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Chapter 311 Zerg War
This is the origin of the Iron Curtain.

At this moment, Xue Dinglu arrived at the interstellar column and saw the intelligence report with a furrowed brow.

The Ninth Apostle and the main force of the Zerg were all intercepted outside the world by the Starfleet. Even the world's will, the Super Iron Curtain, could only continue to intercept the remaining Zerg.

In other words, only about one-tenth of the Zerg that invaded the Iron Curtain were brought by the Ninth Apostle; the rest were blocked outside the battle lines by the main force.

Where others could not see, the Star Squadron blocked almost all the pressure, including even the Ninth Apostle, an Earl-level apostle.

The number of Zerg invading the Beast Star was even smaller, perhaps only a few percent, but even so, it made the battle extremely difficult.

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"Everyone defend West Sea City to the death! This is the last line of defense for the city-states. Once this city falls, the swarm can rampage into the interior and into the capital without restraint!" Yun Xing shouted immediately.

He is now the commander-in-chief of the entire kingdom's behemoth force.

After Xue Dinglu left, the kingdom changed from a constitutional monarchy to a parliamentary system.

In a constitutional monarchy, the legitimacy of the monarchy originally depended on their claim to be "descendants of great sages." In ancient times, this legitimacy was certified and has been passed down to the present day.

However, Xue knew this was absolutely impossible. The old man had no descendants in his life; he had died long ago that summer. The only one left alive was a soul wandering around trying to atone for his sins.

He cannot have offspring, it is impossible under any circumstances, this has been confirmed by Xue's Law.

Therefore, the legitimacy of the monarchy was abolished after this, and the entire kingdom is now a country governed by parliament.

Despite various problems and setbacks, with the improvement of the behemoth system and the establishment of the super beast army, they were able to barely connect the hundreds of city-states that once existed after gaining absolute power.

Now, facing the onslaught of the Zerg swarm, the siege artillery and heavy firepower originally used to defend against the behemoths have been brought out again, and the newly formed behemoth forces have become the most solid line of defense against the Zerg swarm.

And there were also countless reinforcements that astonished the people of that world.

"Roar!" The terrifying behemoths all gathered together. They were no longer fighting individually, no longer killing each other or humans, but instead they united as one. Each behemoth was attacking the swarm of insects in the sky with all its might.

Each breath that spewed from the giant beasts' mouths was aimed at shooting down the swarm of insects.

Even so, it was all just a drop in the ocean. The swarm's attacks were endless. Even giant beasts weighing tens of thousands of tons and tens of meters tall were like bread in front of the swarm.

"Thump!" Suddenly, a drop pod fell from the sky and crashed next to the giant beast.

Just as the behemoth, battered and bruised by the swarm of insects, mistook them for special insects and prepared to unleash its strongest attack, a person clad in exoskeleton armor and a cape stepped out of the drop pod and said, "I've come to pick you up! Come with me!"

This moment stunned the behemoth, but at the same time, the voice in its mind, seemingly of supreme will, told it: "Trust him."

After a moment of hesitation, the behemoth, under the threat of the swarm, allowed the Hell Vanguard to ride on its back and deployed a special protective shield.

Such a scene is taking place across the planet, where all the giant beasts are receiving peculiar pheromones that allow them to unite and cooperate with humans.

They have no problem fighting humans to the death among themselves, but if faced with an invasion of insect swarms, the whole world will unite.

"Sorry, our reinforcements are late." At this moment, the temporary leader of the Hell Vanguard Army, Aigal, extended his hand, and the entire Freedom Iron Curtain withdrew to the Beast Star and garrisoned the West Sea City, the front line of the Zerg resistance.

"No, you've come at just the right time." Yun Xing also extended his hand, smiling as he shook hands with this group of former enemies.

From this moment forward, all past hatred is wiped clean.

Now they all have a common enemy.

They even abandoned their own planet to come and aid the Beast Planet.

Furthermore, the Hellfire Vanguard, with their enhanced mobility, are now traversing various occupied zones across the planet to rescue local behemoths, as these are all forces that require unity.

If those giant beasts are left unattended, and they become nests for insects, giving birth to new giant insects within their bodies, it will be an even more terrifying disaster. Therefore, both the members of the Council and the Freedom Iron Curtain know this crucial point.

Therefore, at this time, all the civilians in the entire West Sea City were evacuated, leaving only countless cannons, heavy firepower, fortresses, and giant beasts.

Now, tens of thousands of giant beasts have gathered in Xihai City.

Many of these behemoths were originally mortal enemies in the food chain, but now they all have a common enemy, and at the same time, they have a "middleman" who unites all the races.

That is world consciousness.

Let all the behemoths unite at this moment.

Furthermore, more and more giant beasts will gather in Westsea City, which is the last line of defense in the inland area.

