Chapter 283 Unlocking the Ground Spike

Tang Fang was stunned. Could it be that the bone worm does not possess life energy and rare elements? To put it bluntly, it was just a slug that was possessed by a strange creature after it died, and then mutated into a strange species. It was somewhat similar to Roy's state before, not so much an animal, but a special genetic parasite.

Thinking of this, he sighed, and it took a lot of effort to get rid of it, but he got nothing in the end.

Some self-deprecating wry smile, shook his head, and was about to get up, but he didn't know that there was a "buzz" in his mind, and his thoughts were quickly transferred to the brain space as if uncontrollable.

At this moment, in the StarCraft 2 system, the Protoss interface is darkened, the Terran interface is darkened, and finally even the Zerg interface is also darkened.

The field of vision was completely dark, and the cursor lit up, flashing and flashing, and went on and off 10 times in a row. Then, a string of characters flashed.

"system, restart... ok!"

"..."

"prepare, dates..."

"Update...15%...44%...87%..."

"release."

"run,!"

"..."

The system window returns, the psychic fire ignites, the eagle totem lights up, and the heart of the swarm glows.

"This...is this?" Tang Fang stayed where he was. He has experienced this situation twice before, and he is very clear about what it means to have such a picture, the system has been upgraded! The first time is to expand all the 1st generation buildings of Protoss, and the second time is to unlock the fire bat and nurse MM in the human barracks. So this time, what will it be?

Tang Fang looked down at the body of the bone worm, and with a thought, he focused his attention directly on the Zerg base. Pick a larva. Press the hotkey, the production menu on the right does not change. He calmly directed the larva to hatch a worker bee, selected the target, and clicked on the basic building menu. No new buildings were unlocked.

He returned to the main interface in disbelief. Then click on the advanced building menu. Still nothing changed.

"It's strange, there are no new arms to unlock, and no first-generation buildings appear. The second-generation buildings like Infested Abyss and Nydus Worm are still gray and unconstructable. Could it be that the content of other races is updated?"

The thought is fleeting,

Tang Fang shook his head, bone worms have nothing in common with humans and gods. its weird abilities. The characteristic of devouring completely belongs to the category of Zerg.

Could it be the three bases of the Zerg, and the Zerg nest is unlocked? Thinking of this, he moved the cursor to the wormhole. The "Upgrade Nest" option in the lower right menu item is still grayed out and locked.

"**!" Tang Fang couldn't help swearing, what has been updated in this damn system, can't you just give me a reminder? "Emma. Do you know the update content of this system upgrade?"

"I'm sorry Commander, I can't know the content update of the worm and god 2 bases, I can only confirm that it is not a human-related upgrade."

Retired Emma, ​​turned his mind back to the Zerg base, and simply carried out a carpet sweep. Pick the base buildings one by one. Spire, business as usual; Splinter Pool, no change; Roach Greenhouse; Evolution Chamber, same old; Hydralisk Lair...

Hydralisk nest? This... what is this?

In the StarCraft 2 Heart of the Swarm version, Hydralisk Lair only has 2 upgrade items, "Upgrade Deep Groove Spine" and "Upgrade Tendon Amplification". However, at this moment, there is actually one more upgrade item in the menu. In addition to the "evolution deep groove spine" and "evolution tendon expansion" in the first and second grids of the menu, there is a new evolution item "mutation into ground spine" (also known as lurker, stalker) in the lower left corner of the menu. , ground spider.)

Spikes are a more recently evolved and deadlier creature among the Zerg. These mobs are primarily used to defend against Zerg Lairs and Zerg Colonies that roam outside the main base. They evolved from Hydralisks, which can send out dense thorns to deal with the enemy, but the ground thorns must go underground to perform this attack. Any unit on the ground will be pierced immediately after being attacked by this kind of attack. These thorns themselves can pierce Through muscle, steel, and even reinforced armor. Rogue's only weakness is that they have no defenses when on the ground.

Of course, the powerful attack power can sometimes become a double-edged sword. When the ground thorns are buried in the attack, because the huge needles that pop out are range attacks, just like human siege tanks, it is easy to accidentally injure friendly troops.

