I am a reincarnation player.

The detector transmitted the image below, but nothing could be seen because of the mushroom cap blocking the view.

coming.

Just as Mai thought, after the spiritual particle communicator was destroyed, Yuuki suddenly jumped up from the swivel chair, and then stood there like a sculpture for several seconds.

He remembered that there was someone missing from his side, that person was Sakurajima Mai, and then he remembered her mission, grinning and revealing his sharp white teeth.

"Have you found the Queen?" The smiling lady sat up straight instantly, and the other players who were resting also looked over.

"Well, at least she's close. Captain Chris, tell the commander-in-chief that we have found the queen." Yuki nodded. The plan went more smoothly than expected.

"Yes!"

Everyone preparing for battle was excited and flexing their joints. The battle at the fortress had already entered a fierce stage. If Sakurajima Mai had not sent any news, they would have been ready to activate the backup plan and conduct personal investigation.

A holographic 3D map of Green Star City was projected. When the commander-in-chief arrived with a group of generals, Yuki was already standing next to the map, examining the light spots on it.

A spot of light was the coordinate he had left behind. With it as the base point, Yuki pointed to a certain place.

"This is where Miss Mai's signal disappeared."

"Could it be possible that the Queen is staying in the vault near the former Central Bank?" Admiral Reingold, who had memorized the topographical map by heart, pondered for a moment. "It makes sense, but could it be a trick?"

"I don't know. I can't contact her, but at this point, whether there's a problem or not, we have to bite the bullet. Do we have to think about it in the long run?"

Yuki is in a hurry, as his characteristics will last less than ten minutes. The commander-in-chief is also in a hurry, as if the front battlefield collapses, countless insects will soon come to support.

The two looked at each other and quickly reached an agreement.

"Whether it's a trap or not, let's jump in first. Admiral, proceed according to plan A and airdrop directly to the coordinate point. If we're lucky, one battle can decide the outcome." The commander-in-chief waved his hand. He was indeed a straightforward person.

"Understood. First and Second Battalions, prepare to attack. Who will be coming from your side?"

"Ladies of the Thorn Rose, as well as Captain Levi and Rebecca, go out and airdrop directly to the coordinate point to pick up Miss Mai." Yuki immediately responded. After the senior sister reunited with Hayasaka Ai and others, they could form a complete four-person team to fight. Levi and Rebecca were both masters of fighting in narrow areas.

Plan A was to deploy half of the troops to open up the landing area, and after confirming that there were no problems, deploy the remaining troops under the fire cover of the "Hope".

Yuki looked at the map, his brain working at full speed. After entering the copy, all the information came flooding in like a tide. With a flicker in his eyes, he called out to the admiral who was turning to leave.

"Wait a moment, let's modify a few details so the Hope remains submerged." Yuuki looked at the man leaning against the wall and spoke rapidly, "Mr. Silverhand, activate the railgun and create a hole in the sky as a welcome gift."

The sky inside the red wall was covered by the fungal blanket. Yuki had tested it with a knife before, and this thing was as hard as armor. He originally planned to bombard it with the main gun of the battleship.

"Using your trump card right off the bat?" Johnny's silver hand let out a smoke ring, somewhat reluctantly. "Let me make it clear first, that thing is what we brought from the last dungeon, and it only has three rounds of ammunition."

Yuki couldn't blame him for being stingy. The mechanical believers had staged a big show at the beginning of the copy just to throw the satellite into orbit. It really took a lot of effort.

"Anyway, these are your trump cards to save your life. Isn't now the time to use them?" Yuki asked with a smile.

Johnny Silverhand thought about it and nodded gently: "Okay, I agree."

Fighting hard is just to save life, there is really no need to hide anything, and Yuki continued to make minor changes to the plan.

"Hope remains invisible. I've seen the topographical map. It's dozens of meters underground, so the space must be very confined. I suggest two hundred men guard the entrance. Once the Queen is sighted, we'll bet everything on her."

"Do you think there's something fishy going on?" The commander-in-chief narrowed his eyes. He didn't doubt Mai's position.

"It's always a good idea to be prepared. If things go too smoothly, there will be problems." Yuuki smiled sinisterly. He was a gambler, but a cautious one. The name 'Aizen' was too threatening.

I'm a little hesitant. What if the queen escapes?

Everyone looked back and forth, and many people disagreed with Yuki's changes, thinking that this person was quite brave, but why did he become so cowardly when the time came?

The first battle is the decisive battle, so of course the sooner the queen is killed the better. The probability of Sakurajima Mai being a traitor is extremely low. Since she dares to send back the signal, she must be sure of it.

"Okay, let's do as you say. We only have so much capital, so we should be cautious." The commander-in-chief unexpectedly agreed and waved his hand to the general who looked doubtful.

