Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

Firebugs were initially dismissive of the harassment of explorers. Compared with these tiny mosquitoes, their targets were the large creatures in the center of the camp, especially the hatchery that was always squirming.

For such huge creatures, driven by instinct, they will attack them first.

However, under the tireless harassment of the explorers, they were never able to cross this line of defense, and in the end they could only explode at the outermost periphery.

One after another violent explosions of sparks scattered in all directions, burning violently on the moist ground.

Zero was surprised to find that these flames were like fire oil and could burn above the water!

There are many large and small beaches in the jungle after the heavy rain. The moment these scattered sparks touched the water, the flames spread directly over the entire small beach. In an instant, it was like those in the beach. It's not water, it's like oil!

Fortunately, this time, Zero completed the interception of them at the outermost edge. Otherwise, if he really let them enter the interior of the insect swarm, he didn't know what kind of chaos it would cause.

And even if they erupt in the outermost area and do not directly come into contact with a large amount of vegetation, the flames they shed will illuminate the entire Zerg camp for a while.

It has to be said that the opponent's attack method is very concealed, unexpected enough, and extremely difficult to detect.

But now that the opponent's methods have been discovered, this method will no longer have much effect on the Zerg.

Zero didn't know how many of these bugs Sommer still had in his hands, but he was already wary enough of this form of attack. If the other party didn't have any big ideas in the future, it would be unlikely to pose a threat to the Zerg.

As long as these bugs appear, they will be noticed by the Zerg at the first time, and the same tricks cannot be used continuously on them.

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Now that the threat had been eliminated, Zero turned to observing these strange bugs.

This kind of insect looks small in size, but the flames it erupts are really big!

Without the threat from the outside, he couldn't help but be a little jealous of these bugs. If Sass could apply his analysis to the Zerg himself...

A picture appeared in Zero's mind, of swarms of insects like a wave, rushing into the enemy group with bright fire behind them without fear of death, detonating themselves in the crowd, the fire rising into the sky, the battlefield It was a mess...

The scene was so beautiful that Zero even didn't dare to continue thinking about it. If it can be done, there is no doubt that the overall combat capability of the Zerg will be greatly improved.

However, it will not be easy to achieve this, and there is currently a very real problem that needs to be solved.

That is how to find, capture and control this bug so that Sars can complete his research?

They are so dangerous. It would be funny if someone accidentally blasted Sass directly during the research process.

Moreover, all the bugs that have entered the Zerg camp have exploded under the attack of the explorers, and they don't know where to find them.

Perhaps Sommer still had some in his hands, but it was not easy to find him in the vast forest. Even if Zero had called back all the main Zerg forces outside, it would still be quite difficult to find and catch him with the abilities he had shown.

After all, the current number of Zerg is far from overwhelming.

But now there is a stupid way, which is to breed explorers in large numbers and spread them throughout the jungle, squeezing Sommer's living space and eventually forcing him to show his face.

This is a really stupid method. Not to mention the time and resources required to incubate so many explorers. Even if you do this, if the opponent cannot stay in the jungle, won't he still run away? ?

Once Sommer escapes from the jungle, where will Zero find him?

Zero thought carefully about this unreliable idea, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

"If this kind of bug is so dangerous, how did Sommer bring them here and control them to attack the Zerg?"

At this moment, he felt that he had found the key point.

The opponent's attack is so targeted, and it will definitely not be a wide-spread net to release this bug. Then he must have a way to control it, and it is most likely even to carry it with him.

So how did he control these bugs not to attack him, but just stare at the bugs to attack? Can this bug be tamed?

Although this possibility cannot be ruled out, Zero thinks it is unlikely.

From his understanding, bugs do not have any intelligence. They basically rely on instinct to act. Generally speaking, taming them is more about understanding their patterns of action and utilizing them in a targeted manner.

If Sommer is strong enough to change this instinct, Zero needs to think about whether there is a being similar to himself in this world, because he can indeed change this instinct of the Zerg to a certain extent.

Eliminating this possibility leads to another conclusion.

That is, the opponent found this bug from somewhere, discovered its characteristics and took advantage of it, used a certain method to avoid being attacked, brought them here, and then used their characteristics to attack the Zerg.

Zero didn't know where this place was, what its specific characteristics were, and what methods the other party used to avoid being attacked.

But he knew that the fire did not burn this time, which meant that the other party could not use this to destroy some traces. As long as the other party had been nearby, something would definitely be left behind.

Maybe, He could discover something from these traces.

Without the cover of fire, with zero intention, even if the other party is an old hunter in the jungle, as long as he has been here, he will definitely notice it.

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Although the flames on the periphery were fierce, they did not burn to the center of the camp, so naturally they did not affect the Zerg inside.

Under Zero's instructions, the engineers began to put out the fire in an orderly manner. They collected sand and soil on the spot and put out the fire that was gradually expanding little by little.

At this point, Sommer's plan failed completely. In this accident, the Zerg's losses were very limited. Only some peripheral explorers died directly in the flames. The larger warriors and even the hatchery suffered no casualties.

Now that the fire has been put out, the next step is to look for the traces left by the lizard boy.

Half of the surviving explorers were divided by Zero to carry out this task, while the remaining ones shrank their defenses inward to prevent Sommer from repeating his old tricks.

Soon, the out-and-out explorers had results.

During their exploration in several directions, they all discovered a stone box buried in the soil.

This is obviously not a natural product, and the Zerg will not do such meaningless things, so it can only be brought by the lizard people.

Through the explorer's field of vision, Zero saw that the lid of the stone box had either been completely opened, or more than half of it had been opened. There was a thin rope connecting the lid and extending backwards, bypassing the nearby trees, making a rather strange shape. For an ingenious structure.