It is the ground thorn, the unit that people and gods in the StarCraft 1 era have been dismayed by. In StarCraft II, Spikes were removed from combat for gameplay reasons, though they can still be seen in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.

The ground thorn integrates stealth, area attack, and powerful attack power. Its existence is a nightmare for light armored units. Even mechanical units such as siege tanks and Goliath robots can walk around in its ambush range. will suffer.

As for the machine gunners in horse run armor, their power armor is no different from paper in front of the ground thorns.

Even if Ma Runjia is like this, if the "Guardian Knights" and "Earth Knights" of the empire are replaced by the common goods that are no different from garbage in Tang Fang's eyes, one can imagine how miserable the members will be when they face the ground thorns .

The ground thorns attacked from the ground up, thinking about what the soldiers were about to encounter, Tang Fang suddenly felt his chrysanthemum tighten. Using the ground to stab and injure the enemy's infantry is too vicious, too insidious, and the feeling of being poked into an asshole is not very comfortable.

As soon as the Hydralisk is unlocked, the ground thorns are sent again. It's like being sent a pillow after taking a nap. There is absolutely nothing better than this. There are thorns in front and siege tanks in the back. This is simply a nightmare for the Imperial Army.

Tang Fang glanced at the solitary Hydralisk in the base with a smile, and then moved the cursor to the "mutate into ground thorn" option in the lower left corner of the Hydralisk nest research menu.

Remember that the upgrade fee in the game is 200 crystals, 200 gas, here is still 10 times the cost, 2000 crystals, 2000 gas.

Click the upgrade button casually, and the resource value drops to 322925, 66815. In five or six seconds, the research was completed. Next, Tang Fang moved the cursor to Hydralisk, and the mutation command appeared in the lower left corner of the right menu.

Move the cursor to the option. Display changes cost 50 crystals, 100 gas, and occupy 2 units. There is no doubling of cost, which shows that the size of the thorns is not too large.

"Well, why don't you mutate and take a look first." Thinking of this. The only Hydralisk in his circle at the base. Press the mutation hotkey.

The Hydralisk metamorphosed into an egg, and about 3 seconds later, there was a strange sound of "嗞嘉". A ground thorn appeared on the insect moss.

In the Zerg base, it is naturally impossible to observe the size of the ground thorn, so Tang Fang decided to summon it to the real space for a look. However, just before he moved, he suddenly heard a muffled sound above his head.

Boom. Crash!

Finely crushed concrete and large pieces of wall skin fell off, and the dust fell like a waterfall, scattering Tang Fang all over his head.

Grant and Bai Hao were startled in the distance, and when they looked up, they saw a figure flashing out of the hole in the ceiling, stabbing the Gao Zhoubo sword straight at the top of Tang Fang's head.

Oops, it's the blood wolf warrior! The expressions of the two changed. I never expected that the enemy would launch a surprise attack from the exhaust duct on the ceiling.

From this point of view, the blood wolf warrior's retreat while fighting just now is probably a conspiracy by Faraday and others in order to disperse their own forces. It happened that Tang Fang didn't know what to study next to the bone worm's corpse, so he was in a state of distraction. The enemy seized the opportunity to suddenly break out from such a tricky position.

In order to avoid the splashing gray-black mucus, according to Tang Fang's intention, the two of them were kept far away from him, facing this situation, it was beyond their reach. The ceiling was about 6 meters high from the top of Tang Fang's head. The distance was very short and covered by sand and gravel, so it was useless to shoot.

"Tang Fang (boss), be careful!" In desperation, the two both yelled.

The long sword pierced through the air, and the moves were fierce. If it was solid, Ma Runjia's armor thickness would definitely be unstoppable.

At the critical moment of life and death, Tang Fang didn't have time to distinguish or listen, so he drew the sword with his right hand and lifted it upwards. With a sound of "Zheng", the two swords intersected, and the tip of the long sword that fell from above touched the blade.

A strong force surged in, and he felt his waist sink, his mind turned, and the overfrequency electromagnetic pulse poured into the booster module of the power armor, and the output power was overloaded to 150%. up.

The person who launched the surprise attack was Stevenson. As a member of the Lone Wolf, he had a sharper intuition and more accurate judgment than ordinary soldiers, and of course, he also had important special skills.

