章 1279: Tide of Insects

The truth proved that Hong Zewei made the correct choice.

The second week after Corrupters were discovered at Mine 071, more than 500 Celestial Marines stationed nearby had to abandon the base of operations and evacuate from the vicinity.

These bugs were very clever. They knew that penetrating the tunnel with their head was just asking to be killed by Celestial Marines, so they used the tunnels left by Devil Worms, went around the base, and launched a flank.

If it weren't for the TS Expedition that continuously monitored the life signal near Mine 071 and alerted the stationed troops to withdraw when the bugs crawled to five kilometers underground, the force would have been caught by surprise.

Fortunately, these Corruptors were not as sensitive to sound waves as Devil Worms, so the soldiers and engineers stationed there were able to withdraw in time.

The specimens were also brought back to the base.