I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

"Ah."

The two teleported to the location of the Silver Pump Bug, just in time to witness the Silver Pump Bug firing its beam again.

The silver pump bugs had all hidden in the burrow. After firing one wave, they would burrow in like groundhogs, and the previous bombardment had completely missed.

Not only that, some beetles will spread their wings when the artillery fire comes. But it's not quite right to call them wings, because they don't allow them to fly. These wings are a meter thick and can withstand the artillery fire, providing cover for the silver pump beetles.

"Oh ho... so you've gotten smarter, huh?"

Yan Ziming laughed in anger, but it was no use. A single lightning strike destroyed all the silver pump insects and sky beetles in the area.

The army was no more than a kilometer away from the entrance of the hive. All tanks and other heavy firepower were aimed at the main exits of the hive, and artillery shells were loaded. Long-range firepower positioned further away was also ready.

"Prepare oxygen-depleting bombs."

The convoy brought several bombs the size of small cars, and then it was Ye Qianxue's turn to perform.

She took several oxygen-depleting bombs and placed them in various corners deep within the insect hive, then snapped her fingers after emerging.

boom......

Everyone felt the ground shake.

The artillery division commander growled, "Listen up! When you see the insectoid beasts come out, don't hesitate, fire away! Anyone who stops before we run out of ammunition, I'll shove them into a cannon and shoot them to the moon!"

Boom boom boom boom boom...

The tremors grew stronger, pebbles danced on the ground, and then...

Boom!

The insect beasts surged out of the outlet like a volcanic eruption, and at the same time, the real 'volcano' began to erupt at them with all its might.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!

The artillery opened fire with all its might, and the swarm of insect beasts, just as they peeked out, were forced back down. As for those that had already emerged, they were instantly reduced to countless fragments, leaving not even ashes in the subsequent artillery barrage.

55. Ten East Winds Sweep Across the Earth (Part Two)

When hundreds of tanks opened fire on a single opening, the swarming of insectoids came to a complete halt. Even a single tank firing a single shot could overwhelm them completely, not to mention the occasional barrage of mortars, rockets, and other long-range weapons from afar. No matter how arrogant the insectoids were, they had to be driven back down.

In this area, the military has identified six main exits from the insect nests, and has deployed heavy troops to guard each one, with the aim of blocking them at the entrances and harvesting them wave after wave.

As for other smaller exits, when insects or beasts emerge, they will be dealt with by those with superpowers.

Before the insect beasts coalesced into a massive torrent, they posed no threat to the army whatsoever. The superhuman forces only deployed a quarter of their forces, yet they were able to firmly control the surrounding situation.

boom!

A cloud of earth and rocks suddenly erupted from the ground not far away, and an SS-class Sky Beetle, over forty meters in size, emerged. Countless insect beasts also emerged from the gap, along with thick yellow smoke.

Rumble!

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck the sky, connecting the heavens and lasting for a full ten seconds. During this time, the world turned into daylight. The lightning instantly killed the beetle on the spot, and the crackling current also wiped out most of the insect beasts that were about to emerge below.

"Ignore that over there, keep aiming at the target in front of you!"

Yan Ziming gave this order, and the other troops that had originally intended to quickly disperse their firepower immediately turned their cannons back to their original positions.

With her firepower, she could easily block this gap by herself. Not to mention one, even if there were several more, they would all be under her control.

This was a trend of suppressing the insect beasts to death, yet they had no choice but to come out one by one to die, because the oxygen-destroying bombs that Ye Qianxue had just sent down made it impossible for them to stay in their underground nests.

The oxygen-depleting bomb is a weapon developed by the military specifically to target the respiratory system of insectoid beasts. Its effect is not as simple as the name suggests, 'depleting oxygen'. It contains a special chemical substance that neutralizes several other substances and then reacts with the most crucial oxygen to produce a terrifyingly toxic gas. Its toxicity can instantly kill an adult, and even the respiratory system of insectoid beasts cannot withstand such stimulation.

Not only that, this gas can also cause great damage to the insect embryos inside the insect eggs, killing the insects and eliminating their offspring, which is equivalent to solving the problem once and for all.

Wherever there is oxygen, toxic gases will be generated through reaction until all the chemical elements inside have been reacted.

The amount of food has been calculated by the relevant personnel. There will probably be a little excess, but a lot of wind-type ability users have already been gathered on site to prepare for the situation so as not to accidentally injure friendly forces.

"Tsk tsk, if Senior Huang Tao were here, they would probably die even faster," Yan Ziming chuckled.

She was very satisfied with the results of the battle. These insect beasts used to rely on being underground, and the human army had no way to deal with them, so they multiplied and grew unscrupulously underground.

Now they've finally found their chance. How many they've bred before? They'll kill them all today! Until they're all wiped out!

In the past, no matter how much we tried to kill cockroaches at home, we couldn't get rid of them completely; in fact, the more we killed, the more they multiplied. If we had a similar insecticide, we could eradicate them completely.

However, this was just a random thought that came to her mind, and she shook her head and laughed it off.

Because it's simply impossible.