They must hold off the majority of the Zerg swarm here, while the remaining pilots will eliminate any Zerg that manage to breach the defenses.

This is a war of life and death, with no retreat possible; everyone must fight with everything they have.

Meanwhile, in Xihai City, the Super Beast Armed Force has a total of 2000 members. All of them possess magic rings and have been injected with diluted Super Beast serum, giving them the power to transform into Super Beast-level combatants in a short period of time.

Two thousand or so super beasts would be an invincible force in the original world, but for the swarm, it would be nothing more than a drop in the ocean.

Furthermore, these two thousand-plus people were only the age of college students or high school students. When they went to the front line, each of them was assigned three vials of the highest purity super beast serum.

The instructor said, "This is the highest-grade super beast serum. Just one injection will cause the power of the behemoths within you to go completely out of control, racing towards becoming a fully-fledged super beast king... until you completely lose your mind and cease to be human..."

"However, with just one injection, you will be able to quickly recover from all your injuries and replenish your energy. Furthermore, before the effects of the medicine wear off, all of your injuries will heal at an unparalleled speed."

"Therefore, this is something to be used only when you're fighting for your life. Never use it unless absolutely necessary!"

The instructor solemnly distributed the injections to all the students. He knew that after this war, less than one in ten of the students he had taught would survive. However, this was the strongest fighting force the kingdom could muster...

After receiving the alert from the world's consciousness, the kingdom immediately began to produce the behemoth serum at full capacity.

So what follows is a battle to the death. If all the students die, they will be forcibly integrated into the magic ring and injected with the giant beast serum to participate in the battle. In this way, they can create a mid-level 4th tier combat power in just a few minutes.

The price is that, within minutes, they will die completely due to the collapse of their genes and soul.

But that doesn't matter anymore, because in this war, surviving for even a few minutes is the limit.

The soldiers of the Kingdom's army are always ready to merge into flesh and blood and transform into behemoths, and the behemoth troops will serve as the strongest wall to hold back the defenses.

"Instructor, can we win?" a girl wearing glasses asked.

"We will win." The instructor smiled and patted her on the shoulder. "Everyone must come back alive."

Under the gloomy sky, the atmosphere was oppressive and solemn.

The Freedom Curtain's base was also located in Westsea City. They decided to live and die with Westsea City because they had already lost their own planet and would not lose a second base.

Grayish-white snowflakes drifted down from the gray sky.

Students, soldiers, and members of the Hell Vanguard Army of the Freedom Iron Curtain all gathered in Westsea City.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the biting wind whipped up large, feathery snowflakes that landed in the sky above Xihai City, on the paving stones of the parade ground, and on the shoulders of countless soldiers.

The soldiers in formation had resolute expressions on their faces. They knew this might be a war with a slim chance of survival. Before setting off, everyone had written their wills and sent their belongings and compensation money back to their hometowns.

But no one backed down.

Because behind them lies their hometown, a place they can never return to.

At this moment, Yunxing, a permanent member of the Kingdom Council, looked at the crowd below, with Lieutenant Aigarle, the temporary leader of the Freedom Iron Curtain, beside him.

The wind and snow are howling, and swarms of insects could appear on the distant sea at any moment and advance inland. As a protruding peninsula, Westsea City will definitely be the first area to receive the insect swarm's attack, and it will also be the location that suffers the most severe attacks.

He said, “Gentlemen, we have faced more critical times than we are now.”

"But now, we must use this power again to defend our homeland, to defend our homeland."

"Because behind us are the lights of thousands of homes, and the hometown we can never return to."

"This is not a battle we can surrender to. We only have two outcomes: victory or death!"

"But death does not belong to our coalition!"

"Wan Sheng!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless shouts rang out across the entire square.

"Victory!!!"

Then, the soldiers participating in the parade began to walk in one by one.

Their steps were not in sync, and even their military uniforms were worn improperly. Some people seemed to be looking around, while others waved at the camera in the distance, as if they wanted to say something.

This is footage of the military parade being broadcast live, with countless people watching the live broadcast from the rear.

The scene of the military parade at this moment seemed out of place compared to the solemn and inspiring speeches that followed, leaving many viewers of the live broadcast puzzled.

"Is it really feasible to send these people to the battlefield?"

But soon, they saw several people in the formation holding up a banner that read: "Dear Mom and Dad, don't cry, don't be sad, wish us a triumphant return!"

At that moment, all those who had doubts and questions fell silent.

Soon after, the first group of people completed their parade and left the training ground, beginning their journey onto the coastal defense line.

In the distance, the sea is shrouded in gray, and the sky is soaked with snow. Drones are conducting reconnaissance in the distance, capturing their last moments.

“They’re here…” the investigator said.

On the distant horizon, countless tiny black dots began to appear. Everyone could see them; they were swarms of insects, a dense mass of insects that had turned the sea black!

