My different world is game mode.

Confirmed the authenticity of Stonefist's news.

Waiting for a new batch of soldiers to arrive at the [Zerg Nest].

Lindsay put on the [Speed ​​Boots] and led the new Zerg troops to the north of the world.

[Forest City] dealt with the sneak attack from the Green Swamp and was safe for a short time.

Naturally, he had to seize the time and pacify the north first.

Next, we can focus on the Green Swamp.

On the way, Lindsay also takes time every day to check the task bar.

According to the capabilities of the task system, if Xilude, who stays at the base, wants to do something random, there is a high probability that a corresponding task will appear on the task bar.

The good news is that the mission system is unresponsive.

Although Hildreth was tough in words, in actual actions she seemed to agree with the establishment of the [Forest City].

After all, it is a city on the wasteland that he had helped to build with his own hands, a city that symbolizes hope.

Then, it’s about the allocation of hero quotas.

[Zerg Nest] Over there, the Lamenters have completed their transformation, leaving two spots...

Considering the way the Zerg heroes were transformed.

Lindsay also doesn't want normal humans to be subject to that kind of genetic pollution, so the quota is reserved for the Zerg to be absorbed internally.

So, there is only one spot left in [Forest City].

Last time, time was tight and Lindsay did not take any action, but this time, if the [Underground Fortress] is upgraded to another level, three more places will be available.

That’s 4 heroes in total.

"Vivian, Tieyu, Dune, Levi..."

Lindsay also considered Hammer and Ryan, but the two older men rejected Lindsay's invitation.

"Lord Lindsay, I am a common man/old and advanced in years."

"Such opportunities to become stronger should be left to the young and the awakened. The development of our territory requires this kind of real improvement in strength."

"Now I am very content to be able to live in a place like this."

Hammer and Ryan's views are indeed the facts of this world.

Where there are awakened ones.

Strengthening upon strengthening means that most problems can be solved more easily.

……

Late May.

【Underground Fortress】 is experiencing life as usual.

After Lindsay left, Vivian and other legion commanders took control of the city.

Not only did they become familiar with the use of various buildings, complete skill training, and operate the mines, but they also frequently fought against the Deformers.

There was almost no regularity in the timing of the enemy's 'visits'.

But on average, we experience at least one battle a week.

Relying on the huge maze terrain advantage of the [Underground Fortress], as well as the help of various awakened people and skill training, the casualties on the human side were controlled within 100 people, and the losses on the Zerg side were greater, but not to the point of serious damage.

shhh-

A whistle suddenly sounded in the dark underground maze.

The sound passed through the torches and spread to the underground fortress surrounded by them.

Then, hurried footsteps were heard outside the town hall.

Vivian, who was sitting inside, immediately looked up and saw her deputy Mir walking in:

"Vivian, there's a whistle blowing over there in the maze."

Vivian immediately asked:

"Which legion? In which direction was it found?"

The whistle means an attack, and the [Underground Fortress] is accustomed to attacks by Deformers.

Vivian looked calm when she heard the news, but Mir spoke in a hurried tone:

"The direction of the Sixth Legion!"

"But this time the whistle contains a quick, short sound!"

In the agreed signal, extremely fast short sounds symbolize the appearance of the fifth-stage distorter.

Vivian stood up immediately:

"Five stages?"

Mir also added:

"And it rang more than once."

Vivian immediately walked out of the hall. At the same time, she clapped her hands, and the insects hiding around her also took action:

"This is an emergency. Call all the legion commanders over!"

"Prepare for a large-scale battle!"

The current situation is quite urgent.

Since Lindsay is not in charge, the [Underground Fortress] currently has only Levi, a fifth-stage awakener.

Once the Deformer appears, there will be multiple fifth-stage enemies.

[Underground Fortress] must go all out to cope with this crisis.

In the pitch-black underground, the light of the torches extended into the distance.

Accompanied by instructions coming out one after another.

The figures of humans and Zerg flashed in the firelight, and then more and more warriors gathered towards the north.

But it was different than when Lindsay left.

They were moving faster underground at this moment, and the sound of their footsteps was suppressed to the minimum, so it was impossible to detect them without listening carefully.

The soldier training building of [Underground Fortress] mainly provides training for assassins, thieves, and scouts, while also strengthening people's ability to fight blindly in the dark.

In addition to the training received in the [Forest City] and the expeditions.

Everyone here is now battle-hardened and can definitely be called an elite soldier!

Rumbling--

A series of explosions sounded underground.

The attacking Deviants approached the maze and directly detonated the flesh bomb.

The maze wall, which was dozens of meters wide, was quickly blown open, revealing the winding tunnels inside.

"Roar--"

The deformed ones exuding a smell of decay swarmed forward.

Low-level individuals without consciousness rushed into the maze like a tide.

Subsequently.

The construction advantages of [Underground Fortress] begin to take effect.

At the gap in the maze wall that had just been blown open, the soil actually stretched out automatically and began to recover towards a repair state!

【Maze Repair】

Research Cost: 1500 Stone, 30 Sulfur

Function: After the maze is damaged, it will automatically repair itself.

"Hiss-"

At the same time, a team of Zerg soldiers rushed out from the maze tunnel on the side.

Under the cover of several acid sprays.

The giant insect wielding a sickle rushed into the center of the deformed people with a fearless momentum and forcibly created a barrier.

The part of the maze that was being repaired was instantly isolated from the enemy, and also separated the previous wave of mutants rushing in.

"While they are separated, kill the ones inside first!"

"After killing them, move to another location immediately, don't let them catch you!"

A human voice sounded from behind.

What followed was the flying arrows.

For a deformed person whose body is highly corrupted and twisted, or even stripped of certain living characteristics, ordinary arrows are extremely difficult to be fatal.

But the scenes in the maze do not conform to this common sense.

Poison Research

Construction cost: 300 gold coins.

Effect: Citizens with medical or poison skills can develop toxins specifically for combat.

Tieyu had long known about the restraining effect of [Luminous Mushroom].

With the help of the poison development of the [Underground Fortress], he also made the corresponding poison. As long as it is applied to the soldiers' weapons, every attack can cause great damage to the deformed!

The first batch of enemies that entered the maze immediately began to decrease in number.

When there were only a few left, the swarm of insects blocking the gap in the maze could no longer hold out and the defense line began to collapse.

Seeing this, the warriors who were clearing the maze naturally prepared to move the battlefield.

"Okay, we've killed almost all of them here."

"Everyone continue to retreat and use the maze behind to continue to delay time with them..."

thump—

Suddenly, the pale finger bones drew a green blood line in the air.

The maze wall beside the people immediately cracked, and dirt, rocks and dust flew everywhere.

And a human who was just shooting arrows.

He was nailed to the wall by the vicious bones. He lowered his head to look at the wound on his chest, and in the blink of an eye his body went limp!