World-saving Plan: The Only Savior-Chapter 601 - 464: The Encounter of the 7th Fleet (Two in One)_2

Chapter 601: Chapter 464: The Encounter of the 7th Fleet (Two in One)_2

"Star Rank, quickly tell me, what exactly happened?"

"Star Lord, a large-scale attack has been detected in the northeast direction, would you like to view the projection?"

"Play the projection."

The next second, a three-dimensional image appeared in front of Zhang Xiaoman.

In the location of the shield, there was a massive swarm of black figures attacking the shield.

They were in the sky and on the ground; some were tearing, others impacting, each one furiously attacking the semi-transparent shield.

Under their assault, the shield kept cracking, only to be immediately repaired and the gaps filled in.

"Desert Worms! I didn’t expect that before I went to find you, you would come looking for me first."

Looking at the densely packed insects, easily numbering nearly ten thousand, Zhang Xiaoman’s expression was ice cold.

"Star Rank, report the remaining strength of the shield."

"Currently, the shield’s remaining strength is at 93%, estimated to hold for another 28 minutes and 36 seconds."

Hearing the reply, he internally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that although there were many insects, they were not some advanced alien species, and the threat was not considered significant.

"Zzz..."

At that moment, the office door was opened, and Su Changqing rushed in hurriedly.

"Star Lord, we heard the alarm. Star Rank told us that the shield is under attack. May I ask how the situation is?"

Zhang Xiaoman turned to glance at him and then pointed to the projection in front of him, saying:

"Don’t worry, these guys are just here to give us free kills,"

As he made the gesture, Su Changqing looked towards the projection.

In that mass of the insect swarm, tens of thousands of vines suddenly burst from the ground, entangling and strangling the monsters.

The previously tense situation on the field was immediately eased.

The insects could no longer distract themselves to attack the shield and instead were locked in a struggle with the vines.

"Is this... our base’s defense force...?"

Shocked by the scene before him, Su Changqing had not expected that the so-called crisis would be so easily resolved.

Those terrorizing monsters that came swarming over, even the smallest was bigger than a grown buffalo.

If it had been anywhere else facing such an attack, it would have been a disaster of destructive scale.

But now, those fierce insects were being overwhelmed and slaughtered by the even more numerous vines like mere chicks.

This deeply impressed upon Su Changqing the fearsome strength of the organization.

"Alright, you go calm down the others; I’ll go to the scene to see the specifics."

Zhang Xiaoman said to Su Changqing and then teleported himself to the Dawn.

He had placed a Star Alliance Marker inside it, so he could use Unlimited Teleportation to get there directly.

A moment later, the colossal Dawn appeared at the edge of the shield.

Below it, a fierce battle was taking place.

The number of vines was about two to three times that of the insects, attacking them indiscriminately from all directions.

Even though it was a guaranteed victory, the battle still went on for a little while.

The insects weren’t made of paper and put up some resistance.

Zhang Xiaoman let the Dawn descend a distance, intending to take a closer look at these insects.

With the aid of the Spirit Detection Technique, he could see that although these creatures seemed to be using actions like tearing and biting,

there was also a hint of Dark Energy causing additional damage.

No wonder the shield’s durability was dropping so quickly.

"Desert Worms... a troublesome species... It’s surprising that they reproduce so quickly. Who knows how many such monsters now infest the island outside."

Zhang Xiaoman’s mood didn’t improve despite the impending victory.

Instead, thinking of the scale and reproduction speed of the insects, he felt a growing heaviness in his heart.

The scene before him reminded him of a race from a game he had once played.

If these insects were anything like that, then the threat they posed would be much greater than this.

"It looks like I’ve got some work to do; I must find the source of these creatures as soon as possible. Otherwise, if it continues like this, the entire Rebirth Island will be destroyed by them."

Zhang Xiaoman’s gaze was fixed intently on the battle scene below, and he had already made up his mind.

...

On the other side, located at the northwest edge of Rebirth Island, amidst the American Seventh Fleet’s landing base.

The scene here was utterly devastated, buildings, airplanes, radars, and more, all damaged.

Insect limbs and green blood were everywhere on the ground, but not a single human corpse was in sight.

"Bang!"

An explosion rang out as a helicopter, engulfed in flames, reached its fuel tank.

Flames ascended amidst the ruins of the base, and upon hearing the commotion, dozens of black figures ran out from their hiding places.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss..."

They circled the helicopter a few times.

Wanting to approach but somewhat fearful of the flames, they hesitated for a while before turning and leaving.

At this moment, in a collapsed building not far from the helicopter.

A middle-aged white man dressed in the Seventh Fleet’s uniform was leaning against the wall, sweating profusely.

He heard the sound of the insects leaving and couldn’t help but take a long breath, only then did his tensed body slightly relax. freeweɓnøvel.com

This man was Kando Garcia, the team leader of the Sea Lion Reconnaissance Team.

Earlier, during their exploration mission, they had unexpectedly encountered a mysterious shield.

Just as they had finished reporting their work and were about to conduct a detailed investigation of the shield, they found that a chaotic magnetic field had sprung up within their vicinity.

This magnetic field, just like the ones outside the mysterious island, was capable of paralyzing all electronic devices and precision instruments.

For safety reasons, Commander John of the Sea Lion Reconnaissance Team issued an evacuation order.

The team hurried back to the Seventh Fleet base along the original route under the cover of night.

On the way, they encountered a helicopter that had crashed due to the paralysis and also faced an attack from an insect swarm.

They won that battle, but it was the start of a nightmare.

Kando vividly remembered how, back then, his commander John had been bitten through the thigh by an insect capable of spraying poison.

Afterward, John returned to the base and fell ill.

The doctors examined him several times but never found the cause.

Due to limited medical conditions, the decision was made for him to return with the ship, which was departing in ten days.

However, what happened next took everyone by surprise.

John died, three days after he had fallen ill.

Most crucially, he didn’t die from the illness!

When the doctor opened the door to his room in the morning, what he saw was John’s body, flayed open and disemboweled.

Kando was also present at the time, he would never forget that scene.

John’s belly had a large hole, with the internal organs nowhere to be found, and the room was filled with blood.

This incident immediately drew the base’s high attention.

Because such a wound clearly was not normal.

However, after checking for a while, no one could find any effective clues.

The base was newly built, and the infirmary had not yet been equipped with surveillance.

The cause of John’s death remained a mystery.

It looked as if someone had implanted explosives inside his stomach to create such a wound.

But this assumption was a bit far-fetched.

No one had the time to do such a thing unless the explosives had been planted in John before he arrived here.

In the end, after various checks, the base dismissed this possibility.

Because even if the explosives had detonated, there would be residues left, yet John’s stomach was completely empty.

Kando had thought this matter would end there.

But later, when the base’s analysts asked about the details of their recent encounters several times, they came up with a shocking answer.

John had likely been infested by an insect!