Chapter 1 The truth！

Dundee, who seemed a little dispirited, was now brimming with energy. When Fang Senyan and Mogansha arrived together, he was pacing back and forth in the base, a thick, high-quality cigar in his mouth, emitting light blue smoke. It seemed their group had gained a lot from searching the wreckage of the downed ship. Upon seeing them, Dundee took the cigar out of his mouth and welcomed them with great delight.

"Well done! Boys. Given your success, the Blackthorn Zerg have removed the parasites from us."

"Come, let me introduce you. This is the pilot, Maran. His brave actions saved us. God's glory also shines on him. During the salvage search of the ship ruins, we found that although he was buried under dozens of tons of sand, he miraculously survived by relying on the ship's automatic life support system!"

Pilot Maran looked quite weak, lying on the nearby cot, pale and thin. He coughed weakly a few times, giving Fang Senyan and Mogansha a friendly smile. Fang Senyan and Mogansha also gave him a thumbs up. Anyone who prioritizes their companions in the face of life and death is worthy of respect.

Next, the two of them unceremoniously sat down and had lunch with the soldiers... Cream of mushroom soup, bacon and ham sandwiches, and bagged turkey sandwiches whetted their appetites. The two of them ate at least five individual food rations each, then patted their bellies contentedly and leaned against the nearby rocks, squinting in the sun.

At this time, Sergeant Stande, who was operating a portable computer nearby, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, then took the computer to Dundee.

"Connected, sir, but it requires a high-authority password to verify identity."

Dundee nodded and solemnly entered a string of passwords. Then a series of messages popped up. The colonel kept typing on the keyboard to contact the other party. After a while, he handed the portable computer to the pilot Maran on the nearby bed. Maran struggled to enter the password and replied a few words. It seemed that the superior also needed multiple verifications. Before long, Dundee should have received a series of instructions, nodding continuously. Then the communication ended.

Dundee pondered for a moment before raising his head, his face clouded with concern.

"Damn it, these bureaucratic bastards doubt our current situation because, so far, we are one of the few small teams that can communicate with the Zerg and still survive. They think we may have been controlled by the Overmind. But for the mother planet, the development progress on this planet is far behind other colonies. There is no direct base, and even the relationship with the Iron Whip base is only cooperative. Therefore, the goodwill released by the Blackthorn Tribe is indeed a great opportunity, so my superiors proposed that the Blackthorn Zerg continue to show their sincerity."

Pilot Maran said weakly, "What sincerity?"

Dundee said, "Maran, you are a pilot and should be very clear. Below the golden route to the mouth planet, the Zerg have deployed nearly six giant spore-spewing anti-aircraft towers. Human aircraft passing through here will be severely threatened. It just so happens that these six giant spore-spewing anti-aircraft towers are located more than 400 kilometers east of here. If the Blackthorn Tribe is sincere in cooperating with us, then destroy them. In return, we will donate twenty mechanical siege tanks free of charge to assist the Blackthorn Tribe in defense."

At the same time, Fang Senyan and Mogansha also received a prompt:

"You have received a side quest: Destruction of the Giant Spore-Spewing Anti-Aircraft Towers."

"Quest Difficulty: B"

"Quest Content: Destroy at least one Giant Spore-Spewing Anti-Aircraft Tower within 72 hours."

"Quest Description: For each additional Giant Spore-Spewing Anti-Aircraft Tower destroyed, you will receive additional rewards from the humans."

"Do you want to accept this quest? Yes/No?"

"If this quest fails, you will receive a penalty of 2 points deducted from your highest attribute and 500 points deducted from your merit points."

"You must make a choice within ten seconds."

Upon seeing this quest difficulty, Fang Senyan and Mogansha's pupils contracted. A B-difficulty quest! This was the highest difficulty quest Fang Senyan had ever encountered! There was none other, and the penalty for failure was shockingly high! At this time, Mogansha began to shake his head slightly, intending to retreat. In the current situation, their vested interests were already quite good. The top priority was to raise the Zerg's reputation to Revered to see what they could exchange for. There was no need to challenge the limit.

"A B-difficulty quest, but the failure penalty is so high." Fang Senyan pondered for a while, then called the Goblin Gold Mine over and had it choose to accept the quest on his behalf. He said to Mogansha, "This is my personal choice. It is somewhat of a gamble. You can choose according to your own ideas."