"Time is limited, follow the order."

"Yes, Major General Elliott, Brigadier General Henderson, follow me and get your troops into the landing capsule!"

The sound of dense footsteps was heard, and Yuki nodded slightly to Hayasaka Ai, who followed decisively, followed by Shiina Hiyori and Shinomiya Kaguya.

Levi stayed for a few seconds, left a sentence "I'll wait for you to kill the queen" and left.

A total of six players will be involved in the battle. They will be armed to the teeth with molecular vibro-blades, reaper mechas, and electromagnetic blasters. As long as they can carry them, the defense forces will open the door to the armory to supply them.

These special items alone are worth dozens of enhancement points. It can be said that players have made a lot of money before the war even starts.

Yuuki resisted the urge to see the maid off, as he had to stay here as a representative of the players. Only through the surveillance footage did he see Hayasaka Ai and the others putting on tights and standing on the platform, transforming from a high school girl into a hardcore tin can.

There were two battalions of 600 similar tin cans, like a torrent pouring into dozens of airborne capsules. They sat silently in their seats, fastened their seat belts, and had a thin antenna on their helmets.

This is a modification of the 'Mechanical Believer' faction talent, because human technology has long been cracked by the Zerg, so just in case, player color was added.

Except for a few fighters with personalized paint jobs, all the tin cans are exactly the same, and the six players blend in and cannot be distinguished at all.

This was also part of the battle, the purpose of which was to confuse the two lunatics. However, Yuki took a few more glances and felt that the landing capsule looked very familiar, so he turned his head and looked at the commander-in-chief.

"Don't look at me. These things were all recycled by the research department. I originally wanted to use them to research a way to return to the starry sky. If I can't defeat the Zerg, can't I just hide?" The man was a bachelor and admitted it readily.

"And how come you can't figure it out?"

"Yeah, it's like seeing a ghost. The technology for space travel is completely locked down."

Needless to say, this is the work of the reincarnation game, a bit like the sophon in "The Three-Body Problem", trapping the defense forces on this planet.

Yuki patted the commander-in-chief's shoulder with a hint of pity. Unlike previous copies, the people on the Emerald Star were all living people, a group of unlucky people.

The blood-red numbers are counting down, and Mai's characteristics have entered the last five minutes. Yuuki is trying hard to find Hayasaka Ai from a group of tin cans, and he also has a slightly malicious imagination about how panicked the senior must be at this moment.

Fifty thousand meters below, Cuixing City was just a small dot. The terrain data had been matched, the coordinates had been entered, and Miss CIC's clear voice rose and fell.

"The ten-second countdown begins. Activate the optical stealth armor of each landing module."

"Hangar deployed, pylons ready for unhooking, Mirage systems ready for short shutdown."

The atmosphere became visibly tense. Yuki glanced at Johnny Silverhand, who had put out his cigarette at some point. He was holding a pistol-like device in his hand and staring at the countdown.

"Four."

"three."

Special war item. God's Scepter is activated.

He pressed it hard, and with almost no delay, a strong light illuminated the window, causing Yuki to subconsciously close his eyes.

Mechanical believers, they even hid this thing. If we become hostile to them, won’t we all be destroyed by a railgun?

His eyes opened immediately, and he saw that the thick beam of light hit the mushroom cap directly, not only penetrating it, but also melting a large hole in the ground. The accuracy was also terrifying.

If the senior student stayed where she was, wouldn't she be killed by his cannon?

Yuki couldn't help but get nervous, but he couldn't let himself dwell on it.

"one."

"Operation Fire Chaser activated, all landing modules deployed!"

More than a dozen egg-like objects fell down, and their falling speed quickly exceeded the speed of sound. They kept adjusting their posture in the air and drilled into the round hole that had just been blasted out.

The railgun was the best guide. The landing capsule fell towards the big pit on the ground, and the Zerg finally reacted at this time.

The attack came from overhead, and a laser beam swept past, just a dozen seconds apart. To be honest, their reaction was fast enough.

Just like stirring up a hornet's nest, dense swarms of insects crawled out of buildings and sewers, and hundreds of bat dragons moved towards the hole. They began to attack the landing capsule, but the prop that sent the players into the dungeon was harder than imagined.

The technology in the game clearly surpassed that of the defense forces. There was no reaction at all when they spat out mouthfuls of thick phlegm, and they quickly passed through the defense line. This time, the landing capsule did not slow down, and smashed the ground into pieces like a stone.

The people inside must be feeling bad.

Yuuki showed a toothache expression and heard the cacophony of reports from various CICs.

"The lander successfully landed, with 80% accuracy at the planned coordinates."

"The first and second battalions are deployed, and the defense line is being arranged."

"Data transmission, connecting to the front signal in three seconds."

