Overlord: Rise of the Zerg

In the mine, the Octopus Man's equipment is making roaring sounds, constantly acquiring mineral resources buried underground. Naturally, these mined raw ores cannot be used directly, and need to be transported back to the outpost for processing and purification.

Although it is said to be a mine, this place has actually become a mine pit. In the early development of the lizard people, a considerable part of the surface resources have been utilized.

After the octopus man took over, he continued to dig downwards. Now, this mine is no longer a relatively flat mine. As the difficulty of mining the resources below it increases, it has gradually turned into a completely three-dimensional structure.

Now, the Octopus and their machines are among them, while the Zerg are quietly waiting for Zero's order to attack.

If it were on the home planet, with the social status of these octopus people, they would never be reduced to taking care of resource mines. Naturally, other individuals would do these dirty jobs. As the elite of civilization, they would He is a leader in every field and plays an important role in society, so he will definitely not be so mixed up.

It's a pity that civilization has declined, and the glory and status of the past naturally no longer exist. The survival is only possible due to the endless sacrifices of the same race. There is really no qualification to be picky.

"The 1nd transportation of resource site No. 182 has been completed. The shift is expected to change after the 2nd. Please report the on-site situation."

The aircraft is obviously not designed for transportation. Even if it is equipped with peripheral structures, the transportation of this kind of raw materials cannot carry too much at one time, so a small quantity and multiple times strategy is adopted.

Invisible electromagnetic waves spread on the surface of the planet, carrying the information that the octopus people want to communicate. From the time they are sent to the time they are received, the electromagnetic waves that propagate at the speed of light can be almost synchronized on the planet.

"Received, everything is normal here in the mine and can be handed over normally."

"Those heat-loving insects didn't cause any trouble, did they?"

Another message from a different source was suddenly inserted into the channel. The previous one came from the outpost, but this one came from an aircraft in the sky.

"Not at all, they are just bugs. Since the construction started, I don't know how many have died. It's already hard to count. I don't know where so many of them came from!"

"That's good. Anyway, be careful and I'll pick you up 'home' in two days!"

"Copy that, how are you at home?"

The reply from the outpost was brief.

"Everything is going well, the larvae are already growing."

...............

Through the Hive Mind, Zero knew that the other party was exchanging information through electromagnetic waves, but he didn't know the details at all. The Hive Mind is currently unable to capture this signal and can only vaguely perceive some, so there is no way to talk about decoding and other operations.

But Zero doesn't need to know what they are talking about. He will use the Zerg's own way to figure out everything one wants to know.

Now that everything is ready, the plan will be implemented tonight.

Although it is unclear how the opponent's vision is in the dark, this does not affect Zero's ability to choose the most suitable time period for the Zerg to launch a surprise attack.

Time passed little by little, and a group of Zerg units that looked like explorers but were actually small blasters entered the mine openly, without arousing the slightest vigilance from the other party.

The sky was dark and gradually became completely dark, and the mine was completely dark. Only the patches of light emitted by the mining machines due to their work were as conspicuous as a beacon in the darkness.

Within the scope of the light, insects visible to the naked eye were flying and colliding, looking like a group of phototactic flying insects. Although there were many in number, no one thought they would pose any threat.

However, the next moment, a sudden change occurred!

There seemed to be a spark, but there seemed to be none. In a very short period of time, the fire had spread on the surface of the roaring machine. Before the octopus man could react, the fire had already spread.

In the light of the fire, those flying insects rushed into the fire scene as if they were desperate for their lives, like firewood, cheering for it!

In the control room, extremely "shrill" fluctuations sounded for the octopus man. It was an alarm!

"This is Resource Area No. 1. A machine caught fire due to unknown reasons, causing equipment failure. We are going to go down and check."

"Please wait a moment, the aircraft is nearby and will arrive soon. It will provide you with routine protection..."

"I'm worried that the fire is out of control, and I'm going to put it out first. Don't worry, according to environmental monitoring, the risk should be within control. Our equipment is limited and we can't let it be damaged while waiting!"

"...Okay, stay safe, we'll be there soon."

Although they are a marine civilization, they are no strangers to the phenomenon of fire. To have developed to this level, the so-called marine civilization and land civilization are basically complete in terms of cognition except for the living environment.

Land civilization will not be unable to deal with the underwater world until it develops into space, and conversely, marine civilization will not still be helpless with land at this stage.

The development directions of both parties may have different priorities due to different environments, but the basic understanding will not be much different.

Zero was very focused, and he knew very well that as long as the other party stayed in the control room, it was impossible for the Zerg to do anything to them in a short period of time, so finding a way to get them out on their own was the only feasible solution.

Of course it cannot be an equipment failure in the conventional sense. When such a failure will occur is beyond Zero's control, and the other party will also have aircraft cruise protection by then, making it even more difficult to succeed.

Using a small blaster disguised as a Zerg explorer, Zero successfully lured out the two remaining Octopus individuals.

The moment they observed the opponent's appearance, the diggers lurking underground immediately began to move forward crazily. This insect species designed for underground excavation showed its professionalism. In the next moment, they had already pushed out to the ground.

Next, the Zerg land units behind him that had been prepared for a long time spurted out and rushed into the mine as quickly as possible!

The next second, the alarms on the Octopus Man's spaceships in space, including the outposts, immediately sounded. The two Octopus Man responsible for monitoring responded almost at the same time and immediately transmitted the signal warning.

"Attention, there is a group of unknown creatures approaching you quickly in the mine. It is a suspected attack. The danger level is high! Return to the control room immediately, return to the control room immediately!"

"Damn! We are expected to arrive in five minutes and provide support. Please return to the control room immediately and ignore the damn fire!"

Of course, the octopus men who showed up heard the warning from their companions, but Zero had already expected this. A large number of blasters had already cut off their retreat after they showed up, and fires surged out of thin air in front of and behind them.

In the firelight, countless fluttering insects filled the entire space!

"We...seem to be unable to escape..."

"What do you mean you can't escape?! Return to the control room immediately, where your safety can be guaranteed! Hurry!"

“We are… covered… ah!!”

"This is...no...is..."

Because the distance was close enough, the Zerg land units arrived as soon as the Exploders launched their attack. Zero knew very well what kind of communication technology the other party had, so he didn't want to leave them too much time.