On the other hand, Stevenson is a pervert. Compared with pedophilia, NTR plots, MILFs, etc., he is more distorted. He likes to collect exquisite right arms and eyeballs. Of course, this is his personal interest. People like the thirteenth prince will be selectively blind. They are talents, so they can be used easily. Let him go with those bad hobbies.

Generally, any guy with some intelligence has some minor problems more or less. Just like Stevenson, he can be called courageous and resourceful. Use the TS-001 specimen to snipe Tang Fang and others, and it is best to kill them. If not, when the battle situation is anxious, organize blood wolf warriors, rely on explosive bombs such as cloud bombs, flash bombs, and smoke bombs to cover the enemy's sight, and then launch a surprise attack with a weapon such as a high-frequency sword that can break the defense.

If the enemy finds out and responds effectively, the follow-up plan will be implemented, and the blood wolf warriors will fight while retreating to disperse the enemy's forces. At this time, he would lead people into the exhaust passage on the ceiling, and when the opponent's troops weakened, he would look for a gap to launch a surprise attack.

The whole sniping operation is one after another, just like the combined punches of an old boxer.

Stevenson felt that he already had a high opinion of the enemy. The TS-001 specimen was Faraday's darling. With its terrifying ability, the enemy was just a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. However, the development of the matter seriously deviated from the planned track. The guy who has always been quiet was able to stimulate high-energy currents, inhibit the cell activity of TS-001, and finally split it in half with a high-frequency sword.

Stevenson, who was hiding in the ventilation duct of the ceiling, was already retreating, but he didn't expect the situation to change, and the leader of the enemy actually studied the corpse of TS-001, and was in a state of distraction. This undoubtedly gave him a chance, a chance to kill with one blow.

Stevenson has never been an indecisive person, so he made a move, aimed at the enemy chief's Tianling Gai, and delivered a decisive blow. With a distance of 6 meters and the weight of the "Earth Knight", this sword can be called lore.

However, the goddess of fate always likes to make jokes with human beings, and her smug sword was blocked. Not only that, the guy actually stood up easily with the impact of the weight on his head.

Stevenson was a little dazed, what kind of monster is this guy in front of him.

Tang Fang was not interested in sitting and discussing with him. Talk about your abilities. Talk about your ideals. With just a swing of the sword, Stevenson was immediately bounced away by a strong force.

When he was in mid-air, Stevenson's eyes turned cold. Gao Zhoubo's sword swung down again. Tang Fang snorted softly, withdrew his sword and swung it horizontally, "Zheng" was another sound of gold and iron clashing, and the bursting sparks fell like light rain.

Boom!

Stevenson landed on both feet, while his opponent raised his sword to parry. Raise your right hand, stretch your long fist forward, and hit the opponent's door directly.

Tang Fang never thought that he would use a fist. In desperation, his left hand reached out to meet the shadow of the fist, and he squeezed hard. With a "snap", he tightly grasped Stevenson's right fist.

The fight between the two can be described as lightning. When Grant and Bai Hao realized that they were about to rush to the battlefield, dust was scattered on the ceiling, and in "Bi Li Hu Lu", five blood wolf warriors jumped from above. The Gao Zhoubo sword in his hand swung across. Quickly cut towards the two of them.

Grant and Bai Hao were taken aback, because they didn't have the corresponding weapons in their hands, and they couldn't use the guns in hand-to-hand combat. When they were hiding, two fanatics charged up and approached them, hugging their bodies and throwing them backwards. , and quickly escaped from the range covered by the sword light.

At the same time, the six fanatics at the side swung their spiritual blades and went straight to the five blood wolf warriors.

On the other side, the flames from Gao Zhoubo's sword clash illuminated the faces of Stevenson and Tang Fang. Of course, the expressions of the two could not be seen under the helmets, but the invisible murderous aura enveloped both sides, so strong that it was suffocating.

After Tang Fang pinched the opponent's right hand with his left hand, a trace of suspicion suddenly flashed in his heart. Stevenson's right hand was bare, and he didn't wear a gauntlet. Based on the feeling of a hard object in the palm of his hand and the strength, it was certain that it was not a human arm, nor was it an ordinary prosthetic arm. It was more like a mechanical arm. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to resist Ma Runjia's strength.

