The Attack Begins

The poor succubus lady was led into the nydus worm just like that.

After walking only a few steps along the passage, they arrived at the exit.

The scene before her eyes shifted, revealing countless portals and a massive swarm of insects crouching in the vicinity.

Aside from a few low-tier locusts scouting the surroundings, most of the main force was gathered right there. The zerglings started at Tier 9, while those at Tier 10 and Tier 11 were too numerous to count. Most notably, two Tier 12 ultralisks lay positioned between several portals, their mere presence exerting an incredibly terrifying pressure.

The succubus lady couldn't help but widen her eyes in shock.

She hadn't expected that simply crossing through an insect passage would allow for such a long-distance transfer.

More importantly, the massive array of portals before her was actually all open.

Countless insects were gathered around, lying there lazily.

To the succubus lady, such a scene was utterly absurd.

One had to realize that beings above Tier 10 were not considered weak even in the Abyss, yet this Zerg army sent here was filled with an overwhelming number of individuals at or above that level.

“200,000 insects have arrived. Speaking of which, how many defenders are usually in a demon city?”

Although she already had a rough idea, Xia Jin was still curious about the full strength of a Demon Tyrant.

“Around two to three hundred thousand,” the succubus lady replied. “Demon Tyrant Talon once mobilized his full strength to go to war with another tyrant. He deployed over 200,000 demons in the end, which essentially emptied his military forces. About half of the demons in his army had reached Tier 10.”

Hearing the succubus lady's words, Xia Jin nodded.

Half were Tier 10. By that calculation, her current numbers might not be enough. After all, the zerglings that made up the bulk of her force accounted for eighty to ninety percent of the total.

Of course, the Zerg's advantage lay in their powerful long-range capabilities. Units like hydralisks started at Tier 10, and there were various other ranged swarms. Relying on this firepower alone could cause massive widespread damage.

“We can transport some rocket bugs over. We need to use the more powerful ones now.”

The small unicycles used on the Dawn Empire battlefield were no longer powerful enough.

However, she still had over 20 million of them available. She considered using the fleet to transport them over to bombard the demon city directly.

With such a terrifying quantity, she could definitely turn Talon's city into a living hell.

“Let us set out. Clear the wandering demons in the areas surrounding the city first.”

According to preliminary estimates, the population outside the city was no lower than that inside. Although their overall strength was weaker, there were likely several hundred thousand demons scattered about.

This wave of the swarm could bring all the corpses back specifically to strengthen certain insects.

Naturally, Xia Jin herself would also devour a large number of demon corpses.

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Once all preparations were complete, the order was given, and nearly 200,000 insects set out.

They were divided into squads of about twenty, completely dispersing to launch attacks on different regions.

Countless swarms began to sprint across the flat earth, quickly rushing down the cliffs to begin their assault on the vast Abyss plains.

Although there were some black-colored trees in the Abyss, vegetation was actually very scarce, and most areas were barren.

How the air in this world was produced was indeed a mystery.

At this moment, some wandering demons suddenly saw the countless insects approaching. The fighting spirit they had initially summoned vanished almost instantly.

There was no other way; there were simply too many insects.

With a total of 200,000, they were everywhere even after dispersing.

A sentinel stood on the flat ground, tearing at the flesh of a crawling creature with its teeth, devouring it bite by bite.

Suddenly, a powerful commotion echoed from nearby.

Hearing the sound, it immediately looked up alertly, peering into the distance.

It saw two zerglings sprinting toward it at an exaggerated speed, their heavy legs repeatedly trampling the desolate ground. Their massive maws were wide open, baring hideous teeth that dripped with viscous liquid.

Billowing clouds of dust followed in the wake of the zerglings' charge. Seeing this, the demon sentinel stared with wide, confused eyes. It didn't seem to understand what was happening.

A full few seconds passed. Seeing that the zerglings were only fifty meters away, it finally understood everything and instinctively let out a roar.

It actually launched a charge all by itself.

“Wow, he's got guts,” Xia Jin muttered as she watched the scene.

The quick-witted demons had already fled by now; only a few bone-headed simpletons were still charging forward. Clearly, this one was no exception.

This demon sentinel was so reckless that its expression was one of absolute determination.

But after charging forward for only a few meters, it seemed to realize something was wrong, and its expression shifted slightly.