The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 651 - 644: The Real Test

Colossal Worm, just from the name, one knows this creature must be particularly large, but just how big is it? Why is it called "Colossal"? What does "Colossal" mean in this context?

Gao Yuan couldn’t help but be puzzled because the naming of these insects was always based on their characteristics, yet the Colossal Worm’s name, apart from indicating its size, revealed nothing of its abilities.

Anything that doesn’t follow the naming convention must have something special about it.

Then, Gao Yuan finally understood why the Colossal Worm was called a Colossal Worm, and not something like a Fire-Spewing Worm.

A giant pillar, appearing to be forty or fifty meters tall and roughly ten meters thick, appeared in the sky. Gao Yuan couldn’t see the whole figure, but in the clear night sky, a white silhouette emerged.

It truly resembled a colossal statue, only it was mobile.

"Why didn’t you tell me about such an important creature earlier?"

Gao Yuan was somewhat annoyed because knowing what kind of creatures the Serpent People would deploy was certainly vital intelligence, something that must be clarified before battle. It was, of course, necessary to have communicated about a creature as important as the Colossal Worm in advance.

Xiang Weiguo’s voice rang out through Luo Xingyu’s Mecha.

"Until we left Shenzhou, the Serpent People had deployed a total of four hundred and sixty-two different creatures. The largest among them is the Colossal Worm, and the smallest is about the size of a fly. It’s not that we didn’t want to tell you, but no one knows what kind of creatures the Serpent People will deploy."

After saying this, Xiang Weiguo quickly added, "This place is like a dumping ground for weapons elimination. Could the Serpent People be using all the creatures that were useless in Shenzhou right here?"

"What do you mean?"

"The first time the Colossal Worm appeared, it caused us extremely heavy casualties. However, with a large deployment of Electromagnetic Cannons and in conjunction with metal hydrogen weapons, the Colossal Worm no longer poses a threat," he said profoundly.

Following that, Xiang Weiguo spoke in a grave tone, "Metal hydrogen shells, three shots, fire close to the ground, find the right angle."

The modified 59 Electromagnetic Cannon took aim at a Colossal Worm and fired three shots.

The Electromagnetic Cannon doesn’t have recoil, the shell doesn’t contact the barrel, hence there’s no friction to generate high temperature, and therefore, the barrel isn’t subjected to thermal erosion. This means that as long as there’s an energy supply, the firing rate of an Electromagnetic Cannon can be as rapid as a machine gun.

Unlike Mechas that need to receive microwave signals before converting them to power the Electromagnetic Cannon, the modified 59 itself is a controllable nuclear fusion reactor, whose generated energy can be directly outputted to the Electromagnetic Cannon without the need for the reception and conversion process, thus it has fewer limitations and more power.

The three shells were, of course, invisible to the naked eye; it was only moments later that Gao Yuan saw a Colossal Worm, like a small hill in the distance, suddenly burst apart.

There wasn’t an earth-shattering explosion, nor were there intense flashes of light; the power of these three shells was much less than what Gao Yuan had imagined.

"The Colossal Worm’s body is full of acidic fluid. If too powerful, the explosion would scatter like celestial maidens dispersing blossoms, easily causing secondary damage to us. The modified 59’s top has a Plasma Arc Protective Layer that can instantly vaporize any liquid. But it’s different for us; the Colossal Worm’s acidic fluid poses a great threat, especially to those without full armor protection," Luo Xingyu explained briefly, and then Gao Yuan felt that the mountain-sized Colossal Worm didn’t seem so formidable after all.

Could it be that the Serpent People had exhausted their tricks? Didn’t they have better means? Facing humans whose weaponry had been upgraded and replaced, could it be that this was all the Serpent People had?

Logically, it shouldn’t have been like this. Shenzhou was barely holding on, sending out Xiang Weiguo and his team, with scientists and the technological achievements they had researched and produced. Like preserving the last seeds, they were sent to Gao Yuan’s side.

"What is the most formidable creature of the Serpent People?"

Gao Yuan’s question rendered Luo Xingyu silent for a moment, then her slightly excited voice faded, replaced by endless loss and fear.

"The mothership descends."

After Luo Xingyu finished speaking, she said with great helplessness, "I did not participate in the battle in Shenzhou. I only heard that Base Two encountered a direct attack from the mothership. Even the nuclear bombs, set up around the base with megaton-level yields, detonated on the ground had no effect..."

Xiang Weiguo’s voice came again from Luo Xingyu’s Mecha, speaking solemnly, "We detected the seismic waves produced by the nuclear explosions, six in total, which means at least six nuclear bombs successfully detonated on the ground. But... Base Two was overrun, all of its members perished, not one survived. How exactly the Serpent People attacked, whether the Serpent People deployed monsters or joined the battle themselves, we do not know. Once the mothership descended for a direct attack, we were left in the dark."

I understood then why the Supreme Command was so pessimistic that they had sent such a seed to Africa, why the Supreme Command instructed Gao Yuan to adapt to circumstances and act as he saw fit. The answers were now clear.

Because the Serpent People demonstrated an invincible strength.

Base Two, of the same rank and strength as Base One of the Supreme Command, was gone, completely gone. Millions of people, the elite of Shenzhou, the last stronghold of millions, were wiped out, not a single one left.

Six nuclear explosions, those were six nuclear explosions, not six firecrackers.

No wonder the Supreme Command immediately sent out the last seeds because if they waited any longer, there truly would be no chance left to do so.

Gao Yuan took a deep breath, then addressing Luo Xingyu, who was actually also speaking to Xiang Weiguo, he said, "So what you’re saying is that the current situation with these monsters isn’t much to worry about. It’s the arrival of the mothership that will be the true test. And, since we drew the Serpent People’s mothership away from Shenzhou to here, doesn’t that mean home is now safe?"

Xiang Weiguo replied reassuringly, "Yes, being able to draw the mothership here means the situation back home should greatly improve. However... the current monsters also pose a threat."

"How so?"

Xiang Weiguo explained with resignation, "Our ammunition is ultimately limited, and so is the range we can defend. These monsters have not posed a great threat yet, simply because their numbers are not large enough. Once we repel several Serpent People attacks and they resolve to wipe us out, the situation will change."

Are these numbers not large enough? The monsters were packed together, one after the other.

Gao Yuan, who had seen much and was widely knowledgeable, having entered cities overrun by zombies several times, thought to himself that even if the number of these creatures grew, this was as big as it could get.

Luo Xingyu seemed to sense Gao Yuan’s confusion and spoke softly, "The number of monsters is quite small right now. This isn’t because the Serpent People have run out of monsters to deploy, but because they’re gathering them together to deploy at once. The Serpent People’s assaults come in a few waves, and the first two were just the beginning. The third wave to come will be the strongest."

Xiang Weiguo’s voice took over Luo Xingyu’s explanation, speaking gravely, "Look up to the sky. The Serpent People’s ships are assembling. They will unleash all of their monsters at once, attacking from both the air and the ground. Once our ammunition runs out, or a gap appears in our defenses, and we are overwhelmed by the monsters, that will be... the end."

Gao Yuan indeed looked up at the sky and realized the clear night sky had vanished. The stars that were visible just a moment ago were now hidden, as though clouds had covered the sky, and a storm was imminent. Only, what obscured the sky here were the Serpent People’s ships.