I am a reincarnation player.

You want to take all the benefits and never do anything that would put your life at risk.

That would be fine, but what is more dangerous is the lurker players. They will not care about their fellow races when they start to do things in order to complete the mission, not to mention that some players are not human.

Yuki gritted his teeth. He had seen strange players like lizardmen and robots in the border area, so this kind of player was even more fearless.

The defense force was completely unprepared and experienced battles such as the Battle of Sunset Plains and the Battle of Storm Ocean. Their territory became smaller and smaller and they gradually fell into a disadvantage.

"There are traces of at least three groups of players. Although there are not many people, they have disrupted the balance of the planet." Yuki continued to read and discovered why the defense team had such a contradictory attitude.

Some players are too immersed in the game. After all, there are living human beings around them, comrades who live with them day and night. They will abandon their rationality, really risk their lives, and use all kinds of strange abilities to reverse the decline.

They are called heroes.

Some set themselves on fire, burning the sea and carrying away tens of thousands of insects, buying a respite for the retreating humans. Some took risks alone, daring to assassinate the insect queen in the midst of thousands of enemies, and almost succeeded.

Yuki's breathing became heavier. He did not approve of this kind of sacrifice, but he would not ridicule others for getting too involved in the drama.

"Human nature is always complex, and everyone has their own reasons for fighting."

His fingers brushed across the page, turning to the end. He didn't rush to read the swarm information, but chose to read the rules first.

The rules are simple: sacrifice yourself to save humanity, and betrayer will be punished.

They were all empty slogans, but they were full of the defense team's hopes.

They want to survive, end the long war and return to normal life, which in a sense coincides with Yuki's wishes.

"The time here is deliberately blurred. Is it to allow players to form a clear logical chain?"

Yuki put down the holographic tablet slightly, realizing that this planet was not just about war. There were too many players' imprints on it, so he briefly summarized it.

First, the defense team has a complicated attitude towards the player, and they want to take advantage of the player's power.

Humanity retreated to the basin, almost on the brink of survival. The power of the players was extremely precious. Apart from anything else, if Yuki opened fire at full power, he could wipe out Chris's team.

"I'm not good at charging on the battlefield, but no one is better than the player in squad battles."

As for the current situation of humanity, it was not mentioned in the information and Chris deliberately avoided it, but Yuki had already noticed it.

There were hardly any people on the plane, and it was clear that manpower was running out.

Second, the defense team, having suffered so many losses, did not consider the players as their own and tried every possible means to find the lurkers.

The reason is very simple. Players are an uncontrollable double-edged sword, and it is difficult to eliminate them.

Ghost type, hypnotic type, leaning type, Lianjiecheng didn't know how many kinds of abilities the players had, which was impossible to guard against.

Speaking of which, the defense team has a difficult time. Now they are at the end of their rope and the conflicts will only become more intense.

Third, because of the lack of communication, most players cannot leverage the swarm's power, and those monsters will not hold back just because I'm a lurker.

Yuki had just experienced this and only knew that the higher-level Zerg were intelligent. If he wanted to return to the organization, he had to find a way in from them.

But this road is too dangerous and I don’t have the relevant ability, so I can pass it.

Yuki immediately cut off a strategy route. He still didn't know the purpose of the fifth tip, 'The speed of reduction is slower for people with the same affiliation'.

Fourth, due to the accident, the players were evenly scattered across the continent, and the casualties must have been huge.

He suddenly became worried about his senior schoolmates. From the map, the planet only had a piece of land. The only area controlled by humans was the Emerald Basin in the middle, and the surrounding areas were all occupied by the Zerg.

In the human-controlled area, you can still use your IQ to solve problems, but if you are thrown into the Zerg area, it will be a lot of fun. It will be very difficult for the extraordinary level to survive.

"At worst, I hope they're thrown into the sea, gamble on the chances of arriving in 30 days without being wiped out."

The mind map is basically completed. From a strategic point of view, the insects are strong and the humans are weak, which gives players more room for choice.

From a tactical point of view, no matter what identity, it is definitely safer to interact with humans, and Yuuki also understood who the "bug" in the main storyline of the seniors was.

The Queen of the Swarm? There's no illustrations or information about her, just a name.

An almost impossible task.

Yuki didn't intend to risk his life as an assassin. He was a lurker, and it was good enough that he didn't cause any trouble. He was just recalling his memory and was slightly stunned when he was organizing his mind map for the second time.

Extraordinary level. Only when the comprehensive evaluation reaches this level can one escape from the "cannon fodder" status.

This was the first faction mission, which forced Yuki to think about the ascension requirements of his own faction.

Is it another coincidence?

After some groundless speculation, he turned back another page and straightened his back unconsciously.