The special chemical elements in oxygen-depleting bombs are difficult to manufacture at low cost with current human processing technology. If you break it down, one gram would cost more than 50,000 RMB, and the monthly production is pitifully low, which is simply not enough to meet the needs of war.

The reason why China has the confidence to launch a war is entirely because there is a god-like figure in the field of materials science in China—Zhiruo.

Power—Matter Transformation!

It can be said that as long as she exists, China's technological progress can be described as "flying".

We can't possibly let a scientist like that research pesticides, can we?

As time went on, the battle intensified. The burrowing ability of the Sky Beetles was superb, and they emerged one after another. The situation, which was initially under control, began to become somewhat stalemate.

Yan Ziming dealt with all the suddenly appearing Sky Beetles and used her powerful destructive force to extinguish wave after wave of their counterattacks. However, she was now juggling multiple tasks and couldn't attend to more than a few others.

Fortunately, the number of Sky Beetles was not very large. It seemed that all of them had appeared so far. The insect beasts, having lost their last chance to fight back, were bombarded by the army for seven or eight hours, and their density finally thinned out.

However, this was all an illusion. In the middle of the process, Yan Ziming had Ye Qianxue fire a few more oxygen-depleting grenades, which immediately surged out like waves, only to be suppressed by the artillery fire again, in a never-ending cycle...

Slowly, the sun had completely set, and the continuous roar of artillery fire came to an abrupt end at Yan Ziming's command.

"Cease fire and remain on high alert!"

Five minutes ago, no more insectoid beasts emerged from the main entrances, even after oxygen-depleting bombs were deployed.

After Yan Ziming went inside to investigate and confirmed that there weren't too many surviving insect beasts inside, he organized a team to explore the interior.

The military equipped the exploration team with a large number of tracked robots, most of which were superhumans. Furthermore, the terrain and passageways of the underground lair had been mapped using a surveying instrument, and a copy had been distributed to each team, significantly improving the safety factor.

"Sixteenth Squad, have you noticed anything unusual?"

"Residual insect eggs were found and have been recovered."

"The rest of the teams, please report your situation."

"B2 no abnormalities." "C1 no abnormalities." "C9 exploration completed, no abnormalities." "Insectoid beasts detected, currently engaged in combat, estimated number 30 to 50, no support needed."

Each tactical squad sent back encouraging news: the Zerg hive was finally completely emptied by the early morning of the next day.

"Retreat! Each department should tally the losses."

When they emerged from underground, the morning sun was shining brightly outside, like the rising dawn of victory welcoming their triumphant return.

In the command room, Yan Ziming crossed out a mark labeled "79" on the map with a pen, muttering to himself:

"Hive number seventy-nine has been destroyed... Hmm!"

She put down her pen with a refreshed air, put her hands on her hips, and went outside. Feeling the first rays of dawn, she lazily stretched.

Ye Qianxue hugged her from behind and asked, "Is Big Sister very happy?"

"Of course we're happy! We took down a medium-sized Zerg hive without suffering any damage."

Yan Ziming tapped his sister's forehead, gently kissed her lips, and a look of worry appeared in his eyes.

"I wonder how Mu Mu and Mo Xin are doing..."

They made good progress on their side, capturing an insect hive in their first battle without losing a single soldier, which was a great start.

But it's hard to say about other places; they might encounter setbacks in their very first battle.

56. The East Wind Blows Across the Land (Part 3)

Southern Guangdong Front

Here, Huang Tao, Qin Tianhai, and Mu Mu each led a separate expedition, advancing northeastward. Supporting each other, after a day of fierce fighting, Mu Mu and Qin Tianhai each cleared out an insect nest. Although they suffered some casualties, the losses were negligible in terms of the casualty ratio.

At Huang Tao's location, tornadoes formed from the cave entrance, and countless insects and beasts were swept out of the cave by the gale, like urban garbage during a typhoon.

Moreover, this tornado is no ordinary tornado; it contains a large amount of biochemical poison gas formed by oxygen-depleting bombs. If insects and beasts are caught in it, they will almost certainly die. Even if they are not poisoned to death, they will fall to their deaths after being lifted into the sky. The speed of extermination far exceeds that of artillery bombardment.

By dawn the next day, his troops had captured two nests, making it their most successful operation so far.

The advance on the Sichuan front has been relatively smooth, progressing steadily and surely step by step.

Bei'an Front

The progress here is very aggressive, with similar results across the board. Apart from Yan Ziming's, Xiao Ze's results are the most bizarre.

Her first stop was a relatively large insect hive, with a conservative estimate of eight million insect beasts, possibly more. This was going to be a tough battle.

Xiaoze's approach was simple and brutal: he first placed oxygen-depleting bombs, then used fire elements to melt the cave entrance into magma, poured water on it to solidify it, and then reinforced it with the energy of the five elements, thus completely blocking the cave entrance.

after......

"Detonate!"

Boom!

Because the insect hive was large, a lot of oxygen-depleting bombs were used in the first round. The moment it was detonated, it felt like the earth was shaking. The insect beasts stimulated by the biochemical gas were immediately trapped inside and could not get out. The magma blocks sealing the entrance were as hard as diamonds and could not be drilled through!

The area below was in complete chaos, as evidenced by the urgent and frantic cries of insects and beasts coming from the underground music.