บท 191: Chapter 190
In the sky above the Inca army, a large shadow loomed over them.
The Bombers had already gained full control of the air. With most of the Inca beetles' armor being depleted and the Sandblast beetles suffering heavy casualties, there was nothing left to stop them.
The Bombers who dealt with the Sandblast beetles began to bombard the Inca army from the rear. The bombs they dropped were like raindrops that rained down from the sky, violently smashing into the advancing Inca army. The roaring dissolving liquid instantly turned countless Inca beetles into pus and blood.
The casualties of the Inca insect army continued to increase under the bombardment of the dissolving liquid. However, the insect army did not retreat. Instead, they continued to advance. The gigantic Earth Splitters braved the rain of dissolving liquid as they advanced through the forest, while the Executioners continued to charge forward. While dodging the attacks of the Bombers, they continued to charge forward, using their scythe-like limbs to slaughter Lin's army.
Countless trees and rocks crumbled under the Earth Splitter's jaws. The Inca insect swarm rampaged through the forest. The Earth Splitter worked together with a large number of agile executioners. The Inca insect army was relentlessly pursuing Lin's army.
The Bombers continued to bombard the Inca army with bombs from the sky. The Inca beetles dispersed to reduce the damage from the bombs, but they didn't seem to have any intention of retreating. Every single one of them was madly trying to kill as many land forces as possible.
The entire battlefield was centered around the three Hometrees. The south belonged to the Inca Insectoids, while the north belonged to Lin. The Inca Insectoids were mainly Executioners and Earthsplitters that were advancing towards the north to attack Lin's land army. Meanwhile, Lin's Bombers were rushing towards the south to kill the Sandspritters. Now, they were flying back. They were bombarding the Executioners from behind.
Now. Almost all of Lin's Bombers had been killed. Lin could sense the fragments of their organs and cells that weren't completely dead scattered throughout the forest. If there was water, Lin could reassemble them, but in the air where they couldn't move, they could only slowly wait for death.
The Bombers were only a small portion of Lin's land forces, but the Inca beetles continued to advance. A large number of Executioners quickly pounced on Lin's land forces. At the same time, Lin's three armies also appeared. They were called 'Wood Grinders'.
The Wood Grinder's body was like a five-meter-long log. Its entire body was covered in a hard carapace, and it moved with its eight limbs. Its head was filled with sharp teeth, and it could grind wood and other hard objects. Then, by forming a sharp shape in its body, it could shoot out through the body wall's spout, piercing the opponent's joints or eyeballs.
In fact, the Wood Strangler could chew and rapidly assemble many objects in its body. For example, it could devour the enemy's shell to create a crustacean warhead, or devour nutrients to create a large number of small troops.
Moreover, their round bodies were very suitable for charging. The Wood Grinder's tail had a jet that allowed it to charge at short distances.
The executioners were constantly avoiding the bombardment and moving forward in the forest. Suddenly, countless footsteps could be heard, and a large number of Wood Grinders suddenly rushed out of the forest. They activated the jets on their backs and charged towards the executioners of the Incan swarm.
The executioners' bodies were rather strange. Because their front two limbs had turned into scythes, they could only stand on their hind limbs. This caused their bodies to lack balance. Although they were fast, they could easily fall if they were hit.
Under the impact of the Wood Grinders, some of the executioners even rolled on the ground several times before coming to a stop. Moreover, their strange bodies made it impossible for them to stand up quickly. By then, the Wood Grinders had already caught up to them and were using their mouths to tear at their bodies. The Wood Grinders' mouths were specialized for crushing hard objects. With just a bit of force, they could bite off a large piece of carapace from the executioner's body.
Although the executioners were fast, they were easy to fall. Furthermore, their carapaces were light and portable. Obviously, they were only suitable for hunting and not for direct confrontations. It was unknown why the Incan swarm produced such unstable troops.
Among the Wood Grinders, Lin had also added in the Disintegrators. Under the assault of these two types of troops, the executioners were forced to retreat. A portion of them hid under the gigantic Earth Splitters, while the rest were forced back into the bombardment zone of the Bombers and were torn apart by the explosive liquid.
At this point, the Incan swarm's army was being pincered by Lin's aerial and ground forces. The executioners began to scatter and retreat, but the Earth Splitters continued to advance. They were completely unharmed by the bombardment, and their immense strength allowed them to easily crush the Wood Grinders into pieces.
Against these earth-shaking monsters, Lin's Wood Grinders began to retreat. Meanwhile, the Bombers continued to bombard the area with explosives, sweeping away all of the executioners on the ground.
As the aerial and ground forces approached, the executioners quickly gathered around the Earth Splitters. At this point, Lin's Bombers had almost run out of energy, so she began to call in reinforcements from the back of the army to replenish the nutrients of each Bomber.
