After half a day of relentless back-and-forth, the hydralisks lost several dozen units in the bombardment.
Realizing that stalling was getting them nowhere, the enemy ordered their soldiers to launch a direct assault.
A large group of shield warriors, holding heavy shields and moving in small phalanxes, advanced step by step toward the position.
They were met, naturally, by the hydralisks' bombardment.
Bang!
Terrifying spines struck these warriors directly.
However, as soon as the hydralisks fired, the long-range spells from the mage unit would immediately retaliate.
Of course, by the time most of the magic arrived, the hydralisks had usually managed to flee in advance.
After the two sides remained in a stalemate for some time, the group of shield warriors finally reached the city walls, only to be greeted by the venom spat down by the locusts.
Ultimately, because their numbers were too few, the hydralisks found they could no longer block the enemy entirely and were forced to retreat into the streets.
As the enemy fought their way into the city, the various insidious ambushes and bombardments made the Kingdom's soldiers feel incredibly frustrated.
Among them, some high-tier archers fired arrows that often carried a staggering force of vitality. The moment they struck an enemy, they would trigger a massive explosion, which actually became an effective means of defeating the hydralisks.
Sudden sneak attacks by the lurkers also caused the enemy to suffer heavy losses quickly. However, once they used their abilities, it meant they would soon be exposed to the mages' vision and be killed directly by terrifying magic.
Thirty minutes later, the crowd had steadily advanced several kilometers, nearing the center of the city.
They did not encounter a single human.
The nobles and commoners in the city had all been evacuated long ago.
The legion commander discovered that despite deploying thousands of troops and spending a significant amount of time, they had lost over 1,000 men only to kill 200 hydralisks, 100 zerglings, and several thousand Tier 1 locusts.
“Never mind this place for now. Have the other units advance.”
The 11th Legion commander felt something was wrong.
With such a grim casualty ratio, it was clear the enemy was very adept at using the city for resistance.
Yet, the forces they had committed were simply too small.
But when he carefully calculated the casualty ratio, the legion commander felt it wasn't too bad of a trade.
All 200 of the enemy units were Tier 6, and the zerglings were likely their elites—after all, previous intelligence stated that zerglings were only Tier 4.
On their own side, only a little over a hundred people had reached Tier 6. Although many men had died, the loss of elites wasn't that severe.
The army spent another half hour conducting a final sweep before leaving the empty city, contacting several thousand secondary soldiers from the rear to come and garrison it.
However, at that moment, a message from the other legions reached his hand.
“The combined legions were attacked?”
The 4th, 5th, and 6th Legions, which had already merged, had suddenly encountered an attack from the Swarm.
With a main force of 78,000 plus over 30,000 logistics personnel, they were simultaneously facing an unknown number of the Swarm.
“These monsters dare to attack a legion of such scale? Could their numbers be that vast?”
To be honest, the 11th Legion commander was a bit stunned.
“What is the news from the other legions?” He glanced at the mage beside him.
“Currently, no battles have been encountered. Aside from the three legions that sent the report, there has been no movement from the other units.”
“Fine. Go back and keep receiving intelligence.”
...
The 11th Legion's advance slowed down.
In fact, Xia Jin wasn't truly fighting that great coalition yet; she was purely stalling for time, throwing out tens of thousands of cheap locusts and several thousand other types of insects.
Though their overall strength wasn't high, the sheer scale was certainly there.
Throwing down tens of thousands of them, especially during a charge, could provide a significant visual impact to the enemy.
The results weren't particularly great for Xia Jin, but they did successfully slow the enemy's rhythm and cause some damage along the way.
This legion soon moved to a certain location to rest.
Night fell.
Throughout the night, the Swarm continued to harass from all directions.
Humans needed to sleep, but these enemies were forced to have a fraction of their soldiers stand watch at night. Obviously, by the next day, their combat effectiveness would certainly drop to some extent.
The following day, the unit continued to advance.
On Xia Jin's side, she constantly sent out locusts to harass them, while the true main forces had split into several groups of tens of thousands, retreating further back and hiding underground.
Night fell once again.
At approximately 4:00 AM, the Swarm finally made its move.
Over a hundred thousand insects split into three waves, respectively attacking the only three remaining legions that had not yet merged.
This included the 9th Legion, the 11th Legion, and the 14th Legion.
In the dark of night, countless flaming arrows collided with the terrifying Swarm in the shadows.
One magical communication after another was sent to the rear.
It was proven that the insects had too great a combat advantage in the darkness.
The enemy's mage units were forced to continuously use the Luminescence spell for illumination.
A small ball of light would fly into the sky and suddenly explode, releasing a radiance that could illuminate the scene for up to fifteen minutes.
But this also exposed the mages' positions.
Hydralisks took the opportunity to attack, while roaches and zerglings mixed together, launching charges from all directions...
By the time the next day arrived and the Swarm departed, the scene was empty.
Only the strange-looking creep covered the ground.
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