Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

The sky is clear and the wind is gentle and gentle.

Cooper came to the door and put away his fishing nets to dry.

Today is the day to go to sea, and everyone is rushing to the dock.

For some reason, there seems to be a lot less aquatic products in the sea recently. Fishing boats that usually return home fully loaded are now getting less and less each time they go out to sea.

For a small fishing village like theirs, which relies on fishing for a living, this has affected the entire village's livelihood, which is quite serious.

It was okay once or twice, and it continued like this for a month. The situation got worse and worse, until today, it was time for them to have to go deeper into the ocean to fish.

As a fisherman, Cooper's skills were very good. In the past, every time he went to sea, he could always bring back a good harvest. Although he was not the most, he was always the best among them. Therefore, he lived a relatively comfortable life. In life, even last year, a girl from the next village expressed her love to him.

If it hadn't been for the decrease in fish catch, he should have been able to live a good life. At least he wouldn't have had a problem living his own life behind closed doors after getting married.

But the bad news lately has been one after another.

First, news suddenly spread in the city that the empire was defeated at the border, and then the whole city began to become nervous.

For ordinary people like Cooper, since they were born, the news they have heard is such as where the elites of the empire annihilated thousands of enemies, and where they beheaded tens of thousands. In their impression, , the empire at its peak will never be defeated.

However, the rumors this time had both noses and eyes. Although the officials immediately used administrative power to suppress the news, judging from the tense reaction of the entire city afterwards, the matter should be true.

However, this has little to do with small fishermen like Cooper. Compared to this, he is more concerned about the price of seafood in the city, because it directly affects his livelihood.

No matter how powerful the enemy is, if they really defeat the imperial elite guarding the border, can they still attack this small coastal town in the southeast?

What he cares most about is his own life, how he can survive in this situation.

The fish catch every time he goes out to sea has been decreasing recently. Although the price of seafood in the city has increased, he can no longer live the same life as before.

Not only Cooper, but all the surrounding fishing villages have been on the verge of bankruptcy recently. They have to venture to farther seas to fish. However, even so, although they were able to return home with a full load at first, they were still not as good as the last time until they changed again. Back to how it was before.

Some people say that something must have happened in the ocean, because recently even the seafood left after the low tide has almost disappeared.

This is very abnormal.

There were also people who reported to the authorities and tried to use official power to investigate, but nothing happened. The situation in the city has been very tense recently, the army and even the militia have been mobilized very frequently, and no one paid attention to their demands.

They don't know exactly what happened in the ocean. But if they want to make a living, they have only one choice, and that is to go further away.

It is true that this requires taking greater risks, but if they do not take risks, they will not be able to guarantee even the most basic life without any other skills.

Several fishing boats sailed away from the village pier, sailed into the vast sea, and gradually disappeared from sight. It was unknown what fate they would encounter at sea.

But the fate of this fishing village has been determined at this moment.

In the mountain col in the distance, hundreds of Zerg units have already set their sights on this place. Zero let go of his control over them, and now they only have bloodthirsty instincts and a desire to hatch more companions.

Walking out of the inaccessible mountain forest, all the snakes, rats and beasts along the way have been turned into their own food, and their number has also increased from a dozen to hundreds today.

As soon as they discovered this village, they rushed here with all their strength driven by instinct.

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A few urchins were playing at the entrance of the village. The world of children is always so innocent and carefree. They don't understand what livelihood is, nor do they understand the hardships of adults trying to survive.

Even if the quality of life is slightly reduced, if I miss a bite of candy today, I will soon forget it after crying.

At this moment, they are enjoying their carefree childhood, but the shadow of death has enveloped them.

The swarm of insects rushed past, leaving only a few childish and frightened screams.

Soon, roars and screams were heard in the village. Some lizardmen were running for their lives, and some were fighting back, but it didn't make much sense. Even the elite Imperial soldiers couldn't do anything to the insect swarm, let alone them.

In the evening, everything had already quieted down. Several hatcheries appeared in the village at dusk, with disgusting bodies squirming under the golden light. Eggs rolled out of them and quickly hatched into adult worms.

Then, the number of the insect swarm doubled again. They abandoned the slow-moving hatchery, took only two larvae away, and headed towards the next target.

The sky was getting dark, and because they were far out to sea this time, Cooper and the others did not dock again until dark.

From a distance, the whole village was dark without any lights.

This is of course not normal. Normally, when these fishermen return, there will always be some lights on, waiting for them to go home. Sometimes, there are even relatives who come to the dock to wait.

But today, there is nothing.

The darkness in the distance revealed a hint of strangeness, and the uneasiness in my heart surged like waves.

Some people couldn't help shouting loudly, but unfortunately they got no response, only the occasional sound of wind blowing in their ears accompanied by the surging tide behind them.

They hurriedly arranged the fishing boat and ran towards the village without caring about anything else.

After a while, cries of grief broke out.

The angry fishermen saw the three hatcheries in the center of the village. This monster-like thing is still crawling until now!

They chopped with knives and burned with fire. The immovable hatchery was left to their own devices. However, what they didn't know was that when they saw the hatchery, they were also being watched by the hatchery.

This is not just a burden left by the insect swarm, but more like a trap.

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Tragedies like those in fishing villages are not an isolated case. At the same time, entire villages were wiped out by swarms of insects in every corner of the empire's coast.

Fortunately, they were discovered in time, and a few people escaped. Unfortunately, after the discovery, there were only a few disgusting hatcheries left in the entire village. Just when they vented their anger, the insect swarm returned again.

Without any command, they acted entirely on instinct. Most of the time, they were able to use this to gain another increase in number. However, later on, the lizardmen also gradually discovered the tricks of the insect swarm, and they learned to use this to counterattack. The bait left by the insect swarm becomes its own bait, which in many cases can play an unexpected role, and even completely wipe out the returning insect swarm.

But sometimes, this strategy will fail, because the size of the returning insect swarm may exceed their imagination.