The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Chapter 311: Insect Cakes

There are less than two months left until the end of winter, and the frequency of Mutant Beast attacks on the four major battlefronts has not changed, but there have been no sightings of eighth-order Mutant Beasts.

During this time, a new eighth-order Mutant Beast appeared on the side of the Mutant Beasts, while on the side of the Mutants, a new King emerged, who, apart from Su Chen, no one knew was actually his third spy.

Furthermore, Mirror King had long been replaced by the first spy.

Although Humans have not produced any Kings, the number of seventh-order Transcendents has increased by more than twenty compared to last month, and the number of Transcendents below sixth-order is also visibly increasing. The strength of Humans is gradually rising.

Humans have discovered a way to breed Mutant Beasts, and the simplest way is to remove the Energy Crystal from the body of a Mutant Beast after it has emerged, which will cause the Mutant Beast to lose its powers and become an ordinary animal. The problem of breeding is thus easily solved.

This idea had been proposed before, but at that time, people were too afraid to venture outside of Base City, let alone breed Mutant Beasts. If Mutant Beasts found out, it could lead to direct conflict with Humans, which was unthinkable.

But now, Humans are not afraid of Mutant Beasts at all, unless the Mutant Beasts are willing to expend most of their strength to fight Humans to the death.

This was impossible before, and now that there is a new Mutant, it is even more impossible.

Not only that, but Humans are also planning to cultivate new farmland outside. They are preparing to replant crops.

In this era, vegetables are not affordable for ordinary people. Some vegetables grown in Base City can only be consumed by Transcendents who have reached a certain level of power.

If they can really cultivate crops outside, then everyone will be able to afford vegetables, and they will no longer need to eat insect cakes.

Su Chen's mind suddenly lit up - insect cakes?

After finding out that Zhang Yan had an unconscious Zerg in her mind, he had asked Yun Ru and others to find a way to extract the Zerg while searching for the origin of the Zerg. But after a month, there was still no trace of the Zerg. It seemed that there was only one of its kind.

Only people with powerful mental abilities could detect the presence of such a Zerg. Yuri and Libra were sent out by Su Chen to search for it. They stood at the gate of Base City every day, using their mental abilities to scan passers-by, but still found nothing.

Just when Su Chen thought he was being paranoid, he thought of something - insect cakes.josei

When Humans were unable to cultivate their own farmland and even the meat of Mutant Beasts was hard to come by, they relied on insect cakes to survive.

Bug bodies contain a very rich source of nutrition, which is enough to supply all the substances that Humans need. Therefore, Bugs are the best food for Humans.

However, it is difficult to eat Bugs directly, not to mention the danger. Humans can only crush the Bugs, add some other ingredients, and make them into insect cakes.

The taste of insect cakes is well-known, but the fact that they provide nutrition makes them irresistible.

Su Chen suddenly thought: since the Zerg appeared on Earth, could they have taken control of the Bugs?

Perhaps there are some Zerg hiding in the places where Bugs are found.

Every Base City has a place for breeding Bugs, and no one dares to approach that area because of the abundance of Bugs, which is just nauseating to think about.

Su Chen went directly to Wangchang City, which was the first Base City he had encountered when he arrived here and is the one he knows best.

Now, the Controller of Wangchang City is a Red Alert Soldier. As the closest Base City to the main base, this city must be completely under Su Chen's control."Commander, the Bug breeding ground is just ahead," the soldier led Su Chen to a corner of Base City that looked quite dark and was very suitable for Bug growth.

With a Controller accompanying them, no one dared to stop them.

Su Chen saw that the entire breeding ground was surrounded by layers of electrified barbed wire. This wire not only prevented people from sneaking in but also prevented the Bugs inside from sneaking out.

When Su Chen walked into the breeding ground, he discovered that there were many layers. The uppermost layer housed Bugs that were almost non-aggressive and had a rich nutritional value. The lowermost layer housed some poisonous insects.

Even now, poisonous insects were widely used. The venom they produced could effectively kill Mutant Beasts, or they could be used as medicine to treat various ailments.

Su Chen scanned the entire area with his mental power, but he did not find a single Zerg. The method of finding a Zerg was simple: find a Bug with strength, and it was almost certainly a Zerg.

The Bugs on Earth had no strength.

"Next level," Su Chen said after spending some time searching.

Suddenly, Su Chen's mouth curled up as he sensed the presence of a Zerg. It was a scorpion, and it seemed to be unaware that it had been discovered.

In the next instant, Su Chen's mental power exploded, and he directly controlled the scorpion. It then came to Su Chen's feet.

"How many Zergs do you have?" Su Chen asked.

"A hundred," the scorpion replied.

Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. Exactly one hundred? What did this mean?

"What is your goal?" Su Chen asked.

"According to the Brood's command, we will wait for the critical moment to release a toxin that cannot be decomposed. As long as anyone eats a Bug that has been modified by the Zerg, they will carry this toxin."

Su Chen was shocked. Did this mean that anyone who had eaten Bug cakes would have this toxin in their body?

Once the Zerg triggered the toxin, more than 90% of the Humans would be finished.

Su Chen had not imagined that even though the Zerg Brood was dead, it still caused Humans such a big problem. This was not something that could be accomplished in a short time. It must have been planned for a long time.

"There is Zerg in the human brain. What is going on?" Su Chen thought of Zhang Yan.

"That should be something that a Zerg did on its own. Its eggs entered the human body and remained dormant there. As long as that Zerg gave a command, the Zerg hatched from the eggs would instantly control that Human."

Suddenly, Su Chen thought of something. Hujian City had been destroyed before. Where did the Zerg that was in Hujian City go?

This was a serious problem. If that Zerg escaped Humans' territory and entered the Mutant Beasts' territory, would a new Zerg force emerge? (To be continued)

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