“3rd Mage Battalion, Ice Spike, volley!”
Twenty mages standing in the rear waved their arms, channeling their mental energy to release a barrage of ice spikes from the front.
Each spike was at least thirty centimeters long.
The strongest among them, a Tier 5 mage, manifested an ice spike two meters long, resembling a translucent spear.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
The moment these ice spikes appeared, they flew into the distant swarm with terrifying force.
Several zerglings were instantly skewered by the fearsome impact.
A roach was pierced by the Tier 5 mage's massive ice spike; while not fatal, the wound was severe.
“Mages are truly a nuisance,” Xia Jin muttered, feeling somewhat speechless.
The Kingdom's strength was not to be underestimated. The battle had only just begun, and while she hadn't yet deployed her ultimate trump cards, the lurkers, roaches, and hydralisks were already fully engaged.
However, most of the command was left to the brain bugs.
The intricacies of the battle were far more complex than they appeared on the surface. The positioning of almost every insect and their mutual cooperation were perfect, which compensated for their disadvantages to a certain extent.
The low-tier units of the Swarm were consumables, after all. While strength was important, it wasn't a major issue if they died.
Regardless, Xia Jin's goal was simply to stall.
“2nd Mage Battalion, negative magic, Paralysis!”
Streaks of strange, pale yellow light flew out, landing on a group of Zerg.
Their speed was instantly and severely hampered.
Their bodies reacted as if they had been electrocuted; paralyzed and stiff, their combat effectiveness was undoubtedly crippled.
Seeing these enemies repeatedly unleashing such attacks, the brain bugs deployed a group of hydralisks to fire spines from the northeast.
Boom! Boom!
More than ten consecutive waves of attacks struck the mages nearly two kilometers away.
A violent roar erupted.
A light blue magical barrier formed, but because the impact was too great, at least half the mages spat blood and collapsed to the ground.
“Damn it, protect the mage unit!”
Boom! Boom!
To this human legion, the Tier 6 long range hydralisks were truly unfair; not only was their power immense, but they were also incredibly accurate.
After several waves of bombardment, the 2nd Mage Battalion completely collapsed.
The venom released by the impact of several spines killed the few mages who hadn't been impaled.
Boom! Boom boom!
In the rear of the human legion, the artillery organized a counter-attack.
Dozens of shells descended from the sky, slamming into the ground.
Amidst billowing smoke, the dust on the ground was blasted as high as houses.
Swarms of zerglings were torn apart, their mangled remains flying in every direction. Yet the insects continued forward relentlessly, climbing over the heads of the human soldiers.
By this time, the locusts had also closed in on the human warriors from all directions.
After releasing a wave of magic, many mages realized these insects were extremely weak, exploding in droves. They immediately switched to Tier 1 spells to conserve their mental energy.
The fireball was the quintessential example.
Countless fireballs soared into the air before raining down on the locust formations from all sides.
Although it was a large scale charge, the density of the insects wasn't actually that high.
If they huddled together, the casualties from a large scale bombardment would be catastrophic.
Explosions echoed across the landscape for several kilometers. The falling fireballs made the scene look like the end of the world, a massacre aimed at eradicating the massive swarm.
But due to the sheer numbers, the two sides soon collided.
The front line of locusts spat venom and swung their blades, clashing with human warriors who were at least Tier 3.
Despite being easy to kill in one or two strikes, they were still difficult to fight. Moreover, almost every insect could spit venom, and the liquid remaining on the human soldiers' skin caused constant negative effects.
The moment some men stopped channeling their vitality, they would feel intense pain as their skin was easily corroded.
During the battle, the locusts were incredibly agile, constantly dodging the soldiers' blades or suddenly jumping up to strike.
“Tch, annoying things.”
The warriors fighting side by side faced these disgusting opponents. Although they were glad the enemies were low tier, they were still shaken by the endless numbers.
Even the weakest monster can kill. The logic that a swarm of ants can kill an elephant applied to most individuals below Tier 6.
Once they fought in the venom for long enough, most people began to experience physical symptoms.
Dizziness, corrosion...
The insects kept coming without end.
At the very front, a swarm of ten thousand finally broke through the heavy infantry line.
The insects began to charge into the legion's warriors further back.
A Tier 7 battalion commander roared, leading thousands of men behind him in a desperate charge toward the enemy.
In the distance, the hydralisks continued to fire spines toward the area.
One thousand hydralisks launched a continuous assault on the battlefield.
Such firepower was devastating for the 12th Legion.
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