Bang!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions erupted within the crowd, acid spraying everywhere. Flesh and blood were torn apart like tofu, shattered by the impacts.
However, Xia Jin soon realized that this hydralisk attack hadn't achieved particularly significant results.
Those killed were all warriors below Tier 5. For those who had reached Tier 5, unless they were hit directly in the forehead or heart, they merely suffered a burst wound that was far from fatal.
A faint, shimmering light covered their bodies, granting them extraordinary resistance.
Conversely, the pack of magic beasts charging toward the hydralisks was devastated. After enduring a single volley of bone spine bombardment, more than half of them were brought to their knees.
The remaining beasts managed to close the distance, only to be met by the hydralisks' terrifying tails and the spikes on their arms, leaving them wailing in agony.
“No matter how you look at it, their size and physical strength are right there. How could mere Tier 4 farmed magic beasts be a match for my hydralisks?” Xia Jin’s lips curled into a smirk.
Her gaze drifted, finding the Second Princess kneeling before her and massaging her calves. The girl was looking at her with a very seductive expression.
Seeing Xia Jin—a cute, petite, and delicate young girl—occasionally taking a sip of the nutrient solution from her cup created a scene of both purity and allure that made the princess's heart race.
“Your Majesty, would you like more nutrient solution?”
Seeing that Xia Jin had finished her drink, the princess asked in a soft voice.
“Mm, no thanks. This stuff isn't exactly a necessity.”
Setting the cup aside, Xia Jin hesitated for a moment. She looked at the girl's cute face, then glanced at the hands constantly rubbing back and forth on her calves, and said with a look of speechlessness, “Could you... move your hands away?”
“Ah—”
The Second Princess's face flushed bright red.
“Your Majesty, I, I...”
“Honestly, you magic monster sisters are all carved from the same mold.”
Xia Jin gently pulled her white-stockinged legs away and rubbed them herself.
“Ah, so soft.”
Indeed, she was flawless.
Lately, for this very reason, she hadn't been spending much time with her projections.
After all, having several versions of herself around was truly more than she could handle.
Every time she saw another version of herself, her breathing quickened. She seriously suspected she had some kind of charm ability active.
“I just feel that Your Majesty is so small, so cute, and yet so imposing,” the Second Princess suddenly whispered.
“Erm...”
What on earth do you mean 'so small' and 'so cute'? What kind of nonsense is that?
How could such words be used to describe the dignified Zerg Queen?
Xia Jin felt she must be the most pathetic Zerg Overlord in history.
But it didn't matter. As long as she was the only one who knew, it was fine. Regardless, the Zerg loved her.
In a certain sense, it probably wasn't a bad thing to be viewed this way by the swarm.
“I wonder how the ordinary Zerg see me?”
Xia Jin checked the status of the battlefield. The fight was still ongoing. While the projections and the brain bug were handling things, she casually beckoned a zergling over.
“I have a question for you,” she said.
The zergling sat quietly before her.
Strictly speaking, as the Queen, she didn't need to ask; she could know what it was thinking almost instantly.
But searching directly through the Swarm network felt a bit strange.
It would be like an emperor suddenly summoning ministers from all over the country for a meeting, only to discuss what to have for dinner.
“Do you think I'm very cute?” Xia Jin asked.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—
The zergling nodded its head vigorously.
“Hiss~~”
She called over several hydralisks and queens as well.
“What do you all think?”
They all nodded in unison.
Xia Jin fell silent.
No way, am I really that lacking in majesty?
The image they have of me in their hearts is actually 'cute.'
“Sigh, whatever. I accept it.”
Her gaze drifted to the elf bug nearby. When she thought about it, hadn't she created such creatures because of her own yearning for beauty?
Without Xia Jin even having to move, the black-haired elf bug girl came to her side and hugged her.
“Hehe, not bad. Very soft.”
She stopped thinking about it. Commanding the Swarm like this was the only way to do it right.
The Second Princess puffed out her cheeks, looking at the elf bug who could hug the Queen with a hint of envy. She silently lowered her head and went back to massaging Xia Jin's feet.
...
“Main shield warriors, the enemy is charging! Get up there and hold the line!”
At that moment, the legion commander finally saw the Swarm's charging units.
An ocean-like wave of zerglings suddenly launched a charge from the front-left of the line.
Not only that, but at the very front of the swarm were several massive, terrifying monsters.
Roaches!
These hulking monsters weren't actually as fast as the zerglings, but mixed in with the relatively smaller zerglings, they looked like biological tanks, appearing incredibly formidable.
The charge line was too long, forcing the 12th Legion's formations to change on the fly. Rows of heavy infantry moved to the front, while the mage unit released waves of light to provide protection for the frontline soldiers.
“Artillery, fire!”
From the far rear, beams of light flickered.
Amidst rolling billows of smoke, the light of magic cannons crashed into the charging swarm.
Boom! Boom, boom!
Every explosion blasted a large number of zerglings into the air.
“It's starting to feel like they're cannon fodder,” Xia Jin muttered.
Even if zerglings were cannon fodder, they were relatively precious cannon fodder.
Because of this, a massive number of locusts also rushed out from the woods in other directions.
This was a large-scale encirclement.
The 12th Legion, encountering locusts for the first time, was clearly caught off guard. When some of the artillerymen saw enemies appearing behind them, their faces turned grim.
“I really shouldn't have underestimated them,” Legion Commander Mir said, shaking his head.
“Legion Commander, focus on commanding your army. This enemy... is no longer one that can be dealt with casually,” the noble beside him said helplessly.
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