As he spoke, Abathur's eyes flashed with green light, and he stretched out three pairs of slender forelimbs, moving them rhythmically and rapidly.
A strange force suddenly erupted, rubbing against the air and creating large green ripples.
The dwarf corpses scattered across the ground were enveloped by this power and began to rapidly perish, turning into specks of light that hovered in mid-air.
Abathur opened his mouth and inhaled forcefully.
The point of light in the sky approached at an extremely fast speed.
It merged into his body, making the luster of his skin even brighter.
Along with Abathur's aura, it began to rise steadily.
At this moment, the system's mechanical synthesized voice rang in Su Bai's ears.
[Hint: Master of Evolution Abathur has successfully absorbed the essence of the dwarf's corpse]
[Hint: The conversion yielded 950 units of biomass]
[Congratulations, Lord! With the enhanced effect of the prayer, the amount of biomass obtained has increased tenfold.]
[Biomass +9500]
"Converting biomass on-site is far more convenient than the absorption and conversion in the evolution chamber!"
"When we go out to fight in the future, the springtails will be able to save energy and won't have to carry the corpses of wild beasts or natives back and forth."
"Therefore, if we are going to go to more distant places in the future, we must take Abathur with us, otherwise converting biomass will be a troublesome thing."
Su Bai stared at the lifeless corpse of the dwarf, muttering to himself.
The synthesized voice of the system's machinery sounded again.
[Note: Congratulations, Lord Su Bai! Thanks to the effects of the Corpse Essence, your hero Abathur has reached Lv4.]
[Note: After the upgrade, Abathur's strength, speed, brain development, and genetic research capabilities will be enhanced.]
[Note: After upgrading, the skill "Hatch the Poisonous Nest" is strengthened, with a maximum number of uses increased by 3, and deals greater damage to enemy units upon explosion.]
[Hint: A brand new talent has been awakened - High-Efficiency Conversion]
"Excellent! Three promotions in a row!"
Su Bai smiled broadly.
Originally, the Venomous Nest could store up to 5 uses.
Now it's 8 times!
However, we haven't had the chance to see the scene after the highly toxic nest exploded.
Next, Su Bai moved his gaze to examine Abathur's newly acquired talent.
[Talent 2: Efficient Conversion]
[Abathur unleashes his potential; the corpse essence he obtains has a 30% chance to produce double biomass.]
"Increasing production capacity is not bad!"
Su Bai nodded slightly.
After the great battle, the entire army of 800 dwarves was wiped out, while the insect swarm suffered some casualties.
Thirty springtails died.
Ten hydralisks died.
Most of them died during the charge, killed by bullets from the dwarven musketeers.
If that Indian lord hadn't fled, but instead chosen to fight the insect swarm to the death...
With the dwarven forces holding their ground, a swarm attack would likely result in some casualties.
At the very least, no fewer than three hundred springtails will die.
After all, the dwarven musketeers can still play a significant role as defenders.
However, if they are not organized and fight independently, their lethality will be greatly reduced.
The Zergling is the most basic unit of the Zerglings in StarCraft. After upgrading to Hardened Carapace, its defense is greatly enhanced, and it can withstand the claw attacks of ordinary beasts.
However, they were completely unable to withstand the high-speed impact bullets fired by the dwarven musketeers.
The same applies to hydralisks.
While its attack power is formidable, its defense is somewhat lacking.
"The interstellar swarm desperately needs a solid front-line unit!" Su Bai murmured to himself.
Just then, the system's mechanical synthesized voice sounded again.
[Hint: You have obtained 122 long-barreled muskets. Do you wish to dismantle them?]
[Hint: You have obtained 402 Dwarven Battleaxes. Do you wish to dismantle them?]
"None of it is needed, just break it all down!"
Su Bai murmured to himself.
[Automatic decomposition in progress]
[Iron Block +1100]
[Congratulations, Lord! With the enhanced effect of the Prayer, the amount of iron blocks obtained has increased tenfold.]
[Iron Block+]
Immediately afterwards, Su Bai led Kerrigan, Abathur, and the Zerg back to their territory.
The injured springtails and hydralisks quickly recovered and became lively again thanks to the healing efforts of the 28 queens.
After a short rest.
Su Bai entered the manor, took out a spicy roasted lamb leg, and started gnawing on it.
It must be said that life in the Land of Redemption was quite comfortable.
It's even more comfortable than life on Earth.
Because in the Land of Redemption, there is absolute freedom.
If you are powerful enough, you can do whatever you want.
But on Earth, there are too many rules and regulations.
Ten minutes later.
After finishing his spicy roasted lamb leg, Su Bai patted his belly and let out a satisfied burp.
At this moment, a strange dragon transmitted a message back via mental communication.
12 kilometers to the southeast.
Discover the dwarven territory of the lord of the Indian Kingdom.
"Very good!"
"I've finally found that little rascal!"
"When they used the group teleportation scroll to leave, they even made some threats against me!"
"We must not embolden the arrogance of the Indians!"
"We must destroy him today!"
Su Bai's face lit up with joy, and he didn't hesitate at all.
Leading the Queen of Blades, 1,500 Zerglings, 800 Hydralisks, and 200 Banelings, they left the territory in a grand procession and set off swiftly in the southeast direction.
...
...
Fifteen minutes later.
Su Bai led his swarm and appeared a kilometer away from Hendrik's territory.
What comes into view is a ring of stone city walls.
It is about five meters tall and looks very sturdy.
On each city wall stood twenty tall defensive towers, gleaming with a chilling light.
Behind the dark ramparts, the figures of dwarf musketeers emerged.
The muzzle of the long-barreled musket was firmly locked onto the direction of the insect swarm.
"The territory of this Indian lord is indeed well-defended."
"The five-meter-high stone walls can effectively protect the territory."
"In addition to the defensive towers on the city walls, the attacking side will be at a disadvantage."
Su Bai frowned slightly, gazing into the distance until his eyes focused on the defensive towers on the city wall.
Lines of information popped up.
Elemental Defense Tower
[Level: Unknown]
[Quality: Unknown]
[Range: Unknown]
[Enchantment: Diamond]
[Description: An elemental defense tower brimming with magical power, capable of firing sharp elemental arrows at enemies. These arrows are as hard as diamonds and possess immense destructive power.]
"On each city wall, there are twenty elemental defense towers."
"And there are hundreds or even thousands of dwarven musketeers, positioned high above, launching long-range attacks!"
"Flying bugs and hydralisks all have light carapaces and their defensive capabilities are average."
"If we attack rashly, we will suffer heavy losses."
Su Bai muttered to himself, a serious look appearing in his eyes.
As I said before, a Pyrrhic victory is worse than no victory at all.
Killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own is not a wise move.
Currently, Zerglings and Hydralisks are the main combat units in the Zerg swarm.
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