"Insect Swarm Data".

It includes pictures, videos and a large amount of text descriptions, and even marks out weaknesses, hunting methods, etc. Some of them were even captured with great effort and sent people to experiment on them one by one.

profession.

The authenticity is beyond doubt. If you want to take advantage of the players, you can't let them fight in the dark.

Soldier bugs are 3.5 meters long, unable to fly, with weak jumping ability, and almost no intelligence. Their attack methods...

This is the cockroach that Yuuki kills the most. There is a detailed introduction on the holographic tablet, and there are even experiments on how to make the insect shell resistant to stabbing and shooting.

Combined with his own combat experience, the image of the soldier insect is completed, and then he goes to look at other insects.

"Worker bugs? They're those ant-like bugs. Brain worms? Their stance is indeed related to soul energy..."

During the long war, the defense team accumulated sufficient experience and divided the entire Zerg swarm into three categories: upper, middle and lower. There are more than a hundred types of evolved and special forms in total.

Yuki watched quietly, not noticing the dim light outside the plane's window. The information was too detailed and no one could remember all the features.

This is when we need to summarize, and there happens to be an excellent reference around us.

"The lower-level Zerg aren't a big threat, roughly within their 'limit,' but their numbers are vast. Even I can't defeat a thousand with one."

"The intermediate Zerg, represented by the Cerebrates and Warriors, have begun to show special evolutionary directions. One is a defensive position, and the other is a vanguard. They possess intelligence and are the backbone of the Zerg."

Yuuki tapped the table lightly. Judging from the video, the medium-sized Zerg, the long-range specialized 'gun bugs', and the flying 'bat dragons' were not easy to deal with.

"Because they specialize in a certain area, their weaknesses are also obvious. Judging from the overall situation, they are probably above Extraordinary Level II. Killing dozens of them will not be a problem."

His fingertips paused for a moment. Yuki didn't seem to be overflowing with confidence, ready to mow down Wushuang. Specialization means weakness, but it also means strength. Coordination with each other would make people suffer.

The most special one among them is the brain worm. This thing has no attack power, but its "psychic field" can interfere with all soulless things. No wonder it exploded before the missile hit.

To deal with it, one must have a soul, that is, the soldier's physical body must step into the stance, but the stance has its own detection ability, and optical invisibility is impossible.

"This is the key to the Zerg Guard Fortress. I wonder if Senior Sister can sneak in."

Yuki was included in the options, and then turned over, his back straight.

Next up is the real advanced Zerg.

The first page was the 'puppet worm' that he had heard of before, followed by 'human worm', 'general worm', etc. Yuki was slightly stunned after taking a look at them.

These high-level Zerg illustrations are not hideous, but rather resemble mutated humans, as described in the opening paragraph:

The more advanced the insect, the more it resembles humans.

Chapter 5: I, Sky Island Castle (K)

At the front of the transport plane, a red diamond-shaped device cast a grayish-white light, and the man inside was reading carefully.

This is a kind of surveillance, but it is far more advanced than that on Earth. Yuki feels like he is sitting in the cabin, and every micro-expression can be seen clearly.

Several soldiers in tights were sitting or standing, while the captain in a blue wide-brimmed hat and another man in a red military uniform were observing carefully.

The red ones are from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Defense Force. Each "Goshawk" is assigned a team. Of course, due to the current shortage of manpower, the team has been assigned to one person only.

Their job is to purge the inside, and of course a 'reinforcement' coming from outside the planet is under surveillance.

"On the surface, there's nothing wrong, but these people are all talented actors, and the fact that there's no problem is the biggest problem." The man walked around the holographic projection.

"Captain Kudus, don't be so suspicious. At least this man volunteered to join the battle and actually helped quite a bit." The captain took off his military cap, revealing a shiny bald head. His hair and beard had already turned gray, and his left hand was fitted with a prosthetic limb. He grinned and said,

"And he's very powerful. He killed the warrior bug in no time."

"Captain Ferrick, haven't you heard the saying 'the stronger, the more dangerous'? We've had enough similar lessons. For example, during the time of the seventh commander-in-chief, we brought these reinforcements to meet the commander-in-chief, but they assassinated him. All of their military achievements were just to reveal their true intentions. And during the time of the eighth commander-in-chief, the three lurkers..."

Ferik rolled his eyes, and the others also showed impatient expressions. The captain was about to start his history class again, and there was no way to get away for an hour or two.

"Captain, this person is very concerned about the Zerg and is indeed studying it carefully." Chris had to speak up to remind him.

"It could be an act. Remember, don't trust them. All we need is that strength."

"But my psychic detection is also..."

"The detection is unreliable. Do you need me to give you a history lesson? There have been cases of Defense Force cadres being manipulated."

