Chapter 49: Emergence of the Zerg!

  Tom's death was pletely ued or Alex. Although, to be ho, Alex didn't have much affe for this world.

  But after all, Tom pyed the role of a hero, so Alex po have a proper talk with him. However, uedly, as soon as Tom heard Alex mention the word "ability," he decisively shot himself. He probably feared that Alex would dissect him... Sigh, this shows that being too aced to certain things isn't always good.

  The protagonist was dead. For this, Alex could only offer three seds of silence. What else could he do? The guy wao die, and he couldn't stop him.

  With Tom's death, the entire plot of "Edge of Tomorrow" was undoubtedly ruined. But Alex didn't care; he never po follow the protagonist's path anyway, so whether Tom lived or died didn't matter mu. In fact, it didn't matter muanity either, because right now... things were already as bad as they could get.

  The beading troops were once again annihited by alien monsters. Without the protagonist's ability to reset the timelihe aliens directly crossed the el aroyed all of London.

  Through live-streaming on his phone, Alex could see that the ey was engulfed in fmes, and then the s cut off.

  Although he couldn't see what was happening firsthand, Alex could already predict the oute.

  In the following days, these mimic aliens could be said to be ung attacks everywhere, with full-scale invasions.

  Europe had essentially fallen, and humanity was retreating step by step. After wiping out the remainiance forces in Europe, these alien monsters began advang eastward, towards Alex's location.

  It was almost time.

  Through the i, Alex had grasped the situation oh quite well. Europe had fallen, and other pces were also engulfed in war. The Uates was too busy with its own troubles, and Asia and Europe were struggling to hold on. Humanity was at the brink of life ah. Acc to the usual script, this was when the savior should appear.

  However, this savior didn't look much like one.

  "Master."

  Just as Alex was the battlefield on his phone and daydreaming, Miruune approached him.

  "The enemy is about to reach the front lines and is currently engaging with human forces."

  "What's the situation?"

  Alex wasn't surprised by Miruune's report. He had known for days that a joint force from Russia and a had arrived here aablished a defensive lio fend off the approag mimic army.

  Alex had observed this but hadn't made tact with them. He even ordered his massive Zerg army to burrow underground to avoid sg the humans with their presence.

  "Humans are retreating step by step. It's only a matter of time before they are pletely annihited."

  "Good."

  Hearing Miruune's report, Alex nodded in satisfa. Theurned off his phone and stood up.

  "Miruune, do you know why humans like superheroes?"

  "Superheroes? Are those the beings from the stories you told before, Master? I think it's because of their immense power, and humans must desire such preatly."

  That was a very Zerg-like answer... but it was also true for many humans. Perhaps the simirities between Zerg and humans were more than Alex had imagined.

  "That's part of it, but more importantly, superheroes always appear at the most desperate and helpless moments, giving people something more precious than life—hope."

  "Praying for the assistance of powerful individuals is a sign of weakness, Master."

  However, Miruune was clearly indifferent to this cept. Although she looked like a human girl, she was still a Zerg at heart.

  "Weaklings only o obey; they have nht to pray."

  "That's the differeween Zerg and humans."

  Alex didn't io vince Miruuherwise. For the Zerg, the only value of a powerful being was to kill it, devour its geic sequence, and merge its power into their own bodies to bee stronger.

  This was a characteristic of Zerg civilization. Trying to vihem otherwise was as futile as trying to persuade a tiger to eat vegetables. So, Alex didn't dwell on Miruune's response.

  "But in any case, less trouble is always better. It's time for us to act, Miruune. Prepare for the attack!"

  "As you wish, Master."

  At the front lihe situation was already chaotic.

  "Captain Wang!"

  A soldier in a meical exoskeleted through the sand and approached an officer, wiping the blood off his face.

  "What are the orders from and?!"

  "and orders us to hold the lihis defense is the most crucial barrier to the east and must not fall!"

  The officer known as Captain Wang raised his right hand, aiming into the dust ahead, and pulled the trigger.

  A stream of bullets shot out from the mae gun attached to his arm, shredding an alien mimic emerging from the sand into pieces.

  "We don't have enough men; we 't hold this position. How's the situation on Monkaresky's side?"

  "They're still holding on!!"

  "Boom!!"

  Before Captain Wang could finish his sentence, a violent explosioed. Both men quickly turo look at the source of the bst, only to see a fireball rising into the sky from the ground.

  "Damn, that's Position 215. They must have fallen!!"

  Seeing this, Captain Wang's face turned ashen. He immediately opened unications and called out loudly.

  "This is Position 128. anyone hear me? If you hear me, please respond! Damn it..."

  When no response came, Captain Wang angrily ripped off his helmet and threw it aside. He then raised his on and looked ahead.

  At that moment, mimics started emerging from the sand. Sensing that their enemies were at the end of their rope, the mimics began screeg triumphantly at the soldiers in front of them.

  "You monsters! We will never give up or retreat! Everyoep forward!"

  With Captain Wang's roar, the remaining soldiers, their faces set with determination, stepped forward and raised their guns.

  "If you want to get past here, you'll have to walk over our corpses, monsters!!"

  "———————!"

  Hearing Captain Wang's furious shout, the alieures also opeheir mouths in anger, letting out roars. But in the moment, trary to what everyone expected, the aliens did not charge forward. Instead, they started to retreat.

  "This... what's going on?"

  "What's happening, Captain Wang?"

  Seeing this, everyone was stuhey had been ready to die here. If those mimics had charged just now, they would have surely died.

  But to everyone's surprise, the creatures didn't charge. Instead, they retreated? Could their captain be so intimidating that a single roar could scare off the enemy?

  "I don't kher."

  Raising his gun, Captain Wang was just as fused. He looked at the monsters in front of him, not uanding what was going on. But as he looked closely, he was surprised to find that the creatures seemed very... nervous?

  Nervous?

  Captain Wang's eyes widened as he looked at the monsters, even rubbing his eyes and looking again.

  Sure enough, the creatures appeared agitated, anxious, and tehey were staring at him, their tentacles almost bristling.

  They looked as if they had entered some terrifying enemy. But there had been no ge in their own ranks. They were just regur soldiers. When had these monsters ever been afraid of them?

  "Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

  It was then that Captain Wang heard a sound ing from behind him. He looked down and was surprised to see the ground trembling slightly. As the sound grew louder, the alieures seemed to beore nervous, instinctively retreating and f a defensive formation.

  Defensive? He had fought these creatures his entire life and had never seen them form a defense!

  What could be behind them?

  "Captain Wang!"

  At that moment, a trembling voice called out. Captain Wang turowards the sound and saw a young soldier nearby, pale-faced and looking back over his shoulder, trembling so much that he seemed about to colpse.

  Captain Wang knew him; he was one of the bravest young men under his and, someone who wouldn't flinch even with a gun to his head.

  But now, this brave soldier looked like a terrified rookie on his first battlefield, bag away towards the mimics, before his legs gave out and he fell to the ground!

  "What's wrong with you? Pull yourself together! What's back there?!"

  Shouting loudly, Captain Wang also turo look behind him.

  Then he froze in pce.

  "My God..."

  (End of Chapter)

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