"Let's go too..." said the crowd who had just finished the military parade.

Everyone took out a piece of giant beast meat, smiled, and injected a potion into their bodies.

The next moment, the giant beast's flesh was absorbed, and terrifying giant beasts rose up from the ground, with sulfur and lava flowing in their mouths. Thousands of giant beasts covered the defensive line, and terrifying hot molten flames condensed in the mouth of each one.

With a horn blast, the terrifying molten fire from the mouths of thousands of behemoths reignited the sea ahead, and endless waves of fire surged toward the swarm of insects, completely engulfing the first wave in flames.

"Click." A drone in the sky took a picture at that moment.

This scene sent a chill down the spines of everyone watching the live stream from behind.

Then, the host announced: "The entire 874th Infantry Division of the Kingdom, after the military parade at the drill ground, is heading to the front line off the coast of Westsea City to engage the first wave of insect swarms..."

"They eliminated approximately 8 insects."

"Survivors... 0 people..."

"The first line of coastal defense has completely fallen... Retreat to the second line of coastal defense..."

Everyone was stunned. The scene of thousands of giant beasts spewing out a sea of ​​fire at the same time was actually this group of military academy students. They were children who did not have the talent to absorb magic rings, so they could only temporarily use giant beast serum and giant beast magic rings to transform themselves into giant beasts for a short period of time.

The price, however, is that all their life and energy will be completely absorbed into the sea of ​​fire within minutes, with their bones, muscles, skin, and internal organs all dissolving into energy to power the giant beast.

Until, utter death...

The scene then returns to the parade ground, where multiple cameras capture the soldiers parading. Some are students, some are former soldiers of the kingdom, and many are ordinary people who came to the battlefield with only passion.

But at this moment, they all arrived at the training ground of Xihai City.

After the parade, they headed towards the coast.

"The entire militia contingent of Westsea City is heading to the coastal defense line to support and resist the second round of artillery requisition. All of them are strapped with Molotov cocktails, which will self-destruct upon death so that their bodies will not be left to the swarm of insects."

"Just 7 minutes ago, the second line of defense fell. Survivors: 0..."

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Everyone who had seen the disorganized troops after the parade was stunned.

But the war continued.

A formation that appeared to be entirely composed of students appeared, all smiling, their baby-faced smiles appearing in the camera's view. They were like the morning sun. Even though their steps were not in sync, many of them waved at the camera, and a girl wearing glasses made a peace sign at the drone filming them.

"The Magic Academy's Super Beast Squad, composed entirely of students and teachers, totaling 730 people, is tasked with holding off the second line of defense and attempting to recapture the front line..."

"Information relayed back 4 minutes ago: 0 survivors..."

These scenes stunned everyone in the rear. Before the war, they didn't know how brutal it would be, but now that the details of the carnage have been revealed, everyone is dumbfounded.

Five lines of defense were set up along the coast, but in just half an hour, three of them had already been breached...

The grand military parade at the drill ground continues.

After the parade, these soldiers went straight to the battlefield, facing swarms of insects in the wind and snow.

Even the world's consciousness couldn't bear to look at this place at this moment. All it could do was to strengthen these children who were about to die on the battlefield.

Upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 4, and from Tier 4 to near Tier 5...

Any attack from a behemoth or a human could easily tear apart the swarm of insects, but soon the swarm would fill in and launch an even more powerful attack.

Fighter jets roared in from afar, dropping terrifying incendiary bombs into the swarm of insects, instantly igniting countless waves of fire.

The swarm of insects rushed into the sky in large numbers, trying to chase after the bombers and fighters, but after flying more than a hundred meters high, they suddenly plummeted. This was the world's consciousness punishing them with gravitational compression!

On this planet, the insect swarms have to withstand several times the gravity, which means that even if they can fly, they can only fly at low altitudes.

This also greatly boosted the morale of the coalition forces.

At this moment, countless flying behemoths also took to the air, recklessly bombarding the swarm of insects below.

Other behemoths also began to enter the battlefield one after another, and started a joint attack with the humans who had transformed into behemoths.

"We've deployed the Iron Curtain," Aigar said. "Gravity devices have been installed throughout the city. If the coastal defenses fail, we'll have to resort to urban warfare..."

"I understand," Yunxing replied.

The next moment, these Hell Vanguard soldiers who had abandoned their home planet joined the long-range artillery support.

Above the sky, the kingdom's space station also deployed countless cannons, and terrifying shells were hurled down from outside the atmosphere by gravity.

As Yunxing gazed at the swarm of insects and the fireworks, perhaps at that moment he was reminded of that time from the past.

"Teacher, perhaps this is my last battle." He gave a self-deprecating laugh.

The next moment, his muscles burst through his clothes, and a terrifying water dragon nearly a hundred meters tall stood on the ground.