Mogansha naturally shrugged helplessly and chose to refuse the quest. He had always been a person who sought stability. All powerful gunmen must also have excellent patience, otherwise, they would have been blown away by snipers on the battlefield long ago. After refusing, he felt extremely relaxed and couldn't help but look at Fang Senyan with a slightly pitying look, thinking that the sailor's weakness should be that he was too prone to gambling. If he were to be on a team with him in the future, he would have to avoid this problem as much as possible.

Fang Senyan, who accepted the quest, immediately received a human reputation reward. Strangely, the Zerg's reputation also increased, probably because the Blackthorn Tribe could also gain something from the destruction. Both sides increased by 2000 reputation points. Fang Senyan also gained two free authorizations to mobilize the Gravel Special Forces. After receiving the quest, Fang Senyan seemed calm and unhurried. He was not in a hurry to do anything, but instead sat cross-legged on the ground, pondering something.

After about half an hour, Fang Senyan frowned and said, "Do you remember that before we came here, we encountered a battlefield where the Zerg were fighting each other?"

Mogansha nodded and said, "Yes, we also took down a legendary creature, the Scorching Mouth... uh."

Fang Senyan shook his head and said, "The biggest doubt lies here."

Just as he finished speaking, a few dark shadows suddenly flew from the distant horizon. The shadows were not very clear from a distance, but Dundee's face changed drastically when he looked through his binoculars.

"Not good! The Blackthorn Tribe's hosts are being besieged!"

After he finished speaking, Fang Senyan and the others also realized that the few dark shadows were actually several Zerg spore fliers chasing and frantically attacking five or six Blackthorn Tribe's floating hosts. These spore fliers were specifically designed to fly in the atmosphere. They were much smaller than the ones encountered in space before, but their power was just as strong. The yellow-green spore bullets they spat out made a shrill sound in the air. After attacking the target, they would also bounce around. Fortunately, the distance between these hosts was quite dispersed, otherwise, they would have been injured by the spore bullet's ricochets.

Although the Blackthorn Tribe's hosts were trying their best to fly, they were not the elite mutated hosts like "Deep Whisker". Their movement speed was much slower. Only when the hatchery could be upgraded to a level-four base could the flight speed and transport capacity of all the hosts be strengthened! Before that, the spore fliers' flight speed was at least three to four times faster than theirs, so they would naturally be unable to escape the clutches of the demons.

As one host after another exploded into blood mist in the air and scattered down, the last Blackthorn Tribe's host successfully flew close to the base. The spore fliers obviously refused to give up and continued to pursue them in the air, howling. But just as they pounced fiercely towards the last host, a large number of violent gunshots suddenly appeared below! It was the Gravel Special Forces who could not sit idly by and watch the allied forces be killed. They quickly set up a small trap, and sure enough, these spore fliers successfully fell into it.

The high-speed bullets with flames shuttled through the air. The spore fliers that appeared at this time, regardless of their size, could not be compared with the complete bodies that could snipe transport ships in outer space. But they were still monsters that were five to six meters long with wings that spanned four to five meters. The Gravel Special Forces' firepower was also quite powerful. In an instant, one spore flier was killed alive by the metal storm. But this immediately angered the remaining spore fliers, and they immediately scattered and pounced down at them.

At this moment, a faint white light suddenly flashed on all the Gravel Special Forces members, and of course, there was also a happy sigh! This was a sign of using stimulants. Their movement speed soared to its peak in this instant. It seemed that everyone had gathered together, but in reality, at the moment when these spore fliers swooped down, everyone in the circle sprinted out in different directions while firing. The change in formation looked as if flowers were blooming in all directions in an instant!

In this instant, two more spore fliers were killed and exploded into large clouds of blood mist. But they also possessed the Zerg's fearlessness and madness, and stubbornly clung to Dundee, refusing to give up. Although Dundee had injected stimulants, his movement speed in a short time might not be slower than the spore fliers, but he also had to retreat while firing his gun, so his speed was naturally slowed down a lot. He was continuously hit by several of the fliers' spore bullets. The combat armor also had several holes burned out by the yellow-green corrosive liquid.