In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

Su Ran didn't stop; he continued to add instructions.

"In addition to the ammunition request, synchronize all the vital signs data we just detected, as well as the preliminary three-dimensional terrain model of this mine, to the information command center of the Awakeners headquarters."

Su Ran spoke calmly and methodically, issuing her requests.

"The size of this insect hive far exceeds expectations. The underground tunnels are intricate and complex, making conventional surface bombardment pointless."

The expert group at the information command center should immediately conduct a collaborative assessment.

Based on the pre-disaster engineering diagrams of the mine, calculate a precise explosive yield for me.

His finger touched the deep red life detection area on the screen.

"I only want one outcome."

Completely destroy the entire ant colony system; solve the problem once and for all.

A crisp reply came from the intercom, from the operator at the North African air force base.

"Received, Consultant Su."

The data has been placed in the highest priority sequence and is being uploaded to headquarters.

Please remain hovering in your current position and await the final firepower delivery plan!

The communication was disconnected.

Bai Lu walked to Su Ran's side.

She craned her neck, looking at the dense red dots on the screen, and then glanced at the bottomless mine below.

"How about I go down and give it a try?"

Bai Lu's tone carried a hint of eagerness.

"Since there's a queen ant down there, if I can control it directly with my mental imprint just like I controlled Little Grey..."

Her eyes lit up; she clearly thought it was a very cost-effective plan.

A swarm of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of mutated army ants would be an absolutely devastating killing machine on the battlefield.

They are fearless of death and can squeeze into crevices, making them perfect for fighting off other beast tides.

"If we succeed, we will be able to directly subdue a new type of Warcraft army."

Tens of thousands of army ants are cheaper consumables than hellhounds, and they don't even need armor.

They could simply push them over and overwhelm a regular horde of zombies.

As Bai Lu spoke, the eerie light in his eyes intensified, and there was a faint tendency for his spiritual power to extend into the mine below.

Su Ran reached out and released spatial power, interrupting the white deer's spreading spiritual power.

Su Ran pulled up a chair and sat down, speaking earnestly.

"Don't even think about it, it's impossible to succeed."

Bai Lu paused, the blue light in her eyes freezing.

"The social structure of the insectoid mutant beasts is indeed suitable for unified command."

Su Ran crossed her legs, her tone carrying an unquestionable authority.

"But they have a fatal flaw: their mental abilities are too poor."

In other words, they are naturally not very intelligent.

It simply doesn't possess the physical conditions to be subdued by you.

The white deer puffed out its cheeks in protest.

"But I can use a high-concentration crystal core extract to accelerate its growth, temporarily expanding the mutated beast's brain capacity. At least we can give it a try. What if that queen ant is an anomaly?"

Su Ran explained patiently.

To avoid making misjudgments when encountering insect swarms on the battlefield later.

"The core reason we were able to subdue the mother hive was that it had already reached the fourth level."

Su Ran tapped her fingers twice on the table.

"Its brain regions have been basically fully developed during the evolutionary process, and the number of neurons is large enough to barely bear the massive amount of information contained in your mental imprint."

After saying that, he pointed to the dark mine pit below.

"And these army ants below, the outer worker ants are only first-order and second-order."

Even the lowest-ranking queen ant is at most a third-order ant.

Insects have extremely primitive nervous systems, lacking even complex emotions, possessing only the instinct to devour and reproduce.

"If your mental energy were to forcefully penetrate, the queen ant's brain nerves would be instantly burned out within the first millisecond of contact, causing her head to explode on the spot."

Bai Lu pursed her lips, and the blue light in her eyes completely disappeared.

"oh."

She gave a drawn-out reply, thus abandoning the idea.

Bai Lu was well aware of Su Ran's authority in this area; if Su Ran said it was impossible, then it truly was impossible.

The fighter jet hovered 300 meters above the mine pit.

Su Ran walked to the porthole and looked down.

The thirty-odd hellhounds that were evacuated are still resting on the slope at the edge of the mine.

