NOVEL NEXT Chapter 30: The Power of Acid Zerg
The battle between the two sides entered a white-hot phase from the very beginning, with limbs flying and an exceptionally brutal fight.
However, the strength of the Dragon Blood Warriors was undeniable.
These warriors, skilled in both magic and combat, could each take down seven or eight Zerg.
But Xu Luo didn't mind. At this point, the Acid Zerg at the rear hadn't even used their trump card yet!
Initially, he didn't want to use self-destruction, but now with significant losses to the Mantis Zerg and Beetle Zerg, using self-destruction could minimize the losses.
The Acid Zerg's acid could be replenished. Although they could only use acid spray ten times, if they didn't self-destruct after those ten times, they could return to the acid pool to replenish their supply.
Of course, at this moment, compared to the massive losses of the other two types of units, using the Acid Zerg directly was more cost-effective.
"Xiang Xun is still formidable. Although Xu Luo's mutant species is impressive, Xiang Xun's Dragon Blood Warriors, with just that small number, have caused him huge losses!"
"Xiang Xun hasn't gained much either. Dragon Blood Warriors are difficult to cultivate, and more importantly, hard to reproduce. With such losses this time, it will take a great price to replenish these numbers. I bet this guy might have to go ask his Xiang family elders for dragon's saliva incense."
The Xiang family's foundation was a dragon's saliva incense tree, which produced a certain amount of incense annually. This substance could stimulate dragon-type creatures' reproduction, increasing their fertility. It was something many who possessed dragon units needed.
Especially for high-tier units, the growth of various dragons took decades or even centuries of Divine Realm time. Naturally, they couldn't wait for natural growth over such a long period. Before a dragon could even mature, let alone reproduce, people in reality would have already aged.
Those people had an enormous demand for dragon's saliva incense.
The Xiang family made a fortune from this.
Seeing that each of his Dragon Blood Warriors could take down seven or eight opponents, even though the enemy's numbers were over ten times his own, Xiang Xun wasn't panicked at all. Besides these 2,000 Dragon Blood Warriors, he had other trump cards.
Not just the Burrowing Drake, he also had a Dragon Blood Warrior tribe. These 2,000 warriors were just the regular army. Dragon Blood Warriors were an extremely powerful species; even those who weren't professional soldiers were still stronger than ordinary Bronze Tier 9 units.
If things got desperate, he could bring them in too. He refused to believe he couldn't defeat a commoner.
Moreover, his methods weren't limited to just this.
As a direct descendant of the Xiang family, how could he not have some scrolls or consumables as a last resort?
While Xiang Xun was thinking this, believing victory was assured, he suddenly saw the Acid Zerg, originally at the rear, leap over the Mantis Zerg and Beetle Zerg, directly reaching the front of the formation.
"Hm? What are they doing?"
Xiang Xun was confused. Withdrawing the Beetle Zerg, opening the center - what was the enemy planning?
Before Xiang Xun could understand, the next moment, he was completely stunned.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of explosions erupted one after another, continuously reverberating through the Dragon Blood Warrior formation.
"What the hell? What are they doing? What's going on?"
Xiang Xun was dumbfounded, asking three soul-searching questions.
Despite this, his reaction wasn't slow. He quickly commanded the Dragon Blood Warriors to use their battle qi for protection.
However, although the Dragon Blood Warriors were fast, they had consumed much battle qi in the previous fighting. Moreover, the self-destruction of the Acid Zerg, at the cost of their lives, was no joke.
The initial explosion power was actually quite ordinary. More importantly, after the self-destruction, acid splattered everywhere. This acid had strong corrosive properties, not only corroding the Dragon Blood Warriors' battle qi but also their equipment.
The frontline Dragon Blood Warriors died on the spot, while those behind were severely injured.
The Acid Zerg self-destructed in waves, batch by batch, rather than all exploding at once.
There was damage immunity between creatures from the same Divine Realm, so Xu Luo didn't actually need to withdraw his units, but he habitually did so anyway.
"What on earth is this?"
Seeing over 200 of his Dragon Blood Warriors lost in just one round of explosions, Xiang Xun couldn't afford to feel heartache; he just wanted to know what kind of unit this was.
Was it unnecessary for the opponent to use these creatures last time? Or were they deliberately hiding their strength, waiting to trap someone?
Xiang Xun didn't know if the opponent was intentionally hiding their strength waiting for an opportunity, but clearly, he had now become that opportunity.
And the price was paid with his Dragon Blood Warriors as bait.
The opponent sacrificed about 300 units to take out 200 of his Dragon Blood Warriors. No matter how you calculated it, he was at a loss!
Moreover, other Dragon Blood Warriors were also injured.
Looking again, the enemy still had several thousand units left.
At this moment, Xiang Xun finally began to panic a bit. If they continued exchanging like this, no matter how many Dragon Blood Warriors he had, it wouldn't be enough!
And besides this type of unit, the other two types were also top-tier among ordinary units!
After the Acid Zerg tore open the Dragon Blood Warriors' defense line, the Mantis Zerg and Beetle Zerg began to advance directly.
Although continuing to use Acid Zerg could reduce losses, there was still a Burrowing Drake to deal with, so Acid Zerg had to be kept in reserve.
Seeing his Dragon Blood Warriors continuously falling in the Zerg swarm, Xiang Xun became extremely anxious. Finally, unable to sit still any longer, he chose to deploy the Burrowing Drake from his Divine Realm.
For this big guy, he had paid a hefty price yesterday. He had spent tens of millions on card gambling in the Divine Realm capital city before finally drawing this card, then spent a great deal in his Divine Realm to build a dragon's lair that satisfied this lord.
"Roar!"
After a flash of light, the Burrowing Drake was finally teleported onto the battlefield.
As soon as it arrived, it unleashed an intimidating presence, releasing its dragon might unrestrained.
However, while dragon might could intimidate any intelligent creature, reducing their fighting spirit, it happened to encounter Xu Luo's Zerg - creatures without fear and with fanatical faith.
"To think Xiang Xun was forced to use the Burrowing Drake. Xu Luo, what exactly is your species?"
Watching the brutal slaughter, forcing the Dragon Blood Warriors to retreat step by step, now Xiang Xun had to use the Burrowing Drake he had just obtained to turn the tide.
Wang Xiaoling became increasingly curious about Xu Luo's species.
However, Xu Luo was too vigilant towards others. Although she also wanted to study this rare mutant species, she was unwilling to offend a genius with limitless potential.
Simply put, Xu Luo had nothing to lose. If pushed too far, he might sacrifice his Divine Realm development to directly invade your Divine Realm. Success wasn't guaranteed, but with his current development, he could at least cause heavy losses, severely constraining development speed.
She wasn't like the brainless Xiang Xun, constantly provoking others mindlessly.
