Гидралискам требовалось почти в два раза больше времени на инкубацию, чем Зерглингам. Все Зерглинги давно завершили свои усиления, и прошло еще довольно много времени, прежде чем Гидралиски наконец вылупились.
Хлюп—!
Три массивные споры лопнули, и три пары лезвий-кос разорвали их внешние мембраны. Три towering Гидралиска выползли из спор. Их vicious головы, поднятые высоко, как капюшон королевской кобры, вели их длинные, coiling тела, когда они ползли вперед. На передней части их тел была пара изогнутых, deadly лезвий-кос, gleaming with a chilling metallic sheen. Их головы были длинными и узкими, их crimson зрачки flickering with menace. За их головами bulging ядовитый мешок, filled with highly corrosive acid. Даже их обычно soft хвосты были reinforced, теперь covered with thick, black хитином.
Угрожающие. Смертоносные. Абсолютно captivating.
Они выглядели как живые произведения deadly искусства, и Линь Фань был completely mesmerized. — Это... безумно круто!
Не в силах сдержать своего excitement, Линь Фань immediately commanded Гидралискам emerge и hunt. Ему нужно было увидеть их боевые возможности firsthand.
В глубинах леса Зерглинги получили приказ и quickly moved out. Вскоре они surrounded столетнего духовного зверя. Линь Фань transferred his consciousness into one of the Зерглингов to watch through its eyes.
Inside the encirclement, the soul beast was trembling at the sight of these black-armored, grotesque creatures. Moments later, the Зерглинги opened a gap in their formation. The Гидралиск slithered in slowly, dragging its massive body into the ring. From the Зерглинга's perspective, the Гидралиск was colossal — taller than a grown man, exuding suffocating pressure. Its glowing red eyes locked onto the soul beast, sending chills down any spine. It crawled forward with eerie calm, raising its scythe blades. The soul beast, paralyzed with fear, didn't even dare lift its head to look at the Гидралиск.
With a swift strike—
СЛЭШ!
— Ауууу!!
A blood-curdling scream rang out as the Гидралиска's blade neatly cleaved half the soul beast's body in two. And this was supposed to be a духовный зверь защитного типа — yet its sturdy shell was sliced apart like tofu! Without pause, the Гидралиск opened its jaw and fired a stream of neon-green acid, which exploded across the beast's remains. The soul beast didn't even have time to cry out again before its body was completely melted away. A golden духовное кольцо slowly floated upward, glowing fiercely — as if filled with lingering resentment.
Линь Фань withdrew his consciousness, thoroughly satisfied. Гидралиск had exceeded expectations. Originally, the Гидралиск was a fragile long-range unit, designed to attack from a distance with its corrosive acid. But thanks to the gene enhancements from the Инкубатора, its biggest weakness — fragility — was significantly mitigated. Anyone assuming it was still easy prey would find themselves dissected by those deadly scythes.
Having confirmed its offensive potential, Линь Фань smiled and nodded in approval. He then checked his panel:
[Текущая Энергия: 6 310 очков]
Один Гидралиск стоил около 300 энергии. Споры Зерглингов стоили всего 150 — и из них вылуплялось три Зерглинга. Дешевые и эффективные frontline troops.
Despite the Гидралиска's overwhelming strength, its bulky size made it slower and less agile than Зерглинги. So, Линь Фань decided to keep Зерглинги as his main assault force.
With his decision made, Линь Фань began planning the next stage of development. The low-tier soul beasts were growing scarcer in the area — an obvious sign that the forest was being cleared out. They were deep in the forest now, and if he wanted to continue expanding, staying here wasn't going to work. He had to move toward the forest's outskirts to find more столетних and sub-столетних духовных зверей.
He gave the order: Drones and Слизь were to move forward together, digging deeper underground in the direction of the forest's edge, expanding the подземная империя. One of the Инкубаторов Уровня 1 was now dedicated entirely to Drone production, excavating a tunnel and placing a new Инкубатора every 200 meters in a massive underground cavern. Once any of these Инкубаторов had enough energy, they would immediately upgrade to Уровня 2. The other Инкубаторы followed the production ratio of 9 Зерглингов to 2 Гидралисков, continuously producing new боевых единиц without pause.
Линь Фань also recorded a new tactical formation into the Zerg mental network — Zergling harassment and baiting in front, Гидралиск кислотный удар from the rear. Zerg combat tactics were growing more refined by the day. Гидралиски now had an acid attack range of nearly 500 meters, with a precision margin of just 20 centimeters. With such accurate and deadly tactics, the soul beasts of the forest were in for a nightmare.
Each squad consisted of 9 Зерглингов and 2 Гидралисков, patrolling the forest for prey. Зерглинги, with their nimble bodies, could traverse the forest with ease, constantly scouting. Upon spotting a soul beast, they would immediately alert the others through the mental network. The Зерглинги would then swarm the target, executing a carefully choreographed dance of baiting and attacking — grinding the soul beast down. If the prey proved tough, two кислотных удара would arc across the sky like missiles, landing with devastating precision and breaking down the target's defenses. Even if it survived the acid, the Зерглинги would swarm in for the kill.
In just half a day, ten such teams had formed — hunting soul beasts with frightening efficiency. Fortunately, the Лес Духовных Зверей was enormous. Each десятитысячелетнего духовного зверя's territory spanned dozens of kilometers. Compared to the vastness of the forest, the Zerg were still just a small ripple in a vast ocean.
Still, Линь Фань remained cautious. He kept the охотничьи отряды' paths aligned with the tunnels the Drones were digging, ensuring safe and controlled expansion toward the forest's edge. If someone could observe this world from a god's-eye view, they'd see it clearly: Deep beneath the forest, a massive подземная империя was quietly taking shape. Tunnels stretched in every direction, dug out rapidly by countless Drones. The purple-black Слизь spread behind them, covering walls and floors as the swarm expanded. An invasive force was rising unseen beneath the forest.
While the Zerg developed, Линь Фань wasn't idle either. He occasionally surfaced to spar with soul beasts trapped by Зерглинги, using the opportunity to sharpen his own боевые навыки.
Trapped between the Зерглинги, the soul beasts had no choice but to attack him — giving Линь Фань the perfect chance to engage in ближний бой. Even if he got hurt, all he had to do was lie down on the Слизь, and his injuries would rapidly heal. And honestly — who ever complains about too much combat experience? That kind of practice could save his life one day. After all, no matter how powerful his swarm became, if he himself was weak, he'd still be vulnerable.
Just imagine: a powerful enemy finally carves their way through the sea of Зерглингов — only to find Линь Фань standing there... Not a helpless commander... But a top-tier могущественный боец. What kind of despair would that inspire?
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