Deep inside the mine, the rustling sound of friction could be heard once again.

The mutated army ants seemed to have smelled the blood on the hellhounds, waving their pincer-like mandibles and probing the edge of the hole.

Su Ran sat in the fighter jet, and spatial ripples spread out once again.

The dozen or so army ants that were hovering at the entrance of the cave were all silently sliced ​​into smooth pieces by the spatial blade.

Green bodily fluids splattered on the ground, emitting white smoke.

The surroundings fell silent again.

But immediately, a dense swarm of ants surrounded them from behind.

The entire underground mining area is like a giant living organism, breathing and pulsating.

Tens of thousands of second-order mutated army ants.

If they are allowed to multiply freely on the African continent, they will eventually cause an all-encompassing insect plague.

Although the Great Xia's current defenses are solid, the cost of defending against these ubiquitous, small-scale mutated beast hordes is extremely high.

Armored units are easily corroded by acid, and ordinary awakened beings are almost certain to die if caught in a swarm of insects.

Su Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, her killing intent already formed in her heart.

"They must be wiped out here."

About twenty minutes have passed.

The communication indicator lights on the fighter jet's control panel lit up again.

Su Ran pressed the answer button.

"Advisor Su, this is Air Force Base 04 in North Africa."

The assessment report from the Awakened Ones Headquarters Information Command Center has been released.

The correspondent's voice was steady and powerful.

"Get to the conclusion," Su Ran said, getting straight to the point.

"Based on on-site terrain scanning and comparison with the engineering drawings of the copper mine before the disaster."

The deepest point of the target mine is 380 meters below the surface.

The geological structure consists of high-hardness granite and some limestone.

The main lair of the insectoid beasts is most likely located in the old, underground mining areas.

The correspondent paused for half a second, flipping through the report in his hand.

"Based on the current data on the carapace strength and vitality of the insectoid mutated beasts, the Information Command Center has proposed the final demolition plan."

Conventional bunker buster bombs cannot penetrate rock layers deeper than 300 meters; a combined strike approach is necessary.

"How much yield is needed?" That was all Su Ran cared about.

"The first wave consists of four of the latest 'Wallbreaker-7' heavy thermobaric bunker-buster bombs developed by Daxia."

Each explosive charge weighs 2.5 tons and uses a delayed-action fuse, detonating 150 meters below the rock strata to directly blast open a geological fault.

"In the second wave, two 'Dongfeng-Kuangbiao' class high-energy thermobaric bombs were launched directly into the bottom-level mined-out area through the blasted fault fissures."

The total explosive yield is equivalent to two thousand tons of TNT.

The resulting high temperature of 3,000 degrees Celsius and negative pressure oxygen-deficient environment are enough to completely burn through the underground space within a radius of two kilometers.

Based on simulations by the supercomputing cluster, the success rate of the brute-force attack is 99.7%.

tough enough.

Su Ran was very satisfied with the plan.

As long as the proportions are correct, the outcome will not disappoint.

"Execute the plan," Su Ran ordered.

"Yes, Advisor Su."

The communications officer raised his voice to report the final dispatch status.

"Two H-20 strategic bombers are carrying target munitions and will take off from the North African airbase in twenty minutes."

It is expected to arrive over the target in forty minutes.

Please move your aircraft to a distance of five kilometers from the blast center before the bombers arrive to avoid being affected by the shockwave.

"clear."

Communication ended.

Su Ran turned around and spoke to Bai Lu.

"Bai Lu, it's time for us to retreat."

Su Ran walked back to the driver's seat and pulled down the control lever.

The Xuan Nu fighter jet's engine spewed out blue and red flames as the fuselage rapidly climbed higher.

The white deer closed its eyes and gave the retreat order to the mother on the slope.

Thirty-three hellhounds struggled to their feet, shaking off the sand and dirt.

They marched in their broken formation, running wildly in the direction the fighter jets had retreated.