On the ground, 16 Earth Splitters and a large number of executioners had been forced back to the center of the battlefield, right next to the Hometree. A large number of Wood Grinders and Lin's Disintegrators had surrounded them, while a large number of shadows were hovering in the sky.
The Hunters of the Sky, the army of Sand Splitters, had also returned to the battlefield to join in the encirclement.
In the forest to the south, there were even more Incan insect troops. Hence, the cannons on the Hometree had already made some adjustments. They aimed the cannons at the forest below, preventing any Incan insect troops from coming to the rescue of the Earth Shatterer army.
If they could trap the Earth Splitters here and kill them all, it would be a huge loss to the Incan swarm.
However, the 16 Earth Splitters were still a huge threat. They could ignore almost all attacks, and Lin guessed that their breathing holes had special filters that allowed them to continue moving forward even when the air was filled with corrosive liquid. However, their slow speed had always been their weakness.
In the past, Lin had killed them by throwing explosives into their mouths, but now they all closed their jaws tightly. It seemed like they had learned their lesson.
Even so, they would still be somewhat affected. When Lin's Bombers finished replenishing their nutrients, Lin's army would once again launch an all-out attack.
Facing the encirclement of Lin's army, the executioners all hid under the abdomen of the Earth Splitters. Meanwhile, the Earth Splitters did something strange. They raised their jaws high and widened them continuously. In the end, they even widened their jaws to 180 degrees wide.
Then, they suddenly closed their jaws.
Bang! The sound of the Earth Splitters closing their jaws sounded like something had exploded. When all 16 Earth Splitters did this at the same time, the loud sound instantly reverberated throughout the entire Underworld. Even Lin's bases on the Rocky Plains hundreds of kilometers away could hear it.
Bang … Bang …
The Earth Splitters continued to make such loud noises. Lin could almost feel the air trembling. Some of the Wood Splitters and Wood Splitters that were closer to her suddenly felt a strange pain in their bodies. The cells in their bodies started to act strangely, as if they had been hit by something, causing them to feel dizzy.
"Sonic boom! The Incan swarm's control over them has improved. They're causing a lot of damage. We have to stop them!"
The overmind that had been observing the battle didn't express its opinion until now. However, when it saw the Earth Splitters' actions, it immediately said nervously, "The Earth Splitters are vibrating. They're causing extensive damage to living beings. Their organs are shattered, and their brains are damaged."
Just as the overmind said, some of Lin's troops felt uncomfortable. It seemed to be caused by the sound. Even the Incan swarm's executioners were affected. They seemed to have fallen into a state of unconsciousness. It seemed that not only did the Earth Splitters cause great damage, but they also couldn't differentiate between friend and foe. They had to stop the Earth Splitters as soon as possible.
With that in mind, Lin didn't wait for the Bombers to replenish their energy. A large number of Aerial Hunters charged towards the Earth Splitters at high speed. Relying on their large numbers, they instantly surrounded the Earth Splitters and used their claws to attack the Earth Splitters' armor.
At the same time, Lin's ground troops also began to charge. The Wood Splitters and Wood Splitters attacked the Earth Splitters' weak abdomen from both sides.
However, 'weak' was only a relative term …
The Earth Splitters' sturdy armor helped them withstand all the damage. They swung their jaws violently and instantly swept away all the living beings in front of them. At the same time, they lifted the soil and rocks on the ground and threw them at the Aerial Hunters.
The Aerial Hunters easily dodged the rocks, but many of the ground troops were crushed by the rocks. These troops were almost sacrificing their lives to stop the Earth Splitters. Finally, the Bombers finished replenishing their energy.
Lin gathered the Bombers on top of the 16 Earth Splitters. Now … it was time to start the bombardment!
In the next moment, Lin ordered the Aerial Hunters and ground troops to spread out. At the same time, countless bombs rained down from the sky.
The bombs Lin used this time were different from the ones before. Lin called these bombs' Mud Blankets'. After they exploded, they would release a large amount of dissolved liquid. However, the dissolved liquid was very sticky. It would stick to the enemy's body and block their breathing orifices and other organs. It would also release a large amount of corrosive acid gas. Even with filtration methods, the respiratory tract would be seriously damaged.
These gigantic monsters were now in a dire situation. The Bombers' new bombs continued to land on their heads and bodies. The 'mud' from the explosions stuck to the Earth Splitters' bodies. At first, they didn't feel anything. But after a while, the Earth Splitters started to feel the pain of suffocation. They began to swing their jaws madly and rammed around on the ground.
Every living being would go berserk for a period of time before suffocating. Lin ordered all the troops to retreat. It wasn't difficult to deal with the Earth Splitters now. However, Lin had a question.
Lin believed that the Inca insect swarm would send reinforcements. That was why she didn't remove the cannons and Aerial Hunters from the Hometree. However … under the watchful eyes of the cannons, not a single Inca insect swarm appeared in the forest to the north.
It was as if they had all escaped … What the heck?
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