Yun Xing felt an unparalleled power, which was constantly strengthening, increasing wildly, and growing stronger within his body!

It even allowed him to feel the power of a near-5th tier, which was the amplification of the world consciousness, and the final help that this world consciousness could provide.

Even under the immense pressure and countless debuffs imposed by the world, the terrifying swarms of insects still waged a war of slaughter.

The coastline was secretly covered with the corpses of swarms of insects and behemoths, and the fire waves from the shelling and explosions quickly burned them to ashes.

The entire coastline has been completely transformed into a meat grinder-like battlefield.

Even so, the defense line was still being slowly suppressed.

The third line of defense, which had just been recaptured, has fallen!

Just 15 minutes later, the fourth line of defense was breached!

Just 11 minutes later, the fifth line of defense was breached!

Even though the swarm of insects could not fly high and could only glide with difficulty or crawl on the ground, it broke through the coastal defenses and rushed into West Sea City in just a few hours.

Xihai City seems to be on the verge of falling.

But at this very moment, some wild behemoths did not join the battle against the insect swarm.

"What are they doing!" Yun Xing roared as he watched the giant beasts behind him not move forward, but instead rush towards the city's nuclear power plant and directly enter the nuclear reactor to extract energy.

“They are absorbing the energy of the nuclear reaction!” said an assistant from the Freedom Curtain.

Terrifying energy waves condensed from the mouths of those giant beasts, but they were aimed directly at the sky!

"Warning! The space station is under attack by a swarm of insects! The space station is under attack by a swarm of insects!" Suddenly, a distress signal came from the sky.

Yun Xing was completely stunned. He had received a revelation from the world's consciousness in advance that the Zerg swarm would permanently lose air superiority, but why was the space station still being attacked by the Zerg swarm?

However, when the support troops in the rear saw the images transmitted from the space station, they were stunned.

Deep in space, a living, breathing Zerg mothership relentlessly unleashes swarms of Zerg to attack a space station in orbit.

From this angle alone, the living mothership appeared to be hundreds of times the size of the space station, resembling a giant, fully-fledged living insect, launching its attack beyond the reach of the world's consciousness in the atmosphere.

"The swarms were cursed by the world, so their solution was..."

"An attack from outer space! Or perhaps a direct bypass of the defenses to attack the rear!"

When Yunxing received this intelligence from headquarters, both Yunxing and headquarters were completely stunned.

But at that moment, a terrifying energy surge erupted from behind them, and they saw the giant beasts that absorbed nuclear energy spewing terrifying plasma into the sky.

"Could their target be...?!" Yun Xing looked up at the sky in shock.

The direction in which those behemoths' plasma was aimed was precisely at that living Zerg mothership!

Plasma bombarded the living mothership, and the giant worm opened its mouth as if to let out a terrifying scream of pain, but the sound did not travel through the vacuum.

Even so, the living mothership only had many more wounds and could still deploy swarms of insects.

"damn it!"

Yunxing looked at the giant beasts that had unleashed plasma attacks, but now their bodies were burning and melting. After that burst of plasma, they had lost all their strength; this was the price they had paid.

Soon, more giant beasts arrived, drawing upon nuclear energy and conjuring terrifying plasma in their mouths, which they aimed at the sky.

They all knew that if they didn't prioritize dealing with that living mothership, even if they managed to hold onto West Sea City, it would be of no use.

Before the bodies of those behemoths melted, the plasma launched again, hitting the living mothership.

The mothership's entire abdomen was pierced, and disgusting liquid carrying a large number of insect eggs drifted in space.

"Was it successful?" headquarters asked the space station.

"No, it's still alive!" the crew on the space station reported in alarm.

This is the Zerg Queen borrowed by the Ninth Apostle. Its true form is merely a giant Shub Zerg breeding machine, lacking significant defensive and offensive capabilities.

However, the sheer number of insects that reproduce can become the most terrifying natural disaster.

"We can't stand idly by any longer. The entire Freedom Curtain is preparing to head to space and take down the Mother Nest," Aigle said.

“We can’t launch a two-pronged attack. The defenses of West Sea City are already in dire straits. We can’t hold the skies. We can only try to have the giant beasts absorb reactor energy again to try and resist! Or we can try to detonate the space station to stop those bugs. Once we hold our defenses, we can then consider the enemy in the sky,” Yun Xing said.

"Believe me, this is even more important!" Aigle argued forcefully.

"West Sea City is more important; I won't let it fall!"

“Believe me, my homeland has fallen, but I cannot let your homeland fall,” said the interim commander of the Freedom Curtain.

At this moment, Yunxing was stunned.

"Everyone, prepare for space combat with me. Our target is the Zerg Queen!" Aigle immediately addressed all the Freedom Curtain warriors still present.

(End of this chapter)