Soon, the scene in front of him confirmed his guess. Stevenson's right arm popped out a launcher, which was in a rectangular shape as a whole.

Tang Fang couldn't help being stunned. His hands were caught by him. The distance between the two was less than one meter. With the thickness of Ma Runjia's armor, it was absolutely difficult to resist the repeated attacks of several cluster rockets. Unexpectedly, the opponent's mechanical arm not only has the function of increasing strength, but also hides a miniature cluster rocket launcher.

"Humph!"

Just as the launcher was adjusting the angle, he snorted coldly, concentrated his mind, and mobilized the extreme high-energy current lodged in the brain space, to give the opponent a little bit of power. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a gray shadow passed by, and several octopus-like tentacles wrapped around Stevenson's mechanical arm.

The tentacle substance twisted for a while, and there was a "creak" sound, and the mechanical arm holding his left hand broke into two pieces with a "click" amidst the opponent's miserable groan.

The mechanical arm made of titanium alloy was actually broken!

Tang Fang lost his mind for a while. At this point, the tentacles kept changing. The surface of the originally twisted tentacles squirmed for a while, and a thinner tentacle quickly split out, and then stabbed at Stevenson's left hand like lightning.

During the flight, the tip of the tentacles became sharp and hardened, until it reached the arm armor of the "Earth Knight", it had become a spear-shaped blade.

There was only a sound of "poof!", the spear passed through the armor, and a large pool of blood sprayed on the ground. Stevenson let out a miserable snort, and the Gao Zhoubo sword in his palm fell weakly. Tang Fang first twisted the hilt of his sword, and at the same time he threw his opponent's long sword away, and at the same time he flicked his wrist vigorously. Thunder and lightning flashed, and the long sword slashed across with a blue light.

stab...

The breastplate of the Earth Knight was split in two, like paper cut by a sharp knife. Blood, like liquid overflowing a sink, flowed from the wounds across the left and right sides of his chest.

Stevenson fell straight and straight. Tang Fang's sword cut off his ribs and sliced ​​through his heart. He was dead and could not die anymore.

The gravel falling from the ceiling hit the surface of the power armor with a "beep" sound, and the blood sprayed all over his face. Until the end, Stevenson didn't understand one thing, why? Why did the great and merciful Lord abandon him this time? Isn't he the darling of fate, just died like this?

That flawless arm, he hasn't had time to put it in the showroom yet...

On the other side, the zealots also dealt with their opponents and stepped back to one side. Tang Fang raised his head and looked forward. There were two people standing not far from Stevenson's body. Aros on the left and Roy on the right.

The right arm that had turned into a tentacle earlier was rapidly recovering, and it took a few breaths to return to its original shape. Roy's face turned pale, maybe it was the first time he saw the tragic scene in front of him, or maybe it was because the blow just now consumed too much energy, and his body couldn't take it anymore.

"He...he...who is he?" Grant and Bai Hao rushed over, and they saw the scene just now clearly. Roy's arm reminded them of the rotten flesh with the slug in it.

At that time, Bai Hao did not enter the morgue inside the experiment hall, and did not know Roy's existence. As for Grant, after taking a few glances at the young man, he finally recalled his identity: "You... are Roy?"

"It's me." Roy nodded and stroked his right arm lightly.

"Why are you here? Also, your right arm..." At this moment, Grant's mind was full of question marks.

"Let me tell the story." It was Tang Fang who spoke. He casually threw the Gao Zhoubo sword to Bai Hao, then waved to several people, and walked forward while briefly describing what happened to Roy.

After listening to what Tang Fang said, Grant couldn't help but let out a long sigh with a sad expression on his face. However, Bai Hao walked up to Roy and patted him on the shoulder vigorously.

"By the way, what about Valentine and the others?" Tang Fang turned to look at Aros.

The veteran said with a blank face: "I asked them to wait in the experiment hall. There are three machine gunners guarding outside. There shouldn't be any danger."

"En." Tang Fang nodded, feeling relieved.