Cheers rang out in the bridge. The accuracy of the landing was beyond imagination. Because of Mai and the railgun, the raid was very fast.

If it is the Hope's main gun that is firing, then the cloaking must be lifted. Although it takes less than a minute, it is enough for the Zerg to organize a defense. The attack from outer space is different. The two are only a dozen seconds apart.

With the bombardment and the arrival of people, almost no landing capsules were intercepted midway, which means that more than 600 soldiers were all deployed to the battlefield.

Only Yuki frowned slightly.

It went too smoothly, really too smoothly. The Zerg was obviously prepared and had long known that humans would cut off their support. How could so many preparations be wiped out by the senior sister alone?

Theoretically, there is no problem, and the characteristics of Youth Syndrome are powerful enough, but can such a huge copy be completed with just one gamble?

As the image of the first soldier stepping out of the landing capsule came back, Yuki's pupils contracted.

This place seemed to be inside the body of some giant creature. The not-so-wide passage was covered with traces of laser burns, but there was nothing inside. Machines specially designed to detect higher-level Zerg were deployed, and invisible energy waves swept towards the depths of the cave.

There was a strong reaction to the Queen's energy. This specimen was still a top-secret remnant of the 'Thunder Project', but it could not be seen with the naked eye, and the pointer was spinning wildly.

Yes, but it's everywhere.

Only the rustling sound of footsteps could be heard from deep within the cave, as if a tide was rolling in.

"Where is the Queen?" Levi, wearing a mecha and holding two thin swords tightly, suddenly turned around and looked at Sakurajima Mai who had just come to meet him after the special feature ended.

"Where's the Queen?" I asked.

A perfect raid, a perfect landing, but the problem was that the target was gone, enough to turn perfection into a trap.

Hayasaka Ai moved sideways half a step to block her senior, while Sakurajima Mai stood there in a daze, as if she had not yet come to her senses.

She blinked and glanced around blankly, seeing the emerald stones embedded in the wall, the skulls crushed to pieces on the ground, and finally her eyes fixed on the side of the passage ahead.

There was a simple long knife there, which suddenly woke her up.

Is this the entrance to the Core Hive? Didn't I walk in? Didn't I hear the Queen's voice with my own ears?

Everything is like a mirage, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

"Senior, what's going on?" Hiyori pushed her shoulder, finally bringing Mai back to her senses.

"I think..." The girl raised her head and laughed miserably, "I must have been caught in an illusion at some point."

Illusion?

Levi, who had never questioned Mai's stance, immediately came to his senses upon hearing this.

The Zerg doesn't have skills like illusion, so the only ones who can intervene are the players. However, the three players on the Zerg's side don't know illusion at all, so there's no need to intervene.

He looked at the knife, which was like a dead object, without any energy reaction. However, his intuition told him that Sakurajima Mai was deceived by this knife.

The rustling sound was getting closer and closer, and five or six warrior insects appeared side by side from the end of the passage, while the light above their heads gradually dimmed.

The mushroom caps that had been blown open were closing, isolating them from the Hope, and various communicators began to produce a rustling white noise.

The entire city was completely resurrected, and thousands of insects swarmed in from all directions. With a loud 'bang', the buildings were shattered, and crocodile insects as big as mountains crushed over.

This was a brilliant trap. Just as humans were ready to go all out, the Zerg were also fully prepared, even using something unexpected.

A series of tricks against a series of tricks? Fortunately, that Sky Island Yuuki was cautious enough not to reveal all his cards.

Levi took a deep breath, watched Rebecca's blaster blast a samurai bug into pieces, and slowly raised his two swords.

"Sky Island Yuu Castle."

There was a constant rustling white noise. Yuki in the bridge also saw the scene of the airborne troops. With his thoughts storming, it took him a long time to respond.

"You said."

"You crow mouth, hurry up and think of a solution, otherwise we will all die here."

The Zerg predicted the humans' prediction and dug a big hole, waiting for them to jump in, but they had to jump. The biggest surprise was that Sakurajima Mai was caught in an illusion, and the airborne troops did not find the queen at all, let alone the subsequent siege.

The plan was completely overturned, but fortunately Yuki had a trick up his sleeve, and the Hope carrying the "spark" was still hidden in the dark.

Communications were completely cut off, all images were lost, and you could hear a pin drop inside the bridge.

In this dead silence, Yuki remained expressionless, with only his fingers trembling slightly.

"it is good."

Chapter 5: Hope, Not Moving (K)

"Look, they're coming."

When the flying boat descended with the laser, causing the entire hive to boil, the two players stood on the top of a building and watched the scenery like outsiders.

The empty streets were soon filled with insects, and five or six meter long bat dragons flew low over, stirring the air currents they created and ruffling the hair.