that looked like tentacles, and jump directly into the "pool" next to the tentacles, melting themselves and the food in their stomachs...
Although Darth Vader himself was a ruthless man, when he saw this scene, he also felt... chilled in his heart.
"Well, it's really hard to deal with..."
Fang Zheng nodded silently, then he narrowed his eyes.
"Give the order to retreat."
"Now? Didn't you say we have to wait until the inner city is breached?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Darth Vader was stunned for a moment. According to their original plan, they had to wait until the inner city was breached before leaving. Of course, generally speaking, in this environment, once the inner city was breached, no one could escape, but Fang Zheng had been prepared. He could send everyone away with a jump teleportation, so there was no need to worry. It was also because of this that Darth Vader took the risk to observe the battlefield here with Fang Zheng.
"I don't feel good, leave early."
Fang Zheng stood on the balcony, looking solemnly at the city ruins not far away with black smoke. Under the attack of the Tyranids, the originally beautiful city has now mostly turned into ruins, but this is not the point. The point is... the soul.
The Tyranids have no souls, but humans do have souls. Not long ago, Fang Zheng discovered that the souls of the dead soldiers of the Imperial Army were slowly gathering underground as if attracted by something. At the same time, a foul smell became stronger and stronger - if he had only noticed it occasionally before, now Fang Zheng can determine that this planet is definitely not normal!
"You guys retreat first. I'm going to stay here and see what's going on."
"Okay, please be careful."
Darth Vader didn't want to dissuade him, so he nodded quickly and looked at his subordinates around him.
"Send the signal, everyone retreat to the inner city, evacuate in three minutes!"
“Woo…”
Soon, the horn sounded again, three long and one short, and after hearing the sound, the imperial soldiers who were fighting on the city wall quickly retreated. As soon as they evacuated, they saw countless swarms of insects rushing in like a tide, filling the empty space they left and continuing to move forward. Screaming and waving their claws, they rushed towards the prey in front.
However, the next moment, a barrier of light suddenly appeared, followed by a flash of light. In less than a second, most of the soldiers who had entered the castle area disappeared. Only a few soldiers who ran slowly and did not have time to enter the safe zone remained where they were. They were soon completely submerged by the swarm of insects with screams.
Hidden in the shadows, Fang Zheng standing on the roof just watched silently, watching these Tyranids rush into the castle, frantically destroying everything they could see. But this was not the point, because Fang Zheng could feel that somewhere under the castle, the mysterious filthy aura was getting stronger and stronger...
However, the Tyranids seemed unaware of this.
The air began to flicker with electricity.
Flashes of lightning and fireballs appeared quietly from the air, spinning madly like branches and leaves caught in a whirlpool. The entire castle began to tremble and shake. Even the Tyranid swarm that invaded the castle stopped and looked around in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
And then, a distorted light like a nightmare suddenly flashed.
The castle that had stood for thousands of years collapsed with a bang, a turbid light split the space, tearing the twisted air, and then, on the ground full of blasphemous words, accompanied by piercing screams and whispers, a group of bloated, ugly, evil monsters walked out. They stared greedily at the world in front of them, and let out excited and piercing screams.
"This world, this galaxy, has been twisted and corrupted by us! These bodies and souls will once again become our playthings, forever!!"
Listening to the shouts that came with the wind and were filled with evil and chaos, Fang Zheng helplessly reached out his hand to press his forehead.
Why do I feel like... something incredible has appeared again?