Su Bai was naturally completely unaware of this.
At this moment, he was still pondering the matter of snake monsters and snake fangs.
Just then, the system's mechanical synthesized voice sounded in my ear.
[Note: Free recruitment attempts at the barracks have been refreshed.]
[Current free attempts: 1]
"We'll find the snake-like monsters eventually, so let's recruit soldiers first!"
Su Bai moved and stood in front of the incubator.
Silently say: Begin recruitment!
The hatchery began to stir, like a living organism.
Hopefully, today's free recruitment will bring some surprises.
It would be great if there were a completely new Zerg unit.
Of course, if the recruited unit is a Hydralisk, that would be good too.
Since hatcheries can now consume souls to automatically recruit Zerglings, the ranged unit Hydralisk is still quite necessary.
The waiting time always feels long.
Although only a minute had passed, it felt like an hour.
The next moment.
The hatchery's skeleton had a huge crack.
A massive creature emerged from it, at least a size larger than a Hydralisk.
Its limb structure is similar to that of a spider, with eight long legs.
At the same time, it also possesses the characteristics of an insect.
Its skin is deep purple, and its body structure is complex and segmented, with each segment covered by a carapace that shimmers with a cold light.
Its head has a pair of huge compound eyes and two tentacled-like organs.
"Holy crap, it's a creature even bigger than a hydralisk!"
"Compared to springtails, it appears to be much larger."
"Just looking at its appearance, it's really quite good!"
Su Bai focused intently on the brand-new soldier before him.
Lines of information then popped up.
[Queen Insect]
[Level: Lv4]
Race: Interstellar Zerg
[Quality: A Myth of Ultimate Excellence]
[Weapons: Claws/Melee, Acid Spikes/Ranged Attack]
[Talent: Mitase]
This is a special protein with catalytic capabilities; it is because of its presence that the queen insect possesses healing abilities.
[Skill: Healing Fluid]
The queen can secrete a thick, proteinaceous liquid to stimulate cell growth. When this liquid is applied to the wounds of friendly biological units, the damaged tissue will rapidly heal within seconds.
[Combat Strength: Level 4]
Loyalty: 100
[Introduction: The Queen Zerg's role in StarCraft is that of a support unit. She is relatively weak in combat but excels at defense and assisting friendly forces.]
[Note: Outside the creep zone, the queen's movement speed will be significantly reduced.]
"The Queen Insect!"
"It's actually a unit with healing abilities!"
"This is absolutely perfect!"
"Now, the troop composition within the territory is more complete."
"Melee, ranged, heroes, and support units—this combination will definitely unleash tremendous combat power!"
Su Bai was overjoyed and a broad smile spread across his face.
Like the Hydralisk, the Queen is a unit that can fight both melee and ranged attacks.
Although the description says that the Queen is a support unit with weak combat capabilities, she is good at supporting friendly units.
But Su Bai felt that with its sharp claws and acidic spines, its strength should be extraordinary.
After all, no matter what, his combat power is level 4!
However, with Zerglings and Hydralisks around, there's no need for the Queen to fight.
With the addition of the Healing Fluid skill, the Zerg forces will have greater sustained combat capabilities.
Yesterday, Su Bai was still worried about how to recover if the Zerglings and Hydralisks got injured.
Unexpectedly, what I wished for came true.
Today we recruited a unit with healing abilities.
Moreover, the Queen's healing fluid skill is extremely powerful, capable of restoring damaged tissue in just a few seconds.
From now on, I will no longer be afraid of dangerous battles.
Even if Zerglings and Hydralisks are accidentally injured, they can recover quickly with the Queen's healing and rejoin the battle.
This undoubtedly boosted the overall combat strength of the territory once again.
The synthesized mechanical voice of the system sounded again.
[Congratulations, Lord Su Bai! Your newly recruited unit, the "Queen Insect," has received a Mythic-level upgrade, increasing its number to 5!]
Immediately afterwards, four more queen insects emerged from the hatchery.
"Five queens, that's not bad!"
Su Bai nodded in satisfaction.
At this point, he noticed that the queen insect was indeed moving slower.
Although it has eight long spider legs, each time it raises or lowers them, it does so very slowly.
"Damn! If you're this slow, you're really not good at fighting!" Su Bai couldn't help but exclaim.
Slow action makes one a sitting duck.
Faced with the enemy's attack, there was no way to dodge or escape.
Furthermore, taking the Queen out to fight will greatly slow down the speed of Zerglings and Hydralisks.
This would actually affect the overall combat effectiveness.
“Only on the creep will the queen move faster,” Kerrigan said, stepping forward.
"A fungal carpet? What's that?"
Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, and at the same time noticed the last line of the Queen's attribute information: outside the creep range, the Queen's movement speed will be greatly reduced.
At this moment, a system prompt message automatically appears before your eyes.
[Note: All Zerg ground units move faster on creep than on normal ground. This is because creep contains a series of microfilaments that allow them to glide across it without breaking through the sticky substance.]
The queen insect is no exception; she moves faster on the fungal carpet. However, her legs have been specially modified, which restricts her movement on the ground outside the carpet, making her relatively slow.
[Tip: After upgrading "Hatch Creep Tumors" in the Evolution Chamber, the Queen can produce Creep Tumors, extending the creep range and greatly enhancing mobility!]
"I see!"
Su Bai suddenly realized.
The purpose of creep is to increase the movement speed of the Zerg.
However, even on ordinary ground, the speed of the jumping insect is already lightning fast.
If you run on the fungal carpet, wouldn't you disappear in the blink of an eye?
The next task is to continue upgrading the evolution chamber and unlock the queen's evolution sequence.
Next, Su Bai chose the manor, recruited another young worker bee, and ordered it to go out and find and collect resources.
"There are still 2180 souls left, enough to recruit some more Zerglings."
Select to recruit, quantity 20!
【Soul-2000】
Twenty springtails jumped out of the hatchery one after another.
"Go out! Search for snakes and wild animals!"
Su Bai led Kerrigan, 70 Zerglings, and 16 Hydralisks, leaving the territory in a grand procession.
As for the queen, she moves too slowly, so she stays behind to guard the base.
Ten minutes later.
No snakes or wild animals were found.
But at the end of the road, a densely packed army of kobolds appeared.
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