The waves that caused the waves and the pontoon to crash were not a force of nature, but a giant parasitic beast!
What kind of giant water beast suddenly attacked the Destroyer who was building a pontoon bridge or even preparing to log in?
Judging from the appearance, this is also a field turtle, but it is much larger, close to the length of an ordinary adult's hand, which is about 15 centimeters long. However, compared to the aspect ratio of other field turtles, this giant field turtle is more slender. As most of its body emerges from the turbid water, its streamlined body and sharp tail tip are also revealed.
This parasitic field turtle is the largest among the field turtles. After the parasitic field turtle appeared on the scene, it not only immediately destroyed the Destroyer's attempts, but also unscrupulously swam back and forth in several pontoon areas of the Destroyer. It seemed that it did not have the water cannon shooting skills of other field turtles, but it just The forelimbs, which are larger than the body of the Radar Destroyer, are enough to cause a powerful blow to the Destroyer pontoon!
Even in the face of the parasitic giant field turtle like an ancient behemoth, the Destroyer did not retreat. All firepower from far and near within reach on the pontoon shifted its target, and venom, acid, and glue as dense as a May rain rain sprayed on the parasite. The field turtle's body seemed to have been given rounds of showers.
Facing the dense attacks, the parasitic field turtle has no dodge. Its streamlined body is extremely suitable for swimming. Its straight-line swimming speed is enough to deflect at least half of the attacks that are not well-aimed, and those sprayed on its body can deal with ants or other insects. Even an invincible weapon cannot break through the thick and greasy carapace. What's more, as the parasitic field turtle swims and dives from time to time, the fluctuating water flow washes away most of the liquid remaining on the body, leaving no room for these poisonous or acidic secretions to erode for a long time.
There are almost no flaws in the body of the parasitic field turtle. If you look closely, only the pair of dark compound eyes on the head, which are not protected by the carapace, are obvious weaknesses. But the pair of forelimbs as thick as twigs of the parasitic field turtle are in front of his eyes, and all attacks directed here are resolved without leakage!
Just this parasitic giant turtle destroyed one-third of the physical pontoon that the Destroyers had worked so hard to build in just half an hour. Subsequently, more parasitic water bugs and parasitic flying bugs entered the battle, and the Destroyer's first cross-river offensive changed from a promising victory to the current collapse!
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But the Destroyer did not give up. The retreating army was regrouping on the shore away from the threat of parasitic water bugs. The troops that had just crossed the river were also under the command of the Radar Destroyer to resume the messy formations caused by crossing the river, ready to go into battle at any time. .
There are not many Destroyers left on the other side of the first tributary, and most of the Radar Destroyers have moved to the middle of the river. Millions of Destroyers have gathered in the long and narrow middle of the river, and are densely packed with ants everywhere. A head-scratching sight.
Fortunately, the compound eyes of all the radar destroyers were still watching the parasitic army on the other side of the second tributary. They did not realize that there were many scattered parasitic organisms lurking not far away in the north, and they paid no attention to the Zhu Jue who was following them. The commander-in-chief of the civilized ant alliance!
In the radar destroyer's mind, parasites are the old enemies that need to be eliminated first, and ants like Zhu Jue are just daily mission targets!
In the precise but simple logic of the Radar Destroyer, the current plan is to destroy the parasitic army first, and then go back and continue to attack the Great Wall defense line to eliminate the ant forces in the area. It is so simple and crude, but with the Destroyer's strength, it is completely A viable tactic!
However, the Radar Destroyer could never calculate the unexpected variable of Zhu Jue and the parasite joining forces. This variable also greatly affected the outcome of this "Battle in the Heart of the River" and also determined the fate of more than a million Destroyers. !
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For the next day and night, the Destroyers launched seven more rounds of offensives by building pontoons on the long river bank.
Although the Destroyer's offensives were simple and crude, and were resolved one by one by the parasitic army, it was obvious that the parasitic army's riverside blocking defense line was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain:
In the first three rounds of the offensive, due to the fierce battles of parasitic water insects and parasitic flying insects, it was difficult for the Destroyer to cross the river.
In the fourth round of the offensive, the parasitic field turtle, which had been roaming the river for two days, accidentally injured its left compound eye and escaped by diving, and never played again.
In the sixth round of the offensive, the remaining parasitic water insect troops also withdrew from the battle due to battle damage and fatigue. This time, the parasitic flying insects were unable to support themselves, allowing the Destroyer's pontoon to extend to the other side for the first time. In the end, it was the counter-beach assault by the parasitic army on the ground that drove the Destroyer into the water again and back to the other side.
In the seventh round of the offensive, the Destroyer's pontoon bridge could easily break through the interception of the parasitic flying insects and reach the other side, while the parasitic army paid a heavy price in the tug-of-war on the shore to stabilize the defense line. Even so, the Destroyer preserved three pontoons of varying thicknesses on the second tributary and firmly guarded the bridgehead area.
As the group of radar destroyers under their command that suffered heavy losses in strength moved backward, those radar destroyers that had not yet participated in the battle moved forward, preparing to launch the eighth round of offensive immediately. Counting the earliest exploratory attack, this was already two days of destruction. The killer attacks for the 9th time!
This time, after evaluation, the radar destroyers believed that they could cover the large forces crossing the river and complete the most critical step in the river crossing operation. Therefore, the Destroyer is preparing to invest up to 400,000 troops this time, which is higher than any previous offensive! In addition to the existing 3 pontoon bridges, there are 29 pontoon bridges that are rapidly spreading to the other side!
Behind the Destroyer army, the 500,000 civilized ant coalition led by Zhu Jue, which had been detected by the radar Destroyer but ignored, has also arrived on the east bank of the first tributary.
All the Destroyers have crossed the river, and not a single soldier is left on the east bank. Only a few Radar Destroyers who had retreated due to heavy losses of their men were deployed on the west bank as a defense. If the civilized ant coalition wants to cross the river, these remnants of the Destroyer army will be enough to resist for a long time.
However, Zhu Jue had no plans to start a war immediately. His troops transformed into construction teams as always, quickly building a defense line with bunkers and underground camps as the core along the east coast.
According to the plan agreed upon with the parasitic brains, Zhu Jue only needed to block the first tributary to prevent the Destroyer from escaping.
The main force of this war is the parasitic army. This will be one of countless fateful showdowns between parasites and destroyers. Although it is not a decisive one, it is also a larger one!
