“Lord Mir, we can't hold them back! These bugs are absolute lunatics. Are they really magic beasts as we know them?”
The vice-commander had finally fought his way back from the front lines, drenched in blood. He ran up behind the legion commander, gasping for breath.
“No, they probably aren't magic beasts. Not a single one of them carries a magic core, and none of these things can use magic.”
Mir narrowed his eyes.
Many people were like this: they called anything powerful or terrifying a magic beast, and anything weak a mere wild animal.
But the actual distinction wasn't like that.
Magic was the true standard for judging a magic beast.
Strictly speaking, the strongest human mages were inferior to mythic magic beast kings.
Regardless, the creatures before them had nothing to do with mages.
They relied on pure physical strength and powers similar to venom to achieve extreme combat effectiveness.
Even magic beasts would likely struggle to gain an advantage when facing this group of creatures.
“Fortunately, most of them aren't high-tier.”
While the hydralisks and lurkers were Tier 6, based on the numbers seen so far, their scale wasn't particularly large.
A thousand hydralisks were strong, certainly.
However, in this legion of over twenty thousand men, the number of Tier 6 practitioners added up to two thousand.
In terms of numbers, the humans actually held the advantage.
The Kingdom's army clearly possessed significant strength.
From time to time, a combined magic spell would strike, causing the Swarm to fall in droves.
Such a casualty ratio gave the legion commander a faint hope that they could break through.
However, just as he was about to give the order, the Swarm's reinforcements arrived.
Over thirty thousand.
No, actually, it wasn't thirty thousand yet; the first to arrive were the fastest, the zerglings.
These insects launched an assault directly from the east.
With a count of twenty-six thousand, they stretched beyond the horizon.
The scene of thousands of cavalry charging in The Lord of the Rings was already incredibly shocking. But at this moment, the visual impact of the Swarm on the field far surpassed any movie.
Under the slanted rays of the sun, a black tide approached from the distance. This magnificent yet terrifying sight made the warriors currently fighting the locusts feel a chill in their hearts.
No wonder the locusts before them seemed to be gradually decreasing in number without them noticing.
Was it because even more terrifying creatures were coming from behind?
“Enemy attack! All shield warriors, raise shields!”
Clang!
The heavy sword and shield infantry in the rear raised their large rectangular shields and gripped their weapons tight, running to the front row step by step.
The dense swarm of insects appeared in their field of vision like demons arriving at the end of the world, closing in from the distance.
Countless soldiers broke out in a cold sweat.
The warriors who had been discussing how they would enjoy themselves after killing the enemy just moments ago now felt as if they were witnessing their own dead end.
Buzz—
As the last locust was killed, the zerglings had already charged within two kilometers.
More shield warriors had formed a long defensive line.
“Light infantry phalanx, second array!”
More soldiers quickly formed ranks in the rear. They stood ten meters behind the two thousand warriors in the first ten rows, holding their breath and praying that the heavy infantry could firmly block the enemy.
Soon, amidst piercing screeches, the ground shook and the mountains trembled. The terrifying Swarm, like a tsunami, rapidly approached and then slammed violently into the battle line.
Boom—
A dull, massive roar echoed.
The tide instantly washed over the first row, then submerged the shield warriors along the way with an invincible momentum.
The battle line simply couldn't hold.
The massive force directly smashed through more than ten rows of men, tearing the entire eastern phalanx wide open.
Most of the zerglings that broke through this wave of defense were heavily injured or dead.
But they continued to press forward, soon colliding with the light infantry of the second array.
Because the charging formation was so large, many mages found that the spells they released couldn't damage enough zerglings.
The enemy held an absolute advantage.
Part of the artillery units positioned further out only managed to fire a few shells before they were brought into close contact with the terrifying zerglings.
On Xia Jin's side, she sensed it—the lives of zergling after zergling flickering like candles in the wind before being extinguished.
The lives of the enemies were doing the same.
After all, they were Tier 4 on average. Even with one upgrade, facing a large number of Tier 5 and Tier 6 human practitioners was still a bit difficult.
“It's a pity, but to be safe, I have to act early.”
Even if the zerglings suffered heavy losses, it had to be done.
She had to completely annihilate this legion so that no human could bring back any intelligence.
While the twenty thousand zerglings were charging, several thousand from the rear had already split off to circle around to the enemy's flank.
This was because hundreds of mages and thousands of warriors were attempting to break through from that direction.
Blocking them in that direction were only the locusts, numbering thirty thousand.
Though there were many, the gap in strength was too large, and with the mage unit's large-scale magic, the effect the locusts could achieve was extremely limited.
They did their best to deplete the enemy's numbers while struggling to delay the footsteps of these human warriors.
The slaughter on both sides was exceptionally fierce.
Led by the shield warriors, the human soldiers carved a path forward.
The locusts were scattered in groups.
Fireballs constantly fell from the sky, as if the entire heavens were raining fire.
“Hmm, this scene... why does it look a bit like that Meteor Fire Shower skill they especially loved to write about in ancient fantasy novels?”
Xia Jin thought it was actually quite cool.
In fact, she could use magic herself.
But she eventually realized that the growth in the Swarm's numbers provided a much greater boost to her.
Without realizing it, she had reached Tier 8. How many people could beat her in pure physical combat now?
Moreover, according to her projections, she would certainly have immense combat power in the future.
It was just that right now, she had the tier but lacked the refined skill; her true body could only hide in the back and enjoy the show.
Rate on N.U.