"No, no, no, I get it."

They are suspicious, but that is the job of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As for the second half of the sentence, it was unanimously agreed upon. After suffering too many losses, no one would believe it easily.

The key is how to use that power?

Kudus had already watched the footage and admitted that Yuuki was very strong, and his fighting style was consistent with the usual characteristics of a 'reinforcement':

It has limited mass destruction capabilities and is better at small-scale assaults, making it perfect for tasks like plugging holes.

"Captain, open the central data link. Lieutenant, send your men to guard the outside."

This seemed to be some top-secret equipment. Apart from the transport pilot, the only people in the cabin were Kudus, the captain and Lieutenant Chris.

After verifying the pupils and installing a special decoding lock, Yuki's image disappeared and a huge projection was projected.

It was the shadow of a planet. There was a basin in the middle of the continent. In the basin were star-like light spots, some large and some small, and there were two of the largest and brightest ones.

One was moving at a fairly fast speed, and the other was fixed at the gap in the basin, surrounded by densely packed small spots of light.

But the Zerg's information was very one-sided; they could only see the enemies near the mountains.

A huge flow of information was spreading out. The captain raised his hand and typed continuously in the void, extracting some information.

"The known reinforcements number seventy, divided into fifteen groups?" Chris read out the information, somewhat surprised. "Why are there so many this time?"

"The way they arrived was different from before. They landed in scattered groups. Some of them must still be hiding. Oh, there are only 14 groups left now."

As he was speaking, a point of light and a support force were confirmed dead on the north side of the mountains hundreds of kilometers away.

The light spot represents the fortress, proving that all members of Team 7 who went to carry out the task of plugging the hole were killed. A new wormhole has been constructed, and it will take ten times the effort to close the wormhole.

"Mare's dead. Do you need us to go and support him?" Chris lowered her head slightly, her face filled with sadness, but she frowned. "Our team is still capable of fighting. We can go and join them."

The captain knew this was her good friend and patted the girl's shoulder gently. "The Goshawk needs to replace its fuel rods. Besides, the wormhole has been built in East District 8, which is closer to us."

"Within a week, two wormholes were constructed, and the situation is getting worse."

Several people were silent. The situation was indeed not good. Ever since the Zerg evolved into burrowing worms, they could bypass the 'Wall of Sighs' and did not attack the 'Unbreakable Fortress', but suddenly drilled in from unpredictable places.

The defense forces established numerous guard posts inside the mountains, supplemented by patrols by small teams of soldiers, to immediately seal off any wormholes they discovered, but this only made the already depleted manpower even worse.

"Right now, the borers haven't evolved enough to break through the entire wall. If that happens..."

"Don't overthink it, Lieutenant." Kudus interrupted the depressing words with a firm expression, "We can survive, and we must survive."

Silence again, this belief has been instilled in me since birth, but the situation is getting worse and worse.

There are countless battles and victories recorded in the history of the Defense Force, including those involving Lurkers, Puppet Insects, and Bat Dragon Swarms. However, the result is that the base is getting smaller and smaller, and humanity is on the verge of extinction.

This is a slow death, like being strangled by a giant hand, dull and desperate.

But what can be done? Humanity has reached a point of no return. Apart from the instinct for survival, the only hope they have is the glimmer of hope brought by these uncontrollable reinforcements.

"Can their landing capsule be recovered?" The captain remembered something.

"The research department went there, but it disintegrated on its own and couldn't find any of the technology needed for Project Ark."

"Is that so?" The captain's face suddenly turned pale. He smiled awkwardly and slowly turned around. "Highest alert. Watch out for a sudden attack by the bat dragon. I'm going back to my room to rest."

He just left like that, staggering. Chris and Kudus looked at his back, unable to say a word.

This was obviously against discipline, but the captain did not intend to pursue it.

"Ferik sacrificed a hand and a leg for this war, along with two sons and a daughter. Now he only has one grandson to cherish." Kudus took off his military cap and tucked it under his arm. "That kid is thirteen years old now and will be enlisting next year. A breakthrough in the Ark Project is his only hope."

The Ark Project was about to be successful, but the relevant information was completely lost as early as the colonial era. The defense forces could not even go into space under the surveillance of the Zerg, let alone cross the galaxy.

Those mysterious reinforcements are the only hope. The defense forces have never received any identity information, but it is certain that these people came from other distant planets.

"That's our only hope." Chris has psychic talents and was trained until she was 16 before joining the army. She is considered lucky.

"Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. Let's first figure out how to survive this wave. Every time a new bug appears, it means a new battle is about to begin."

The girl nodded. Humanity is so miserable even though they keep winning. If they lose once, they will probably become extinct. At this time, a red stream of information appeared on the projection.