Chapter 18 Counterattack

Hu Yue's actions directly kicked off the Zerg players' counterattack.

Many players who had previously been beaten and fled in disarray gradually realized something when they saw the fire suddenly erupting in the dark universe.

That's right, they were Zergs!

Although their game characters were striving to survive, it didn't mean they had to be beaten and run!

It didn't mean they couldn't resist!

Besides, logically speaking, their combat power should be even more terrifying!

This idea quickly took over the minds of all Zerg players who were currently being hunted down.

……

On the other side, after completing her assassination mission, Hu Yue obediently returned without any delay.

Next, Lu Xiaoyao and Waldo, along with the other Zergs, stepped forward to deal with the other combat starships.

Mingmei guarded the two Thousand-Eyed Worms in the rear, and Hu Yue, playing the role of the Scythe Fly, also secretly guarded them after returning. For a time, their Zerg team attracted the attention of the enemy.

"458, a group of thorns has appeared in area 778, any brothers want to come and deal with them!"

Someone mentioned Mingmei and the others in the communication channel, which was almost a natural portrayal of the soldiers' exchanges.

"You guys are useless, can't even beat a bunch of little cubs? I saw the explosion over here from a long way away~ Did you guys cause it?"

"Bullshit, would a ghost be talking to you if we exploded?"

"Hehe, these little devils are just taking advantage of their roles."

"If you think the roles are cheap, I haven't seen any of you playing them~ Today I'm going to see if there's anything harder to fight than real bugs?"

"How about it, Secretary Guan, why don't you go and take a look?"

"Sure, anyone want to come along? Let's go take a look."

Sure enough, as soon as someone mentioned thorns, the entire communication channel became lively, and many people rushed towards them according to the marked location.

These veterans loved beating up thorns the most, hahaha~

[Retreat.]

Lu Xiaoyao and the others were fighting fiercely with the starships in front.

Originally, based on the strength of the Star Flame Worms, this shouldn't be the case, but the main reason was that they couldn't truly familiarize themselves with their character's bodies and couldn't unleash the Star Flame Worm's maximum strength.

Even with the Thousand-Eyed Worm's powerful mental network and visual sharing, it was useless.

Several times, they avoided fatal attacks thanks to Mu Chen and Li Yuan's observation and reminders.

At this moment, Mu Chen suddenly asked them to retreat. Everyone was stunned at first, but then they heard Mu Chen say: [The other side is sending reinforcements.]

Even if Mu Chen hadn't seen it, he had already seen through the purpose of those starships to hold them in place.

As for why they wanted to hold him in place, did he need to say more?

[Time is of the essence.] Li Yuan also agreed with Mu Chen's words and even pointed out the direction of their retreat.

Mingmei moved first, protecting the two Thousand-Eyed Worms as they retreated. Hu Yue's Scythe Fly had already gone ahead to scout the way of retreat at some point.

Realizing their departure, the mechs even released faster small combat starships and mechs.

Now that the mechs were released, Mingmei and the others were even more determined to leave.

"Wah!! That hurts!!"

Following Lu Xiaoyao and the others in battle, a young man who had been acting all coy suddenly shouted. Lu Xiaoyao was about to tell him to be a man and not cry, but when she turned her head, she saw that half of the young man's head had been cut off by a blade from a black mech that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

Fortunately, it wasn't a person!

No one could survive that!

Lu Xiaoyao quickly reached out her tentacles to pull him back behind her, but the black mech seemed to have eyes, and instead of continuing to attack the Zerg with half a head, it turned around and struck again.

No matter how slow the Star Flame Worm's sense of pain was, the moment her tentacles were cut off, the pain went straight to her brain!

"Ah! It really hurts!"

Lu Xiaoyao didn't tell him to be a man and not cry anymore; she herself was about to cry. Enraged, she directly spat several mouthfuls of "saliva" at the mech, but it dodged them all.

Lu Xiaoyao and the others, who were suddenly blocked from retreating by the black mech, now had several starships in front of and behind them. If Mingmei and the others didn't come back, they would be surrounded.

But now, Mingmei and the others weren't in a much better situation. Not long after Mingmei led the two Thousand-Eyed Worms to retreat, she heard Li Yuan suddenly tell her to move to the side.

As soon as she moved, she saw the Scythe Fly, which had been flying out not long ago, instantly crash into her like a high-speed spinning ball.

Even though their sizes were vastly different, Mingmei still felt the solid force of the impact.

With a bang, she could withstand it, but she didn't know if Hu Yue could.

What Hu Yue had done just now was simply amazing. On closer thought, it didn't seem like she had flown back on her own.

[Caution, there is someone ahead.]

Mu Chen's powerful mental energy collided fiercely with the equally powerful mental energy of someone ahead. Mingmei only felt her vision shrink for a moment, but it quickly returned to normal.

"We still couldn't escape."

This time, Mu Chen spoke directly, his voice a little low. Mingmei also heard Li Yuan sigh softly, and then he quietly asked Hu Yue, who had been taken by Mingmei and was dizzy from the fall, how she was doing.

"Are you alright?"

"We're in trouble now."

Gradually recovering consciousness from the "crash," the first thing Hu Yue saw was the dark red mech standing in front of them. There were several combat starships behind the mech, but those weren't important anymore.

Their greatest threat came from the dark red mech in front of them.

"This is Rui An, the secretary beside my brother. Her mech is called 'Chaoyun' (Morning Cloud), and it's an A+ level mech."

"Listening to your introduction, is the other party a woman?" Mingmei looked at the dark red, streamlined mech confronting them, which was already very cool. Was the pilot inside also a cool sister?

"Yes, Rui An-jie (older sister) is very powerful. The number of mechs that have died at the hands of her Chaoyun is countless… Oops!"

Speaking of this, Hu Yue exclaimed in surprise and said, "If Rui An-jie is here, doesn't that mean her twin brother, Duo Lun, is also here?"

"Duo Lun… is also very powerful?" Hearing her say this, Mingmei had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Duo Lun is my brother's adjutant. His mech is also an A+ level 'Muyu' (Evening Rain). When the two of them are separated, their combat power is explosive, and when they combine, their strength is even more extraordinary. They never appear alone, unless…"

"Unless Duo Lun is held back by something, like Lu Xiaoyao and the others."

Hu Yue didn't even need to finish speaking; the remaining three had already deduced it.

From the fact that Lu Xiaoyao and the others seemed to be held back and didn't retreat in time, and that they had encountered one of the twins that Hu Yue knew here.

With a little imagination, they could figure it out.

"But I think we should worry about ourselves for now…"

In Li Yuan's visual sharing, the mech was already poised and ready to attack…